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Heart Earth Radiance

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Address: Feathertail Nature Refuge, Upper Brookfield 4069 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 The timing of this weekend's gathering of 13 women couldn't have been more aligned... as I prepared the space to receive each of them, BIG energies were circling.. Full Moon, Lunar Eclipse, Black Lives Matter protests, the end of Reconciliation Week, Earth Day... So when that full moon rose above our welcome circle around the fire pit on Friday night I was full up on gratitude already... we'd all come together at this time for a reason... a coven of beautiful women illuminat...ed in truth. Real connections. NO pretences... Listening, honouring and loving Wonnarua, Wiradjuri, Adnyamathanha, Dharug, Celtic or 7th Generation Australian... The truth of who we are and the land on which we all live and love was celebrated and revered... we are all one... and magic is everywhere with Sacred Dreamtime Healing

24.01.2022 Nature Groovin Two fireflies lit up like golden flames dancing around me as I immersed into the darkness of the creek tonight. Their presence brings me so much joy and lightness... just like this homemade GIF thanks to Lyndi from Listening Deeply ...that's her and I getting our nature groove on in a local creek last week after filming a little promo for an upcoming collaboration Hope it inspires some nature groovin in you. ..or at least makes you smile

24.01.2022 My heart is FULL Feathertail's newest space enjoyed a "soft" opening today with the support of loved ones... As song, laughter and story resonated into the walls and floor of the structure, I felt the joy of birthing the next chapter of my life. May a continued burst of fiery passion see it through to completion ...and then... I can't wait to share the magic with you!

23.01.2022 *** Ophidiophobia? Please look away... this beauty dances in the breeze! Sound ON for creek and bird love*** Sssssssssss.... A skin shed outside my window! Sun sets, ... Full moon rises, Another layer stripped away. And here I am... Dancing old patterns to the breeze, Shaking off comfort... Somewhere, Every when, A naked beauty now slithers, Belly to Earth, Alive with the rawness of life. ...Ssssssssssssss May the full moon reflect the luminous beauty of your true nature Honouring your ‘skin sheds’ too. ***Disclaimer : potential Airbnb guests can rest assured that snakes at Feathertail are an occasional occurance only!***

23.01.2022 As the roots deepen, the branches extend ... If the roots represent my intentions for how I choose to show up and be of service right now... the branches remind me that this process is an organic unfolding in response to environmental stimuli... you! I'm being asked to support others in ways I could never have fully described... although when I listed 'You. Me. NATURE. Be' as one of my 'services' on this page, I guess I was close.... Thank you to those who've felt the call to work with me in organic ways. Pre-contact Jagera tree, Banks St Reserve, Newmarket. 'on the job' You. Me. NATURE. Be

23.01.2022 Meditations on death... Everything is meditation when practised with reverence. I didn't plan my day this way... but that's the practice isn't it...... AM (seated): Holding space for a loved one in conversations about death NOON (standing): Nursing a tiny native Planigale only recently dead PM (squatting): Witnessing a wasp in its final drawn out dance; ants attacking from all directions. In all of these moments, I found myself attuned to the BEAUTY of death, not the loss. The beauty of the human hearts capacity for love, the exquisite micro ears of the furry marsupial, the iridescence of the wasps wings in the sun as they settled into stillness And it made me think about what we typically give voice to. In the hallways of our homes and with colleagues in corridors, do we selectively negate conversations about death in favour of those about life? If we honoured the death process AS MUCH as we celebrated the birthing stories, I wonder if our collective fear of death might diminish? Inviting your thoughts and experiences

23.01.2022 You know that question you sometimes get asked... "If you could have any 5 people at your dinner table, who would they be?" This incredibly inspiring spiritual leader would get my first invite (sorry Mum!) This time last year, I was BUZZING from my time on country in the Daly River NT with Miriam Rose and the Nauiyu community, and I was due to return next month as a Volunteer support for a Tour with like-hearted yogis, mindfulness practitioners and energy healers.... The tr...ip is postponed, but gratitude for this wonderful offering! Her teachings on 'Dadirri' - deep listening - are at the heart of everything that's needed right now... for personal healing... for transforming relationships with each other... and for caring for country. 'Dadirri' has been the lifeblood of my personal spiritual practice and my professional work for the last 10 years... any opportunity to 'sit' with Miriam is a full body YES for me! Hope to see you there xo See more

