04/10/2026
Is water fasting actually healing, or is it just another thing we’re asking a depleted body to do?
I’ve been sitting with this question for a while. Because in Ayurveda, we talk a lot about langhana, creating lightness, reducing what the body has to process. There’s real wisdom in that. But we also place enormous value on nourishment, on digestion, on building Ojas, that deep vital essence that keeps us resilient and alive.
So when I had the chance to speak with Loren Lockman, who has supervised more than 12,000 therapeutic water fasts, I wanted to explore exactly that tension.
We talk about what it actually means when the body is overloaded, why removing something can sometimes support healing in a way that adding never could, whether prolonged water fasting is appropriate for everyone, and what happens when the fast ends,a part of the conversation most people skip entirely.
I don’t agree with everything Loren says, and I think that’s what makes this episode worth listening to.
If you’ve tried everything and still don’t feel well, this one might give you a genuinely different perspective to sit with.
New episode is up now, link in bio. ❤️
