BEST OF SATTVIK FOODS: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPLETE WELL-BEING

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Non-Fiction

BEST OF SATTVIK FOODS: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COMPLETE WELL-BEING

By: Hansaji Yogendra

496.00

  • ISBN: 978-93-7957-826-6
  • Pages: 366 pages
  • Published: 05 June, 2026
  • Format: Paperback
  • Imprint: Rupa
  • Language: English

‘This book, through its food philosophy and its recipes, will connect you to yourself.’—Ranveer Brar 

Food is not merely nourishment—it is the foundation of balance, vitality and complete well-being. 

In Best of Sattvik Foods, internationally renowned yoga and wellness guru Dr Hansaji Yogendra brings together the timeless principles of Ayurvedic nutrition through simple, wholesome foods and mindful living practices. Rooted in ancient wisdom and supported by modern understanding, this book explores not only what we eat, but also how food should be prepared, combined and consumed for maximum benefit. 

From hydration practices and seasonal eating to strengthening immunity and supporting healing, Dr Hansaji reveals how everyday ingredients can become powerful tools for restoring harmony between mind, body and spirit. Accessible, practical and deeply insightful, this is a guide to transforming your relationship with food—one meal at a time. 

Inside this book, you’ll discover 

🌿 The principles of Sattvik living: Understand how pure, balanced foods support physical, mental and emotional well-being. 

💧 Hydration beyond drinking water: Learn Ayurvedic hydration practices that nourish and energize the body naturally. 

🌞 Seasonal eating through ritucharya: Align your diet with nature’s rhythms for sustained health and resilience. 

🫚 Your kitchen as a pharmacy: Use everyday ingredients to strengthen immunity, support healing and enhance vitality. 

🧘 Food for modern health concerns: Guidance on nutrition for conditions including PCOS, cancer and Alzheimer’s. 

🍲 Improving digestion and absorption: Discover practical ways to support gut health and maximize nutrient absorption. 

Why this book matters 

• Combines Ayurvedic wisdom with practical, modern nutritional understanding 

• Encourages preventive, food-based approaches to long-term wellness 

• Offers simple, sustainable lifestyle practices for everyday living 

• Focuses on complete well-being—mind, body and spirit 

Wisdom from a life dedicated to wellness 

Written by Dr Hansaji Yogendra, one of the world’s most respected yoga and wellness teachers, this book reflects decades of experience in helping people lead healthier, more balanced lives. 

Whether you are beginning your wellness journey or deepening an existing practice, Best of Sattvik Foods offers a gentle yet powerful path towards resilience, vitality and inner harmony. 

Because true healing often begins in the kitchen. 


Dr Hansaji Yogendra is the director of The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, and president of the Indian Yoga Association (IYA). She is an exemplary yogi, philanthropist, scholar, internationally-renowned spiritual guru, wellness mentor and thought leader. She is a global symbol of peace, balanced living and yoga. She is the leading face of the Householder Yoga and has personally conducted over more than 1.5 lakh theoretical and practical yoga sessions. 

Through the Householders Yoga Movement, it has been her mission to spread the teachings of Classical Yoga to the masses. She has trained over 100,000 yoga teachers who are dedicated towards creating awareness about yogic living in the world. She has enriched millions of lives with her wisdom by authoring and co-authoring more than 100 books. Dr Hansaji has a robust and compelling digital presence on various social media platforms and connects with millions worldwide. Under her guidance and training, millions have gained spiritual enlightenment, mastered mindfulness, unlocked hidden happiness and found balance in life. 

Under her powerful leadership and guidance, The Yoga Institute has been awarded with the Prime Minister’s award by Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ‘Outstanding Contribution in Yoga’. She brought about revolutionary key changes in the institute by designing health systems, special techniques, health camp programmes and well-being modules that cater to a wide range of people across age, ethnicity and gender. She has led numerous research programmes in developing yogic solutions for common ailments.  

Dr Hansaji is on the board of numerous national and international committees devising yoga syllabi and yoga policy. In a lifetime dedicated to service, she has been committed and devoted to helping others lead a healthy and happy life. With her humble nature, compassionate attitude and charming personality, she continues to influence, shape and transform people’s lives with her enlightening wisdom, simple and effective methods. 


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