Ingredients 6 prs

3 eggs

500g cottage cheese

100g sugar

90g flour

Facultative:

Zest of half a lemon (or 1 half CAC of liquid vanilla)

Material use

A 20 cm, hinged, mold

An electric drummer

Oven

Pastry bowl

Optional: Food grease bomb

Mixer bowl

Oven

Preparation

Step 1 – Turn on the oven at 180°C

Mix in a bowl the cottage cheese and sugar. Separate the whites from the egg yolks. Stir in the egg yolks in the cottage cheese/sugar mixture.

Step 2 – Add the flour and mix.

Step 3 – Add the lemon zest or vanilla.

Step 4 – Mount the whites in very firm snow, and gently incorporate them into the mixture.

Step 5 – Pour the prepared cottage cheese, egg, and sugar into a hinged mold of about 20cm in diameter, previously buttered or lined with fat with a bomb.

Put the cake in the oven at 180 ° C for 30min.

Remove from the oven and let cool for 1 hour before unmolding

PREPARATION

30 MIN

COOKING

10 MIN

REFRIGERATION

1 HOUR

INGREDIENTS

Biscuit

930 ml (3 3/4 cups) unbleached all-purpose flour

15 ml (1 tbsp) ground ginger

5 ml (1 tsp) baking soda

5 ml (1 tsp) ground cinnamon

2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) ground nutmeg

2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) salt

180 ml (3/4 cup) softened unsalted butter

250 ml (1 cup) packed brown sugar

125 ml (1/2 cup) molasses

1 egg

Icing

1 egg white

375 ml (1 1/2 cup) icing sugar

Decoration

Multicolored Jelly Beans or other jujubes, sticks and/or small candy canes, Yummies style chocolate lozenges, the licorice of different shapes and colors, green and/or red mints

PREPARATION

Biscuit

In a bowl, combine the flour, ginger, bicarbonate, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Reserve.

In another bowl, cream the butter with brown sugar and molasses with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes. Add the egg and mix well. At low speed or with a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients and mix until the dough is smooth and homogeneous. Add 15 ml (1 tbsp. ) of water as needed.

Shape the dough into 2 discs. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Place the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured worktop, knead one disc of dough at a time with your hands for about 1 minute. Lower the dough to a thickness of about 3 mm (in). Cut cookies using cookie cutters. Reuse scraps. Divide the cookies of the same size on the same plate.

Bake, one plate at a time, for about 10 minutes or until the outline of the cookies is lightly browned. Allow cooling completely.

Icing

In a bowl, whisk the egg white and icing sugar with an electric mixer until the icing is homogeneous.

Using a pastry bag filled with icing and equipped with a small, undy socket, garnish the edges of the pieces of the house and assemble it.

Allow drying 24 hours before decorating.

 We lighten, especially in fat! For the little ones too, the day after the holidays is often difficult. 

Bring homemade vegetable soup, salad or cooked vegetables, or even steamed fish (optional). Yogurts are perfect for rebalancing the battered intestinal flora: opt for plain yogurts, which you will flavor with a little honey, jam, or brown sugar. Also have them do a fruit cure: in compote, raw or smoothie, to fill up on fiber and vitamins, but also to rehydrate and promote the cleansing of the body.

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE

.1 small slice of pumpkin (350 g).2 eggs.10 cl of milk

.10 cl of heavy cream.1 pinch of nutmeg.50 g of grated comté

 PREPARATION

1. Cut the pumpkin into small dice, after peeling it. Cook 10 minutes in boiling salted water, then drain.

2. Preheat the oven to 180°. Mix in a bowl the beaten eggs, milk, and cream. Salt, pepper and add the nutmeg.

3. Divide the well-drained pumpkin dice into 4 small gratin dishes. Pour over the egg-cream mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 15 minutes in the oven. Serve hot. u2028

THE TRICK 

A gourmet way to make children eat vegetables. Pumpkin, light in calories, is an excellent source of provitamin A, essential for growth.

 A SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS MENU 100% MIAM

To distract envious glances from Christmas presents, we offer children something to feast on from the aperitif, with candy-shaped appetizers. Original and gourmet, they are there to whet the appetites of the little ones and make them wait for the sometimes late arrival of the main course. We continue with a new or revisited recipe, such as a turkey fillet breaded with hazelnuts, served with a gratin or mash. For dessert, which they are so impatiently waiting for, we go for decoration. Cookies with green and red icing, a gingerbread house, or a gold-coated muffin: the mere sight of them will delight them as much as their future gifts. Holiday recipes that will make children forget the long hours that still separate them from the passage of Santa Claus.

