How Yoga can help when undertaking a juice cleanse?

And relax! Let Yoga help you through your juice cleanse

Being mentally prepared for the physical impact of a juice cleanse is an important part of deciding to do a juice based detox. A cleanse is a significant commitment to your body, a conscious decision to take your physical wellbeing in hand and clear out the toxins from your system. The benefits of a juice cleanse are clear; more energy, clearer skin, weight loss and a better functioning digestive system.

Partaking of such a rigorous diet change, even for a few days, requires mental strength and determination to overcome the cravings and need for foods that are part of the everyday western diet. It is helpful to prepare for a juice cleanse by cleaning up your ordinary food diet in the days before the cleanse but it is also important to give yourself tools for overcoming hunger and cravings as your body adjusts to your new juice intake. One way of doing this is to focus on gentle exercise and body wellness, both to take your mind off any side effects and also to give you the strength to get through the more difficult times. Yoga, a form of meditation and stretching that complements cleansing perfectly, is an ideal solution.

A secondary effect of a juice cleanser can be that emotional cleansing comes as part of the package. Freeing yourself from the crutches of sugary snacks and processed food often opens us up to understanding the harmful practices that we rely on in our daily life. Yoga allows us time to focus on our inner self and what is blocking us from treating our body well. Combined with cleansing, we can detox our mind as well as our body and concentrate on what we want to happen with our future.

On a more physical level, yoga is low impact exercise that helps toxins to leave the body via sweat. Since it focuses on breathing, it generates a flow of energy that empowers us to keep on with our detox and emerge feeling regenerated and positive.

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