Sattvic Diet

[Guest guest]

I found this to be a good intro, though it doesn't address the snake gourd.

 

http://www.yogachicago.com/jan05/diet.shtml

 

~Gregg

 

 

On Thu, 12 May 2005 19:17:46 -0000, jodymrtnz wrote

> Might anybody have any suggestions on maintaining a Sattivc diet?

> In the Yoga Mala KPJ advises against vegetables, and advises to eat

> wheat(easy enough)snake gourd (what is this)and some others that are

> pretty accesible. But hardly make up a well ropuned diet.

[Guest guest]

I have no idea what Sattvic diet is. The diet I have

known all my life is the tasty South Indian food

cooked by my mother - the best food I could ever ask

for. Thinking about it makes my mouth water:-)

 

I was browsing through journals of people who studied

with Pattabhi Jois - think I will have a headache by

the end of it which is quite distant;) And I came

across this paragraph regarding diet:

 

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Pattabhi on the subject of ayurvedic diet (Yoga Master

Dietary Beliefs).

 

Vegetables: not a good idea on their own in large

quantities, fine if cooked with dal (so lots of

sambar, folks). Lots of milk (wonder how all the

vegans in the yoga population will deal with this

one). Curd (yoghurt) not good to eat on its own, fine

watered down in the form of lassi. Fruit – eat lots of

it, generally ok except not too many bananas, and if

you do eat bananas it’s a good idea to have honey with

them.

 

Some more specific recommendations: take a handful of

moong beans, soak overnight and in the morning, after

practice, blend with jaggery (raw cane sugar) and

drink. Healthier than tea or coffee. Good for

strengthening the body and preventing colds. I forget

the name of this one. Something called bramhi (sp?)

oil, rubbed on the scalp, is supposed to be good for

the eyes, but exactly in what way he didn’t specify.

And drinking neem oil is apparently very unpleasant

but very good for strength and flexibility. Hmm.

Guruji says when he tried this, he started with a

teaspoon a day and found it horrible, but fairly

quickly built up to being able to drink a pint of the

stuff. One of the students also tried it a few years

ago, says it tastes like engine oil.

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Gayathri.

 

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-- Emily Dickinson

 

 

 

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