This a heartfelt note, dedicated to all women who aspire to shine through in their skin, and be the best version of themselves, but the tendencies of their mind and agitated nervous system overpowers their existence impacting how they look and feel!
The web of illusions created by the mind and a tensed nervous system creates an inner environment where the body is pushed towards early aging. On the surface, the skin reflects it all that is happening under the layers of your skin.
Believe me, dry, dull, acne-prone, wrinkled skin, early aging, hair loss, greying hair, protruding belly, sagging body, low moods are all way more than skin and hair issues on the outside. I learnt this over years and want to share my experience of self-transformation, which happened when I started to look at beauty as dedicated selfcare aligned with dedicated skincare!
People haven't still risen to the fact that beauty and skin are a reflection of your persona as a whole. Your skin is not an isolated part of your body and mind; it's all connected inside out.
So, let me start with my story.
In my early 20s I had all kinds of body, weight and skin issues. I was quite an aware being since as long as I can remember, and diet and fitness had always been my top priority to stay youthful. Imagine, I used to buy fruits and vegetables with my pocket-money!
However, even after my best efforts eating well and being dedicated to my fitness, I could see that my belly used to be bloated exceptionally all the time (to the extent that I used to get a seat while travelling in a metro...people used to think I was pregnant! My skin had been the worst with excess oiliness and a layer of stickiness over my face with hormonal acne popping up to its convenience often.
I tried it all to serve my aspiration to stay and feel the best in my skin in those years, until the nature changed the course my purpose and existence for good!
I came across Macrobiotic Diet after my second pregnancy and joined my teacher to be a Macrobiotic Nutritionist. One year of studies in Macrobiotics, and my skin transformed completely like never before, without ever visiting any dermatologist or seeking salon treatments, my body toned up naturally without any extra effort, just following the principles of eating Macrobiotically.
However, I wasn't still where I aspired to be, and then Yoga found me!
Yoga changed my life, skin, hair, beauty, strength...my mind & my nervous system!
With a regular yoga practice now for over 15 years, I realized my bloated belly was not a physical issue, it was being fueled by cortisol, the stress hormone. The more I stressed and freaked out, the more my belly felt bloated. It was my mind giving me the bloat!
Yoga gave me tools to pacify stress and my nervous system, and my bloated belly started to disappear after years of struggle!
Practicing strength postures in yoga built my lean muscle mass (muscles are your physical beauty, remember, it's your muscles that give form and shape to your body and face). A sagging face and body is an outcome of sagging muscles.
Strength practice has made me feel and look shapely and muscular over years with firm skin that I live in now!
Yoga inversions drastically improved my hair health and hair quality, also giving me some new hair sprouts.
Pranayama practices cleared out my skin adding a layer of freshness to my face.
Practicing restorative yoga practices started to give me an instant glow as my nervous system cooled down!
For me skincare has been skin deep for years now. While I created SVARASYA skincare to feed my skin pure nutrition it needed, and to stay flawless, I equally worked with my diet and yoga practices to cultivate my beauty from within!
Yoga proved to be a game changer for my skin and body, and I often think why hasn't anybody yet tapped into the power of Yoga to enhance their skin and beauty!
Do you resonate with this idea of beauty? I want to share some good news!
SVARASYA is soon launching its virtual Yoga Wellness space YOGRASYA that intends to educate and help women transform their beauty with yoga and Ayurveda practices.
If you believe in this idea of slow and sustained beauty the traditional way, I would personally like to invite you to join our WatsApp community to learn about our Yoga and Ayurveda inspired programs. As an early member you get access to information on beauty yoga and more by joining our WhatsApp group and be a part of our 'BEAUTY REIMAGINED REVOLUTION'!