INGREDIENTS FOR 10 PEOPLE

. 250 g of white pastry, chocolate

. 100 g of dark pastry, chocolate

.Blue or red liquid food coloring

. silicone imprints for chocolates (silikomart and déco'relief)

 PREPARATION

1. Black and white marbled chocolates: prepare a simmering water bath but not boiling. In the inner saucepan, put 100g of white chocolate and let it melt without stirring. Smooth the chocolate when it is melted and remove it from the heat. Add the dark chocolate and let it melt. Using a small spoon, pour the mixture into the silicone molds, mixing partially, as for a marble cake. Leave to set in the fridge for at least 2 hours before unmolding.

2. White and blue (or white and red) marbled chocolates: prepare a simmering water bath but not boiling. In the inner saucepan, put 150g of white chocolate and let it melt without stirring. Smooth the chocolate when it is melted and remove it from the heat. Add a few drops of food coloring, and make blue or red streaks (depending on the color you choose) with a fork. Pour the mixture into the molds. Leave to set for at least 2 hours in the fridge before unmolding.

THE TIP

100% chocolate sweets, digestible and healthier than industrial sweets. To succeed, keep the chocolate at the right temperature, and melt it in small batches to prevent it from hardening before being poured into the molds. This chocolate can be kept for 15 days in an airtight box.

 More and more women are practicing yoga. But what does it really bring? Are there any contraindications?... We take stock.

In recent years, yoga has particularly been on the rise, especially among women. Born in India several millennia ago, this practice combines body and mind. The goal is indeed to harmonize the body and mind with the world around us. Hatha yoga, Karma Yoga, Yoga Nidra... The approaches of yoga to master the vital breath, to work the mind, to master its chakras, etc., are diverse and varied. And if yoga is a true philosophy of life, it is also a physical activity based on various postures, breathing exercises, and an approach to meditation. Evacuation of stress, moment for oneself, the liberation of the mind... Everyone finds a good reason to practice it. And it appears that the benefits on the body are numerous.

yoga Controls breathing for women

Yoga learns to control your breath and be attentive to your breath through different exercises because knowing how to breathe well is not given to everyone. Short and fast breathing makes the person nervous while calm, calm, controlled breathing, etc., soothes immediately.

yoga makes the body more toned for women

Gain flexibility with yoga for women

 The Pfizer laboratory has designed an antiviral drug that would be able to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death after Covid infection by 89%. This is an orally administered pill called Paxlovid. What is its mode of action? Its side effects? Discovery.

Pfizer has designed an oral treatment specifically designed to be administered orally at the first signs of Covid infection. This pill is called Paxlovid. On November 16, 2021, the U.S. pharmaceutical company applied for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How does this pill work? Its effectiveness against Covid? Its side effects? Knowledge to date.

What is Paxlovid?

The American pharmaceutical company Pfizer has developed an antiviral treatment, marketed under the name Paxlovid. If granted marketing authorizations, this pill, administered orally, could be taken at home in the first days after the onset of symptoms in case of Covid-19 infection. Paxlovid is a treatment similar to Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug developed by the American pharmaceutical company Merck. Already authorized since the beginning of November in the United Kingdom, this antiviral has been the subject of an application for emergency authorization in the United States, which must be examined on November 30 by the FDA. The French government would have ordered 50,000 doses, said Health Minister Olivier Véran at the end of October, pending validation by the European Medicines Agency.

How effective is it against Covid?

Paxlovid would be able to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89%

In an interim phase 2/3 randomized, double-blind analysis conducted on more than 1,800 out-of-hospital patients in July 2021, all with at least one risk factor for developing a severe form of the disease, Pfizer showed that Paxlovid was able to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% compared to the placebo group,  reports the laboratory in a press release of November 5, 2021. Each patient received oral treatment or placebo every 12 hours for 5 days. 

For patients who received Paxlovid or placebo within 3 days of the onset of symptoms: 

• Hospitalizations: 0.8% (3 of 389) of patients who received Paxlovid were hospitalized up to day 28 compared to 7% of patients (27 of 385) who received placebo.
• Death: No deaths were reported in patients who received Paxlovid versus 7 in patients who received placebo.

For patients who received Paxlovid or placebo within 5 days of the onset of symptoms: 

• Hospitalizations: 1% (6 of 607) of patients who received Paxlovid were hospitalized up to day 28 compared to 6.7% of patients (41 of 612) who received placebo.
• Deaths: No deaths were reported in patients who received Paxlovid versus 10 in patients who received placebo.

"This data suggests that our oral antiviral candidate if approved or authorized by regulatory authorities, has the potential to save patients' lives, reduce the severity of COVID-19 infections and eliminate up to 9 out of 10 hospitalizations," said Albert Bourla, Pfizer's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Subject to approval or authorization, it could be prescribed more widely as a home treatment to help reduce the severity of the disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, as well as the likelihood of infection. After exposure, in adults.'

What is the composition of Paxlovid?

