2020 Hometown Heroes

2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Page 135 kick start elimination, drink warm water with lemon, honey, and ginger. Next, sit to relax to eliminate your stool within an hour upon waking. The importance of eliminating will provide a fresh start to your upcoming daily experiences and food intake. Living rhythmically includes adapting a healthy optimal sleep pattern which includes falling asleep before 10 pm and waking before 6 am. Too much and too little sleep, in addition to sleeping during the wrong time of day will cause dis-ease in your life. If a nap is in order, set a timer and rest for 10 minutes between the time of 10 am and 2 pm. This is the optimal digestion period when your metabolism is working to digest your food and emotions. This is also the reason you should fall asleep before 10 pm so that you are able to digest from your day. Sit to watch your thoughts rather than avoid them. Notice how you feel when emotions come up and allow yourself to feel sadness, fear, joy, surprise, disgust or anger. Send compassion and love to yourself that you would typically feel for the person you love the most. [Text from file received -Tara Drake- Yoga Therapist*, Certified Ayurveda Health Counselor, Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200, RYT 500) Moksha Center - *Supervised Practicum under Dr. Jaime Stover-Schmidtt of Spanda Yoga Therapy® - © 2020 YOGA HOME INC]