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What Do You Drink After a Workout in Ayurveda?

An Ashwamaca Jam smoothie with avocado, almond milk and figs. Vaidya Jay's post-workout recipe, from the blender to the jar.

By Vaidya Jay · October 2026

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Vaidya Jay, in his own words. The full transcript is at the end of this page.

Quick Answer

What do you drink after a workout in Ayurveda?

A post-workout drink in Ayurveda is something that tonifies you and gives you some strength back. Vaidya Jay makes his as a smoothie: one scoop of Ashwamaca Jam, a whole avocado, almond milk and a couple of figs, blended thick. According to Vaidya Jay, the figs and almond milk bring calcium so the body replenishes itself, and the jam brings the nutrients the muscles need.

In his words, "We are all looking for something to tonify us and give us some strength, especially after workout."

Key Takeaways

🌿 Four ingredients: one avocado, one scoop of Ashwamaca Jam, almond milk and a couple of figs. A knife and a blender.
🌿 The avocado comes out of its skin with the fingers, no spoon, no peeling.
🌿 Figs and almond milk are there for calcium. In Vaidya Jay's words, when you work out you need some calcium to your body.
🌿 Ashwamaca Jam, he says, has the nutrients you need for muscle. It is the jam from his two-herb energy blend.
🌿 Pulse first, then the smoothie setting. It pours so thick it falls from the jug.
🌿 Eat it with a spoon, or add a little more almond milk and drink it.

The Recipe · At a Glance

What are the steps, from the blender to the jar?

Cut the avocado and push your fingers between the skin and the pulp. The pulp comes out on its own, all of it. Keep separating with a finger; it is going to get mushed anyway.
One scoop of Ashwamaca Jam. The jam Vaidya Jay names, with the nutrients he wants for the muscles after a workout.
Almond milk. Enough to blend. One of his two calcium sources.
A couple of figs. Cut them if your blender needs it, or leave them out if you want less sweetness.
Close the lid, pulse, then the smoothie setting. Pulse it, pulse that, pulse it, then let the smoothie setting run until it is nicely blended.
Pour it out thick. Eat it with a spoon, or add a little more almond milk and drink it.

"Try it out for 100 years of great workout with Ashwamaca."

The Question · After a Workout

Why a drink after a workout?

Vaidya Jay opens with the thing everyone is after once the workout is done:

"We are all looking for something to tonify us and give us some strength, especially after workout."

The last time he used Ashwamaca as a morning post-workout drink, people wrote in to ask what else they could do with the jam. This smoothie is his answer. Ayurveda traditionally teaches that what you take in after effort should be nourishing and easy on the body, and he builds the glass that way: avocado for the body of the drink, figs and almond milk for calcium, Ashwamaca Jam for the muscles.

If the name is new to you, start with his guide to Ashwamaca, the two-herb energy blend, and the Longevity Collection it belongs to. For the jam itself, read on.

Step One · The Avocado

How does he take the avocado out of its skin?

A nice avocado, not from his garden this time, but a good one. He cuts it and then does not reach for a spoon:

"I'll show you this end as well. So, so you take the avocado and you push your fingers in between the skin and the pulp, and then the pulp kind of comes out automatically, all of it."

Keep separating with a finger until the skin is empty. It does not need to be neat; it is going to get mushed in the blender anyway. That is the whole avocado, into the jug.

Steps Three and Four · Figs and Almond Milk

Why figs and almond milk?

Almond milk goes in next, and then a couple of figs. Both are there for one reason:

"When you work out, you need some calcium to your body. So figs are considered to be one of the best sources of calcium. So is almond milk."

Ayurveda traditionally teaches that the body rebuilds itself after effort, and Vaidya Jay makes the drink to serve that:

"So I'm making it in a way that the body replenishes itself after the workout. Ashwamaca Jam has all the nutrients that you need for muscle."

Cut the figs if your blender needs the help, or leave them out if you want the smoothie less sweet. The calcium from the almond milk stays either way.

Step Two · Ashwamaca Jam

What does Ashwamaca Jam bring to the glass?

One scoop of Ashwamaca Jam is the whole reason the drink exists. In his words, Ashwamaca Jam has all the nutrients that you need for muscle. On the jar, Athreya describes it as a vegan, plant-based Ayurvedic formulation for active lifestyles, traditionally used to support sustained energy levels, stamina and endurance, and to support muscle health and recovery as part of a balanced lifestyle.

The two herbs behind the name are the subject of his May post, Ashwamaca: The Ancient Two-Herb Energy Blend That Outlasts Caffeine, and the jam sits in the Longevity Collection. If you already have the jar, this is what to do with it on a workout morning.

Ashwamaca Jam

20 oz

The jam Vaidya Jay scoops into the blender. A vegan herbal jam for active lifestyles, traditionally used to support sustained energy, stamina and endurance.

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Steps Five and Six · Blend and Pour

How thick should it pour?

Everything is in the jug. Lid on:

"So you just close it, turn it on, pulse it, pulse that, pulse it, and then there's a smoothie set again."

Then the pour, and the reason this one is eaten as much as drunk:

"So thick. Definitely very, very thick. You can look, look at that. It just falls out, so creamy and rich."

Thick is the point. If you want a glass instead of a bowl, thin it:

"And then you can add a little more almond milk if you want to, but this can be like a, you know, by itself, you can eat it with a spoon, or you can add a little more and then drink it as well."

Scoop the rest out of the jug; there is more in there than you think. His verdict, with the spoon in his hand: "Oh my God, it's so good, so rich, so creamy, that you'll feel immediate effect of replenishment."

At a Glance

The whole smoothie, in one table.

Step	What	How, as Vaidya Jay does it
The avocado	One whole avocado, a good one	Cut it, fingers between the skin and the pulp. The pulp comes out on its own.
The jam	Ashwamaca Jam, one scoop	Into the blender with the avocado. The nutrients for the muscles.
Almond milk	A pour, enough to blend	One of his two calcium sources. More later if you want to drink it.
Figs	A couple	Calcium and sweetness. Cut if the blender needs it, or leave them out.
Blend	Pulse, then the smoothie setting	Close it, turn it on, pulse it, pulse that, pulse it, then smoothie until nicely blended.
The pour	Thick, creamy and rich	Eat it with a spoon, or add a little more almond milk and drink it.

The Ashwamaca Family

The jam, and the capsules beside it.

Ashwamaca Jam, 20 oz, the jam in this smoothie. A vegan herbal jam formulated to support energy, resilience and overall vitality.
Ashwamaca For Her, capsules, 560 mg of a pure Ayurvedic herbal blend each, to support healthy metabolism, strength, stamina and energy levels for both body and mind.
Ashwamaca For Him, capsules, 560 mg of a pure Ayurvedic herbal blend each, to support healthy metabolism, strength, stamina and energy levels for both body and mind.
Ashwamaca For Both, the pair, traditionally used to support vitality, stamina and overall well-being of body and mind. 560 mg per capsule.

Ashwamaca For Both

Two bottles, 560 mg per capsule

For Her and For Him together. A pure Ayurvedic blend of nourishing herbs, traditionally used to support vitality and stamina.

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See the Longevity Collection · Read the Ashwamaca guide