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I'm an Associate Registered Nutritionist and Yoga Teacher helping you to support your body and manage your PCOS with Gentle Nutrition.

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One of the things I was most excited about with moving into a flat with Stuart (other than finally moving in together after nearly six years!) was having my very own kitchen. I had had four years of kitchen sharing, sometimes with people I didn’t know, plus a year back at my parents’, so I […]

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October 15, 2019

Our Small Kitchen Tour

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen that I spent the first part of September in Iceland, capturing some seriously breathtaking scenery. Most people visiting Iceland seem to fall into two camps, either staying in Reykjavik for a long weekend or week and going on day excursions to popular sights, or hiring a […]

Travel

October 7, 2019

Iceland 10 day Itinerary

Last month I had the pleasure of taking an advanced yoga teacher training course in Mandala yoga with Julie Montagu of Whole Self Yoga. It was an intensive course that filled me with inspiration and energy for my teaching. I was really excited to bring this style of teaching to my classes, and to let […]

Move, Yoga

July 29, 2019

What is Mandala Yoga?

One of the thing I never thought of when I first started going to the gym was the concept of training around your menstrual cycle. I’m sure we’ve all been there when plans for a particular training session or group class have gone awry when coinciding with the very end or start of your menstrual […]

Move, PCOS, Women's Health Nutrition, Yoga

July 15, 2019

Training around your menstrual cycle

After last week’s warm spell, the glut of British-grown berries have finally arrived. Next time you see a big punnet of blueberries on offer, snap them up and make this crumble for a summer dessert with friends. Blueberry Oat Crumble Recipe Type: Dessert Cuisine: British Author: Elle Coales Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 […]

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July 8, 2019

Blueberry Oat Crumble

It is Plastic Free July again and 120 million participants are joining in across the globe. With school strikes, the Extinction Rebellion protests and Attenborough mania hitting the news so far, awareness of our impact on the planet is increasing year on year. Where climate change (or, climate emergency, as many are now calling it) […]

Sustainability, Tips

July 1, 2019

5 (different) tips for Plastic Free July

These cookies were made after struggling to get a hold of Prets dark chocolate and almond butter cookies. Due to risk of contamination with non vegan products, the cookies have jumped on and off Prets menu for the last year and have recently been reinstated without the vegan label. If you cant get the cookies […]

Recipes

June 19, 2019

Vegan chocolate almond butter cookies

I’ve debated writing this post for a long time, not wanting to come across as critical of others in my industry or even just close-minded. However, as time has gone on I’ve become more and more aware of potentially harmful practices going around that seem to be very specific to the yoga industry. I’m not […]

Move, Yoga

May 27, 2019

We need to talk about yoga and pseudoscience

If you’ve never had a blondie before, sit down because you are in for a treat. Named for their similar texture to brownies, but not necessarily needing to be made from chocolate (hence the lighter colour and subsequent name), which gives you more versatility in flavour. I’m going through a bit of a coconut phase […]

Recipes

May 13, 2019

Coconut blondies with almond butter

Perhaps it is the warmer weather or perhaps it is the packets of Purely Elizabeth and Perfect Provender (made by my lovely friend Jodie!) that have been in my pantry recently, but I’ve been on a granola kick of late. I’m always chasing that perfect crunchy granola and my latest go-to recipe includes coconut, dried […]

Recipes

April 17, 2019

Coconut and blueberry granola