During a Kitchari cleanse
CLEANSING GUIDELINES
During the 3-day cleanse, you will be eating a simplified diet of oatmeal and kitchari. This diet is substantive enough that you can maintain your everyday activities while given the digestive system a break, supporting the elimination of toxins, and balancing your mind and body. If the monodiet is causing a sense of deprivation, you can steam veggies as a side or eat with 1/2 an avocado
Eat at regular times: e.g. 8am breakfast, 12:30pm lunch, 6:30pm dinner & allow at least 3-4 hours in between meals
For a good night sleep, try not to eat anything after 7 p.m.
Hydrate IN BETWEEN meals: avoid drinking water or teas during meals - aim to have 8-12 cups a day
Practice self-care by exercising mildly and taking time for yourself (see the example schedule below for suggested self-care practices)
Slow down: Every activity preceding and succeeding the meals should be restful, grounding, introspective, and/or rejuvenating
If you get constipated during the cleanse: add ghee and steamed veggies to your kitchari, hydrate loads and take herbal supplements like Triphala (for ALL but AIR: Air types should take Karitaki).
A TYPICAL CLEANSE DAY
UPON WAKING
Wake up early to give yourself a relaxed morning
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Drink warm water with lemon & pinch of mineral salt
Gentle exercise: yoga, walk around your neighborhood, meditation or dry brushing and self-oil massage
BREAKFAST
Have breakfast, ideally before 8:30am
Cook oatmeal with water or non-dairy milk
Mid-morning, enjoy an herbal detox tea of your choice (CCF, licorice root, tulsi)
LUNCH
Eat a large, satisfying lunch (don’t control your portion but don’t over eat either)
Eat lunch no later than 1pm
Everyday, lunch is a simple kitchari recipe
AFTERNOON
Avoid snacking. Instead, sip warm water throughout the day.
If you’re hungry between meals, don’t deprive yourself. Snack on herbal detox teas (CCF, licorice root, tulsi) and fresh fruit
DINNER
Eat a lighter yet satisfying meal
Eat no later than 7pm and be sure to give yourself 2–3 hours before bedtime to digest this meal
Everyday, dinner is a simple kitchari recipe
EVENING
Wind down by shutting off all screens by 8pm: read, meditate, take an epsom salt bath (the sulfates in epsom salts help to draw out toxins and heavy metals from the cells. Plus it is also a really good way to get your relax on.)
Sleep, no later than 10pm. Aim to get 8 hours of sleep minimum each night.
