How did experiencing the seasonal cleanse course change my life? Simply put it was learning about food. I discovered I could cleanse and still eat a nourishing delicious cost effective meal whilst looking after my gut!
It’s a simple yet revolutionary way to take the reigns of your intuitive landscape. There’s a lot more to it than the food but that’s for you to discover. Lena’s wisdom and grounded delightful delivery inspires the fires within.
I experienced lightness of being, energy increase, deepening presence of the moment and a remembering of our innate connection to earths cycles. Ayurvedic practices create peace with life. With a good dash of pleasure here and there for balance, it’s not restrictive. It’s freeing. It awoke a strength within, a gentleness, a discipline and a deep respect for the souls who out of their own free will, reach to the deep and teach from experience.
Lena’s Ayurvedic Spring Cleanse was an incredible experience! I’ve always been hesitant about cleanses… they quite often sound like gimmicky diet trends, generally leaving me feeling exhausted both mentally and physically. Also very hungry too! However, Lena’s program was super different to anything I had ever tried before.
Instead of asking us to take a fancy diet pill or only allowing us to eat within certain hours of the day, this cleanse was about expanding our horizons and giving us the tools to learn about our own bodies and their personal needs. We were able to discover the different body types and what each of them craves, and educate ourselves on how to implement small lifestyle changes into our daily routine.
Once we learnt the fundamentals of Ayurveda and our own personal Dosha, we proceeded to the cleanse week. We were asked to cut out sugar, gluten and animal products. As a vegan who is mostly gluten-free, it wasn’t too hard making the other changes! However, I did notice a massive difference when I cut out gluten – eczema on my legs started clearing up. Just a simple diet change lead to clearing up a skin condition that I felt very insecure about! I also felt more energised and light, and my skin definitely seemed to be radiant and glowing.
By the end of the course, I felt a lot more refreshed and energised, even feeling more confident from the inside and out! I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to kick-start their health journey, learn more about their personal body type or lead a more natural life. Lena provided plenty of support and guidance throughout the journey, and I always felt like I was never alone in any of it. You can’t put a price on wellness, but I must say that this course is very affordable and for what you get, it’s priceless. It’s time to say goodbye to fad dieting, weird pills and listening to the advice celebrities give us. Health doesn’t happen overnight, it’s about making the right changes to build up that healthy you over time. The change starts with this cleanse, but it’s up to you.
"...here is a little about my experience.
I found out so much about myself on this cleanse, having been brand new to Ayurveda I learned everything from scratch, including that I am predominantly the Kapha dosha which makes SO much sense. How beautiful it is that a modality such as this, can help you understand yourself so much more, that certain qualities aren't just something you "picked up" but rather are part of your makeup, who you are, and what you were gifted with. That in itself was life-changing and allowed me still to be so much gentler, and more understanding of myself. PRICELESS.
I never realized so many of my symptoms were based on digestion, the main one I have been having a serious amount of heat in my face and upper body...which lessened while on the cleanse. I now know because my digestive system was given a break and some time to restore, other parts of my body reaped the benefits because my body, in general, had the energy to send elsewhere, where it was needed, rather than all of it being used to simply digest the crazy complicated food I was eating.
I enjoyed how I felt on the cleanse and during the immersion: it was nice not always thinking about food and basing my day around what to eat, and so surprising how nourishing it was. The thought of a "cleanse" in the past terrified me and thoughts of starving were enough to turn me off....but eating two nourishing meals a day was plenty (being Kapha I skipped breakfast, otherwise it would have been three).
I loved the kitchiri recipe Lena sent through and just changed up the vegetables here and there. So many things from the immersion are now part of my routine, whether daily, weekly, monthly etc, such as the neti pot, tongue scraping, ginger water, the endless tea recipes to try out as well as epic food inspiration.
I couldn't get over how little bloating and gas I experienced while on the cleanse....my tummy was flat and happy, when I did pass wind it didn't smell. Although I didn't have regular bowel movements while on the Ayurvedic detox week (not at all unusual for me) when I did again the smell as not as intense.
I slowed down, I was grateful for my body and felt so good to give it a much-needed rest. This is something I will have with me forever and changes the way I eat when off the cleanse also. Rather than loading up my plate with every ingredient I can get my hands on (although I eat seasonably anyway) I now know to keep it simple - such an easy (seems obvious now) way to help aid digestion. Fewer ingredients does NOT mean less taste, as I now know. I love the new introduction to aromatic herbs and seeds that I never had tried before and now will become part of my regular diet.
And I love that we have this information forever, I can look back on this at any stage. Even now I am currently on a 3 day cleanse as I snuck back to some old habits, its great knowing I can re-balance myself by coming back to this at any stage. What a gift! This is something I look forward to diving deeper into, learning more about, and applying to my life.
thank you Lena....your wisdom and support is life-changing."
