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title: IICT Blog | Astrid Longhurst
description: "Astrid Longhurst is the Founder of the Institute for Body Confidence Coaching and Author of two books, \"Body Confidence\" (Penguin) and \"Romancing your body.\" (How to fall deeply, passionately & wildly in love with your body & your life). Astrid's passion is helping people to feel wonderful about themselves no matter their age, shape, size or ability. Astrid is a body image expert and Chakranetics (energy medicine fitness) teacher."
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# Astrid Longhurst

Astrid Longhurst is the Founder of the Institute for Body Confidence Coaching and Author of two books, "Body Confidence" (Penguin) and "Romancing your body." (How to fall deeply, passionately & wildly in love with your body & your life). Astrid's passion is helping people to feel wonderful about themselves no matter their age, shape, size or ability. Astrid is a body image expert and Chakranetics (energy medicine fitness) teacher.

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