Friday 28 May 2010

The Healing Journey – Detox cleansing in Costa Rica

“It does not matter if you give medicine; you can give food instead. It will heal. You can give water. Some spiritual healers take a glass of water, put their hand on it, and hand it to you...” Siri Singh Sahib Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji

My Yogi once told me that I could heal people by serving them a cucumber, and I laughed with doubt. My first trip to the Himalayas I stumbled across a small village on the outskirts of a pine forest that surrounded the Sherab Ling Monastery where I was staying. I walked into the village – The houses are all painted white, a woman with a baby in her arms talks to a neighbor in the middle of a small vegetable garden, a large blue lotus is painted on the wall behind her. As soon as she saw me she stopped talking, gave her baby to the neighbor, and stooped down to grab something out of the garden, and then raced over to me. Startled, I gasped and then saw that she held up a cucumber and offered it to me! Our eyes met for a moment as she passed me the cucumber over the fence. I clasped the fruit in prayer pose and bowed Namaste to her giving my thanks. Hungry and tired on the way to Bir temple, I was so happy for the gift, and when I sat along side a stream and ate it remembering what my Yogi had told me, I knew this was a profound message for me.

I grew up in Santa Monica, California and even as a child, I remember on my walk to school, the smell of the herbicides used on the lawns, the processed foods that I ate everyday, and the noise of airplanes made my head buzz. Now days there are cell towers everywhere, many other forms of pollution, and many people spend most of their day connected to an electronic communications devise. I needed to detox from that exposure, and I know that many people live with those toxins accumulating everyday. That is why when I created this sanctuary for wildlife and to save a piece of the rainforest it is also with the intention to share it with people who need to disconnect and to detox from the industrial world.

Pure crystalline water is one of the most incredible clearing forces of nature, and being next to the amazing constantly changing Cascadas Farallas Waterfalls is to experince a healing mantra. The mind is cleansed so that with peace one’s body can enter into a healing journey. When we are in rhythm with the life force we can heal ourselves. Balance is achieved by practicing Detox Yoga and eating a primarily vegetarian diet with a preference for raw fresh organic foods. Here in the tropical south of Costa Rica there is a phenomenal amount of fresh tropical fruits and luscious vegetables that can be had almost all year around. In my kitchen I work with the new flavors from this bounty that is Costa Rica and prepare healing meals for our guests. The foods taste more alive because they are, and so full of the energy of a pure environment.

Today at the Waterfall Villas in Costa Rica we are surrounded by nature’s wellness center – the rainforest; it is here that the most pure oxygen is produced on the planet. We invite travelers to a healing journey, free of electronic stimulus and the bustling world, a place to reconnect with nature and your self. My garden and my kitchen is where I devise healing energetic live foods for personalized Detox cleansing programs . See more information on our programs at www.waterfallvillas.com

Monday 17 May 2010

Detox with Raw Foods

Now that Summer is close and the weather is warming up in the North, many of you may be more adventurous to try a detox with raw food.

A Raw Food Detox is a wonderful way to feel more vibrant for the summer and it so much easier to do when the weather is warmer. Here in Costa Rica it is always warm so we can do a Raw diet all the time.

The best way to get started is to get a juicer and start with the simpiest of green drinks at least once per day. You will see your complextion inprove very soon and your stomach will start to feel like someone has celaned it out.

Green Drink: Press all ingredients through a juicer - do not use a blender LOL!

small 1 inch piece of fresh ginger
8 organic Kale stalks- use the whole thing
2 branches of celery
half a cucumber
1 or 2 apples

after you extract this in your juicer press a half a lime into the mixture stir and drink.

This drink will give you allot of energy so wait 30 minutes before eating anything else.

Love & light, Fateh Chef at the Waterfall Villas - Costa rica

Thursday 3 December 2009

Detox at Waterfall Villas Costa Rica

Different things come to mind when we think about liberating ourselves of what no longer serves us – that could be the garbage trapped in our intestines, organs and cells; old thoughts that have out lived out their use; and there’s the emotional baggage, too. Detoxing is not just a weight loss program. When we change our eating habits, to pure foods that flow through the body, in quick release combinations, using food as medicine consciously, a miraculous change happens! Detoxing is a process of physical release that also leads to the release of thoughts, and emotions that are toxic – allowed to fester for too long they will lead to behavior patterns of addiction, violence, abuse, and other dysfunctional scenarios as they are literally stuck in your body.

At the Waterfall Villas in Costa Rica, in the lush Baru rainforest near Dominical beach, Fateh Bolivar, Yogini and intuitive healer, offers a detox program she calls the Ultimate Detox – because it looks at all aspects of detoxification holistically and connected. You might loose weight if that is your personal goal, but that is not the most important part of detoxification. The critical success of this program she provides is to give the support when you go through detoxification in an environment that that is in the vortex of nature itself – nurtured and safe. This is so much more than a vacation – this is what a person does when they truly love themselves, and others enough to take the time it requires to heal and rejuvenate at least once a year. In the comfort of luxurious Bali Style accommodations (energy enhanced with Feng Sui), a lush tropical waterfall environment, and the organic fresh food that you will be consuming(each meal is personally designed for your program), Yoga, meditation, and massage therapy is an integral part of the transformation. Detox Yoga is not only for the young and flexible crowd, but rather a personalized Yoga system based on the teachings of Yogi Bhajan, and what is channeled energetically for Fateh to include in your program – as it is fresh!

Kundalini Yoga – contributed to by many other Yoga practices has over 2,000 Kriya or sets of Yogic postures that together focus on a particular physical aspect, or a spiritual aspect, for example, one set will focus on the nervous system, the thyroid gland, enhancing the chakras, and also your aura, while another set will focus on the vital organs. This is a very different experince than Yoga that focus on general health only. Your detox process can be enhanced and supported through using detox Yoga to release more expansively. Yoga will assist you in dealing with the emotional waves, and memories , even past life experinces that may become awakened during the release. The Ultimate detox is designed to give you the tools to deal with what is causing you stress in your life and live liberated!

The waterfalls themselves are also a part of the detoxification process – filling your mind with the water flowing sound that loosens any negative thought, and transform everything into living positive energy!

Fateh Kaur a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher with profound knowledge and experience in the detox process, as intuitive healer , will be your guide and coach at the Waterfall Villas – Ultimate Detox program. Tel: Fateh 8882 – 7687; www.waterfallvillas.com A Healing Journey!