SATTVIC DIET LIST
The list of foods is recommended for yogis & can be followed by everyone who wants to experience clarity & purity of the mind & body. You may also want to follow this diet if you are on yoga teacher training, intense practice, yoga retreat & beyond…
Sattvic food is for those who practice asanas daily
It promotes clarity & calmness of mind, balances the glands, chakras & is favorable for spiritual growth
According to the ‘Hatha Yoga Pradipika’
– an ancient yogic text –
sattvic food is “sweet, fresh & agreeable” & includes most fruits, vegetables, whole grains, pure water & nuts/seeds
We are what we eat
Food affects our minds, chakras, & behavior…
Yogis want to strengthen the Sattva Guna – sattva quality – love, light, life – in bodies & minds
The following items are included in sattvic foods
All the staple food grains such as rice, wheat, barley etc
All pulses except Masur (orange-colored lentil)
All fruits & roots; all kinds of vegetables – EXCEPT white eggplants, onions (rajasic & tamasic qualities), garlic & mushrooms, which are all tamasic. Tamasic foods are considered injurious to the yogi
Milk & dairy products were traditionally sattvic. Though, in today’s world – this may not be sattvic any longer
If you know those people, who produce milk & its products on their own – on their farm, with ethics & respect for the animals – it is alright to ingest dairy products
All green & leafy vegetables except mustard leaves
Purple-coloured carrots have no sattvic energy (nothing to do with the colour)
All varieties of spices except Garam masala
All kinds of sweets – except refined sugar, a little bit of sugar is OK
A hot mixture of spices – except red chilies, one green chili per day is OK
Seeds & nuts
Herbal teas only. 1 cup of green tea per day is still considered sattvic
Chicory is an alternative to Coffee
Coffee is not a suitable drink for yogis & meditators. Plus coffee makes the muscles stiffer
Coffee has Rajasic quality & those whose aim is peace of mind should be avoided
- To experience the fullest possible benefit of the asanas, meditation & the other practices – SATTVIC DIET IS A MUST. Energetic purity is essential while engaging in deep breath-work & asana practice
- If you need to cut off some food, you can also do it at a slow pace, gradually reduce, and then let it be. You will get better and stronger on your yoga or any spiritual journey
- Also remember – overindulging even in healthy food, is unhealthy & becomes tamasic. Eating & ‘doing other things at the same time’ becomes rajasic.
- Honey becomes tamasic with cooking
- Grains become sattvic after cooking, even if they should be also aged a bit, become more sattvic. Fruit shouldn´t be aged, it would turn into tamasic quality
- By ingesting meat, we are ingesting fear and agony. Meet (tama guna) is harmful to the body and the mind, just like processed food. Processed food can be also the cause of infertility…
If you like to STEP FURTHER, choose the food that can lead to the highest states of consciousness. That elevates the mind and will support your spiritual endeavor
Especially YOGIS – we always should choose from whole & superior food, in order to strengthen the SATTVA GUNA in our bodies & mind
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