Yoga and Nutrition

Welcome! Different perspectives teach us different things. It is when we are open to new ideas that growth and change can occur,not only in our mind but in our body. For example, "You are what you eat" is a common statement that goes a bit deeper than the original quote possibly intended or whomever made that statement really knew what he or she was referring. However, if you truly explore the depths of the conceptual philosophy,I am certain a few bells will ring. You will understand the impact nutrition plays in our daily lives and how healing can occur when we in pay attention to this philosophy with eat bite we take. You will being to understand that what and even how you eat is attached to feelings, emotions, body weight and body wellness. If the thought comes to mind "this is to much for me," stop and tink about how you feel. I'll wait........are you tired, fatigued, brain foggy, need caffeine, low memory abilities need I go on? Change is difficult but look around you, each breath and movement is change. It is unstoppable and inevitable. Some ideas take a bit longer to understand and even try, but change is a process that is continual and evolutionary. So potentially learn something new today and experience change by looking into your nutrition. What is the worst that could happen? You might feel better?

Understanding how nutrition impacts your daily and nightly life is a two fold process,recognition and action. These ideas have many variables but lets break it down into small steps to begin, then build our foundation together. Starting with recognition. Over the next few days, make mental notes or notes in your favorite notebook or computer on what you are eating and how you feel as a result of what you ate. Often, the feeling part may take a few hours to recognize how your food affected you. The other side is to record what you feel before you eat. Did you eat out of need or emotion? It is a good idea to record every few hours or at scheduled times of days so you do not forget. I know this sounds like "I've got enough to do....yadah yadah...yadah, make time for yourself. It is not as difficult as it sounds or as cumbersome as you are making it. For example, a journal entry might look like this:

"Breakfast: Coffee and toast with butter 7a. Busy morning,kids fussy, running late again. Did not sleep well. I have a headache. 10am heart racing, many errands today, stopped for coffee and muffin. 2p: finally eating, starving. Lunch turkey sandwich on white, apple. Need to get home get dinner started, kids have projects,laundry piling up,I will need to cut my workout short today. Dinner: 6pm Spaghetti and garlic bread (not homemade: who has time for that) homework, laundry, dog, forgot to pick up cleaning and mail that bill. Did not poop today, stomach bloated. Still hungry, exhausted I need a martini or a slab of chocolate." Sound familiar?

Sit with this for a moment and review your yesterday and your day thus far. Note how your body feels and your energy level. You may be thinking, I need to exercise, more eat better but How? When? Family budget? etc. Be back shortly.