Ceremonial Cacao Recipe - with Rose & Lavender
A cacao recipe for a ceremony at home…
You’ll need just a couple of ingredients (including ceremonial-grade cacao, of course) and you’re free to change anything to suit your preferences.
I made this as a way to welcome spring, with the sweet and floral tastes perfectly complementing nature’s awakening.
A Guide to Your Nervous System & 6 Tips for Regulation
Your nervous system is at the heart of your experience and survival on Earth. When balanced (aka regulated), it switches between its different modes to provide you with the tools you need. If out of balance (or disregulated), we can experience chronic stress, anxiety, physical health problems and more.
This Guide will give you all of the practical, down-to-earth information you need to know to better understand your nervous system, appreciate its complexity and, in turn, support its regulation…
5 Signs Your Body Is Asking for Help
Our body is always communicating with us.
The question is - do we listen?
The body might not speak in words, but it guides us through feelings, inner knowings, behaviours and more. In a world where we live so much in the mind, many of us have lost connection with our body. What if your body is sending messages that you’re missing? It knows something needs to change because its needs aren’t being met, but you’re struggling to pick them up…
What are antioxidants and why are they so important?
From my research, most articles on antioxidants don’t dive deep enough into the structure and science behind the body’s make-up. My aim here is to give you a clear, fresh explanation on how antioxidants protect your body and the importance of ensuring we have enough of them through understanding our cells first.
School-level science taught us that the body is made up of cells, which are made up of atoms, which have protons and neutrons at the centre and electrons orbiting these (along circular shells). The protons have a positive charge; the electrons - negative. Neutrons have no charge as the name suggests, they’re neutral.
What this creates is an opportunity for our cells to either be stable, or unstable. You can probably already guess that unstable cells are those the we don’t want. This is where antioxidants come in…
The Health Benefits of Drinking Cacao
Cacao is one of the world’s healthiest foods! Some would say it’s the healthiest food. Often called ‘Food of the Gods’, it has a wide range of benefits to our physical and mental health.
From a high antioxidant intake and skin protection, to decreased neuroinflammation and heart health, cacao is a superfood.
But not all cacao is created equal…
How to Boost Your Immunity This Year
When someone asks me for advice on boosting their immunity or recovering from a cold, the first questions I ask are:
Are you resting when you need to?
Are you managing your stress?
These questions are important starting points because of this simple fact: Our body’s natural immune response functions best when we create a safe and calm environment that supports those functions…