Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 But what about eggs? Do you include them in your diet, or do you leave them out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 Right, I did not mention eggs. I eat eggs once every few weeks. And probably the food in restaurants does contain eggs, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2001 Report Share Posted July 17, 2001 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' ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2001 Report Share Posted July 18, 2001 You're as annoying as he is. You guys deserve each other, you're both idiots.<br><br>S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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