Sweet
Madhura
Traditional quality: sweet and grounding
Rice, milk, dates, root vegetables
The method
Four questions,
asked in order.
A meal plan is not a list of healthy foods. It is a judgement about which qualities you need more of and which you have too much of already — and that judgement changes with the season, the hour and the state of your digestion.
Constitution
Start from prakriti
Prakriti describes constitution in traditional Ayurveda. Explore this model as a way to reflect on preferences and routines, not as a medical diagnosis or a prediction of how a meal will affect you.
Season
Then adjust for ritucharya
Ritucharya is the traditional idea of adapting routines to the seasons. Consider local weather, available ingredients and your preferences rather than treating seasonal rules as universal prescriptions.
Hour
Then place it in the day
Traditional daily schedules assign qualities to different times of day. Use them as prompts for planning a workable routine; your schedule and individual nutritional needs also matter.
Fire
Then check agni
Agni is the traditional metaphor of digestive fire. It is not a clinical measurement. Persistent digestive symptoms deserve medical attention rather than food restriction based on a dosha assessment.
Shad rasa
Explore the six traditional tastes
Ayurveda traditionally groups foods into six tastes. Use these categories to explore flavour and variety alongside nutrition information, personal preferences and any dietary guidance from your clinician. These categories do not establish medical effects.
Sour
Amla
Traditional quality: sour and warming
Lemon, yoghurt, tamarind
Salty
Lavana
Traditional quality: salty and warming
Rock salt, seaweed
Pungent
Katu
Traditional quality: pungent and heating
Ginger, chilli, black pepper
Bitter
Tikta
Traditional quality: bitter and cooling
Bitter gourd, turmeric, greens
Astringent
Kashaya
Traditional quality: astringent and drying
Lentils, pomegranate, unripe banana
Where yoga meets the plate
Make room for food and movement
Explore movement and food as parts of a daily routine. Different yoga styles place different demands on the body; choose a comfortable practice for your experience and allow time between a substantial meal and exercise.
Use the app to browse practices and meal ideas together. Traditional Ayurvedic descriptions are a cultural framework, not proof that a pose changes how your body digests a particular meal.
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