Group Mentoring - Mindful eating

We had a great group mentoring session last Saturday, discussing Ayurvedic nutrition. If you are a student or practitioner of Ayurvedic Medicine you are welcome to join the sessions.

Ayurvedic Wisdom for Mindful Eating.

If you consider yourself healthy but are experiencing digestive complaints, which of the factors mentioned below could be the cause of your discomfort?  When taken into consideration, these will prevent the formation of AMA, digestive toxins, in the body.    

• Upayogasanstha – how to consume food. For example, refraining from consuming food before your previous meal has been digested.
• Kala – Time eating meals at similar times throughout the day
• Desa – Place the foods originating from you natural habitat tend to be best for you 
• Karan – Method of cooking, storing and preserving the food For instance, the importance of soaking legumes before consumption.
• Upayokta – Action of the food depends on the physical and psychological state of an individual. For example, drinking coffee when already feeling stressed. Eating according to your Prakriti and your vikruti.
• Rasi – Quantity. Even the most healthy foods can be poison if not consumed in the correct amount based on an individuals health and digestive capacy.
• Samyoga – Combination. Consider improper food combinations.
• Prakriti – Nature of the food. Look at the qualities of the food, is it heavy, light, heating, cooling etc. And do these qualities agree with your bodily needs? For instance, someone with a Pitta imbalance  would not want to consume too many food with natural qualities of heating tendencies.

The classical reference for this can be found in the Charaka Samhita, Vimanasthana 1:21-22.

Speak with one of our practitioners about your diet you are welcome to book in for a consultation via the link in our bio.