Ember Days - Cellular cleanse

Liquid Fast

Experience spiritual reset, cellular rejuvenation, emotional rest.

9 DAYS with daily LIVE Lectio and prayer for healing, Q and A at 6pm PST:

  • March 9-10 Prep Days

  • March 11 - 15 Plant-Based Liquid Fast

  • March 16-18 Refeeding Days

If you signed up for PUT ON THE NEW SELF - Lenten Fast with Hildegard of Bingen, you will have all content for this liquid fast on your Assets Page, so do not sign up here.

Join Ember Day RESET or LIQUID Fasting Challenge - liquid and/or minimum food fast (plant-based, restricted calories)

You get:

  • Discover St. Hildegard - 4 videos

  • Video with Fasting Instructions

  • Booklet PDF with Fasting Rules, Recipes, Groceries, Remedies, Prep and Refeeding days - once you read it, you will find ancient spelt, all needed spices and remedies on THIS LIST (few items explained in your booklet)

  • Lectio Divina Course - 4 videos

  • Lectio Divina LIVE and Q and A 30 min access: Mon March 10 - Tue March 18 at 6pm PST

Isaias 61:11
"For as the earth bringeth forth her bud,
and as the garden causeth her seed to shoot forth:
so shall the Lord God make justice to spring forth,
and praise before all the nations."

Lenten Embertide

Spring is the fulfillment of Winter's hope, beginning in rain and ending in a riot of birth and rebirth. Lenten fast commemorates Christ's Passion, and ends with Easter, when Christ vanquishes His tomb, and catechumens are born again by water and Spirit!

Spring is a season of green trees and flowers, reminding us of VIRIDITAS, gift of vitality given to all creation.

Embertides are spent fasting and partially abstaining (voluntary since the new Code of Canon Law) in penance and with the intentions of thanking God for the gifts He gives us in nature and asking Him for the discipline to use them in moderation. The fasts, known as "Jejunia quatuor temporum," or "the fast of the four seasons," are rooted in Old Testament practices of fasting four times a year:

Zacharias 8:19:
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace.

Physical contraindications to this fast include: neurosis, mental illness, acute infections, debilitated health due to cancer, tuberculosis, overall very poor health.

Spiritual contraindications to this fast are: pride, immoderation in eating and drinking, melancholy, world weariness (Weltschmerz), excessive love of the world. instability.

Spiritual Benefits:

  • Greater Clarity: Fasting sharpens spiritual perception, allowing deeper prayer and connection with God.

  • Strengthening of Virtues: She believed fasting empowers the will, cultivating humility, patience, and moderation.

  • Detachment from Worldly Temptations: By denying excess, fasting frees the soul from material attachments.

 

Emotional & Mental Benefits:

  • Calmness & Mental Clarity: A fasting body is less burdened, allowing for a more peaceful mind.

  • Healing of Negative Emotions: St. Hildegard believed that excessive food (especially harmful foods) could lead to sadness, sluggishness, and negative emotions, whereas fasting restores joy and lightness.

 

Physical Benefits:

Detoxification & Purification, Improved Digestion, Increased Vitality (Viriditas)

1. Cellular & Longevity Benefits

  • Autophagy & Cellular Repair: Triggers autophagy, where the body clears out damaged cells and regenerates new, healthier ones.

  • Stem Cell Activation: After around 3-5 days, the body stimulates stem cell production, enhancing tissue repair and renewal.

  • Anti-Aging Effects: Increases lifespan and a reduces in markers of aging - monks and nuns lived very long in comparison to general population due also to seasonal fasting

2. Metabolic & Weight Benefits

  • Lower Blood Sugar & Insulin Resistance: Helps regulate glucose metabolism and improves insulin sensitivity, reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes.

  • Reduction in Inflammation: Lowers markers of chronic inflammation, which are linked to many diseases.

3. Brain & Cognitive Benefits

  • Neuroprotection & Mental Clarity: Fasting increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which supports learning, memory, and resilience to neurodegenerative diseases.

  • Reduced Risk of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Help protect against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and cognitive decline.

4. Gut & Immune System Benefits

  • Gut Microbiome Reset: Can improve gut health by promoting a diverse and balanced microbiome, especially if followed up with proper refeeding days and remedies.

  • Immune System Rejuvenation: By breaking down old immune cells and generating new ones, it can help reset the immune system, making it more efficient.

Value: $197

Price: $50 ($5.55 a day) - 15% off for Hildegard Workshops, SOTH, FLOW alumni; 50% off for previous paid Fasting Courses online

If you signed up for Lenten Fast PUT ON THE NEW SELF with Hildegard, you don’t need to register for this, it is included in your package.