Going For It - Winter Detox Day 2

Today is my second day of this winter detox....and I am already thinking (and knowing) this one will be different. It needs to be. So, I am mixing things up a bit and using different herbs - a lot more of them as well as cutting back on the maple syrup.

Usually during the first 3 days I don't take in much of anything. It is just nice to let my body settle as it adjusts to detox mode. But I often feel huge resistance inside of myself to drinking the herbal teas - once I got started on them, it was fine.

Getting started was always the hardest part - and this resistance was coming directly from those organisms I was targeting with the teas. I have been through this a few times before - so it's nice to know the routine. 

I would also begin making the 'detox tea' with the maple syrup on day 2 or day 3 - and my body would just do the rest. However, I wanted to go deeper this time and that means changing the routine. And I feel better about it already!

As well as making changes to the herbs and detox tea, I am also increasing my Yoga practice again - I always find I have more energy to burn off, so why not do that with some Yoga. Perhaps I will even look around for some different types of practices or approaches to see what interests me.

Like I said - this one needs to be quite different - it's as if I am in the middle of a huge new learning curve with my body (and mind) leading the way. And I have a sense this time, it's all about unblocking some part of my brain....

The last stronghold of toxins perhaps? I know when I reach the top of this mountain, the view will be different. This is going to be interesting. 

April

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Detox Tea

Energy Medicine in Action....

Today has been interesting already and it's only early. First of all I woke up with a headache - which in itself is very unusual for me. But, it has brought me back to years ago when it was the most common thing in the world....

I remember I couldn't stand for anyone to even mention the word 'headache' because I would then get one. And I had migraines that would last for days and weeks. The longest one was for a full solid month - it was the worst I have ever had.

The irony is even back then, I knew to not take anything for these headaches. First of all, nothing worked to clear it and secondly, I knew it was mainly energetic. Something needed to come up and clear out of my system.

As an intuitive I was also very often taking something on that was not mine - head pain invariably was related to resistance of some kind or another and could only be worked out of my system by way of detoxing, cleansing and pure clear water.

Any energy form - that doesn't belong to us, causes some level of discomfort within our systems. It needs to be removed through exercise, diet, detox and energetic means - or else it can and will fester. There is often nothing worse then a festering mass of invasive energy....

So, back to today - there is something I have taken on that is acting as a resistance in my system - causing discomfort and pain. It is working it's way up and out - how do I know that? Well....because I am pushing it out.

Today I have done an intensive Yoga session, taken a few cloves of garlic to strengthen my immune system (fight what doesn't belong), drank lots of water and have been Closing Energy Leaks© to get my energy moving...

It is working because I have can feel it moving and my body responding to change. Energy Medicine in action!

April

A snow day in Leap....

Rising Consciousness - 12/12/12

Today is day 8 of my December detox and to be absolutely honest - other than the fact that I am cooking, baking and not eating the food I prepare - I haven't really noticed anything about this detox. Maybe it has to do with the time of the year and being so busy with everything else...

But time is flying by here and it seems like nothing. Yet, underneath the surface, I know things are bubbling away and this might prove to be the deepest, biggest and most life changing cleanse yet. But, then, I say that every time don't I?

Or, might it be that when I do these cleanses each time I strip off another layer, go a bit more deeply into issues, energy and patterns - that it's enough to significantly change/alter my outlook, existence, physical reality and frame of mind each time. 

Today I am feeling pretty good. I didn't sleep much last night, but it had nothing to do with the detox, and everything to do with my latest holiday pudding concoction (Sticky Date & Fig). It took far longer to steam then I figured it would however, by the way it smelled and looked, it might be my best one yet! 

So, I am still busy preparing for my favourite time of the year....but also giving some thought to these dates which are fast approaching. Tomorrow is 12.12.12 - very powerful numbers and I have always paid attention to them.

I remember the days of having a digital clock in my room - and being woken at various times consistently. 3:33 was the main one along with 5:55... I got used to the trigger points numbers bring up for us and have always kept an awareness around them.

I feel tomorrow will bring in some new energy - I have always felt that it has to do with higher consciousness. Each of these changes taking place on the planet from the wars, unrest, recession, banks stealing everything... all geared to keep consciousness (cellular vibration) at a low level, have failed. 

Consciousness is rising - those who are resistant to that have already lost their battle. You can't keep us down - the earth will find a way to lift us up.

April

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Dealing with Resistance - Purpose of Fasting...

Today has been a busy one so far, Sunday usually is around here. After we took the goat's for a walk, things settled down enough for me to get some baking done.... Yes, the goat's love to go for a walk, on a leash and have a chance to sample some of the brambles growing by the stream...

So, I have been baking up a storm (as per usual during a cleanse) but this time I am pushing myself to make things I wouldn't ordinarily eat. Such as mincemeat pies, Christmas Puddings (or any puddings) hoping to either extend our tastes or at least keep my baking new and exciting.

