Superheroes and Holistic Chef Ken Immer

Holistic Chef Ken Immer

gRAWnola 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.

Ken & Mom 2003

Ken & Mom 2003

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.

Mom & Me 2009

Ken & Mom 2009

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

We believe that all of us are part of a giant transformation – it’s invisible and delicious, and our gRAWnola bar is here to remind you what it’s all about. Combining pure foods and forgotten methods, we awaken food to speak the body’s language of true pleasure.

Through these proper food preparation methods, we deepen the value of the ingredients by enhancing what nature already supplies, waking up nutrients and increasing all aspects of the nutrition – from vitamins and minerals to energy enzymes. Call it magic but that’s how nature’s designed.

We believe making nourishing food is a sacred business and that properly prepared foods not only pleasure your body and your imagination but awaken all your senses – including the ones superheroes have.

We’re here to help nourish your body so you can focus on your imagination. And just like our food, we believe you too have hidden powers, and if you’re hungry you can’t get on with the business of discovering what your superpowers are.

Welcome to our world and thanks for choosing our gRAWnola!