Delhi based 28-year-old Sheena Dawar shares how one realisation helped her relieve her anxiety and more….
I first learned about SHARAN through some of my vegan friends. Intrigued, I visited SHARAN’s Instagram profile and watched several videos. I was deeply impressed by the work they were doing. At that time, I was vegan, but my diet included refined sugar, refined oil, and a lot of packaged and processed foods. However, SHARAN’s beliefs started making sense to me, and I realized that significant changes were needed in my lifestyle.
I began making changes gradually, one step at a time. I eliminated refined sugar, refined oil, refined salt, and all packaged and processed foods from my diet. Then, in January last year, I participated in SHARAN’s 30-day Healthy Me Challenge, which turned out to be a life-changing experience. It opened my eyes in ways I could never have imagined. I would often skip breakfast because it made me feel sick—mainly nauseous and anxious. However, as part of the Healthy Me Challenge, I started having fruits for breakfast and noticed a significant improvement in my health. Later, I participated in one of SHARAN’s smoothie challenges on Instagram, where I learned to make delicious and healthy green smoothies at home. Now, my breakfast consists solely of green smoothies and fresh fruits, and I can proudly say that my anxiety and panic attacks have almost disappeared.
One of the most profound moments in my journey came during a SHARAN webinar when Dr Nandita shared her experience of feeling anxious after consuming dairy. She explained how the negative emotions, created as a result of the animal exploitation in the dairy industry, affect our body. This was my turning point. At that time, I was already following a vegan lifestyle, but I would still accept prasad containing dairy when offered to me. I would also occasionally accept sweets or cakes at work, even though my conscience urged me not to. Each time, I would experience a surge of anxiety lasting for hours, sometimes even days. I would even have anxiety and panic attacks the night after consuming anything containing dairy, no matter how small the portion.
It was then that I had a profound realization: any unethical offering made to God (i.e., any prasad containing dairy) is not prasad, but a morsel full of negativity. Once I realized this, I completely stopped consuming dairy, and the intense anxiety build up that had plagued me for so long disappeared.
By embracing SHARAN’s lifestyle, I not only overcame my anxiety and panic attacks but also started feeling mentally and physically fit, energized, and at peace. This journey has transformed my well-being in ways I never imagined possible.
