INTENSIVE 5 DAY TRAINING FOR CHEF
Conscious Chef Retreat Training - Sri Lanka
MIDIGAMA FRUIT FARM 16-20TH MARCH
A professional immersion for chefs who want to go beyond technique and learn to cook (and direct) retreat-level culinary experiences with intuition, seasonality, creativity, and deep respect for ingredients.
This is not a holiday destination.
It is a high-impact training programme designed to improve your technique, your creative process, and your ability to serve transformative dining experiences.
Hosted by Cristina Alimentart, plant-based chef and creator of educational experiences in Conscious Eating.
Who Is This Training For?
This training is for chefs or culinary professionals with kitchen experience (or at least basic cooking skills) who want to:
• Build the skillset to cook for retreats (wellness, yoga, creative, corporate offsites) with confidence and structure
• Develop a more intuitive and creative cooking style (without relying on rigid recipes)
• Work deeply with local, seasonal ingredients and design menus aligned with natural cycles
• Deliver food that feels alive, nourishing, and emotionally intelligent—while staying
operationally realistic in a retreat kitchen
Whether you are already cooking in retreats or want to specialize in this niche, you’ll leave with a clear methodology you can apply immediately.
The Training Experience
During five days of immersion at Midigama Fruit Farm, ingredients become living teachers. You will work from the source: observing, tasting, selecting, and transforming what is available, then translating it into menus and dishes that promote real human experiences.
This is a hands-on activity: cooking, tasting, practicing presence, perfecting technique, and learning to maintain space through food in a realistic and professional manner.
Special experiences included (optional but recommended):
• Daily yoga classes to support mindfulness and presence
• Guided tour of Midigama Fruit Farm to connect with ingredients at the source
• Cooking class with a local chef to learn regional techniques and flavors
• Ecstatic dance session on the last night to celebrate and integrate the experience
What you’ll walk away with
By the end of 5 days, you will have:
• A repeatable framework for designing wellness menus that balance structure, flow, variety, and satisfaction
• Sharper intuition and sensory intelligence to create without rigidity
• Mastery over local and seasonal ingredients, respecting both the land and your signature style
• Retreat-kitchen skills: presence, rhythm, teamwork, and creative calm under pressure
• Professional positioning: clarity on how to communicate and sell your value as a retreat chef
• Certification: Level 1 Conscious Chef Training by the Cristina Alimentart School
Curriculum (5 days)
1) Local and Seasonal Products
• Understanding ingredients in relation to land, climate, and culture
• Designing menus in tune with natural rhythms
• Recipes that respect freshness and essence
• Guided farm visits to connect with ingredients at the source
2) Intuitive cooking
• Mindfulness practices to increase sensitivity in the kitchen
• Flavour combinations without rigid recipes
• Sensory exercises to unlock creativity
• Real-time adjustments for retreat kitchen
3) Creative design of dishes and experiences
• Balancing color, texture, and composition
• Telling a story with each plate
• Enhancing the guest experience through mindful plating
• Translating seasonal and local ingredients into visually inspiring dishes
4) Organize Yourself (Conscious Kitchen Operations)
• Mise en place and prep rhythms for smooth retreat operations
• Time, team, and resource management
• Simplicity as sophistication: reducing waste and stress
• Professional standards: hygiene, storage, planning, timing
• Cooking with presence under pressure
5) Ancestral Cooking & Culinary Signature
• Exploring ancestral techniques, flavors, and wisdom
• Incorporating heritage methods into modern cuisine
• Defining your culinary signature and the experience you deliver
• Communicating your value as a retreat chef
• Crafting your chef offer: formats, pricing, boundaries
• Personal action plan for post-training implementation
About Cristina Alimentart
Cristina Alimentart is a chef and trainer with over 13 years of experience as a retreat chef, specializing in conscious, seasonal, and emotionally intelligent cooking. Her work combines culinary technique, artistic creativity, and a deep understanding of the relationship between food, wellness, and awareness.
Trained in Macrobiotics and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Cristina has adapted these ancestral approaches to contemporary cuisine, incorporating a Mediterranean touch and tailoring her techniques and menus to the local environment and available ingredients. This unique combination allows her to create culinary experiences that honor tradition, the surroundings, and flavor, while adapting to each context and season.
For over 12 years, Cristina has been leading culinary workshops and cooking as a retreat chef, and for the past 3 years, she has been running professional training programs through the Cristina Alimentart School, teaching chefs to cook with presence, creativity, and deep respect for ingredients, providing practical tools applicable in any professional kitchen.
As a creator of conscious menus, her mission is to bring freedom, well-being, and awareness through food, offering experiences that nourish both body and soul. Cristina currently resides in the Balearic Islands, continuing her work as a chef, trainer, and consultant, promoting an approach to cooking that goes beyond technique, fostering creativity, intuition, sensitivity, and a deep connection with ingredients and the environment.
Midigama Fruit Farm
The Midigama Fruit Farm is a lush and serene environment, designed for total immersion in nature and seasonal ingredients. The farm offers a hands-on connection with fruits, vegetables, and herbs, encouraging learning directly from the source. Its peaceful setting fosters creativity, mindfulness, and deep culinary exploration.
Sample day:
✨ 7:30–9:00 a.m. Yoga (optional)
✨09:00 Breakfast
✨09:45 Cooking class or farm visit
✨ 13:00 Tasting / Lunch / Break
✨16:00 Cooking class
✨ 19:00 Tasting / Dinner
✨Optional: Ecstatic dance session on the last night
Location & Schedule
Midigama Fruit Farm · Sri Lanka
• Starts: March 16 at 14:00
• Ends: March 20 at 16:00
• Transport: Available from the nearest airport on request
Prices & Accommodation
Training only (without accommodation): €715
On-site accommodation options:
• Shared dormitory (6 beds, one female, one mixed): +€50
• Double rooms:
◦ Single occupancy: +€180
◦ Double occupancy: +€300
What's Included
✨ 5 days of professional, hands-on training
✨Ingredient sourcing and farm-based learning
✨ Daily cooking sessions + tastings
✨ Course materials / methodology workbook
✨ Daily yoga class (optional)
✨ Guided farm visit
✨ Cooking class with a local chef
✨ Ecstatic Dance session on the last night (optional)
✨ Certificate: Level 1 Conscious Chef Training
Not included:Â flights, travel insurance, additional personal expenses
Limited Spots
To maintain training quality, spots are limited.
A short application ensures a professional and aligned group. Contact via WhatsApp or email.
F.A.Q.
Is this for beginners?
Designed for chefs and culinary professionals with kitchen experience.
Is it plant-based only?
Focus is on conscious, seasonal cooking and can adapt to different styles.
Do I need retreat experience?
No. You’ll learn frameworks to step into retreats professionally.
Are yoga and Ecstatic Dance mandatory?
No, they are optional but highly recommended.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes, Level 1 Conscious Chef Training by the Cristina Alimentart School.
Ready to become the chef retreats remember?
Join the Conscious Cooking Chef Training in Sri Lanka and refine the craft beyond recipes:
presence, seasonality, creativity, and the ability to lead experiences through food.