Habit 5: Plant-Based Diet

When we talk about what we eat, we all seem to have a method and an opinion. We are in the day and age of personalization — and this extends to diet. “I’m a vegan,” or “I’m into paleo,” or “I need to eat animal flesh to function.”

Around here, we’re less interested in labels and we’re more interested in the relationship between humans and the plants that feed us. In this habit, we turn our attention to taking your relationship between plants and your body to the next level of integration.

Eating a plant-based diet is about the relationship between our outer ecosystem, where our food grows, and our inner ecosystem. How you source your body’s energy and what you build your body’s tissue out of is of obvious importance.

We each have the opportunity to nourish and nurture ourselves from the outside in... and from the inside out.

The first activity is to check out where you are in the spectrum of how you feed yourself. Once you know where you are starting the next action step reveals itself on your path to a healthier and more conscious body.

Next, you will investigate your relationship between your body and where you source your energy. You’ll become more aware of the exchange of consciousness, energy, and nutrients between the bodies of plants and your body.

It’s a process full of nourishment — not deprivation. The recipes in the YHC Recipe Book are designed to support your exploration... and bring more plants into your diet.

— The Yoga Health Coaches