I am not a fasting facilitator, and not intending to facilitate this retreat. However I am familiar with fasting and have worked in retreat settings for periods of time. I can offer advice and guidance throughout the fast to the best of my capabilities, but everyone is responsible for their own body and mind and therefore are responsible for themselves.
The idea is that we are all fasting together in a space of non-temptation, where we can focus on our individual goals with the company of others who share similar interests.. Fasting for health.
We are going on this retreat together to have fun and gain a new sense of health. If we have skills to offer, we may offer them! If we would like to paint, we may paint, dance, mediate, do yoga, whatever your heart desires.
Fasting is a powerful tool to cleanse the body and the mind. It can bring out many emotions and actions that we will not always understand. As our body eliminates toxins it also eliminates emotions that were connected with those toxins. Due to these circumstances, the week should be open and free of judgments to ourselves and others.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
A few details about fasting
What is fasting anyways??
Fasting is any condition with your body is encouraged to initiate the process of autolysis or self-digestion.
Why Fast?
· Helps overcome addictions to food, cigarettes, and other drugs.
· Cell memory craving – for the addictive substance is erased when toxins are removed.
· When the toxic cell memory is removed one is able to get in touch with real dietary needs.
· A fast can reorganize one’s eating habits around higher quality foods and a lifestyle more conducive to optimal health.
· Prevention and healing of disease and premature aging.
· Improved mental and physical capabilities ie. Focus and Stamina.
· Builds up physical stamina and resistance against disease.
· Revitalizes and rejuvenates the functions of all vital organs and endocrine glands.
Fasting is extremely safe and simple, however you should realize that the more toxicity you are carrying in your body, the stronger are the effects of fasting. For example, you may experience mild headaches, foul breath and body odor, rashes and pimples, and purging of the bowels. Do not be discouraged, for this is a sure sign that the body is being relieved of years and years of accumulated waste.
How does Juice fasting work??
Each of your cells body is a complete living entity with it’s own metabolism. – it needs a constant supply of oxygen and nourishment in the form of all known nutritive substances.
Due to nutritional deficiencies, sluggish metabolism, sedentary lifestyles, overeating, poor digestion, and similation of food, lack if fresh air and exercise, our cells are deprived of the nutrients they need, The cells start to degenerate, breakdown and bodily processes start to slow down. This is when disease and premature aging takes place.
During a prolongued fast, after 3-5 days, your body will live on it’s own substance. When it is deprived of proteins and fats your body will burn and digest its own tissues by the process of autolysis (self digestion). Your body will decompose and burn those cells and tissues which are diseased, damaged, aged and dead. In fasting, your body feeds itself on the most impure and inferior materials in your body.
Fasting is extremely safe and simple, however you should realize that the more toxicity you are carrying in your body, the stronger are the effects of fasting. For example, you may experience mild headaches, foul breath and body odor, rashes and pimples, and purging of the bowels. Do not be discouraged, for this is a sure sign that the body is being relieved of years and years of accumulated waste.
How long can you fast??
Depending on your goals fasts can vary from a few days to months at a time. A time line that is safe for almost anyone without medical supervision is 7 – 10 days. A fast of this type is sufficient if your goals are to cleanse, regenerate and rejuvenate the body.
When should I not fast?
You are more than 10 pounds underweight
Those with severe wasting diseases.
Certain cancers
Pregnant and lactating women
Diabetics need supervision while fasting.
A Typical Day in the program
The juice fast will last for 6 days and one day of readjustment period back to solid food.
2-3 days before the fast eat nothing but raw fruits and vegetables, and vegetarian soups.
Fasting usually begins with an effective bowel cleanse and purgatory. Two options of purgatories are castor oil or glaubers salts.
Note: an enema is NOT neccessary to add to your fast, however there are great benefits in incorporating it into your fast. There are plenty of articles and information you can research about, as well as a article I have posted on the bottom the page.
One or two hours before an enema, the castor oil is taken.
You can begin your fast without a purgative by taking a double enema. First take 1 pint of plain water and let it out, and then repeat with a full quart of water into which chamomile tea or a few drops of lemon juice have been added.
A typical day. (but not confined to)
Wake up: Enema (if you wish)
Cup of herbal tea of your choice.
Brunch: glass of juice
Lunch: vegetable juice or vegetable broth.
Afternoon tea
Dinner: vegetable/ fruit/ or broth
Plenty of water (6-8 glasses per day)
Remember that staying active is also an important part of fasting. Going for walks, being in fresh air and participating in activities such as yoga will all help to detoxify the body.
The cabin will have a sauna, which is recommended to take advantage of to sweat out the toxins!
