Season

03/01/2017

Recipe: Watermelon Juice, Summer Saviour

  Watermelon is the perfect summer food – sweet, cooling and luscious. It has incredible medicinal properties – incredible because it’s perfect for what your body […]
03/01/2017

3 Simple Steps to Welcome the New Year

Happy New Year! For the whole month of January, we will focus on welcoming the New Year. We can use this symbolic time of renewal to discover more meaning and joy in our lives...
18/11/2011

Christmas: Cookies, Getting organised, Catering, Gifts that give

Stay out of the malls this year as much as you can! Bake at home, buy charity gifts online and plan ahead so you're ready to set sail during the festive season. Reduce or remove everything that harms your body and the planet. Rejoice in simple food, good company, restful relaxation and the joy of sharing.
01/09/2011

Put some spring in your step

In Chinese medicine, Spring is about change, new beginnings and shaking off that winter drudgery.
01/09/2011

Sensational Salad Secrets!

As it slowly gets warmer during Spring, we naturally start to crave fresher, lighter meals such as salads. Kristie share her tips for awesome salads and dressings, with bonus recipes!
01/06/2011

Dressing for warmth and vitality in Winter

Everyone needs to dress well in Winter, but especially if you get cold hands and feet. These tips will help your circulation and nourish your body's deepest energies. Staying warm in winter is a must if you're trying to conceive a baby!
01/06/2011

Goji Berry and Apple Crumble (Gluten-free)

This warming dessert will fill the room with vanilla and spice aromas. It's gluten-free, low in fat and has no cane sugar.
01/06/2011

Preventing sports injuries in Winter

Winter, according the Chinese, is a time to conserve our energy. The cold weather and long nights are designed to help us stay indoors and rest. This doesn’t mean we need to give up our usual exercising, but we should adjust our routines slightly to fit with the season.
01/10/2010

Seeds and sprouts to grow and eat

Surrounding yourself with new life is a wonderful way to embrace the season. Watching your seeds sprout and grow is great visual therapy for the Liver in Spring, helping you to connect with the cycle of the seasons and harnessing the power of your subconscious to engage the body in regeneration and healing.
01/10/2010

Recipe: Zingy Spring Salad

With lots of green fresh herbs, sweet-sour green apple and tender sprouts, this is a great salad to rejuvenate a stagnant and congested Liver in Spring.
01/10/2010

Gentle Spring detoxing

Spring is the perfect time to have a gentle detox, a "Spring Cleaning" within! Follow these Chinese-medicine guidelines to protect and nurture your inner resources while you gently let go of the heaviness of Winter.
01/10/2010

Using Spring flavours for vibrant health

Spring represents a rapid transformation as Yang energy emerges from Winter's stillness and pushes outward. To help your body’s Yang energy burst forth in Spring, use the pungent flavour to encourage its upward and outward movement.
01/10/2010

Protect yourself from the wind – prevent cold & flu

In Chinese medicine, if you're exposed to wind then you are much more likely to develop cold and flu, and this is definitely a pattern that acupuncturists see regularly in their clients when the weather is changing. Learn how to protect yourself and do "first aid" to ward off illness.
10/07/2010

Recipe: Dahl with Kumara & Tomato

This is a great winter warmer using spices to warm the body and increase circulation.
01/06/2008

Winter is a time of stillness

In moments of stillness, when the noise of the world becomes a little quieter, our capacity for insight and inspiration is given a chance to shine through.
01/03/2008

Making the most of Autumn

  The weather is getting cooler, the days are getting shorter and the still afternoon air echoes with the sound of migrating birds heading for warmer […]