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I am a mother, yoga teacher, sound massage practitioner and soon to be nutritionist. I am aiming to share my experiences and expertise in these fields and hoping that you will feel as good as I do by practicing yoga and nurishing your body with proper fuel (OK sometimes with naughty too ;)).

JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHAKRA and PATH TO SELF MASTERY with Dr. Jeff Levin in Dubai

April 11th 2012 Posted at Healing Modalities
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Dr. Jeff Levin, founder of the Life Alignment Techniques, is coming to Dubai to conduct two fantastic workshops. Everybody is welcome to attend them as no experience is necessary. Here are the details:

JOURNEY THROUGH the CHAKRA

Friday 20th – Saturday 21st  April 2012 (10am to 6pm)

What is the ROOT CHAKRA

The first chakra, the Base, is the source of life.  The Sanskrit name, Muladhara, means “root or foundation”.  This chakra represents our Will to live, our existence on Mother Earth, and establishing our Life Purpose on Earth.

Why do I want to work on my ROOT CHAKRA

The root chakra is our connection to our Mother, ancestors and Mother Earth.  If you have challenges with your connections, feeling spaced out or disconnected from the world……work on your Root Chakra.

The root chakra grounds us into the physical world – but not only that -  do you want to ground your ideas and visions into the physical world, manifest your talents, gifts and life purpose……work on your Root Chakra.

A strong Root Chakra attracts abundance and prosperity.  If you have challenges with prosperity……work on your Root Chakra.

How is the process

Deep personal work will include acknowledging and releasing family and ancestral patterns, while identifying the Archetypes connected to the Root Chakra. Throughout this two day retreat, Dr Levin will conduct many treatments, for both individuals and the group as a whole, which will be integrated through Root Chakra one-on-one dialogues.

Cost: Dhs. 1000

PATH to SELF MASTERY

Monday 23rd-Tuesday 24th April 2012 (10am to 6pm)

The course teaches us to recognize and use our Individual Talents, Gifts and Healing Abilities for our Spiritual Growth.

We all have come into this world with One Purpose, to make a difference to our lives, to others lives. We all have within ourselves innate gifts and talents.

At this workshop, we will release the self-limiting mental programs that we carry, belief systems that have been ingrained into our very being, self-sabotage programs to come fully into the present, owning our power and our space.

When stillness and centeredness are present, we can create a space of trust and safety, open our hearts to love and bring spiritual awareness to our connection with ourselves and others.

There is something really magical about the Path to Self Mastery workshop.

Cost: Dhs 1200

For both workshops:

Venue: Illuminations Well-Being Centre, Jumeriah Lake Towers, 409, Fortune Executive Towers, Cluster T, (just outside Dubai Marina Metro)

Contact: Brenda +971 50 6569117 / Majella +971 50 4662056

Email: lifealignmentdubai@gmail.com

About Dr. Jeff Levin

Dr Jeff Levin (Doctor of Natural Medicine), B Arch., B.Sc.(Nutrition), has been working with Energy Medicine for the last 30 years and has developed the Life Alignment systems of healing, as well as the revolutionary Vortex Technology to access and facilitate the healing of the root cause of dis-ease.

Dr Jeff Levin is an internationally renowned lecturer and healer and spends 9 months of the year travelling around the globe teaching his techniques to health practitioners (including doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, psychotherapists and complimentary health practitioners) and lay people.

The systems and tools he has created empower people to heal themselves and others effectively and rapidly, releasing the blockages to complete wellness.

Dr Jeff Levin’s journey into healing and teaching has been an extraordinary one…

More at http://www.life-alignment.com

What can be done with the leftover almond pulp? – Gluten free Orange-Chocolate Almond cake

April 10th 2012 Posted at Recipes
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Hope you all had a nice Easter Holidays!

As I am hooked on preparing my own almond milk recently, I also have lots of almond pulp leftover. You can store the pulp in the fridge for couple of days or freeze until you use it.