Paxlovid is composed of two molecules. The first PF-07321332 is the active agent that prevents the virus protein from replicating. The second is ritonavir, a protease inhibitor normally used for the treatment of HIV infections. "HIV is not related to coronaviruses and the replication of its genetic material is done through a different mechanism. But it also produces a poly-protein that must be cut 9 times by a protease to form the new viral particles," explains an article published in the scientific journal Médecine Science in June 2020.

Mode of action: how does Paxlovid work?

Paxlovid would prevent the coronavirus protease from replicating.

A protease is a virus-specific enzyme that acts on viral proteins to promote virus replication. To stop the replication of a virus, it is therefore necessary to reduce or prevent the protease from acting. Coronaviruses have two proteases, one of which is called SARS-CoV-2, 3CL. It is on this protease that paxlovid oral treatment acts. 

When will it be available?

The company says it has entered into advance purchase agreements with several countries and is in negotiations with several others.

At the moment, Paxlovid is not marketed. But faced with the "overwhelming efficacy" highlighted in its clinical trials, Pfizer decided to stop the trial earlier than planned and submitted an authorization dossier to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an application for emergency use authorization (EUA) as soon as possible, the laboratory said in its statement of November 5, 2021. If the request is accepted, this pill could be administered in the United States and doses could be ordered by countries that wish to do so, such as France. The company says it has entered into advance purchase agreements with several countries and is in negotiations with several others. According to the Washington Post, the U.S. government plans to buy 10 million doses and invest up to $1 billion in the manufacture and distribution of Paxlovid. In addition, a voluntary licensing agreement, announced on 16 November, with the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), has reportedly been voted. This patent sharing would allow generic manufacturers to produce the drug to supply to 95 middle- and lower-income countries.

What are the side effects?

Of the patients who participated in the study and received Paxlovid, 1.7% experienced serious adverse events and had to stop treatment. The active substance contained in this medicine, ritonavir, can cause side effects such as: 

• diarrhoea,
• nausea and vomiting
• abdominal pain
• throat irritation or cough
• headache and dizziness
• rash and itching

disturbances in sugar and fat metabolism with abnormal fat redistribution observed after several months of treatment (called lipodystrophy)

toxicity to the liver (increased transaminases) and pancreas. 

What is the price?

The price of the Paxlovid pill is not yet known. Nevertheless, Pfizer announced, in its statement, tiered pricing based on each country's income level to ensure equitable access for all and an affordable price. In other words, high- and upper-middle-income countries will pay more than low-income countries.

Sources

- PFIZER'S NOVEL COVID-19 ORAL ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT CANDIDATE REDUCED RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION OR DEATH BY 89% IN INTERIM ANALYSIS OF PHASE 2/3 EPIC-HR STUDY, November 5, 2021.

- Targeting the major protease of SARS-CoV-2 to manufacture an effective drug against this coronavirus, Medicine Science, June 2020.

 According to the High Council of Public Health (HCSP) and the High Authority of Health (HAS), women who are pregnant or have a desire for a child should receive a third dose of the SARS-CoV2 vaccine when they were vaccinated more than 6 months ago. We take stock of the latest recommendations of the health authorities.

Pregnant, should I do the 3rd dose of vaccine?

 Since 1 September 2021, a booster of the Covid-19 vaccine is recommended for people at very high risk of severe form and for people with comorbidities that increase the risk of severe forms of Covid-19. In an opinion issued on November 17, the French National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF) and the Research Group on Infections during Pregnancy (GRIG) explain that due to the decline in immunity over time and the particular vulnerability of pregnant women to COVID, especially if there is comorbidity,  'a third dose of SARS-CoV2 vaccine should be offered to women with a desire to become pregnant or pregnant, regardless of the term of pregnancy, when the initial scheme is more than 6 months old. The CNGOF and the GRIG also recall that pregnant women are recognized as a risk group for severe forms by the High Council of Public Health (HCSP) and the High Authority of Health (HAS), especially if there is comorbidity. "Compared to an uninfected pregnant woman, there is an 18-fold increased risk of admission to intensive care, 2.8-fold fetal loss, 5-fold risk of newborn admission to intensive care and more if comorbidity," they insist. These two reference bodies also specify that studies have shown that vaccinated pregnant women are less often infected and that vaccines against Covid-19 are safe and effective and recommended by many independent learned societies.

Pregnant, should I get vaccinated against Covid-19?

In a statement published on July 12, 2021, the National College of French Gynecologists and Obstetricians (GNGOF) and the Research Group on Infections during Pregnancy (GRIG) already insisted on the importance of getting vaccinated as soon as possible when you are pregnant. Ditto for couples in desire of the child. And for good reason, 'Covid is a potentially very serious disease during pregnancy. 

Vaccination of pregnant women: at what month of pregnancy?

