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My ultimate wholefoods, fad-free birthday cake recipe
The older I get the less interested I am in fads, crazes, and phases. Especially when it comes to food and dietary...
The Best Yoga & Ayurveda Podcasts
This list includes a variety of podcasts that include Yoga, Ayurveda, and all of the elements of which are a part of...
Ayurveda, Essential Oils, and your Menstrual Cycle
It was my great pleasure to recently sit down with a dear friend, Susan Hart, and have a chat for her The Moon In You...
Moving Inward: the Koshas
Are you craving more depth out of your experience of yoga? If the answer is yes, this post is especially for you. In...
Prenatal Yoga For Each Trimester
Each trimester is different and requires varied considerations. Just as our asana practice should shift with the...
Essential Oils: Let me answer your objections…
You are empowered. You have choices. Do you want the fruit, or the fruit loops? I’m serious. Please, allow me straight...
Ayurveda, Yoga, & Motherhood – An interview
Last week I had the privilege of being interviewed by fellow Aussie Mama and devotee of Ayurveda, Annie Knoth....
Our Homebirth Story
"Take your baby!”, my midwife exclaimed around 9:37pm as she and my husband held our wide-eyed, clean as a whistle...
Ayurveda and Essential Oils
Ayurveda, a Sanskrit word implying the “science of life”, originates from Southern India. It is said to be the sister...
Yoga For Youthfulness
Yoga is revered for slowing the ageing process. We only need to look to the wise Rishis and Yoga Masters of India as...
Making money as a spiritual practice. A new paradigm.
Are you fully participating in how you spend your money? How you save it? How you earn it? Are you showing up...
Trials & Triumphs Of My Third Trimester
Where to even begin? I am sitting immersed heavily in the "Fourth Trimester" at home, and the journey of pregnancy...
Understanding Japa Mala Meditation
Mid 2011 I was first introduced to and taught the technique of Japa Mala meditation. The most common translation of...
Trials & Triumphs Of My Second Trimester
Today, as I type, I have cracked the 32.5 week mark of my pregnancy. As much as I'm already bursting to share with you...
25 Things You Should Know About Your Yoga Teacher
The perception portrayed of the life of a Yoga Teacher is naturally very distorted in this online world. In reality,...
Wholesome Loving Goodness: An interview with Lorien Waldron
To inspire, nourish, and transform your relationship with both food and life is Lorien Waldron's mission. I’m so...
Mastering Your Meditation
Meditation has become almost trendy today in the circles of yoga, spirituality, and self-help. However, we must not...
Trials & Triumphs of my First Trimester
I first announced my pregnancy to "the world" around 13 weeks (I've just cracked the 17 week mark as I type), and it's...
My 3 Top Tips to going Organic (on a budget)
In recent times the organic food movement landed on our doorstep as a trend somewhat, yet we can see that the movement...
Refining Your Rituals of Reflection (& shedding shame)
Despite it’s timeless relevancy, as I sit to write this it is the start of a new year, the dark moon (the few days...
The 12 Books That Changed My Life
Can you relate to feeling like the right book lands in your lap at the right time? Let me be clear. This list is of...
My Mission Towards Minimalism – Part 2
Please read PART 1 of this two part series right HERE. Previously we covered clearing out the cyber clutter -...
My Mission Towards Minimalism – Part 1
PART 1 I’ve had something on my mind a lot the past few months. That is minimalism and moving toward it; toward a more...
Committing Crimes Against Wisdom
Everything within us and around us is always in flux. The Ayurvedic understanding is that we must consciously, or...
Want to become a Yoga Teacher? Read this first.
(This is part 1 of 2 posts. See Part 2 here: A Guide To Yoga Teacher Training) There are no rose coloured lenses...
A Guide To Yoga Teacher Training
(This is Part 2 of a two post series. Read part 1 here: Want To Become A Yoga Teacher? Read This First.) What are you...
Do Away With Overwhelm
Perhaps, for generations, it has always been the norm to feel busy. Yet, it feels like these days busy-ness has become...
My Biggest Fear Of This Yoga Teaching Career
REFLECTIONS It's wild to reflect back along this path, and to see where I've come from with regards to my health, my...
Recipe: Ayurvedic Aloo Gobhi
Aloo = Potato / Gobhi = Cauliflower The two main ingredients of this delicious recipe are excellent choices for...
