Guided Meditation with Affirmations for Self Love, Health and Abundance plus Healing Code This guided meditation is one that I have practised myself as well. It consists of two parts: The first part starts with a series of affirmations. These are about self-love, health, abundance and prosperity. If a statement doesn't resonate with you, simply rephrase it so that it feels good to you. It is important to word each affirmation in the present tense. So instead of, 'I will manage to do xy' or 'I will be this and that', use: 'I do xy', 'I am this and that'. My trick for things that I can't yet imagine is to say 'I do xy more and more', 'I am more and more this and...
Rainbow Summer Rolls with Jackfruit Jerky are always in season, a burst of flavours having a dance party in your mouth! Loaded with fresh veggies and chewy jackfruit, dipped into deliciously aromatic, creamy Satay Sauce, these rolls are a refreshing and colourful treat for any occasion. Easy to make, plus you can use up all your leftover veggies. You can mix and match whatever ingredients you want to wrap up - mango, avocado and coriander go really well together for example - add sauce inside, or just dip. You could even use them for a sneaky DIY dinner invitation: it looks super fancy, everyone gets to eat what they like, and you have nothing more to do than blend up the sauce and chop some...
Celery juice - are you into it (yet)? This reportedly extremely healthy beverage has gained popularity in recent years, so I decided to incorporate this green elixir into my morning routine. I personally felt calm and clear, but did not notice a giant shift - however I also didn’t start it from a place of sickness or extreme misery. So let's dive, and explore the effects of drinking celery juice and its potential benefits for your health. The Power of Celery Juice: Drinking 500ml of pure, freshly pressed celery juice every morning on an empty stomach has been reported to have transformative effects on digestion and overall well-being. It it said to act as a purifier, flushing out toxins, reducing bloating, and even improving skin...
No coffee, no life? My dear coffee lovers, if you can't live without coffee but also can't handle the caffeine that makes you jittery and nervous, then try a mushroom latte - yep, with mushrooms, specifically with medicinal mushrooms that provide you with plenty of nutrients, revitalize you, keep you focused and awake, but at the same time without crashing, calm and relaxed. I've only ever enjoyed coffee in cakes, chocolates or as ice cream - but with this mix, things are different. I love this type of latte, warm and frothy, over ice, in cookie recipes, and anywhere else coffee is used, even in Tiramisu it tastes great and is perfect for those who want to avoid coffee or caffeine. And if you have...
Have you been looking for something new to try to boost your wellbeing? Ice baths might just be the answer you're looking for! While the cold might seem uncomfortable, did you know that there are many benefits to immersing yourself in cold water? For centuries, ice baths or cold water immersion has been used to improve health and wellbeing. In this post, you will learn all about the benefits and risks of ice baths, as well as tips on how to try it out safely. Have you ever experienced the sensation of your skin tightening when you go out in the cold weather? This experience is not only a way to enjoy the cold season, but it's also an option to do something good for...
Mango Chia Pudding is delicious, refreshing and satisfying, full of nutrients and flavour - perfect for breakfast or as a luscious, light dessert. It is layered with chia pudding, coconut milk and mango, creamy and fruity at once. Summer season aka MANGO season is coming up here in Australia, but if you cannot get your hands on fresh mango, have a look if your local stores have frozen mangoes, otherwise you can of course use any other fruit that's currently in season where you are (or any other frozen fruit as well). Instead of coconut milk, you can also use any other plant based milk, such as almond milk, oat milk or rice milk. Just remember to dilute extra thick coconut cream or anything alike...
Why Raw Vegan Ice Cream? In my house, ice cream is timeless – it works for breakfast, lunch and dinner, all year round. As a kid, I actually begged my mum’s friends to buy me ice cream because I loved it so much, and the only holiday photos with a me smiling were the ones where I also had a huge bowl of ice cream in front of me. Raw vegan Gelato, Sorbets, Ice Cream Shakes, Popsicles and Sundaes are nothing like the regular ice creams you’d find at the shops though. They are free of dairy, white sugar, food colourings or additives and therefore actually good for you! So ever since I first tried raw vegan ice cream, the question for me has rather been...
This smoothie was one of the biggest surprises in my smoothie making history 😄 Never would I have thought that avocado, dill and lime go so well together and taste incredibly creamy + refreshing. Have you ever had avocado in a smoothie before? Ingredients for 2: 1 cup of liquid * 1 avocado 1 cucumber 1/2 bunch of dill 1 lime, juiced sweetener of choice *, to taste How to make this smoothie: Remove the skin and stone from the avocado. Roughly chop the cucumber and dill. Squeeze all the lime juice into a blender container. Add all other ingredients except stevia. Blend on low then high speed until creamy. Sweeten to taste with stevia or another sweetener of choice. Enjoy! Ps. To learn how...