On July 20, 2021, health minister Olivier Véran said that pregnant women could be vaccinated against Covid-19 from the first trimester of pregnancy.

Vaccination of pregnant women: what recommendations?

In its press release of July 12, 2021, the National College of French Gynecologists and Obstetricians (GNGOF) and the Research Group on Infections during Pregnancy (GRIG) recalled that "vaccination is possible and even recommended during pregnancy". 

Does the health pass apply to pregnant women?

To allow the proper continuity of the care of pregnancies, the health pass does not apply to patients. They can therefore continue to come to consult at any time without having to have a health pass. The need for vaccination should not be an obstacle to pregnancy follow-up.

Vaccination of pregnant women: what contraindications?

According to the Minister of Health, only three situations on the advice of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM), Alain Fischer's committee on vaccine strategy and the scientific council "which potentially concern a few hundred French people", can give rise to a contraindication to the vaccine. Thus, only the 'PIMS syndrome', or pediatric multi-systemic inflammatory syndrome or "reactions such as myocarditis, pericarditis and severe hepatitis that required hospitalization and following the first injection of mRNA vaccine", are concerned, he said on July 20. As well as people allergic to one of the components of the vaccine, this "which must concern about ten cases in our country", reassures Olivier Véran. In these three cases, only 'proper medical certificates can be recognized as contraindications'. The Minister of Health adds that there are "no contraindications to the messenger RNA vaccine, including pregnancy in the first trimester".

What vaccines for pregnant women?

The Directorate-General for Health already recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines or the Moderna vaccine for future mothers. In a previous opinion, the High Authority for Health also recommended RNA vaccines such as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines rather than the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is likely to cause more high fevers after vaccination. 

On March 8, the French National College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF) and the Research Group on Infections during Pregnancy (GRIG), which requested vaccination of all pregnant women, also made recommendations regarding the type of vaccine to be used. "mRNA vaccines (Comirnaty® or Moderna®) should be preferred. The DNA vaccine (VaccineAstraZeneca®) is not contraindicated but it is more frequently the cause of a reaction, fever without the specific risk that can be treated with paracetamol. There is? To date, no argument to think that the vaccines mentioned can induce a deleterious fetal effect? But an injection during the first trimester of pregnancy is to be avoided in principle, "said the experts.

Covid vaccine and pregnancy: what are the risks for pregnant women?

The various studies conducted on pregnant women have shown that messenger RNA vaccines against Covid-19 are not dangerous for pregnant women and their fetuses and that it is also safe to be vaccinated during breastfeeding. The Reference Centre on Teratogenic Agents (Crat) therefore advises to 'start the protocol between 10 and 20 weeks of amenorrhea [no rule], i.e. After the end of organogenesis and early enough for the pregnant woman to be protected in the third trimester'. However, there is currently little data on vaccination before 12 weeks of pregnancy, even though it is practiced in other countries. And among women who were vaccinated in early pregnancy, especially those who did not yet know they were expecting a baby, no risk was observed.

Covid and risks of premature births?

At a press briefing by the Belgian vaccination task force, Dr. Frédéric Debiève, head of the obstetrics department at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, said that 'pregnancy increases the possibility of being treated in intensive care for Sars-CoV-2. Due to the physiology of a pregnant woman, mechanical and invasive ventilation is often necessary." Studies conducted in the United Kingdom and the United States with 4,000 pregnant women who have been affected by the Covid-19 show that they have a "60% additional risk of giving birth prematurely," said the doctor. Vaccination prevents severe forms of Covid-19, premature deliveries as well as maternal and perinatal mortality. In addition, antibodies are transmitted during pregnancy and lactation, which protects the baby."

Can I get vaccinated while breastfeeding?

Regarding breastfeeding young mothers, the CNGOF and GRIG assure it: "vaccination does not disrupt breastfeeding and breastfeeding does not prevent vaccination in any way". A breastfeeding mother can therefore be vaccinated during breastfeeding without risk to herself or her baby.

 It is no coincidence that Yoga is traditionally practiced in the morning. Doing a Yoga session at the jump of the bed is ideal to wake up gently and give yourself energy before starting the day. A Yoga teacher tells us about the benefits of morning Yoga and gives us her advice to integrate it into our wellness routine.

With our increasingly intense and hyper-connected pace of life, it is not always easy to slow down and find a moment to take care of yourself and your body. Morning yoga is a good way to keep fit while reclaiming time for yourself. Whether you want to wake up gently, give yourself energy for the day ahead, or tone your body... Regular yoga practice in the morning provides many benefits to the body and mind. If the Yoga studios and gyms offer yoga classes from 7 a.m., it is possible to practice at home, when jumping out of bed, to give yourself a more intimate and instinctive session, without constraint.

How to practice morning yoga?

