Posts Tagged ‘raw foods’
The best TRUE Lemon 'Cheese' cake
The so amazing, ever changing, mouth watering raw cheese cake from True North retreats is quite possibly the most talked about dessert we offer when you are here. It takes on many shapes and forms – depending on the season it will take on as many different flavors and variations. This Summer we even created…
Read MoreYoga Nidra – Know it? You should!
If you are like me, during that work week – you are rockin and rollin. You have your day, your schedule and most importantly you have your yoga or work out schedule dialed IN! You know who is teaching where, what classes you are going to hit when, you KNOW! exactly what you are going…
Read MoreMindfulness Monday – here’s a few tricks to start your day!
When we are on retreat we start each day together with meditation, time to sit, deepen our breath, set intentions and regenerate. In that space we can clear the clutter of daily life, reconnect and actually feel our breath. When we are not together, by now, we know so well, that the day can get…
Read MoreTricks to KILLER CRISPY KALE CHIPS
An amazing long weekend up north with good friends, a great cabin and nothing but the North East Kingdom of Vermont. We enjoyed nature, swimming, & general relaxing kept us busy. The trip was nothing short of bliss, but every time we hit the dinner table, however, there was a bit of a trade off…
Read MoreSUGAR AND DIGESTION… hmm where it it hiding in your diet
This is HUGE and just one reason why on retreat you feel great immediately – EVERYTHING down to the salad dressings are hand crafted, locally sourced, nothing added – we don’t have to when the produces is that sweet! How Sugar Affects your Digestion.. and more
Read MoreHow to make Cold Brew Coffee
As we enter ‘technically’ this last weekend of Summer – and prepare to STRETCH OUR SUMMER by heading to HAWAII in October (and FEBRUARY 2017) I thought it might be a good time to share with you all one of my favorite things to enjoy ( BEACH SIDE) that being… COLD BREW COFFEE! Yep, I’m from Seattle so no matter…
Read MoreCold pressing.. what? JUICE! Why is that so important?
So… I just had the best weekend ever That included some serious Vermont adventures, YOGA at BIKRAM YOGA MENDON, mountain biking, a day watching the kids at a horse show, some river jumping, and well good old hanging on the porch chatting COLD PRESSED JUICING! I know – call me crazy but I have the best…
Read MoreCold Pressed Cocktails?… Mmmm YES PLEASE ;)
Ummm so, we had a bit of fresh juice and produce left over from the studio wide juice-a-thon last week so.. what we did was a little bit of experimenting (!) with these recipes below which were developed by Ari Sexner is a classically trained chef who has worked at some of the finest dining restaurants…
Read MoreREADY TO ROLL…. Lighten it up, gobble it down!
So – Spring is here.. or rather feels like SUMMER in VT and everything is lightening up, getting out, and coming straight off the farm. Longer days, lighter mornings and meals that feel refreshing! Enter RICE PAPER SPRING ROLLS 😉 no gluten, no heavy starch – fill them with your favorite things and find a…
Read MoreWhat's an ENZYME anyway?
We are so excited here in Vermont for the Summer of True North that, well we have started a little ahead of you. Our home base of BIKRAM YOGA MENDON is launching into a cold pressed juice cleanse and ready to JUMP START JUNE with only the energy you can find in a crew coming off…
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