OM cooking is a new way of thinking about health and wellness!

It is the concept of local Charlestonian, Chef, Yoga Instructor, and self proclaimed "Ecstatic Living Activist" Ken Immer. Spending over a decade working in restaurants brought Ken a great wealth of food knowledge, but also a lot of stress and an unhealthy lifestyle- including cigarette smoking and excessive drinking. This rendered him constantly tired, often depressed, and overweight. Realizing the need for a change, he sought yoga as simply exercise and a way to relieve some of the stress in his life.

Ken began an earnest daily practice of yoga after completing a beginner course. Quickly discovering the vast benefits of a daily yoga practice, Ken sought to deepen his understanding of the asanas (physical postures) and yoga philosophies by enrolling in an intensive three month yoga teacher certification program.

During this transformational period, Ken became a vegetarian, ended his alcohol dependency, lost 25 pounds, and found himself feeling fantastic. Totally amazed at what a little discipline and tons of enthusiasm could accomplish, Ken's drive to continue a quest for health and wellness became a fiery passion fueled by a previously untapped source of vital energy rooted in this deep feeling of well-being. Over the following months, while losing an additional 25 pounds, Ken took his knowledge and practice of cooking to the next level. 

Discovering that most of the vegetarian/health food readily available to consumers was mediocre at best- and very foreign to most people- Ken decided there must be a better way, and it must somehow be related to the entire body and soul connection. Enter: OM cooking.



These photos of Chef Ken and his Mom were taken in 2003, and 2009

OM cooking is not a diet, or just a set of recipes to follow. It is completely out-of-the-box thinking. It is an approach to life that does not look through conventional wisdom. 

OM cooking is NOT about depriving yourself, taking things away, and suffering as a means to an end.

OM cooking IS about learning how to truly feed your body, adding things to your diet, and enjoying your meals not only because they taste delicious, and can be easy to prepare, but they are full of love and positive, growing energy! This enthusiasm is an integral part of what makes OM cooking different.

The OM cooking lifestyle is about liberation from feeling boxed into only a few choices. We actually promote eating just about anything that you want! But to do so mindfully and purposefully, avoiding toxins and poisons that plague a lot of our foods that we eat every day. To quote Chris Franks, MS, RDE our nutritionist "There are no bad foods... Just consequences."

OM cooking sounds like HOME cooking, and that isn't by accident. We associate home cooking with feeling good and happy times. Why can't everything we eat produce these sensations? The answer is that it CAN! 99% of this ability lies in our heads, and it has everything to do with attitude, perceptions, and attachments.

Chef Ken currently teaches yoga two days a week (click here for yoga schedule), and holds workshops and cooking classes throughout the Charleston area. (Click here for events). You can work with Ken one-on-one in syn·er·gisOM® his month long intensive to help you uncover your optimum wellness.

Please click here to email Ken to learn more about OM cooking and take part in this lifestyle revolution.

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HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!

Chef Ken is available for public speaking engagements free of charge. Click here to book him for your event!