Raw Vegan Fudge Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica Recipe

Raw Vegan Fudge

This fudge is the perfect dish for health-conscious people who are looking for a sweet treat. Only four ingredients, no refined sugar and you can make it in under 5 minutes!

Have you ever tried a vegan dish? You don’t need to be a die-hard vegan to add in a few dishes here and there to your diet. Eating vegan is ideal for hot days, when you’re craving something light and healthy and when you feel that you need to detox.

Here are five benefits that you can start to appreciate when eating vegan, and if it suits you may start adding more gradually!

Five Benefits Of Eating Vegan

1. A vegan diet will help you stray away from toxins

You will find yourself directing your energy towards healthier, cleaner foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and opting out of processed foods and allergens. You can’t go wrong with whole food, because what you see is what you get. In other words, you will simplify your eating habits.

2. A vegan diet will teach you about diet and nutrition

As you start to direct your attention more towards wholesome foods, you will find yourself looking up new recipes and healthier alternatives. You will catch yourself reading attentively the labels in the back of packages and staying away from ingredients you can’t pronounce.

3. A vegan diet will break poor eating habits

If you are a coffee drinker, you’ll probably overtime feel more satisfied with a fresh smoothie or juice, and at night, you’ll opt for tea instead of cocktails. Sugar cravings will overtime diminish and if they’re still there, you got treats like this vegan fudge to indulge in!

4. A vegan diet will help you discover food intolerances

Following a raw food diet means the common allergens in food are completely avoided: eggs, soy, wheat (gluten), sugar and dairy. These get cut out completely overtime if you are just starting, until it becomes the norm. All the allergens you are not longer introducing your body make for a more free and light digestive system.

5. A vegan diet will change your lifestyle

Once you start feeling healthier through your diet the rest will follow. All of a sudden the thought of many cocktails will seem absurd now that everything else in my life is so clean. Practicing yoga and meditation will go hand in hand with your new nutritional habits.

 

Gluten_Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica Almonds

Raw Vegan Fudge

From the Kitchen of Blue Osa
Gluten Free, raw, vegetarian & dairy free.
Serves 6

 

moist and delicious gluten free banana bread almond flour

 

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup almond meal
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder
  • 3 tbsp agave nectar
  • 2 tsp coconut oil

 

Gluten_Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica Jose in the kitchen

 

Directions:

  1. Mix ingredients in together in a bowl
  2. Spread evenly in a dish
  3. Refrigerate for a few hours
  4. Garnish with some mint if you like
  5. Enjoy!

 

Gluten_Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica chocolate chunk

 

Indulge in this divine treat or come to Blue Osa to taste it directly from the source! 

Looking for more raw vegan recipes to inspire your cooking? Look no more!

www.blueosa.com/indian-cauliflower-potato-delight
www.blueosa.com/refreshing-raw-coconut-cucumber-soup

 

 

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats
  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials