7 days Water Fasting Ashtanga Yoga Vipassana Retreat in Ibiza 2015

Dates
June Sunday 15-22 2014
October Sunday 05-13 2014 Retreat fasting on water only practicing meditation yoga and Sungazing.

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Stunning Retreat with Seaview

Address to be confirmed. It will our first retreat and we will do our best to make it wonderful. Please enquire for info. Dates

June Sunday 15-22 2014 €390 ( All Included)
October S

unday 05-13 2014 €390 ( All Included)

Tame your mind and leave your craving at home. Experience the pulsing of your solar plexus and revitalise your organs. Try to switch your body energy system into a more natural way. Retreat fasting on water only practicing meditation yoga and sungazing. Welcome





Day 1 Sunday
12:00 Welcome
14:00 Laxative Tea
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga
20:30-21:00 Vipassana Meditation

Day 2
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Fruit Juice
Free Time
15:00-16:00 Meditation
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga

Day 3
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Water 1
Free Time
15:00-16:00 Meditation
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga


Day 4
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Water 2
Free Time
15:00-16:00 Meditation
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga

Healing Reiki Session/ Body Scan by Laying on on hands



Day 5
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Water 3
Free Time
15:00-16:00 Meditation
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga

Day 6
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Fruit Juice
Free Time
15:00-16:00 Meditation
18:00-20:00 Lead Ashtanga

Day 7
5:00 am Meditation
6:00-9:00am Mysore Ashtanga Yoga
9:30 am Fruit Juice
12:00 Departure





Experience of Fasting will be giving priority. We require you to follow the schedule and group energy. Include
Yoga Classes
Meditation Classes
Astrological Chart Reading
Mineral Water
Fruit Juices
Accomodation
Kriya Neti
Salt flushes

Exclude
Flights
Transfer
Massage ( Optional )







Fasting Facts & Myths
by R. Cridland, M.D. PART 1

Natural hygienists are generally aware of the many beneficial effects of fasting and the vast majority have, at one time or another, fasted for three or more days. The reasons for fasting are many. Some people fast to recover from specific illnesses. Others fast a few weeks each year to improve a chronic condition. Many people fast as part of a recuperative vacation, often trying to make up for their indiscretions of the previous year. A great number fast simply for the experience of it, and an even greater number experiment, at some point in their lives, with the practice of fasting one day a week. Just about everyone seems to get some benefit from fasting. But the actual therapeutic results of fasting will not be discussed here. Suffice it to say that acute illnesses resolve and most chronic conditions improve or resolve during a well-timed and well-executed fast. This article offers a brief description of the basic biochemistry of fasting, designed to clear up a few misunderstandings. Fasting is neither a cure nor a treatment. It is a natural, physiological process that is oftentimes the most appropriate way to establish the conditions under which the body is best able to heal itself and recuperate from illness. The ideal time to fast, the time when we can achieve the most benefit, is when we receive the natural signals from the body to do so. (The loss of appetite that occurs when we develop an acute illness is a good example, especially when it is accompanied by fever, chills, or fatigue.) These are the times when we will secure the greatest benefits from fasting. Our body is telling us to stop eating, keep warm, and rest until we feel better. Unfortunately family; community and economic situations often exist that prevent, or at least deter, people from fasting these times. Consequently; many of them simply choose to fast for longer periods on their vacations. Many people who suffer with chronic illness have long passed the acute stage of disease when the body signaled them to fast. They also need to set aside an arbitrary period of time to fast. On the surface, fasting one day a week seems like a good way to recover from the stresses of the previous six days. But, if you adopt a proper life-style, one that includes adequate rest, appropriate diet, emotional poise, and exercise, there will be no need to arbitrarily set aside one day to recover from your indiscretions. Ideally, a fast day is a rest day. If you can't find time to rest during the week, it is unlikely that you will find the time to rest in bed for a full day on the weekend. What happens if, on the day of the week you have chosen to fast, you awake with a roaring appetite? Should you suppress the natural signals to eat? From a biochemical point of view, neither regular one day a week fasting nor frequent short fasts are a good idea. At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy. After approximately two weeks, you burn mainly fat. When the fast is broken, these reserves are replaced. Unfortunately, if you overeat and do not obtain adequate exercise, you quickly replace your glycogen and fat reserves but not all the protein. The result of months or years of this practice can be a gradual change in your body composition. (See "The Biochemistry of Fasting," below.) You might end at up being the same overall weight, but a greater proportion of your body would now be fat. Less of it would be muscle than at the beginning. "Fasting is neither a cure nor a treatment. It is a natural, physiological process"

