The August Purging Challenge
This august try a purging challenge for health. Sometimes, we need to get rid of things to achieve better clarity and create or re-define ourselves.
The Purging Challenge
Last month, three women, who are patients, attended a women’s retreat and came back bubbling and enthusiastic with a well-being and spiritual cleansing challenge that the retreat presented to the participants. The challenge was simply to eliminate alcohol, sugar, caffeine, and gluten for a period (try a month and see how you feel). What was wonderful was the three women were “all in” and excited with the challenge.
Dr. Rivene commented it was surprising to see the change and excitement. She realized that this simpler four step process is a simple starting point for our lifestyle/eating plan that we give to each patient during their Ayurvedic exam. How about you? How are you implementing your lifestyle/eating plan?
Join us now in this simple purge to enter Spring refueled, clear and ready for what’s next.

Jim Montrose 2024
Jim Montrose 2024
What it is – A modern day innovation on centuries old Pranayama breathing techniques designed to purify and resolve emotional blocks and traumas that interfere with a persons natural ease and health.
Ayurvedic Yoga – Yoga and Ayurveda are twin sciences of the Vedas and work together to help the individual to obtain optimal health and longevity in order to fulfil their unique purpose in life. Ayurvedic yoga acknowledges the unique needs of the individual’s body constitution in designing the proper yoga routines for her/his nature and phase of life. It also offers unique cleansing, purification, breathing, meditation and associated processes to assist in maintaining wellness, ease and life extension.
Ayurveda and Rejuvenation – Ayurveda has had a long term focus on extending life so an individual can achieve their purpose in life. Through a number of herbal rasayanas (tonic formulas), meditation, detoxifying methods, fasting from sensory inputs and other techniques as well as life style selection coupled with modern techniques and procedures we can reverse the aging process and live healthy and vibrant lives for 120-140 years.
Meditation – Meditation is Yoga for the mind and has many forms that can be tailored to an individual’s needs and provide great health benefits. Meditation helps everyone gain more balance, perspective and calm from a psychological point of view. Physiologically medical doctors studying this eons old system have identified a relaxation response that meditators produce that not only reduces the markers of modern day stress and mental agitation but improves the immune system, helps circulation, maintains brain functioning, helps irritable bowel syndrome, reduces high blood pressure and insomnia. In short this ancient science is a potent elixir to maintain health and enjoyment.
Private and Group Instruction – I offer private and group instruction on the following cooking systems and nutritional programs: