Cleansing and Enemas!!! I'm coming clean.

Time to get down and dirty here. I feel the need to spread the word about enemas because I had developed a great appreciation for them and feel that the world would be a better place if we could openly talk about the stuff we shove (oh so gently) where the sun don't shine. Now I know there are people who take it too far, but there are people who take anything too far. I think it hit me when my son's dad inquired why I liked them so much. I had been raving about juice feasting with enemas. He just couldn't wrap his head around why I was raving about them. Yesterday I got the tip from the amazing Suki Zoe to to a garlic enema. I have had a slight cold for the past few days and this seemed like the perfect aid to healing. I had never know about garlic enemas. But it made sense, because of garlic's antibacterial qualities. This gave me the idea to share with ya'all.

I had been first introduced to enemas earlier this year, when I was battling a nasty post holiday cold that would not go away. My friend sternly asked me the last time I went to the bathroom. I thought, damn us raw foodies like to talk about poop too much, but then is dawned on me. I hadn't gone recently. When we are sick, we are usually backed up. Our body is holding onto toxins, no wonder we are sick. So he stated that an enema would have me feeling 100 times better. So I searched and searched and couldn't find any enema bags where in stores. Finally I researched online and found a stainless steel enema bucket. I really liked the idea of an easy bucket and not having my warm liquids steeping in plastic. I have to say it was one of the best $30 investments I have ever made. It is so essential to clean your system especially when fasting or cleaning, and when you find yourself sick.

So here is my revelation about the enemas, aside from the fact that they keep your booty clean. A couple weeks ago I was doing my liver/gallbladder cleanse and I was prepping for the coffee enema that you do on the flush day. I knew after the enema I would do a castor oil pack and rest, so I set up everything so I could get into bed and have everything I needed right there. I realized that I had been prepping my body for this flush for three days and I might as well treat myself as sweetly and gently as possible. Getting rid of gallstones and mucus that have been in my system since who knows when is a big deal. So I set up my enema equipment. Unplugged my cd player and put it in the bathroom. Played my Larisa Stow cd (yeah I still don't own an IPod) and lit my favortie candles. It was the best enema experience I have ever had. I ended up singing this one mantra over and over just because it was the one song that calmed me the most. Later to realize it was the ganesha mantra, fully appropriate for releasing obstacles. Here's what it comes down to, holding a quart or two of any type of liquid is not the easiest thing to do. The whole idea of putting something up your ... can cause some anxiety. But when you can relax and know that your body is stronger than you can ever imagine and visualize and know that all the junk that you have been holding onto that is no longer serving is on it's way out. Then damn, high- five superhero! Amen for taking care of yourself. I find that when the body calls upon cleansing, it is usually not just physical but emotional and spiritual also. I think anyone who has fasted can agree, you might enter in thinking you are just going to feel the physical side effects, then bam all these funky emotions and thoughts and sensitivities come about. The other week I got to hear Philip talk for the first time. He shared how he never went through any heavy detox symptoms because he was eating heavy things like large amounts of avocados and nuts everyday. I noticed that I do that same thing and have lately been in a habit of overeating. Even if it's the best raw food, I have found myself standing there senslessly scarfing, not because of hunger, but because there are things coming up that are so strong that I felt I couldn't deal with them. They weren't always sad per say, alot of times I was elated beyond belief but found that I needed to go to sleep so I could function "normally" at my job the next day. It's like I had to shut off the bliss so I could join the rat race again without feeling completely crazy. Now I am coming to realize that it's time to let these things surface. My body and my soul are ready a huge transformation and I have been supressing it for too long, afraid of my own power. Just last night, I used Philips advice. My cold moved from my head to my chest. My chest became so tight and at one point my heart was in pain. I had to stand in front of the mirror and just do some loving affirmations. I knew the chest tightening was me now letting something through and the heart aching was me feeling guilty for messing up and letting myself get sick. It feels so great to be able to listen to my body and hear exactly what this sickness is teaching me. As I layed on my bed last night I felt some emotions come up strongly, I cried for a minute and let them go and immediately my chest lightened up. I have a feeling that there is alot that I need to really release, not just focus on and work through but release! But thankfully I am in a really gentle loving and open space in my life where I have no fear of just letting them go. I have amazing people around me and I know that taking these moments to take care of myself are the best thing I can do. It's crazy to see how I have been into raw food for just about two years and I am now getting into the heavy cleansing part. I remember reading discussions and posts about cleanses and I couldn't understand what it was all about. I thought raw food alone was a cleanse and it seemed like some people were just taking it too far. But now I understand more about the body, and I feel now that my body wants to be stronger than ever, my spirit too. My inner self wants to rid all of the old thoughts associated with the old habits so we can finally soar and live to my greatest potential. Here's hoping you are soaring also.

Love Ya!


Gallstones on a Chuck E Cheese plate, these are the largest ones and probably a third of what I actually passed.