Body Mind & You

Body Mind & You Our actions start with a thought, and it is through this pathway of thought that great change is pos The processes of life don't stop...not for a split second.

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BODY MIND & YOU·FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018·
“I love what I do, and infuse my work with the qualities of attention and love. I strive for excellence in exercising great diligence and skill in my actions with the understanding that compassionate awareness changes things in a beautiful way.” Kathy
Postures for the mind. Strengthening your mind comes from strengthening your ability to regul

ate energy. Life is always moving, always changing. Many of us can feel caught up, or feel as though they are being pushed from pillar to post in these constant, never ceasing, processes of life. Meditation provides for us an unchanging ground of well being. So we begin by practicing meditation a little and often and eventually begin to integrate the practice into everything we do. What we come to find is that eventually this becomes an established way of living our life. We rest in the quality of Life Force...we rest in just being. Postures for the Body
Inspiration to take action comes from our core
The power of Core Strength. Our "Core" sits in alignment with our Solar plexus. This is our power-on Switch which provides us with a spark of energy that ignites us into Action. Your desire or "will power" radiates from the centre of your body and its energy propels you to move forward toward fulfilling your dreams or goals. In a Pilates class we focus on Postures, Breathing and Concentrating the mind - each element working together with one supporting the other. The ultimate Aim of this, is having the mind and body working together. Postures for the Heart
Life, at times can be difficult, and one of life’s greatest challenges is how to enjoy it. Heart Meditation is using the power of the heart to balance your thoughts and emotions - helping you strengthen the level of your emotional and thought fitness. Heart Coherence is when the rhythm of your heart beat, and the frequency of your thoughts, together with the flow of your breath all sing in tune with each other. Where your Body, Mind and You create a physiological state that builds resiliency, and where personal energy is accumulated, not wasted, leaving you with more energy to manifest intentions and harmonious outcomes.

First light. Sunrise glow🩷🧡 🩵
03/04/2026

First light. Sunrise glow🩷🧡 🩵

“The earth community, the Life Community is not the property of any one religion or group or part of the world, it is th...
23/03/2026

“The earth community, the Life Community is not the property of any one religion or group or part of the world, it is the Commons that embraces us all, our planetary home.
And it needs us as never before.
It calls us to become, not heroes, but community builders, builders of home, gatherers and embracers, bearers of hospitality, keepers of the shared space that cultures us all.
It calls us not to go forth and come back laden with honors but to honor where we are, who we are, and from that place to reach out
and connect to and honor each other in the community of life.”
David Spangler

The eve of a new venture.After coming through the woods, it is exhilarating to see the landscape open before me. What on...
08/03/2026

The eve of a new venture.

After coming through the woods, it is exhilarating to see the landscape open before me. What once might have felt like misadventure now reveals itself as something that was always meant to be.

Along the way, I encountered many obstacles—forces that at times felt determined to block my path. Yet here I stand again, holding true.

Fate. Destiny.
Power versus authority.

On Taungurung Country, I feel connected to Source—the origin of energy: divine, purposeful, and alive. Connection to Source guides authentic action. It reminds me that the self is never formed in isolation; it is shaped by systems and context, like the contours of a landscape, and brought into being through the actions of individuals.

Today, the path ahead feels both grounded and expansive.

I climbed Mount Dandenong via the fire trail, in memory of Dad, two years on today, and Mum, who passed away 25 years ag...
02/02/2026

I climbed Mount Dandenong via the fire trail, in memory of Dad, two years on today, and Mum, who passed away 25 years ago next Monday. At the summit, I felt their presence through simple moments of connection, friendliness, and a shared appreciation for the beauty of life and the world around us.

On the way down, I lost my way, but it didn’t trouble me. I followed my nose home, my heart full, choosing presence over control — something my parents always understood about me.

Even the humble stubbie holder receives a sunbeam blessing! 😀🏕️Remote camping and traveling into the high country remin...
01/01/2026

Even the humble stubbie holder receives a sunbeam blessing! 😀🏕️

Remote camping and traveling into the high country remind me that shelter is not only something I pitch on the earth, but something I carry within. Up where the air thins and horizons stretch wide, sunshine warms more than my skin; it softens my spirit. Birdsong becomes a gentle hymn of presence, and the river stream feels like a living bloodline, connecting me to everything ancient, flowing, and alive.

