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Ayurvedic cooking teaches us how we can transform the act of preparing food into a divine ritual, the alchemical yogic practice of transforming <\/span>food<\/span><\/i> into <\/span>medicine<\/span><\/i>, and how to prepare food as an act of selfless service\u2014 an offering of love and healing to ourselves, our loved ones and the world.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”on|on|off%22″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”15px||20px||false|false” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Innovation” _builder_version=”4.4.2″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”#1f1f1f” background_color_gradient_end=”rgba(31,31,31,0)” background_color_gradient_direction=”100deg” background_color_gradient_start_position=”50%” background_image=”https:\/\/www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com\/bliss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/kevin-mccutcheon-APDMfLHZiRA-unsplash.jpg” background_blend=”multiply” custom_padding=”100px|0px|101px|0px||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px” custom_width_px=”1774px”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”39px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%”]<\/p>\n Ayurvedic<\/span><\/i> cooking is a spiritual approach to nourishment that views both food and the act of cooking as a medium for sacred transformation – a way to elevate both health and consciousness. Cooking is seen as a humble and selfless service – a contribution to the peace and healing of ourselves, our loved ones and the world.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Fresh Ingredients” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.03)” custom_padding=”69px|0px|54px|0px||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px” custom_width_px=”1774px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.2″ text_font=”Montserrat|on||on|” text_text_color=”#22307c” text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||12px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n 3 ESSENTIALS TO AYURVEDIC COOKING<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font_size=”48px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Story” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”19px|0px|4px|0px||” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”||5px|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” header_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font_size=”39px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”3.2″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#939393″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”700px” custom_margin=”|15px|||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%”]<\/p>\n Yogis transform their kitchen into a temple\u2014 a sacred space to nourish the divine within us, and in those we love.<\/strong><\/p>\n It should be well organized, uncluttered, free from dirt and distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n Our cookware, utensils, dishes, dishcloths also must be absolutely clean and reserved for Sattvic, vegetarian meals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You may wish to dedicate a space in your kitchen for a small altar to transform your cooking into a meditative practice or devotional offering of love and nourishment. Here you can include an image or statue (murthi) representing your own unique understanding of the divine, light a candle or oil lamp, and perhaps offer some incense to your altar to sanctify the space and nourish love before you cook.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com\/bliss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/mikael-cho-ZMIrSYeDEsc-unsplash.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” always_center_on_mobile=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”Montserrat|on||on|” text_text_color=”#bfbfbf” text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||12px|” custom_padding=”|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Story” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”4px|0px|28px|0px||” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.blooming-lotus-yoga.com\/bliss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/nathan-dumlao-x7Lyx8Yyvug-unsplash-1.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ custom_margin=”|25px|||false|false” custom_padding=”27px||0px|||” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”right” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” always_center_on_mobile=”off”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”60px|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” header_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font_size=”39px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”3.2″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#939393″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”700px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%”]<\/p>\n Our hands represent our actions or <\/span>karma<\/span><\/i>. We wash our hands thoroughly, tie back our hair when we enter the kitchen to handle food. Ideally, we are freshly bathed in clean clothing.<\/span><\/p>\n Clean hands isn\u2019t just referring to physical hygiene – but mental and energetic hygiene as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Ayurvedic<\/span><\/em> cooking inspires us to set aside all other worldly actions, preoccupations, and distractions for the time being, and dedicate ourselves wholeheartedly to the act of cooking in the present moment.<\/span><\/p>\n If we are interrupted during food preparation, we rewash our hands and reset our attention before continuing.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Story” _builder_version=”3.22″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_position=”top_left” custom_margin=”-2px|||||” custom_padding=”2px|0px|4px|0px||” collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”||||” text_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font=”Playfair Display||||” header_text_color=”#1f1f1f” header_font_size=”39px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#c39d63″ divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.7″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#939393″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”700px” custom_margin=”|15px|||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%”]<\/p>\n A clean mind refers to our sacred intention and full, one-pointed awareness. Our hearts and minds should remain fully focused.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the main features of Ayurvedic<\/i> cooking, is the understanding that thoughts are energy, and energy is not separate from matter\u2014 therefore thought forms energetically influence the foods we eat.<\/strong><\/p>\n Most of our food is exposed to many different conditions before we receive it and impurities can enter the process of cultivation, transport, sale or even cooking, when our minds are distracted, disturbed or busy.<\/span><\/p>\n TRY THIS:<\/strong><\/span> Repeating a <\/span>mantra<\/span><\/i> <\/span>while cooking or listening to\u00a0<\/span>Sanskrit<\/span><\/i> chanting creates a supportive atmosphere, purifies and neutralizes any unfavorable energetic elements in the food.\u00a0 Mantras sanctify the food, attunes the mind to positive vibrations, as well as awakens great love and gratitude which infuse and inform our cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column 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divider_weight=”3px” disabled_on=”on|on|off%22″ _builder_version=”4.0.7″ max_width=”60px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||15px||false|false” locked=”off”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Montserrat||||” text_text_color=”#939393″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”||||” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”700px” module_alignment=”center” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”4%” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n Chanting a <\/span>mantra<\/span> before your meal prepares the body to receive food, blesses your food with positive & healing energies, and transforms your food into a divine substance to nourish the body, mind & spirit.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Fresh Ingredients” _builder_version=”4.0.7″ 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<\/span>In this article, you\u2019ll discover the essence of Ayurvedic cooking, 3 essential practices of Ayurvedic cooking, plus sacred mantras and everyday rituals to transform your kitchen into a temple and your food into nectar for greater health, vitality and spiritual remembrance.<\/span><\/p>\nTHE ESSENCE OF ayurVEDIC COOKING<\/h1>\n
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<\/span>Food is medicine and our diet is a pathway to greater balance, vitality and longevity – all essential factors for a yogi wishing to pursue their spiritual practices for the noble purpose of spiritual realization.<\/span><\/p>\nTo prepare food in a sacred way, we need three things – A clean kitchen, clean hands & A clean mind.<\/span><\/h1>\n
1. A CLEAN KITCHEN<\/h1>\n
2. CLEAN HANDS<\/h1>\n
3. A CLEAN MIND<\/h1>\n
ayurVEDIC MANTRAS TO BLESS OUR FOOD, OUR WORLD & OURSELVES<\/b><\/h1>\n
ayurVEDIC FOOD BLESSING RITUAL<\/h1>\n
PRAYER OF GRATITUDE & BLESSINGS<\/h1>\n
Om sri sada purnayai namaha<\/em><\/p>\nPOWERFUL & PURIFYING<\/h1>\n
<\/span>tat savitur varenyam
<\/span><\/em>bhargo devasya dhimahi<\/span>
<\/span>dhiyo yo nah prachodayat<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n