Moving into second week of hamstring pop
OMG I am stoked. Although I still have a little way to go, my movement after only just 2 weeks is amazing. I am still be very cautious and taking it super easy, but wow I am really surprised how good I actually feel.
I was told by my physio after 1 week that I could start to stretch a little, now this felt amazing.... Do you know how hard it is to do something you are told not to do.... lol
Here is a little snippet to get any idea how how everything is going.
I was told by my physio after 1 week that I could start to stretch a little, now this felt amazing.... Do you know how hard it is to do something you are told not to do.... lol
Here is a little snippet to get any idea how how everything is going.
Three Weeks
3 weeks.... I felt really sore actually after the physio this week, so went really gentle and even gave up Hot Pilates this week :(
Who do you think you are? Guna's AND MORE
Have you heard about the Gunas? No, they are not Disney characters LOL! According to yoga there are three basic qualities or energies that make up everything. They are, rajas, tamas and sattva.
Rajas is the energy of action, change and movement. Rajas is the fuel of passion and fire. Rajasic energy is also associated with the day light hours. We obviously need rajasic energy to create energy to move successfully throughout our world and lives. When we have too much rajasic energy we might appear to the outside world as extremely busy, go go go, do do do! Does this sound like you? Maintaining a high degree of rajasic energy leads to burn out! When rajas is out of balance the mind and body are overstimulated, the mind becomes restless and you experience a lot of uncontrollable thoughts.
Foods that are rajasic include: spicy food, fried foods, coffee / caffeinated beverages/ stimulants/ fish, eggs, chocolate, foods that are very bitter, sour, dry and salty. Eating in a hurry is also considered rajasic. Everything I love, that I should not have.
These are symptoms I had prior to yoga.
I was very fun, fit and full of energy.... Loads of high impact fitness classes along with a very frantic life and never balanced. Things soon started to change once I started my yoga, which took through me on a journey to discovering the true self.
Tamas can be thought of as the opposite of rajas. Tamasic energy is associated with a state of inactivity and inertia, heaviness and darkness. When tamas is out of balance your ability to reason becomes clouded and you might experience the darker emotions such as anger or greed. Just as there is more rajasic energy present in daylight hours, tamasic energy is present during nighttime. People who are very tamasic might be depressed or appear lazy. Generally speaking disease states are tamasic.
Examples of tamasic food include: meat, alcohol, tobacco, onions, fermented foods – vinegar or strong cheese, stale food or over ripe food, overly processed food or chemically treated. Overeating is considered tamasic.
Sattva is energy that is in a state of harmony and balance. Positive mental and emotional states of joy and intelligence are associated with sattva. A person who was experiencing a lot of sattvic energy would appear very happy. Sattvic energy also is consistent with healing states and in Ayurveda (yoga’s sister science) sattvic energy is actively cultivated. Sattvic energy is most present during the times between light and dark- in other words dusk and dawn. A person on the yogic path is focused on developing sattva and for this reason yoga asana and meditation are classically performed at these times.
Foods that are sattvic include: whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, pure fruit juice, legumes, milk, butter, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey and herb teas.
This is why I personally love Thai Yoga Massage. This includes a beautiful Ayurvedic Massage that incorporates Yoga Postures that the therapist takes you through to stimulate the senses moving within. Moving to ward a deep meditative state for 1.5hrs that assists in relieving muscle pain, stress, anxiety, tightness, chaotic minds and so much more.
Feel free to book yourself a 6 week session that will have you a changed person..... Incorporates Reiki, acupressure and so much more. I work individually, no massage is ever the same.
Rajas is the energy of action, change and movement. Rajas is the fuel of passion and fire. Rajasic energy is also associated with the day light hours. We obviously need rajasic energy to create energy to move successfully throughout our world and lives. When we have too much rajasic energy we might appear to the outside world as extremely busy, go go go, do do do! Does this sound like you? Maintaining a high degree of rajasic energy leads to burn out! When rajas is out of balance the mind and body are overstimulated, the mind becomes restless and you experience a lot of uncontrollable thoughts.
Foods that are rajasic include: spicy food, fried foods, coffee / caffeinated beverages/ stimulants/ fish, eggs, chocolate, foods that are very bitter, sour, dry and salty. Eating in a hurry is also considered rajasic. Everything I love, that I should not have.
These are symptoms I had prior to yoga.
I was very fun, fit and full of energy.... Loads of high impact fitness classes along with a very frantic life and never balanced. Things soon started to change once I started my yoga, which took through me on a journey to discovering the true self.
