Guidelines for Yogic Nutrition There is a saying among yogis, 'eat as [little] as possible, eat as good as possible. ' For [a] yogi (who does the daily spiritual practice of sadhana), they would typically eat just one or two meals a day. For anyone else, it is solely about what your body requires,” she says.

In Classical Sanskrit, the word yogi (Sanskrit: masc yogī, योगी; fem yoginī) is derived from yogin, which refers to a practitioner of yoga. Yogi is technically male, and yoginī is the term used for female practitioners.