yeah! i love doing kitcheri cleanses. especially as the season's change. the first time i did one, my whole family joined in because they loved the kitcheri so much. now they beg me to make it.
mono-diet fasts are great for regularizing and resetting digestion especially during the awkward phase when the season's change-- happenign now. kitcheri is also a great mono-diet option. mung beans (green) are often called the food of the yogis because they are both nourishing and cleansing.
kitchari:
make kitcheri with organic white rice, organic mung beans (2x mung to 1x rice)
cook together with 2x water and add salt at start of cooking.
once almost done, warm in separate skillet 1 tbs ghee with spices (i use turmeric, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, anise powder, black pepper, fresh or ground ginger-- find spices good for your dosha)
when ghee and spices are warmed and bubbling, stir into rice/bean mix and add salt to taste.
eat immediately.
takes approx. 30 min. make small portions to eat fresh if possible, more sattvic, living food.

a great kitcheri fast is in The Ayurvedic book of Home Remedies by Vasant Lad.
(www.amazon.com/gp/product...412-9847813
that book is great to have around in general, actually.

basically, its an 9-day fast. good to do if you have a life still happening and can;t meditate the entire time. still, you should try to take it easier and slower.
(in page 51 of the book)
Home PanchaKarma Cleanse:
every night at least 1 hour after dinner, take 1 tsp. triphala in cup of hot water.
day 1-3 eat a strict doshic diet, take triphala at nght. take 2oz. warmed ghee (vata mix ghee with pinch of salt; kapha with trikatu-- ginger, black pepper and pippali (piper longum); pitta take plain) along with a cup of hot water first thing in the morning.
day 4-8 eat only kitchari. drink water and cumin/ coriander/ fennel tea. take triphala at night. in the morning warm oil and give yourself a full body massage (15-20 min). then pour a hot bath or shower that will make your sweat.
day 6-8 in addition to the plan, begin to give yourself basti therapy-- meaning enemas with dashamoola tea (and oil if you like)
day 9- simply drink the tea and eat kitchari with steamed vegetables.

i felt so good after doing this. thanks for reminding me of it. i think i will start one now, too.
let me know if you do try it out, i am curious how it will affect you. good luck.

Hi--

I just finished a Dr. Lad Kichari cleanse. I really liked it-- especially having tried other fasting (juice mostly) and finding them too hard on my body. I'm not a big fan of Master Cleanse either-- not good for you to subsist on sugar energy alone. You could make yourself more out of balance then you are now. Not a good trade off for being 'clean'. Eating only Kichari and following the other daily rituals diligently is hard enough without starving.

The trouble I have been having is that when transitioning back to more normal everyday food my gut has been super sensitive. Anyone have any ideas about how to transition (keep going with the tea maybe? or not?) I have been pretty careful with what I reintroduce and am not usually prone to a sensetive digestion.

thx, Eden

Just wondering -
I ate only kitcheree (that's how I learned to spell it!) from yesterday morn until this evening - and although I was definitely eating enough of the stuff, I got really really tired. Is that normal on the first couple days? I normally eat a very sattvic diet, but am accustomed to having simple carbs in the form of fruit.