Weight Loss
This leads us to the topic of fasting to lose weight. It is acceptable to begin a new lifestyle with a fast to lose weight as long as the fast is broken properly and the individual follows it up with a proper program of diet and exercise. Fasting to lose weight without making any lifestyle changes is worse than a waste of time. Without the lifestyle changes, the person quickly regains the weight lost during the fast in the form of fat. Breaking a Fast
Fasting to "completion" is generally described as fasting until the appetite returns and the tongue clears. Unfortunately, although these may occur after short fasts for acute illnesses, these classical symptoms occur only rarely in long fasts. They are not good signs to use when determining when to break a fast. There are numerous other signs that indicate when a fast should be broken and long fasts should be conducted under the care of a Professional Natural Hygienist who will be familiar with them. Fasting for three to four days during mild, acute illnesses can be done on one's own. This period could possibly be extended to a week by those who have previously undergone long fasts without any complications under supervision. Otherwise, fasting should be done under supervision. If, while undertaking a short fast on one's own, unusual symptoms occur, or a situation develops that prevents breaking the fast early, a Professional Natural Hygienist should be consulted. This point is very important. There are all too many examples of people who, thinking fasting is always simple and straightforward, undertake a long unsupervised fast and get into trouble. Metabolism
Not every part of the body undergoes a complete physiological rest during the fast. Although structures such as skeletal muscle, heart muscle and the digestive system, undergo significant rest during the fast (if the person remains quiet and inactive), organs such as liver and kidney are highly active. Bilirubin is a breakdown product of hemoglobin metabolized by the liver. Due to the large demand on the liver for energy metabolism during the fast, bilirubin levels rise initially during the first two days of the fast and gradually fall as the liver adapts to the increased work load. With the mobilization of the body's fat reserves, serum triglycerides and cholesterol rise during the fast and then return to normal when eating resumes. Persons with elevated triglycerides and cholesterol prior to fasting also develop higher levels during the fast but these also usually come down to normal levels after the fast. Along with the elevation of ketone bodies and mild acidosis of the blood, potassium comes out of the cells into the blood causing mild elevation of serum potassium. This elevation is encouraged by the mild to moderate decreased production of urine associated with the inescapable mild dehydration that occurs during a fast. Both serum potassium, alkalinity of the blood, and urine production return to normal after the fast. Uric acid, a metabolite of tissue breakdown which is elevated in acute gout, also increases initially during fasting due to decreased renal excretion. After a few weeks of fasting, levels usually return to normal. Even in people with a history of gout, elevated uric acid while fasting rarely, if ever, causes an acute gouty attack. The red blood cell count and hemoglobin rise during the fast. This would be good in the case of anemia. Actually, the total red blood cell mass decreases during the fast as the protein in hemoglobin is used for energy Due to mild dehydration, the red blood cells that remain become more concentrated in the blood thus appearing to elevate the count. Injury
Due to the catabolic process (tissue breakdown process that turns proteins into energy) that occurs during a fast, healing is impaired in the healthy individual. In acute injuries such as major trauma, fasting may be initially indicated due to the loss of appetite associated with shock. When appetite returns, fasting is no longer indicated since it would delay healing of wounds and fractures. Tumors
Tumors often get smaller and even disappear during a fast. The general exception is truly malignant cancers, which may shrink to a degree but often continue to grow after the fast. And, while it is rare, some cancers grow faster during the fast. Fasting may result in the disappearance of a cancer but, unfortunately, the results are often disappointing. This is not to say fasting shouldn't be tried in cancer since it is usually helpful in both slowing the tumor growth and improving the general condition of the patient. It is also useful for pain relief. Medication
Generally speaking, medications should be gradually decreased and/or eventually stopped, in consultation with a Professional Natural Hygienist, prior to beginning a fast. There are cases where replacement therapy must be continued during a fast. An example would be a person on thyroid replacement following surgical removal of the thyroid. These persons will always require thyroid replacement although the dose may be decreased during the fast. A second example is the person with severe diabetes mellitus on high doses of insulin. The person's insulin dose can often be decreased with proper diet and lifestyle, but this may take a long time or fail to completely remove the need for insulin. In these cases, the person will require insulin while fasting although it may gradually be reduced and eventually stopped during the fast. "The ideal time to fast is when you receive the natural signals from the body to do so." PART 2