Almond milk is a great alternative to cow’s milk and tastes much better. Almonds naturally contain high levels of potassium and vitamin E as well as a variety of other vitamins and minerals that help grow stronger bones and teeth.

I developed a moist lemon/orange chocolate almond cake recipe to use the almond flour and working on others too :)

Ingredients:

Pulp of 2 cups of almond

200g coconut sugar

3 eggs

50g butter

Zest of 2 lemons and one juice (or oranges)

3 tbs cacao powder or dark chocolate (or raw cacao powder)

1-2 teaspoon Soda bicarbonate

Gluten free almond cake

For those who are on candida diet, can also have a little sweetness. Here is the candida version, as my friend prepared it:

Replace sugar with stevia (approx 3 tbs, but taste as you add it, as it is 300 times sweeter than sugar. Stevia is a natural sweetener, from the leaves of the plant stevia. It has almost no effect on the blood glucose)

Replace butter with coconut oil (approx. 2-3 tbs)

Use raw cacao powder

Separate the eggs and whisk the egg whites. Melt the butter than add to the almond pulp. Combine all ingredients, put them in a baking dish and into the oven at 180°C for around 50 minutes, or as you see it’s baked.

You’ll get a delicious, gluten free, moist treat. Serve it with fresh berries if you like. Yum!

Gluten free orange-choco almond cake

Gluten free orange-choco almond cake

New yoga weekend retreat dates

March 26th 2012 Posted at Sama Yoga Retreats
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We have new weekend retreat dates. Make the weekend of April 26-28th free! ;) For detalis click here.

 

pool in hatta

Refreshing rock melon nut milk

March 24th 2012 Posted at Raw Recipes
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I love the sweet smell of melon. Here is a very refreshing drink that I made from it:

You only need:

1/2 rock melon (they have high levels of Vitamin A and C)

300-400 ml cashew milk (or any other nut milk)

Blend and serve. I decorated it with some cocoa powder and chia seeds.

Yoga weekend retreat at the Hatta Fort Hotel

February 29th 2012 Posted at Sama Yoga Retreats
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with Andrea & Kata

When: April 26th – 28th, 2012
Where: Hatta Fort Hotel, Dubai (www.hattaforthotel.com)

After almost a year of our first yoga retreat, the baby is out and we are back again! :)

Are you feeling stressed or just would like to recharge? Join us for a weekend of yoga and relaxation, away from the city life in the quiet surroundings of the Hajar mountains at the Hatta Fort Hotel. The hotel is just over an hours drive from Dubai.

 

Hatta Fort Hotel

THE FUN OF WEEKEND RETREAT INCLUDES

  • 2 nights accomodation in Deluxe Chalet-style room
  • non-alcoholic welcome drink upon arrival
  • daily healthy breakfast and dinner
  • 3 group yoga sessions
  • 1 hypnotherapy, sound massage or body spin session (you choose which one you would like to try)
  • Mandala coloring – another way of meditation to bring peace and improve concentration
  • 1 Pranayama (breathing control) session
  • enjoying the nature around and relaxation, relaxation and more…

COST per person

Single Deluxe Chalet room – AED 1690

Double Deluxe Chalet room – AED 1265

Additional optional day package for AED 140 per person including (it’s worth it):

Healthy lunch, water throughout the day, morning and mid-afternoon tea/coffee break, inclusive of fresh cut fruits, fresh juices and dried fruits

Other hotel facilities

Swimming pools, target archery, tennis, billiards, mini-golf, gym, jogging and walking route in the mountains

 

RoomRock pool

About Andrea

Andrea is an enthusiastic certified yoga teacher, sound massage and Body Spin practitioner. She believes that the practice of yoga is a fantastic tool to keep ones body fit, the mind focused and relaxed. She will show you how to implement yoga in your everyday life.

Sound massage is a non-evasive treatment using Tibetian singing bowls, where you can relax away all your tension in your body, mind and spirit. Body Spin is part of the Life Alignment technique, an energy healing method by Dr. Jeff Levin, that addresses the root causes of issues and balance them out.

