What is Reclaim Your Temple?

A Christ-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approach to Healing Your Relationship With Your Body

Original Post written October 31, 2023

For a long time, I believed that health was something you earned by trying harder. I thought it required more discipline, more rules, and more control. For a season, that approach seemed to work, until it didn’t.

What I’ve learned, both personally and through years of walking alongside women, is this: most of us do not struggle because we lack information. We struggle because our bodies do not feel safe.

So many women already know what to do eat better, move more, rest well. But their nervous systems are overwhelmed. Their bodies are still protecting them. Healing does not begin with more effort. It begins with safety.

Reclaim Your Temple was born from that realization. It was not created as a diet, a workout plan, or a quick fix, but as a Christ-centered invitation to reconnect with your body in a way that leads to lasting healing and sustainable health.

Why Reclaim Your Temple?

Scripture tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Yet many women experience their bodies as anything but sacred. Instead, they experience them as projects to fix, problems to manage, or places marked by shame, exhaustion, or disappointment.

Some women learned to disconnect from their bodies in order to survive. Others learned to control their bodies in order to feel safe. Either way, the result is the same: disconnection.

As one woman shared after walking this journey:

“Some of us initially came to improve our physical health, but we quickly learned we were embarking on a journey that allowed the Lord to put His finger on our hearts, minds, and souls first.” — Kelli

Reclaim Your Temple is about restoring relationship with your body, not enforcing compliance.

This Is Not a Program That Tries to Fix You

If you are looking for strict rules around food or fitness, pressure to “get it right,” or another plan that asks you to override your body’s signals, this may not be what you are looking for. If you are tired of starting over, if control has not brought you peace, or if your body feels like it is asking to be listened to rather than pushed, you are not broken, and you are not alone.

What Reclaim Your Temple Is Really About

At its core, Reclaim Your Temple is a faith-based, trauma-informed approach to health and wellness that helps women move from disconnection to stewardship integrating body, mind, and spirit together.

We intentionally slow down.
We learn how to listen.
We build safety.
We practice truth in the body, not just in the mind.

One participant described it this way:

“It was like washing, prepping, chopping, seasoning, and marinating the ingredients before cooking a meal, the small, sometimes tedious but always necessary work that made the final result worth the time.” — Kelli

Real transformation does not happen through force. It happens through presence.

What We Focus On Together

Identity Before Behavior
We begin with who you are in Christ, not with what you need to change. Lasting habits grow from identity, not willpower.

“In light of knowing Him and understanding my identity in Him, I was better prepared to set goals that left room for compassion and grace.” — Kelli

Nourishment Without Fear
We explore food as nourishment rather than control, learning to eat with wisdom, awareness, and freedom.

Movement as Stewardship
Movement becomes something you partner with rather than a way to punish your body. We focus on sustainable practices that honor your season of life, including Pilates, gentle strength, and embodied movement.

“Oh, and that Pilates class… chef’s kiss.” — Maya

Nervous System and Emotional Awareness
Many struggles with food, rest, and exercise are rooted in stress and survival. We gently address the “why” beneath the habit.

Rest, Rhythms, and Repair
Rest is not earned. We practice rhythms that allow the body to recover and rebuild trust.

Embodiment and Presence
You learn to inhabit your body with curiosity instead of criticism, responding to its signals rather than overriding them.

The Power of an Intimate Community

One of the most important elements of Reclaim Your Temple is community, but not the kind where you get lost in the crowd. Each cohort is intentionally limited to eight women. Healing happens in spaces where you are seen, known, and gently held accountable.

As one participant shared:

“One of the best things about the group is its size. You’re not just one of many each woman’s presence is a gift, creating intimacy within the community.” — Maya

This small, sacred container allows for trust, honesty, and depth without pressure to perform or over-share.

How This Is Different

This is not behavior change layered on top of burnout. It is discipleship lived out in the body. Scripture, coaching, embodied practices, devotionals, breathwork, and movement are integrated in a way that supports real life rather than an idealized version of health.

“The daily devotionals, breathwork, workouts, and opportunities for connection kept me focused and committed. I was eager to come back each week and continue the work God started in me.” — Kelli

You are never rushed. You are never shamed. You are never asked to disconnect from your body for the sake of progress.

A Gentle Bridge to LiveWell Coaching

Reclaim Your Temple is not something you rush into; it is something you discern.

For women who feel called to walk this journey with guidance and community, Reclaim Your Temple is lived out through LiveWell Coaching. A 12-week, Christ-centered coaching experience rooted in embodied discipleship and sustainable health practices.

As one woman shared:

“De is a thoughtful, honest, and knowledgeable guide. Her program gives you space to explore your beliefs and engage in surrender and restoration.” – Terri

LiveWell Coaching provides the container for the work described here through teaching, reflection, embodied practices, and a small, intimate community designed to support real change.

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If you are tired of striving, if your body has been whispering instead of shouting, or if healing feels more like partnership than performance, Reclaim Your Temple is an invitation to begin again, with grace, truth, presence, and community.