And as always I am feeling so much resistance to trying out these new recipes, ideas and skills involved in cooking new dishes. Of course, this being a detox, I have nothing else to 'digest' other then these issues, thoughts and emotions that are coming up to the surface.

That is indeed the entire function of not having food in the digestive tract for a few days - all the deeply held and long buried 'stuff' can rise up and be dealt with. Today is day 6 of this detox and other than experiencing so much resistance, I am feeling great.

I have some of the usual detox symptoms, my legs are heavy, my tongue is a little coated, my skin has been bumpy and my hair is dull (to me anyway). Yet, yesterday I was told how well I looked and asked what my secret was....

Errr....10 days fasting each month? Or all the organic food? Or the clean water... personally, I think it is  tipped in favour of the water, as I have only drank unprocessed well water for many years. Immediately after I changed my diet and started only drinking this kind of water, my skin started to glow (this after years of agonizing over spots and bumps, to find out it's the water!).

And my dreams right now - this bears mention because they are wild. Last night I had everything from a man with zebra skin with an animal growing out of his shoulder, to another person with a being protruding from their stomach and someone working on an electrical system. 

In one of my dreams I was angry with someone whom I had to constantly clean up after (memories from my childhood) and was doing quite a bit of yelling at her to pick up her mess. And what a mess it was! I woke up wondering if I have still to detox all of that out....LOL

Onwards and upwards

April

Glandore Sailing Club - in the summer 

Energetic Resistance and Will Power

I am making plans today to do something different - not quite sure what I will do yet. But, you know how we all have these 'things' we would like to do - or perhaps it's something we have done before and need to do more of...

What I am talking about are visits to a favourite beach, a walk in the forest, taking the children on some outing or other. These little things that can make life a little more fun and create some special moments. Often days such as these define who we are.... yet we are reluctant to get moving on them.

Whenever we face resistance, by walking into the front of that wall knowing the energy will dissipate from sheer force of will - we are on our way to overcoming far more then only physical addictions. We are now moving into the arena of spiritual energy blocks, breaking down darkness.

I often think if I knew the full extent to which I was controlled from outside forces when I first started walking this path - I am not certain I would have been able to comprehend just where I needed to go, to get where I am now.

These other influences and interference energies have manipulated our will - causing us to want or desire something, then to back down from creating it. To take an otherwise magical experience and waste it on lack of focus and discord...

Certainty and knowingness in what you want from this life and where you are going are not always steady companions on this path. They are often seen running alongside us as we climb further up our mountains - to be found there waiting at the end of each day.

Part of being absolute in our beliefs rises up from our will power. The sheer force of our will has not been known and will not be fully realized until each piece has been reclaimed from beyond those walls of resistance...

Today is a good day to do something about that

April

Yarrow growing in the garden...

Master Cleanse - Day 1

Well, we decided to go ahead and start our September Master Cleanse now, because we were just needing a bit more focus and a boost to keep us moving forward. It just feels right to do it now, once you start these detoxes and the pattern of clearing out, your body functions better if you keep going.

As I mentioned last week, I was already looking for a theme for this cleanse- removing blocks, breaking down resistance and balance have all come to mind. But this time around there is a far stronger feeling towards removing this wall of inner and outer resistance to living my life in general.

I think many of you can relate to this - especially those who are walking a spiritual path or on a journey of any kind, an inner road that must be travelled to find yourself. There is a huge amount of resistance, it wells up inside of us and we experience it in the world around us as well.

This form of resistance has kept us back, holds onto us in these never ending cycles of uselessness and frustrates us to no end. I have come to recognise this level of inner struggle and opposition to all we are as based on circulating toxins, in particular endocrine disruptors or synthetic hormones.

I have been paying a fair amount of attention to this type of toxic influence over the past few years, mainly because we are inundated with them with seemingly no end in sight. It is quite difficult to re-gain the upper hand where these poisons are concerned (I even did my Masters on plastic water bottles in the food chain!).

So, this next 10 days are going to be interesting to say the absolute least, because it is my intention to not only unravel the influence on my body function from this form of hormone, but also to strip them away as much as possible from the tissues.

Today, I am feeling quiet in myself, as if there is a battle ahead of me - however, I have battled before and am not one to back down easily from something I want to achieve. To say the least, I am ready and able for this.

My dreams last night were very interesting - a recurring dream I used to have many years ago of being in this huge mansion came up again where I was walking around and exploring all the rooms of this elaborate house with marble floors. And one of a tree with branches which came alive in some way and then were able to jump and move.

Well, I am off to a great start today, gearing up for the days ahead and all that is to come... 

Have a happy Monday!

April

Marigolds in the garden last week

Resistance on the Path

Many of us who are walking the spiritual path day to day experience a great level of resistance to the things we want or need in our lives. I have often heard it said that the higher you go, the greater the resistance, perhaps this is correct, as this would make perfect sense and is what we experience. However, what if the higher we go (in our vibration) the more we encounter the resistance that has been there all along?