Traditionally, Yoga is practiced at dawn, at sunrise, when the mind is not quite awakened or polluted by the thoughts and events of the day. It's up to everyone to find a moment of calm and tranquility just for themselves, in a room where you are not likely to be disturbed. Create your own playlist or choose to practice in silence, to the simple sound of your breath. It is better to be fasting or not to eat two hours before the practice, to avoid being in full digestion during the session.

Softness is de rigueur because the body is more rigid in the morning than in the afternoon. "You don't have to start with a competitive way of thinking and aim for the top of the mountain. Everything must be done gradually. Beyond the physical aspect of Yoga, we must take into account its spiritual and mental dimension," advises Aurélie Louis-Alexandre, Vinyasa Yoga teacher and co-founder of Flawless Yoga. "The first morning, we try a sequence and we observe if it makes us feel good. If you already have a good foundation of Yoga and practice regularly, you can set goals to find your rhythm and challenge yourself.

If a daily practice can be very beneficial, you should always respect your limits and listen to your feelings. "We can practice every day, as long as we vary the frequency of the sessions. For example, one can do an intense flow of 45 minutes one morning, then alternate with a gentler session of 30 or 15 minutes the next day, simply to stretch and relax the neck and back. The body also needs rest!" She adds.

What are the benefits of morning yoga?

If the benefits of Yoga on the body and mind are no longer to be proven, a morning practice allows you to wake up on positive waves and warm up your body for the day: "It's a different awakening than usual, when you get out of bed barely stretched before going directly to work. It's a way to maintain oneself, to keep fit. When we adopt a good routine, there is something healthier that settles in our daily lives, confirms Aurélie-Louis Alexandre, before adding: "From a mental point of view, morning Yoga also allows you to better start and live your day. We listen to his sensations and what is happening in our heads. It is a therapy of the soul and the body. Even if it's difficult sometimes, it always feels good. We take care of ourselves and we never regret it!'.

What morning yoga postures to wake up your body gently?

To start the day smoothly, no need to embark on complex and challenging yoga positions. 'One can do simple stretches or sun salutations repeated 5 times. The goal is to warm the body and relax the pains' advises the teacher, who recommends that we integrate two essential positions into our morning practice:

The dog upside down

This inverted posture involves placing the head lower than the heart, with the pelvis raised to the sky, while the hands push the ground away. "This is the most classic and accessible Vinyasa Yoga recovery posture, which helps to stretch the body up and down. It helps to relieve in particular the back and lumbar'. Hold 5 dog breaths upside down to feel the benefits.

The child's posture

Sitting on the heels with the big toes together, open the knee hip-width. Place the forehead on the ground, with the upper body between the thighs. "This is one of the most gentle and comforting postures in yoga. The upper body stretches forward. The arms are forward or along the body to drop the shoulders. This opening of the hips and flexions of the knees helps us to let go. We are not trying to engage the muscles. We close our eyes and drop everything.' For 10 breaths, this position stimulates the organs of the digestive system and relieves tension in the back.

What yoga postures give you energy in the morning?

For a more energizing awakening and to be in shape for the day, the idea is to practice a few sets of sun salutations. This dynamic sequence of yoga postures makes it possible to mobilize and soften the muscles and joints. By synchronizing movements and breathing, we also develop our attention and concentration. "I particularly recommend the 'B greeting' which circulates energy throughout the body. This sequence includes the postures of the mountain, the chair, the slit on the ground, the board, the Chaturanga, the dog head up, and the dog upside down. It awakens and stretches every part of the body, including the hips and shoulders. It also helps us to hold a good posture and tone at the level of the abdominal belt. After 5 repetitions, we can finish with the posture of the child' advises Aurélie Louis-Alexandre.

Finally, do not forget to breathe during practice! "Breathing is very important and makes all the difference. Before getting out of bed, sitting cross-section, start by taking 3 large breaths and exhalations to recreate space in the rib cage and abdomen. During practice, use fire breathing, also known as 'Ujayyi breath'. ' Inhale and exhale only through the nostrils. This creates warmth and tones the deep muscles of the belly," she adds.

To push this wellness ritual to its climax, why not end the practice with a meditation session? "There is already a meditative aspect to integrating these exercises into a daily routine. It's a new habit that we try to focus on every morning. At the end of all these efforts, one can lie down and close one's eyes to relax and be in the moment, which is a form of meditation. When you start, 3 minutes are enough to assimilate the practice and meditate.' Are we getting started tomorrow morning?

 At what age to start yoga? What postures to adopt? How to start yoga at home? Check out our comprehensive guide to getting yoga started.

Are you looking to tone your body, gain flexibility or release tension? Yoga is definitely for you! To get started safely, Emma Champion, yoga teacher and ambassador of the Yoga Searcher brand, gives us all her advice. 

