Ayurveda chef

  • Your introduction to the secrets of Ayurvedic cooking!

  • Compose delicious Ayurveda recipes and menus - type-appropriate, regional and seasonal

  • Study the healing power of food and spices - for your own well-being and for professional use

Creativity and joy in cooking and enjoyment: Get to know the Ayurvedic art of cooking in all its diversity and createdelicious recipes for more health, joie de vivre and healing of body and mind.

In traditional Ayurveda, cooks are referred to as alchemists of life energy. And even today, expert Ayurvedic chefs know about the healing power of food, spices and preparation methods and use these in a pleasurable way with creative culinary art.

You too can learn how to apply the facets of Ayurvedic cuisine in practice. The special feature of our Ayurveda chef training is its integration into Western, nutrition-conscious dietetics: the dishes are prepared according to Ayurvedic principles, but do not have to be typically Indian in their taste and style. Instead, you will learn to develop your own recipes and create an enjoyable synthesis of traditional Indian, Mediterranean and therapeutic cuisine.

Learning objectives

Training to become an Ayurvedic chef provides you with in-depth knowledge of Ayurveda, Ayurvedic nutrition and spice science. You will learn how to apply the rules of Ayurvedic nutrition to strengthen health and balance the doshas and agni and will be able to integrate this knowledge into your kitchen practice.

During your Ayurvedic cook training, you will learn
- the basics of Ayurvedic nutrition with 8 factors, 6 flavors, 4 forms and 12 food groups.
- Ayurvedic cooking for every occasion: from quick everyday dishes to gourmet buffets, from regional and Mediterranean cuisine to original Indian Ayurvedic recipes.
- How to use and prepare spices, herbs and foods professionally according to the principles of Ayurveda.
- ayurvedic constitution determination, creation of dosha-balancing menus and the type-appropriate preparation of meals.
- adapting recipes and menus to the constitution, seasons, constitution and needs of the individual.
- designing, calculating and successfully implementing holistic menus for Ayurveda cures and seminars.
- To inspire and pamper people with professional, creative and tasty Ayurveda cuisine and motivate them to adopt a healthy diet.

Many hotels, health resorts and clinics are aware of the high quality of the chefs trained at the European Academy of Ayurveda and ask us directly for competent staff. We are happy to act as a "job exchange" here and are delighted to have already placed the "Birstein Ayurveda cuisine in many other places in Europe.

Structure

The Ayurveda chef training comprises four theory modules, intensive practical training with a 5-day Ayurveda cooking school and an internship.

The theory blocks of Ayurveda basics, nutrition and spice theory can be completed as an online course at the Rosenberg eAcademy or as a classroom course at our locations:

  • Ayurveda Basic Course: Concepts and Disease Factors ABK
  • Ayurveda basic course: constitution and medicine ABH
  • Ayurveda nutrition according to type AEI
  • Spices, herbalism, medicine chest APH

 

The Ayurveda Cooking School takes place as a 5-day intensive course in Birstein or as 5 x 1-day cooking courses at our locations in Austria or Switzerland.

The training concludes with a 6-day kitchen internship with integrated practical examination in the certified organic Ayurveda kitchen of the Rosenberg Ayurveda Academy and Spa Center in Birstein.

 

Postgraduate studies

Many of our students extend their training as an Ayurveda chef with just one additional training module

 

Your path to graduation

Title Days Attendance time Total learning hours

1

Ayurveda cook training

17

127,5

190

2 Internship (incl. REAA final examination: written preparation of an Ayurveda menu plan and practical preparation of an Ayurveda menu)

6

45

60

Certified Ayurveda chef
23 172,5 250

Contents

Type-appropriate Ayurvedic nutrition
- General rules of Ayurvedic nutrition
- Individual adjustment of food to the constitution and metabolism
- 8 factors of nutrition, 6 tastes, 4 forms, 12 food groups
- Recognizing type-appropriate Agni conditions, including tongue observation
- Design Ayurvedic menus and food plans according to the chronobiological biological clock
- Type-specific recommendations for dosha balancing and Agni strengthening

