Fasting of an average duration of 25-30 days, mainly used by Nikolaev, and even more so, long-term fasting can only be carried out under the supervision of a specialist of the appropriate qualification. Fasting of short duration, recommended by Hatha Yoga to healthy people, can and should be used by every person (after consulting a doctor). Such fasting is divided into two groups: Cosmetic fasting - for a period of 1 to 3 days;
Starvation before the crisis - from 5 to 12 days.
It is better to start with a one-day fast, and practice it once a month for four to six months. Then it is worth switching to three-day fasting once a month. After five or more courses of three-day fasting, you can begin to starve to a crisis. The frequency of fasting before the crisis depends on age:

up to 40 years - once a year;
from 40 to 50 years - twice a year;
from 50 to 65 years - three times a year;
over 65 years old - 4 times a year;
With systematic Hatha Yoga classes, people under 40 are not bad to starve before a crisis more often - 2-3 times a year. Children under 14 do not need to specifically starve, it is better to arrange fasting days - juice, milk, apple, etc. Thus, the normal rhythm of life involves monthly fasting for a period of one to three days and fasting to a crisis from 1 to 4 times a year. It is better to start any fasting in the week of the new moon or full moon, in which case it is easier to bear.

The stages, principles and periods of fasting are described in the article Theoretical information about fasting.

One day fasting

You should tune in advance for a certain date, a day or two to give up any excesses in nutrition, preferably not to eat meat and fish. It is necessary to prepare for fasting psychologically, you can use elements of self-hypnosis: Finally, I will cleanse the body, It will be easy and pleasant for me, etc. With a good mood for fasting, when it is perceived as a holiday, there is no feeling of hunger at all, and minor discomfort in the stomach disappears after a few sips of water.

In the evening before the day of fasting, instead of dinner, make an enema from 0.5 to 1.5 liters. water.

In the morning, perform the usual set of exercises without any restrictions, instead of breakfast, do Vamana Dhauti.
Be sure to drink water throughout the day. Water should be raw settled, room temperature. In winter, boiling water can be added to the water. If water it seems nasty and you don’t feel like drinking at all, you can drop 1-2 drops of lemon juice into a glass. You should always have a bottle or flask of water with you and apply every 20-40 minutes. Normally, they drink about two liters per day, savoring every sip.

With one-day fasting, you can do any work. Some people may have periods of weakness or palpitations. All this passes if you sit quietly for a few minutes, but it is better to lie down with your eyes closed, relaxing. If the heartbeat continues to disturb, drink a glass of water with a little honey dissolved in it - at the tip of a teaspoon.

In the evening on the day of fasting, do an enema.

Exit from a one-day fast
The exit from fasting is carried out on juices. Tomato, cabbage, apple juices are suitable. Grape, carrot, peach juices are excluded. Regardless of the duration of fasting, the exit should be made on any one juice. It is generally accepted that the best is tomato juice. With peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, the juice is replaced by mucous oatmeal jelly.

1st day out of fasting
Drink juice, enjoying in small sips. Juice begins to be taken the next morning after a day of fasting according to the following scheme:

1-й прием: 50г сока смешать с 50г water.
2-й прием: через полчаса – 100г сока с 50г water.
3rd reception: in an hour - 100 g of pure juice.
4th reception: in an hour - 150 g of pure juice.
5th reception: in an hour - 200 g of pure juice.
Lunch: First - vegetable soup on the water (without carrots), unsalted and without fat. The second - cabbage, potatoes, beets, you can pumpkin, etc. rub raw and pour kefir or yogurt, acidophilus.
Snack: an apple or cabbage with a glass of kefir.
Dinner: Porridge on the water, preferably oatmeal or buckwheat, without salt, with 5-10 g of butter (preferably melted).
2nd day out of fasting
You should eat normally, excluding meat, fish, eggs, limiting the intake of fats and sugars. Carrots in the composition of the stew can only be consumed with sour cream or vegetable oil, since the carotene contained in carrots dissolves only in fats. Being undissolved, it irritates the small intestine. The chair may appear only on the third day of recovery. If not, take half a glass of beetroot juice.

