Tag: circulation
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Ayurvedic Advice For Spring: Balancing The Kapha Dosha
Looking at the world through the lens of Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda gives us a rich and broad language to use when describing the way we feel, the different seasons, and the many ways we can get well and stay well naturally. Whist we can all intuitively feel a difference between each season of the…
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Plant Based Beetroot Chocolate Muffins
Seasonal and completely satisfying, these chocolatey, gooey muffins are made with healthy ingredients and are SO easy to make. Suitable for most diets – including gluten free if you swap the spelt flour for gluten free flour – and entirely plant based. Beetroots are full of iron, potassium, fiber and vitamin C – they’re also…
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Pink & Powerful Valentine Desserts
This recipe is full of antioxidants, circulation-boosting compounds and fibre, not to mention plenty of nitric oxide (google the benefits of it and you’ll find out just why this particular element might be a go-to on valentines day….) Simple to make and super healthy, you could really make it any day of the year to…
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Be Like Water | Ayurveda & Astrolgy Advice For Kapha + Pisces Season
Late Winter and early Spring are classified in Ayurvedic terms as Kapha season – a time at which the qualities of heaviness, lethargy, congestion and attachment can become more prevalent. The Kapha ‘dosha’ or quality is linked to earth and water, and the aspects that relate to these elements. To learn more about Ayurveda and…
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7 Ways To Enhance Circulation + Stay Warm This Winter
If cold weather is your catalyst for freezing feet and stiff legs, you’ll know all too well how difficult it can be to deal with poor circulation. Whilst layering up and wearing socks and slippers is indeed one of the many habits your grandparents would have nagged you to pick up, there are a few…
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Self-Care Spring Clean pt.1 | Body Brushing
Thinking about Spring cleaning yourself? Over the next couple of months, I’ll cover some of the most effective (and 100% natural) ways to revive and renew, and restore your body and mind this season! Boosting circulation and ridding the body of toxins isn’t just done by changing what we eat and how we move, but how…
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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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Simple Morning Smoothie To Boost Mood, Energy, Digestion & Circulation
As warmer weather and longer days approach, the Spring equinox is just around the corner – and it’s time to break out of Winter hibernation and into a brand new season. Spring time offers more time outdoors in the fresh air and a sense of aliveness as new plants shoot up from the ground, but…
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Practice: Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana / Revolved Eight Point Crescent Lunge / Revolved High Lunge
Parivrtta = ‘Revolved’ Ashta = ‘Eight’ Chandra = ‘Moon’ Asana = ‘Posture’ Physically, twists are thought to be ‘detoxifying’ – they help to ‘get things moving’ if you know what I mean … by stimulating the digestive process and improving circulation. At this time of year, the cold weather and change in…
