We’re counting down the hours of our Kickstarter campaign to launch the new Living Wellness for Growth Groups! Right now it’s t minus 58 hours and we’re less than $500 from our goal!
In light of the campaign coming to a close, I wanted to share my heart with you—why I wrote Living Wellness for Growth Groups. I wrote this book not for the fame or money, but to share the knowledge I have gained in my own journey of living wellness.
As a personal trainer with over ten years of experience, I have seen people suffer unnecessarily, struggling to fulfill their calling in life due to preventable health issues. Most Christians suffer the same plight; we often focus on our spiritual health, neglecting the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of ourselves.
This revelation hit me like a bolt of lightning when I was out for a run a few years ago. While running, God revealed to me that he cared about my whole self: not just my spiritual health, but my emotional and physical health too. This put me on a path to seek out God’s word regarding the interconnectedness of health in all aspects of life, which I believe is the definition of abundant life.
This is where my Living Wellness journey began — connecting the knowledge of fitness and nutrition research with discovering God’s best for our lives. This led me to compile loads of research, personal experiences, and biblical wisdom. The result? Living Wellness for Growth Groups.
“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners” (Isaiah 61:1). This verse from the book of Isaiah is foretelling the coming of Jesus and the work He will do through his life, death, and resurrection.
This verse has inspired me to share the knowledge of nutrition, fitness, and biblical truth with you. My heart’s desire with Living Wellness is to lead people to the Holy Spirit, who reveals self-discovery, which leads to healing and freedom. I want to join with God to bind up the brokenness people are living with their bad habits, nourish-less diets, and joyless exercise. To proclaim a whole new level of freedom through whole body wellness. And to partner with the Holy Spirit who is the only one that can release God’s people from darkness by shedding the light of truth.
Thank you for joining with me on this journey of living wellness.
Please consider pledging to support the production and printing of Living Wellness for Growth Groups. You are able pre-order on this book on Kickstarter only through February 1st.
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You are worth more than mediocre. You are worth exceptional health!
Ashley Darkenwald
With contribution from Caitlyn J. Hanson
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