ABOUT THIS BOOK
Do you think you are eating right but not getting the desired benefits?
Do you want to understand how your body reacts to food and why?
Do you want to rethink food as well as eating to live better and longer?
Now is the time to adopt Ayurveda and its ancient sattvik food practices. In The Sattvik Kitchen,
internationally renowned yoga and wellness guru Dr Hansaji Yogendra of The Yoga Institute reveals
the transformative potential of food. This includes not just the food itself but also the timing, quantity,
manner of consumption and the seasonal considerations.
In her second volume on sattvik food practices, Dr Hansaji reintroduces us to age-old remedies
that can help us deal with modern-day health issues. With easy, wholesome and mouth-watering
sattvik recipes, she emphasizes on how mindful eating combined with knowledge about the right
food can maximize your immediate and long-term health. She explains the benefits of Vedic foods
using modern-day evidence and offers insight into how the body’s own systems respond to food and why sattvik food is your best friend. She helps you rediscover the joys of food, putting you on
the path to good health, weight loss and well-being.
Always remember, you are, both physically and emotionally, a product of what you eat!
AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
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.
