Towards a Healthy Life

JGD
Being in the software industry, I used to work late hours, eat lot of junk food, have meals at irregular timings and would not even do any kind of physical activity or exercise. On the contrary, I used to feel that nothing would happen to me at such a young age, and thus I would keep procrastinating the idea of living a healthy and fit life, in spite of knowing that my father and wife were already facing health issues. Putting a brave front, I would try and move forward.

But my health was deteriorating significantly. I used to get frequent headaches. I would wake up early in the morning with severe headaches. Then one fine day, I reluctantly went to the doctor, only to be told that I had high blood pressure. At that time, I was not aware of the reasons for high blood pressure and its long term impacts. I was asked to take BP medicines for a few weeks and then called for a review. While it looked to have settled, the doctor advised me to continue with the medicines.

Upon research, I found out as to how deadly BP can be, and its long term impact with medicine. Taking BP medicines also has side effects in the long term. I cursed myself for being so ignorant of the health problems arising due to irregular food and work habits. I realized that I had to accept the situation first. On doing so, I then focused on finding a solution to this health problem, and started some physical activity. It was very difficult to continue due to motivational issues. I started some Yoga but then discontinued in between. Somehow I wasn’t able to regularize my schedule. I was finding the entire process very tough. After 2 years of medication, I decided to give myself one last chance of getting back to shape and worked very hard. I became energetic, lost good amount of weight and started to feel healthy. However the BP was still an issue, and I continued on medication.

After 5 years of using BP medicines, in the year 2008, I came to know about the Sudharshan Kriya and did the AOL course. The first Kriya session was an amazing experience! I instantly fell in love with it and became very curious about it. I started reading books about Guruji, listening to His knowledge tapes, bhajans(devotional songs) etc. The knowledge tapes were just so amazing, and they made me realize as to how little I knew about life and the way of leading a happy life! The course truly transformed me from within.
The doctors reviewed my BP on regular visits, and the dosage came down significantly but couldn’t be avoided completely. In 2009, I did my DSN course and learnt the Padmasadhana , its series of Yoga postures. This particular technique swept me off my feet, as I felt very happy and energetic, yet calm and empty, after each session of Padmasadhana. I continued the Padmasadhana religiously! I also prayed to Sri Sri, all these years, to help me get out of this health condition, and I also pledged to lead a healthy life.

In the year 2010, my BP came to normal levels. Doctors were surprised at this, and told me that I no longer needed medication. Till date, all regular checkups continue to show my BP as normal. This was truly a big miracle for me, as health is wealth. It is one of the many instances where Guruji helped me. Sri Sri takes care of each one of us in His own way!

Thank you, Gurudev
Ardent Devotee