Breaking the fast!
Breaking the fast is the most significant phase of it. The beneficial effects of fasting can be completely undone if the fast is broken incorrectly.
Do not overeat!!
Eat slowly and chew your food extremely well.
Take several days to transition to a normal diet.
First day.
We will break the fast together on our last day of the retreat. We will eat very light with some solid fruit in the morning and light raw vegetables throughout the day. We will still continue with juices, broth and water.
Together we will prepare fresh meals for the second day of breaking the fast. You can bring your own containers so you will have all the food you need for the next day when you get back to your normal lifestyle. The benefit of this is that you already have your meals prepared to ease back into normal healthy eating patterns.
2-3 days before the fast eat nothing but raw fruits and vegetables, and vegetarian soups.
Fasting usually begins with an effective bowel cleanse and purgatory. Two options of purgatories are castor oil or glaubers salts.
Note: an enema is NOT neccessary to add to your fast, however there are great benefits in incorporating it into your fast. There are plenty of articles and information you can research about, as well as a article I have posted on the bottom the page.
One or two hours before an enema, the castor oil is taken.
You can begin your fast without a purgative by taking a double enema. First take 1 pint of plain water and let it out, and then repeat with a full quart of water into which chamomile tea or a few drops of lemon juice have been added.
A typical day. (but not confined to)
Wake up: Enema (if you wish)
Cup of herbal tea of your choice.
Brunch: glass of juice
Lunch: vegetable juice or vegetable broth.
Afternoon tea
Dinner: vegetable/ fruit/ or broth
Plenty of water (6-8 glasses per day)
Remember that staying active is also an important part of fasting. Going for walks, being in fresh air and participating in activities such as yoga will all help to detoxify the body.
The cabin will have a sauna, which is recommended to take advantage of to sweat out the toxins!
Breaking the fast!
Breaking the fast is the most significant phase of it. The beneficial effects of fasting can be completely undone if the fast is broken incorrectly.
Do not overeat!!
Eat slowly and chew your food extremely well.
Take several days to transition to a normal diet.
First day.
We will break the fast together on our last day of the retreat. We will eat very light with some solid fruit in the morning and light raw vegetables throughout the day. We will still continue with juices, broth and water.
Together we will prepare fresh meals for the second day of breaking the fast. You can bring your own containers so you will have all the food you need for the next day when you get back to your normal lifestyle. The benefit of this is that you already have your meals prepared to ease back into normal healthy eating patterns.
Services from our group
Anyone who is a participant of the retreat may offer their skills and services if they wish. Please contact organizer so we can post your service.
All services are welcome.
Massage Practitioner and Astanga yoga teacher:
Therapeutic, Relaxation and Thai Massage. I also finished an astanga yoga teacher training in the spring of 2006.Services are available if anyone is interested..http://www.ganshamassageclinic.com/ ganeshamassageclinic@gmail.com
All services are welcome.
Massage Practitioner and Astanga yoga teacher:
Therapeutic, Relaxation and Thai Massage. I also finished an astanga yoga teacher training in the spring of 2006.Services are available if anyone is interested..http://www.ganshamassageclinic.com/ ganeshamassageclinic@gmail.com
Accomodation and Rates
Rates.
Accomodation will be no more than 250 Can for the week.
There will be 2 people per room.
Location: Laurentiens, Quebec.
-cottage has it’s own sauna facility as well as access to hiking right outside it’s doors. Not to mention plenty of fresh air!
Transportation:
We will need 2-3 cars to drive to the cottage which is approximately a 2 – 3 hour drive from Ottawa. If we have participants who have access to a car we can split gas to get to the cottage. Otherwise car rentals are a must, and or bus transport.
Fruits and Vegetables.
The group will get together two weeks before leaving to organize all the food for the trip. The cost of the fruits and vegetables will be split equally among all people of the group.
A deposit of 60 dollars for each participant will be required for the juicer. If there is no damage to the juicer within the week the deposit will be returned.
The juicer we are using is the Greenstar 3000.
Extra money.
The basics of food, transportation and accommodations are organized before the event will take place. When you arrive you should need very little spending money. Bringing a little extra is advisable.
Accomodation will be no more than 250 Can for the week.
There will be 2 people per room.
Location: Laurentiens, Quebec.
-cottage has it’s own sauna facility as well as access to hiking right outside it’s doors. Not to mention plenty of fresh air!
Transportation:
We will need 2-3 cars to drive to the cottage which is approximately a 2 – 3 hour drive from Ottawa. If we have participants who have access to a car we can split gas to get to the cottage. Otherwise car rentals are a must, and or bus transport.
