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Following A Yoga DietYoga For Beginners GuideIn order to gain full benefit from yoga you should eat a yoga diet along with the yoga exercise poses, a yoga diet is essential to the practice of yoga for eating a well balanced diet ensures your mind and body are energised throughout the day. There are several important aspects of the yoga diet, these include: * The three Gunas * A proper diet * Changing your diet * Fasting The three Gunas It is thought that energy has three qualities, these qualities - sattva, rajas and tamas together are called Gunas. Sattvic food This is a pure diet and one that is suitable for only the most serious student of yoga; it nourishes the body and helps to maintain a peaceful state within the body. It also calms and purifies the mind ensuring your body can function to its maximum potential. Sattvic foods include: * Wholemeal bread * Cereals * Fresh fruit and vegetables * Fruit juices * Butter and cheese * Milk * Nuts and seeds * Honey and herb teas Rajastic foods These are very hot, bitter, dry, salty or sour foods, these types of foods energise the body at the expense of the mind. Too much of this type of food over stimulate the body making the mind restless, eating in a hurry is also called Rajastic eating. Foods in this category include: * Hot substances such as spices and strong herbs * Coffee and teas which are stimulants * Fish and eggs * Chocolate * Salt Tamastic foods The Tamastic foods benefit neither the body nor the mind they can withdraw energy and destroy resistance to disease. Over eating is also called Tamastic eating. Foods in this category include: * Meat * Alcohol * Tobacco * Onions * Garlic * Vinegar * Stale over ripe substances The proper diet Following a proper healthy diet consists of eating foods from within the following food groups: * Wholemeal products * Cereals * Pasta, rice and potatoes * Fresh fruit * Fresh vegetables * Fruit juices * Milk, yogurt, butter and cheese * Nuts and seeds * Honey and herb tea The yogic way of changing your diet The main principle behind the yogic diet is to change the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that you eat to an almost vegetarian diet, start by increasing the amount of fresh leafy green vegetables and reduce the amount of meat in your diet. Make sure that your diet consists of enough sources of protein such as nuts, whole grains and cheese. Eat plenty of raw vegetables and cut back on the amount of junk food you eat every day and avoid foods such as flour, white bread and refined cereals. Fasting Fasting is done to purify and physically clean your body; it also allows us to get rid of any toxins that have built up within the body. However a careful approach should be taken when considering fasting, here are some general rule: * Start by fasting for a single day, this will make you realise that giving up food isn't as hard as you might think. * If you have always eaten three full meals a day with snacks in between then start by eating just one full meal a day around lunch time, making sure you drink plenty of water and fruit juices throughout the day. * From the single day fast move onto more days, if you find it hard to fast for over three days then eat light foods such as soup for a day then go back to fasting the next day. After about three continual days of fasting you will begin to see improvements such as increases mental energy, improved concentration and improvement in the senses. The longer you can fast the more improvements you will see and feel. Following a yoga diet is about including more healthy food options in your diet but if you have any serious medical problems you should always consult your Doctor before making any radical changes to your diet. Filed under: Yoga For Beginners Guide |
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