I’ve been thinking about rest a lot recently. How I rest, and I tell my nervous system, through my inaction, that I am safe. Nowadays, I block off periods in my diary and label them “rest”. Who would like to …
Category: Personal Reflections
Being An Immigrant
Leave a cooment if you’ve ever experienced immigration. I immigrated to Australia from the UK when I was twenty-five years old. In so many ways, it was an easy transition: the same language, similar food and culture. I had lived …
Remembering Olive
Oli passed away in June 2021 at nearly 17 years old. We joke that she was our first baby because we had her before our children. In many ways, she trained us in how to be parents. How …
Where Is Your Energy Going?
At some point, many of us will find ourselves contemplating what is meaningful. What is life about for me? My time here is limited, so what would a meaningful life look like for me? Here are some things to ponder …
Therapist Go to Therapy Too
I went to see my therapist yesterday to do some work around the birth of my two children. They are now 10 and 12 years old, but I still feel a queasiness in my stomach when I think about my …
Ujjāyī Breathing
If you have been following my adventures in Bali, you’ll know that I have been learning yoga. I have been reading ‘Yoni Shakti’ by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli because I wanted to learn a flavour of yoga that was written for women. …
Yoga Practice
I have been practicing yoga intensely for about 20 years, but not the kind of yoga you think of when you think of yoga. Not the asanas (the postures). Sure, I practiced Surya Namaskar (sun salutation) before meditation for years, …
Family Time In Bali
As I look around me from the Balinese day bed I’m sitting on, everything outside is green. So much green everywhere. Tropical green. There is something about the green that makes me relax.
Why Ubud? Ubud gets its name from …
Retreat and Service In India
Image 1 – The Golden Temple – This temple has been built according to Vedic science to allow energy to converge and build inside it. It is a masterpiece, and I have never felt stronger energy anywhere else. Image 2 …
Adventures in the UK
We had such an amazing time in the UK spending time with my mum & friends & family. We packed in lots of awesome adventures. A trip to Stoke Bruerne near where I grew up, Althorpe House (where Princess Diana …