If you are interested in eating food that increases your prana (energy), coffee and tea are not advised because they are stimulants that block your ability to receive energy. Caffeine is habit-forming so there can be some mild withdrawal symptoms for those who quit but, once you get past that stage, you’ll be more in touch …
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There is a very pleasant café for visitors at Isha called the Peppervine Eatery. We stopped for a chai break there one day and enjoyed freshly cut wedges from huge rounds of bread stuffed with a coconut filling. Later that afternoon when we were in the Akshaya (kitchen) we watched the baker baking these sweet …
I was 25 years old the first time I tasted a mango. A Pakistani friend I worked with invited me home to experience his wife’s cooking. I watched transfixed as she pulled dough balls from a warming cupboard and rolled out fresh naan bread. She stirred boiling pots on the stove and folded samosas for …
Sadhguru says that, “when one thinks about food sources, and getting the most bang for your nutritional buck, there’s nothing more concentrated than nuts, legumes and seeds because they contain everything needed to become a healthy, vibrant plant.” The menus at Isha workshops and courses—in India and around the world—are filled with the highest quality …
Sāmbhar is found everywhere in South India. It is a vegetable and lentil stew which is usually enjoyed for breakfast with idli or puttu (rice dumplings or rice and coconut cakes). Split pigeon peas (Toor Dal) are the usual lentil and drumsticks (saragavo or moringo) are almost always one of the vegetables. Tamarind and curry …
We enjoyed a peaceful few days at Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore. Even without being enrolled in one of the formal programs it was a lovely place to be. There was an array of scheduled activities throughout the day to provide structure and to enhance spiritual growth. There are many organized program offerings, from …
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You see seven hills on the horizon long before you get close to Isha Yoga Centre near Coimbatore. These are the Velliangiri – the white hills of Tamil Nadu. For the person that built Isha, nestled at their base, the outline of those hills was a perfect match to an etching imprinted like a …