SPIRITUAL DETOX
In the book Clean Mind, Clean Body: A 28-Day Plan for Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Self-Care, it details a 28 day detox for a clean mind & clean body. I was very intrigued by it and decided I was going to do this detox If this something that interests you, view the book here
Week 2 is a spiritual detox. The purpose of this spiritual detox is to crave a deeper meaning and purpose. To understand all of the spiritual awakenings that I have had in the past and the one that came in through this detox. I learned what I do like and what I don’t like. I was shown that my purpose is to reconnect to my spiritual purpose. Cultivating my spiritual side in my daily practices and routine which is called spiritual goal setting. Spiritual goal setting helps me remember who I am to my core.
Meditation needs to be an important part of routine. Meditation helps me clear my mind and energy. It helps me to comeback to myself. Coming back to myself helps me get the clarity and understanding I need on the situation on my mind. Brings me back to solution mindset. In the morning I do a journal meditation - where I write down my intentions for the day while listening to morning meditation music. At night before bed I do a 10 minute meditation to clear my mind before sleep. That way my dream state is not interrupted with whatever is on my mind from that day.
I tend to go fast in life. I grew up with the mindset that you must get everything done now. Over the last few months I found how I need to slow down and do one thing at a time. I found myself asking myself what is the rush. Do it when it is time. Week 2 showed me the benefits of slowing down. I did things right and had no mistakes. By not rushing through things, I did not second guess or overthink if I did something. I felt accomplished. Checked off my to-do list and ready for the next task.
The word intention became a word I thought about a lot. By definition the word intention means planned action. 🤯 When it comes to the new moon, we always talk about setting intentions. We use the word intention as wish when it comes to the new moon. Setting intentions should be action based. I am going to talk more about this subject soon.
Journaling became crystal clear to me that I must write out my feelings everyday. Part of the reason I find myself out of sync is when I am not properly processing my feelings. I find journaling to the outlet for me to express what I am thinking and feeling.
Stay moveable is essential. I work in an office 8 hours a day and find myself sitting at my desk for hours without movement. I am really seeing how moving around and getting up. Even if it is to stand up to drink water makes me feel better.
During the 7 days of spiritual detox, I set an intention each day to take action. I found by the 7th day, 6/26/24 - I was burnt out. I saw how easily I was distracted - mostly by others - and needed to rest & reflect. This lead me to take a few extra days to assess how this spiritual detox helped me clear out what needed to go.
I feel like I have shifted past a huge block and am ready to see how week 3 goes: Change The Way I Eat. It will be hard for me but I know I can do it.
If you have any questions on this detox or the book, please feel free to reach out to me by commenting below or emailing me privately.
Many blessings to you, Christina Marie 🦋