Recipe: Savoury Vegetable Poha
Poha is made from flattened dried rice, or rice flakes, and is often served in India as a breakfast meal from street...
Recipe: Choc Ginger-Nut Ladoos
A ladoo (also spelled laddu and laddoo) is an Indian ball-shaped sweet, often served on special occasions and during...
Recipe: Ayurvedic Masala Chai
Chai means tea. However, in the West the word chai refers to what in India is called Masala Chai. Masala is a mixture...
Recipe: Spelt Anzac Biscuits
Originally called 'Soldier's Biscuits', Anzac Biscuits are based on an old Scottish recipe, and were created to have a...
AYURVEDIC HERBS for Women, Men, and Mama-hood
These two Ayurvedic herbs, Ashwagandha and Shatavari, offer so much to women at all stages of life and motherhood –...
Recipe: Summer Kitchari
Kitchari, also spelt kitcharee and kichadi, is a delicious and nutritious Ayurvedic recipe, used in cleansing and...
Recipe: Late Winter & Spring Kitchari
Kitchari, also spelt kitcharee and kichadi, is a delicious and nutritious Ayurvedic recipe, used in cleansing and...
Recipe: Autumnal Kitchari
Kitchari, also spelt kitcharee and kichadi, is a delicious and nutritious Ayurvedic recipe, used in cleansing and...
Recipe: Gluten-Free Savoury Protein Pancakes
This recipe is an incredible breakfast option for vegetarians, vegans, and those who need to eat gluten free. The...
Nurturing Nidra: An Ayurvedic perspective of a sound nights sleep
The incidence of sleeping difficulties is on the rise. With the very ‘vata aggravating’ society we now live in, it is...
Withstanding Winter With Ayurveda
Today, here in Australia, marks the shortest day of the year - the Winter Solstice. It is a transitional time moving...
Appetising Ayurvedic Apples
There is nothing like biting into a fresh, organic, crunchy, juicy, and sweet apple to delight the senses. However,...
Ayurveda & the Sweet, Seductive Coconut
From the Ayurvedic perspective, coconut is cooling, sweet, nutritive, demulcent (relieving inflammation), and even a...
Recipe: Ayurvedic Quinoa Porridge
Try out this deliciously healthy recipe for breakfast. It will aid your digestion and nourish you from the inside out....
Treating My Body’s Topsoil
As a child, I grew up with severe eczema, asthma, and allergies. I experienced these symptoms very frequently, and as...
Recipe: Vegan Red Lentil Spaghetti Bolognese
Growing up one of the stand out home-made meals I recall eating was a beautiful, hearty spaghetti bolognese - made by...
Understanding the Ujjayi Breath
Ever heard your Yoga Teacher talking about the Ujjayi Breath in your yoga class? Ever wondered if you're even doing...
Feng Shui Tips & Rituals For Abundance
Here are some simple key Feng Shui tips and rituals to help bring abundance and alignment into your life: Clean up....
Ayurveda on the Mat
Taking Ayurveda onto the mat... "Yoga is the extraordinary spiritual science of self-development and self-realisation....
Recipe: Quinoa and Red Lentil Bake
Many of you asked for it... so here it is: My deliriously deliciously healthy Quinoa Bake. What is this keen-wah I...
What is Ayurveda?
So, what is Ayurveda? And.. "how do you say it again"? Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद; Meaning, "the knowledge of life")...
Chai Time – And, how to make the perfect brew…
I don't know about you, but for me Chai Time is simply any time. Naturally we feel drawn to a sweet, spicy, warm and...
Heavenly (Vegan) Vanilla, Rosewater Cupcakes
Let me indulge you in these heavenly delights... I like to keep my recipes simple. And yet this recipe screams gourmet...
"Not Guilty" Vegan Banana Pancakes
There is no greater comfort than tucking into a stack of delightful, homemade pancakes, dripping with a 'lil syrup and...
11 Things Yoga Is NOT
What is Yoga? You could search google and read for days about what yoga is - it's origins, the meaning of the sanskrit...
Recipe: Warm Coconut, Sweet Potato, & Chickpea Salad
(serves 2) Ingredients: 1 large organic sweet potato, peeled and chopped in 1 inch pieces 1 medium garlic clove,...