Chavah Aima

Phase One: 3 Day Juice Fast

Over the course of one to two weeks, gradually reduce the amount of cooked food you eat each day. You may begin by eating only a large raw salad at midday or evening. Next, replace your morning meal with all fruit, followed by the addition of raw vegetables for the remaining meal. You may also drink fresh organic juices.

When you have eaten raw food solely for three days, substitute a glass of freshly juiced organic vegetable juice for the midday salad. The next day, have fruit juice in the morning, drink vegetable juice at midday, and have the raw salad at night. You can also eat a little raw fruit or vegetables between meal times if you feel the need. Finally, replace the evening salad with another glass of freshly juiced vegetable juice.

At this point, you can take three to five glasses of juice daily. It is recommended that the majority of juice be vegetable, with smaller amounts of fruit juice being taken in the morning. Don’t forget to continue drinking pure living water too! You may also drink organic herbal teas. Meditate as much as possible – this is important every day, but especially during any type of fasting.

When you have taken only juices for three days, you may return to a combination of juice and raw foods. If you choose to add cooked food to your diet, make at least 50% of your diet raw, living food. From this time on, choose one day a week as a juice fast day.

Phase Two: 5 to 7 day Juice Fast

After you have completed Phase One, and have maintained a minimum 50% raw food diet, and one day per week juice fast for six months, begin Phase Two by continuing to drink only juices following your weekly juice fast day. Consume 5 to 7 glasses of fresh organic fruit and vegetable juice for five to seven days. Remember to make most of the juices from green vegetables. Drink lots of water and meditate every day.

To end the fast, add soft raw fruit, followed by raw vegetables. After a few days, if you choose to add cooked food, again make sure that 50% of your diet continues to be raw and living foods. Continue to fast on juices one day each week. Repeat the Phase Two fast in three to six months, or whenever you desire. Phase Two can be extended for up to 21 days whenever you feel you are ready for it. Always listen to your body’s own wisdom.

Phase Three: Water Fasting

Begin Phase Three during your third or fourth Phase Two Fast. Fast on juice for two days, on the third day, skip the morning juice. In the next day or two, reduce your intake to one juice a day, and drink lots of water. Next, eliminate the juice, and drink only water for one to three days. Keep your water bottle filled and drink water frequently during the course of each day. Meditate every day.

Break the fast by drinking fresh lemon juice in water. Next, return to fruit and vegetable juices for one or two days. Finally, add in raw food, and increase it to a minimum of 50% living food, the best diet for ongoing health and spiritual power. Repeat this fast once a year, or whenever you desire.

Phase Three can be expanded to as much as seven to ten days when you are sure you are ready to try it. Again, listen to your body at all times, and don’t go beyond your personal limits. Do not attempt a water fast for longer than 10 days without professional or yogic supervision.

Please remember - the purest motivation for fasting is to experience the subtle energy of spirit. This energy surrounds you at all times but it is only during a fast that you get the experience of being sustained 100% by spirit. Meditation improves, spiritual awareness grows, and the body becomes filled with light. This is why fasting is honored in all spiritual traditions.

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