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Archive for the Spring Cleanse category

My super simple cleanse

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

I’m doing a cleanse at the moment and after I mentioned this on Twitter a few people asked me about my cleanse. So here it is, super simple. First, I’d like to give some respect to the fabulous Kris Carr whose approach to wellness has been a big influence on me. Kris’s community site is [...]

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Spring Cleanse: What next? Nothing!

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Image via Pick the Brain If you took part in the Spring Cleanse, did you practice clearing the time and space to sit in silence for five or ten minutes each day? Maybe you already have a regular meditation practice. If so, awesome! But if not then this is the gift I want to offer [...]

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Spring Cleanse: Week Four

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Teaching an outdoor yoga class for International Day of Climate Action. Photo by Pedram Pirnia. Wow! We are already halfway though the final week of the cleanse. I don't know about you but this process has not gone at all according to plan for me, but I suspect that what I've ended up with was [...]

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Spring Cleanse: Week Three – Clearing Space

Monday, October 19th, 2009

We are half-way there! I've you've cut out or cut back on anything that you felt wasn't really doing you much good then I'd love to hear how you are going. My biggest changes were to cut right back on anything with processed sugar in it (no Deluxe cafe oatie slices this month, sigh) and [...]

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Spring Cleanse: Week Two

Monday, October 12th, 2009

How is it going for you? It's been a mixed bag for me. I've been having a great time teaching myself how to sprout beans and make raw dips. My vegetable garden is at it's zenith so I'm enjoying gathering up the ingredients for my green juices and salads from my own back yard. On [...]

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Spring Cleanse: What are you ready to let go of?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Well, it hasn’t looked or felt much like spring around here this past week. Earthquakes and tsunami in the Pacific have left hundreds of people dead, thousands homeless and many more devastated. Here in New Zealand a late cold snap has left farmers without any electricity as they struggle to rescue new spring lambs from [...]

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Spring Cleanse: Day 5

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Happy Sunday to you all. I hope you've been having a fabulous weekend and enjoying the first days of the cleanse. Whether you have cut out coffee, tea, sodas and alcohol completely or cut back significantly – make sure you take a moment to acknowledge what you have achieved (and to let go of anything [...]

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Change the World: Make friends with your Heart

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. — Rumi Last week I wrote a list of 10 things you probably shouldn't say to a friend who doesn't have children. It was quite an experience. People responded, to [...]

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Spring Cleanse: Day 2, 3 and 4

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

Morning sunshine! Welcome to day two of our Spring/Fall cleanse. Today and the coming weekend is about small steps and preparation. Yesterday you committed to this process. Good for you! You also began to clear some space out of your fridge, your pantry and your day to take better care of yourself. If you share [...]

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