by Annalise | Apr 3, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Diet, Happiness, Health, Recipes
Hot cross buns are simply the best, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like them. Lucky for me my husband loves baking bread. This is his hot cross bun recipe. The use of organic Khorasan flour gives an extra dimension of flavour and goodness. Khorasan wheat...
by Annalise | Mar 12, 2015 | Chinese Medicine
We’re into the second half of the 30 day Minimalism Challenge, you can read more about the philosophy behind simplifying your life over at into-mind.com. You can read how the first 15 days went for Annalise here. Now let’s get into the next phase…...
by Annalise | Feb 23, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Happiness, Health
Here at Quiescence we believe you should practice what you preach! We shared this Into Mind post focussing on the fresh start effect to kick start the new year with the “30-Day Minimalism Challenge”. This February, Annalise decided to take on the challenge...
by Annalise | Jan 27, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Chinese Zodiac, Energy, Philosophy
Thursday February 19th 2015 marks the beginning of the new year in Chinese astrology, the Year of the Wooden Sheep. You may also hear 2015 referred to as the year of the ram or goat as the Chinese translation “yáng” is the same for all these animals....
by Annalise | Jan 16, 2015 | Chinese Medicine, Diet, Energy, Sleep, Stress
Sleep, as any new parent or person suffering from sleep deprivation will tell you, it is essential for normal day to day mental and physical function. While we have a tendency to focus on the numbers of hours of sleep we have, it’s more about the quality of...
by Annalise | Dec 4, 2014 | Chinese Medicine, Health, Summer
From the sudden growth of Spring, Summer is born. Wood turns into Fire, the utmost of Yang. The rapid growth of Spring slows slightly to a more sustainable rate, the gardens are full of produce and life is ideally a little easier. It is a good time for emotional...