Month: April 2017

April 22, 2017 admin No comments exist

This traditional dahl recipe is made with red lentils, which is easy because you don’t have to soak them or cook them for only 20 minutes. Red lentil dahl is very nourishing, easy to digest and always feel like wonderful comfort food to me. My secret ingredient in this recipe is fresh grated turmeric instead…

April 5, 2017 admin No comments exist

Check out chocolate variation at the bottom of the page  I love the combination of peanut butter, banana and a little bit of cinnamon. So when I wanted to make muesli balls for Prasad (blessed food from a ceremony or ritual), I turned them into muesli-banana-peanut-butter-balls. ☺ They’re a healthy snack or treat and easy…

April 5, 2017 admin 1 comment

The yogic diet in the Sivananda tradition is not only vegetarian (including no eggs) but also recommends avoiding alcohol, caffeine, onions, garlic, mushrooms, very spicy food, processed and stale food. These foods are seen as either tamasic (creating heaviness and dullness), rajasic (overstimulating and creating restlessness in body and mind), or both. In our yogic…