Apple Cinnamon Granola
2 cups of flax seeds
3 cups of water
2 apples sliced very small
1 cup of almonds
1 cup of raw cashews
1 cup of raisins
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp sea salt
1 cup of honey
* Soak the flax seeds with 3 cups of water for 1 hour. Mix in the sliced apples, almonds, cashews, raisins, cinnamon, sea salt and honey. Spread evenly over the dehydrator trays and set the temperature at 115 degrees. Leave them in for 24 hours and then enjoy!
Raw Granola Bar Recipe:
2 cups of flax seeds
1 cup of water
3 cups of dried coconut
1 cup of dates
4 tablespoons of honey
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
* First soak the flax seeds in one cup of water for about thirty minutes. Next put the dried coconut into the food processor and process until very fine. Cut up the dates fine and then add them to the food processor and process until fine. Mix the Flax seeds with the coconut and date combo and then stir in the honey and cinnamon making sure everything is mixed together very well. Finally spread the mixture out on the dehydrator trays (about 1/2 inch thickness) and set the dehydrator to 115 degrees. Leave the granola in the dehydrator for about 12 hours or until crisp. Then, just break pieces apart.
Raw Granola Bars and Raw Granola....mmmm
1 apple chopped
1 ½ cup date paste (some dates soaked in a little boiling water and then whiz in the food processor until a paste is formed) I used figs for this because I didn’t have dates on hand
½ cup raw honey
2 Tbsp lemon juice – I used 4 Tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp sea salt
½ cup sunflower seeds soaked 2 hours or more
2 cups raw almonds soaked 4 hours or more
3 cups raw pecans soaked 2 hours or more
1 cup raw pumpkin seed soaked 2 hours or more – used additional 1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup dried cranberries or currants or sultanas – I left these out because I am avoiding raisins
Shreaded coconut, coconut oil, & dates could be added......mmm
- In a food processor whiz apple, date paste or soaked figs, honey, lemon or orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon, salt and the sunflower seeds to make paste. Transfer to a bowl
- Add to the food processor, remaining sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds (don’t bother rinsing bowl). Coarsely chop in a few quick pulses. Add nuts and seeds to the bowl with fruit paste. Mix well
Spread onto baking paper or dehydrator sheets and place in dehydrator at 115 F for 8 hours
- Flip the granola over and peel away the paper
- Dehydrate another 12 hours until crunchy
- Break into pieces and once cooled store in the fridge in glass containers. Enjoy as Raw Granola Bars or Raw Granola – just break up into smaller pieces for granola
*Makes approx 10 cups, two full sheets of granola on the Excalibur dehydrating sheets which later fit almost into two quart sized jars.
Yummy!
Raw Carrot Cake Granola
2 cups raw buckwheat
1 1/2 cups dried large coconut flakes
1 cups raw pecans, soaked for 6 hours and drained
1 cups raw walnuts, soaked for 6 hours and drained
1/3 cup raw coconut nectar, agave nectar or raw honey (or more if you prefer sweeter)
1/4 cup raw coconut butter
1 ripe banana
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup filtered water
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 tsp cardamom
2 tsp ground ginger
1 Tbsp raw coconut oil, liquified
3 cups shredded carrots
1 cup golden raisins (optional)
Soak buckwheat for 30 minutes, rinse very well (as it has a slimy coating that needs to be removed) and drain well. Place in a large bowl, along with the coconut, and nuts. In a food processor, combine the coconut nectar (or honey),coconut butter, banana, sea salt, vanilla, water, spices, coconut oil, and 1 cup of the carrots. Process until smooth and pour the mixture over the granola, add the remaining carrots, and mix well with your hands. Spread out on 2 dehydrator sheets lined with teflex, and dry for about 12 hours or until crispy. Stir in golden raisins. Can be stored in an airtight container for a few weeks at room temperature.
