WORKSHOP
The Sourdough Bread
The mother of foods. An ancestral element that is connecting us with the past. One of the staple foods that nourished our ancestors and the resource that is connecting us with them. The basic nourishment when there was no other. Her essence infused with the Elements and the grains created by Mother Earth.
The wholesome wheat on the table, the water and its memory, the micro-community of the sourdough starter, the sea salt crystals.
We pause for a moment to engage with all our senses into the bread making process as a sensorial ritual.
We alchemise the ingredients, we observe the changes, we create something new collectively and in togetherness.
We learn about the biology of her fermentation and we relate her to our own bodies; the physical and the emotional.
Notice her breath, feel her skin, transform the love by following our intuition …
CONTENTS OF THE WORKSHOP
We place sourdough bread in focus and we work with it holistically. We create a safe circle of women crafting one of the most ancient sources of nourishment in togetherness.
Through meditation and heart-full food preparation practices we connect with the essence of the wheat and we handcraft the bread as a sensorial ritual.
We gather and we consume it around ‘Estia’, the centre of our home.
We share stories or we remain silent to honour the present moment of connection and listen to our intuition …
DAY 1 // Saturday 20 April 2024
FOOD MEDITATION
CONNECTION WITH THE INGREDIENTS AND WITH OUR BODIES PHYSICAL + EMOTIONAL
SENSORIAL BREAD MAKING
DAY 2 // Sunday 21 April 2024
GATHERING IN TOGETHERNESS
BREAD BAKING
SHARING THE BREAD IN A MINDFUL FEMALE CIRCLE
DISCUSSION + STORIES OVER THE SAME RESOURCE
THE SOURDOUGH BREAD WORKSHOP // THIRD EDITION
WHEN
Saturday 20 April 2024 // 17:00 - 21:00
Sunday 21 April 2024 // 16:00 - 21:00
WHERE
The workshops will take place onsite at a physical space at Ilioupoli in Athens, GREECE
There is a limited number of spots available.
What you will experience
+ An holistic approach to recipe making and a ritualistic spiritual approach to the handling of ingredients.
+ A deeper and profound connection with the resources.
+ An appreciation of the ingredients and their seasonal abundance in our daily life.
+ Traineeship on traditional sourdough bread making with wild fermentation.
+ Reconnection with the ancestral methods of bread making.
+ Understanding the needs of your physical and emotional bodies in a more profound way.
+ A safe container of women where we connect and share stories, respect and support each other.
+ Sharing the same resource we made with each other as an ultimate form of trust and care.
+ Gathering in togetherness over the same resource and around ‘Estia’; the centre of our home.
This workshop is for women who
+ want to re-establish and reframe their relationship with food.
+ want to connect with food and the ingredients on a deeper and more profound level.
+ want to connect with their bodies and embody their needs.
+ have been having or had in the past a relationship with food that is out of balance such as overeating or eating less than there are supposed to eat.
+ are searching for a holistic approach to their nutrition and mindful choice of ingredients.
+ want to reconnect with nature, Mother Earth and the Elements, through their nutrition.
+ want to explore and gain knowledge on one of the most ancient practices of food preparation, the sourdough bread baking.
+ would like to gain practical knowledge on bread making with wild fermentation.
+ want to connect with your ancestors and ancestral practices of bread making.
+ want to connect with other women in a circle while sharing the same nourishment.
Feel the calling ?
TESTIMONIALS
Kasia R. // POLAND
‘The sourdough bread workshop has moved me beyond the art of bread making. It has been an encounter with the power of female energy accompanied by the journey to the essence of Mother Earth. I would recommend this event to every woman who wants to reconnect with the female energy and get inspired by the presence of a fantastic artist and guide - Alexandra.’.
Poulcheria M. // GREECE
‘After giving a few days to myself to digest and fully understand what I learnt in this illuminating and deep workshop that Alexandra visualised and gave birth to, very naturally this philosophical question came to me as the aftertaste of this dual experience of the body's and soul's nourishment : “ will you keep breadcrumbing yourself when you now know how to create a bread from the scratch?”. Thank you Alexandra!
I will always treasure this experience’.
Jana D. // UK
‘This work of the weekend felt life changing. Coming back to this ceremonial way of being in communion to prepare our meals, to share our stories and taste our food together slowly and intentionally, with reverence for what we were eating, brought me in touch with my body and relationship with food as it hasn’t done before’.
Sonia V. // PORTUGAL