The Blossoming Yogini

Pumpkin Chia Pudding Recipie

Since Autumn is upon us, here is a delicious Autumnal breakfast recipe which is great for your hormonal health! This recipe is part of my FREE Happy Hormones Recipe Pack which includes 30 delicious recipes, spread out between breakfast, lunch and dinner, which have all be created with hormonal health in mind. This recipe is 1 serving.

The Power of Matcha

Matcha, a type of powdered green tea, is often touted for its health benefits, including potential positive effects on hormone balance. Here are some benefits of matcha related to hormone balance:

Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation

I fell in love with Kundalini Yoga and chanting when I was pregnant and in particular I loved the Sa Ta Na Ma Kriya. The mantra "Sa Ta Na Ma" is a powerful and ancient Sanskrit mantra and here’s what it means:

How to cultivate Shakti

Shakti is that feminine creative energy that creates and animates everything. In Yoga, Shakti is the divine feminine that unites with Shiva the divine masculine that allows everything to exist. Without Shakti energy, universal consciousness would not be able to manifest into matter.

Stay Grounded this Vata Season

We're almost at the Autumn Equinox which according to Ayurveda is Vata season. Vata is made up of the air and space elements and as a result the Vata energy tends to be scattered, airy, anxious and ungrounded.

The Mother Archetype

In this blog, I'll focus on the Mother archetype. We ALL have the Mother archetype within us even if we're not actually mothers ourself and if you're trying to conceive, pregnant or having fertility issues then tapping into this architype is a great thing to do, opening you up to the mother energy already within you. The Mother archetype is linked to the Full Moon & Ovulatory Phase (Summer). She is also very much linked to the Heart Chakra which is all about love, kindness and compassion. She embodies love, nurturing (of the self and others), and our connection with the earth and nature...

Ride the high of ovulation

Let’s talk about ovulation! If you’re trying to conceive then it’s the main event and even if you aren’t trying, then this is still an important vital sign of your overall health. It’s a good idea to track your cycle either way so you know if and when you ovulate and take note of your mood, energy and any other symptoms, which are your body’s way of telling you there in an imbalance somewhere.