For the most part nothing has changed. Our bodies are exactly the same inside and out, all we are doing when we fast, detox and cleanse is remove layers of dirt, poison and toxins that clog up the delicate inner machinery. This debris has slowed us down, stopped us, made us sick, tired, unbalanced and discouraged us from continuing on our journey's, it feels like a low level of constant frustration.

When you are detoxing, of course you are tackling these toxins and stripping them away each day you devote to clearing out your body. Along with this physical detox then comes a significant amount of processing or sifting 'through' what is being removed and why. As well as examining how it got there in the first place.

Some of the poisons and negative energies that we all carry around might astound you, but then again, most of us are never surprised at what is buried deeply within the body. If we look at the basic premise of 'as above, so below' or what is outside of us also exists inside of us - then all we need do is look around the world and see how much of a mess we have made.

However, that doesn't mean to say that doing this work is therefore futile - quite the opposite in fact. If just one of us starts to clean up and spends time removing rubbish, picking up after themselves and being careful to not create more refuse, what a difference this makes in the world. And it might inspire others to do the same.

Now, imagine if thousands or millions of us around the planet were doing the same thing - inside and out. Cleaning, detoxing and leaving nothing behind them, but a trail free of litter and debris. What we are doing is breaking down the resistance to higher consciousness one brick at a time proving to ourselves that it can be done.

Today is day three of my mini cleanse and I am working through some of the resistance in my body and life, disposing of the opposition to my hopes and dreams.

Have a lovely day,

April

Cat in the garden - sun finally broke through! 

3rd Day...

It is day 3 of our third Master Cleanse in 3 months and I am feeling pretty good. The one thing that I would say about this time around is that I have even more energy (if that is possible) and I feel as if my mind is as clear as a bell.

Sharp; that is how I feel, my thinking, my thoughts and the pictures that go along with both of those are clear and free flowing. My energy field seems to be lighter already - yet it seems as if I am anticipating something and as yet it has not revealed itself for me.

A few days ago I wrote about blocks in my energy field that were playing out in my life - this is still my focus, however, each time I bring my mind around to something that has felt to be resistant to change, I walk, do some Yoga and otherwise ponder it - and I am getting an immediate solution.

In some ways I have had that all along - but it was a much more difficult process and took far more time! This week, it appears to be instantaneous and these blocks really feel to be unravelling as each day moves on.

Yesterday I did accomplish a lot again- mostly writing. There is always so much that I want to say, and being a writer (and foodie) at heart, if I don't write it down - it becomes another block or area of stagnant energy. So there you have it - do what you are meant to be doing, no matter what anyone else thinks, or says and don't let your own worry, doubts and fears stop you.

Break down those walls, find what it is that you love to do and start doing it - even if it is for a few minutes a day. And if you are still uncertain about the few things that you would love to do, start doing something (anything) and see how it evolves and shapes into the things you are passionate about. 

Then work your way up to more of it, and see where it takes you. If there is no open door, build one, or break down the wall and go free.

These chains that bind and the blocks that hold us back will only remain in place for as long as we are willing to carry them around. When you take significant and tangible steps (actually do something real about them) then your entire being will align and respond with that new movement.

Of course, becoming an unblocked human on this planet also means responsibility - you must then own who you are, be that person and protect your newfound self and sense of identity. Who you are is precious, like finding a diamond in the sea - hold on to it, hold it up to the light and then let that beacon guide you forward.

If you have not yet started you own cleanse (in any fashion) it is about time you got started on your path. 

Have a warm day,

April

My garden fairy blowing bubbles

Day 1 of July Master Cleanse

Today is the first day of our master cleanse for July and we are already shifting into cleaning mode - I have been busy cleaning the house from top to bottom as I always find that I have so much energy! LOL. I also feel as if I am preparing for something - getting ready for the changes that I know are coming soon for me. 

Its day one and I am feeling pretty good - some aches and pains in my ribs (many years ago I had costal chondritis) from an old inflammation that appear to be coming up again. This is interesting as I had wondered when that would clear! It was a time of being totally taken over by a work situation, to the point where I was very run down and not myself anymore.

Perhaps this will prove to be connected to the blocks that I am wanting to remove from my energy field during this cleanse - I am thinking that things are starting to move because any time we work for someone else we are not fully 'working' (inside or outside) for ourselves. And of course, that creates a block in our systems. 

Therefore - each of us, no matter what it is we wish to achieve in our lives, will have multiple blocks and resistance to our own personal goals. Situations that we find ourselves in such as work relationships do keep us back in many ways because they extract energy from our creative forces. This is the energy that could be used to power our own dreams, wishes and pursuits.

How does it feel to be blocked? Right now I feel it as resistance, wanting to move towards a particular direction and nothing seems to work out. This blocked energy can then lead to frustration or despair or much more when left to fester away and unresolved.

As usual, the first 2 days or so are always an adjustment period for the 10 day Master Cleanse - I expect this time to be no different. My body will go through the usual winding down into detox mode in the next couple of days and then lets see what happens! 

I will keep you posted,

April