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on April 13th, 2010•
Spring Cleansing
Spring is a time of new beginnings, life is moving up from the earth, sprouting up towards the new found sun. Traditionally this was a time when all of the stored food was no longer available and people had to naturally fast until the new crops or harvested food could be eaten. Living with the cycles of the earth they perhaps lived a more balanced, in-tune lifestyle. During the winter there would have been a lot of meat, fats and rich foods eaten and the first greens of the spring would of naturally helped the body cleanse itself of this diet, adding highly active nutrients and minerals to refresh and rejuvenate the body.
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on February 14th, 2010•
According to the five elements we are entering the phase of Wood. The time of spring when life is rising up and beginning to move again. In order for the Wood element to flow naturally, here are some guidelines:
- chi guides the flow of fluids and nourishment; so we have to keep the chi flowing by keeping the body moving. Exercise, dance, walk, run, take up a practice like martial arts or yoga.
- Eat moderately and add more raw foods to your diet. Raw food has more chi and stimulates our chi.
- Add sour/bitter foods: vinegar, lemon, quinoa, romaine lettuce, dandelion greens, watercress.
- Avoid saturated fats, intoxicants, chemicals/pesticides and processed foods.
- Awareness of emotional state and letting go of old stored emotional patterns.
- Get out in nature and observe spring coming to life!
