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Hello everyone,<br><br>I was just curious as to

that kind of diet all you yogis are following? I

myself am vegetarian (no meat or fish, but I eat dairy),

and hav erecently begun following the Zone way of

eating (lower carbs than what most people

eat).<br><br>What do other people do, and how do they find it

affects their ashtanga practice?<br><br>Angel

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Angel, <br><br>my own diet is: no meat. No fish.

No alcohol. Dairy yes. Only little sugar. Avoid

processed food. Avoid too much fat. Much fruit and

vegetables. Much water. Juices. <br><br>This is what my body

wants me to eat. I do not force anything. <br><br>I can

concentrate better. My muscles hurt less. I have more

endurance. My mind is clearer. All of this means, that my

practice gets better. <br><br>Regards<br>Thomas

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The Astanga Yoga Diet:<br>No animal flesh (meat,

fish, eggs or derivatives thereof). No alcohol, or mind

expanding drugs. <br><br>(I am surprised when people who

proclaim to be following the yoga path encourage other to

drink or take drugs. Or question them if they don't.

Making your own choices is up to you, but do not try to

influence others negatively.)

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angel - the comment i made in parentheses was

just a general comment - a pet peeve thing. Not

directed at youof course.<br><br>I went through a protein

kick and it worked really well for me in all athletic

endeavours. But spirulina is now my kick of choice. If you

need extra power the hawaiian spirulina powder is good

-people recommended it to me for years. Finally i tried

it and they were right, i can truly tell the

difference. I have it half hour before practice mixed with

some fluid that is sweet. When i remember.

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stole this from the other message

board:<br><br>"Let me emphatically clear up one widespread

misunderstanding. Nowhere in the Vedas or in the ancient teachings

is it said that you must be a strict vegetarian.

Westerners, in particular, seem to believe that to seriously

study Yoga it is imperative to adopt a vegetarian

life-style. This is not the case, and for some individuals it

may even be unhealthy... <br>...That my family has a

vegetarian diet is a matter of preference, but we live in a

hot, tropical climate that produces a great abundance

and variety of fruits, grains and vegetables. To

choose to be a vegetarian indeed may be essential to

health for some individuals--or a matter of taste,

environmental conviction, philosophy, or religious belief. But

it is not a commandment embedded in Yoga."<br> TKV

Desikachar

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interesting. I guess you could try telling that

to guruji.<br>I was merely relaying the astanga diet

as it stands. Sharath mentions it on his 3rd series

video made in south america in his interview.<br><br>It

is surprising how many people do not know it - it

took me years to find out. But i find it annoying when

i do an ashtanga retreat and that the diet is not

catered to- the desert will have egg in it. They label it

vegetarian and then they serve fish. I feel like saying

"fess up, the diet is not VEGETARIAN - more like 'we

will not be serving any EXPENSIVE meats' ".

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Vegans, beware: dramatic weight loss, due to a

strict vegetarian diet coupled with rigorous Astanga

practice places ones joints and ligaments at risk of

permanent injury. This at least is a lesson that can be

drawn from a most interesting article I found at

<a href=http://www.practiceashtanga.com

target=new>http://www.practiceashtanga.com</a> ("Why I said No to Ashtanga" by

John Showalter.

Click on the link "Archived Articles" at the bottom of

the homepage of www.practiceashtanga.com, then click

again on the link to the article with the title

aforementioned.)<br><br>The author, a freelance public-relations agent based

in New York with the background of a distance

swimmer, and who describes his own dietary regimen as

"almost completely vegan", had been practising Jivamukti

Yoga for two years, before eventually switching to

taking classes at Eddie Stern's Astanga Center. After

only two month of practice there once a week , he

started noticing a twinge in his left shoulder, which in

the end worsened to a chronic injury.<br><br>The

article does make enjoyable reading. Excerpt (the author

has finally made it to Eddie's astanga

stable):<br><br>"During my first led class at the Center, my main

thoughts were when is this going to end? 'Inhale.

