There are many paths that could lead a person to a lifestyle of no longer using food as the source that nourishes the physical body. As reviewed from above, Therese Neuman experienced a healing through fervent prayer, and the result was that she lived the rest of her life only ingesting one communion wafer a day. It would seem that the breatharian lifestyle was then a bi-product of the healing energy that was accessed in that process. Giri Bali, because of an emotionally painful scenario, actually asked to be relieved of her need for food and was answered in the form of a master who taught her the techniques required. Wiley Brooks developed his interest in breatharianism by experimenting with fasting and the positive benefits he derived from going long periods of time without food. HRM was fortunate enough to live in a culture where the information regarding the benefits of sun energy was stored somewhere in ancient consciousness. His personal interest in health and vitality motivated him to bring a forgotten practice back into modern day. Jasmuheen’s passion for understanding and experiencing ascension and physical immortality set the stage for her to become a receptive channel and receive a detailed process that rewires the body to accept prana as it’s main source of nutrition.

The 21-Day Process, or more simply “the process,” overview as described in Living On Light (1998) begins with a time of preparation during which the four-body systems (mental, emotional, physical and spiritual) are cleansed. Following that the process is: a) to not eat or drink anything for seven days; b) to sip water or very diluted juices and rest for another seven days while the body heals and adjusts to the previous seven days; c) to rest for another seven days to allow for the integration of the energies of the Higher Self.

Jasmuheen clearly stresses that the process is “In essence a high level esoteric initiation. It is not about eating or not eating. It is primarily about the aligning of the energies of the I AM Presence. The fact that one no longer has to eat is simply a by-product of this initiation.”

She relies upon people’s own sense of discernment and mastery to assess if this process is right for them. She doesn’t recommend the process to anyone, nor does she lead people through it. Her philosophy is: if you need coaching to do this process, then you are not ready for it. Since most people who practice this path choose to keep it private, it is hard to estimate how many have embraced a lifestyle living on light, for how long and with what results. Through her informal contacts with people while she travels, and correspondence on her website, she guesses that the numbers may be in the thousands.

One of the steps of preparation that I found helpful was the Self-Screening Questionnaire in her book. It reads as follows:

1. Are you prepared for anything to happen?


2. Are you willing to surrender to God’s way?


3. Are you prepared to explicitly follow a set of ‘rules’ for 21 days?


4. Are you willing to put your entire life ‘on hold’ for 21 days?


5. Are you able to give up the attachment to ‘things’ in ‘your world’ if it were asked of you? That may mean your family, your children, your relationships, your home, your car, your career, your money, your lifestyle and/or your possessions. This could be for 21 days and/or beyond.


6. Do you realize that the attachments you have to people, beliefs or things may hold you back from realizing your true potential, your greatness and achieving Self-Mastery?


7. Are you aware of the difference between giving people and things up and giving up your attachment to people and things?


8. Do you fully appreciate how powerful the mind can be and that it creates your so-called reality 100% of the time and that would include the time you are in the 21-day process?


9. Do you also know that this means that whatever happens in the process has been created by your mind and is part of the process you created to surrender to for release and healing?


10. As an example, say that after 11 days into the process you haven’t used your bowels. Shall we say you create a pain in that area and you become fearful that you have a bowel obstruction. Are you aware that even though your mind created it – it may also tell you that this could be real? You could get more frightened and if you succumbed to this fear-based drama, you would be saying no to the wonder and greatness of your being and the ability to heal yourself with the God energy. Because you created it with the mind, you can heal it simply by your belief, going within and asking for assistance. This process was created by the mind and it can release you from the mind. Do you understand this?


11. Do you understand the 21-day process will change your life from the very moment you hear about it and that you may never be the same again?


12. Do you know that you do not have to do this process? The challenges it can bring are yours and yours alone, so it is really important that you understand what it is you are committing yourself to. Have you spoken with someone who has done the 21 days? Do you feel absolutely positive that you know what it is about and what you are choosing?


13. Are you 100% sure you are choosing to do this process for yourself and no other reason? Not for your family or friends, your leader, your teacher, nor because of any group pressure?


14. There are many benefits that can come with this process, like improved health and ideal weight. However, your desire for these benefits alone is not enough for you to commence this process. Are you aware that your faith in God or a Higher Power is needed to get you through to achieving Self-Mastery or expansion of consciousness?


15. Are you aware of the possibility of the beauty, the clarity, the lightness, the state of being, the connectedness and bliss, the gentleness, the love and peace, joy and freedom this process can bring you? Are you ready for that?


16. Do you truly desire God and to be in a state of Oneness?

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