Fall Detox – the Ayurvedic Way
It’s that time of year when a good transition to the new season calls for a rejuvenation of your body, mind, and spirit! What better way to do this than a natural cleanse to help transition into fall? I’ve been considering my bodywork for a while now, and this just happens to fit right into my schedule, so I’m taking a 3-week course from Digestion and Detox Specialist, Susan Ashleigh Bass (Ayurvedic Consultant and Yoga Therapist, RYT).
I’ve decided to outline and blog my experience with the process since I’m both 1) new to blogging, and 2) never done a cleanse. I feel that my experience can benefit others in this way, and I might then be able to be more aware of the process as I go through it.
DAY 1-7 (Pre-Cleanse)
Consists of diet modifications, yoga regimen, and breathing exercises.
- BODY: integrating healthy foods – flushing the fire and cleansing the lymph
- SPEECH: doing some energy work with breathing practices
- MIND: yoga poses to focus on draining the lymph (butterfly, downward dog, sun salutations, forward fold, and warrior)
Day 1:
- Morning: It started out with a full 12 oz. glass of room temperature water, a 20-min yoga routine, and then breakfast = apple, green smoothie (Odwalla), and oat bar — notice, there is NO COFFEE in this list. I actually think this has been an amazing adjustment that there were no cravings for caffeine either, although, I did start the headache almost immediately by mid-afternoon.
- Afternoon: I had a salad, included the pertinent ingredients (celery, sunflower seeds, garbonzo beans), but had to add the dressing – just a tad. I also had a small bowl of corn chowder with potatoes (not on the list). Evening: a schmorgus-board of individual foods…don’t know how to make real meals quite yet.
Other Special Events: Shamanic Fire Ceremony
This was a new moon fire ceremony from the Shamanic Peruvian tradition, good day to start the cleanse! More details can be found about Shamanic Meetups in PDX by visiting the Spirituality section of this blog. 
Tysa Times 