I Tried Dry Fasting For Ramadan! (Non-Muslim)
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- I tried DRY FASTING for the first time for one day during the Holy month of Ramadan. In this video, I also learn about Islam and talk to some of my Muslim friends about Ramadan and what Islam means to them!
We talk about how Muslims are perceived in America and misconceptions about the Islamic faith. This was such an amazing opportunity to learn about Islam by immersing myself in this ancient practice.
I am fascinated by the connection between mind, body, and soul and absolutely love learning about different spiritual practices, faiths, belief systems, and lifestyles, so this was such an amazing way to learn about Islam.
HUGE THANK YOU to my friend Umayr Shaikh for helping me with the research for this video and sharing his story with me!
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Another HUGE THANK YOU to my friend Nada for also helping me learn and sharing her story with me!
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Instead of the five daily prayers that Muslims typically do each day, I decided to meditate instead. I have experience with fasting and intermittent fasting but NEVER have I ever done a dry fast without WATER! This was particularly challenging.
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Seeing non muslims fasting in this holy month of Ramadhan. You guys have my respect. Peace and blessing be upon you all.
What an absolute pleasure to help you with this video! Thank you for never being afraid to explore new ideas and broaden your horizons. With all the misconceptions surrounding Islam, having someone like you portray the tenets of Islam and Ramadan in such a positive light without any prejudice or preconceived notions is incredibly refreshing and speaks volumes about the kind of person you are! Thank you for granting me the privilege of going on this journey with you.
Thank you so so much for being my "guide" through this video, helping me with the research, and sharing your story! It was such a great experience and couldn't have done it without you!
Being a Muslim and watching this ahhh feels soo good. I love to watch non-Muslim trying or learning new things regarding Islam religion. You did so wonderfully. I love the fact that you didn't leave the namaz completely off the table and instead did mediation during the namaz timings. Also you added the chat with your friend in small fragments throughout the video which didn't make it bore at all! You are awesome. I loved this video so much!!
YAY! So happy to hear that you liked the video! This was such a great experience for me to learn about Islam
I appreciate how you're so open minded and fully commit to whatever you're trying!
You should try just one day during the weekend. Ramadan starts in April again, good way to get rid of Lockdown fat.
Islam is a very beautiful religion. I may not consider it personally speaking to be optimal for my spiritual path, I do however have immense respect for this ancient belief system. Social justice, gender equality, being of service to the community and the planet, protecting the environment, and building a personal relationship with God through prayer, are in fact all the values that Islam advocates. I am touched deeply of the propensity of love that the Muslim faith has brought humanity. Unfortunately there is massive amounts of mis information in the media about this religion. Thanks for shinning light on this topic.
Thank you for your honest opinion! :)
Beautifully put :)
Gender equality?.. I think you’ve popped on or two trips too many.
They don't accept homosexuals
@@aminahamza7859 yes and that is why I don't follow it, being one of those "homosexuals" myself. In the eyes of a lot of those individuals that radicalize religion, gay people are no different than a terrorist. I never new that myself wanting to date men would be such a big deal for many. But anyways how the Sufis practice Islam for me is the real Islam! And most muslims don't identify with them and feel they are too out right and don't express real Islam.
The first time I’ve heard of Ramadan, was when I was about 10 years old and my childhood friend tried to keep up with her parents and fasted as much as she can (here in Germany the most people I know only started with this tradition, when they’re at least 15 y/o). I was impressed with her dedication and her family invited me and my parents to „Id al-Fitr“ (in Germany most people call it „Zuckerfest“) and it was so amazing and interesting. Since then I have huge respect for everyone celebrating Ramadan and following the traditions.
(EDIT: my parents were raised as Christians, but not really following this religion since I was born. I myself are not believing in any specific religion, but are open minded and understandable for everyone pursuing they’re beliefs (peacefully). So it was like a different world for me seeing all these people dedicated to a religious practice)
Greetings from autentic european muslim from Sarajevo. God Bless You. Thank you for amazing video, you make me cry
as an arab muslim going thru ramadan i love seeing other people experimenting and learning about our culture
YAY! Thank you so much for watching
Very nice and respectful video! I'm not a muslim. I do respect them and Ramadan. It is a positive tradition. Thanks Sky ‼️ Love is love.
