In his latest podcast appearance Richard joins Avi Gordon from the Integral Yoga Podcast.
"When people meet you and they can see that you're comfortable moving through all the different parts of your personality — that's actually when you're a really impressive person." ~ Richard Brook
There is a world of information on fasting. Is it beneficial? Do we really need to do it? Will our bodies be able to function without food? How long is long enough? How long is too much? The truth is, if done strategically and intentionally, fasting unlocks a multitude of benefits for your body, mind, and spirit. In this article, we’ll begin to scratch the surface of exactly how.
In his latest podcast appearance Richard joins Todd Mclaughlin from the Native Yoga Toddcast. In this episode, Todd sits down with Richard a respected wellness practitioner, retreat center manager, and thought leader in holistic living. Richard shares his journey from a fast-paced life in London to managing Moinhos Velhos, a retreat center in Portugal devoted to healing, nature, and personal transformation.
One of our fabulous facilitators Richard has recently published his first book, Understanding Human Nature, A User's Guide To Life! The book brings together 25yrs of Richard's experience in Chinese medicine, yoga and meditation, dance and movement, Native American mysticism, tantra and community living, and of course a healthy dose of his experiences here at Moinhos Velhos where he's been since 2014!
Richard has recently published a series of articles for Yoga Magazine. In this one he explains how entering the silent space that yoga practice fosters within you enables you to hear the intelligence of your own Heart easier!
In his second article for Yoga Magazine Richard explains some of the misconceptions around yoga practice and flexibity, and how it truly is a practice for everyone!
What yoga style is best for you? In yoga we come across the term ‘Yin’ with greater frequency than ‘Yang’ due to the prevalence of Yin yoga as a yoga style of itself. But the forces of yin and yang are both fundamental aspects of our human experience and something we need to attune to in order to maintain overall wellness, as well as being beneficial within our yoga practice.
Breathing exercises are a fundamental part of yoga and also many personal development practices because they can have such a strong and rapid healing impact. Here Richard details 5 vital techniques.
As well as teaching yoga for many years Richard is also a practising acupuncturist and works with the concepts of Yin and Yang within the treatment room. He's also found they become a fantastically helpful prism for how we perceive life around us, including helping to manage our own wellbeing as we can’t escape the dynamic impact of these forces on every aspect of our lives – including our yoga practice.
Our fabulous head nutritionist Ed van Tegelen has released his first book, Nutrition In The Kitchen. As those of you who have visited MV know, Ed is not only an absolute encycopedia of nutritional knowledge but he's also a creative genius with his food preparation (those who've tried the broth in recent years will attest to this, he can work miracles with it!) His book similarly combines nutritional knowledge with delicious recipes.
We are often quizzed by guests before they arrive regarding consumption of fruit juices where they have heard, read or been advised by a health care professional about Candida. Usually some time in the company of our nutritional genius Ed helps them to come to a more informed understanding, that it's not quite the universal 'bad' guy it's often painted out to be.
The food choices you make are a personal matter, which involves things like taste, culture, pleasure, community and health. Nowadays, there are lots of different opinions and schools of thought concerning diet, with often contradicting information. The one point of consensus being that eating more fruit and vegetables is good for your health.
Clearly a big area this one! Fortunately Richard has found over time that understanding two relatively basic concepts, the nature of vibration and the chakra system allows a quick and simple way to understand what can otherwise seem like this complex area!
Here our resident nutritionist and facilitator Ed gives his thought on the Coronavirus, immune system and the role of the microbiome.
Here our nutritionist Ed van Tegelen explains some of the trials and tribulations of accurate nutritional research and what to bear in mind when see articles in the media!
Frank Jensen, co-founder and owner of Moinhos Velhos left his physical body on the 19th of January 2020, but his spirit still resides in the valley.
Here our nutritionist Ed gives the low-down on lectins, casting his expert eye on the various perspectives in the nutritional world
Here our nutritionist Ed explains some of the great health benefits of ginger, something we use regualrly on our fasts!
We often get questions about certain fruits and vegetables being acidic for the body, and if it's not better to avoid these. Over to our nutritionist Ed...
Here our acupuncturist Richard explains why different seasons make you feel different! Traditionally in Chinese Medicine, it’s identified that as seasons change and make a transition from one to another, different organs come to the ascendency.
Did you know there is up to 40 times difference in the calorie density of food? Here our nutritionist Ed gives some great insight on the ins and outs of calorie density!
Fasting and Living on Prana - Living on Light is a concept propagated by Jasmuheen and the Self Empowerment Academy in Australia. Frank and Anne-Karine were inspired by her writings, after in 1991 she claimed to have been living on Prana for 7 years, taking no solid foods.