Yoga & Yogurt

Did I mention I like yoga? It's something I've been doing about once a week for a few years now, and have been really meaning to get more into it (kind of like baking). I've been taking a "yoga in the park" class this spring/summer and every time I go, I come out of it feeling so at peace and at ease. Even if that feeling only lasts for a half hour after class, I think it is worth it for the sense of calm it instills in me. It just occurred to me that I originally started baking as a sort of stress reliever a few years ago, about the same time that I started taking yoga. This got me thinking about the links between food and the body. 

There is something to be said for creating good, wholesome, homemade food (I'm not talking about my peanut butter cookies here), that kind of makes you feel "one with the earth". A few months ago, I started researching holistic nutrition programs and I can really see the similarities between the healing properties of yoga and those provided by fueling your body with a balanced, nutritious diet  - something I've yet to fully experience as a grad student. However, one of my goals is to delve further into the realms of both yoga and nutrition, and try to incorporate them more into my daily life. I've learned that exercise and food have considerable effects on  my mental state, and I think it would be interesting to see how my overall sense of well being was influenced by incorporating a daily yoga practice into my life. My prediction is that not only would this act as a stress-reliever and improve my flexibility, but that practicing yoga more often would also motivate me to treat my body better in terms of nutrition. After all, "you are what you eat!".

I'm still quite interested in learning more about holistic nutrition, so if anyone has any thoughts/experience on this subject, I would value your feedback.

Ok...time to stop blogging and start acting like a grad student (cue hunching of shoulders and consumption of far too much caffeine).

Namaste.

P.S. for a clue about the origin of this post's title, check out this video. It's pretty amusing (and completely unrelated).

P.P.S. No, that's not me in the photo. When I perform that pose, I generally begin to fall forwards and inevitably topple to one side in an effort not to fall on my face.

P.P.P.S. On the topic of yogurt...if each probiotic yogurt contains "over 1 billion active live bacteria"...is an average consumption of 3 yogurts per day too many??