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Locality: Gold Coast, Queensland

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25.01.2022 Ohio Valley Yogis, here's the event page for classes with me at Happy Goat if you'd like to sign up in advance, make any requests, stay up to date with the classes, or have facebook remind you of the times. Big love. x

25.01.2022 Does life mimic yoga or does yoga mimic life? My favourite thing about this practice is, the answer can be both and neither at the same time. There are few absolutes and no contradictions. Only reality, in all of its nonsensical glory. Let your mind be blown. Its the closest we can ever get to understanding this existence.

23.01.2022 There are basically 2 things I do when I get home from work. 1. Take off my pants, 2. Move my body. . . Last week at a workshop with @truthrobinson, I learned that our bodies essentially morph to whatever positions we maintain the most and for most of us, that means sitting, slumped forward. Not only does that feel pretty terrible on the body but the body language itself is also quite depressing, literally. Our brain responds to our posture. So if we are holding a slouched an...d tired posture all day, sitting becomes more exhausting than exercise because it tells the brain we are tired. Then we rely on coffee to vamp our energy but it just zaps our adrenals and messes with our hormones so we are even more tired. We end up coming home from work, sitting on the couch and zoning out with the tv. Over time, that can lead to depression or feeling pretty blue and then we never move...The system is ass backwards!! So, if youve been slouching all day, I know youre tempted to just sit on the couch when you get home, but I promise you, if you push past that resistance and do just a little movement or stretching, you will feel HEAPS better both immediately and in the long run. Give it a try... you can even keep scrolling if you want, but move yo ass!! . . . . Ps: you can move more than your ass (like your breath, ahem!) with me tomorrow evening, 6-7:30 pm @ritual_yoga_pilates Good night sweeties!! See more

23.01.2022 We extend out far beyond our physical. We see with more than our eyes. We understand with more than our brains. We touch with more than our hands. If you choose, you can broaden your experience with a broadened sense of awareness. ... Offering yoga 6-7:30 pm tomorrow @ritual_yoga_pilates

23.01.2022 There is no separation. Anything that looks separate from anything else is merely an optical delusion.

23.01.2022 Viparita Karani: viparita meaning "inverted" or "reversed", and karani meaning "doing" or "making. So, literally, this posture is the inverse of doing and the reverse of making. Aka: Being unmade. Yes, today was definitely a legs up a tree, being unmade kind of day. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend, too, sweeties. Back to the making and doing tomorrow, which is also quite nice ps: if you havent heard yet, Im back to offering the 6-7:30 pm Tuesday class @ritual_yoga_pilates ((as always, Ill be taking requests for postures, topics, and themes until Monday at 5 pm))

22.01.2022 Sometimes I can’t even believe that I get to live a life so full of riches. Yes, I quit my secure job as a lawyer 4 years ago and anytime we have any money in the bank we spend it ALL on travel, have nothing to our names and usually have to decide between eating out at a nice restaurant or buying a new surfboard (the latter usually wins) but so what? 60-70 hours work weeks were typical for me 4 years ago. I was also eating take out for every meal, extremely anxious and depres...sed, and boozing it up almost daily. Now, I work half the time, make half the income and feel 100 times richer. I’m not saying you have to quit your job and run away (that’s got its own traps!! All of which I was caught in at one point or another in the last 4 years.) More simply, it’s all about our choices and mindset. Every day is a gift. Everywhere you go can be a paradise. Everyone you meet can be a soul mate. Everything you do can be enjoyable. Every meal you eat can taste like ambrosia. It’s as simple as choosing to see your temporary existence as a blessing, not a curse! The more you feel gratitude for this life, the more blessed you will feel. Even washing the dishes can become a delight. X See more

22.01.2022 Yoga in paradise, anyone?

22.01.2022 New Post with practical steps to Finding Your True Calling in Life. Have a read. xx

22.01.2022 When you realise you are a part of the cosmic picture not just the one simply starting at it, you start to connect a little more deeply with the scenery and other creatures in it. 2 classes left before heading back to the land of elephants and endless waves @talalla_yoga for an undetermined amount of time (till at least March).

21.01.2022 It doesn’t matter what you can get; all that matters is what you can give. -@britt_the_hunter . . . .... #yoga #hatha #asana See more

21.01.2022 What you resist, persists. Let these experiences pass through you. Our experiences are energy and its the nature of energy to flow. If you resist it or cling to it, that energy doesnt stop. It moves around inside of you, creating all sorts of inner turmoil. Release and relax when you feel the energies moving inside of you. Let them move freely, pass through you. Then you can be free to experience this gift of life with joy and ease. Its all a practice. Its all part of the... process. . . . Relax, release, respire, repeat. See more

21.01.2022 Theres an ocean of air all around you, just waiting to become your breath; a river of prana moving into you, down the waterfall just behind your nose and into the refreshing pools in your chest, flowing out along the gentle streams of your body. How deeply you can submerge in the flow of the breath is directly related to how deeply you can submerge in the flow of life. X . . . .... Playing with pranayama tonight, 6-7:30 pm @ritual_yoga_pilates See more

20.01.2022 Anahata nadam: the unstruck sound...oh, to be immersed in those eternal good vibes. Listen carefully...you just might feel it.

