Ingrid Reygers
Co-founder · Ayurveda therapist · Yoga teacher
Has been teaching yoga for more than 10 years and shows in her “Cooking with the senses” classes how enjoyment and mindful health go hand in hand.
About Alonga
Two women. One family. Ayurveda with passion.
ALONGA® is a mother and daughter: Ingrid Reygers, Ayurveda therapist and yoga teacher, and Cecilia Reygers, holistic nutrition coach and yoga teacher. Together we roast, grind and blend organic Ayurvedic spices – because healthy food should taste really good.
- Mother & daughter
- 100% organic
- Roasted by hand
- Ayurvedic know-how
Ingrid & Cecilia Reygers
Our story
From Brazil, across the oceans, into your kitchen.
Ingrid grew up in Brazil and felt deeply connected to nature from an early age. With her family she spent three years sailing from Argentina to Spain – a journey that taught them all a great deal about living close to nature, health and holistic healing.
Ingrid then trained as a yoga teacher (“Master of Yoga”) in Indian ashrams and as a certified Ayurveda therapist in Brazil. Her youngest daughter Cecilia, who grew up on board, travelled to India alone at 15 and became a health coach at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and an Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant.
This shared passion gave rise to ALONGA®: a small manufactory for Ayurvedic spice blends – and a place for yoga, cooking classes and Ayurvedic knowledge.
Our manufactory
Alchemists of aroma.
The health benefits of Ayurveda and the incredible variety of flavours drive us as we develop, hand-roast and process our blends. Gentle roasting and coarse grinding preserve the essential oils and natural aromas – for a taste you can really tell.
- Certified organic spices only
- Gently roasted and coarsely ground – made for the grinder
- No additives and no added sugar
- Mixed by hand in small batches
Experience Ayurveda
Get to know us in person.
Cooking class, yoga with an Ayurvedic brunch, detox programme or private retreat: we love sharing our knowledge in person – with all the senses.
Our team
The faces behind Alonga.
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Cecilia Reygers
Co-founder · Health coach · Yoga teacher
More about CeciliaNutrition coach (IIN), Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant and yoga teacher – she develops our products and guides you through coaching and detox.
ALONGA® – organic Ayurvedic spices from Munich
ALONGA® is a small spice manufactory from Munich, founded by mother and daughter Ingrid and Cecilia Reygers. We create Ayurvedic spice blends, herbal and spice teas, superfood lattes and spiced almonds in organic quality (control body DE-ÖKO-037). All blends are gently roasted, then mixed and packed by hand in small batches.
What is an Ayurvedic spice blend?
In Ayurveda, spices are deliberately combined so that the six tastes – sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent – are in balance. That's how our blends are composed: Madhura for sweet dishes like porridge and baking, Lavana for savoury dishes, Vyosha as a pepper blend with ginger, Tola for coffee, chai and cocoa, Rasa for curries, dal and soups and Chanda for dips and marinades.
Organic, roasted and free from additives
We only use certified organic ingredients – no additives, fillers or added sugar. Gentle roasting lets the spices unfold their full aroma. Madhura, Lavana and Vyosha are coarsely ground and fit into a spice grinder, so they go onto your food freshly ground; Tola, Rasa and Chanda are finely ground and ready to use.
Everyday Ayurveda – in the kitchen and in person
Alongside our products, we share our knowledge in workshops, cooking classes, yoga with Ayurvedic brunch, nutrition coaching and retreats – in person and online. You'll find all dates under Retreats & Workshops and recipe ideas with our blends in our recipes.
From our kitchen to yours
Discover our blends.
We developed, roasted and packed every blend by hand with lots of love. We truly hope you'll love them as much as we do – and that they do you and your loved ones a world of good.
Enjoy cooking, tasting and experimenting!
Ingrid, Cecilia & the whole Alonga team