Eat Your Way to Happy: How Food Has Mood-Boosting Effects
What you eat matters greatly to your mental health. Learn how to enhance the mood-boosting benefits of your yoga practice with the right diet.
Food and Nutrition
Every yoga practitioner needs to find the right food to fuel their bodies and sustain their practice. Here, you’ll find nutrition tips, recipes, and more to make your mealtimes joyful and nourishing.
Brain Bowl
Rich in antioxidants and loaded with protein, this smoothie bowl will help you strong-arm anxiety beginning with the very first bite.
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Warm Up With A Rose Cardamom Latte
This New Year’s, start your resolutions off strong with an Ayurvedic latte that enhances digestion! This delicious potion is great for a cozy night in and will keep your digestive fire burning bright.
Infuse Your Week with This Hydrating, Hibiscus Herbal Sun Tea
This balanced recipe, with mint and lemon verbena can help you stay cool as summer temps keep rising.
The Yoga Rx for Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Memory Loss
New research on yoga's ability to improve brain health and stave off dementia has us running to our mats.
A Quick HIIT Yoga Home Practice to Build Strength
Break a sweat and feel empowered—in 20 minutes or less.
Catherine Cook-Cottone Battles Eating Disorders with Yoga
This yoga teacher and PhD in psychology is helping people battle eating disorders.
Ask the Expert: Should I Drink Cold Water After Yoga?
According to Ayurvedic theory, it is better to drink warmer water after strenuous exercise. Drinking cold water on a hot day can disturb your digestion.
Does Ahimsa Mean I Can’t Eat Meat?
Practicing the principle of non-harming can trigger dissonance in omnivores. Here, thoughts on reconciling your diet with your practice.
Q+A: What Are the Best Spices to Have in My Kitchen, According to Ayurveda?
Ayurveda holds basil in high regard, stating that it opens the heart and mind, offering the energy of deep devotional love.
Q+A: What Are the Best Ayurvedic Foods to Eat in the Winter?
According to Ayurveda, we want to cultivate the opposite qualities of winter’s chill in our daily meal planning.
Uncovering Yoga’s Hidden Eating Disorder Epidemic
Get the story behind the story in this interview with the writer of our October 2014 feature.
Cashew Vegetable Stir-Fry with Dried Veggie Crisps
Savory miso paste with lemon creates a thick sauce that’s ideal both for drying veggies and dressing up a stir-fry.
A Yogi Food Dilemma
Neal Pollack wants to follow the principle of ahimsa, or non-harming, even in his diet, but he can't seem to give up meat.
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Eat Like a Yogi: A Yoga Diet Based in Ayurvedic Principles
Extend your yoga practice to the table by applying Ayurvedic principles to keep your body nourished and your mind clear.
Balance Agni for Better Digestion
These culinary herbs and spices can help you maintain a healthier digestive system.
Can Yogis Eat Meat?
Ahimsa, yoga's moral code of non-harming, tells us we shouldn't eat meat. But what if you're not ready to become a vegetarian: By changing your eating habits, you can become a more caring carnivore.
Explore Yoga’s Vegetarian Roots
Modern yogis who struggle with the question of whether to eat meat can look to ancient wisdom for the answer.