Juice Feasting Day 23

A day feasting on fruit juice = not exactly what i intended. Actually I aim to eradicate fruit from this feast and in doing so eradicate all the organisms in my body that do not promote optimum health in my body, such as excess candida. Supposedly 3/4 the population has overgrowth of candida, which may contribute to lack of essential and helpful probiotics. So I'll supplement the bifidus as David recommends, throw in some Intestinal Drawing Formula just to urge the little rascals out of me, and voila! And so it be. Today has been a positive day, full of inspiration and freedom in having a day from classes. I gave two massages at clinic, one with spectacular review and the other satisfactory. I followed with 1 1/2 hr moon salutation flow yoga, with lots of half moon, crescent, full moon, pigeon asanas. The aftermath absolutely delicious! Interested in the Fantasia and Life of Pi books. Just bought the later. So, for those juices...

2 QT watermelon juice

1 QT orange juice

Supplements and treatment: 

Vita Green, enzymes, Arise and Shine herbs, probiotics, hemp oil, MSM and lemon water, bee pollen, kelp, Max Stress B, Vit C, yoga, Castor oil pack, skin brushing (which i've been doing occasionally on the feast), love! 

Juice Feasting Day 22!

Wow I am pooped, exhausted. And a little weak tonight. Belly is queezy after colonic and MLD, which put me out into a land i aim to remember. And yet i still must walk the boardwalk to get my daily exercise, unless i count the massage i gave this afternoon. yes i did sweat; it was my review day, from the teacher... eyes on me and i sustained the glow poetically, artistically. i can think of another more entertaining way to get my exercise if a certain someone were here (wink). Amazing what 1TB Vita-mineral Green and hemp oil with some bee pollen and raw honey will add to gusto for a stroll on the boardwalk... just enough to cease the shakiness. i feel fine now. strange cravings emerged this afternoon; pangs, urges, resistance for even Mike's Subway sandwich, something i enjoyed in college nearly 5 years ago. ok, whoa. pull the reigns, pause and reassess my position. What is my purpose? To develop strength, clarity, purity and absolute beauty in mind/body/spirit, confident on a path of raw foods, sustained and encouraged, developed in art and trade. To develop my sense and perception of clear skin. To encourage and inspire others to follow their Light and majesty. To develop and realize complete health, and lead others to their Way. To feel fulfilled and abundant. Yes, these ideals may alter some as time passes, yes they are lofty and yes, do-able. i give myself to the journey and invite my spirit guides to light the Way. Love n' bless dear Ones.

Juices: 

1QT orange juice

1QT crazy juice: arugula, watercress, garlic, onion, cabbage, Bok Choy, lemon, spinach, carrot

1QT grapefruit juice

Supplements and Treatments:

colonic (excreting mucus and flakes), MLD, green pow, bee pollen, raw honey, hemp oil, castor oil pack, chlorella, Arise and Shine herbs, probiotics.

Juice Feasting Day 21

SO after 21 days, the body can relearn and develop a new habit, if this change in activity is carried through for 21 complete days. So now juice feasting is a habit, and I am set. Good thing, because I have my massage critique tomorrow! Just drove back from North Carolina. EmRose and I juiced together; it was beautiful! Also able to see grandmother and parents. Got some juices in today, carried via cooler for the car ride.

Juices:

2 QT watermelon juice

1/2 QT cuc, celery, arugala, cilantro, basil, lemon

1/2 QT pizza juice: bok choy, basil, spinach, fresh herbs, tomato, tomatillo, onion, garlic, lettuce

1/2 QT orange juice

Supplements:

B12, MSM with lemon water, Arise and Shine herbs

Day Day 20!

 Weighed myself today while visiting my grandma, and I come in at 125.2... clothes on. I'm not wearing heavy clothes, though, so I may be able to subtract a pound. I have weighed 5 pounds given or taken from 135 for the past 8 or more years, so though this is not a lot of weight I feel it. I am grateful for it, and now I focus on toning muscle. With two classes of yoga last week, I am on my way! Only juiced 2QT today, and oh how I feel it! 

Juices:

1 QT grapefruit

1 QT celery, cucumber, asparagus, rainbow chard

Supplements:

Arise and Shine herbs, hemp oil, bee pollen

LOVE!

Juice Feasting Day 19!

Wow, I did not even know I was on Day 19; thought it was the 18th Day. Anyhoo, here I am. My energy actually feels very uplifted today; I am transcending! Emily and I are united once again, juicing and experiencing the emotions and physiology of cleansing. With the Arise and Sine herbs and cabbage juice, things are certainly movin' for me today, which cause some interesting opportunities for me along my drive to the Carolinas. Juice ingested only equalled about 1QT until mid-way through the drive; didn't want it. And upon arrival, drinking orange juice and grapefruit juice, mixed with some bending from cleaning with Em in her apartment, the swirling begins. Intestines moving, me sweating, shaky and dizzy, I remain clear in mind. Eventually, after a few purging intestinal releases, I now feel even lighter. 1-3 inch dark skinny slivers emerge coated in a sheath of mucus. It's both gross and amazing at the same time. Feels great to be back with EmRose and assist in her environmental clearing of clutter, to match that of her insides. Now she will feel much more comfortable in her own home and body! Information on Feng Shui influences and cleansing home and body is in the book, Clearing Your Clutter... or some name of the sort). I read it a while back. 

