Australian_Yoga_Journal_October_2017

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october 2017

yogajournal.com.au

Avoid:

• Toxic chemicals in processed foods


• Heavy, fatty foods


• Over-salty foods


• Overeating


• Excessive alcohol


• Slow-cooked meals


• Non-seasonal produce
  (oftengenetically modified)

“Spring foods grow rapidly ‘up and out’,
which is how our energy behaves during
this time. Eating root vegetables
regularly in spring takes our energy
‘down and in’, as that is how they grow,
potentially causing disease, discomfort
and disconnection.”
Visit http://www.seasonalfoodguide.com
for information on seasonal produce,
and see pages 44 and 45 in this edition
for seasonal eating the Ayurveda way.

Digital Detox

We may fall into a sullen stupor and abuse devices throughout winter’s gloom.

Switch off, unplug, and recharge your connection with nature’s abundance. Media

expert and author of Raising Your Child in a Digital World (Finch Publishing, 2016),

Dr Kristy Goodwin, says excessive use may cause musculoskeletal issues, vision

impairment, fatigue, obesity, and waning social skills — just to name a few.

“Detoxifying diets don’t

mean living off lemons, but

a variety of liver-cleansing

seasonal foods.”

Warning signs:

• Preferring screen time over quality time with loved ones


• Trouble maintaining ‘real’ friendships


• Compromised quality and quantity of sleep


• Agitation when devices cannot be located or used


• Reduced physical activity


• Repetitive stress injuries: tech-neck, text-thumb and gaming claw

Techy tips:

• Monitor habits using apps like Moment, QualityTime and BreakFree


• Establish no-go technology zones, like meal areas, toilet (it happens!), family
  outings


• Establish specific technology times, limiting daily social media and email-checking


• Turn off alerts and notifications


• Unsubscribe from unnecessary emails using tools like Unroll.Me


• Unfollow social media groups that don’t serve you


• Remember, less screen time, more green time!