Pure intentions
Golden Milk -the perfect choice for a cold wintery day! In preparation for your 3 day detox cleanse, here are some suggestions. I like to start my day off with a coffee or a matcha latte but during a cleanse, no caffeine allowed. In fact there are quite a few things that you will need... Continue Reading →
Henepola Gunaratana Quote: “Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don’t have to be swept away by your feelings. You can respond with wisdom and kindness rather than habit and reactivity.” As we lead up to the 3 day detox cleanse challenge Winter 2023, I thought it... Continue Reading →
In November 2022, I did my very first detox. It was an ayurvedic cleanse and, even though it was only 3 days, I found it quite challenging. The hardest part was letting go of some of my daily habits, like sipping on a cup of coffee every morning. Surprisingly, no alcohol was a non issue... Continue Reading →
For we Canadians, a glass of wine has become a real indulgence. Recently the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) released a new recommendation. In order to minimize the risk associated with drinking, the CCSA recommends consuming no more than two alcoholic drinks per week, a dramatic reduction from the previous cap of... Continue Reading →
Today, I'm revisiting what I had intended for this blog, way back when. I am obsessed with cookbooks. These days there are so many of them to choose from. I figure it can't hurt to recommend one every now and again 🙂 The Green Kitchen - Delicious and Healthy Vegetarian Recipes for Every Day "This... Continue Reading →
Reset - The definition according to Dictionary.com: “To set, adjust, or fix in a new or different way. "If you feel like you're stuck in a rut or you're just not happy with the way things are going, you might want to shake things up. Hitting the reset button on your life might seem like... Continue Reading →
"Slow living is just living slowly, in whatever and however way that means to you. It’s about knowing and passionately loving the things we value, and designing our lives to spend the most time possible enjoying them. It’s about having intentionality and consciousness in our activities, about escaping the mindless scrolling and unproductive multi-tasking and focusing on purposeful action. It’s about embracing... Continue Reading →
Choice, is the most powerful tool we have. Everything boils down to choice. We exist in a field of infinite possibilities. Every choice we make shuts an infinite number of doors and opens an infinite number of doors. At any point, we can change the direction of our lives by a simple choice. It is... Continue Reading →
"Be such a 'person', and live such a life, that if everyone were such as you, and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise" - Phillips Brooks There are many ways to define inspiring, but for me, this captures it perfectly ... "Inspiring’ is the adjective form of the word... Continue Reading →
Inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi, I created a healthier version of his Spiced Apple Cake in the 'Ottolenghi Simple' cookbook. If you are in the mood for some goodness, but nothing too sweet, look no further 🙂 Here goes ... Cake 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tbsp vegan butter 3/4 cup coconut sugar 3 large eggs... Continue Reading →
Coffee & Chardonnay 