I’ve decided to make an assumption that this is related to blood sugar & insufficient calories. Reflecting on my diet over the past 5 days, compared to the previous two weeks, compared to whatever fat/protein stores I probably already had in my body when I started back to yoga … it’s very likely that I really need to eat more, and ‘heavier’ than I have been. I’ve been mostly raw for the past few months (80 – 90% raw vegan), and I’ve leaned more towards primarily fruits and veggies, as opposed to more blatent sources of protein and fat. The first two weeks back at yoga, I was eating a bit ’heavier’ than I have been over the past few days. I really felt like I was detoxing nicely, and wanted to keep my diet really clean to support that. Lots of fruit, greens, veggies, smoothies, etc.
I think what I need is more protein and fat. Which feels weird with summer finally hitting us hard (current temperature is 109, and the smoke from the hundreds of California wildfires has made the air thick and acrid for weeks). What I want is sweet, hydrating fruit – watermelons, nectarines, plums, grapes! – but what I might need could well be olive oil, avocadoes (yum), cashews, coconut, even eggs (free-range, vegetarian-fed, of course). Yes, I need the hydration, but apparently what I might need even more are calories.
So I’m going with a simple remedy for now: eat heavier. I’ll let you know how it goes. If I perk up measurably in class tomorrow, I’ll know it was about food.
