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March 13, 2017 Main / Recipe

Daikon spaghetti with creamy vegan tomato sauce

This is a light lunch or dinner, perfect for when the days are a bit warmer this spring. Make sure

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November 10, 2015 Main / Nutrition / Soup

Culinary Travel Around The World: Turkish Lentil Soup

We are headed off East again this week, arriving in Turkey. I spent quite a lot of time in Turkey’s

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October 21, 2015 Lifestyle / Nutrition

The Healthy, Plant-Based Flexitarian Diet I: Proteins

I am currently planning a blog series looking at what make up the building stones of a healthy diet and

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WEDNESDAY EVENING GRATITUDE Listening deeply in that brief space between the exhale and the inhale. Eating a nourishing meal instead mindlessly gobbling down just anything. Soothing music and gentle swaying with it. Finding softness in unfolding the deeper aspects of my depression and anxiety. Sipping herbal tea in the garden and listening to birdsong. The brief moments where I find complete peace and calm that are getting longer again. Soft movements as I move from one asana into another. Learning and unlearning. Smiles by strangers. Summer sun. #gratitude #thelittlethingsinlife #avibrantlife #connect #mindbodyconnection #love #happiness #dealingwithanxiety #deepbreathing #depression #yoga #practiceyogachangeyourworld #practiceyogachangetheworld

Yoga is pure magic when it comes to help us dealing with + building resilience to stress. ::: A physical yoga practice can burn the stress hormone adrenaline from our system + make us feel great due to endorphines that you experience through the body's response to physical exercise. A more restorative practice can activate the para-sympathetic (the 'calm, relaxed' part of our) nervous system via deep breathing exercises that stimulate the vagus nerve and focus. There is neither right or wrong in either of these approaches. ::: Depending on where we are in our yogic journey, we may benefit more from one than another at different times. Yet oftentimes I wonder whether we stick with one approach because otherwise we have to go outside our comfort zone... or because we do not want to take the next step in our yogic journey. ::: It is very easy to appear on the mat for a physical practice, leaving a class on an endorphine high... but don't we sell ourselves short, because all we are doing is deal with stress in the short-term? Yet even in restorative practices if we let our mind and body drift into relaxation, not working on being conscious throughout the whole process, we only gain short-term benefits. It's the work with the mind in both physical and restorative practices that really help with building long-term resilience to stress and leads us to bliss. ::: So, I wonder how many of us appear on the mat and feel the hardest part of the practice is already done? ::: I am starting to teach regularly again as of 15th June, on a Saturday afternoon between 3-4 pm and would love to see you there. Find all details and sign up on the website of @radiantlightyoga. #yoga #yogathoughts #musings #beyourself #intentionalliving #liveyourbestlife #choosehappy #findyourhappy #elevatewomen #upliftandinspire #seeksimplicity #livinglifevibrantlyhealthy #yogabrussels #bxl #brussels

WEDNESDAY EVENING GRATITUDE The gift of yoga and how it connects people. Large summer salads for lunch. Continuing to go deeper, get honest with myself, do the shadow work to get to the light. Letting go of what needs to go to make space for growth. Long, relaxed exhales to bring about calm and grounding. Tea and kefir to nourish my body. Public transport. Embodying music that moves. Building a relationship with myself that is love based instead of fear based. Silence. Walking barefooted. #yoga #gratitude #love #joy #dealingwithanxiety #deepbreathing #healthismorethanexerciseandfood #inspiration #womensupportingwomen #intentionalliving #liveyourbestlife #findyourhappy #elevatewomen #upliftandinspire #seeksimplicity #livinglifevibrantlyhealthy #mindfulnessbreak #practiceyogachangeyourworld #practiceyogachangetheworld

THERAPY AND SELFCARE (PART II) Last week, I went to see one of my uncles who is also a psychologist and I learned that I had to expand my definition of selfcare even more (see previous post on selfcare). 🕉️I need to become really clear on what I need for my wellbeing (even clearer than I am on already) 🕉️From there, I need to set really clear boundaries around those needs 🕉️Then, I need to be consistent with my wellbeing practices (the parasympathetic nervous system likes routine, repetition and predictability) It is going to take a lot of courage and bravery to show up for myself like that. Setting clear boundaries (saying no or renegotiate current 'contracts') will be hard, yet worthwhile. It may trigger my anxiety because it will make me feel guilty, ashamed and uncomfortable. It goes against my current conditioning. Yet I am committed to myself and I will put 'smoke detectors' into place, alert my support network and keep working on being present and intentional to make this happen. I have got this in me! I have got this! What are you currently working on on the way to #selfhealing? 📸 During one of my walks in the Black Forest last week. The meadows are so beautiful there and I had the perfect weather. Want a bit of meadow therapy, too? Check my stories! #mindfulnessbreak #yoga #healthcoach #womensupportingwomen #yoga #findingmyvoice #yogaeverydamnday #yogaeverywhere #brussels #findingmyvoice #mindset #authenticwellbeing #musings #intentionalliving #authenticwellbeing #musings #mindbodyconnection #anxiety #selfreflection #meditation #yogaoffthemat #practiceyogachangeyourworld #mindfulness

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