Who – August 10, 2019

InlinewiththeEasternyogictradition,Takara

YogaTherapyworksonstrengtheningand

nourishingyourbodyandfocusesonpostures

thatcorrelatetodifferentorgansandmeridians

(energylinesinthebody).Ourdaybeganat

5.15am.It wasdark,whichwasa blessingasthe

firstexercisewasto‘jig’alongthebeachfollowed

bya dunkintheocean.Thesunwasbarelyrising

butdippinginthecoldseawitha handfulof

strangersis strangelycomforting– andcreates

veryquickbonds.Nextwasanhouryogaclass

wherewefocusedonstretchingoutourbacks

andsideswithstrongkidneystrengthening

postures.Workingthekidneychi(energy)in

winteris beneficialbecauseit bringslifetoan

otherwisecovered(andforsome,stiff )back.

Muchofouryogaclasswasdonesittingorlying

onthematbutit wasbynomeanseasy.Wewere

stretchedina bigway.Animportantfocusof

TakaraYogais thephilosophythatfoodis

medicine.Anddeliciousmedicineit was.After

eachclassweweregiftedwiththemostamazing

warmingandsavourybreakfasts.Brownrice

withbakedcauliflowerandgomasio,softadzuki

beanandpumpkinstewwithmisosoup.The

mealswerea highlightandconvertedmefrom

wantinganespressoforbreakfasttolooking

forwardtomybrownriceandgreensinstead.As

cleansesgo,thiswasbyfaroneofthemost

nourishing(andlifechanging)I’veeverhad.

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“don’tbeafraidoffats,”says

Miller.Justmakesureyou’re

eatingtherighttype.“Optfor

avocados,nutbutters,

flaxseedoil,oliveoil

andghee.”

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