I WAS A SUGAR ADDICT  - KUNDALINI YOGA KRIYA TO DETOX

As a recovering sugar addict I feel qualified to speak on this subject.  I literally grew up in a lolly shop, my parents ran a small milk bar in Sydney and one of my earliest memories is of crawling into the glass lolly cabinet and enjoying the colourful treats.  My family continued in the grocery business for all of my formative years and as I hit puberty I found that I could soothe my emotions very easily with sugary treats that made me feel better.  One of the lasting legacies of this time is a mouth full of very expensive dental work.  It’s probably not surprising that I wasn’t the healthiest in those days, I constantly battled sore throats and tonsillitis and suffered with terrible acne.  When I was 13 a doctor prescribed antibiotics to cure my acne – I took 8 capsules a day and it did seem to do the trick.  I continued on the antibiotics, slowly weaning myself down to 8 capsule a day until I was in my early 20’s.  By that time I had discovered ‘exercise’ and it helped me become stronger and control my weight.  I became a bit of a fitness fanatic , taking up competition squash, jogging and eventually yoga – I would do anything EXCEPT give up sugar to remain fit and healthy.  

I’ve noticed that the combination of sugar addition or other forms of emotional eating and physical fitness fanaticism are not uncommon and I’ve met lots of otherwise extremely healthy people who are addicted to sugar, cheese or salty food.  I believe that addiction to sugar is just difficult to break as addiction to alcohol, cigarettes or drugs, and because it’s socially acceptable, it’s perhaps more difficult. Through the practice of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation I’ve managed to break my own sugar addiction and I’ve become more conscious about my emotional eating patterns.  I’ve also learned about the nutrition of sugar addiction with my friend Tricia Rufus, Nutrition Coach and former sugar addict. I’ve learned how to create yummy delicious food minus sugar and I can feel the difference in my health and wellbeing.  Amazingly I no longer crave sugar on a daily basis. I still eat fruit and other naturally sweet foods but I don’t feel controlled by the need to eat something sweet, I now have lots of tools to help me control my emotional eating and most of the time I can do it.

I want to share what I’ve learned and together with Tricia I’m teaching Kick Your Sugar Habit Workshops where I teach Kundalini Yoga and Meditation for detoxification and clarity about emotional eating and Tricia teaches about the nutrition of sugar addition and demonstrates how easy it is to cook healthy sweet sugar free treats.  Join us at KYC Yoga, Newtown, Sydney next Friday 21^st November from 7-9pm for our next workshop ($45 book at http://www.fitnessfood.com.au/#!kick-your-sugar-habit/c1n5u)

KUNDALINI YOGA KRIYA FOR DETOXIFICATION

Always tune in with the Adi Mantra before practicing Kundalini Yoga, see how on my youtube Tuning in with the Adi Mantra

1. Lie down on your back with your legs straight. Your heels are together and your toes point upward. Keeping your heels together, spread your feet apart so that they both point out to the sides. The right foot points to the right and the left foot points to the left. Then close your feet so they once again point straight upward. Continue quickly opening and closing your feet, keeping your heels together. Continue for 4 minutes.
2. Remain on your back and put your hands under your head. Raise your legs up about two feet and scissor the legs up and down without letting the descending heel touch the ground. Keep your legs straight, do not bend at the knees. This exercise clears up inner anger when done vigorously. Continue for 4 minutes.
3. Lie down on your stomach and stick out your tongue. Exhale through your mouth and push up into Cobra Pose. Inhale through your mouth as you lower yourself back to the ground. Continue, keeping your breath and movement strong. This exercise removes toxins from the body. Continue for 6 1/2 minutes.
4. Turn over on to your back and bring your knees up to your chest. As the knees touch the chest, raise your arms up to 90 degrees (parallel to each other). Straighten your legs and lower your arms and legs back to the floor at the same time. Continue this movement vigorously for 3 minutes. This is a controlled movement. There should be no noise when the arms and legs touch the ground.
5. Sit in Easy Pose and revolve the torso around the base of the spine. This churning movement is done in a counter-clockwise direction. Continue for 3 minutes. Move as quickly as you can during the last minute.

6. Stand up. Bend over and grab your ankles. While holding onto your ankles, sit down in Crow Pose and come back up. Continue this movement for 2 minutes.
7. Sit comfortably in Easy Pose with your spine straight. Chant Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Wahe Guru. One full repetition of the mantra takes 7-8 seconds. Continue for 11 minutes.
To finish: Inhale deeply and stretch your arms over your head with your palms touching. Hold your breath 20-40 seconds as you stretch your spine upward. Exhale. Repeat this sequence two more times. Then relax on your back to allow the full effects of the yoga  practice.  Complete your practice by chanting three long ‘Sat nam’s, Sat Nam means I am Truth, Truth is my identity.

Enza Deluca
www.blissfulmind.com.au

PS: You might also enjoy my book Blissful Mind, Blissful Body available online http://www.blissfulmind.com.au/#!blissfulbooks/cqn6

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