TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL, SIGHT, HEARING
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Mediterranean Platter with refreshing lemon ice tea and mango lassie. HAPPY TASTE BUDS When you decide to come to Maui for a retreat and to spent your vacation focusing on health you will be completely supported by the flourishing health scene on Maui and especially on the Northshore (Paia, Makawao and Haiku). Mana Foods in Paia. Not only are there plenty of opportunities choosing Restaurants that offers healthy choices in their menu, but we also have a great healthfood store in Paia: "Mana Foods". And yes it powers your Mana with carefully selected items, great food bar and lots of locally grown vegetables and fruits. Even for the raw foodiest are plenty of choices at Mana Foods . . . view Mana Food website.
Colleens Cafe in Haiku. Driving along the shore to Hana you come through Haiku. It's already getting rural and jungly but you still find yummy choices at Haiku Marketplace like "Colleens Cafe".
Cafe Prana Nui in Haiku. And if you're on an Ayurvedic retreat on Maui you just can't miss out on "Cafe Prana Nui" to support the balancing of your doshas. They offer local, organic, vegan, macrobiotic and Ayurvedic food. Order a "dosha" bowl according to your temperament: airy, fiery, or grounded which was prepared and served in an old school bus . . . view Cafe Prana Nui website.
And then there is Pizza, that is wood fired in the authentic tradition of Napoli. If you ask they will make you a vegan version and leave out all the cheese. If you need some night entertainment Casanova offers several nights a week music and dance for all ages . . . view Cansano website.
You arrived at one of the health mekkas of the world. Your taste buds will thank you throughout your stay. SWEET TASTES OF MAUI
There are so many benefits to eating fruit. They contain potassium which is a vital mineral that helps replenish electrolytes and reduce stress. Vitamin B6 calms the nervous system. If your are feeling stressed, eat a banana! Mangos are packed full of beta carotene, pectin, vitamin C, vitamin E, niacin, potassium, fiber, and iron. It also contains Vitamin A which is believed to help protect the body from heart disease and prevent cancer. On any given day of the week, we can find a farmer's market that provides us with fresh Maui grown fruit and veggies. This makes it so easy to make healthy food choices!
Farmers Market Maui Makawao Farmers Market Farmers Market Maui Maui Swap Meet Maui Open Market Green Dragon Maui Farmer's Market Lahaina Produce GOOGLE MAPS FOR MAUI FARMERS MARKETS . . . view map |
We perceive our world through the indriya-s, which are our senses. There are five jnana indriya-s which are 'taste, touch, smell, sight and hearing'. The sole purpose of the indriya-s is to collect information from the external world and transmit this information to our manas mind, the external aspect of our mind which is closest to the outside world. This information is then processed by our buddhi mind which is the intellegent aspect of our mind. The inner mind then transmits this processed information to our consciousness. That is why I know if I like something that I taste, touch, smell, see or hear.
We are dedicating the next five eNewsletters to each indriya, this issue is all about the 'taste indriya' and the taste treats which you can experience here on Maui.
Colleen's opens for breakfast, coffee and espressos, and pastries. We serve everything from eggs benedict and breakfast burritos to fruit smoothies to tofu wraps. At lunch they offer organic local greens in salads. Fish is delivered fresh each day from Fresh Island Fish. Beef burgers are made with hormone free beef from the Maui Cattle Company, and the bread for sandwiches is made fresh daily. Dinner they offer a variety of fish, pasta dishes and top cuts of meat 
Goji Chiffone Pie with a Vanilla Hemp Seed Topping
We are so lucky to live maui! We can just walk out of our homes and grab fresh fruit off the trees for cooking or a snack on the way to the beach! Trees provide such tasty trees like mangos, papayas, apples, bananas, starfruit, avocados, coconuts, oranges, lemons, and limes. Even macadamia nuts!!