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ABOUT YOGUE Hi, I'm Insiya. Journey with me to live slow, deeply, in truth, while scattering beauty as we tread lightly on the planet.

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Spiced Apple Almond Muffins

January 17, 2019

Simple Spiced Summer Oatmeal

August 16, 2018

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It seems so simple yet I / we forget... the boundaries meld together, they become permeable and I forget when to stop looking after others and when to look after myself until I turn into the person I become when I don’t look after myself enough, when I don’t respect my time and I don’t love myself fully... You know yourself when you get there... don’t you? When little bits of you bleed into someone you don’t want to be? When you are tired and edgy? When you say things that you never meant to speak? When you think thoughts that emerge from the crevasse of your underworld? I am learning and re learning those edges... and committing to showing up more for myself. Learning to ask for help when I need it. It does not come easily but I / we have the skills. It lies in: 1. creating clear boundaries and rituals to serve your Self 2. in seeking out what lights you up and following that 3. In mini check ins to be sure something resonates 4. In taking deep, sweet moments for yourself preferably outside in nature. 5. In doing it all over again, daily. So stoked to be sharing so much more of these insights from an Ayurvedic perspective at my retreat @hollyhocklife this fall; and soon w @katiebrauertransform for her series of incredible conversations on how to transform your yoga teaching and practice... Also a shout out to all the amazing folks who have invited me to share the wisdom of ayurveda this past year at inspiring lift filled festivals on different mountain tops!!! ✨ To our continued evolution... ✨🧘‍♀️ #yogajnspiration #blissology #yogue #yogiclife #yogateacherlife #blissedandblessed #modernayurveda #lifelessons #boundaries #sacredspace

A v v simple weeknight Dinner; perfect tonight on this snowy day and so easy to pull together. And it’s vegan. And you may know that our family is not vegan but we love our vegetables and We eat our veggies often in every possible way. Tonight’s dinner was French lentils cooked w some bay leaf, onion, garlic and thyme; atop whole wheat spaghetti tossed in homemade kale pesto. Pesto recipe follows and I have to say it is so so delicious. I don’t use raw kale in the pesto but vibrantly green blanched kale and I really think that makes such a difference both for digestability (cooked and well seasoned kale is easier on the belly than raw). So here it is: Insiya’s kale pesto: -1 head kale 🥬 chopped and blanched (cooked for about 5 minutes in salted boiling water - 4 plump garlic cloves peeled and cut in half - 1/2 cup cashews - a generous pour of olive oil - a squeeze of lemon juice - good pinch of salt Start w the garlic cloves and mince in a food processor then add all the ingredients. Drizzle the olive oil in last and taste it until you absolutely love it... Enjoy :) The 8 year old had two large helpings and I sat back and thought happy thoughts for all the good nutrition he was getting. Oh he did top it w some aged Parmesan but I thought it was delish without. @blissology and I ate our bowls w a drizzle of truffle oil for a bit more umami. Mmmm :) and sipped a little bit of red wine... #plantbased #veganish #blissedandblessed #yogue #yogafood #insiyacooks #snowday #viclife #recipes #delish #healthyeats #familyeats #eatwholefoods #eatorganic #plantbasedmeals #veganeats #kalepesto #pestorecipe #winterpasta

A happy recipe to beat the winter blues and get any suspicions of a flu out of my system fast!!! Did I tell you I’ve been freezing since returning from India? :) need to fortify the inner system against this winter weather and possible snow! :) So here is a recipe I made today. ✨blend in a high speed blender - 1 grapefruit - 1 orange or 2 clémentines - 1/2 lemon - a small chunk of ginger I blend it a fair bit so it’s smooth and at room temp. Not cold. Also do peel and de seed all the citrus before blending. This zingy, peppy drink is a boost of vitamin c for our bodies - something we need to keep clear of all those bugs currently zooming around. Is it any wonder that citrus is so plentiful in the winter. It arrives just when we most need it esp in the cold damp pacific northwest. In Ayurvedic terms the cleansing quality of this drink is helpful for combatting the heaviness of congestion and head colds. You may add a little bit of cayenne on top also. I like to think of it as a dose of sunshine when the sun has gone to sleep for waaaay too many of these wintry days... #pnw #cascadia #modernayurveda #wellnesselixir #yogue #insiyacooks #plantbased #citruszinger #iloveayurveda #fluremedy #wellness #vitaminc #citrus #healing #coldremedy #recipe #ayurvedicrecipe #recipedeveloper