Lila is the Sanskrit word for Divine Play, Life is about Infinite Play... Passion, Beauty, Creativity, Freedom & Joy in the Present Moment
Rumi Quotes
You have no idea how hard I've looked
for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to
the gold mine, or water to the ocean.
... Everything I came up with was like
taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my
soul because you already have these.
So I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me. ♥
Rumi ♥
I was dead, I came alive. I was tear, I became laughter - all because of love. When it arrived, my temporal life from then on changed to eternal. Love said to me, "You are not crazy enough, you do not fit this house." I went and became crazy; crazy enough to be in chains. Love said, "You are not intoxicated enough; you don't fit the group." I went and got drunk, drunk enough to overflow with the light-headedness. Love said, "You are still too clever filled with imagination and skepticism." I went and became gullible and in fright pulled away from it all. Love said, "You are a teacher, your are a head, and for everyone you are a leader." I am no more a teacher, not a leader, just a servant to your wishes. Love said, "You already have your own wings, I will not give you more feathers." And then my heart pulled itself apart and filled to the brim with a new light - overflowed with fresh life. Now even the heavens are thankful that because of love, I have become the giver of light.
~ Rumi
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it's furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
~ Rumi
I am no longer just one drop.
I have become the Sea.
I speak the language of the heart where every
particle of me, united, shouts in ecstasy!
Rumi ♥
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
A white flower grows in the quietness.
Let your tongue become that flower.
Rumi
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
every success depends upon focusing the heart.
~Rumi
Caught by our own thoughts,
we worry about everything.
But once we get drunk on that Love
Whatever will be, will be.
Rumi ♥
I will find new meaning in every joy and sorrow
In that silence, I will hear the voice of spirit,
and freed from this world, I will see another world
where the end is another beginning.
~ Rumi ♥
I love my friends neither with my heart nor with my mind.
Just in case heart might stop, mind can forget.
I love them with my soul.
Soul never stops or forget.
~ Rumi
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
every success depends upon focusing the heart.
~Rumi
If you knew the secrets of life
you too would choose no other
companion but love.
♥ Rumi ♥
The time has come to turn
your heart into a temple of fire.
Your essence is gold hidden in dust.
To reveal its splendor,
you need to burn in the fire of Love.
Rumi ♥
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
♥ Rumi ♥
There is a force within
Which gives you life
Seek that.
In your body
Lies a priceless gem---
Seek that.
O wandering Sufi,
If you want to find
The greatest treasure
Don’t look outside,
Look inside, and seek that.
~ Rumi
for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to
the gold mine, or water to the ocean.
... Everything I came up with was like
taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my
soul because you already have these.
So I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me. ♥
Rumi ♥
I was dead, I came alive. I was tear, I became laughter - all because of love. When it arrived, my temporal life from then on changed to eternal. Love said to me, "You are not crazy enough, you do not fit this house." I went and became crazy; crazy enough to be in chains. Love said, "You are not intoxicated enough; you don't fit the group." I went and got drunk, drunk enough to overflow with the light-headedness. Love said, "You are still too clever filled with imagination and skepticism." I went and became gullible and in fright pulled away from it all. Love said, "You are a teacher, your are a head, and for everyone you are a leader." I am no more a teacher, not a leader, just a servant to your wishes. Love said, "You already have your own wings, I will not give you more feathers." And then my heart pulled itself apart and filled to the brim with a new light - overflowed with fresh life. Now even the heavens are thankful that because of love, I have become the giver of light.
~ Rumi
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of it's furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
~ Rumi
I am no longer just one drop.
I have become the Sea.
I speak the language of the heart where every
particle of me, united, shouts in ecstasy!
Rumi ♥
Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.
A white flower grows in the quietness.
Let your tongue become that flower.
Rumi
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
every success depends upon focusing the heart.
~Rumi
Caught by our own thoughts,
we worry about everything.
But once we get drunk on that Love
Whatever will be, will be.
