Connecting to Nature for health, beauty and well-being
Recently, I had my first ever bout of shingles and I read it as a sign to look hard at what I do and where I show up in this world. I realized I was trying to be everywhere, but the icy jab of shingles, made me see that my true path is as healer, …
When I was a young woman, living in Melbourne I started to garden. I decided to create something beautiful from pain. For every memory of childhood trauma, for moments of sadness and angst, frustration and blame, I planted a flower. I figured if I did this, it would turn into something beautiful and I wouldn’t …
Dandelion – stocking your inner furnace This week’s plant essence is dandelion. Its botanic name is Taraxacum officinale. The name dandelion comes from the French ‘Dent de Lion’, which means lion’s teeth. This is because if you look at the shape of a dandelion leaf it looks like the profile of lion fangs. When I …
Are you dealing with a sense of grief or loss right now? Maybe these coronavirus times are making you mourn for the freedoms we had just a short time ago? Or maybe you have lost a loved one and your not sure how to deal with the pain and the heartbreak and the loss? What …
Hello, I hope this finds you well. This morning as I walked in the forest in the mist, this meditation came through or me. It gives me pleasure to share it with you here. If you like this, and would like to listen to more, I invite you to join my newsletter, or follow me …
As we find ourselves in isolation and lockdown in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, we can take heart and find strength by aligning ourselves with the rhythms of nature. Here is New Zealand it is Autumn and we can harness this time of turning inwards and downwards, the preparation for winter, for …
2020 has got off to a profound and troubling start. Our world is burning. With fire there is loss, sorrow, fear. After fire there is growth, renewal and repair. This guided meditation is in response to the fires burning in Australia, the Amazon and other parts of the world. It leads to a prayer for …
There is a place in the reserve where I walk each morning with my dogs, where there is an archway of bush over the path. The earthy density of the smell of soil, leaf matter and tree is pierced, as if by an arrow, by the most beautiful ephemeral fragrance of honeysuckle winding its way …
In the busyness of our daily lives we can lose sight of the threads that stitch us into our favourite landscapes or connect us to our favourite animals or birds.
