We are challenged in our family with far too many health and well being issues so in order to try and rectify them we are going to do GAPS

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

GAPS again


Sage and I are going back onto GAPS, he has been asking me for quite some time to do it as he feels it is the best healing diet for him and that he is healthier, happier, thinks much more clearly and his body feels better when eating this way and sticking to it all the time. I also believe it to be a very healing and nourishing way to eat for me.

Eating this way is a lot of work, I need to be organised, I need to plan well and shop so we have all we need on hand.  I need to keep up with basics like stock- we will need around 10 liters of home made stock a week at this stage of GAPS.  I need to keep supplies of kefir, cultured cream,  yoghurt, fermented vegies ready and flowing. WE need to be having vegie juices so need loads of those suitable vegies. The fridge also needs to be stocked with handy snack options for Sage to eat and to pack and take when he is out. Good options we have relied on in the past are vegie sticks, salads, boiled eggs, chicken wings or drumsticks, meat balls.
As we progress through GAPS we can add more food options like nuts, smoothies, fruits etc.


RESET


I am planning a personal retreat in Jan 2017, this is a time I am setting aside for me. My goals are to nourish myself and focus on self acceptance, self love and self nurturing. I want to get my mind and body healthy and work on increasing all of that by the time I hit 50 in October.

Key Areas-
 Healthy habits-
Eating clean- we started Nov 30 and will do GAPS into bu Dec 1.
Drinking loads of water- and no alcohol or coffee.
Silence- I am going to sit in silence at least 2 hours every day, most likely early mornings.
I am switching off from internet and all social media.

So what will I do with all of this time and space I am opening up in my life?
Journal-
I am planning on starting each day with silence and contemplation in this time I will be using oracle cards and morning pages and heartjournalling.
Move-
Walking, swimming, dancing, yoga, working with my drum.
Art-
I want to work at my easel every day.
Intentional Creativity to dig deep into my self.
Read-
I am going to be reading a lot some of the books I have selected are-
Becoming Animal- David Abram 
Awakening to the Spirit World- Sandra Ingerman
Thinking Like a Mountain - John Seed 
Wild- Jay Griffiths
If Women Rose Rooted - Sharon Blackie
The Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd
Braiding Sweetgrass- Robin Wall Kimmerer
One- Richard Bach 
The Shamanic Drum - Michael Drake
Goddesses in Every Woman - Jean Shinoda Bolen
I am also reading Jung, Rumi, Jamie Sams, Clarissa Pinkola Estes and anything else I am drawn to.
Time Out-
Camping alone for 2 or 3 nights around full moon - 12th and new moon - 27th.
River walks
Morning silence
Connecting-
I will call people who want to be in contact with me in this period.
Do something special with my boys - every day I  have the opportunity with them to.
Sage- trip to Bodhi's
- making sauerkraut together
- beach, river
- bbq with friends
Jarrah- bbq with friends
-drives