“I want to exercise – but have the kids” – How you can work out as a family!
Read moreDo you feel that time spent doing exercise or a sport, should probably be used being with your kids? Or that you used to do sports every day before kids, but now can’t justify setting aside the time? Perhaps you haven’t thought about exercising WITH your kids? Get Karine Gauthier’s advice to how your family time can be both sporty and fun !
Indoor Play: Activities for Children When You Can’t Go Outside
Read moreIf it’s not the virus, it’s the haze, pollution or the rain! Although many find that being out in nature is the safer option, globally many cannot or are worried to exit their house and choose to stay indoors. Having no other choice than to keep our children indoors, means finding ways to get them occupied and entertained, all while keeping our keep our sanity as a family! So, what do we do then? Believe it or not, the possibilities are endless and obviously vary depending on what you like to do. Let me share some of the things that have helped us go through the long weekends indoor, at home. To maintain a nice balance, while keeping the peace, we need to provide activities in three main areas: 1) physical 2) social 3) individual No doubt, the most challenging is the physical area!
How to Declutter Kids’ Toys
Read moreThe clutter is real! Birthday presents, goody bags, holiday memoirs…for many of us, our kids’ rooms are getting so full of stuff, that it’s hard to find anything, especially the toys they really care about. However, your kids grow out of their toys, which makes the decluttering process easier …that is, if they want to let go of their favourite items! So, although you cannot do your konmari without your little one asking questions and being in the way, decluttering WITH your kids can be an experience that will spark joy, not just for you, but for your child. Read on, and see why!
Antioxidant Citrus Burst Salad
Read moreWe can’t get enough of C-vitamin and iron at this time when your immune system needs more help than ever. And this easy salad won’t just make your insides happy, but your eyes and tastebuds! INGREDIENTS: Easy quick step by step Citrus salad: ✽ 1 Orange sliced ✽ 1 Grapefruit ✽ 4 Pieces of Fresh Mint ✽ 200g mixed greens, some celery along with a lot of added tomatoes. DRESSING: ✽ 1 Passion Fruit (Pulp) ✽ 2 Teaspoons Yacon syrup ✽ 1 Whole Lemon juiced ✽ 1 Tablespoon of Orange juice ————————————— DIRECTIONS: Use at least 3-4 stalks of celery, slice them in various different ways. I kept some sliced finely and some diagonally, the cut of the fruit or vegetable actually allows for a different taste and texture each time you crunch on your antioxidant boosting salad. Feel free to cut the citrus fruits the way you feel, ensure to remove the pips. I would also recommend using various different greens, especially by adding some dark rich spinach to the mix, (baby spinach) the citrus will allow the rich goodness of spinach to become bioavailable. This will make the iron content within the spinach easier to absorb and you will get the maximum benefit from your plant foods. Marrying certain food groups together not only allows for them to become bioavailable but also allows for easier digestion. Enjoy!
How to Find Mental Health Help Online
Read moreThe anxiety is everywhere. The world is in lockdown and people all over the world are feeling helpless and worried about family, friends and the gloomy future we’re entering. So what to do when many of us can’t or won’t enter the outside world and our life as we know it with physical movement, interaction with other people and routines are limited to four walls, our family and a screen? We will be looking at all these aspects in the coming months, but first, let’s look at what online help is out there for those of us were help with our present mental health is needed (and without the costs): Sites https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations https://mindtastik.com/coronavirus-meditation-a-mindful-approach-to-stay-calm/ https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide https://www.mhe-sme.org/covid-19/ http://www.freemindfulness.org/download https://www.tarabrach.com/guided-meditations/ https://choosemuse.com/blog/ultimate-list-of-free-meditation-resources/ https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-apps-worthy-of-your-attention/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/03/12/the-psychology-of-uncertainty-how-to-cope-with-covid-19-anxiety/ https://afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty Apps (Note some of these are only free trials and can have in-app purchases): LiveMore Calm Inscape Headspace Simple Habit Sattva Smiling Mind Aura We will be trying out all the links and apps and add reviews and continue to update this list, so please return soon!
