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Heading back to @mother.works yet again this weekend 😳 for more of that plantbased goodness 🌿 〰〰〰 This is their warming daal with root veg & coriander 🍠 on a bed of quinoa 😌 〰〰〰 They're at @hereeast in Hackney Wick �� by the canal 🌊 and they're dog-friendly too 🐕☺️ #vegansofldn (at MOTHER)

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Veganuary has just come to an end for this year 🌿 but if you took part and you're continuing (🙌♥️), you may well be transitioning non-food elements of your life over to the vegan side 🤗🌍 〰〰〰 This year I'll be sharing vegan-friendly lifestyle products 👡 with a focus on all things natural & eco-friendly 🌞 as well as the usual plantbased food 🥑 〰〰〰 So if you weren't aware already, a lot of candles are made with beeswax 🐝. Soya wax candles are a great alternative 🕯 and what I loveee about @paddywaxcandles is that the holders can be used as bowls 🥄 and plant pots 🌿 afterwards! ♻️ 〰〰〰 If there's anything you're looking for a vegan & ethical alternative to 🐇 please let me know ☺️ and I'll do my best to blog about it ✏️ 〰〰〰 Lots more coming to ✨serenalee.co.uk✨ this year 😊 〰〰〰 🌝🌌💫 @paddywaxuk #paddywaxcandles (at SOYA LIFE)

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Chasing peachy skies in the most carefree @fatface flannel shirt 🌬🌊 Not sure how I feel about going back to actual fitted clothing 🙈 baggy clothes are so freeing! 💛 (at Peach Beach)

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Okay my face doesn't give away how much I'm enjoying this face mask 🙈🌸 because (1) it's clay, so if you smile it cracks 💎 and (2) this is how long it took to find good lighting in my house 🌚 it had almost completely dried up already 😂📸 〰〰〰 @exfoliatemyskin make natural, cruelty-free masks 😍🌱 with ingredients like pink clay, rosehip 🌷, oatmeal and cucumber 🥒🌾 〰〰〰 I love when the ingredients list is mostly stuff I'd eat 🍶✔️ (okay not the clay 👻) and was so happy to find this brand 🤗💛 〰〰〰 P.S. Organic cotton bath towels 🛁 they're more expensive 😭 but so worth it. Just sayin' 💁🏻 #treatyoself #youworthitgirl (at Time To Clay)

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There are 3 tickets left for our High Vibe Yoga Brunch this weekend 🤗✨ 〰〰〰 Full details here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/high-vibe-yoga-brunch-tickets-41422627193?aff=es2 〰〰〰 100% vegan menu by @organiclivity_patisserie 🌺: 💫 Open sandwich 💫 Stir-fried veggie omelette 💫 Baked stuffed potato 💫 Alkaline Rainbow Salad (CBD-infused) 💫 Superfood parfait 💫 Rose apple pastry 💫 Raw blueberry CBD cake 💫 Velvety spiced hot chocolate 💫 Cold-pressed juice 〰〰〰 Goodie bag sponsors: 🌼 @totmorganic 🌼 @obrigado_europe 🌼 @retrospectivejewellery 🌼 @endoca 〰〰〰 👁🔮 #vegansofldn (at 10 Cable St)

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Sticky tofu & aubergine stir fry 🍆🍚 This is one of the plantbased recipes from @goustocooking's new range 😍🍜 〰〰〰 The dishes change weekly 📮 so I've taken photos of the ingredients & recipe card in case you want to make this one at home 🤗👉 〰〰〰 You can save the recipe by clicking the ◻️ bottom-right of this post ☺️🙏 #vegansofldn

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Just got home from helping introduce the new plantbased range from @goustocooking 🍴🍠 My feet are aaaaaaching so I'm glad there are some Gousto leftovers at home 🙈🍚 They're a recipe box company and they have 4 vegan recipes available each week 🌱 〰〰〰 I made the sticky aubergine tofu stir-fry 😍 sprinkled with sesame seeds and it's 👌 〰〰〰 Side note 📝 Not doing very well on the ethical maternity wear front 😩 I can't find anywhere that makes affordable sustainable clothing 🌎 and found this on @asos_maternity 💃🏻 〰〰〰 Anyway if you're after a few new recipes and want the ingredients sent to your door 📦 check Gousto out ☺️ the ingredients are all measured out so there's no food waste 😇 #goustogoodliving (at Good Housekeeping Institute Cookery School)

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🌖 16 weeks vs 28 weeks 🙃 It's now 1 month after the video on the right and I can say inversions are no longer viable for more than 10 seconds 🙅🏻 and they're no longer part of my pregnancy yoga practice 👋😁 In the third trimester your centre of gravity has massively shifted 🌏 and it throws you off balance and can strain your lower back. Plus you can't engage your core properly to keep you steady 👎 〰〰〰 There are tickets available for our second London yoga brunch of 2018 🎉 which will be suitable for pregnancy at all stages, as well as for everybody whose centre of gravity is gladly in tact 🙈💕 〰〰〰 Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/high-vibe-yoga-brunch-tickets-41422627193?aff=es2 ✨✨✨

