How To Fast

Fasting is a spiritual and health practice that is taught by all the world's major religions. In the Bible, Daniel fasted for 21 days and Jesus fasted for 40 days. Afterwards, Daniel proved to be healthier than the rest of the scholars in Babylon and Jesus was sent out by the Holy Spirit to begin His ministry of miracles. Today, intermittent fasting has become very popular.

In January of 2018, I went to Ecuador with my wife to complete the "10 Day Process" with Ray Maor. The goal is to train the body to only need 100-200 calories per day. Since then, I dry fast one day a week (no food or water), liquid fast most other days (only water, tea, broth soup, or fruit juice), and only eat about 2-3 solid meals per week.

I don't recommend jumping into a whole day fast for the first time. It is best to build up our bodies to handle fasting. Always consult your doctor or physician to see if you are healthy enough to fast.

How To Begin Fasting

1) Start by fasting from only a few foods for a period of 40 days. 40 days is how long it takes to create new habits and this is why we have holy seasons like Lent. Choose foods that you want to cut out of your diet, such as processed foods, junk foods, and desserts. It is helpful to think of a healthy food to put in its place and eat whenever you crave something unhealthy. Also, you can put a spiritual discipline in place of your craving. Simply pray, meditate, or read sacred scripture whenever you want to have junk food.

Remember that food can also be positive. We associate positive experiences and emotions with different types of food as we grow up. Food is the center of how we connect with each other. The one food that I will never be able to give up is pizza. Almost every Friday night my family would order it and then begin to relax and connect for the weekend. Every party growing up had pizza. When I taste pizza, I relive those joyous experiences. It is healthy to experience the good feelings we associate with food too. Many times I will take one bite of pizza and will be completely satisfied. Why? Because I just wanted to relive the good feelings.

2) Try to discover the underling emotion connected to the foods you crave. When we fast emotions will bubble to the surface. You may even have dreams about people, places, and events that you haven't thought of for a very long time. Be aware of this and think about how certain foods make you fell? Do you eat junk food when you are stressed and have a bad day? Why am I thinking about my father more often after giving up chocolate? Our bodies may be telling us that there is emotional healing that needs to be done inside of us.

3) Once you are aware of your emotional eating triggers, try to heal the emotion associated with them. If it is an emotion attached to a person, then say out loud, "I forgive you, (name of person). If it is a situation or circumstance that was traumatizing, say out loud, "I release myself from (said situation)." Say this a few times each day. Say it for as long as it keeps coming up in your mind for the next 40 days. Intention and speaking our desires out loud is a powerful way to overcome our emotions and heal spiritually. Another simple way of dealing with emotions is to use the process of Ho'oponopono by just saying, "Sorry. Forgive me. Thank you. I love you!" This phrase helps to erase our attachment to a person, situation, or trauma.

4) After successfully fasting from a few foods for 40 days you are ready to move on to the next level!

5) Repeat the process above by choosing one meal a week and skipping that meal for 40 days. Continue to be aware of the emotions that float to the surface and heal them over this time period. If this becomes too hard for you, try having water, tea, or fresh fruit juice during the regular meal time. You can also make a warm broth if it is cold outside for a substitute meal. Just make sure that it doesn't have anything in it that you would have to chew. Mastication often increases your hunger because as soon as you begin to chew, your whole body gears up biologically to eat. Make sure that you don't use tap water while you fast either. Instead, use filtered water or bottled water without fluoride. This will help your body purify itself and detoxify during this process. By now you will start to notice that your taste buds have changed and you now crave healthier foods. Try adding more fruits and vegetables to your other meals.

6) Once you have completed #5 above, try fasting from two meals for 40 days (preferably back-to-back). If some days are too hard, go easy on yourself with something liquid. Continue to heal your emotions and seek to grow spiritually.

7) Once you have completed #6 above, you are ready to try a full 24 hour fast. If you want, try a whole day without food or liquid. A dry fast is three times more detoxifying than a water fast. A water fast is three times more detoxifying than a juice fast. And a juice fast is three times more detoxifying than a cooked broth soup fast. By now you will have started to see meany health benefits, such as weight loss, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, lower stress, etc. Also, you will begin to experience a spiritual awakening. As you give up your attachment to this 3D world, your spirit is better able to connect to the realm of spirit. In other words, you are raising your vibration. You may find yourself having vivid dreams, premonitions about the future, feel closer to God, experiencing angels, or begin to manifest your desires. Embrace these moments and ask for more spiritual experiences out loud. The spiritual world operates by grace. Ask and you shall receive.

8) After you have formed the foundation of being able to fast for 24 hours, you can add more days and do a two or three day fast. You will notice that all feelings of hunger begin to go away after 24 hours. In fact, it is much easier to fast for seven days than it is to just fast for 24 hours.

The sky is the limit with fasting. At the end of my "10 Day Process" with Ray Maor back in 2018, I continued fasted from all solid food for a total of 60 days. During that time I had water, tea, broth soups, and fresh fruit juice. My body purified itself so much that I ceased to have any body odor. My spiritual development progressed and I found myself replacing meals with prayer and meditation. At night, I would receive vivid dreams of the future. The key is to build yourself up to the spiritual discipline of fasting. There are so many blessings and benefits.

God Bless!

Joel Ambrose

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