Sattvic Ayurvedic Diet Workshop

One-Day Workshop: Sattvic Lunch based on the knowledge of Ayurveda.

Morning Schedule:

  • 10:00 am-10:30 am: Greet & Mingle
  • 10:30 am-11:30 am: Vaidya Anita Misra talks on Sattva and its relation to food
  • 11:30 pm-12:00 pm: Discussion
  • 12:00 pm-12:20 pm: Om meditation

Afternoon Schedule:

  • 12:30 pm-13:00 pm: Vaidya Anita Misra talks on the sattvic lunch prepared
  • 13:00 pm-14:00 pm: Lunchtime
  • 14:00 pm-15:00 pm: Relax, Share & Enjoy

What is “Sattvic”?

Cultivating the qualities of: calmness, pleasantness, kindness, compassion, empathy, gratitude, humility, pursuing knowledge, wisdom, courage, honor, tolerance, patience, appreciation and love.

Sattvic diet

Ayurveda created the Sattvic diet 5000 years ago to support and promote the sattvic qualities of the mind: attaining balance, harmony and bliss through spiritual practice and sustaining mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

What does a Sattvic diet consist of?

  • Food Taste: All 6 tastes of sweet, salty, sour, pungent, bitter, astringent; in appropriate amount, seasonal, organic, freshly cooked
  • Food Quality: All 20 qualities of heavy, light, dry, oily, heat, cold, etc. in balance, overall promoting clarity, subtlety, warm, soft, smooth.
  • Cooking technique: Easy to cook and easy to digest, versatile combinations

Sattvic Foods

  • Vegetables: all colors, fresh and organic.
  • Grains: red rice, wild rice, basmati rice, quinoa, barley, ragi, couscous
  • Lentils: yellow gram, green gram, red gram, horse gram, black gram, mixed grams
  • Beans: red and black kidney chickpeas, green and yellow peas, soy, lima, pinto, navy , fava
  • Fats: ghee, olive oil, coconut oil, mustard oil, sesame oil, tahini, peanut
  • Sugar: honey, jaggery, raw cane sugar, dates, raisins, maple syrup, agave
  • Salt and minerals: himalayan pink salt, sea salt
  • Drinks: herbal teas, spice teas, red and white wines, lassi
  • Nuts and seeds: roasted
  • Spices and condiments
  • Fruits: all seasonal
  • Sprouts

Why follow the Sattvic diet?

  • filling, satisfying, and comforting
  • good balance of carb-protein-fat-salt-water
  • plant-based diet with minimal processing of food
  • retains more calorie value, nutritional value, and micro-minerals
  • alkaline in nature, balances with acidity derived from yogurt drink
  • gives nourishment to the physical, emotional, and spiritual level

About: Vaidya Anita Misra – BAMS, MS:
Vaidya Anita Misra earned her Bachelors in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery in India and a MS in Maharishi Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine at Maharishi International University (MIU). For over 2 decades, she worked as an Ayurvedic health practitioner in India. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor in the Physiology and Health Department at MIU. She is the founder of NatureNatural Ayurvedic Life Care in India, specializing in panchakarma and holistic spa treatments. (www.naturenatural.in). She is the chief Ayurveda Consultant at Soulphysiolifestyle, Irvine, LA and Holy Earth, Folsom, CA.

For appointment and more info contact:

Vaidya Anita
Tel: 909 736 5903
email: anitakmisra@gmail.com