As you cleanse, pray for release on every level – spiritual, emotional, mental, physical.
What we hold on to has not been given over to the Healer and can continue causing damage within us. We have watched many people work and work to heal their bodies without looking at the other areas of their lives, and those areas are what was holding them back.
We are whole beings with minds, hearts, emotions, spirits, and bodies, and it ALL works together.
If you want lasting change, the underlying past will need to be stared down.
Trauma and pain will need to be addressed.
Nervous systems will need to be healed and rewired.
Thoughts will need to be rerouted.
There is so much freedom in this!
As you move forward here, refuse legalism. Learning more about how to care for our bodies can trigger our ever-present extremism. We go from abusing our body to adoring it. We must resist letting it all go and becoming a useless, broken vessel unfit for service or turning our eyes and hearts inward and causing more stress by forgetting that it is not what goes in us that causes nearly as much issue as what comes out of our hearts.
We can stress so much about having a “clean” body that we only damage ourselves further! This is not an exact science. It is a focus on giving our bodies the best and removing the waste.
Never let fear or shame from past choices become the driving force. This only leads to more damage on the body. Bless the past for how it has made you stronger and refuse it any more power over you.
As the body cleanses, it will release the emotions stored within it. This is a good time for rest, Scripture, truth, prayer, meditation, and fasting. Fasting can be from all foods or certain foods. It is a discipline proven time and time again to be effective in our healing.
Fasting is not about going without. It is about not using our energy to digest and not giving in to our old crutches. We take those go-to habits away, and we are left facing ourselves and finding what is at the core of our eating, drinking, and coping mechanisms.
Young Living’s 5 Day Nutritive Cleanse is a great place to start for anyone. It is a gentle approach to cleansing that gives your body excellent nutrition while allowing it to cleanse and take a break from the regular amount of food intake. Here’s the low down:
- Balance Complete or Power Meal (vegan option): This is your nutrient-dense, meal replacement shake and your source of nutrition for the five days. Use 2 scoops into 8 oz of water or milk of choice and mix/blend. Do this three times a day. You’ll also be drinking water (ideally with minerals and some Lemon or Lime oil) as well!
- NingXia Red: drink 2-4 oz of this antioxidant powerhouse three times a day with meals. NingXia is a wonderful daily habit, cleansing or not, because it is packed full of nutrients that boost your metabolism, energy levels, brain function, and much more.
- Digest & Cleanse: Formulated with belly-loving oils like Anise, Peppermint, Ginger, and Tarragon, this softgel is wonderful for digestion and cleansing. Take 1 capsule three times a day, 30-60 minutes before your meal replacement shake.