Juices:

1 QT celery, kale, lemon, cilantro, burdock, basil, arugula, tomato

1 QT cabbage, celery, apple, broccoli, lemon

1 QT orange juice

1 QT grapefruit juice

Supplements: 

Arise and Shine, MSM with lemon water, enzymes, hemp oil

LOVE!

Juice Feasting Day 18!

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Sip

Juice

on Board 

Walk

After listening to and reading information of important properties of bee pollen on Rainoshek's site, I reconsider overcoming the taste and diving into floral flavors of this delicate, powerful supplement. For some laughter therapy and restoration, I put-on a film with Martin Lawrence this afternoon and took a break on my bed, Welcome Home Roscue Jenkins. Great cast of comedians! I am exhausted after the week and today's two 3-hour classes, broken by an hour break. Yes, I went to the beach in my bikini and soaked in some sun medication. Love it. Now I'm winding down, post walk on the boardwalk. 

Juices:

1 QT cucumber, celery, kale, lemon,  red cabbage, cilantro, jerusalem artichoke

1 QT cucumber, celery, kale, lemon

1 QT watermelon juice

1 QT grapefruit juice

Suplements: MSM water with lemon, chlorella, hemp oil, Arise and Shine herbs, enema, homeopathics. 

LOVE.  

Juice Feasting Day 17!

Hey, here I am again, still juicing and loving it. Here in the photo i am YEA makin' love with the watermelon juice! M m mmm. 

The yoga studio seems to be a perrrfect fit. This evening I attended a wonderful class with a focused yet loving teacher who took us through asanas in a smooth flow with diligent explanation of how to hold the body in each movement and stillness. Her focus seems to be opening hips and heart. I love it! Yoga today definitely turned-around a slight irritability and nervous tension in my body... transformed it into sweet love.

This afternoon, post 4-hour massage class, I busted home to blend some veggies for a juice then went back to the beautiful late 1800's building for my first Cayce/Reilly clinic clients. Tired, with only one QT juice in my system and a twisty belly, I performed well considering my circumstances. They enjoyed it and I poured my heart, effort and attention into them while remaining open to the cosmic connectedness. So, what could go wrong? Best ever.

Not the best time getting up this morn, so I juiced one QT before class; late start. Anyways, I got-in 3QT juice for the day. Yay.

Juices:

11/4QT celery, romaine, collard, cucumber, dandelion

11/4QT celery, romaine, red cabbage, apple, cucumber, collard, watercress

1/2QT watermelon juice with rind

Supplements: N-Zymes, vit c, vegan probiotics, chlorophyll, in-class massage, Arise and Shine herbs, MSM with lemon water, hemp oil, little honey, enema w/ peppermint/oil belly rub.

The thunder rolls long and mellow as Crosby, Stills and Nash soothes. Love!  

 

Juice Feasting Day 16!

Juicefeasting.com today discusses persistence, and this topic could not come at a better time for me. The entire page is extremely encouraging! Today I have felt a sense of stress and a great desire to sleep more; 6 hours doesn't quite hit the mark. After doing an enema this evening, relieving a build-up in the flexure of ascending and transverse, I feel a difference in my attitude and tiredness. I do not crave food that I desired this afternoon, and I actually feel ready for sleep without feeling completely exhausted and stressed. I am at ease now. Thank you enema! Through the day I drank 4QT, two being truly fresh-squeezed orange and grapefruit juices I picked up at Harris Teeter and Fresh Market. Luckily, those stores have juice that is not pasteurized and squeezed almost daily. 

Juices:

1QT green: celery, cucumber, kale, lemon, lettuce, dandelion

1QT green: collard, celery, cucumber, apple, lettuce, kale, broccoli, red cabbage

1QT grapefruit

1QT orange

Supplements:

Arise n Shine herbs, MSM with lemon water, chlorophyll, enzymes, castor oil pack

Love n bless my friends! 

Juice Feasting, Day 15: Wiped

Post YOGA pic, a wee worn, well-worn and happy.

Each day is an amazing journey, and I feel blessed to be here! I actually drank 4QT juice today, and I feel rejuvenated. 

