Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I was reading in Yoga Mala by Jois that when practicing yoga one should not eat vegtables, but sugar, ghee and milk. What is the modern conception on this notion. To taste the sweetness that is Yoga ? My health book usually recommends staying away from dairy, sugar and alchohol for most diseases. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Anout dairy I think that if you have free range cows it should not be that bad. Cows now are treated like a machine to produce milk and the consumer will take the consequences of the treatment that the cows receive. Sugar he might be refering to the raw sugar non crystalized sugar. A great fatening desert would be Chapatti, Ghee and raw sugar!!! Yes you need energy to keep up with the practice and I heard a comment that Ashtangi's tends to eat a lot of chocolate ( Sugar, dairy ); If the chocolate addition s true there would be some common grounds on the subconsciuous and the Yoga mala observation. Namaste Topofthemountains ashtanga yoga, "netscapeyogi" <yogi0101010> wrote: > I was reading in Yoga Mala by Jois that when practicing yoga one > should not eat vegtables, but sugar, ghee and milk. What is the > modern conception on this notion. To taste the sweetness that is > Yoga ? My health book usually recommends staying away from > dairy, sugar and alchohol for most diseases. > > Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Does anyone practice ayurvedic principles in addition to yoga? Because it really seems that what you're "supposed" to eat according to those principles really differs from what people who only do yoga eat. Most yogi's i meet are vegetarians/vegans. According to ayurveda i am to limit my intake of raw, green leafy vegetables but says i can eat as much dairy/cooked milk/oils as i want. But no chocolate. All of this makes sense medically since i do have gastrointestinal issues when i consume lots of raw vegetables and occasionally reflux with certain ones of those veggies. But what's more important? that i don't have gas/heartburn on occasion, but instead clog my arteries with oils? i am not sure there is a modern conception on these things. I fear that alot of them are anecdotal (and correct in that) but neglect key health issues that we know of today. As for the sugar, its probably for energy. Although at a govinda kai workshop he said that one must change one's relationship with food making me think that its not about cutting one or another thing out of the diet but rather losing the addictive quality to it. > ashtanga yoga, "netscapeyogi" > <yogi0101010> wrote: > > I was reading in Yoga Mala by Jois that when practicing yoga one > > should not eat vegtables, but sugar, ghee and milk. What is the > > modern conception on this notion. To taste the sweetness that is > > Yoga ? My health book usually recommends staying away from > > dairy, sugar and alchohol for most diseases. > > > > Thanks > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 4 > Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:51:25 +0000 > Prima <primafacie > Re: sweets and the sweetness of Yoga > > Yoga teaches YOU to become YOUR own best doctor and nutritionist. Through > yoga my awareness and sensitivity to foods and their effect upon my body > have increased dramatically. I don¹t do milk anymore as I occasionally get > a burning sensation in my stomach after a bowl of cereal. I¹ve discovered > soy milk, and I¹m really glad because its gorgeous! > > Does Guruji really love milk that much? I read somewhere that milk left for > more than a few days is ³very bad.² I know he¹s a bit of a candy lover! In > fact, doesn¹t he have a mild form of diabetes? > > Fruit is full of sugar (vegetables not so much) and I tend to get 4-5 > portions of fruit down me in the day. Can¹t possibly eat enough fruit. > > Of course, the occasional bar of chocolate is always good! > > I have also read that having a Œday-off¹ or Œrest-day¹ from so-called Œgood > food¹ can be a good thing as it kinda shakes up the metabolism a little and > stops the body from falling into a complacent metabolic state. I usually > rest on Saturdays, so I kinda pig out a little on Friday nights, or eat some > tasty unhealthy sweet stuff!! Mmmmmm. > > Its no good to punish yourself on a 24/7 basis. Reward yourself from time > to time, but choose your moment carefully so as not to ruin your practice > the next day. > > prima > > > On 18/12/03 2:57 pm, "netscapeyogi" <yogi0101010 wrote: > > > I was reading in Yoga Mala by Jois that when practicing yoga one > > should not eat vegtables, but sugar, ghee and milk. What is the > > modern conception on this notion. To taste the sweetness that is > > Yoga ? My health book usually recommends staying away from > > dairy, sugar and alchohol for most diseases. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > * > > * > > * > > * > > * ashtanga yoga > > <ashtangayoga?subject=Un> > > * > > * Terms of Service > > <> . > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > ------ > Links > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > Your > > ------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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