healthy-living – Rain Shadow Reiki

Posted on August 2, 2012August 3, 2012 by josslynstreett — 2 Comments

Reboot My Life, Day 5

Eighth in a series of blogs written by Josslyn Streett of Rain Shadow Reiki for her series on nutritional healing and juicing.

To catch up start with blog 1, A Sensitive System or search categories under Nutritional Healing.

Day 5

Day 5 was my first day of only juice for breakfast and lunch and then fasting by drinking only coconut water all afternoon and evening. On this day I also drove an hour to my Naturopath for my second colonic. I was tired after the two hours of driving and the hour of the colonic but did well and handled it all with no major issues. I juiced my veggies and put them in a thermos before I went so I’d have it for when I got out of the doctor’s office. (When having a colonic you do not eat for 2 1/2 to 3 hours before hand or drink any liquids for an hour before.)

Juicing and fasting on the run. That’s how it’s done.

UGH, The Horror

I do have to say the coconut milk, which is supposed to help you re-hydrate and give your body much-needed electrolytes and vitamins, tastes to me, HORRIBLE! Now, I will eat almost anything in the name of good health. I have taught myself to like many foods I didn’t like before, all in the name of good health. If I think my body needs it and wants it I will learn to like it, BUT NOT THIS. I felt like a little kid again, plugging my nose while drinking it just so I could get it down. Wining, scrunching my face, wincing, practically crying because it was so bad and I knew I had to drink it.

O.K. That’s Pretty Bad

CoconutWater1 — Coconut water, a huge new trend, but is it really that good for us. I hope not because I don’t know if I can ‘down’ this one.

My kids found this hilarious since it’s their mom, the one who always says “you can try anything once”, or “You can learn to like anything that is good for you.” They both acted like “Hey, this is no big deal. I bet it’s not so bad at all, we’ll prove her wrong.” Well, they tried it, with these confident cocky looks on their faces and they attempted to pretend it didn’t taste bad, but they couldn’t do it either. Because I had made such a big deal out of the bad taste, they of course, had to play it down a lot and NOT make a big deal about it. But their faces told the whole story. Finally my older son says “O.k. you’re right, that’s pretty bad.” Maybe it’s the brand, I don’t know. This coconut water thing is all new to me. There MUST be a better way. UGH. Here is an article about coconut water by Dr. Mercola. Read if you want to know all the great health benefits about coconut water. It helps me to get it down to know a bit about how it is good for you, but I’m still plugging my nose the whole time.

Everyone Is Unique

ChickenCooked — Chicken is not supposed to be good for people with blood type B or AB according to Dr. D’Adamo of the book “Eat Right for your Blood Type.” I eat based mostly on this diet.

I also am not one to believe that everything that is supposedly good for you is good for everyone. I believe we are all different and all need a unique diet. I like the healthy eating plan by Dr. D’Adamo from the book, “Eat Right For Your Blood Type” because they seem to work for me and many of the people I know AND it is unique for each person. No diet is ever the same for any one person. That makes more sense to me. I have not muscle tested strong for coconut products in the past so I’m not totally sure about this water. I’m drinking it for the cleanse because I’m doing my best to stay as close to the recommended diet as possible, but I’ll have myself tested for it again before I decide if I’ll continue with it after the fast. Just because hundreds of people do well with coconut oil, or coconut water, or brussel sprouts, does not mean that I do well with it. Just because chicken is healthier for some people does not mean it’s healthy for everyone. Seriously. I listen to my body to determine that. I encourage YOU to do that too. Listen to your body. Get yourself muscle tested for items you are not sure about or if you are not at a place where you trust your intuition enough. When you get tested, you’ll be surprised at how spot on your intuition usually is. Trust, it’s one of the toughest parts of intuitive abilities. Empower yourself one day at a time by trusting your intuition a little more each and every day. What have you got to lose? Probably not much at all. Give it a try.

Hang in there and I will too!

Love and Light to you all,

Joss

Rainshadowreiki@gmail.com

360-460-7829

Posted on July 29, 2012July 31, 2012 by josslynstreett — 7 Comments

Favorite Recipes from Reboot Day 2

Fifth in a series of blogs written by Josslyn Streett of Rain Shadow Reiki for her series on nutritional healing and juicing.

First blog in the series if you want to get caught up, “A Sensitive System.”

Day 2 of my Reboot

So, day 2 went much smoother although just as busy. I added a slightly bit more protein, black beans on my salad, and didn’t stress so much about preparing and eating EVERYTHING on their list, and it went well. I’ve been having some slight cold symptoms, runny nose and sore throat, but it feels more like detox symptoms than an actual cold coming on. I’ve had it before when I was detoxifing from having the mercury out of my teeth, so I’m just watching it and doing some preventative stuff just in case. I had a slight headache last night but they say that is normal too. Other than that I’m feeling pretty darn good and my attitude is very positive.

