Spring is Personal Healing Time
Spring is the best time to do some personal healing. The sap is rising in the body. Have you noticed that your skin texture and hair texture are improving as the temperature rises and the weather becomes milder? Take advantage of this natural flow to spring clean yourself.
Bitter herbs stimulate the liver to release stored toxins and fatty debris. Probably you are thinking, “who eats bitter stuff?!” You are forgeting that two favorite foods are very bitter — chocolate and coffee. Try eating either one without sugar and you will see what I mean. These are not the kind of bitter that I am suggesting. Both chocolate and coffee are stimulants and both keep the liver busy for up to 3 days. The green fiber of the herbs is as important as their bitter qualities are. Try some Arugula wilted in some olive oil with garlic and salt and white beans. Another fresh bitter spring green is dandelion. Add some of the bitter greens to your salad or soup, or cook them lightly. Artichokes are a bitter spring green vegetable. You can enjoy frozen artichokes cooked with other green leafy vegetables (I use mustard greens), onion and garlic and add a dash of hot sauce to bring out the flavor. Wok on the wild side a little!
Spring is the ideal time to use castor oil packs to cleanse the liver and you will find that the packs work much better in spring. Heated castor oil applied to the skin over the liver will penetrate very gently and supply the liver with the substances it needs to detoxify. You can purchase the oil online or from health food stores and also the wool or cotton packs which come with instructions for use.
Let your mind go — be a spring fever daydreamer. Let go of everything you were pushing yourself to do, to be, to think or to believe and give yourself a real fresh start. Meditate and be empty — ready to receive again.
Meditate under a tree this spring and be stimulated. Lie on the ground over the root skirt of a tree and connect with the activity in the ground, the tree and in yourself. While you are there let your aura be cleansed by the breezes, the cool earth and the heart of the tree. Be open to what the tree is expressing to you. Trees are the helping nation and their generosity is unmatched. Be generous and grateful yourself and leave a pinch of cornmeal, pollen or tobacco under your tree in thanks.
Use a feather or your fingers to brush the aura of your child or loved one. It feels very good to be cleaned in this way and it removes dead energy from the auric field. Combine it with a spoken blessing. You can brush and bless yourself also. We forget that we love “grooming” as much as dogs, cats or monkeys do. Ask someone to rub your head, your feet or hands. Or get a spring massage from your favorite massage therapist. Ooooo — that sounds good!