Basic to Sattvic Principals for Energy Healers and Light Workers 101 held in Paramaribo Suriname

Course number 101
Basic to Sattvic Principals for Energy Healers and Light Workers: This course is a pre-requisite course to all my other cooking course. The students get the basics of all Sattvic vegan/vegetarian principals in order to have a better understanding about food in relation to good health, morality, material vibration, astral existence and spiritual consciousness. It comes with a non-cook food demo practicum. This is a course worth taking for those who'd like to raise the quality and overall well being of their life & aid to spiritual development. Course language is in general in English but in Suriname the course is given in Dutch and English. Group discussions, verbal presentation & active participation highly stimulated.

Location:
MCKS Pranic Healing Suriname

Condorstraat 25-27, Leonsberg

For more contact information: http://www.pranichealing.sr

Registration period: 
from September 26 till November 26, 2013 - registration closed on November 26

Registration Fee & Costs:
two segments of registration & course fees) , which are both mandatory:
1. Course Fee: Registration with Pranic Healing Suriname & pay course fee (see contact information)
and in addition you also
2. Registration Fee to the Satvic Chef:  Satvic Chef Certification with study manual & food practicum material (contact me at ratnasadal@gmail.com)

COUPON PROMO!

Course Dates & Structure:

dates: Saturday November 30 & Sunday December 1 
course segment: A & B = prerequisites to follow course C& D
length: 4 hours

Course Structure:

Basis tot sattvic principals 101 for light workers & Energy healers.

Segment A - 2 hours- What is Vegetarianism?!

*10-15 min introduction of class members

*20 min Powerpoint lecture  introduction to vegetarianism

*Group Discussion: 'what type of vegetarian am I? 30 min (discussion & presentation).

*Powerpoint lecture 20 min dietary structure vegetarian

*20 minutes: "How is vegetariansm beneficial for me"- short essay

*15 min – brunch  – provided by the Satvic Chef

Segment B - 2 hours

*3-5 min individual verbal presentation studenten essay from segment A
*20 min Powerpoint  lecture- basics tot Sattvic vegetarianism

*45 min discussion group & presentation 3 modes of material nature (satva, raja, tamas)
*20 min Powerpoint  lecture over himsa/ ahimsa
* rest time: certification – quick snack plus homework till next week

dates: Saturday December 7 & December 8
course segments: C & D 
length: 4 hours

Course Structure:

Basis tot sattvic principals 101 for light workers & Energy healers.

Segment C - 2 uren - Sattvic Cuisine
*30 min powerpoint - basis principals in Sattvic cuisine!
*60 min group practicum & discussion - how to create the easiest Sattvic Meals
*30 min short essay & presentation: "How does my consciousness affect my food"

Segment D - 2 uren - food & vibration

* 30 min Powerpoint lecture - food & vibration
* 45 group discussion & presentation carbon imprint & impact vegetarianism on global well-being

* 45 quiz & complete certificate. 

Yours Truly,

Ratna Sadal
Founder/CEO of THE SATVIC CHEF!

THE SURINAMESE TRAVEL & VEGAN VERSION CUISINE GUIDE

EASY BREEZY

DORM STYLE COOKING 

WITH THE SATVIC CHEF!

Hmm! need to get invigorated 

Hiking Path on the Way to the Paramaribo Zoo

It's one of those mornings: getting up and then bursting full of this energy while I pick out my hiking route with a busy early Monday morning traffic here in Paramaribo, Suriname.  Last night, the other Dutch intern - whose my roommate - asked how to get buy with a small budget of groceries and still eat lavishly good here in Suriname, without getting bored on a blend diet of just rice, beans, pasta & tomato sauce. Being Dutch she mentioned that she hated the smell of Onions & Garlic.  So - I  thought- she came to the right place for me to demo this dorm style cooking of mine -which tastes as good as the gourmet version.

On my way back from my walk, I went to the Chinese supermarket and picked up the every day Surinamese canned staples like jarred red kidney beans in tomato sauce, some plant derived trans-fat free margarine and Roti from Fernandes Company Suriname

then from the vegetable vendors from the Surinamese Central Market - I bought some already cut-up asian bittermelon , fresh ginger and some yellow scotch bonnet peppers.   

After resting and taking a shower, I started my easy gourmet Monday Morning Brunch Preparation:

wash all your vegetables thoroughly!!

• cut up & seed the scotch bonnet pepper 
• grate the skin off the fresh ginger and dice it up
• open the jarred beans in tomato sauce
• prepare your spice mix: salt, pepper, some curry powder, Indo-Javanese spices like laos & kuntjur

Then follow these steps:

In a skillet melt about 2.5 table spoons of margarine

saute diced yellow pepper & ginger, then spices for 3 minutes and then add the sliced, washed & drained bittermelon to it

after saute of vegetables for another 7 minutes add the beans in tomato sauce to it

cut up two roties in 1/8 segments (just like cutting a round cake) & place in oven or toaster for 3 minutes to heat up

ENJOY YOUR BRUNCH!!!

BON APPETIT!!!

SMAKELIJK ETEN

(dutch)

NJANG SWETIE

(Surinamese Creole - Sranang Tongo)

Here is a tip how to deal with left over of your store bought  Fernandes -Roti after it has reached its experation date!!! 