Recipes

Today I wanted to share two of the recipes from day 2 because they were so outstanding that I felt they were worth a shout out. If you like vegetables and salads then you will do great on this cleanse.

Love Salad

I have to say I do LOVE salad. When people ask my favorite food, I say “salad!” and have said that since I was in college. My mom always made fresh salad for dinners and I grew to love them and it stayed with me. However, with the business of having kids, working on healing myself, moving, now working part-time and blogging, I think I’ve gotten in a bit of a busy rut with my salads. I tend to do the same thing over and over again. I still love them because the most important ingredient to a salad is really fresh (locally grown if you’ve got them) vegetables and we have plenty of that here in Sequim, Washington. So, I am thrilled to be doing this 10 day reboot of my life from ‘Join the Reboot’ with great new salad recipes to try. And, day 2 has this wonderful carrot-dill salad that I truly enjoyed. Enough that I wanted to share it here with you.

These recipes complimentary of ‘Join the Reboot‘ on the ten-day Reboot.

Carrot-Dill Salad

Joss’ rating 10 out of 10

3 cups greens (spinach, arugula, romaine, red leaf, etc.)
Shredded carrot, fennel, radish, cabbage, celery (don’t be afraid to try fennel, it’s quite subtle. I will put more next time. It tastes a bit like black licorice which I don’t care for, but like fennel anyway.)
chopped fresh dill
1/2 avocado
I also added some jicama and cucumber I had leftover from another salad, and black beans for added protein.

Dressing

(The recipe calls for a honey soy dressing but since I’m allergic to soy I used this recipe from Day 1.)

Homemade Mustard Vinaigrette

1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1 1/2 T Grain Mustard
2/3 cups Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Salad and 2 Tbsp. Dressing: 278 calories, 3.5 g protein, 9 g fiber (stays fresh in the refrigerator for one week in a glass jar)

Squash? You Want Me to Cook Squash?

Yes, I’ve never been much of a squash eater and therefore, neither is my family. I don’t know why but I’ve been a bit afraid of preparing it. The unknown I guess. Or maybe just didn’t care for it before. So, here goes, squash on the day 2 recipes. I decided to tackle it instead of being intimidated by it. And, I’m so glad I did. It was delectable. My husband agreed (without the red pepper) that we would eat this over and over again. Here is the recipe with the red pepper but if you do not like spice then take it out. It was actually quite simple to prepare also.

AcornSquashWMush2 — Roasted Acorn Squash with Portobello Mushroom

Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Portobello Mushroom and Sage

Joss’ rating, 10 out of 10. Robert’s rating 9 out of 10 due to the red pepper.

1 medium Acorn Squash (I used two for four servings)
3/4 tsp. plus 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
1/2 tsp. fresh ground Black Pepper
6 Tbsp. Olive Oil, plus extra for brushing on the squash
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 large Portobello Mushroom, chopped
1 small Onion, chopped
2 tsp. Fresh Sage, finely chopped (I’d add a bit more sage next time. Not quite enough)
Pinch Red Pepper Flakes, optional

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Trim off each end of the squash. Stand the squash upright and halve lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp and the seeds and discard. Brush each squash half with olive oil, and then sprinkle with 3/4 tsp. sea salt and black pepper. Arrange cut sides down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast the squash until the flesh is tender and the edges are golden brown, approximately 25 – 35 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip the squash halves over and set aside.

AcornSquashWMush1 — I used two Acorn Squash and for four servings. The mushroom mixture is the same amount and fits quite nicely in four squash halves for four people.

Stuffing

While the squash roasts, heat the live oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute 2 minutes, or until the onions begin to turn translucent. Add the mushrooms, sage, 1/4 tsp. sea salt and the red pepper flakes if using, and saute until the mushrooms begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Fill the roasted squash halves with the mushroom mixture and bake again for another 10 minutes. Devour.

Makes 4 servings

Per serving: 254 calories, 2 g protein, 2.5 g fiber

I hope some of you try these recipes even if you don’t do the full Reboot. It is fun to try new things and get more variety in your life, even if the process is sometimes slightly anxiety ridden. Smiling. Enjoy.

And don’t forget to do Reiki on your food, or pray at your meals to help your food’s vibration be raised up to meet yours. Another blog on that later.

Josslyn Streett, Reiki Master/Teacher/Reader

rainshadowreiki@gmail.com or 360-460-7829

Posted on July 26, 2012July 31, 2012 by josslynstreett — 8 Comments

The Cleanse

This is the second is a series by Josslyn Streett of Rain Shadow Reiki on nutritional healing and juicing.

I am going to reboot my life and my health!

My husband and I watched a movie last month called “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.” It is a documentary about a man in Australia named Joe Cross who was sick with immune system dysfunction and on all sorts of medication including lots of steroids that caused him to gain a lot of weight. By the end of the 60 day juice cleanse he’d lost all the weight and had gotten off of all the medicine he was on. My husband and I looked at each other and both said “I need to do this!”

