Ayurveda + Chocolate with Alak Vasa

Chocolate doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure. That’s why Alak decided to leave her corporate job and dedicate her life to bringing joy through chocolate and Ayurveda. The result is an incredible line of ethical chocolates. What you’ll get out of tuning in: How chocolate and Ayurveda intertwine  How your energy influences your food How following your purpose improves your health Links Mentioned in Episode: Find out more about the Living Ayurveda Course Free resources Show Highlights: Cate talks about high prana foods Cate explains how food is infused with the surrounding energy Cate shares how it is important to follow your own path Timestamps:  4:23 Understanding the connection between chocolate and Ayurveda  14:47 The importance of the environment in preparing food 24:12 Alak’s journey from a corporate job to chocolate entrepreneur 34:18 Following your purpose Guest BIO:  Alak Vasa, co-founder, and chef at Elements Truffles. Elements truffles was born at the intersection of two things that make me happy - chocolates and meditation. We are an Ayurveda inspired line of clean chocolates that taste good and do good - for the body, mind, and community.  Before that Alak was a trader and VP at Goldman Sachs. Everything was going well, but a sense of purpose was missing. I was good at what I was doing, but I felt I was meant to do something else. About 12 years ago, I learned to meditate. And as I grew in the practice, I became more aware of the food I was eating. I noticed that I was integrating a lot of elements of the Ayurvedic lifestyle, which was naturally a part of our life growing up. Ayurveda, also known as the sister science to Yoga, was now taking me back to my roots. Alak volunteers her time teaching breath-work and meditation through the Art of Living Foundation, an international NGO.