O C E A N · B R E A T H
Stress and worry have a direct effect on our sense of well-being. The mind brings us in all sorts of boundless movements and it becomes more difficult to find calm. Here is a simple, effective tool to calm the mind and help regulate your nervous system.
C O O K B O O K S
It’s interesting what people make for dinner when they are at home, which foods provide comfort. Here are two lovely cookbooks which share recipes in a personal, intimate way.
C O O K B O O K · Boustany (my garden)
I love how cookbooks make us imagine tastes, flavors, scents. For an instant they can make you connect all the senses just by reading the recipes, while the ingredients and cooking methods intimately tell about different cultures.
B O O K · for our time
During this summer I looked for solace and found some in beautiful books; literature, cookbooks, philosophy. I’ll share a few of them here, perhaps you will appreciate them too.
S U M M E R · D R I N K
Many of us were taught that for cooling we need ice, but ice cold drinks burden our digestion. Try this refreshing summer drink.
S P R I N G · S O U P
During spring a powerhouse of minerals and vitamins is coming up almost everywhere, often called a weed; stinging nettle. This soup, after the first bite, instills a craving for more; not sure if it’s the earthy taste or the much needed nutrients that cause that.
S P R I N G · D R I N K
Cleavers begins to sprout when our immune systems may be tired and sluggish from a long winter. The fun thing is you can find them almost anywhere and they make a wonderful herbal drink.
M R D U · S O F T
When the body metaphorically has moved from health towards disbalance, discomfort, or disease along a path, it may take some time to return and walk the path back towards health.
P O W E R F U L · S W E E T S
There is more to the sweetness of these little homemade treats than one would think…. ✨ Here is some information on their nutritional content, traditional uses and a recipe.
W I L D · C L O C K S
Inspiration on our times in relation to natural rhythms gathered from the essay Wild Clocks by David Farrier in Emergence Magazine Vol. 5 💛
K E E P I N G · W A R M
Of course there are different ways to stay warm, clothing being the most obvious one, next to consuming warm drinks and foods. But how about using the properties or energetics of spices and warming the body from within?
B O N E S & M I N E R A L S – part 2
We often look at our hair superficially, but in Ayurvedic diagnosis we look at the hair to know what is going on with a very deep lying and well covered tissue, the bones. Find out about a simple way to nourish your bones.
B O N E S & M I N E R A L S – part 1
When studying the bones and joints one can’t go around the importance of minerals. Although there is an overwhelming amount of mineral supplements on the market, Ayurveda will always firstly look at how we can get these minerals in our body through the consumption of foods.