Juices:

1QT cucumber, collards, celery, lemon, kale, ginger, romaine

1QT same as above plus broccoli

1QT orange and grapefruit 

1QT cucumber, collard, celery, lemon, romaine

Also went to my first yoga class in a while, which always uplifts my spirits. I definitely feel the effects of my moved muscles. The class is called "asana stretch," so I'm starting relatively easy. My body felt the re-introduction of the asanas. Luckily, I found a studio with an Anusara-trained teacher, which I love! I am very excited to do yoga; I even bought a month's pass for 80 bucks! That's a slam, considering how many classes I will attend. Yessss.

Supplements:

Omega twin, MSM water with lemon, raw honey with the goods, chlorella

Another member has joined the juicing team! Go green goddess Go!!! She's an amazing woman warrior goddess, and here in VaBeach too; this is so exciting! Though she will not be feasting, this is her first full green juice on her path to health, and she is thrilled about it. Her daughter is obviously pretty frekin psyched! It's the juice; it gets us amped. Love!

Week Two Finale of Juice Feasting!!!

Here's me, post work-out.

As I burn the P OUT, build muscles and clear body, I feel good! The patches are fading into the color of my skin, soon to be just a light mark, and then nothing will be there at all. Just clear, fresh skin.

Wow. I've made it two weeks; this is almost double what I have ever done previous on a liquid diet. I can't say I've exactly been "feasting" the entire time, as I've rarely taken the 4 QT or 2lb greens or T oil per day, however now that I'm aware how much my body needs the protein of the green and oil I'm on it. Actually, the feast asks for 3-4 QTs, so I can cut myself a break; just gotta continue to listen to my body! I did not really crave the 4QT until my colonic, when I cleared a long-standing blockage in my colon... which actually left me tinier in the waist. Plus, the juice just flows through my IT; it's amazing and so much more comfortable! Looking in the mirror, which is really a new concept for me unless I'm brushing my teeth or applying eyeliner, my thighs still meet in the middle... barely. It's kinda sad, and I do not wanna be feeling sad. So, I am now taking hemp oil and flax oil, and I'll even attempt to take-in a few pellets of bee pollen. The latter is truly a challenge for me, though I feel I may need it, and as long as I introduce pollen slowly my body will adjust to it. Start tomorrow? I got down 3QT today, and I actually worked-out a bit so I feel better about it. My work-out consisted of a mile or less run, push-ups, crunches, leg-ups, butt-drops and stretching. It felt amazing! 

Juices:

1QT cucumbers, celery, collard, lemon

1QT orange juice

1QT kale, collard, cucumber, watercress, celery, lettuce, leek, lemon, root's greens

Supplements:

1T Vitamineral Green, MSM lemon water, raw honey w/ all the goods, probiotics, B12, Arise and Shine herbs, homeopathic cleanse, flax oil, hemp oil. 

Juice Feasting Days 12, 13

Edging into the 2 week mark!

Well I now come to the conclusion that cramming our required 2lb of green leafies and a head of celery into the Vita to make only a little more than 2QT juice makes a really really dense green drink. Adding in the watercress and broccoli truly top off the kermit explosion! Very similar to drinking 32 ounces of wheatgrass; powerful and packed with a punch! I chug as much as possible and wait until I get the gusto to do the same again. Comical I suppose. People tell me I'm getting too thin, so here I go for real with the greens. No playin' around. I'm here to build strength, not deteriorate! These tangy deep green leaves will give me what I need, placing a seed that feeds muscles to grow and my heart to flow. Go baby go. Meditating in each moment, I am elevating constantly, even as tears fall, even as I say I feel melancholy, even as I juice alone and allow my emotions the room we need to just allow, even as I feel delusional for in these feelings I know I am transforming. Blossoming like the blue emerging in eyes that have known, just remembering the truth of what is... at least the truth of what's within. 

This morn I woke to search for misplaced car keys, unfound. In looking I misplace time for making juice and drive with spare key to my 10am appointment at the Cayce/Reilly spa, which offers awesome and unique therapies. A truly phenomenal colonic therapist, Elaine implants the customary Glyco-Thymoline, a mouthwash turned healing agent from the Edgar Cacye readings, and baking soda. She tells me these alkalize, amongst other things. Of course I want to try that, I tell her! I love to introduce my body to new holistic therapies whenever possible. For most the session, I lie on my left side. She introduces small surges at a time, and when she eventually gives me my first long fill of water (water filtered by multiple strategies) my body takes in a lot, she tells me. What a relief, considering I've been on a liquid diet for almost 2 weeks. During the largest "fill," I feel hesitance in the flow as water reaches the area where my ascending and transverse colons converge. This area has been congested for a while. After some slight discomfort, long deep breaths, self-abdominal massage and one more flush of water, I now feel no restrictions or cramping in this area when I palpate it. 

