An Exploration of Deepak Chopra's 21 Day Perfect Health Meditation Challenge hosted by Oprah

If you haven't heard already, Deepak Chopra has teamed up with Oprah, challenging Americans to take part in their 21 day Perfect Health meditation series and I couldn't be happier!   Hundreds of thousands of people across the globe are taking part in this 21 day journey, including myself.  This series is based on the principals of Ayurveda and delve into concepts from Deepak's book, Perfect Health.  I read this book a few years ago and loved it, so much so that I sent copies to friends and family as Christmas presents that year.  

The first time I was exposed to the concepts of Ayurveda was during my yoga teacher training program.  The principals of this, most ancient of all medical systems and its simple instructions on how to achieve balance in the body and mind made perfect sense to me.  When I got sick with Fibromyalgia a year later, it was this system of health that cured me.  

The purpose of this blog has been to explore wellness and the connection in our bodies and minds that facilitates well-being, but I focus most of my attention on Ayurveda because I have found this preventative system of health to be the most comprehensive and easy to understand and apply.  The ancient Ayurvedic sages did a lot of exploring and, lucky for us, they have created countless techniques to achieve balance and well-being in the body, mind and spirit.  Yoga is just one of those techniques.  So we have it easy… we just have to be interested and curious enough to playfully explore these inspiring, and extremely beneficial practices.  

I've been journaling my experience with this 21 day meditation series and have decided to share it on my blog.  I would really love to hear what others are experiencing as well.  Lately my mind has been super rajasic (Sanksrit for running wild with creative energy) and I have not been disciplined in my sit down practice.   I do take a lot of breaks in my day to "vibe out" on a specific positive feeling or to consciously counteract negative energies or vibrations I come across (be they internally or externally.)  I also take time to pray, each and every day.  I find these practices to be super healing and beneficial, but they work differently than the type of meditation being offered in the 21 day Perfect Health series, so I am really looking forward to reconnecting to this type of practice.  

There is so much information about Ayurveda that is available today.  I also recommend reading the book Perfect Health because it is an extremely helpful manual for understanding the body and written in a way that applies to the current times.  

If you are taking part in the 21 day meditation series, good luck and blessings for a transformational experience!