Nourish your body, mind & soul with food
Learning to cook beautiful, nourishing life-giving foods and offering this food from the heart is the greatest gift you can give to yourself, your family and community.
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Upcoming Classes...
Summer Cooking Workshop -
Annadanam Lifegiving Foods to Share Sat 7 Dec 2pm-6pm Annadanam - the sacred offering of food to those on the spiritual path, family, friends and those who are hungry including animals - has been practiced in the Indian yogic traditions for thousands of years. This workshop delves into the philosophy, spirituality, customs, rituals and offering of food and how it relates to our own yogic / spiritual practice. You'll learn to make festive plant-based vegan dishes for your Christmas table which are beautiful, healing and nourishing, delicious and spectacular - sure to delight everyone at your table. Learning to create and give food to others is to quite literally share the gift of life. Life-giving foods shared with devotion is the highest of all gifts. Full description below... All our classes include:
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2020 Dates
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Cost of each 4 hour class is $110. Includes dinner & recipes.
Advance booking online is essential.
About our food workshops
Summer Workshop
A N N A D A N A M
Life-giving Festive Foods to Share
Annadanam - the sacred offering of food to those on the spiritual path, family, friends and those who are hungry including animals - has been practiced in the Indian yogic traditions for thousands of years. This workshop delves into the philosophy, spirituality, customs, rituals and offering of food and how it relates to our own yogic / spiritual practice.
You'll learn to make festive plant-based vegan dishes for your Christmas table which are beautiful, healing and nourishing, delicious and spectacular - sure to delight everyone at your table. Learning to create and give food to others is to quite literally share the gift of life. Life-giving foods shared with devotion is the highest of all gifts.
It is possible to combine and prepare an amazing array of plant-based ingredients into wonderful, sumptuous dishes which will please and delight everyone at your Christmas table! All dishes are vegan, gluten-free and can be further modified to cater to allergies and intolerances. You'll learn about the herbs, spices and garnishes which transform dishes into colourful, delicious, healthy masterpieces you can share at any festive occasion.
Life-giving Festive Foods to Share
Annadanam - the sacred offering of food to those on the spiritual path, family, friends and those who are hungry including animals - has been practiced in the Indian yogic traditions for thousands of years. This workshop delves into the philosophy, spirituality, customs, rituals and offering of food and how it relates to our own yogic / spiritual practice.
You'll learn to make festive plant-based vegan dishes for your Christmas table which are beautiful, healing and nourishing, delicious and spectacular - sure to delight everyone at your table. Learning to create and give food to others is to quite literally share the gift of life. Life-giving foods shared with devotion is the highest of all gifts.
It is possible to combine and prepare an amazing array of plant-based ingredients into wonderful, sumptuous dishes which will please and delight everyone at your Christmas table! All dishes are vegan, gluten-free and can be further modified to cater to allergies and intolerances. You'll learn about the herbs, spices and garnishes which transform dishes into colourful, delicious, healthy masterpieces you can share at any festive occasion.
- The class includes many snacks, and a Festive Christmas Dinner comprised of the many dishes you learn to make.
- Learn how to make vegetable, legume and nut-based cooked festive mains dishes, and plant-based desserts including Christmas cake, cheesecake, chocolate and more which the whole family will love!
- How to develop a loving, respectful relationship with plants and food by incorporating mindfulness, meditation and prayer into daily life.
- Learn about using food as an integral component of yoga increasing vital life-force and peacefulness, balancing energy, emotions, and mental clarity, aligning with your yogic values and principles.
