@starangel - I'm listening to what you're saying, but I STILL have my reservations - and the "cultural" argument just doesn't convince me. After all, in Africa women cut off part of their GENITALS for cultural reasons. I understand that in yoga there is the concept that we can breath prana through the air, so I can AT LEAST get my head around that. But as for the dry fasting being HEALTHIER than wet-fasting I would need to see SOME sort of hard scientific evidence. Please do not take OFFENSE to this comment. I am merely playing "devil's advocate"...