Nourish & Flow

When I first started juicing and then eating mostly raw, I found that changing what I had for breakfast was one of the easiest steps to becoming healthier and following this king of lifestyle.  Starting your day this way gives you so much energy and makes you feel so alive. It gives you the momentum to keep going and eat healthier for the whole day and eventually it becomes your way of life.   So I wanted to share two ideas for a healthy start to the day - green juices/smoothies and raw muesli. Green Smoothie This is usually my first choice of breakfast every morning.  I try to vary the fruits and vegetables I put in each day and I love to experiment.   This is my recipe from this morning (it made just enough for me and the boys) 6 Apples 2 Pears 2 Carrots Handful of Spinach Handful of Kale Small Handful of Parsley 2 Inch Piece of Cucumber Small Piece of Ginger 1 Avocado Tsp Dried Wheatgrass Tsp Spirulina Juice the apple...

Over the last few months the boys have been training extremely hard in the sports that they love and, as a mother, watching them doing what they love is one of the most rewarding parts of parenting, after cuddles of course.  Dylan loves doing taekwondo, and is very determined to do well.  He recently graded to his red belt and competed in another competition.  He lost his fight, but he tried so hard and it was very close.  As he has dyspraxia, he has always struggled with his coordination, but taekwondo has made the most amazing difference.  He found it difficult when he first started, but now you don't even notice his condition.  His coordination and balance have both improved, as well as his confidence.  He has such a good attitude, and never gives up. Luke has been training hard in his three sports, taekwondo, street dancing and free running.  He is also very determined and looks forwards to training on an evening. ...

This morning we took a trip to our favourite nature reserve.  Wrapped up warm, we had a lovely walk in the snow, watched the birds, saw a gorgeous wild rabbit hopping through the trees and took lots of photos.   We loved this amazing insect home that the reserve had made. And saw lots of beautiful birds. Luke enjoyed playing with the snow and ice. And I enjoyed playing with my camera. A lovely way to spend the morning. Last week I started my crystal healing course with Hibiscus Moon , and i'm absolutely loving it.  Her lessons are so informative, but fun as well.  I've been using crystals in my reiki treatments and I find it makes it even more special.  I've created my little sacred space to keep some of my crystals and i'm building up my collection.  Working with crystals is an amazing experience and I just love their energy.   I've been doing a ...

As I woke this morning, on the first day of 2013, I felt extremely positive and grateful for all the wonderful opportunities 2012 had given me.  I grabbed my journal and wrote and made plans, feeling inspired and happy. The boys woke up and we all laid in my bed chatting for over an hour.  One of those lovely moments which I treasure. I opened the curtains to beautiful blue skies and sunshine, a perfect day to start the year. I then made my first juice of the 2013.  The first of many as I am doing a month long juice detox for the whole of January.  I'm so excited about doing this, it will be the longest detox i've done so far. The boys enjoyed a little time outdoors before coming back into the warmth. Today has been spent juicing, reading, journaling and spending time with the boys listening to music, playing lego and watching a dvd together.  A lovely quiet, peaceful day to start our new year.

Today we celebrated the winter solstice by spending some time on the beach, whilst visiting family in Northumberland.  It was freezing cold, but that didn't seem to matter as the boys ran around, climbed on the rocks and searched for interesting things on the sand that the tide had left behind.  I also managed to forget about the cold whilst taking photos of them and the beautiful surroundings. Watching the waves crashing together, the seagulls flying overhead and seeing the boys so happy made this special day even more special.  

Enjoying a beautiful winter nature walk.