These delicious bites are a great little pick me up for that afternoon lull. As well as being vegan; gluten and sugar-free, these little tasty bites are packed with protein to keep you going until your next meal. Unless you eat the lot that is!
Read MorePerfectly balanced 'lunch-on-the-go' salad jars
A balance of complex carbohydrates for slow-release energy with beans packed full of protein, fresh vegetables to provide an excellent source of fibre and antioxidants and seeds and oil for source of essential good fats.
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Tomato and Chestnut Rosemary Tart, GF & SF
Packed with protein, iron and packed with Vitamin C, this tart goes well with a green salad and will keep for a few days, making a perfect weekday lunch or two.
Read MoreExplore and Discover - Yoga & You
Traditionally, the Ashtanga Primary Series is HARD! It's fast-paced, moving from one challenging pose to the next, with the breath, and can take anything up to 2 hours in an Ashtanga led-class. It needs full concentration, focus, determination and dedication.
Read MoreWhat does Yoga mean to you?
Whilst I teach yoga twice a week, as a new, working-mum, I don't actually practice the physical element of yoga nearly as much as I want to. (To be fair, even when I was single and a fully-fledged career gal, I still didn't practice much). Life just gets in the way....
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Oat, Date & Raisin Energy Bites
A perfect pick-me-up snack for the afternoon or post exercise. Gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and nut-free.
Read MoreGuilt-free, rich, chocolate pots
These scrummy little pots really sort your choccy craving out a treat! Great as after dinner treat pots as they can be made in advance and chilled. Or perfect for that 3 o'clock chocolate fix that is often needed.
Read MoreCurried carrot, ginger and lime slaw
This citrus salad slaw is so tasty. I make a big batch of it at the start of the week and add it to salad leaves for a scrummy lunch. Would make the perfect side to any BBQ....
Read MoreYummy healthy raisin flapjacks
These little beauts are delish, even if I do say so myself and super easy and quick to make. They're nut free and there's no refined sugar (yippee!). They can also be gluten free if you swap your porridge oats for gluten free ones.....Leave to cool completely before attempting to slice into small inch squares, otherwise you'll be left with warm crumbly granola and not many squares!
Read MoreYoga by 18 launched
Very excited to launch our new brand and website, Yoga by 18, today. It's been a long time coming but it's finally here! We traipsed up to the beautiful Moel Famau on Saturday afternoon to create these silhouette shots for the website and we're really pleased with them. The clouds were unbelievable and we later found out they were called lenticular clouds, a rare meteorological phenomenon, according to the Chronicle! We couldn't have asked for more.
Read MoreHappy New Year! A New Year, a New You!
It's time to dust off the cobwebs and grab your lycra and mat and come down to Tuesday's ashtanga class.
Yoga is a great way to keep fit, sleep better, strengthen your muscles, develop your balance, relax and most importantly feel good, inside and out.
Last year, we covered some of the basics, such as Sun Salutations, Warriors, forward bends and balancing poses. We'll see lots more of these as well as some new postures, which we'll introduce each week.
Inspiration and the beauty of yoga
Yoga has so many benefits for your body and mind. It's is a great way to keep fit, sleep better, strengthen your muscles, improve your posture, help your internal organs, develop your balance, relax and most importantly feel good, inside and out.
Read MoreSun Salutations (Surya Namaskara A & B) and lots of downward dogs!
Welcome to the first newsletter and most importantly, thank you for joining my Ashtanga Yoga for Beginners class. I hope you've enjoyed the first two classes. Ashtanga Yoga is generally much faster paced than your usual 'relaxing' yoga class, so you will hopefully feel like you've had more of a workout.
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