Aaron Rodgers.Photo: Rob Carr/GettyAaron Rodgerssays a 12-day cleanse he undertook in the days following the end of the Green Bay Packers' seasonled to his much-discussed Instagram postearlier this week.During his appearance onThe Pat McAfee ShowTuesday, Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, revealed he had gone through a Panchakarma cleanse following the Packers' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in January.The announcement came shortly after Rodgers sparked speculation about his future when he posted a series ofphotographsto Instagram that expressed his appreciation for actress and reported ex-fiancéeShailene Woodley, as well as a number of Packers staff and players.Rodgers' post led many to speculate that he might have been preparing a surprise retirement announcement.The 38-year-old instead shot down those rumors, and explained to McAfee that the Panchakarma cleanse left him feeling “gratitude.““I just came out of a 12-day cleanse where you’re eating a specific diet and you’re going through these treatments every day,” Rodgers said.Dan Steinberg/AP/Shutterstock"You’re not really doing anything else,” he added. “You’ve gotta kind of turn everything else off. So you’re not working out, you’re not straining or anything. It’s kind of a re-centering, and it not only heals you physically but I think it takes away mental stress. And then the spiritual part, I think it allows you to kind of enjoy the meditations a little bit more.“According to theAyurvedic Institute, a New Mexico-based organization that specializes in “ancient Indian therapies,” Panchakarma is a part of a group of therapies belonging to a type of cleansing procedure called shodana. The alternative treatment has several lifestyle and diet guidelines, including getting plenty of rest and avoiding strenuous exercise, sex, loud music and other overstimulating activities.“It is also advised to take particular care to keep warm and away from the wind and to observe one’s thoughts and experiences during this time,” the Institute explains on its website.There are also diet restrictions, such as avoiding caffeine, white sugar, recreational drugs, alcohol and dairy products.RELATED VIDEO: Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers ‘Agree to Disagree About Things and Not Debate Them’: Source"The reason for this diet is that during the cleansing process the digestive fire (agni) takes a rest,” the group says.Rodgers went on to tell McAfee that he felt immense appreciation for the “life that I have and the lessons that I’ve learned” following the Panchakarma.“When I come out, my first thought is this intense gratitude for the people in my life,” he told McAfee. “And that’s not every person in my life that I mentioned, and there’s other people to highlight and to credit, but that’s just where I was at.“Rodgers has not yet revealed whether he is returning to the Packers, or the NFL, next season.
Aaron Rodgers.Photo: Rob Carr/Getty
Aaron Rodgerssays a 12-day cleanse he undertook in the days following the end of the Green Bay Packers' seasonled to his much-discussed Instagram postearlier this week.During his appearance onThe Pat McAfee ShowTuesday, Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, revealed he had gone through a Panchakarma cleanse following the Packers' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in January.The announcement came shortly after Rodgers sparked speculation about his future when he posted a series ofphotographsto Instagram that expressed his appreciation for actress and reported ex-fiancéeShailene Woodley, as well as a number of Packers staff and players.Rodgers' post led many to speculate that he might have been preparing a surprise retirement announcement.The 38-year-old instead shot down those rumors, and explained to McAfee that the Panchakarma cleanse left him feeling “gratitude.““I just came out of a 12-day cleanse where you’re eating a specific diet and you’re going through these treatments every day,” Rodgers said.Dan Steinberg/AP/Shutterstock"You’re not really doing anything else,” he added. “You’ve gotta kind of turn everything else off. So you’re not working out, you’re not straining or anything. It’s kind of a re-centering, and it not only heals you physically but I think it takes away mental stress. And then the spiritual part, I think it allows you to kind of enjoy the meditations a little bit more.“According to theAyurvedic Institute, a New Mexico-based organization that specializes in “ancient Indian therapies,” Panchakarma is a part of a group of therapies belonging to a type of cleansing procedure called shodana. The alternative treatment has several lifestyle and diet guidelines, including getting plenty of rest and avoiding strenuous exercise, sex, loud music and other overstimulating activities.“It is also advised to take particular care to keep warm and away from the wind and to observe one’s thoughts and experiences during this time,” the Institute explains on its website.There are also diet restrictions, such as avoiding caffeine, white sugar, recreational drugs, alcohol and dairy products.RELATED VIDEO: Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers ‘Agree to Disagree About Things and Not Debate Them’: Source"The reason for this diet is that during the cleansing process the digestive fire (agni) takes a rest,” the group says.Rodgers went on to tell McAfee that he felt immense appreciation for the “life that I have and the lessons that I’ve learned” following the Panchakarma.“When I come out, my first thought is this intense gratitude for the people in my life,” he told McAfee. “And that’s not every person in my life that I mentioned, and there’s other people to highlight and to credit, but that’s just where I was at.“Rodgers has not yet revealed whether he is returning to the Packers, or the NFL, next season.
Aaron Rodgerssays a 12-day cleanse he undertook in the days following the end of the Green Bay Packers' seasonled to his much-discussed Instagram postearlier this week.
During his appearance onThe Pat McAfee ShowTuesday, Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, revealed he had gone through a Panchakarma cleanse following the Packers' playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in January.
The announcement came shortly after Rodgers sparked speculation about his future when he posted a series ofphotographsto Instagram that expressed his appreciation for actress and reported ex-fiancéeShailene Woodley, as well as a number of Packers staff and players.
Rodgers' post led many to speculate that he might have been preparing a surprise retirement announcement.
The 38-year-old instead shot down those rumors, and explained to McAfee that the Panchakarma cleanse left him feeling “gratitude.”
“I just came out of a 12-day cleanse where you’re eating a specific diet and you’re going through these treatments every day,” Rodgers said.
Dan Steinberg/AP/Shutterstock
“You’re not really doing anything else,” he added. “You’ve gotta kind of turn everything else off. So you’re not working out, you’re not straining or anything. It’s kind of a re-centering, and it not only heals you physically but I think it takes away mental stress. And then the spiritual part, I think it allows you to kind of enjoy the meditations a little bit more.”
According to theAyurvedic Institute, a New Mexico-based organization that specializes in “ancient Indian therapies,” Panchakarma is a part of a group of therapies belonging to a type of cleansing procedure called shodana. The alternative treatment has several lifestyle and diet guidelines, including getting plenty of rest and avoiding strenuous exercise, sex, loud music and other overstimulating activities.
“It is also advised to take particular care to keep warm and away from the wind and to observe one’s thoughts and experiences during this time,” the Institute explains on its website.
There are also diet restrictions, such as avoiding caffeine, white sugar, recreational drugs, alcohol and dairy products.
RELATED VIDEO: Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers ‘Agree to Disagree About Things and Not Debate Them’: Source
“The reason for this diet is that during the cleansing process the digestive fire (agni) takes a rest,” the group says.
Rodgers went on to tell McAfee that he felt immense appreciation for the “life that I have and the lessons that I’ve learned” following the Panchakarma.
“When I come out, my first thought is this intense gratitude for the people in my life,” he told McAfee. “And that’s not every person in my life that I mentioned, and there’s other people to highlight and to credit, but that’s just where I was at.”
Rodgers has not yet revealed whether he is returning to the Packers, or the NFL, next season.
source: people.com
