I'm making up with Morning. (It's not you. It's me.)

It's always been me. Spring Cleanse success story.

Hello ☀️Morning. Let’s make up.

I know this seems sudden. We both know I haven’t been into you. For years and years, I sneered at the alarm clock that signaled your arrival. I put all of my sluggishness and brain fog on you.

It wasn't you. It was me.

Let’s be friends now.

☀️Morning is kinda amazing.

How did this desire to make up with Morning come about? I gave my body a spring cleaning! And that opened up space to fall in love with myself and with ☀️Morning.

Feels magical in a way, and if you’re skeptical, I understand. I only believe it because I feel the shift in all of my bones and muscles and even my hair feels joyful.

The Woodland Wellness Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse is based on kitchari, a simple to cook and OMG delicious dish that cleanse participants make at home with provided recipes. Photo courtesy of Liz, a Spring Cleanse classmate. Used with permission.

SPRING CLEANSE.

While I do a cleanse nearly every spring,¹ the April 2025 cleanse will go down in history as The Cleanse that Saved My Relationship with ☀️Morning.

The Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse² program is designed for cleansing what’s hanging out in my body that no longer serves me … meaning it helps find the gunk and ship it out via 🎉💩 poop.³

In addition, for me, the cleanse helps with “emotional constipation.” I can’t say how it works, but IT WORKS. I’m more physically and emotionally clear and vibrant after this cleanse EVERY time.

Stuck energy isn’t meant to hang around. I am grateful that I have found a way to release gunk and stuck energy from the physical and emotional facets of my body in a way that is safe, supportive, manageable and delicious.

For real, it’s so much easier to be engaged in a cleanse when the food is simple and so tasty. I also love the private chat for cleanse participants because our cleanse facilitator, Petals,⁴ guides us with loving kindness and is available in the chat for questions and encouragement.

Delicious kitchari is enjoyed and shared by participants via pictures in the Woodland Wellness Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse’s private, supportive (online) community chat. Photo courtesy of Petals. Used with permission.

I am awake. I feel taller.

I feel like nothing is in my way. Like the road before me is clear and I see the way forward. I feel SO GOOD:

• I am awake and happy about it;

• My ☀️Morning-body feels ready for the day — even before coffee;

• My all-day-body feels energized; and

• MY BRAIN FOG HAS LIFTED.

Really, ALL of those bullets deserve to be in all caps.

I am grateful.

I feel like new. I am physically and emotionally clear. I love ☀️Morning. I am grateful.

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1. I’ve done a lot of cleanses in my day and, for my body, the Woodland Wellness Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse is the absolute best.

Some cleanses are more overwhelming than others. Highlights below:

• ⭐️ The hummingbird cleanse (lemon juice with cayenne and maple syrup) was fun to talk about and yummy to drink, but OMG that was hands-down the absolute crankiest time of my life.

• ⭐️⭐️ Juice cleanses are a lot of work (when self-prepping the juice) and delicious to drink, but the absence of solid food was a drag and I spent most of the cleanse feeling really hungry and bloated.

• ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Special protein powder + food elimination cleanse was much more satisfying than juice and I appreciated the benefit of mindfully reintroducing foods and understanding how they affect my body. I wasn’t hungry during the cleanse, but each day was a drag and I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

• ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Whole30 is solid and, until I discovered the Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse described here, the Whole30 was my go-to program each year for about 10 years. The 30 days can be hard to manage, so I often cut it short.

• ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Woodland Wellness Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse is the clear favorite and I’ve joined this cleanse each year for 3 years (so far) for all of the reasons described in this post. The cleanse duration is very manageable. The cleanse is nourishing, supportive, and delicious. If you have questions, please use the link above or drop a note in the comments. I am a huge fan and happy to go on and on about the program from a personal perspective.

2. Speaking from the heart (and tummy and mind and all of my bits) about this cleanse. I’m not paid by the word for each time I say the word “cleanse” or per click, etc. This is just me talking about how I feel and I FEEL GREAT.

3. 🎉💩Milestone. I thought about counting how many times I can say poop without feeling shame, but that would just make more work. Instead, I will intermittently celebrate the milestone like this 🎉💩.

4. The Woodland Wellness Guided Ayurvedic Cleanse is facilitated by Sarah Bradley — also known as “Petals,” a double-certified Holistic Ayurvedic Practitioner trained in Feminine Form Ayurveda, Classical Ayurveda, and Herbalism.

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