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Saving Capturing Gratitude
I'm writing to you from the other side of overwhelmed and confused. A few weeks ago I discovered that our new shiny Capturing Gratitude website would not be ready in time for November 1st; the planned launch date for the project. It turns out that the developer I...
Busy (Exhausted) Women
Why is it, I keep asking myself, so many intelligent, gorgeous, spiritual, giving and wise women I meet are exhausted? You would think we would know better. Lately it seems I keep meeting women who are professionals, teachers, students, healers, mothers and all round...
We the highly sensitive people
I've just spent the evening with my local psychology colleagues, learning about about Highly Sensitive People (thanks Claudia). Apparently 15-20% of us are considered to be 'highly sensitive.' High sensitivity isn't a psychological weakness, but is an innate...
Grateful for my CSG free town
I'm sure you've heard of it. It's happening all over the world. Communities are coming together to stand up against Coal Seam Gas mining (and it's working!). I took part in surveying my town, and I'm happy to say that 95.2% of people said a resounding NO to CSG on...
Restorative yoga for mental health
The yoga psychology sanga meet every couple of months in beautiful yoga studios in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby (Australia) to learn and get excited about yoga psychology. This month we met at Libbie Nelson's lovely shala, to learn about her experience with yoga and...
Join my Mindful in May team
In less than a week I'll be joining hundreds of people from all over the world, meditating each day for a whole month, and raising money to help build water infrastructure in Rwanda. Would you like to join me? I've created a team, and I'd love for you to be part of...
Trauma and yoga
My friend and colleague Annabel McLisky teaches beautiful workshops on trauma sensitive yoga. After reading the ground breaking book 'Overcoming Trauma Through Yoga', I attended one of Annabel's workshops last year in Mullumbimby. To me, this information is so...
Coming home to yoga nidra
I spent five days last week studying iRest yoga nidra with Richard Miller. It was one of the most profoundly life changing teachings I've ever experienced. The funny thing is that I used to really dislike yoga nidra. I tried it for the first time at...
Rapping my asana
What do think about music and yoga asana? Inspired by a yoga class with the Future Sound of Yoga at the Spirit Festival (and memories of Jivamukti classes in Sydney years ago), I practiced with music today. And not my usual gentle, lyrical Donna De Lory, Jo Kelly,...
Un-learning to rush
The summer between finishing high school and starting uni I worked as a waitress for the first time (and not the last!). It was as a waitress that I learnt to rush. To do as much as possible in the shortest amount of time. To multitask. On my first day of the job I...
