Here’s your winter immunity boost recipe (and home-made gift idea!)
Here’s how to make it:
~ 1 medium onion, chopped
~ 10 garlic cloves, smashed or roughly chopped
~ 2 jalapeños, sliced
~ 1 organic lemon (grate it and juice it)
~ 1/3 cup grated ginger
~ A bunch (3-4 sprigs) of fresh rosemary (dried is also fine!)
~ 1 T black pepper seeds, crushed
~ 1 T cardamom pods, crushed
~ 2 blood oranges, finely sliced
~ A few of cinnamon sticks
~ 1 T cloves
~ A big dollop of raw, local, honey
~ Apple cider vinegar
Add all ingredients to a quart size jar. Cover completely with ACV (push down everything in the jar so that it’s below the ACV). Place a piece of parchment paper between the lid and the jar to prevent any transfer from the lid. Shake daily, storing in a cool place for about a month.
Then sip daily (you can also add it to your salad dressing or food, but don’t heat because of the honey! 🍯🍯🍯)
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Heart-Opening Winter Elixir
The holidays can be a season of both feelings of connection and grief. We’ve created this special Shakti School heart opening elixir featuring skullcap, damiana and rose to get you through the waves of beauty, bliss, and pain.
🌹 Skullcap: Think soothing, stress relief, and relaxation - this nervine is an emotional balance supporter and restores the functioning of the nervous system.
🌹 Damiana: This aphrodisiac helper pairs well with skullcap for relaxation while also giving a little boost to mood and digestion.
🌹 Rose: Associated with the heart chakra, rose is said to help heal a broken heart and enhance feelings of self-love and emotional balance.
Here’s how to make it:
~ 1/4 cup dried skullcap
~ ¼ cup dried damiana
~ 1/4 cup dried rose petal
~ A few cinnamon sticks
~ 1 T gently crushed cardamom pods
~ 1 T gently crushed star anise
~ 1 T gently crushed cloves
~ an orange peel
~ 1/2 c honey
~ Brandy to cover
Add all ingredients to a mason jar. Cover completely with brandy (push down everything in the jar so that it’s below the liquid). Place a piece of parchment paper between the lid and the jar to prevent any transfer from the lid or vice versa. Shake daily, storing in a cool place for about a month.
Enjoy in small servings as a healing tonic for your heart ❤️ (or add to your wintry mocktails) 🍯
Ojas-Building “Hot Shake”
We have to clue you in on one of our ultimate Ojas-building aphrodisiac tonics!
Ojas is our core immunity- our bodies’ ability to renew itself. In the body, it’s related to our reproductive, hormones, and cerebrospinal fluid.
It’s also your psychophysical shield, helping us ward off stress and disease (both physically and emotionally).
Having strong ojas isn’t just about building it up, it’s also about not losing it. What (and WHO) we pour our creative energy into (if you know what I mean 😉😉) can deplete our ojas especially if we’re not being intentional.
But, when we make love with an attitude of complete surrender, and without fear or reservation, Ayurveda says that it can actually BOOST our sense of trust which in turn builds health.
Aphrodisiacs can help turn up our passion-pleasure-zest. What we consume also helps build our emotional-physical-resiliency, aka our ojas. That’s where this ojas-boosting love tonic comes in.
This warm, spicy-sweet milk is amazing for building ojas, and when combined with these virility-boosting super herbs, it gives our inner lover just the boost we need. Make it for you and your lover before or after your holy lovemaking sesh (or for yourself!)
Ojas-Building Hot Shake Ingredients:
- 10 skinless almonds
- 5 dates, pitted
- 2 cups milk (any kind)
- 1/2 teaspoon ashwagandha
- 1/2 teaspoon kapikacchu
- 1/2 teaspoon vidari kanda
- 1/2 teaspoon maca
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
Ojas-Building Hot Shake Directions:
- If you wish, soak the almonds and dates overnight, then drain. (This makes them more digestible, but is not required.)
- In a small saucepan, bring the milk to a low boil. Add the herbs and spice and whisk.
- Pour the milk mixture into a blender, add the almonds and dates, and blend on high for 30-60 seconds, until completely smooth.
- Enjoy with your lover (or inner lover 😉)