Ayurveda believes that all healing begins in the digestive tract, and kitchari is a special porridge made from rice and mungbeans that is used to purify the digestive tract and cleanse the body of toxins. Kitchari provides solid nourishment while allowing the body to devote energy to healing. So on my short four day quest for rejuvenation and revival, I am on a kitchari diet.
Tonight I am making a big batch, alone and quiet in my kitchen. I take pleasure in the smells of the spices, the beauty and color of the vegetables I can add. I am comforted by the warmth of the porridge, but also by the warm feeling I get by doing something for myself...it feels good to take care of myself. It feels good to be by myself.
I'm aiming for solitude during this period in hopes of allowing myself to steep in reflection.
My friend, Amber, quoted to me today, "Close both eyes so you can see through your third."It seems so necessary right now for me to remove myself from the world, to turn inward. In the same sense, I am removing the rest of the world from my diet.
I hope as the world clears itself around me, the clearest and rightest course of action will become clear in my mind. The quest for purity of mind begins alone and quiet in my kitchen. 
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