Dr. Deb's Blog
Mojo Recovery Formula: Kitchari + Ginger Tea + Supplements + Pavanmuktasana + Rest + Crazy Fun Dance Break
APRIL 25TH, 2012
Last week my 14 year-old son ran super high temperatures for 5 days. Despite all the conventional and non-conventional therapies I administered, his fever kept spiking in the middle of the night nearing 104 at times. Needless to say, I was concerned – and I didn’t get a good night’s sleep all week.
Gratefully, he recovered on Saturday – but I didn’t! I realized I needed to create a special regime to help myself bounce back so I could have all the energy I normally have to teach my Monday morning class. So on Sunday I took extra care and prepared myself a fresh batch of Kitchari (a very healing Ayurvedic dish), drank lots of ginger tea to help enhance my sluggish digestion (the only thing I could get my son to eat was ice cream….so that’s pretty much all I ate while he was sick…yikes!), took my supplements, did the gentle yoga asana practice called Pavanmuktasana, napped and put together a fabulously fun playlist for my Monday morning class.
By the time I woke up Monday morning my mojo was back! I was raring to go!! And we had the most crazy fun dance!!
Whether or not you’ve been caretaking a sick child or simply working so hard that you’ve neglected yourself, I thought you might enjoy learning my “mojo recovery formula”
Click here for my kitchari recipe.
Click here for my Ginger Tea recipe.
Click here for the supplements I use.
Click here for the Crazy Fun Dance Break Playlist
You’ll have to wait for instructions on Pavanmuktasana. I’m going to film the whole thing and send it to you soon so you can do it at home every day like I do.
Enjoy!!!
Deb
Call to Prayer for the Healing of Our Waters
MARCH 30TH, 2011
You may remember when I shared with you in June the healing work of Dr. Masaru Emoto. Dr. Emoto is the scientist from Japan who has done all the research and publications about the characteristics of water. Among other things, his research revealed that water physically responds to emotions. Many of us have predominantly fearful and angry emotions when we consider what is happening with the radioactive materials seeping into the water from the nuclear reactors in Japan. And while perhaps justified in those emotions, we may be of greater assistance to our planet and its life forms if we sincerely, powerfully and humbly pray the prayer that Dr. Emoto, himself, has proposed. His beautiful prayer incorporates the wisdom of the Huna process called Ho’ponopono. Please share this with all your friends and family!
The prayer procedure is as follows.
Name of ceremony: “Let’s send our thoughts of love and gratitude to all water in the nuclear plants in Fukushima”
Day and Time: March 31 st , 2011 (Thursday) 12:00 noon in each time zone
Please say the following phrase:
“The water of Fukushima Nuclear Plant, we are sorry to make you suffer. Please forgive us. We thank you, and we love you.”
Please say it aloud or in your mind. Repeat it three times as you put your hands together in a prayer position.
Please offer your sincere prayer.
Thank you very much from my heart.
With love and gratitude,
Masaru Emoto
Messenger of Water
Please share this with all your friends and family!
Emergencies On Earth – Judith Simon Prager’s Tools For Crisis
MARCH 22ND, 2011My heart has been aching for all people and animals affected by earthquakes, tsunamis, political unrest, wars, etc. It can feel overwhelming. So I have drawn on all the practices that help me focus on good and light like prayer, meditation, donating to the American Red Cross, Divine Love Healing, dancing, and reading spiritual texts.
I also look to mentors like Judith Simon Prager, co-author of “Verbal First Aid” and Tom Kenyon for his visualization for protecting against radiation.
When I received Judith’s newsletter I felt compelled to share it in its entirety with everyone of you. She shares so many valuable tools for crisis. My prayer is that you find them useful in this time of challenge:
Judith Simon Prager, Verbal First Aid – Special Edition: Emergencies On Earth
The Healing Power of Cayenne and Lemon
MARCH 10TH, 2011Anyone who has hung out in a yoga ashram or health spa will tell you that the morning beverage of choice is hot lemon water with cayenne pepper and honey or maple syrup. After all my years of living, studying and working in ashrams and spas you would think I would have adopted this healthy lifestyle habit. But I have a confession. Although I’ve often had hot lemon water, I never was brave enough to put a pinch of cayenne pepper in my morning brew. Until now, that is.