How to make 2D learning 3D – Solving an Education Challenge during Coronavirus
Read moreThe spread of the coronavirus is currently reaching alarming numbers and lockdowns are presently happening all over the world. For now, most school closures have been extended until Easter, but children in e.g. Shanghai are entering their third month of staying indoors, learning through screens. The question is: how will this affect these children mentally and what tools can we use to solve this present education challenge?
Raw Passionfruit Cheese Cake
Read moreWith Passion fruit being one of my favourite fruits, I thought I would incorporate this fresh tangy tasty ingredient into one of my Raw cheesecake recipes. This cheesecake not only has a fresh crisp tangy finish on the pallet but also allows satisfying that craving for something sweet, with no guilt added. With all raw natural ingredients, to think you can create such a tasty dish is just fabulous. I love making this in servings of 12 and I keep it in the freezer for those unplanned dessert evenings or when friends come around for a quick chat. SERVES: 12 PREP TIME: 20min FREEZE TIME: 2hours INGREDIENTS: BASE: ½ cup almonds 1 macadamia nuts 1 ½ cups Medjool dates 2 lemon, juice & rind 3 teaspoon coconut oil ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Sprinkle of salt 1 cup shredded coconut FILLING: 2 cups raw cashews, soaked ½ cup coconut cream 3 tablespoons coconut oil, room temperature (melted) ⅔cup passion fruit pulp 2 lemons, juice & rind 2 tablespoon natural maple syrup or agave nectar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Sprinkle salt 3 passion fruits for topping INSTRUCTIONS To make the base, place the almonds and macadamia nuts in the food processor and whizz until they are a fine crumble. Add the Medjool dates and blend until they are broken down into chunks. Grate the rind of the lemon into the mixture and add the lemon juice, coconut oil, vanilla extract, pinch of salt and shredded coconut. Mix until combined into dough-like consistency. If the consistency is too dry, add 2 tablespoons of water. Line your cake pan with baking paper and press the base into the bottom of a cake pan or square-shaped silicone tray. Place the base in the fridge to set while you make the topping. To make the topping, drain and rinse the cashew nuts and place it in the food processor. Continue blending it until it reaches a really smooth velvety consistency. Add the coconut cream and coconut oil and keep processing getting the mixture as smooth as possible. Add the rind of the lemons and juice, as well as the passion fruit pulp (I added the seeds and they got whizzed up very finely), maple syrup, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt. Process the topping until very smooth. You may need to stop several times to scrape down the sides of the food processor bowl to ensure the ingredients mix evenly. Once the topping is the desired consistency, pour it on top of the base and place it in the freezer for 1 hour or until firm. Add the pulp of the 3 passion fruits to the top, freeze for another hour or until set.
How to be a Sustainable Parent in a Conscious way
Read moreEcophobia or biophilia? Kids (and parents) today are being overwhelmed with pictures of burning fires, melting ice and plastic-filled oceans and many are feeling lost at what to do and how their little steps can truly make an impact. So how do we approach topics like climate change and waste, so our children will feel empowered instead of scared, conscious instead of detached and feel ownership to their actions as our regenerative ambassadors? Through my educator course at The Green School we looked at approaches to how we can teach sustainability to kids holistically, and I specifically spoke to Dr. Nicolene du Preez, Lower School Green Studies Program Developer and Integration Specialist on the topic of how we best parent with these challenges we are faced with. In this article I will look at: The challenges of being a sustainable parent today How we can be role models? How we can talk to our kids about plastic pollution & climate change in a language the understand & without scaring them? How can we work together as a conscious and mindful family? What – on a more concrete level we can do together day-to-day to reduce energy, water & waste & preserve & regenerate our nature. Let’s get started.
10 Great Recipes for Plant-Based Milk
Read moreWorry about the expensive supermarket’s colourful packaged plant-based milk products? If they are sweetened or mixed with additives? Well, why not just spend the 3 min. it takes to make them yourself? Here are 10 Great Recipes for Plant-based Milk! You might have read my article Plant-based vs. Cow’s Milk and Rene Wright’s article on dairy and now convinced that making your own milk – or mylk as it’s commonly referred to – is the way forward. Let’s start with nr. 1:
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