One-two-three', the instructor intoned in a French accent. She

was patient but very firm, and exhibited a dogmatic

nature that a Marine Corps officer would admire.

Attending Ashtanga would be a challenge in more ways than

one. However, nearing the end of practice, endorphins

had anesthetized my body and when the instructor

pulled my legs over my head in kurmasana, I began

thanking my lucky stars I'd found the place. Eddie's would

be my once-a-week variety show from Jivamukti

practice."<br><br>The article also has its flaws: since of course, you

see, it's the "masochistic exercise" of Astanga Yoga,

as well as some "cult-of-yoga vinyasa instructors"

that are to blame in the first place for the author's

shoulder injury, not he himself. But the warning to be

drawn should be clearly understood.

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bored<br><br>But in the 'Heart of Yoga', TKVD

says, "Ahimsa is more than just a lack of violence. It

means kindness, friendliness, and thoughtful

consideration of other people and things...Should we as

vegetarians find ourselves in a situation where there is only

meat to eat, it it better to to starve to death than

eat what is there? If we still have have something to

do in this life, such as family responsibilities,

then we should avoid doing anything that may cause us

harm or prevent us from carrying out our

duties."<br><br>He is saying that one should be vegetarian unless

there is no other possible way to survive. A situation

in which very few people who own a computer will

ever find themselves.<br><br>In adddition, he says

that even to save one's life, abandoning vegetarianism

is not an option unless one has some defined duties

to fulfill -- duties which involve the health,

welfare and existence of others.<br><br>His stand on

vegetarianism then is quite definitely pro-vegetarianism with

only the exceptions involving duty toward

others.<br><br>My own take on vegetarianism is a little less

strict. For example, if I'm invited to someone's home for

dinner, I eat what is served so as not to distress or

embarass the host(s). If my gastrointestinal tract is

upset or if the tamas or rajas gunas come into

ascendency as a result, I deal with that without

inconveniencing the host(s).<br><br>omprem

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Omprem, as others have observed here you are a

serial convert, liable to behave in any way in any

circumstances, always having a handy philosophical rationale at

the ready to justify it. <br><br>You quote things

like "Ahimsa is more than just a lack of violence. It

means kindness, friendliness, and thoughtful

consideration of other people and things" but you have spent

much time here bashing Hindus and African Americans

and other groups who do not fit in your dream of a

perfect world.<br><br>Your current interest in Ashtanga

yoga will no doubt fade as the trend passes. Having

made the cover of Time magazine, Ashtanga's celebrity

days are numbered, it's hipness quotient already

extinguished. Hope the news reaches you soon so you'll move

onto greener (more lucrative) pastures.<br><br>You are

at best a novice Ashtanga practitioner. Too bad you

are also a dilletante posing as a master teacher. Who

are you trying to fool?

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Omprem, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

serial convert, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

blah...<br><br>who is your message for? it is unlikely that omprem

reads any of your posts and everyone else is sick to

death of your masturbatory feud. get over

it.<br><br>mulala

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Hi Ombore<br><br>I see that you have your party

frock on.<br><br>But I just have one question for you.

Why do you have such an interest in Astanga Vinyasa

Yoga when you teach nude yoga, a perversion of the

respected Sivananda Yoga that you claim to be certified

in?<br><br>O.K. Two more questions. Why do your posts only attack

Shining Skull and el Senor as well as myself? Is there

nothing positive in your awareness that you could post

about or are there no positive questions that you would

have an interest in having responses

to?<br><br>Remember Swami Vishnu's 5 Points: Proper Exercise (hatha

yoga), Proper breathing (pranayama), Proper Diet

(sattwic vegetarian), Proper Rest (vairagya and viveka)

and, especially for you, Positive Thinking and

Meditation.<br><br>Serve, love, give, purify, meditate,

Realize.<br><br>Omprem

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