Thanks so much to all the Vietnamese students who eagerly learned how to cook Ayurvedic food today in my cooking workshop! I have been meaning to post a Kitchari recipe, as it is essential in Ayurveda and my diet. I fell in love with this dish at the ashram because…
An introduction to creating balanced meals using Ayurvedic principles. Unlike western nutrition trying to count calories, chasing vitamins and minerals, watching carbs and looking for complete proteins, Ayurveda simply says that each meal must contain the six tastes in reasonable ratios. If each of the six tastes is present…
We’ve all heard this concept voiced in many ways. As children, we are taught that hurting others is bad. In the Bible it is taught to “love thy neighbor as thyself”. In Yoga, this concept is called ahimsa. Literally, it means non-violence. Ahimsa can be practiced in three ways.…
