Archive for February, 2010
Lots of celebrating this weekend
It was a great weekend. I had a birthday, spent time with great friends and the men’s hockey team won gold.
Life can get back to normal, the Olympics are closed. The energy was on high all the way to the end – what a hockey game. National free yoga day was also this weekend and we celebrated with a class on Saturday. There was a great turn out and a lot of new faces. Thank you for everyone who came and to Violet for the amazing cookies. The perfect post-yoga treat. Here’s the recipe, try them!
Sivananda Cookies
3 cups plus 1 tablespoon rolled oats
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup raisins or golden raisins
1/3 cup raw unsalted peanuts*
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil
About 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease two or three baking sheets. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, add the oil, and mix thoroughly. Stir in enough water to make a firm dough.
Take a spoonful of dough, about the size of a ping-pong ball. Roll it into a ball, place on one of the baking sheets, and flatten to a circle about 4 inches in diameter. Repeat to make 12 cookies. Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden at the edges. Cool on a wire rack.
* Use sunflower seeds, roughly chopped almonds, and/or unsweetened dried coconut instead of, or as well as, the unsalted peanuts.
Makes 12
Recipe from The Yoga Cookbook and recipelink.com
Mark this on your calendar
National Free Yoga Day is Saturday, February 27 this year and we are celebrating with a class from 11:30 am – 1 pm. Come out and feel the benefits of yoga first hand.
Let the games begin
Wow! What an opening ceremony celebration last night. The highlight for me was k.d. Lang singing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.
Not from the ceremonies…amazing still…
Elizabeth Gilbert :: TED Talks
I’m in the middle of reading Committed, which has rekindled my love for the humbled writer, Elizabeth Gilbert. I am one of her readers, that after finishing Eat, Pray, Love, I couldn’t wait to read her next great work. I visited her site monthly in hopes for an announcement of a release date and checked Chapters online often to make sure it didn’t slip through the cracks. Now that it’s here, I once again have Liz fever, ok I’m not that excited, but I do enjoy having my weekend coffee with her.
A year ago, she did a TED talk. Presenting a fresh way of keeping our creative accomplishments in perspective… and suggests what creative genius is. A must watch or listen.
CLICK to watch: Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
“It’s a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.” – TED
Winter afternoon :: Photo of the week
A moody picture taken at Powell Lake, late one February afternoon.
Every WOMAN Powell River :: April 17
This is the wellness event of the year for us ladies in PR! If you haven’t been to an Every WOMAN event, now is your chance. I’ll be there, leading the yoga class first thing in the morning and taking in an array of healthy goodness the rest of the day. Attending this event is a great way to experience a fitness class you’ve always wanted to try or learn about healthy habits to incorporate into your lifestyle. Registration is open! What are you waiting for? CLICK here.
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