As the weekend comes to an end so does my week of raw food. It has been an intense journey with lots of ups and downs , ebb and flow or mind , body and emotions. To sum up the weekend, I decided that I needed some social time Thursday night and headed to my favorite music spot in SF, The Bollyhood Cafe. I sat there, wondering why I came . The music seemed louder than ever, and my energy level was at an ultimate low. A friend brought me a banana from the kitchen and I drank some mango juice, together the two lifted my energy level but I honored my body and decided to go home and have some quiet time. For the first time in days I finally slept !Hallelujah!
Friday felt great after some much needed rest .
Side note : When cleansing there is one thing you must become very comfortable with : purging! Purging of the thoughts , Purging of the toxins , Purging of the bowels ! Seriously everything is just trying to get out of your body! People tell me that if these changes didnt happen then you really aren't cleansing ! Lucky Me .
The day started with my favorite smoothie. Lunch consisted of yet another salad . A late afternoon wheatgrass shot . Dinner led me to my favorite Raw Food restaurant - Cafe Gratitude in SF . I enjoyed guacemole and chips , enchilada and had Chocolate Mousse for Dessert ... and YES it was all RAW . YUM :-)
Saturday Morning I set an intention for a 30 minute meditation sit. After my morning yoga practice and a few procrastinating thoughts I finally plopped down and followed the sitting techniques I learned to meditate. The first 2o minutes I enjoyed the dance ; the last 5 I noticed my mind trying to convince me to stop and open my eyes. I started counting and deepening my breath ... the bell rang and it was done . I felt great !
I decided to sign up for yoga workshops this weekend to supplement my cleanse, what better time to absorb yoga. Saturday's workshop touched on three yoga sutras . The take away message: Asana is steady and with ease. If it comes to you then welcome it , if it doesn't then welcome that it doesn't. There is relaxation of effort in which you let go; you are no longer your body in camel pose, instead you embody a camel. In Tree pose you embody the strength or a tree. "When Mind and Body are in the middle there is cessation of duality , you become one" And in asana practice and in life we must be choiceless . When you chose to balance you also chose to lose balance.
The practice was deep and intense and the understanding of the sutras were playing out in my yoga practice. The practice also drained me . I headed to Plutos for a salad and also encountered a conflict with another customer who snapped at me rudely for asking the host a question and accidentally cutting her off. I had no energy to respond and let it go. Sometimes its not worth it.
Saturday night I finally rested my body with a bath and enjoyed creating a space for me to completely let go and sink into an empty mind . This I am learning is very important.
Sunday started with a breakfast smoothie and then rushed to another yoga workshop - this time in Acro Yoga. Exactly what I needed , play time. Acro Yoga combines yoga, acrobatics and Thai Massage to form the best play time. Having only 6 people in the workshop I had a chance to connect with the other students and truly let go and enjoy the 3 hours I was there. Its fun to reconnect with the inner child !
Again after hours of play , my body and mind were beginning to crash so I headed again, with new play friends, to Cafe Gratitude and enjoyed some raw pasta and Chocolate Mousse . Yum!
I ended the day with another bath and am beginning to feel really good and grounded and in touch we ME . Tomorrow I start BLENDED !
