Manifesto for Women in Business

Namaste

"Namaste'"
by Rajender Krishan

This simple word
uttered with a gesture of folded hands
is among the finest salutations,
humans have ever been able to vocalize.
It simply means:

I honor the place in you
In which the entire Universe dwells
That place of Love and Light
And of Truth and of Peace
When you are in that place in you
And I am in that place in me
We are One.

Kiss me

"I caught the happy virus last night. When I was out beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious. So kiss me" Hafiz.

Everyone needs a vision (board)

This is the vision board I created in February 2011. It has since been updated and is way more inspiring with pictures of all the things I love. But I love this vision board with it's focus on my vision and hedgehog. A aspire to live into my vision and embrace my hedgehog each and everyday.

Food Glorious Food

Last month, I had the eye-opening pleasure of joining the team from Gwinganna Lifestyle retreats for an informative afternoon about food, digestion and stress. I had a long list of take-aways including:

- eat slower

- don't eat while stressed

- don't eat immediately before going to bed and so much more.

But my biggest of big takeaways was to only eat FOOD! Might sound obvious but how much of what we put in our mouth is actually food. Food is something that was living and something that will decompose. So here I am, on a mission to turn my degustation habits around. Gone are the days of a quick cheeseburger guzzled down while I drive home. Welcome... organic shopping, raw ingredients and enjoying the process of creating and eating delicious and nutritious meals.

This has been my favourite recipe discovery so far and it comes from wholefoods chef, Jude Blereau. It's super easy and EVERYONE I have made them from absolutely loves them. The best thing about using less refined flours is that it fills you up without that bloated, sickly feeling. ENJOY!

BERRY NICE PANCAKES

• 1 cup plain wholemeal flour (wheat, spelt, oat or barley)
• 2/3 cup milk – dairy, soy, rice or a mix of rice and coconut
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder – aluminium free
• 1 egg - lightly beaten
• 200gm blueberries (any berry is fine, though bigger ones like strawberries will need to be cut)
• butter, ghee or coconut oil for frying
• fresh fruit and maple syrup to serve

Combine the flour and the sifted baking powder in a bowl. Add the egg and a small amount of milk and mix well until smooth, before adding the remaining milk. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes, allowing the flour to absorb the liquid. Add more milk if necessary. Add the fruit and stir gently.

Heat a teaspoon or so of butter, ghee or coconut oil in a frying pan. Pour a small amount (about 2 tablespoons) of the pancake mixture into the pan. As the batter hits the lightly sizzling fat, lift the pan and tip it on an angle, allowing the batter spread out, moving the angle to achieve a circle. Cook well on one side for 1 – 2 minutes. Bubbles should appear in the batter as it cooks, then turn it over. Cook on the other side for approximately 1 minute or until ready. If you find the pancake sticking, generally the frying pan was not hot enough.