Why you feel the way you do
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The Emotional Fast
Every day, we feel and experience emotions. But, from a young age, many of us are taught that we should avoid unpleasant feelings and emotional discomfort. This can lead us down a path of unhealthy avoidance. The Emotional Fast is an immersive six-week online experience that will help you focus on one emotion at a time so you can understand it, transform your experience with it, and embrace it.
This six-week series pairs weekly episodes with guided meditations and resources delivered directly to your inbox.
Purchasing Instructions
To purchase the Emotional Fast, click the ‘Buy Now’ button to add the series to your cart. Then click the cart icon in the upper right corner of the page to check out. Enter your information and payment details when prompted. Once you have made your purchase, you will receive an emailed receipt, and the episodes and meditations will be delivered to your inbox weekly.
Program Summary
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How it Works
Each week of the program focuses on a chosen emotion or habit. We immerse ourselves into this experience of why it exists in the first place, and then we take the steps to fast from this habit or emotion for one full week. After the fast, there is a teaching episode, and then a meditation to match.
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Week 1: From Consumption to Simplicity
This episode looks at what we consume, whether that is what we eat or the technology we use, what is taking up space in our lives, and why. Along with a moment of short breathwork and journaling, this insightful episode sets our intentions for the next five weeks.
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Week 2: Transforming Multitasking into Presence
This week we will take a deep look into where we are multitasking in our lives, what we are missing by doing so, and how to take one small step towards presence.
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Week 3: Beyond Lack Mentality
This episode we are looking at the places we hold and live in lack mentality and how it negatively effects our lives. We then look at easy ways to take small steps into transforming it.
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Week 4: Holding it All Together vs.Embracing Vulnerability
In this episode we are letting go of "keeping it all together" and embracing vulnerability. Embracing the research and insights of Brene Brown we explore what "keeping it all together" really means and how being vulnerable leads us to a fuller more connected life with our friends, loved ones, but mostly ourselves.
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Week 5: Fasting from Planning, Embracing Unfolding
Embracing the research and insights of High Functioning Anxiety, we explore what "planning everything" really means and how unfolding into the moment leads us to a fuller more connected life with our friends, loved ones, but mostly ourselves.
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Week 6: Why What We Think Matters
This week we will close The Emotional Fast Series with a celebration by looking at the road we have traveled together. We also embrace the importance of what we think and how it impacts our lives. Looking ahead, we discuss actionable next steps.
Meet your instructor
Valarie Budayr
Valarie is a Board-Certified Sound Practitioner, Pause Breathwork Facilitator, and Mindfulness Teacher who guides others toward self-discovery and self-healing with the principles of sound, movement, breath, a connection with nature, inner traditions, depth psychology, and wisdom practices.
She is an author, seeker, Knowing Woman, and Founder of Mongata, an online center for well-being and inner healing. As the daughter of immigrant parents, her Gotland, Sweden ancestral roots and heritage strongly influence her beliefs, values, practices, and desires to express kindness and inclusion for all.
The idea for The Emotional Fast came about as many traditions were planning to fast during their holy seasons. As I was driving to the studio one day in February this thought came to mind, “What if we could fast from our habits and emotions for just one week?” Quickly a list of ideas started to pour in and our very first series on the Mongata Podcast was born.
Mongata Healing Center
Mongata is a well-being and inner healing community that will guide you on a personal journey from self-healing to thriving. Like you, we’ve been on this journey too. We’re here to support you and our community in any way that you need. We’ll teach and guide you in the discovery of self-compassion, empathy, and non-judgment of self and others. Your voice is always the most important one in the room when it comes to your inner healing journey.
Your personal journey is about hearing your own voice, making your own choices, and taking the next best step for you.
At Mongata, there is no one size fits all; no gurus. You are the guru of your life and healing. We are practitioners with personal paths and practices who will help you find your own path and process to healing. Each one of us is on a never-ending quest for acceptance and deeper understanding. Diving into healing can be scary; we're here to offer you unwavering support.
We invite you to join us and experience the Emotional Fast, wherever you’re at on your healing journey. We want you to thrive and live vibrantly.
Start your journey online today. Purchase the Emotional Fast series to understand yourself better and heal.