Are you Ayurveda?

Ok, I'm starting a second blog, Are you Ayurveda?, where I'll be sharing the things I learn and my experiences during this adventure...

Pei Wei Asian Diner and Sai Ayurvedic College

I enrolled in the Sai Ayurvedic College, partly because I've had a growing interest in natural, preventive, and holistic healthcare, and mostly because, if I end up working at my government job long enough to collect a thirty-year award someday, I'll blow my brains out in front of all my collected colleagues.  I guess I'll be starting another blog about Ayurveda for all you crunchy types out there that I love.  Because, hippies and I are likethis and we can finish each other's sentences, baby.

I had lunch with my fellow students and my teacher (and man, am I ever outclassed by my classmates...Reiki Masters and Yoga teachers and Massage Therapists and the owner of Camden-Grey Essential Oils!) at Pei Wei Asian Diner in Kendall.  I would have pronounced it "Pee Wee" but they said "Pay Way" and I bow to their assuredly superior knowledge.  It was jam packed so I figured it would be good...and it actually was.  I had Fried Rice, which was hardly a bold choice, but I was feeling like a bland meal would be good and a lot of their choices are spicy.  The portions were generous and since they sizzled up at least the finishing touches of the meal upon order, it had a nice, fresh taste.  I had mine with tofu since of course all my classmates are vegetarian and it was satisfying enough.  I consider myself to be pretty healthy but nowhere near as hardcore as these people; my teacher had her meal with hot water (hot water aids in digestion) and I had a coke...and no one took their leftovers but me because according to Ayurvedic principles eating leftovers create aam or ama in the body, which is basically an accumulation of toxins in the body.  Hey, I learned something already!  I forgot my leftovers at school so I emailed the teacher to trash them; apparently, the Dhanvantari was looking out for me.  OMG I'm going to become sooooo annoying from all this!