It was so awesome to learn more about it! Such a good experience.
i’m a non-muslim and did Ramadan this year followed by a month water fast. Also did a dry fast for the last 3 days. meditation really helped me
Replace Meditation with Salat (prayer) - its better :p
Putting your body in uncomfortable situations triggers certain genes and helps promote health and longevity. Like fasting, or being uncomfortably cold or hot, etc.
Wim Hof method
Love your content and your commitment to trying all these things. All in!
I am so happy you like the content! YAY! Super fun to dive in and try so many things and share what I learn along the way :)
Your drive and push to expand your self and your knowledge is super inspiring to everyone watching.
when you said " water is a gift and it is underrated " you got one of the reason for fasting ...the reason is to feel gratitude for what we have .
I learned a lot here; as someone who has experimented with many different fasting protocols, I hadn't really dived in to see what Ramadan was all about. You made a lovely looking breakfast as well, nice job! The caffeine thing is a huge weakness for me; props for tackling that energetic beast
So happy you learned from the video! I had done lots of intermittent fasting but never dry fast so it was definitely a great experience to try out for a day!
If you fast as we do in Ramadan you won't have to worry about caffeine ! Your body isn't digesting and so you are 10x more energetic and focused on whatever you're doing ! ;)
I'm glad this video involved exploration of personal growth (with doing the meditation 5 times a day) instead of just you fasting xx
Yes! The whole point of the fasting is to develop a deeper spiritual connection so it was really cool to experience.
The moment while breaking the fast its amazing ,its help us to appreciate all what allah give to us
Love you Sky!
I love you my dear friend!!!
Greetings from Westford, MA. That's so nice that you wanted to find out more about what we do during Ramadan. If you want to try fasting again, try to have your iftar (breaking fast) at your local masjid (mosque). It's an experience like no other that you will love. By the way, I became a Muslim back in 1996.
Congratulations on your day of Ramadan. Your friends were lovely, patient and so helpful. That was enlightening. We are, more alike, than not with others from all around the world. It is wonderful to embrace the similarities, and allow the difference. The differences for me, are truly what makes the world go round. What a dull world it would be if we were all alike. Even, putting Your Own slant on this 1 day of Ramadan but embracing the mindfulness and showing respect truly made your experience, Personal and yet Shared...I know that meal sure looked yummy. Thanks for another great episode.
I totally agree! Thank you so much for watching and for leaving such a nice comment! I am so happy you liked the video
Thank you so much for everything you do. I have been eating raw food for 5 months now and it has completely changed my body and mind. I also have started working on creating content to inspire people to live magnificent life. Much love to you!
You are such a special person and you bring so much light to your viewers timelines. You are a true role model
Did your friends let you in on the Ramadan secret? Only the first 3 days are difficult and then not only does the body adapt but the energy comes back again. It is kind of magic 😄. When people ask me HOW we fast.... they have no idea about this secret... 😋
I love dry fasting, my longest was 46 hours. It’s so nice to not have to think at all about eating or drinking and enjoying all the time this frees up. Important to prep your body before a long dry by getting well hydrated as well as drinking some water w bicarbonate and lemon to cool and condition the kidneys on either side of the fast. Coconut water is a great way to break fast too...
So awesome you did this, growing up I was always so interested in different cultures and faiths, my fave subject at school was religious education I couldn't get enough of it though all my peers found it boring I never got that. And now I'm a very spiritual person so really relate to this channel I think it's so awesome you actually tried the experience of Ramadan out cos most people have no idea how tough and how much of a comittmitment it actually is, thank you so much for this
Love it! So happy you enjoy the spiritual exploration on the channel and yes it was actually quite challenging but a really good experience!
These videos make my days so much more positive. Much love, Sky 😁
That makes me so happy!
I love all these videos on spirituality!. Islam is a trip.
The ultimate spiritual experience in my opinion is to partake in an ayahuasca ceremony. I found what looks like to be an amazing place called "Rythmia" in Costa Rica.(the website looks awsome) I think I'm going to do it when the covid 19 settles down a little more. I'll be scared to death and excited at the same time!
Kudos to you! The first few days are usually the hardest. Spot on, thirst and mental purity, cursing are the the tougher parts. Savouring tt food, apperciating your meal and realizing that not everyone is privileged to have a nice warm meal everyday, encouraging zakat, and social service.
My gosh.. I can smell the water in your video.. First day of ramadan here..
hi ' I'm muslim and so happy that you gave it a try . thank you 😍😘
Such beautiful fruitful video.
