Sping Tips
March – The time for growth and expansion....
• Spring clean half the house – upstairs? And the other half in April.
• Read Sandra Cabot’s ‘The Liver Cleansing Diet’.
• If you are angry, work out what it is and face it head-on.
• Be kind to someone every day!
• Set three new goals, things that will enhance your life this year
• Rest your eyes for 10 minutes a day and practice eye exercises.
Fitness
• Yoga: make side bending postures major focus at this time, they are good for the liver and detox.
• Energy: Stand in wide horse stance (legs 4 ft apart with knees slightly bent and over toes) for 5 – 10 Breaths to build power in legs (repeat 5 times if you can manage it) stretch out after by beding knee and holding heel against buttock !
• Tai Chi: Foundation and rooting in all the moves.
• General Fitness: Start a weight-training regime or focus on muscles, joints and tendons. As the weather starts to get better, get out of the gym on a walk, jog or a cycle.
How do you feel in the mornings? Encourage early morning exercise – the liver loves it! It can pick up on nature’s rising energy!
Diet
• Detox one day, one week or the whole month.
• The morning is an important time for cleansing, so cleansing foods with high natural water content are great!
• Include chlorophyll (in green vegetables and green powders in smoothies) it helps to remove drug deposits, counteracts toxins and deactivates carcinogens!
Oils .
orange.(good for stagnation)
ginger, bergamot (helps control liver energy)
Peppermint and Rosemary also good for the spring