The Biochemistry of Fasting

Fat is an efficient storage form of excess energy. At 9.3 calories per gram, it contains more than twice as much energy by weight as carbohydrate and protein do (4.1 cal/g each). An average 70 kg (155 lb.) male has about 12.6 kg (28 lb., or 18% of body weight in a slim individual) of fat storing approximately 117,000 calories. This supply of energy could, theoretically, last a resting, fasting person about 70 days at a rate of 1,680 calories (1 cal/kg/hr) per day. (After two weeks, protein provides only about 5% of the calories per day.) With moderate activity, this would last half that time. During fasting, the body undergoes metabolic and hormonal changes to draw selectively on its extensive supply of energy in fatty adipose tissue and thereby spare breakdown of vitally needed proteins. The body's stores of glycogen and glucose last only a very few hours. Even in death due to starvation, proteins in the central nervous system appear to be spared. Less vital structures such as fat and muscle protein are used first after glycogen stores are depleted. Fasting can be divided into four phases.



1. Gastrointestinal Phase
The six-hour period following a meal, during which glucose, amino acids, and fat are absorbed into the blood, is the gastrointestinal phase. The hormone, insulin, is released from the pancreas into the blood in response to glucose and amino acids absorbed into the blood from the intestines. Insulin plays the major role in this phase and causes the liver and muscle to take the blood glucose into the cells and store it as glycogen. Insulin also allows all the other tissues of the body to take up glucose to be used as energy. In muscle cells, insulin causes amino acids to be taken up from the blood to replace the contractile protein broken down and used as fuel since the previous meal. Proteins in the form of enzymes in other tissues are also replaced in this way. Excess glucose is converted into fatty acids by the liver and adipose tissue. Those fatty acids formed in the liver are transported to the adipose tissue via the blood stream where they are stored as fat along with the fatty acids produced in the adipose tissue. Fat is absorbed from the intestines into the surrounding lymphatics which run together to form a common lymphatic duct called the thoracic duct which dumps the contents into the venous blood system at a point in the neck. This fat is then taken up from the blood and stored in adipose tissue. The uptake and storage of all these nutrients into the cells is due to the influence of elevated insulin levels in the blood.

2. Glycogenolysis
The period following the gastrointesting phase, which continues for the next two days, is the glycogenolysis phase, during which time the liver and muscle, under the influence of decreased insulin and increased glucogen (a second hormone released by the pancreas), break down their glycogen to glucose. Glucose from the liver is used mainly by the brain, which can use only glucose for energy at this stage. (Red blood cells and the adrenal glands also can only use glucose, but they require much less than the central nervous system.) The liver glycogen supply of glucose lasts about twelve hours. Muscle glycogen produces glucose for consumption by muscle. This supply may last twelve to twenty-four hours depending on activity. With decreased insulin levels, fat is broken down by the adipose tissue into fatty acids which are released into the blood and used as fuel by liver and muscle cells. After eight to ten hours one-half of muscle fuel is from fatty acids.

3. Gluconeogenesis
Although it begins a few hours after the last meal, in two days gluconeogenesis, the process of converting amino acids into glucose, becomes the major source of glucose for the brain. Non-essential proteins found in muscle and digestive enzymes are broken down into their individual amino acids which are then transported to the liver. The liver converts amino acids into glucose and urea. Urea is excreted by the kidneys, and the glucose is used mainly by the brain for energy. After two weeks of fasting, the kidney gradually takes on the majority of gluconeogenesis.

