Category: 2016
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No-Garlic Lentil, Chickpea & Parsley Hummus
Hummus is undoubtedly a brilliant addition to any refrigerator. Snacks are made 100% more satisfying with a dollop of hummus, and falafel and veggie bean burgers (recipes for these coming soon!) wouldn’t be complete without it. The thing is though; even a little hummus can leave a lot of garlic odour, and although it’s…
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Back To Nature: Yoga History & Worship Of The Elements
The Indian culture – especially the culture we’d relate to Yoga these days – is a combination of two ancient civilisations; the European-speaking ‘Aryans’ who who entered the Indian subcontinent of the Hindu Kush, and the already advanced Indus Valley civilisation who had been settled there for thousands of years. The Indus valley civilisation were…
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Detox Pancakes
If you thought the words ‘detox’ and ‘pancakes’ could never make it into the same sentence, you’re in for a treat. This healthy brunch recipe is very low in sugar, high in protein and without any processed ingredients. Best of all, it will keep you warm, nourished and full, so you won’t even feel like…
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Actually Healthy Seed & Cinnamon Cereal
Cereal is a classic go-to breakfast for busy mornings and late night snacks, but much like other ‘health foods’, cereal is often laden with hidden additives, sugars and saturated fats. Other than abstaining from cereal altogether, there’s not much way of telling whether the bowl of crunchy goodness is actually doing you any good…
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Forget Happiness; Give Me Freedom. Loosening The Grip On Life
What’s the point of practicing Yoga? The physical benefits are obvious; flexibility and strength increase, range of motion in the joints is simultaneously increased and stabilised, and muscles and tissue become more supple and responsive – as long as we’re practicing safely…. Of course, the number of Yoga injuries has naturally risen as the number…
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Green Goodness: Superfood Matcha & Coconut Cookies
We eat with our eyes, and our eyes often tell us that green = healthy. In this case, they’re absolutely correct! These snacks are filled with superfood ingredients like matcha, wheatgrass, baobab, coconut and dark chocolate. A cookie so healthy you can eat it even when you’re on a new year’s detox…. so you’re…
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Dharma & Adharma: Aiming True
Throughout the month of January so far, we’ve explored some of the practices and deities traditionally invoked in times of ‘beginning’, such as at the outset of a journey, the beginning of a celebration, project, or indeed – a new year. While the deity Shiva teaches us that in order for transformation to occur…
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Clean & Cleansing Good Intentions Smoothie
How are those new year’s resolutions going? Mid January is basically the time when we can tell if those good intentions we set on the first day of the month are going to stick, so if you need a little help in the health department, look no further. If you’re still feeling a little…
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You Are Enough: Invoking Lakshmi, Goddess of Abundance
Throughout January, we’re focussing upon Deities traditionally revered during times of new beginnings and important events. Figures such as Ganesh and Lakshmi are two of the most popular deities to chant to in order to encourage the time ahead to be full of positivity. After Ganesh, Lakshmi is the most widely revered deity when it…
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Chai Breakfast Smoothie
A simple way to turn chai tea into breakfast…. It’s January: Everyone feels unnecessarily guilty for indulging and enjoying themselves over the last few months, everything we’ve been putting off ‘until January’ is suddenly a matter of urgency, and that new year’s resolution is beginning to take it’s toll even after a couple of weeks.…
