Ananda in the Himalayas launches The Healing Plate, an Ayurvedic cookbook for modern living
Ananda in the Himalayas launches The Healing Plate — an Ayurvedic cookbook with 100+ dosha-based recipes for digestion, immunity, energy, and mindful eating.
TASTEPLACES & SPACESLIFE
6/15/20262 min read
📸 Ananda in the Himalayas
Ananda in the Himalayas, one of the world's foremost wellness retreats, has released The Healing Plate — an Ayurvedic culinary guide that brings its 25-year integrative health philosophy into the everyday kitchen.
The book is not a diet plan. It's a practical framework for using food as a tool for balance, drawing on classical Ayurvedic principles adapted for contemporary life. Topics span digestion, immunity, inflammation, energy, detoxification, cognition, sleep, and conscious consumption — grounded in ancient knowledge, organized around modern wellness needs.
More than 100 recipes, built around your dosha
The Healing Plate features over 100 recipes developed and refined at the retreat over decades. Each is tailored to the three Ayurvedic dosha types, with the flexibility to adapt dishes by constitution and season. The book also includes a dosha self-assessment, food-combining guidance, and an introduction to Ritucharya — the Ayurvedic practice of seasonal eating.
Chef Diwaker Balodi, Director of Culinary and F&B at Ananda, describes the retreat's foundational approach: "Food here is designed to restore balance, support individual needs, and create lasting change. It is rooted in ancient wisdom, shaped by modern understanding, and delivered with care and precision. If I had to distill that philosophy to one idea, it would be balance."
Dr. Sreelal Sankar, Head of Ayurveda at Ananda, reinforces the medical reasoning: "One approach to food cannot suit everyone, and wholesome ingredients don't necessarily benefit all in the same way. By guiding readers to recognize their doshas and adapt recipes to personal and seasonal needs, we connect modern wellness goals with Ayurvedic wisdom."
Mindful eating, zero-waste cooking
The Healing Plate is available now via Ananda's online store: store.anandaspa.com/products/the-healing-plate-ayurveda-for-modern-living
Beyond recipes, the book addresses how, when, and in what mindset to eat — and applies Ayurvedic principles to zero-waste cooking, treating every ingredient as purposeful. It's an approach that feels as relevant to sustainability as it does to personal health.