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Name: Alicia Northcott Age: 29 Occupation: Health Adminstration Why do you come to Essence of Living: Essence is the first place where I have connected with yoga or pilates practice. The studio is spacious and clean and classes are plentiful and convenient. The teachers are beautiful and highly capable and their teachings are well balanced, leaving [...]
Try this:
Boil 5 minutes, then steep 10 minutes:
1 Tbsp fennel or anise seed 6 green cardamom pods 12 cloves 1 cinnamon stick “1/4″ ” ginger root, sliced thin” 1/4 tsp black pepper corns 2 bay leaves 7 Cups water
Add, bring to a boil, and simmer 5 minutes:
2 Darjeeling tea [...]
Hometown: Lismore, Northern NSW
Top 3:
Books
‘The Power of Now’ ‘The Alchemist’ ‘Marching Powder’
Movies:
‘Anchorman’ ‘The Thing Called Love ‘March of the Penguins’…ohhh and ‘FIGHT CLUB’ is genius!
Foods:
fresh homemade Guacamole chutneys chilli jams!
Favorite destination: There’s so many..ummmm… San Blas Islands along the Caribbean coast of Panama [...]
Head to the Beach this weekend at Dusk to experience this natural delight
May 2, 2012: The full Moon has a reputation for trouble. It raises high tides, it makes dogs howl, it wakes you up in the middle of the night with beams of moonlight stealing through drapes. If a moonbeam wakes you [...]
This salad is somewhat straight-forward. Simple. Fast & ultimately nutritionist.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
1/2 cos lettuce 1 tomato 1 avocado (learn the incredible benefits about this ‘healthy fat’) 3/4 walnuts (dry pan roasted in honey) (why to eat this brain/mood food?) fresh mung-bean sprouts (healthy benefits of Mung [...]
Name: Amy Sinclair
Age: 23
Occupation: Hospitality
Why do you come to Essence of Living: I love the way it makes me feel! The atmosphere and environment is amazing. The teachers are gorgeous and always so welcoming. I feel at home there and almost like it is just where I need to be.
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Age: 29
Occupation: Chef
Why do you come to Essence of Living: When I moved out of Coolangatta I wanted to live around Mermaid Beach so I could go to Essence of Living. I always wanted to practise yoga regularly and with the variety of class times at Essence of Living makes this [...]
Most day’s I will take the time out to make myself a healthy green juice to revitalise my minerals and ensure that I have enough vitamins. With this being said I lead a pretty non-stop existence from 4:30am each morning until as late as 9pm some evenings. This means convenience occasionally wins out. I’ve perfected the [...]
Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins
Preparation and cooking time: about 15 minutes
Yield: enough for 4-6 persons as a side dish
Spinach needs thorough washing before cooking. Careful observation of the following suggested procedure will save you from “gritty spinach syndrome”:
Cut off the roots and base of the stems and discard them Place the leaves [...]
Age: 26
Occupation: Professional Medical Manager
Why do you come to Essence of Living: To bend, breathe, flex, relax, distress, re energise and because I love it!
How long have you been practising: Yoga about 5 years, Pilates on and off for about 2 years.
How often do you practise: 3-4 [...]
About Michelle
This is my life in a nutshell. I am the owner and operator of Essence of Living on the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia. I live and breathe my vocation as it resonates with every cell of my body. I truly love what I do and do what I love. I want to share my passion with the world around me and hope to create a happier, healthier world with those willing to change and grow with me.
