Love it or hate it, Utkatasana is a wonderful pose for strengthening and stabilising the legs and core in particular. Read on for a hints and tips to enhance your own practice and develop your students. I remember my first ever attempt at Chair Pose very clearly. It looked so easy on the DVD and I was […]
The word orange comes from the Sanskrit word nāraṅgaḥ which means ‘orange tree’. Plant origin foods which are coloured orange are usually rich in carotenoid pigments. In some foods like tomatoes and carrots, the carotenoids are present as crystals, while in foods like paprika and mangoes carotenoids can be found dissolved in lipid droplets. This
If you’ve never tried to make Kimchie, or you’ve made it a thousand times, this recipe is easy, delicious and compliments every dish imaginable. The ginger stimulates the secretion of stomach acids and therefore aids digestion. The lacto-fermentation process produces various strains of probiotic bacteria that promote gut health. The cabbage provides fiber with high levels
As yogis, we are taking into account the notion of ‘Ahimsa’, or compassion for all living things. From here, we can start looking at our own consumption patterns. How might we make a more positive contribution to our earth? Here nutritionist and yogi Elisa Pineda explores a more conscious way of eating. Why We Need A Change For
Spring is a time of renewal and new beginnings, a perfect time to nourish your liver! This raw cucumber mint soup is packed with liver cleansing vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Cucumber has high amounts of water which make it a natural diuretic which in turn helps to cleanse your liver. It’s also a great way to
Eating healthy often sounds very complex and not the most appetising thing to achieve — especially with all the confusing messages we encounter from media and the food industry — but it shouldn’t have to be that way. Eating healthy should be enjoyable and simple. But, what does eating healthy actually mean? In simple terms
I made the most delicious root veg chocolate brownies at a Christmas market this weekend… and everyone loved them…even before I mentioned how healthy they are. I used chestnut and tiger nut flour. This gives the brownies a subtly sweet flavour and a lovely gooey texture. The dates and coconut sugar serve as the low glycemic sweetener. There’s also great
There is lots of information out there about what healthy eating is. Some of it might be helpful but sometimes the information you read could be biased, not well-researched or manipulated. Here is the raw truth about five myths related to what we eat. 1. Drinking for Your Health A glass of wine or a
A new study brought to light by the New York Times has provided evidence that yoga has compounded benefits for people suffering with memory loss leading to Alzheimer’s by measuring brain function and memory. The study, partly funded by the Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation, split 29 middle-aged and over adults into two groups: The
Good dietary habits can revolutionize the way we eat and have an impact in our health and quality of life. But why is it so hard to keep them up and what do we need to form them? Think of a dietary habit that you would like to form. Maybe you want to eat more
