Apply healthy habits and rituals that will ultimately reshape your world to be the best version of yourself

Time to clean up your act lighten up and experience joie de vivre.

SPRING IS HERE! 

Do you find it difficult to say no and take on more than you can handle or do you clutter your home with more things that you can use?  Do you have a desire to lighten your load to find clarity and vitality to do more things that you enjoy? 

Here are some recommendations to guide you towards decluttering your mind, cleansing your body from the inside and out and restoring order in your environment. 

CLEARING YOUR MIND 

Change your mantra and be the change you want to see in your life

• Be clear on your intention - Start each day with a meditation
• Identify your roadblocks and work out ways to overcome them. If time is a blockage, make time by waking up earlier.
• Prioritise your day by doing what will make the most impact on your goal
• Be specific as to how you are going to change a current habit to a new habit
• Be clear on the time that you will repeatedly introduce this new habit      

RESTORING ORDER IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT - spring cleaning

• Is your organisation system working for you or not? 
• What items are essential and what are not? Get rid of what you no longer need
• Organise a system that works for you
• Remind yourself of what you are wanting to achieve
• Be present and aware of your actions at all times
• Take ownership of your outcomes, allow yourself to integrate with the results and feel the satisfaction
• Use environmentally friendly cleaning products in your home

CLEANSING YOUR BODY FROM THE INSIDE AND OUT

• Be organised and plan and shop ahead
• Buy organic
• Avoid processed foods, cook from scratch instead
• Use toxin-free personal care products
• Avoid artificial sweeteners and carbonated drinks
• Avoid eating lifeless food
• Avoid incompatible food combination

Note: Prior to a cleanse it is essential that all the elimination systems of the body are working optimally. If your body is compromised in any way it is best to check in with your health care professional prior to stating on a cleanse. A detox program needs to be specific for an individual, therefore, I recommend having a health assessment to identify an appropriate cleanse and duration of time for you. *The information below is not recommended for everyone, please email me on info@indriya.com.au before starting. Additional supplements may be necessary to support the body during the cleanse. 

Listed below is an example of a cleanse designed to give your digestive system a rest, stimulate your enzymes to improve absorption and assist in waste removal. 

DAY ONE - Fasting (not recommended to everyone, send me an email to verify)

1. Wake up at sunrise
2. Tongue scraping with a copper tongue scraper and apply oral hygiene practices with toxin-free products
3. Squeeze 1/2 lemon into a glass and grate a 1-inch piece of ginger into the glass add boiling water, wait to cool a little then add 1 tsp of honey and drink to cleanse 
4. Move your bowels 
5. Use the raw silk glove to stimulate lymphatic flow before your shower
6. In the shower using lemongrass and ginger body wash
7. Meditation
8. Yoga asanas
9. Drink the detox tea through the day ½ tsp fenugreek seed, ½ tsp coriander seed, ½ tsp fennel seed, ½ tsp cumin seed boil in 5 cups of water for 5 to 10 min. Strain and store in a thermos to drink through the day. Stop at 6 pm
10. Purchase split yellow mung dhal - soak water overnight also buy mung beans (green)
11. Soak 1 cup of mung dhal in the water around lunchtime
12. Evening walk (brisk walking) Excercise of your choice, have a sauna if you can
13. Do not watch any television, keep calm, participate in a joyful activity 
14. Make the kitchary for the next day
15. Preparing for bed, take time for gratitude, write in your journal
16. Do a self-body massage with warm dosha balancing oil then shower 
17. Bedtime at 9.30 no later than 10 pm
18. Soak one cup of dhal in water before for the next day

DAY TWO, THREE AND FOUR - Kitchari 

1. Wake up at sunrise
2. Tongue scraping with a copper tongue scraper and apply oral hygiene practices with toxin-free products
3. Squeeze 1/2 lemon into a glass and grate a 1-inch piece of ginger into the glass add boiling water, wait to cool a little then add 1 tsp of honey and drink to cleanse
4. Move your bowels  
5. Use the raw silk glove to stimulate lymphatic flow before your shower
6. In the shower using lemongrass and ginger body wash
7. Meditation
8. Yoga asanas
9. Drink the detox tea through the day ½ tsp fenugreek seed, ½ tsp coriander seed, ½ tsp fennel seed, ½ tsp cumin seed boil in 5 cups of water for 5 to 10 min. Strain and store in a thermos to drink through the day. Stop at 6 pm
10. Breakfast kitchary
11. Lunch between 12 and 1 pm - kitchary
12. Make kitchary for the next day
13. Evening walk (brisk walking) Excercise of your choice, have a sauna if you can
14. Dinner at 6.30 pm kichari
15. Do not watch any television, keep calm, participate in a joyful activity
16. Preparing for bed, take time for gratitude, write in your journal
17. Do a self-body massage with warm dosha balancing oil then shower
18. Mix 1 tsp of flaxseed meal with 1 tsp of psyllium husks into a glass of water drink before bed
19. Soak 1 cup of mung bean (green) in water always make sure you have something prepared for the morning
20. Bedtime at 9.30 no later than 10 pm

