SPRING CLEANSING~ CLEAR AND SIMPLE

 This week is cleanse week for myself and some Opening Lotus Yoga students that are taking advantage

 of the Spring seasonal change to do some inner clearing and cleansing. twice a year practice, in Fall and 

Spring, through the ancient holistic health model of Ayurveda, we take 

time to slow down, clean 

out our diets of inflammatory foods and substances, simplify our days so we can rest more,

 basically, we CHOOSE to go in so we can TUNE IN.

   As we stop ingesting things that aggravate the natural balance of our physiology 

(read here, caffeine, sugar, animal protein, dairy, eggs, alcohol, wheat) and infuse our bodies with 

healing ,simple foods like veggie smoothies, soups, broths, kitchari and some small amounts of fruit, 

our bodies start this amazing process. THEY WAKE UP!

 Like the melting snow and ice, our bodies begin 

this process of releasing the stagnation in our tissues. We may not feel 'great' in the first few days' 

of release as the bodies tools of release are fatigue, or increased elimination,  headaches and sinus 

congestion etc. Our emotional bodies are detoxing too so we may feel our emotions more on the 

surface as they rise up, being released from the arctic freeze poor diets keep them in.

 One major effect of poor diets is a numbing from our emotional energy keeping us in low energy

 habits and 

 highly reactive and imbalanced moods. 

  The gift is just wait for it! Let your amazing body wash clean the stored toxins in your liver and

 tissues 

as you feed it simple, easily digested , high prana foods. Cleansing is like nirvana for your body! 

It's so grateful you are going to bed earlier, not overloading on foods that do not support natural energy,

 dialing back your tech time and spending more time walking, gentle yoga and meditating. 

Within ONE WEEK, you start to emerge like a butterfly from its cocoon , with a feeling of 

lightness

 and a renewed brightness of being! Then you will have such a deeper awareness of how to 

take care of this amazing vehicle we call our bodies! Many folks start to feel so amazing they 

decide to extend the cleanse period for 2-3 weeks or longer! If this is your first time, aim for 7-10 days.

You will be reawakened to the reality of what you put in your mouth and take in through your senses,

 creates who you are ,physiologically, mentally ,emotionally and consciously.
The Standard American Diet isn't called SAD for no reason. It's SAD that it creates a populace that is

 so dulled out from its own body's wisdom that its like listening to music with earplugs and earmuffs on. 

Message not received. Result? Suffering, chronic pain and inflammatory illness, depression and all sorts

 of disconnect 

from what is deeply meaningful. 

YOU ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF HOW YOU ARE MISFEEDING YOUR BODY-MIND 

UNTIL YOU STOP WHAT YOU ARE TAKING IN AND GIVE IT A REST! 

So take the plunge, choose a 7-10 day period to pull out all the aggravating foods from your diet to 

gift yourself the best boost you could experience naturally. Not sure how? Check out Dr. Mark Hyman's

 book the 10 day detox, or Dr. Weil's Anti- Inflammatory diet. 

IT'S SIMPLE- REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ;

 Meat, Wheat, Sweet, Soy, Caffeine, Alcohol, Dairy and Eggs for 7-10 days.

 Add:, Greens Galore

 (kale, spinach, romaine, arugula, parsley, cilantro, beet greens etc) soups, salads

 (with minimal oil or none) steamed veggies with basmati rice or quinoa seasoned with warming 

spices like turmeric, cinnamon, cumin and ginger to rekindle your digestive fire, some low glycemic

 fruit like berries , apples and pears. Lots of warm lemon water and herbal teas. 

By mid -cleanse you will begin to feel the surge of new energy as your body has reset

 its system to

 GLOW! Your eyes and skin will be brighter, your digestion will be regular , your sleep

 will be restorative and your connection to your body wisdom will be realigned. Your mood will be 

balanced and you will feel so energized you will WANT TO CONTINUE TO FEED YOURSELF FOR

 VITALITY AND NOT STAGNATION.

 A side effect of cleansing your diet, you naturally will want to cleanse your living and

 work environment. 

Clearing out the clutter goes hand in hand with internal cleansing. Move in to a spacious, energetic 

relationship with the sacred body temple we have been given and honor that body with living as simply

 and supportively as you can!
Happy Spring and Happy Cleansing! Blessings and Namaste
Anne Townend-Duffey (BTW. beautiful photo of my niece Kira celebrating life!)

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