In my perspective , Islam is not a closed relegion for certain people, it is a guide for a healthy peaceful light and meaningful life where you truely connect with God through your self, it is so related to science and energy, I'd love you to know more about the Q'oraan and how it is scientifically related to the discoveries happening in our modern world.
Much love and light. 💛
I liked the Video, but to get a real good impression of the feeling i think you should try fasting a week at least, the first day is so heavy, and i think all the TH-camrs just fasting one day brings a bad image of how it really feels, because the first day is hard but after 1,2 days you really start to feel the change and empowerment. i think this makes people think we are constantly having a hard time like they see the people having on the first day and think this is Ramadan, just feeling hungry and powerless everyday
I totally agree! I would like to do it longer for next time, but it was not possible this year with how many video projects I have to manage currently. I also needed to start small because I had never dry fasted before so it would have been a lot for me to do for a whole week. The purpose of this video was more to immerse myself for a day and learn as much as I could and it was a great experience. Also, many Muslims who dry fast for Ramadan have been doing it most of their lives so they are more able to manage it! I would need to build up.
@@livingtheskylife That is a beautiful answer, and i understand that is hard, i really love your video's and how you go into every culture its beautifull to see things like this, it was really just about the fasting part (like in general not meant to just you) the rest is absolutely wonderfull. I just converted to Islam last year and you do not really need to train for it, you have done the course with Wim Hof right. you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
@@mitchelltoet2322 So cool! I definitely want to try fasting for longer next time!
@@livingtheskylife insha allah
As a Muslim woman I am very proud of you👏🏻🙌
Absolutely fire. And thank you for bringing attention to Islam’s true nature! 🥰🙏🏻
Ive been fasting for 6 days now yet it wasn't intentional & it just happened realizing i was fasting on the 2nd day while by far my easiest fast spending the day outdoors & only cheating with Lol apple cider vinegar, lemon, a little honey & with coffee & coconut oil. So basically a none solid fast & im feeling wonderful : ) ! ! Happy fasting to all & there's to simply enjoying . . .
Appreciate your research on my religion Islam. Respect from Pakistan.
Allahu Akbar!
Congratulations on your first fast :)
I’m so proud of you sky I have been fasting the whole month. ❤️
amazing!!!
Awesome! And so timely for me. For a number of "reasons" I have allowed myself to indulge in "honesty" (apologies for the repeated inverted commas) recently, as an expression of being "true to myself" (there's another one), without truly considering the possible repercussions of my comments upon the other person. It's not bad all, however there were three moments recently, where I realised I was being more provocative than honest. Your guests comment about considering our thoughts 10,000 times more than the other person's, really hit home. That, and the fact I've been over indulging in food, a prolly a little alcohol too, more than I would do normally, has made me realise that this video is the wake up call I needed. Thank you so much for your continued broadcasts - they really do resonate with, I'm sure, the world at large (or perhaps I'm getting ahead of my own ego there). Much love! You're awesome! ❤️
You’ve done such an amazing job with this video. I was not expecting that much research into Islam, thank you! Day 29 and we’re going strong.
Ramadan kareem sweety ♥️I'm fasting now and your video made me feel soo good . God bless you ✨
I'm a Muslim. And I can relate with you. But for your information for the first few days you will fell the thirst and hunger some times. But after that you will feel amazing power flowing through your body. And you will be able to do things you couldn't do normally like waking up early. You will feel fresh and attentive all day long. Instead of normal days when you don't FAST. and the basic purpose of Ramadan, fasting and zakat is to feel the pain of poor and homeless people who can't afford to eat properly and give them zakat so they can feed themselves and their families.
I'm atheist and thinking of trying Ramadan this year for the health benefits and the inward reflection, I like the idea of meditating in lieu of the prayers. I worry about the thirst that is the biggest hurdle in my mind. Thanks for sharing your experience!! ✌️
*Fasting is not just abstaining your stomach from food. When a person fasts, his eyes are also fasting, which means he does not look/watch at evil and forbidden things. His ears are also fasting, which means he does not hear evil things such as back biting, cussing etc. If there is a place where this is happening, you simply stop them or walk away from there. And hence your feet are also fasting, which means, you walk away from the place where evil things happen. Your hands are also fasting, which means you don't cause harm to anyone with your hands - and most importantly (and perhaps the most TOUGHEST one - Your tongue is also fasting, which means, you control your anger, you don't say words that could hurt anyone even though they may be true. You don't back bite, you don't cuss out, you don't scream, you don't speak a lie. Your heart is also fasting, which means you take out any malice and clean it from everything and you forgive people who have done injustice to you, just for the sake of Allah.*
*Ramdhan is a month of practice where Muslims are supposed to practice and develop these traits and then try to live the remaining 11 months the same way as they did in Ramdhan, till the month of practice comes again. All the best to you.*
This was amazing, Sky. I learned a bit more about Islam and you were very considerate and open-minded during the process. It's so cool seeing myself in you, I am living vicariously as I am on a very similar journey to discovering myself and understanding more about spirituality and all that it entails x
Another great video. Keep them coming!
