Food and eating are a glorious, sensual part of life. Food appeals to our sense of touch, taste, and smell. Many even enjoy the sounds associated with food: sizzling, a wooden spoon running across the sauté pan, the water rushing over the vegetables in the colander, or the knife against the cutting board in it’s percussive precision.
I don’t know about you, but I love to eat!! I like the entire creative process. I like to organize, chop, cook or bake, present, and then sit down to eat and enjoy!
With all of this love of food buzzing around inside of me, I find that it can be directed in one of two ways – towards indulgence or towards mindfulness. Both are pleasurable for different reasons and with different outcomes depending on the measures taken to balance the two.
I like to embrace whichever direction I’ve taken and also listen to my body so that I can balance with mindfulness if I’ve too long enjoyed indulgence. When you find it’s time to reset, a cleansing soup can be a helpful tool. You can go head on, committing yourself to eating this primarily and drinking the broth for two to three days or you can go lightly and replace a meal or two in this fashion. If you go head on but find yourself needing something additional, consider adding whole fruits, vegetables, and perhaps almonds and cashews. In the past, I have cut caffeine when cleansing, but would at this time leave it in place. A cup of coffee in the morning is one of life’s treasures!
The soup can be made of leeks, onions, celery, fennel, garlic, lemons, or spinach. You can use any combination of nonstartchy greens and alliums covered in water and set to simmer.
Begin by drinking the broth, and when you are hungry take out the greens and alliums to eat. A drizzle of olive oil on top of the vegetables may help to stay solo with the soup for a longer time period. In the photo below I added herbs for flavor and avocado for a midday boost in nutrients, fiber, and protein. Some herbs I would recommend are thyme, oregano, and rosemary.
This soup is good for the mind, body, and soul!
Presence and Positivity 