Yoga Diet
Yogi bhajan encouraged his students to embrace a healthy yogic lifestyle.
Yoga diet. While i don t believe there is a definitive one and only one yogic diet in the same way there is no one and only one diet for diabetes or for weight reduction i do turn to the ancient text the yoga sutras to offer some definition as well as food for thought. As both a yoga teacher and nutritionist i m often asked what the best diet for yoga is. Rajasic foods are hot bitter dry salty or spicy. Every yoga practitioner needs to find the right diet for them.
The sanskrit word sattva means purity so it s natural that this group includes whole grains fruits nuts honey and other natural sweeteners that are considered most harmonious to the body. Sattvic food is the purest diet the most suitable one for any serious yoga student. On the yoga diet you ll eat living fresh foods and plenty of grounding healing foods. In contrast tamasic foods are bland and include meat alcohol tobacco garlic onions fermented foods and overripe substances.
They overstimulate the mind and excite the passions. Here you ll find conversations around informed food choices that will benefit your practice and your body. You can get all the proteins vitamins and minerals you need without them. The yogic diet does not include meat fish poultry or eggs.
Many yogis practice veganism or vegetarianism because of an ancient practice in ahimsa.