Year long access to this unparalleled ayurvedic course - with live support and curriculum to guide you and your clients to optimal health!
Here's a short preview of our welcome video for our students! Just a little taste of Edible Ayurveda
Course Overview
Edible Ayurveda is a practitioner-focused continuing education course designed to integrate foundational Ayurvedic principles with modern digestive physiology and whole-food nutrition.
This course equips nutrition professionals with a clinically applicable framework for understanding digestive function, metabolic regulation, and symptom patterns through both Western and Ayurvedic lenses.
Participants will learn to translate elemental theory and digestive mapping into practical assessment tools and therapeutic strategies appropriate for client care within scope of practice.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
— Hippocrates
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Understand Ayurvedic elemental theory (cold, dry, hot, wet) in the context of digestive physiology, and assessing symptoms.
- Identify symptom patterns through the lens of Ayurveda, using the principles of Agni (digestive fire), Ama (metabolic residue), and Doshic imbalance.
- Apply macronutrients, spices and herbs, and lifestyle strategies based on constitutional and symptomatic presentation.
- Develop food-based and lifestyle recommendations that support digestive resilience and metabolic balance.
- Recognize patterns of impaired absorption and apply appropriate dietary interventions.
Course Content
This course progresses from foundational Ayurvedic theory into applied digestive physiology, guiding you organ by organ through the gastrointestinal tract to strengthen clinical assessment and personalize nutrition strategies.
We designed this course to help you identify symptoms, understand how to apply elemental Ayurvedic remedies, and bring balance to the body, mind, and spirit.
Throughout the course, we will deliver content that is expertly spiced and easy to digest, so you can apply it with tools that will last a lifetime.
When these principles become a part of your assessment tools, you'll recognize patterns more quickly and make powerful, positive, purposeful choices that unlock natural vitality and longevity.
Edible Ayurveda gives the tools to use food as medicine - the oldest form of health care and something you and your clients can tap into every day!
Edible Ayurveda at a Glance
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. Ayurvedic Elemental Theory
- Cold, Dry, Hot, and Wet as clinical assessment tools
- Doshic pattern recognition in digestive complaints
- Linking elemental imbalance to symptom clusters
2. Macronutrients & Metabolic Regulation
- Protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism through a constitutional lens
- Blood sugar stability and digestive capacity (Agni)
- Individualized macronutrient distribution strategies
3. Eating Behaviors & Timing
- Emotional eating and digestive physiology
- Meal timing and circadian rhythm
- Quantity, transit time, and bioavailability
PART II: DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY THROUGH THE AYURVEDIC LENS
An exploration of digestion that bridges Western science with the Ayurvedic principles of Agni, Ama, and Dhatu formation, showing how food becomes us, and how to bring in balance and optimize digestion.
Organ systems covered:
- Mouth
- Small intestine
- Microbiome & immune interface
- Colon
- Liver & gallbladder
- Pancreas
- Kidneys & Skin Care
Here's How it Works
The Edible Ayurveda course Includes:
- One Full Year of Access to the curriculum and your teachers
- Recorded Lectures to guide you through the material.
- Edible Ayurveda Book delivered to your door to accompany each class with food, herb, and remedy lists for easy reference.
- Monthly live Q&A calls for continued learning and client Q&A and support
- All delivered through an easy-to-use online platform with ongoing membership access.
Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
Edible Ayurveda has been approved for 40 Continuing Education Credits for NANP professional members, supporting ongoing education for Board Certified Holistic Nutrition® Practitioners and other qualified professionals
Who is Edible Ayurveda for?
- Nutrition Professionals
- Health Coaches expanding digestive frameworks
- Practitioners/Medical Providers integrating traditional systems with modern physiology with a food as medicine foundation
- Anyone wanting to dive deep into the world of their digestive system under Ayurvedic lens and gain creative elemental wisdom in their kitchen
Mary Sheila and DeAnna have been teaching Edible Ayurveda for Years!
