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18/09/2025

This is it! Classes finish this week!

I'd love to be able to say goodbye to everyone and so thought to have a little picnic this Saturday at 9am under the trees along the esplanade across from the restaurant: Floriana. I'll be there till 11am so you can come and go as it suits you. Apologies for announcing this so last minute, I've been hesitant due to the weather. The report now looks promising but should it rain, then fingers crossed they have space for us in Floriana. Otherwise, feel free to get a coffee from them anyways before coming to sit and chat.

Thank you so much for your support, presence, dedication, friendship and appreciation over the last 10 years. To say 10 years seems like such an understatement of a duration of time that has been so rich and rewarding and you have all been a part of that.

May the practices and wisdom of Yoga continue to support and uplift you all!

Here's a link to Floriana on maps:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nsfRYnRcQyKr6RKq6

23/07/2025

Namaste and hi everyone.

Changes are afoot!

I have decided that it's time for me to move to Singapore to be with my parents and so will be finishing up with classes on the 19th of September! I can't begin to tell you what a joy and how special a privilege it has been to connect with you all through my 10 years in Cairns. Coming to class has always felt like I was gathering with family, a kind of coming home you might say. I'm really going to miss all of you!

Thank you so much for being part of my chapter in Cairns. Thank you for your friendship, support and overall yogi-ness! I will still be running retreats, and who knows, maybe future workshops in Cairns even, so stay tuned!

I wish you all the very best and I look forward to seeing you all in class before I leave.

16/07/2025

Classes starting back up this Thursday and happening as usual on Cairns Show Friday.

See you back on the mat!

28/06/2025

Namaste. Hi everyone.

I will be away for the first 2 weeks of July and so there won't be any classes happening between the 1st and the 13th of July. We start back on Thursday the 17th of July.

Wish me luck finding a suitable retreat venue and see you all when I'm back.

27/04/2025

I came across that quote recently (it comes from the Satipatthana Sutta on Mindfulness) and the word that really stood out for me was ardent.

Ardent - with enthusiasm or passion / burning, glowing (archaic,literary)

When was the last time you felt something burning brightly within you? A feeling driving you towards a single task or goal with ardor? Can you imagine what it would be like to invest into your wellbeing enthusiastically? Can you imagine the peace and stillness that could come when our minds are passionately tuned into the present moment?

When I was staying at an ashram in India, there was another visitor that struggled with sleep. He didn't have a mosquito net and was constantly ravaged by mossies throughout the night. When he finally got repellant, he was so happy and felt certain he'd finally get a good night's sleep, free from bites. He did manage to sleep that night but even though he lathered every part of his body with repellant, he still got biten. Twice. On each eyelid. The only two spots he missed. In spite of that, he was upbeat and positive. He shared his insight with me the following day: "If we wanted enlightenment the way the mosquitos wanted my blood, we'd be enlightened like that (snap of the finger)."

14/04/2025

Classes will be happening as usual this Good Friday and next Anzac Friday.

Come add calm and relaxation to the holiday chaos.

29/03/2025

Every Thursday we address a question, unpack a spiritual concept, and dive deeper into meditation via philosophy, poetry or story.

This week, we spoke about the paradoxical, effortless effort in mindfulness through the dialogue between Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.

"Pooh what do you like doing best in the world?" asked Christopher Robin

"What I like best is me going to visit you and you saying how about a smackaroo of honey." said Pooh.

"I like that too but what I like doing best is Nothing." Rerplied Christopher Robin.

"How do you do Nothing?" asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time.

"Well, it's when people call out at you just as you're going off to do it, What are you going to do Christopher Robin? and you say, Oh, nothing, and you go and do it."

"Oh, I see," said Pooh.

"This is a nothing sort of thing that we're doing right now."

"Oh, I see," said Pooh again.

"It means just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear and not bothering."

"Oh!" said Pooh.”

Doing nothing is one of the hardest things for us to do but with Christopher Robin's guidance, we might just figure it out (that there is nothing to figure out!). His words, though simple, can be quite cryptic though. I invite all of you to share your thoughts on his wisdom, in particular his little riddle at the very end, so that all your perspectives can lend depth to this understanding.

22/03/2025

"When I returned to practice in Ajahn Chah’s community, following more than a year of silent Mahasi retreat, I recounted all of these experiences—dissolving my body into light, profound insights into emptiness, hours of vast stillness and freedom. Ajahn Chah understood and appreciated them from his own deep wisdom. Then he smiled and said, “Well, something else to let go of.”"

Jack Kornfield

When our meditation is anchored in outcome, we ultimately lose ourselves in agended effort, attachment and stress. Mindfulness is just a discovery of the truth as is. There was never anything to do. Not about what you notice nor about paying attention to begin with. This simplicity is the source of the calm and healing, or the performance and clarity we seek.

08/03/2025

How Mindfulness resolves work related stress... and other favourites of mine from the Ladybird book of Mindfulness.

28/01/2025

Soft | Soggy | Soothing

What is your one word, or positive view, or point of gratitude for this weather? Can you embrace that as your practice for today? Can you see a way this might be applicable to another situation in your day?

06/01/2025

Happy new year everyone!

Classes will be resuming this week.

Thursdays
4.30 - 5.30pm: Hatha Yoga
5.45 - 6.45pm: Spiritual discourse and Meditation

Fridays
5.15 - 6.30pm: Softening into Stillness (part Yin, part Meditation)

May 2025 be a year of peace and wellness for you all.

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!

See you back on the mat from the 9th of Jan.

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100 Reservoir Road
Manoora, QLD
4870

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Thursday	4:30pm - 5:30pm
	5:45pm - 6:45pm
Friday	5pm - 6:15pm

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+61413472992

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Our bodies can be quite an uncomfortable place to inhabit when struggling with stress, depression, anxiety and/or trauma. The most common response to this discomfort is avoidance and escapism through various distractions (social media, entertainment, leisure activities) and, often, the use of alcohol or other substances. While these methods may divert our attention or numb us from the pain, that relief is only temporary and it comes with side effects that far outweigh any perceived benefits. The simple truth is that the further we are from our own sensations and our own beings, the further we are from life and its fullness. While this fullness must include its share of ‘downs’, when we learn to meet this openly and mindfully, we find something deeper and more expansive within us which can neither be disturbed nor diminished. Through acceptance we start to reconnect with ourselves in a way that develops a sense of safety within our own being for our own being. Only then will we find this vast, inner expanse of self where the rest and peace we so desperately seek reside along with the strength and equanimity to wholeheartedly re-engage with life and its joys. This safe space is home… It’s time to come home to the self.