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Unedited Me

Here we go again! Day 2 of a very serious committment…to practicing 21 days of yoga and writing. 800 Words a day. 15-20 minutes of yoga (I actually had a typo there that read “15-20 minutes of yoda” and I had to laugh) a day. It can be as simple or complicated, bland or intricate as you want or need it to be.

Yesterday afternoon I sat down on my carpet (after putting the groceries away, watering the plants, preparing a few things for dinner, and probably some other random tasks I can’t recall right now). My word of the year for 2010 happens to be BREATHE so I figured that would be a good place to start. Inhale…….(belly relaxed)…….exhale……(releasing all air from the lungs while contracting the core…I like to let out a “Ha!” to get the teeniest breath out, and it makes me smile too)…

My yoga basically comprised of a lot of breathing, stretching in a few basic (but profound) poses for me, and moving of energy. It felt really good. Just sitting. Being able to pause life while still moving, its like you are staring at a center point while the rest of your body–inside and out–is working to hold the pose…there’s a lot of movement going on in that stillness. And you know, I really thought I was going to get bored. That turned out to be so far from the truth. It felt so good to move my body in whichever way felt best, moving around energy that may have been stuck there from that day, week, however long its been building! I would have kept going past the 20 minutes, but I had to go pick up my boys.

Today’s writing is going much slower than yesterdays! I’m at 287 words and wondering what to say now. Should I change the subject? Should I keep talking about the rest of my day yesterday and any “significant” things that I feel should get mentioned in this writing? Maybe I could contemplate the latest conflicts between my values and reflect on how I could better integrate harmony and simplicity in my life…

Saved by the bladder. *Pause*

What wonders a quick bathroom break can do! I also went to make myself an elixer of water with a little bit of liquid chlorophyll, lemon juice and stevia. It is quite good! Like a very mild lemonade…but it looks dark green. Strange indeed but yummy and satisfying. I also realized that I forgot my soup at home. Last night I made chicken lemongrass soup, and packed some for my lunch and gave the rest to my Grandma and Joe upstairs.

Now I’ve got to figure something else out for lunch. I don’t feel like having a salad again…I need something heftier than that. I don’t know if I mentioned this in yesterday’s post, but I am reading through the Body Ecology Diet book (again) and starting to implement some of the principles into my meals. Most of it falls in line with what ultimately feels good for me, so I’m really excited about this. The diet is geared toward healing the imbalance of candida overgrowth in the body, which can and often does, precede or often accompany other ailments and disease in the body (such as diabetes, cancer, chronic fatigue, and other auto immune issues). The principles highlighted are

1. Expansion and contraction (yin yang, etc)

2. Acid and alkaline

3. Uniqueness

4. Cleansing

5. Food combining

6. 80/20 (proportions)

7. Step by step

and the foods you CAN eat are:

Most land vegetables, ocean vegetables (seaweeds, algae, hijiki, etc), Millet, quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth (grains), high quality sea salt, herbs and herb teas (organic), seeds (except sesame…I’m still confused by this as of yet), Mineral water, animal foods (beef, poultry, eggs, fish, and shellfish), organic unrefined oils and fats (sunflower or pumpkinseed oil, coconut oil, olive oil, raw butter, ghee), lemonds, limes, unsweetened cranberries, black currants, raw organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar, raw cultured vegetables, kefir, soaked and sprouted almonds, and stevia.

Its not just raw. Its not totally vegetarian. Its not totally macrobiotic. Its a healing the gut diet, and so far, what I’ve been implementing has felt GREAT. I have SO much more energy in the morning! I started drinking coffee here and there recently (I’ve never been much of a coffee drinker) but in the last few days especially I’ve been waking up feeling like I’ve already had a cup. Seriously. Without the jitteriness though, thank god.

A lot of things have been falling into place pretty naturally (and quickly!) for me to finally get to the root of healing. And it really feels awesome. People have been showing up at seemingly uncanny moments, resources I need, opportunities, signs from the universe that this is all good. I’m really greatful to be alive right now. I don’t want to wait for something serious to come along to knock me back in line with my health. And its not like I am totally unhealthy, there are imbalances going on somewhere in my body and I know it is diet related. There has been so much going through my mind about really getting back into the earth and healing myself with foods that I grow from my own cultivated soil…and to encourage others to do the same. Not push others to do the same, but to do what makes them come alive and feel enthusiastic about living.

For me there are lots of changes going on right now in my life that are leading toward better health, clearer mind, and passionate life force energy.

Signing off for now at 927 words.

2 Responses to “Unedited Me”

1. Drea Says:
   June 10th, 2010 at 2:07 am

   As I’m reading this post I’m eating a Cup o Noodle, that I randomly found in my desk at work. I’m so jealous of your new diet.
   I wish they had veggies and fruit in the vending machine outside of my office.

2. Michelle Says:
   June 10th, 2010 at 2:37 am

   Right?! Why is good food such a hassle to incorporate into busy lives? I mean, I’m all about simplifying my life, but at the same time, for all that we pay for convenience, couldn’t we at least have healthy convenient food options?

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