Roasted baby carrots and beetroots

Pre-heat oven to 180 deg. Place whole baby carrots and diced beets onto separate baking trays, sprinkle with oil, salt to taste and cook until tender. For the dressing, mix 1 t balsamic, 1 t soya sauce, 1t apple juice, quarter cup of water and pour over the cooked veg and serve immediately !!!!!

I usually serve this with a vegan herbed polenta pie . Just brown some onions, add some fresh herbs and cook polenta as usual. Add the herbs and onions to polenta when done and place in a pie dish. Cut into slices and serve with baby carrots and beets . Simply delicious and such a colourful meal. Enjoy, remember the more colour the more the nutritional value.

rules for being human

You will receive a body- you may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period.
You will learn lessons- you have enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.
There are no mistakes, only lessons - Growth is a process of trial and error: experimentation. The failed experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately work.
A lesson is repeated until learned - a lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. when you have learned it, you can go to the next lesson.
Learning lessons does not end - there is no part of life that does not contain lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.
"There" is no better than "here"-when your "there"  has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here".
Others are merely mirrors of you - you cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.
What you make of life is up to you- you have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
Life is exactly what you think it is - you create a life that matches your beliefs and expectations.
Your answers lie inside you- The answers to life's questions lie inside you.All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
You will forget all of this.
You can remember it anytime you want.
Cherie Carter - Scott

upcoming dates for retreats

The following are the dates for last retreats of 2011 :

4-10th November Blue Butterfly , Tulbagh ( There is the option of just doing the weekend )
This is a "spring clean " of the body's systems using specific asanas, pranayamas, meditations and healthy meals. There will be a few "suprises" during the week long stay !

2-4th December  - Heia safari ranch, Cradle of Humankind
Find your inner balance

16-18th December
Wind down at the year end, take time to assess and assimmilate !

For more information on any of these : cheryl@sayogasafaris.com  or call 0840902083

BALANCE

Our focus for the last weekend retreat was on Balance, both inner and outer, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. We concentrated on carefully chosen asanas, pranayamas and meditations to encourage and improve this. It is always inspiring to see the improvement and indeed the “growth” as we come to the end of the weekend. As personal trainers , we always told our clients “ What you don’t use you lose !” This applies to everything, even our yoga practice. By maintaining your everyday asana practice, together with one or two pranayamas, you will be able to remain focused, balanced and therefore better able to deal with your hectic daily lives. It really is that simple ! Keep your balance, keep your health, which is, after all , your wealth !

 

Blessings of the divine, feminine, full moon to you all !

Bobotie recipe

Bobotie

Heat oil in a pan and fry 2 large onion chopped, add 2 large tomato chopped,2 banana peeled and sliced, and 2 cooking apples peeled and diced until soft. Remove from heat.

Take 4 slices wholewheat bread and soak it in 500ml of milk.

Squeeze milk out of bread and add bread to veg mix. Add 3 cups ground macadamia nuts ( or any nuts) 2 T curry powder, 2 T raisins, 2 t turmeric, 4 t apricot jam, 400ml vegetable stock.

Place in an oven dish , put 2 bay leaves in the centre and bake for 30 minutes.

Pour over the milk from the bread mixed with grated nutmeg and bake until set.

Serve with nutty brown rice

Serves about 6-8

More recipes from the weekend retreats !

Breakfast ideas 



Mixed fresh fruit, chopped dates, chopped mixed nuts, couple of Table spoons of muesli and dollops of honey !

Jungle oats cooked in rooibos tea with dash of cumin powder and some cardammon seeds served with fresh fruit , dates and or nuts !

Baked fresh fruits such as apple, pineapple, banana, with a sprinkle of honey and served with other fresh fruit such as watermelon, strawberries, blue berries etc. and a dollop of coconut milk !

Salads



Rice salad : 3 Cups cooked brown rice, add raisins, chopped celery, green pepper, sunflower seeds, parsley, optinal fresh yellow cling peaches.
Make the dressing : half cup oil, 2T lemon juice, 1t curry powder 1t soya sauce, 1 T honey. Stand in fridge overnight, delicious and very nutritious.

Grate together fresh radishes, apples and beetroots for a crispy , crunchy delight.

Mix some couscous with slices of pickled ginger , grated apple and baby marrows for some body.

A mixed green salad(preferably out your own garden) add green beans, avocado, cherry tomatoes, baby corn and as much fresh raw veg,. such as grated butternut and beetroots, carrots etc. Serve with a mix of seeds over the top.


Enjoy. Bobotie recipe to follow ......