- How to safely prepare and cook nourishing vegan plant food proteins (legumes & grains)
- We will make together the celebratory foods of our for our Christmas table which include:
- hors d'oeuvres and starters including vegan cheese
- vegetable, nut & legume mains and sides (ie pumpkin & pecan loaf, vegan wellington)
- festive salads and dressings
- sauces and chutneys
- nut based ice-cream, christmas pudding, vegan cheesecake
- edible gifts - chocolate, mince pies, fudge
- herb infused drinks & summer chai
Winter Workshop
The Yogic Diet - the foundation for Health, Peace & Happiness
The yogic diet is vegetarian and includes foods which are nourishing, natural and appealing to the 5 senses. In this course you'll learn about 'sattvic' (peaceful) eating, determining your unique constitution and the foods and diets which suit you best. You'll also learn about the yogic food pyramid (a little different to what you might think!), the 6 tastes and how to combine them to delight the senses, foods which cleanse and help heal the digestive system. You'll learn to prepare delicious, aromatic vegetarian dishes including dahls, kitchari, juices, spice blends, spiced teas and desserts. We finish each week with a wonderful feast!
- Mindfulness, meditation & food. How to develop the awareness, discipline and ethical foundation for the yogic diet.
- Learn about using food as an integral component of yoga increasing vital life-force and peacefulness, balancing energy, emotions, and mental clarity
- How to safely prepare and cook nourishing vegan plant food proteins (legumes & grains)
- The restorative plant foods which help heal digestion and health
- We will make together the foundations foods of our winter diet which include:
- spice blends for tea and curries
- delicious dahls
- healing kitchari
- life changing bread
- fermented mung-bean loaf
- payasam (legume-based dessert)
- winter salads
- nut butter
- chai flavoured compote (cooked winter fruits).
The yogic diet is vegetarian and includes foods which are nourishing, natural and appealing to the 5 senses. In this course you'll learn about 'sattvic' (peaceful) eating, determining your unique constitution and the foods and diets which suit you best. You'll also learn about the yogic food pyramid (a little different to what you might think!), the 6 tastes and how to combine them to delight the senses, foods which cleanse and help heal the digestive system. You'll learn to prepare delicious, aromatic vegetarian dishes including dahls, kitchari, juices, spice blends, spiced teas and desserts. We finish each week with a wonderful feast!
- Health Ayurveda: understand your constitution and an approach to food which supports your health. Learn about vegetarian grains/protein sources. Learn to make spice blends, vegan, plant-based main dishes including dahl and aromatic curries and also chai tea using your own spice blends.
- Peace Yogic diet: eating for peace & longevity. Learn about 'sattvic' foods. Learn to make plant-based mains, desserts, kadha herbal tea and dishes to delight. Learn about 'sattvic' foods, mindful eating, and the ethics of food.
- Healing Healing & cleansing foods. Learn the Ayurvedic and Yogic dietary approaches to fasting, healing and recovery. Learn to make nourishing kitchari, condiments and immunity-boosting teas.
Spring Workshop
Healing, life-force foods: Chakras, Prana, Plants
Mindfulness, Prana, Plants, Life-force Foods. Learn about the healing diet, foods for repair and recovery, foods for Chakras, Rainbow foods, floral teas, sprouting, microgreens and more. You'll learn to cocreate with plants on yogic principles.
Mindfulness, Prana, Plants, Life-force Foods. Learn about the healing diet, foods for repair and recovery, foods for Chakras, Rainbow foods, floral teas, sprouting, microgreens and more. You'll learn to cocreate with plants on yogic principles.
- Prana, Plants & Life Force Eating: learn about building and sustaining your health, vitality and wellbeing through unlocking the lifeforce inherent in plant-based food. Learn about 'pranic' foods and how to activate, grow, prepare and present incredible plantfoods - including sprouted yeast & grain-free bread, vegan cheese (almond feta, macadamia ricotta), vegan chocolate mousse, colourful, festive warm and fresh salads, zesty dressings to enhance digestion and a delicious ojas building dessert. We also cover seed activation, sprouting, growing micro-greens and you'll leave with seeds to get started!
