Yup. No medicines. No doctors. Its been 3 years now.
While I thank my stars for being kind to me, I can still draw some patterns from my journey towards peak fitness. My work over last three years has got me continuously travelling, skipping meals and generally eating out a lot. Thus, there have been factors which have been beyond my control. I love getting wet in rains, and have been doing that extensively over the last three years but haven't caught flu even once.
Whats the secret?cliched as it may sound, it is indeed about thinking healthy and understanding your physical self really well. Reflecting back, I can think of few things that might have helped:
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om, May All become Happy,
May All be Free from Illness.
May All See what is Auspicious,
May no one Suffer.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
While I thank my stars for being kind to me, I can still draw some patterns from my journey towards peak fitness. My work over last three years has got me continuously travelling, skipping meals and generally eating out a lot. Thus, there have been factors which have been beyond my control. I love getting wet in rains, and have been doing that extensively over the last three years but haven't caught flu even once.
Whats the secret?cliched as it may sound, it is indeed about thinking healthy and understanding your physical self really well. Reflecting back, I can think of few things that might have helped:
- Sleep: I am generally an early riser, but I make sure that I get adequate sleep. I feel that one really needs to learn to switch off their mind, no matter how urgent a thought may be and catch a good night's sleep.
- Breathing: Someone mentioned that the biggest contribution of Baba Ramdev has been to simplify Yoga and I second that. I have made it a routine to go to terrace every morning and do some simple breathing exercises along with listening to music and feeding birds. The catch: Routine. I have managed to do this everyday for the last 5 years.
- Early signs: Start listening to your body when you feel anxious, tired, stretched and act right away.
- Purpose: This one is a general observation for life. A bigger purpose always draws out a bigger self.
- Good things in life: Doing things that make you happy and give some peace to the restless soul. Some such things for me are meeting friends and loved ones regularly, listening to great music, working on ideas, reading, interacting with kids in a classroom etc etc. Smiling is magical for your health :)
ॐ सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः
सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः ।
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु
मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् ।
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥
Om, May All become Happy,
May All be Free from Illness.
May All See what is Auspicious,
May no one Suffer.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
