In preparing for the upcoming SFQ Retreat in October I was looking for some simple information on Fasting and Prayer, realizing I don't know a whole lot about either. I do know that fasting allows deeper meditation from personal experience. Although my fasting was more like "Don't eat for long time"

My experience on Prayer is more to do with ones that come from institutions. I believe there are probably some simple rules to follow that makes Prayer very powerful.

Being a practical kind of guy does anyone have any simple references for either of these two subjects?

Jeff