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Food is medicine and medicine is food
Try an Ayurvedic diet that suits your constitution and lifestyle that aids to enhance your health, energy levels and enthusiasm.
Introduction to Ayurvedic Diet and Nutrition
According to Ayurveda all edible items are categorised according to the six tastes of sweet, salty, sour, bitter, pungent and astringent. This workshop gives an intoduction to the Ayurvedic concepts with special reference to the association of the doshas to the six tastes and the energetic and the post-digestive effect it has on the tissues. It explains the type of foods that provide nourishment to the body and mind and ones to avoid according to your constitution.
Highlights
- Dual aspect of Ayurvedic diet & nutrition
- Understanding the concept of the six tastes
- The role of Agni (digestive fire) in maintaining mind-body balance
- Incompatible foods
- "Taste" testing - a first
- Delicious Ayurvedic food
- Hand outs
- Cooking demonstration and tips
Date and cost
Scheduled for 29 April & 09 June. Cost of this workshop is £75 and includes lunch, tea and snacks.
A £20 deposit is required to reserve your place. Please post a cheque for this amount payable to "For Balance". Alternatively pay in full online.
