Last week has been some what of a challenge! First me being ill, than an amazing summery birthday (yay! in Octobre!) and after that my son got ill (flu). So, much time and space for daily dedications was hard to find. I had to do with little scraps, seconds or minutes and flat out feeling too tired to do anything at all!
Nonetheless it has been a memorable week, with some amazing ups and shocking downs. It seems the weather is with me on that same page, as it has changed from amazing summer weather (27 degrees and sunny) to 12 degrees, rainy and windy in just 5 days.
I noticed that during the sunny and warm days I did really like drinking the raw juices. But as the weather is changing, all I long for are stews, soups and a lot of other warming and wintery foods. I remember reading an interesting piece written by Andreas Moritz, where he mentions that raw isn't necessary all that good to all of us. He is an ayurvedic specialist (among other things) and in ayurveda, what food is good for you has everything to do with what body/mind type you are. (if you wish to read more about this and find out your type online, check out the Deepak Chopra website). According to Ayurveda, stews and soups and slow cooked things are really good for me. Well there you go!
So what I am planning to do now is to enroll for a ayurvedic cooking workshop and read more about the do's and don'ts for me and my dosha (body/mind) type.
What's interesting is that my bodytype at this moment is predominantly Kapha. And this is the description and some do's and don'ts according to the Chopra site:
When Kapha is out of balance, too much earth has accumulated in mind, body, and environment. The result is a sense of sluggishness, congestion, and dullness. The best way to balance excess a Kapha is to bring more movement and circulation into the physiology. Think invigoration.
- Awaken at sunrise
- Look for opportunities to create healthy change
- Favor pungent, bitter, and astringent tastes
- Avoid eating when you’re not hungry
- Be spontaneous and try new things
- Wear invigorating fragrances
- Clean out your space
- Drink Invigorating Herbal Tea
- Diffuse Invigorating fragrances into your environment
- Favor bright strong colors – reds, oranges, yellows
- Meditate twice a day to get clear on your intentions and desires
- Perform a vigorous self-massage with warm Invigorating herbalized oil
- Exercise daily!
So, what's interesting about it, is that many of these points I have actually mentioned in my very first blog and were even the reason for me to start this! Do I hear Hallelujahs and angel bells ringing? Oh no it is just the wind, but wow!! So this is really resonating with me and I like it!
Other than that I really don't like to get rid of all that mess on my desk/family table (but even more so I cannot stand the mess, but I choose to constantly look around it, because I just simply don't know where to put all the stuff) (Boy, reading this back makes me want to kick my own butt and tell to shut up and stop complaining!) So I will clear all the mess on the table right after finishing writing this!
Other thing that's interesting is the exercise daily note. I mean, I do stuff, but simply not enough or not invigorating (a word a learned today! Thank you Deepak) enough for me. I walk my dogs in the park/forest every day for about an hour and I ride my bike, take the stairs instead of elevators, carry my almost 4 year old kid around and I do yoga (but remember, I do it Mellow style!), but that's just not enough I suppose. So today, I used to walk-the-dog part as an energetic/anusara (thighs inward, chest open and up etc) walk and it was really really nice! Usually I am in a sort of dreamy mellow state, but today I turned it up a few notches.
Did not make time for meditation and neither enough time for visiualizing my dreams enough. Not on a daily basis. So that has to be improved too.
So, I am by far from where I want to be, but I do really think I am going in the right direction!
With that I sign off.... dragging myself by my ear so that I will clear the table and I might just do some meditation time right after that!
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