Wow, day 10 already!
Yesterday and today were extremely busy days for me. On Friday I did a lot of driving, a lot of running around to different stores buying supplies, had some meetings, made a list and checked it twice (in prep for "work day" at the yoga center, which was today) and ended it up with a lovely kirtan. By the time I got home last night, I just wanted to crash.
Today, I taught class in the morning, and spent all afternoon at the studio, taping, painting, cleaning, mopping, delegating, and so forth. I was surprised that we got the majority of the work done today, and there won't be much left to do tomorrow- mostly clean up and getting things back to a semblance of organization.
I've noticed before, that when I'm doing some kind of detox (isn't this just a fancy word for what we used to call a "diet?") I tend to wind up organizing stuff. I wish I could be more organized all the time, not just in a little spurt two or three times a year.
I noticed yesterday that my skin and hair are kind of dry. In Ayurveda, Sweet is one of the "tastes" that balances Vata, which is the "airy" constitution, which is my predominant dosha. I've been trying to stay grounded with denser, heavier foods, favoring cooked greens over raw, soups/stews (stoups!) over salads, and not restricting grains in any way. But I think tomorrow, I will give myself an oil massage, which will feel awesome.
Speaking of Awesome, I'd like to give a huge shout out to +bernadette birney for posting her recipe: Choco-Almond Butter Apples on her yoga blog. I finally made it tonight, sort of.... we didn't have almond butter, so I used natural peanut butter instead, so it isn't raw, but it is delicious! It literally took one minute to mix up, and a little bit goes a long way. I'll be making this again, for sure. I wish I could make it into a smoothie!
Tomorrow will be "hump day!" The half-way mark, wow! I'll definitely be sure to check in tomorrow and hopefully be a little more coherent. (Feeling kinda spacey tonight, maybe it's from the paint fumes!)
Love, Cheryl
Yesterday and today were extremely busy days for me. On Friday I did a lot of driving, a lot of running around to different stores buying supplies, had some meetings, made a list and checked it twice (in prep for "work day" at the yoga center, which was today) and ended it up with a lovely kirtan. By the time I got home last night, I just wanted to crash.
Today, I taught class in the morning, and spent all afternoon at the studio, taping, painting, cleaning, mopping, delegating, and so forth. I was surprised that we got the majority of the work done today, and there won't be much left to do tomorrow- mostly clean up and getting things back to a semblance of organization.
I've noticed before, that when I'm doing some kind of detox (isn't this just a fancy word for what we used to call a "diet?") I tend to wind up organizing stuff. I wish I could be more organized all the time, not just in a little spurt two or three times a year.
I noticed yesterday that my skin and hair are kind of dry. In Ayurveda, Sweet is one of the "tastes" that balances Vata, which is the "airy" constitution, which is my predominant dosha. I've been trying to stay grounded with denser, heavier foods, favoring cooked greens over raw, soups/stews (stoups!) over salads, and not restricting grains in any way. But I think tomorrow, I will give myself an oil massage, which will feel awesome.
Speaking of Awesome, I'd like to give a huge shout out to +bernadette birney for posting her recipe: Choco-Almond Butter Apples on her yoga blog. I finally made it tonight, sort of.... we didn't have almond butter, so I used natural peanut butter instead, so it isn't raw, but it is delicious! It literally took one minute to mix up, and a little bit goes a long way. I'll be making this again, for sure. I wish I could make it into a smoothie!
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| Ingredients are: almond (or peanut) butter, coconut oil, cacao powder, vanilla extract, and sea salt. Mix and dip green apple slices. Super Yum. |
Tomorrow will be "hump day!" The half-way mark, wow! I'll definitely be sure to check in tomorrow and hopefully be a little more coherent. (Feeling kinda spacey tonight, maybe it's from the paint fumes!)
Love, Cheryl
Aw...glad you like the choco-almond thing. Good luck with the rest of the sugar detox. (:
ReplyDeleteThanks, Birney! I think I used too much coconut oil though, it came out more like a syrup, where I would have preferred a dip. I'll experiment with the ingredient ratio-ish's.
ReplyDeleteI also thought about adding cinnamon.....
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