This coming Friday we are hosting our virtual Funky Glow Flow Yoga Supper. I will be cooking some delicious curries and I thought that I’d share the main Kerala sweet and sour stew with you to cook at home. This curry/stew is made with butternut squash, spinach and coriander. Kerala Curry Serves 4 as a main or 6 with other offerings Ingredients 1 butternut squash, peeled or you can keep the skin on 1 tin of organic sweetcorn, drained - I use Suma 1 large onion or 2 small, pee

It’s a while since I wrote a recipe blog on here so, I thought I’d pop a couple of winter offerings from today’s Yoga Brunch - Sense The Joy - for those of you who were unable to join us. I wanted something warming for our brunch, a good hearty soup with lots of depth and flavour. I chose this Saffron, Parsley and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup for it’s versatility, you can play about with different vegetables in addition to the artichokes, perhaps leeks or pumpkins. On this occas

Here are some recipes from last Sunday’s Online Yoga Supper Club. I had numerous requests for these recipes, especially the Cacao + Hazelnut Miso Brownie. I have included some tips and where to buy some of the ingredients. Hope you have a fun time cooking. Courgette + Cavolo Nero Paprika Muffins Makes 12 muffins 225g spelt flour (you can also use self raising flour but leave out the baking powder) 2 tsp baking powder 400g grated courgette, as much liquid as possible squeeze

I thought I’d share a little information about Fascia before our online Pilates Brunch on Sunday 28th June. Fascia is a continuous web of connective tissue, it surrounds and weaves through your body Muscle; tendons, Ligaments, bones, organs, nerves and blood vessels. It's like our internal scaffolding - holding everything together. Healthy Fascia is pliable and hydrated it simply slides and glides allowing a free range of movement. When it is unhealthy it becomes dehydrated a

I just wanted to share some words from our collaborators Jonny - Yogeease and Rebekah - Wild Roots Nutrition about our upcoming Urban Day Retreat - Good Intentions on Saturday 18th January. We are all super excited to welcome our guests to this event. Many people set intentions at this time of year only to see them fade or wither away for a myriad of reasons. To help, I’ve designed our yoga practice to enable us to clear any (energy) blockages that are preventing us maintain

Granola is actually really easy to make, you just need to get yourself organised and for the effort you’re better off making up a large batch. It keeps for at least a month in an airtight container so no worries there. Do not be fooled into thinking that this is such a healthy option. Granola should be consumed as a treat, say at the weekend or now and again. Try to make your own so you know exactly what’s in it as most commercial granolas are very sweet and full of process

Winter is here and often we don’t get the opportunity to spend as much time outside as we would like due to the weather being cold, frosty and recently snowy. Walking, running, climbing and lots of other outdoor activities get our bodies moving and that movement aids our digestion. Literally moves our internal organs and massages our insides. Yogis love inversion, not only because it feels wonderful to do but it aids digestion and is a lovely self massage. I was given this re

After the richness of the food during the Christmas period, the intoxicating celebrations of the New Year I find January is a time to reset myself. This requires some thought and planning so as to take the stress out of the ritual. To be honest some years are more successful than others but each year is getting easier as it’s become a habit. A good habit. After some neglect of my physical self during the holiday season (cooking, travelling, partying, late nights socialising w

By Hannah Turner Namaste everyone it's Hannah. I thought I would do a blog about what I’m planning for the Yoga Brunch Club on Saturday 19th January at Space at The Mill in Manchester. I really love The Complete Retreat's Yoga Brunch and Yoga Supper Clubs because they are such a great way to build a yoga community, and as a teacher to be able to properly chat and connect with everyone after class over nourishing food. For January the focus of my Brunch Club is all about new y

by Bridget Fitzpatrick Mindfulness is the practice of being really present to your life as it happens. Not being lost in the past or worrying about the future. Just being right here, right now, in your body, aware of your thoughts, aware of your emotions. From that calm vantage point you can make choices about how you respond to your experiences. For me, it’s those moments of choice that come out of mindfulness that can be so life changing. It’s very simple and involves skill

I thought I would share some information about Hannah Turner our yoga teacher who will be leading The Complete Retreat Yoga Brunch Club on Saturday19th January. Hannah runs Hannah does Yoga and is an internationally qualified yoga teacher who has been on her yoga path from a very young age. After finishing school, she travelled to India and Nepal and it was here that she took her yoga and spiritual journey to the next level, incorporating not just yoga asana but all the aspe

by Clare Jones I’m looking forward to our January Wellbeing Retreat in Kendal and am putting together sessions that I hope will be interesting and informative. I really like to offer practical as well as nutritious advice and our workshop format will enable participants to ask lots of questions. We’ll be looking at how to eat to support energy levels – especially useful at this time of year or if you’re prone to mid-afternoon slumps. Another seasonal topic that comes up in Ja

Do you find yourself baffled by the conflicting advice on food and nutrition that you find in the media on a daily basis? Our Registered Nutritionist, Clare Jones, is keen to help people make sense of the confusion, with an emphasis on practical solutions that work for real, busy lives. On our Wellbeing Retreat in the Lake District she’ll be running sessions including how to eat to support energy levels and, being January, whether or not we need to detox. There’ll be some han