Last week I was hit with the sore throat/cough/body ache virus that passed through town. So I decided to give the lemon/cayenne concoction a try. And boy, am I glad I did! First of all, it actually tastes good. But more importantly, the zing of cayenne was instantly soothing to my sore throat.
If you’d like to try this time-honored healing drink, here’s what you need:
- Juice of ½ an organic lemon (in the photo you can see my favorite lemon squeezer)
- Pinch of Cayenne
- Sweetener (I use Valencia Orange Stevia, but you could use honey or maple syrup – the amount is up to you)
- Hot water (not boiling, however, because boiling water can denature the enzymes in the lemon)
Enjoy!!
And remember Happiness in a Glass? Another yummy beverage that helps me regain my strength and sacred power!
What is your secret healing ingredient when your body has lost its mojo? Share it with me in the comments below. Thank you
Happiness in a Glass
FEBRUARY 2ND, 2011What’s your guess? Wine? Margaritas? Milk? Orange juice? Energy drinks?
Nope.
Green smoothies.
Now, before you turn up your nose, let me assure you that I resisted the whole green smoothie thing for years. I bought a VitaMix 16 years ago when I first learned about the amazing health benefits of ‘liquid greens’ but the only thing it got used for was protein shakes and the best margaritas in the neighborhood. But for some reason, a few weeks ago I decided to experiment with making a green smoothie. I went to YouTube and watched a few demonstrations, then I went to see what I had in my fridge that might work. I had kale, a lemon and some apples. So I decided to give it a whirl. I put ice and water to the 3 cup line then added 2 huge handfuls of kale that I had torn into tiny pieces, the juice of ½ a lemon and the apple (without seeds). At the last minute I put half a dropper full of Valencia Orange-flavored Stevia.
The result was a foamy, bright green smoothie that smelled delicious. But how would it taste? With some trepidation I poured myself a glass and took a teeny, tiny sip, expecting to gag. But to my surprise, it was absolutely delicious! Fresh, slightly sweet, refreshing, clean-tasting. In a word: yummy!
If that wasn’t surprising enough, my husband walked by and asked if he could taste it. That may not sound like a big deal to you, but you have to understand my family. I’m forever experimenting with some new health food and trying to get my family to try it, so they are usually a bit wary of my concoctions. But the vivid green color of this smoothie was just too appealing (or perhaps intriguing) to pass up. So he tried it. And LOVED it!
As great as that was, the real excitement for me was when my 13 year-old son came home from school and drank some of my green smoothie for his afternoon snack – and loved it, too!
So we all three began drinking green smoothies. Here are our favorite combos so far:
1. 3 cups water/ice
2. 2-3 cups spinach, kale, chard or romaine lettuce torn into small pieces
3. 1 apple or 1-2 cups of any kind of berry
4. Liquid Stevia to taste (our favorite is the Valencia Orange flavored)
5. Juice from ½ a lemon
6. (I add a thumb-sized chunk of ginger to mine, but the boys aren’t fond of that)
Everyone knows that eating leafy greens is good for you. But why the title: “Happiness in a Glass?” Well, I noticed that all three of us seemed happier after drinking our smoothies. My husband would literally start whistling while he worked. My son invariably had more jokes or funny vignettes from the day to share with me. And I felt lighter, happier and brighter.
So, as any good scientist would do, I began reading and researching this phenomenon. In the process, I came across the work of Dr. Mao Shing Ni, known as Dr. Mao. Dr. Mao is a 38th-generation doctor of Chinese medicine, an authority on Taoist anti-aging medicine, and author of the best-selling book Secrets of Longevity, Second Spring: Hundreds of Natural Secrets for Women to Revitalize and Regenerate at Any Age, Secrets of Self-Healing, and most recently, Secrets of Longevity 8-Week Program: Simple Steps that Add Years to Your Life.
In his book, Dr. Mao explains that leafy greens like the ones I was using in my green smoothies are rich in folate. Folate, also known as folic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is necessary for cell division, DNA synthesis, and healthy blood cell production. And here’s the happiness connection: research at the University of York and Hull Medical School has found a link between depression and low levels of folate. So, to keep you smiling, increase your intake of folate-rich foods. Drink green smoothies!!!
Share your favorite green smoothie concoction below in the comments.
