Uniting the sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda to combine time honored practices with modern approaches to promote well-being and to address the root causes of imbalance. Through seasonal practices, breathwork, therapeutic yoga practices and Ayurvedic lifestyle guidance, you will learn how to support your body’s natural detoxification process, restore harmony, and begin feeling renewed, revitalized and empowered to thrive. 

Email: aggeliki.ayurveda@gmail.com | For more information while we are finalizing the details of the workshops for 2025. Thank you!

Ayurvedic Cooking Class 

A Warm Gathering Before the Holidays

Date: December 14th, 2024

Time: 10:30am - 1:00pm

Location: Pepperell, MA

Price: $25 *Includes lunch

This is a private gathering please email: aggeliki.ayurveda@gmail.com for more information!

Prepare Body and Mind for the holiday season and learn how to share nutritious recipes with your loved ones. 

What we will cook

• Cultured Ghee: not all Ghee is the same!! We will discuss the difference between regular store bought ghee and cultured ghee. Cultured ghee is rich in butyric acid, which is beneficial for gut health and has anti-inflammatory properties. It can help support healthy body weight and reverse cholesterol. You will learn how to make your own ghee at home. What type of butter to use and other rituals to make sure your ghee is potent and beneficial.

   

• Kitchari : whether you are a beginner or experienced in cooking Kitchari there is always something new to learn. Kitchari is a traditional Ayurvedic dish. A balanced meal of complete protein of lentils, grains, vegetables, good fat and digestive spices. It is also the best dish to reset digestion and the main dish of an Ayurvedic cleanse. In this class you will learn things that you may have never heard before as to how to reduce the lectin in the lentils to make it more bioavailable. 

• Digestive tea: Agni - the digestive fire in our body is very important in Ayurveda. We always apply diet and lifestyle practices to protect Agni. One of them is the well - known CCF, coriander, cumin, and fennel tea. It supports healthy digestion, gentle cleansing, and helps to strengthen the digestive fire. CCF is good for all 3 doshas all year around but we can also adapt to each season to make it more potent.

What we will discuss

• Optimal digestion: Ayurveda teaches that yes we are what we eat but most importantly we are what we “digest”. When food is not properly digested  it turns into toxins known in Ayurveda as “ama”.This can be a root cause of disease.⁠ What we do digest, forms the tissues and materiality of our body, so we want to make sure we are optimally absorbing and assimilating high-quality foods to suit our needs and constitution. To help our digestive system run smoothly, so we can be healthy, we need to understand how our “Agni” - the digestive fire in our body  works. 

  You can take the Digestion quiz here to get more familiar with the current state of your digestive fire. 

• Food incompatibilities : Ayurvedic texts describe 18 categories of food incompatibilities. Combinations of certain foods can be incompatible to digest. We will learn how to mix and match properly. We will discuss the most common ones that most of us practice without knowing that it can be clogging for our body and the root cause of chronic disease.

• Ayurvedic Digestive Principles for Feast and Holiday Season : The holiday season brings joy, connection, and lots of food. Ayurveda offers timeless wisdom to help you enjoy the festivities without sacrificing your digestive health. We will discuss and practice mindful eating, we will try “Agni sliders” and we will apply other pre and post meal practices to keep the digestive system happy. 

• Ayurvedic travel tips : Whether you travel by air, land or just visiting loved ones for the weekend, Vata dosha will always be affected. We will learn practices to do before, during and after travel to keep your system in balance, especially digestion, sleep and regularity.

Participants will receive

• handout with all the recipes from the day

• guide for digestion and main food incompatibilities to avoid

• holiday grocery list

  Lunch is Included

• Upon arrival guests will be welcomed with a surprise warm drink (think Ayurvedic eggnog with no egg) 

• Kitchari meal with veggies and microgreens 

• Digestive tea

• Ayurvedic dessert with chocolate - Ojas truffles

Schedule Overview of Class

• Welcoming drink

• Making Ghee

• Making fresh digestive spice mix for Kitchari

• Kitchari cooking

• Time for discussion of class topics

• Sharing a mindful meal in silence

• Digestive tea and dessert

• Time for discussion and questions 

• Gift exchange (yankee swap) 

Pre- Registration: is required to help us estimate food quantity!

