April 2014 Yogic Living
You don't grow old by years, you grow old by food. The bottom line is not how much you know, the bottom line is how much you eat and what you eat.
-Yogi Bhajan
Spring and Fall are good times to cleanse and purify the body, mind, and spirit. This month we focus on Cleansing and the Yogic Diet. As you can see from our content list this month, Yogi Bhajan gave us many recipes, kriyas, and bits of ayurvedic wisdom about health, well-being, and yogic cleansing. Try a 40 day cleansing diet of fruits, nuts and veggies, or a 40 day sadhana with a kriya for digestion/elimination. There's lots to choose from.
Wisdom from the Master
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Food—The Human Medicine
Overeating—A Poem by Yogi Bhajan:
Bhoj Kriya: How to Eat Consciously for Good Health:
Yogi Bhajan Quotes on Cleansing and the Yogic Diet
Kundalini Yoga Technology
The Navel Center and Elimination
Kriya for Lower Spine and Elimination
Apana Kriya (Elimination Exercises)
Aerobic Capacity and Efficiency Meditation
Kundalini Yoga: Purifying the Self
A Short and Sweet Kriya to Get the Energy Moving
Kriya for Inner Vitality and Stress
Sat Kriya: The Everything Kriya
Evergreen Exercises for Men’s Health
Kriya to Make your Skin Radiant
Breath of 10 Meditation to Become Disease Free
16 Stroke Breath to Rebuild Health
Balancing the Chakras and Corresponding Organs
Vatskar Dhouti Kriya to Master the Digestive System
Webinar
The Capacity to Heal (available by donation) presented by Karta Purkh Singh
KRI Corner
The Ancient Art of Self-Healing compiled by Rampreet Kaur
From Our Bloggers
10 Ways to Keep Your LIver Happy (with Kriya for the Liver, Colon, and Stomach) by Kathe Forrest/Siri Kirin
Special Recipes from Yogi Bhajan by Guruatma Kaur
Diet Number One by Kirpal Singh
The Art of Cleansing (with Sitali Pranayam) by Dr. Kartar Singh
Sattvic Yogic Diet and Meditation on Slow Eating by Dr. Sat Siri Kaur
5 Environmental Hazards and How We Can Protect our Health by Sat Dharam Kaur
Kundalini Yoga and the Use of Recreational Drugs
The Way We Eat by Dr. Kirpal Singh
The 3 Doshas: Which One are You? by Karta Purkh Singh
Food for Thought, Food for Life by Guru Kaur
Food of the Yogis: An Ayurvedic Perspective on the Solstice Diet by Jai Dev Singh
The Subtle Energetic Realms of Healing by Linda Lancaster
Pita Dosha: Easy Summertime Cooling Tips by Donna Shepper
Sugar is a Poison by Kirpal Singh
Love Animals? Then Don’t Eat Them by Shakta Kaur
Vegetarian Consciousness and the Meditative Mind: by Dr. Santokh Singh
The China Study and the Vegetarian Diet: by Dr. Santokh Singh
The Low-Down on Genetically Modified Organisms: by Joshua Sandstrom
My Childhood as an Undercover Vegetarian: by Shakta Khalsa
Cleansing and Detoxing through Massage by Dr. Gurusahay Singh
Healing Ayurvedic Herbs for the Root Chakra by Karta Purkh Singh
Blogs with Recipes
Meet the Beet with Beet Parmesan by Gurubachan Kaur
Simplifying at the Supermarket with Yogi Tea Kitchari by Dr. Siri Chand Kaur
The Trinity Roots: with 6 Potent Recipes for Keeping Up by Sat Jivan Kaur
Confessions of a Sugar Eater: with Morning Millet by Shakti Parwha Kaur
Vegetarian Vitality: Orange Root Vegetable Curry Soup: by Dr. Siri Chand Kaur
Vegetarian Vitality: Maintaining our Minerals with Recipe for Cilantro-Celery-Tahini Dressing: by Dr. Siri Chand Kaur
The Yogi’s Secret Ingredient: with Baja Borscht, Tomato, Cucumber, & Fennel Salad with Kalamata Olives, Tofu “Egg” Salad by Siri Ved Kaur
The Blessings of Langar: with Triple Chili Veggie Pilau by Siri Ved Kaur
Langar: A Sacred Tradition of Sharing Food with Others: with Mung Bean Dahl, Cucumber Raita, Raisin Chutney by Sat Jivan Kaur
Strengthen your Resolve with Healing Herbs and Foods: by Karta Purkh Singh
Drink to Your Health: Bone Up on Calcium with the Fountain of Youth Drink by Indra Kaur
Maintain Healthy Weight with Ayurveda by Karta Purkh Singh
Sattvic Foods for Meditation and Cleansing with Kitcheree, Green Goddess Dressing, Flax Seed Crackers, Key Lime Tarts by Deva Kaur
Developing Digestive Capacity with a Gluten Free Diet with Turmeric and Yummy Spaghetti Squash: by Dr. Siri Chand Kaur
Yogic Recipes for Immune Health: Astragalus Soup and Ajwain Pancakes: by Karta Purkh Singh
Fabulous Figs: by Kulmeet Kaur
The Saag Blog: by Siri Ved Kaur
Turmeric: The Golden Healer: by Siri Ved Kaur
Help Save the World by Eating Less Meat (or none): with Tofu and Green Onion Veggie Burger by Martha Volz
More Recipes...
Cleansing Foods and Recipes: 2 Liver Drinks, Mung Beans and Rice, Beet & Carrot Casserole
Sesame-Ginger Milk: A Restorative Drink for Men:
Beets Like Me: by Guru Tera Kaur
The Yogic Recipe for Old-Fashioned Root Beer:
Flu Season Ginger Lemon Drink:
The Perfect Breakfast Drink for Women: Ms. Whiz:
Golden Milk: Healing Beauty Tonic for Vitality and Flexibility :
Solstice Mung Beans & Rice with Vegetables:
Salt Lake City Sunflower Seed Sauce: by Guru Tera Kaur
Yummy Kicharee: by Kirpal Singh
Easy Homemade Yogurt: For Your Insides and Your Outsides!:
You Can’t Beat these Beet Pancakes: by Guru Meher Kaur
Birthday Cookies: by Guru Tera Kaur
Healing Foods for Men: Potent Potatoes and Sesame Ginger Milk