How do I get started with yoga?

Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hatha, Bikram, or Iyengar: there are many types of yoga targeting various needs. To calm your tensions, reconnect with your breathing, or gain tone, each yoga practice is different and it is important to find the one that suits you before you start. "The advice I will give to a yoga beginner is not to stop at a first experience," explains Emma Champion, who also recommends "testing different classes to find out which one suits you best". Always favor yoga classes corresponding to your level, that is to say, level 1 or beginner. To start, a 60-minute session is preferable, less, it is too short for a complete practice and more, it can be a lot. Also, you will get more benefits from doing yoga every day rather than 1h30 every 15 days. Do not forget that the internet is full of good addresses. Take a look on the Web to find the perfect yoga for you.

How to start yoga at home?

Taking a class is necessary to learn the basics of yoga. However, it is not imperative to go to a gym since it is now possible to practice yoga at home. Thanks to online classes, on YouTube, or via applications, yoga becomes accessible to all, thus facilitating its practice by novices in the field. Among these free or paid applications, we like Daily Yoga with a real personal trainer, 5 minutes of yoga for a quick and effective session, as well as Down Dog Yoga to vary the workouts.

Can anyone practice yoga?

Emma Champion's answer is unanimous: 'of course, yoga is adaptable to all bodies'. Whatever your level in yoga, just find the class that suits you, according to your desires and needs. It is a discipline that can be practiced every day, by both men and women. The same observation about the ideal age to start yoga: there is none because this sport can be practiced by everyone, whether you are 20 or 50 years old. Moreover, yoga is even recommended for seniors because it can be very gentle on the body. Anyone over 60 will turn to Hatha yoga or Yin yoga, offering a calm pace and slow stretches, perfect for avoiding injury.

However, note that there may be contraindications for some yoga postures. "It's up to the teacher to inform you during the practice," says Emma Champion. Thus, if you are new to yoga and suffer from pathology or pain, do not hesitate to take a physical class, in order to inform the teacher of your physical health.

What postures to start yoga?

For beginners, Emma Champion advises practicing 'sequences of movements coordinated with breathing. Soliciting a large number of muscles of the body, they allow to let go and offer a full awareness of the movement. "To begin with, I would advise knowing the sun salutation A then B"," explains the yoga teacher who recommends this easy posture in the morning to give 'good energy to start the day.

For the more novices, start with the pose in a suit or Sukhasana who learns to sit properly. If the exercise seems simple, it is important to practice this position because sitting well allows you to enter meditation thanks to the immobility established. It is also an ideal posture to start the day: it offers calm and serenity essential to connect your body and mind.

Finally, among the best exercises to start yoga, there is also the posture of the cat, ideal for strengthening stretching, and relaxing the body before training. Repeated several times, this posture relieves back pain and improves flexibility without pain.

 Yoga is an ancestral technique that wants us well. What kind of yoga is right for me? What are its benefits? Postures, exercises... You will know everything about this wellness practice.

Yoga, born in India several millennia ago, is practiced by more than 2.8 million people in France. This philosophy of life that is more and more emulated consists of performing a set of postures and breathing exercises to acquire physical and mental well-being.  There are no contraindications. It is enough to adapt the exercises according to his state of health. Open your chakras wide to discover the different types of yoga.

What are the benefits of yoga?

Practicing yoga is ideal for the body and mind. In addition to improving breath and breathing, it helps to reduce stress and see life in a more serene way. It allows you to be more connected to the present moment and to work on concentration. If practiced regularly, it develops the flexibility and elasticity of the muscles. Obviously, some sequences and postures offer real muscle strengthening for a gradual weight loss but in the long term.

What yoga postures to start with?

• The lotus posture: sitting, folding your legs in lotus or suit. Stand upright and then join your hands in front of your chest before placing them on your lap.
• The posture of the tree: standing, fix a point in front of you. Anchor one leg on the ground. The other leg bends while the sole of the foot is positioned on the inner side of the opposite thigh. 
• The child's posture: on all fours, lower your hips towards your heels and ankles and then release your arms to the ground, palms towards the sky.
• The warrior posture: standing, spread the right leg to the side and rotate the foot 45°. The other foot does not move. Stretch them out at shoulder level, then bend your right knee as if you were going to make a slit. The gaze is in the distance.
• The Sun Salutation is one of the most well-known exercises. It combines 12 asanas (postures) and should be practiced 8 to 12 times a day.

What type of yoga to choose?

Marbled cupcakes with vanilla and bitter cocoa without butter, an easy and above all fast recipe.

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Butter and flour the mini-cake pans or place muffin boxes in the pans.

In a bowl, beat the sugar and eggs until the mixture whitens and doubles in volume.

Pour the oil and milk as you go.

