Another self improvement programme underway today on Dr Oz
Follow the detox for the next 21 days from today. It then becomes part of your life as it hard-wired your brain (grooves into your brain automatically).
Website link
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http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/deepak-chopras-21-day-stress-cleanse
or find summary below from Dr Oz's website:
"Deepak Chopra’s Meditation Cleanse: Detox from Stress
in 21 Days
The
ancient practice of meditation helps you develop a heightened sense of
awareness that brings calm and other health benefits.
source: Dr Oz website
Today, almost everyone is stressed
out at some level. Stress causes blood pressure to rise and hormones, such as
adrenalin and cortisol, to elevate and wreak havoc on the body. Too much stress
has been linked to heart disease, compromised immunity, infection and many
types of cancer.
Best-selling author and meditation
guru, Deepak Chopra, MD, has developed a meditation cleanse to help detoxify
your life from stress in just 21 days.
You may be wondering, how is that
possible? Meditation means to quiet your mind. And when your mind quiets, your
body (including the brain) quiets – allowing self-repair. New research shows
that it only takes 3 weeks to create a new neural network in your brain to help
regulate stress. Deepak Chopra’s cleanse focuses on healing four areas of life
where we seek fulfillment and often experience stress:
- Love and relationships
- Success
- Higher consciousness
- Health and well being
Get ready to meditate your way to
better health in just 21 days.
Nourish Your Heart
Love is one of the primary areas of
life where we seek fulfillment. Love makes us feel safe and secure. What’s
more, science shows that love is healthy. It positively impacts the limbic
system – the brain’s emotional center – helping to restore balance in the body
and aid self-repair.
To develop healthy, loving
relationships with others, you need to practice and master self-love first.
Meditate on the idea of nourishing your heart with love, compassion and
empathy. The notion that love heals is not a myth.
Nourish Your Mind
Meditation can help provide
knowledge and clarity. As goal-seeking organisms, most of us want to be
“successful,” but we often think in terms of a limited definition of success,
such as fame or fortune. Meditation can help you tap into your creativity,
insights, imagination, inspiration and intuition. This allows you to examine
different choices as well as develop self-confidence to embark on your own
personal journey toward success.
Nourish Your Spirit
By meditating daily, you’ll connect
to the spiritual and mysterious aspects of existence. Meditation allows you to
open yourself up and ponder profound ideas that may weigh on you and cause
stress. It allows you to develop a higher consciousness so that you can
contemplate fundamental and profound questions such as: What is the meaning of
our existence? What is the meaning of death? Is there a higher power? Is there
a part of us that is immortal? And so forth.
Nourish Your Body
To prepare for the practice of daily
meditation and eliminate stress, you must nourish your body properly. According
to Deepak Chopra, food allows your body to be joyful and energetic, while also
allowing your mind to be restful and alert. By eating a healthy, balanced diet,
you can develop greater purity, energy and balance in your mind-body
connection. To nourish your body, follow Deepak Chopra’s 3 rules.
Rule #1: Eliminate the F.L.U.N.C. in
Your Diet:
F = Frozen foods
L = Leftover foods
U = Unnatural
N = Nuked – (microwaved foods as
they kill nutrients)
C = Canned
Deepak Chopra regards frozen, leftover,
unnatural, nuked and canned foods as “dead” since these preparations kill the
nucleus of the cells in the food itself. Try to always eat fresh foods since
they are “alive” and full of more prana, the Sanskrit word for “life
force.” Make a habit of eating mainly a plant-based diet. Eat high-quality
meat, chicken, fish and dairy in moderation. Whenever possible, choose organic
foods.
Rule #2: Include 6 Tastes in Every
Meal
Always incorporate six tastes –
astringent, bitter, pungent, salty, sour, sweet – into every meal. This
practice is part of ayurveda, the ancient medical system of India, Deepak
Chopra’s country of origin. (“Ayu” means life and “veda” means
knowledge, so ayurveda is the science of life.) By incorporating all six
tastes, you’ll get all the nutrients your body needs and lessen your cravings
for junk foods.
- Astringent foods absorb water and tighten tissues. They include lentils, beans, green apples, grape skins, cauliflower, pomegranates and tea.
- Bitter foods are loaded with natural phytochemicals that have anti-inflammatory, detoxifying and disease-preventing healing properties. They include green, leafy vegetables, kale, celery, broccoli, sprouts and beets.
- Pungent foods stimulate digestion and metabolism. They also contain natural antioxidants and infection-fighting chemicals. These include peppers, chilies, onions, garlic, cayenne, curry, turmeric, black pepper, cloves, ginger and mustard.
- Salty foods help stimulate digestion. They include table salt, soy sauce, salted meats and fish. (Avoid too much salt since it can lead to high blood pressure and fluid retention. Limit salt to 1 teaspoon per day.)
- Sour foods slow the emptying of your stomach, reducing the insulin-stimulating affect of carbohydrates. They include citrus fruits, berries, tomatoes, pickled foods, and vinegar.
- Sweet foods build tissues and calm nerves. They include whole grains, starchy vegetables, dairy, meat, chicken, fish, honey and molasses. Remember, sweet should not mean refined sugar or empty carbs.
Rule #3: Find Moderation in Your
Hands
Many Americans have a distorted
sense of portion size and consume way more calories than they need. To figure
out your ideal portion based on your body size, cup your hands together with
your fingertips touching to form a bowl. The recommended amount of food to eat
at a meal is the equivalent of 2 of these handfuls.
Ready, Set, Meditate!
This daily meditation recommended by
Deepak Chopra focuses on reflection and intention. It can provide healing in
all or any of the 4 areas of life (health and well-being, love and
relationships, success, and higher consciousness) that may be causing you
stress.
Get started:
Get in a Comfortable Position
To begin meditating, get in a
comfortable position on the floor with your legs crossed or sit in a
chair. (If you are ill or need to lie down that’s fine, although sitting
is preferred.) Relax your hands on your lap, with palms up or any way that you
feel most open.
Close Your Eyes, Focus on your
Breath
Close your eyes and bring your
awareness to your breath. Thoughts will inevitably drift in and dance around
your mind, but that’s okay. Just let them be. If you find yourself
thinking about what’s passing through your mind, just return to focusing your
awareness on your breath, and you will soon slip into the space between your
thoughts. In an unforced natural rhythm, allow your breath to flow in and out,
easily and effortlessly.
Reflect
Now focus your attention toward the
area of your heart. Ask yourself silently,
-what is my highest vision for my health and well being?
Allow any sensations, images, feelings or thoughts to
spontaneously emerge.
Second, ask yourself
-what is my highest vision for love and relationships in my life?
Again, you don’t need to
seek the answers. They’re there. Let them emerge as sensations, images,
feelings and thoughts.
Third, ask
what is my highest vision for the realization of my goals for success in life?
Allow thoughts, sensations
and images to come from the deepest part of you.
Lastly, ask,
-how do I get in touch with my higher self – my spirit?
Allow thoughts feelings, sensations to emerge.
Close With “Om Bhvam Namah”
After your reflections, say, “Om
bhavam namah,” which translates roughly as
“I am absolute existence; I am a
field of infinite possibilities.”
Repeat this phrase mentally a few times while
your eyes are still closed. Then let go and ease yourself out of the
meditation.
Engage in this meditation every day for 21 days to help make it an enduring habit that you can practice for life.
Want to continue your meditation
practice? You can own your own 21-Day mediation series with Oprah and Deepak as
your guides. Get more information here.
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