EXPLORING YOUR EDGE
Last week we introduced some powerful new approaches that took us deeper into our detox journey, and it’s been amazing to see you all explore and experiment with them.
This week you have the opportunity to take things just a little deeper still - if you feel like doing so - before we start easing out of the detox in week 5.
You’ve been doing amazing work, and we’re so happy to see everyone taking this process seriously - respecting your individual journeys, following the direction and instruction of your own body, and not getting lost in perfectionism or extremism.
This is exactly what we wanted, and we’re so impressed and happy with how everyone has applied all the information. As you know, and as we’ve mentioned, it isn’t about perfecting any particular process, or doing everything as “deep” as you can. It’s simply about applying the approaches and tools that feel right for you - your mind, body and emotional state - each day and each week.
We all know how tricky the mind can be, and how much stress it can create for us if we let it - “I should’ve done this” “I shouldn’t have done that” “it would be best if I…” “why can’t I just…” - so much thought and mental gymnastics, all of which simply distracts us from listening to the guidance of our bodies - from hearing what it is we truly want and need.
Obviously, you’re not going to get everything “right” with every decision, but that’s how the process of learning works - in detox, and every other area of life, so with every “mistake”, simply pay attention, reflect, learn and consider (I believe mistakes don’t exist, they’re simply signposts re-directing our course).
This detox is certainly helping you to deeply cleanse your body, but it’s also a process of strengthening your connection to the compass in you, which will always give you direction and instruction.
YOU know what feels right, and you’re here to trust in that.
We’re simply sharing tools that have helped us to strengthen that connection we all have, we’re still doing this work now, and it’s an honour to share in this process together
so WHAT WILL WE BE LOOKING AT THIS WEEK?
We’re not introducing anything new this week in terms of practices, but you do have the option to go a bit deeper with any of the practices you’ve used last week.
The minimum juice quantity is ideally still 2L per day - 1L green juice, and 1 L of any other juice of your choosing - bear in mind that watermelon is a very cost effective juice.
But, you may only go deeper with these practices if you tried last week's approaches, and they didn’t feel overly challenging, or that you were pushing yourself beyond what’s possible.
If you felt that last week's practices were the edge of your comfort zone, and you found it hard to break the fast properly or slowly, or were feeling very emotional - especially in regards to using food to manage those emotions, then explore the edge you were working with before, going deeper may mean you lose some balance and stability, and you’re already doing so well.
It’s essential you don’t push beyond your physical, mental or emotional capacity, because the detox isn’t more effective if you do a longer fast or go deeper, it can be, but the detox is truly most effective when you respect your body, mind and individual process - which means considering where you’re at, your own needs, your own feelings around what feels right, and what feels manageable, so that you can maintain control and balance within your process.
OPTIONS TO EXPLORE THIS WEEK
DEEPENING LAST WEEKS PRACTICES
DRY FASTING
A 24 hour dry fast you can only do on a day off, not whilst working.
The same goes as last week, move slowly, stand up slowly, don’t exert yourself.
For a 24 hour dry fast, the only option you have is to break your fast with juices, or, with juices and a mono meal of fruit.
It isn’t a day where you’ll be able to eat cooked foods or salads, so be aware of that.
For a 24 hour dry fast, I suggest finishing eating and drinking at around 5pm the day before, so you have plenty of time to rehydrate the next day when you break your fast.
After 24 hours, you would break your fast with 500ml - 1L of water or lemon water (or some water, and some lemon water - try to let your intuition guide you in what you want, and how much).
Next would be 1.5-2L of green juice. Drunk slowly, split into 500 ml portions throughout the evening, your green juice should consist of mostly cucumbers, celery, herbs, greens and lemons, then some apples, just to sweeten.
If you’re still hungry, you can eat a mono fruit meal of melon, oranges, pineapple, or papaya.
The next morning, continue as normal with any of the approaches that feel right for you. If you’re able to do a water or coffee enema after rehydrating the next morning, that is optimal.
You can do this 1 or 2 times this week, but not back to back days.
A good way to prepare for a 36 hour water fast is with a juice day, juice/fruit day, or fully raw day, but it is not mandatory.
Doing an enema at any time during your water fast will be helpful, and will also be helpful in the morning after you break your fast.
You may also continue experimenting with 12-20 hour day fasts on other days if 24 hours feels too long. Just don’t push your body too far. You don’t want to be feeling exhausted or drained, you need to be able to rest enough, or it puts too much stress on your adrenal glands and kidneys.
36 hour water / herbal tea fast.
If you did a 24 hour fast last week, and you felt stable with it physically, mentally and emotionally - you may try 36 hours this week.
This means, if you finish eating at 7pm on a Friday, you would wake up on Saturday, and would drink only water, or water & herbal teas (you may add a little lemon/lime if you feel like it, but no honey).
You would go to sleep having eaten nothing, and the next morning, anytime from 7am (36 hour mark) - you could break your fast.
You might wake up feeling quite tired and lethargic - that’s normal, you will slowly come back to life after getting something back in your system.
Again, move slowly and carefully during your fast - always stand up slowly.
You would break your fast with 2L of juice throughout the morning, drunk slowly, best split into 500 ml portions (1L green juice minimum, not too sweet, then 1L of any other juice or coconut water, or even 1L more green juice).
Then continue your day with whatever approach feels best for you.
You may try one 36 hour fast this week.
If 36 hours feels like too much, you can still use the 16-24 hour fast.
You may also use 16 hour intermittent fasts some days even if you do the 36 hour fast. Again, respect your body, don’t push it, just do what feels right.
This week, you may try anywhere from 1-3 days on juices again, and if you like, you can combine this with your water or dry fast.
If you do a water or dry fast, you may put it in the middle of your juice fast, if that feels like a possibility for you.
That would look like:
1 day of juice
36 hour water fast / 24 hour dry fast.
1 day of juice
During juice fasts is still a great time to do enemas.
This is quite a deep practice, please only explore it if you feel your body and mind are in the place for it.
juice fast
IMPORTANT NOTES
Remember not to do your coffee enemas past 3 pm, so that any caffeine which makes its way into your system is gone by the time you sleep. Any other types of enema you may do at any time of day on juice or water fasting days.
The psyllium mixture you may keep taking the same as last week.
Try to use the neti pot a few times, especially if you haven’t already, it’s very helpful if you’ve had issues in the head or sinus area throughout your life - regular colds, flus, sore throats, tonsillitis, sinus congestion.