mercoledì 16 gennaio 2013

My voice is coming back

After about four months of poor harmonics in my voice I can finally see a change. I realized that I was drinking too few and now I have reversed this behavior. I was used to drinking a lot of water before, from 2 to 3 liters every day but then I read  some opinions on this matter from people who said that so much water wasn't necessary when you eat 100% raw. Some others said that water is always important no matter what you eat. I had to understand so I tried to do all of my daily tasks with no water or a couple of glasses throughout the day, except when fasting because in that case you necessarily have to drink a lot of water. In my experience water is necessary and it doesn't matter if my food is raw but I guess anyone has to try for themselves in order to understand what solution fits better. I believe that every person has to find it's own way to deal with things, what's important is to question everything all the time, if you want to know the truth. Plus I am still in the middle of a long detoxing process which will take at least a couple of years so things like hydration and bio chemistry in general might change considerably during this process. Another problem I'm dealing with is compulsive eating. It feels like bulimia but it's not quite the same thing. It's just sometimes I can't stop eating and I feel frustrated about it. I never had this problem before and I still haven't figured out why I feel like this. It might be the detoxification I mentioned above or something else, I don't know. Unfortunately here I'm gonna have to control myself which is something I don't like because I like when things are natural and simple, at least when it comes to primary needs, but I can't allow myself to be bulimic, especially when on a path to find more health, both physical and mental. But yeah, my voice is back so I can sing instead of eating. Or I can play bansuri or didgeridoo or all of the above.

venerdì 4 gennaio 2013

Back from Barcelona

Yeah, I'm back but I wish I wasn't. Barcelona was beautiful and I had a great time there. I wish I was still travelling, not stuck in Barcelona but on the road. Now it feels a bit dull to be back home but let me tell you about my trip. First thing we noticed was that the sun never seems to rise over there. 8 a.m. and it was still dark, I gueess that's why they wake up later in Spain. But Barcelona is beautiful both in the morning and in the night. As soon as we got there I saw plenty of fruit stores. I was already watering eheh. The fruit there was awesome and I had a lot of great food. I also had some rice at the Wok to Walk on the Ramblas. I know it's not raw food but it was an acceptable exception considering it was vegan. Plus I had some of the best fruits and smoothies and a lot, really a lot, of olives. I love olives and I love them better in Spain! So here are a few pics I took there:
















































On the last day, before leaving, I woke up early and went runnin from my hostel to the Ramblas. It was a 5km run and it was fun because I could see a lot of things that I missed the days before. Here's a picture of the city at 8 a.m. As you can see it's still dark and the sun isn't up yet.



After Barcelona we went to see Dalì's house in Cadaques. Unfortunately we couldn't get in because we should have booked a visit but the landscape was awesome. If you happen to be nearby and have a chance make sure you go there. Here are a few pics of Cadaques and Portlligat:










Now I am on a 4-day fasting (I've been fasting for about 36 hours now). I have done this before and now it really seems to be easier, I guess it's because I'm detoxing less and less (because most of the toxins have gone already, so I'm "cleaner") and  so I guess I might find it easier to go on without food in the next few months. Why fasting? Because it helps the body get rid of all the junk that you put in it mainly. It's a simple explanation, if you're curious about it I'm sure the web can help you understand it. That or Herbert Shelton's books. Anyway it's helping me feeling better because every time I do this I feel stronger and  healthier, not to mention the cleanliness of my mind. Just be careful if you've never done it before because it can be dangerous if you took a lot of drugs, meds or had a bad diet, if you're overweight and so on. Gather a lot of info about it before you actually do it. Again, Herbert Shelton's books are great for that, Arnold Ehret's ones too.
As I was writing this blog I received my bansuri flute from this site: http://www.ananddhotre.com/
if you need a bansuri this is definitely a good place to buy. Great instrument, great service and super fast delivery! This made my day. Here's my beauty: