Ayurvedic Nutrition – 25 hours
About This Course
Ayurvedic Nutrition places an emphasis on foods that ground the soul, nourish the body, and delight the senses. In this weekend module student will learn the six tastes in detail, reviewing their elements, then learning their qualities, energetics, post-digestive effect, nourishing vs depleting, and how each taste affects the Doshas, tissues, waste products, and digestion. We will discuss eating behavior according to Doshas, as well as food quality. We will also cover the model of Agni and Ama according to Ayurveda.
- Ayurvedic Nutrition and learn about appropriate food choices and proper eating behaviors according to praká¹›iti (individual constitution), viká¹›iti (imbalance dosha)
Learning Objectives
Ayurvedic Nutrition: Food as a Medicine
Concept of Agni and Ama
Six tastes and their effect on mind/ body system
Rasa, virya, vipaka, karma, gunas of the food
Six stage of digestion in Ayurveda
Food and Thier qualities and effect on mind body system
Curriculum
3 Lessons20h