We love these tips from holistic health coach Jennifer Taylor of Buckwheat To Butter for preparing, enjoying and staying sane on a cleanse. This week at The Chalkboard Mag offices a little sanity is all we need. Half our team is launching head first into Pressed Juicery's Semi-Annual Summer Cleanse and we're eating these tips right up. We're no newbies to our favorite 3-day cleanse and like to think we have the whole experience down pat, but these ideas from Jennifer extend beyond the bounds of things we normally consider when cleansing. Give her ideas a little consideration, begin your pre-cleanse activities and set a date to start that juice cleanse flowing! There are many ways to cleanse—from fasting to whole-foods-based cleanses—and they all aim to do the same thing: remove inflammatory substances and toxicity, and replenish the body with pure forms of nutrients found in natural, whole ingredients. The goal is to heal, to restore the body to its optimal health, and to let the powerful detoxification system we are born with do its work unhindered by blockages. But what about the mind? There is good evidence that our mental state (stressed, relaxed and everything in between) has a measurable impact on the well being of the body and the state of one’s health. Sure, you can do a cleanse for a few days without changing anything else in your day to day and perhaps feel better afterwards, but, when done mindfully, cleansing provides an amazing opportunity to turn the focus inwards, to make as much space in the mind and in the emotional body as we make in the physical body. Maybe you’re in a time of transition and need a fresh start to launch you into the next phase of your life. Maybe you’ve been holding on to something (an unhealthy relationship, a resentment, a loss, a fear) that you are ready to let go of. Perhaps you spend much of your time focused on and taking care of others and feel ready to do something loving for yourself. Some of us resist turning in, fear it even. Maybe your inner voice is asking you to stop distracting yourself so you can listen to your own intuition. In my holistic health coaching practice, in order to help clients get the most out of a cleanse, I encourage them to look at what they might be ready to get rid of besides the junk in their diets, and why they were drawn to cleansing in the first place. Whether you’re cleansing for three days or three months, here are some tips and tools for before, during and after your cleanse to get the most out of the experience. [olists num=1] [olists num=2] [olists num=3]
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