Post colonic, I change rooms for an MLD treatment (Manual Lymph Drainage). During the session, Elaine uses very light strokes across the skin's surface to stimulate the subcutaneous lymphs just beneath the skin's surface. The procedure is very relaxing, yet I remain mostly very aware in a sense of enlightenment. The more I relax my muscles and mind, the more it all seems to flow. I feel sudden and subtle rushes through my body, and at the end of our beautiful session, when she strokes the neck, my mouth and eyes begin to water and I feel one final huge rush. It is a truly exceptional experience; I recommend it highly. Elaine says that MLD is great just after a colonic. 

Later in the afternoon i feel very emotional and drab, with an occasional yet brief cry maybe twice. Now I feel tired. Without EmRose here with me, juicing seems to present itself as a little more challenging. She is very supportive and encouraging in so many ways. It is truly a blessing to have here here juicing with me when she is available. What a wonderful woman she is! For now, seems I'm on my own... which has its own lessons. To review my juices of the day:

2QT SUPER GREEN n MEAN: kale, broccoli, collards, root's greens, watercress, celery, cucumber, lemon.

1QT orange juice

So okay, I have 3QT here; my goal still stands as 4 a day. Now it's time to give it a time. I am drinking 4QT juice by June 25! There it is.  

Supplements: probiotics, N-zymes, Vit C, VitaSynergy (women's), chlorella, MSM lemon water, hemp oil, raw honey, Castor oil pack, essential oils.

Now my mouth is super dry, even after a lot of water. The inside feels puckered, along cheeks and tongue. I'm observing my eyes to see of changes through my feast; I used my small camera for a turn-around point-n-shoot, so the image is more blurry than I'd truly like ordinarily. It's fine here for now. Ever since taking a few classes of Iridology in Patagonia, Arizona, I have been interested in observing the changes that occur in the eyes. Supposedly unless the eyes are true brown, then they may get to be blue. I love blue. 

Are spontaneous, spastic hiccups normal with juicing? Cause I have them.

Day 11: Jaw Release, Cleansing n Water

Juice is my food. I sing to my juice as I prepare the nutrified fluid from vitally organic veggies, giving gratitude and affection to my liquid sunshine. A blessing if you will. Currently, I have an issue in my lateral, internal, deep area of my mouth and cheek just behind my farthest tooth on the right side of my jaw; something gritty is excreting. The grit I write of is not visible when I stick out my tongue or attempt to bring it from my mouth; it is very minute, emitting from my cheek/gum slowly and steadily. I feel strange swallowing, but what else do i do: swoosh and spit? Now that I have swooshed the area well and swallowed nearly a gallon of water and ingesting the grit, my bowels are truly moving. Forehead wants to say something; there is a sensation arousing at the glabella/third eye area. Simply the effect of so much alkaline/ionized water? I question. Whatever the cause, something is excreting from the side of my cheek/posterior gum; again and again (for hours now) after swooshing, my tongue returns with a certain grittiness. This spot in my cheek has been bothering me especially the past few days; the area is like a small scar. That's the best way to describe it. Hm, interesting. 

Yes, I have had an extensive amount of dental work: 13 or so mercury fillings placed between my teeth from drinking too much pasteurized fruit juice a few years back (so please brush teeth and do not slowly sip juice all through the day that is sweet!); had those fillings and one earlier cavity replaced in Mexico by a holistic dentist under protocol, who also removed and cleaned 3 cavitations from un-properly removed wisdom teeth as a child, and extracted a root canal tooth. Shockingly, all of these procedures were accomplished in one very long appointment, which lasted longer than the doc or I imagined (Wow, what a shocker (right). Never do this!). I remember coming-to a few times, bleerily gazing at the lady in front of me, begging in brief, stagnated blurs for more juice, the final time unable to receive any more at risk of shock to body. My own self-induced torture chamber, really! No way I'm walking out of Mexico, through the long line and beyond check points, in this state. Alone in Mexico (not the best idea post-appointment), after this amazing cleansing and hours of IV Make-Me-Loopy and Vit C, I stumble into a strange reality and realize we have extended our visit way beyond; darkness greets me outside as I fall into the car seat of the dental assistant's small vehicle. She graciously transports me to a nearby hotel where the deskman awaits my arrival. Deep breathing alone does not take away the headache emerging as some of the anesthesia dissipates, and I am alone in a room on a white bed trying to decide whether I am hot or cold. Blood is very minimal yet noticeable on the pillow as I fade in and out of estranged sleep, waking to the throb. I place my teeth together and feel the irregularites. Cellular phone reception is unavailable. I am truly alone, unable to contact expecting friends and family; alternate attempts do not succeed. In the fuzz of it all, a grand idea of lymph massage re-emerges. Yes, the front desk man attests to a spa that he recommends and I call; they are open and willing even though they are closing, assuring me the woman available does a lymph-style massage (something light and fluid at least). Placing my face in that cradle, I surrendered my body to this therapist for an hour of slight torture; she unevenly and aggressively muscled-through the session. After I received an amazing and other-worldly 4-hands massage at the clinic to prep my body/mind for the dental procedure, it seemed logical this would be a lovely idea. Wow, in my murky state I felt challenged to speak-up. 

