SPRING IS IN THE AIR by Leigh Evans
It's time to take out your blender out and bring on the green drinks! Spring is is the air-let the cleansing begin! I just did a major cleaning out of my refrigerator - yup all those containers with the "chemistry experiments" are now out of my fridge and it's ready for a major infusion of green veggies for juicing.
I rarely do a full on juice fast because I'm vata dosha, the air element, and it is too cooling for my system. But I do include daily juices in my regime once it is warm enough outside. In Spring I love to do green juices, because the greens are especially cleansing for our liver and gall bladders, our Spring organs.
“Spring also often comes with headaches, eye issues, tight tendons, stiff necks, eczema and other skin problems.”
Associated with the Wood element in Chinese Medicine, Spring heralds an opportunity for change and expansion. Sometimes, however, the rising energy of Spring feels more like a craggy lurch. Change can be difficult, as we tend to bump into our habitual resistances on the path upwards. In Springtime, we often physically experience this as toxins running awry from our congested livers which get overloaded from rich, heavy Winter foods, stimulants, and our busy stressful lives. The rising energy of Spring can be a shock to our system and we often feel restless, angry, frustrated, edgy, stubborn, resistant, aggressive, and moody. Spring also often comes with headaches, eye issues, tight tendons, stiff necks, eczema and other skin problems. These are signs that our Spring organ network, liver and gall bladder organs, are overloaded with toxins and need some purification and loving attention.
It's time to bring on the green and cleanse out the toxins, so we can enjoy the rebirth inside & out! I love this delicious green drink. I like including pineapple in my juices because it is a great natural source of melatonin, our "sleep hormone". It helps me deepen my sleep so that I receive the healing and cleansing that occurs in the deep slow wave sleep in which the brain produces theta and delta waves. During slow wave sleep our body profoundly rests and our immune system is boosted. In this slow wave state of inactivity, the body can shift it's energy to focus on regenerating bodily tissues, and restoring it's energy sources.
In Spring I use a lot of bitter greens in my juices to help cleanse the liver and gallbladder to help them stimulate bile production which helps break down foods and filters and detoxifes the blood. Some of my favorite bitter greens are dandelion and arugula.
HERE IS THE RECIPE!!! ENJOY :)
PINEAPPLE DELIGHT
3 pieces of kale
5 dandelion greens
1/2 cucumber
1 celery stalk
8-10 chunks of pineapple
1/2 lemon
small bit daikon radish
handful of parsley
handful of cilantro
ginger
It's delicious!
- Leigh Evans -
Leigh Evans
Leigh Evans, (500 E-RYT) is a yoga teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. Leigh has over 25 years of experience teaching intuitive, creative, alignment based vinyasa yoga classes. Leigh’s seasoned approach to the yoga practice can transform any student who craves insight on the body and the human experience. From the study of Yoga and Ayurveda in India to Thai Massage in Chiang Mai, Leigh’s breadth of knowledge gives her the tools to teach practical applications that can change students’ everyday lives.
website: http://www.leighevansyoga.com/
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