Rebel Grrrl Italiana

Today, I began my Wellness Cleanse. It started with a 7am heated power vinyasa class (the earliest I have ever done yoga), and then a brief lecture/discussion on healthy eating and daily routines. I was previously quite nervous about the whole thing, but now I’m feeling much more relaxed. From Sunday to Thursday, we eat healthy, clean food–so three meals a day of many veggies, fruits, nuts, lean meat (if you’re a meat eater), etc. Even though we’re not really supposed to eat salads (Ayurveda–yoga’s sister science–says to eat salads in spring/summer and more soups and roasted veggies in the fall/winter), I am going to be eating some. This cleanse is not explicitly following ayurveda, but utilizing some of its guidelines. From Friday to Sunday, we do a liquid phase of broth and smoothies. Then, on the following Monday we re-introduce healthy solid foods. (more…)