Most traditional people just call themselves, The People. Other ways of describing traditional people is to say, First Nation People. These titles respect these people and indicate some sort of understanding of why identity is very important to THE PEOPLE. In traditional lifestyles of our Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders the role of The [...]
Archive for the ‘Consciousness’ Category
The Role of Elders in Traditional Society
Posted in Compassion, Consciousness, Wendie Batho, tagged Elders, Wendie Batho, Wisdom, Yellow Hawk on March 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Carpe Diem – Seize the Day
Posted in Alexia Miall, Consciousness, Meditation, Quest for Life, StJohn Miall, tagged Alexia Miall, Quest for Life programs, St John Miall, Take a Stand for Life program on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every so often, (and especially after we have encountered some life-changing experiences, whether they be illness, job-change, relationship disruptions and the like) it becomes valuable to take some time out to assess what it is that’s important and where you are headed with your life. Having done that the next thing is to take a [...]
Oneness Meditation
Posted in Bernadette Arena, Compassion, Consciousness, Meditation, Peace, Petrea King, Wendie Batho, tagged Bernadette Arena, Oneness Blessing, Petrea King, Wendie Batho on February 13, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Petrea wanted to share these events with you: Petrea King, Bernadette Arena and Wendie Batho travelled to India in 2010 to meet with Sri AmmaBhagavan and to receive (and to give) the Oneness Blessing. It is now available to everyone here in Australia. You may find it a wonderful opportunity to settle the chatter in [...]
Now is the time to…
Posted in Alexia Miall, Consciousness, Inspiration, Poetry, tagged Alexia Miall, Now, Patrick Lindsay, poetry on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Now is the time to… value wisdom Don’t underestimate the value of knowledge, yours or others. Seek out those who’ve been there. Ask them what they’ve learned. Listen to them. Distil their wisdom. Apply it to your journey. From…..Now Is the Time – 170 ways to seize the moment by Patrick Lindsay Alexia Miall Alexia’s [...]
Blessed with Life
Posted in Consciousness, Inspiration, Margie Braunstein, tagged Blessed With Life, Gratitude, Margie Braunstein on September 1, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I sometimes feel as though I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. After all, there seems to be so much to worry about. For example, here are just a few of my incessant worries. Money – will we ever have enough? Will we be safe? My teenagers’ safety – will they come [...]
The absent mind
Posted in Consciousness, Margie Braunstein, tagged Consciousness, Margie Braunstein, Present moment, Quest for Life, Rolling Stones on August 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The other night I was watching a TV show in which the Rolling Stones were performing when they were young men. They were so full of energy. Mick was his usual cheeky / seductive self. Keith had that serious look on his face. I noticed myself thinking “if only I had a DVD, I could [...]
Some Thoughts on Meditation
Posted in Book review, Consciousness, Meditation, Wendie Batho, tagged Eckhart Tolle, Jack Kornfield, Meditation, Sally Kempton, Wendie Batho on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am constantly researching and wanting to simplify my ideas as I have spent years thinking that if I could only find the right practice for me, my life would open up and I would find enlightenment or at least a constant state of peace! Given all the people we talk to on our programs [...]
I Choose to
Posted in Consciousness, Inspiration, Margie Braunstein, Meditation, tagged Being in the present, Choose to, Consciousness, Margie Braunstein, Meditation on July 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This morning I was at the clothes line with a full basket of my daughter’s wet washing. I noticed that she was inside watching reruns of ‘How I met your mother’. Next I noticed that the basket seemed to contain every single sock, pair of undies and top with the one sleeve the wrong way [...]
The Book that Changed my Life.
Posted in Book review, Consciousness, Forgiveness, Inspiration, Margie Braunstein, tagged Book review, Jerry Jampolsky, Margie Braunstein, Teach Only Love on June 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The book that changed my life… Is there one important book that changed your life? It is hard to choose one because I could really answer ‘what is the book this week’ that has changed my life? However, if I had to choose just one it would be: Gerald Jampolsky’s ‘Teach only Love’ From the [...]
The Power of Your Mind (Part 2)
Posted in Consciousness, Guest blogger, Neuroscience, tagged Astley Friend, Brain, Conscious, Medicine, Mind, Neuroscience, Nocebo, Placebo, Unconscious on May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Continued……Read Part 1 here. The Placebo and Nocebo Effect The power of the mind to affect health has been known to the medical community for a long time and goes under the guise of “placebo effect” and the “nocebo effect”. The placebo effect is any beneficial change to a person’s health as a result of [...]