20.01.2022 Fuck finding your limit. Realise there is none.

19.01.2022 Perception is deception. What we experience with the senses is merely a construct of the mind’s interpretation of the raw data of existence. The mind, like photoshop, has filters and hundreds of editing tools, which alter the entire image to appear completely different to reality. That’s why when you believe you are separate from all that you experience in this world. Like virtual reality, we go through life with only half truths about the nature of ourselves and everythin...g we experience. Practice leads to removing these filters and edits to see the true nature of things and the ultimate truth that there is no separation. All that we perceive is a direct reflection of our minds. We are constantly looking into a mirror. Yoga is a method of cleansing the mirror to see clearly ourselves reflected in all things. I am you. You are me. X . . . . Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm: Pratyahara/yoga practice @ritual_yoga_pilates See more

19.01.2022 A huge part of the joy in life is letting go of the reins and seeing where you end up. Tonight was my last night of teaching yoga for a while. That also means Im taking a break from the insta-face-life. See you all on the flip side. Xx

19.01.2022 Basically, when I wake up, I do 2 things: 1. I put on my robe and 2. I sit quietly. This doesnt always happen and it doesnt always look like this. Sometimes I just go into the meditation space and lay down with an eye pillow. Sometimes I stretch. Sometimes I sleep in and dont have time. Sometimes I sit for 10 minuets other times I sit for 30. Sometimes I listen to music or guided meditations. Sometimes I sit silently. Nearly every time. My mind is already busy with thought...s, even just after 5 minutes of being awake! If I dont sit quietly each morning, not even meditate, but sit quietly, theres a big difference in the flow of my day. Things feel stuck and it takes longer for things to pass through. I feel agitated and distracted and there are a million things that pull me into them. Try it and see what happens for you when you start your day like this. What changes. Tomorrow morning when you wake up, before you do anything else, sit quietly (or lay down, awake but not moving) for however long you can right when you start your day. Then try it again the next day and the next. Making big shifts in your life doesnt require a big gesture. It just requires you to make good choices. Have a lovely day, lovers. See more

17.01.2022 Before your spiritual practice, a tree is just a tree. During your spiritual practice, a tree is not a tree. After your spiritual practice, a tree is just a tree. . . . No clue what this means? Practice... and youll find out. ... Focusing on the 8 limbs of yoga, back to basics, in my classes. We are up for asana tomorrow and will be going through a deep awareness of what asana is and how to perfect it, not in form, but in purpose. . . . 6-7:30 pm Tuesday @ritual_yoga_pilates

16.01.2022 There’s an ocean of air all around you, just waiting to become your breath; a river of prana moving into you, down the waterfall just behind your nose and into the refreshing pools in your chest, flowing out along the gentle streams of your body. How deeply you can submerge in the flow of the breath is directly related to how deeply you can submerge in the flow of life. X . . . .... Playing with pranayama tonight, 6-7:30 pm @ritual_yoga_pilates See more

16.01.2022 Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. And you can change your life anytime if you arent enjoying the dream. -don Miguel Ruiz (the four agreements) . . . Friendly reminder for your Monday to keep dreaming merrily along this sweet life current. ... . . . Britts back to teaching 6-7:30 on Tuesdays at Ritual Palm Beach if youre in the mood for some dreams in motion. . . . Ps enjoy having this song in your head for the next 77 hours. See more

14.01.2022 Hey Facebook Fam! Theres a sweet local man here named Lucky, whos been living with a broken prosthetic leg for several years and struggles to walk. Id love to give Lucky a Leg-Up with a new leg. Please help/share if you can. Much love!! x

14.01.2022 Learn from Physio, Yoga teacher and long time meditator Mitch Hunter about how pain shapes the way you view yourself and experience the world around you. His focus will be around how you can actually use pain as a vehicle to release suffering. This Saturday 2-4pm https://www.thestudioupstairs.com.au/book-online

14.01.2022 It doesnt matter what you can get; all that matters is what you can give. -@britt_the_hunter . . . .... #yoga #hatha #asana See more

13.01.2022 New post is up re: working (smart) towards your dreams. Hint: it doesnt mean quitting your job, moving to a new country, falling in love and never coming back. Ive tried that way. I got where I wanted to be fast, but not without some set-backs. Heres how to live your dream and avoid paying extra for it in the end.

