Let’s face it, the silly season is a time for unbridled gluttony. In our opinion, if you’re not eating and drinking in excess, you’re not doing it right. So come February, it’s well and truly the time to get back on the wellbeing bandwagon with a detox. Leading the way back to optimum health is Kate Kendall – health guru, co-founder and director of yoga at Sydney’s Flow Athletic and Blackmore’s Wellbeing Coach. Here, Kate shares her top 5 tips for the best way to reset for the year.

1. Ritual
   “Ritual is deep, deep respect for self. What are the one or two things you can do every day that not only make you feel like you but that bring you health and happiness? It might be a gentle stroll, a morning meditation practice…choose whatever they are and stick to them. It may not directly seem like something that technically ‘cleanses’ but you’re essentially cleansing bad habits and daily patterns that don’t serve by replacing them with positive ones. Make them non-negotiable.”
2. Journaling
   “Just as we cleanse our insides of dense materials, we can also cleanse the mind of unprocessed thoughts. Spend five to ten minutes at the end of your day writing down the highlights, any thoughts that you’re having in particular.” 
3. Tongue Scraping.
   “This is an ancient Ayurvedic ritual practiced to remove daily build-up on the tongue, which, if left untreated can lead to bad breath and may house a significant number of bacteria (and not the ‘good’ kind).  In Ayurveda, Ama refers to any accumulation of toxic residue in the mind-body. This can result from improper eating, poor digestion, or a reflection of an imbalance somewhere in the gastrointestinal system. It will also help you taste your food more fully.”
4. Gut-healing cleanse
   “I recently did a gut healing protocol diet and have never felt better. It was the perfect way to restore my gut health and for a whole month I ate really nourishing and easy-to-digest food which meant loads of soups and broths. Soups might sound boring but it was delicious and so easy if I had all my food prep organised. You may not want to do it for a whole month, perhaps a week or two. You’ll definitely notice more clarity and endless amounts of energy.”
5. Breath of Fire
   “This is another yogic technique that can be used to cleanse bowels and remove unwanted waste. It’s done by exhaling rapidly from the abdomen consecutively which heats the internal organs, tone the stomach and wakes you up. Best practiced in the morning, seated with a long spine and relax shoulders. Give yourself three rounds of 30 rapid exhalations, with a few moments in between.”