Are your mornings often so stressed and hurried, that you have no time whatsoever to make yourself a nice smoothie? And if you ever get to it, you end up blending the same ingredients over and over again? Do you fill your fridge with fresh produce every week, full of good intentions to prepare meals, only to then throw half of it out because you didn't use it? Then you are just like me - but the following tricks helped me save time and money while bringing more variety into my everyday smoothies, and I hope they will work for you too. HOW TO PREP 1 WEEK OF SMOOTHIES IN 10 MINUTES Ingredients: 5 handful (cups) of fresh leafy greens 5 cups fruit 5...
I LOVE fudge! This recipe is so nice and chewy, and the combination of chocolate and mint flavor is just divine. The goji berries remind me a bit of candy cane, hence the name - this doesn't mean that you can only make these babies around Christmas though! They are just as good any other time of the year. Trust me on this one :) RECIPE: CANDY CANE FUDGE - White Chocolate and Mint Ingredients for 20 pieces: 1 cup melted raw cacao butter 1 cup coconut flakes 5 drops essential peppermint oil, food grade OR 2 tsp pure mint extract 1/2 cup liquid sweetener - rice syrup / coconut nectar / maple / agave 2 TBSP goji berries Directions: Melt cacao butter over hot water...
This recipe is going to stay on my menu for a while - it is absolutely delicious! The cucumber give it crunch, the salt and lime balance the pineapple's sweetness. Luckily, this recipe only takes 5 minutes to prepare, so just get some lettuce to serve it on, and crackers to munch with the salsa. Enjoy! RECIPE: PINEAPPLE AVOCADO SALSA Ingredients for 2 servings: 1/4 pineapple, peeled and diced 1 avocado, peeled and diced 1/2 cucumber, diced 1/4 red onion, peeled and finely diced 1 lime 1 pinch of sea salt How to make this salsa: Dice the pineapple, avocado and cucumber. Finely chop the onion. Combine everything in a bowl, stir in the juice of the lime, season with sea salt. Let it marinate for a couple...
Yogurt made without milk? Yes! Coconut yogurt tastes so divine, yet is so expensive when bought in shops. Many brands also contain way more sugar than necessary, so here is a recipe on how to make probiotic coconut yogurt at home. By the way, probiotics are your gut's best friend - - your digestion gets supported, and even your immune system will benefit from having "good bacteria". Especially if you are sick or feeling like something's coming on, or when you are on antibiotics - make sure to have some probiotics as well, either in a yogurt like this one, fermented foods such as Kimchi or Sauerkraut, or as a supplement. Not a fan of coconut? Try this almond yogurt recipe! RECIPE: PROBIOTIC COCONUT YOGURT...
Cherry Ripes are one of the most popular candy bars in Australia, but with regular ingredients being mostly sugar plus some flavour, colour dairy and gelatine, I was curious to come up with a different version. And oh, does it taste good! Introducing - the Cheery Ripe! Ingredients: 1 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup cashew or almond flour or pulp from making nut milk 1 cup pitted cherries sweetener: 4 dates, depitted - or 3 TBSP coconut syrup / xylitol / maple syrup / rice syrup - or stevia, to taste 1/2 vanilla bean, scraped 1 TBSP coconut oil 1 pinch sea salt Chocolate to dip: 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 1/4 cup raw cacao powder 3 TBSP coconut syrup / maple syrup / rice syrup How to make raw...
Every time I travel to Thailand, Som Tam - Green Papaya Salad - is on the list of must-eats for me - it is so fresh and spicy and perfect on those hot and humid days. This recipe is a vegan version of Som Tam which is usually made with fish sauce and dried shrimp. The green papaya is just an unripe papaya. It is very mild in flavor and perfect to be used in salads. Choose one that is firm, without blotchy areas or soft spots. If you cannot find one at your local shop, get one that is as pale in color as possible, light yellow-orange. Store the papaya in the fridge, wrapped in a paper towel to absorb extra moisture. Stored like...
