Moinhos Velhos Health Retreat offer fasting programs with fruit and vegetable juices and vegetable broth. Our juices and broth are freshly made with primarily organic fruits and vegetables, mostly from our own organic garden and from local farmers. With the juices we take psyllium and bentonite powders and between the juices various special herbs are taken to clean the entire gastrointestinal tract and eliminate toxins, heavy metals, parasites etc. from your system. Our Detox Programs will detoxify and cleanse not only your small and large intestines, but all your organs and cells, and this cleansing will prevent disease and is the first step in restoring your body to optimum health.
We have a safe and supportive environment where you will wake up to the songs of the birds in the morning and go to bed at night with the silence of the stars. Located in a tranquil valley, next to the Barragem da Bravura, 13 km from Lagos and away from the regular tourist areas, our experienced staff will guide you and support you through the cleansing process. We start every day with yoga and meditation or Chi Gong, and finish every day with meditation.
All the herbs, the juices and broth, powders and pills are included in the program cost. Also included is use of our salt water pool, sauna, hot tub, QRS magnet healing bed, detox foot bath, colonic irrigation, zapping and weekly excursion trips to the West Coast or Lagos.
Our goal is not only to effect a transformation on the physical level, but also on the Emotional, Mental and Spiritual levels. We have morning meditation, breathing exercises - pranayama and yoga asanas- or chi gong, and we finish every day with meditation.
Yoga and fasting go hand in hand.
The yoga classes are suited to people of all levels.
Through the practice of meditation, we learn more about the mind, our thoughts, our habits, and this learning opens up the possibility for change. Instruction is given in various meditation techniques. Fasting is the oldest natural therapy for restoring health. Animals always fast when they are sick. Jesus was a great advocate of fasting and colon cleansing as described in The Gospel of Peace. Fasting is practiced and recommenced by most religions. Swami Sivananda encouraged fasting for physical, mental and spiritual purification.
