Beauty for the body.
A collection of recipes, wellness rituals & practices to nourish your temple.
The Ancient Art of Yoni Steaming
We approach these various rituals and practices across different cultures with respect, sensitivity, and a willingness to learn, honor, and understand the traditions involved.
The Elimination Diet
Embracing Nourishment: Eliminating Foods That Do Not Serve Your Body
Listening to the Body | The Wisdom in Cravings
Cravings are a source of valuable information…
The essential step lies in unveiling the underlying cause of these cravings, gaining a deeper understanding of why they arise and how to best meet your needs in a nourishing and compassionate way.
Autumn | the Embrace of Mindful Eating
With Fall at our doorstep, we are entering a time of change, welcoming a new season and rhythm into our lives. We are shifting from the active and vibrant days of Summer to the colder and more inward-focused days of Winter. The call to adapt nutritionally and nourish our bodies with more warming, moist and nutrient dense foods becomes evident.
Ceremonial Bathing | Beauty & The Bath
We approach these various rituals and practices across different cultures with respect, sensitivity, and a willingness to learn, honor, and understand the traditions involved.
Lemon & Dandelion Tarts
These are Lemon & Dandelion Tarts to celebrate one of the most amazing and beloved flowers of spring, the humble dandelion. The tarts are gluten, dairy, and egg-free with a bright, citrus flavor.
Dandelion flowers are both edible and medicinal, and have a hint of golden sweetness stirred into a lemony base.
Cultivating Your Inner Landscape
BREATH. Life begins, the moment you feel the richness of your breath curve in through the base of your nostrils, as it spirals through your inner landscapes. Notice what your breath collects as it makes its way through and out of your beautiful earth body.
Gluten Free Dark Chocolate Cake
This is a chocolate cake that is decadent & delicious, whilst also being nourishing for your body. This is a classic simple & rich cake, sweetened with dates with a moist almond flour base, that will delight all of your senses. Serve it with a spoonful of coconut yoghurt, or with the salted caramel sauce listed below.
Flowering Adaptogenic Chai
Adaptogens and tonic herbs are essentially a support system and a preventative for your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Adaptogens like Tulsi Basil and Butterfly Pea Flower are simultaneously energizing and stress relieving, without the buzz or intensity of something like coffee. This chai recipe is a deeply nourishing way to take in the plants.
Chocolate-Dipped Blood Orange
If you’re looking for a homemade gift or treat, these are really fun, easy & delicious! You can use any citrus you like or have available. Blood Oranges are my favorite citrus, hailing originally from Sicily, likely introduced there sometime around 2-3,000 years ago. They were reserved for royalty, and are still prized for their vibrant color and sweet/tart flavor.
Blood oranges are rich in anthocyanins, giving them their characteristic hue and added heart-healing & anti-inflammatory benefits
Cinnamon Cream Chocolate Hearts
Welcome the season of love with these irresistible and decadent Cinnamon Cream Chocolate Hearts. With a soft and creamy cinnamon center these delights are easy to crave this Valentines Day. Seriously, can you think of anything more delicious? Neither can we…
Forest Wassail
Wassail is an ancient brew for dreaming and protection, celebration and healing, and for welcoming in a new season and year of potential. Wassail is a celebratory drink with Pagan roots that pre-dates christianity in its origin with stories that stretch across the British Isles. In the Norse tradition, Wassail would have been called "Ves Heil", and in English "was hál", meaning "good health" or "good fortune".
The Element of Air
The element of Air has a special connection to Prana- Life Force which makes its ethereal nature a bit more dynamic. Prana, commonly mistaken for breath, is the force that animates bodily functions, thoughts, thought processes, and sensory input/output. It is also the directional and enlivening force connecting the dual energies of Shiva (consciousness) and Shakti (energy) through the subtle body to the physical body and vice versa. Prana animates all the elements, but is most likened to the vibrational nature of Air.
The Importance of Breast Massage
Engaging in a daily massage practice allows for the breasts to receive proper lymphatic and circulatory nutrition promotes healing, detoxification and overall release of stagnation…
Beauty Brownies.
This recipe is inspired by the Swedish "kladdkaka", a slightly under baked brownie that is soft and gooey in the centre and crisp around the edges. Instead of being filled with sugar and refined flour and oil, this recipe features wholesome, nourishing ingredients. It might be the most delicious, yet nourishing brownie you will ever get your hands on. Gluten free, refined sugar free, plant based and utterly delicious. Happy baking!
The Element of Water
The element of water, Apas, has a special connection to Shakti within Tantric cosmology and the deeper practices of Ayurveda. In this blog I’ll cover the subtle connection of water through the self and environment- the bridge between subtle and physical. This bridge will highlight the operating wisdom behind water so you can keep yourself in harmony throughout the seasons and in accordance with nature. It will also provide deeper understanding to the element’s subtle energy in ritual and for co-creative manifestation.
Lavender Cream Chocolates
One of my favourite creations has been these delightful cream-filled chocolates. The dark chocolate pairs so beautifully with the smooth, creamy lavender filling. This is a treat that really awakens the senses, and brings a sense of calm, peace and luxury.
Balancing the Fire Element
Ayurveda, the science of life, teaches us how to maintain health and longevity by aligning our elemental composition (dosha) with the elemental intelligence of nature. This healing art will teach you how your body connects to nature, how to heal yourself and how to understand signs of imbalance.
Salted Caramel Tart with Fresh Figs
Whether you are looking for the perfect dessert to make for a special occasion, or just for a weekday treat, this tart might just be what you need. This Salted Caramel tart is by far one of my favourite things to make (and eat!).
The Ritual of Abhyanga
Abhyanga, Ayurvedic self-oilation is a self-care practice that goes deeper than its physical benefits. Though there are many physical benefits, what I want to share is the energetic applications of Abhyanga.