June 30th, 2010
Hola!
A quick post from me as time seems to be running out very quickly at the moment:
Day 29
Breakfast
A breakfast free day
Lunch
Brown rice stir fry with onions, carrots & peas
Sauerkraut
Apple & apricot tart
Grain coffee
Dinner
Same as lunch
Day 30
Breakfast
Brown rice milk
Lunch
Noodle sushi & pressed radish salad
Apple & apricot tart
Dinner
Noodle sushi, rice crackers with shoyu and rice milk
I am really excited about going to Serbia in a couple of days for the macro seminar 
Love & light
Sharlene
June 28th, 2010
Greetings!
Ahh, it’s great to be back after another incredible, eye-opening, heart-warming & transformative weekend. I thank my lucky stars that I am doing what I am doing because it is just so so so amazing and I am truly blessed to be taught and guided by two highly evolved & compassionate souls.
I didn’t end up recording everything I ate because I wanted to be more present with what was going on. However, I did take some photos which will give you some idea.
I am feeling really excited at the prospect of becoming a Macrobiotic & Life Counsellor yayy!
Whilst I am on the subject, I am now looking for clients who would like to have consultations with me including two follow up sessions. Not only are these free of charge (as I am in training at the moment) but it is a great opportunity to gain insight and advice into your health from a holistic perspective so please get in touch if you are interested.
Day 28
Breakfast
A one pot brown rice dish with onion, dried daikon, dulse, squash, miso & roasted pumpkin seeds with a little sauerkraut
Lunch
Same as breakfast
Brown rice & dried fruit bar & rice crackers with strawberry jam
Bancha tea
Dinner
Same as breakfast
I just got back from a MBA (Macrobiotic Association of Great Britain) meeting and feeling very excited about the future of macrobiotics!
Now it’s time to give my body some rest whilst my soul goes on an adventure!
Much love, light & wholeness
Sharlene
Mochi
Amazake dessert
June 24th, 2010
Howdy!
I’ve had a really great day. Today we were learning more counselling skills and had a chance to practice and develop these. It’s a really wonderful process to go through because as we practise these I become more aware of my own issues or areas that need healing, and to have that insight is so advantageous.
Breakfast
A small bowl of miso soup
Brown rice porridge & a little steamed cabbage
Lunch
Noodles in broth, tofu & squash tempura, blanced broccoli, daikon & carrot with ume dressing
Dinner
Squash soup
Brown rice, pressed daikon & radish salad, black beans, carrot pickles & veg stir fry
1 waffle (I avoided a more yin dessert today as I already felt fairly yin, but I couldn’t resist sharing one of these with a fellow macrotarian)
Bancha tea
Ahh I love the countryside!
Love & light
Sharlene
June 23rd, 2010
Good Evening!
I’m so happy to be writing to you from Devon & sooo incredibly happy to be in Devon again & embarking upon my 3rd year. How is it that I am so fortunate I wonder?
Breakfast
Lovely delicious nutritious oat milk with shoyu – mmmm mmmm mmm!
Lunch
More lovely delicious nutritious oat milk with no shoyu – mmmmmm! : ) ahhhh!
Dinner
Broth with beetroot & carrot
Cous cous, pressed fennel salad, pickles, chickpea stew, bean burger & hijiki
I have taken photos of this so I’ll post when I return home on Sunday.
I’m feeling really excited!!
Love & gratitude
Sharlene
June 22nd, 2010
Good Evening!
Today has been so hot and sunny…ahhhh!
Breakfast
Another breakfastless day
Lunch
A bowl of porridge & corn crackers with shoyu
Halva (crushed sesame seeds with grape juice)
Dinner
Millet & tofu & pressed radish & chicory salad
A soya milk shake made with fresh strawberries and a spoonful of raspberry sugar free jam – mmmm. It was soo nice having this in the sun
Guess what tomorrow is? The beginning of my 3rd year of studies – yayyy! I am really looking forward to embarking upon the final part of this wonderful journey I’m on. I am certain it is going to be an incredible 16 months of learning, growing and discovering many more significant and wondrous things about this life, health & healing.
So, I probably won’t be posting again until Sunday when I hope to share with you some photos from my time in Devon.
Keep well until then.
Much love & light
Sharlene
June 21st, 2010
Hola!
Day 20
Breakfast
No thing!
