Detoxing the Whole Body

June 2, 2026

Detox green smoothie with chalkboard sign and fresh spinach leaves

It is time to look at detoxing your body and getting your body in fabulous shape for the holidays.

Do you feel like you're in a rut? It is time to clean your mind and body and change the way you eat and move.

Detoxing for 4 weeks will give you the best results. You can also get good results for 7 days, or even just a weekend can be a great start.

If you want to live in harmony and be the best version of yourself, you need to look at the whole body — and that begins at the top, in your mind. Reconnecting our bodies with our minds starts with your breath, and we breathe all day long without realising it. Most of us aren't really activating the true potential of this inner resource. Our breath lives within us and it moves through us to sustain us. It is at the root of who we are.

When we are stressed, our breath is the first thing to be affected. When external tension enters our bodies, our breath becomes short and shallow. We all know how our breathing affects us when we are anxious or stressed — but do you know how to train yourself to be relaxed and movable even during times of stress?

The best breathing practice I have done is by Wim Hof. It is very simple and doesn't take very long, but if you do it every day you will see a major difference in your sleeping, energy, stress and anxiety.

Watch the Wim Hof Breathing Technique here

Clean Mind Practice

You have started to look at detoxing the mind — now it is time to look at goals for the detox. Here are some examples of what your goals should be:

I want to wake up with lots of energy.
I want to get sick less.
I want to have clearer skin.
I want to have a purpose.
I want to feel more connected to family and friends.
I want to lose some weight.

You aren't just changing what you eat — you are changing bad habits and retraining your body with clean new habits.

Creating a sanctuary for yourself can be very important. While you are detoxing your body, you can be decluttering your house and making a small sanctuary just for yourself.

Remember to keep up your breathing practice to continue your mental detoxing. (You will feel amazing after this!)

Start your first day with yoga and meditation — this is the first part of detox by movement. You can start with 10 minutes yoga and 10 minutes meditation.

Always find time for a walk in the morning or afternoon. 30 minutes of walking in nature with trees, plants and near water — your body will love you for this. Walking in the morning always makes me more productive during the day. Just being one with nature is wonderful for the soul.

Catch up with a friend for a walk — this socialising and exercising is important for cultivating balance in your life.

Find time for yourself in your little sanctuary — read a book just for pleasure. Try not to be tied to your devices and stay away from social media. It is very easy to fall into the black hole of social media and lose an hour just watching it.

I want to feel like my use of technology supports my creativity rather than diminishes it, and feel inspired professionally and continue my education to improve my skills.

Stop scrolling and carry a book.

Spend more time with your relationships. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are all leaders and we lead with the energy that we put out into the world — and that energy is contagious. It affects everyone we encounter.

How to Find Your Spiritual Flow

Finding your spiritual flow is being in the zone — this is found by being with oneself and meditation. It might sound like a lot of hoo-ha, but it is a known fact that this works amazingly well by creating endorphins that relax you.

Woman meditating with candles in a peaceful room

How to Change the Way You Eat

When you feel mentally and spiritually balanced with a settled mind, it becomes much easier to go through the clean body phase of your detox.

It is Journal Time

This is the time to write in your journal all the reasons that stop you from succeeding in changing your eating habits:

What time of the day do cravings kick in?
Do you tend to overindulge in junk when you are not feeling so great mentally or physically?
Where do you eat — is it on the run, in front of the TV or computer? Do you ever focus solely on what you are eating?
Do you have time to cook properly for yourself, or do you dine out frequently?
Do you get anxious around food — does worrying about what to eat cause you stress?
Do certain triggers affect what you eat?