A Mighty State of Raw Culinary Confidence
Thrive’s Dojo of Deliciousness is proud to offer our community the most extensive raw foods training program in the Pacific Northwest. Designed to propel you into a mighty state of raw culinary confidence, we offer a guided, hands-on experience in the art of live food preparation in a small-group atmosphere, with a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
In this program, you’ll be joining a group of students, passionate about enhancing mastery of raw food recipes, as well as their own health and vitality. All students will participate in a curriculum that takes you deep into the world of Thrive Cafe’s raw foods menu, as this is the training ground for all foods prepared in class.
This program is an especially unique opportunity to engage in Thrive’s community, a group of people committed to creating the healthiest food available in a restaurant setting. Our promise is that upon completion of this program, you will have had an unprecedented experience of community, and a brand new culinary skill-set for creating foods designed for health and vitality.
Please note, since our classes are held in the Thrive cafe, a food handler’s permit is required for all participants. You can get your permit online here.
IMPORTANT NOTES: During your course, you will be learning food preparation techniques, guided by a Thrive Instructor. Food prepared during class will be sold in Thrive’s café, either on the regular menu, or packed for sale in the store. The reason for this is to keep the cost of the class as low as possible to make it affordable for participants. If we were to include the cost of ingredients, the cost of the program would double. Tuition is non-refundable because our prices are based on having four students per day and we are not able to replace students once the program has started.
Have questions? email classes@generationthrive.com
BETTY is a former international school teacher, a current graduate student at UMass Boston’s MS in Mental Health Counseling Online program, and a student facilitator in Byron Katie’s 
JESSE graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Psychology and an emphasis in the sciences. She was raised in the country with a large, bountiful garden! Therefore, her whole life she was lucky enough to eat the best, local food, straight from the garden. At age 16, her interest in diet, nutrition and fitness began to grow. Some of her favorite summer days consisted of eating solely out of the garden, picking and eating the food before she could take it to the kitchen. Now in Seattle and away from her rural upbringing, Jesse tries to find new ways to stay connected to the outdoors and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Jesse loves creating healthful meals from whole foods, writing recipes, foraging, and spending time in nature.
RENEE is a registered nurse and self-taught natural foods cook from New York who brings her love of food and nutrition to the kitchen. She believes that food is our best form of medicine. She is the writer, food photographer, and recipe developer for her vegetarian food blog, Nourish Your Roots. She also teaches private vegetarian and vegan cooking classes. In her spare time, she loves to cook, hike, garden, go berry- picking, and smell flowers.
JAMIE has an immense passion for natural foods and holistic health, is a certified health coach, a certified raw foods chef and was most recently a doctor of naturopathic medicine candidate at Bastyr University. She has an inquisitive heart, finds people and places truly fascinating and gets especially jazzed up over eclectic little shops, local markets and the creating, tasting and sharing of deliciously wholesome of-the-earth food. Jamie believes health is not just about the body, but in fact achieving true optimal health requires the balancing of the mind, body and spirit. Jamie’s mission in life is to inspire others to live their happiest, healthiest life by sharing her joy and positivity with the world – we all have the right and ability to live the life we’ve so imagined!
“Native” to the Pacific Northwest, AUDREY grew up in the grocery industry working in Olson’s Food Stores for her step-father Morrie Olson, beginning at age fourteen. She worked her way through college and graduated from the UW in English with a writing emphasis in 1995. In 2002, she completed her Project Management Certificate, also through the UW. It was during the completion of her project management certificate thatAudrey felt drawn to train to teach Bikram Method Hatha Yoga. From 2002 until 2012, she’s simultaneously taught yoga and meditation, while being an Agent at The Pike Place Farmers Market. Audrey’s been vegan or vegetarian most of her adult life and raw since February of 2012. She believes that Bikram Yoga, raw foods, and intensive personal coaching combined is where it’s at! She believes that everything and everyone is connected. It was the opportunity to contribute health-based projects that inspired Audrey to apply for a position at Thrive. Instructing raw food classes is a natural fit for Audrey.
MIA is an internationally known Raw Food Chef, instructor, and inspirational speaker. She is a Raw Food pioneering Leader who is always on the cutting edge.
Chef IRINA is a graduate of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, where she received her certification as a Raw Culinary Arts Associate Chef and Instructor. She has appeared on stage as a chef-on-staff and Manager of Volunteers Program for the past six years at David Wolfe’s Prime Event – The Longevity Now Conference demonstrating some of the best ever raw recipes for vitality and energy. In addition, Irina is finishing a program at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition to become a Holistic Health Counselor. She is currently accepting new clients.
Carlos is an educator for the medical manufacturer, Enagic. This company produces Kangen water machines, the technology that is responsible for delivering this revolutionary new water to the U.S. Carlos’ mission in life is to share this heath tool with the masses. He has 12 years of exercise science and nutritional training experience, and in his opinion, Kangen water is the single greatest health tool discovered. Carlos feels passionate that everyone should drink Kangen water, and backs up his belief with a powerful, visual presentation that you a must see to believe. If you are committed to providing your body with the healthiest nutrition, consider this class as a way to optimize everything you are currently doing, and take your wellness program to the next generation and level.
Rita began exploring diet in high school, starting with becoming vegetarian. She moved to a strict vegan diet when she was diagnosed with an enlarged heart where the possibility of a heart transplant loomed in her future. When she was not seeing much of a change with all that western medicine had to offer, she began to research and experiment with her diet. Her energy level changed, her vital signs all began to improve significantly, she started going off of an array of medications, and today there is no longer a likelihood of a heart transplant. And the best part of all is she has found foods that she craves and that are really helping her body stay healthy and happy. She adds, “I feel like I am doing my part for the earth as well as for myself. Eating has never been more satisfying.”
