Summer Solstice Yoga, Playlists & Vegan Mango Cheesecake

17 Jun

The summer solstice is when the sun is at its furthest point from the equator, making it the longest day of the year. It’s a time to celebrate the longest day of the year and the peak of solar energy.

It’s also a halfway point to look at how far you’ve come this year and where you are headed to next.

Summer to me means light, vibrance, joy & fun. Nature is in full bloom all around us and we can use that energy to lift us up too. In our yoga practise we will focus on these different elements incorporating pranayama and centering around the solar plexus and core energy work.

“People have always looked up at the sun with wonder and gratitude. From earliest times, the sun has been recognized as the source of warmth and light…The sun was so important to ancient people, it was sometimes viewed as a god. People wanted to celebrate the day when the sun was at its highest point in the sky – the summer solstice.”

~ Ellen B. Jackson in The Summer Solstice

Cherry Tree Farm, Croyde

Vegan Mango & Vanilla Cheesecake

Ingredients:

FILLING: Vegan Cream Cheese x 3 pots

2/3 cup Caster Sugar

1 x Mango blended into pulp

1 x Cup of Coconut Cream

1 tsp Vanilla Paste

1 tsp Lemon Juice

BASE : 300g Biscoff Biscuits

125g Vegan Butter melted

(Alternatively you could use crushed nuts and dates and coconut oil if not nut free)

TOPPING: 2 Mangoes

Mango Passionfruit Coulis

Recipe:

First line a round tin preferably with a springform edge, then crush the biscuits and add the melted vegan butter. Mix well and then press into tin. Pop in the freezer to set while you make the filling.

Mix the vegan cream cheese with the sugar, coconut cream and mango pulp with a wooden spoon or spatula until combined well and then pour into the biscuit base and smooth over.

Wrap with cling film not touching the the filling and leave in fridge overnight to set.

Just before serving arrange sliced mango and drizzle with coulis