The best chicken soup (for the body and soul)?

Chicken soup is the epitome of comfort food, don’t you think? And this particular soup fulfils the main 3 criteria: healthy, quick and nourishing. This recipe comes from a book by Jane Lanzer Gifford ‘Food on the move Pret A Manager‘ from 2007. It’s out of print, but you can buy second-hand copies on eBayContinue reading “The best chicken soup (for the body and soul)?”

How many yoga teachers are there in the UK?

Here’s a clue: If you’re a yoga teacher, you represent 0.010% of the total. The question about the number of yoga teachers in the UK was in my head the other day. So I checked. According to finder.com, there are between 20,000-30,000 yoga classes taught in the UK each week. The average size of aContinue reading “How many yoga teachers are there in the UK?”

How art saved my sanity during the Covid19 pandemic

How it all came about Over the second Covid19 pandemic lockdown, around October/November 2020, I started noticing some paintings that my yoga friend C. was often posting on FB. I was in awe of how beautiful they were! I had these crazy thoughts in my head… ‘could I possibly do that, too? could I getContinue reading “How art saved my sanity during the Covid19 pandemic”

How to survive a pandemic by making banana bread.

How many banana breads have you made over the last 12 months of the Covid-19 pandemic? There were pictures of banana bread popping up on social media all day every day at the beginning of the pandemic. There are nearly 2 million hashtags on Instagram for #bananabread. Google ‘banana bread recipe’ and you get 239,000,000Continue reading “How to survive a pandemic by making banana bread.”