Cittalift

13/07/2025

We take our cars in for regular servicing.
We replenish our phones when they run low. But how often do we give our minds and hearts the same care?

The Mini Reset Retreat is your monthly wellbeing tune-up — a dedicated space to pause, recharge, and reconnect with yourself in the midst of life’s demands. It’s a full-day, immersive retreat that supports your mental and emotional health like a much-needed exhale.

In August, we focus on the transformative power of self-compassion. Because the truth is, many of us are kinder to others than we are to ourselves.

Through gentle yoga, loving-kindness meditation, sound bowl healing, guided journaling, and deep rest, you’ll explore what it means to treat yourself with the same care you extend so freely to those around you.

This will be a trauma-informed space where you can feel safe to slow down, reflect, and reconnect with the strength and steadiness within.

Sunday, 3 August
The Chapel, Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair
Theme: The Transformative Power of Self-Love

Whether you’re navigating stress, transition, or simply feel the need to slow down, this day is for you. Join us in choosing presence over pressure and self-love over burnout.

https://www.cittalift.com/mini-reset-retreat-3-august-2025

06/07/2025

We are stronger than we think. 💪✨

That was the beautiful takeaway from yesterday’s Inner Resilience Retreat.

It was a privilege to witness the unfolding of this powerful insight in the stillness of shared presence - people remembering how they had overcome their toughest times by drawing on strengths already within them - self-belief, courage, humour, gratitude, forgiveness and much more. Sometimes we just need a pause to remember who we are and what we carry within.

Honestly, I thought everyone left looking fresher than they arrived, with a glow of quiet determination to bring more humour, zest and love into their lives by reclaiming their strengths.

Thank you to all who showed up with open hearts. And Thank You to those continuing to make space for stillness and strength to coexist.

If you too would like to supported while you reset and reconnect, please join us for another Mini Reset Retreat:
✨Sunday 3 August
✨9:30am - 4:30pm
✨The Chapel, Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair

29/06/2025

29/06/2025

Our Mini Reset Retreat on July 5th offers a chance to step away from daily life and focus on you - and your last chance to book is coming up on July 1st!

What makes this retreat so special?

✓ Trauma-informed practices suitable for all levels
✓ A tranquil setting at the Nunyara Conference Centre in Belair
✓ Gentle Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga and restorative meditation
✓ Guided reflections and delicious, nourishing meals

Whether you're facing change, feeling depleted, or simply looking to recharge, this day will help you reconnect with your inner resilience and clarity.

✨ Bonus: Attend all three Mini Reset Retreats (July, August, and September) to create lasting impact and support your ongoing wellbeing.

Ready to say yes to a mental and physical reset? Your future self will thank you! Book today.

https://events.humanitix.com/mini-reset-retreat-rediscover-your-inner-strength

26/06/2025

It’s time to give yourself permission to pause.

Consider our Mini Reset Retreats your monthly wellbeing tune-up. Much like routine car maintenance or daily vitamins, these retreats are a regular boost for your mental health – designed to keep your mind and body running smoothly.

Join us on Saturday, July 5th, for:

✨A revitalising Hatha Yoga session to release stress and recharge your energy
✨Deep Yin Yoga with Sound Bowl Healing for profound relaxation
✨Guided meditations to reconnect with your inner strength
✨Nutritious meals in a peaceful, natural setting

This month’s retreat empowers you to "Awaken Your Resilience," reminding you of the strength and wisdom you already hold within.

Don’t miss this chance to pause, reflect, restore, explore stillness, soothe your mind, and leave feeling uplifted.

Give yourself the gift of self-care. Register now.

https://events.humanitix.com/mini-reset-retreat-rediscover-your-inner-strength/tickets

Retreat

20/06/2025

In the craziness of your modern lives, we all
need moments of quiet to maintain balance.

Join us on Saturday, July 5, at the serene
Nunyara Conference Centre for a day of
restoration, connection, and resilience-
building at our Mini Reset Retreat.

This day-long retreat is designed to help you
slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover
the strength and wisdom within you. Through
activities like revitalising yoga, calming
meditation, sound bowl healing, and
reflective journaling, you can recharge your
body, mind, and spirit.

What to expect:
🌿 Hatha and Yin Yoga practices to refresh
your body
🌿 Guided meditations centred on re-igniting
your inner strength
🌿 Sound bowl healing to release tension and
welcome stillness
🌿 Nutritious, wholesome meals prepared just
for you
🌿 The peaceful backdrop of nature to support
your mental health

Step away from the demands of daily life and
back into your own rhythm — clearer, lighter,
stronger.

Spots are limited for this deeply restorative
experience, so register today.

https://events.humanitix.com/mini-reset-retreat-rediscover-your-inner-strength

18/05/2025

Something beautiful has unfolded…

The new Cittalift website has officially launched, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!

This space is more than a website — it’s an online sanctuary where you can explore upcoming retreats, yoga, mindfulness and meditation programs, and resources to support your journey inward.

