Ritual & Sacred Living

Winter Solstice

The longest night of the year One special Winter Solstice, I invited the people most important to me to my home. We set a fire in the yard, and filled it with beautiful warm scented herbs. We cast a circle, shared our wishes dreams and plans, we shared what we meant...

Cleansing Ritual

Ritual & Sacred Living

I wanted to give you a bit of a heads up on how you can cleanse your environment and soul when you want to transition to a new phase. It might be a change in season, it might be time for a clean out, maybe you’ve just finished studying and are about to start...

Connections with the earth

Ritual & Sacred Living

Sometimes we forget we have bodies. That is such a true statement for me. If I’m in the studio, or at the computer, anytime I am engrossed in what I am doing, I can forget to move, forget the connection I have with my body. I’m reading a book called ‘The Art of...

Seven indicators that little voice in your head is an asshole

Ritual & Sacred Living

A little while ago I was feel like crud most of the time and nothing seemed to be working. I started reading about happiness in an attempt to find out what I was missing. Thats when I realised how messy I was. It really hit home because I just seem to miss on every...

Allowing Energy to Flow

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

My last workshop was about learning the correct alignment so as to ensure your students are not going to injure themselves and to ensure that they get the most out of their practices. Something really shifted in this class for me and has continued to smash me in the...

Anything is Possible

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

I used to believe I could never own a home, then I bought my own home. I used to believe I could never lose weight, then I lost 30 kilos. I used to believe that I couldn’t even run for the train, then I ran a full marathon (42klm!!). I believe that anything is...

I’m running away to join the circus

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

Quite a few years ago, signed up to a course of aerial yoga. A few classes in, the friend I was doing it with hurt his back and couldn’t continue, so I didn’t go back either. I was so chicken, I felt like not one part of my body was connected to another. I was so out...

Fear

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

As part of our training we have to practice teaching. I though this would be easy. I though I could do this with my hands tied behind my back. lol!! I have to set up quite an involved program for for a couple of people around a specific area. I have my partner...

Metaphysical Wellness and Grief

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

In 1997 I started my Reiki training. I did my training under Tony Van Lambaart. I took a very traditional lineage and the major part of the study was the metaphysics of disease. Since then I have relied upon that knowledge and masters like Louise Hay for guidance on...

Yamas & Niyamas

Ritual & Sacred Living, Yoga

Yamas and Niyamas can be loosely described as sacred yogic practices, with the Yamas being the big picture stuff, how you are in the world I guess. While the Niyamas are the more personal aspects. On this yoga journey, I’ve had to look at Yamas and Niyamas and...