Practical Ayurveda basic course: how to live your gifts | waiting list

Nature’s logic is always natural, light and free. Everything that works well for us is natural too. Nature has given every person the tools to live their gifts. These are always individual, and there is no statistical average or spreadsheet to fit into.

The ancient wisdom of Ayurveda is, for me, the clearest description of the principles for finding out what nature has intended for you individually, and how its natural logic works for you. In other words: how to live your gifts without limits.

In this basic course I pass on the principles and formulas with which you can discover for yourself the codes you need to live your gifts, mainly at the level of the physical body, but not only there. Instead of restrictions, you have the freedom to consciously choose what suits you best. What suits the individual is always healthy, though not always the reverse. Instead of exclusion, I encourage you to see the possibilities for enjoying absolutely everything in a way and at a time that suits you.

In the culinary part, I share a skill refined over nearly twenty years of practice: applying the law of least effort in the kitchen so that both preparing and enjoying food are pleasant. Freshly made food truly holds vitality!

Participants: maximum 12 (two last places free)

The course is compact and cannot be taken part by part.

The course includes:

8 in-person meetings in a luxurious studio with a kitchen

6 online meetings with recordings for review

practical recordings for independent use

1 individual 1:1 meeting

support during the course

the option to join follow-up courses

Fee:

€1,590 paid at once

€300 per month for six months, paid at the start of each month (a special arrangement for a longer period is possible).

Timetable and topics:

PART 1, 1 JANUARY 2027

Theory: Ayurveda as a universal principle used everywhere. Practice: the physical body. Autumn. Root vegetables. Oils.

Dates: Online, Mon 4 January 18:00–19:30; Studio, Sat 9 January 10:00–17:00; Studio, Sun 10 January 10:00–15:00; Online, Mon 18 January 18:00–19:30.

Content: Ayurveda as a science of life and the art of staying young for as long as possible. Origin, history and philosophy. Basic principles usable everywhere. The elements. Vata, Pitta, Kapha. The physical body and its place in the five-body system. Everyday body care practice. Culinary practice: freshly made food and the law of least effort in kitchen logistics. Properties of root vegetables and oils, the princes of autumn, taste testing. Homework.

PART 2, FEBRUARY 2027

Theory: Individuality. The concept of health. Practice: the vital body. Winter. Grains and seeds.

Dates: Studio, Sat 6 February 10:00–17:00; Studio, Sun 7 February 10:00–15:00; Online, Mon 15 February 18:00–19:30.

Content: combining elements and qualities. The individual gifts nature has given you for living your gifts. The three pillars of health and how they relate to natural and individual life rhythms. Daily breathing practice. Culinary practice: combining suitable dishes and adapting them where needed. Properties of grains and seeds, the princes of winter, taste testing. Homework.

PART 3, MARCH 2027

Theory: Digestive fire. The five means of perception. Practice: the mental body. Spring. Vegetables, herbs and spices.

Dates: Studio, Sat 6 March 10:00–17:00; Studio, Sun 7 March 10:00–15:00; Online, Mon 15 March 18:00–19:30.

Content: fire as the basis of life and its transforming principle, digestive fire. How lifestyle and habits affect individual digestive fire. Using the five means of perception in cooking: “what” versus “how” in practice. Daily movement practice. Culinary practice: vegetables and spring spices, taste testing. The principles of fasting and cleansing in practical Ayurvedic cooking. Homework.

PART 4, APRIL 2027

Theory: Life-juices and immunity. Practice: the body as one whole. Fasting and cleansing.

Dates: Online, Mon 5 April 18:00–19:30; Online, Mon 19 April 18:00–19:30.

PART 5, MAY 2027

Theory: The six tastes. The four aims of life. Practice: summer. Berries, fruit and sugars.

Dates: Studio, Sat 8 May 10:00–17:00; Studio, Sun 9 May 10:00–16:00.

Content: the principle of the six tastes for achieving perfect flavour, with practical logistics. A summary of nature’s natural logic for living your individual gifts. The four aims of life and the direction for living your individual gifts. Culinary practice: properties of berries, fruit and sugars, summer spices, baking.

PART 6, JUNE 2027

Content: 1:1 meetings with questions, answers and individual practice. Questions are always welcome!