Contributors + Words of Wisdom

Amber is an entrepreneur, spiritually-led chef, author, and owner of two restaurants known as The Source Café in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, California. She’s committed to making a paradigm shift in the world through food and has been in the restaurant business since the age of 14. She believes that food nourishes us from the inside out and combines her drive to use food to heal the mind and body with her classical culinary training. In this issue, she gives us some yummy yoga snacks that we can prep at home for energy before or after class. Look out for her new books this year. Find her at: chefamber.com

Maryem is an intuitive yogi, writer and business owner, who has been honoured to train with a number of masters of yoga from the East. She herself brings a modern, scientific and playful quality to the yoga tradition in all her classes. In this issue, Maryem writes the article, ‘Superfood for the Spine’ about the magical healing power of undulations. She says when we welcome spinal undulations into our practice, it can revolutionise our approach to yoga and beyond — and it also feels delicious!