Stir in flour and yeast mixture. Divide the dough into 2/3 and 1/3. In the 1st dough, add the vanilla extract and the second the cocoa (if you find the dough too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to liquefy and facilitate the shaping of the marble).

Pour a layer of vanilla dough and add a small amount of cocoa paste. Repeat the procedure a second time.

With the help of a toothpick, make a random movement in order to create the marble effect.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out dry.

Unmold on a grid until cooled.

Marbled vanilla, chocolate muffins

Prep Time 10 mins

Cooking time 20 mins

time Total 30 mins

 Recipe Type: Muffin

Cuisine: American

Serve: 8

Ingredients

220 gr of flour

120 gr of sugar

4 eggs

100 ml of milk

100 ml neutral oil

1/2 sachet baking powder

1 tbsp-at vanilla extract

1.5 tbsp bitter cocoa, soup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F). Butter and flour the mini-cake pans or place muffin boxes in the pans.

In a bowl, beat the sugar and eggs until the mixture whitens and doubles in volume.

Pour the oil and milk as you go.

Stir in flour and yeast mixture. Divide the dough into 2/3 and 1/3. In the 1st dough, add the vanilla extract and the second the cocoa (if you find the dough too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time to liquefy and facilitate the shaping of the marble).

Pour a layer of vanilla dough and add a small amount of cocoa paste. Repeat the procedure a second time.

With the help of a toothpick, make a random movement in order to create the marble effect.

Bake for about 20 minutes or until the toothpick comes out dry.

Unmold on a grid until cooled.

Clementine provides a touch of vitamin C. It can be replaced by orange or pomelo wedges, but it has the advantage of being softer and appreciated by children. Shortbread can be cooked the day before and stored in a metal box.

 INGREDIENTS 4 PEOPLE

.for shortbread.200 g of flour

.1 egg yolk.75 g of soft butter

.3 tablespoon(s) of white sesame seeds

.60 g of grated Parmesan cheese

. for puree

.2 avocados

.4 clementines

.1/2 shallot

.1/2 lemon

.3 sprigs of coriander

.1 tablespoon(s) of olive oil

 PREPARATION

1. In a bowl, mix with your fingertips the flour and butter cut into small dice. Add the Parmesan, sesame seeds, salt, and pepper.

2. Bind the dough with 1 egg yolk and 4 tbsp of cold water.

3. Form a ball and let stand in the cool, covered with stretch film.

4. Peel and finely chop the shallot. Rinse the coriander and strip it. Peel the clementines, separate the quarters and remove the film around them (optional). Peel the avocados cut them into pieces. Drizzle them with lemon juice.

5. Crush the avocado with a fork, pour the olive oil, salt, pepper, add the coriander and shallot. Divide the puree into 4 small bowls. Add the clementine weds on top. Place in a cool place.

6. Preheat the oven to150°. Spread the dough and cut shortbread with a cookie cutter. Arrange the shortbread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cook for 10 minutes and let cool on a rack. Serve the avocado puree with the cookies.

 Plan very reasonable quantities, knowing that this is a period when children tend to snack more than usual, and often accumulate snacks and invitations (school, family, friends).

Aperitif: 3 to 4 appetizers per child and raw vegetables to nibble on.

  The starter is optional and must remain light (based on vegetables, fish).

  Dish: 50 to 60 g of meat for a 6-year-old child and 150 g of vegetables, 70 to 80 g of meat for a 10-year-old child, and 170 g of vegetables.

  Dessert: cut the cake into very small pieces, they will eventually eat a second piece later in the evening.

  Available: water and cut fruit.

Realization

Difficulty Preparation

Cooking 10 min

Total Time 10 min

Easy 20 min

INGREDIENTS

.8 brick leaves

.2 slices of smoked salmon

.150 g fresh salmon

.1/2 bunch of chives

.60 g fresh cheese (fresh square type)

.2 tablespoon(s) olive oil

.Cooking twine

 PREPARATION

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Rinse the fresh salmon, blot it, and then cut it into small dice. Coarsely chop the smoked salmon. Rinse and blot the chives, chop them.

2. Mix the salmon, chives, and fresh cheese in a bowl. Salt very lightly and pepper.

3. Cut the edge of the brick leaves to get squares, then cut them into 4. Garnish the center of each square with half a teaspoon of salmon mixture. Roll each square like candy and hold the ends with kitchen string.

4. Using a brush, brush each candy very lightly with a little olive oil. Store the sweets on a baking sheet filled with parchment paper and brown, 5 to 8 minutes while watching. Enjoy warm, removing the string before serving.

THE TRICK 

As a starter or as an aperitif, these appetizers are decorative but also particularly rich in omega 3, fatty acids essential for brain development.

