Emotional Detox through Fasting

When we think of fasting, we often focus on the physical — cleansing the gut, detoxing the liver, resetting the immune system. And while those things are obviously super important, there’s another layer that quietly begins to surface when we stop distracting the body with constant food:

Our emotions!!!

Fasting creates space. Not just in the digestive tract, but in the mind and heart. With the usual comfort of meals removed, we may find old feelings rising … sadness, anger, anxiety, restlessness, even grief. These aren’t signs that something is wrong. In many ways, they are signs that something is releasing.

Just as the body sheds toxins, it also lets go of what it no longer needs emotionally. It’s common to experience emotional waves during a fast. Memories, unresolved tension, unspoken fears, anger, grief can all float up to the surface. Instead of pushing them down, fasting invites us to witness them gently, without needing to fix or fight.

Stillness does that. It softens the noise, so we can hear what’s really there.

At Wind Spirit, we honour fasting as more than just a physical cleanse.  It really is a doorway into deeper healing.

As part of our fasting experience, we offer a Journey Session to support the release of emotional pain that can rise during this time of deep rest and release. Emotions that may have been quietly stored or long-held can begin to stir, asking to be felt, witnessed, and gently let go.

Our Journey Session offers a safe, nurturing space to explore what arises. Through guided presence and intuitive support, we work with the energy stored in the emotional body, allowing space for release, clarity, and transformation to unfold.

This is a deeply healing process. Emotions are energy, and like all energy, they want to move. Fasting and Journey work is a profound duo, allowing emotions to rise, to be felt, and then to pass.... leaving you clear and free.

So if you find yourself feeling “off” during a cleanse, remember, it may not be the food you’re missing. It may be the heart, finally exhaling.

Trust the process. Go slow. Drink water. Rest. Let nature hold you while you shed not just the weight of food, but the weight of old feelings, too.

Because true cleansing goes beyond the physical. It’s about returning to what is real, raw and quietly alive within you. And sometimes, all it takes is a little space, a little guidance, and the courage to feel.

Wind Spirit Retreats Info

Upcoming Retreats

At Wind Spirit, we’ve witnessed the profound transformation that both Juice and Water fasting can offer. As the body is supported to detox gently and deeply, it remembers how to restore itself from the inside out. And here, in this sacred space, you are invited to rest, reflect and reset... so you can return to life renewed.

Our upcoming fasts are booking up so register your interest or better still ... take the plunge and book in. All retreats are for 5 to10 days ... Water and/or Juice, your choice!

• October 9th-  (fully booked))
• November 9th - (three rooms left)
• November 29th - (fully booked)
• January 10th - (booking now)
• February 7th - (booking now)

Prices for group fasting retreats start from $2390 for 5 nights for detox of choice.

(early bird discount of $250 applies up to 2 months before the fasts or 10% discount for resits)

• If you need a reset …
• if your mind is in overdrive …
• if your health out of whack  ...
• If your hormones are driving you crazy ...
• If your gut is giving you grief ...
• or you just need to stop  

... then join us for a magical, timeless pause at Wind Spirit to restore, rejuvenate and re-establish a new path forward.

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