Today though, I woke up feeling refreshed! My daughter and I paid a visit to our local organic farm and bought a big bag of produce. This is such a glorious season providing so many of my favorite fruits and veggies!
from left to right: strawberries, pomegranates, garlic, Thai peppers, local honey(additional), kale, zucchini, basil, romaine lettuce, bell peppers, and tomatoes. All for $20 from the San Diego Organic Farm CSA (community supported agriculture) program.
After my Ayurvedic workshop last weekend with Laura Plumb from Deep Healing, I have a refreshed understanding and application to how I should eat this season. This is a Vata season, very airy, cold and light. So it's best to balance that with Kapha and Pitta foods and exercise. From my test I determined that my doshas are imbalanced between Kapha and Vata. I need more Pitta, which is very ideal to implement in this season! Daily doses of turmeric, spicier and more bitter foods, and increased vinyasa or ashtanga yoga in the early mornings to increase HEAT in the body. Pitta is about fire. Both kapha and vata run cold, so I need heat. That is key for me right now. Heat also represents transformation and burning off the impurities of the mind and body.
I renewed my registration with YogaGlo to be able to practice my yoga with teacher guidance for a little extra push in the earlier hours of the morning when studios are rarely open, so I can have 'me time' before my family rises. That is something I've been desperately laking: 'me time!' I haven't meditated in the last 2 weeks and I've been feeling more scattered, fearful about this recent diagnosis, and frustrated. Meditation keeps me focused, connected, confident, relaxed, and joyful. Today I will make 'me time' and meditate, so that I have the insight to know what's right for me.
Healing is in the subtleties. It requires listening, feeling, and knowing.
I'm still waiting for my round of remedies from Dr. Russell in Denmark. He was analyzing my DNA a few days ago and should be sending me a package soon. My husband set up an acupuncture treatment for me through our very gifted friend who is also well versed in Homeopathy. I'll know more next week.
Don't forget to get 30 mins of sunshine a day to store enough vitamin D to carry you through the dark winter months.
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