Learn to prepare tasty and healthy Ayurvedic dishes under expert guidance in our cooking course. Discover the benefits of herbs and spices, their role in promoting digestion, and how traditional food preparation balances the body for optimal health. Combine Ayurveda and yoga principles to create harmony and well-being through mindful cooking practices.

Ayurveda cooking course package, Rishikesh, India.

In ayurveda, there is a slogan that says, “You are what you eat”.

Food is seen not just as sustenance, but as a means of maintaining overall health.

Ayurvedic treatment explains the preventative and curative properties of many different herbs and spices – it demonstrates that when used correctly in the appropriate combinations, food can promote well-being and good health, by allowing it to be digested more easily. Ayurveda and yoga combine the science of health, harmony and inner awareness, which can be achieved with suitable food and disciplined practice.

Outline of Ayurveda Cooking course

This cooking course covers the traditional method of preparing food with herbs and spices for balancing the body, and providing good health. It also includes methods of preparing and storing the following foods:
1. herbs and spices for general well-being
2. herbs and spices for common disorders
3. grains, beans and seeds
4. vegetables and fruit
5. oils and dairy products
6. tea, hot and cold beverages
7. rice dishes
8. breads
9. soups
10. sweet dishes
11. nuts, dried berries and fruit
12. accompaniments such as chutneys, pickles, dips and sauces
You will get the chance to create some tasty and healthy dishes under personal guidance, and also get to sample your own cooking.
There will be a demonstration of how to prepare the food which will include discussions of how and why the food is prepared in this way, and the particular benefits of the herbs and spices included. You are encouraged to take notes during the demonstration so that you can review these when you leave.

Example of the daily schedule

This schedule is a sample only and is subject to modifications according to individual circumstances and other conditions.

7:30 am – 9:30 am	Hatha yoga – asana, pranayama, samyak kriya, yoga nidra and meditation practices
9:30 am – 10:00 am	Breakfast in silence
10:00 am – 12:00 pm	Ayurveda cooking class
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm – 6:45 pm	Free time/rest/conscious walk/bathing in Ganga etc.
6:45 pm – 7:30 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm – 8:00 pm	Rest/free time
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Kirtan/satsang/silent meditation

What is included in your course fee

7-DAY COURSE (1 x 2-hour class each day):

Standard room:

900$

60,000 INR (rupees)

Deluxe room: 700$

75,000 INR (rupees)

DROP-IN CLASS (2 hours): 4,500 INR (rupees)

Accomodation

Hatha yoga – asana, pranayama, samyak kriya, yoga nidra and meditation practices

3 meals a day

Kirtan/satsang/silent meditation

Join us at the Vedic Yoga Centre Rishikesh to learn how to cook delicious, healthy Ayurvedic food for your overall health and well-being. We have drop-in classes or a full 7-day course. In addition to cooking the food, you will learn the preventative and curative properties of many different herbs and spices, and how to use them correctly for easier digestion.