• place in air-sealed bag and freeze up to 3 months, thaw and reheat
• cut it into stripes, cook with sugar, milk (cow's or nut milk) & spices like vanilla, cinnamon & cardamom
• turn it into either sweet or savory pita chips snack, by cutting it into small wedges, place on baking sheet, brush with margarine; 
• for savory -sprinkle salt, paprika & other spices 
• and for sweet - sprinkle sugar and cinnamon

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Home Grown Cherries in the backyard 

Regards!

Ratna Sadal, Founder CEO of THE SATVIC CHEF

Please visit my site: http://mysatviccookingclub.weebly.com/

Intro Satvic Chef (playlist)

A deeper Understanding of Indian Diaspora: The Axis Around which Suicide amongst 4th & 5th generation Indian Indenture descendents can be understood

A PUBLIC HEALTH VIEW!

How should we contemplate looking at the high suicide rates within the Hindustani Communities in Suriname!

http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/gezondheid-welzijn/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2006/2006-2042-wm.htm

The Journal of Dutch Medicine reports that: "The most striking suicide pattern is found among Surinamese people. Although suicide attempts among Surinamese women receive much attention, the suicide rate for Surinamese women does not differ a great deal from the suicide rate among native Dutch women. Suicide is relatively common among Surinamese men until they reach middle age." 

---Joop Garssen and Jan Hoogenboezem (1)

 - but these numbers reflect the a population of Surinamese men living in the Netherlands, Europe & then the differentiation amongst various ethnic groups of Surinamese men is not specifically pointed out! The questions arises then: What does ethnicity have to do with suicide. Which other variables play a big role?

Decoding Myths!

Is Race, Gender, Ethnicity, Culture and Historical descendants important at looking at suicide rates within a community in Suriname?

• marginalization process of the role and identity of men of Indentur edescent through 4 or 5 generations that took place while shifting from their own cultural identity to the western identity & social role

• generational patterns that's been handed down because of reaction to this stress of marginalization from - through male role models

• difference between Surinamese Hindustani men of Indian descent and Surinamese Black men from African descent is that the marginalization process goes in different paths due to racial disparities - eg. in Hindustani men, it's most self-destructive reaction and in Black men it is criminalization expressed outwardly

• fact that British Guyana was predisposed to British Policy at onset of history of the late 1900, at which the marginalization process was equally distributed among every racial group

• while in Suriname each racial and cultural group has had its own variety of social historical oppression through Dutch colonization

• Even though British Guyana has had mostly conversion to Christianity of the Hindustani Indenture labor, unlike those from Suriname - re-adopting back to religion of descent Hinduism and Islam happens much more with greater will power and confidence of adapting back to the identity of origin.  

• In Suriname, descendants from Hindustani Indenture Laborers were subdued to a different form of power structure that shoved the main Hindustani inherited cultural identity to the inferior social disposition of marginalization and identity confusion.

• That's why it is assumed that British Guyana Indian have slightly better resistance towards social stress compared to Surinamese Indians. (note: no obvious/empirical data collected on this study was obtained)

 Although race seems insignificant -in looking at suicide rates with a community- it is a relevant variable among several countries and societies; It plays a big role within the configuration events and social development of a multi-ethnical structured society - while it has had its rooting within historical & cultural context.

The main stressor for Hindustani Men in Suriname is:

Hindustani Indenture descendant coming from a native India culture with Eastern cultural values; The emphasis is placed more on the emotional aspect of deep rooted customs and beliefs. With the move to a foreign South-American Dutch Colony in the late 1900s, there was to some extend a disconnection from the cultural context of the land of origin namely India from that historical time frame.  This reflects on the practices of Hinduism and Islam in Suriname - the re-confirmations Religious codes happens while interacting through Pilgrimage at the land of origin, but adjusted to the social, cultural and political context of Suriname.

Comparison with the next door neighbor British Guyana:

the main differences of social historical discrepancy between Hindustani men in Suriname and British Guyana: 

Diaspora awareness! The right to be called Hindustani first and second of Dutch descent.

Me, my land, my culture, my politics ......me in the center......

not me hiding in the Banana tree........

In USA weapon violence vs. In Suriname weed killer! Where do men need to "GROW UP?"

Another myth that needs to debunked: Men have greater suicide rates because they "need to grow up." The whole debate of the brain function and stress response of the male gender in general lies in open.  It can be said most likely that suicide rates are higher in men, because women cope better with stress psychologically. 

The weapon of destruction varies from country to country.  In United States it's the second amendment, in Suriname it is the easy accessibility of weed killer toxins.

Debunking the BOLLYWOOD MYTH!!!!

It would be fun to a study of comparison Japanese people -who love & watch a lot of Bollywood Movies too- to Surinamese, British Guyana Hindustani people & Indian itself - all Eastern Cultures embedded with high suicide driven motives.  Even though Japanese have a high capacity to contemplate suicide to keep family honor, Bollywood movies are not suggestive to create suicidal intention within the Japanese  (note: no obvious/empirical data collected on this study was obtained).  So, even though Bollywood movies reflect the Hindustani Indian suicidal motives - it is still not conclusive to say that Bollywood movies create suicidal intentions within Hindustani communities of Suriname.  

http://www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/gezondheid-welzijn/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2006/2006-2042-wm.htm

Although the usage of weed killer is a one shot deal -either in small or in large amounts- it is not clear how intense the suicide motive was of the individual or whether it was committed in an altered state of mood.