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6.00am |
Tom (New Leaf staff member) would
knock on my door “Good morning Sir”,
I’d say ‘Hi Tom’ and take a quick
shower and change into my beach
gear. |
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6.10am |
Tom would be waiting in the
reception area with my oil and fiber
drink. This is a pretty simply start
to the day. I was a little nervous
the first day but after that I
relaxed and looked forward to
getting outside. I quickly took the
oil and drink, for me that was the
best way to consume it. |
|
6.15am |
We would be heading down to the
beach for a walk. On some of the
days I would go out on my bike and
ride a 40km loop before there was
any traffic.
The beach walk lasted about 30 to 40
minutes depending on which way and
how far we’d walk. Usually we would
walk a different way along the beach
and we’d chat a bit, mostly in
Chinese as Tom speaks a few
languages and it was good for me to
practice, my morning lesson. I
always felt good on the beach and it
marked a sense of achievement as I
was starting a new detox day. |
|
7.00am |
I
was back in my room preparing for
the day. I’d usually do some
emailing and get some of my business
stuff out of the way. |
|
8.00am |
I’d be in the pool having a swim
then I’d lay out in the sun reading
or listening to music. I managed to
do quite a bit of study. I had a
number of conferences recorded and I
listened to them on my MP3. This was
great, it was the first time in
years I was able to listen to
anything all the way through. I
really took advantage of this and
did quite a lot of study. |
|
9.00am |
I
would get a call from one of the
staff to see the Nurse. This was a
simple process of weighing in. The
Doc would record it while I was
getting my blood pressure and
temperature taken. This took all of
a few minutes and I was clear to
head back to the pool. |
|
10.00am |
I
would be drinking herbal tea of some
sort; I like the ginger so I had a
lot of that.
Between 10.00 and noon there were
opportunities to do some Yoga and
Thai boxing or nothing, most of the
time I opted for nothing because I
knew I would have a run in the
afternoon. |
|
11.30am |
Tom would bring the lunch smoothie
poolside for me with another
‘secret’ drink.
Noon - 3.00 pm I pretty much checked
in on emails, rested in my room or
had a few more swims. |
|
3.00pm |
I
had a choice of an oil or Thai
massage. I mixed them up. The Thai
massage is pretty challenging as I
was a little sore from training but
it was good. The oil massage is
soothing and gentle. The Thai
massage was outside near the
waterfall and this was nice, I’d
usually fall asleep. The oil massage
was in one of the bungalows. The
massage lady was very, very skilled
and gentle. |
|
4.00pm |
It was colon health time. I have to
admit colonic irrigation was a
challenge at first. I’m not going
into the details as I am sure we all
figure it out, however the trick is
to relax and remember the waves of
pressure pass in seconds. The other
trick is to take all the coffee
based fluid in and hold it for 12
minutes. Actually the success rate
for me was 50% I usually lasted
between 5 and 12 minutes but the
benefits were instant. This is
highly understated therapy and has
had great results for me and my
system. |
|
4.30pm |
I
was showered and in my running gear
ready for a short run. Some days,
especially on the Liver flush days I
didn't do any running, actually I
stayed close to the bathroom and
rested in my room. I would be
a little weak and slightly off but
this passed after the Liver flush
day. |
|
5.15pm |
I
was dressed again, slipping another
tea before my broth type soup.
Usually I would take this in a
thermals flask and sip it for an
hour. |
|
6-8.00pm |
I’d check back in with my emails,
watch some television. There are two
types of cable television. I
preferred to watch in the reception
area where I could relax on the
lounge. |
|
8.00pm |
I
was seriously considering bed. I was
sleeping early and waking early. I
would have really deep sleeps,
sometimes, usually the first few
days I’d have vivid dreams. It was
interesting recalling them the next
day. |
