twenty-eleven: the year that everything came together (after the year that everything fell apart)

All my US friends + family are in Thanksgiving mode today.  And while there is no official celebration here in Australia, I’m dedicating this day to pressing pause to soak in all the gratitude for the year that has been. While 2010 was the year everything fell apart, 2011 has been the year everything came together. I replenished my soul by slowing down + connecting with my body.  I rediscovered my self by digging deeper than I ever have…
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18 reasons why I keep going back to Vipassana.

Vipassana meditation is my daily practice.  Sometimes I sit for 5mins…sometimes I sit for 60mins.  Sometimes it’s first thing in the morning.  Other times it’s in the middle of day.  But most of the time it’s the last thing I do before I go to bed. Vipassana is a technique: a very simple + very profound technique. But after recently spending 3 days back at the retreat for a refresher course, I was reminded of how challenging it is to:…
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the ABC’s for happiness.

ACCEPT REALITY AS IT IS.  BE CURIOUS. CULTIVATE A QUIET MIND.  DISCOVER WHO YOU ARE.  EMPATHY CREATES UNITY. FOLLOW YOUR HEART. GROUND YOURSELF.  HONOUR YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. IGNORE THE STORY + SEE THE SOUL. JUDGE LESS. KNOW HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL. LET GO + MAKE SPACE FOR SOMETHING CLOSER TO THE TRUTH. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. NOTHING IS PERMANENT. OPEN YOUR HEART + YOUR MIND. PRESENCE IS POWER.  QUIT BITCHIN’ RELEASE THE TENSION. SELF CARE IS THE FOUNDATION FOR
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Calling EVERYONE who needs to take better care of themselves!!

Announcing my first online community event starting 27th September What is being SELFISH all about? Being SELFish is about pressing pause from our busy schedules to take better care of ourselves + return back to our centre.  It’s about giving ourselves permission to stop + breathe.  It’s about turning inward to reground ourselves so we can move forward with clairty + ease.  It’s about slowing down so we can reconnect with our true SELF + just be present.  It’s about…
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changing the world for the best starts with more women being SELFish.

Selfish.   A simple word with so much meaning. Say it aloud.  SELFISH.  What relationship do you have with this 7-letter word. Say it aloud again. SELFISH. What sensations do you feel in the body?  What thoughts arise in the mind? Say it again…this time in a whisper.  selfish. What stories do you relive?  What scars do you wear? The “holding back on your dreams to support someone else’s dream” scar. The “shrinking your accomplishments so you don’t outshine the others”…
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