top of page
Search


Yin & Yang with ETCH Sparkling.
Seasonally-Synced Drinks with ETCH Sparkling. As part of our recent Wonder Full Women's Weekend Retreat, I provided pre-dinner...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Apr 4, 20234 min read


5 Top Tips to Help You Return to the World Following a Retreat
I recently returned from a silent retreat organised by Tergar Melbourne. Whilst there, I asked my teachers for some advice on how to...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Mar 1, 20234 min read


Life-Changing Gluten-Free Sourdough Crumpets
My version of the Lifechanging Gluten-Free Sourdough Crumpets recipe from Grown & Gathered by Matt & Lentil.

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Feb 9, 20233 min read


Wonder Full Women's Weekend Retreat in Splendid Somers
Yang to Yin. Attune and bloom in splendid Somers. Friday March 24th - Sunday March 26th 2023. Somers is one of Freya's favourite parts of...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Jan 17, 20233 min read


Book Dedication: Who Is Caroline?
Readers of my book have been asking who Caroline is... Caroline was the special adult in my life who treated me as an equal. Caroline...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Spring Sprouted Mung Dal
I know there are many mung dal recipes out there but this one is my favourite. It is nutrient-dense, delicious, and offers a gentle detox...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Oct 10, 20224 min read


FAVOURITE FODMAP-FRIENDLY CITRUS RECIPES.
Citrus, citrus, citrus. Zingy and full of vitamin C. During winter we often have excess citrus from our garden, so along with sharing the...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Aug 8, 20222 min read


A BOOK WRITING JOURNEY...
I have always loved books. I have such happy memories of people reading to me- my mum, my various teachers, and friends. You will always...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Jun 22, 20222 min read


AUTUMNAL REFLECTION & RELEASE
Here we are coming towards the end of Autumn, the time of year when nature shows us how beautiful it can be to let things go. Ironically,...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
May 19, 20222 min read


IKARA-FLINDERS RANGES DREAMING
We have just returned from a visit to Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. It is a most magical place and I wish we had had more time...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Apr 21, 20222 min read


GLORIOUS GIANT MARIGOLDS
For those of you who have recently attended a class or workshop at Maitri Studio Brighton, you may have noticed the glorious giant...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Mar 1, 20221 min read


PHILLIPA'S CHOCOLATE NUT BALLS
In January we had the delicious and privileged experience of being invited by friends to attend a dinner party at their house. They hired...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Feb 11, 20222 min read


SUMMER SUN
Have you been enjoying the summer sun? Spending warm days splashing, swimming and soaking in the sea/dam/creek/lake/pool? This is the...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Jan 19, 20221 min read


TEA TOWELS?!
At the beginning of this year, I would never have imagined that I would have an illustration of mine printed onto tea towels...yet here...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Dec 14, 20212 min read


WE'RE ON THE JOURNEY OF LEARNING ABOUT BEES...
This year, for his birthday, I gave my husband a Flow Hive and the associated equipment. This was inspired by his father keeping bees,...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Nov 18, 20212 min read


AS WE EMERGE FROM LOCKDOWN...
Here in Melbourne, Victoria, we are beginning to emerge out of lockdown. Melbourne has spent more time in lockdown than any other city in...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Oct 19, 20211 min read


INVERSIONS
In relation to mindful movement, an inversion is defined as any pose or movement which aligns our heart above our head. Inversions have...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Aug 19, 20212 min read


ANOTHER LESSON FROM NATURE.
We were fortunate enough to have the freedom and time to make a last-minute trip up to far north Queensland earlier this month. I had the...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Jul 22, 20212 min read


GUACAMOLE SEASON
At the end of last month (the end of Autumn), a dear friend gave me some of their homegrown avocados. Delicious, creamy, homegrown Reed...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
Jun 16, 20212 min read


INTERMITTENT FASTING AS A FEMALE
Fasting There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything,...

Freya Bennett-Overstall
May 20, 20213 min read
bottom of page