When I had my clinic, as a North Node Virgo, I did colonic irrigations on my patients. Detoxing my patients was as important to me as adjusting their spine and getting their mind straight through their Astrological Natal Chart. I would 'not' work with a patient without first considering their chart. And the 'Virgo' area of their chart told me how easy or difficult it would be to get inside the heart, head, mind and spirit to cause 'right' change to occur.

Since I'm speaking to a mass population of people gearing up for the New Moon in Virgo 'Picture of Health' here are some useful things you can do in order to get yourself on the right track. Remember, if you have weight (fat) to lose, this is the New Moon to get you going in that direction. At 2 to 2-1/2 lbs. per week, you could have all of your excess weight shed by Thanksgiving or even New Year's Day. Do not wait to live healthier on January 1st because you will have missed the best time of the year to do it.

So here we go . . . Here are some do-able suggestions. Do what you can, so that you can begin living and breathing a healthier Lifestyle. When you kickoff in this way, it will be easier to add BIGGER Lifestyle changes.

It's important to know that digestion begins in the mouth and ends at the anus, which is the route of the alimentary canal.

The body expresses on the outside what is happening on the inside. Even our resting face, body language and skin texture will tell what is occurring on the inside of our body.

AREAS OF DETOX

Virgo is a super-picky, nit-picky, methodical, flaw-finding, and critical sign. Virgo is all about cleanliness and everything being neat and in its place. When you clean, treat the motions and movements as a moving meditation. All sounds are turned down and/or off. If you cannot be without your phone or noise while doing this, you might have BIGGER issues. Quiet yourself and take care of your piles. CLEAN YOUR SPACE!

THE SKIN

THE TEETH

THE EYES

THE NOSE

THE EARS

FINGERNAILS

TOENAILS

ARMPITS

THE 13 NATURAL URGES

In yoga the 13 natural urges include:

1) Breath

2) Burping - Belching

3) Coughing

4) Crying

5) Defecating

6) Hunger - Thirst

7) Menstruation - or Menopause (the change)

8) Sexual Expression - Orgasm (Ejaculation)

9) Sleep

10) Sneezing

11) Urinating

12) Vomiting

13) Yawning

QUIET TIME

20 minutes a day, lay down, sit down and do nothing. NOTHING. No reading. No phone. No watching TV. You can meditate during this time, allow yourself to nap, reflect, stare at your belly button or a spot on the wall. There is a saying in Yoga that goes like this, "Don't just do something. SIT THERE!" So sit there, for 20 minutes doing absolutely nothing.

LIQUID

Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water per day. In the summertime, add 20 ounces. Coffee, tea, energy drinks or any other type of drink do not count. IT MUST BE WATER. This will also tame your appetite. Think of your plants, you would no sooner pour coffee, tea, energy drinks, etc. over your plants. Go ahead and have other drinks, but 1/2 your body weight in ounces per day plus 20 ounces in the summer is a must. When you are detoxing, if you can abstain from alcohol, that would be primo! If you are going to a party during detox day, week or month, get back on schedule tomorrow. Simple as that. Don't beat yourself up.

FOOD

Eat pre-digested food, meaning it has been through a masticating process (like smoothies) or the food is more liquid and soupy. Smoothies, protein shakes, juicing, soups, stews. When you chew your food, it is called 'mastication'.

It will be tough not to eat MEAT or other fleshy foods (chicken, pork) during this time, but do your best. The body has to work hard to digest these foods, especially if these foods are not chewed slowly and mindfully into nothingness. Many times food is simply chewed a couple of times, then swallowed.

When you eat, allow your taste buds to enjoy the flavor. Eat slowly, so much so that the eating process becomes a moving meditation instead of a chow-down-race.

EPSOM SALT BATH

Take 1 - 20 minute bath daily. You can do your dry skin brushing before bathing. You can also use this as your 20 minute quiet time. If the bath takes 40 minutes, great. Just give yourself 20 minutes to soak. If you can get 3 for 1 (brushing, bathing, meditating) that would be great too. Using Epsom salts is a natural detoxifier. Again, use your own favorite self-made bath if you like. It doesn't matter to me, if it matters to you.

BENTONITE CLAY AND PSYLLIUM SEED HUSK POWDER

A psyllium seed shake with a little bentonite clay will begin pulling toxins from the lining of your gut walls. This shake needs to be consumed as quickly as you make it. It has no taste but will gelatinate quickly so you need to consume it quickly. This shake is truly cleaning out the pipes and will bulk up your poop. Again, not putting meat and hard to digest foods (heavy) in your gut is important. You will ABSOLUTELY regret a bad diet and junk food if you couple that diet with these shakes. Again, PRE-DIGESTED liquidy food. Smoothies, protein shakes, juicing, soups, stews. Nothing heavy in the stews like meat, potatoes or corn.

KAOLIN CLAY (White powder)

This clay is great for facials. You don't need anything fancy, just a regular ol' natural koalin clay powder. You can do this before stepping into the tub or before bed. Or anytime, even during your quiet time.

MANY OF THESE THINGS

The body needs to rest, including the alimentary canal, so the more you can stay on a liquid, easy, light, fare, the better. Smoothies, protein shakes, juicing, soups, stews.

Do what you can, even if you have parties, company or places to go. This is about being hyper-aware of your self-care. It is better to do what you can, than nothing at all.

This is about a better Lifestyle. If you can do this for a week, great! If you can do it for 2 weeks, GREATER! If you can do this for 40 days, then you are changing your Lifestyle. If you go off a week, and then back on, it's okay. Do what you can and don't beat yourself up.

Once you can get most of these things down, it will be easier to do on a daily basis.

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