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Often I was so exhausted when I arrived                which is vital for helping us to detoxify
        that I just wanted to unload my music                  our bodies and to keep them in harmony.

        equipment and flop into bed. I was
        suffering from sore throats on a regular               You could add an essential oil or even a

        basis back then and my brilliant doctor                blend to this bath. A great way to get the
        suggested a couple things for me to try.               essential oil to disperse into water is to place
                                                               it in a handful of Epsom salt and squish it

        First was to always make an effort to                  into the salt before placing it in the water.
        wash my hair — no matter how tired I                   This way the oil disperses more readily and

        was — and if I had to get into my bed for              won’t just cling to the sides of the tub.
        some sleep to keep my head wrapped in
        a towel. He said that the smoke from the               Give yourself the gift of a few days of

        places where I was playing was in my hair,             this detoxifying bathing ritual and I am
        getting into my pillow, and irritating my              sure you will find yourself sleeping more

        sinuses. As soon as I started practicing               deeply, feeling more rested, having better
        this I didn’t have any more sore throats!              digestion, and experiencing a higher
                                                               level of happiness!

        He also recommended that when I
        started feeling tired or like I really                 Ambika Devi

        needed to clean off — not just my hair
        but my skin — to take a bath for at least                                    Ambika Devi is an
        20 minutes in tepid to very warm water                                       international award

        with one pound of Epsom salts which                                          winning best-selling
        is magnesium sulfate, and one pint of at                                     author, expert astrologer,

        least 2% food grade hydrogen peroxide.                                       meditation Jedi, speaker
                                                                                     and storyteller on a
        I mix my own hydrogen peroxide as                      peace mission to help you step out of the

        I keep 35% food grade on hand for                      churning river of thoughts and activity of
        cleaning vegetables, cleaning things                   the mind, stop wearing insane schedules

        around the house, and of course these                  like badges of honor, and begin your days
        detox baths.                                           reinforced with the calmness a meditation
                                                               practice brings. Visit her at:
        Just the Epsom salt and hydrogen                       AmbikasCoaching.com

        peroxide on their own are a great
        detoxification and incredibly supportive

        for any kind of internal cleansing. It is                              Contact Ambika
        important for us to realize that our skin
        is part of a system mothered by the lungs

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