The Sacred Vedic Chef

MARCH 2025

The Sacred Vedic Chef Certification Program

The Art of Ayurvedic Cooking:

A Journey of Expansion, Self-Discovery, and Relationship.

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MARCH 2025

The Sacred Vedic Chef Certification Program

The Art of Ayurvedic Cooking:

A Journey of Expansion, Self-Discovery, and Relationship.

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Transform your relationship with food and wellness in just 30 days!

Our Ayurvedic Cooking Certification Program is an immersive journey that will equip you with the knowledge and skills to nourish yourself and others, whether in your personal life or professional practice.

Bring ancient wisdom to your kitchen with Ayurvedic cooking for a modern life.

Revive your relationship to food as medicine.

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Transform your relationship with food and wellness in just 30 days!

Our Ayurvedic Cooking Certification Program is an immersive journey that will equip you with the knowledge and skills to nourish yourself and others, whether in your personal life or professional practice.

Bring ancient wisdom to your kitchen with Ayurvedic cooking for a modern life.

Revive your relationship to food as medicine.

I’M IN!

Choose Your Path to Culinary Enlightenment

We offer two distinct options for this immersive experience.

Option 1 - Hybrid

Live zoom calls, prerecorded

classes, and an in person

cooking immersion.

Option 2 - Online Only

Dive into the virtual realm

with our online-only

program, featuring

enriching video content

and live Zoom calls.

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AS SEEN ON

Nourish Your Body, Mind, and Soul

Make healthy nourishment a way of life!

Our program empowers you to expand your culinary expertise with Vedic practices.

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Who Can Benefit?

Ayurvedic enthusiasts

Aspiring chefs

Culinary professional

Holistic health practitioners

Kitchen enthusiasts

Parents seeking healing recipes

Individuals facing health challenges

Kitchen novices

THIS IS ME!

"Ayurveda is not just about treating diseases; it is about creating harmony in body, mind, and spirit."

- Dr Vasant Lad.

"Ayurveda is not just about treating diseases; it is about creating harmony in body, mind, and spirit."

- Dr Vasant Lad.

What’s Included in Your Journey?

5 live 2-hour Zoom calls (recorded for your convenience)

Access to the Ayurvedic Chef School WhatsApp community group to foster connection

Inspiring guest speakers to enhance your learning

A 3-day in-person cooking immersion in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, CA

A comprehensive manual with theory and a delectable cook book

Ayurvedic Chef Certification upon program completion

What You’ll Walk Away With

Understand the medicinal benefits of food and spices for vitality, healing, and overall health.
Cook with precision for your unique dosha (which we will go over in detail in the program) or current imbalance.

Create tri-doshic meals for your family or gatherings.
Master the art of cooking for optimal digestion.
Ground yourself in a 5000-year-old philosophy.
Apply Ayurvedic principles to every cuisine.
Integrate your newfound skills into your culinary or holistic health practice.

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What You’ll Walk Away With

Understand the medicinal benefits of food and spices for vitality, healing, and overall health.
Cook with precision for your unique dosha (which we will go over in detail in the program) or current imbalance.

Create tri-doshic meals for your family or gatherings.

Master the art of cooking for optimal digestion.

Ground yourself in a 5000-year-old philosophy.

Apply Ayurvedic principles to every cuisine.

Integrate your newfound skills into your culinary or holistic health practice.

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The Ayurvedic Chef Certification Curriculum

Week 1: Ayurvedic Foundations

Samkhya Philosophy, Five Element & Tridosha Theory

Week 2: Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology

Doshas, Gunas (qualities), Dhatus & Sites

Week 3: Ayurvedic Psychology

Maha Gunas, Doshic Mind Types, Emotions & Organs, Relationship with Food

Week 4: Ayurvedic Digestion

Agni, Doshic Agni Type, Process of Digestion, & Seasonal Eating

Week 5: Dietary Therapy

Six Tastes, Effects on Digestion, Ayurvedic Diet for Vata, Pitta, Kapha, & Tridoshic

Week 6: Business Support

The Ayurvedic Chef Certification Curriculum Immersion Weekend

Day 1:

Sadhana Practice, Sattvic Chef Practices, Ethics, Essentials, Spices, Kitchari, Greens, Ferments, Tadka, Rice, Dal, Ladoos

Day 2:

Churnas, Chutneys, Ghee, Chapatis, Porridge, Vegetables, Fruits, Cooking for Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

Day 3:

Poha, Thali, Tridoshic Meals, Ayurvedic Adaptations to Other Cuisines, Graduation Ceremony

Important Dates

Zoom | 5-7 PM PST on Wednesday Nights in March, 2025

In-person live Cooking Immersion in San Diego, CA in April 2025, TBD

Friday 9 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 8 AM - 6 PM
Sunday 8 AM - 4 PM

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What Students Say About Us…

The physical changes I experienced: losing weight, my doctor telling me I no longer needed my thyroid medicine, increasing my energy and experiencing less brain fog and resting more- all of this was a direct result of the information and gentle push that Jenny gave me.

