If you're in a hurry, this simple but very tasty recipe is ideal. If you have rocket and herbs growing in your own garden - bring them on!
This meal combines Italian cuisine with Ayurveda. All the flavours are combined! This meal is a classic Tridosha meal. All doshas are in balance, it is filling and provides valuable vitamins and minerals. Have fun cooking it!
How did this recipe come about?
Especially as a working person, it is often not easy to take care of a good diet. For this reason, I always try to create dishes that are quick to prepare and yet beneficial for body, soul and spirit.
What does Tridosha mean?
The doshas are an important teaching in Ayurvea. They originate from the 5 elements and can be understood as three superordinate energetic principles. These forces control our physiological processes. A good interplay of the three forces results in a balanced state. Tridosha therefore means that all doshas are satisfied and balanced. You can find more information about the doshas here.
Wanderlust? This soup brings the warmth, aromas and flavours of Thailand to your table. It also combines the Ayurvedic principles of the 6 flavours, warming both body and soul. This Thai soup goes wonderfully with Chapati .
Where did the idea for this dish come from?
During my language studies, I met a new friend from Thailand who I am helping to learn German. In our conversations, we also talked about culture, plants and food. The kaffir lime leaf, for example, is one of the main ingredients in Thai cuisine. It has an incomparable aroma and flavour. As I happen to have a kaffir lime leaf plant in my cooking studio, I came up with the idea of creating a new dish with the help of my Thai friend that incorporates Ayurvedic philosophy and brings the aroma and flavour of Thailand to the table. I love this soup, it always gives me memories of my conversations with my friend from the other side of the world.
What are kaffir lime leaves?
The flavour of this special plant is lemony and fresh. It is reminiscent of warm summer evenings and brings holiday feelings. The main ingredient in Thai cuisine can be perfectly combined with Ayurvedic principles and flavours. The kaffir lime leaf is sweet, sour and slightly salty. A slight spiciness gives every dish a special flavour.
Where can I get kaffir lime leaves?
The leaves grow on trees in Asia and in this country you can buy a small kaffir lime tree in selected plant shops and grow and care for it in the sun in summer and in a warm kitchen in winter, for example. Kaffir lime leaves can also be bought dried or fresh from the chiller cabinet in Asian shops.
I keep coming across the topic of femininity and masculinity in all its facets. As a personal life topic, among friends and relatives, at work, in politics and just recently at a wonderful evening in a female community. During this get-together, we discussed words such as "emancipation" and "feminism". I would like to share my thoughts on this with you and invite you to think about it, join in the discussion and become aware of what femininity and masculinity mean to you.
My background
Growing up alongside my mother in a male household with 3 older brothers and having worked for many years in a male-dominated profession, "being a woman" was rather foreign to me. My external attributes may have labelled me as such, but I am only now really experiencing and enjoying what that really means. In the family, I had to assert myself, climb around in the trees just like my brothers, not cry at sad films and "not be a girl". Not to show any weaknesses at work, to be self-determent, to fight!
But being a woman is simply beautiful! In recent years, I have been able to experience a lot of self-awareness during my shamanic training and my further training in transactional analysis and now I really appreciate "being a woman" and above all enjoy the company of other women.
For me, heal feminine energy is
simply "to be"
community
nourish, care for others and myself
entirety
softness
feeling
For me, heal masculine energy is
creates structures
provides security
sets boundaries and frameworks for themselves and others
asserts itself
builds on individuality
nourishes healthy competition
What attributes do you find?
Every woman has masculine energy within her and every man has feminine energy. A woman also sets boundaries and therefore complements the male energy. And a man shows feeling and enters into symbiosis with the woman.
I have come to know "feminism" and "emancipation" partly as a fight against men, which I think is a great pity and tips the scales just as much as the centuries-long fight of men against women.
What exactly is behind the words "equal rights" and "equal treatment"?
I don't want to be "treated the same". Because every person is an individual and needs their very own "treatment". As a manager, I experience this every day. Treating everyone the same way is difficult and also not effective.
The situation is similar with "equality" - a very difficult word. What is equal rights? Everyone is entitled? For what? Doesn't it put enormous pressure on women to live equality by competing with men, e.g. at work?
That's how I felt! What does it do to a woman who got her job because of a quota? Does that have anything to do with equal rights?
Equivalence vs. equal rights
At our women's get-together, we found a wonderful word that speaks to my heart - "EQUAL VALUE". Every person has the same value. Every woman is allowed to live her femininity with equal value in the path she has chosen. In the same way, every man is equally allowed to walk and live the path he has chosen. Without pressure - just be. Be at eye level. Be with each other!
I am very lucky to be able to live this "EQUIVALENCE" with my husband. He sets the framework, holds the space and I nurture, care for and organise.
And so I try to plant the little seed of EQUAL VALUE every day with my actions, in my dealings with my fellow human beings, with animals and plants and in my relationships, with the vision that the little plant will develop widely branching roots and spread as a net around the whole world.
We are now entering a time of rest, regeneration and re-centring. Exhaustion and tiredness, especially emotionally, are a sign to listen to your body and make yourself comfortable on the couch with a soothing drink and a book to nourish your spirit.
The element of air with its storms rules the autumn season and the ether with its emptiness and vastness rules the winter. It is a time of movement. The transition from the busyness and extroversion of summer to the calm, stillness and introversion of autumn and winter can often have its negative side on an energetic level in the form of a lack of security and calm, combined with a feeling of deep exhaustion.