Stepping boldly into 2026 with the word sanctity—a reminder to honor what is meaningful, to protect what is pure, and to move with intention. Sanctity in the way we care for ourselves. Sanctity in our connections. Sanctity in the earth beneath our feet and the adventures that call us forward.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Keeping our thoughts in mind for the table that may be holding an empty chair ...
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Keeping our thoughts in mind for the table that may be holding an empty chair where a loved one once sat. 🎄🕯️🕊️

Sweden Shamanic Healing.Grief has a way of reshaping the landscape of a life. Loss, loneliness, the quiet ache of longin...
29/11/2025

Sweden Shamanic Healing.
Grief has a way of reshaping the landscape of a life. Loss, loneliness, the quiet ache of longing—
they gather in the body when they have nowhere else to go. For me, they settled deep in my abdomen, a heaviness I tried to carry in silence.
But sorrow held too long will eventually rise,
and mine did—suddenly, fiercely— in the form of a medical emergency that left me shaken and without answers. No pathology, no explanation, only the truth that my body had begun to speak the pain my heart had withheld.

This all unfolded after I travelled from the bottom of the world to the top of it, following an instinct I couldn’t quite name but trusted completely. And so I would find the rare coincidence of meeting the shamanic healer, waiting.
She welcomed me with quiet recognition,
a presence that asked nothing of me except honesty and breath.
We sat together for hours in spiritual companionship, time dissolving into something softer, something my loneliness had been longing for.

In those moments, the spirit of feather appeared
light, gentle, guiding. A soft brush against my shoulder, whispering that even in sorrow there is tenderness,that even in loneliness there is company. The ceremonial ritual unfolded like a conversation between the parts of me that hurt
and the parts that still believed in healing.
I wasn’t told to be strong or to understand everything at once. I was invited to release—
to make space where grief had been tightening its grip for too long.

And somewhere within that sacred exchange,
a bond formed between us. Not only healer and seeker, but two human beings meeting in truth.
Our shared experience created a friendship—
unexpected, steady, enduring— one that continues to keep us in contact across continents and through the shifting seasons of our lives.

In that quiet, I felt the turning point.
A soft threshold opening inside me, leading toward a space I had felt but never fully entered. A place beyond the ache, beyond the clinging, a place I can only call sorrowless.

Not empty, not detached— but free. Spacious.
A clearing within me where grief no longer commands my breath.

After I left, I wasn’t completely healed,
but I had begun to move—gently, honestly—
into that sorrowless place.
I breathe differently now,
walk differently, hold myself differently.

And wherever I travel, I carry feather spirit with me as a reminder: that healing can span oceans,
that friendship can form in a single destined moment, and that even in the deepest loneliness, I am capable of stepping—slowly and steadily— into the quiet freedom of sorrowlessness.
In gratitude to my Spirit Friend.

Spectacular show of dancing light in tonight’s heavenly skies😍 Abisko, Sweden
30/10/2025

Spectacular show of dancing light in tonight’s heavenly skies😍 Abisko, Sweden

Lappland’s celestial blessing @ Riksgränsen - world’s northern most ski resort. Insane beauty. More Aurora chasing to co...
27/10/2025

Lappland’s celestial blessing @ Riksgränsen - world’s northern most ski resort. Insane beauty. More Aurora chasing to come. 😀

🩰Dancing in the House of Bernadotte 🏰
23/10/2025

🩰Dancing in the House of Bernadotte 🏰

Bucket list highlight: Danced in the House of Bernadotte royal palace 🩰❤️🩰My first trip to Europe, and I couldn’t believ...
23/10/2025

Bucket list highlight: Danced in the House of Bernadotte royal palace 🩰❤️🩰
My first trip to Europe, and I couldn’t believe how at home I felt. Spent the day just soaking it all in — playing house, taking time to appreciate art (The Wave and the Beach, 1898 🩷), and getting lost in the beauty of the brick and stone craftsmanship. There’s something magical about the mix of history, art, and architecture… all topped off with a bottle of Perfect Day bubbles and my favourite food. 😀

Keep saying ‘yes’ to opportunities that present themselves. Live freely in the spirit of the law…and things may surprise...
21/10/2025

Keep saying ‘yes’ to opportunities that present themselves. Live freely in the spirit of the law…and things may surprise you beyond expectation. As this was the case in how this trip manifested. So grateful.

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“I love what I do, and infuse my work with the qualities of attention and love. I strive for excellence in exercising great diligence and skill in my actions with the understanding that compassionate awareness changes things in a beautiful way.” Kathy

Postures for the mind. Strengthening your mind comes from strengthening your ability to regulate energy.

The processes of life don't stop...not for a split second. Life is always moving, always changing. Many of us can feel caught up, or feel as though they are being pushed from pillar to post in these constant, never ceasing, processes of life. Meditation provides for us an unchanging ground of well being. So we begin by practicing meditation a little and often and eventually begin to integrate the practice into everything we do. What we come to find is that eventually this becomes an established way of living our life. We rest in the quality of Life Force...we rest in just being.

Postures for the Body Inspiration to take action comes from our core