Jenny & Zarah are a dream team to learn from on all things Ayurveda and living a sustainable and healthy lifestyle. While the information is dense, they are able to teach in a clear and concise way that makes these ancient teachings digestible for modern living.

Going through Jenny's program has been an incredible blessing for me. I learned about nutrition, herbs, meditation, and earth tending. I started on a journey to really get to know myself. I have a long way to go still, but Jenny gave me the safety to take the first step and the tools to use for a lifetime of self-love and health.

Nicole Charky

LA Photo Journalist

Kaitlyn Nelson

Therapist + Yoga Teacher

Molly Gray

Nurse

Learning about Ayurveda and my doshic makeup has brought so much clarity and peace into my life. Zarah’s an amazing practitioner and guide—at once intelligent, kind, practical and thorough. Her teachings have helped me to get to know myself more deeply. She has offered great insight and practical tools for how to listen to my body, incorporate a grounding daily routine, hydrate properly, and adapt to my surrounding environment (especially by layering up and staying warm in colder seasons!!). These simple and accessible lifestyle shifts—curated by Zarah’s wisdom and talent—have totally changed my life. I’ve recommended her to my closest family, my boss, and my best friends. We’re all huge fans! So much gratitude for this amazing woman.

Zarah and Jenny's Vedic Chef Certification was EXACTLY what I had been searching for, I knew the minute I saw it I was going to sign up and it was an absolutely amazing and blessed experience. I really wanted to explore a deep dive into Ayurvedic diet & nutrition and this is exactly what this course offered from two incredibly talented and wise women who have dedicated their lives to holistic healing. Not only did we get an in-depth breakdown of vedic nutrition, but we got to experience a weekend cooking intensive where we put all we learned into practice. I have been able to take the skills and wisdom from this course and apply it to my catering offerings. I do not have enough praise for Jenny and Zarah's certification course - it will provide a solid Ayurvedic groundwork whether you want to learn these principles for yourself or use them in your practice or offerings. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to take the next level course with them if it is ever offered.

The Ayurvedic Chef certification course led by Zarah and Jenni was a life-changing educational experience. In the course, our teachers provided all of the ingredients and provided each of us our own cookbook, led hands-on cooking tutorials, held discussions/presentations, and introduced us to the principles and practices of Ayurvedic cooking. Since the course, I have been able to make incredible Ayurvedic dishes, adapt my eating rituals and lifestyle, and create serious healing for my own digestion. This course and the Ayurvedic wisdom they draw from can show you how to cook foods that heal, and how to eat mindfully and thoughtfully. Learning how to use food as medicine for yourself can create a ripple effect of healing in yourself, your family, and community. 100% recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn this vedic wisdom, make new friends, and have loads of fun learning.

Hannah Evans

Non-Profit Manager

Jamie Collaro

Teacher

Kerra Rogoff

Teacher

I used many of the recipes, hands on techniques and incorporated the learned principles to better my life and health. I feel empowered with the knowledge of the healing properties of each plant. I am able to use that knowledge of the plant in making a medicinal medicine or culinary masterpiece. These women are at the forefront of a much needed philosophy of returning to our roots, back to appreciating and cultivating the land, using the earth's sacred plants to promote vitality, great health and an appreciation for the power that is around us and in us. My life is forever changed! Thank you!

I now have tons of recipes that nourish and heal, that make me feel better literally from the inside out. I have learned how to consciously up my daily ritual in every aspect of my life is in more in tune, grounded, and available for magic.

Jennifer Praizler

Nurse and Sound Healer

Dessa Lennox

Nurse and Sound Healer

What Students Say About Us…

The physical changes I experienced: losing weight, my doctor telling me I no longer needed my thyroid medicine, increasing my energy and experiencing less brain fog and resting more- all of this was a direct result of the information and gentle push that Jenny gave me.

Nicole Charky

LA Photo Journalist

Jenny & Zarah are a dream team to learn from on all things Ayurveda and living a sustainable and healthy lifestyle. While the information is dense, they are able to teach in a clear and concise way that makes these ancient teachings digestible for modern living.

Kaitlyn Nelson

Therapist + Yoga Teacher

Going through Jenny's program has been an incredible blessing for me. I learned about nutrition, herbs, meditation, and earth tending. I started on a journey to really get to know myself. I have a long way to go still, but Jenny gave me the safety to take the first step and the tools to use for a lifetime of self-love and health.

Molly Gray

Nurse

Learning about Ayurveda and my doshic makeup has brought so much clarity and peace into my life. Zarah’s an amazing practitioner and guide—at once intelligent, kind, practical and thorough. Her teachings have helped me to get to know myself more deeply. She has offered great insight and practical tools for how to listen to my body, incorporate a grounding daily routine, hydrate properly, and adapt to my surrounding environment (especially by layering up and staying warm in colder seasons!!). These simple and accessible lifestyle shifts—curated by Zarah’s wisdom and talent—have totally changed my life. I’ve recommended her to my closest family, my boss, and my best friends. We’re all huge fans! So much gratitude for this amazing woman.

Hannah Evans

Non-Profit Manager

Zarah and Jenny's Vedic Chef Certification was EXACTLY what I had been searching for, I knew the minute I saw it I was going to sign up and it was an absolutely amazing and blessed experience. I really wanted to explore a deep dive into Ayurvedic diet & nutrition and this is exactly what this course offered from two incredibly talented and wise women who have dedicated their lives to holistic healing. Not only did we get an in-depth breakdown of vedic nutrition, but we got to experience a weekend cooking intensive where we put all we learned into practice. I have been able to take the skills and wisdom from this course and apply it to my catering offerings. I do not have enough praise for Jenny and Zarah's certification course - it will provide a solid Ayurvedic groundwork whether you want to learn these principles for yourself or use them in your practice or offerings. I wouldn't hesitate for a second to take the next level course with them if it is ever offered.

Jamie Collaro

Teacher

The Ayurvedic Chef certification course led by Zarah and Jenni was a life-changing educational experience. In the course, our teachers provided all of the ingredients and provided each of us our own cookbook, led hands-on cooking tutorials, held discussions/presentations, and introduced us to the principles and practices of Ayurvedic cooking. Since the course, I have been able to make incredible Ayurvedic dishes, adapt my eating rituals and lifestyle, and create serious healing for my own digestion. This course and the Ayurvedic wisdom they draw from can show you how to cook foods that heal, and how to eat mindfully and thoughtfully. Learning how to use food as medicine for yourself can create a ripple effect of healing in yourself, your family, and community. 100% recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn this vedic wisdom, make new friends, and have loads of fun learning.

Kerra Rogoff

Teacher

I used many of the recipes, hands on techniques and incorporated the learned principles to better my life and health. I feel empowered with the knowledge of the healing properties of each plant. I am able to use that knowledge of the plant in making a medicinal medicine or culinary masterpiece. These women are at the forefront of a much needed philosophy of returning to our roots, back to appreciating and cultivating the land, using the earth's sacred plants to promote vitality, great health and an appreciation for the power that is around us and in us. My life is forever changed! Thank you!

Jennifer Praizler

Nurse and Sound Healer

I now have tons of recipes that nourish and heal, that make me feel better literally from the inside out. I have learned how to consciously up my daily ritual in every aspect of my life is in more in tune, grounded, and available for magic.

Dessa Lennox

Nurse and Sound Healer

Your Guides

JENNY GRIFFITH

Jenny is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Chef, Permaculture Designer, Herbalist, Yoga Instructor, and Abhyanga Massage Therapist.

Jenny was introduced to Ayurveda at a yoga teacher training 10 years ago and loved it so much that she enrolled in the San Diego College of Ayurveda. Jenny attended culinary school at the Midwest Culinary Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then became a Certified Ayurvedic Chef at the Sivananda Yoga Farm in Grass Valley.

Jenny has been teaching Ayurvedic Cooking Classes and working with clients from around the globe to share this vast medicinal science through the work of our hands.

Jenny finds great joy in helping people learn about their dosha (constitution) and how their body and mind are made up of the 5 elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether) in different combinations in each individual. One of the critical lessons in Ayurveda is finding out what your imbalances are and bringing them into balance to create optimal health and wellbeing. It is her mission to share the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda with as many people as possible, so they can feel lighter, brighter, and healthier than they ever have.

In 2021, she received her Permaculture Design and Herbalism Certification in Guatemala. Jenny currently helps grow food and medicine at Villa Kali Ma Women's Recovery Center in Carlsbad, CA. She loves to educate women on how to step into radical self-reliance in such a chaotic world.

ZARAH KRAVITZ

Zarah Kravitz is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, having received her degree from The Ayurveda Institute in New Mexico, where she studied under the divine guidance of Dr. Vasant Lad.

Prior to her Ayurvedic studies, she became a Certified Holistic Health Counselor at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she focused on vegan cooking and lifestyle. She is also a Certified Hatha Dharma Yoga Teacher, trained by Sri Dharma Mittra, in New York City.

