Cleansing is MORE than a body journey…

Photo Credit: Bruce Rolff
Article by Nonamae Satya
http://www.HolisticApproachToWeightLoss.com
Cleanses are spiritual in nature…
We need awareness and space in our spiritual lives to thrive and develop. Cleansing provides one platform in which to explore space and spirituality.
A cleanse will give you the physical benefits of clarity of mind and body, increased energy, possible jump start to releasing unnecessary weight, etc. It will also, if you allow it, gift you a greater sense of self, closer relationship with your body, and increase your spiritual awareness.
We create clarity in the body as we cleanse and remove toxins. There is a space created with our relationship to food when we are not tied up in our habitual patterns. This awareness allows us to be the observer and recognize the patterns we are entrenched in on a daily basis; our patterns with emotional eating, our ideas about what we should eat, clarity about the physical sensation of true hunger, most importantly it allows us to tune into our body – to be in communication with it, to drop in and to know our true needs.
When we are not feeding the body constantly life begins to slow and we are not caught up in the fast paced flow around us, and so…our life naturally slows down. This much needed break from the demands of city life shifts our perspective so that we can evaluate where we are, where we’re going, and whether or not we truly want to be swept away in that direction. We finally have insight into situations that caused stress: career, relationships with family and friends, passions to follow, forgotten adventures, our connection and relationship to the self.
Cleansing brings a heightened sense of awareness to all aspects of life: natural food is more vibrant and flavorful, our sense of smell is potent, our emotions are vivid, and our sense of touch is alive. Likewise, unhealthy food becomes abrasive, chemical scents become nauseating, anger or ignorance are avoided, unnatural clothing becomes unbearable, and so on.
For those of us who have spiritual practices (meditation, ritual, etc) a cleanse will enhance spiritual abilities. Why? Because the energetic fields are being cleared which brings more focus, presence, and awareness to be fully in our practice.
A cleanse gives us the opportunity to experience what it would feel like to live in a healthier body, which can shift our perspective enough to jump start any health goals.
Make no mistake…this is NOT a quick fix.
The positive results experienced will not continually be so drastic as you traverse your path to health. This glimpse into what it would be like to live in a cleaner body is meant to inspire you, to know that you have the potential to live in an energetic body, to allow you to dwell in possibility. If you recognize this experience as a gift of inspiration and journey into the self, you will be able to weather the journey to optimal health.
The potential for all of this lies in your hands…in the way you approach it, in your commitment, and the energy you put in. I am here as a facilitator and guide to your experience, as one who has been there before, and as one who is, like us all, traversing the path of continual growth and optimal health now.
If you feel called to explore this further feel free to contact me.
Tags: awareness, break old habits, cleansing, release, remove toxins, spiritual cleanse, Spirituality, the spiritual connection
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:47 am
nice post and very informative