I know I receive what I need in every situation (now working more deeply with set intention and manifestation), though at times the actual event channels in ways other than what I imagine. It was the best massage ever, in that moment! Needless to say, I followed this grand event with a 2-week detox and body/mind/ spirit healing at the Optimum Health Institute in San Diego based on Ann Wigmore's teachings. I recovered quickly there by drinking and implanting LOTS of wheat grass, doing a 3-day juice and water fast, eating a well-balanced raw diet, practicing yoga and taking classes on health and nutrition on many levels. Yeah. 

I wonder: is the loosening of my jaw through lack of eating and now less speaking now that Emily has left assisting a masseter/pterygoid release that is pushing this "grit" out? Maybe this is anesthesia inserted into a then-tense jaw finally leaving my body. Curiosity has loomed over the un-ending tightness of my right jaw for years, even after massive bodywork in the TMJ. Now, as it finally loosens, my cheek buzzes with excitement and this buzz refers through my body. Meridians begin and end at the teeth areas. Great, whatever it is. I feel wonderful through it all, with sporadic waves of nausea that leave no lasting impact.

Beyond this slight distraction of the jaw, the day has flowed quite smooth considering my 3 or so hours of sleep last night on account of an anatomy midterm this morning at which I did the BEST EVER! :). I have felt vibrant this afternoon, and now that the eve has arrived I tiredness sets its face to my cheek. To bed soon, I say. 

Juice:

1 QT Juice: Kale, spinach, celery, cucumber, tomato, Cilantro, random light green spicy pepper, garlic, onion, pinch black pepper, cayenne, dulse.

1QT Juice: Kale, celery, spinach, collard, cucumber, light green pepper, leek, cilantro, ginger.

Supplements: MSM water with lemon, Cell Food, Chlorella, B-12, ElectriFire (has Agave; want to stop), 1QT kombucha at school in lack of juice, enzymes 

WOO HOO Day 10!

Waking and Sleeping Green...

I truly feel today, in my body as though I am eating; just healthier! And I am now more confident and comfortable riding this AMAZING feast. I HAVE THE BEST HEALTH EVER!!! David Wolfe tells us to set our intentions by manifesting, in the moment, our goals. In a burst of inspiration, I ran this afternoon on the sand; though I didn't go far, it felt absolutely great. I went to the beach to set goals and study, so I received lots of sun. Love the Vitamin D. Love it all. Fruits are fazing out; my teeth are very sensitive to them, and body. Just gotta get through the bulk grapefruit and apples. For today's juices (4QTS, YAY!):

1) 1QT celery, cucumber, apple, spinach, carrot, turnip greens, cabbage, fennel, green pow, N-zymes, Vit C, Probiotics.

2) 1QT  Apple, Cucumber, Ginger, Grapes

3) 1 QT  Carrot, apple, Ginger, Cucumber, Parsley, lemon

4) 1 QT  Kale, Spinach, celery, cucumber, tomato, Cilantro, Jalepeno, random light green spicy pepper, garlic, onion, pinch  black pepper, cayenne

Supplements: Arise and Shine herbs (no bentonite!), probiotics, N-Zymes, Vit C, Cell Food, Omega Twin oil, some tinctures and flower essences, Castor oil pack on abdomen and liver. 

LOVE!                        

Juice Feasting, Day 9

The term "hero's path" David mentions in Day Nine's study (juicefeasting.com) seems familiar yet distant to me today. I'm just "taking it day by day," as they say. And today i am especially grateful for this, for i know that upon waking tomorrow, day ten greets me with her bright, sunny face; and I am ready for a fuller moon. All day i have experienced extreme dehydration almost to a point of delirium (not too comfy really!) , possibly a result of the bentonite yesterday. Even after drinking more than a gallon of water and a few liters juice (and grrrl is my bladder moving!), my mouth and eyes feel plastered: not the best. I am thrilled to have made it through my oral presentation on Multiple Sclerosis this morning with some grace. This afternoon, I worked with an emotional release, shedding tears through emerging memories and feelings. Today's process is both beautiful and challenging. EmRose is now in Chapel Hill, so we will not be in each others' juicing company. Yet still, we are juicing! I am so happy for us. The nausea today leaves me un-desiring of the extreme green juice. So my body is now supposedly fasting. 

Juices of the Day:

1/2QT green supreme: celery, cucumber, carrot, apple, spinach, turnip greens, cabbage, fennel, green pow, N-zymes, Pure Radiance C

1/2QT Salsa Juice

1QT grapefruit juice

Extra Supplements:

1QT MSM water with lemon, chlorophyll, CoQ10, VitaSynergy, Detox homeopathics, Cell Food, Digestion Enzymes (Health Force), B-12, Trace Minerals Liquid Electrolytes Castor oil pack on abdomen and liver.  

