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Mint Chocolate Cocoa

Family fun, Health and Wellness, Healthy Lifestyle /

Choco Mint Cocoa Nothing says holidays & winter like hot chocolate! This warm and sweet treat is one of the best but the high sugar can leave us crashing and not feeling great. Give this recipe a try for less sugar but certainly not less flavor!    Ingredients: 2 Cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk 1 Scoop Collagen Powder (optional) 1/2 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder 1/2 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder 4 Dark Chocolate Mint Hersey Kisses Directions:In sauce pan, low heat, add 2 cups almond milk. Stir constantly.  Warm about 2-3min. (maybe less if open flame) Add in protein powder and whisk until dissolved. Lastly, stir in and dissolve collagen powder. Serve warm and add marshmallows, optional Makes 1 serving Optional Substitutes:  Whole milk or heavy whipping cream instead of almond milk (+ fat)Chocolate almond milk instead of unsweetened vanilla almond milk (+ sugar)Peppermint extract 2-3 drops instead of Hershey kisses (less sugar)*Note – if your protein powder tastes like chalk and you do not like it, this recipe will not make it magically better. Use a protein powder you like! lol I love my protein to be plant based and soy free. Homegood carries some great affordable brands. 

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November Spotlight!

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Quartz Yoga & Wellness Studio November 2020 What services/program do you offer? At Quartz Yoga & Wellness Studio we offer yoga and mindfulness classes for adults and children of all levels (in studio and online), BollyX fitness classes, meditation/essential oil workshops, Ladies Night which is a fantastic way to bond with local community members, Herbalism classes and so much more. We have a passion for serving in any way that we can and love to bring in local contractors that want to share their gifts within our community. Our wellness spa is dedicated to holistic healing treatments. Our Radiant Health infrared sauna is able to be booked for thirty or forty five-minute sessions. Our IonCleanse detox foot baths are available to be booked for twenty-minute sessions. The owner of Quartz is a licensed Esthetician so our holistic facials will be back soon! Our spa treatments work to support mind, body and soul. Quartz is the perfect space to let the outside world just melt away. Our hope is that as soon as you step foot inside our doors you are able to heal, ground and harmonize. Leaving with a renewed sense of self, ready to take on the world! Who do you feel benefits the most from your services/program?  Our services are geared toward our community as a whole. We did our best to bring in wellness spa treatments that are for just about everyone. We know the benefits of detoxification and after many years of focusing on our own health and state of mind, we knew that we had to bring all of this to Pennsburg. As far as our studio classes and workshops go, we also do our best to bring in something for everyone. A quote that we say all that time is, “as long as you are breathing with intention, you are doing your yoga practice”. We feel that yoga is for everyone. Now of course, level of practice will vary, but if you come to our studio with an open mind and a loving heart, you will personally experience the life changing effects of an established yoga and mindfulness practice. We are here to guide you and show you the way. Each workshop is geared toward bonding with yourself and others, inner peace, healing, expanding your knowledge and overall wellness. The contractors that join us come from all walks of life and have so much to offer. We feel SO fortunate to be able to hold space for those that choose to join us. Where did your passion to help others comes from? I have always wanted to help people. I felt this urge that was never satisfied until we opened our doors on February 7th, 2020. From a very small age I daydreamed of professions that would enable me to be of service. I had this longing that I began to fulfill when I chose to go to school to further my knowledge in the services and classes that I loved the most. I spent my twenties traveling and working very hard, so I could add as much as possible to my “toolkit”. Everything that our studio offers has my stamp of approval because I know how much joy and inner healing everything that we offer brings. Our studio also features a handful of extremely talented instructors from all walks of life. We are so grateful to have their expertise and passion for all that they share with us on a weekly basis.” If you could have any superpower what would it be? Ohh this is a tough one. I would say, to heal everyone that I come in contact with. Mind, body and soul. What is your favorite way to de-stress? Baking, reading a good book, yoga, deep breaths, mindfulness and meditation. What is one habit you have implemented or adopted that has helped you?  Deep breathing! No matter where I am or what I am doing, I do my best to always come back to my deep inhales and exhales. It makes the joyous moments that much more joyful and the tough moments that much easier to work through. It is absolutely incredible how much Pranayama (breath work) can change your day-to-day life. Meet the Founder, Courtney! Wellness Spa Beautifully restored studio Wonderful updates each week on Facebook! What piece of advice/insight might you offer to someone reading this?  Start where you are. Give yourself credit for showing up, each and every day. Be present with everything that is going on in your life and know that it will constantly change. Change is good! At the end of the day, anything outside of us is out of our control. The more we can work on ourselves and find internal happiness, the more our lives will be filled with peace. Put your best effort forward and let go of the results. You cannot ask for more than that. What is the best way to reach out to learn more about your offerings? Our website www.quartzorganics.com is filled with information and online scheduling for classes and most workshops. For wellness spa appointments or to book private yoga classes/workshops, you can send an email to info@quartzorganics.com. Email is the best way to reach us! You can also find us on Facebook at Quartz Yoga & Wellness Studio or Instagram at quartzorganics. You can feel free to call the studio at 267-313-4631. We will return your call within 24-48 hours. We hope to see you soon! Learn More Website Facebook-f Instagram Link

