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Feeling as dusty as your wine rack? Then join me on the year-long alcohol-free challenge. Here’s why I’m doing this: I consider myself healthy – I’m a yoga teacher, I eat a great diet, I exercise, meditate and all the rest. I also work really hard and so I deserve a glass of wine every,…
I discovered how to make this delicious warming chai on an Ayurvedic retreat with Robyn Lynch. Here’s the recipe with a few extra additions! This drink will get you through winter 🙂 Ingredients: equal amounts of: (sorry I just don’t measure things out very precisely!) Ajwain seeds black pepper cardamon pods cumin seeds cinnamon quills…
There are yoga teachers and there was Damien Lovelock or “Damo” as he was often referred to. I was lucky enough to meet Damien about 15 years ago. I wish I’d met him earlier because for the past 15 years I’ve been run off my feet with kids and life and stuff. Anyhow, Damien was…
Feeling very peri… For a long while I’ve been unsure – am I or aren’t I? Is my sporadic sleeplessness and occasional anxiety due to my role as social secretary to my three kids, could my brain fog be down to getting older? At 2.22am this morning I had an epiphany which is probably obvious…
These date bliss balls are absolutely divine – easy to make and have no added sugar to a really health blast of energy. Dates are particularly good if you are pregnant – one study found that women who ate six dates a day in the four weeks leading up to their due date had shorter…
Not sure about you, but I am constantly on the look out for interesting breakfast ideas and I’ve just discovered a delicious recipe which I’m loving right now. I do love bread, but my body doesn’t like it much, so I have been experimenting with lots of different gluten and wheat-free breads and have recently…
I just LOVE this recipe given to me by my lovely yoga student, Anita. It’s gluten free (but also diary and nut free). It’s so easy and quick to make and it tastes fabulous. All my kids will eat it (which is a massive bonus) although sometimes I have to hide it from them so…
Ok – I admit, I’m a convert. I feel as if I found a secret club and then discovered it wasn’t so secret. Hoards of women (I’m sure there are some men, but I am yet to find them) are espousing the virtues of these plant extracts on their blogs, diffusing exotic blends in their…
Spotlight on Wild Orange and Lavender Essential oils are plant extracts – highly concentrated and a natural alternative to help support your health and wellbeing. It is always best to use caution and common sense when using oils during pregnancy – make your mantra: less is more! Don’t ingest the oils and always dilute the…
Actually there are so many more, but here are five pretty good reasons why you should do your body, your mind and your baby a favour and book into a pregnancy yoga class. I’ve been teaching for 16 years and think it is the best way to start your journey into motherhood… enjoy! 1: Connection…
Ok – so these bliss balls (despite tasting delish) were actually a narrowly averted kitchen DISASTER! I was busy making my lovely friend and fellow Yogi Alexi Pallpratt’s quinoa, fig and chocolate slices for my Mums and Bubs yoga class, when I glanced up at the clock to discover I had just ten minutes to…
Meditation is the ability to focus on one thing only – to allow your inner chatter to fall away, leaving a sense of deep stillness and inner calm. It is also the way to find the path to your inner self. Some people see it as a “coming home” a way to connect with the…