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We can’t tell you the number of times someone tells us that surfing, running, rock climbing, slack-lining, music etc. is their meditation. While these types of activities can certainly lead to flow states that snap us momentarily out of our incessant thinking and into present

‘If you get the inside right the outside will fall into place’ - Eckhart Tolle If we’re truly interested in upgrading our experience of life, we cannot afford to ignore the mind. Truth is, the content of our thoughts determines the content of our lives. 

It seems a lot of people think they don’t have time to meditate. Life is simply ‘too busy’ to do something as unproductive as sitting and closing your eyes. There’s an old Zen proverb that says ‘if you don’t have time to meditate for 20

Do you sometimes find yourself feeling awkward, shy or resistant to give something new a go? We’ll often say that we are too self-conscious. But what does that really mean? Well, what it actually indicates is that we’re concerned that we’ll make a fool of

Did you immediately think of somebody in your life that should read this? Probably. It’s easy to critique others, but what we really want to be doing is looking closely at ourselves. It’s good to question our judgements and opinions... recognise that our particular perspective

Last Sunday we had the great honour of hosting our teacher Anand Mehrotra in Avalon for an incredibly powerful workshop exploring ‘Self Love’. For those of you who missed it, we’ll try to distil some of the wisdom from the day. The practice of self-love

Do you sometimes feel like you’re putting your real life off, just while you’re getting through this difficult period… like you want to be happy, but it’s going to have to wait, because you’re just got so damn busy doing important stuff? You have to

Sleep disorders along with a general lack of sleep are an epidemic in this hyper connected modern world.  If you struggle with sleep, or you’re simply not making it a priority, it’s time to do something about it.  Here are 10 tips to help. Establish

"Based on the science, the number of people in the world who can survive on less than six hours' sleep without impairment is zero." Matthew Walker, Berkley University   If you’re living by the saying ‘Sleep when you’re dead’ you may be falling into a

It is the single best thing you can do for yourself. Period.⠀
⠀ The benefits are real and extend across every aspect of your life. We know from experience, but there’s also bucket loads of scientific research that verifies it...spend 5mins googling and you will see!