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Monday 13 Feb 8–10.30am (breakfast included) $25 or $15 for NRF members.
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Hot Sauce from Lennox By Vivienne Pearson
Have you heard of the Carolina Reaper? It is not related to the Grim Reaper, though if you don’t have much tolerance for chili, you might disagree.
Tuscan Yoga Retreat
The Carolina Reaper is currently the world’s hottest chilli – it has an impressive rating of 2.2 million on the Scoville Scale (a measure of heat; for comparison, a Tabasco sauce or Cayenne pepper gets a rating of around 30,000). I say currently, as this is a title that is subject to change, thanks to plant breeders who are keen to up the temperature even further. Lennox Head Hot Sauce offers Carolina Reaper as the hottest sauce in their range. Rated on the bottle as ‘Insanely Hot’, it is not for the faint hearted. ‘You only need a drop or two,’ says Tristan Smillie, hot-sauce aficionado and co-owner of Lennox previously held the world’s hottest chili title), a ‘hot’ Chipotle Head Hot Sauce. (smoked Jalapeño) and an ‘extra hot’ Mango. Tristan maintains that his Carolina Reaper sauce tastes great: ‘You’d think that the mango would calm it down, but it ‘It’s an earthy flavour, with a chocolate overtone,’ he says doesn’t!’ laughs Danielle Luck, Tristan’s life and business before explaining that this is not a sauce for everyone. ‘If partner, who confesses to be a newcomer to liking hot sauce. you’re not used to chili, you only get the heat, not the flavour,’ Taste-testing is a fun part of Tristan and Danielle’s market he explains. stall. ‘Guys come up and say: “What’s your hottest?” says For the less chili-hardened, other sauces include a ‘mild’ Tristan, who adds that, after trying the hottest, they not Jalapeño and Spanish Onion, an Habanero (a chili that has infrequently go pale. Some cry. ‘They’ll just stop talking – all their energy has gone into dealing with the heat,’ says Danielle. Danielle adds that people’s capacity for chili heat is hugely variable and knows that her own tolerance has grown over the past few years. They’ve even had one teenager who was clearly missing some taste receptors, as he could eat the Carolina Reaper sauce without any effect.
One of the longest running wellness retreats in Italy...
For a while, the pair made people sign a disclaimer of responsibility before tasting. It wasn’t serious, but did make people stop and think.
Retreats are at a beginner to intermediate level; all levels of Yoga are welcome. Unplug, destress and rejuvenate under the Tuscan sun. For those who like to visit the beauties of Tuscany, the villa is located in a strategic point with San Gimignano, Volterra, Sienna and Florence only a little more than half an hour away.
Lennox Head Hot Sauce, available at Byron, Bangalow and The Channon markets as well as a growing number of local retailers. Facebook @lennoxheadhotsauce.
02 66 872 031 yogalates.com.au
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26 February 8, 2017 The Byron Shire Echo
While Bali and India (and Byron Bay) are common locations for retreats, one well-known local yoga teacher is leading a trip to Tuscany in September. You can join Louise Solomon, a world-renowned teacher and trainer with 29 years’ experience developing the fusion of yoga and Pilates, for what she says will be ‘an unforgettable six-day experience, stepping back in time and becoming unplugged, rejuvenating your nervous system’. The holistic retreat is nestled in the hinterland close to the World Heritage cities of Florence and Siena. Louise says the retreat will allow you to ‘explore the vitality of your breath with the stability of your core supporting functional movement within your body within the fusion of Yogalates. It’s a great way to implement correct bio-mechanical movement into your everyday living, or to fine tune your yoga practice: relax, rejuvenate, invigorate your mind and body.’ Retreats are at beginner to intermediate level; all levels of yoga are welcome.
WEEK 1 - 10th–16th SEPTEMBER WEEK 2 - 17th–23rd SEPTEMBER
Yogalates
Yoga holidays are increasingly popular because their benefits are long lasting; you relax both body and mind in a peaceful location, but you also improve and deepen your yoga practice on a retreat, giving long-lasting benefits.
Solo traveller? No problem. Yoga retreats are a popular choice with solo travellers. Up to 50 per cent of guests go alone and the organisers help to match guests with other solo travellers if the availability is there, allowing you to keep costs down and make new friends with like-minded people. Corner of Fletcher St & Bay Lane, Byron Bay Open Mon–Fri 6.30am–4pm Sat–Sun 7am–4pm Cafe: Specialty Coffee with Egyptian-inspired all-day breakfast, brunch and lunch Restaurant: Traditional Egyptian shared-style dining – Starting in March
Retreat Dates 2017: Week 1 – Sun 10 till Sat 16 September Week 2 – Sun 17 till Sat 23 September More info: www.yogalates.com.au/retreats
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