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Tracing & Colouring
Recently been enjoying tracing photos and coloring in on top of them using layers in Adobe Photoshop Sketch app. A bit like mindful colouring with a bit more freedom! — read more
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London
During the Summer of 2019, I was sitting in Hanushka Coffee House on George St in Hastings with Dan (we call it the “book cafe” and they do amazing lattes and paninis and have shelves of books you can read) and was looking through one of their books with a page about Batemans (Jacobean house… — read more
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Standing forward bends
Standing forward bends help me feel safe because I feel supported by gravity stretching my back and I can’t see all the housework and things around me that need to be done! What shape / practice helps you feel safe? — read more
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Green Smoothie Recipe
Quite low on ingredients, but made this green smoothie today, blending together: Approx. 200ml apple juice 1/2 banana1/4 tsp ginger powder (from Miyuki’s organic farm in Nagasaki)1/4 tsp turmeric2g green kale powder (from Alishan) Still enjoying Veganuary! — read more
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2min Okutama River Meditation
Here is a 2min river meditation, created in Okutama, Japan. Start the video or audio, sit with a straight back, your chin slightly pulled in, relax your shoulders and close your eyes (or lie down if too tired!). Relax and slow down your breathing. Listen to the river, each time you notice your mind has… — read more
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Breakfast Smoothie Recipe
Am trying Veganuary this month and made this smoothie for breakfast out of ingredients I found in our kitchen, it was really good! Here’s the recipe: Blend all these ingredients together with a mixer or blender (serves one): Large handful or frozen mangoHandful of frozen blueberries Juice of half a lemon1/2 tsp chia seedstbsp maple… — read more
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Colour Pencils
Been wanting to use some colour pencils that need sharpening for a while. They are chunkier than the standard size, I had a large size pencil sharpener for them but it got broken when the bag it was in got caught in my bicycle wheel when I was cycling to a yoga lesson through Toyama… — read more
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Olive Tree
This is one of two olive trees on my balcony 🙂 — read more
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Teacake
This is a yummy, relatively healthy teacake I make quite often. Recommend it with a cup of tea! Ingredients 300g dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, etc.) 260ml hot tea (about one mug of tea) 40ml juice and grated peel of 1 orange 250g wholemeal flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cinnamon 100g brown sugar 3… — read more
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Iron Beads Fringe Chandelier
This is still a collaboration work in progress… I made the frame out of an old wire coat hanger and black tape. The fringes are made from “iron beads”. Each fringe has a different theme and some are made by friends and family or all ages 🙂 It even has some glow in the dark… — read more
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1min Okutama Waterfall Meditation
Here is a simple 1min waterfall meditation 🙂 Start the video or audio, sit with a straight back, your chin slightly pulled in, relax your shoulders and close your eyes (or lie down if too tired!). Relax and slow down your breathing. Listen to the waterfall, each time you notice your mind has wandered, gently… — read more
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