Category: 2016
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Ashram Experience Retreat Day
Ashram Experience Day Karma Yoga In The Modern World: Awareness in Action Saturday 9th July 2016 8am-7pm £65 East Grinstead With Pauline O’Connor (Premaratna) and Emma Newlyn Address provided upon booking (Concessions available, please get in touch if this is required) This full day retreat of Yoga practice, meditation, pranayama, chanting, Karma…
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Spring + Summer Super Greens Salad
Green = good, right? Well you can’t go wrong with this recipe then. High in plant protein thanks to the peas and beans, and tangy and fresh thanks to fresh mint and lime juice. This is a great go-to salad when there are lots of hungry mouths to feed. Ingredients (Serves 4 as a…
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Apple & Fennel Summer Slaw Recipe
A very healthy, fresh alternative to the traditional coleslaw; this salad is brilliant at BBQs and works well as a side with your mid-week meal. Apples and carrots are effective liver-cleansers, and walnuts provide essential omega 3 healthy fats to boost brain power! Make a large batch at the beginning of the week and you…
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Ginger & Dark Chocolate Biscuits (V +GF)
Is there such thing as a ‘healthy biscuit’? One that actually improves your mood on a hormonal level and aids digestion? Yes, because this is it…. Ginger improves digestion (especially important in the season of Spring when digestion can become a little sluggish), and dark chocolate is full of antioxidants and mood-boosting properties! Bake these…
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Karma Yoga #fortheloveofyoga
Every action can be turned into Karma Yoga. Everything we ‘do’ – a thought, a word, a deed, leaves an impression, a mark or a samskara. These samskaras are essentially what define us; we are who we are and we are where we are because of what has happened before this moment. The law…
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Hello Beautiful: LookFantastic Beauty Box May 2016
#LFhellobeautiful When the sun comes out, the world seems a lot more beautiful. Out come the plants, flowers and animals that have been hiding away over the colder months, and for some of us, out comes the body we’ve been hiding away too! There are no concealers, cover-ups or correctors in this month’s box. It’s…
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Red Pepper, Basil & Chickpea Hummus
A healthy dip to have on hand during warmer months when cool salads, chopped veg and bright colours fill the table! Chickpeas are a powerful plant-based protein and contain inulin which helps to reduce visceral internal fat (the fat around the vital organs like heart and liver), so serve with carrots, celery, yellow peppers, cucumber…
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Back To The Breath: Increasing Prana & Boosting Wellbeing
The more the world desires, consumes and apparently ‘needs’, the less we seem to feel we have. Indeed there’s plenty of ‘stuff’, yet we seem to feel emptier than ever these days. One of the benefits of a Yoga practice is that it begins by bringing us away from all the ‘stuff’ and back to…
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Natural Spring Tonic: Cleavers & Lemon Detox Tea, Morning Infusion & Face Wash
There’s a reason certain herbs and plants grow at certain times of the year; naturally we would reach out to herbs like nettle, dandelion, ground ivy, garlic and cleavers, to boost the immune, circulatory and lymphatic systems, cure coughs and colds, and help with digestion. Salad leaves like rocket, lettuce, chard and spinach are…
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Raw & Healthy Mint Chocolate-Chop Mousse (With A Secret Green Ingredient!)
It’s easy to sneak more healthy green goodness into your day when you get little creative. In this recipe, courgette is the secret to creating a smooth and satisfying dessert that’s totally healthy. Ingredients 1 small courgette 1 small handful of fresh mint leaves 2-3 medjool dates (add more dates if you have a…
