We are the first generation that has buried our natural connect with food under a debris of industrial food and modern lifestyles.<\/p>\n

In Ayurved, the way to living peacefully and disease free is to eat foods full of prana (chi\/qi) especially when stressed, unwell or seeking spiritual growth.\u00a0 I understood Prana<\/strong> when a friend was describing what happened at the entrance of a hospital- she was supporting her dad with her arm under his armpit when suddenly he became really heavy- it was the moment of his departure from his body- the life force left him- Prana is what had kept his weight upright and no amount of oxygen or all those things we take as nutrition could have helped.\u00a0 Prana is lost daily but can be our food habits replenish this.\u00a0 Let me share how Prana in food is available to us:<\/p>\n

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Soil<\/strong>:\u00a0 This is where the life energy thrives: plants growing in rich natural soils are bursting with Prana- organic farmers using hydroponics or homa or using dynamised water with vermiculture compost are all serving Prana- here deep in the soil life far larger than nutrients is thriving and bursting with generous prana.\u00a0 Food grown here and consumed fresh and raw is the highest prana you can find- even a small bunch of leaves will fill your being- Grow your own food<\/strong>– spinach, kale, salad leaves…. nourish some soil in your balcony, roof or garden and see how the missing connect with food reappears.<\/p>\n

Freshness principle<\/strong>:\u00a0 The food you cannot grow is best purchased from organic sources – farmers markets are good as you can meet the source person and know what is growing seasonally.\u00a0 Store bought food is well travelled and Prana does not travel well.\u00a0 For thousands of years humans ate fresh foods- either grown in their backyard or bartered from the community.\u00a0 In the last fifty years that pattern was reversed by ‘industrialization’ of food- the processing, packaging, preservation, transportation and food additives have stripped the Prana completely.<\/p>\n

High Prana food:\u00a0<\/strong>The pranic pyramid would have a descending order on these lines<\/p>\n

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• Straight from garden foods- freshly plucked- eaten raw<\/li>\n
• Whole organic fruits and vegetables that are local and fresh- eaten raw<\/li>\n
• Whole organic seeds and nuts- eaten raw<\/li>\n
• Whole organic vegetables – lightly cooked<\/li>\n
• Whole organic grains- well cooked<\/li>\n
• Non organic fruits, vegetables and grains<\/li>\n
• Meat, fish, eggs<\/li>\n
• Processed foods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Nutritional values and Prana have no common ground.\u00a0 Prana is a vibrational energy tapped from Nature- best done by plants.\u00a0 There are yogis who live on that energy directly needing no food or even water in some cases but for us regular folks- just eating fresh, seasonal, local is a good start.<\/p>\n

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