Lunch
Mugwort mochi with shoyu & brown rice vinegar
Rice cakes with shoyu & brown rice vinegar – I made a great discovery yesterday after having mochi. Basically, I kind of drowned the mochi in shoyu and rice vinegar & was left thinking that it would be a shame to waste the shoyu and vinegar still on my plate. So, I used some rice crackers to mop it up and mmmm…
I really love the salt and vinegar taste and I am very sure it is because my childhood consisted of lots of salt and vingear on chips and crisps!. One of my favourite things I used to eat at home was a plate of home made chips with a load of butter and vinegar!!!!. Oh man, I think my arteries are contracting just at the thought, especially as my Mum always used (and still uses!!) good old lard!!!
A dessert made from fresh strawberries, cous cous & roasted almonds – mmmm!
Grain coffee with soya milk
Dinner
Popcorn – ok this is not such a clever dinner to have but every once in a while is ok. I wasn’t that hungry when it came to dinner time but I was about to watch a movie!
I had salted popcorn but I also made some ‘luxury’ popcorn too. You’ll have to check out www.macrobiotics.org.uk for a photo and recipe of how to make this.
Day 21
Breakfast
No thing
Lunch
No thing again
Dinner
Fresh brown rice cream with shoyu (ahh I really love this stuff)
Millet and tofu bake with pressed chicory, radish and cucumber salad (see macrobiotics.org website for recipe and picture)
Mmmm!
Sweet macro love
Sharlene
June 20th, 2010
Hello Hello!
Breakfast
Oat porridge with miso
Lunch
Millet, squash, onion, aduki & kombu stew/soup!
Dinner
Same as lunch but with corn cakes
I made a special banana tofu cake this evening for my Dad for Father’s Day tomorrow (I’ll post a picture tomorrow) so I joined my family in having a slice
Kukicha
My family have become incredibly interested in learning more about macrobiotics and sharing macro food which is really really amazing and exciting!
Lots of love & sugar free dreams
Sharlene
June 18th, 2010
Hi!
I’ve been feeling really tired when I wake up in the mornings and I think it is because my kidney energy is a little low. So tomorrow I must begin with some serious kidney loving action (actually, I am beginning that this evening by making sure I have an early night!).
Breakfast
Barley porridge with shoyu.
Lunch
Millet salad with barley & sprouted wheat bread with raisins – mixed together. OK, this sounds a little strange but it worked really well. The grain salad was a little watery and sour and the bread mixed into it soaked up the moisture and the sweetness of the raisins was really nice.
Dinner
Miso broth with spelt pasta, wakame, carrot & onion
Stewed apple with roasted nuts & oat flakes. It is becoming clearer and clearer that my stomach and liver do not like too many nuts so I’m going to try avoiding these as much as possible. Also, I shouldn’t have really had fruit this evening as my kidneys will not thank me! (oops – sorry dear kidneys!).
I can’t wait to go to Serbia soon for the macro seminar over there. I am really looking forward to learning a new approach to cooking. I am eager to learn and looking forward to seeing how I will feel after a week of eating in that particular way
OK, time for some love my kidneys time!
Love
Sharlene
June 17th, 2010
Howdy!
Today I had one of those really fulfilling days which I love
Breakfast
Nothing for my hungerlessness this morning!
Lunch
Millet salad with radishes, onions, carrot, garlic & rocket
Sprouted wheat bread with raisins (this was a bit like a cake!)
Dinner
Millet salad
Carrot & apple juice
Tomorrow I am really looking forward to having some barley…mmmm!
I thought I’d have a look to see what I was eating this time last year and it’s sooo interesting. It seems my diet is becoming much more simple and less wide ranging. I guess I am learning more and more and applying this – yay!! Long may it continue
OK, time for zzzzs. I keep promising myself an early night but that seems to be proving impossible lately (grrr – note to self: make more time for self!).
Love, light & more love & more light (cos you can never have enough love or light!)
Sharlene
June 16th, 2010
Hello Peeps!
Yesterday was a brown rice cream and brown rice day all day again – ahhh! I really love that. But today I decided that I’d had enough and that it was time to get out of the brown rice zone and into a more ‘normal’ one…
Breakfast
Brown rice & sweet rice
Lunch
Brown rice & miso & sprouted wheat bread
Dinner – back to normality!
Quinoa salad (with a tiny amount of cashews, peas, pumpkin seeds & chickpeas) & a dessert made from oats, tofu & apricots
It has been great to experiment with fasting again and it helps me realise and understand myself and macrobiotics further. I really feel a greater sense of clarity when I fast and I really enjoy that.
Next week I begin the third year of my studies and I’m really looking forward to it. I have a feeling that it is going to be a somewhat profound year (well, 16 months to be precise!)!
OK, time to go.
Laku noc!!
Love
Sharlene