Fruits and Vegetables.
The group will get together two weeks before leaving to organize all the food for the trip. The cost of the fruits and vegetables will be split equally among all people of the group.
A deposit of 60 dollars for each participant will be required for the juicer. If there is no damage to the juicer within the week the deposit will be returned.
The juicer we are using is the Greenstar 3000.
Extra money.
The basics of food, transportation and accommodations are organized before the event will take place. When you arrive you should need very little spending money. Bringing a little extra is advisable.
Enemas?!?!!! an article -
SHOULD YOU TAKE ENEMAS?
There is a great deal of controversy on the advisability ofenemas during fasting. There are some practitioners in the UnitedStates who condemn the use of enemas or colonic irrigationscompletely. They claim that enemas are unnecessary, unnatural,harmful and habit-forming. In their writings, the "antienemists"love to retort with the argument, "Animals do not take enemaswhen they fast. Why should man?"How could one respond to the above fatuous reasoning except bysaying that animals do not write books, give health lectures orengage in medical research either! In all fairness, however, itmust be said that "anti-chemists" are right in saying that enemasare unnatural and habit-forming. As a rule, enemas should not beused regularly or for prolonged periods, as, for example, aregular routine to cope with chronic constipation. The emptyingof your bowel is accomplished "naturally" by regular musclecontractions in the intestines, called peristalsis. Thesecontractions are started in healthy individuals by the specialdefecationreflex which is triggered by pressure from the filledrectum. The enema fills the rectum with water, and causes theartificial, strong pressure that triggers the defecationmechanism. If used regularly, enemas, with their instant andpowerful pressure, will weaken the natural sensitivity of themechanism; after a while, it will not readily respond to the moresubtle, natural stimulus. Therefore, those who make a daily habitof using enemas will find that their bowels have lost the naturalability to empty the wastes. Thus, enemas used regularly can beconsidered habit forming. However, the above reasoning has nothing to do with the use ofenemas during fasting. While virtually all European fastingspecialists warn against the regular use of enemas and colonics,they all agree that there are some important exceptions to thisrule. The most notable of these is fasting. (The other conditionswhere an enema is advised are acute constipation and acuteinfectious diseases, and when the patient is bedridden forprolonged periods, which, because of total lack of motion, causessluggishness in normal bowel movements.) During fasting, the natural stimulation of the defecationreflexfrom food is missing and therefore all the impurities, wastes andtoxins will remain in the body and may cause autotoxemia, orself-poisoning. The main purpose of fasting is to help the bodyto cleanse itself from accumulated toxic wastes. By the processof autolysis, a huge amount of morbid matter, dead cells anddiseased tissues are burned; and the toxic wastes which haveaccumulated in the tissues for years, causing disease andpremature aging, are loosened and expelled from the system. Thealimentary canal, the digestive and eliminative system, is themain road by which these toxins are thrown out of the body.Since, during fasting, the natural bowel movements cease to takeplace, the toxic wastes would have no way of leaving the system,except with the help of enemas. This is why virtually all biological doctors in Europe administerenemas to all fasting patients - once, twice and some even threetimes a day. Enemas during fasting will assist the body in itscleansing and detoxifying effort by washing out all the toxicwastes from the alimentary canal. Constipation is one of the most common ailments of civilized man. As a consequence of long-standing constipation, the digestivetract, particularly in the lower bowels and colon, becomes slackand stagnant with hardened residues clinging to the walls of thecolon and filling its many pockets and folds. This results inputrefaction and gas, forming a source of slow poisoning of thewhole body. Diverticulitis, a chronic condition where smallpouches and pockets of the colon are packed with feces, is one ofthe most common complaints of most people over 50, particularlywomen. Often the whole length of the colon is completely packedwith old, hardened fecal matter, cemented to the walls andpockets, leaving only a thin, narrow channel which enables softfeces to pass through. To let the patients fast without making aneffort to wash out this constant source of auto-intoxication, isindeed unwise. During fasting, copious amounts of toxins arereleased from the tissues and thrown into the bloodstream forelimination. If these toxins can not come out through thealimentary canal, the body will try to get them out through othereliminative organs, particularly through the kidneys which, as aresult, will often be overloaded and even damaged. All our fasting patients are given daily enemas in addition tocolonic irrigations once a week. To further assist the body inits detoxification and elimination processes, fasting patientsare given dry brush massage twice a day to stimulate theeliminative capacity of the skin, the biggest eliminative organ.Patients are also advised to walk and exercise in fresh air asmuch as possible to help the lungs in their blood-purificationwork.
