expialidocious

I have recently joined an on-line cooking class with the focus on allergy conscious cooking. I also learned from one of the classes about doshas - kapha, vata, and pitta. According to the ancient Indian philosophy that universal life is manifested in one of these three ways, we are all made up of a combination of these three forces. Many people I talk to have expressed their concern over what they call the “pandemic diet” which often causes the individual to eat unhealthy foods, suffer from too much inactivity from sitting in front of a screen and feelings of anxiety, isolation, frustration and even anger. So how to get healthy? Well, the Mary Poppins diet of Expialodocious is simply amazingly deliciously fun and healthy!

So keeping the body healthy, improving the mind and increasing energy, mental health are all the positives to aid the body’s systems through what we put in our bodies. What we feed ourselves with affects us. Are we eating junk or natural? Feeding positive, healthy body and mind gives us energy. What are we feeding our mind with? Are we being filled with the Holy Spirit and God’s word? or are we consuming ourselves with news, negative talk or thoughts?

Kapha refers to the body structure and the elements of earth. We are the body of Christ - His church. We are in the world and connected to Mother nature. When kapha is not balanced, there is greed and envy, but when it’s centered, there is love, calm and forgiveness. Doesn’t that sound like the way we should be living as Christians and not of this world with its focus on materialism?

Vata refers to the energy associated with movement, breathing and the heart. The elements of space and air make up this dosha. God placed air in our lungs. He gave us a heart to love and gifts to share with the world. When vata is imbalanced, there is fear and anxiety. The past 15 months have shown that some people are living this each day. Creativity and flexibility is the positive balance. Are we working to make this world a better place? Are we showing the love of Christ and asking the Holy Spirit to guide and direct us? Are we serving others with our gifts?

Pitta refers to the body’s metablic system with elements of fire and water. I think of Moses and the burning bush and the water baptism of Christ. When anger, hatred and jealousy show the negative aspects of this system, there is understanding and intelligence to counterbalance them. We are living in a time of darkness, but we can ask for God’s understanding to make sense of what is happening and ask for His wisdom. We can share the gospel with others and show God’s love and compassion.

Keeping our system - whether it be our individual body or the body of believers - healthy requires us to make positive choices about diet, exercise and health. We have the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to guide us and keep our energy in balance.

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4: 8-9