Rumi ♥
I will find new meaning in every joy and sorrow
In that silence, I will hear the voice of spirit,
and freed from this world, I will see another world
where the end is another beginning.
~ Rumi ♥
I love my friends neither with my heart nor with my mind.
Just in case heart might stop, mind can forget.
I love them with my soul.
Soul never stops or forget.
~ Rumi
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
every success depends upon focusing the heart.
~Rumi
If you knew the secrets of life
you too would choose no other
companion but love.
♥ Rumi ♥
The time has come to turn
your heart into a temple of fire.
Your essence is gold hidden in dust.
To reveal its splendor,
you need to burn in the fire of Love.
Rumi ♥
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
♥ Rumi ♥
There is a force within
Which gives you life
Seek that.
In your body
Lies a priceless gem---
Seek that.
O wandering Sufi,
If you want to find
The greatest treasure
Don’t look outside,
Look inside, and seek that.
~ Rumi
Foundation - The Four Corners & Universal Principles of Alignment
The Universal Principles of Alignment
OPENING TO GRACE Having the intention to place oneself—body, mind, and heart—in alignment with the flow of supreme consciousness. This involves approaching asana practice with an attitude of softhearted devotion.
MUSCULAR ENERGY A drawing of energy from the periphery of the body into the Focal Point (see below), which increases stability, strength, and physical integration in the pose.
INNER SPIRAL An ever-expanding energy spiral that moves outward from the core; it runs from the feet up through the pelvis into the waistline area. Inner Spiral rotates the legs inward, moves the thighs backward, and widens the thighs and pelvis.
OUTER SPIRAL An ever-narrowing spiral that moves inward toward the core; it runs from the waistline area down through the tailbone and out through the legs and feet. Outer Spiral rotates the legs outward, moves the tailbone and thighs forward, and draws the pelvis and thighs closer together.
ORGANIC ENERGY An outward extension of energy from the Focal Point through the core lines of the body to the body's periphery, which increases expansion, flexibility, and freedom in the pose.
The Secondary Principles
FOCAL POINT A localized power spot within the body. Muscular Energy draws into it, and Organic Energy extends out from it. There are three possible locations for the Focal Point: the core of the pelvis, the bottom of the heart, and the upper palate. In any given pose, only one Focal Point is active. The active Focal Point is the one nearest the most weight-bearing part of the pose. When the three possible Focal Points are equally weight-bearing, the pelvic Focal Point becomes the active one by default.
SIDE BODY LONG Lengthening the sides of the ribs so the tops of the shoulders come in line with the base of the neck.
SHOULDER LOOP One of the seven energy loops within the body. This loop originates in the upper palate and flows backward to the base of the skull and down the back of the body to the bottom of the shoulder blades. When you engage Shoulder Loop, the head moves back slightly and the shoulder blades move down the back. At the bottom of the shoulder blades, the loop begins arcing forward and upward as it draws the bottom tips of the shoulder blades in and upward, toward the heart. The loop continues forward and up to the palate again as it lifts the chest and opens the throat.
INNER BODY BRIGHT A soulful expansion of feeling and vital energy from within the body that gives the outer form of the body a buoyant fullness. This attitude is created in the first principle, Opening to Grace, in which the fullness of the inner Self is embraced so the inner luster of Spirit naturally shines forth.
The yogi should continually practise showering himself with nectar. He becomes free from old age and liberated and devoid of all disease. He plays within the Ocean of Samsara, dearest one, is accomplished and independent -
Kaulajnananirnaya VII, 20
You are speech. You are consciousness. You are bliss. You are Brahma. You are being-consciousness-bliss. You are the non-dual. You are plainly Brahma. You are knowledge. You are intelligence - Ganapati Upanishad
Kaulajnananirnaya VII, 20
You are speech. You are consciousness. You are bliss. You are Brahma. You are being-consciousness-bliss. You are the non-dual. You are plainly Brahma. You are knowledge. You are intelligence - Ganapati Upanishad
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