Ayurveda for Health & Happiness
Education. Practical Experience. Self-Transformation.
Welcome to the Ayurvedic Living Institute.
An online school for Ayurveda education and resources.
Here you will find learning opportunities to support you in a simple, mindful, and enjoyable path towards health and happiness- employing a system that’s been around thousands of years. Whether it’s an online cleanse with community, live cooking demonstrations, video seminars, or a packet of new recipes to explore in your kitchen, the Institute offers many ways to get started - or go deep - on your Ayurveda journey.
Expert Instruction
In-Depth Education
Self-Transformation
meet your instructor
Kate O’Donnell is the author of several Ayurvedic cookbooks, including The Everyday Ayurveda Guide to Self-Care and The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook.
She is a nationally certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and an authorized Ashtanga yoga teacher. Based in Maine, she teaches internationally and travels to India annually for study.
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“Kate has a clear way of teaching. The depth of Ayurveda can be daunting, but Kate keeps it real and makes this ancient science approachable. I feel very well supported by her courses because I get some live time with Kate, plus I love her videos and recipes with beautiful photography.”
What’s included in an online course:
Beautiful worksheets, shopping lists and/or recipes to download and print at home.
Depending on the course you sign up for, you’ll receive some or all of the following: daily lifestyle and dietary guidelines, recipes, and meal planning resources, 7 or 14 day meal programs, and worksheets to help you discover your own unique constitution.
Online instruction as view-anytime video lectures or live virtual cooking events.
Live virtual events include an interactive format over group video call with expert advice while working hands on with the course recipes in your own kitchen. Join others, ask questions, and show what you made! Pre-recorded online courses dive deeper into the information with a series of video lectures you can watch anytime, allowing you to digest the course content at your own pace.
“I had a great time in Kate’s cooking class! She is a very engaging and embodied teacher. Plus I have already made the dishes she taught us a few times since.”
Featured Courses
Live Virtual Cooking Classes
This very special workshop is an invite into my home kitchen. I’ll show you some of my favorite tools and techniques, a tour of an Ayurveda pantry, and together we’ll whip up a meal! These classes are appropriate for any level of cooking interest and expertise. Join me in my home kitchen LIVE for some interactive, everyday cooking.
Ayurvedic Cleansing Programs
Our body and nervous system is constantly communicating with us. A cleanse is an opportunity to listen deeply to those messages. In our approach to home cleanses you will find a daily routines table and how-to instructions, recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 4 days, cleanse shopping list, and a questionnaire to help you identify the right recipes and routines for you to follow during your program.
Agni & Ama: Balance the Digestive Fire and Reduce Toxins
This 7-day program will balance your digestive fire and reduce toxins in your body. This course walks you through the principles of Agni (digestive fire) and Ama (accumulated toxins) via video lectures with support PDFs, worksheets, and a one week meal plan with recipes that will bring the teachings from theory into practice.