This recipe takes me back to the smells, sounds and tastes of idyllic Italy. In Italian, gremolata literally means “to grind something that grows.” To make something that grows the pleasure of eating, especially when some days can be grinding, is a joyful thought for this tiny home living, frugal hedonist! This recipe literally grows …
We have arrived at a time in history when we need to exercise our birthright as human beings to: occupy space access resources own our bodies give voice to our feelings as sensate beings self-serve – take care of ourselves first to better care for others honor our cyclical feminine nature as part of the living …
These are strong hands, veined, tanned, and made for creative labour. I know enough after my first day, that from these hands, from these women, ordinary as they may seem to anyone else, flow stories worth telling, are bringing something big and beautiful into being. I look at my own hands with their unique history. …
We are made of silence, supernovas and stardust, born of ancient soil. The reworked lyrics of the song, “Turning Wake” by Ayla Nereo contain some of my favourite “s” words; space, silence, stars and of course soil. To think we are all made of the same cosmic stuff, we are all connected, yet we can …
I’m porridge mad and Pink Porridge has got to be my favorite winter breakfast recipe. It’s adapted from the Ayurvedic retreat in Bali and perfect for VATA, air types…ME! Cook a batch of beetroot rice and use it as a rainy day lunch with adzuki beans, greens and roasted pumpkin. For the porridge, the addition …
I first tasted this tonic at an Ayurvedic retreat in Bali earlier this year and now it’s one of my staples. Ojas means strong and vital in Sanskrit and that’s exactly how I feel when I drink this as a morning wake up or afternoon “pick me up please”. With the plethora of drinks to …
In the end, everyone is aware of this:nobody keeps any of what he has,and life is only a borrowing of bones. Pablo Neruda The Beginning Our lives are bent, twisted and folded into shape by what we make of it and what is given to us. Like an echo of the earth’s crust, we fold …
The last of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in summer season. “When things fall apart, focus on that which does not change”Sono Michetti It’s our first Qigong session of 2022 and our instructor offers up these words as an antidote to a COVID summer. My first reaction is …
The sixth of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom. in spring season. It’s the first day of summer and spring seems to have retreated under the grey cloak of La Nina. According to weather reports it was the country’s wettest spring in 10 years and set to continue into …
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A 10 Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat The fifth of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in spring season. Spring, the season we look forward to. Warmer days, lush, new growth and the perfect time for spring cleaning the body and our interior spaces that accumulate junk over winter. But …
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