Two years ago, I couldn’t even have dreamt of doing Headstand (Sirsasana). That was before I started my Yoga journey. A year later, I could hardly hold a headstand, even against the wall. Then came the absolute magical moment when I found balance without any support. This whole journey has helped me find my strengths, amazing me once in a while how much one can achieve through practice. When you stop listening to skeptics, ignore all the negative vibes, you realize that Peace lies within you.
While I was at my parents’ place for two weeks, I finished off a bag of rice and probably even consumed all the fish of the river Brahmaputra 😋 Even though my parents eat all boiled stuff and hardly use oil or salt, I still ended up adding 2 inches to my waist 😅 Now that I am back, I can resume my experiments with different healthy Smoothies.
Avocado, Banana, Blueberry Smoothie
Half Avocado, a Banana and a handful of blueberries.
It’s a very simple recipe, just take the ingredients and blend it in a blender.
Kiwi, Peach and Blueberry Smoothie
One Peach, one Kiwi and a handful of Blueberries. You can add honey if you find the smoothie too sour.
Delicious, healthy smoothies are ready!!
Beetroot and Celery Juice, with a slice of Ginger
One Beetroot, two Celery sticks and a small piece if Ginger
This totally looks like a Vampire’s drink. I loved the zing that ginger added to the drink.
Kale and Celery Juice
7 Curly Kale leaves (you can use any variety), two Celery Sticks and Ginger for taste
For juicing, I used a Breville Juicer and used the waste fibre as manure for my plants.
Plain Kale shots and Beetroot Juice
This is how I started my Sunday morning. With shots of plain Kale and a drink of Beetroot.
These drinks are extremely easy to prepare, and you can make them in a jiffy. With a glass of nutrition in your hands … Cheers!! 🍹
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Beetroot juice in a wine glass? You sneaky little thing you 😛
I'm going to try that Vampire's juice first 😀
I have been on the look out for health drinks I could make at home. You have given me good suggestions 🙂 And the headstand is amazing! How long did you take to achieve that? I am practicing yoga myself, but have never ventured into it.
I can never stop applauding you for your head stand. It's she brilliance.. cause I just am not able to maintain a strict yoga regime. And your health drinks are colorful indeed. I would pick the vampire drink… well if I was given the choice
I can never stop applauding you for your head stand. It's she brilliance.. cause I just am not able to maintain a strict yoga regime. And your health drinks are colorful indeed. I would pick the vampire drink… well if I was given the choice
Oh yes, I love such drinks, and I make them too! My fav being beetroot, carrot, tomato with ginger and black salt to taste…..it's my energy drink in the summers.
smoothies are my weak point and kiwi is my all time favorite. Now I need to try those recipes for smoothies you have given here Rajlakshmi! I am planning those head stands also sometime soon
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I am a big fan of smoothies and I love all the recipes you shared 🙂
And I so agree with you when you say this; When you stop listening to sceptics, ignore all the negative vibes, you realize that Peace lies within you.
Wow Raj – the headstands is an awesome achievement indeed n am so glad you preservered. May you continue doing so!!!
Loved the healthy drinks; the photography is darn good for each one of them.
You are so inspiring Rajlakshmi. I always feel recharged after reading your posts and seeing those yoga pics has inspired me to try them out after a rather longish break. Thanks for sharing the recipes for the juices and smoothies. Nothing works better than fresh fruits to give me a healthy start every morning.
Love your smoothies but kale and beetroot are difficult as i dont like their taste. Your seershasana is great. So it takes that long to get it right i never tried yoga by the way
Visiting ur blog after a while,
Love this post esp cos I am so new to fitness n this post inspires me to finally give smoothies a try 🙂
Your posts are so inspiring for me as they remind me to work out regularly and also try some new healthy recipes. Keep inspiring us and keep writing 🙂
The kiwi, peach and blueberry smoothie sounds heavenly! I say this while sipping my third mug of black coffee for the day. Oh, the irony! Next year, I hope to make a fresh start on my fitness journey.
Looking at you and then looking at all those healthy juices makes sense! Admire the way you are concentrating on health and fitness.You are really an inspiration!
cool! inspired by you I have taken up yoga…and some day if I master even one posture, I'll post a picture of myself…right now I'm just discovering that I have a lot of joints in my body that I didn't even know existed! I guess all I need to do now is make some of these yummy smoothies… 🙂 🙂
Love your smoothies. My favourite is banana, strawberry, tomato, celery with a dash of ginger.
Ehum.. well! I'm in awe, as always. The end. 🙂 🙂
Omg! very cool. I need those smoothies and let me prepare at home. Thanks for sharing.
Coming over to your headstand – I haven't attempted it even. Just today my yoga instructor was trying to pull me up while doing sarvangasan. My lower body weight keeps pulling me down 😛
Haha you finished off all the fishes of brahmaputra? I don't think I left any for you when I was there 😝
On a serious note, I admire your workouts and how you work to be healthy. For the past few months, I have not been feeling completely fit. Maybe I need to focus on my health too.
Headstand?? There is a limit to mocking me!! I must have belly flab stand… if i turn upside down, all the belly will hit the ground before my head! 😀
That's some colourful and healthy dishes. You perfected a handstand in over a year? And I just keep making plans still to get some regular exercise. You're just wow.
Anyway, I've nominated you for the versatile blogger award 🙂
http://dashyspeaks.blogspot.in/2016/11/being-versatile.html
Feel free to accept it or not.
You are so health conscious. But then that's how you remain in shape ☺️
Good seeing these combinations…I try to have a few of Bolt Farm's products.