Food and drink - How does diet affect my practices?
Forced diets are not usually the best diets, because they introduce stress and self-judgement. If you meditate regularly, you will find that, in time, you will be drawn to a lighter, more nutritious diet. Your preferences will change naturally. As pure bliss consciousness rises, the eating habits will change accordingly.
Read more about this here:
Lesson 30 - Diet and Meditation
Lesson 311 – Inner Silence, Eating Habits and Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Lesson 310 – Fasting – A Powerful Spiritual Practice
Lesson 305 – Must We Become Vegetarians?
Lesson 309 – Yoga, Overcoming Hunger, and Weight Control
Read Yogani’s Ayurveda Diet Guidelines (to pacify imbalances in Vata, Pitta or Kapha).
Some discussions at the forum on these effects of Caffine, Wine, Water:
coffee
coffee 2
coffee & wine
How much water?
Typical foods that you eat…
Fasting
Vegetarianism - Again