A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MENU FOR CHILDREN 100% YUM

  It is not necessary to provide a cheese platter, because children are often no longer very hungry after the dish, but integrate dairy products into the preparations: diced cheese as an aperitif, milk, and grated cheese in a gratin, fresh goat in a puff pastry as a starter, yogurt sauce for raw vegetables, etc.

  Depending on their tastes, plan a slice of meat or fish. A small portion is enough, but choose quality products: farm or organic poultry, wild fish, etc.

  Impossible to remove the dessert, but you can lighten it! Avoid the traditional log made from buttercream, quite indigestible, and instead, garnish your cake with lighter pastry cream with snow whites or an aerial whipped cream.

  Plan fresh fruit, which they will nibble in the evening: fruit basket or plain cut fruit (drizzled with lemon to avoid browning).

  Limit chocolate treats, which are often very indigestible fillings. Instead, have the children prepare homemade chocolates in pretty silicone molds.

INGREDIENTS

.4 thin organic turkey cutlets

.150 g organic pork tenderloin

.1 onion

.1 carrot

.1/2 bunch of flat parsley

.2 slices of cereal crumb bread

.1/2 tsp gingerbread spices

. 2 eggs

.2 tablespoon(s) milk

.40 g whole grain petals (for breakfast)

.40 g hazelnut kernels

. 2 tablespoon rapeseed oil

 PREPARATION

1. Peel and cut the onion into pieces. Rinse, blot, and peel off the parsley. Peel, wash, and cut the carrot into pieces. Chop the onion, carrot, and parsley in the robot, not too finely. Pour into a bowl. Add the fine ground pork and crumbled crumb bread. Salt, pepper and add 1/2 tsp gingerbread spice. Bind the stuffing with 1 egg and 2 tablespoons of milk.

2. Spread the turkey cutlets on the worktop and flatten them with a rolling pin (previously covered with stretch film). Cut the cutlets in half and garnish them with stuffing. Fold them up to get squares (if necessary, tie them up).

3. Crush the cereal petals between your fingers. Mix them with chopped hazelnuts. Beat 1 egg in a bowl. Pass the turkey slippers in the egg, then in the hazelnut-cereal breading.

4. Heat the rapeseed oil in a large pan, add the turkey slippers and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat, gently turning them over halfway through. Place on a paper towel before serving, warm.

The TRICK 

If children are under 5 years old, half a portion (a slipper) is enough.

 Children are also entitled to their festive menu on New Year's Eve. For them, we imagine gourmet and original dishes, which will delight them almost as much as the arrival of Santa Claus! Easy recipes, which will leave children with a festive taste.

The holidays are a risky period for the little ones: end-of-term fatigue, cold and wet weather, and repeated overeating are the bed of flu and digestive disorders. So that they feast while staying in great shape, concoct a separate, simple, and gourmet menu.

  Watch out for appetizers: they love them and are often hungry.

Plan small vegetable-based bites (dips, mini-skewers of raw vegetables, etc.) to nibble with your fingers. Limit the amount and variety (two to three different recipes are enough).

  Provide water and fruit juice for the aperitif and meal (dilute with 25% water). Avoid sodas or limit them to one or two drinks at most for the evening.

INGREDIENTS for 6 PERSONS

.3 eggs.

80 g extra-fine sugar.

40 g corn.

20 g rice flour.

1/2 sachet Alsatian yeast.

1 mango

.25 cl of heavy cream for whipped cream.

emportepièce sapin.

200 g of pastry milk chocolate.

2 tablespoon(s) of milk. 

meringue and chocolate beads for decoration

 PREPARATION

1. Preheat the oven on.5/150°.

2. Separate the whites from the egg yolks. Beat the yolks with the sugar to get a sparkling and very clear mixture. Add the Maïzena, rice flour, yeast, and a small pinch of salt. Beat the whites with a pinch of salt in very firm snow. Gently incorporate the snow whites into the previous preparation.

3. Pour into a rectangular mold of 20 x 30 cm, lined with parchment paper. Bake the biscuit for 15 minutes in the oven. Let cool on a rack and remove the paper when the cake is cold. Cut it into fir trees, with cookie cutters.

4. Peel the mango and cut it into very thin slices, then tiny dice, keeping the juice. Cut the fir trees in half in thickness. Garnish the base with diced mango, and drizzle with a little juice.

5. Mount the cream in very firm whipped cream, then spread it over the mango. Cover with the other part of the fir trees, making it adhere well.

6. Melt in a water bath the chocolate cut into squares with the milk. Smooth the mixture and spread it on the fir trees. When the icing is taken, decorate with meringue and chocolate beads. This cake can be prepared the day before (to be placed in a cool place).

THE TRICK 

A fairly light cake because the biscuit does not contain fat. Do not sweeten whipped cream, it is useless. You can serve the fir trees accompanied by cups of cut fruit (mango, pineapple, melon, etc.) and fresh lychees.