I recommend my students to consider adding herbs to their diet as part of the practice of yoga as it can improve mental clarity, strengthen the body and reduce recovery time. Herbs also have a discreet way of assisting us in subtle ways. According to Ayurveda, these herbs I have listed below help build up our stores of a subtle energy called ‘Ojas’. This is the subtle essence in the body that builds up after a long refinement of the intake of our nutrition and is related to our capacity for immunity as well as a feeling of well-being and love.
There must be a reason for the use of these plants for thousands of years right? The ancient Indian Vedas advise that food can be divided into three levels- the gross level becoming waste, the middle level becoming the body, and the subtle level of what we consume becoming the mind. What you consume profoundly shapes your experience of being alive and living, and going beyond repair, herbs can add an interesting dimension to vitality for you. Here are three of my favourite herbs that I take on a regular basis:
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