Just Do It

I’ve told you in other posts that I’m a doer. I am. I don’t mess around. If I say I’m going to do something, I do it. I sat my kids down and told them the plan and they support me and even said they’d try some juice. My husband and I have been studying, researching, purchasing and now I’m ready. We’ve bought a juicer and have been practicing for a few days. Next week, I will start the fruit and vegetable juice cleanse. I’ll blog about it as I go in case this situation can help anyone out there who may be reading or may someday read it. Hopefully each time one of us does this, it makes it a little easier for the next people. I know all the information I’ve found from others on websites has helped me a great deal.

JoeCrossStomach — This I found very interesting and effective.

Do No Harm

I am working with my Naturopath, Dr. Ruth Urand, my Energy Psychologist Therapist, Melody Williams Romeo and my medical intuitive, Candia Sanders to help me do this cleanse the way my body wants and make sure I don’t harm myself instead of help myself. I’m doing it this way because I too have many medical issues that I have talked about in my first blog on this topic and I have to keep in check. And because it is safer when doing this type of major dietary change. Therefore we are going slow for my particular body.

The Reboot

JoeCross2 — Joe Cross before, Joe Cross after, hmmmmm, I pick AFTER!!

I’ll be following Joe Cross’ Reboot program for people starting out. I’m planning on the 10 day reboot plan that has recipes for each and every day. On their website they have daily plans that you can print and follow for a 5 day, 10 day, 15 day and other options as well. I am hoping that if I’m doing well my doctor will let me go beyond the 7 days to the full 10 days. I’m doing a week of practice and prep before, a 7 day modified juice cleanse (sorry, not 60 days for me) with juice but also small amounts of healthy protein in the morning to give my body a good base so hopefully I won’t have blood sugar issues. And my doctor also recommended I have colonics, which I was terribly not happy about. I’ve never had one and had never intended to get one. But, she muscle tested me, Candia seconded it and my body wants it. So, I will help my body along with the detoxification process by doing one colonic a week for five weeks. Yuck.

Juicer

juicing1st-4 — Our Omega 8004 juicer. It can make juice, nut butters, pasta, sorbet and much more. I can’t wait to try some of those other fun things it makes.

If you decide to juice, you want to do your research first. There are many great websites to help you out. I will not do the educational part here but will give you some resources along the way if you want to read up. We decided on a mastification juicer that crushes the fruits and veggies because these are supposed to be better at juicing greens, like kale. With a detox juicing plan I’ll be drinking a lot of greens so this is a must. We went with the Omega 8004 because it had great ratings on Amazon, a great price, 15 year warranty and it is very easy to put together and clean. If it’s not easy to clean I won’t use it every day. I’ve been using it for a whole week and so far LOVE it! So easy, even the kids have been juicing.

That’s where I’m at, I’ll be blogging more about this for the next few weeks to let you know how it’s going and what it’s like. Maybe you will decide that juicing can help you with your medical issues as well and give it a try.

Here are my goals for the cleanse:

Get a lot more fruits and veggies into my system daily to create new eating habits.
Detox my bowels and liver to help my body heal itself.
Give up dairy once and for all.
Cleanse and let go of old belief systems about food, such as, I need animal protein to survive.
Let go of the belief that I need extra weight in order to be healthy and safe (past life stuff).
Be healthy OFF of most or all of the natural medications I’m currently on.
Raise my vibration to the next highest level I’m ready for.
Create a spiritual and loving space within which to complete these goals.

GreenHeart — Eat more fruits and veggies for the LOVE of your body and soul.

Bringing Reiki Along

I will of course be making this a spiritual journey since Reiki is such a strong part of my life. Reiki will be right along with me the whole time. I have already started by cleansing and blessing my juicer and the food I’m using for the prep. Sometimes I bless it right there in the check out line at the market or health food store and sometimes I wait until I get home. I will be meditating each day as often as possible to hold my intentions for the cleanse strong and with intention. I’m still a full-time mom with kids home for the summer, talk about challenges. So, I’ll be preparing food for them while making juice and salads for myself. I’ll need meditation and Reiki to help me with my willpower and staying true to my goals. And, I’ll be blogging here as often as possible to let you know how the experience is going.

JuicingJoss — Me practicing juicing my first week. A total newbie.

I pray that some day, someone will be interested in juicing, find this blog and it will help them to do it too, or to stay motivated though their adventure. I have a lot of support and I’m grateful for that. Thank you to all of my friends, clients and family members who are supporting me through this process daily in whatever way they can. Loving comments are always welcome and I do my best to comment back to everyone so check back.

Love and Light to all,

Josslyn Streett, Reiki Master/Teacher/Reader

360-460-7829 or rainshadowreiki@gmail.com