Category: 2015
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Baked Apple Autumn Breakfast Pot
Wondering what to do with all those Autumn apples? There are four recipes coming up all dedicated to the wonderful and versatile apple, here’s number one: Somewhere between porridge and apple crumble; this recipe is warming, satisfying and nutritious, while still being delicious enough for you to feel as though you’re eating dessert for breakfast….
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Bring Your Own Light To The Darkness: Empowering The Body To Heal & Energise Itself
It is well documented within non-western medicine and holistic therapy that the body has the innate ability to heal itself – all we have to do is ignite that ability…. In exactly the same way that the earth maintains a constant state of homeostasis (or ‘balance’), the body will always endeavour to return to full…
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Lemon & Nectarine Rye Flour Muffins
Using alternative flour varieties like rye, spelt, quinoa, buckwheat or oat offers more nutrition per bite than when baking with the usual white flour. Get creative and make a few other swaps with ingredients, and you’ll have transformed what could have been an unhealthy indulgence into a genuinely good-for-you snack or meal. Rye does contain a…
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Autumn Equinox: Understanding The Dark, The Light and Everything In Between
Late September brings us the Autumn Equinox; the day in which hours of light and darkness are almost equal (it’s nature; they’re never going to be exactly equal no matter how much we want to squeeze natural phenomenons into neat little descriptions….). The earth’s Southern hemisphere approaches Spring and Summer, while the Northern hemisphere is…
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Awesome Autumnal Ambience: Special 50% Discount Off Amazing Music Until The End Of September
Music is a powerful tool which effects us on the deepest emotional and personal levels – whether it brings happiness, sadness, nostalgia, excitement, anger, relaxation or an overwhelming feeling we can’t even quite describe…. As someone who has always been very strongly effected my music, I regularly use music in Yoga classes to enhance the…
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Spiced Apple, Almond and Walnut Quinoa Breakfast Muffins (Vegan, gluten free, and no refined sugar!)
When you think of Autumn, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the amazing colours which appear on the leaves of trees before they’re finally dropped, the smell of colder air in the mornings, apple picking, the fact that every coffee shop has at least five items which are ‘spiced something’ now, and maybe also that annoying…
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Pranayama: The Choice Between Control & Freedom
Most of our actions bring with them samskaras – Indian philosophy refers to samskaras as mental impressions or imprints that arise from our actions and stay with us, shaping our experience and our life. It’s a little like ‘karma’ (although this word is spurious and has a lot of different meanings and applications….), basically everything…
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Purple Cauliflower Mash
There aren’t many foods which are naturally purple, and the words ‘purple’, ‘cauliflower’ and ‘mash’ may seem as though they should never be used in the same sentence…. This definitely works though, and is the perfect thing to serve when your plate needs a little more colour and creativity (not to mention much less of the “I just…
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Parsva Konasana (Side Angle) Variation & ‘Offering Your Heart On A Plate’
The expression ‘to wear your heart on your sleeve’ or ‘offer your heart on a plate’ is often reserved to describe those who offer and express their emotions and themselves without any sense of ‘holding back’. As the Oxford Dictionary defines the term; “[to] make one’s feelings apparent”. Emotions (or ‘feelings’) were once thought to…
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A Tridoshic Recipe: Mung Dal Kitchari
Kitchari is a seasoned mixture of rice and mung dal and is a basic dish in Ayurvedic cooking. Basmati rice and mung dal both have the qualities of being sweet and cooling with a sweet after taste. Together they create a very balanced food that is a ‘complete’ protein combination, and is also tridoshic. For…
