Would you like to learn how to use Ayurveda to improve your digestion, balance your body weight, improve your mental focus, promote longevity, and elevate your well-being?
Then join us in our “Essential Ayurveda Cooking” workshop series to learn about the ancient methods for using food as medicine to prevent disease and enhance overall wellness. In this four-part series, we break down Ayurveda in a way that’s accessible and relevant to everybody, regardless of dietary preferences, familiarity with Indian cuisine or previous exposure to Ayurveda.
Diet, and understanding the energetic effects of food on our body, is perhaps the most important aspect of the Ayurveda system of health. In the first session, we’ll discuss the foundational principles of Ayurveda including: the energetics of the elements, the doshas (understanding your mind-body constitution), and the six tastes. We will also touch upon Ayurveda food combining principles and a discuss Ayurveda’s view on ama (toxins).
Building on our foundation, the next three sessions will be dosha-specific cooking class demonstrations (with remote participation over Zoom). Course materials will include shopping lists and prep tips for each meal we are making together, allowing you to purchase and prep ahead of time.
You will learn:
The fundamental principles of Ayurveda
How to recognize when doshas are out of balance
How to create a meal that will balance each dosha
° Review the Elements and Doshas
° Warning signs of doshic imbalances
° The Six Tastes
° Ama – signs and causes
° Food combining
° Q&A
° Introductory discussion of why this meal will balance vata dosha and will be good for vata season.
° Demonstration of vata menu and meal preparation with remote student participation.
° Eat meal together and class discussion.
MENU
° Okra with grounding ginger and tomato sauce (can substitute asparagus or zucchini)
° Yellow mung dahl with Garam masala seasoning
° Basmati Jeera Rice
° Introductory discussion of why this meal will balance pitta and be beneficial in pitta season.
° Demonstration of pitta menu and meal preparation with remote student participation.
° Eat meal together and class discussion.
MENU
° Roasted Brussels sprouts with cumin seeds.
° Cooling Red dahl with lime and sumac.
° Jeweled Basmati rice.
° Introductory discussion of why this meal will balance kapha and be beneficial in kapha season.
° Demonstration of kapha menu and meal preparation with remote student participation.
° Eat meal together and class discussion.
MENU
° Pureed corn soup with green chili
° Toor dahl with ginger, mint and cumin
° Millet/buckwheat chapatis with dried fenugreek leaves
Last spots available
Ayurveda Cooking Introduction
Balancing Vata Cooking Class
Balancing Pitta Cooking Class
Balancing Kapha Cooking Class
Here are some of the most frequently asked questions for this workshop.
This workshop series is designed for anyone interested in learning about Ayurveda. No prior Ayurveda education or experience is necessary.
Each session lasts 2 hours and meets live via Zoom. Classes will be recorded and available for replay if you miss a session.
All questions will be moderated via Zoom chat and will be addressed either in real-time or during the Q&A session at the end, at the moderator’s discretion.
Cooking sessions will involve live demonstrations with active, remote participation from the class, culminating in a communal dining experience.
The class will utilized resources from “The Essential Ayurvedic Cookbook”, by Lois A. Leonhardi, available for purchase on Amazon HERE.
To ensure a fun, focused and interactive experience, class size will be limited and early registration is encouraged.
° All 4 sessions: $175
° All 4 sessions (before Aug 31): $149
° Individual session: $60
