Understand the philosophy, daily structure, and support system of the Penlago 7-day water fasting program in Jamaica.
We accept a few people each month. Reserve your spot now.
The Penlago Water Fast is not a diet, a detox, or a trend. It is a pause.
A week in the quiet hills of Jamaica where the body returns to its natural rhythm and the mind learns to be still again.
For seven days you drink water, rest, and allow nature to do what medicine often forgets. You give your body nothing to digest and everything to heal. Every breath, every heartbeat, every hour of silence becomes part of your repair.
At Penlago, fasting is not about deprivation. It is about listening.
When the noise of appetite fades, the body begins to speak in its own clear language. You will learn that you are not your cravings and that hunger is not an emergency. You will discover a calm you may not have felt since childhood.
Penlago is quiet by design. The hills around it are green and untamed. In the morning, mist curls through the trees and the air smells of rain and wood. At night, the stars appear as if there is no world beyond them.
There are only three rooms. Each is simple, clean, and private. No televisions, no bright lights, no clutter. Every element serves the purpose of stillness.
You will sleep early, rise with the sun, and move gently through your day. There is space to walk, to stretch, to read, or simply sit and watch the clouds drift. This environment is not luxury, it is liberation.
Our nurse checks your vital signs each day. You will not be left to guess or wonder. We track hydration, blood sugar, blood pressure, and general comfort. If you need medical care, a doctor is available.
You are guided, not pushed. Fasting is an act of surrender, not endurance. If at any point your body asks to stop, we listen. Safety and peace come before everything else.
Day 1 and 2
Your body adjusts. Hunger arrives in waves, then fades. You may sleep more. Your senses sharpen.
Day 3 and 4
Energy stabilizes. The mind grows quiet. You begin to feel a clarity that is both mental and physical.
Day 5 and 6
The body repairs itself deeply. You notice small changes—your skin, your breathing, your mood.
Day 7
You rest. You feel light. You begin to prepare for gentle refeeding with coconut water and fruit.
Every guest moves through these stages differently, but the rhythm is the same: less effort, more awareness, more truth.
The most common reaction people have at Penlago is surprise—surprise that stillness can feel so alive. You may feel emotions surface, memories return, insights appear. Fasting slows the world enough for you to see what has been running you. By the end of the week, most guests describe not only physical clarity but emotional relief.
It is not uncommon to laugh for no reason.
To cry softly.
To sleep like a child.
We believe the human body was made for this. Every creature in nature knows when to stop eating and rest. Humans have forgotten. We fill every silence, every pause, every small discomfort with something external.
At Penlago, you do the opposite.
You stop.
You let the body lead again.
You trust it to know what to do.
There is no ceremony, no lecture, no product to take home. What you find here cannot be packaged. It is a memory of your original design.
When the fast ends, you eat again with gratitude. A slice of mango will taste like sunlight. Your first broth will feel like warmth returning to your hands. You will not want to rush.
We teach you how to reintroduce food gently, how to honor the body that carried you through the week, and how to take what you have learned back into daily life.
Fasting is not about escaping the world. It is about remembering how to live in it again—calm, aware, and free from constant demand.
Penlago
Water. Silence. Renewal.
We accept a few people each month. Reserve your spot now.