Continued from our Retreat & Renew Daily Tip.
Jane Ross
Start your day with a warm bath [and add]a handful of sea salts, a cup of milk, and 3 drops each of grapefruit, juniper, and cypress essential oils. The sea salts will help to remineralize your body and the essential oils will also help your body flush out the toxins. Grapefruit is uplifting and the milk will help to re-hydrate and nourish your skin. If you are feeling queasy, sip ginger tea, or chamomile and mint tea to soothe your tummy. For headaches, apply a cold lavender and peppermint compress. Take a basin of cold water and add ice cubes, one drop of peppermint, and one drop of lavender essential oils. Lay a face cloth across the water and wring out, lie down, and apply the compress for 15 minutes. This is especially soothing and will help to relieve the discomfort.
Jane Ross is the spa director at the Ananda Spa in the Himalayas.Kimberly Wilson
Even yogis sometimes overindulge. My favorite way to ease the discomfort associated with not practicing brahmacharya (moderation) is to refresh in restorative poses coupled with gentle twisting. This helps to remove toxins while flooding the internal organs with blood and nutrients.
1. Begin on your knees, bring your feet together, and lower your hips to your heels. Place a bolster between your knees to support your torso and head in child’s pose. Soften your arms and breathe here for 2 to 5 minutes.
2. Slide onto your back, bend your knees, and cross your right knee over your left for a reclined twist. Lower your knees over to the left and turn your head to the right. Take 10 deep breaths and repeat on the other side.
3. Bring your bum to a wall, extend your legs up the wall as the torso relaxes on the floor. Stay here for 5 minutes. Bonus: add an eyepillow.
Kimberly Wilson is a teacher, designer, writer, activist, and entrepreneur. She founded Tranquil Space, voted ‘DC’s Best Yoga Studio’ and is the author of Hip Tranquil Chick: A Guide to Life on and off the Yoga Mat. Visit her at www.hiptranquilchick.comVonalda Utterback, CN
Alcohol is a diuretic, and you are dehydrated! Drink water and lots of it. Add a squeeze and slice of fresh lemon for flavor and vitamin C boost. As tempting as it might be, don’t head for the nearest Starbucks for a cup of joe; you would just be trading one diuretic (alcohol) for another (caffeine) and exacerbating your symptoms. And even though chances are good that your head is pounding, stay away from aspirin or acetaminophen. Aspirin aggravates your stomach lining and acetaminophen and alcohol are a nasty combination for your liver. The herb milk thistle, however, will help the liver to detoxify alcohol. Take two capsules before you go to sleep, and two when you wake up in the morning. If you can stomach it, eat lightly. Fruit, such as a banana or a bowl of berries is easily digested and adds helpful vitamins and antioxidants. Try a steaming bowl of healing chicken soup for lunch or dinner. Speaking of vitamins, pop the following after a night on the town to replace what the alcohol depleted: A multi-vitamin, 600 mg vitamin C, and 1 capsule vitamin B-complex.
Vonalda Utterback is a certified nutritionist and writer, specializing in holistic health and nutrition.
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