Saying YES, saying NO
In February 2013 people around the world danced to ‘Break the Chain’, on V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women. It created instant, internationally choreographed unity for thousands of people, a public outcry: ‘NO’ to the heartwrenching reality of abuse and violence perpetrated against women and [...]
Grandma’s silky skin….
I run groups for mothers and daughters, girls from 10-15. We talk about the possibility of seeing life as a journey, an adventure in a series of phases, cycles, each with it's own distinct attributes. It's a way to lead girls to self reflection, a means of instilling [...]
Do you REALLY want to know?
How do you feel? “Fine.” “Not bad.” “Pretty good.” “Could be worse.” “Yeah, okay….” Accessing our feelings and having a language to speak about them is a practice. Most of us have been taught to dumb down our feelings to provide the generic responses that tick the box. [...]
The apathy of comfort, the prison of affluence and International World Happiness day.
“Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.”- Eleanor Roosevelt March 20th celebrated the first International Happiness Day. I still am trying to figure out what that means. Should I paint on a smile, buy those shoes I have wanted for so long, or [...]
On a spinning blue marble in space…
The quality of light has changed in the past week, I can see the sun emerging from behind a different rainforest tree on the far hillside everyday as it makes it's way north. Momentarily day and night are equal in length and the sun is passing by the [...]
Yoga at it’s ‘best’
Comparison brings inferiority, superiority. When you don't compare, all inferiority, all superiority, disappears. Then you are, you are simply there. A small bush or a big high tree--it doesn't matter; you are yourself. You are needed. A grass leaf is needed as much as the biggest star. Without [...]
V-day, standing tall
I danced with two hundred others this morning at V-day, 14th of February. Eve Ensler’s dream of One Billion Rising, one billion people around the globe standing up to say NO to the ongoing violence against females that has become our transgenerational status quo. I danced for the [...]
Watering my soul
It’s the wet season. Days of torrential rain and tree splitting winds are standard in the subtropical rainforest. With powerlines hanging dangerously heavy with debris we had no electricity for nearly a week. Getting on ‘the grid’ 13 years ago was a akin to a miracle. Light at [...]
Girls, Girls, Girls: Who’s Happine$$ are we buying??
When I first started blog writing a friend said to me, "I'm enjoying your blog, but don't you think it's a bit ambitious? Aren't' you afraid you'll run out of things to say?" HA! I look forward to the day that I have nothing to say, when there [...]
Keeping your yoga cool, aligning with the seasons
Traditionally holistic healing practices have always included the natural environment for diagnostic and prescriptive purposes: the weather and seasonal changes; and the moon and planetary influences (less obvious in our electric indoor modern lives). Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, all take into account the season, the local weather, [...]
Ms- Perception
'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree-ee Merry merry king of the bush is he-ee Laugh, kookaburra laugh, Gay your life must be.'- classic Aussie song written in 1932 by Marion Sinclair It seems kookaburra always catches me in those moments when I take life too seriously, or [...]
At the bloody heart of the issue..
The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Revenge, The X-men, 13 Assassins, Drive Angry, Switch Blade Sisters... All these blood stained titles wink at me with appetite whetting action shots, seducing my testosterone, (yes, women have testosterone!), just beside the ad for Cornetto's chocolate topped ice cream cones in the [...]