This beautiful new site was lovingly crafted in partnership with Sophie Horwood at Thrive Communications, whose creative insight and thoughtful process made it a truly inspiring collaboration.

We hope this space feels like a deep breath — one that invites you to slow down, reconnect, and remember the joy of simply being. May you find calm, clarity, and inspiration here.

Explore the new site today: https://cittalift.com/

15/04/2025

Join me tomorrow as I delve into the timeless wisdom of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. In his Meditations, he wrote:

✨“Pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action. In the action, immediately look for the target, in words, listen closely to what’s being signaled.”

✨“Do away with the opinion I am harmed, and the harm is cast away. do away with being harmed and harm disappears”

I will refer to The Daily Stoic to explore the meaning of these quotes, discuss their relevance to our lives today, and explore how they can help us cultivate greater resilience, mindfulness, and wisdom.

Join me from 7:00 to 7:30 AM (ACDT) for this talk and a guided meditation session so you could ease nicely into the Easter break

https://cittalift.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9398b0d65314308e21f9bc32e&id=b421ff9508&e=8bfdb617de

08/04/2025

Tomorrow I will be exploring the 5 mental objects that make up our experiences. When we can see the transient nature of these mental experiences, it can liberate us from stress, anxiety and emotional turmoil.

Join me from 7:00 to 7:30 AM (ACDT) for this talk and a guided meditation session to explore your inner world with open and non-judgement awareness

Please find the zoom link below:
https://cittalift.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9398b0d65314308e21f9bc32e&id=dc813ec7cb&e=8bfdb617de

01/04/2025

What difficult emotions are you currently avoiding? We’ve all been there: suppressing the sinking feeling of sadness or build ing an emotional walls around anger. This avoidance, however, creates a paradoxical trap: the feelings don't disappear; they fester, impacting our behavior and relationships, making us, ironically, less pleasant to be around.

As Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh eloquently stated in The Sun My Heart, “The very effort to be peaceful is oppressive. Our thoughts and feelings flow like a river. It is better to flow with it so we may then be able to guide it in ways we want it to go.” This process, allows us to gain perspective and reduce the intensity of our emotional responses. We become lighter, more balanced, and more authentically present in our interactions.

Invitation to Transformative Meditation:
Join me this Wednesday from 7:00 to 7:30 AM (ACDT) for a guided meditation session. to gently flow with your "river of feelings," cultivate self-compassion, and expand your emotional capacity. This is an opportunity to move from avoidance to acceptance, from repression to release, and from reactivity to resilience.

Here is the zoomlink:

https://cittalift.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9398b0d65314308e21f9bc32e&id=e421fa7a71&e=8bfdb617de

Namaste
Kim

15/03/2025

We are excited and feel privileged to have Karen Floyd offer a very special healing workshop at Joy of Being Retreat.

Her transformative workshop will combine Yin yoga, Acupressure techniques, crystal bowls and guided nidra.

Yin Yoga targets connective tissues to release deep-seated tension, while acupressure stimulates energy pathways to awaken your body's natural healing potential. Vibrations from crystal bowls promote healing while guided yoga nidra leads you into deep relaxation.

This workshop will be part of the day retreat and residential retreat participants will also get to attend another of Karen’s beautiful sessions focusing on Yin and sound bowl healing.

Karen’s workshop is just one of many offerings within our Joy of Being retreat, alongside guided meditation, yoga, forest bathing, nourishing meals and more.

If you feel the need to step away from the noise of everyday life, join us for one day or three days of self-care, healing, and renewal. Reserve your spot soon as spaces are limited.

Link to book here: https://cittalift.com/product/joy-of-being-retreat-april-2025/

03/12/2024

Dear meditation friends,

This past couple of weeks, I have noticed that Mara has reared his “ugly head” in myself and people around me.

Who is “Mara” you might ask? Mara is the equivalent of the demon in the story of the enlightenment of the Buddha. He came in many forms to hinder the Buddha’s enlightenment including lust, greed, doubts, judgement, fear etc. He appeared when Gautama was alone and meditating. But each time Gautama was able to transform the deadly forces hurled at him by Mara and transformed them into flowers. Mara would appear even after Buddha’s enlightenment. Buddha would calmly acknowledge Mara’s presence by saying “I see you, Mara” and invite him for tea. Mara would stay for a while and then go, but throughout, Buddha remained free and undisturbed.

Mara certainly visited me in the form of desires for things I don’t need when bombarded by Black Friday sales. In another friend, Mara came in the form of anger, anxiety and confusion about whether to attend family Christmas gatherings because there was tension between siblings.

Mara comes when we are not present. According to the Buddha “When you leave mindfulness, you enter the domain of Mara, and danger is unavoidable.” We lose sight of our “higher self” and our “highest intention” when we are not aware of Mara’s presence.

Join me on Wednesday for our meditation session so that we can strengthen our mindfulness together to avoid being misled by Mara.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88149844376?pwd=rO7NP3tcoaPJ7IaaanqdxGbTPnhVmI.1