Transcript of the audio / excerpt from the forthcoming book Liberator of Temptational Bonds.
This guided experience prepares your mind and soul for the transformative power of a regular weekly fasting practice.
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Welcome to this guided meditation to help you embrace the spiritual power of regular fasting. To begin, find a comfortable place to sit or lie down, free from interruptions. Gently close your eyes and let’s begin by taking a few deep, grounding breaths together.
Breathe in deeply through your nose, drawing the breath into your stomach and filling your lungs completely. Hold for a moment … and exhale fully through your mouth, releasing any tension or stress you may be holding.
Do this two more times, each time becoming more relaxed and centred.
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Now let’s begin a countdown from five to one, each number bringing you deeper into a state of physical relaxation and energetic alignment, preparing you for the journey ahead.
Five – Imagine a radiant light at the crown of your head, a universal energy representing spiritual wisdom and understanding. Feel it begin to warm you and clear away any doubts or fears you may have about fasting.
Four – The light moves down to your throat area, encouraging honest and loving communication with yourself and the universe. Feel a sense of truth and clarity enveloping you, reassuring you of your intentions for your future fasting journeys.
Three – Now the light descends to your heart centre. Feel it nourishing your core with LOVE, compassion and understanding. The light is reassuring and fills you with the courage to commit to your regular fasting practice.
Two – The light continues to your solar plexus, the seat of your personal power and will. Feel a surge of determination and self-control that empowers you to make choices that serve your higher good.
One – Finally, the light reaches your root chakra at the base of your spine, grounding you in the physical world and giving you a deep sense of safety and stability.
You are now in a state of deep relaxation, energetically aligned, and fully prepared for the journey that lies ahead.
As you rest in this deeply relaxed state, we are going to explore and prepare your mind and soul for the energetic healing power of regular fasting.
Imagine now that you’re in a sacred space, a sanctuary that radiates LOVE, wisdom, and divine energy. If you like, imagine a beautiful place in nature that resonates with you. Let your intuition guide you to find a safe and comforting space for our inner journey.
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Feel the embrace of this sacred space around you, knowing that it is a place where you can be completely honest with yourself, a place that invites healing and spiritual growth.
Imagine that in the centre of this space is an altar, a sacred table where you can place your worries or fears about fasting.
One by one, mentally place them on the altar. As you do so, acknowledge them and then watch them transform into golden light, dissolving and giving way to a clearer understanding of your own spiritual strength and the immense benefits that come with fasting. Take a moment to do this now.
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As your worries dissolve, replace them with empowering images and feelings that align with your spiritual and physical well-being.
You can see yourself as strong, capable and spiritually equipped to fully benefit from your fasting experiences.
Feel these images and feelings take root deep within your consciousness, strengthening your commitment and releasing any remaining hesitation.
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Now imagine a beam of light rising above the altar, its radiant energy pouring down upon you. This is the divine essence that supports your future fasting journeys.
As it bathes you, feel yourself energetically aligning and becoming one with the spiritual purpose behind fasting. This alignment eases all worries and cravings and increases your inner strength, preparing you for the practice ahead.
Now set a gentle intention for your fasting practice. Whether it is for physical detoxification, spiritual growth, increased energetic awareness, greater mental clarity, or all of these things …
Focus on your intentions as a bright flame in the centre of your heart. As you focus on it, feel it grow and illuminate your entire being with its warmth and purpose.
Know that you have the power to transform yourself and that regular fasting is a tool that can help you achieve many spiritual and physical benefits.
While you are in this sacred, spiritual space, let’s go one step further and prepare your soul for the journey of regular fasting.
Imagine a beautiful pool of crystal clear water next to the altar. This water represents the purity and clarity that comes from regular fasting.
Now imagine dipping your hand into the pool and feeling the refreshing coolness of the water on your skin.
As you visualise raising your hand, you may notice the water on your hand transforming into a radiant white energy.
Slowly move your hand towards your heart centre, helping you to invite the pure LOVE, wisdom and courage within your heart to shine fully.
As you touch your heart, feel the LOVE, the wisdom and the courage enveloping the intentions you set earlier, making them powerful, firm and deeply rooted within you.
Feel this pure energy expand throughout your body, strengthening every cell, every fibre of your being with the deep purifying power it brings to you.
Let it fill you with a sense of readiness, courage and eagerness to begin or continue your fasting practice.
Repeat within yourself: “I am ready to embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
“I am ready to embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
“I am ready to embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
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Feel these words resonate within you, becoming part of your inner dialogue, part of your very essence.
“I embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
“I embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
“I embrace the purifying power of fasting.”
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You have set the stage for a successful and fulfilling fasting practice.
As we approach the end of this journey, let’s integrate all that we have explored and discovered.
Take a few deep breaths and feel the peace and joy of this moment, the readiness and beautiful unfolding of your fasting journey.
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Begin to feel the solid ground beneath you, anchoring you in the present moment, in the reality of your physical surroundings.
We are going to count from five to one, and with each number you will feel more awake, more present, while holding the deep insights and intentions we have set today.
Five – Feel how the pure energy from your heart has strengthened you, leaving behind a strong and powerful purpose anchored deep within your soul.
Four – Begin to become aware of your surroundings, the room you are in, the surface you are sitting or lying on.
Three – Take a deep breath and feel your lungs expand fully, bringing oxygen to every cell in your body and revitalising you.
Two – Start to wiggle your fingers and toes, awakening your body and bringing you back to the material world.
One – Open your eyes, fully awake, fully present, and fully ready to embrace the purifying power of regular fasting.
You have successfully completed this inner journey. Take a moment to thank yourself for your soul’s insight and LOVE.
You are now ready to return to your daily activities, carrying with you the powerful seeds of transformation.
May your fasting journeys be filled with clarity, vitality and spiritual fulfilment.