DAY FIVE, SIX, SEVEN - Mung bean for lunch, soup for dinner

By this time you will be longing for a different flavour and texture 

1. Wake up at sunrise
2. Tongue scraping with a copper tongue scraper and apply oral hygiene practices with toxin-free products
3. Squeeze 1/2 lemon into a glass and grate a 1-inch piece of ginger into the glass add boiling water, wait to cool a little then add 1 tsp of honey and drink to cleanse
4. Move your bowels  
5. Use the raw silk glove to stimulate lymphatic flow before your shower
6. In the shower using lemongrass and ginger body wash
7. Meditation
8. Yoga asanas
9. Drink the detox tea through the day ½ tsp fenugreek seed, ½ tsp coriander seed, ½ tsp fennel seed, ½ tsp cumin seed boil in 5 cups of water for 5 to 10 min. Strain and store in a thermos to drink through the day. Stop at 6 pm
10. Kitchari or mung beans for breakfast
11. Make the mung bean to have for lunch (can alternate the vegetables add whatever is in season go for greens)
12. Lunch at 12 pm Mung beans
13. Evening walk (brisk walking) Excercise of your choice, have a sauna if you can
14. Dinner at 6.30 pm vegetable soup of your choice
15. Do not watch any television, keep calm, participate in a joyful activity
16. Preparing for bed, take time for gratitude, write in your journal
17. Do a self-body massage with warm dosha balancing oil then shower
18. Mix 1 tsp of flaxseed meal with 1 tsp of psyllium husks into a glass of water drink before bed
19. Bedtime at 9.30 no later than 10 pm
20. Always make sure you have soaked the mung bean for the next day 

Checklist - Make sure your bowels are working every day. Make sure you drink warm water throughout the day. If you have a headache you may be withdrawing from coffee or sweets etc. If you develop skin rashes the liver may be overworked and support may be needed. * check-in with your health care provider

Recipes

Kitchari

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice - ½ cup
• Yellow moong dhal (split)- ½ cup
• Water - 3 cups of water
• Onion - ½ chopped
• Ginger - ½" grated
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Ajwain seeds - ½ tsp
• Ghee - 1½ tbsp

Method:

1. Soak rice and moong dhal together at least 2 hours before cooking
2. Heat ghee in a pot on medium heat add onions when soft add ginger
3. Add cumin seeds, when seeds become dark brownish and crackle add ajwain seeds
4. Cook them until the fragrance intensifies then add the soaked rice and moong dhal and cook while stirring for another two minutes.
5. Add water and let it cook until they are cooked properly.
6. Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon, fresh coriander and black or sea salt

Moong dhal

Ingredients:

• Yellow moong dhal (split) – 1 cup
• Water – 7 to 9 cups
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Seasoning Mix - ½ tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp cumin seeds powder,  ½ tsp fennel powder and at least ½ tsp black pepper powder
  
• Sea Salt – 1 tsp
• Fresh Ginger – 1 inch
• Onion – 1
• Garlic cloves – 3
• Fresh coriander

Method:

1. Wash dhal until the water is clean and soak overnight
2. Heat ghee on medium flame, add the onion, allow to lightly brown before adding the chopped ginger, and garlic and allow to cook while stirring.
   
3. Be careful not the burn the garlic
4. Add the seasoning mix, allow the aroma to arise while stirring, add a little water if needed
5. Add the dhal and the rest of the water  
6. Let it cook for 20 – 25 min or more until the dhal is tender 
7. Let it cook for another 2-3 minutes.
8. For garnishing use fresh coriander.

At the end of the seven-day detox slowly introduce different food groups. Be gentle before you start to introduce foods that take a long time to digest and see how long you can go without introducing sweets, coffee, alcohol and packaged foods. Aim to stick to whole, home-cooked, slow-cooked using vegetables that are in season. Eat a diet with locally grown fruit and vegetables that are not sprayed with chemicals and sourcing poultry that are free-range and raised on an organic farm if possible. Introducing meats and fish into your diet purchased from a reliable source can be a challenge but worth exploring. 

Bon Appetit
Cheers to reshaping your world to being the best version of yourself
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