Tamas can be thought of as the opposite of rajas. Tamasic energy is associated with a state of inactivity and inertia, heaviness and darkness. When tamas is out of balance your ability to reason becomes clouded and you might experience the darker emotions such as anger or greed. Just as there is more rajasic energy present in daylight hours, tamasic energy is present during nighttime. People who are very tamasic might be depressed or appear lazy. Generally speaking disease states are tamasic.
Examples of tamasic food include: meat, alcohol, tobacco, onions, fermented foods – vinegar or strong cheese, stale food or over ripe food, overly processed food or chemically treated. Overeating is considered tamasic.
Sattva is energy that is in a state of harmony and balance. Positive mental and emotional states of joy and intelligence are associated with sattva. A person who was experiencing a lot of sattvic energy would appear very happy. Sattvic energy also is consistent with healing states and in Ayurveda (yoga’s sister science) sattvic energy is actively cultivated. Sattvic energy is most present during the times between light and dark- in other words dusk and dawn. A person on the yogic path is focused on developing sattva and for this reason yoga asana and meditation are classically performed at these times.
Foods that are sattvic include: whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, pure fruit juice, legumes, milk, butter, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds, honey and herb teas.
This is why I personally love Thai Yoga Massage. This includes a beautiful Ayurvedic Massage that incorporates Yoga Postures that the therapist takes you through to stimulate the senses moving within. Moving to ward a deep meditative state for 1.5hrs that assists in relieving muscle pain, stress, anxiety, tightness, chaotic minds and so much more.
Feel free to book yourself a 6 week session that will have you a changed person..... Incorporates Reiki, acupressure and so much more. I work individually, no massage is ever the same.
It is important to realize that we all have all three gunas within us. And while this is true we tend to have a predominant guna. Based on the descriptions above can you figure out what yours is? It is good to be aware of this because once you are aware of your predominant guna then you can predict how might react to certain life circumstances as well know your strengths and weaknesses. You’ll know when you will tend to be thrown out of balance and what you will need to do to bring yourself back into balance.
You also might have times in our lives when one guna is more active then another. Perhaps you have very active time and very productive (rajasic). Or a period when you have been depressed (tamasic). Or a time when we are very balanced and in tune with your spirituality (satvic).
Another way the gunas show up in our lives and directly effect us is through the food we eat. Consider for a minute the average American diet with overly processed and chemically treated foods which are very tamasic. Modern science now confirms that these food items are directly linked to major illnesses including cancer, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. As mentioned above too much tamasic energy leads to disease states. We also know that foods in their whole form such as grains, fresh fruits and vegetables (sattvic foods) are life sustaining and bring health and energy.
Do you practice yoga postures (asana)? How do the gunas show up here? Is your asana practice fiery and passionate? Was your practice was slow and lazy? Or was it balanced? My body was trying to tell me something when my hamstring popped "SLOW DOWN" as an instructor I am proud to imform you that even we are human beings that make mistakes. See the injury here.
It is probably becoming clear to you by now that to be healthy, happy, and live a balance life it is important to cultivate sattva in your life. This can be done by:
Reducing rajas and tamas
Becoming aware of when you are out of balance- which guna seems most present?
Increase activities and environments that produce positive thoughts
Eating a healthy, sattvic oriented diet
The practice of yoga: pranayama (breathing practices), asana (postures), meditation
Join us at Intrinsic Mind for only $1 for 21 day trial - "Yes you have that correct"
You also might have times in our lives when one guna is more active then another. Perhaps you have very active time and very productive (rajasic). Or a period when you have been depressed (tamasic). Or a time when we are very balanced and in tune with your spirituality (satvic).
Another way the gunas show up in our lives and directly effect us is through the food we eat. Consider for a minute the average American diet with overly processed and chemically treated foods which are very tamasic. Modern science now confirms that these food items are directly linked to major illnesses including cancer, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. As mentioned above too much tamasic energy leads to disease states. We also know that foods in their whole form such as grains, fresh fruits and vegetables (sattvic foods) are life sustaining and bring health and energy.
Do you practice yoga postures (asana)? How do the gunas show up here? Is your asana practice fiery and passionate? Was your practice was slow and lazy? Or was it balanced? My body was trying to tell me something when my hamstring popped "SLOW DOWN" as an instructor I am proud to imform you that even we are human beings that make mistakes. See the injury here.
It is probably becoming clear to you by now that to be healthy, happy, and live a balance life it is important to cultivate sattva in your life. This can be done by:
Reducing rajas and tamas
Becoming aware of when you are out of balance- which guna seems most present?
Increase activities and environments that produce positive thoughts
Eating a healthy, sattvic oriented diet
The practice of yoga: pranayama (breathing practices), asana (postures), meditation
Join us at Intrinsic Mind for only $1 for 21 day trial - "Yes you have that correct"
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