Detoxification is the word for early Autumn. I am doing a whole month of detoxing by myself as well as a three-week detox group at this time. Doing an effective Detox Diet or avoiding sugar, wheat and dairy for a couple weeks (as I write about in The False Fat Diet) is often quite revealing and helps us to feel better – lighter and more youthful with greater energy. I often recommend taking a two to three week break from the big five – sugar, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, and dairy products. Doing this, it may be challenging, yet most people feel much better and the body can clear many problems it has. Since it’s getting cooler, we’ll also need to exercise and spend time in the sauna or steam room as a means to sweat to clear toxins. Regular sweating is important to health and longevity. Prepare for the cold season. Gather your fuel and food, breathe and exercise, as you should. In Chinese medicine, the fall season focuses on the lungs and large intestine. Overdoing it can lead to congestion and toxicity, as well as constipation and the clogging of the nose and sinuses. This leads then to upper respiratory infections as the germs grow in the mucus and then inflame the membranes. Staying clean and clear this season along with a healthy immune system will help keep you well. Try a facial steam and breathe in the herbal mist (you can use mints, rosemary, chamomile, lemon verbena, and other herbs) to help clear the sinuses.
Being mindful while preparing for, during and after the fast
· See a doctor if needed before beginning your Fast · Avoided overeating at all times, chew your food well and slowly. · Support your digestion process, no soled food after 8pm · Drink 8 glasses of water daily and one gallon of distilled water during Fast. · Drink herbal tea to warm up (peppermint, chamomile, or rose hips). · Sip water with lemon juice and honey if you feel dizzy or chills. · Take an herbal laxative or enema if you get a headache and or body pain. · Prepare the Master Cleanse, drink 3 times a day · Prepare a Potassium Broth, drink the broth, bland the veggies if you need to eat · Exercise daily, less strenuous during Fast. · Dry brush beginning with the left side of your body moving up and then the right side · Shower daily (hot then cold to stimulate the circulation) use peppermint liquid soup. · Brush your teeth at least 3 times a day. · Rest, keep warm and sun your self every day. · Meditate, read, write, listen to music and get a massage. · Think positively; surround your self with beauty and nurturing people. · Fast a day at a time, remember why you are fasting at all times. · Enjoy the moment
At this amazing juncture of our lives, we are celebrating the fact that over a dozen sisters are creating the possibility of taking on being powerful healers. Sending them all lots of love: Stacey, Shoshana, Tania, Karen, Nathalie, Isolina, Melissa, Prita, Julie, Aniztla, Sally, Terry, Kathy & Kristy.
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HEALTHY EATING ELIMANATION FAST - September 7 – 23
The Autumn Equinox September 23, 2010, 3:09 am, a time when the life force energy is returning to the roots in preparation for winter. To be in harmony, in balance with the earth changes we to need to prepare and embrace the life cycle. It's time to look in the mirror, accepting self, letting go of fear of the new and opening up to possibility.
We begin our journey by asking ourselves why fast?
There are so many reasons to fast. Some people fast to give their bodies a break from food and to cleanse and purify the body. Others fast for spiritual reasons. There is something about fasting that gives a person such spiritual clarity. This type of fasting is truly powerful. One time that is optimal for fasting is during the waning moon cycle if you seek to release something during your fast. Also, fasting during your moon (menstrual) flow is a great time to eat lighter and go into a quiet space. Many fast on their personal holy day. Your personal holy day is the day of the week on which you were born. So if you were born on a Wednesday, then every Wednesday is sacred day for you. There are many spiritual practices in which you can engage of which fasting is one. Doing so brings you further in alignment with your highest purpose and can assist you in releasing limiting behaviors and thoughts. The list goes on and on but the main reasons people fast are to cleanse the body and the spirit.
Fasting a celebration of self
I encourage each participant to consider fasting from food, be it one type of food, or to do deep physical cleanse. However, I have learned that these fast sometimes have nothing to do with food. In the past I have fasted from negative emotions, watching television, talking on the phone and fear. Fasts are not always about food. What matters most is that cutting something out of lives leads us to a freer and more peaceful place.
Be part of my personal journey
Each Season Change, I invite others to fast with me. Each season represents an aspect of the Goddess and fasting helps us to align ourselves with that energy and to maximize that particular energy. So for instance, Fall is the Season of the Goddess of Transformation. I honor Medicine and Changing women and the powerful women we are. Fasting leading up to and including the first day of Fall allows us to consider radical changes that we need to make and also allows us to release toxic emotions and behaviors that have kept us from achieving our goals.
It’s up to you how you fast:
You can participate for 21 days or not. One person may refrain from just one certain type of food while another may eat only raw foods for this time. This fast is totally up to you; you fast in your own way.Search your heart and soul to determine how it will look for you. I often encourage people to try and make sure they include the 2-3 days leading up to and including the first day of the new season. I have grown to love fasting because it is a time of respite and I usually have to slow down. I encourage you to join me! Connect with the Goddess within you through fasting!
This is what my fast will look like:
Day 1 eliminate all animal produces and stimulants (sugar, coffee, soda, salt, sugar, alcohol, pot etc) Eat cooked food, grains, beans, veggies and fruit, drink lots of water and juices.
Day 2 eliminate grains and beans (Eat cooked food, veggies and fruit, drink lots of water and juices.)
Day 3 eliminate cooked food and oils (Eat raw veggies and fruit, drink lots of water and juices.)
Day 4 eliminate raw veggies (Eat fruit, drink lots of water and juices.)
Day 5 eliminate fruit (Drink lots of water and juices.)
Days 5, 6 and 7 you are on liquids (Master Cleanse, Seasonal Juicing, Water)
Day 8 and 9 - Drink lots of water and juices, add juicy Fruits (grapes, watermelon, plums etc.
Day 10 and 11 - Drink lots of water and juices, eat juicy fruits and add green leafy vegetables and seasonal veggies for a colorful salad,
Day 12 and 13 - Drink lots of water and juices, eat juicy fruits, green leafy vegetables, seasonal salad and add stemmed vegetables (Greens, Carrots etc
Day 14 and 15 - Drink lots of water and juices, eat juicy fruits, green leafy vegetables, seasonal salad, stemmed vegetables (Greens, Carrots etc) and add grains and beans.
Day 16 - Drink lots of water and juices; eat juicy fruits, green leafy vegetables, seasonal salad, stemmed vegetables (Greens, Carrots etc), grains and beans and add oils.
Next Steps:
The next few days will be the hardest as you will choose powerfully to return to un-healthy eating or continue on the path of will being and good health. If you choose to eat meat eat less and organic. Stay away from red meat, diary, fried food, sugar, coffee, alcohol and drugs. Join a group stay healthy. Make sure you keep your bowls moving during the fast. You can drink Smooth Move Tea, do enemas and or a colonic, For a Colonic you can call Vetora at (212) 368-8581. If you have health concerns make sure to talk to your primary health practitioner. Keep a journal, get a fasting buddy and read Fasting with the Seasons by Dr. Elson Hass. Good luck on your journey.
Lots of love, walking with the Earth Mother, Esperanza