3rd day out of fasting
You should not eat meat, fish, eggs, limit the intake of fats and sugars.

Three day fast
On the A three-day fast must be tuned in, as well as a one-day fast. It is better to abstain from meat, fish, eggs for 3-4 days before fasting, of course, without overeating these days. After a heavy meal, starving is much more difficult.

In the evening before fasting, instead of dinner, do an enema and conduct a psychological mood.

1st day of fasting
Do all the exercises, do an enema in the evening. Any work.

2nd day of fasting
In the morning - the usual set of exercises, with the exception of the most intense asanas, then - Vamana Dhauti. Do an enema in the evening. On theчиная с этого дня нельзя поднимать тяжести.
3rd day of fasting

In the morning - the usual complex, with the exception of intense asanas, if you feel unwell, you can do Vamana Dhauti. Enema in the evening.

All these days, you must definitely walk for at least two to three hours. The degree of purification from toxins and, accordingly, the effect of fasting largely depends on the time spent in the fresh air, and not sitting on a bench with a book, but in motion. Очень хорошо применять дыхательные упражнения – полное дыхание при ходьбе, Уджайи и On theди Содхана в покое. For the most part, slags are oxidized to gaseous products and are excreted through the lungs.
If possible, it is advisable to do a general massage or spinal massage every day of fasting, if this is not possible, do self-massage.

Water procedures are very useful during fasting. Of course, not everyone can use a pearl bath or a Charcot shower, but it’s good to take an ordinary shower, making the water pressure stronger, or at least pour over. Shower water is better to make body temperature or a little cooler, but not cold. Showers can be usefully taken two or three times a day.

Exit from a three-day fast
1st day out of fasting
The whole first day passes on juices.
1-й прием: 50г соска смешать с 50г water.
2-й прием: через полчаса – 100г сока смешать со 100г water.
3-й прием: через час – 100г сока смешать с 50г water.
4th reception: in an hour - 100 g of pure juice.
5th reception: in an hour - 150 g of pure juice.
6th reception: in an hour - lunch - 200 g of pure juice.
Then, until the evening, drink 150 g of juice every hour, before going to bed - 100 g of juice.
2nd day out of fasting
Before lunch, drink juice, as with a one-day fast, but without diluting it with water.

Lunch: Raw pureed vegetables (no carrots) or thin oatmeal porridge water. You can take another cereal - buckwheat, for example, and grind it in a coffee grinder.
Afternoon snack: Apples and other fruits.
Dinner: Normal porridge on the water with a little butter or vegetable stew.
You can drink juice between meals.

3rd day out of fasting
A sparing diet with the exclusion of meat, fish, eggs, restriction of fats and sweets.

on the 4th, 5th and 6th day of the exit from fasting
Do not eat meat, fish, eggs, limit the consumption of sweets.

Starvation before the crisis
Preparation is the same as for a three-day fast. It is better to refuse animal food for a week. In the evening on the eve of fasting, do an enema, then do enemas every day. Enemas are canceled only with the beginning of the exit from starvation.

On the второй день голодания утром проделать Вамана Дхоути. With nausea, you can wash the stomach on the second and third day. При плохом самочувствии, головных болях можно делать дополнительную клизму 0,5 литра water.

Asanas must be done every day, excluding only heavy exercises. Muscle strain should never be allowed. On theчиная со второго дня, нельзя поднимать тяжести, с третьего дня не стоит даже носить сумки тяжелее двух килограммов. On theрушение этого правила приводит к болям в желудке.

On the третий день появляется запах ацетона изо рта. From now on, you can not brush your teeth, as they form a special protective film that protects the enamel. All days of fasting be sure to clean the tongue. In fasting, long walks are necessary, and you can walk up to 20-30 km a day, depending on how you feel. Very good to apply massage and shower. It is highly desirable that fasting takes place in a friendly environment, with the support of relatives and friends.

Fasting continues until the onset of an acidotic crisis. After the crisis, the mood improves, strength appears, the tongue begins to clear. The speed of the onset of the crisis depends on the degree of slagging. With regular fasting, it occurs on the 5-8th day.