by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 31, 2020 | Ayurveda and Diet, Yoga
Introduction to our book Title : Food for the soul Food for the soul is designed to assist you in fasting, cleansing, or post fasting maintenance of health. Even if you are not fasting, the recipes here are very healthy and help you maintain good health. Those...
by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 31, 2020 | Ayurveda and Diet, Yoga
You are what you eat. The selection of the type of food defines not only the condition of your body but also your mind and intelligence. One should be very careful to select the right kind of diet. The wrong diet can make or break your health. Choosing the proper diet...
by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 19, 2020 | Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga
Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga : Everyone is on a quest for eternal youth and happiness. This quest is also the goal of yoga i.e., to attain our eternally youthful and blissful body. The yogic texts explain that we are ätma or the soul. This soul is ever young and...
by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 19, 2020 | Meditation, Yoga
The central aspect of yoga practice is the mind. We will begin with some analogies to understand the mind, the origin of the mind, and then we go on to heal and purify this mind. The mind is an organ of perception for the soul. The Yoga sūtra and the Bhagavad-Gītā...
by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 19, 2020 | Kriyas, Yoga
Jala Dhauti means a technique to cleanse the stomach with saltwater. This helps keep the digestive tract clean and cleanses the body of acidity. This technique is also known as Gaj Karn. Gaj means elephant. When an elephant experiences nausea in the abdomen, it...
by Yogi Nataraj | Oct 19, 2020 | Ayurveda and Diet, Yoga
For a yogi diet is an extension of yoga practice; nay, it is an integral part of yoga. A yogi should eat food that is in the mode of goodness and free from sin. Ancient wisdom says, “we are what we eat.” Therefore, if we eat food in the mode of passion and ignorance,...