22.01.2022 Today there is only this. LOVE is my who... what... why... where... and every-when. Today, this is my to-do list,... My walking meditation, and my dreaming... As Archie Roach sings "let love rule, let it guide us through the night, that we may stay together and keep our spirits calm" Solstice blessings (and other big happenings!) to all beings of this beautiful Earth [dear sister Sandy and her partner Roger for the gifting of this precious artwork. I will treasure it as you do ]

21.01.2022 A tree hug a day Keeps the separation away! Practicing long tree cuddles is a favourite meditation of mine, and I the intuited wisdom ... from the little people I hug with too... "The tree says that if we give her love then the whole place will love us back" Ancestors breathing happy right there

20.01.2022 You. Me. NATURE. Be. Something organic is growing out of the composted soils of creativity here at Feathertail, and Im paying close attention This new sprout showed up TWICE within the same week, and I dont need to wait for the third time to get the messageIm already listening... A friend I havent seen for 15 years from Uni days contacted me recently through Facebook. Shed seen what I was doing, and wanted to reconnect. Penny is a full time Teacher and Mother of two children life is busy and recently, she realised that whilst so much of her energy is channeled into supporting others (which brings her joy), it was time to reclaim some energy for herself. She had recently started doing some online Yoga classes and was keen to meditate, but didnt know where to start? Could you help guide me? she asked. Immediately I felt a big YES! Supporting others to deeply listen to and honour their true self is something I'm passionate about especially if I can co-facilitate with the greatest teacher of all; Nature. So we lined up half the day together, and it flew by! Penny was welcomed to Feathertail with a cuppa and the bird song we chatted and I listened to her intentions for change we hiked to an expansive view and I introduced her to a couple of simple but powerful practices to immediately implement in her life, we wandered and wondered our way back down the hill, and finished by filming a short yoga sequence designed to activate the heart and bring self compassion to her morning routine I felt such joy in taking the time to hold space for Penny, to understand where shes at, to be realistic about the time she has, and to offer practices to call her true self back to LOVE. Im getting the feeling that whatever this time together was maybe it could be an offering here at Feathertail? What do you think? You. Me. NATURE. Be. P.s. As I was preparing for Pennys visit, another friend from a long time ago contacted me with a similar requestseeking guidance was how she phrased it

20.01.2022 5 beautiful Women have journeyed here to Feathertail Nature Refuge in the last week through Airbnb...and another 2 will join me this coming weekend... One of these guests was Sarah... a 'local' from Brisbane who was craving forest time with a yoga retreat kind of vibe. Considering the limitations of Airbnbs search engine, its true synchronicity she found me! Sarah told me she cried when she read my listing and arriving back home after she checked out, I cried when I found her thank you note! Looks like were even now LOL Thank you Sarah for trusting me with your heart this gig feels true & very much in alignment

20.01.2022 Fungi fun at Feathertail Nature Refuge in Upper Brookfield on Jinibara Country... Every step you take, awe and beauty awaits... Merasmius, Amanitas, Tremellas... the list goes on! A joyous ‘underfoot exhibition’, Natural artworks expressing the incredible interconnectedness of all life!... Isn’t it wonderful to see the land singing with so much life!? See more

20.01.2022 When things get 'hairy', EVERY time... I am reminded that a walk in nature is truly the best medicine Slowing down and contemplating the sparkles on the water, naturally I feel my spirit sparkling too...... And soon I'll facilitate these kinds of connections with over a hundred 13 year olds (but not all at once thankfully ). Slowed down recognitions of beauty around and within us. "Euoggera" - Turrbal for happy place, dance place. Thanks Uncle Nurdon (On the map as Enoggera Reservoir)

19.01.2022 Sunday arvo yarn & dream song if you've got a few minutes

18.01.2022 An early Christmas present for Feathertail Nature Refuge's visiting Glossy Black-Cockatoos... Planted 16 She-oaks today (Allocasuarina littoralis & torulosa) in the hope of providing this vulnerable species with exactly what they need to survive! Glossy Blacks feed almost exclusively on the seeds of these species... which only come from the cones of a female tree. So I'm holding a higher vision of a powerful woman or 16 (!) amongst this lot... and amazingly, they don't even need a male beside them... "he-oaks" can send their pollen from thousands of kilometres away! As an 11 year old I was working with recently said "now that's what I call socially distanced love in the time of covid"