If you already love raw vegan chips and crackers made with kale or flax, you will love these light and crispy chia chips. Chia seeds are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids and quite neutral in flavor - perfect to create all kinds of variations, depending on your culinary preferences. The sundried tomatoes and garlic give this recipe an Italian feel, you can also mix in more herbs such as basil, oregano rosemary and thyme. Pictured chia chips were served with ginger hummus, one of many dips that goes well with this delicious little snack. Recipe for Crispy Chia Chips Ingredients for 3 trays: 1.5 cups chia seeds, soaked in 2 cups water for up to 1 hour 1 cup mixed chopped vegetables or veggie...
Raw vegan cheesecake has been around for a while now, so let's add a little colourful twist to this classic raw vegan dessert! Instead of just making one large cake, I chose to make several smaller ones to create a 4 tier cake - fancy enough for any celebration, easy enough for a regular weekday, at least in my house :) I also added green, yellow, pink and blue food color to the cheesecake, all fully natural and plant-based. Makes 1 regular sized cake or 4 mini cakes. Ingredients for the base: 1 C almonds 1 C buckinis or coconut flakes 1 TBSP honey or other liquid sweetener of choice (agave nectar, apple syrup, coconut nectar, maple syrup) 1/4 tsp sea salt How to make the base: Using a blender...
There's not a lot that's better than ice cream. Other than.. more ice cream :) When I had my allergies and skin rashes, I very reluctantly swayed away from regular ice cream, but then a new world opened once I discovered all the clean, raw and mostly vegan possibilities that are there. Here is one: ice cream with a base of coconut milk. You can use any other full fat milk as well, but this combination of berries and coconut is absolutely divine! Ingredients for raspberry coconut ice cream: 1 young coconut, jelly OR 1 can full fat coconut milk * 1/4 C coconut water from the young coconut or from the canned coconut milk * 3 TBSP liquid sweetener (agave, coconut nectar, rice syrup,...
For me, good bread is made with only a few natural ingredients, soft yet firm on the inside, with a crunchy shell. To find a bread like this can be quite a challenge, especially if you want it to be gluten free and ideally even RAW. With this recipe for gluten free bread, you will never have to be without delicious, soft bread surrounded by a crisp crust. RECIPE FOR 1 LOAF OF BREAD Ingredients: 1 cup buckwheat, sprouted + dehydrated 1/2 cup flax seeds 1/4 cup psyllium husk 1/4 tsp sea salt 1 pinch of cumin * 1 zucchini 1 date or 1/2 TBSP agave nectar 1/2 lemon, juice 1/2 cup of water 1 TBSP sesame seeds for decoration Preparation: In your blender, blend buckwheat,...
Usually, kale chips are salty, spicy, savoury - for chocolate aficionados like me something that needs to change of course. May I present: sweet Kale Chips. With hazelnuts and chocolate. Because, why wouldn't ya. Ingredients: 1 bunch kale each 1/2 cup water or less > to get blender going 1/2 cup hazelnuts 1/2 cup cashews, soaked 3 TBSP raw cacao powder 4 dates 1/2 vanilla bean 1/2 tsp sea salt Preparation: Wash kale, tear leaves off stems.Place leaves in a bowl. (You can use the stems in a juice or smoothie) Puree other ingredients in your blender. Massage this marinade into the leaves, make sure they are all coated. Spread on 2 dehydrator trays. Dehydrate for 3 hours at 52 degrees celsius. Flip, dehydrate at...
Recently I was challenged to prepare a raw food recipe with the top 5 ingredients suggested by readers. And these are the results - the winners are: Apple, carrot, spinach, capsicum and avocado. In addition, I may use condiments, natural sweeteners and binders. Of course I came up with more than one idea : INGREDIENTS FOR THE JUICE: 4 carrots 3 apples 1 handful of baby spinach 1 red capsicum INGREDIENTS FOR THE RAW CRACKERS: pulp from making juice 1/2 cup chia seeds or coarsely ground flax seed 1/2 TBSP cold pressed olive oil (EVOO - extra virgin olive oil) 1 tsp spices of your choice, e.g. curry or ginger or herbs (fresh or dried) 1/2 tsp sea salt INGREDIENTS FOR THE FAKE EGG SPREAD:...
"This smoothie is chock-full with micro nutrients and chlorophyll from leafy greens, healthy fats from avocado and vitamin C from lime. It is low in sugar if you choose to use stevia, and will keep you energized and happy for hours with it’s blended creaminess." Ingredients: 1 Avocado 1 cup leafy greens - spinach (mild) or kale (a bit stronger in flavor) 1-2 limes, depending on juiciness 1/2 vanilla bean or 1/2 tsp extract 2-3 cups coconut water / water / light coconut milk / almond milk 3-4 pitted dates or sweetener of choice: Stevia/Xylotol 1 cup of ice (optional) Preparation: Cut avocado in half, remove pit. Scoop avocado meat into your blender. Place lime on your work bench, roll it with a bit of...
