Ayurveda

Ayurveda Courses

The Science of Life

Ayurveda is a holistic science. It aims at preventing disease and improving health and wellbeing.

Ayurveda dates back more than 5,000 years ago and is believed to be the most ancient medical system in the world. It is a source of profound knowledge for improving and maintaining good health, curing disease and increasing longevity. By cultivating a balanced way of living in physical and mental harmony with nature, we can attend to the root cause of imbalances.

Ayurveda as a healing science gives much importance to proper nutrition. With an individualised approach to nutrition, we learn to eat what is right for our body type, digestion is facilitated, our constitution balanced and our overall health and well-being enhanced.

Ayurveda – Nutrition Awareness in Your Kitchen

A Live Online Course

15 November 2025 – 18 April 2026

Saturdays, 8:00–9:30 am

For all 3 parts (21 sessions): £344

For each part: £120

With Vaidya Sreelal Sankar and Vaidya Poornima Sreelal, Ayurveda experts from Kerala, India

By understanding the effects of ingredients on the body, one can select the right recipe for optimal health. For example, warming spices like ginger benefit Vata types in colder months, while cooling herbs like mint aid Pitta individuals in warmer climates. Integrating practical home remedies enhances the therapeutic value of meals, ensuring balanced nutrition and vitality.

The course will give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding in three question-and-answer sessions with Drs Sreelal.

Course language is English with simultaneous translation to German, Spanish and French.

Recordings of each session will be available as YouTube links.

For this course a CPD certificate of participation will be available.

Sreelal Sankar was born in a traditional Ayurveda practitioner’s family in Kerala. His rich experience of many years of clinical practice and his analytical approach make him a fascinating and skilled teacher.

Poornima Sreelal is a leading Ayurvedic dietary consultant. She comes from a traditional healer’s family. After her graduation in Ayurveda, she specialized in Clinical nutrition and dietetics. She works on applied nutrition for curative purposes.

Both teachers have many years of experience in the field of nutrition in both Eastern and Western countries.

Free Introduction

Introduction to Ayurvedic dietetics
How modern dietary concepts like nutraceuticals and nutrigenetics connect with Ayurvedic Dietary principles
How can one implement the principles in today’s lifestyle, especially in the West?
How this course will help you to prepare a personalized diet based on Ayurvedic principles.

Part 1: Cereals, pulses and spices

15 November 2025 – 10 January 2026

A detailed presentation of mainly solid food groups like cereals, pulses, spices, their properties and uses.

Class 1: Introduction

Sat., 15 November 2025

Introduction to Ayurvedic dietary principles.
Factors to be considered in deciding on one’s diet
Classification of food items in Ayurveda

Classes 2 & 3: Cereals

Sat., 22 & 29 November 2025

The properties of different cereals as per Ayurveda and modern concepts
Nutraceutical use of cereals and recipes for proper utilization
Ideal time and other considerations for eating particular cereals

Class 4: Pulses

Sat., 6 December 2025

Pulses, their benefits and uses according to Ayurveda
Special focus on pulses which are commonly used in Europe
Sample recipes and considerations for using different combinations depending on the individual constitution

Classes 5 & 6: Spices

Sat., 13 & 20 December 2025

Spices and condiments to improve the absorption of nutrients. Discussing both Indian spices and those commonly used in Europe.
Physiological and medicinal properties and sample recipes
How can spices be harmful?

Class 7: Q & A

Sat., 10 January 2026

Part 2: Vegetables, herbs, oils and dairy products

17 January – 28 February 2026

Ayurvedic and modern views on using these food groups for proper health.

Classes 1 & 2: Vegetables

Sat., 17 & 24 January 2026

Common vegetables and their properties
Recipes with the understanding of their nutraceutical properties according to the personal health condition, the season etc.
Discussing some common vegetables used in Europe

Classes 3 & 4: Dairy

Sat., 31 January & 7 February 2026

Is dairy good or bad ? Ayurvedic views on different sources of milk, their derivatives and properties
Is milk good for all ages? Processing and use of different milks and milk products based on age group
Ayurvedic view points on vegan milk and for whom it is ideally suited

Class 5: Fruits

Sat., 14 February 2026

How to use fruits fruitfully? Properties and uses of different fruits.
Can we eat all fruits in every season?
Do all fruits aid digestion?

Class 6: Fats & Oils

Sat., 21 February 2026

Are fats and oils good? How to choose the right fats based on your health.
Do we need to drink large quantities of water? Is water a detoxifier? Ayurveda classifications of drinking water and how to drink it depending on constitution, digestive fire and season.
Magical herbs and supplements – do they exist ? How to choose the right herbs; Rasayana drugs — simple herbs for health.

Class 7: Q & A

Sat., 28 February 2026

Part 3: Deciding which foods are right for you

7 March – 18 April 2026

As per Ayurveda, everything in the world is medicine, even a poison can be an elixir and vice versa based on how you use it. It is important to know the benefits of nutrients, but most important is knowing when, how and for whom to use it.

Class 1: Criteria for choosing the right food

Sat., 7 March 2026

Guidelines on what, when and how much to eat based on different conditions like day, season, digestive capacity, etc.

Classes 2 & 3: Diets based on decades of life

Sat., 14 & 21 March 2026

Do we need to cut the fat and calories for children and elderly people? Diet according age groups: childhood, teen age, youth and wisdom period
The right food based on Ayurvedic physiology

Classes 4 & 5: Diet considerations during diseases

Sat., 28 March & 4 April 2026

Do you need to feed the fever or fast the fever?
How to decide for common health issues like indigestion, diarrhoea, fever, cold, etc.
Choosing diet for metabolic diseases.
Kitchen remedies – the herbaceuticals at home.

Class 6: Understand your gut bacteria

Sat., 11 April 2026

How to understand your gut bacteria
What is the relation between raspanchaka and gut-bacteria
How to correct gut bacteria naturally

Class 7: Q & A

Sat., 18 April 2026