“Holy Spirit,
giving life to all life,
moving all creatures,
root of all things,
washing them clean,
wiping out their mistakes,
healing their wounds,
you are our true life,
luminous, wonderful,
awakening the heart
from its ancient sleep.”
— St. Hildegard of Bingen
 

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.

 

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.

FASTING according to St. Hildegard

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dairy, meat, game, sea food.

    Mayo, margarine, canned foods.

    No smoked or deep fried foods.

    • 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

  • 14 days.

    If you pick SPELT FAST or REDUCTION FAST you will fast this way through the whole two weeks and you may continue for a few weeks after to gain more benefits.

    If you will choose CURING FAST you will have 5 days of SPELT FAST prep, 7 days of strict liquid fast, and 1 after a fast day. You have an option to implement CURING FAST for longer than 7 days if you wish so starting earlier than on the 6th.

 

14 Daily e-mails (Aug. 1-14) with:

  • Lectio Divina prompt

  • Benedictine Spirituality insights for personal and family life focused on living a harmonious life where a personal approach to spiritual practices creates a platform for the transformation of habits, emotional healing, and bodily regeneration; daily activation/practice included

  • Audio: Hildegard’s music for meditation with excerpts of her visions from her famous SCIVIA book with visual prompts for meditation

  • July 16: An outline including recipes for lunch and dinner for seven days, grocery lists, and info about foods, herbs, and spices; beneficial practices during fasting including exercises, procedures and stretching

  • July 24: One video introducing Hildegard’s Golden Rules of Life and the main concepts of health included in her famous “Causae et Curae”; an explanation of fasting according to St. Hildegard’s wisdom: directions to three kinds of fasts; preparation of body, soul, and spirit to fasting; discerning fasting; fasting with family;

  • Aug 1 - 14: Possibility of asking questions about remedies for particular illnesses or symptoms answered by a private phone call, video call, or written message

  • Aug 6-12 Option for strict fasting with Hidegard’s recipes (liquid, herbal teas, broth-based), 3-day preparation and 2-day post-fasting adjustment; option for children’s meal plans according to Hildegard’s way with her food choices

  • Aug 6-12: Live videos and daily updates from the oldest 1,000 years old Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, Poland with fasting tips

 

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 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 holy people 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 field.

In March 2023 I passed an exam in St. Hildegard’s von Bingen Studium. Academic Theological Course and became “First 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.

Having and 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 year 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.

What’s included:

Price: $60 per person or family with an option of two monthly payments of $30.

 

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

 

FREE:

Download pdf of St Hildegard’s Fasting Journal for personal use

Included:

  • Golden Rules

  • Discerning fasting, prayer and giving

  • Hildegard's virtues tracker

  • Meal planner

  • Feast prep

  • Daily Lectio Divina, schedule, body-soul-spirit tracker (print as many of those last two pages as you wish)

 

AFTER YOU SIGN UP:

You will receive PDF with Recipes and Grocery List on July 16