As sad as it appears to be nowadays, yoga, just like fat free diet food, is in fashion. The majority of people visiting yoga and pilates classes do it because it is so "in" and they look oh so cool in those yoga pants on that yoga mat, telling everybody "I can't - I have yoga". Well, let's not get it wrong - any kind of social group activity, especially if it gives your heart a workout and your muscles some oxygen, is a rather good thing. However, if it is not done improperly or with wrong intentions, it is better be switched for a different activity - say shopping.

Yoga it is not a set of poses. It is not even a breathing technique or chakras sensing skills. True yoga is a lifestyle - it is the way you think, the way you view the world, then of course it is the way you exercise, and the way you nourish your body. This brings us to the concept of yoga food. This concept is also very often misunderstood. Lots of people are somehow under the impression that it is really certain foods and dishes; like there are some kind of yoga food charts.  Contrary to this quite naive opinion, there isn't any yoga food pyramid and yoga diet is not about "what" it is about "how" and "what for". The process of eating food in yoga teachings is described as replenishing the human body with essential nutrients. It is a great discipline that requires a lot of education and discovering.