I really love to juice. I feel alive, vibrant,
pulsating with energy, and generally blissful. My body is just craving pure
juices, so I have been indulging in 1-2 pints of ecstatic juice each day for
the last week.
Even though I prefer juicing over smoothie-making, I
can fall into laziness with juice-making. My excuse has been that it takes so
much more time to create a juice with all the faffing about cutting and
chopping the produce and then the fiddly cleaning of the juicer itself. As
Zenchai usually enjoys a morning green smoothie, I simplify and make a large
one for us to share. But he has not been in the mood for smoothies of any kind.
So my ‘excuse cooties’ have taken a hike and my ‘juicing fairies’ have taken
the reins.
My juicing has taken on a whole new level of
vibrancy. I used to juice pre-raw days, but it never had the same effect on my
body as is it does now – more on this in a minute. This new level of Being has
even moved me to consider doing a juice feast. I have decided I am going to
really educate myself on the process of juice feasting. The Rainosheks have
devised a beautiful program for this. My intention is to do a week juice feast
in September.
I did pick up a really great tidbit from their website.
If the thought of cleaning up a complex juicer daunts you and is holding you
back from juicing, then a fantastic suggestion is to use your blender in
conjunction with a nut milk bag (a nylon/mesh bag). You just chop the produce into blender-friendly
sizes, place in the blender with ¼ - ½ cup of water, blend until smooth, and
strain through your nut milk bag – minimum fuss, clean-up and very efficient. I
have been doing this the last few mornings with great success. It does really
give your hands a work-out, but on the positive side it is a way to lubricate
your hand joints and prevent arthritis.
The profound radiance I have been feeling in my body
has carried over into my yoga practice.
The juicing has been fuelling my desire to do yoga – literally it is
singing to practice and the yoga I do is incredibly flowing, circulating, freeing
and so much more powerful.
It is incredible that making a simple shift from a
morning green smoothie to a green juice has had such a profound effect on my
yoga body. I have felt inspired to make really large sweeping movements, to
take deep postures and long moments of stillness. I have also seen a shift in
how I connect with my headstands. I feel expansive, buzzing and connected to
something greater.
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