The Astanga Diet

[Guest guest]

varies a little by body type but you want to be

lean and mean. Vegetarian that means no fish eggs or

dairy. Also, cut out wheat---very important. Wheat gums

up your system and the grain gives most people

trouble. cut out hard alcohol. I find the odd glass of red

wine actually helps in small quantities.<br><br>NO

SUGAR---it makes you fat and stiff.<br><br>Eat a light

dinner very early---at least 12 hours prior to

practice.<br><br>Practice with an empty stomach and bowel. If your

elimination patterns are irregular, try psyllium husk or

bentonite to "loosen things up."<br><br>use common sense:

eat fresh whole foods and balanced diet.<br><br>The

practice is a daily reminder of what you have been eating

and if you are on track.<br><br>Good luck<br><br>spw

[Guest guest]

Sri KP would beg to differ with your assessment

of what constitutes the yoga diet. His direction has

always been "pure diet". I had the pleasure of eating

his son, Manju's, cooking almost exclusively for two

years while studying with him daily. Yogurt, milk,

wheat in the form of chapattis and other S Indian

stables along with sugar tossed in whenever he deemed

appropriate fueled my yoga to new heights. Read message 308

for a Mysore sugar tale. "Pure diet" is organic if

you can get it and macrobiotic mixes that produce an

obvious increase in your strenth, flexibility and clarity

of mind. All yogis are responsible for observing

what works best in their systems.<br>Yours in yoga.