Welcome 2021 and time again to make New year Resolutions and promises to fulfil. A heavy 2020 of the era has taught us all the meaning and importance of health, wellness and clean lifestyle. So let us all embark on a journey of wellness lifestyle with Khushboo Jain, the wellness practioner and indulge in a month by month of wellness lifestyle habits with physical, mental, emotional and spiritual cleansing.
January DETOX LATTE- kick start each day of 2020 with Detox Latte. Boil 150 ml Water in a kettle, add Turmeric Powder, freshly ground Black Pepper, crushed Cardamom. Bring to a Boil and add 4 tablespoons of Milk. Sieve and Serve Hot adding Honey to Taste. This not only cleans and detoxes your system but also enhances immunity with each sip.
February Organics– Food is not just what you eat but what you apply on your skin too. Gatecrash into making your own skin, hair care and cosmetics that are organic, made out of natural ingredients, sulphate-free and paraben-free. Be it yours lipsticks, creams & lotions, shampoos, scrubs, masks, soaps, conditioners, facewashes and others. Apps, Youtube or paid courses can teach you on how to make your own stuff that is best with quality and saves you from burning your pocket. Lots of fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, dried flowers, spices can be used to make your very own customized and best quality ORGANIC PRODUCTS. Add natural preservatives to store them for longer periods and get a glass skin.
March Yoga & Meditation—It is the best weather of the year across India to delve into Yoga & Meditation. Swami Sivananda propagates 5 principles of Yoga. Svasana or proper relaxation; Asanas or proper exercise; Pranayam or proper breathing; Proper Diet; Dyana or meditation.
Yoga asanas is the only activity which massages all internal organs and glands of the body including prostrate and thyroid which are rarely stimulated externally. Yoga builds up and strengthens immune system , harmonising physical, mental and emotional self. Proper Breathing should include practise of Suryabhedi, Anulom-Vilom, Uzzai Pranayam and Dirgha Shwas Preksha. For Svanasa practise Kayotsarg which means full body relaxation by observing and relaxating every body part . Start practising meditation visualising “ARHAM” in Golden color at Center of Bliss. Chant Mantra- ‘Hraang Hreeng Hroong Hraeing Hraung Hrang Hrah’ for 10 min twice a day.
April Naturopathy- As Sadhguru says, when you have a body problem in the system, would you go to the manufacturer or a local repair shop? We all would prefer the manufacturer which means the NATURE CURE as an ancient, drugless system of healing. In Naturopathy, our body is made of five elements- Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether or Space. Treatments too are made of these elements. Make April the month to submit your body to Naturopathy.
Earth or Mud is used for mudbaths, packs, compresses and direct application. The treatments with water is called Hydrotherapy. Here water is used in various forms, temperatures and modes, in baths, compresses, packs, douches, jets, irrigations. Interestingly, healing power of the Sun called Heliotherapy and colours called Colourtherapy are made use in combination with water – such as Thermoleum Baths, open air baths, plaintif leaf baths, colour charged oil and water applications. Experience healing power of magnet through magnetized oil application, magnetized water and electromagnetism.
The elements of air is used for open air walks and baths, breathing exercises and others. Space Element comes in terms with fasting. Fasting therapies include long, short and intermittent fasting, juice fast, mono diet fast and others.
May Intemittent fasting – Intense Diet Cleansing- diseases are caused due to accumulation of toxins. Abstaining from food is the ultimate medicine. Toxins accumulate in each and every cell of the body as our energy is being used for other functions too. It is recommended to provide rest to the digestive system and divert this energy to detoxify the body. Intermittent fasting or time restricted feeding prevent infections as periods of fasting will enhance autophagy which means our immune system starts eating damaged tissue along with pathogenic bacterias viruses and fungus.
June Detox– June being the best period for Ayurveda is best to detox. You can start with liquid detox like soups fruits and vegetables juices, herbal teas, tender coconut water, buttermilk.
Post 7 days you can graduate to soya products, cottage cheese, mushrooms, raw salads, steamed veggies, khichdi, phulkas. By now you you should start consuming organically grown food, wholegrains, unrefined flour, adequate water intake, nuts and dry fruits. Have adequate nutritional supplements such as zinc, magnesium, iodine, omega 3, betacarotene, Vitamin D to keep your immune system up.