 

Meditation over the mountains

About Kata

Kata has been working in a corporate environment all her life. Living the stressful, unhealthy and unbalanced life of an office worker made her eager to discover something more meaningful, something that can calm her busy mind, strengthen her body and center her whole being. This is when she took her first yoga class and she has never stopped ever since. Inspired by the countless positive changes she noticed on herself; she made a vow to pass on the knowledge to others. Her teaching style is unique paying special attention to explaining proper alignment and the health benefit of poses. Apart from teaching yoga she also offers basic hypnotherapy session for general relaxation, breaking bad habits and phobias.

Why the Hatta Fort Hotel?

The 4 star Hatta Fort Hotel is away from the city, one of the best surroundings of the UAE, nestled by the Hajar mountains. The resort is green, and on the 80 acres of land there’s plenty of space for relaxation, walks and different activities. Our yoga sessions will take place on the top of a hill, where we can also watch the sunrise or sunset

If you’d like to bring your children along, there are lots of activities for them as well. New Moms with babies are also welcome and we can do some Mom and Me yoga :)

We’ll have a little orientation meet up on Thursday 26th evening. The program starts Friday morning with a yoga session.

For further details an to join our retreat please email to andrea (at) yoganutrition.com or call +971 50 584 2934

Limited spaces are available. The retreat is on with minimum of 6 participants. Please book at least one week in advance.

 

“Health is wealth, peace of mind is happiness, yoga shows the way.” – Swami Vishnudevananda

Raw chocolate-raspberry mousse not just for Valentine’s Day

February 12th 2012 Posted at Raw Recipes
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If you are celebrating Valentine’s day, this is a great dessert after a nice meal with your partner. And it is healthy too! I saw this dessert in it’s original version, with cream and mascarpone, so I thought, this could be easily done raw as well. And it’s super quick, so you don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen.

This is what you need for 2:

1 avocado

1 banana

1-2 tablespoons raw cacao powder (or carob powder)

2 dates (soaked)

2 teaspoons agave syrup (not necessary) – you can add more dates to sweeten or leave it out as the banana is sweet enough.

filtered water

200-250 g raspberry (can be frozen as well)

nuts to decorate

Raw Chocolate-raspberry mousse

Mash the banana and avo before putting them into the blender or food processor. Add cacao powder and dates plus agave if needed. Blend until smooth and creamy. You can add some water to make the mix thinner if you wish. Pour it in glasses.

Then blend the berries smooth and pour it on the top of the chocolate layer. Decorate with nuts.

Raw Chocolate-raspberry mousse

It is really yummy and you wouldn’t tell that there is avocado in the choco mousse. A great dessert to finish off a romantic Valentine’s day dinner :) Enjoy and love each other! Happy Valentine’s!

Raw Chocolate-raspberry mousse

Top 3 tips for rapid fat loss

February 6th 2012 Posted at Reviews
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This is not yoga, but surely a great weight loss program…

If a guy dropped 23 lbs (10.4kg), burned off 8.1% body fat and cut 5.5 inches (13.97 cm) off his waist, in only 49 days, becoming a body transformation contest winner at the age of 52 (beating guys half his age), wouldn’t you want to know how he did it? Or if a girl can transform her body also in a space of 49 days..

This is one of the most exceptional body transformations Tom Venuto has seen in such a short period of time applying his methods:

Go here for advice On Rapid Fat Loss From The New Burn the Fat Champion:

With only 49 days to deadline, how do you get the absolute maximum mileage from your nutrition and training? What kind of mindset does it take to achieve an unusually rapid body transformation?

In this short but powerful interview, The newest Burn the Fat Body transformation champion reveals his top 3 tips for mindset, nutrition and training, plus some extra advice about what he said was the ONE thing that made the most difference of all

The Top 3 Tips For Rapid Body Transformation

Train hard!