Ayurveda basics: Concepts and disease factors
- Introduction to the history and philosophy of Ayurveda
- Essential features and literature of Ayurveda
- Traditional Ayurvedic medicine versus modern science
- Five elements (panca-mahabhuta)
- Nature of the human being: Differentiation of body, mind and soul
- Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of Ayurveda
- Functional components: doshas (classification, properties, functions, seats) and agnis (classification, function, states)
- Structural components: dhatus, upadhatus , malas and srotas
- Process of tissue formation (dhatu-parinama)
- Definition of health (svastha)
- Causes (hetu) of health and physical and mental diseases
- Process of etiopathogenesis (samprapti)
- Stages of etiopathogenesis (six kriyakala)


Ayurveda basics: Constitution and Healing
- Theoretical and practical introduction to the concept of Ayurvedic constitutional theory (prakriti)
- Introduction to Ayurvedic symptomatology:
- Symptoms of the doshas
- Symptoms of the tissues (dhatu), excretory products (mala), transportation spaces (srotas), digestive power (agni)
- Theoretical introduction to diagnostics in Ayurveda: Models of patient examination
- Three-fold examination (tri-vidha-pariksha)
- Six-fold examination (shad-vidha-pariksha)
- Eight-fold examination (ashta-vidha-pariksha)
- Introduction to Ayurvedic concepts of health maintenance (svasthavrtta):
- Dinacarya: daily routine measures and order therapy
- Ritucarya: recommendations for a lifestyle adapted to the seasons
- Introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition and food science
- Rasayana: Measures that strengthen
- Basic therapeutic strategies
- Introduction to Pancakarma therapies

Spices, herbs and oils in Ayurveda
- Basics of Ayurvedic spice and herb teachings (Dravyaguna)
- Classification of spices Balancing the psyche (Sattva, Rajas, Tamas) to balance doshas, constitution and digestion (Agni)
- Type-appropriate and practical use of spices in everyday life to improve food tolerance (Karana)
- Detailed discussion of 21 selected Ayurvedic spices according to their properties and qualities
- Detailed discussion of 12 selected Ayurvedic herbs according to their properties and qualities - Detailed discussion of 12 selected Ayurvedic spices according to their properties and qualities - Detailed discussion of 12 selected Ayurvedic herbs according to their properties and qualitiesherbs according to their properties and qualities
- Detailed discussion of 13 selected Ayurveda oils according to their properties and qualities

The great Ayurveda cooking school
- Ayurveda cooking techniques: Roasting and cooking methods, harmonizing menu components, preparation of dal, rice, vegetables, soups, chutney and spreads
- Practice of creative Ayurveda cooking for all constitutional types and seasons
- Ayurveda healing food and special diets: Panchakarma cuisine, recipe variations for food intolerances and for vegans
- Type-appropriate recipes and creations for the three main meals, conception for Ayurveda menus and buffets
- Kitchen management and quantity calculation for spa and seminar catering

Lecturers

Dr. Shivenarain Gupta Porträt
Dr. Shivenarain Gupta
Prof Dr. Martin Mittwede
Dr. Martin Mittwede
Kerstin Rosenberg Porträt
Kerstin Rosenberg
Porträt Oliver Becker
Oliver Becker
Udo Schneider
Udo Schneider
Porträt Theresa Rosenberg
Theresa Sita Rosenberg
Porträt Stephanie Albert
Stephanie Albert
Porträt Brigitte Ferencz
Brigitte Ferencz

Prices

Training fee from € 2,990

plus examination fee € 100
less discount for payment in one sum in advance € 50

plus accommodation and meals - only for attendance dates in Birstein

Guest houses are available on the campus of the European Academy of Ayurveda. You can choose from rooms of different categories for your overnight stay during the training. Ayurvedic full board from our organic kitchen is included in the room price.

Method of payment

Deposit € 500

Final payment

a) In one lump sum no later than one month before the start of the training (immediately for eLearning modules so that we can activate your eSeminars immediately.)
b) As an option for participants from Germany and Austria, we also offer payment in installments. You can find your individual installment plan (depending on the duration of your training) in the booking process. Payment (direct debit) of the monthly installments is made on the 1st of each month, starting from the month of the start of the training booked here, for eAcademy modules immediately. If the training begins with eAcademy modules, the activation is provisionally carried out immediately after receipt of the down payment, regularly after receipt of the first monthly installment.

Provider

Rosenberg gGmbH - European Academy for Ayurveda | DE - 63633 Birstein

For whom?

