Sattvic
Cooking & EatingHello and welcome!! Here you can find out all about Sattvic cooking and eating - including offerings in workshops, individualized eating guidance, personal cheffing, and catering.
Sattvic cooking is all about preparing tasty, organic, and balancing vegetarian meals based on the principles of Ayurveda -- India's ancient science and philosophy of healing.
Ayurvedic (and Sattvic) cooking is a creative process of integrating and harmonizing the six tastes (sweet, sour, salty, pungent, astringent and bitter) -- which together embody a combination of the five elements (Ether, Air, Fire, Water, Earth). According to Ayurveda, these five great elements are the fundamental building blocks of all matter that exists in the universe, including our bodies and the food we eat.
In addition, Sattvic cooking means using only fresh, seasonal and organic ingredients and limiting the use of ingredients or processes that can aggravate or dull the mind and senses (e.g. garlic, onions, frozen foods, etc.). It is said that by eating the proper combination of the six tastes (elements) for our unique body-mind type and using sattvic ingredients and processes we can heal and balance our body, mind and spirit. In this way, sattvic cooking and eating uplifts us in our contemplative or yogic practices and our daily life.
And remember, Ayurvedic food - and Sattvic food - is not just Indian food! You can apply Ayurvedic and Sattvic principles to any and all cuisines.
My aspiration is that we all begin to more consciously Savor the Elements -- that is, to appreciate fully, enjoy and relish the fundamental elements of our bodies and vibrant tastes of our food, and in turn be blessed with joy and healing in eating! Thanks for visiting!
Eat well and be well!
Erin Englebrecht
Savor: to appreciate fully; enjoy or relish. The Elements: the underlying energies of the universe -- Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth -- which work together to create, balance, and nourish all things.