Last Sunday I taught the first Ayurvedische Herfstkeuken workshop, the Dutch edition of Ayurveda’s Autumn Kitchen workshop.
One person had signed up. He’d told me in advance that he wasn’t sure he could make it, or maybe only for half of it. Honestly, in the days before I wondered whether to cancel. My enthusiasm dropped and thoughts ran through my head: Is it worth it? What kind of workshop has one participant?
A good one, it turned out.


We tasted all five spices together, no need to mute, because it was just the two of us. We tried fennel first, which is a gentle one, to wake up the tongue. Then we tasted coriander, cardamom, ginger (I did inhale that one just a bit too much…) and, as the interesting finale, clove. That is one you won’t forget once you’ve tasted it on your tongue, it has a special power. 
In between we looked at what autumn can do in your body, and why a hot day or week asks something different of you than a windy or rainy one.