4. Ketosis
By the third day, ketosis becomes significant and increases up to the second week of fasting. Due to the low insulin levels and increase release of fatty acids from adipose tissue, the liver, under the influence of high levels of fatty acids, begins converting them to ketones to be used by muscle and brain for energy. As the concentration of ketones increases in the blood during the first two weeks of fasting, more is able to cross the blood brain barrier and supply fuel to the brain. In this way, the brain can use less glucose, and therefore, the demand for gluconeogenesis and breakdown of protein becomes less. Protein consumption
The consumption of protein decreases from 75 grams per day in the first week to 20 grams per day by the end of the second week. Muscle tends to use mainly fatty acid and saves the ketones for use by the brain. It should be noted that protein is still a required source of energy. Obese persons with an apparent abundant source of energy as fat would have to be careful not to exhaust their much smaller amounts of non-essential proteins in very long fasts. An average adult male whose ideal weight is 70 kg (155 lb.) would have 30 kg (66 lb.) of muscle tissue which contains 6 kg (13.2 lb.) of muscle protein once water is excluded. Assuming that the majority of the protein used in a fast is from muscle, this man would lose 4kg (8.8 lb.) of muscle tissue in the first two weeks and 0.7 kg (1.5 lb.) every two weeks thereafter. In three months, he would have lost one-half this muscle mass. A moderately obese person, who has fat stores which can easily last longer than three months, would be very weak after three months from loss of muscle mass and would be in danger of using essential proteins such as cardiac muscle. "the replacement of muscle protein requires time and appropriate exercise"

After the fast
Once the fast is broken, the fasting process is reversed. Blood glucose from the food is taken by liver and muscle and stored as glycogen. Body tissues use glucose as fuel. Excess glucose is converted to fat. Amino acids are taken up by muscle cells to replace proteins broken down during the fast. It should be noted that the replacement of muscle protein requires time and appropriate exercise. If one over-eats while breaking the fast, they can quickly regain their former weight as fat without completely replacing the lost muscle. (For every 10kg (22 lb.) of weight lost and regained, there results in 10% or 1 kg (2.2 lb.) less protein tissue. If a person goes on three weight loss programs per year during which 10 kg (22 lb.) is lost and regained each time, that would, theoretically, result in the body composition containing 6 kg (13.2 lb.) less protein tissue (mainly muscle) in two years. This calculation would be modified by diet and exercise habits.) This has important connotations to persons fasting to lose weight or those doing frequent short fasts, such as one day a week. Summary
In summary there are four biochemical phases of fasting during which the primary energy source changes from glucose to fat. In this way, energy supply is maintained to vital structures, such as the brain, and the use of protein for energy is minimized in the long fast. For individuals who will rest, there appears to be adequate energy stores, in the form of fat and muscle, to last many weeks. Conclusion
It can be said, in conclusion, that fasting is a highly useful process when conducted properly and for the right reasons. Biochemical changes that occur during a fast return to normal afterwards. Fasting is neither a "cure" nor a "remedy." It is one ingredient of a healthful and healing lifestyle and, if long term positive effects are to result, must be used in combination with the other requirements for health; natural diet, exercise, emotional poise, and clean environment. Bibliography
Famine Symposium - Physiology of Acute Starvation in Man, G.F. Cahill; Ecology of Food and Nutrition, Vol. 6, pp. 230-231, 1978
Fasting - A Review with Emphasis on the Electrolytes, Weinsier; The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 50, pp. 233-240, February, 1971
Human Growth, Donald B. Cheek; Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1968
Hyperbilirubinemia of Fasting, P.V.D. Barrett; JAMA, Vol. 217, pp. 1349-53, September 6, 1971
Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 6th Ed., M.E. Shils, R.S. Goodhart, eds.; Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 1980
Principles of Biochemistry, 3rd Ed., AL. Lehninger; Worth Publishers Inc., N.Y, N.Y., 1982 Renal Excretion of UricAcid During Prolonged Fasting, I.H. Fox, et. al.; Metabolism, Vol. 25 (5), pp. 571-88, May, 1976