There is a great deal of controversy on the advisability ofenemas during fasting. There are some practitioners in the UnitedStates who condemn the use of enemas or colonic irrigationscompletely. They claim that enemas are unnecessary, unnatural,harmful and habit-forming. In their writings, the "antienemists"love to retort with the argument, "Animals do not take enemaswhen they fast. Why should man?"How could one respond to the above fatuous reasoning except bysaying that animals do not write books, give health lectures orengage in medical research either! In all fairness, however, itmust be said that "anti-chemists" are right in saying that enemasare unnatural and habit-forming. As a rule, enemas should not beused regularly or for prolonged periods, as, for example, aregular routine to cope with chronic constipation. The emptyingof your bowel is accomplished "naturally" by regular musclecontractions in the intestines, called peristalsis. Thesecontractions are started in healthy individuals by the specialdefecationreflex which is triggered by pressure from the filledrectum. The enema fills the rectum with water, and causes theartificial, strong pressure that triggers the defecationmechanism. If used regularly, enemas, with their instant andpowerful pressure, will weaken the natural sensitivity of themechanism; after a while, it will not readily respond to the moresubtle, natural stimulus. Therefore, those who make a daily habitof using enemas will find that their bowels have lost the naturalability to empty the wastes. Thus, enemas used regularly can beconsidered habit forming. However, the above reasoning has nothing to do with the use ofenemas during fasting. While virtually all European fastingspecialists warn against the regular use of enemas and colonics,they all agree that there are some important exceptions to thisrule. The most notable of these is fasting. (The other conditionswhere an enema is advised are acute constipation and acuteinfectious diseases, and when the patient is bedridden forprolonged periods, which, because of total lack of motion, causessluggishness in normal bowel movements.) During fasting, the natural stimulation of the defecationreflexfrom food is missing and therefore all the impurities, wastes andtoxins will remain in the body and may cause autotoxemia, orself-poisoning. The main purpose of fasting is to help the bodyto cleanse itself from accumulated toxic wastes. By the processof autolysis, a huge amount of morbid matter, dead cells anddiseased tissues are burned; and the toxic wastes which haveaccumulated in the tissues for years, causing disease andpremature aging, are loosened and expelled from the system. Thealimentary canal, the digestive and eliminative system, is themain road by which these toxins are thrown out of the body.Since, during fasting, the natural bowel movements cease to takeplace, the toxic wastes would have no way of leaving the system,except with the help of enemas. This is why virtually all biological doctors in Europe administerenemas to all fasting patients - once, twice and some even threetimes a day. Enemas during fasting will assist the body in itscleansing and detoxifying effort by washing out all the toxicwastes from the alimentary canal. Constipation is one of the most common ailments of civilized man. As a consequence of long-standing constipation, the digestivetract, particularly in the lower bowels and colon, becomes slackand stagnant with hardened residues clinging to the walls of thecolon and filling its many pockets and folds. This results inputrefaction and gas, forming a source of slow poisoning of thewhole body. Diverticulitis, a chronic condition where smallpouches and pockets of the colon are packed with feces, is one ofthe most common complaints of most people over 50, particularlywomen. Often the whole length of the colon is completely packedwith old, hardened fecal matter, cemented to the walls andpockets, leaving only a thin, narrow channel which enables softfeces to pass through. To let the patients fast without making aneffort to wash out this constant source of auto-intoxication, isindeed unwise. During fasting, copious amounts of toxins arereleased from the tissues and thrown into the bloodstream forelimination. If these toxins can not come out through thealimentary canal, the body will try to get them out through othereliminative organs, particularly through the kidneys which, as aresult, will often be overloaded and even damaged. All our fasting patients are given daily enemas in addition tocolonic irrigations once a week. To further assist the body inits detoxification and elimination processes, fasting patientsare given dry brush massage twice a day to stimulate theeliminative capacity of the skin, the biggest eliminative organ.Patients are also advised to walk and exercise in fresh air asmuch as possible to help the lungs in their blood-purificationwork.
Great fasting aid, read for yourself!
I personally have not taken this during a fast, but hear from friends that it really works! There are more detoxifying effects with the solution than without. One bottle should last you through a fast so a kit can be purchased for 4 people.
Read for yourself and decide if it's right for you to add to your fast or not.Natural Cellular Defense and zeolite - is it the next big thing in nutritional therapies for cancer and chronic disease?
http://www.newstarget.com/015232.html
Read for yourself and decide if it's right for you to add to your fast or not.Natural Cellular Defense and zeolite - is it the next big thing in nutritional therapies for cancer and chronic disease?
http://www.newstarget.com/015232.html
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