I have a new site up dedicated to interviewing inspiring yogis who are following a frugivorous lifestyle. I am discovering that most people in involved in yoga also buy in to the Ayurvedic path, eating lots of ghee and scoffing at raw foodists. So to prove the benefits of a raw diet on flexibility, strength and focus I have started the website Frugis!
http://fruitnyoga.blogspot.com
do you know an inspiring frugi? If so, please feel free to give me their contact info and I will see if they are up for an interview!!
I am currently studying Ashtanga in Mysore, India, and will also be writing a little about my experiences as a fruitarian in India.
Love and Sunshine,
Lindsay
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Wow so amazing, I would love to practice ashtanga in India... what a dream. Do you find that it is sufficient exercise for the fruitarian requirements?
Personally I need to be active in the afternoon as well, either jogging, biking or some kind of aerobics :D
Agreed. A while back, I kept it exclusively yoga for a couple months. I appreciated the practice, but felt too sluglike for my liking. Didn't have my athletic "eye of the tiger" I prefer :)
I think the body appreciates a broad range of fitness modalities--flexibility (outer and inner) yes, but including ample cardio and concentrated strength moves too.
Great, thank you! Just ordered it ;)
*New Post*
Review of Fred Busch's 2006 book on raw food and yoga, " A Clear and Definite Path".
"Fred’s interest in raw food began when a roommate introduced him to the work of Douglas Graham, creator of the 80/10/10 diet. He began to experiment with his own diet, and experienced phenomenal improvements in energy and focus. He writes, “My entire disposition changed. Meanwhile, my Yoga practice exploded. I was doing the poses that seemed impossible just weeks ago.”
See the full review here.
**New Interview** with Ellen Livingston!
I met Ellen at the Woodstock Fruit Festival this past summer, where she was teaching yoga. Ellen has been following the 801010 lifestyle for 10 years.
You can read more about Ellen at http://fruitnyoga.blogspot.com
Just a warning:
Gabriel Cousens is a prominent raw food "guru", but he tends to be classified in the "gourmet" camp. If you watch "Simply Raw: Curing Diabetes in 30 Days" you will see that he puts people on a very high fat, low carb diet. In his books he suggests people eat no fruit at all for the first few months and then only low-sugar fruits, such as berries and apples. I find his books vaguely science-y with a whole lot of mumbo-jumbo, and have decided for myself to generally not take his word for things.
I am open to interviewing people from all different raw food backgrounds than 801010. I just thought I'd put this information out there so you don't get chewed up and spit out in another forum for praising Gabriel Cousens :P
I believe that Rainbeau Mars, whom I believe is the girl in the profile pic for this group, is a raw vegan. Also Gabriel Cousens' daughter is a raw vegan. Gabriel Cousens seems to be the major advocate right now for changing the yoga cultures' viewpoint about raw foods - and he's also a proponent of raw ayurveda.
Hi there! I do practice Ashtanga and I follow LFRVD for a year now. I practice Ashtanga for almost 2 years and I can tell you that is just amazing the power and flexibility and recover time.
I have an ashtanga site in english http://ascelotus.blogspot.com/
Greetings and Love
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