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Purvottanasana 🌙 〰〰〰 purva • east side (anterior part of body) uttana • intense asana • pose 〰〰〰 This pose can be a lovely release on the back even if (like me) you can't go deep 🙃 Also, if you're not carrying a lump you can stay here for a while and engage your core 💪 〰〰〰 To work on good form, try to get the ankles, hips and shoulders in a straight line (don't dip the hips to the floor or thrust them up to the ceiling) ✔️ 〰〰〰 Wearing all the @teekigram flowers 🌻 from @yogarebellondon 🌌 〰〰〰 Teeki discount through this link: http://mbsy.co/jgcjm ✨ 〰〰〰 Hope you are having a looovely run-up to festivities this week! ☺️🎄 #yogarebellondon (at East London)

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🌑 Last corporate yoga of the year taught ✔️ If you need me within the next two months I'll be here in my studio getting emotional over baby hiccups and drinking soya milk out of the carton 🍶🙋🏻🙈 〰〰〰 But reeeally, if you're looking to take up pregnancy yoga or know someone who is, please get in touch! 😊 First yoga brunch of the year will be in Peckham and tickets are in @vegansofldn's profile link ☺️🙏 〰〰〰 Wearing @teekigram recycled activewear 🌻 from @yogarebellondon 🕉 〰〰〰 Hope you've had a lovely Monday 😌💛 (at East London)

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This is what happens when myself and Bianca from @breakfastlondon go for vegan food together 😳 We headed to @90degreemelt in Stepney 📍 which is a vegetarian diner 🇺🇸 and had tofu scramble, pancakes 🥞, mac n cheese, corn dogs 🌭, rosti & sausages, a matcha latte 🍵 and a rose latte 🌷 It's really close to @officialqmul uni if you study there 🤗 and this was all deliiiicious! 🍴🌱 #vegansofldn (at 90 Degree Melt)

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Eight years ago today we didn't get to say goodbye ♥️ 〰〰〰 The corneas of your eyes saved someone else's sight, and taught me to never look at a stranger without love, just in case it's your eyes looking back at me. 〰〰〰 Blog post on grief and contentment 😌 here: serenalee.co.uk/eight-years-on 〰〰〰 If you would like to share in some 3am thoughts, please feel free to read 💭☺️🙏

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Slow yoga flow sped up, part 1 of 2 🐇 〰〰〰 I got some new ethical activewear from @teekigram ♻️ for after baby because ✨leg dimples✨ Then I thought "wait, how can I teach my daughter to love herself if I can't even love my current leg dimples" 💓 so I stepped up and wore them to practise in 🤗 〰〰〰 Yoga is about letting go of the ego. I repeat: Yoga is about letting 👏 go 👏 of 👏 the 👏 ego 👏 〰〰〰 Strength, stamina and flexibility are our goals 💪 but loving our bodies and what they can do for us right now underlies all that 💛 so wear whatever you want and do whatever you can 🙏 〰〰〰 Hope you have a lovely Wednesday ☺️ Music: Pull Me Up by @kykomusic 🎶💫 (at East London)

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Today consists of sending letters 💌, drinking pink tea (mangosteen, no caffeine 👌) and reading @womankindmag 👩🏿‍⚕️👩🏼‍🔧👩🏻‍🌾👩🏾‍🔬 This magazine is sooo cool! It's ad-free and just a much more mindful read. We picked it up at the airport 🛫 and it has loads of good content, lots about Tanzania 🇹🇿 and other topics from a female perspective 💪I'm in love. Definitely recommend this as a refreshing change from what magazine shelves are generally littered with 💯📚 〰〰〰 Also, Campus London meditation and yoga are back after a few weeks away 🤗 Mondays and Wednesdays, campuslondon.com ✨☺️ (at East London)

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Back in London and it's all autumnal and glowy 🌞🍁 I ran twenty minutes before I got a womb-stitch and had to stop. Also had to stop to pee after 10 mins 🌳 #6monthspregnant is pretty unglamorous so far 🙈 〰〰〰 This spot is Hollow Ponds 🦆 on the way to Epping in east London (towards Essex) 📍 it makes a more woodlandy change from Victoria Park! Great for dog walks 🍂 〰〰〰 How do/did you keep fit during pregnancy? What's your favourite form of low-impact exercise? 💪 (at Hollow Ponds)

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Think less, feel more 🙏 (at Feeling The Healing)

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🌸🌸🌸 Langkawi is a beeeautiful island to the northwest of peninsular Malaysia 🇲🇾 I came two years ago celebrating mine & @peppef's anniversary 💗 and this time returned 10kg heavier, how romantic 😅 〰〰〰 Yoga is so good for mamas-to-be 🕉 but more advanced poses shouldn't be practised unless you're really comfortable with them already (even then there are restrictions) 🙅🏻 Still trying to work out where the bump disappears to while upside down 🤔 I guess it's all just stretched out ☃️ 〰〰〰 If you know anyone who'd like to practise pregnancy yoga in London 📍 either as a one-to-one or in a private small group 👯 please drop me a message! Have a lovely lovely Monday ☺️✨ (at Langkawi)