Spring Cleaning

Lately, i've been in purge mode. I've been in the closets, drawers, and toychests and bookshelves. We've had bags go to friends and some to the dump.

For the past few days, i've been doing an internal cleanse. This is not my first, but it seems like the most profound for me. I did a 2 day Arden's Garden de-tox, and for one day, i made my own master cleanse. All three days, i worked with the Yogi teas - fasting, detox and elimination. So, basically i got cleaned out. I gave up caffeine a few days prior to the cleanse, and was careful not to overeat. The Arden's Garden de-tox is a gallon of distilled water mixed with fresh organic grapefruit, orange, and lemon juice. The Master Cleanser is distilled water, fresh lemon juice, a bit of good maple syrup, and cayanne pepper.

One of the wierdest things i noticed was that i was hardly ever hungry. When i did get hungry, it was only for about five minutes. I got to notice when i wanted to eat - and that was when i was feeling stressed out or emotional...which luckily was only a couple times on the second day.

The first night was tough. Not because i was hungry, but because i was in so much pain. I didn't expect pain from a simple cleanse, but it happened. It felt like my kunda was throbbing, and it went up my back. I've never really experienced back pain like that before. I wondered if i should find a chiropractor, but by the morning it was almost all gone. I understand from one of my friends that this is fairly common with fasting...and it was good that i rode it out. Perhaps there were a lot of neuro toxins that were being released. Good. Doing yoga stretches, meditation, and qigong helped relieve the pain, too.

Last night, i broke the fast with a nice plate of food after an Ipsalu Satsang. Twenty people who had received the cobra breath initiation came to get together to practice, and have a pot luck afterwards. It was a very nice, supportive environment.

So far, i am only eating raw food - and will probably move on to a more normal diet tomorrow.