Thanksgiving. I am sleepy and might I add, full. Yes, that’s right. Full. After eating for 10 hrs, I am finally full. Turkey, honey glazed ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and all that champagne. Yup, all that and more and I am stuffed (like a turkey, no pun intended).As I get all bundled up to go out at 4 AM for the after thanksgiving sale, my body is feeling, “Ahh”. As I try to fit in those pants, I pant a little (exaggerating a lil bit). I decide to wear sweat pants, with an elastic waist (no exaggeration here) just in case my body decides to burst out in public.
As I run through racks and racks of clothes, weave in and out of maddening queues at the electronic store , push my way in through the doors to get the limited quantities of a free computer (which I miss) , I realize what a great decision those $15 sweat pants were. After 4 hours, I return home victorious with bags and bags of clothes, electronic gadgets, accessories, SHOES and cosmetics. I proudly display my wares to my family. I sit down to have a cup of coffee. The coffee starts acting up and I get sick.
Bless the Pilgrims and the Indians, for this wonderful day of eating…err... Thanksgiving, but I think I won’t be wrong in saying that we all tend to INDULGE a little way too much on this holiday and if you are like me, you'll say, “why not?” .It’s once a year, right?
Well, the correct answer is wrong. (Sorry, had to break it to you this way). The truth of the matter is, this is the way it is and we won’t stop celebrating this holiday for what its worth, but we can be a little bit more proactive about the aftermath of this wonderful day. Let me just not pick this day as the culprit, I say this for the whole holiday season. The combination of warm apple pies with ice-cream, toasted marshmallows, glazed ham, buttered bread, candied yams and eggnog could be great for the taste buds but I am sure your “little sack of happiness” a.k.a your tummy does feel the heat later on.
So, Ladies, Gentlemen and my fellow food lovers, today we are going to be cleansing our systems...…. You guessed it... with yoga!
A Few pointers:
1. Start your day with drinking green tea or substitute coffee or regular tea with boiled water with honey and lemon juice.
2. Chant Om.
3. Try the following poses to massage your abdominal organs and also to relieve indigestion and cleanse the toxins from your body.
Bharadvajasana I (Bharadvaja's Twist) *
Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) *
Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Pose) *
Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II Pose) *
4. Try to refrain from spicy, oily food and also lower the consumption of alcohol and cigarettes.
5. Drink lots and lots of water. If you don’t like plain water, drink flavored water or unsweetened decaf tea (without milk) both available in superstores.
6. Try to eat light but nutritious. Add nuts or roasted pumpkin seeds, lean meat like left over turkey to your salad to make it interesting.
7. Sleep on a lavender filled pillow or light aromatic candles for 10 minutes before you go to bed at night. (This will relieve stress)
Hopefully this will help.
By the way, for lunch today, I am eating a sprout salad. (Eugghhh). But keep this in mind.
(In a commentator’s voice)
Sweatpants, $15. Turkey, $30. Waking up the morning after thanksgiving and ready to dive into the Turkey again… Priceless!!!
*- Special thanks to the website below for useful info.
http://www.yogajournal.com/
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