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Th e Seven-Day Total Cleanse A Revolutionary Juice Fast and Yoga Plan to Purify Your Body and Clarify Your Mind Mary McGuire-Wien with Jill Parsons Stern New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2010 by Mary McGuire-Wien. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. ISBN: 978-0-07-166497-4 MHID: 0-07-166497-1 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: ISBN: 978-0-07-162374-2, MHID: 0-07-162374-4. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. 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Under no circumstances shall McGraw-Hill and/or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequen- tial or similar damages that result from the use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim or cause whatsoever whether such claim or cause arises in contract, tort or otherwise. Contents Preface v Acknowledgments vii PART 1 Why the Seven-Day Total Cleanse Will Work for You ..............1 1. Th e Seven-Day Total Cleanse More than “Just” a Fasting Plan 2. What Makes Th is Cleanse Diff erent from Others? 3. When Is the Right Time to Practice a Cleanse? 4. What to Expect and How to Cope PART 2 The Seven-Day Cleanse ........................................................... 35 5. How to Begin Prepare, Precleanse 6. b DAY 1 c Red Juice The First Chakra: Grounding 7. b DAY 2 c Orange Juice The Second Chakra: Joyful Self-Expression [ iii ] 8. b DAY 3 c Yellow Juice The Third Chakra: Confi dence and Fearlessness 9. b DAY 4 c Green Juice The Fourth Chakra: An Open Heart 10. b DAY 5 c Bright Blue Juice The Fifth Chakra: Truthfulness 11. b DAY 6 c Deep Blue Juice The Sixth Chakra: Choosing Clarity 12. b DAY 7 c Violet Juice The Seventh Chakra: Pure Consciousness 13. Modifi ed Cleanses PART 3 Recipes .....................................................................................183 14. Th e Seven-Day Kitchen 15. Juices, Smoothies, and Recipes for the Days Following Your Cleanse Recommended Books, Music, and Other Resources 247 Index 255 [ iv ] Contents Preface I first discovered the power of juice fasting many years ago when my daughter, who is now twenty-three, was only a year old. Juice fasting was considered a very extreme thing to do at that time, but I felt tired and unattractive. I was sure that if I could only lose the last eight pounds of “baby fat,” I would “get my shine back” and be happy and energetic again. I attended the only juice-fasting program I could fi nd, knowing I needed to get out of my day-to-day routine in order to succeed. It was my good fortune that my choice led me to noted holistic life- style coach Alison Shore Gaines at the world famous Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. Alison’s skilled guidance and the safe, compassionate environment of the Kripalu Center were the catalysts for my personal transformation and became the foundation for the American Yogini Juice Cleanse. When I fi rst arrived at Kripalu, I thought that fasting was a depriva- tion that forced your body to lose weight. When I left a week later, los- ing weight had become the least of my concerns. It had happened easily, but I hardly cared anymore because I had gained such life-changing insight and inspiration. It was my huge “aha” moment. On a cellular level, the tissue cleansing that goes on during a juice fast had liberated my body. Yoga postures and positions that had always been a struggle for me suddenly felt easy and right. And even after I returned home, what I had learned and experienced stayed with me. It didn’t matter what came at me; I knew how to manage my energy, when to focus, when to soften. I began to use a juice cleanse on an annual basis. [ v ] As I continued my practice of annual cleansing, other things began to change. My life moved through diff erent phases. My kids grew, my relationships changed, I experienced losses and gains, easy times and hard times. But I realized that when I chose to do a cleansing fast during any time of transition, I gained incredible clarity. Before long, I noticed a simple yet stunning example of how the straightforward act of cleansing my body had changed me: I literally gained a sense of direction. I used to get habitually lost. Even in familiar places, I was incapable of fi nding my way from point A to point B without having to call my husband to ask which way to turn. It sounds crazy, but as I began to tune into my own self and the information that served me, I stopped getting lost. It was then that I began to appreciate the impor- tance of what I was doing and realized that I needed to share the mes- sage of the transformative power of juice cleansing with others. The Seven-Day Total Cleanse is not simply a “detox diet” or a “fast.” It is a revolutionary seven-day program of renewal, refl ection, and revitalization that will literally change your life. Unlike the prolifi c fad diets that allow you to quickly drop a few pounds only to gain them back the fi rst day you return to solid food, the seven-day plan will not only jump-start weight loss, but, more important, it will teach you how to foster a mind-body connection that goes beyond the physical changes you experience when you stop eating. I realized that by combining the ancient and sacred rituals of purifi - cation with modern yoga practice I could create new yet familiar rituals that would guide others to experience the same life-changing revela- tions I had had. In the pages that follow I off er you the same guidance and loving care I off er my students and the guests who stay with us at American Yogini. As you follow the daily schedules in this book, I hope that you will feel my presence supporting and encouraging you. By choosing to participate in the Seven-Day Total Cleanse you are off ering your body, mind, and spirit a great gift—the opportunity to truly rebuild, renew, and revitalize. [ vi ] Preface Acknowledgments I think whenever a book, fi lm, or work of art comes to fruition, magic has taken place. Almost like a sleight-of-hand trick, what looks to be the work of one is in fact created by a team behind the curtain, cocreat- ing with a consolidated vision.

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