From that moment on, I began to manifest the chance to always have vacations that would allow me to practice, and eventually a home that would make this easy. I live in a home like that now. So, now I’m manifesting the discipline to go outside to the ground floor, even when it’s cold out, and cross the street to watch the sun rise (or set)!

In 2009 I heard the term Breatharianism. I’d also read/heard about the existence of many wise people who’ve actually lived this way for years. I’m a Life Coach too, and as part of my ongoing studies, I’m completing a program in Nutrition. While there is a lot of conflict in dietary theory, the concept of fasting and the positive results this has on the body is one that has not been refuted. There’s no denying that eating less is actually key to longevity and optimal health.

Personally, I’ve observed which foods I *use* and for what emotion/sensation I’m having, when I don’t want to feel a certain way anymore. Or what I eat, or when I eat, in response to loneliness. Great read: Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert.

I’m also an Iyengar yoga practitioner (and in training to teach). We aren’t supposed to eat an hour before classes. My classes are at 10am most days. When I first began, I thought I’d die without eating breakfast, as I have a history of hypoglycemia and other health issues. I did a detox and raw food diet in 2008, and that changed my eating habits drastically, even though I’d already been a vegetarian for 15 years. What changed for me was my response toward that feeling of *I’m hungry*. After the raw food diet, I was able to identify foods that really nourish me, and food that are just fillers.

Anyway, back to being a little yogi…
I finally stopped having even my morning carrot juice before class, a little over a year ago. That’s when I understood that my hunger signals aren’t always a call for food. Often they are simply signals of dehydration. If this resonates with you, I highly recommend Your Bodies Many Cries for Water by Dr Batmanghelidj. I also learned just how efficient my body is, and I learned that I can manage easily 4 hours of a demanding yoga practice without having had anything but water.

The nutrition program I’m completing bases its philosophy on bio-individuality, and I strongly believe in this. I feel we all have our own paths to walk, and we *know* when it’s time to alter our diets and how (or our bodies lead us to the person/book/blog/situation to show us how). I feel that people move towards vegetarianism — raw food — veganism — breatharianism – depending on the point they are at in their own life path, and depending on what life changes (read life lessons) they are prepared to experience. I’ve seen in my life how even changing my diet has sparked major life changes/lessons for me. So, I’m careful when counseling clients in this area.

Since that first fated day that I came across the Sun Gazers, I’ve wanted to use the sunlight as my primary source of energy/food. Though I haven’t been very disciplined about this pursuit. I feel that when the time is right for me, I will naturally become a Breatharian.

Thank you again for this blog.

I’m late in reading this post, and hope you’ve come to love your Mac by now. But here are a couple of tips:

1) instead of buying Microsoft for Mac (I wouldn’t bother as great software for Mac users is understandably not a priority for MS.) enjoy learning Pages, if you haven’t already, check out the free training videos on the Apple website.

2) If you select Save, then your mac will save over whatever your .pages file is (automatic). Your document will always be saved as a Pages file because that’s the software you use to create and modify it. If you hit Save As… this will always give you the option to type in a new file name.

3) Export your .pages files only when you need to. It’s tough to let go of an old system of thinking, acting, but you’ve got to let go if you want to make space for and use efficiently a new system. You’re a Mac user now, so stick with Mac, keeping your files neat and simple, and adapt to PC users only when you need to. If you aren’t already using this process (Export), I suggest you select from the Menu bar > File > Export…. You can do this to save a new file as either .doc or .pdf or .rtf. I usually do .pdf (and not .doc) when I send files to other people, this way my original work can’t be altered.

Well, I hope this is helpful. But I hope by now you’re delightfully settled as a Mac user.

Your blog has been truly helpful to me in understanding what started happening to me 3 years ago and what’s happening to me now. Please keep writing. Thank you!