Here's what people have to say about this transformative course:
"I loved this class. The teachers, Mary Sheila Gonnella and DeAnna Batdorff, translate broad subjects into specific ways we can integrate this wise medicine and self care into our everyday lives. Highly recommended!" -Ellen Marie
"The class was incrEDIBLE Ayurvedic learning! As always, DeAnna and Mary Sheila make a great team and do not disappoint! So much creativity, nourishment, & flavor to savor!" - Sergio De La O
"Mary Sheila's skill with nutrition and online learning & DeAnna's expertise as a long-time Ayurvedic practitioner were a match made in heaven. They nurtured a group spirit and nourished each of us in mind & body by lovingly taking us on an exploratory journey into the wide world of digestion. We laughed & cried, but mostly, we learned about food, drink, spices, & ourselves This may have been my favorite course of the decade!" - Donna O’Malley
"I have been able to incorporate small practices into my routine & know that, as I grow, I have an outstanding resource to pull from to add more practices into my life. I am so grateful to be able to take this course & learn from 2 exceptional teachers! Mary Sheila & DeAnna are simply the best!" - Katherine Collins
Mary Sheila and DeAnna have been teaching Edible Ayurveda for Years!
Here's what people have to say about this transformative course:
"I loved this class. The teachers, Mary Sheila Gonnella and DeAnna Batdorff, translate broad subjects into specific ways we can integrate this wise medicine and self care into our everyday lives. Highly recommended!" -Ellen Marie
"The class was incrEDIBLE Ayurvedic learning! As always, DeAnna and Mary Sheila make a great team and do not disappoint! So much creativity, nourishment, & flavor to savor!" - Sergio De La O
"Mary Sheila's skill with nutrition and online learning & DeAnna's expertise as a long-time Ayurvedic practitioner were a match made in heaven. They nurtured a group spirit and nourished each of us in mind & body by lovingly taking us on an exploratory journey into the wide world of digestion. We laughed & cried, but mostly, we learned about food, drink, spices, & ourselves This may have been my favorite course of the decade!" - Donna O’Malley
"I have been able to incorporate small practices into my routine & know that, as I grow, I have an outstanding resource to pull from to add more practices into my life. I am so grateful to be able to take this course & learn from 2 exceptional teachers! Mary Sheila & DeAnna are simply the best!" - Katherine Collins
DeAnna Batdorff:
DeAnna Batdorff began her career in 1987 and is the founder of The dhyana Center of Therapeutics, Inc.
She is an Ayurvedic and Tibetan Practitioner and Educator, Massage Therapist, Western Herbalist, Nutrition Counselor and Clinical Aromatherapist.
She presently oversees The dhyana Center in the heart of Sonoma County. DeAnna is committed to inspiring all people to heal, learn and grow through elemental theory, understanding how the body works, and making the connection between mind, body, and spirit.
She lovingly credits all of her teachers along the way: Michael Tierra, Marcel Lavabre, Dr. Lobsang
Rapgay, Swami Niranjananda, Dr. Lad, and Ed Bauman. DeAnna has supported well over 150,000
clients and students and considers them to be the best teachers she could ever have.
Mary Sheila Gonnella, NC, BCHN:
Mary Sheila brings 20 years of experience in the nutrition, health, and wellness world.
She provides the information, insight, empowerment, and support you need to take charge of your health and live the life you were meant to live.
Her mastery is in a clinical focus on GI health, hormonal harmony, blood sugar balance, diabetes prevention and reversal, mood regulation, and cultivating right-size body weight.
Mary Sheila combines holistic nutrition, clinical Ayurveda, adrenal support, and amino acid therapy to create a unique, supportive experience for her clients and students.
Her passion makes nutrition concepts come to life and leads her clients to consistently successful outcomes.
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All courses are non-refundable. They can be exchanged for another educational opportunity in the future.
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