Dr. Cridland, ANHS Health Science, 1986
In 1986, R. Cridland, M.D., a Professional Natural Hygienist, was practicing in Ontario, Canada, and was a contributing writer for Health Science and a director of the American Natural Hygiene Society. From ANHS' magazine Health Science, 1996. "Fasting is a highly useful process when conducted properly and for the right reasons." roper fasting is a cure-it-all medicine: No food, plain water. What’s your protocol? For over 60 years, medical research have been conducted on fasting in Russia, Germany, and lately in the USA (California). No pharmaceutical corporations and food industry ever contributed a dime on the benefits of proper fasting. Is this of any surprise to anyone? The results are in:

First, experiments on mice with cancers revealed that the mice that fasted two days before being injected with heavy dose of chemo lived and were found very active, while 40% of non-fasting mice died. Why? The genes of normal cells manage to regulate their behavior with the new state of shock of the body, while the abnormal cells tend to die. The chemo achieve the remaining abnormal cells that managed to barely survive…

Second, after a proper fasting period, most bodily and mental anomalies return to normal functional states and the organs recapture their normal regulatory functions in secreting the appropriate hormones. Arterial tensions, sugar blood level, tetraglycerine…return to normal levels. Many diseases (pulmonary and others…) were cured during fasting by permitting the cells to dissipate the chemicals, medicines, and unwanted hormones that they were bloated with. How? In the first day of fasting, all the glucose are depleted. Glucose (sugar) is the readily source of energy that is quickly transformed and absorbed: The brain needs glucose to function. In the third day of fasting, 94% of the energy are generated from the decomposition of the body fat and 4% only from the proteins in the muscles. Thus, a person weighting 70 kilo might have 15 kilo of fat, a source that can sustain 40 days of fasting while the muscles are practically intact. The male penguin sits on the egg for 4 months (real fasting period) before he has to go to sea to feed on fish: By this time the female is back to resume the hatching period…

This process is common to all animals and mankind: First glucose is consumed, then the fat, and lastly the protein…

The toughest day is the third in the fast: The person feels joint aches, headache, nausea, feeling under the weather, and craving all kinds of food that he loves…By the fifth day, a state of euphoria and well-being submerges the fasting individual, and life is light and the tasks are very manageable…

What’s your protocol for fasting? My protocol is to going easy and at stages. Stage 1: You fast two days in the first week. Stage 2: You fast 4 days a week later. Just to experiment with the aches and pains of the 3rd days and realize that you survived and doing much better. Stage 3. You fast 5 days a week later so that you experience the state of “feeling good” and discovering how you fared on the 3rd day. Mind you, that during all these fasting stages you are actually losing fat and your internal organs (liver, kidneys,…) are re-learning to regulate their tasks and secreting the proper amount of hormones as they were supposed to be doing normally. Stage 4: You fast 6 days, once every month, for three successive months and check how this cure is benefiting your body and mind. Where to undergo fasting cure? I cannot see how fasting can be done at home: The family members will be unable to survive without cooking and you smelling the good food, or not eating and drinking (things other than water) in front of you…Mind you that you are fasting 24 hours per day from all kinds of food and drinking only plain water…

The problem is: Which fasting clinic will allow you to perform your own fasting protocol? My daydream project is opening a fasting clinic with the motto: “Fast your own protocol“

The client will check in the clinic and will submit to two days of learning everything on fasting, the research papers, the statistics, its consequences, the processes, the benefits, the side effects…and thorough physical tests. The client will end up devising his own protocol for the staff in the clinic to supervise…

The fasting clinic will refrain from imposing any physical exercises or activities that the client is not hot of pursuing…

It is normal that the client be proposed a varieties of activities to undertake so that he is kept busy and to sleep like a baby after a long day of diversified tasks (physical and mental). Fasting can become easy when experimented on stages. DRUGGED HUMANITY

Humans Drug Themselves Three Times a Day and Don't Even Know It! Then they Drug Themselves Some More and Wonder Why Their Lives Are So Short and Miserable! FOOD IS A DRUG! and EATING IS AN ADDICTION! ANYTHING you put into your body is a DRUG, and ANYTHING you do more than once is a HABIT. FOOD EATING IS A DRUG HABIT! It is, in fact, the biggest drug habit of all! (the desire to incarnate is perhaps stronger)