So happy you enjoyed it!
Ramadan is also about family, all family members gather to break the fast together ..all sitting in one table , eating together and remembering the ones we lost and having a precious family time.
I hope your day is going well. My group art exercises are going well, and met some more new strangers on Facebook, and recently in the park. I grew up in NYC, so I was always aroudn blacks, muslims, asians and hispanics in pre-gentrification NYC. This was when NYC was very united and friendly. That all faded away when NYC was flooded with gentrification/racism. But it hasn't changed me as a artist, and it doesn't stop me from spreading spiritual love, through conversation and art and just pure love and kindness. I just hope to spiritually connect with you one day..... Always daydreaming about it....
Probably the best part was happy Sky being so excited to finally eat all the food :) made me smile. A good start to my day ;)
YAY! Hehe this makes ME so happy to hear! :D
I am a Muslim I am proud of you we are all one with my love
thank you! sending you much much love
OH, this is so cool, I also did Ramadan this year
Thank you for doing this interesting 😊❤️ video. You are so opened minded, I love that you explore more and you have a good understanding of Islam religion.
Lotta stuff I didn’t know about Ramadan thank you so much blessings again I’m in the middle of multiple video watching of you LOL have a great day 🙏😇❤️🧘♀️
You are the most lovely human I have experienced in a long time! Awesomely fantastic!!!
Sky, I had the longest smile watching your video and made me reflect about how mindfully I fast Ramadan! Thank you, much blessings.
Sky is a sweet name! I appreciate your effort to follow this islamic practice!
Iftar Mubarak 💜🎉
Respect to you thanks for the vid was nice to see your first fast :)
This is amazing!! I liked how u try to learn and research about Islam , a lot of people judging islam by some terrorists but real Islam is peace and love and being kind to all of people no matter what color , religion, behave they do .. one more information when we fast and appreciate food and drinks that make us feel how poor people feels and make us give money and food for them to help , u r an amazing person u make me smile while watching this vlog , wish u all the best and may Allah guide u to the right path ❤️ so much love 🇸🇦
So beautiful thank you for sharing your experience!
Watching this after I ate suhoor 😊
yay!
OMG!! Mainer here and ur masshole comment had me dying 😂😂😂 thanks for your work and sharing your light!!
A seriously amazing channel,my mind is blown!I would live to learn how to become a real wizard,as a kid I loved magic,I'm 41 now and still love it,thank you for being such an inspiration your one amazing chic...keep up the amazing work!😚🥰❤
It's such a good experience to connect us with our neighbors! We live in Saudi Arabia and tried for just 24 hours - it was eye-opening, and we're so glad we gave it a try!
Interesting process. I can see why water tastes so good after dry fasting. Your body is in a dehydrated state. Your mentality clarity happens due to adrenaline changes. The science behind dry fasting is fascinating.
Today is the 28th day of Ramadan, and tmw is the last day. The energy in Ramadan is so high. So happy for you.
YES!
Yayy good job sky! Thanks for doing that
Thank you Sky, Nada and Umayr for sharing your knowledge! It is so great to see people connect. Sky how did you do without caffein? And did your headache go away after you cleaned? Your meals looked amazing! It seamed that you had a quite day.
I had a headache for most of the day haha but that was expected! It went away when I broke the fast and food never tasted so good haha
👍🌼🌻👍
well done Sky:) great job, you did it!!
Well Sky, you have never disappointed me in bringing me out of my comfort zone. I was already comfortable with your videos about witchcraft and satanists but to open my mind in my eyes about the Islam religion really broadened my horizons. It has taught me never to judge another person by their religion and has taught me that peace and harmony is possible and humanity is responsible for maintaining it. Thank you so much for bringing so many belief systems into a positive light, I really hope that this opens people's eyes. I appreciate you in making the world a better place!
Sky: ramadan is here again, r u ready, its nyc to see u fasting, the scent of water hahaha.. it was cute
Most of the people including me will sleep after fajr so that we can compensate for the sleep lost due waking up early.
