Most fasts ask you to give something up. This one gives you your heart back.
It’s a soul clinic for the heart. You will fast from fear, resentment, anxiety, emotional noise, and spiritual restlessness. You will enter a spiritual version of going to the ER, but the “hospital” will be the burning, beating Heart of Jesus and the “prescription” comes from Hildegard’s healing food rhythms combined with heart-brain-soul coherence. This is a fast for your inner world.
This is a fast for those who feel too much, or not enough. This is a fast for the heart. This 13-day vegan fast will guide you into sacred silence, emotional restoration, and divine rhythm through Hildegard's healing wisdom and the burning love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
You will improve your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) - a key marker of emotional resilience and nervous system healing.
You will deepen union with the Sacred Heart of Jesus through novena prayers, Scripture meditation and reading (Dilexit Nos), and daily acts of surrender.
You will heal old patterns of anxiety, shame, and emotional disconnection through attachment-informed practices and heart-based reflection. You will start healing attachment wounds by re-attaching to the Sacred Heart.
You will follow a gentle, Hildegard-inspired fast with ancient spelt, simple vegetables, warm herbal drinks, and active time in nature, aligning your body with your soul, mind with your heart. This fast overlaps greatly with the Apostles Fast, one of the oldest biblical fasts, practiced by Christians.
You will intercede for the Church with the Apostles, grow in spiritual gifts, and restore your heart’s fire through the charism of caritas - Divine Love in action.
Pay in full, in 30 days or in 4 interest-free payments:
All alumni of SOTH, FLOW, Hildegard Workshop apply 15% discount: caritas15
All former PAID Fasting Courses participants apply 25% discount: caritas25
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest... for I am gentle and humble of heart. ”
This Fast Is for You If...
You’re emotionally tired or spiritually flat
You’ve experienced trauma, grief, abandonment, or stress
You long for closeness with Jesus, but feel distant
You want to integrate your emotions, body, and prayer life
You’re ready for a new kind of healing, not hyped, but grace based
What you get:
6.5 hours of Live sessions:
Monday, June 16 (first day of fast), 6pm - 7pm PST - “Attachment to the Sacred Heart of Jesus” and Heart Coherence practicum (NEW)
Tuesday, June 17, 6pm - 7pm PST - “Theophany of the Divine Love” - Hildegard’s vision of the Father’s Love (NEW)
Sacred Heart Novena 30 min prayer at 6pm PST June 18-27 with daily Lectio Divina, prayer for healing and Q and A
Daily short email during fast
18 hours of video library teachings and instructions upon registration
Discover Hildegard course - 4 videos
Hildegard’s Fast course - 2 videos
The Apostles Fast - 1 video
Heart Healing - Emotional and Mental Healing - 2 videos
Fasting Theology and Practice in the Church video - 1 video
Dr. Hertzka (main propagator of Hildegard’s sciences in 20th century) - 1 video
Brain and nervous system rewiring - 2 videos
Lectio Divina course - 4 videos
Liturgy of the Hours course - 1 video
Audio-visual meditations with Hildegard’s visions
50 pages digital booklet with fasting rules, recipes and remedies
Heart Coherence - Instructions for attuning to the Heart of Jesus with your nervous system
Fasting Journal digital booklet with daily readings
Lectio Divina Journal digital booklet
Examen digital booklet
“But now the Catholic faith wavers among the nations and the Gospel limps among the people; and the mighty books in which the excelling doctors had summed up knowledge with great care go unread from shameful apathy, and the food of life, which is the divine Scriptures, cools to tepidity.”
BODY: Stop illness processes, detox and cleanse your body, and reset your metabolism. Heal your cells, tissues, and organs. Energize your body.
SOUL: Refocus your mind. Calm your emotions. Stimulate your desires for goodness, beauty, and truth
SPIRIT: Rest in the presence of the Holy Spirit. Receive power for virtuous life from Jesus. Receive love from the Father.
Hildegard’s Fast
St. Hildegard of Bingen, one of the four female Doctors of the Church, lived in the 12th century but her wisdom shines through the ages. Without a doubt, she was one of the biggest influencers of her time (including popes, monasteries, people at large) and the combination of her natural and supernatural gifts, as well as remedies, are perplexing, fascinating, and inspiring people until today. Her holistic approach supplies people living in the modern culture with ageless and tested advice.
“O human, look closely at yourself! For you have heaven and earth and everything in between concealed in you.”
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Spelt is the best grain for the human body: it is 100% absorbent, has all of the nine building amino acids needed for proper function, anti-carcinogen substances, many vitamins (including A, E, D, B1, B2, B6), and minerals (iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus) that other staple foods don’t have.
Its structure has different protein and gluten than wheat and that’s why it is often well tolerated by those who are gluten intolerant. It builds up the immune system, is anti-inflammatory, and anti-allergic, lowers cholesterol, strengthens the neurological system and heart, fights the formulation of new cancer cells, and increases vitality and good mood.
It is highly advisable to eliminate wheat and introduce spelt to all people who suffer from:
the weakened immune system, exhaustion
cancer and arthritis, including prevention measures
in high risk of cardiac arrest or stroke
in heart and circulatory diseases
lack of calcium absorption and getting seasonal infections
allergies
blood, kidneys, liver, intestines diseases; gallbladder stones; hemorrhoids, constipation, diarrheas
Crohn’s disease, metabolic-based illnesses
after taking long-term meds
depression, neurosis, mood swings
during fasting to cure and rebuild the body’s strength
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Spelt is hard to modify yet there are attempts to do it. We advise to use only the ancient and purest kinds of spelt that are cultivated today:
Schwabenkorn
Steiners Roter Tiroler
Frankenkorn (Altgold x Rouquin)
Oberkulmer Rotkorn
Ostro
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Vegetables:
Fennel, celery (root and stems), beans, beets, carrots, parsnip (the root of parsley), onion, horseradish, pumpkin, and chickpeas
Discouraged: potatoes, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbages, mushrooms, leek.
