by admin | May 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
INSPIRATION. Full and focused, open to possibility. One of those things you can’t force, you can seed it but it comes when it comes. Like anything creative – ever emerging, always forming, until it’s expressed… and then there is… a… …pause THE PAUSE. The nothingness. Perhaps a sense of stuckness. Time to observe, to digest, to let go of. To die a small death and be reborn. The negative space that gives an image it’s potency. A necessary part of the creative process. We can sometimes panic in the pause, maybe even suffer a little. When we try for inspiration it can allude us. Like anything, it will pull away if you’re demanding of it, needy and reaching. Inspiration comes from observation, whether in action or stillness, whether immersed or from a distance. It comes from a yin approach to a yang life. Receptive, open. Trust without reaching. Expression without thinking too much. So if we rest in the pause, sit in the stuckness, allow the small death to make space for the new, inspiration will return, when ready and when the time is right – this flood of energy, a filling up to overflowing so you need to create to release it. An expression of the urge to manifest. Both places are your journey. Both are part of the creative process. other posts ...
by admin | May 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Luscious, luxurious, leafy loveliness all over Melbourne at the moment. How appropriate that the leaves change from the cooler green to the warmer hues as the temperature drops. The colours of the autumn leaves are the colours of the first three chakras. With these colours all around us, they bring a certain energy into the body, resonant with these chakras. WHAT THE LEAVES HAVE TO TELL US: Red – the colour of the root chakra – our earth connection. Connected to our primal need to have all our basic survival needs met. Autumn is a good time to get grounded and stable (before fear, which causes procrastination, takes over). To keep stable and balanced in transitional seasons, we must respond to the season – eating warming foods, like root vegetables and foods that have gathered energy at their core – like apples, pumpkins, pears. Without responding to our body’s changing needs, we just feel more sluggish and unable to support the stable function of the body. Orange is the colour of the second chakra – the centre of creation. A good time to finish or begin to materialize any ideas/projects we have been seeding over the last few months. Do you feel like it’s time to make things happen? Bring to life those ideas, or to finish something that needs finishing. Yellow is the colour of the third chakra – the element of this chakra is FIRE of course. Representing our personal power and affirmation of self. A good time to reflect on our accomplishments as well as make any adjustments so we can be well on the way...
by admin | May 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
Being very much a warm weather loving being, autumn has always been a struggle for me. But over the last few years I have been practicing acceptance, with an intention to fully embrace the change! It’s a work in progress, but my intention is to fully honour the inward turn of energy in preparation for winter – nurturing the desire to stay in, to be quiet, warm, and cosy if that’s what I feel like – opting for crafternoons over outdoor, outward energy activities if I feel inclined. Taking note that my pets, who know best in these situations, are also choosing to sleep more, to stay in more, to eat more. During the autumn change, it’s natural to feel more sleepy and internal. I recommend getting as much sleep as you can, eating warming foods and drinking warm drinks – preparing both physically and mentally for the winter months ahead. As human beings our bodies need to adapt to the shifts and changes in weather and this can take energy, so honour that. Autumn is a perfect time for silent meditation, or in other words sitting with yourself – transitioning from outer to inner. Silent meditation – take a step back: Sit quietly. Mentally take a step back. Literally (mentally) rest back into the back part of your body. Simply delight in spending time quietly sitting with yourself. Sit for as long as you like 🙂 Other blog...
by admin | Apr 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
When we’re afraid, we tend to tense up – the belly tightens and we can shrink inward, freeze, or just freak out. Here’s a quick kundalini yoga tip to counter fear that I learned from a visiting Sat Nam Rasayan teacher, Ambrosia Espinosa recently: Suck your tongue like a lolly. Yes, that’s right. Suck your tongue like it’s a lolly for 3 minutes (or so). Why?? When we feel fear the mouth dries up and the palms sweat. By sucking your tongue like a lolly we produce saliva and the palms of the hands remain dry. We work from the body to trick the mind that we are in fact not afraid, because our body response is one of being fine, not fearful. Other blog...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I hope you’re enjoying a beautiful long weekend. Over this time I’ve been considering easter and all it represents. All the many different spiritual lineages have different ways to deliver very similar messages. The catholic easter message reminds me of the mantra Sa Ta Na Ma. This mantra represents the cycle of life and the cycles within life. Sa – Birth. Our own birth into human form. The birth of a new relationship, a new stage in our life journey, a new project, home, job. The beginning of anything. Ta – Life. The journey, however it unfolds all of the above. Na – Death. All things must come to an end. The more we practice non-attachment and the awareness of the transience of all things the better we deal with this aspect of the cycle. Ma – Rebirth. Fresh beginnings, with wisdom intact. The beginning of a new journey, born out of the end of an old one. This mantra is the mantra of recognition of the cycles and flow of life. It’s this message that I take from the story of Jesus dying on the cross. Only to be ‘reborn’ or to return anew, with wisdom to carry on the journey. The saying “dying into life” comes from a letting go to start anew. In two weeks, on Saturday May 10, I will be running a 2-hour weekend workshop with my crystal singing bowls. We will practice a 7 part series of meditations, finishing with this mantra. I hope you will join me, more information. Other...
