Yoga Body Diet

Looking for a diet that is tailored to suit your body? The Yoga Body Diet could have the answer. Written by Yoga teacher and digital director of ‘Self’, Kristen Schultz Dollard focuses on the Ayurvedic principles of identifying the ‘Doshas’ (attributes/essence) of a person and tailoring a diet and exercise program based on their primary Dosha.

A 4 week diet plan, the Yoga Body Diet starts off by helping readers identify their ‘dosha’. According to the book, there are 3 doshas – vatta, pitta and kapha. The first chapter focuses on each of these attributes and identifies the personality type associated with these doshas. It also fincludes the kinds of food that must be eaten by people belonging to each dosha and the possible pitfalls for each kind. Once you have a good idea of your primary dosha, you can start the process of losing weight and burning fat.

Week 2 focuses on breathing exercises and mindful eating that befits your primary dosha. At this stage, the attempt is to correct imbalances that could be leading to weight gain and other unhealthy effects in the reader’s life. Yoga workouts begin, but are relatively simple.

Some of the useful suggestions offered by the author include:

• Eat three meals a day
• Give up unhealthy snacking
• Reduce the intake of or give up caffeine altogether
• Eat foods in a calm environment
• Eat seasonal foods
• Eat the last meal of the day fairly early
• Sip hot water with every meal and avoid cold drinks
• Take a short walk after dinner
• Cleanse the body twice every year

In Week 3, yoga workouts suggested for each dosha become somewhat more demanding. Lunch is the main meal of the day and the amount of food taken in during dinner shrinks. Dinner time is earlier than before.

Week 4 is just an improvement on Week 3, with tougher workouts, smaller portions for dinner and still earlier dinner times.

After the four weeks are over, the maintenance phase begins. This phase helps dieters maintain the weight loss and the healthy results they have gained from the the program.

Exercise is vital to the Yoga body diet. There are specific Yoga exercises for each dosha, with detailed instructions and pictures available for each.

The Yoga Body Diet Overview

The Yoga Body Diet is a sensible weight loss and eating plan. One of the most attractive features of this diet is the fact that it tries to inculcate safe and sound practices of eating, exercising and sleeping. Thus, it corrects unhealthy practices and teaches a healthy lifestyle. It is also wholly unique to each individual, thus enhancing the effectiveness of the plan.

Pros:

• Customized program for each individual
• Teaches a number of healthy eating principles, like eating an early dinner
• Stress management is given due importance
• Includes several sample recipes
• The illustrated exercise guide is immensely helpful
• Helps in carving the muscles and sculpting the body

Cons:

• Based on Yoga which makes it impossible to follow this program if you do not like Yoga
• Eating plan may not suit diabetics and people who like to snack frequently

In Conclusion

If you are interested in burning fat, losing weight and living a healthy life, the Yoga Body Diet is immensely useful. The book goes the extra mile and helps people get in touch with their body’s needs. Thus, it improves the quality of life of followers.