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Valentine’s Day is a day of love, connection, affection, gratitude, and beauty.
It’s a day to appreciate all the people in our lives whom we love and cherish, including ourselves. A day symbolized by hearts 💜, flowers 🌹, cupids, chocolates 🍫, and jewelry 💍.
On this day, especially this day, we open our hearts to those we truly care for and express this from the deepest parts of our soul. 💗
Naturally our heart chakra is the most connected to these emotions and behaviours. The heart chakra is the 4th energy chakra and is located in the centre of the chest, closest to our anatomical heart. 🫀
From Chakras.Info
It is the chakra that influences and guides our connection to others, determines our ability and capacity to love, how open we are within our relationships, and helps us feel the beauty of life. (from Chakra.Info)
When our heart chakra is blocked we can feel jealous, closed off, down, fear of intimacy, and many other emotions opposite of love and connection. Physically we can experience upper respiratory issues and heart issues as a result of the blockage. 💔 (from Chakra.Info)
Nourishing our heart chakra is a beautiful way to open it again to love and compassion, connection and health. Our friend, colleague, and holistic nutritionist, Rachel Morris from instagram @MossyRocksAndWater has shared a delicious recipe to honour and nourish our heart chakra on this day of love. ❤️
Valentine’s Day Heart Chakra Roasted Veggies with Rose By Rachel Morris @MossyRocksAndWater:
Dried Rose Petals
These pink and green heart chakra roasted veggies have a surprise ingredient. Rose petals! 🌹
Rose adds a light floral scent during the cooking process and as you take each bite. Rose is Inviting you to slow down (and smell the roses), engage multiple senses and consider the many ways taking in nourishment is both pleasurable and a loving act of care. 🌹❤️
Ingredients:
Scarlet Turnips
Candy cane beets
Red onion
Brussels sprouts
Red and green pepper
Garlic
EVOO (olive oil)
Salt and pepper
Dried rose petals (organically grown or tea quality) 1tsp to 1 tbsp or more depending on amount of veggies and your flavor and scent preference.
Step 2: Chop the veggies.
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Step 2:
Chop the beets and turnips into approximately 1.5” pieces, halve the Brussels sprouts, slice onions and peppers into 2.5” pieces.
Step 3: Toss the veggies in EVOO, S+P, and rose petals.
Step 3:
Add veggies to a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with rose petals. Toss to coat with oil and seasoning.
Step 4: Roast the veggie mixture at 375ºF for 25-35min.
Step 4:
Spread mixture on a roasting pan lined with parchment or foil. Roast in the oven for 25-35 min until vegetables are tender enough to pierce with a fork.
Step 5:
Serve and enjoy the incredible heart opening benefits for the next hours and days beyond.
From Our Kitchen To yours: Happy Valentine’s day ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
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