Good nutrition complements yoga
practice in a variety of ways. If I eat a
big salad for lunch and follow it with a
glass of water, I feel energized. But if I
eat a bowl of mac and cheese and a slice
of garlic bread and wash it down with a
soda, I may feel happy in the moment,
because I love mac and cheese, but I’ll
soon feel lethargic and heavy.
If you commit to a daily yoga practice in some form or
another, the latter type of eating starts to affect more than
just energy. Imagine trying to sit in Easy pose and breathing
consciously when your stomach is full of cheese and but-
ter. That doesn’t leave much room for the lungs to expand,
and it will definitely give you a whole other feeling than the
calming one you’re trying to achieve. How would it feel in
Warrior II or Chair if you were lethargic or too full with pro-
cessed foods to breathe consciously? You probably wouldn’t
enjoy yoga that much, and you might shy away from it. It’s a
matter of making good choices.