AUTUMN EQUINOX CLEANSE AND RESET

Last week, on the 22nd of September, we had the Autumn Equinox, which officially marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn, so we are into the part of the year that begins to cool off our stretch of the planet. While many of us go about business as usual, this creates ripple effects in terms of the nature around us and is influencing us both directly and indirectly.

Our thoughts turn from summer holidays and long balmy evenings to preparing for the end of the year, winter and realising that 2022 is not so far away at all. When you count how many days until Christmas (fewer than 100!), it creates an emotional reaction — such is the cyclical power of nature.

The change in season is a time to prepare the mind-body by cutting back on those Rajasic and Tamasic foods and activities, and taking time to consciously get back into a Sattvic groove (more on what all these words mean here!).

Over the last three weeks, I’ve had a mild cold on and off as baby starts teething, and my sleep takes even more of a backseat than it has on becoming a new mum. I’ve been reaching for too many easy-to-grab, stale foods — stale in terms of their lack of Prana — something that becomes a habit in no time and a common thing I’ve observed in friends who take time to cook their babies fresh foods but forget about themselves as they pour yet another bowl of cereal for lunch or make toast for dinner.

As we sail into the end of the week with somewhat temperamental autumn weather, I’m inspired to put down the snacky foods, take a break from the takeaway croissants (supporting local businesses ya know!) and break up from the daily chocolate habit that creeps in when I start looking for energy outside of myself. Nick and I are starting a cleanse + reset on Saturday (Friday has become pizza and Gardeners’ World night in our house of late) until Monday (yep, friends coming for lunch on Sunday are getting kitchari!). If you’ll be following suit — come Monday, if you’re going into the office, keep it all hot in insulated flasks.

So if you feel inclined to join, invite friends using this link to sign up and get access to all the content, including lots of recipe ideas. Make sure to leave yourself an hour on one of those days to enjoy a full Abhyanga, and set aside a few minutes in the morning to use your Tongue Tingler (if you’re not already a die hard TT fan) and at night to get massaging with my new beauty tools, the Neem Comb and Kansa Wand, as a heavenly wind-down before bed.