Ghee - an Ayurvedic friendly fat

Ghee - an Ayurvedic friendly fat

Ghee is revered as an elixir for health and longevity in Ayurveda and is one of my favourite staples and referred to as gritam in sanskrit - used both internally and externally in ayurvedic cleansing and rejuvenation therapies. By clarifying butter, most of the milk proteins are removed, leaving a virtually lactose-free cooking fat which is free from hydrogenated fats and trans-fatty acids and protective against free radical damage.

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Dream a little dream of me...

Dream a little dream of me...

Swapna is the sanskrit term for dreams. Our constitution can also impact the types of dreams we may experience and give insights into the imbalances we are experiencing in our body and mind that come from our subconscious mind. It can particularly shed light on parts of our shadow self and things that we might need to work on as part of our spiritual development or even our life purpose.

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Getting through the winter lockdown

Getting through the winter lockdown

Lockdown 1 caught us off guard but lockdown 2.0 bring it on and let’s do this! Lets keep it simple today and dive in my 10 current tips/reminders to get you through the next 4 weeks and beyond during the winter lockdown. Let’s keep the focus wellness and building inner strength.

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Upma (Savoury Spiced Semolina)

Upma (Savoury Spiced Semolina)

This is the epitome of a traditional yet simple south Indian breakfast and I absolutely love it with my twist of the added veggies to make it nice and savoury. Sure it’s traditionally eaten for breakfast but actually I often have if as a light meal for anytime of day. Of course, you can also change up the grain to quinoa, amaranth or millet you would need to have this pre-cooked.

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Ayurvedic Perspective on Mental Health

Ayurvedic Perspective on Mental Health

Do you know what doesn’t add up for me? When we are physically unwell we take time to allow the body to recover, so why do we not do the same for when our stress levels increase or our mood and emotions fluctuates? Fluctuation to our mood is an inevitable part of life and we must understand our mind just like to body to know where our vulnerabilities lie.

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