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Dr. Sarita Shreshta Speaks at Vedika Gurukula
DATE : Thursday, June 12th
TIME : 6:30-9pm
COST : $45
LOCATION : Rudramandir Room #104
830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley 94710
INFO: www.vedikagurukula.org
Topic: The Science and Divinity of Ayurveda Herbs
Come listen to two teachers from the timeless Ayurveda tradition expound on the use and tradition of Ayurveda herbs. Special Guest Speaker to Vedika Gurukula Dr. Sarita Shreshtha will be ritually welcomed to the Gurukula family through tilak ceremony and by the collective chants of Gurukula students welcoming the teacher. She will enlighten the audience by expounding upon the multifaceted usage of popular Ayurvedic herbs and how simple herbs consumed in daily use can impact our health and well being, so profoundly and permanently.
Gurukula teacher Pratichi Mathur will follow up by expounding upon the divinity inherent in the herbs. We will be celebrating the amazing herb tradition of Ayurveda with interconnected excerpts from the Atharva Veda(magical herbs), Upanishads and chants from the Ayurveda scriptures.
*You will walk away with the enchanted forest of Ayurveda herbs in your heart.........and knowledge of their use, clearly embedded in your mind.
*Please arrive by 6:30 pm sharp. Tea and snacks will be served by Vedika Gurukula
Read asbout Dr. Sarita Shreshtha at www.saritashrestha.org
Ayurvedic Cooking Class
Vedika Gurukula presents Rasa Vidya - the Science and Art of Conscious Cooking
DATE: May 18th, 2008
TIME: 2:00 - 6:00 PM follwed by dinner
COST: $ 30 for Gurukula students; $ 45 for every one else: All are welcome
LOCATION: 657 Rice Street
Brentwood, CA 94513
Register: Call 1-877-708-3342 (1-877-70- VEDIC) Ext, 16 to reach Gwen
Eby, Gurukula Events Coordinator or send
email to Gwen Eby, , Gurukula Events Coordinator
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Dispel the ideas that Ayurvedic cooking is too elaborate or time consuming, way out there and too esoteric for daily life!
Learn to cook healthy snacks, wellbeing enhancing entrées, fulfilling meals and satisfying desserts to brighten your day.
Come participate in a celebration of color, spices, tastes and aroma with Chef Sanjai who brings alive the cooking due to his own passion of eating great Ayurvedic foods!
Walk the path of traditional Ayurvedic cooks; learn the tips and secrets not to be found in cook books out there! Learn pass-me-down recipes from generations beyond memory.
So what are we cooking?
Chai Yes of course, and something tangy and spicy to go with it? Newer concept, but in India, having a hot cup of chai on a tongue burning with spices is considered the ultimate satiation!! That snack would be Hari Matar (Green Peas) sauteed with cumin and ginger (and may be some asafetida) to go with chai.
Yes, we will play a milder version of it ? can't have a bunch of "fired up" pittas in the class!
Once the starters are in place ? we can move on to the main business - a simple wholesome Ayurvedic meal. We will make ghee from butter, and we will use the same ghee for our cooking.
Farmers' Daal - the Ayurvedic protein source that is cooked in Indian villages till date, wholesome, digestive and out of the world! Not to be found in Indian restraints.
Masala Bhaat good old rice cooked differently and made lot more digestive and less fattening when cooked with choice spices.
Prana infused Veggies ? all types of veggies cooked the simple and fast way with spices to bring alive flavors and promote digestion and reduce toxins.
Vegetable Raita - for tasty digestive dairy
Roti the Indian bread for whole grains
Cheela - easy lentil crepes for a wholesome protein snack
Do we have room for more? Time permitting we will explore few more things to cook!
See you in class!
Chef Sanjai
