Dao Earl

Dao has been leading water & juice fasting retreats for 25 years throughout the world.

Leaving school in the UK at 16, it was clear there was more to life. He followed the popular path to Asia to seek what was missing. In Taiwan he studied Tai Chi, which led to Chinese Medicine but was overwhelmed by the complexity of the system. 3 years in India brought Yoga and Ayurveda, but again, so much unsatisfying complexity – no other animal needs to know all this to be healthy… There must be a simpler way to work with nature’s plan. There must be an understanding that is not lost in all the philosophical symbolism, and ideas of energy balancing. Something that has been working for all creatures since the start.

His explorations led him to learn about raw foods and the ancient practices used to cleanse the system – fasting, and their modern adaptations – colonics, etc.

Within a short time, his immune system and physical system changed in ways that showed renewed harmony – no longer needing to cleaned, healed, or protected by external medicines (herbal or pharmaceutical) to remain clean, healthy and strong. And this was all the conviction he needed to start to promote such simple, natural practices – the same practices our ancestors promoted in every ancient text, and is now sweeping the world with its proven physiological benefits.

“Personally, the great joy of my life is to transmit a detailed understanding that our body is a biological poem which balances, and builds itself from the ecosystem that we are part of. Billions of years of evolution have taught it how to harmonise with the Earth, as all the other creatures do. So as long as we are providing those nutrients, the body knows what to do. And we are profound beyond measure, beyond mystical symbolism. If we can get the mind on board with this, fuelled and fed by moving meditations, the neurological influence of diet, and the therapeutic use of psychotropics, it becomes clear on all levels that we truly are the Earth breathing the Sky in perfect harmony. Then all there is to do is enjoy, and celebrate the ride. And life gets much simpler.”