{"id":1315,"date":"2022-09-29T21:58:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/?p=1315"},"modified":"2022-11-01T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T05:52:33","slug":"how-does-sattvic-food-help-in-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinyasayogaashram.com\/blog\/how-does-sattvic-food-help-in-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"How does Sattvic Food Help in Yoga?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Yoga is a devotion. So, there are certain rules to follow while worshipping yoga. When you are observing an Upvas (or Fast), then what type of food do you eat? There are different types of fast observed in India. Similarly, that type of food is needed when you are doing yoga. It is known as Sattvic Food.<\/p>

So, now, let’s understand what is Sattvic Food? <\/strong><\/p>

In our Vedic texts and Ayurveda<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, food is divided into three parts: Sattvic, Rajasic <\/strong>and Tamasic<\/strong>. Rajasic food was prepared in the house of kings and maharajas, that is, ghee, oil and spices are used more. Tamasic food includes meat-fish, garlic-onion etc., while the simple food of sages and saints is called sattvic food. It is considered the purest and good for the body.<\/p>

What is Sattvic Food?<\/strong><\/h2>

According to Ayurveda experts<\/a><\/span>, food is prepared in a pure way without onion-garlic and very little oil and spices are used. It is called sattvic food. It has been called the best and pure in Ayurveda and Hindu scriptures & texts. Sadhus and saints always eat such food. According to yoga experts<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, it provides complete nutrition and energy to the body and makes the mind calm. Sattvic food is mostly boiled. If you prepare food in a pure way and eat it within 2-3 hours, then it is also a sattvic food. Apart from this, these things can be included in this type of food – whole grains, fruits and vegetables, fruit juices, milk, ghee, butter, nuts, honey, lentils and vegetables without onion-garlic etc.<\/p>

Basically, sattvic food is a vegetarian diet, in which the food obtained from plants and trees is taken. Cow milk and ghee are an important part of this diet. This food is almost devoid of chilli, spices and oil. Not only is this but special attention also given to the way of eating sattvic food. Quitting all work while eating, focusing on eating, eating slowly and eating while sitting on the ground are some of the rules, which are associated with the sattvic diet.<\/p>

Taste is very important in sattvic food. Sweet tastes are used to evoke feelings of love and affection, bitter tastes burn fat and protein, and salty and sour tastes repair the body.<\/p>

A Minimal Sattvic Diet Plan<\/strong><\/h2>