Pranayama and Morning Health Drinks with Indian Host Mom

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India is known for the practice of yoga and deep breath. This comes naturally to my host mom who is from South India and has been active in her management of type 2 diabetes.
Jaya teaches me a few deep breathing exercises on the rooftop during a typical Bangalore morning in celebration of Womens' Day. She shares a message that all women must take care of themselves before extending that warmth and love towards others.
The three breaths to research further:
1) Pranayama: deep breathing
2) Anulom vilom: inhale one nostril, exhale alternative nostril.
3) Kapalabhati: active exhale, passive inhale
Morning drinks before breakfast:
1) Fenugreek seed in water
2) Gooseberry smashed in water
3) Millet powder mixed with hot water
4) Fenugreek, chia seed, curd, and water blended
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
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  • @ErikDouds
    @ErikDouds4 жыл бұрын

    Let's hear it for the women of the world!!!! Anyone practicing some self-care? Where in the world are you?

  • @bswati7635

    @bswati7635

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the message :)

  • @soul6210

    @soul6210

    4 жыл бұрын

    Meeeee, in some other district of Karnataka...welll m practicing to avoid intake of unwanted calories... High knee march , arm circles , leg raise, and failed pushups ...these are on my everyday schedule... Else I just sit , slow down my thoughts...introspect..and this can be from few minutes to an hour... and the result is that it's easy to be happy and it's easy to be unhappy too ...only few people choose what's right...and they are the ones who brighten the world...may everyone choose to be happy amidst whatever they are going through... Thanks both of you and your families...🌻 Stay safe everyone...✨ salute to all the people who are sweating for our safety🙏

  • @jinks3669

    @jinks3669

    4 жыл бұрын

    I practice Yoga and Karate's Shito Ryo art everyday. I have chronic urticaria and it's controlled to a great extent thanks to these two things. Pranayam definetly helps a lot. I do 15 minutes everyday.

  • @jadouds
    @jadouds4 жыл бұрын

    Breathing is the foundation to Yoga and health. Namaste.

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Love you mom

  • @daviddiveroli9331
    @daviddiveroli93314 жыл бұрын

    Happy Mother's Day❤️✨

  • @madhvidaxini4120
    @madhvidaxini41204 жыл бұрын

    Happy mother's day to Jaya aunty! I wanna say thanks aunty for making a New Jersey boy half Indian...😂❤️ Her hospitality is great! ✨ Lucky you Erik! 🧡🌸

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Next step is cooking her a full Indian meal without help!

  • @madhvidaxini4120

    @madhvidaxini4120

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ErikDouds can't wait....and for Jaya aunty's reaction after tasting it...😄

  • @littleben2377
    @littleben23774 жыл бұрын

    Happy mother's day aunty ji🙏😇

  • @hungryforwizdom9271
    @hungryforwizdom92714 жыл бұрын

    Yeahhhhhhhhh…. New Video.... wowww

  • @avisekpl
    @avisekpl4 жыл бұрын

    Pranayama and yoga both are very peaceful and at the same time so much effective..thank you for this video 😊

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know the best analogy. It sometimes feels like watching a seed grow, where day by day you don't see results until all of a sudden there is a flower in front of your eyes. My body has been loosening up and mind is feeling much more energized and clear.

  • @avisekpl

    @avisekpl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Erik Douds the battle between mind and body will be much more interesting then loosing both..❤️❤️

  • @ganeshg8495
    @ganeshg84954 жыл бұрын

    Hi Erik, I watched few of your recent videos in India.. I appreciate your devotion to the cause of diabetes people around the world. You are self motivated person... As, you are in India please do learn about "Ayurveda" (Indian ancient medicine) which has good results on naturally curing diabetes compared with western medicine. Do consider my suggestion to you. There maybe some divine reasons also, that you are held up here in India... Think about it and utilise it.

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm curious to learn a deeper level of ayurveda. It seems like there is so much deep knowledge that happens in the everyday food as you can see with Jaya. My stomach has never been healthier and my body is feeling a lot stronger. Would like to seek an understanding of what foods treat which type of ailments or reactions (i.e. when I have a stomach flare up).

  • @AbhinavXevents

    @AbhinavXevents

    4 жыл бұрын

    Erik Douds Try reading Charak Samhita if available in English. It's the origin book of Ayurveda. Or try some yogic apps simply as every pranayama is not for everyone.

  • @geetanjalikharbe8395

    @geetanjalikharbe8395

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ErikDouds if you talk about food treating ailments then that would be the entire cuisine, as all parts of India traditionally used to eat as per the region.... we have different food dishes for different seasons and the change in diet helps us combat the season change diseases..... if you want basic guidelines then look up for Rujuta Diwekar on Instagram, she oftens shares titbits about Indian super food.......

  • @sanm5219
    @sanm52194 жыл бұрын

    Idk but it's always kinda funny when you do yoga with someone ( at least for me 😅) but I love doing pilates and do it every weekend and glad to see your doing something as well, keep it up 👍🏼 keep us posted. Thank you🙏🏼

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh yoga with someone keeps me so much more focused. I feel like by myself (which does happen a lot) my mind wanders to all sorts of places or is constantly fighting me to quit.

  • @madhvidaxini4120
    @madhvidaxini41204 жыл бұрын

    Hey Erik! You look great in lil beard ....❤️✨ Love your vlogs...

  • @Sunrise-qo2df
    @Sunrise-qo2df4 жыл бұрын

    Love the advice, keep up the great content

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Hiten. Any requests for future videos?

  • @soul6210
    @soul62104 жыл бұрын

    ...here's the life of being stuck in a different continent... Whatever the reason of the world may be but I have a crazy thought that Erik and Jaya aunty were great friends in their previous birth... 😄😄😄 this guy and Jaya aunty are soooooo adorable... birds chirping in the background and two people talking calmly and sharing tips for self care...a pleasant start of my day here... Happppppieee Mother's Day to Jaya aunty , to Erik's mom, and to all the kind mother's here and elsewhere... applause to the host family and love you auntyyy 🌼, you look super cool... thanks Erik for adding a healthy video 🌼🌻🌿 looking forward for more 👍

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such a wonderful message. India has welcomed me in so warmly and kindly, the exact opposite of what most people at home told me to expect

  • @soul6210

    @soul6210

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah family members are always protective ...it is a universal thing to warn ...hehe... M sure your family is at ease a bit...have a pleasant day Erik , and the host family and aaallll✨

  • @ryashaum
    @ryashaum4 жыл бұрын

    I use headspace for meditation.

  • @ErikDouds

    @ErikDouds

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to read a biography about the founder. From skimming articles, know he became a monk and then left it to create the Headspace app.

  • @abhishekdas3656
    @abhishekdas36564 жыл бұрын

    Few days people were buying 🍺, how many you bought??🤣