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Early one morning after a night of heavy rain, I was suddenly woken up by a cold shower of water. I looked up and to my delight I saw the beauty of the Mimosa above me, the droplets of water from its flowers falling on me. It was delightful and such a vision of beauty. It was really a …
A nature painting comes from the Q’ero tradition. In the mountains of Peru the shamans use earth or sand mainly because there are no trees in the high altiplano in Peru. The original name is sand painting for this reason. We call it a nature painting because we have the good fortune to have more choice in what we can …
As we approach the 31st of December in our house, I begin to create an Ayni Despacho. A creation of gratitude for the year past, for the challenges, the insights, the great and the not so great. Then we take a moment to get a sense of what we would like to call into our lives and how we …
Imagine the world is like a huge bowl of crystal clear water, reflecting light and creating rainbows. sustaining and united. Then imagine a blot of ink that is dropped into this water. The huge bowl of crystal clear water is still there but it is the blot of ink that catches our attention. With so much turmoil in the …
Our breath is our greatest tool and can bring us consciously into the moment. When we take a moment to bring our attention to how we are breathing we buy ourselves a moment where we can observe what is going on within us. It gives us a moment to raise our awareness and helps us find a moment of stillness. …
When we lose a loved one, we need to take a moment for reflection, to remember all the good times and the challenges in our relationship. Also a moment to contemplate whether we are making the most of the time we have here. A lifetime is like a spec of star dust in the universe, I wonder if we all …
It is amazing how many possibilities there are for changing our hair whether it be through style or colour. Even more interesting is the difference it makes to how we feel about ourselves. As much as our inner self is important, how we feel on the outside also plays an important part in our well-being. How we are on the …
