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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Bondi Experiment

Next Monday, July 25th, there will not be a Group Meditation Meeting here at Double Bay.  Instead, all meditators (and non meditators) are invited to The Theatre, Bondi Pavilion, Bondi Beach for a special large group meditation event. 

The meeting will commence at 7pm and Thom Knoles will be the keynote speaker.  It will be a wonderful coming together of meditators, not only from our community but from many other practices and traditions.


Everyone is welcome at this event, meditators and non meditators alike. Please come along, bring your friends and family, and participate in a great group meditation experiment. 

For further details, please click here:  The Bondi Experiment.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Special Meeting - Guru Purnima - July 15th at 8pm

All Vedic Meditators are invited to attend the special Guru Purnima meeting (full moon celebration) this Friday 15th July at 8pm at the North Bondi Meditation Centre; 32 Wentworth Street, Dover Heights.  

The meeting will be conducted by Thom Knoles.  It will be an evening of stories, eating of rich sweets together, taking in a moonlit stroll, and enjoying the great good fortune of being a meditator at the dawn of the age of enlightenment.

Please bring a flower with you and a wish!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Double Bay Meditation Centre - 5 Years Old Today!

5 Years ago today (on 9th July 2006), the Double Bay Meditation Centre was officially opened by my teacher, Thom Knoles.

Thom inaugurated the newly built Centre with the first Group Meditation and Knowledge Meeting.

You can see from the photos below of the event that the Centre wasn't quite finished (concrete floors and tissue paper curtains) but a great night was enjoyed by all.  Since that time, the Centre has been home to many new students and group meditation meetings.  Thank you to all who have shared in making it a sanctuary of Bliss.  We hope to continue to bring joy to all who come for many more years.



Thursday, July 7, 2011

Limor's famous Kitcheree Recipe

Kitcheree is basmati rice and yellow mung dal (or red lentils) cooked together usually with ghee and spices and vegetables.  Many consider it to be an Ayurvedic panacea helping normalize the digestive system and supporting the healing of the entire body.          
It is said that there are 108 different varieties of Kitcheree.  My recipe is particularly suited for balancing Vata.

KITCHEREE
(for 3 people)

1 TB Ghee                                                       Heat Ghee,
2 Pinches of Asafoetida/Hing                          fry spices in the Ghee for a few seconds.
1 ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Fenugreek seeds   (careful not to burn these.  They shouldn't go darker than a terracotta colour)
½ tsp Fennel Seeds
1 tsp Jaggery or Brown Sugar
½ TB Fresh Ginger (grated)

3 TB Yellow Mung Dal (or Red Lentils)         Wash rice and lentils together,
3 TB Basmati Rice                                         add and stir around in spices.
2 Cups of Boiled Water                                  Bring to boil and simmer with lid on for up to 1 hour
1 tsp Salt                                                        (until cooked).
1 tsp Turmeric 
1 cup fresh-in-season vegetables                  Simmer until vegetables
(Sweet potatoe/kumera, beetroot, carrot,       are cooked.
pumpkin, broccoli, cauliflower,
green beans, zucchini, snow peas, spinach)

Serve and add Lime or Lemon Juice
and chopped parsley/coriander.

P.S.  If you want to make a bigger quantity, you can multiply the seeds and vegetables/rice/dal/lentils/liquids but don't multiply the powders (salt, turmeric) exactly; only slighly increase the quantity of powders.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Spice up your life - Ayurvedic Cooking Class

Some photos below of the recent Ayurvedic Cooking Class held at the Double Bay Meditation Centre; conducted by Ayurvedic Chef, Tim Mitchell.  Participants learnt the basic principles of Ayurveda and how to make Ghee (clarified Butter), Paneer (Cheese) and various other vegetarian dishes.  It was a day of fun, knowledge and delicious food.

For details of other Ayurvedic Cooking Classes conducted in Sydney by Tim Mitchell, please go to www.yogaofthekitchen.com

Making Paneer (Cheese) from Milk.  Draining Curds from Whey.
Scrambled Paneer with Vegetables.  Yum!

Spices in a Masala Dhaba Spice Tray
Tim and Limor with Pear, Coconut and Cardamom Muffins about to go in the oven.  Yummy!