Would you be willing to share your three day Kitchari and herbal tea protocol that you recently told us about in class? Thank you!!

I am also curious Andrew how your Ayurveda cleanse on the Kitchari mono-diet went and how you felt afterwards?

Andrew said: Very basic kitchari protocol: Find a recipe based upon your constitution and/or disease state (rice, moong lentils, spices, a type of fat, some veggies). For this, you would need to take a quiz to learn about your constitution (vata/pitta/kapha). Banyan botanicals has a decent ayurvedic constitution quiz free on-line. There are many books on ayurvedic diet. For example: Usha Lad "Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing". Harish Johari has a book called "Dhanvantari" that has a nice chapter on cleansing and fasting. The cleansing I am referring to is a mono-fast (eating only one food- the exact same food and drink every day for x number of days). Which food you select depends upon many factors such as season, constitution, and disease state. For example, in the early fall/late summer I often do an apple and water fast, in the winter I love kitchari, in summer I do a salad recipe with spices and water (I am pitta and can handle raw foods very well, many people can't). So, the final answer is that I can't give you my recipe because my recipe is for me! I suggest that you learn more about the general concepts of mono-fasting and then play with things until you find the strategy that works for you (the bio-psycho-social-spiritual INDIVIDUAL). Individuality is what makes herbal medicine such a beautiful art! If you still need guidance after trying these resources, please ask the question in the Intro to Ayurveda class in the spring and I can talk a bit more about it then.

Thank you Andrew for the information. I will retake the quiz but I am usually a vata/pitta dosa. I am feeling more vata in the fall/winter and I can tend have a vata imbalance. I will definitely look into the material and resources. Thank you Eileen for the reply and all the excellent work you do to take care of us as we journey through this course.