A New Year’s Sadhana:
40-Day Sugar Fast
A Simple, Intentional Reset for Body, Mind, and Habit
January 1 – February 10
The fast is a quiet but meaningful gesture—a chance to become a fuller version of yourself. It starts on the New Year, a fresh chance to observe how we live, consume, and apply our energies.
Refined sugar—woven deeply into modern food systems, fuels cycles of craving, distraction, and fatigue that quietly shape our days. This fast is not about purity or restriction. It is an experiment in attention.
- Cultivate self awareness
- Move from “should” to discovery
- Increase energy
- Accessible format
The Sugar Fast continues Denver Yoga Underground’s tradition of seasonal sadhana—simple, accessible practices that invite clarity rather than intensity, and awareness rather than perfection.
The sugar fast is simple by design, take one ingredient off the list, includes:
- High fructose corn syrup
- Dextrose, glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose
- Brown sugar, invert sugar, cane sugar
Enjoy fruit and honey freely. The fast is largely self-directed and grounded in personal responsibility rather than rigid rules.
While the fast itself is self-guided, you are not alone.
- January 1 – February 10
Self-start on January 1.
- Thursday, January 7 · 5:30pm
Optional online check-in (Zoom) and option to adopt a buddy
- Wednesday, January 21 · 5:45–7:00pm
Bonus invitation to attend the weekly Denver Yoga Underground class as a guest
(In-person or online)
- Tuesday, February 10
Completion
No prior fasting experience is required. This is not a cleanse, challenge, or boot camp. It is a practice of awareness and support, carried out one ordinary day at a time. If you feel the quiet pull toward starting the year with intention rather than excess, we invite you to join us.
Includes:
- Optional Online meeting
- Optional Support Person
- Guest pass to DYU class
- Occasional Email messages of support
Dates & Details:
- Jan. 1 – Feb. 10
- Freely offered