Physical Well Being

In Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, digestion and diet are understood to be the foundation of our physical well being. These systems truly follow the path of ‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. The majority of our immune system, in gut associated lymphatic tissues, or GALT, lies in our intestines. When our ‘drains’, our intestines, get backed up and congested with toxins, it shows up in every other system of our bodies. By clearing the drains, so to speak, through gentle and intelligent cleansing, the foundation of our immune system and healthy functioning on all levels is supported.

Getting to the Root of the Issue

Instead of treating the branches, as western allopathic medicine often does, traditional systems treat the roots. This cleanse is based on traditional Ayurvedic cleansing techniques, designed to teach your body to metabolize fat for fuel, cleanse the heavy load of toxins from our modern lifestyles, improve mental clarity, strengthen digestion, and repair the intestinal track. The cleanse functions on all four levels of being; heart, mind, body, and spirit.

Cleanse Details and Diet

The cleanse will begin with a demonstration on cooking digestive kitchari, a combination of rice, mung beans, and spices. Kitchari is a simple, inexpensive, and easy to digest food and potent blood purifier. Mung beans are used in TCM to strip environmental toxins, which is especially helpful for reproductive organs, liver, and thyroid health. In addition, you will learn to make a cilantro chutney that is incredibly delicious, and while tasting delightful also works to clear heavy metals from the body.

You will receive a guidebook at the first class with recipes for the cleanse and information on self care techniques to increase the benefits of the cleanse, as well as time to talk in a supportive, non-judgemental group atmosphere with others, sharing insights and benefiting from others’ experiences. You will have time to prepare and shop before the cleanse begins, as well as information on how to enter into and transition out of the cleanse. You will be given suggestions and options for optimizing and specializing the cleanse for your specific needs.

We will meet again one more day during the cleanse to share with one another and receive support and ask questions. You will have unlimited email access to me during the cleanse as well. We will have four days to prepare for the cleanse after our first meeting, four to five days of the kitchari mono-diet with an optional one day fast, then four days to transition off the cleanse and back to whatever elements of your regular diet you would like to continue. Once you do the cleanse, you will have everything you need to repeat the cleanse yourself twice a year ad infinitum. In addition, research has shown that the benefits of cleansing last well beyond the cleanse period, so your investment at this time continues paying off for months, and even years to come.