The healing powers of food – cooking weekend

If you would like to join this weekend, please write us an e-mail. Once we have gathered a group of 10 people, we will send an e-mail to that group asking about the best weekend dates for everyone. We will choose one weekend that will fit all of the participants and then ask you to make the payment.

Join our weekend, where you will learn about the healing powers of foods with lectures, cooking demos and cooking workshops.

What are you going to learn?

  • Division of all foods into acid and alkaline groups.
  • Division of all foods into yin and yang groups.
  • The 5 Chinese elements and which foods belong to each element.
  • In which situations and for what kind of conditions to use or avoid each of the food groups.
  • Which organs and physical conditions each food group nourishes.
  • Which dishes are advisable for your own condition and situation.
  • Practical hands on cooking workshop where you learn the precision of cutting, correct posture, cooking and serving the food.
  • Which dishes can you cook for your partner, kids and family after coming back home.
  • What to eat for breakfast.

The course is meant for complete beginners and for people who already have experience with whole foods plant based life style or macrobiotic life style.

Location

A Cooking studio in the center of Amsterdam (will be communicated upon approval of the dates).

Accommodation is not included in the course. If you are travelling from outside of Amsterdam, please book your own accommodation.

Schedule

Friday 

19:00 Welcome Dinner

20:00-21:30 Lecture

Division of all foods into acid and alkaline and yin and yang.

Saturday 

9:00 Breakfast

10:00-11:00 Lecture

The 5 elements and division of all foods into the 5 elements

11:00-13:00 Cooking class

Cooking according to the 5 elements. In this cooking class you will learn to make 5 different dishes according to each element and will speak about in which situations and for what kind of conditions to cook these dishes.

13:00-15:00 Lunch and a break

15:00-18:00 Hands-on cooking workshops

Cooking according to the 5 elements. In this cooking workshop you will learn hands on to cook dishes according to the 5 elements all by yourself. You will learn cutting techniques, posture and balanced approach to cooking, cleaning and presentation.

18:00-19:00 Dinner

Sunday 

9:00 Breakfast

10:00-13:00 Cooking class

Cooking according to the 5 elements, part 2. In this cooking class you will learn to make 5 different dishes according to each element and will speak about in which situations and for what kind of conditions to cook these dishes.

13:00-15:00 Lunch and break

15:00-18:00 Hands-on cooking workshop

In this cooking workshop you learn to cook dishes that fit your personal condition according to the 5 elements.

18:00-19:00 Dinner and farewell.

Early bird Price 395 euros 

Please don’t hesitate to write to us for questions or extra information: info@alexandergershberg.com