The Modern Meditator

01/02/2026

Happy February. 💛 Are you feeling the shift yet?

In Chinese astrology, 2025 was the Year of the Snake (shedding, letting go, listening). 🐍 2026 is the Year of the Horse (momentum, agency, moving forward). 🐎

Lately, I’ve been feeling that transition. Between big shifts at work and my eldest daughter finishing school, there’s been a lot of “shedding” in my world.

But this weekend, I found my momentum in the simplest place: washing my windows. It sounds basic, but it was a revelation. It wasn’t about frantic productivity — it was about finally having the clarity to see what’s ahead.

If your “view” feels a bit blurry, I’d love for you to join me this Wednesday.

My Term 1 meditation group is a 9-week journey from Snake to Horse. We aren’t just sitting still; we’re learning how to let go of the old skin and find our stride again without the burnout.

THE DETAILS:
🗓 Wednesdays, 7:45pm AEDT
📍 Live on Zoom (Recordings provided)
🤸Starts THIS Wednesday, Feb 4

Ready to arrive? Link in bio to grab your spot or DM me “TERM 1” for the details.

20/12/2025

A little gift to you... 5 minutes of presence.

If you’re already feeling overfull from a Christmas that hasn’t even arrived, this is the pause you need. 😁

Merry Christmas, friends. I’ve been a little absent from here this year, but I’m still very much meditating and sharing its gifts with groups and 1:1 clients. 😍

Looking forward to seeing what 2026 brings.

May you be well, happy, safe, and at ease these holidays. 🙏

04/10/2025

This time of year - coming out of winter, with the social calendar starting to ramp up - can feel like a weird place of can’t be bothered, want to be bothered, and don’t have time to be bothered. 🥴

Let’s not grind our way to the year’s end.
Instead, let’s double down on self-care - so we have the energy, balance, and calm we need to move through it with ease. 🌿

Join us for the final meditation term of 2025:
✨ Meditation for Self-Care ✨
9 weeks | Wednesdays from 8 October
7:45-8:45pm (AEDT)
$135 for the full series (recordings available)
or $20 per casual session that speaks to you.

https://themodernmeditator.com.au/wednesday-meditation/

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06/09/2025

Love this job so much 🫶

I’m now offering private mindfulness coaching and today’s first session has filled completely my cup.

Obviously I’m obsessed with meditation 🤪 but I sometimes forget how many people are brand new to it and haven’t yet experienced just how magical it can be.

When we open our eyes and I see all tension has left the body, frown lines softened, and even that serene Buddha-smile has appeared, it brings me joy. A taste of the kind of life one can live with meditation in it.

If you’re feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, at your wits end, or wondering - is this treadmill really all there is to liffe? - DM me for a chat. ❤️

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01/09/2025

A little life update… I’m speaking at Unveiled this month ✨⁠
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Back in 2012, the same year I started meditating, I joined the team at Easy Weddings. Weddings + mindfulness? They have one big thing in common:⁠
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STRESS 🙃⁠
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Planning a wedding is up there with some of life’s most stressful times, which is why I’m so excited to share mindful ways couples can actually de-stress and enjoy the process.⁠
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📍 Unveiled - Easy Weddings’ first-ever couples’ planning event⁠
🗓 Sunday 21 September, ⁠
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💌 Special gift: Use code FRIENDSANDFAM for 50% off tickets 🎟⁠
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If you (or someone you know) is engaged, I’d love to see you there. Message me if you’re coming so we can say hi in person. 💛⁠
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https://www.easyweddings.com.au/unveiled/?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=unveiledtickets&utm_content=friendsandfam

20/07/2025

I’ll be happy when…
I’ll be okay when…
I’ll be at peace when…

If we only allow ourselves to feel happiness, peace, or even just okay-ness after an external condition is met (Insert: the job, the holiday, the partner, the clean house), then we’re constantly postponing our own well-being.

When I moved house recently, I caught myself thinking:

I’ll be happy when… the boxes are unpacked.
I’ll be happy when… everything’s organised. 🤯

But my meditation practice helped me catch that pattern as it arose, and to more clearly see the reality of now.