Juice Feasting, Day 8

All day I have felt vibrant and alive (only slightly foggy while taking palpation final). Now after ingesting three psyllium/bentonite shakes and 5 sets of herbs I feel dra

ined, queasy, and quite full. Like swimming in a strange place of consciousness. Bed is a necessity. Here, following lists my daily regime.

Juices of the day:

2 QT at 9am & 12pm: cucumbers, celery, kale, fennel, parsley, apple, lime, cabbage

1 QT at 3pm: diluted grapefruit juice

1 QT at 6pm: grape, cucumber, apple, ginger, carrot

Supplements: 

chlorella, N-zymes, Primal Defense, Vit C, MSM with 1QT lemon water (am), Force's digestive enzymes, 8 oz kombucha

Colon Cleanse:

bentonite/psyllium shake (post-MSM + 2 more), A&S herbs (4pm + 4 more), Castor oil pack on abdomen and liver.

LOVE!

Day Seven!!! Week One Celebration!!!

What a day! EmRose and I feel amazing having made it through week one. Wow, how phenomenal! I definitely aim to drink more juice earlier in the day next week, as I now put in a QT in the late eve just to make my 4QTs. Plus, I feel that my weight is decreasing, and I cannot afford to loose too much more (130-ish or less at 5'6). Yoga will soon be back in my life with its beautiful force to balance body/mind/spirit, assist detox, increase circulation, enhance stretching and build muscle. Seeing that I have two midterms and an oral presentation this week, I know I will be slammed with work. So, I will make the best of my time. 

Today I began taking Rich Anderson's Arise and Shine herbals with Psyllium and bentonite. I got through three sets of herbs and two S/B shakes, which must have stimulated my bowels because they've been moving all day... with some sort of solidification finally. I am excited about bringing the colon cleanse into my feast. Cleansin' time!

Juices of the day:

1) Celery, Cucumber, Dino Kale, Carrot, Apple, Ginger, Cilantro, Parsley, Vit C, N-zymes, Probiotic (1QT)

2) Apple, Grape, Cucumber, Carrot, Ginger (1QT)

3) Grapefruit (1/2QT)

4) Celery, Spinach, Cucumber, Ginger, Lemon, Carrot, Bee Pollen, Green Pow (1/2QT)

5) Tomato, Celery, Cilantro, Lime, Romaine, Spinach, Jalepeno, Onion, Cayenne, Sea Salt, Carrot (1QT)

EXTRA: 8oz kombucha, 1/2 ElectriFire, Tulsi tea

I applied a Castor oil pack to my abdomen, liver and calves this evening. My calves have been pulsating and slightly cramping. Is this a nutrient deficiency or just detox? This morning I participated in a workshop on the Radiac and wet cell appliances mentioned by Edgar Cayce. This device has been reported to greatly assist memory, circulation, nervous dis-orders, etc. Plus, it balances the entire system, using the body's own innate electric forces. Seems amazing; I shall see how it feels as I go through the 16-day cycle of usage.

Blessings!

Juice Feast, Day Six

After a good nine hours of sleep, I feel rejuvenated today! Now that it is almost 2am, I am tired once again. Sleep is super crucial for this cleansing period. Since taking my first enema of the feast today, I feel more intestinal flow. I excreted a large sliver of mucus! What a challenge holding the water inside, though. I'm sure it'll get easier as I go along. Since I began drinking juice late in the day, I only consumed 3QT throughout the day.

Today's Juices:

1) Dandelion, Celery, Apple, Ginger, Spinach, Cucumber, Parsley

2) Romaine, Ginger, Celery, Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Green Pow, Lemon

3) 1/2 of left-overs of #2, Bee pollen, Cucumber, Carrot, Apple

Supplements:

Morning MSM lemon water, Smooth Move Tea, B12, True Radiance C, Genuine N-zimes pow, Primal Defense Probiotics, Barlean's Omega Twin, Peppermint tea.

Juice Feasting, Day FIVE!!!

Wow. I really feel I'm cycling well on this juice feast. Day Five, I wake up with a headache and lay on my pillow to consciously allow the muscles in my face to fully relax as I drift back to sleep. I am very grateful to have Emily here now to encourage and assist me in my morning routine. On these busy, early-morning, 8am school days, she wakes me with juices ready! So beautiful!  

Supplementation: MSM and 1QT lemon water, little raw honey, b12, ElectriFire. 

