| Cleansing and Detoxing - Detox in Thailand |
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| Written by Mohini Brown | |
| Thursday, 17 May 2007 | |
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In this life our body is our only capital. How do we treat it? Do we work it to death? Do we party it to death? Or both at the same time? Do we constantly weaken it by feeding it low quality food, devoid of nutritional value? These questions are worth asking ourselves, especially in the world we have created. We run after money, success, name, fame, you name it. But all of this we can only do as long as we have a functional body. When the body starts to refuse doing the job, because it is overtaxed, used and abused, then all our personal goals in life become meaningless. We can only pursue our goals in a healthy and happy body that is well cared for. Think about this! It has become increasingly difficult to eat nutritional and healthy food, even for those of us who have the privilege to afford the time and the money to spend on it. Often our food is genetically engineered, to begin with, then it is treated with pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics and preservatives and artificial colouring, the list is long. 20 years ago only politicians and certain high profile persons would go on yearly Detox programs due to their high stress life style. Today cleansing and detoxing has reached main stream. We all need it. And we need to cleanse at least once a year systematically.In the spiritual traditions the yogis and the enlightened masters have always understood the value of cleansing. Cleansing the body means working with the earth element. We come from Mother Earth, our food comes from Her, our water comes from Her, our air comes from Her, our fire (as in the digestive fire in the body) comes from Her. We can only be as clean and pure as Mother Earth is. If Her waters are polluted, our blood will be polluted, if Her air is polluted, the air in our bodily system will be impure, if Her soils are polluted, our food will also be polluted and we will have toxins in the body. Cleansing, Detoxing, Fasting is working with the Earth element. When we detox or fast, we create balance in our body, we allow the toxins to be eliminated, the organs to be cleaned, the blood to be purified and the digestive system to be reset. Cleansing once a year is imperative, if you intend to keep your body available for the things you want to accomplish in your life. Cleansing is not a luxury any more, it has become a must for everyone. Due to modern medicine our life span has increased in the past 100 years, but how many illnesses do we live with from a certain age on? If we intend to increase longevity in a healthy and vital body, we have to get active about it. A yearly cleanse is a good beginning. Here at Monte Vista we address Cleansing and Detoxing on several levels. The most obvious one is of course the Detox Program itself which works with Colonic Cleansing, a special Detox diet and systematic elimination of toxins, also with the help of medicated oil massages. In addition to that we include Pranayama, yogic breathing exercises in our daily yoga sessions. These exercises are designed to funnel large amounts of oxygen and life energy, prana through your bodily system to oxygenate and cleanse the blood which in turn benefits all organs, muscles and bones. Through Pranayama excess life energy is gained and stored in the solar plexus and is available for us in times of need. It is our great luck to be in a tropical island location with absolutely no air pollution. So, naturally you will find yourself breathing more and deeper, even when you don’t put your attention on it. Relax and unwind, there is also a helpful team to assist you in moments of difficulty or unease.In addition we provide reading material about healthy and unhealthy nutritional habits, because it is our hope that every person who walks away after a successful cleanse program will take even one aspect of what they have gained and learned into their everyday life at home. Mohini Brown(Monte Vista Retreat Center) |
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