Nourish & Let Go
A 21 Day Spring Cleanse
Yang starts to stir, Spring is a season of change, we come out of our Winter stillness, recalibrate, and set some intentions.
This is a detoxification program, yet with a focus of nourishment and reconnecting to the bodies natural rhythm and needs.
It’s a time to make some space for ourself, heal our digestive system, move our bodies, support the liver and gallbladder, tend to our nervous system and explore what natural rejuvenation feels like.
What you’ll get
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A 15 minute movement practice to warm and loosen your body, get your heart rate up & build strength.
With Nick Milwright from Fitzroy Fitness Club
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4 x Educational videos to help you understand your body & prepare for the reset.
1. Video 1 Everything you need to get started ; Setting yourself up to make an achievable change.
2. Video 2 Understand your Digestion & Digestive System
3. Video 3 Learn Some Chinese Dietary Medicine An Holistic & Energetic Approach
4. Video 4 Processing Emotion and Clearing the Paths of Elimination
Designed & facilitated by an experienced Doctor of Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Becca Andrews (TCM) Cloud Gate Acupuncture
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Experience the power of nourishing the body and building in a respectful and compassionate relationship to self.
Build in the lifestyle habits that help us cultivate Qi, vitality, pleasure and power.
Let go of what is making us sick & to heal the gut, cleanse the liver, eat yummy food and move our body.
What’s inside
heal your digestion
Your gut is where we take in, break down & absorb all our nutrients and Qi from food & drinks. It’s also a brain. Producing neurotransmitters, affecting our mood and helping us understand safety & how we feel. Learn how to support the alchemical magic that happens underneath the diaphragm & within the stomach, liver & intestines with your diet & eating habits.
let go of old emotion
During your reset as you let go of stimulants and increase your sleep you may feel your mood improve. Yet, sometimes, during detox you may get some old emotion emerge for processing. If this happens, we encourage you to let it in & let. it. out.
You also need to keep the pathways of elimination open to clear the metabolic wastes.
align with the seasons
Food is medicine. Learn Chinese dietary wisdom & how to eat to heal our bodies. In this video we also explore the dynamics of the Wood Element & Springtime. Chinese Medicine is based on the rhythms and patterns of Nature, it encourages us to move with the seasons and work with the dynamics present in the environment to best create ease, flow, harmony & power.
This Spring
This Spring
Nourish & Let Go is available from September 10 – November 30.
Spring is the season of renewal, making it the perfect time to clear out what is making you unwell and welcome in fresh energy.
This program is designed to be flexible and self-paced — you choose the practices and level of engagement that feel inspiring, achievable, and supportive of your capacity.
Nothing is prescriptive, and there’s no pressure to “get it right.”
When you purchase the program, you’ll receive a sequence of five emails, including four guided videos and practical guidelines to help you create your own rhythm of nourishment and release.
This is your invitation to meet yourself where you’re at, explore new beginnings, and align with the energy of spring.
The recommendations:
Flagging behaviors and habits that aren’t serving you
Add helpful foods and practices and avoid foods and ideologies that are hurting you
Take a break from sugar, caffeine, alcohol, dairy and gluten
Daily movement & relaxation
Diversify the foods you eat, create time to shop, prepare & cook yummy food and slow down when you eat.
Keep it simple
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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There will be 5 videos ranging from 6-20 mins.
After you purchase Nourish & Let Go, your videos will be emailed to you daily for 5 days.
You will receive:
An introduction to the program & how to prepare with Dr. Becca Andrews (TCM)
A 15 min minute dynamic movement practice from Nick @ the fitzroy fitness club
A journey through the digestive system to help build body literacy
Chinese medicine dietary advice and the energetics of Spring & the Wood Element
Supporting the pathways of elimination.
You will have lifetime access to these videos. They are high quality and hosted via vimeo.
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It's all up to you. Choose your own adventure with this.. yet you will be accountable for what you choose.
The recommendations are:
no sugar
no gluten
no dairy
no alchohol
no caffeine
You may want to chose just 2 or 3 from this list. Or set a limit.. ie 1 x coffee per day.
Its less about taking out then building in.
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Diet & Lifestyle changes are enough.
You can also choose to take some herbs or supplements to support your clinical goals.
If you'd like a prescription for herbs or supplements you can book a treatment or a 30 min online consult with Dr. Becca Andrews (TCM)
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$88
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This is an important question and I may not have all the answers but here is some more information for you.
Food is part of it, but its not all about the food. We don't have a judgement on what is 'good' or 'bad' food, 'healthy' or 'unhealthy' food and its not linked to weight loss, its not linked to measurement or scales. Its linked to the nourishment, the energy and the vitality that the food provides.
There is an emphasis on connection to the body and with that we may experience sensations of hunger or fullness . We focus on building a compassionate, felt sense of the body and organise our commitment around what we want grow towards, experience more of perhaps that may be qualities of ease, space, vitality, energy, rest, pleasure, power, strength, freedom. We also explore the effect that certain substances or foods can have on us and why we might be relying on them and what may be other options for us to meet our needs.
We do advocate for regular movement , but movement that feels good and appropriate for where you're at.
Nothing is prescriptive and you have all the flexibility and freedom to decide what you want to commit to for 21 days.
I have been asked the question :
I want to join but I'm worried it will trigger previous ED tendencies around restricting etc, any advice?
Triggers are very individual things and something that we may need to be very careful or cautious with. They can bring on or worsen symptoms.
Triggers can definitely be difficult, yet could also be an opportunity engage with the practices or people that support you.
Or, perhaps as you notice your response to a trigger changing, a chance to acknowledge the growth that may have happened.
Part of growth could be responding to the trigger with curiosity, 'Why is that triggering me? '
ED or disordered eating can also vary greatly person to person and within an individual and arc of lived experience. People can be at all different stages of their healing or recovery, relapse or journey.
If taking a break from or shifting away from certain foods or drinks feels too restrictive or triggering for you , then perhaps Nourish and Let Go is not the right program for you or perhaps it's not the right time to take part. That's totally OK.
Triggers may occur, and there may be times where we are more vulnerable to relapse and we suggest coming back to the intention, 'Why am I doing this ? What is my intention here ?
If warning signs come up for you, rigidity around food, thoughts or feelings, guilt or shame, exercise compensation. It's important to know who you could reach out to, what are your supports and what strategies have worked for you in the past.
The Butterfly Foundation is one.
They are very helpful, always available for a chat and you can find them here.