Fun Fast
I grew up in Maryland with Bahá’i parents and sibling. My parents made the Fast appear fun by approaching it happily and making great food. I thought it was cool, and I approached it willingly.
Mental and Spiritual
I grew up in Florida. Even though I had a Bahá’í family, the Fast was so difficult for me when I first tried it at fifteen. No one at my school knew about the Bahá’í Faith and fasting made me stand out from everyone.
Fasting: An Exceptional Human Experience
This book illustrates how science and religion are in harmony and how a personal challenge such as fasting can produce beneficial results. Randi Fredricks, a doctor who researched the transformative effects of fasting, explores the history and the spiritual, psychological, medical, and political importance of fasting.
Fasting: Opening the door to a deeper, more intimate, more powerful relationship with God
Fasting is a Christian perspective on the benefits of fasting and describes the connection between fasting and prayer and what to expect physically, mentally, and spiritually during a fast.
The Supreme Remedy
Whether you are finding the Fast rewarding, refreshing, or frustrating, The Supreme Remedy will provide additional insights into the experience.
Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football
Fordson shows how other religious teenagers have to overcome a fast similar to Bahá’ís. This movie focuses on Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, which once had mostly white students but now is 98% Arab-American.
Confidence Through Fasting
I grew up in Wisconsin. When I was a kid, my whole family fasted. So I had a lot of support at home. I wasn’t open about fasting to friends or classmates. At lunch during the Fast, I would sit in the lunchroom and my friends asked why I wasn’t eating or drinking.