Tag: christmas
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Not-So-Naughty But Nice: Healthy Dark Chocolate, Almond & Rose Fudge
‘Tis the season to treat yourself and others – so why not actually treat everyone by making and munching on things that you know are genuinely good for you? This dark chocolate almond and rose fudge is made from completely natural ingredients, but is still completely luxurious enough to pretend you’re being naughty instead of nice…. (Yes, the…
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The Gift Of Gratitude
What’s on your gratitude list? Rather than thinking about what we wanted for Christmas, or what we wish for the New Year, we actually create far more positivity for ourselves and others by realising what we’re already grateful for. Gratitude lists are a big part of our practice on training here in India, and having…
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India Update + A Last Minute Christmas List
Having spent a week relaxing and acclimatising in South Goa, I’m now immersing myself in learning and practicing with Julie Martin and Brahmani Yoga on a level 2 500hr Yoga teacher training. I’m so grateful to have this time; nearly a week in and my head is about ready to explode with all of this new…
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Almost Vegan Raw Chocolate Snowballs!
Rough recipe for a last minute almost vegan, raw and healthy Christmas treat. Really quick to make if you need yet more food at Christmas! Ingredients: A couple of handfuls of nuts (soaked over night) – Cashews work best. I mixed cashews, almonds and walnuts together. 4-5 dates 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp raw cacao…
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Mindful Monday
Mindfulness Meditation A mindfulness meditation can be a great way to bring the practice and experience of mindfulness from our formal meditation practice and out in to the world in our everyday lives. A mindfulness meditation practice seems very simple, but can have very profound effects – and it is not always easy to deal…
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Mindful Monday
Multitasking Madness Are you one of those people who wears ‘busy-ness’ like a badge of honour? Feeling that ‘busy’ means ‘successful’ or happy? While we all need to do what our lives require us to do – there’s a way of doing them that doesn’t include the frantic and often actually stressful ‘busy-ness’ that our modern Western culture seems to…
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Vegan Brain Food
Especially around the Christmas season, it seems as though there’s a hundred things to remember and to plan for. Because of all the business and temptations of sugary treats around, it can also mean our health takes a bit of a back seat. If you’re a vegan too, it can be difficult to know exactly…
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Raw Vegan Mini Christmas Puddings
It’s not long until Christmas! Time to experiment with some alternative nutritious nibbles for everyone. We all know that you are what you eat. Would you rather be made of pre-packaged, sugar filled, artificial snacks? Or natural, healthy, filling and delicious treats? I know what I’d rather be made of…. So here is the recipe…