Yes! I was thinking about that but I couldn't miss the sunrise :) I slept from 9-12 which was very nice lol
Wonderful videos as always. Thank you and have a beautiful day
Great video SKY.
I cry with every single one of your videos help
Love your content
Massive respect for u..
SO GOOD SKY 🙌👏👏👏👏👏 lmao the masshole reference 😂 and damn that Lebanese food YUM!!! SO INSPIRED BY YOU!
ILY KATIE!
Sky, You are gorgeous, inside and out. Thank you for this informative video, which seemed to come at the "right" time. Alongside Dr. Wim ;), tomorrow's a fasting day, and I'm going to do it as you've describe, as many do during Ramamdan. Dry fasting is the way when I'm ill, but I'm so not- rather the opposite these days :))) - so let's see how this pans out. I'm pretty excited this has come into my radar, as it is, after all, an auspicious time, which a Pleiadian portal being open, for another 5 days. Maybe I'll do it for the whole time..
Anyhow again, thanks sweet star~ I do love all that you are and do ♥♥♥
Love it! I want to see you travel to different cultures and immerse yourself in it, now that would be amazing🙌🤍
YES part of my vision and dream for sure
Good Job girl, You can keep it up...U3U
In Ramadhan I eat a date only at this day....
The 1st day of Ramadhan
Ramadan is beautiful
You are amazing. I love your Channel, thank you for uploading such good content.
I am so so happy you like the channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment!
This video is so wholesome.
Hat's off to your dedication and commitment in what you do... Super content 👍
I had to repeat it many times 😂 (ahhh the scent of water there is nothing like it) lol peace from Jordan country
This is amazing, I am Muslim and fasting is hard but it is very spiritually impacting and it gets you closer to god.
It was such a great experience!
Sky Life am glad it was
Sky, I love you and all your content! I am in to all the things you are.
*Sky, ONE THING YOU MISSED*
I've heard of Ramadan, but I've never actually looked it up to find out what exactly a 30-day fast is by the standards of this religion.
And to me, fasting is, you can drink water but you can't have any food & 1 days 24 hours. Not from sunrise to sunset. So, that's new to me.
When Wim Hof recently posted just last week that he wants everyone to try to start doing a fast every Monday, that we can drink water or tea, whatever your preferences but to not have any food and let your body reset itself, I'm all for that I'm just like you at the as a practitioner of the Wim Hof method.
But I don't recall anywhere in the video where you specify that they can or cannot eat food or drink any water for a full 30 days. I think the specification of being able to eat a small meal Before Sunrise and eat a small meal in thanks & in mindfulness in the evening after sunset as far as I understand from the video, was something I didn't understand.
My idea of a 30-day Ramadan fast.... when I hear a 30-day fast, I'm thinking no eating and no drinking for 30 days straight, not... "intermittent fasting" 😅😅😅
Some clarification on that little detail in the introduction might help a lot more people who are not Islamic like me.
Congrats for doing this.
Fasting is the easiest thing I ever do alxmdulilah
I hope you enjoyed your fasting like we enjoyed it evry Ramadan thank for your feelings
This is a really well done, beautifully edited video. Props to you girl!
You are so beautiful in body and spirit and the comments from all of our Muslim friends here on TH-cam fill my heart with joy.
You really put your heart and soul in these videos. I like that so much! Cheers
Walah ur the greatest girl and respect girl ever
when we break the fast then we really realize what blessing the food is...
Ramadan kareem ,love if you try to understand us and do fasting try fasting for your personal peace
Ramadan Mubarak
I didn't know you were from Boston! I knew I liked you!!! 😊
The new intro is great! :)
So inspiring !! And now I’m craving hummus and pita. I’ll have to give this a try with the meditation like you did. You did great!
omg the hummus and pita was magical haha I definitely recommend trying this out it was a great experience!
I loved it. You're too fucken good. My best friend is Muslim. He fast and do everything, tried explaining to me why they do it and how it helps, But i never really understood. Partly cause he is bad explainer and doesn't really understand it much himself.
But you're on a whole another level. Learned so much from you. Like when you said, it gives your digestion a break. Next couple of days, i'll have to try it.
Please keep going make more videos. I love you & you're amazing.
I am so happy you liked the video and found it helpful! I also have other videos about intermittent fasting that are even more in-depth about the science of fasting, although it's not specific to dry fasting. Hope that helps! Much love