I know it's not something that we love to talk about, but it is something that we all do and when we are not doing it, it can greatly impact our level of happiness. Teaching the Elemental Cleanse, I've gotten used to talking about, well, going potty. (I'm not talking about pee, here.) It's critical to have regular elimination. Getting up in the morning and going first thing is ideal. As you sleep, your body is hard at work digesting the food that you have consumed during day. In the morning, you simply want to release the digested food and not allow it to sit in your system for any length of time.
Believe it or not, if you don't or can't go to the bathroom your body using it's innate wisdom and efficiently will actually notice that you have bile sitting in your digestive system and decide that it should reuse that bile rather than waste energy making more. This means that the bile that was previously used to remove fat and toxicity including LDL cholesterol will be retrieved. In retrieving this, the body also reabsorbs some of what it was trying to release...toxicity.
We've all had the feeling of constipation at some point in our lives. It makes you miserable, not just in your body, but also in your mind. It can make you grumpy, not sleep and diminishes sexual energy. In Ayurveda, constipation is termed a "Vata" or "Wind" disorder. The energy of The Wind is responsible for movement in the body. The act of pushing digested matter from your body is The Wind at work. When the Wind becomes aggravated by lifestyle, routine or nutritional choices, it can become too high or too low. Either way, you suffer constipation.
Things that aggravate The Wind include:
- Excessive amounts of dry and light food
- Not enough lubrication through appropriate water intake
- Staying up late and sleeping in
- Traveling
- Worry and anxiety accompanied with racing thoughts
- Lack of routine and too much running around and stimulation
Here is the program to ground the energy of The Wind and what you can do daily to facilitate elimination:
- When you go to bed each night, place a glass of water by your bed. Drink the room temperature water first thing in the morning.
- Sit on the potty after you drank the water and tell your body that it is time to eliminate. You may or may not go in the beginning of this practice. Give it a few days.
- Daily you can take triphala in the morning and at night. Triphala is an Indian blend of three fruits that acts as a very mild laxative. It also is an anti-oxident and is awesome for skin, hair and nails.
- Eat three meals each day around the same time each day. Cook your food and eat it warm.
- Choose foods that are "sattvic" or pure. These include beans, vegetables, whole grains, fruits, nuts and seeds. Meat and dairy should be avoided as they are interfering with your digestion.
- Drink hot spicy decaf teas. Add fresh ginger for an extra healing zip.
- Before you go to bed each night, take up to 1 tablespoon of sesame or almond oil.
If you are in serious discomfort, you can turn to Castor Oil and Senna Tea for quick relief. You don't want to rely on these daily, however. Fix the root cause of the problem instead.
If you want to empower yourself in the potty, not to mention flush the whole system...body, mind and spirit... and learn a ton about meditation, yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy, participate in the Elemental Cleanse™.
Om Shanti, Pamela
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