16.01.2022 A photo story... My week in images. Collected in a rain shower just now... Standing at the Eclipse/Solstice doorway I honour the darkness and the light.... For me a week of internal chaos, Allowing moments of joy and gratitude, To be outweighed by anger & fear. Hanging on by a thread... a downward spiral, Wrapped up in my own suffering. But LOOK! Here I still am!.. YES my colour's a little faded, AND there's more cocooning to do, But vibrancy is returning, I am new growth... old wounds wash clear See more

16.01.2022 "(We) have to slow down to find ourselves...lumbered with all sorts of things...rushing around and forgetting about ourselves. This is deep listening". Miriam Rose Ungunmerr, Conversations on Dadirri, just now Gratitude for my day today... heart work in the forest Sharing and embodying a slowed down way of being with 22 receptive Connected Teachers. In this photo we are regathering ... under the melaleucas in beautiful Karawatha Forest... reflecting on the ways in which nature talks to us... always has, always will. Are we listening? See more

14.01.2022 Taking out the Rubbish ...... The story is told in the emojis above This afternoon a nasty smell in the kitchen prompted me to take out the rubbish. But here at Lot 8 Feathertail Nature Refuge, the bins, along with my letterbox, is a 2.5km hilly adventure along common roads shared by the locals here (I saw more wallabies and brown cuckoo doves than people )... I LOVE this walk! and doing it this afternoon with the last burst of sun on a cold and windy day, reminded me that no matter what the distance or where we walkits about an attitude of gratitude isn't it? which comes from being PRESENT. Thats all. If we do that, life it totally abundant!... there is so much beauty and awe in every step. So with a mindful walk & a grateful grin, we can totally lift our spirit... and it costs nothing and hurts no-being! Its funny... Ive been preparing walks in the bush here BEHIND the house for visitors to enjoy, but the 'bin walk' is no less beautiful than any other! So if you're coming to stay sometime soon or recommending another through Airbnb, let them know that "Feathertail Nature Refuge boasts one of the most stunning nature walks in the area"... (and you can take out the rubbish at the same time )

14.01.2022 In my work as a Yoga Teacher, I am passionate about honoring the living culture of this land on which I teach... recognising the deep spirituality embedded in the spaces and places we lay down our mat. I acknowledge country in every class I teach and with the permission of Elders, use local language words to instruct into poses . How wonderful that SoHo Yoga said YES to my suggestion of sharing this journey with a beautiful and respectful group of Yoga Teacher Trainees. Loved every slowed down minute

13.01.2022 Slowed down lessons from the land Coocooning is an act of great beauty Returning to the land after a short absence of 48hours reminds me of my true nature... my hermit-like need to hold myself this delicately... alone and yet not alone... the life that surrounds me is the most authentic expression of LIVING I can resonate with right now. ... The cocooning gives birth to my aliveness. As this week continues, May you feel safe...may you feel nurtured...and may you feel authentically you...wherever your crysalis is at

13.01.2022 Sketching the vision into reality Inside the new studio space with two beautiful women and the first of many yoga classes inside these walls. With gratitude to Bec and Lisa for retreating to Feathertail this weekend to share precious ... S L O W time together in their busy lives. As the girls reflected during our deep listening in nature session... "It's Ok to listen to myself, the spaces inbetween. A human being, not doing. There's surface listening And then there's depth, Where do you begin and end? ...I am. You are. Sit by a tree, Be still and know, Connected to source."

12.01.2022 How wonderful to share a slowed down day of nature connection with an 11 year old boy in Karawatha Forest today who proudly identified himself as Aboriginal after this morning's acknowledgement... who soaked up Yuggera language words and song I shared with him... who was keenly attentive to receiving messages from the forest...and who cried as he shared his special "deep listening" moment with his class... whenever I see a butterfly up close I think of my Nanna who died of breast cancer...and today a butterfly came up to me...my Nan was here with me" Beautiful boy. BEAUTIFUL day. Beautiful messages everywhere

