Eating Sattvic, Yogic diet   Sattva is purity and goodness, Sattvic food is that which is pure clean and wholesome. Eating a sattvic diet means eating food that gives life, strength and energy. It is eating to give us subtle nourishment necessary for vitality and consciousness. Some foods leave us feeling lethargic. This is known as the tamasic effect. Other foods we put into our bodies leave us agitated, this is known as the rajasic effect. To feel calm, alert and refreshed, we loot to eating a sattvic diet, According to the Bhagavad Gita Rajasic foods are known to be pungent, sour, salty, hot and harsh. Tamasic foods are described as stale, tasteless, smelly, and foul. Sattvic foods promote life; they are savoury, firm and pleasant to the stomach. Eat healthy, organic fruits, vegetables, and green and raw. Eating foods in their purest form promotes purity and vitality in your body. Sattvic foods, are light and easy to digest, they are cooling and refreshing to not disturb … [Read more...]