{"id":6491,"date":"2017-10-04T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/?p=6491"},"modified":"2017-10-04T21:22:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:22:32","slug":"we-went-wake-up-to-wellness-with-california-walnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthylivinglondon.com\/news\/we-went-wake-up-to-wellness-with-california-walnuts\/","title":{"rendered":"WE WENT: Wake Up To Wellness With California Walnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
This morning, Healthy Living London was invited to ‘Wake Up To Wellness With California Walnuts<\/a>‘. Together with Women’s Fitness Magazine, California Walnuts hosted a yoga class followed by breakfast with an incredible view… at the top of the Shard<\/a>! What a wicked way to start the day!<\/h5>\n
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Yoga mats for Wake Up To Wellness With California Walnuts.<\/p><\/div>\n

The idea of getting up at 5.30am, other than to watch the sunrise on a beautiful beach or for a flight (to said beach) would normally have me frowning and in a bad mood. However, waking up and beginning my day with yoga at the top of the Shard, with the whole of London as my view, had me excited and motivated. I had never been to the Shard before, other than to gawk up at it from the sidewalk and despite my slight fear of heights, I was looking forward to yoga and breakfast with a view!<\/p>\n

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The view up the Shard, at 6.40am!<\/p><\/div>\n

We were welcomed into the lift and sped up to the 68th floor where a sea of orange yoga mats greeted us. Despite being a little grey outside, the view was incredible. Before the yoga class began, I had time to wander around the room and take in the views, trying to find my house, then where I used to live…etc. I’ve seen the view of the Shard many times, but the view from the Shard was awesome.<\/p>\n

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I heart London.<\/p><\/div>\n

The yoga class began with an inspiring talk from Julie Montagu, aka the Flexi Foodie<\/a>. She believes in self-care and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

“Do one thing each day for yourself that takes care of you, that makes you say I’m so happy I did that.” Julie Montagu<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Our Vinyasa yoga class was led by Mandy from Yogasphere. She led us through a flow of movements that gently stretched our bodies and allowed us to focus on breathing, whilst taking in the views! Her authoritative voice was a good wake-up call for a Wednesday morning. A few of her instructions were a little unclear, however she was demonstrating the movements so the class were able to follow her. The class was suitable for a variety of abilities as Mandy gave both beginner and more advanced options.<\/p>\n

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A delicious walnut inspired breakfast with a view.<\/p><\/div>\n

After yoga, we were treated to a walnut inspired breakfast with a view. Yogurt with crushed walnuts, walnut muffins, walnut flapjacks, muesli with walnuts and fruit skewers! It was delicious. My favourite was the walnut muffin; sweet and nutty. I tried the Californian walnuts on their own and I have to say they were delicious. Sometimes, walnuts can be bitter, but these ones were not. Instead, they were creamy and smooth.<\/p>\n

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Balancing on my head!<\/p><\/div>\n

So why eat walnuts?<\/p>\n

Packed with vitamins and minerals<\/span><\/strong>, walnuts have B1, B2, B6, pantothenic acid, biotin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper and manganese. These vitamins and minerals…<\/p>\n