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Easter Snack Bar

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Easter Snack Bar It’s been almost 4 weeks that we’ve been at home 24/7. One beautiful thing about being home I have discovered is the ability to create moments together. Yes, there is sibling fighting, some days A LOT. But in between all the chaos are these little experiences we get to build so our kids have fond memeories of what is now a scary time. We get to create this safe little bubble & coming up with new ideas is fun. My absolute favorite part of this all was the chatting they are did while they made them. Snack time was turning into random in and out of the kitchen here and there. This brought us all in at the same time and allowed us to spend time together. They giggled, debated over which candy they wanted and mixed and matched their bowls. It was fun to sit back and watch them enjoy the experience. Kids can be picky or have food allergies (yes to both in this household) and that makes feeding them all the same thing difficult on most days. Every holidays I always make up fun snack mixes. In the summer I make smore themed mixes to get them excited about fires. In the fall I’ll do silly Halloween theme mixes. But this time I opted to let the kids make their own individual batches. I was able to have both the gluten free & nut options. They really appreciated it. It was a big hit! The fun part about this idea is it opens up so many other cool ideas. You could make a fruit bowl bar, smoothie bar; the sky is the limit! We ran out of plain chex so I improvised with popcorn. It’s not my favorite but it worked. This is not a great option if you want the mix to last more than a day or two either. For this batch we used: Popcorn Pretzels (Regular & Gluten Free) Almonds Cheddar Bunnies Cadbury Egg Minis Sweet Tart Chews Marshmallows  If you notice the measuring cups in the background these helped portion the kids snacks. They could only use the big cups on the popcorn and pretzels. I used tiny little cups for the candy (1/8 cup) This allowed them to add their own without any arguments of “I want more”. I just simply said how many scoops and they went to town. They never even batted an eye! I also limited to picking one type of candy. Once they made a small bowl and mixed the remaining ingredients into 2 batches. (one gluten free) It wasn’t messy and super easy.  Hope you enjoy this fun snack! What would you use in your snack bar? One idea I had, was to create stations for each snack. Then you could teach stations of the cross. It would be an engaging and positive way to talk about Easter and why we celebrate. Happy Easter & many blessings to you and your family.

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Rainbow Fruit Board

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Food Board Colorful fruit makes this St Patrick’s Day treat sweet and fun! Best part is it’s healthy and doesn’t take big portions to create! It’s very flexible in terms of switching out what fruits you use. You could even make a veggie rainbow. Build up the rainbow as much as you like to feed your family. This tray fed 3 kids and myself. I started with picking which fruits I wanted. This included chopping and washing each one. When I was ready to put the board together everything was ready to go and it only took a few minutes. Bonus, fruits like pineapple and cantaloupe were cut up and ready for the rest of the week! Rainbow Ingredients:  1/2c Pineapple 1/2c Strawberries 1/3c Cantaloupe 1 Kiwi sliced Handful Blueberries Whip cream clouds for the rainbow Cloud and Sun Ingredients: 1/2 Banana for the clouds 1/2 Orange slices for sun You can substitute any fruit you’d like! Raspberries, clementines, apples, so many options. You could also make mini rainbows over a bowl of yogurt or cottage cheese. Facebook Instagram Pinterest

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