Making my first nut milk and chia pudding

February 1st 2012 Posted at Raw Recipes
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As I am experimenting with more raw, I discover foods that are new to me. I had the first taste of chia seeds in the last couple of weeks. So far I have sprinkled it on my morning cereal and I really like the crunchy taste of these tiny seeds. However now it’s time to try out more ways of having it in my diet.

Because I have sweet tooth, the first thing I made is a basic chia pudding. This includes also making nut milk, which was my first time :)

For the nut milk I used:

1 cup cashew nuts

4 cups of filtered water

(makes around 750ml milk)

Soak the cashews for 2-5 hours in water. Rinse and add them to the blender. Add water and blend. And the nut milk is ready! Couldn’t be more simple :) You can make it from other nuts too. Almond is very good.

soaked cashewsCashew milk

To make pudding out of it you will need:

5-7 seedless dates (if this is not enough sweet for you, add some agave sirup or even better coconut palm sugar to it)

1/4 cup chia seeds

chia seeds

Add the dates to the milk and blend it in. Put the chia seeds in a bowl, add the milk and combine. Put it in the fridge for 3-4 hours or overnight. The seeds will expand, but you’ll still taste the crunchiness. Serve it in glasses and decorate with raspberry or any fruits you like.

chia puddingchia pudding

Perfect for a nutritious breakfast or as a dessert even in the evening.

What is your flavour?

chia pudding

Detailed nutritional info on chia seeds coming up in my next post.

Spicy lentil balls with Nectarine

January 22nd 2012 Posted at Recipes
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I have adapted this recipe from vegasztromania, a Hungarian gastroblog. Every year on New Years Day, Hungarians eat lentil. I don’t know if this custom exists in other countries as well, but they say if you eat lentils on the first day of the year, then you will have plenty of money throughout the year. However if you eat chicken it will scrape your luck. Most of the people have lentil puree (fozelek in Hungarian), but here is another variation for a lentil dish.

Ingredients: (makes approx. 25-30 pieces)

250g lentil (red, I used green)

1 big zucchini

3-4 spring onions

2-3 cloves of garlic

1 teaspoon cumin seeds grinded (I didn’t use)

3 tbs spelt flour

3 tbs breadcrumbs

6 smaller nectarin

ginger

1 teaspoon cane sugar

butter

Cook the lentils until soft, then rinse them with cold water. Blend half of it with the garlic and onion (if you use, I didn’t). Grate the zucchini and combine the three component, add some salt to it. Then comes the breadcrumbs and flour, combine all. Form small balls and toss the in breadcrumbs. Fry it in hot oil. Actually I fried half of it and I put the other half in the oven to see the difference. The ones in the oven become drier, but still tasty. J

For the sauce: Melt some butte in a saucepan, add the ginger and sugar, and after few minutes the nectarine (cut into small pieces). Cook it for 5-10 minutes.

Here is the result:

Lentil balls with Nectarine sauce

Lentil balls with Nectarine sauce

Ok, the pics is not perfect, but the food is definitely delicious. Husband confirmed it :)

Do you eat lentils on New Years Day? Would love to know!

Tracy Anderson’s – post pregnancy workout

January 19th 2012 Posted at Reviews
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Ok this is not yoga, but…

After my delivery my abs felt so weak (obviously:)) and I just couldn’t imagine how I am going to do double leg raises again. Then I remembered that I had a post pregnancy workout DVD from Tracy Anderson and this came to the rescue!

Tracy is a former professional dancer and currently trainer of celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, etc.. She experienced considerable weight gain during her pregnancy and after. She began her research and has developed a method for showing women, how to regain their abdominal strength after delivery and transform their bodies. The exercises are rather slow paced and very detailed, paying attention to your muscles you are working on. Also got a bit of a dance element to it which I love.

The session is about 45 minutes long and consist three parts. After a short warm up, an almost half an hour abs strengthening, then glutes and legs, finishing it off with arms. Calming classical music is played throughout the session.

Overall it is a fun exercise and will definitely strengthen and work you out!

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