5 Girls Juicing Juice Feast Days 14 - 21

Hello World!
Lots to catch up on....

Day 14 Last Sunday 4/22
2 teaspoons bee pollen
1 quart chard, celery, golden delicious apples, parsley, coconut oil
1 teaspoon honey
2 quarts chia milk with mesquite, shilajit, vanilla bean and 3 teaspoons honey
3 teaspoons bee pollen
1 teaspoon honey
Total: 3 quarts

Day 15 Monday 4/23
1 teaspoon bee pollen
Exercise: 15 minutes rebounding
20 oz. chia milk
1 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons bee pollen
1 quart celery, mustard greens, beet greens, beet, sunchokes, carrots
1 teaspoon honey
3 teaspoons bee pollen
Total: 1 quart 20 oz.

Day 16 Tuesday 4/24
Master Cleanser Day 1:
Salt water flush: 1 quart water with 2 teaspoons sea salt
1 quart morning Master Cleanser (very warm water from the lightly heated tea kettle with 6 tablespoons lemon juice and pulp, 5 tablespoons Grade B organic maple syrup and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne)
1 quart MC midday
2 quarts MC evening
Total: 1 gallon

Day 17 Wednesday 4/25
Master Cleanser Day 2:
1 quart Master Cleanser morning
Exercise: 18 minutes energized rebounding
1 quart MC midday
1 quart MC evening
1 quart MC night
Total: 1 gallon

Day 18 Thursday 4/26
Master Cleanser Day 3:
1 quart master cleanser morning
15 minutes energized rebounding
1 quart MC midday
1 quart MC evening
1 quart MC night
Total: 1 gallon

Day 19 Friday 4/27
Master Cleanser Day 4:
Salt water flush
1 quart Master Cleanser morning
1 quart MC midday
1 quart MC evening
1 quart MC night
Total: 1 gallon

Day 20 Saturday 4/28
Master Cleanser Day 5:
Slept till 10:40!
1 quart Master Cleanser midday
1 quart MC afternoon
1 quart MC evening
1 quart MC night
Total: 1 gallon

Day 21 Sunday 4/29 Today
Master Cleanse Day 6:
Exercise: Ran 2.85 miles with strong muscles and clear breathing
1 quart master cleanse morning
1 quart midday
1 quart evening
1 quart night
Total: 1 gallon

It's amazing that eight days have passed since I've posted! It's beeen a filling and fulfilling week; one of insight, enlightenment and inner teachings that have changed my life.
On the juice feast end, it's been wonderfully satisfying to move into Master Cleanser (see the book by Stanley Burroughs) for the past week. I had no idea how long I would stay on it, initially committing to 4 days. It feels like such a deep and wonderful cleanse that I plan to keep with it for 10 days and then finish up the remaining of my 30 days juicing once again.
Right before I shifted into MC, I started to see my need/desire for large amounts of juice decrease. Come evening, I was always done, with no appetite for nighttime juice and a keen desire to let my body rest. Unfortunately, I ended that phase of juicing with a batch of juice that was so overpowered by mustard greens that it easily convinced me that, "As God is my witness, I will never juice mustard greens again!" Wow, I never met a vegetable I didn't like, and I've eaten mustard greens in salad, but my new name for them in terms of juicing is Rock Gut! They are so strong.
The other wonderful aspect of shifting into MC was letting go of this not so little addiction I was developing for honey and pee pollen. It's amazing what we can validate when addictive behavior takes over.....like, "I'm juice feasting, so I'm allowed," or, "Don't be orthorexic, Hope, just have fun with it." I could feel the pull to the frig to take yet another spoonful of the delicious bee pollen or to the cupboard to dip into the honey. That was another good reason to start MC. I'm pretty sure I licked that addiction in the bud in terms of behavior. Going forward, let's see what kind of "relationship" bee pollen, honey and I have. I do want to share how deep addiction goes. I really felt a bit powerless to stop!
It's incredible to cleanse on so many levels; through juicing, chia milk, Master Cleanser, enemas, salt water flushes and beyond.
I also want to share about elimination. Day 12 and Day 14 I started eliminating again, just once each day, and it was like solid tar, which in the world of cleansing means that it was old waste, not something that I just drank. That was good, as it showed my body was reaching back to get rid of the old stuff that had been hanging out for so long. Day 15 was more brown, and then I started with the salt water flush. Having never done that before, I found it almost intolerable the first time to drink a quart of water with 2 teaspoons of sea salt. I almost couldn't do it! But the flush out was immediate and thorough, and within an hour I was done and ready to drink my lemonade. The first time, there was a bit of waste. The second time I drank it, it was much easier to drink and my waste was very minimal with all clear liquid, really showing the progress of my body in cleansing. I do want to mention that for some people, the elimination does not happen immediately after drinking the salt water. It might take more time, and the key is not to drink any of the lemonade until you are finished eliminating, or you swell from the salt. This happened to a couple of the 5 Girls, but I'll let them post themselves about it!
As for a juice feast of this length taking you back 120 days for each day of feasting, I believe it goes back even much farther. One night, I experienced blood sugar feelings from my twenties, when I was hypoglycemic. It was scary while it was going on, and I asked a friend to talk to me on the phone while I feel asleep. The cellular miracle was that this time around, I got to heal and shift it in a matter of a couple of hours. Once it was gone, I knew it was gone forever; it went to the core and completed healing from so many years ago. Other times, I felt an upper gastro tightness and anxiety also from a long time ago. Each experience from the past "called" me to trust my body to guide me and keep me safe. Because I resonnate with this cleanse on all levels, having chosen it purposefully and consciously, I could call upon that "knowing" to stay with me during each uncertain moment. On the emotional end, I've felt emotional ups and downs on all levels; from  fear and anxiety to ecstasy and passion... and more. Again, I keep pulling on my beliefs and staying in the present, with trust and a compassionate love for my body.
Physically, as I posted a couple of weeks ago, I walked through being completely fatigued, with no muscle strength and winded exhaustion, to feeling the high vibrational frequency of the liquids I was drinking, which filled my body with energy and clarity. Which brings me to another aspect of this Juice Feast. The other day, while at an art opening, I realized my brain was so clear and my core confidence solid. It reminded me of when I was 100% raw. I would have that same feeling. I remember being out at a party or event, where everyone would be eating and drinking, and I would feel like my sustenance was coming form a deeper place, and that I had no desire to replace the energy filling me with alchohol and hors d'oevres.
My understanding and connection to others feels completely changed. I am most certainly not the same person who started this Juice Feast 3 weeks ago. I've healed my core and cleansed my soul.
Today was miraculous on the exercise end. I have not run since last Sunday, and when I ran this morning, there was no muscle or body fatigue anymore! My muscles were strong and my pace was good. I was breathing clear and strong. I knew I was coming out of "the other side" of the cleanse.
It's extraordinary that the body can go for 3 weeks without solid food and support us in exercise.
There are some things we cannot learn merely by education; we need to experience them.
When I went all raw it enabled me to guide clients through it in a way I could never have attained just from book knowledge; the same with the juice feast. Moving through every aspect of this deep and layered cleanse is a gift that allows me to guide others as they, too, choose to embark on it. Just as Angela Stokes-Monarch inspired me with the blog of her 92-day juice feast (which I can see moving into at some other point), I hope my blog makes a difference for those reading it.
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