Our Urban Retreat day starts with a 90 minute yoga class taught by Erika, followed by a hands on raw food workshop during which you will learn to prepare all the dishes involved. You will leave with a handout with the recipes prepared during the workshop so that you can replicate them. We will be serving a wholesome breakfast after the yoga class as well as a lunch, which we all will have contributed to prepare. Herbal tea and juice will be offered too. All food is vegan and gluten and dairy free.
Middle East Feast – Sunday, June 12, 2016
We will explore the use of the dehydrator to prepare wonderful falafels and other delicious treats. We will make succulent dishes such as Beetroot Tartlets with Cashew Mint Yogurt Dressing, Cauliflower Tabulie, Tahini Sauce and of course a lovely dessert to top it all up such as Apple Baklava. Olga will talk you through the benefits of integrating raw food into your diet and give you information on the nutritional aspects and benefits of certain foods.
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Erika spent many years of her life in the corporate world, while also raising a family. She has practiced yoga for over 15 years. It was in 2007 however, that she feels she grasped the true potential of yoga. She was suffering from physical injuries and ill health, after years of stressful living had taken their toll, and found that yoga helped her heal on a profound level. This is also when she decided to pursue her teacher training completing her RYT 500 training with The Art of Contemporary Yoga in 2010. Erika is particularly interested in the therapeutic benefits of yoga and in the impact stress has on our lives. She hopes that her classes create a safe and warm space, where students can let go of external pressures and experience a place of stillness and pure being. Her classes are energetic, yet leaving space for her students to practice mindfulness and awareness. Erika teaches groups, privates and workshops in South West London and thrives from seeing students progress, grow and flourish from the benefits they reap from their yoga practice. She is also qualified to teach meditation, having completed her 200 hour training with Inside Meditation.
