Ayurvedic Cleanse Results

I just left Kovalam and I’m now on a layover in Bangalore. I wanted to write one more blog post from India before I head to the other reality of Bali.

I feel like I’ve been in a bit of a time warp.

Maybe it’s India, or going on an extended trip or just my relationship to time in India, but each day I’ve experienced time going by sooooo slowly and then suddenly here it is time to leave and I’m left wondering: ‘Where did the time go?’

I finished my 26-day Ayurvedic cleanse yesterday. I’ve had that many days of being massaged with oil everywhere. And I do mean everywhere.

It’s hard for me to tell what changes I’m experiencing physically but those who saw me when I first arrived in India said I look more rested, more relaxed, and more balanced after doing the Ayurvedic treatment.

A couple of weeks ago, Dr. Sambhu had said to me: “When the male and female energy in a person is aligned correctly you can see the changes in a person’s face.”

“Can you see the changes on my face?” I asked.

“It’s beginning to happen. Your face was not symmetrical when you arrived. The left side of your face was different than your right side.  The left side of the body corresponds to the female nature, the right side is one’s male nature. You are beginning to even out. It’s not perfect yet but it’s happening. Give it time and after doing the treatment you’ll see your face even out completely. Your symmetrical face will then reflect your balanced feminine energy.”

He’s right.

I’ve noticed that in past photographs my left eye was often squinting in pictures. My right eye would be wide open, my left squinting somewhat. Also when I would look in a mirror I would see my face misaligned slightly. The left side of my face was a little lower than the right. Not hugely so but enough for me to notice.

Not so now.

The left side of my face is now completely even with my right. Both eyes are wide open in pictures.

I’m in awe that my face has changed and is now symmetrical from this treatment.

“Besides the physical changes you will notice when you come into alignment with your female nature that things, professional and personal things, will come more easily to you. Without any effort on your part. With ease. What you want will be there, right in front of you. Females are the flowers, allowing. Males are the bees, busy working and attaining. As an aligned female you can be sitting there on the beach and things will happen. Miracles, you might say. Life will flow more easily,” Dr. Sambhu said.

Just from an Ayurvedic cleanse?

But here’s the thing: things (besides the alignment of my face)  are happening.

A few days ago I checked my email and found out I was asked to speak at a national business conference in January 2012.

“We want to fly you to Las Vegas, all expenses paid and please, bring lots of your books as we are sure many of our conference attendees will want to buy your book.”

That’s just one example.

For about six years 100% of my work has been done online and on the phone.

You may think ‘how cool’ and it is cool.

I love being able to work in my pajamas, next to the fireplace or in my garden, sipping hot tea while I run my business and coach other people on how to better run their businesses.

But I could feel my soul needing more. Needing to be more visible in the world. Not hiding behind the phone when it comes to my work.

Last year I started having dreams that were an indication that it was time to step out from behind the phone and be more visible. I had a dream where I was on the phone coaching someone and an audience was patiently waiting for me to turn around and speak to them. (I was afraid to turn around so I didn’t.)

Before I left on this trip I had a dream that I was coaching a couple who had a struggling business. I was coaching them in person, in their living room. We were all so vital and alive in the dream and I was really enjoying connecting with them in person and they were getting a lot out of our session.

It was the first time I’d had a dream about coaching someone in person. For the past few years I’ve always been on the phone in my dreams about work.

So maybe it is just naturally time for me to be more visible with my work or maybe the Ayurvedic cleanse had something to do with the fact that I got asked to speak (with no effort on my part) at the conference.

After the cleanse I also am noticing that I feel more balanced mentally and physically.

Tightness in my jaw that I was experiencing before I left is now nearly gone. Nothing really dramatic or flashy when it comes to the mental and physical but simply more calm, more grounded. I’ve been told the ripples of this cleanse will reveal themselves for months to come.

It will be interesting to see what else emerges.

On another note: it was hard to leave India today even though I’m so looking forward to Bali.

Saying goodbye to the wonderful people I met and the view from my hotel room (sea, lighthouse and mosque) was tough!

One of the shopkeepers said to me as I left: “You met so many people in one month here–how many will you meet in Bali when you are there for four months?!”

🙂