Ayurveda Catering Nutrition

Aparna Khanolkar is an Ayurvedic personal chef, caterer and teacher of Ayurvedic cooking classes who now offers her services in the Santa Barbara area. She has worked in North County San Diego since 2004 where she taught Ayurveda workshops, Indian and healthy cooking classes, and worked as the main chef at the Chopra Center for Well-Being in Carlsbad, Ca. and has catered for their Perfect Health, Soul of Healing and Yoga retreats. She taught Ayurvedic cooking classes and worked as a part-time chef at the prestigious Chopra Center for Living in Rancho Santa Fe.

As a personal chef, she specializes in preparing healthy and balancing foods using Ayurvedic principles for individuals. Foods are prepared using fresh, organic ingredients purchased from local farmers that are best suited for the body/mind type of the client. Thus what she prepares for each client is truly a personalized meal.

Aparna offers catering services to local yoga studios and also cooks for parties and celebrations. She is available to travel with your yoga retreat to prepare healthy vegetarian and vegan foods. Aparna teaches private and group Ayurvedic and Indian cooking classes every month in Santa Barbara.

Aparna has worked as a postpartum doula for four years now. She received her training at the Center for Childbearing Year in Ann Arbor, MI. She incorporates Ayurvedic principles into her practice to assist new mothers and families transition into their roles more effortlessly and with ease. She is experienced in providing breastfeeding support, and preparing special nourishing meals for the new mother to help her strengthen and recuperate from childbirth. Aparna finds this work deeply fulfilling as she believes that she has the special skill of "mothering the new mother. She is available to massage infants and loves to teach new parents this simple yet deeply parent-baby bonding practice. Ayurvedic infant massage uses sesame oil for its health benefits and is an ancient Indian practice that tones and strengthens all organs and aids the baby in sleeping and proper digestion. Aparna has massaged over 50 babies along with her own two, who she continues to massage at ages 8 and 4 years.

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The Mistress of Spice

Articles by Aparna
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•An Ayurvedic View of Spices

About Aparna:

Aparna Khanolkar is a personal chef and caterer in Santa Barbara. Her emphasis is on healthy vegetarian cooking using ancient time-tested Ayurvedic principles. She teaches healthy vegetarian and Ayurvedic cooking classes and caters for retreats and yoga events. Aparna worked as the main chef at the Chopra Center for Well-Being in Carlsbad, Ca and also managed a successful personal chef and postpartum doula practice in San Diego. She is the author of the book, “A Mother’s Blessing” – an Ayurvedic perspective on caring for new mothers.

Aparna supports local farmers and uses only fresh, organic and seasonal produce for her cooking. Her belief is that the human body/mind is most harmonious when it is aligned with the laws of the universe. Her premise is that when the human body/mind is healthy, then the planet can also be healthy. And since eating is a primary function for survival and also pleasure, Aparna strives to teach people to cook and eat in balance, while respecting the needs of the planet while enhancing one’s own well-being and happiness. Aparna has two children 8 and 4, both of whom love to grow vegetables, eat and cook.

Please visit www.themistressofspice.com for more information and recipes.