One of the beautiful things I got to dive into while in the Ayurvedic health counselor program @mountmadonna was vastu which is the Vedic art of sacred spatial orientation. At its heart vastu teaches us how to live in more harmony with the elements of our life and it offers specific advice on how to orient things such as the layout of your home, furniture etc so you bring more flow or prana or energy into your home. The idea is that we live and interact w everything around us and it all impacts us. Our goal is to live w our homes and other spaces impacting us beneficially. The way we want them to. When we moved into our house we arranged the living room furniture as I thought it should be, the couch against the window (swipe right to see the first picture) and it worked but didn’t feel ...ideal. I also didn’t spend a lot of time in the room and never felt the desire to curl up on the couch. last week while practicing yoga 🧘‍♀️:) in the room I suddenly had a thought to shift the couch, the largest piece of furniture to the far wall and keep the space by the windows open... I moved everything around... :) and you know what? I love it. The room feels larger and more spacious, the cabinets are no longer the main focus; instead they offer a cosy anchor in the corner and now the living room looks so inviting and comfortable when you walk into our hallway... after the re-arrangement I realized that now our couch is in the south west area of the room which incidentally is exactly what vastu says is the ideal place to put a larger piece of furniture... however when I decorate a space I don’t worry so much about the specifics, but I do think about flow, simplicity and ease. Does the space seem inviting. Do i want to be in here? Does it make me happy? After all I want to live in a space that helps to smoothen constrictions in my mind and heart and being in a light filled uncluttered space offers me that :) #ayurveda #vastu #modernayurveda # vediclife #vedicinsights #design #vastudecor #groundedspace #zenhome #blissedandblessed #yogue #breathe #yogahome #sacredspace #light #blissology #mywestelmstyle #eq3furniture #islandlife #vancouverislanddecor #midcenturystyle

When you run to the edge of the ocean because it’s calling you and the sun comes out for a flash and illuminates all the wintry beauty around... Swipe right... And your little one wears your gloves so he can pelt you with snowballs :) And you are laughing so hard your tummy hurts #viclife #parenting #schoolpickup #oakbay #totheocean #happinessisthelittlethings #exhale #yogue #yogamama #winter #healthyfamily #wellness #getoutside #tuesdays #vanisland @blissology ❤️✨

Yoga is a feeling not a shape” says Eoin Finn @blissology ... another way to think about it... let how you feel in the shape guide how it unfolds. An evolving mental checklist that works for me: - how am I breathing? Is my breath free of constraints? Am I holding my breath? Or can I feel freedom when I breathe? - am I pushing / straining? - do my joints feel strong and buoyant vs. compressed - do I feel a stretch? - do I feel lightness in my body, and in my heart... Let the feeling guide the shape... Ps. Next EPIC YTT w @blissology in bali feb 1, 2020 ❤️✨ #myyogapractice #breathe #yogalife #blissologyyoga #blissologyyogaytt #exhale #vinyasa #yogue #insiyayoga #ytt #yoga101 #asana #hathayoga #blissology #victoriayoga #yyc #yogamama #yogaeverydamnday #hanumanasana Pic: @carinsmolinskiphotography ❤️ snapped in #bali :)

We’ve been in our house for 4 months now but w the art finally going up it is starting to feel like a home... ✨✨✨ Learning how to be more patient. To not expect everything to happen in a day. :) And to live w imperfection... It’s a process :) Ps. The art is the first piece @blissology and I bought 12 years ago after we got married in tofino BC and was a collab between a First Nations carver and a local artist Keith plumley. It is a moon face carved out of a burl and we love it for it’s reminder of the power and beauty of nature and the huge trees in our coastal forests. #yogaofhomeowning #yogi-house #vaastu #interiors #naturalstyle #ecostyle #breathe #flow #home #yogue #blissedandblessed #bcart #westcoast @blissology #midcenturyhome #design #victorialife #islandlife #bclife

Lunch: sambar which tastes even better one day after :) atop brown rice and homemade coconut and cilantro chutney. This sambar: which is a delicious, sour, spicy and pungent dal soup usually eaten over South Indian staples such as idlis or dosas, is my variation which i am still experimenting with but @kateodonnell.ayurveda has a lovely sambar recipe in her everyday ayurveda recipe book which I highly recco. It is I think a wonderful meal to balance the heavy sluggishness that winter can sometimes bring on and is a warm stew so good for your belly at a time when we are craving warm soupy Foods! #plantbased #indianfood #ayurvediccooking #yogue #insiyayoga #viclife #vancouverisland #indianyogini #yogafood #lunch #modernayurveda #balanceyourvata #indiancooking #vegetarian

One of things I reflected upon a lot in India was this, when we go on any sort of a healing journey we expect an epiphany, a miracle, something that happens right away because all of a sudden we are doing the right things... (even if we have not been for years)... or that because we are committed now things will shift. The truth is, while this may happen it’s not permanent, the only shifts that do happen are the ones we create, in how we view our issues, how we view and how we address our life. In our perspective... the life that I returned to here is exactly the same with all its complexities and Beauty and challenges... and it hasn’t been an easy homecoming (especially to winter) :) but what i do think i am returning with is more of a skill set to manage it all because I’ve managed to rebuild some severely depleted reserves of prana and peace... shared a tiny bit of this in my first class back today and it was such a joy to share and teach... if you are in Vic you can see me again on Thursday at noon @oneyogavictoria xo #yogamama #wellness #healing #transformation #shifts #prana #peace #yogalife #vata #breath #ayurveda #sreedhari #modernayurveda #vinyasa

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