Cultivate Balance

This program is much more than a cleanse. Molly and Sierra prepare you for the cleanse by careful elimination of typical toxins: gluten, sugar, dairy, caffeine, etc. as you lead up to the 5-day cleanse which makes it feel surprisingly manageable once you arrive. I had never done such a structured cleanse before and was surprised at how easy that part actually felt as you have lots of options for nourishment with teas, broths, juices to supplement between meals. Afterwards there is a focused period of careful reintegration - so lots of cooking all meals for yourself, which was initially daunting but has started to feel more normal just a month later. Lots of recipe-sharing and a lively group chat with food inspo to get you thinking about new routines. Loved the various embodied practices including oral care, eye care, beauty practices, guided self-massage, yoga, meditation. Looking forward to incorporating these moving forward. I was overall impressed by the amount of information shared in just a month and know I'll be digesting it for months to come. Excellent value!

Often we work so hard in life that we forget to come home to ourselves. I'm so grateful to have done this program and plan to do it again in two seasons and more thereafter. It's truly a decadent gift to yourself. Molly and all of her resources go WAY beyond the price you pay...and the knowledge that you gain, not just about Ayurvedic cooking and cleansing, but about how vast the lifestyle is and all of the ways to incorporate it, are truly life-changing. I've learned more about my unintended patterns/thoughts and food habits than I intended, and will be processing and incorporating for months. I feel like I've just begun an awesome journey that I get to enjoy every day now thanks to this new toolkit. Thank you Cultivate Balance! P.S. As someone with a strong appetite, I was not at all starving. In fact, I found the cleanse portion to be very gentle ;)

Throughout the Rest for Resilience, I was impressed at how it allowed me opportunities to physically, mentally, and emotionally step back and reflect. I did find it to be a wonderful and thorough reset, while gentle enough to continue with normal life of work and a family with small kids at home. Molly and Sierra were also very present to support throughout the process. Highly recommend!

Recently, I completed my fourth seasonal Reset for Resilience - and feel much lighter, cleaner, rested, and more resilient than before! This 28 day process really is a way to gently cleanse the body of ama (the sticky metabolic waste that accumulates over time in our bodies), and invite in opportunities for nourishing in ways that support the rest of both body and mind. The concept of care over control is needed now more than ever in our world - and is central to this reset. Feeling good in our body is about care, not control. Listening to our bodies and minds and giving them what they need is an act of building resilience, ultimately contributing to collective care. The theory that small intentional moves to care for ourselves supports the overall wellness of our whole system is true! And needed now more than ever. Aligning our days, weeks, and months to the rhythms of nature supports this. This is the beauty of Ayurveda and this Reset. The 28 days are centered around a 5-day detox. Molly guides us through the first 9 days of preparation, where we slowly remove items that contribute to the build up of toxins in our body (caffeine, dairy, gluten, refined sugar, processed and fried foods, cold or raw foods, alcohol, and anything one may smoke). We are guided through this is a very nurturing way - with many suggestions for recipes, shopping lists, and ways to care for self. Then we cleanse (and eat and drink delicious food! - again, being guided every single day by expert guidance. After the cleanse, we learn about reintegration & rejuvenation. Reintegration is awesome! I learned so much about foods that are easier to digest and recipes that support my body as I ease back out of the 5 days cleanse. Rejuvenation is making it last - and the guidance Molly provides (especially coupled with doing this reset multiple times) is invaluable. After these opportunities to reset, I have now embodied many practices into my life and daily routines! Oil pulling, using nasya oil and the neti pot, self massage, body brushing, being in nature more often, cooking delicious and fresh foods, and resting when my body and mind are calling for it is now the norm for me. Listening to my body and giving it what it needs when it needs it is not always easy to do, but I have the tools to do so. The importance of slowing down to care for myself and understanding the connection to our greater collective wellness is embedded in my heart and life now. I cannot recommend this framework and experience enough! If you’re curious about the Reset for Resilience - don’t hesitate. Just do it! You will not regret it. There is great wisdom in Ayurveda (the science of life!), Molly is an amazing human, and I couldn’t be more grateful to have had multiple opportunities to do this Reset. Well worth it :).

I hadn't physically been feeling great for a few months and I knew something needed to change. I was tired all the time, anxiety high, riding a roller coaster of motivation, just not myself. Fortunately I was aware of Cultivate Balance's semi-annual Reset and it was just around the corner. Although I have never been one for a "diet" or restriction of my food, for some reason the Reset just kept calling to me, to be the catalyst for the changes I was madly desiring to feel better. The Reset called, and I answered. And it was the best call I've ever picked up. It was exactly what I needed. Not only have I been feeling profoundly better from the Reset, I've implemented changes into my weekly diet, learned new ways to cook/new combos of food, my anxiety is much much lower, the bloated-ness I had been feeling has left, I am not addicted to coffee like I thought, my energy is back and better, and I am just so happy to implement new wellness techniques into my day. SO thankful for this Reset, for Molly and her knowledge, and the rest of the group on the journey with me. Best part about this -- I did the "light" version and I still had amazing results. Proud of me. Proud of what I learned. And so happy to do another Reset in the future. I would recommend anyone give it a go and see how great you feel post Reset!