For today's Juices:

1) Apple, Lemon, Celery, Romaine, Spinach, Burdock

2) Green Pow, Spinach, Purple Kohlrabi, Apple, Lemon, Celery, Cabbage 

3) 1/2 QT #2, Carrot, Apple, Parsley, Bee Pollen

4) 1/3 QT #3, Apple, Pineapple

5) 1/2 of left-over #3, Apple, Pineapple, Ginger

I begin the juicing at 9am with my first QT, and after the first I do not follow any precise drinking regime. At each short break, I take more juice. After some B12 and 8oz Rejuvelac, around ten in the eve, EmRose and I head to the Jewish Mother for a live show with Israel Vibration. While walking to the show, I feel a buzz of life through my sense of smell, swirling me into an alternate dimension. It's like back in the day when I used to eat mushrooms, pre-trip, without the nausea. At the show, we both initially feel overwhelmed by all the people and heat. Breathing through our anxieties and discomfort, we begin to open to all the new energies. Israel Vibration begins at midnight and the whole place starts vibin'; I begin moving more, sinking into the rhythm of the music. All is fluid; I am dancing and sweat is flowing! The experience is fully entrancing, and my senses are very enhanced. I notice the cycles of my awareness shifting from the beautiful band members on stage to the people dancing around me, and to my own body, thoughts and feelings. The intensity varies through the night, and I leave feeling very rejuvenated! Upon arriving home, Em and I do a hot foot soak and scrub to prepare us for sleep.  

Juice Feasting, Day Four

After nearly fifteen minutes of fuzzy Christian talk show song semi-blasting from a small alarm clock on the hardwood floor, I hesitantly awaken at 7am feeling quite tired, with dry, heavy eyes. I fill my Nalgene with filtered, alkalinized, ionized water and add juice of 1/2 lemon, 2 tsp MSM pow, detoxified Iodine, 8 drops Cell Food, La Puebla Elementals "Memory Revive" (an amazing company from Rowe, New Mexico serving all-natural, fresh, potent tonics), and Kali's Essiac Herbals. As Em prepares our juice for the day, all but the fruit juice, I skin brush and hop in the shower for cleansing and hot/cold alternating treatment. 

3 1QT green juices taken at 9am, 11:30am, 5pm: celery, kale, spinach, lemon, cilantro, parsley, cabbage, burdock root, carrot, with bee pollen and Nature's First green pow.

1QT fruit juice at 2:30pm: grapefruit, orange, pineapple, lemon.

12OZ green apple juice at 6:30pm.

Supplementation: CoQ10, B12, Health Force Nutritional Enzymes (6 caps in all, split in two doses), couple sips Kombucha, some Really Raw honey, probiotics, 1T Barlean's omega oil, peppermint tea.

Before my evening Dead Sea salt and lavender essential oil bath, I consume 1T green pow in water, followed by 1QT lemon water. Five hours of sleep last night has kept me alive and well throughout the day, until now at 12am.  To sleep I go, with hot Castor Oil pack over the liver!  Blessings.  

Juice Feast, Day Three

Applying skin brushing into the program, with an alternating-temperature shower this morn really kicks off my day with a healthy, positive start, awakening me quickly and healthily. Before going into class this morn, while sitting on the top stairs at a beautiful Cayce/Reilly School, I meditate by gazing at the ocean and sipping my first green juice of the day with full consciousness. While sipping, I give honor to this glorious green juice, savoring its vibrance and remembering the night before when a lady referred to the liquid as "swamp juice," with a partial smile on her lips. "Looks delicious," she sarcastically remarks to Em and I as we sit on a bench at the boardwalk studying. I smile, remembering this moment while feeling appreciation for the ease of juicing all of my "food" for the day in the morn. Not having to think or decide about meals and snacks through the day is relieving, that is, except for the occasional craving! Goodbye having to prep food and/or go back home for lunch, decide what I want to eat, etc. I am grateful for this. And as I enjoy the rich colors of my juice, I take another sip.

During the afternoon, I give and receive two massages, feeling fairly rejuvenated throughout... well, with a bit of haziness/weakness entering during the final strokes of the second massage given. At about three pm, post-class and post-massages, I feel really aggravated with some emerging angst. Following a brief nap, as I sit on the beach and drink a green juice, listening to the waves, I develop a great appreciation and gratitude for life. Gazing at the sun, waves, birds and clouds, I notice my sense of sight changing in a way challenging to describe. The birds and clouds seem to glow, almost vibrate. It's absolutely beautiful! Each time I feel an uneasy emotion or feeling emerge, I notice that bringing gratitude into the situation is my most rapid savior (and green juice!). Living at the beach also really helps :). Yay to Mama-womb, liquid energy! Hello new, unimaginable way of living. I am excited for this discovery and transformation!

My body and mind feel that they are rebalancing. Senses are surely enhanced, as usual while juicing, except this time I actually feel full and mineralized. Em and I find it challenging to consume the full QT of juice at once. We are actually high and full on juice! It's amazing. This evening, we share our thoughts and feelings on the interactions of body and mind while feasting. Our physical being is tired, while the mind is alert, or visa-versa. I notice that both mind and body desire less exertion, asking for more of the sattva-style existence. My mind no longer wants to delve into fear, complaints, etc, or become deeply involved with that of someone else; it's too tiring and really not worth it! However, in saying this, I also note that I still enjoy and feel comfortable listening while now not becoming a part of the drama, naturally (not too prone to this, though, in the first place). I am entering another dimension. Lovin' this, and it is only day three. 

