Food and Spirituality: Explore Esoteric Diets and Their Benefits
August 15, 2023 | Miriam Slozberg
You know the saying, “You are what you eat.”. There is not a coincidence that those who are on a diet of foods with high amounts of trans fat and sugar, such as daily intake of fast food and other junk food, are low-vibrational and physically unhealthy. And those who stick to healthier diets tend to be healthier physically and are higher-vibrational such as being able to think clearly and more optimistically.
And if you desire to be more spiritual and deepen your connection with your Higher Self or the Source, consider adopting an esoteric diet. That does not mean you have to convert to veganism unless you want to, but there are some diets you will want to adopt so you can learn about the health benefits and how to incorporate esoteric principles into daily meal planning.
What Is an Esoteric Diet?
Esoteric eating is when you incorporate a balanced and healthy diet into your spiritual practices, as you stick to foods that nourish your mind, body, and soul. Any esoteric diet consists of wholesome, nutritious food to increase your vibration and connect with your Higher Self or the Source. There is more than one type of holistic diet if you want to stick to eating nutritional and high-vibrational foods to incorporate into your spiritual practice or for self-improvement.
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There are several esoteric diets, but I will delve into raw food, Ayurveda, macrobiotics, and Mediterranean diets. Let’s review each diet and talk about they promote holistic well-being and how to incorporate esoteric principles into daily meal planning on any of these diets.
The Spiritual and Energetic Aspects of the Raw Food Diet
The raw food diet is plant-based and consists of nuts, seeds, vegetables, and fruits. It also consists of these foods not being cooked in temperatures higher than 118 F, which is 48 C. You also do not pasteurize or treat foods with pesticides or process them, but you can blend, juice, soak, sprout, and dehydrate food in this diet.
The raw food diet can be vegan for those who use it, but it does not have to be, as many who utilize it can consume raw fish, meat, eggs, and dairy. However, those who are not vegan and incorporate the raw food diet into their lives know how to ensure that essential animal byproducts and meat is clean without cooking, processing, or pasteurizing them.
The belief is that cooking, pasteurizing, or processing foods are not healthy as it ruins the natural enzymes in food that provide you with the life force. Those who incorporate the raw food diet into their lives find improved vitality: excellent weight management (or loss if that is what they choose), healing chronic conditions, and increased energy. And the foods help them with more mental clarity and positive thinking, which raises their vibration.
Unsurprisingly, those who want to create a spiritual life and improve their spiritual connection with their Higher Selves and Source would adopt a pure diet such as the raw one. You will find that your lifestyle changes for the better when you adopt any holistic diet, as you will spend more time grocery shopping and in the kitchen, and as your diet changes, you will incorporate more spiritual activities in your life, such as meditation and yoga.
The raw food diet may help you change your routine by carefully planning your meals as you develop a connection to the Source, which will help you incorporate other spiritual practices into your life. Now, look at another esoteric diet, the Ayurvedic diet, and see what is involved.
The Ayurvedic diet has been around for thousands of years, centering around Ayurvedic medicine from India and focusing on various energy points in your body which will make you healthier. The Ayurvedic diet is not a one-size-fits-all diet as it is all about the foods you should and should not eat based on your body type as it is meant to improve your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.
In the Ayurvedic tradition, the universe consists of five elements: Prithvi is earth, Vayu is air, Teja is fire, Jala is water, and Askash is space. These elements form the three main physiological functions known as doshas. The dosha that controls your hunger, thirst, and temperate is the pitta dosha. Your movement and electrolyte balance is maintained by vata dosha, and your kapha dosha governs your joint function.
The Ayurvedic diet is there to help you find your dominant dosha, and you will eat the foods that nourish it while balancing the other two doshas. For example, you have a medium build if your predominant dosha is pitta, which consists of water and fire. You may be at risk for heart disease, digestive problems, hypertension, and being short-tempered and industrious. You will stick to foods that best support this dosha while balancing the other two.
Those with the vata dosha as the dominant one are known to be light-framed, energetic, and creative and may struggle with fatigue and anxiety if there is an imbalance. And those with the predominant kapha dosha may be calm, loyal, and grounded but have a heavier frame and struggle with obesity, diabetes, and depression. Therefore, they would stick with the diet that supports their dominant doshas. The foods you eat that support your dominant dosha will help promote inner peace so you can live a more spiritual life, promoting mindfulness and incorporating spiritual practices in your everyday life.
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If your dominant dosha is the vata dosha, you should be on a diet consisting of moist, warm, and grounding foods and limiting raw vegetables, dehydrated fruits, and bitter herbs. If your dominant dosha is the pitta, you will focus on eating cool foods with plenty of vitality while limiting specific spices, nuts, and seeds.
Finally, if your dominant dosha is kapha, it is best to stick to vegetables, legumes, and fruits while limiting heavier foods such as nuts and seeds. An Ayurvedic doctor will need to assess you to help you discover your dominant dosha and create a diet that will help bring you the balances you need to live a healthier and more spiritual life. Let’s now talk about the macrobiotics diet.
The macrobiotics diet is a diet that consists of eating wholesome foods, chewing food slowly, and having some dietary principles that are based on Buddhist spirituality and living a balanced life. Macrobiotics means large and energy, and the diet became popular in the 1970s as the diet is intended to not only bring you a life force and create a balanced life.
The diet employs the yin and yang principles as you will want to combine yin foods, such as grains, with yang foods, such as vegetables, to create balance. One goal of the macrobiotics diet is to avoid toxins from fried and oily foods and dairy. The diet comprises beans, sea vegetables, fresh vegetables, and grains. You will also consume white fish, seeds, nuts, and seasonal fruits several times weekly.
Except for white fish, the macrobiotics diet is a plant-based diet that not only helps you maintain a healthy weight range but keeps the risks of many diseases at bay or lowers the odds of developing them if genetics were to play a role. Additionally, the diet promotes calmness and intuition. If you want to live a more spiritual life where you incorporate yoga and meditation into your daily practices, this is a great diet to support that. There is one more esoteric diet that helps promote balance, weight management, and intuition.
The Mediterranean Diet Benefits
The last esoteric diet to cover is the Mediterranean diet, a popular diet for those who want to improve their health, which will help them live a more positive and spiritual life. This diet is derived from countries around the Mediterranean region that consists of cooking methods and flavors from the area.
The Mediterranean diet includes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, fish, eggs, poultry, spices, herbs, and olive oil. This diet has Nothing off-limits, as you can still enjoy red meat, dairy, and even processed foods in moderation. This diet encourages you to enjoy eating with those you care about, as it can help strengthen relationships. Therefore, this diet is there to help nourish your mind, body, soul, and relationships.
The other benefit of this diet is that healthy foods slowly release energy, which increases vitality and promotes activity and exercise. Being active helps develop a positive mindset, which will help you connect with your Higher Self and the Source. Like with the other diets, you can incorporate spiritual practices within your days in addition to time for working out.
If you want to become more spiritual and change your diet to develop your connection between what you eat and your spirituality, you will want to look into one of the leading esoteric diets. You can choose between raw food, Ayurveda, macrobiotics, and Mediterranean diets, as you will want to go with the one you intuitively feel you can adopt. They all share one thing: sticking to wholesome foods whether you choose veganism or not. The raw food diet is the best if you want to go with veganism. Either way, any esoteric diet you select will cleanse you, nourish your mind, body, and soul, and help you develop the spiritual life that you want to live while enjoying good health.
