Art's friend Ayman Kabakibi shared his memories of the month-long Ramadan dawn to dusk fast - a tradition he has followed since childhood in Syria. He recalled his family being awakened by a ritual drummer who signaled the community to wake for their pre-dawn breakfast. He shared dates, the preferred food for breaking the fast with the group. The benefits of this practice for the individual included developing mindfulness and mastery over your appetite. Many clinical studies have shown the benefits of intermittent fasting to reset the metabolic processes in the body.