In Ayurveda, this time is assigned to the VATA dosha with its mobility, dynamism and tendency to dry out. Now it is important to pay attention to nourishing and heavier qualities. Plenty of rest, retreat, warming, soothing and easily digestible meals with mainly sweet, sour and savoury foods as well as warming spiced teas are important now.
Exercise for more energy in autumn and early winter
Take off your shoes (preferably barefoot) and stand with both feet firmly on the floor. Close your eyes.
Breathe in deeply 3 times through your nose and out through your mouth.
Imagine how thick roots of light grow from the soles of your feet into the earth and how you connect firmly with the earth. Allow the light from these roots to radiate completely through your body.
Thank Mother Earth for nourishing and supporting you.
Do this exercise whenever you feel unsafe and/or exhausted
Acceptance
The winds of change blow particularly strongly in autumn and sometimes these winds blow up old issues and reveal the shadows within you. Stay in your safety. It's all good. Astrological Scorpio shows you what you can transform now. It's completely normal if you don't feel so good emotionally at this time. If you accept it gratefully, look at it and let it go, you will be one step ahead again.
wheel of the year
We are integrated into the annual cycle and are subject to the rhythms of nature. Unfortunately, the special qualities of the seasons have been lost to us over the centuries in the pursuit of ever further, faster, higher!
If you would like to find out more about the qualities of the wheel of the year, continue reading on my year circle page:
Recognising the truth can often be very painful, but it makes you immensely free.
I grew up in a Catholic family in Lower Bavaria and attended a convent school. Due to my musical talent, I spent most of my childhood and youth in church. "Faith" was central to my life. Various unpleasant incidents in young adulthood in the church community showed me for the first time how painful realisation and truth can be.
In search of
So I set out in search of the truth. I read books, attended seminars, had tearful experiences, had doubts, etc...
The more I read, got to know people and attended seminars, the more confused I became: Who is right now? What is the truth? And so began my journey to myself!
Immerse myself in spirituality
One of the triggers for me to open up to the spiritual world was my recurring fears, not health and not freedom.
How I longed to finally be free! Free from the stressful job. Free from constraints and "must". So - quit my job. Hooray - I'm free! I decide my working hours and what I do. Hooray - I'm free! OR AM I? Outwardly, I was free now. No one to tell me what to do. I'M FREE AFTER ALL! So why doesn't it feel like that at all?
The first message after I had tentatively opened up to the spiritual world was: "Be yourself"! Huh? But I am myself. I can see myself in the mirror. I'm right there! Well, if the spiritual world is sending me such strange messages, it's probably not the right thing for me. I want to be told clearly what I should do now! I want to be "saved". After all, the famous Christmas carol says "Christ the Saviour is here!" And right at the bottom - in the darkness of darkness I realised: ONLY I CAN SAVE MYSELF!
Ancient wisdom teachings
I followed in the footsteps of the ancient shamans, researched the Vedic scriptures, learnt about anthroposophical philosophy and hermetic laws and deepened my knowledge with psychological training. The deeper I travelled, the more I realised that I was actually not "myself". I learnt the truth about myself! I learnt about the deep pain, the longing!
Peel the onion
I always say to my clients: The journey to yourself is like peeling an onion. We all carry issues from our lives, from past lives and from our ancestors. When I muster the courage to face the truth, I begin to peel the onion. Layer by layer, until I reach my inner wisdom. Peeling can be very painful. I can slip with the knife and cut my finger. Tears flow and leave marks on my face and eyes. But when the onion is peeled and cut, it cleanses our bodies and brings flavour into our lives.
My onion is a really big butcher's onion! And the more I peel it, the more the tears and (heart) blood flow, the closer I get to wisdom, truth and freedom. Again and again I came across a frightened little Maria. And suddenly I realise: THE TRUTH IS IN ME AND THIS TRUTH MAKES ME FREE!
I scrutinise! Everything and everyone! Even messages from the spiritual world. It's about independence, self-determination, self-confidence and autonomy. I am free in my thinking, decisions and my will. I am happy to accept recommendations and opinions, but I question and live MY truth.
Self-knowledge
The more I get to know myself (this is far from over), the more I come into freedom and the stronger the connection to the spiritual world becomes, the more clearly I recognise the truth. In the past, I didn't read books if someone (authority) told me not to read it because it wasn't good. Now I form my own opinion and my inner truth-teller strikes out immediately! So far, the pointer has always been right.
Faith
I am often asked whether I believe in God! For me, the answer is not "yes" or "no". For me, it's not about "faith" and "believing" in something. I feel, experience and trust my intuition.
A divine experience is that I have come a little way towards my inner wisdom, my spark and my light! A divine experience is that I have come a little way towards my inner wisdom, my spark and my light!
Everything is interconnected and every living being on this earth deserves appreciation and respect, because everything is "divine".
I experience... what important information I receive in my communication with the spiritual world. I experience... when I go into my garden, the birds greet me and thank me for the water and food I put out for them. I experience... that my vegetables and lettuce grow better when I talk to them and sing to them. I experience... that the divine creative power is within me. I experience... that when I ask for information and support, I receive it immediately. I experience... that nature with all its active ingredients and beings saved my life 8 years ago. I experience... that I first check, scrutinise and then act. I experience... that I see and perceive issues in people I don't know and that I am right.
I stopped "believing" and started thinking, experiencing, trusting and feeling! I pulled the mask off my fear and took away its power.
The biggest obstacle to truth and freedom is fear. It prevents me from thinking, it prevents me from questioning and it prevents me from seeing the truth.
Have the courage to face the truth and live freely!
If you would like to experience what it feels like to be in the divine flow, I look forward to making an appointment with you.
