We are pleased to bring you a series of whole food plant-based (WFPB) cooking webinars in collaboration with Anita Rickey, our immersion partner from Diggers Vegie Kitchen in Anglesea. It will be series of 4 webinars – weekly at Sunday lunchtime – starting Sunday 20th September. This is a repeat of the first series which was a sellout!

Each webinar will feature whole food plant-based recipes and tips to making your WFPB journey easier. Anita gives emphasis to foods you can prepare quickly and easily whilst being delicious and healthy.

NB The series has now finished. You can express interest via the form below to be notified of the next one.

This series is designed for people who have a basic understanding of whole food plant-based nutrition. If you are new to this way of eating we highly recommend you also enrol in our Plant-Based Nutrition Webinar series (next series tbc)

Session details:

• Sunday 20th September, 12:00 noon to 1:30pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
  Part 1: An introduction to oil free WFPB cooking: Includes making Indian sweet potato veggie Korma, making yoghurt and ways to use yoghurt in your cooking.
• Sunday 27th September, 12:00 noon to 1:30pm (AEST)
  Part 2: Mexican night: black bean tacos, nachos, salsa and cheezy sauce. Interesting ways to use the air fryer.
• Sunday 4th October, 12:00 noon to 1:30pm (Aust Eastern Daylight Time)
  Part 3: Japanese night: Okonomiyaki, noodles, Japanese style stir fry sauce.
  Plus bliss balls.
• Sunday 11th October, 12:00 noon to 1:30pm (Aust Eastern Daylight Time)
  Part 4: Italian night!!  Very versatile lentil bolognese, creamy pasta sauce plus ideas for Buddha bowls
• Please note the above details may change slightly. We will be sending out recipe details prior to each webinar so that you can practice ‘live’ whilst watching Anita and ask questions as you go.

Other information:

• Presenter: Anita Rickey, with Jenny Cameron monitoring questions
• Location: Online using Zoom meetings
• Sessions will be recorded and made available to participants the following day
• Cost: $90 for all four sessions
• A PayPal invoice will be sent within 24hrs of registering – please pay promptly on receipt of invoice
• Places are limited
• **Express interest in a future cooking webinar series via the form below**  

Here is what one participant said about our first WFPB cooking webinar series:

This series has been life-changing for me. I loathed cooking and despite having many WFPB cookbooks, I always ended up cooking the same meals. Being able to have the visuals and watch it all, has been fantastic. Thank you Anita, Rory and Jenny for making nutrition so much more enjoyable for me

**Register now for the September retreat**

Join us at our Lifestyle Medicine Immersion Retreat to kickstart your healthy lifestyle change. Our immersion is run at the Yarra Valley Living Centre in Yarra Junction, Victoria. The program goes for a full week – Sunday to Sunday – and includes all the domains of lifestyle medicine in addition to our focus on plant-based nutrition. We, Malcolm and Jenny, have teamed up with plant-based dietitian Peter Johnston to deliver the immersion with assistance from plant-based chef Julia Grueskin and others who will deliver cooking demonstrations, meditation, yoga and fitness activities.

Click here to register8th to 15th September 2024

Immersion dates:

• 8th to 15th September 2024
• 16th to 23rd March 2025

See more photos of theYarra Valley Living Centre

Enjoy delicious whole food plant-based meals plus cooking demonstrations, yoga, meditation, films and benefit from the educational lectures by experts in plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine Dr Malcolm Mackay (General Practitioner), Jenny Cameron (Nutritionist & Wellness Coach) and Dr Peter Johnston (Dietitian).

This immersion is perfect for people who want to achieve optimal health and well-being through a healthy lifestyle. If you are suffering from a chronic disease you can make significant lifestyle changes with the reassurance of medical supervision at hand. If you are already living a healthy lifestyle we will help you tweak it to achieve optimal health and have the best chance of preventing heart disease, diabetes, cancer and autoimmune diseases. Wherever you are on the health spectrum this immersion is the best way to kick-start your health transformation in a community of like-minded people.

This will suit people who:

• Want to improve their health and well-being – to look and feel better, have more energy and sleep better
• Want to lose weight in a way that is sustainable
• Have a chronic disease that can be improved with lifestyle changes, e.g. type 2 diabetes, heart disease or an autoimmune disease
• Want to make significant lifestyle changes with medical supervision at hand
• Want to learn how to have the best chance of preventing heart disease, diabetes, cancer and autoimmune diseases
• Love to have someone else prepare delicious whole food plant-based meals
• Enjoy spending time with like-minded people who are passionate about improving their health
• Check out the feedback from previous participants

What you will learn

• How to use nutrition to achieve optimal health
• The role of lifestyle medicine in preventing and managing disease
• A calorie density approach to weight management
• Tips for shopping and label reading
• How to prepare simple and delicious plant-based meals
• How to overcome barriers to a healthy lifestyle
• The best resources to use to help you with this lifestyle

NB If you are unsure whether the lifestyle changes we recommend are right for you – you can relax in the knowledge that we support you however far you want go in a healthier direction.

Book your place in 2024Next immersion 8th September 2024

2024 Prices ($AU)

• $3300 single occupancy
• $2730 per person twin share
• $2500 per person in a single-sex multi-share room

What’s included?

• 7 night’s accommodation at the Yarra Valley Living Centre, Yarra Junction, Victoria
• Delicious whole food plant-based meals from Sunday night through to Sunday breakfast (special dietary needs can be catered for)
• Medical supervision (for those who need it)
• Plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine education sessions with a nutritionist, a dietitian and a medical doctor
• Nutrition and lifestyle medicine consultations
• Cooking demonstrations, a shopping tour
• Meditation and yoga classes
• Movies, walks and other activities
• Supportive, small group interaction
• Ongoing support for all participants via online meetings, webinars and an online support group

Not included:

• Transport to and from the venue
• Massage therapy (available for an additional fee)

A typical day will look like this:

• 6:45-7:45       Morning activity (optional): e.g. exercise class, yoga, walking
• 8:15-9:00       Breakfast
• 9:15-11:15     Morning presentation
• 11:30-12:30   Cooking demonstration
• 1:00                Lunch
• 2:00-4:00       Afternoon presentation/discussion
• 5:30-6:00       Meditation
• 6:15                Dinner
• 7:00                Movie night
• Download the most recent program

Dates in 2024 

• 10th to 17th March 2024
• 8th to 15th September 2024

Dates in 2025

• 16th to 23rd March 2025

Register for our upcoming Lifestyle Medicine Immersion8th to 15th September 2024

Ask a question about the Immersion program

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Want to ‘try before you buy’? Join us at our next 4-part online webinar series so you can get to know us. The next series begins Sunday 5th May 2024. Cost $125 and we offer $50 off the immersion price to those who have done our webinar series. See Plant-Based Nutrition Webinar Series

The immersion is brought to you by Dr Malcolm Mackay and Jenny Cameron from Melbourne Lifestyle Medicine, Plant Based Health Australia with Peter Johnston from Perfect Human Food. Our team also includes vegan chef Julia Grueskin, personal trainer/functional fitness specialist Graham Elliss. and family therapist/trauma counsellor Larisa Freiverts.

 

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