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...]

Yoga can help you lose weight the healthy way. For a person to lose weight the healthy way, both diet and exercise, as well as getting enough rest, staying hydrated, and reducing stress, must be considered. Yoga for weight loss can not only shed unwanted pounds, but also help with balance, strength, flexibility, focus and more. Yoga is a practice of the mind and body,  it is important to work from the inside first, to get results on the outside.  In Yoga, one builds the “practice” of being aware,  open and mindful. Mindfulness is the ability to observe what is happening internally. It can shape and change the communication and relationship between the mind and body. It also creates awareness that there is a relationship between the two. Eventually creating awareness to the relationship of food and eating. Your mind becomes open to the idea of change.  If you are thinking of changing your lifestyle beginning with a yoga practice.  A good place to also begin the … [Read more...]