NEU: Englisches Kochbuch von Vaidya Mishra

Eat, Sleep, Live it Out!

Did you know that your health and happiness thrive on a very simple formula? All you really need is: food, sleep, and "soul-centered conduct." Ayurveda teaches us that these are the 3 pillars that support our lives. When/if you cheat on any of these in any way, when any one of these 3 is compromised - sleeping late or not enough; eating left-over or processed foods; treating others as you would not treat your own self; then: your health and overall productivity will suffer. If not now, then slowly but surely tomorrow karma inevitably comes back! 

In the Charak Samhita we read: 

Three sub-pillars, food, sleep/dream, and "brahm-based" conduct (brahmacarya) have an order of precedence too. One comes before the other: food first, then rest, and then proper conduct. Because without good food, the body cannot get full rejuvenative rest. And without a well-rested body and mind, one cannot choose evolutionary right actions. It's as simple as that. Food is what matters first and foremost. Nowadays, we don't even stop to think about what we are eating! When we are hungry in-between two meetings at work, or picking up and driving the children, or running around chasing after other ephemeral activities, we gulp down a protein-enhanced shake, or shove down a power-bar, grab a bag of snacks and keep rushing on... With time, we end up having to pay a heavy price for this. Food is a gift of Mother Nature, eating is a yagya...

Through the Charak Samhita, we understand that ahar, or food, should not just be any food. Rather, it is food that is prepared in a particular manner, with specific "samyog" and "samskar" - specific combination and prepping of ingredients. In addition, we learn through SV Ayurveda, that food should not just nourish the physical body, but also nurture the satwa, the "light of our soul." Satwic food guides our steps towards karmic emancipation with every bite, inspiring us into right actions and thoughts - free from violence towards the self and others. 

Satwic food is, by definition, intelligent - not dumb or dead as I like to say. That is: it is fresh, free from chemical preservatives and flavoring agents that upset the bio-chemical balance of our metabolic system. Satwic food is also animal-cruelty free. 

My SVA Cookbook is finally out, with the unstinting help and support of my dear friend, Rick Talcott. Now, you can transform your life and revolutionize your days with a wealth of satwic recipes and guidelines. In this cookbook, you will find recipes that originated in my mother's kitchen, during my childhood years, where I personally helped her prepare them; as well as recipes that I put together, 100% based on SVA siddhantas (ayurvedic guidelines), to help all those who came to me with different doshic imbalances for ayurvedic help over the years. PLUS, ALL of these recipes are free from onion, garlic, and all the nightshades (potato, tomato, eggplant, bell-peppers), and yet will delight your taste-buds and senses. Easy and fast to make, with ample details and explanations. 

Rick, through his practical questions and his habit to always take things one step further, helped to inspire and assemble all these recipes. 

With this book, you will not only transform your kitchen into a healing hearth where delicious recipes will bring in balance and bliss into your family, but you will also gain in-depth understanding of the basic principles of SV Ayurveda - in relation to food and overall health. All the recipes are made for you, living here in the West, with the ingredients and raw materials you can find at your local grocery store. 

But further than that, this SVA Health Compendium also gives you a step-by-step, daily home detox program - with recipes. Do your own detox and cut the cost of travel and taking time off of work and family life. Do your own, at your own pace.

See for yourself! Below is the table of contents. Start off with the basics - 

 because in addition to being an in-depth cookbook, you have between your hands a SVA Health Compendium where you will learn a wealth of information to usher in more balance and bliss into your life:

Or you may skip these initial chapters altogether relegating them to your afternoon read, and move on straight to the core and start to cook, after another quick survey over some additional key concepts taking you to Part two: 

and go further: 

However, since this is a SVA Cookbook, it has to tie down all to health. In the big picture it's all about eating and detoxing daily. The Cookbook concludes on a high note with a seven week daily detox plan: 

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