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Beetroot Porridge

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 …

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Woman, reWilded #6 – Spring in a state of emergence(y)

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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Woman, reWilded #5 – Desperation rhymes with respiration

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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Woman, reWilded #3 – Inviting Winter In

The third of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in winter season. We need the fallow season of Winter. It’s a time for turning inward for rest, slow replenishment and repair so we can great spring and summer with renewed energy. Doing these deeply unfashionable things – letting go …

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Woman, reWilded #2 – Making Peace with Autumn Woman

The second of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom in autumn season. Autumn is in full swing in the valley. As light fades, pecan and persimmon trees let go of their luminous gold orange leaves, rust coloured Welcome Swallows search for places to build their mud nests in preparation …

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Woman, reWilded #1-Living the Seasons of Our Wild Nature

The first of a 7 part series Woman, reWilded on reclaiming cycle wisdom, woman wisdom. -poiesis 1. n. meaning “making, formation,” esp haematopoiesis the formation of blood [< Greek -poiēsis] Whether we feel it or not, we are in constant flow with wild nature through daily, lunar, seasonal and life cycles. Our inner nature, felt through …

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Choko Loco

The poor choko has a bad reputation as a depression era food in Australia, when it became part of the staple diet. But when my friends were talking about growing them and a Filipina described how she made pancakes with 4 ingredients, I bought some from her at the farmers market and got inspired.. I’ve …

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A Qigong Autumn

Qigong dignifies the menopause and aging process, the inner autumn of our life cycle, breathing into and making space and peace with what’s here. It’s ancient spiritual wisdom in action for how we can move the body through life with presence, calm and deep connection with all beings. I could be in the mountains of …

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