11 Guidelines For Your Fast To Be A Success
This therapeutic practice is capable of solving numerous ailments, but if it is done very strictly, it must be under medical supervision
Fasting allows the body to rid itself of fat and toxins, and to draw on its inner wisdom to deal with imbalances. Next, we offer you eleven keys to be able to fast effectively and healthily. Remember that, if done strictly, fasting should be controlled and supervised by a doctor.
1. Choose the type of fast
It can be total (you only drink water, about 3 liters a day); the Buchinger fast (broths, infusions and juices are taken and it is more bearable than the total); or based on juices, as long as these do not exceed 300 calories a day.
2. The cure of maple and palm syrups, lemon and chilli
Advocated by Stanley Burroughs and other naturopaths, it is another very popular fasting modality , perhaps the most suitable if you have to do it while working.
3. If you continue working
It must be remembered that: the body’s rhythm is slower (it is not advisable to demand a high performance from it); increases sensitivity towards aggressions and injustices; It is advisable to wash and move with time; the breath could be unpleasant, and you have to go to bed early.
4. Drink and evacuate
Pure water should be drunk in abundance and regularly. If you do not have a bowel movement for several days, you can take magnesium chloride, an infusion of senna leaves, juice or cabbage broth. Or give an enema every two or three days.
5. Preparation day
Many discomfort problems at the beginning of the fast are avoided with a day of preparation. You can take only fruit (1.5 kg divided into three meals) or brown rice or cooked oatmeal flakes and applesauce.
6. Take care of the soul
Dr. Otto Buchinger said that during fasting it is the soul that is hungry. It is a way of expressing the relevance that internal experiences acquire. Just as smoking or drinking alcohol is avoided, we must ensure the stimuli that are offered to the body. Nature or art with a spiritual sense are suitable “food”.
7. Walk
A walk in nature provides inspiration and helps to exercise the body. It is ideal to do it every morning, when you get up, or at sunset.
8. Massages
The different types of massages and numerous body therapies (reflexology, osteopathy, cranio-sacral …) are of great help during fasting.
9. Write
Recording personal impressions in a journal helps shape them. In fasting dreams can be very rich and a way of knowing yourself in depth.
10. Yoga or Tai Chi
By increasing your bodily sensitivity and level of introspection, it is gratifying to practice these psychophysical techniques, or even learn them while fasting.
11. Meditation
In fasting it is easy to access deeper states of meditation than usual. For those who pray, fasting often enhances that experience as well.