- Healing Foods: Chakras & Rainbow Foods: learn the theory and practice of healing through food and daily routine. We use beautiful, colourful, nutrient-dense and living plant foods to balance and heal not only the chakras, or our energetic field, but every aspect of body, mind and soul. We also consider our daily routine 'dinacharya' and approaches to attune our days and lives to the wisdom and rhythms of nature. We'll make a multitude of healing dishes to delight the senses - from grounding, heartwarming mains, to high-vibration elixirs and desserts.
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Course facilitator
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Purpose designed spacesKookaburra Creek features a model kitchen which is spacious and airy with an outlook over the productive food garden. This is a space conducive to learning the principles and methods of cooking and eating for peace, vitality, health and community
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Integrated system of wellbeing
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Kookaburra Creek Yoga Centre
210 Carradine Road, Bedfordale WA 6112 |
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Why choose Kookaburra Yoga?
- Established, reputable business. Kookaburra Cooking Courses were developed and are taught by centre director Mandy BeckerKnox. Kookaburra Creek Yoga Centre is well established having been operating for twenty years.
- Quality content. Kookaburra Yoga's Courses draw upon the knowledge and wisdom Centre Director, Mandy BeckerKnox, has gained through her personal study and practice of yoga and training she has undertaken in the fields of traditional yoga, Ayurveda, tantra, yin yoga. Course content is a balance of traditional yoga with modern perspectives from contemporary, relevant and increasingly research and evidence-based sources.
- Experienced teachers. Mandy and Robert are both exceptional yoga and meditation instructors with decades of continuing education, self-enquiry and practical teaching experience. They have literally taught thousands of people yoga and to meditate and how to effectively apply the knowledge gained to enhance and transform lives.
- Value for money. We believe Yoga should be affordable and accessible for all. Our prices are generally well below the industry standard price in Western Australia.
- Socially and environmentally responsible. We care for people and the planet. Kookaburra Creek is an eco-conscious venue drawing on its own and natural resources including solar power, rain and spring water and our own organic food gardens.
- Personal development. Kookaburra Yoga provides a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional development. You'll be gently guided to explore limitations and obstacles to achieving your potential and become equipped with the tools, techniques and practical wisdom to evolve and grow.
Do I need experience in Yoga?
- No, we welcome anyone who is interested in learning the foundation of yoga and meditation.
- The yoga and meditation practices are carefully explained and taught in a caring and respectful manner.
- All of the practices taught can be adapted to suit the needs of each participant.
- We welcome everyone, regardless of prior knowledge of or experience in yoga.
- If you have any injuries, are pregnant or have medical conditions or concerns please include these on your booking form to ensure your teacher is aware. In some instances this course may not be suitable.
Where is Kookaburra Creek?
- Kookaburra Creek Yoga Centre is located at 210 Carradine Road, Bedfordale WA 6112.
- This is approximately 40 minutes drive from both Perth and Fremantle and only a few minutes drive from the Armadale town centre.
- Kookaburra Creek is not accessible by public transport. The nearest train station is Armadale. This is a 40 minute walk.
- See map below.
What if I Need to cancel or miss a class?
- If you have paid for your course in advance online (through our paypal payment gateway) and you need to cancel prior to commencement of the course you will receive an immediate refund of the full $180 fee.
- If you know you will be missing one or more classes during the course you only pay upfront for what you will attend ($60 per week)
WHAT ARE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS?
- Full payment of course is $180 which is payable online in advance.
- You can pay securely using our online booking system. Payment options are credit card, PayPal or direct deposit.
- We don't have eftpos facilities at the centre so can only accept cash on arrival if you choose that payment method.
- If you are experiencing financial difficulty please be in touch with us directly as we can organise a payment plan for you.
WHAT If I have an ILLNESS or am pregnant?
- You are fine to attend this course if you are pregnant or have a medical condition including chronic illness, The food is fresh and life-giving and suitable for most people
- If you have a food allergy or intolerance please include details of this on your booking form.
What should I bring?
- notebook and pen
What equipment is provided?
- There are no requirements to bring any equipment to this course.
