About Anastasia

Anastasia Eden is a plant-based chef and recipe developer who has spent more than three decades creating nourishing plant based cuisine for retreats and conscious communities around the world.

Letting Go (through the whole body) Meditation with Anastasia

We often store energy, emotions or even trauma in our bodies. This can create blockages and stagnation in the flow of chi or universal life force energy through us. Blockages often result in illness, lethargy, lack of clarity or deeper emotional turmoil. This is a gentle, yet deep meditation all about releasing blocked or stored [...]

Gluten-free Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies – EASY

Happiness is making a big batch of gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookies (or biscuits as we affectionately call there here in England) - then having everyone pile into the kitchen and watching the plateful vanish in two seconds flat. Ahhhhhhhh! Such is the effect of this delectable recipe. It doesn't much matter if people normally [...]

Letting go of energies that no longer serve us meditation (with video)

It is common for most of us to absorb energies from the world around us. Those energies might be from people, situations or jarring things. It is just the way the universe works. We attract to us what we have energetic receptors for whether we like it or not. There is always something to learn... [...]

Easy Gluten-free Vegan Crunch Shortbread Cookies (with only 6 ingredients)

Oh my goodness, there the most heavenly aroma is flooding my kitchen right now. Easy-baked gluten-free, vegan shortbread cookies are happening! I was so thrilled when I developed this recipe. Not only is it de-e-e-elicious, it is also super easy to make. I love that healthy eating can be delectable too. It's hard to [...]

Gluten-free Vegan English “Sweet Mince Pies” for Christmas

Sweet mince pies are traditional British confectionary served during the festive season. If you are British, you'll know exactly how delicious these are already. If you've not yet heard of them, then you are in for a real treat! Today I am sharing a delightful version, made gluten-free, vegan and naturally sweetened. The filling is [...]

Power Pear Juice with Celery, Beetroot & Ginger – using whatever is in my fridge

Yesterday I was super busy preparing everything before some long haul travel. I am going to be a way for a while, so that involved emptying my fridge of all the stuff that I know won't get eaten whist I am away. When I looked in my fridge I found a massive head of celery [...]

Lentil Cottage Pie… gluten-free, vegan, feel-good comfort food

I've gone bonkers for potatoes lately, enjoying them most days in one way shape or form. Have rather bizarrely gone almost completely off grains at the moment. A temporary potato obsession perhaps ha ha. Enter lentil cottage pie and I've found the ultimate feel-good potato topped dinner. I am chuffed to know that potatoes contain [...]

Homemade Fruit n’ Nut Chocolates – vegan, healthy and mood elevating

There's nothing like a bit of chocolate to elevate the mood! To be completely honest, I've actually been down a lot lately - grieving the loss of the 'love of my life'. I'd lose my appetite for days and weeks at a time, hardly eating anything at all. And then there was chocolate! During the times [...]