remedies: bloating

balloons in my stomach like helium bags filled with sand and dynamite. what to do...?

gas trapped and without a quick way to get rid of it, i returned home after a whole day of being out and about - work, supermarket, cafe... 

soon as I got home, was tempted to eat again, not necessarily cause i was hungry, but out of habit, out of neglecting the stagnancy that left me heavy...even rationalized eating spicy foods to run it out...

thought about it. a pause...and this is the first step - pause….  here are the rest of the steps, all of them, the recipe to cure bloating: 

1. be in a place that feels like home, that, even if temporary, is a place you feel you may sleep and shower and feel some peace at. this step is essential for the body to release the toxicity of being in the movement of a fast paced city, and ingesting heaps of acidic air throughout the day...home is essential for a restful soul, of a body at ease and prepared for next steps....

2. avoid eating anything else. even if you are craving it. watch your body, observe whether the craving is really your body's, or your minds. 

3. take a steamy shower. if you have access to a steam room, that will work. 

4. make a ginger/peppermint tea. in the absence of this, boil water and squeeze a quarter of a lemon into it. drink it hot. drink it standing in samasthiti. pray before taking it in.

5. lay on your back with your knees folded and feet on the ground. 

6. take yogic breaths - deep inhalations/exhalations. the exhalations should be longer than the inhalations. 

7. get up to use the bathroom when you need to. otherwise remain in the position, and/or return to this position to retire to for a couple hours, or the night, if it's the end of the day.