11.01.2022 Feeling inspired and cleansed after a BIG walk & overnight camp out in my extended backyard in South DAguilar National Park, Jinibara Garumngar country Fresh perspectives on the majesty of this land I call home pre-contact walking trails, sacred sites, and artefacts that reveal intimate stories of people in deep relationship to place. It is an honour to walk this land to read and feel these stories As my connection here deepens, I feel the energetic vibration of that rippling out I feel others being called here and as I continue creating space to receive you, I KNOW that I am aligned with my deepest heart truth

11.01.2022 I'm "doing OK thank you" Please don't ask me how I am... Unless you're free to enter the dreamtime with me, And sit around the sacred fire of my heart, ... And feel the warmth of all that's alive within. Unless you can deeply listen, And truly HEAR beyond my words to the crackling truth of my soul, And hold space for all of me without agenda. Life is raw... beautiful... rich... heartbreaking...so "how are you going?" seems impossible to answer at times... like it limits the expression of my expansive truth. I wonder how you receive this? May we invite each other into the nuances, to the polarities, to the very nature of human experience. Ask me, "What's alive for you today?" Or "How is your heart in this moment? " Or "What are you in need of right now?" May we uplevel our checkin language together. To be fully heard is such a gift And thank you, I'm "doing ok" Feeling fully heard just by you being here right now

10.01.2022 I'm feeling a little bit grinny Doors are opening... A studio space with multiple possibilities is taking shape under the house... WATCH this space

09.01.2022 Today, I pause to honour the chaos my mind seeks to create... zooming OUT and not IN, I see the beauty of the bigger picture... and a reassuring smile as confirmation of my path Termite tunnels, Ironbark on Ironbark, Euoggera, Turrbal Country.

09.01.2022 Well that was fun! Just been interviewed by Helen Maffini in the UK for a Mindfulness and Nature Education Summit - a 3-day long, virtual conference from September 27-30 2020. There wasn't enough time to squeeze all my passion in!!! ...Speaking about how my time on Country with Miriam-Rose and her teachings on Dadirri have influenced my role as a Teacher at Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre. Look forward to connecting with others in this space too at... https://www.mindfulnessnaturesummit.com/mindfulnature

08.01.2022 Yesterday Lyndi from Listening Deeply and I collaborated on a Half-Day Nature Retreat (Mindfulness) at beautiful Kupidabin near Buran (Mt Sampson)...open to everyone. I am always deeply moved by the ways in which slowing down to tune in to our inner nature and the nature around us honours the Oldest Living culture on Earth As one of our participants said "In a sense, I felt a touch of an Elder... I'm only passing through". With reflections that run this deep, you can see why Lyndi and I are all lit up... oh, and we'd just declared to run 4 more of these at Kupidabin in 2021 PM me to get on our mailing list

08.01.2022 Reflecting with the last of the fire after a beautiful Women's Weekend with Sacred Dreamtime Healing. 8 sisters in deep reverence for the land and her teachings Connecting with my maternal ancestry in meditation this weekend, the message I received from generations past was loud and clear: "If I shut my eyes to the truth I see, Then how will joy found me?"... ... A reminder to be fully expressed in my soul's expansion... through challenge, I find beauty. Observe with eyes wide open... and soar See more

07.01.2022 Saltwater/Freshwater Mermaid An East Coast Low full of heavy consistent rain cut my saltwater camping trip very short...but returning home to Feathertail Nature Refuge in time to see today's rain fall on the land and possibly get flooded in over the coming days (happy dances!!!), I'm declaring a 6 day Retreat experience for myself to slow down, dive more deeply into my truth and practice the stillness of being me, born from sacred sovereignty Today is Day 1... Friday is Day 6... and on Day 7, I will welcome 2 Women here to the land for a private half day Nature Connection and Yoga retreat A beautiful unexpected week is unfolding...

