Coffee ritual will leave you full of beans

Lucinda Ackland runs classes from her home in Burton Bradstock and in local venues teaching people about finding joy in nature and self-healing, starting often with the gut or our thoughts. She teaches people a Lensomy (sanskrit unconditional love) lifestyle and making it simple and affordable. She will be providing recipes for our readers every month. n lensomylifestyle.com

Living a Lensomy lifestyle, which means living a life you love and are grateful for, is the magical ingredient to good health, wealth and happiness. For many a moment of joy involves coffee. However like the old saying, “what’s your poison?” coffee can often be just that! Caffeine, pesticides, Mycotoxins, heavy metals, refined sugar, saturated fats etc. are all a concoction straight from hell. Yet it’s not always the ingredients but the energy involved in the digestion process that is often the culprit. If we limit triggers by investing in the best quality and we brew from scratch in a peaceful environment, our morning coffee becomes a cup of peace, a joyful ritual where we can connect to self, find stillness and breathe.

I use Mycotoxin free brands, (thanks to a student who enlightened me, we are always learning from each other) which I can process.

Ritual

1. Buy beans if at all possible and invest in a grinder so you can have fresh coffee every day and take time to connect to the smell, as this alerts all of your senses. Stale or old beans are more difficult to process. Your body starts digestion through sight, sound, smell and touch even before taste.

2. Always use filtered water (especially waters full of lime) even if you are using a kettle. I love the sight of my two-cup Moka pot on the hob with the sound of it plop plopping filling me with hope. Choose a suitable vessel for your brew and make sure it’s a favourite that sits comfortably in your hands so the warmth can be felt like a good morning hug.

3. Pour the brewed hot liquid into your mug at the suitable strength (maybe work up to a 2 shot espresso if you are sensitive to caffeine) and then add cold milk to the brim. Organic full fat unhomogenised or raw is best. If you are vegan try Barista strength organic oat milk.

4. Pour your mug contents into a milk saucepan and add 1/8th tsp of ghee (clarified butter) and 1 tsp of un-refined sugar such as

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Jaggery. Put on to the stove over a high heat and bring to the boil.

The Magical Formula

As you bring to the boil stir in the Lensomy love with a wooden spoon clockwise so you are creating a positive vibration. This is your time to be meditative and set your intention for the day but also to find the stillness and again activate all of the senses to aid digestion. So how do we process all of the goodness for your teeth, bones, hair and nails but avoid all of the mucusbuilding saturated fats? Adding ghee (to break down the bad fats) and the sweetness of jaggery (unrefined sugar with many health benefits) will aid digestion, and help us process the caffeine without the jitters and any other negative side effects. By bringing the milky coffee to a boil (let it rise to a bubbly crescendo) then removing from heat and letting it calm down before sending it back for more (repeat this process in total 3 times!) will break down the lactose of the full fat milk.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to learn more about a happy healthy digestion, balanced weight and joyful living that is affordable .

lensomy3@gmail.com

07815 834861 lensomylifestyle.com