Have a Positive Impact This Christmas: Simple Tips
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Let’s have a Christmas that has a positive impact this year. Together we can make a difference.
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Everyday Epiphanies: A TED Talk Perspective on Age
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Ageing: it happens to us all, so why are we so self-conscious about it? Turning 30 left Lauren feeling bemused – was something supposed to have changed, now that she should definitely be “an adult”? Exploring the concept of age through a number of different TED talks, Lauren shares three speakers' perspectives on life and the one thing we can’t stop: time.
Read MoreReflection and the Value of Looking Back
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Kate-Lois Elliott reflects on reflection. But instead of a whole load of navel gazing, it’s a poignant read about, home, heart, and the power of looking back
Read MoreSimple Red Lentil Dhal
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Short for time but want an easy and delicious meal? Then look no further than this simple red lentil dhal recipe. Using store cupboard ingredients, you can create a fantastic and nutritious meal with minimum fuss.
Read MoreEditor's Letter: November - And the art of letting go
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Hello and welcome to November. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor.
Read MorePumpkin Oat Loaf
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Every Halloween we throw away a scary amount of nutritious and delicious pumpkin flesh leftover from carving out our creations. Here Jo Hodson gives you an idea for a recipe to put all that goodness to good use!
Read MoreGet Grounded: An Autumn Yoga Sequence for Calm and Stability
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Autumn brings an increase in vata energy, which can make us feel anxious and unsettled. Try a grounding autumn yoga sequence to bring you back in to balance.
Read MoreEveryday Epiphanies: 'The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ by Ken Robinson
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In this month's ‘Everyday Epiphanies’ edition, Lauren talks about finding our passions – why there’s no right or wrong time to do so and why it doesn’t have to pay you, but why it should absolutely, definitely be done. By finding your tribe and making your own luck, can you find your version of The Element?
Read MoreLightening the Load of Being a ‘Me’
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Natalie Cristal Morrison takes a look at the baggage associated with ‘being’ and provides some practical mindfulness exercises for lightening the load a little
Read MoreEditor's Letter: October
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Hello and welcome to October. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
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Autumn Equinox Yin
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Autumn equinox yin is here, with a focus on the stomach and spleen meridians to help nourish the earth element in the body and keep us grounded at this time of seasonal transition.
Read MoreSpice Rack: Cumin - Jeera Aloo
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Cumin is the ubiquitous underlying flavour that is the source of all deliciousness in cuisines across the globe, from Morocco to Mexico. A gently warming spiciness that is deep and earthy, you can go easy and make it the star of the show in a simple jeera rice or take advantage of its ability to hold its own in a massaman curry paste.
Mudra of the Month - Vishnu Mudra
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Mudras have been used in the Eastern world for thousands of years, their purpose is to channel and redirect energy within the body to achieve optimal health and vitality. The word mudra translates as "seal", it is used to describe a physical gesture made with the body or the hands.
Read MoreWhy Your Least Favourite Yoga Pose May Be the One You Really Need.
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If you practice yoga regularly, you may have a few favourite poses that you really enjoy practising and perhaps a few that you don’t enjoy so much. Maybe there’s one pose that you just can’t stand and you inwardly groan whenever it comes up in class?
Read MoreAfter Abundance; On Becoming the ‘Less Is More’ Generation
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The term ‘Bodhicitta’ in Sanskrit means a mind that strives towards awakening for the collective wellbeing of all. Beyond surface-level stress reduction, mindfulness-based meditation practices and ways of living can bring us closer to that sense of profound comfort and ease within ourselves that exists whenever we are thinking and acting out of our innate sense of compassion and connection with other beings.
Read MoreThe Story Behind Hanumanasana/Monkey Pose
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This month Helen Watkins introduces you to the story of Hanuman the Money God, which is the story that accompanies hanumanasana the full splits pose.
Editor's Letter: September
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Hello and welcome to September. Here’s our latest news and seasonal musings from Jasmine Pradhan, Balance Garden’s Editor
Read MoreWhy You Need to Care About Organic
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Many people think that buying organic produce is all about the individual health benefits, but there are actually also huge implications for our wider environment, and the organic movement can play a crucial role in protecting our wildlife and landscapes
Everyday Epiphanies: ‘Second Life’ podcast from MyDomaine
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For the last couple of weeks, Lauren’s been hooked to listening to Second Life, a podcast from MyDomaine, with Hilary Kerr interviewing inspiring women who’ve made radical professional sidesteps.
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