Especially recommended for
- amateur and professional chefs
- nutritionists and dieticians
- Ayurveda nutritionists who would also like to work as Ayurveda seminar chefs or cooking course instructors

Internship

6 days in the Ayurveda kitchen in Birstein
To enable you to put your newly acquired cooking skills into practice, an internship in the organic Ayurvedic kitchen in Birstein is part of your training. During this week, you will work intensively on preparing Ayurvedic menus for our training or course participants. Our team of Ayurvedic chefs will be on hand to provide you with advice and support.

At the end of your internship, you will work out an Ayurveda menu plan and prepare it as a practical exam meal.

Costs
The internship is free of charge. You only pay for accommodation on site in the category of your choice.

Your work in the Ayurveda kitchen gives you about 4 hours of free time per day. If you need more time for yourself, for example to relax or study, you will have to pay for the internship.

More info

Blog
with many recipes for Ayurveda hobby cooks and professionals
To the Ayurveda Life Blog

 

Book recommendation
The new Ayurveda kitchen (home cookbook)
Order in the AyurMed store

Learning checks and exams

During this training, you will demonstrate in the following way that you have internalized the knowledge from this course.

- Learning checks: Each module ends with a learning check to assure you and us that you have achieved the learning objectives. It contains 20 multiple choice questions and must be passed with at least 70%. You can take the learning check a maximum of three times.

The exam consists of 3 parts.

- Qualification test in the digital learning platform: You will be asked 8 questions on the topic of Ayurveda nutrition and kitchen practice. You have two attempts to answer the questions.

- Practical exam: During the practical exam, you will independently create and cook a lunch menu and present it to the guests.

- Final written paper: Execution on the basics of Ayurveda nutrition and the cooking course (2 pages) as well as the thorough elaboration and detailed explanation of your Ayurveda menu (approx. 6 pages)

The final exam is considered passed if all parts of the exam have been passed at least.

Have you done everything? Then you can look forward to your final certificate, which we will send you by post.

At a glance

EFK


Language:
DE

Required prior knowledge:
Practical experience and enjoyment of cooking

Conclusion:

Examination with qualification: Certified Ayurveda chef

Scope:
294 learning hours* à 60 min.
-> 5 Modules (see below) + Learning assignments = 234 hrs
-> 1 modules internship 60 hrs


Standard period of study 8-12 months

Learning forms/hours (per module):
e.g. 45 learning hrs of which
22,5 hrs presence (3 days)
45 learning hrs of which 22,5 hrs
live-webinar (3 days)
45 learning hrs (42 e-lessons in free time management with 5 hrs live webinar)

Blended learning:
Maximum 5 of 5 modules as e-learning
Maximum 4 of 5 modules as live webinar

Training fee from € 2.990
Parts of the training already completed will be credited: see prices

plus examination fee € 100

plus accommodation and meals, if applicable

* Learning hours = total number of didactically accompanied and supervised learning hours learning hours incl. lessons, prepared exercises, guided learning or guided practical exercises, learning checks practice, learning checks either online or face-to-face or in self-study.

Get advice

How to start your training as a Ayurveda chef

Do you want it to be as simple as possible? Then let us suggest what a complete training plan could look like. Choose one of the following sample plans that suits you best. Of course, you can change each individual date afterwards to suit you best.

Still have questions? We'll design your training plan together!

In a study consultation, we can briefly clarify the best time for you to start, which form of learning is best for you and whether we can perhaps take into account your existing prior knowledge. Together we will find the right training program for you. Book your individual training consultation by phone +49 (0)6054-91 310 or simply online.

Your individual choice of dates

None of our ready-made sample plans appeal to you? Then you can also put together your own individual plan below.

Select by yourself

Basic modules

Ayurvedic Nutrition & Constitution

3 days 3 days 42 lessons

Ayurveda basics: Concepts and disease factors

3 days 3 days 30 lessons

Ayurveda basics: Constitution and Healing

3 days 3 days 39 lessons

The great Ayurveda cooking school

5 days

Advanced modules

Attendance of at least 1 basic module is recommended in advance

Spices, herbs and oils in Ayurveda

3 days 3 days 59 lessons

Introductory seminars

Just get started...

First get a taste, then decide - all seminars can be credited towards later training