07.01.2022 With Listening Deeply at Kupidabin today More of these offerings in 2021

07.01.2022 Thank you Listening Deeply for asking me to collaborate on this beautiful half day Mindfulness in Nature Retreat at beloved Kupidabin in Samford this Saturday from 9am - noon. So humbled to be in workshop mode again this weekend and facilitate slowed down practices... remembering, retrieving, reconnecting... Are you coming? Hope so xxx

07.01.2022 Two new Airbnb bookings this last week thanks to Katie's review I'm sure... guests are requesting my optional extras like Pellowah Energy Healing & Yoga classes, yay! Feels like the energy is building in preparation for listing the self-contained studio space downstairs... Meanwhile, there's a private room on offer if you know of a like-hearted woman needing a forest foray and some breathing space ... https://airbnb.com/h/unique-off-grid-forest-retreat-for-lik

05.01.2022 Immersing in Nature, we see ourselves more clearly....stripping away the layers and softly opening into the new... Pics of a relaxed and playful Airbnb guest here at Feathertail this weekend. Katie wasn't posing... she was just in flow with the magic of what's revealed as we remember our human 'being'ness... Happy rainy Sunday afternoon xxx

05.01.2022 A snippet of today's beautiful Half Day Retreat at Feathertail Nature Refuge, listening deeply to the wisdom of the land and our own inner wisdom In the post glow of Savasana, these two receptive women expressed how they felt... "peaceful... released... inspired... passionate"... an EXACT REFLECTION of how I felt weaving this unique experience into being! If you have any desire to retreat to the forest in the NEW of 2021, I will be offering more experiences just like this. Is there someone special (or 2 or 3 others) you'd like to experience this slowed down sacred space with? The land is waiting to welcome you

04.01.2022 Aahhhh, the satisfaction of chopping wood for the fire, a task that ultimately brings me JOY even though there's a fair bit of frustration to move through in the process! It's not the easiest task around home, but it feels so affirming to show up to myself as a strong woMAN And then of course there's the letting go... some pieces are just way too beautiful to burn If you're hanging here any time soon,... like the group of women who will sit in circle around the outdoor fire this weekend, I can guarantee you oodles of love generated warmthxo See more

03.01.2022 "Yananday Nyian" Airbnb guest Sally booked for 3 nights and stayed for 8... the perfect landing place to reset her nervous system after a hectic few months in transition, and to remember herself back into her vision... to spread love Thank you Sally for spreading the LOVE so thickly while you were here. ..singing to the birds, dancing up a storm in the new studio and even cooking me dinner one night after a busy day As they say in Jinibara language, Yananday nyian...ta ta see you later (but I know I'll see you again!)

03.01.2022 May your long weekend be vibrantly wonder-filled and spacious... Small Green-banded Blue Butterfly (Psychonotis caelius), Feathertail Nature Refuge

02.01.2022 For those of you who saw my 'walk to work' clip the other day, I just wanted to let you that I made it!...just! After leaving home before sunrise and walking directly through my backyard and up onto the ridge, I walked and sung up the land for 3 hours... traversing an ancient pathway like many have done before me. It felt so empowering to connect with the land in this way... to honour the mountains that hold space between two special places in my life. As I get to kn...ow this place more deeply, I am fueling UP my love of the land and my desire to share that with others But, there may have been a little hiccup... Thanks goes to my friend who waited by the forest edge ready to transport me the last few kilometres by road...but when I was still deep in the forest and unable to find the direct path out, I sent her to work ahead of me... I wasn't sure how long I'd be and it was her first day on the job (!) Eventually I came across a threatening 'keep out - private property' sign which I obviously ignored... that house must have a driveway and therefore be connected to the road! Singing out "hello, please forgive me" whilst stumbling as I scaled rocky slopes along the edge of a property was not my finest moment... neither was the exaggerated arm waving I did when I saw the 4WD reversing out the driveway... but within seconds I was sitting pretty in the front seat and hitchhiking the final stretch to work. Ahhhhh.... Funny thing was, the driver who picked me up had just been listening to a crime series involving the murder of a female backpacker on a bushwalk...she admitted she wasn't sure if I was the backpacker or the murderer!

01.01.2022 Two mornings ago whilst Brisbane was following the communication trail of another lockdown, and navigating the unexpected became the top priority on Monday’s To Do List, Katie and I were blissfully immersed in Feathertail’s yoga studio Breathing space into our beings About as far away from challenge as you could imagine (apart from the glute workout during balancing postures!)...inquisitive birds danced on the Cordylines and a sky of impossible blue guided us in and out of sun salutes Katie was here as an Airbnb guest last weekend and as soon as she got home, she rebooked for 2 nights this week...which then became 3 What a treat for me to welcome her as a repeat guest and lead another yoga class for her! Thank you Katie for trusting me with your retreat time