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Ritual to usher in a new year
I want to share with you a simple way to bring in the new year. A simple ritual to cleans your environment and soul perfect fro the ending of 2017 and what ever it held for you so that you have a fresh space to bring in 2018. You can do this at any time, day or night....
Resolve to Evolve: Set Your Yogic Intentions
Set an intention and infuse the new year with positive change. On New Years Eve I did a yoga workshop with the wonderful Julie Smerdon at Shri Yoga. I used this time to reach deep inward and look for what it was that I intended for myself in that class and in my life...
Drawing Inspiration
How do you find inspiration for your pen drawings. It’s a huge world out there and there are a gazillion things to draw, - that’s right, a ‘gazillion’. It's really a matter of picking something and getting started. It doesn’t matter your skill level; if you are just...
The Ritual Walk
I have always enjoyed walking – a gentle stroll. It allows me time to stroll deeper inward, one-foot strike at a time in the outer world. Walking, wandering, strolling; these gentle movements bring me closer to my humanness. We live as we move, a step at a time, and...
Indian Wedding traditions
A colourful occasion with elaborate decorations, music, dances, superb dresses and solemn ceremony.
A momentous moment in Australian history!!
On 7 December 2017, the Australian Parliament passed the #Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 to change the definition of marriage and provide for marriage equality in Australia. The right to marry in Australia will no longer be...
A beautiful ceremony reading
Have you read this?? Oh, how utterly beautiful! Neil Gaiman is an all-time favourite of mine and he has just added this beautiful #wedding reading to his blog... This is everything I have to tell you about love: nothing. This is everything I've learned...
If you are an empath, you already know
You know those online quizzes that are really popular nowadays? The ones that tell you if you are an empath or not. Well, I think they are a bit redundant because like most sensitive souls, if you are an empath you already know it. You soak up others’ moods and...
Mindful listening to re-calibrate
A missed connection today left me standing in the street, sun blazing down, holding my notebooks and realizing my planned meeting wasn't going ahead. Instead of returning to the office, I wandered into the near by park and took a moment to listen. Do you do this?...
The sweetest surprise
I had the most delightful surprise. I recently went to the Sunshine coast looking forward to a relaxing weekend by the beach. I arrived to find my own artwork adorning the walls of this newly renovated apartment. If you like the look of this, and want to stay...
Dedicate a star to your deceased loved one.
Looking for ways to celebrate your loved one? Companies in Australia, such as International Star Registry, offer packages that include a certificate with a dedication date, telescopic coordinates, and your loved one’s name. Gather family and friends together to...
How to be conscious
Below are some simple “practices” that have become themes in my consciousness throughout my days—they are the threads that weave my day together and infuse my day with a connection to what is. Morning intention. Before I get out of bed, I set an intention for my day....
Bring spirituality into your life – connect with your higher self.
Many of us want to bring spirituality into our lives but don't know where to begin. Or we think we have to sit in silent meditation for an hour each day in order to be “spiritual.” But this is just not true. Here are 5 easy tips to begin to decrease stress, calm your...
How to make your own smudge stick
Smudge sticks are derived from Native American culture, where they were used in ceremonies to cleanse and bless people and places. Smudging, or smoke cleansing is used in many other cultures too. Indigenous Australians use native eucalyptus leaves in smoking...
A Norse funeral?
Looking for ways to celebrate your loved one? You could try themeing the service. A viking-style funeral could be a spectacular send off, while Star Wars has influenced the life celebrations of a number of fans. I have officiated a Star Wars funeral service - and I...
Art as meditation
Many of us have heard about the benefits of meditation, but sometimes find it hard to do. Fewer of us know about the profound benefits of artistic expression. Creating art, however, is another way to access a meditative state of mind and the profound healing it...
Writing your own vows Part 1
History tells us that prior to the 13th century, vows were likely not to have been part of the marriage ceremony. But nowadays, your vows are one of the most important parts of your big day.
Painting to music
We all need a passionate boost in our creative process once in a while. Creative writer Julia Cameron makes the point, "When I am afraid of my own creativity (which may be to say I am afraid of my own passion), I turn to passion and creativity of others whose hearts...
Perspective is everything
You Tell Me It cannot be so you say… Simple hands cannot change the fate of humanity. I say humanity is a boundless, absorbing heart, Transcending death, and generations, and centuries, Absorbing bullets, and stitches, and tear gas, Enduring humiliation, and illegal...
Writing your own vows – inspiring words
How can you say you will be there in the good times and the bad?
Writing your own vows Part 3
I guarantee that we’ll have tough times. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us will want to get out. But I also guarantee that if I don’t ask you to be mine, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life, because I know, in my heart, you’re the only one for me.
Writing your own vows Part 2
Before we met, I had the usual dreams for the future. But since I have met you, my dreams are much bigger. All the things in life that felt unreachable before now seem possible when I am with you.
Memory cards
Looking for ways to celebrate your loved one? Ask friends, family, guest at your loved ones funeral or memorial service to write their favorite memory of them on a note card. These cards can then be kept in a memory box for future generations of the family to read.
Summer Solstice
“Why did we go and perform that ritual around that oak tree? How does that help us become better human beings?” “Precisely because most people don’t perform rituals around oak trees and more, and because by performing apparently absurd rituals, you get in touch with...
Wedding Invitation Do’s and Dont’s
It’s a sign that we are getting older when we start receiving wedding invitations. We have had the formal ones, the casual ones, the dramatic ones, the perfectly styled hipster ones, and sometimes even funny ones.
Redefining the Wedding Party
Most same sex ceremonies don’t necessarily fit with what we have become used to in weddings. I find this super exciting because we are in such a wonderful time when same sex couples are redefining many of the age old traditions we are used to.
Hand-fasting – A Guide
The hand-fasting #ritual is a beautiful, magical rite of passage. Many non-Pagan and non-Wiccan couples are adopting this old custom, much like when couples borrow from other traditions to craft their own ceremony to match their distinctive personalities....
A Beautiful Bali Wedding?
Ever thought of having your special day in Bali, by the beach on a balmy afternoon? Is it legal? would your wedding be recognised here?
New traditions – Same-sex weddings
Many people think that a same sex ceremony is the same as a ‘straight’ ceremony. And while very much is the same, LGBQTI people may have their own traditions, their own dynamics and their own sensitivities and require a different layer of knowledge and sensitivity.
Wedding Readings
Whether a scripture passage, poem stanza, or children’s book excerpt, the readings at your wedding should reflect your style as a couple as well as invite guests to learn more about the love you share with each other.
Each of us have the ability to deepen our intuitive knowing.
When we develop this deep sense of knowing, we can make use of it to help navigate through the sometimes stormy waters of our daily lives; use it to help is make decision that are fulfilling; and most importantly, use it to discover a path that keeps us living in a life we love.
When we learn how to hone our skills and start to pay real attention to our inner voice, we soon discover that it points us in the right direction. Developing a strong intuition and learning to trust it gives us a new way of knowing or seeing the truth without need for explanation, double guessing yourself.