Cleaning House

While the weather outside may not necessarily reflect it, spring is here. It's a great time to clean your house, purge things you no longer need or use and get organized. But it's also a great time to clean your figurative house...your body. It's time to throw out the trash so why not take this time to toss what no longer is serving you....junk food, soft drinks, negative thinking.

I recently received a nice email of simple ways to welcome the spring, courtesy of Yoga Journal:

1) Shed the winter weight by adopting a vigorous vinyasa home practice. If you don't know what vinyasa yoga is, there are many classes offered in studios around town. Vinyasa is linking the breath with movement. You'll create lots of heat in the body and begin to burn off those toxins and unwanted pounds.

2) Incorporate a twisting sequence in your practice for an internal cleanse. Twists aide digestion and massage the internal organs. They are also a great way to get the kinks out.

3) Try a juice fast to reset your digestive system. If you are new to cleanses or fasts, definitely consult your doctor first and research the appropriate cleanse for you. If you are new to it, try it for one day, where you take in only liquids: juices, vegetable broths, herbal teas and 8-10 glasses of water. Maybe you can build to 3 days. If this seems too extreme, try #4

4) Incorporate the bounty of nature, but eating more fruits and vegetables and "simple" foods and weaning yourself off of junk food, fast food, food drowning in gravy or cream...you get the idea.

Embracing some simple yogic techniques can help you celebrate this season of rebirth and possibilities. So get out there. Enjoy the weather, breathe in fresh air, practice yoga and be happy.

Blessings,
Susan

http://www.yogajournal.com/newsletter/myj_353.html