6 Easy Ways to Start a Mindful Eating Practice
When you eat with your full mind and body, you become deeply aware of the flavors, textures, colors, aromas, and even the sounds of your food. But when you eat…[...]
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The Yogic Diet: A Complete Guide
Yoga is not merely contorting yourself into pretzel positions. It's a body of philosophical thought and a lifestyle built around wellness. While some yogis choose to eat vegetarian or vegan, others extend the practice by excluding things like caffeine, booze, and processed sugar. The actual mission of a yogic diet? To promote healing, equilibrium, and inner harmony. All that being said, most people adore the concept but feel they can't cope with the restrictions. To facilitate the change, we've compiled some down-to-earth advice to assist you in realigning your diet with your…[...]
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The Yoga of Food: Eating for Summer
As the hot, sunny weather of summer arrives, fire element—agni tattva—burns brightly in us. This fire energy ignites the third chakra (manipura), promoting healing, transformation, growth, and manifestation. Agni tattva also revs pitta, Ayurvedic dosha (bio-elemental energy) peaking in summer, propelling digestion and metabolism. Excessive agni and pitta are likely to trigger anxiety, restlessness, anger, irritability, heartburn, constipation, heavy menstrual bleeding,…[...]
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The Yoga of Food: Eating for Autumn
Autumn’s Hidden Effects on Our Well-BeingWe all behold the golden leaves falling, but Autumn's shorter, cooler, and windier days do more than transform the landscape—they subtly affect how we feel within. Both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda (the ancient sister science of yoga) instruct us that being in harmony with the natural rhythm of each season is the key to health. And…[...]
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The 10 Ayurvedic Principles Of Healthy Eating
In Ayurveda, it is believed that each bite you consume will hurt or heal you. Nutrition and food comprise approximately 50% of the remedies practiced in Ayurvedic medicine, and how well this works demonstrates just how much influence food has on our health and well-being. The Ayurvedic diet begins with the premise that food is not just about pleasure or craving. It's about what you're eating, how it's cooked, where you're eating, who you're eating with, and…[...]
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What Is a Sattvic Diet?
Have you ever noticed how the food you consume influences your yoga practice? Some foods obviously create more internal turmoil than others—consider bloating or indigestion. But it's also interesting to see how some foods quietly impact your head and temperament. Ayurveda, yoga's sister philosophy, provides us with a profound awareness of how various foods affect not only our physical well-being but also our mental acuity and even spiritual resilience. In Ayurveda, Sattva signifies purity, equilibrium,…[...]
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The Yoga of Food: Eating for Winter
Winter: A Time for Rest, But Also for Nourishment We all know winter is the season of slowing down. Plants take a break, animals disappear into their dens, and the…[...]
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Should You Try A Gluten-Free Diet?
Over the past few years, "gluten-free" has turned into a buzzword and a fast-growing niche in the food industry. But with new health trends constantly popping up, it can be…[...]
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The Yoga of Food: Eating for Spring
The shift from winter to spring can feel intense—not just in nature but within our bodies, too. Our hearts eagerly embrace spring’s promise of rebirth, fresh starts, renewal, and growth.…[...]
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Learn To Be Mindful Of Your Food Choices
Food plays such a huge role in our daily lives—one way or another, so much of our time revolves around eating and feeding ourselves. But it’s easy to lose awareness…[...]
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