What is Kitchen Sādhana?
Like Yoga, a ritual of daily chanting, or tending to your altar, the Kitchen Sādhana, originally introduced to me through the work of Mother Maya Tiwari, is a sacred practice of connecting to the food that will become a part of you upon digestion, and preparing it with ritual and reverence.
After 7 years of serving intentional platters here and there throughout my postnatal care packages, joining an internship circle with Dr Uma Naidoo, and writing about the influence of neuro-inflammation on how we feel in our bodies while caring for our young, I can taste, touch, and, smell how rich the "soil" from which I source my meals has become. And it's ready to serve many families simultaneously.
How I cook: the churnas, biodynamic botanical elements, culinary herb selection and the principles of postnatal nutrition are all rooted in Āyurveda. The dishes themselves, however, are an extension of who I am as a practitioner. Experimental, with research on nutritional psychiatry in mind, and non-conventional. So less like grandma's kitchen, and more like an apothecary of culinary medicine.
How does it work?
ღ Kitchen Sādhana is a continuous daily current of medicinal nourishment for the mother. I cook them in energetic alignment and with ritual, from my family kitchen - so I essentially do the 'Sadhana' for you until you are ready to return to yours.
ღ For every signed week, you receive two fresh deliveries of 9 tailored meals (totalling 18 meals a week). These are specifically designed to nurture the postnatal biology, however, each shipment includes nutrient-dense staples that can satisfy two.
ღ Please share any allergies and intolerances with me in your order, so I can ensure separate spoons, pans and kitchen shifts as to not cross-contaminate.
ღ The meals are specifically designed for the first 6 weeks, however, they are well-suited for the entire two-year 'postnatal phase', while your endocrine system is working towards a new hormonal baseline, and your feet are finding new, solid grounds. They can be re-ordered when navigating an unexpected rough week, while recovering from being under the weather, or to help ease your return to work.
ღ Kitchen Sādhana can be ordered per week, with or without a continuum of doula support, or as a 3-week block under the Earth Programme. Explore how to layer your postnatal care here.
