Class Schedule for Fall 2025
*Dates and time are subject to change. Weekly office hours and optional small group sessions will be scheduled at a later date.
Schedule Overview:
Invocation Ceremony: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 (Faculty Only)
Welcome & Orientation Session: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Last Live Session: Thursday, May 21, 2025
Final assignments due:
Monday, May 4th: First draft of recipe project due
Monday, May 18th: Final draft of recipe project due
Monday, May 18th: Written exam due
Social Gathering: Sunday, May 24th
Graduation: Sunday, May 31st
Saturday, October 25th
Lesson 0 — Opening/Welcome Students
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Sunday, October 26th
Lesson 1 — History of Ayurveda and Its Relation to You (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Tuesday, October 28th
Q&A Session for Lesson 1
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Saturday, November 1st
Lesson 2 — Appropriate Home Kitchen Equipment (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Sunday, November 2nd
Lesson 3 — Prana from the Shaka Vansiya Perspective (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Tuesday, November 4th
Q&A Session for Lesson 2 & 3 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Saturday, November 8th
Lesson 4 — Human Physiology According to Ayurveda: The Doshas & Dhatus (Dr. Satyajith Kadkol)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Sunday, November 9th
Lesson 5 — Fire in the Belly: Agni & The Types of Digestion (Dr. Satyajith Kadkol)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Thursday, November 13th
Q&A Session for Lessons 4 & 5 (Dr. Satyajith Kadkol)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Saturday, November 15th
Lesson 6 Part 1 — Knife Skills (Chef Richard Lamarita)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Saturday, November 15th
Lesson 6 Part 2 — Knife Skills (Chef Richard Lamarita)
2:30 - 5:00 pm EST
Thursday, November 20th
Q&A Session for Lesson 6 (Chef Richard Lamarita)
10:00 - 12:00 pm EST
[Break: Thanksgiving]
Saturday, December 6th
Lesson 7 Part 1 — The Taste Lab: Experiencing the Six Tastes of Food (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Sunday, December 7th
Lesson 7 Part 2 — The Taste Lab: Experiencing the Six Tastes of Food (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, December 11th
Q&A Session for Lesson 7 (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
10:00 - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, December 13th
Lesson 8 Part 1 — Guna, Virya, Vipaka, Prabhava: More Food Attributes (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
10:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Sunday, December 14th
Lesson 8 Part 2 — Guna, Virya, Vipaka, Prabhava: More Food Attributes (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
10:00 - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, December 18th
Q&A Session for Lessons 8 (Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya)
5:30 - 7:30 pm EST
[Break: Christmas & New Year’s]
Thursday, January 8 - tentative
Olive Oil Tasting Experience - optional class (Nate Bradley, Amphora Nueva)
Saturday, January 10th
Lesson 9 — Food Compatibility According to Ayurveda (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, January 15th
Q&A Session for Lesson 9 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, January 17th
Lesson 10 Part 1 — Importance of Spices & Their Effects (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Saturday, January 17th
Lesson 10 Part 2 — Methods for Cooking with Spices (cooking session with Divya Alter)
2:30 - 5:00 pm EST
Thursday, January 22nd
Q&A Session for Lesson 10 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, January 24th
Lesson 11 — Groups of Foods: Grains (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Sunday, January 25th
Lesson 12 — Groups of Foods: Lentils & Beans (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, January 29th
Q&A Session for Lessons 11 & 12 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, February 7th
Lesson 13 — Reversing the Effects of Toxic Foods & Bad Eating Habits (Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Sunday, February 8th
Lesson 14 — Adapting Common Recipes with Ayurveda (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, February 12th
Q&A Session for Lesson 14 (Divya Alter)
10:00 - 12:00 pm EST
[Break: President’s Day]
Saturday, February 28th
Lesson 15 Part 1 — Healthy Cooking Methods; Groups of Foods: Dairy (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Saturday, February 28th
Lesson 15 Part 2 — Groups of Foods: Dairy (cooking session with Divya Alter)
2:30 - 5:30 pm EST
Thursday, March 5th
Q&A Session for Lesson 15 (Divya Alter)
10:00 - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, March 14th
Lesson 16 — Spiritual Aspects of Cooking and Consciousness TBD
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Sunday, March 15th
Lesson 17 — Groups of Foods: Sweeteners, Salts & Oils (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
Thursday, March 19th
Q&A Session for Lessons 17 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Saturday, March 21st
Lesson 18 — Principles of Home Meal Planning (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Thursday, March 26th
Q&A Session for Lesson 18 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Saturday, March 28th
Lesson 19 Part 1 — Groups of Foods: Vegetables (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Sunday, March 29th
Lesson 19 Part 2 — Groups of Foods: Vegetables (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Thursday, April 2nd
Q&A for Lesson 19 (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
[Break: Easter]
Saturday, April 11th
Lesson 20 Part 1 — Groups of Foods: Fruits & Nuts (cooking session with Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Saturday, April 11th
Lesson 20 Part 2 — Groups of Foods: Fruits & Nuts (cooking session with Divya Alter)
2:30 - 5:30 pm EDT
Thursday, April 16th
Q&A for Lesson 20 (Divya Alter)
10:00 - 12:00 pm EDT
Saturday, May 2nd
Lesson 21 — The Future of Culinary Medicine (Dr. Robert Graham)
10:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Sunday, May 3rd
Lesson 22 — Improving Your Efficiency in the Kitchen (Divya Alter)
10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Thursday, May 7th
Q&A for Lessons 22
10:00 - 12:00 pm EDT
Sunday, May 24th
Social Gathering
2:00 - 4:00 pm EDT
Sunday, May 31, 2025
Graduation / Final Celebration (all faculty & staff)
1:00 - 4:00 pm EDT