Ritual & Sacred Living

Creating a home yoga nest

In my home, the two most important rooms in the house are the art studio and the yoga room. My yoga room was in need of a bit of a make over so last week I got stuck in to it. I wanted to create a space that has an overwhelming sense of calm that washes over me the...

Burial traditions around the world

Ceremonies, Funeral, Ritual & Sacred Living

Do you have your funeral planned? Maybe you have heard a song on the radio and know that is what you want played while throngs of people cry and wail at your passing? Maybe you have decided you want to be buried in a cemetery, or maybe you’ve decided to be cremated?...

Rolling up from standing forward fold – is it worth it?

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

If you have been following me on Instagram or Facebook you would know that I joined these wonderful yoga practice intensives taught by the highly skilled and just plain wonderful Julie Smeardon at Shri Yoga in Brisbane. I am learning so very much in these workshops...

Creating Creative Ritual

Art and Creativity, Ritual & Sacred Living

I love the quote by painter Chuck Close: “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” Real creative professionals know that creativity isn’t about a spark, or inspired moment. Sure those things happen, but they’re rare and can’t be...

Rituals to increase passion and embody love

Ritual & Sacred Living, Weddings

Since the very beginning of time, people have attempted rituals that induce love and stir desire. Some of the best stimulants of this type are naturally occurring foods like avocados, onions, ginseng, and ginger. These have a very subtle effect, so if you want...

Open your heart chakra pranayama

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

Yoga postures, or asanas, are often the first thing people learn when they start yoga. Depending upon the style of yoga you are learning you could also have the pleasure of learning pranayama. [bctt tweet=”Prana means life force energy, or energy of the...

Ritual to usher in a new year

Ritual & Sacred Living

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

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

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...

The Ritual Walk

Ritual & Sacred Living

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...

If you are an empath, you already know

Ritual & Sacred Living

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

Ritual & Sacred Living

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...

How to be conscious

Ritual & Sacred Living

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.

Ritual & Sacred Living

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,...

How to make your own smudge stick

Ritual & Sacred Living

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...

Summer Solstice

Ritual & Sacred Living

“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...