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I started with a few hatha classes about 15 years ago and did lots of stretching to support my dancing. Then suddenly I was practicing at home whenever I could, sweating it out in the bikram studio and, since , have found deep rewards in meditation. Not just physical, either, more a sort of stuck feeling in my outlook. Getting the energy flowing round my body clears my mind and lightens my heart.

Breath work has had the greatest impact on my daily life in terms of re-centring regularly and becoming more aware of my chakric system and energetic body. Tree pose for grounding and opening the sacrum and heart. Breathe, relax, do what makes you happy. Be aware of alignment but not of achieving a full or deep version of an asana straight away or even ever. Go slow and smile from your heart.

Since having Sol it is definitely about restorative and gently strengthening yoga styles, like yin and simply lying in savasana on my Shakti mat.

That avocados are finally only 99 cents at the supermarket! Sleep is a premium commodity as a new mother, as you know! Apparently 1 hour of yoga nidra is the equivalent to 3 hours of deep sleep.

Oh, wow! That you are so much more than your mind tells you you are? You had to cross the railway lines to get anywhere. My book caught in a storm and pages tongued together. We cooked sausages on a drain cover and followed the sun up the cliff. We kissed. I ran. The water took away unneeded body space. I watched it spill all golden and my dress, leaf litter in his hands. I was thinking about making a kiln. I was lying on sand and watching the hail come down in ice cubes.

You could always jump in. He told about the head-hunters and the active volcano. He smashed macadamia nuts on the ground with a rock. I was on the phone to a friend who said, you always do this, and to my mother who said, why do you always do this. Then three little throat-cut piglets outside a hut. The forest built of sound. The estuary grass scratched and driftwood sculptures on the mud. The red laser target on his forehead. Everyone was aghast.

Stuff the filling in, making sure there is some feta right on top, and bake for a further 25 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked and the cheese and lentils near the top have gone slightly crispy. Beetroot is one of the simplest veges to grow and there are a wide array of delicious varieties out there, from candy- striped salad beets to the large roasting ones that will see you through winter. Beetroot is a winner of a vege: high in iron, good for your liver, blood and heart, and it amps up your muscular endurance.

Dark green leaves are nutritionally powerful and hydrating, the greener the better. Pumpkin seeds are a great source of zinc, which is good for your skin and for de-stressing. This salad can be ready in less than 10 minutes and provides a substantial lunch or a light dinner for four. Wash the beetroot and chop it into small chunks. Parboil until al dente, about minutes.

Toast the pumpkin seeds on a high heat in a dry skillet for 3 minutes or until they just start to brown and become fragrant. Set them aside. In a flat-bottomed pan, fry the beetroot in warmed olive oil for a few minutes. Add the balsamic vinegar and bubble hard for 30 seconds, then turn the heat down and throw in the capers. Season and add more balsamic vinegar if you wish to ensure the taste comes through strongly for you.

Arrange on a bed of leaves. I use spinach and mizuna and crumble the feta on top. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve. A green smoothie sets you up brilliantly for the day and can incorporate leaves from the garden and root vegetable tops. But over winter the body craves warming foods and deeper flavours. Adding in the superfoods cacao and lucuma gives you a whole bunch of nutrients and antioxidants and there are still hidden greens there in the form of the less highly flavoured spinach rather than kale or parsley.

The coconut cream makes it silky, delicious and dessert-like. Cacao is jammed with antioxidants, phytonutrients, protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. The coconut gives you a dose of good fats, stabilises your blood sugar, lowers cholesterol, improves digestion, supports the blood, increases your metabolism and protects your body against bad bacteria, fungi and disease. Spinach offers iron, chlorophyll and Vitamin C, the latter of which is accessed with the help of the coconut making this a co-operative smoothie!

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