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" DO IT NOW - not tomorrow or the day after, but now itself."
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Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
1 cup of yellow mung dhal
1 cup of basmati rice
1 piece of ginger root
2 tablespoons of coconut shreds
1 bunch of coriander
1/2 cup of water
3 tablespoons of ghee (clarified butter)
1 cinnamon stick
5 whole cardamom pods
5 whole cloves
10 whole black peppercorns
3 whole bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric
1/4 teaspoon salt
Procedure
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Wash dal and rice until water is clear.
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In a blender, put ginger, coconut, cilantro and 1/2 cup of water and blend till liquefied.
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Heat saucepan on medium heat, add ghee, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, peppercorns and bay leaves.
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Stir for a moment, add blended items to spices, then turmeric and salt, stir until lightly browned.
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Stir in mung dal and rice and mix well, pour 6 cups of water, cover, bring to a boil. Let boil for 5 minutes.
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Then turn heat down low and cook, lightly covered, until mung and rice are soft (25-30 minutes)
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Yoga Celebration
January 2013 |
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Mantra Chanting with Live Music
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Swami Durgananda & Swami Sivadasananda
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January 16 - 22, 2013
Uniting Body, Mind and Spirit
Join us for this seven day celebration of Swami Sivananda's Yoga of Synthesis!
Programme includes:
Yoga Workshops with plumb line test for postural alignment.
Talks on Yoga Philospophy
with Swami Durgananda & Swami Sivadasananda
Saptaha: Meditation, Mantra Chanting & Discourses with live music
Teachers' Workshop for Sivananda Teachers
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January 16 - 22, 2013
Fruits from the Garden of Wisdom
Meditation, Mantra Chanting & Discourses with live music
Part of Uniting Body, Mind & Spirit
with Special Guest of Honour
Sri Venugopal Goswami
Bhakti Yoga Acharya, India
This programme is free of charge. Donations welcome
Saturday, January 19, 6pm
Nada Yoga Concert with live music
Cost: Members £12 / Non-members £15 / Conc £13.50
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January 16 - 22, 2013
Yoga Inspiration for Daily Life
Talks with Swami Durgananda, European Yoga Acharya
Saturday Jan 19, 1.30pm:
Shifting from the Unreal to the Real
Sunday Jan 20, 1.30pm:
Inner Peace and Outer Peace
Taking Your Yoga Practice to the Next Step
• Daily workshops on Asanas and Pranayama
• Daily talks on Yoga
with Swami Sivadasananda, Yoga Acharya and Swami Krishna-devananda, Director, London Centre
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Sat & Sun, January 19 - 20
Postural realignment through the Sivananda class
• Book for the full weekend
• Take 2 yoga classes per day
• ...and see your posture
improve and align in the
before and after plumb line
pictures!
Sunday, January 20 at 9am:
Sivananda Teachers’ Workshop
Asanas and the Plumb Line Test with Swami Sivadasananda, Yoga Acharya
Saturday, January 19
20% Reduction on class cards and courses. Limit one class card/course per person.
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Fri - Tues, January 25 - 29
Vedic Astrology
with Stephen Quong, California
Free Talk
Friday, January 25 at 7.30pm
Workshops
Saturday, January 26 at 1pm
Sunday, January 27 at 1pm
Monday, January 28 at 8pm
Tuesday, January 29 at 8pm
Stephen Quong (Umananda) is a renowned astrologer from California. He studied classical Vedic astrology with different masters in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and is a practicing Yogi.
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Saturday, Feb 2, 1 - 8pm
Winter Yoga Festival
All activities free of charge.
All are welcome.
1pm: Yoga demonstration & introduction to 5 points of yoga
1pm: Talk: “The Art of Positive Thinking”
2pm: Trial Class for those new to the centre
2pm: Asana Workshop: Muscle length – Muscle Strength
2pm: Kids Class
3.30pm: Vegetarian snack
4pm: Introduction to Vegetarian Cooking / Cooking Demonstration
5pm: Ashram-TTC Preview
6pm: Ganapathi Homa: Special Fire Ceremony with Indian Priest
Special Offer:
20% discount on courses, classes, and workshops.*
* Restrictions apply |
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June 1 - 30 | 2013
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