Boost your Circulation
Poor Circulation is something that effects many people of all ages and can be very painful and distressful. One of the common causes is build-up of plaque in the blood vessels and capillaries caused by fat build up on the inner cell walls.
A lot of serious and not so serious conditions can occur. In adults the major cause of poor circulation is lack of exercise and the consumption of too much fatty and sugary foods.
Poor circulation can occur all year round and is not just for the winter months. If you do suffer from poor circulation, pro longed sitting or resting should be avoided and movement is vital. Even sitting exercises are very helpful in the movement of nutrients, blood and Oxygen flow.
There are also, foot machines available which prove very helpful against swollen feet and legs.
Symptoms of Poor circulation can include: High blood Pressure, Heart problems, Hypertension, Kidney problems, Organ damage, Sluggish digestion, Restlessness, feeling tired and fatigued.
Below are few simple changes you can make to help with improving your bodies circulation.
Five important Yogic rules you can apply:
1. Proper Exercise to stimulate Circulation
Yoga Exercises:
Triangle – Trikonasana
Thunderbolt – Vajrasana
Spinal Twist 1 & 2 – Meru Wakrasana & Ardha Matsyendrasana
Wind Relief – or Bow – Dhanurasana
Forward Bend – Paschimottanasana
2. Proper Breathing Exercise to absorb more oxygen Khapalabhati – Cleansing Breath
Anulom Vilom – Alternate Nostril Breathing
3. Proper Relaxation of the Body and Mind to relieve stress on the digestive area and release muscles tension and knots.
4. Natural Wholesome Food to make it easier for the digestive system to break down and circulate nutrients.
1. Organic Horse Chesnutt Tincture supports the veins in its efficiency to return the blood from the legs to the heart.
2. Cayenne Pepper with Gingko is affective in boosting the metabolism and stabilizes blood vessels
3. Garlic Clears clogged arteries
4. Ginger boosts Immunity
5. Red vine leaf extract is great to relieve swelling in legs and feet
Foods to add in your diet to aid circulation
• Blackberries: High in nutrients, high in antioxidants and purify the blood.
• Oranges: Strengthens the capillary’s and build immunity
• Pumpkin Seeds prevent blood clots
• Nuts: give the blood a circulation boost
• Watermelons: help prevent the build-up of plaque
• Organic Dark Chocolate: prevent blood clots
• Avocados are high in fibre and folic acid and increase blood flow.
• Celery flushes out waste
• Cucumber: Remove toxins
• Asparagus: Full of protein and removes waste
• Oats: anti-inflammatory
5. Proper thinking and Concentration of the mind, again to relieve stress symptoms counteracting the bodies ability to digest and circulate.
The Three Bodies of Yoga/Auruveda – According to the Bhagavad Gita
• Satvic Food:
Organic, Fresh, Seasonal Pure Food like Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, legumes, Nuts and plant-based Milk and butter. They create a Calm mind and nourishing body helping to create an Alkaline diet.
• Second is Rajasic Food:
Stimulating Foods like Spices, Meat, Alcohol, Fish and eggs. They create a Restless mind, nervous and circulatory disorders, high blood pressure, hard arteries and uric diseases. These foods are very Acidic.
• Thirdly are Tamasic Food:
These foods are Impure and Rotten such as Putrefied, over ripe and Genetically Modified foods and should be avoided. They have no purpose or ideals in life where the mind and body are concerned, and Chronic ailments can be a result of their consumption. The mind sinks low in mental purity and the body becomes acidic.
Positive Diet Changes you can make
1. Always Drink water minimum half hour before or after food so digestive enzymes are not diluted.
2. Always leave 2 hours if possible before eating and bed time so the food is fully digested, and the body isn’t still trying to digest the food once you have gone to bed. This is the difference between and a restless and a good night’s sleep.
3. Hot and Cold Showers
4. Relaxation is important to prevent Stress building in the stomach area and restricting the flow.
5. Keeping circulation in the feet. Soaking feet in Empson salts.
6. Body Massage
7. Avoid Restrictive clothing
8. Dry Skin Brushing
Combination Food and Mindful thinking
6. Proteins and Starches do not mix
7. Melons should be eaten alone and not with any other food or fruit as they digest differently
8. Leafy greens mix with all- Super foods
9. Fats and Oils combine well with other foods expect Fruits but give it a few hours 3-4 before you eat another big meal. Let the body break it down
10. Leave a gap between foods that don’t combine – Fruits, Starches and Proteins
September 2020
WHAT WOULD LOVE DO?
We are now approaching a fantastic opening in the parallel of life where we as an awakened humanity can change the script, change the written agenda and free ourselves from a life where we live only a small percentage of our potential and possibility. We have the choice to decide our future from the perspective of ‘Love’. What would ‘love’ do? What would you do once you understand the truth and walk in the vibration of ‘love’ as opposed to following a set of rules, based on societys mindset of fear and survival? We can now raise our vibration to meet the vibration that already exists around us – the vibration of ‘Truth’ and ‘Love’.
