by | Jul 3, 2020 | Mudras
Anjali Mudra invokes the Divine within, to bring you into a place of unity and wholeness. And allows you to feel connection with your own heart, and a felt sense of the love of the world around you, helping you to accept ‘what is’ in every moment.
FIVE ELEMENTS: Anjali activates and awakens the AIR ELEMENT which initiates an upward flow of energy and breath into the chest, lungs and heart.
“Everything is okay just as it is.”
Hold Anjali Mudra with hands in front of the heart for 5-10 natural breaths. State the affirmation three times out loud, then silently. Notice how you feel.
- Reduces stress and can lower blood pressure by drawing senses inward.
- Can release tension between shoulder blades.
- Allows one to connect with one’s wise ancient heart.
- Balances Right and Left hemispheres of the brain, body, yin-yang, lunar-solar.
- Harmonizes all systems of the body, mind and emotions.
No known cautions.
These mudras, and the information provided here, are modified from Mudras for
Healing and Transformation by Joseph and Lilian LePage.
by | Jul 2, 2020 | Food Nourishment
Mindful Chocolate Eating is a great way to enjoy pleasure and feel L*O*V*E! Especially when the ingredients are so healthy, and the recipe is so simple to make! I’ve been making my own chocolate for years, and I hope you enjoy it too! (I make it a bit different each time and that’s part of the joy of it for me: I can be creative, spontaneous and the result always tastes unique! Please do let yourself get creative).
INGREDIENTS (organic where you can!)
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/3 cup local maple syrup or other sweetener (I use less and add green powdered stevia leaf – not the processed liquid or white powder, better to use the actual leaf ground up).
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon (can help blood sugar levels and cholesterol)
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt or Himalayan salt
Try adding these additional ingredients:
- shredded coconut
- gogi berries
- raisins
- nuts or seeds
- rose petals
- fresh mint
- mint extract
- orange extract
INSTRUCTIONS
Melt oil in a small saucepan and whisk in the sweetener, vanilla, cocoa powder, cinnamon, salt, and other ingredients. IMPORTANT: do a taste test to make sure you like it!
Pour onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and refrigerate or freeze until firm (about 20-mins). Break into smallish pieces and put in a glass jar or container and store in the fridge (these melt at room temperature).
or
Use a chocolate mold, like my ❤️ mold! Simply pour your chocolate in, tap it on the counter a few times, let it sit for 5-mins and tap again to get all the bubbles out. Then refrigerate or freeze and pop them out!
