Embracing Naturopathy and Yogic Science
Over the last 5 months I’ve lost 20 kgs. People ask me what diet am I following? (Glad no one asked me, where I got my liposuction done).
I think there are 2 main factors behind this:
- Zero international travel (up until last month)
- And I tried to get may act together.
So, in Feb I took a 10 day break from the concrete jungles and headed over to Jindal Nature Cure Institute. At Jindal, I surrendered myself to mother nature. The beauty of this place is, its a charitable hospital, not a luxurious spa.
At Jindal they put you through a very rigorous, yet relaxing process to get your life back in form. Everything is natural, which means no side-effects.
A typical day in life @ Jindal would be:
- 45 mins compulsory brisk walk @ 5:00 AM
- 15 mins Yogic Kriyas
- 10 mins Open Laughter Session
- First fresh Juice of the day @ 7:00 AM
- 45 mins Pranayama session @ 7:30 AM
- 10 mins Mud packs for eyes and kidneys @ 8:20 AM
- Wonderful massages, steam/sauna bath and other water treatments @ 8:30 AM
- Second fresh Juice of the day @ 9:15 AM
- 9:30 AM, time for 45 mins Yoga class
- 10:30 AM, time for Eye exercises.
- Since I choose to stay on Liquid Diet, I would have my lunch (2 glasses of fresh juice) @ 11:15 AM
- Post lunch was free time. Some people choose to go to Gym, I was too busy catching up with my sleep.
- 2:00 PM, time for another Juice.
- Second round of eye & kidney pack and massage post 2:00 PM.
- 3:30 PM time for 5th Juice of the day
- 3:40 PM second 30 mins Yoga class of the day.
- 4:30 PM, time for a quick 10 mins reflexology track walk.
- 4:45 – 5:45 PM, time for a wonderful walk around the Lake
- 6:00 PM swim time. Good 30 mins swim in cold chilling water.
- 6:45 PM: Dinner time. Yes, 2 more juices for me please.
- Post dinner, time for some more walks
- 7:30 PM: Socializing time. Usually I would play Table Tennis for 30 mins and skip the boring lectures by guest speakers.
- 8:15 PM: Last drink for the day. Hot Tulsi water with lime.
- Time for some more walking and gazing the stars. The sky never looked so beautiful before.
- 10:00 PM lights off. Retire to your dreams.
Yes its a busy schedule, but its fun. 10 days is a good time frame.
After 10 days, I had just lost 4 kgs. (3.5 Kg fat, 0.3 Kg water and 0.2 Kg muscle). I was disappointed with the results. Obviously, after coming back, I won’t be able to maintain this life-style.
Surprisingly after coming back, I’ve not gained weight at all. In fact I’ve lost 16 more kgs and now my weight is stabilizing. After coming back, I’ve tried to follow:
- Daily
- 2-4 Glasses of water soon after waking up
- 30 mins Jog/Cycle/Swim/Yoga & Pranayam in the morning
- Throughout the day, try to drink at least 12 glasses (3 lt.) of water
- Try to eat more raw food (fruits and vegetables with their skins)
- Keep a gap of 3 hrs between dinner and sleep
- Reduce my intake of salt, sugar and processed wheat flour (3 white killers)
- Weekly
- Fast one whole day on liquid diet
- Vamana Dhauti (forceful vomiting)
- Oil Massage + Steam Bath
That’s it folks. The secret behind me looking 5 years younger.