The ‘beginning’ rests with every individual gaining clarity and perspective over their own thoughts. That is to say, although people can have your best interests at heart, their lack of knowledge and understanding may keep you entrapped and blinded in a world breaking the ‘human spirit’. To blindly follow a narrative where it is clear that your own livelyhood and happiness as well as others are threatened and compromised is ‘to become your own enemy’ Every day YOU can make a choice between ‘actions’ and ‘opinions’ voiced on ‘Truth’ or ‘Fear’.
Kiran Shashi’s food for thought:
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Recipe of the month:
Keeping it the Vegan Way:
Try a energising and immune building smoothie
Two carrots, peeled and chopped
One apple, peeled and chopped
Hand full of Kale
Half a lemon, squeezed
5 leaves of mint
5 leaves of basil
Tea spoon of ginger ( ground or chopped )
Dash of Organic Maple syrup ( Optional )
Throw everything in a smoothie or Juicy maker and enjoy!!
Change Fear to Love:
For this month become a master of your thoughts.
Promise yourself this: ” I will only entertain the thoughts that empower me”
Then have a go at this exercise:
Throughout the next few days, catch your thoughts of ‘Fear’ and write them down. ( You’l need a paper and pen at hand or jot them down on your phone )
Aim to get at least five subconscious affirmations down in writing, e.g,
I’m feeling worse
I’m tired
I’m scared…..
It never works out
I just don’t have the time
and now turn them around;
I am getting better everyday
I am so grateful for a perfect night sleep
I feel good
I am capable of handling anything
Everything works out just the way it should
I have all the time i need and more
Write as many as you need and start affirming!
Rise to ‘A New Vibration’
A New Vibration – 16 Simple Steps to stay lifted.
August 2020
WILL YOU RISE WITH THE AWAKENING OR STAY ANCHORED?
We are all now faced with two choices, do we choose Fear or Love? Do we choose the conditioned programming of many generations before us or do we open up to a new perspective? Do we make our choices based on fear of losing or do we move forward with trust and contentment. Do we accept, we are all that is, God consciousness and we can have anything we perceive? Do we give away our power to an outside force, a cabal that orchestrates our belief system, perception and outcome or do we take back our power? Do we step back and acknowledge that when we play a game with a force, way ahead of us in terms of knowing the workings of this Universe, we will only lose? To live by their rules will always keep us in servitude, powerless and dependant for the rest of our living years. Its time to take back our power, recognise who we really are and understand we are the co-creators, we make our rules,
WE MAKE OUR DESTINY!
The space in between the thoughts, programmed perceptions and beliefs are so important right now. Meditation will raise the vibrations into a space of ease and peace and away from the Fear that is bombarding us daily. Once you enter the higher vibration of Love, you begin to see, hear and feel from that perspective and realise the truth. Know how safe you are and how in control you are of everything that is happening to you!
Kiran Shashi’s food for thought
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Recipe of the month:
Keeping it the Vegan Way:
Vegan fudge bites / Vegan basin barfi
I and half cup Gram flour
3 tbs Coconut sugar
4 tbs Coconut Butter
Coconut Milk/Vegan Milk
1 tsp Ground Cardamon
Maple Syrup ( optional )
Fry the gram flour with butter until Brown.
Add Sugar and mix.
Leave for 5 minutes.
Add Vegan Milk, maple syrup, stir until thick.
Press down in a greased dish.
Once cool, place in the fridge.
Once hardened, cut into bite size pieces.
Choosing Love not fear Exercise:
Try this for the month of August: When ever you are faced with a choice, what ever it may be, be aware of your first reaction, then be aware of your second reaction. Did you go with the first or second? Spend a couple minutes at the start of your day with your hands on your heart taking 3 deep long breaths and repeat ” I am Safe. I am guided. Heart, guide me now, to where i need to be, whom i need to be with and what i need to do. Thankyou.” Throughout your day, when choices arise be aware of your first reaction, does it come from a place of Love, the hearts knowing or does it come from a place of fear, the logical mind living by linear time and a programmed perception. Try it out!
New book now available:
A New Vibration – 16 Simple Steps to stay lifted.
July 2020
WHAT IS YOUR UNIQUENESS?
We are all seeing a major shift in ‘being’, in vibrations and a shift in humanity right now. Even if its just focusing on the reality, that so many are conditioning themselves to a ‘new normal’ and a ‘new way of working’ and so on. Its great to be able to adapt to life and be connected to the vibrational flow of the Universe, but are you really connected to your unique flow or are you trying to live someones else’s life, by desperately trying to make it your own? Do you believe ‘if it worked for them, it will work for me’? Time to find your true path, your true self and your true aura. Only when you walk truthfully on your unique path can you achieve what has already been written for you.g
What we need to understand is, we are all living life from our unique perspectives. Our path has not been trodden by another, only we can be true aspects of ourselves and shine through the crowd. Imitating someone else and taking from another will not automatically put you on the same vibrational path as them. In fact it will drop you to the lower vibration of self. Only when you are real to who you are and connect with why you are here and with that, which only you can give to the world, you can align on your true life purpose.
