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Fasting for a liv(er)ing - plus what I pack for retreat
So, by the time you read this, I will most likely either be whizzing above the clouds in a metal tube or in Portugal. Or, who knows, somewhere else entirely (because, after all, who knows...
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Detox Diary Day One
So, it struck me as I lay in bed this morning, feeling like death warmed up, that a lot of you probably haven't ever experienced a detox. You might wonder what it's all about. You might wonder how...
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Yoga isn't just for skinny bunnies. Yoga isn't a style thing. Yoga is for...
Fab, aren't they? No, that's not me - or Sharon. It started with a pair of yoga leggings. I was on Sugar Detox with the Body Retreat back in January and I noticed the fabulous Sharon Walker wearing...
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Detox Diary Day Two
So, I slept for ten hours straight (hugely unusual) and woke up feeling...absolutely deathly. My head was hammering as if I'd downed an entire bottle of Tequila. I got out of bed - gingerly - and...
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Detox Diary Day Three
Day three of my juice fast at Moinhos Velhos. 'It's perfectly normal to feel totally pants today,' says Janni, one of the owners and, comfortingly, an ex-nurse.I don't feel too grim although a vague...
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Coming a bit undone on Day Four of my detox
The headache comes and goes - sometimes just a tug on the temples, sometimes a vice around my forehead. It's part of the detox process, of course. It's my third day without solid food and, actually,...
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Rummaging in the bowels of detox - Day Five
Day five of my stay at Moinhos Velhos. Fourth day without solid food. I didn't sleep well and woke feeling a bit dizzy but a good yoga session with Sita sorted me out. Aches and pains have lessened...
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Stretching and steaming into Days Six and Seven of Detox Diary
Day Six at Moinhos Velhos and everything starts to shift. The headaches are gone and I’m feeling lighter, brighter, more settled in myself. You fall into a routine and it’s actually rather nice not...
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Loving the Light - Days Eight and Nine
Where is the time going? I'm losing track. I'm feeling less and less inclined to turn on my laptop, or even my phone. More and more I'm finding myself able to enjoy each moment. I'm noticing the...
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Shiny happy people...
I'm so clean, I'm squeaking. I swear my innards are glowing. What was going to be a ten day juice fast turned into a twelve day one and, to be honest, it would have been the easiest thing in the world...
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Wanted: one retreat centre.
www.darlingdoodlesdesigns.com What would I like for Christmas? A retreat centre, that's what. Nothing big and fancy and smart. Not a kick-ass spa or a fancypants hotel but a simple place where people...
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Mountain-Monk Enku - In Heaven's River
A small parcel arrived the other day. Inside was a book, pleasingly square, entitledIn Heaven's River: Poems and Carvings of Mountain-Monk EnkuIt's a tribute to the life and art of the 17th century...
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Is Niacin the cure for schizophrenia, alcoholism, migraine, arthritis and...
Now, this is interesting. When I was in Portugal I read a book called Niacin: the Real Story (click on the cover for more details).We were taking Niacin four times a day to dilate blood vessels (and...
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Who do you think will get my vote?
'Are you going to vote?' James asked over lunch (tortilla, in case you're interested).'Yes,' I said. When I was young, I used to wear a badge saying, 'Don't vote; it only encourages them'. I thought...
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I have seen my bowels - and they are beautiful. On bowel-scope screening and...
A few months back I got an invitation. Now, back in the day, I used to get invitations to swish openings, to fancy press events and smart hotels. Now I get invites to bowel scope screenings. Welcome...
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Quaker wisdom for a shaken and stirred society
I've been watching social media today with sadness, as people tear one another apart over conflicting political beliefs. So I came off Twitter and Facebook and was wandering through some old files and...
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5 ways to help with GCSEs, A levels and, well, anything really
I am neck-deep in revision, up to my eyeballs in osmosis and diffusion, global warming and biodiversity, Animal Farm and Of Mice and Men. Yes, James is in the throws of GCSE exams and I'm trying to do...
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Politicians are pants, courgettes are bananas and other arty oddities
So I had written this long, self-obsessed, whining, pathetic post but then, before I could post it, I had to go to pick up James from school and, when I came back, I stumbled across this picture of...A...
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Man and Superman - it's a (National Theatre Live) Shaw thing
'Do you and James fancy coming to the cinema on Thursday, with me and Gabs?' said Rachel. 'My treat.'Cinema? An evening out? Entertainment? Free entertainment?'Sure!' I said.'Exactly!' she...
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Why do we do stuff that makes us feel crap? Was Freud right?
from loveyourchaos.tumblr.comWhy do we do stuff that we know makes us feel crap? Why do we hurt our bodies and harm our hearts and minds? I know what makes me feel good. It's so very simple. My body...
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