Presenting delectable vegetarian recipes from L.A.’s renowned health and wellness retreat, The Ashram Cookbook: The Way We Eat features beautiful photographs of the colorful and healthful dishes alongside inspiring scenic views surrounding the retreat, creating a vibrant celebration of nature, community, and vitality.

From breakfast bowls to fresh salads and hearty vegetable dishes, satisfying snacks and sweets, and energizing smoothies and tonics, this volume contains more than 100 savory and wholesome recipes from the original wellness retreat, including informative explanations of the benefits of various ingredients and preparation methods. Featuring a personal testimonial from supermodel and longtime Ashram devotee Cindy Crawford, The Ashram Cookbook: The Way We Eat is a feast for the body, mind and spirit.

The first “boot camp health retreat” with a simple formula of hiking, yoga, and delicious organic food, The Ashram opened its doors 1974, with the mission to introduce healthy habits to guests and educate them to make better choices. To create positive effects on guests’ total being, the most important ingredients are the combination of movements in all forms, fresh and beautifully served vegetarian food, as well as a lot of joy and laughter.