You might look at us eating on the floor and wonder why

You might look at us eating on the floor and wonder why. In Nepal, the earth is sacred. When we sit low, we are practicing equality — no one sits above another at a meal. But there is science here too. Sitting cross-legged, what yogis call Sukhasana, has been shown to improve digestion and gut motility. The position literally helps your body process food better. And eating with our hands — this is not a lack of utensils. The nerve endings in your fingertips send signals to your gut before food even arrives. Your digestive system wakes up. You are more present. You taste more. Every meal becomes a ritual. We are far from the mountains of home. But every time we sit on this floor, every time we mix these lentils into this rice, we are back. We started this project for a grade. We finished it for ourselves. Because Daal Bhat is not about survival. It is about memory. It is about the science our grandmothers understood before science had a name for it. It is about sitting low, eating slow, and never forgetting who you are. Daal Bhat Power. 24 Hours.