Awake at 6:30 am.  MSM with 1 QT water, skin brushing, hot/cold/hot/cold/hot/cold shower!

One QT of each of the following juice, except the last, which is 1/2 QT:

8 am: Green Juice #1: Cucumber, Celery, Collards, Bok Choy, Jerusalem Artichoke, Lemon. 

10:30 am: Fruit Juice: Orange and Grapefruit. 

2 pm: Green Juice #2: Same as 1st, with Carrot, Parsley, Romaine, no Collards. 

5:30 pm: Green Juice #3: Carrots (more than before), Parsley, Celery, Lemon, Jerusalem Art.

10:00 pm: EmRose's Salsa Juice: Cherry and Grape Tomatoes, Celery, Yellow Onion, Cabbage, Cilantro, Parsley, Lemon, Cayenne Pepper, Salt, Mustard Seed, Chili and Garlic Pow. 

Daily Supplementation: B12, Enzymes, ElectriFire juice.

End Day with Peppermint tea.

Throughout the day, my intestinal tract has been moving audibly, releasing nearly every time I go to the toilet.  And I go a lot while drinking only fluid! The elimination is a dark liquid. Yay! I am cleansing! 

I am a bit disgruntled about my bedtime this evening. It is 1:30 am, and I have yet to brush my teeth! With school, studying for anatomy, reading the daily documentation on juicefeasting.com, juicing, communicating &/or being with loved ones, exercising and blogging, I feel, well, I feel that I'm not gonna give myself a hard time. So, buena noche. Love n' bless! 

Day Two Juice Feast

Wake at 10:30.  Feeling a bit agitated and awkward this morn.  Drink 1 QT lemon water with 2 tsp MSM.  Herbal Laxative pills (2) for some assistance, and 8 oz Rejuvelac! Intake a tiny bit of raw honey (with all its parts included) and a sip or two of Kombucha to raise blood sugar. Emily Rose and I are Juicing together this week, and since she is diabetic, I decide to take these instead of adding apple to juice this morn.  Will alter this in days to come.

11:30: 1 QT Juice w/ lots of cucumber, celery, watercress, lemon, jerusalem artichoke, burdock.

ADDED: Iodine, Cell Food, Memory Revive Tonic, Essiac Herbals.

2:00: ElectriFire, Raw supplement from ForeverGreen.org.  Check it out!  Phenomenal!

4:00: Barlean's Omega Twin oil (1 T), Sun is Shining Green Superfood Supplement (1T), 1/2 oz   Frequensea by Forever Green.  Few freckles of bee pollen, and B12. 

5:00: 1 QT grapefruit and orange juice.

7:00: 2 Herbal Laxatives, followed by a 20-30 minute walk.

7:30: 1 QT Green Juice w/ Dino Kale, cucumber, collards, celery, carrot, lemon.

Closed eve with peppermint tea and Health Force Nutritionals Enzymes.  

Today has been a lovely cleansing day. The fruit juice gave me a huge initial lift, then a foggy mind that created a challenging circumstance for studying. Yet! Green juice to the rescue! The greens give me clarity and fortitude. Some diarrea symptoms greet me now, around 10:35 pm.  All-in-all, I am just pleased to have elimination. Mind is now sharper, though body desires its sleep. Good nite 'n blessings!

Craving of the Day: onion, tomato.

Juice Feasting Frenzy Unfurls!

Aloha 'n welcome to the wild wonder of Woman Warrior as she wanders through depths and pinnacles, the boulders between steps and the willowy open plains of partaking on a feast of juice! Ready and awaiting the blacks and whites, excitement escalates for the many shades of gray as shadow and light blend, and I become one with the majestic goddess supreme within and senses heighten.  As I begin this first day of juicing, I raise my glass to Mr. David Rain and his lovely goddess lover, Katrina. Many blessings to you, and all others out here on the path to betterment through conscious intention and ever-awakening awareness.  So much potentiality swims in the hues of greens that increase vital vibration of hemoglobin, freeing the fluidity within our entire mind/body/spirit/psyche being-ness.  I feel blessed to have this opportunity, to live in a country, in a time in history, where such a delicious array of varying produce are available to us at the click of a mouse.  Thanks to Organic Food Depot, I am able to wil'-out on some incredible juice!  My arms are open, exposing heart, lifting head to Sun who shines through eyelids, illuminating soul.  Yes, I am ready!   Love n' light!!!

JUICED: 2.5 +/- qts green juice, celery, lemon, watercress, collard, a little carrot, beet, mint, etc.

Craving of the Day: More sleep!

Gaya

Here are a couple videos of Emily and I as we begin the journey.