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Warm Tummy, Happy Heart - Aubergine Soup for your Soul

27/11/2018

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On our two recent Winter Yoga Day Retreats on Cannock Chase we walked and yoga'd up an appetite. Our well-deserved lunchtime soup was delivered and it was ... Aubergine Soup. Aubergine?? I thought. But I'm HUNGRY! I've not had a good relationship in the past with tasteless, soggy aubergine.
BUT this soup was delicious and nutritious; it made my tummy warm and my heart happy!
So I consulted my amazing soup book (New Covent Garden Food Co. "A Soup for Every Day") for an aubergine soup and made a few adjustments so I could whip it up quickly.
Here you go. Spoons at the ready, set, yum!
If you want to go vegan, swap chicken stock for veggie stock, and swap the cream for a tin of cannelini beans for a bit more creaminess. Blend well.
1. Heat a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a big pot.
2. Roughly chop and add 450g aubergine, an onion & a clove of garlic. Cook for 20 minutes without browning.
3. Roughly chop 1 roasted red pepper (use a jarred one to avoid the charring, steaming & peeling faff).
4. Make a litre of stock and add 1 cupful to the aubergine mixture. Add the red pepper, 2 tablespoons of single cream and a bit of chilli oil for some oomph if you like. Add the beans too if you're using them. Blend it all together until smooth.
5. Add the remaining stock, stir and get your bread, crackers or popcorn* ready for dipping!

* In South America, soup is served with popcorn rather than bread. More fibre and more filling. And listening to popcorn pop is one of the best sounds. It'll stay fresh in a sealed container from the night before if you're packing a lunch.
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Follow me on Facebook for my Blog style posts

20/9/2018

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This blog is for you...

20/8/2017

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This blog is for you.
I haven't written anything on here for ages but felt it was time to start giving a little bit more.
Encouragement & ideas, how to's on tricky poses, ideas for taking your yoga outdoors, a bit of the history and philosophy of yoga, and inspiration to help you practice your yoga outside your weekly class.
So, let me know what you'd like to know more about - comment here, chat to me at class or fill in a contact form.
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Waking Up Your Fire Centre

5/2/2015

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In the midst of all this chilly, sleety, windy, snowy coldness, February's classes will wake up your fire centre by activating your core muscles and the associated chakra, Manipura. This is your centre of enthusiasm, willpower and inner strength. And it also works as your body's own heating element!
So if you want to be efficient with your time, stay positive and keep warm and strong in this last month of winter, come along and get in touch with your inner fire.

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Re-Vitalised for February!

31/1/2015

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I hope you are all feeling filled with strength and determination having achieved wonders with this sequence!
It is one of the most dynamic and strong I teach and I think everyone has seen an improvement in their balance, flexibility and strength over the last month. Well done!
Triangles, balances and core strengthening coming up in February....
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Workshop Success

18/1/2015

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Just a quick thank you to all of you who attended our workshop today. I hope it has inspired you and helped you know that even just 5 minutes of yoga can make a big difference :)
Do let me know how you get on at home over the next few weeks.
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Re-Vamp Your Home Practice

11/1/2015

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Our workshop on setting up a home practice is being held on Sunday 18th January from 2-4pm for the bargain price of £10 (£12 on the day).
  • Learn some simple sequences, each with a detailed take-home practice notes, to energise, re-balance, strengthen or calm you.
  • Learn how some very simple breathing techniques can relax, calm and bring focus, even in just a few minutes.
  • Find some inspiration on setting up a special place or time to practice your yoga.
  • Learn a few Sanskrit and English mantras to use during meditation or while walking with purpose.
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Let's Welcome 2015

1/1/2015

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Let's welcome in the New Year with the Vitality Seqeunce. We'll be learning this throughout January; a dynamic sequence of Warriors, Bhimas & Inversions to improve your flexibility, strength & balance, bring a fresh energy, positivity and vitality to your body and mind.
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Workshop for Practicing Yoga at Home

19/12/2014

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Do you sometimes feel like doing a bit of yoga at home but you're not too sure where to begin or what to do?
Come to our Home Practice Workshop on 18th January!
we will be learning a sequence to energise, a sequences to give you focus and determination, a sequence to ground you and a sequence you can practice every day to re-balance, stretch and relax.
We will be covering breathing techniques, methods to relax - from 1 minute to 20 - and lots of tips and ideas to help you stick at it.
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Warrior Goddesses One & All (Even You Blokes!)

17/10/2014

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You know who you are! You with the strong shoulders, lean thighs and wiggly hips! You, who bravely ventured out on a dark and rainy night this week to practice being Warriors & Goddesses. Well done. I do hope you have embraced your open heart and inner power this week! See you next week to play with 3 Legged Dog and Lizard :)
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