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You can’t stop the waves but you can learn how to surf
Having a full range of emotions is part of the experience of being human. Happiness, sadness, excitement, anxiety, guilt, shame, contentment, unease (you know where I'm going with this, right?). Trying to suppress our emotions is akin to suppressing the waves in the...
The Gratitude Project. A video.
A couple of weeks ago the Uplift team and I gathered at The Farm in Byron Bay to create a video about gratitude. I put the invite out for people to come and sit on the gratitude bench and share what they're most grateful for. Even though I was there for the whole day...
Lights, camera, action at the gratitude bench
It's that time of year again! World Gratitude Day is nearly here! One of my favourite days of the year! This very special day was first celebrated on the 21st of September 1965 and has been growing in momentum ever since. This year, we'll be celebrating with...
10 Steps to a Daily Yoga Practice
I have a daily yoga practice. Most mornings I get up and practice asana (postures), pranayama (breathing) and meditation before breakfast. But that doesn’t mean that I always find this routine easy, or that it’s always been this way. There have been long periods in my...
The Highly Sensitive Parent
A few weeks ago I was invited onto BAY FM 99.9 on the Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond show to talk about parenting and the Highly Sensitive Person. In the interview we talked about what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person, and in particular the highs of lows of...
Anxiety and the Highly Sensitive Person
Let me be really clear from the outset, high sensitivity is not an illness or a diagnosis. It simply means that the nervous system is more sensitive than 'normal' and therefore picks up on more information from the world and processes it more deeply. While a...
Step Into the Fire with Me
I'm just a little bit in love with Rumi. His words are divine. A Daily Dose of Bliss guest teacher Richard Miller shared this with me on retreat a couple of weeks ago, and I'm delighted to be sharing it here with you (if you're in a rush, just read the part in bold)....
Meet the teacher: Deva Premal + Miten
We're diving in to another round of A Daily Dose of Bliss in just a few weeks, but before we do, I wanted to introduce you to two of the amazing guest teachers on the course; Deva Premal and Miten. Deva and Miten's music has a very special place in my heart. ...
The Gifts + Challenges of the Highly Sensitive Person
Are you highly sensitive? About 15-20% of people in the world are considered to be. I am. And having an understanding of high sensitivity has really made a big difference in my life. Highly sensitive people: Notice and are affected by smells, noises and bright...
Healthy bodies + peaceful minds in Cambodia
I am very aware of how fortunate I am to be living in Australia, with more than enough money to feed my family. There are so many people in the world who do not have this privilege, through no fault of their own. Why is one person born into a middle class family ...
