Partner Yoga with Doug Swenson.
Vrschikasana meets Anjaneyasana
Wellness & Fitness Influencer from Vancouver, Canada
GETTING LOST IN FORESTS, MOUNTAINS, & OCEANS.
Partner Yoga with Doug Swenson.
Vrschikasana meets Anjaneyasana
My amazing yoga teacher, Doug Swenson!
Beautiful Day at Cheakamus Lake
Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana Variation- Revolved Half Moon Pose
Partner Yoga PDA
Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana
Japanese Spinach Gomae Recipe
Ingredients
Seasonings
3 Tbps Roasted Sesame Seeds or neri-goma(sesame paste)
1½ Tbsp Mirin
1½ Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Cooking Sake
Bundle of Spinach
Directions
Seasoning
1.Grind Sesame Seeds in a food processor into a paste (skip this step if using neri-goma)
2.Heat Sake in a pan until it begins to evaporate, then add mirin and take the pan off the heat
3. Combine mixture from pan, soy sauce and sesame paste into a bowl. Mix well
Blanch the spinach by boiling it and then quickly rinsing it with cold water. Drain water and squeeze out any excess in the spinach. Pour Seasoning over Spinach and Serve!
Prasarita Padottanasana - Wide-legged Forward Fold
Prasarita -Expanded
Pada - Foot
ut - intense
tan - stretch
Raw Vegan Pesto Pasta
Recipe
Serves 2
Ingredients
3 Cups Basil
½ Cup Pine nuts
¾ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Juice from one Lemon
1 Garlic Clove
Salt and Pepper to taste
Lemon Zest
3 Zucchini
Directions
Pesto
Combine the first 7 items above into a food processor and blend until smooth. Add more olive oil till you get your desired texture.
Pasta
Shred zucchini with a vegetable peeler to desired size
Mix pesto with zucchini pasta and serve!
Yoga in the Forest, incredibly grounding
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Tree Pose in a Tree
Vrschikasana - Scorpion Pose
Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana - Lake Tahoe, California
Upavistha Konasana - Seated Angle Pose
Carrot, Celery, Grapefruit Juice
Makes 2 Cups of Juice
Ingredients:
8 Carrots
4 Sticks of Celery
½ Grapefruit
Slice of Ginger
Directions
1.Peel the grapefruit before placing in juicer
2.Place all ingredients above in Juicer
3. Stir and serve with some ice cubes
Vrksasana overlooking the Sulu Sea
Sandakan, Borneo
Vasisthasana - Side Plank Pose
Almond Milk
Makes 4 Cups of Almond Milk
Ingredients
1 Cup Almonds
4 Cups Water
½ tsp Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
Directions
1. Soak almonds overnight
2. Drain and Rinse almonds
3. Blend all the ingredients above until smooth
4. Strain the mixture with a cheesecloth or a strainer
Volia, Fresh Homemade Almond Milk! Store in refrigerator for up to 3-4days.
When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath
-Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Astavakrasana - Eight Angle Pose