OLESTRA		BODY THE INSTRUMENT OF EXPERIENCE Of all the objects in the world, the human body has a unique status. It is not only possessed by the person who has it, it also possesses and constitutes that person. It is the basic matrix by which we claim sensations and experiences as our own; the uniquely 'personal' instrument with which we engage in this journey called life. There is energy, order and balance in the natural world, and in the world within our body. Recognizing that balance and understanding how to maintain it or re-claim it, is the key to health in the fullest sense. Within that context, nourishment plays a crucial role. True nourishment is that which supports the body's natural process, its 'order' in the universe. Nourishment is the air we breathe, the water we drink. It is the environment in which we choose to live, the emotions we generate in ourselves and others, our relationship to nature and, most familiarly, nourishment is the food we eat. To achieve balance, vibrant health, and self fulfillment, the body must be nourished so as to create the climate, the physical well spring, from which flows the dynamic well being of a body, mind and spirit in harmony. Food is our personal 'connection' with the external universe - that world which creates and maintains us. Each day we take in that external environment, and by way of digestion, literally create ourselves. All food has a purpose. All food has an energy and an energetic effect on the body. To the degree that we choose our food wisely, within an understanding of its energy and its effect on and in our bodies, we create harmony, or dis-harmony, ease or dis-ease, in ourselves and the world around us. I invite you to begin to understand, how the body works, what is true nourishment for the body, and how you can create a 'partnership' with your food that can facilitate vibrant health and a fulfillment of your dreams. Together we will explore all aspects of our physical being from nourishment to exercise and the dynamic, sometimes miraculous workings of this 'personal' instrument that we call, our body. I invite you to begin to understand, how the body works, what is true nourishment for the body, and how you can create a 'partnership' with your food that can facilitate vibrant health and a fulfillment of your dreams. Together we will explore all aspects of our physical being from nourishment to exercise and the dynamic, sometimes miraculous workings of this 'personal' instrument that we call, our body. To learn more about the body and its workings, you may subscribe to the Vibrant Life Newsletter and order Orisia's tapes on the subject by going to the Communications page.