"But if I stop eating I'll die!" Not True! This is the biggest lie in history! It is not food that keeps you alive, but your WILL. In fact, it is food or eating(your DIEt) that is killing you! We wonder why we age, or get sick, or smell bad, and finally die; this the DIRECT RESULT of eating! Eating is a destructive act. To eat you must kill or destroy something and we all know what the penalty for killing is. Because we have built up resistance, we don't die right away but slowly, and we call this aging! SLEEP SAVES US! Sleep(a temporary form of death) saves us by immobilizing us so all of our energy can be concentrated on eliminating that last big meal you had and/or the ones before it. The bulk of your energy that normally resides in your brain keeping you concious, goes down to your stomach or gut and you feel drowsy or fall asleep. When the work is done this energy goes back up to your brain and you feel alert and awake again. Were this food be allowed to rot in your gut you would most certainly be poisoned, and contrary to popular opinion, only the life force within the food is assimilated and not the food itself. This means that if you eat four pounds of food you will defecate four pounds of food, minus the life force. The same goes for liquids. STOMACH NOT NORMAL

The stomach is an abnormal inflation designed to store excess food untill your digestive tract can deal with it. When you fast or stop eating it shrinks back to its original tubular state, allowing your solar plexus(directly behind your stomach) to start beating again. YOUR BODY IS AN AIR MACHINE! The intestinal tract of humans is bulbous in nature and was not designed to be a sewer system for our abnormal appetites. It was ideally designed as an aereation device or vent for the inner body, fascillitating the all-important distribution of oxygen and other gases to all parts of the body. Over 90% of your body's needs come from oxygen alone! Oxygen builds blood and blood builds bone and tissue. When we eat or drink we block the full supply of oxygen from reaching its intended destinations, and the result is the general impairment of our bodily functions and personal performance. It's like filling your car tank with anything other than gasoline. Food not only acts like dirt, it IS dirt. DORMANT ORGANS REAWAKEN

Your body is always trying to revert to its original non-eating state, but we keep interfering by eating again to stifle those hunger pangs which are part of the withdrawal process. This hunger fades after 3 to 4 days after which the regeneration process begins in ernest. Muscles contract, organs shrink, and the inside of your abdomen basically reconfigures to set up an electrical dynamo that makes you feel light as air yet strong as steel. Dormant organs, which up untill now appeared to serve no purpose, reawaken to give you extra-sensory power or ability. This process takes two to four weeks after the complete cessaton of eating(and drinking). BREATHARIANISM IS THE IDEAL STATE FOR HUMANS

