I had never even considered food to be known as a spiritual thing until I read the article, "Food for Our Spirituality". This article was about how much people nowadays are consuming too much food because we live in abundance. There is a spiritual side of yoga, and that involves what kind of food you eat. This article first mentions that "Specifically, the foods we put into our bodies are very connected to how spiritually grounded we are on any given day of the week" (Food for Our Spirituality). This article mentions that you can change your eating habits to fit you because there is not a certain specific meal plan you have to follow. It recommends you giving up or trying something completely new every week. It also pushes towards only eating one meal a day for one day of each week so that your body can cleanse and release toxins in your internal organs. This article also says that snacking into between meals is a no go because most of the time snacks are a want instead of a need. If you stop snacking when your not really hungry this will help your body learn discipline into what you need and what you want. This helps you control your life, and having that power can help you grow spiritually. If you try this no snacking in between meals plan, it is still okay to sometimes have a snack if that's what is going to keep you going through the day. The goal of trying or giving up something new once a week is to give yourself spiritual experiences by learning more about what yourself.
This article first got my attention when it was titled with the words, "food" and "spirituality", in the same sentence. I had never came to the conclusion that what you eat can help you in a spiritual way. I had known that eating too much food or gluttony was a sin, but I never connected it with yoga, and spiritual growth. I am the world's worst when it comes to snacking, and I guess it's not a bad thing, but I could definately go without some of my snacks. This article made perfect sense to me, it helped me realize that when your in control of your life, you have power. And by control in your life, I mean that you make decisions out of everything little or big. That power could be used to push yourself spiritually when your just letting your random thoughts and feelings control your health. I don't know if the "no go snacking plan" will work for me, but it is worth a try!
This article first got my attention when it was titled with the words, "food" and "spirituality", in the same sentence. I had never came to the conclusion that what you eat can help you in a spiritual way. I had known that eating too much food or gluttony was a sin, but I never connected it with yoga, and spiritual growth. I am the world's worst when it comes to snacking, and I guess it's not a bad thing, but I could definately go without some of my snacks. This article made perfect sense to me, it helped me realize that when your in control of your life, you have power. And by control in your life, I mean that you make decisions out of everything little or big. That power could be used to push yourself spiritually when your just letting your random thoughts and feelings control your health. I don't know if the "no go snacking plan" will work for me, but it is worth a try!
"Food for Our Spirituality". Health and Yoga. 2007. 1 April 2010.
Interesting. I always heard that snacking was good to keep metabolism going. I like hearing a different perspective. Good job 50/50
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