Fasting Article ... from Yogi Bhajan

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Healing the Body, Mind and Soul

 

Fasting

 

Preparation, Moderation, Supervision Fasting is a powerful tool for

healing and

strengthening the body. However, you should never go on a fast

indiscriminately,

because you can do more harm than good. It is always best to be

supervised by a

health practitioner.

It is safer and more effective to go on a mono diet of those foods

that posses the

healing properties which the body needs, than to eliminate all food or

just fast on

water. Yogi Bhajan recommends that women in particular use mono-diets

rather than

fasting, except when medically required and with careful supervision.

 

Preparation

You need to prepare yourself and make sure you have the capacity and

state of health

to fast. Preparing for a fast begins with modifying the diet.

Eliminate junk food

and begin eating lighter meals composed of mostly vegetables of

fruits. Then try

fasting for a meal of two, then for an entire day. When you feel

comfortable with

light eating and occasional one-day fasting, then you may be ready to

try a fast of

three to five days.

 

Cleansing

Sticking to the diet is only half the challenge of fasting. Often the

physical

cleansing of a fast is accomplished by a mental and emotional

cleansing as well.

Anger and negativity can be released, particularly if the person has

used food to

quell emotions. Use your meditative mind to face this challenge.

 

Breaking the Fast

Always break the fast slowly. Fasting cleanses the body, but also

makes it very

sensitive. If you eat nothing but steamed greens for a month and then

break your

fast with a pizza, you will feel it!

If you have been eating junk food for a long time, don't expect to

entirely cleanse

your system overnight. Go slowly and steadily, making modest changes

at first. You

will see gradual improvements. But don't expect to be able to go back

on junk foods

after you have cleansed your system! Your body will let you know.

 

Green Diet

- A Rebuilding diet, alkalizes the body, for losing weight, clearing

the skin,

cleanses the liver, relieves toxic mucus conditions.

- 40 days of green foods: salads, steamed greens, avocados, sprouts,

mung beans,

green fruit. (Yogi Tea okay.)

- To end the fast, add fruit, then grains, then dairy.

 

>From The Aquarian Teacher Level One Textbook

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