She has dedicated the past 14 years to working internationally with clients, individually and in group settings, leading cleanse programs, teaching yoga classes and workshops, hosting retreats, and facilitating Ayurvedic cooking classes and nutrition programs. She currently offers private Ayurvedic consultations and treatments to help clients find personalized, balanced, and achievable approaches to diet and lifestyle, pursuing ultimately the integrated health of the whole body, mind, and spirit

Guest Teacher

Laura Plumb

LAURA PLUMB is an internationally recognized teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Jyotish. She is the creator of the popular Ayurvedic food blog Food: A Love Story and the cofounder of the Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts. With a 53-part television show called VedaCleanse and a 12-part series called Divine Yoga, Laura is regarded as a leader on mind-body medicine and the power of the Vedic sciences to promote sacred and sumptuous living. She is a graduate of the American Institute of Vedic Studies and Kerala Ayurveda Academy.

Sponsor and Guest Teacher

Mt. Meru Medicines

Radhika Ponda, hails from India, a country which has given the world the ancient wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda. In India, Yoga and Ayurveda are a way of Life. One practices the principles of Ashtanga Yoga (the 8 limbs of Yoga), especially the Yamas (social ethics) and the Niyamas (personal discipline) on a daily basis. Similarly, the elders in India rely on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda (Knowledge of Life) on a daily basis and pass this knowledge on to the new generation. As seasons change, the food you eat and the herbs you take change too. Food is indeed medicine here. However, it must be in its purest form, full of Prana, and consumed in moderation, or else it is 'Ama,' or poison, to the body.

Radhika has blessed us with some of her amazing tumeric and golden milk mixes to use during our teachings in the immersion cooking portion of the class. Radhika will also be teaching a class on how to make traditional Golden Milk with her very own products!

Check out her products here! 10% off with discount code: SACREDCHEF10

Guest Teacher

Laura Plumb

LAURA PLUMB is an internationally recognized teacher of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Jyotish. She is the creator of the popular Ayurvedic food blog Food: A Love Story and the cofounder of the Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts. With a 53-part television show called VedaCleanse and a 12-part series called Divine Yoga, Laura is regarded as a leader on mind-body medicine and the power of the Vedic sciences to promote sacred and sumptuous living. She is a graduate of the American Institute of Vedic Studies and Kerala Ayurveda Academy.

Sponsor and Guest Teacher

Mt. Meru Medicines

Radhika Ponda, hails from India, a country which has given the world the ancient wisdom of Yoga and Ayurveda. In India, Yoga and Ayurveda are a way of Life. One practices the principles of Ashtanga Yoga (the 8 limbs of Yoga), especially the Yamas (social ethics) and the Niyamas (personal discipline) on a daily basis. Similarly, the elders in India rely on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda (Knowledge of Life) on a daily basis and pass this knowledge on to the new generation. As seasons change, the food you eat and the herbs you take change too. Food is indeed medicine here. However, it must be in its purest form, full of Prana, and consumed in moderation, or else it is 'Ama,' or poison, to the body.

Radhika has blessed us with some of her amazing tumeric and golden milk mixes to use during our teachings in the immersion cooking portion of the class. Radhika will also be teaching a class on how to make traditional Golden Milk with her very own products!

Check out her products here! 10% off with discount code: SACREDCHEF10

Your Investment: HYBRID

PAY IN FULL

$ 2,200

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3 MONTHS PAYMENT PLAN

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Your Investment: Online Only

PAY IN FULL

$ 999

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3 MONTHS PAYMENT PLAN

$ 333

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Have Questions?

Not sure if this program is for you? We’ve got you, that's why we offer a complementary connection call!

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Check out our Q + A below to answer any questions you might have.

Frequently Asked Questions...

Here are a few answers to our most common questions.

Do I need to buy additional supplies for this course?

We will be providing the ingredients for the In-person Immersion. If you want to cook and experiment with things at home prior to the immersion portion of the course, then those expenses would be on your own.

How many people are in the course and will I get 1:1 attention?

The course aims to have 10-15 people. We will try to answer all questions and assist you individually with all things that you need help with.

Is there a sliding scale, scholarship, or other pricing available?

Please reach out to us if you would like to inquire about trade for the course.

How long is the program and what days are the sessions?

The program is 1 month long. The classes will be on Wednesday from 5-7 PM PST. The immersion is 3 full days- exact dates TBA.

I am already an Ayurvedic Practitioner. Would this make sense for me?

Absolutely- this program will be a nice addition to anyone's holistic practice or lifestyle, no matter how experienced you are.

How and where do you facilitate calls?

We will facilitate calls via the Vedic Zoom room.

How is the curriculum delivered?

We will be giving you a Sacred Vedic Chef Course Manual and a Cook Book. The curriculum will also be available on an easy to use online Trello board.

Where would I stay if I am from out of town for the live immersion?

Exact location TBA. We recommend staying 10–15 minutes away in an Airbnb or even closer. Please feel free to contact us and we can assist you as we get closer!

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DISCLAIMER - REFUND POLICY