Cancelation: if you have to cancel you can transfer it to a future workshop or gift it to a friend. No refunds will be available for this workshop.

Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions

L I V E : Yoga and Ayurveda Class

Detox with Yoga and Ayurveda after the Holidays

Date: January 8th, 2025

Time: 8:00am - 9:30am EST

Location: Zoom

Price: Sliding scale $5 - $15

Live Yoga and Ayurveda Class from the comfort of your own space.

Dear friends I am ringing in the New Year with something I haven’t done in a while.

A Live Class!!!

I am happy as this can reach those of you that I haven’t seen in a long time. My dear friend Eileen has invited me to co-teach a class with her. Me and Eileen graduated together from the Ayurveda school in May 2022. 

Class Information

Eileen will lead the first part of the class with a Yoga practice specifically designed to help detox the body. After relaxation, get comfortable, grab a cup of tea and a notebook. I will share Ayurvedic tips on how to use diet and lifestyle to help cleanse. We will take the last 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

How to Sign up for Class

The class will take place through zoom. If you don't have zoom make sure you download the latest version before class here

1. Once you sign up a link will be sent to you to attend the class

2. If you can’t make it to class a recording will be available for those that signed up

Time of the Class

The class will take place at 8:00 am - 9:30 am on EST. Eastern Time Zone. For our International friends please plan accordingly to attend class at your own time zone.

Price is on sliding scale: $5 - $15
To sign up contact me at: aggeliki.ayurveda@gmail.com

Ayurvedic Digestion Questionnaire

Optional if you would like to take the Digestion Quiz before class to get familiar with some of the terms we will use. You can find it here.

Future Ayurveda Themes Form

Me and Eileen would like to offer more classes like this in the future. Please find the form here to share with us what areas of interest you would like to see.

Namaste,

Eileen and Aggeliki

Schedule an Offering Form

P a s t E v e n t s

Ayurveda Winter Workshop

Seasonal Practices for Calm Mind and Steady Energy

Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2024

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Diet and Lifestyle practices for Fall & Winter season known in Ayurveda as Vata Season ruled by the element of Air. 

You will learn how to remove excess heat from the body from the Summer season and how to incorporate diet and lifestyle to prepare body and mind for the colder season. Ayurvedic Cold and Flu care remedies will be discussed to help you strengthen your Immune System. 

Potential Signs and Symptoms of Seasonal Imbalance 

• Dry skin

• Constipation

• Gas and bloating

• Headaches

• Hair loss

• Sluggish digestion

• Anxiety 

• Insomnia 

• Scattered mind 

Topics that will be discussed 

• Fall Cleanse program, that you can do at home 

• Seasonal recipes for meals and drinks

• Seasonal sense care practices. Taking care of the sense organs is the first and most important pillar of Health in Ayurveda. 

Participants will receive:

• Ayurvedic oil samples from Banyan Botanicals to take home

• Will sample on Ayurveda’s multivitamin supplement known as Chyanwanprash from PIOR Living that helps support Immunity for Vata season 

• Handouts for Abhyanga (warm oil massage) and how to take your herbs

• Handout with seasonal practices, recipes and workshop topics 

• Ayurvedic product discount codes

• Fall digestive tea sample 

Raffle Prize: Seasonal Ayurvedic Box 

At the end of the workshop a lucky winner will get a “Seasonal Ayurvedic Box” crafted by Aggeliki with: 

• Ghee butter 

• Olive oil from Aggeliki’s farm

• A kitchari meal blend with seasonal herbs and spices to make at home

• Turmeric milk drink mix 

• Ayurvedic oil samples

• Fall digestive tea

🍁 Thank you for coming 🍁