Kiran Shashi’s food for thought:
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Recipe of the month:
Keeping it the Vegan Way:
Carrot Fritters
2 large carrots
optional: grated ginger
A small grated red onion
pinch of cumin, salt, pepper and paprika
Mix and press down
Fry in shallow or deep fry until golden.
Connecting to your unique path Exercise:
Sit comfortably, grounded and in a quite space. Take a few deep breaths whilst putting your fingers on your heart. Feel the safe, connected feeling and repeat to your self ‘ I am safe’ ‘My family is safe’ and if you have pets you can also repeat ‘my pets our safe’.
Now speak to your heart by saying: “Show me who i need to be today. Lead me to my truth” Take a few more deep breaths and feel your heart resonating to a higher vibration. You may see images, hear words, or get feelings within you. After sitting for a few more breaths slowly come out of the exercise.
New book now available:
A New Vibration – 16 Simple Steps to stay lifted.
Yoga & Pregnancy
Well I had been trekking all over the world
Visiting a potential Retreat venue for my Yoga retreats in Montenegro and seeing a good friend of mine Dragan ad a week after my return flying to India for 3 weeks to visit family to do some more studying on Yoga philosophy and Ayurveda with my family as well as celebrating at my friend, Davinder’s wedding.
Practicing Yoga almost every day not to mention power Yoga and core strengthening also having all kinds of Ayurveda treatments on and for the tummy in India. Little did I know the surprise I would get on my return. As I arrived back home in the UK, settled back in and noticing a week or 2 after that my Deli Belly would just not leave! Feeling sooo tried not to mention having this horrible taste in my mouth. If it wasn’t for my partner suggesting ‘you may be up the duff’ it suddenly dawned on me and although I vigorously disagreed with him that that just couldn’t happen to me, I suddenly suspected that that could, and it dawned on me that I hadn’t had a period for a pretty long time. But I think all of the traveling made me lose track of time.
And there I was, the day after with my pregnancy test in my hand 7 and half weeks pregnant J Well I suddenly paused in shock as me and the baby’s father had only reconciled and reunited as a couple very recently after a break up, but, then, I jumped for joy! I knew it was the plan of the Universe and it’s something I didn’t plan and probably would have never done being such a busy body Yogi (but happily busy body, busy is only a problem when your busy doing the things you don’t love) The Universe brought me my son.
Whist teaching Yoga every day and keeping the pregnancy quite from my Yoga students (so no more rocking bow and hard core Yoga abs for a little while) working through the tiredness in the evenings and the lack of appetite to begin with but constantly wanting water and more and more and more water. I finally started to get a hang of things.
Realizing that doing the Yoga every day in fact kept me pain free, helped me sleep better, kept me strong and making sure the circulation was good within the body I continue full steam ahead. Ran both my Yoga Retreats in the UK whilst 33 pregnant and in Turkey on my cut off week to fly where I actually did have to step up the pace as I was joined by many other Yoga Teachers who were my students on the Retreat and became good friends which I realize now some of them also wanted the same thing then (a baby) so our energy’s would have attracted each other.
Nutrition was a very big part of my pregnancy. I drank constantly as I was now not just drinking for myself but also for my happy bouncy baby, who definitely was a happy bouncing baby (the mid wives told me every time I went for my checkup) We are more than 70% water and so was my baby so water was essential. I didn’t have one ounce of fluid retention during pregnancy because my body was getting enough fluids. Also certain foods left my diet and certain foods entered but I have always been a vegetarian and that also helped with the pregnancy.
No sickness, no fluid retention, hardly any pains, loved my pregnancy and I do believe my Yoga esp. teaching up till 2 days before my son was born was the reason.
The other most important thing! No matter what, I remained happy and positive. Whoever and whatever situation came my way with a negative energy, I remained on my lifted one.
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Reiki Healing and Chakra Cleansing is an ancient art and practice that people should really be using for themselves and their loved ones EVERYDAY. Dips in a persons Aura’s can throw a person off their life track completely, causing them to feel those foggy moments in their life where things just do not make sense. You could find yourself more open to attracting everything you don’t want not to mention being a little bit more forgetful then usual as oppose to being on a light Vibration of Love and shining a much brighter, whole and ‘bigger then life’ AURA. Resonating on a higher Vibration will lead us to feel Secure Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and Spiritually and we will then become aligned with our correct life’s purpose. Obstacles and interference’s will come ‘its life’ but its how we choose to act about them that distinguishes who we become from there after. The less energy and focus we give to the ‘side kicks’ ‘low blows’ ‘carpets pulled from underneath us’ and ‘being hit by a truck’ the less power we give to those things and the less they can effect our state of being. That being who lives in a state of TRUST, PEACE, LOVE and CONTENTMENT, truly living in the Present moment. The more Love we fill our hearts with and our total being with the more we will manifest love into our daily lives. REIKI can help us do this. When we balance our 7 main Chakra we REALIGN Physically, Mentally and Spiritually to our true selves, the self that is very often hidden underneath all the illusions of a distracting mind. Physical ailments are worked on and dramatic healing and shifts can be made. Auras are cleansed, leaving the person able to see clearly again and through the eyes of LOVE. To manifest Love we first must become Love
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With Love and Blessings. Kiran Shashi