2019-05-01_Yoga_Journal

Ancient Elements

In her new superfood cookbook, Jennifer Iserloh invites

readers to transform nature’s most powerful ingredients

into nourishing meals and healing remedies.

Before I started working with alchemy, a forerunner

of chemistry based on the transformation of matter,

I was trying to juggle mind, body, and soul practices

separately. I was following diff erent programs and

driving myself a bit crazy in the process—not fi nding

quite what I was looking for and feeling like a hamster

on a wheel. Eventually, even my yoga and meditation

practices felt stagnant and worn out. To an outside

observer, my life was a dream: I had a loving marriage,

a stable income, and a fulfi lling career. Yet I felt I still

hadn’t “made it,” and I constantly felt overwhelmed

and frazzled.

I knew there must be something out there that

could help me break through to the next level. One

day, I saw an old alchemy drawing—an obscure

engraving from the 1700s called the Tabula Smaragdina

(the Emerald Tablet). It’s a pictorial representation of

the alchemy formula that teaches the path to deepest

transformation: How to become more evolved in mind,

body, and soul. In other words, how to achieve a more

healthy, vibrant, enriching life.

Alchemy teaches us that to be truly

transformational, healthy practices must be integrated

into all aspects of our lives. When I saw the drawing

that day, I realized that my love of cooking could help

me overcome my mental and emotional plateau.

My goal is to teach you to cook like an

alchemist: The recipes in this book

incorporate superfoods, medicinal

plants, and adaptogens that are

known to support healing. By

bringing them together in

specifi c combinations—or

having you prepare them in

certain ways—these recipes

are designed to amp up the

healing properties of each

dish.

AT A GLANCE

BOOK TITLE

The Superfood Alchemy Cookbook

ON SALE

April 9

WHAT’S INSIDE

More than 100 colorful, plant-

based recipes and wellness tips—

plus stunning food photography

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