Nourishment on the Road
An Ayurvedic Guide to Staying Balanced and Well-Fed While Traveling
A 2-Part Online Workshop with Divya Alter
July 11–12, 2026
10:00 AM–12:30 PM ET each day
5 Hours of Live Instruction | $99
✔ Includes recipe handouts, travel resource guide, and workshop recordings
Travel has the power to expand our horizons, connect us with new people and places, and create some of life's most memorable experiences. Yet for many of us, travel also comes with a cost: disrupted digestion, poor sleep, fatigue, dehydration, jet lag, weakened immunity, and the challenge of finding food that truly nourishes.
If you're someone who cares about what you eat, you've probably faced the dilemma of navigating airports, gas stations, hotel breakfasts, convenience stores, and long travel days without compromising your health. Too often, we return from a journey feeling like we need a vacation from the vacation.
According to Ayurveda, travel is one of the most powerful aggravators of Vata dosha—the energy of movement. With the right preparation, self-care practices, and nourishing foods, however, travel can become far more comfortable, enjoyable, and restorative.
In this practical and inspiring two-part workshop, Ayurvedic chef and educator Divya Alter will share her favorite strategies for maintaining balance before, during, and after travel, along with delicious recipes for portable foods that support digestion, energy, immunity, and peace of mind on the road.
Whether you're planning a weekend getaway, an international adventure, a business trip, a retreat, or a spiritual pilgrimage, you'll gain tools that can help you arrive feeling grounded, present, and ready to fully enjoy the journey.
Who Is This Workshop For?
• Frequent travelers and anyone preparing for an upcoming trip
• People who experience jet lag, digestive discomfort, fatigue, anxiety, or disrupted sleep while traveling
• Health-conscious individuals seeking nourishing alternatives to airport and convenience foods
• Ayurveda students, practitioners, and enthusiasts
• Pilgrims, retreat participants, business travelers, and adventurers
No prior knowledge of Ayurveda is required.
What You’ll Learn
Part 1:
Staying Balanced While Traveling
July 11, 2026, 10 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Learn how to prepare your body for travel, minimize common travel-related imbalances, and recover more quickly upon arrival.
• How air, road, rail, and water travel affect the doshas
• Common travel-related imbalances and how to minimize them
• Ayurvedic self-care before, during, and after travel
• Strategies for reducing fatigue, dehydration, bloating, constipation, anxiety, and disrupted sleep
• Natural approaches to minimizing jet lag and adapting to new time zones
• Considerations for electromagnetic exposure and environmental stressors
• Principles of Ayurvedic travel food: what to pack and what to avoid
• A detailed resource guide with recommended products, articles, and travel essentials
Part 2:
Recipes for Delicious Travel Food
July 12, 2026, 10 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Discover how to travel with food that is nourishing, satisfying, portable, and easy to prepare.
• Portable meals, snacks, and beverages that nourish rather than deplete
• How to travel without relying on airport and ultra-processed convenience foods
• Adapting your diet to different constitutions, climates, and destinations
• Demonstration of delicious recipes that travel well
• Recipe handouts and practical travel meal-planning tips
• Smart food packing
Class Menu
• Oat & Crispy Rice Granola — a convenient breakfast and snack
• Spiced Waterlily Puffs — a high-protein savory snack
• Vegetable Bread or Muffins — nutritious, delicious, and easy to eat on the go
• Basil-Parsley Pesto — a flavorful sauce that keeps well and supports digestion
•Vegetable-Pesto Farro or Rice — a complete nutrition one-pot meal
• Date-Sesame Bites — naturally sweet, grounding, and travel-friendly
Join us and discover how a little Ayurvedic wisdom and preparation can transform travel from a depleting experience into a nourishing one.
Travel well. Eat well. Arrive well.
Join Us
Price: $99
✔ Includes 5 hours of learning time, recipe handouts, travel resource guide, and workshop recordings
About the Teacher
Divya Alter
Ayurvedic Chef, Educator & Co-Founder of Bhagavat Life and Divya’s Kitchen
Divya Alter is an Ayurvedic chef, educator, and co-founder of Bhagavat Life and Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in Manhattan.
With over 35 years of experience studying, practicing, and teaching vegetarian cooking and Ayurveda, Divya brings a deeply rooted and integrative approach to food and healing.
Her work is centered on the principle of food as medicine—using ingredients, cooking methods, and food combinations to support digestion, restore balance, and promote overall well-being. She bridges traditional wisdom with modern life, making Ayurveda practical, accessible, and relevant through everyday cooking.
Divya is the author of two cookbooks, What to Eat for How You Feel and Joy of Balance, and the creator of the nation’s first Ayurvedic Nutrition and Culinary Training.