Give Your Body a Spring Clean
Designed to be flexible and realistic, this seasonal reset programme is meant to help you feel lighter, clearer, and more comfortable in yourself.
You don't have to do it perfectly. Think of it as a toolkit, not a strict regime.
Even adding one or two of these ideas into your routine can make a difference.
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Start the day with tongue scraping
- remove toxins before reabsorbing them
- support digestion
- improve oral health
Best: copper (naturally antimicrobial).
Alternative: silver or stainless steel.
How to do it:
When you wake up, before eating or drinking:
- Use a tongue scraper
- Gently scrape from back to front (5–10 times)
2
Follow with ginger and lemon water
Next, drink a cup of:
- Hot water
- Fresh ginger slices (steeped)
- A few drops of lemon
This is about:
- Hydration first thing in the morning
- Gently stimulating your system
In Ayurveda, fresh ginger first thing helps to 'kindle your digestive fire' — preparing your body to process food efficiently.
A gentle way to reset
This simple routine helps support digestion, hydration, and your body’s natural ability to rebalance.
Support digestion
Stay well hydrated
Lighten the load
3
Wake up the skin and circulation
Before you shower try dry skin brushing. The benefits include:
- Stimulating lymphatic flow
- Supporting detox pathways
- Improving circulation
Then in the shower alternate warm/hot water with very short bursts of cold.
Why this matters
- Hot water relaxes muscles and opens pores.
- Cold water boosts circulation, tone, and alertness.
Together, they act like a circulatory workout for your body. You don't need to be heroic with it. Even a short splash of cooler water on the legs, arms, or face is a good place to start.
4
Eat simply with Kitcheri
Kitcheri provides a perfect balance of:
- Carbohydrates
- Protein
- Healthy fats
- And (most importantly) it is extremely easy to digest.
Why this matters
- When your body isn’t working hard to digest food, it frees up energy that energy can go toward repair, cleansing, and maintenance.
- This is one of the key principles behind a gentle detox.
- Watch the Cookery Demo above!
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Drink Super-hydrating Linseed tea
Why this helps
- Deep hydration supports all detox pathways
- Helps digestion and elimination
- Gentle and soothing for the gut
Why this matters
Normally we hear about linseeds, or flax seeds, because they are packed full of omega 3 essential fats, but not so well known is that tea made from the seeds is also therapeutic. We all know we need to be better hydrated and drink more water. Water round the cells is like oil in an engine, without it they can’t function properly! Even if you have a great diet your body can’t take advantage of it if you are dehydrated...
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Add the 6 Tastes to your meals
Why this helps
When the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent and bitter) are included in the right balance, they help regulate appetite, improve digestion, and reduce cravings. Rather than focusing on restriction, this approach brings a sense of completeness to your meals, allowing the body to feel satisfied, supported, and more naturally in balance.
Why this matters
- Sweet tastes nourish and build, providing energy and stability.
- Salty, and pungent stimulate digestion and metabolism.
- Bitter and astringent tastes help to cleanse, lighten, and rebalance the system, supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes.
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Try Dru Yoga
Dru is a highly therapeutic style accessible to everyone. Clinical trials have shown its extensive health benefits.
This Dru Yoga class is designed to gently support the body during a seasonal detox by improving circulation, aiding digestion, and activating the parasympathetic nervous system — the state where true healing and repair can take place.
Why this matters
Through mindful movement and breath, circulation is enhanced, helping to transport nutrients in and move waste out more efficiently.
The sequences and postures also stimulate digestion, which is essential during a detox as it allows the body to process food with less effort and direct energy toward cleansing and repair.
Just as importantly, the practice encourages a shift into the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) state, calming the system and supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes, which can only function optimally when we are relaxed rather than stressed.
What A Complete detox day would look like...
- On Waking - Tongue scrape, then drink hot ginger/lemon water.
- Morning - Skin brushing, shower, and a simple start to the day.
- Meals - Eat Kitchari for lunch and dinner (if that suits you) for a day or two. Sprinkle some 6-Taste Spice Mix on top.
- Drinks - Keep sipping warm water and include Linseed Tea throughout the day.
- Evening - Eat early, keep things light, do the yoga class and let the body rest.
