Amadea Morningstar

Amadea Morningstar is an American author, teacher and pioneer of Western Ayurveda, whose decades of work made Indian healing food accessible to Western kitchens. Her books, including The Ayurvedic Cookbook and Ayurvedic Cooking for All, teach how the doshas translate into everyday meals, with hundreds of whole-food recipes.

A certified clinical herbalist and lifelong Ayurvedic practitioner, Morningstar has taught "heart-centered" cooking at schools and institutes for over thirty years. Her cookbooks are beloved as the entry point that turned Ayurveda from an exotic theory into a loving way of feeding one's family.