The first humans neither ate nor drank nor slept nor died. Adam was physcally immortal and covered with angelic light and could telepath and teleport and was the awe of everyone and everything around him -untill he began eating. Then his light went out and he fell to the ground unconcious. When the fruit was eliminated from his system he regained strength and conciousness. Unfortunately, once you start eating, the taste sears your mind, and you develop a craving or addiction for more -and the rest is human history! Humanity is an addicted race and has been so nearly from its beginnings. The reptillian or serpent race, who are the biggest eaters of all, were instrumental to our acquiring this nasty habit. They want to bring us down with them so they encourage eating in all its forms. Eating leads to s*x and this another favourite reptillian activity. Eating unbalances the s*x hormones and is what changed bis*xual humanity into male and female. Breatharianism, or living on air and/or light is the ideal state for humans, sadly, the presently polluted state of our planet makes this very difficult to achieve. One would have to live in a relatively pure and peaceful environment in order to succeed. The same goes for fruitarianism(eating only fruit) unless one lives in the semi-tropics and picks his or her own chemical-free fruits. SO WHY DO WE EAT AND DRINK AND SMOKE, ETC.? We eat and indulge for many reasons: boredom, curiosity, taste, pleasure, stimulation, excitement, novelty, emptiness, lack of love, escape, repression, habit, etc. Most of the reasons are negative. Eating is basically a substitute for love. We live in a love-starved(and truth-starved) world, and we try to substitute this inner hunger with food, s*x, drink, drugs, etc. Unfortunately, these substitutes give only temporary satisfaction, and are in fact destructive in the long term. Realize that hunger is mostly EMOTIONAL and not physical. The body is complete: it is self-maintaining and self-repairing and can basically take care of itself. It gets everything it needs from its surroundings, and all it really needs is light, air, and moisture(which it absorbs from the air). So unless you're living in a desert or frozen wasteland there is no need to worry about your body's requirements. Your emotional body, on the other hand, can easily develop abnormal or negative desires which we try to quell or satisfy through food(and s*x). When we eat from our emotions we disrupt the even and measured intake of nutrients our body naturally absorbs to function optimally -hence disease and death. There is also an interesting theory that collectively, as a race, we have suffered some kind of horrible trauma, which remains deeply buried in our psyche, and the only way to keep it buried is to continue eating and partying, or diverting attention from it. Unfortunately, one day it will have to surface and we will have to deal with it as this is the only way we can truly be healed. On an individual level, certain traumas during this life or even past lives can bring on the binges. Another theory is that ever since the collapse of the water canopies surrounding the planet, we have been unable to get everything we need from our atmosphere, so we turned to the earth to make up for this. Also, each of us needs to maintain a certain level of vibration dictated by both personal and environmental factors, and food helps us to do this. In this sense, food becomes a medication. There is also the idea that we eat to lower or adjust our vibratory state to that of our planet so we can stand living here. The vibration of planet Earth, especially outer Earth, has been artificially or parasitically lowered so that lower vibration entities can live here -much to our detriment. If that vibratory level were to be raised or normalized, all the low-lifes would dissappear and most of us would become light beings. Finally, most of us have had incarnations as animals, and are subconciously re-enacting our animal drives and desires. This is especially true of those who have just crossed over from the animal kingdom. Those who have had numerous past lives of spiritual growth and progression will definitely have the advantage when it comes to overcoming the animalistic eating habit. Whatever the reasons for our drugged state, it is clear we are sick and must be healed. Many of us are in so deep we live only for our sensorial pleasures. Unfortunately, many of these types end up in the highest posts of power manipulating the general masses for their further amusement. We pr******te ourselves daily by working for such pimps with the aim of obtaining our own gratifications. Hunger is a demon, and it needs to be exorcized! Most people can't imagine living without food -but it can be done. We need to be re-educated and told the truth. Unfortunately our leaders are not in a position to do this -it would mean the end of their power and control over us. Individual efforts are needed to set positive examples in our road back to a sober and regenerated humanity. The Significance of the Asanas and Pranayamas - Language of the Body

Asanas

“Asana” is the Sanskrit word for a physical posture. Expressed in general terms Asana denotes a specific position which can be held in a relaxed and comfortable manner for a long period of time. In the 2nd Century before Christ, Patanjali wrote down the principles of Yoga practice in the “Yoga Sutras” (aphorisms). He named only the meditation posture “Asana” and the physical postures he termed “Yoga Vyayam”. However, in common usage the dynamic Yoga exercises also became known as Asanas. Many Asanas were derived from the natural movements and positions of animals and carry the names of animals such as “cat”, “deer”, “tiger”, “hare”, etc. These postures make use of examples from nature on how to help oneself. Asanas have a far-reaching effect upon body and mind. The animals instinctively used these movements and positions because of their natural benefits. These effects are attained through the practice of the Asanas. For example: Marjari (The Cat) for stretching the body and the spine, Bhujangasana (The Cobra) for the release of aggression and emotions, and Shashankasana (The Hare) for relaxation. The headstand (Shirshasana) and Lotus (Padmasana), are regarded as the supreme or “royal” Asanas. Asanas are beneficial for the muscles, joints, cardiovascular system, nervous system and lymphatic system, as well as the mind, psyche and Chakras (energy centres). They are psychosomatic exercises, which strengthen and balance the entire nervous system and harmonise and stabilise the practitioner’s state of mind. The effects of these exercises are a sense of contentment, clarity of mind, relaxation and a feeling of inner freedom and peace. The system “Yoga in Daily Life” is designed in such a way that the body is gradually and systematically prepared, leading from simple preparatory exercises towards the more advanced and difficult Asanas. Periods of relaxation are included at the beginning and end of each Yoga class, as well as between the individual exercises. By developing the ability to relax, the feeling for one's own body is deepened. Physical and mental relaxation are prerequisites for the correct performance of all Yoga exercises and it is only in this way that the effects of the Asanas completely unfold. The breath plays an important role in the Asanas. With coordination of breath and movement, the Yoga practice becomes harmonious, the breath deepens of its own accord and the body’s circulation and metabolism are stimulated. Use of the breath greatly enhances muscle relaxation by concentrating on tense areas of the body and consciously relaxing those parts with each exhalation. As most people are in the habit of breathing quite shallow, inadequately filling the lungs, the Full Yoga Breath is practiced in “Yoga in Daily Life”. Correct breathing is fundamental for the body’s optimum metabolic function. With regular practice, the Full Yoga Breath becomes the habitual and natural way of breathing. Slower and deeper breaths improve circulation, nerve function and one’s whole physical condition. It also develops a calm, clear mind. The Difference Between Asanas and Gymnastics

