Profoundly Deep Relaxation and Condiment Laced Foods

One stress management technique I've introduced to students since I first learned it at the Himalayan Institute has had a powerful effect for some as reported in their journals. In terms of the three levels of stress, this technique appears to go beyond conventional methods that only achieve relief at the first muscular skeletal level to the second level where it impacts the nervous system directly.

I've often wondered why I had not gotten the same depth of result that some students seemed to be getting. Realizing that I have to deal with my stress at the deeper levels for my blood pressure to stay down, I've returned to experimenting with that technique on the trip. Now I'm consistently getting the deeper results. It really does offer a profound level of relaxation as reported by the students who gave it serious try.

Perhaps my system has been so cluttered at the first level with the stored poisons in my tissue cells that I didn't have access to the second level. Running through a twenty minute sequence now works effectively for me. I'll return to emphasizing this technique in class now that I have deeper experiential knowledge of its whys and wherefores. I realize more and more that I "teach" best those things which I "know" from personal experience!

As I make my daily trip to the supermarket, I'm drawn to the avocados whether I've intended to buy them or not. My system craves this fruit. (Is it a fruit? I don't know.) When I get one, I can't wait to eat it. My body must require some nutrient that is easy to get from this source. I've liked them OK in the past, but I haven't fancied them. Go figure - perhaps the body really knows what it needs as suggested by the studies of young children's spontaneous eating habits.

Daytona Beach did not have any healthy food sources. When people are on vacation, perhaps that is the last thing they think about. Is that human nature or what? In my frustration to get my cooked starches for the day, I stopped at the Winn Dixie deli counter and picked up a small serving of baked beans and red skin potato salad. Well I forgot at least consciously that the beans had bacon!

When I bit into my first chunk of pork, I said oops and munched away. I figured that at least I got my vitamin B12 for the day. That's one nutrient I'll need to get from a supplement. Studies of chimpanzees in the wild have shown they occasionally depart from their vegetarian diet and go on a meat eating frenzy. After a short period, they return to their plant food. If they haven't found occasional eggs for some time, perhaps this is a natural response to build up their B12 reserves.

I didn't taste a single food in either snack. In both cases, any food flavor was powerfully overwhelmed by the condiments. The baked beans had a strong hot taste. Except for the occasional bacon chunk, the beans had a uniform texture. The potato salad had modest texture differences. Otherwise it was a uniform salty flavor. Neither food was interesting to my new palate!