Posts Tagged ‘easy’

Day 7 – Easy Breath Meditation & Berry Balsamic Salad

December 7, 2010 ( Categories Lesson Plans, Meditation, Nutrition, Recipes, Yoga | Tags: , , , , , , , )

We’re half way through the challenge! Today we calm and re-centre the mind with an easy-to-follow meditation based on the breath. All forms of meditation involve one-pointed focus on an object to train the mind to become still. This focus could be a mantra, the surrounding sounds, a candle flame, the breath, or sensations in [...]


Chocolate Mousse

April 12, 2010 ( Categories Recipes | Tags: , , , )

This is a really rich, creamy dessert that is made of whole foods and is high in valuable goodies your body likes. Drinking the chilled, sweet coconut water to kick off your day is one of my great loves and reminds me of mornings on a tropical island in Thailand! You can scoop the flesh out after drinking the coconut and store it in the fridge to make the mousse later.


Easy Creamy Avocado Salad with Baked Purple Sweet Potato

March 27, 2010 ( Categories Recipes | Tags: , , , )

A lovely lunch for when you want something healthy but don’t want to spend too much time preparing food! I had this the other day and it was filling, delicious and I didn’t feel like a tonne of bricks afterwards (as opposed to how I have been eating of late). Raw vegetables and starches (avocado [...]


3-Minute Meditation

March 18, 2010 ( Categories Meditation | Tags: , , , )

Wherever you are, take a minute to just be. Close your eyes, start to feel into your body. What do you notice? Is there any pain, discomfort or numbness anywhere in your body? Any pleasant sensations? Take a moment to scan your body, from the top of your head to the tips of your toes, [...]