listening to Aaron sleep and not feeling tired I have been racing through all the things, big and little that are happening right now, and realized that I might as well document them as it’s kinda interesting. At least to me, maybe not to you.

starting from the very basics, I’m in the process of a detox cleanse right now and have been thinking about why this has been the most successful one I’ve done yet. I’ve probably done 6 or 7 over the past 10 years, with big gaps when I was pregnant/breastfeeding (a whopping 3 years total, whoa and only 1 kid to show for it). But this one is really feeling right, so much so that I think I’m going to keep up the dietary aspect of it for the indefinite future.

Here’s what it is:

  • 80% raw fruits and veggies
  • 50% fresh juices/smoothies with only fruits, veggies and occasional nutmilks
  • one cooked meal per day, on average (today I skipped this). This has been mungbeans and basmati rice, or a hearty vegan soup (that is not an oxymoron). I made vegan palak paneer the other night which was nice too.
  • no wheat, alcohol, coffee, dairy, eggs, sugar
  • detox herbs (I’m using Michael’s Naturopathic Ultimate Cleanse)

This is a pretty big departure for me, but it is really working out well. Not only have I lost some weight, but I feel fabulous, energized, happy… It’s like my body is catching up to where my mind has been.

Which brings me to the next level of why I’m here, I suppose. I’m so excited to finish my yoga teacher training at the end of the month. This has been a long journey for me, starting from when my son was a year and a half old and I took Saul’s teacher training as a way to reconnect with my personal space (see above three years comment). After losing my job in May, I took another big chunk of the training. During the training and since I have felt like there is rocket fuel powering me on my spiritual path. I have been able to revisit and forgive people and parts of my past that have nagged me unconsciously for years. I time traveled and sat with my 18 year old self, crying the tears that flowed so frequently then, and told her/me that it was ok, that she was going to be ok, that she had this strong and happy woman -me- to take care of her and to become. If it wasn’t true it would sound crazy, I know. And now the last bit of training is coming up and I’m doing this cleanse and I think I’m going to keep it up through the training, just to be as clean as possible to absorb the learning as best I can.

I guess this is the beginning, there’s lots more which is why I’m putting it out here in the universe. I used to keep a diary, most every day from age 9 till 21 or 22. Life started taking over and I’ve hardly written introspectively since then. I used to freak out about people reading my diary, and now I’m putting it out here for the whole world to read. Like leaving the front door open so no one will steal your stuff, I guess.

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