A delicious spiced Indian relish with immune, metabolic, and digestive health benefits - use as it is, or as a base for a delicious coconut, or tomato based curry. A great way to preserve your excess vegetables or fruit for a tasty, long lasting pantry staple.
Read MoreGreen apple chutney - what to do with windfall apples that are too tart to eat.
This yummy, tangy and yet sweet indian chutney can liven up any meal. I love it alongside an earthy daal, poppadom topping, or a surprise flavour addition to a platter or grazing plate.
Read MoreIt’s that time again! when Zucchini plants go nuts and we’re overrun with fruit that turn into marrows over night. This chunky spiced Zucchini chutney is a great way to use your excess produce and a super way to bring veggies into a daal meal, or lunchtime sandwich.
Read MoreIf you’re feeling the effects of different, or excess foods and drinks that tend to come with social holiday times this simple tempered daal recipe is a great soother, cleanser and reset for body-mind.
Read MoreIf your winter silverbeet, or spinach is starting to bolt as the ground warms up try this delicious light, fresh, spicy, tender coconut and chilli silverbeet curry for an antioxidant, vitamin boost that can help your body release toxins and build healthy red blood cells.
Read MoreClear accumulated ama (waste products and unmetabolised compounds) from your body-mind with complete decongestive therapy. When we combine manual lymphatic drainage with diaphragmatic release, breathwork, and specific movement practices the natural waste disposal and cleansing functions of your body-mind can be optimised, or given a kick start into doing what they need to do with more ease.
Read MoreWith different opinions about exercises, practices and beliefs about how to breathe for optimal health it can be confusing. The truth is there is non one breath practice that suits every body, every time. As unique individuals with different constitutions, health balance, structures and stressors we need an individualised approach
Read MoreWhether it’s adenomyosis, endometriosis, fibroids, perimenopause, or post surgical recovery - pelvic pain can create a debilitating cycle of inflammation, immobility, restriction, more pain, and more inflammation. Yoga therapy can open up the possibility of fuller breath, subtle pelvic floor and diaphragmatic activation and the movement required to minimise back pain, pelvic tension, and bladder weakness.
Read MoreIf you commonly find your shoulders migrate up to your ears, shoulder muscles are tired and tight, or headaches and upper back tension are frequent companions, read on for some tricks and tips to retrain dominant upper trapezius muscles.
Read MoreAcupressure has multiple health benefits, attainable by targeting subtle pressure and energetic points that lie just under the skin. From immune support, to better sleep, so many acute, and chronic health challenges can benefit from regular acupressure therapy. We can teach you how to do this at home to have readily accessible healing at your own fingertips.
Read MoreSwitch out the sweet sticky chai latte for a traditional masala chai - full of Ayurvedic spices to soothe your senses and warm your digestion.
Read MorePreserve the colour of autumn with this warm, spiced preserve this autumn.
Read MoreWhilst we may not get away with injuries the way we used to as we age - age per-se, need not be a barrier to practicing yoga in a way that’s accessible, supportive and health giving to you. Regardless of age or restriction we can find a practice that suits each ‘body’ when we let go of expectations about what yoga is, and what it looks like.
Read MoreWhen the Ama of incomplete digestion builds up in our body-mind systems we can feel un-ease, dis-ease, unwell, or off balance. Kitchari is a simple sattivc food that can soothe un-ease, facilitate the elimination of excess Ama and create greater harmony in body-mind digestion.
Read MoreViral ilnesses like covid, colds and flu deplete our metabolic resources and can leave us feeling slow, sludgy, bogged down and in need of quick sources of energy from our food and drinks. However, the crash that comes after high energy foods enhances the abundant qualities of Kpaha dosha the can hang around, sapping energy levels and motivation. Read on for some Ayurvedic tips to restoring energy balance by eating well.
Read MorePracticing yoga when your body is hypermobile can be confusing, and injurious. Somatic yoga provides endless opportunity to get to know your unique mind-body, learn to feel, sense and expereince its wisdom, and build trust through movement and interoceptive awareness. Read saomtic yoga teacher Emma’s story here
Read MoreCheck out our September newsletter for the latest updates, guest teacher classes & ideas to harness spring energy to get moving.
Read MoreFresh & zingy marmalade is a delicious way to preserve your citrus as they ripen in winter & early spring. I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by dear friends with Purau valley citrus trees a plenty to be able to add orange, grapefruit and mandarins to our own lemons and limes for this delicious 5 fruit marmalade recipe.
Read MoreAny respiratory infection can really knock energy levels, but pesky viruses like covid and flu can hang around, and limit our ability to breathe in ways that access the entire lung fields and diaphragm. This persistent cycle feeds into fatigue and depletes immunity, making it harder to shift the bugs and get back to normal.
Yoga therapy can help free the breath using myofascial bodywork, making it easier to then access simple breathwork that can restore energy and vatality to help you get well. If you’re sick of feeling sick, read on.
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