Class 4 : How to Use Food Medicinally: The 6 Tastes + Food Sadhana

How you eat is an art. Ayurveda teaches that the types of foods one ingests have a direct effect on the body and the mind, influencing the consciousness of the consumer; additionally, more important than what you eat is how and when you eat. Taste and emotion are the most powerful influencers in how you perceive the world around you, then project yourself back into it. How do you want your organism to be animated, how do you want to project yourself? Ayurveda teaches that taste is to the body what emotion is to the mind. 
In this class, we will:

• Learn the four actions every substance has on the body and mind when taken orally : rasa, virya, vipaka, prabhava

• Introduce Ayurvedic taste theory, examining the six tastes — sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent as combinations of elements and therefore carriers of elemental qualities

• Identify which foods groups contain each taste

• How each taste influences the doshas physically

• How each taste influences the doshas psychologically / emotionally

• How and when to use each taste (seasonal eating)

• Identify why context is more important than content of a meal by learning the upayogasamstha, or guidelines to healthy eating

Classes run 7-9PM EST on Zoom ; Zoom links will be emailed on the day of class.
All class recordings and class notes will be emailed to participants the day after class.

Class registration here : https://www.noelgraupner.com/classes/fall2021ayurvedacourse

Single / Drop-in Class | $35
*course and classes by donation available to those in financial hardship: please contact me directly at info@noelgraupner.com to discuss.