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20 May 2019

Ninderry May 2019 “The quality of our life is dependent on the quality of the questions we ask ourselves.” This powerful phase was shared with me over two decades ago, through an inspiring teacher. It made an incredible impact on the way I orientate myself each day and the life path I cast myself along. It has become a self empowering reminder that I have shared with hundreds of students. Finding the true and correct answer is the way we are wired. We will need to rebel...

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20 April 2019

Ninderry, April 2019 This week I returned to my loved mountain sanctuary on the Sunny Coast, after a fulfilling two months in the magical green and flowering wonderland of Bali. When we left Ninderry we were in the throes of an Australian summer — the bright, shiny, extroverted celebratory expression of nature was well and truly alive. It is important to notice that this expansive state doesn't stay forever in nature. We are now in a noticeable natural change, as the flow...

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20 March 2019

Bali, March 2019 It is Nyepi, the holy sacred day of silence in Bali and we are in the local Balinese village nestled into a lush green coconut forest. It is one-third into our Zenthai annual teacher training to reach a ‘day off’. However, I feel it more aptly descried as a ‘day in‘. Wow, a day dedicated to fully dive into a full embrace of reality, away from all our conditioned ‘things to do‘. Where else in this world does an entire island...

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20 February 2019

Bali, February  2019 It is early morning in the lush green hills of Bali and I am out on my pushbike, cruising along the mind gobbling path where the coconut forest meets the sea. A 73-year-old farmer has stopped to have a conversation and we enjoy each others company for 5-10 minutes. His broken English and my struggling Indonesian could be quite comical. As we depart with our own agenda, his contagious and consistent smile stays with me. For the remainder of the...

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20 December 2018

Ninderry, December  2018 Summer is here … the season of fire, warmth, expansiveness, spaciousness and EXPRESSION. We are reminded of the joy available when we are in states of full, honest and open expression. As we note in the powerful symbols of Yin-Yang, the expression of wholeness is not just about shining the light, but also recognising the dark. When we express without suppression, a great liberating wholeness is discovered. As Carl Jung advocated “we are looking for wholeness, not perfection". So...

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20 October 2018

California, October  2018 The airline pilot knows his duty is to get his plane full of passengers to the destination on time. If his time-measured task is not completed, it is deemed a failure. The athlete knows he won’t be picked in the team if he doesn’t get his track time under 12 seconds. The high school student needs to get her score in the top 1% of the nation to gain entrance into med school. AAhhh, the world of goals and striving. The...

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20 September 2018

Bali, September 2018 If you have ever been into a Tibetan Buddhist temple your attention would of definitely of been cast to the various’ Thangkas' that surround the room. The Mandalas, scenes or Buddhist deities, are painted on cotton cloth and bring the room to life.  Beautifully-pure goddesses in radiant beauty, others demonic, and gruesome battles that are difficult to gaze at. They are created as an artistic representation of what is hidden in the deep recesses of the Human mind. When we become conscious...

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20 August 2018

Ninderry, August  2018 Ceremony. It is the hub that Balinese culture evolves around. My last two weeks in Bali felt like a continual ceremony. Cremations in Bali are a big deal. The set up is a two week preparation of weaving, cooking, creating and coming together to talk. The six day ceremony is an all night vigil. The incense and candles stay alight, the community is a constant state of coming and offering gifts. Day and night. The powerful moments are the...

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20 July 2018

France, July  2018 The word generosity has been following us around Europe. Like a sweet fragrance that shows up beautifully in the most unexpected moments, it appears again and again. This morning, Kristoph, the full-power 79-year-old manager of our AirBnB in Switzerland, escorted us to the train station. He jumped onto a bus with us both, helped purchase our tickets, shared a cup of coffee before hugging on the train amongst tears and goodbyes. This is after days of non-stop helping hands. Gaia had private...

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30 June 2018

Bali, June  2018 The small, grey monkey is closely watching two unaware tourists, awaiting his moment to pounce. As one of them places her bottle—filled with a brightly-coloured liquid—on the bench momentarily, the monkey springs into action. He leaps acrobatically from his branch, and within the blink of an eye has the bottle in his hand. In another moment he is bounding up to a low-hanging branch with a wry smile across his face. The monkey displays his cleverness by holding onto the...