Intro to Ayurveda Workshop & Cooking Class

Treat yourself to an afternoon of inspiring information and homemade food that will nourish your mind, body, and spirit! Guided by Ayurvedic health counselor Charlotte Jernigan and Natural Foods Chef Rachel Zierzow, you’ll discover what foods are most beneficial to your body type and how to prepare a meal that is healing, easy to digest, and absolutely delicious! The class begins with a fun quiz about your individual body type (vata, pitta, kapha). You’ll discover how to choose ingredients and cooking methods that will create balance and health and minimize symptoms. Chef Rachel will demo the main dishes, and you’ll get to participate in making fresh chutneys and learning how to adjust for the different tastes, sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and pungent. Meal will consist of Fortified Basmati Rice, Spiced Moong Dal, Seasonal Vegetable Subji, and Fresh Chutneys.