Importance of Aum and Ajna Chakra

The primary benefits of the aum sound meditation with the focus at the Ajna chakra are as follows :
Builds intuition ; increases psychic powers ; heightens awareness ; provides clarity of thought, insight and wisdom ; allows one to connect with ones higher self for guidance and inspiration ; promotes flow of Kundalini into higher centres; builds focus and one-pointedness of the mind. There are many more secondary benefits as well. To begin practice try the following :
Sit in a comfortable position, relax hands on the knees or in your lap, keep the spine erect and eyes softly closed. Place your attention in the eyebrow centre, the Ajna chakra. Do not strain the eyes, relax and anytime you are uncomfortable release the position. Start the Aum sound, do this by deep in breath and on the out breath start with the A of the sound and hold for 2 seconds, then move to the u of the sound and hold for 3 seconds and then the m  of the sound and hold for 5 seconds. This brings you to a total of 10 seconds. This is a suggestion and may be adjusted for your requirements and breath. Practice the sound as much as possible and remain focused on the eyebrow centre. See and experience what happens, practice daily for as long as possible.
I would appreciate any feedback.
Hari Om Tat Sat

5 day Yoga workshop

4th - 8th July
Blue Butterfly - Tulbagh
5 day Yoga workshop  R2200.00 inclusive  of  ( accom.meals, course material, ayurveda info. meditation, deep relaxation techniques and classes )
Come join us and learn more than just the postures, find out why we connect with our breath, why we need to relax and meditate, learn a little about Ayurveda, what  the best foods for your particular dosha are, basic nutritional knowledge as well as some very easy vegetarian recipes.
Take time to walk the Labyrinth, read, meditate and enjoy !!!!!

call Cheryl 0840902083 for bookings.

Auspicious weekend retreat / autumn equinox and perigree moon ! Blue Butterfly Tulbagh

Aubergine soup

Heavenly !!!! 
ROASTED AUBERGINE TOMATO AND BASIL SOUP




2 AUBERGINES, CUT INTO CHUNKS

6 TOMATOES, CHOPPED

150 ml OLIVE OIL

40 ml SUNDRIED TOMATOES, FINELY CHOPPED

SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER, TO TASTE 700 ml VEGETABLE STOCK

2 GARLIC CLOVES, CRUSHED

1 MEDIUM CHILLI, SEEDED AND FINELY CHOPPED

15 ml DIJON MUSTARD

50 ml FRESH BASIL, TO GARNISH



1. Preheat the oven to 200 C.

2. Place aubergines and tomatoes in the roasting pan and drizzle with 90ml olive oil.

Roast until aubergines are cooked, about 30 minutes.

3. Place the aubergines, tomatoes, their juices, 20ml olive oil, sundried tomatoes

and seasoning in food processor. Process until slightly chunky.

Remove and

pour into heavy-based pot. Add the stock and cook over low heat for about 5 min.

4. Blend the garlic, chilli and mustard in a food processor and while the motor is

running, add the remaining olive oil in a slow stream until the mixture is thick and

creamy.

5. Spoon the garlic mixture into the soup. Serve the soup garnished with the basil

while still hot.

6. Serves 4.
 Enjoy :)

Thought for today !

There is no Saint without a past and no sinner without a future !

Thoughts

" I offer respect and reverance to all of my teachers, past, present and future.
In my quest for knowledge I have felt at  times to be like a fish swimming in the ocean, looking here and there for the ocean itself. All knowledge is available to us, within each breath if we are but aware enough to recognise it. "

 I thank my children for the path they walk, my students for teaching me how to grow and to follow my path, my friends and family for their support, strength and wisdom, and most of all to all those who have angered me, you have helped teach me self restraint and tolerance. I thank you !

Photos of Flamingo resort and surroundings

Yoga Rereat In Luxurious Flamingo Resort Inhambane, Mozambique

July 29th - August 5th  2011 !

This luxurious international resort is set in the beautiful surroundings that only Mozambique can offer. Below are some photos of the resort so you can get an idea of what to expect.

Mail cheryl@sayogasafaris.com for more information

Out with the old and in with the new

Be Inspired !  De-tox Yoga weekend   28-30th January at Blue Butterfly Tulbagh

Come join us for a cleanse and rejuvenation !  R1100.00 all inclusive(accom. meals, course material, classes and individual advice) Massages are an optional extra !Attached are some more photos of the venue and surrounds ! Call 0840902083 for more information or mail me on cheryl@sayogasafaris.com

Feedback from Sofia Tosolari

From the 7th to the 10th of December last year, I was privileged to visit the Blue Butterfly in Tulbagh for a yoga-detox retreat. These three days were filled with yoga, a vegan diet, silence, reading and long walks through apricot groves nearby. Many thanks to Cheryl for the beautiful opportunity and to those who read this: you don’t know how stressed you are until you de-stress and ‘tox’. For your health and simple quality of life…’go’!