Yes, things were messy. Yes, I probably would feel more ease once everything was in place.

But what about this moment?
What could I soften into now?

Could I find a sliver of peace among the chaos? A sense of okay-ness, even without resolution?

The more I practise, the more I realise:
I don’t want to spend my life waiting for peace.

I want to meet it here, box by box, breath by breath.

What might you have been telling yourself you’ll finally feel okay about… when?

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11/06/2025

Sunset + strawberry moon =👌💕. 🍓🌕🌅

09/03/2025

🌪️ When the storm rages outside, can we find stillness within? 🌪️

In the middle of Cyclone Alfred, I was reminded of how meditation helps us weather both literal and emotional storms. With each breath, I found grounding, patience, and the ability to stay present in the chaos. 🌬️

Mindfulness teaches us that nothing lasts forever. The storm will pass, and we can hold onto our inner shelter through it all. Whether you’re facing external challenges or internal emotional waves, meditation offers us an anchor to stay steady.

Hunkered down in Northern NSW with plenty of time to reflect, I wrote more about it.

👉https://themodernmeditator.com.au/meditation-unshakeable-inner-shelter/

✨ What helps you stay grounded during life’s storms? ✨

When Cyclone Alfred hit, meditation was there to keep me grounded and sane. Here's how it can help you through metaphorical storms, too.

26/02/2025

🧘‍♀️ Just One Thing… 🧘‍♂️

Feeling tense? You don’t have to do a full meditation to reset. Sometimes, all it takes is one small shift.

Swipe through for simple ways to invite more ease into your body and mind—one breath, one moment at a time. 🌿✨

Save this post for when you need a quick reset! 💛

14/02/2025

On this Valentine's Day, how can we love ourselves, and others, a little better? ♥️🌿

In Buddhist practice, lovingkindness, or “metta”, helps us cultivate patience, connection, and goodwill—not just toward those we find easy to love, but even (especially) when we or others are, as puts it, "mildly irritating."

Take a moment with these reflections. How do they land with you?

✨ May I soften the way I speak to myself and notice when I’m judging others.

✨ May I assume people are doing their best with what they have—just as I am.

✨ When I’m struggling, may I remember that struggle is universal, and I’m not alone.

✨ May I see when I’m comparing myself and refocus on my own path.

✨ May I take care of myself so I can care more deeply for others.

✨ May I listen to my intuition so I can live with greater honesty.

✨ May I see, too, how I can be lazy, selfish, dishonest, arrogant, disorganised, and hypocritical.

✨ May I give myself—and others—permission to be imperfect.

✨ May I move through the world with less rigidity.

✨ May I remember I’m part of something bigger and my patience makes the world a little softer.

💛 Happy Valentine's Day

May you be well, at ease, and open to the kindness all around you.
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06/02/2025

Returning to Warranwood on 20 Feb:

LEARN TO MEDITATE

☮️ Learn to navigate life’s ups and downs with a little more ease and peace.

🌊 Learn to regulate strong emotions

🍃 Learn to be with whatever’s happening without turning towards distractions

❤️ Learn to have compassion for yourself in the presence of illness and pain

🧘🏼‍♂️ Learn a meditation style that works for you as an individual

➡️ Learn more and register for a spot:

https://themodernmeditator.com.au/learn-to-meditate-course/

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31/01/2025

. I recently joined Snapchat (I know, I know, late to the party) and while the filters are fun (scroll to the end to see how I amuse myself) the best filter I’ve come to realise is meditation. 🧘‍♀️

Close your eyes, become present, let the mental chatter subside. And when you open them, notice how colours pop, textures enliven, and beauty is everywhere.

I mean EVERYWHERE.

Real beauty.

A life lived through the filter of mindfulness is the most brilliant, authentic and mesmerising of all.

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If you’d like to experience more of life’s unfiltered magic, come learn to meditate with me.

6-week mindfulness for beginners course starts Thursday 20 Feb in Warranwood.

https://themodernmeditator.com.au/learn-to-meditate-course/

Link in bio.
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