I’ve taught thousands of people how to cook, and here I want to share the excitement and sense of possibility my students and I experience in our encounters with pure, sumptuous food at home.
My cooking is based on the ancient principles of Shaka Vansiya (SV) Ayurveda, which teaches us how to link our physical and mental needs with the foods and seasonings that will balance us accordingly.
For me, food is much more than a means of sustenance. It is a friend that has transformed and uplifted me on levels way beyond the physical. I grew up in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and my conscious relationship with food began when I was 18, while interning at the kitchen of an underground yoga ashram. I’ve been a vegetarian and a cook since then.