You may have seen chia seeds in the supermarket already - they are available in black and white, and some call them little dinosaur eggs because they kinda look like that. The truth couldn't be further though - chia seeds derive from the chia plant and are rich in omega 3 amino acids - perfect if you are eating vegetarian or vegan. Chia seeds are also incredibly helpful when preparing plant based cremes, custards or puddings ( - they absorb liquids just like flax seeds and turn everything into jelly. This is also the reason why recipes with chia seeds will keep you full longer, and this is why I love chia puddings and everything chia! This cardamom vanilla pudding tastes sensational, but you can...
These raw Caramel Bars are incredibly delicious! No baking required, and perfect for those days when you have only leftovers in your pantry 😃 RECIPE FOR 20 RAW VEGAN CARAMEL SLICES Ingredients - Base: 1 cup oats (105g) 1/4 cup almonds (35g) 1/4 cup Coconut flakes (17g) 3 TBSP coconut palm sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 1/4 pod 1/4 tsp sea salt, coarse 2 TBSP water Preparation - Base: In your blender or food processor, grind oats to flour. Put into bowl. Grind almonds and coconut flakes as well, add to the bowl. Add remaining ingredients, stir dough, adding water little by little, until the mix starts to stick together. Line a square cake tin with parchment paper. Gently press dough into tin. Use a...
My favorite exercise when I have little time is HiiT - High Intensity Interval Training. Actually, it is my favorite way of exercise of all time. I have even done a session at waiting for boarding at an airport once! WHY I LOVE HIIT WORKOUTS No gear: You can do it without any equipment, all you need is an interval timer which you can download onto your smart phone. Oh and water. If done right, you will be a puddle afterwards :) No time: The training is over and done with in 15-20 minutes, at that includes stretching afterwards! No BS: If you give it your all, as you always should, interval training is 3x more efficient than plain old jogging. No Skills:...
If you are amongst the lucky ones who can call a bath tub their own, then you hopefully enjoy soaking in it every now and then. Super relaxing, warming, and lets you sleep like a log afterwards. Instead of bubble baths though, I prefer to use my own detox bath blend, with sea salt and bicarb soda. Both detox and neutralize your body, and the warmth relaxes your muscles. A detox bath can also soothe itchy skin, help clean and renew your skin, improve its' appearance and soften it (more details below the recipe). Sometimes I also add essential oils. All in all a whole bunch of positive effects in addition to the feel good factor, and better value for money than store-bought bath salts as...
What do you listen to more - your heart or your thoughts? are you a super rational person, or do you let yourself be guided by your intuition? Your heart beats 108.000 times a day - one hundred and eight thousand! With an average of 70 beats per minute, times 60 times 24 it really adds up to this incredible number, daily. For the longest time, Western medicine believed the heart to be nothing more but a muscle which pumps blood through your body, providing it with oxygen. Then studies and research discovered, that statements like "having a broken heart" or "my heart is overflowing with joy" have more to it than initially thought. 40.000 afferent neurones are located in your heart - the so-called...
70% of all shopping decisions you make are not rational but emotional choices, coming from a gut feeling. Scientific studies have also shown how specific triggers affect you in grocery stores and what customary behaviour patterns you exhibit while shopping. Marketing experts and supermarket strategists obviously take advantage of that as their goal is to increase your spending. This article is about such strategies in order for you to not fall into those traps again next time you do your groceries – and how to shop smarter instead!
1. I have lived on 4 continents. First I was in Europe, then Australia, then I spent close to one year in Asia, thereafter 3 years in America. In Canada, to be exact. 2. I do not have a car. Though I got my license when I was 18 (even for motorcycles), it was just not necessary to have a car in Vienna – at least for me. I did have to buy a car when I first lived in Australia and public transport was not operating during my office hours plus I lived 95 km from my work place. Once I went overseas again, I also sold the car and was getting around on foot, bicycle or car shares. In 2018, I finally got…
Since people keep asking me what I usually eat, here is a standard day. What I eat on a raw food diet on a daily basis: After waking: hot water with fresh lemon juice Mid-Morning: Green Smoothie Afternoon: Salad or crackers with dip Later: Fruit if I feel like it My Raw Food Dinner: Soup or again some salad or crackers with dip or some spiralized spaghetti or whatever comes to my mind. And a sweet treat here and there. NB. My food is not always completely, but most of the time.
