Showing posts with label Drishti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drishti. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Smoothie O'Clock!


It was *SMOOTHIE TIME* at the Caller household this morning! We make our own separate ones because he likes his thick and sweeter and I like mine milky and fruity.

His: pea protein, cacao, coconut oil, chia seeds, rolled oats, organic acai powder, almond milk, banana and blackberries.
Mine: pea protein, mango, blackberries, LSA, coconut oil, super greens powder (wheatgrass, barley grass, spirulina and chlorella).

It’s so fun to get your creative juices flowing in the kitchen and really get involved in preparing nourishing LIVE food for yourself instead of just pouring some processed cereal into a bowl. I always tell my clients that LIFE GIVES LIFE –which means you take on the vitality of your food so be mindful of how fresh your food is. Needless to say we are now bubbling with energy to bounce through the rest of the weekend!

Did you guys get your smoothie on this morning? What taste sensations did you come up with?





Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Learning that the size and extravagance of a bunch of flowers is in exact proportion to the amount of brownie points the can be earnt from me. I’m a sucker for Precious Petals bouquets.
2. Another yoga retreat booked in for next month!
3. Wandering into a new cafĂ© and having the BEST salad: chicken, walnut, green apple, parmesan, celery and rocket with a honey mustard dressing. All while the new Fat Freddy’s Drop cd was cranking.
4. Riding my bike past a sea of happy yellow daffodils in someone’s front yard. It’s a sure-fire way to tell that August is here.
5. Picking up my guitar again after many years and strumming little songs to myself.

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. “And then there’s the most dangerous risk of all… The risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself freedom to do it later” –Randy Komisar.

Make your dreams a priority because there is no dress rehearsal for this precious life of ours.



"Wow it smells so good in here" is what we hear multiple times every day as people walk into the shop.

We'd like to say that it was us, but its actually our delicious Drishti Candles from Bellingen.

I've got the Fire Dancer burning at work (cinnamon and sweet orange) and I light the Uplifter (lime and lemongrass) every morning at home to begin each day with a fresh start.

Drishti Candles have no synthetic perfumes, artificial dyes just pure essential oils that offer a therapeutic effect like lifting your mood or promoting a restful sleep.

Next time you go to buy a cheap brightly coloured tropical scented candle, just be mindful about what you and your family are inhaling.




Every once in a while I’ll meet someone with no sense of smell. Can you imagine that? The things simplest things we take for granted! My yoga teacher once told me that when you need grounding, just tune into your sense of smell and this will stimulate your base chakra.

I came across so many beautiful scents today.

-earthy spicy-ness from a pot of dandelion chai
-salty breeze on the top of Muttonbird Island
-delicious oils infused with Ayurvedic herbs during my Indian head massage (thanks Trista at Ayurvedic Skin Care & Reflexology Fusion.)
-fresh laundry that’s been flapping in the sunshine
-bubbling yellow curry on the stove
-banana oat choc chip cookies baking in the oven
-my husband

Inhale, exhaaaaaale.



Soooo excited to get to work today and unpack the new *KORA ORGANICS* delivery!!!

Every time I order with Kora Organics I keep adding new products and increasing quantities because it's just selling like gluten-free hot cakes!

We're open every Sat from 9am til 1:30pm so pop in and have a play with the testers with me!

Kora is:
*vegan
*cruelty free
*certified organic
*uses essential oils instead of fragrances
*packed with antioxidants like noni juice
*full of essential fatty acids like sea buckthorn and jojoba
*Australian made and owned
*THE BEST SKINCARE RANGE I'VE EVER USED!!



Sunny weather = happy people!

Keep those vibes high everyone!




Top 5 Things I LOVED This Wk:

1. Downloading a ‘Daily Affirmation’ app on my phone. Once I read that day’s affirmation, I set it to the background of my phone so I see it every time the screen lights up. Today’s was “I am surrounded with loving, caring people in my life”.
2. Funny faces, big yawns and a little sigh from 8 day old Ayana while she laid my arms. My husband nearly cried when his best mate asked him to be her godfather. Bless xx
3. A box of band aids with sharks all over them that I wrap my client’s fingers up with after I’ve taken their blood.
4. A satisfied craving for baked beans… with a little pink salt.
5. Making almond milk for the first time! Then making bliss balls out of the leftover ‘nut meat’. Recipes coming at you this wk!
 
Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Marianne Williamson once wrote:
“Do what you love.
Do what makes your heart sing.
And NEVER do it for the money,
Go to work to spread joy”.

This is my favourite quote in the whole world. It makes me feel emotional every time I read it. What did you want to be when you grew up? Where do your thoughts wander when you daydream? What subject gets you all excited and makes your eyes light up? THIS is your passion! Do everything in your power to pursue this!



There is no denying that Spring is just 2 wks away!! 

The gorgeous Jasmine List at One Conscious Breath Yoga (previously Yoga Sense on Moonee St, Coffs) is running a Spring Intensive. There are only a few spots left so give her a call asap if you are looking to increase your vitality and shred you Winter coat!

Emma the Naturopath xx

PS. Pop over to Facebook and like "Essential Health Coffs"!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Treats.

The Bellingen Valley






Ceres RAW Food Bars from NZ




Drishti Candles from Bellingen





CocoLuscious coconut icecream from the Goldy





Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon


There’s a quaint little town that’s a half hour drive from where I live in Coffs Harbour called Bellingen. Nestled at the top of the main street in Bello is my favourite health food shop (apart from my own!) called Kombu Wholefoods. It has an amazingly earthy and community feel to it and has that “organised chaos” look about it.

After loitering around touching everything for so long that I’m sure the staff were convinced that I was a shop lifter, I departed the shop with a cardboard box containing a copy of Sally Fallon’s classic book Nourishing Traditions, a spicy smelling Drishti ‘Fire Dancer’ cinnamon candle, a quickly melting tub of Organic Chai CocoLuscious ice cream and an apple and cinnamon Ceres RAW Food bar –there’s no hiding my cinnamon fetish!

I’m not sure what I love more… all of these mentally and physically wholesome treats or the fact that my accountant allows me to pay for them all on the company credit card as “research”!

Here’s a quick rundown of my loot:

I am becoming painfully aware of the toxicity of paraffin wax candles and the noxious perfumes added to them. Drishti candles have 100% cotton wicks, are sourced from sustainable palm wax, are scented with 100% pure essential oils and are Australian made and owned. My massive 120 hour candle was about $30. Even when the candles not lit my lounge room smells all spicy and warm.

If I eat anything pre-made like snack bars or pasta sauce, I like to be familiar with everything that’s in it and I prefer to be able to count all of those ingredients on one hand. Ceres RAW Food bars from NZ cost $2.95 are certified organic and contain: apples, dates, almonds and cinnamon. The CocoLuscious ice cream from Burleigh Heads contains: coconut cream, coconut milk, agave nectar, pure vanilla extract, chai spices and guar gum. 500ml was $11.95 and I’m getting the mint choc chip next time!

I know of a number of naturopaths and nutritionists that base their practise solely around the book Nourishing Traditions. I’ve added it to the ever growing mountain of books to read on my bedside table.

Click here to check out Drishti candles.
Click here to check out Ceres RAW Food bars.
Click here to check out CocoLuscious ice cream.
Click here to check out Nourishing Traditions.
Click here to check out Kombu Wholefoods.

And go and have a look and count the number of ingredients in your muesli bars, then see if you can recognise them all without pulling out The Chemical Maze book.