AYURVEDA FOR SPRINGING INTO SUMMER!
‘MOTHER EARTH AWAKES AND ENERGY MOVES UP,everything in nature starts sprouting and blooming. The atmosphere is filled with an array of flowers, full of colour and greenery. Its time for growth and new beginnings.’
SPRING IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO CLEANSE THE BODY AND MIND
A week-long cleanse removes all the excess ama (toxic food byproducts), as well as all the stagnation from winter, and prevent health problems for the rest of the year.
You will benefit by:
WAKING WITH AWARENESS AND ENTHUSIASM
BURSTING WITH ALL DAY ENERGY and
ENJOYING LIFE TO THE FULLEST………
Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse
SIMPLE yet EFFECTIVE advice
· Have a cup of hot water and lemon with a teaspoon of raw honey to eliminate excessive ama (toxic food byproducts). Early morning an hour before breakfast.
· Eat light vegetarian, digestible meals with awareness.
· Fast one day in the week on Ayurvedic mixed vegetable soup (home made, see recipe below)
· Drink warming teas, such as ginger, cinnamon, dandelion (stimulating circulation)
Do daily yoga, pranayama (Breathing to improve energy flow) & meditation
· Calm the body and mind with the healing mantra
‘ Optimum wellbeing is in my true nature’
Ayurvedic Cleansing
Mix vegetable soup
4 cups mixed vegetables (carrots, greenbeans, sweetcorn, peas and squash)
8 cups water
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
6 whole peppercorns
1 inch piece of cinnamon stick
8 cloves
8 cardamom pods
2 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter),
½ teaspoon salt
Method
Wash and cut the vegetables into bite size pieces.
Place vegetables in water in a large pot, cover and cook on medium heat until tender, set aside.
Grind to a fine powder, cumin seeds, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and cloves in a Mortar and Pestle or use a blender.
Heat a soup pot on medium heat and add the ghee, then the ground spices. Saute for a moment, being careful not to burn them.
Add Vegetable broth and boil for two minutes.
Stir in the salt and serve.
Ayurvedic massage therapy is very effective in optimising the cleansing process. The following two therapies are most beneficial to Spring Cleaning both mind and body:
Pinda Sweda (Swedana):
This therapy consists of massaging warm boluses (prepared with herbs, rice, oil and other grains) over your entire body using specific strokes. It improves blood circulation and muscle tone, strengthens digestion and restores vigour to all your bodily tissues. Pinda Sweda is beneficial in helping the body rebuild muscle tissues. It promotes vitality and longevity.
Udvartana
This therapy fosters the stimulation of energy flow and improves the supply and purification of tissue, activates the metabolism of the skin and the cells, as well as stimulates blood circulation and lymph flow.
Furthermore, the therapeutic herbal powders have a tightening effect on the skin. The resulting warmth and movement aids against cellulite.
At the same time this treatment is a body peel, purifying and regenerating on the skin, so that the overall dermal picture becomes notably refined.
The above two therapies include specific advice on your dosha (body type). Knowing your dosha will help you select the optimum foods, exercises and lifestyle choices that will support and nurture your health.
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