water fasting Retreat
Water fasting is the most healing physical strategy known to mankind. It has been used for millennia by many ancient cultures and great sages, revered for it’s ability to reset the immune system, balance hormones, burn away fat and detoxify the body. A Wind Spirit fasting retreat involves not only a physical fast but also lifestyle and dietary education along with emotional clearing therapy and powerful spiritual practices that will give you a completely new perspective and the motivation to live your life as the healthy, vibrant being that you are meant to be.
Physical Health
* Reset your immune system, lower cancer risk & feel amazing. There is now good research that shows when you water fast, even for 3 days, your entire immune system is reset. All of your organs, and in fact, all of your body has the ability to reset itself and to regenerate and it’s optimised through the process of fasting.
When fasting for 4 days or more this happens:
- Balance insulin sensitivity. Insulin resistence leads to Type 2 diabetes and a malfunctioning metabolism impacts every major mechanism of accelerated aging.
- A metabolic shift into deep ketosis is achieved. Ketosis literally means fat burning, where the body uses its fat stores to create energy to fuel the body.
- Significant increase in Human Growth Hormone. HGH is important for regulating muscle development, bone growth, immune activity and metabolism.
- High levels of cellular autophagy occurs. Autophagy is when the body breaks down old damaged cells, clearing out pathogens and compromised DNA.
- Stem cell production goes up dramatically. Stem cells support the healing process of many major health conditions by replacing the damaged cells removed through autophagy.
* Dr. David Jockers, DMN, DC, MS
Michael Dugan, BS, FDN-P
Heal your body and transform your life
Emotional Health
Why is emotional clearing therapy (Journey Process work) such an integral part of a Fasting Retreat at Wind Spirit?
Emotional issues often drive unhealthy lifestyle behaviours. Whether those issues arise from trauma or abuse, whether we suffer anxiety, feel unworthy, unloveable, rejected or abandoned it is vital to bring our issues into the light of day and resolve them.
Often we are not aware of these issues as they reside in our subconcious, driving the hidden programming that holds us back from being the best version of ourselves and preventing us from fulfilling our true potential.
One way to gauge your need for emotional healing is to notice how often you are triggered in your daily life, how often you feel anger, resentment or blame others/external circumstances for feeling negative emotions. If we don’t clear these negative. emotions they can manifest as disease.
In truth nobody else can make you feel a negative emotion, you only feel that negative emotion because of your interpretation of what’s going on out there.
Both David and Sharon are senior Journey practitioners with decades of experience between them and will deeply support you to clear emotional pain and limiting beliefs and open into the freedom as your true self.
Emotional healing opens the heart
Spiritual Health
Finding meaning in your life, knowing who you are and why you are here greatly contribute to a sense of well being and contentment. When you connect with the flow of life, decisions come easily, abundance flows, anxiety fades and problems are solved.
Wind Spirit is located in an energetic hot spot; the energy inside the caldera is palpable with several major ley lines converging on the mountains around us. This energy amplifies our connection to Spirit and with meaningful rituals and guided meditations woven into each day it is easy to feel at one with Mother Earth and connect to the Source of all that is.
Find real meaning in your life
I have just completed an extended water fast at the beautiful retreat Windspirit, in northern NSW. Honestly, this fast has been life changing on all levels, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
I have been diagnosed with Mantle Cell Lymphoma whilst at present it is in a slow growing phase(Indolent). I have been told that the inevitable outcome for me to face, sooner or later, is that I will be heading down the path of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and stem cell therapy. I did a lot of research on this and listened to patients blogs, this treatment is full on.
Speaking to Sharon and David at Windspirit a whole new conversation evolved and the option of a water fast to improve my overall health and possibly even the lymphoma. In a water fast ketosis starts triggering both autophagy and stem cell production that will cleanse my body of toxins and repair damaged cells. To prepare for my waterfast I completed a juice fast at Windspirit.
Returning home to Sydney I continued juicing 1 day a week for 2 months and then a 4 day colon cleanse before arriving for my water fast. During my water fast, amazingly, not one day have I been hungry or have I experienced nausea. I wake up clear and focused. I utilise my morning energy to exercise with gentle movement class and nature walks lead by hosts David and Sharon. I follow this with an enema, infra red sauna and swim. In the afternoon I rest as I find I tire quickly.I have learnt how to support my new self, what to eat and what to avoid. The accommodation and location is 5 star. Sharon and David are powerful and passionate people. Extremely helpful, caring and knowledgeable.
I arrived here feeling sluggish, very concerned about my future and weighing 104kg. I leave 88kgs, my cholesterol has dropped from 6.1 to 4.6 and I have the mental clarity of a 30 year old. For the first time in many years my vision is sharp and clear and I am no longer plagued by the negative thoughts that were part of my daily experience. I am a slimmer, healthier person, feeling totally present, confident and ready now to live my very best life.
What's Included
This retreat involves a combination of several days of water and juice according to what your body needs. If you have never done an extended water fast we recommend doing our four day juice detox first. We will have a phone consultation with you to discuss your options and give you dietary recommendations leading up to the fast ensuring a smooth transition to the fasting state with minimal discomfort.
- Accommodation at Wind Spirit Sanctuary in your own private Queen or King room or couple share. Variable price depends on room choice.
- Pre-retreat health consultation
- Mindful body movement sessions each day
- Daily guided meditations
- Two Journey processes
- Energetic practices to support detoxification and healing
- Discussions on detox, mind/ego blocks, nutrition and breaking the fast
- Iridology/Sclerology consultation
- Enneagram experience
- Ceremonies/rituals to support your spiritual journey
- Satsang - sharing circles
- Bush walks and waterfall immersion to connect deeply with nature
- Beautiful magnesium pool and Bali hut
- Healing/detoxification sessions in the Infrared Sauna
- Ice bath after a sauna to really know you're alive!
- Deep relaxation/meditation in the Infinity Bed
- Enjoy the natural wonders of forest bathing
- Magical moon bath under the stars
- Re-feeding juices
- Kahuna Massage 1.5 hours ($150)
- Foot Reflexology 1 hour ($120)
- Spirit Reading ($120)
- Full Naturopathic consultation with iridology/sclerology session ($250)
- 5 star room service ($100/night)
- Airport pick up and drop off ($50 each way)