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Water fast coaching and consultations

Hello, I'm Tallis Barker, and I offer online water fast coaching and consultations to help you through your fast. The support and advice can make a huge difference...

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Water fasting programs and coaching

Diet and lifestyle coaching after your fast

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

I also offer diet coaching for after a fast. The main aims are 1. to help maintain the health benefits of your fast, 2. to continue the good habits...

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Dry fast coaching

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

I now offer dry fast coaching (as well as water fast coaching). Quite simply, dry fasting is the most powerful form of cleansing and healing that exists...

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Dry fasting, Water fasting programs and coaching

Spring retreat 2022: 7 day water fast

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

9 day – 8 night retreat centred around a 7-day water fast: DATE: 30 Apr – 8 May 2021 (Saturday 30 Apr, 4pm – Sunday 8 May, 1pm). LOCATION:...

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7-day water fasting retreat, Water fasting programs and coaching

Cleansing and detox: how water fasting works and why it benefits you

If you're really serious about cleansing, the most powerful method is and always has been water fasting. Why? Because...

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Overcoming addictions through water fasting

Water fasting is an extremely powerful tool to help overcome addictions caused by smoking, drinking and drugs in general,...

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A stronger immune system with water fasting

If you suffer from a weak immune system, water fasting is one of the best things you can do...

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Self-healing through water fasting: more powerful than any pill

I became a convert to water fasting after experiencing firsthand the miraculous self-healing powers of the body. It happened...

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How to prevent overeating after a water fast

by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

One of the biggest problems people have with fasting is the temptation to overeat afterwards. Things can very easily end up getting out of control, which not only overtaxes the digestive system but also potentially distorts eating patterns in the future. This video examines the whole issue and offers numerous practical solutions, ensuring the smoothest possible process of refeeding. If I don’t cover all...

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Video lectures

Dealing with insomnia and sleep issues while water fasting

by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

Almost everyone experiences major changes to the way they sleep while water fasting. In fact, many people find it one of the most disturbing aspects of fasting. It doesn’t have to be a source of concern, though, if you understand why these processes are taking place and what you can do to help get a good night’s sleep! This two-part video lecture explores both the...

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Diet and recipes

Comforting kitchari stew with cauliflower

This stew provides a comforting and delicious way to break fasts of up to 3 days. After longer fasts, it is perfect for reintroducing grains and legumes. Consisting of...

Diet and recipes

Summer smoothie to break a fast

A week ago I used this smoothie to break my 5 day dry fast with 2 day water fast introduction. Normally I prefer to break my fasts with a...

Diet and recipes

Pure and perfect tomato soup to break a fast

This recipe is always a favourite at the end of a fast: warming, comforting and nutritionally perfect, packed with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants (such as...

Fasting against coronavirus (Covid-19): how to boost immunity and maximize health

This extended article argues that the best thing you can do to strengthen your immune system against Covid-19 is...

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Diets, fasts and healing injuries for runners

When most people think of diets or fasting, they usually have weight loss in mind. Even at the best...

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Pills, powders and potions: the reality of taking supplements while fasting

One question which persistently recurs on waterfasting.org is whether or not you should take supplements while water fasting. The...

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Fasting as a healing modality to treat cancer

This video features an interview with Dr. Valter Longo, who is one of the world’s leading researchers in the...

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Spiritual fasting in Lent (or any other time)

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

25th February, 2020Tomorrow marks the beginning of what for many people is the most important time of the year in terms of spiritual fasting. For Christians, Lent constitutes the...

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Spirit and soul

Physical and spiritual cleansing: from fear to love

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

Does the thought of water fasting frighten you? It’s completely natural to feel fear before and even during your first few water fasts. After all, unlike our ancestors, you’ve...

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Facing your ego through water fasting

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

As important as any physical cleansing, water fasting also challenges you with emotional and spiritual blocks, bringing you face to face with your ego and fears. In a way,...

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Deeper states of consciousness while fasting

Published by Tallis Barker Ph.D.

One of my favourite things to ‘do’ while water fasting is to find a spot in nature and simply sit, doing nothing, just being, staring out into the environment,...

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Miscellaneous

	Tallis Barker Ph.D. on The 7-10 day water fast
	Belinda Palmer on The 7-10 day water fast
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	Joe on The three-day water fast
	Tallis Barker Ph.D. on The three-day water fast
	Joe on The three-day water fast
	Tallis Barker Ph.D. on The three-day water fast