*Format: (s-t, m-t) Sam-text/Martha-text (s-e, m-e) Sam-email/Martha-email*
September 30, week following our indulgent cottage weekend
(s-t) I'll sit down this weekend over a cup of tea and reflect on our health plan (I send emoticons of fruit, paper and pencil, sunshine and leaves)...have a wonderful day :)
October 5 through October 17, leading up to the detox cleanse meeting date
Miraculously, a newsletter from my massage therapist's office arrives in my inbox...funny how things materialize when you put it out there...
(s-t) Morning! Excited about a detox Marie is offering at Body One. $150 Getting to Know Your Body. Read all of it! Including "more info on detox program" and "examples of diet".
(m-t) Got it. Can we talk at 1130, you available?
(m-t) ..it is two meetings over three weeks, Sunday Oct 23 and Nov 13
(s-e) Ok yes! Just looked at it again. If you haven't read the info please do read both examples and the food (basically fruit, veg and grains for 3 solid weeks with the herbal concoction she gives us). We can consider this a simple clear 3 week cleanse beginning in a couple weeks and ending mid Nov - perfect I think! I said hard because this girl always has a hard time leading up to any discipline, then it is always amazing when I've finished!
(m-t) [on the way to work] I printed off the cleanse and I will read it on the subway.
(m-t) [while at work] Oh my god, I just looked at the list of food to eat. I don't know Sam. I am scared! I don't think I can do it. Let's talk.
(s-t) Completely understand! xo we'll chat but if you are dead against it then ok :)
A week and a half passes as we ponder and discuss further.
(s-e) ....sooo... are we doing this?... I'll register us when I get the two thumbs up from you. Now this is kick ass hard on one level, but it's really only 3 weeks and we can suffer it out together! Please take some time to review and call me!! I can't imagine anyone I trust more than Marie about the body knowledge, I can't imagine doing this with anyone else but you and it's completely aligned to both of our desires to connect with our bodies on a deeper level and will rid shit out of our bodies we're longing to say goodbye to...checking into pranayama, if I can't find a teacher I like, I'll plow through [again] reading the master's book [BKS Iyengar Light On Pranayama] and bring what I learned [from Michael's Tuesday yoga classes and the 2010 July Intensive - see Centre of Gravity under Healers/Educators] and teach us both. Send thoughts xo
Slice from the brochure: "Three weeks to a profound understanding of your body. You are supported all the way through the detox by Marie Graff who has been running the detox program for over 7 years."
October 18, 5 days leading up to cleanse
Martha writes her thoughts down on the subway as she makes her way home from work. We talk with eachother on the phone a few times. Meantime, I have called Marie and asked to please consider us good to go, but if there is a problem with such a late register time to let me know.
(m-e, she sends me her notes) Okay, I am on the subway with my belly full of cheese, a banana and a kashi bar. Really a very balanced and healthy lunch but as of this time next week the only thing that would work is the banana...I am scared but I am going to give in to Sam's incredible positive energy. I also want to try really hard not to be a whiner. This is Sam's journey too and I don't want her to have to pull me along. It is only three weeks. I have tried to clear the decks of any social activity. I am taking a couple of days off and I want to clean house if I can or just lay around alot. I should pick up a new dry brush at Shoppers and load up the bathroom with epsom salts. I am going to grocery shop with Sam and pick up a ton of yummy organic fruits and veggies.
Next post: decisions made, actions taken.
1 comment:
Very honest Sam. Man oh man I was scared. I still can't believe we did it! Great post.
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