In contrast to gymnastic exercises, Asanas are practiced slowly to enable mental focus and a conscious understanding of the movement. The number of exercises practised is not important, but rather the quality of performance. Before, after and between the exercises, a period of conscious physical and mental relaxation should be included. The objective of the Asanas is not the conversion of bottled-up energy or tension into movement, rather it is to harmonise the body and mind by consciously observing the physical and mental process as each movement or relaxation is practiced. The body does not become tired or exhausted through the Asanas. On the contrary, with energy recharged, one feels rested and refreshed. Important Principles for Practice of the Asanas

Asanas are always performed in coordination with the breath:

Movements that expand the chest and abdominal cavity, are always connected with the inhalation

Movements that narrow the chest and abdominal cavity, are always connected with the exhalation

In the initial stages of practice, the Asanas are performed once or twice without holding, so that the movement of the body and the breath are synchronised. In this way it is clearly established with which movement to inhale or exhale. This type of practice calms the nervous system, stimulates the glands, increases the capacity of the breath and frees one from physical and mental stress. The mind becomes relaxed, calm and clear. Only after this preliminary practice should an Asana be held for a longer time, breathing normally. During practice, concentration is directed to the specific part of the body on which the exercise is working. The breath consciousness is also directed to this region of the body. After practicing a posture, a counter pose or equalising posture is carried out. For example, when one part of the body is flexed or contracted, then in the following Asana it is extended or stretched. Health Benefits from the Regular Practice of Asanas

Flexibility of the spine is increased

The joints become more mobile

The muscles are relaxed, toned and receive a plentiful supply of blood

Organ and glandular activity is stimulated and regulated

The lymphatic system and metabolism are stimulated

The immune system is strengthened

Circulation and blood pressure are normalised and stabilised

The nervous system is calmed and strengthened

The skin becomes clear and fresh

The second “pillar” of the Yoga exercises is PRANAYAMA

Pranayama is the conscious and deliberate control and regulation of the breath (Prana means breath, ayam means to control, to regulate). With each breath we absorb not only oxygen, but also Prana. Prana is cosmic energy, the power in the Universe that creates, preserves and changes. It is the basic element of life and consciousness. Prana is also found in food, therefore it is very important to have a healthy and wholesome vegetarian diet. The conscious guidance of Prana in the body gives rise to an increase in vitality, physical detoxification and improved immunity, as well as the attainment of inner peace, relaxation and mental clarity. In mythology it is said that the length of a person's life is predetermined by the number of breaths. The Yogi tries to “conserve time” and lengthen life by slowing down the breath [1]. Effects of Pranayamas

Physical Effects

Preservation of the body’s health

Purification of the blood

Improvement in the absorption of oxygen

Strengthening the lungs and heart

Regulation of blood pressure

Regulation of the nervous system

Supporting the healing process and healing therapies

Increasing resistance to infection

Mental Effects

Elimination of stress, nervousness and depression

Quietening of thoughts and emotions

Inner balance

Release of energy blockages

Spiritual Effects

Deepening of meditation

Awakening and purification of the Chakras (energy centres)

Expansion of consciousness

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One exception is the technique of Bhastrika Pranayama (Level 5). In this Pranayama one does breathe more rapidly during the practice, however, after that the breathing becomes slower and deeper.