Fruit:
Apples, chestnuts, almonds, cherries, sour cherries, quince, blackberries, red and black currant, raspberries, citruses, pears
Discouraged: strawberries, peaches, plums
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Dairy, meat, game, sea food.
Mayo, margarine, canned foods.
No smoked or deep fried foods.
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Water (not ice cold, not hot)
Herbal teas (not black, green, or red - the best choices are fennel, mint, melissa, rose, nettle, sage) with lemon and bit of honey if needed
Spelt coffee
Spelt beer
Parsley wine and diluted wine (both require cooking wine for 5 min so alcohol mostly evaporates - recipe will be sent to you after you sign up)
Highly diluted vegetable and fruit juices
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13 days
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HERE are link to various ancient spelt products.
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No refunds are offered as this program is already heavily discounted to meet the needs of everyone seeking whole person healing.
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It’s a self-guied fasting journey with communal support, series of educational content with provided practicals. There will be several Q and A and prayer sessions.
Iwona offers private consultations based on Hildegard’s whole person health approach and will start her practitioner/coaching practice at the end of summer 2025.
50 pages digital booklet (pdf) with Rules for Fasting Recipes, Grocery lists, and Info about Foods, Herbs, Remedies, Activities and spices; Links to Spelt and other products included.
Synchronizing brain and heart - Instructions for attuning to the Heart of Jesus with your nervous system
FREE:
Download Fasting Journal with daily readings from Dilexit Nos Encyclical ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE
OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST by Pope Francis
FREE:
Download Examen instructions
FREE:
Download Lectio Divina Instructions
Audio visual Meditations with excerpts from Hildegard’s visions written in SCIVIAS (Know the Ways of the Lord) with her music
Add Ember Days plant based liquid fast June 10-14 to maximize the healing effect of your fast
Instructor: Iwona Bednarz-Major
For some time now I was interested in holistic healing and cures integrating the natural and the supernatural. Having experience in anesthesiology and intensive care nursing and years of ministry especially focused on worship, healing, deliverance and transformation of the whole person, I am interested in deepening my understanding of modern medicine that is investigating previous centuries’ natural medicinal advances and is not afraid to reach to the wisdom of the saints instructed supernaturally by God on how to bring healing. I believe there are ways of healing that are waiting to be discovered and integrated into the current knowledge. I also believe that some of the old ways of healing have been forgotten and need to be reintegrated into the medical and health fields.
In March 2023 I passed an exam in St. Hildegard’s von Bingen Studium. Academic Theological Course and became “Second Degree Specialist in the St. Hildegard’s Sciences” issued by the Papal Faculty of Theology in Wroclaw where I studied theology before becoming a full-time missionary and having a family. I am continuing the studies this year to become Third (and final) Degree Specialist in the St. Hildegard’s Sciences focusing on the full application of Hildegard’s sciences about man, universe, and God including learning the diagnostic system for the spiritual and physical human condition and on harmonious integration of spirituality with a lifestyle that cures, heals and brings a human being closer to God. That’s 300+ hours of official lectures, studies plus additional personal countless days of praying, reading, studying, making meals, remedies etc. to gain experience.
Having an experience introducing Hildegards' mystical experiences, her prophetic and healing gifts, her natural medicine skills and knowledge, her apostolic fearlessness, her breakthrough in worship, music and arts, her leadership skills and dedication to building a community in my Lectio Divina and School of the Heart Courses that I have created for Stone to Flesh, in the past years I have now gained new knowledge from many experienced practitioners specializing in her sciences: theologians (biblical and dogmatic theologians), philosophers (medievalists, anthropologists), clergy (Benedictine spirituality and new evangelization focus, an exorcist and religious including St. Hildegards’ relics custodian Benedictine nun, musicians, medical doctors (family doctor, gynecologist, therapist, physiotherapist, pharmacologist), and from the oldest Hildegards’ health food and ingredients producer.
I am very eager to start sharing all insights I have gained and start practicing St. Hildegard’s lifestyle with other enthusiasts of her holistic health, well-being, and Benedictine spirituality.
Value and price:
Value: $499
Price: $150 per person (15% off for SOTH, FLOW, Hildegard Workshop alumni; 25% off for former registered Hildegard Fast participants)
Additionally:
At the time of registration, you will receive:
70 min long video on Fasting from our School of the Heart which includes the physical, spiritual, and emotional benefits of fasting as experienced by early Christians, Church Fathers, and desert fathers as well as the greatest saints. See what role fasting plays in spiritual warfare, personal growth, society renewal, and receiving revelation from the Holy Spirit.
4-part video course on Lectio Divina - early church, desert fathers, and Benedictine way of praying the Scriptures, hearing the voice of God, healing of the soul, and transformation of life
2h video course on the Liturgy of the Hours with an outline - Benedictine daily practice of chanting Psalms
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THIS IS EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, OR PREVENTION, OR FOR A PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP. ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE IF YOU WANT TO EMBARK ON A FAST.