13.01.2022 If you’re willing to be objective and watch all your thoughts, you will see that the vast majority of them have no relevance. They have no effect on anything or anybody, except you. They are simply making you feel better or worse about what is going on now, what has gone on in the past, or what might go on in the future... You will someday come to see that there is no use for that incessant internal chatter, and there is no reason to constantly attempt to figure everything out. Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. It’s the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems. Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul. . . . Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm: thought watching and releasing class... aka yoga. @ritual_yoga_pilates

12.01.2022 Perception is deception. What we experience with the senses is merely a construct of the minds interpretation of the raw data of existence. The mind, like photoshop, has filters and hundreds of editing tools, which alter the entire image to appear completely different to reality. Thats why when you believe you are separate from all that you experience in this world. Like virtual reality, we go through life with only half truths about the nature of ourselves and everythin...g we experience. Practice leads to removing these filters and edits to see the true nature of things and the ultimate truth that there is no separation. All that we perceive is a direct reflection of our minds. We are constantly looking into a mirror. Yoga is a method of cleansing the mirror to see clearly ourselves reflected in all things. I am you. You are me. X . . . . Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm: Pratyahara/yoga practice @ritual_yoga_pilates See more

10.01.2022 Hey Facebook Fam! There's a sweet local man here named Lucky, who's been living with a broken prosthetic leg for several years and struggles to walk. I'd love to give Lucky a Leg-Up with a new leg. Please help/share if you can. Much love!! x

09.01.2022 Sometimes it feels like all you can really do is hold on for dear life from you head to your toes and hope you dont fall flat on your face. Enjoy the ride, wild ones. X

09.01.2022 Sometimes I cant even believe that I get to live a life so full of riches. Yes, I quit my secure job as a lawyer 4 years ago and anytime we have any money in the bank we spend it ALL on travel, have nothing to our names and usually have to decide between eating out at a nice restaurant or buying a new surfboard (the latter usually wins) but so what? 60-70 hours work weeks were typical for me 4 years ago. I was also eating take out for every meal, extremely anxious and depres...sed, and boozing it up almost daily. Now, I work half the time, make half the income and feel 100 times richer. Im not saying you have to quit your job and run away (thats got its own traps!! All of which I was caught in at one point or another in the last 4 years.) More simply, its all about our choices and mindset. Every day is a gift. Everywhere you go can be a paradise. Everyone you meet can be a soul mate. Everything you do can be enjoyable. Every meal you eat can taste like ambrosia. Its as simple as choosing to see your temporary existence as a blessing, not a curse! The more you feel gratitude for this life, the more blessed you will feel. Even washing the dishes can become a delight. X See more

08.01.2022 If youre willing to be objective and watch all your thoughts, you will see that the vast majority of them have no relevance. They have no effect on anything or anybody, except you. They are simply making you feel better or worse about what is going on now, what has gone on in the past, or what might go on in the future... You will someday come to see that there is no use for that incessant internal chatter, and there is no reason to constantly attempt to figure everything out. Eventually you will see that the real cause of problems is not life itself. Its the commotion the mind makes about life that really causes problems. Michael Singer, The Untethered Soul. . . . Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm: thought watching and releasing class... aka yoga. @ritual_yoga_pilates

07.01.2022 Ohio Valley Yogis, heres the event page for classes with me at Happy Goat if youd like to sign up in advance, make any requests, stay up to date with the classes, or have facebook remind you of the times. Big love. x

07.01.2022 So Ive been blogging a bit about goals and manifesting lately and thought Id give some insight into why I have any authority on that. I mean, if you were to ask me what skills I have with manifesting Id answer you with a resounding none! But if I actually think about my life, where Ive come from and where I am now, it goes against every low-self-esteem patterning Ive got weaving through me, but Id have to admit, Ive come pretty damn far and manifested basically every...thing Ive ever wanted prior to now. I am from a small town in the middle of America. Diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and dealing with it with drugs and alcohol. I dropped out of university after my first year and things got even worse before they got better. Thanks to some very good friends and some strong willpower, I went back to university, finished with a top scoring thesis and went on to practice immigration law and became a yoga teacher. Almost every cold winter night, Id dream of living on a beach and having a tropical life doing what I love and spending time with inspiring people. Fast forward just 4 years later and here I am, living my dream. Of course I still get set back constantly with my own self limiting beliefs and with life, but every single day gets better with consistent devotion to my highest self and dreams. Even this house, which may not seem like much to some, is an example of staying true to what I want as just 6 months ago, I was unemployed and Mitch and I were living out of our suitcases and staying with friends. I wanted the exact right home for us at the exact right price. Now, Im back in migration law and living in this lovely little beach bungalow! All of that is just to say, if you want something, like truly want it, and its in alignment with your highest self, keep at it. No matter how many set backs and no matter how much self doubt, just keep going! Your brain might doubt you but your heart will always believe in your dreams. Xx See more

07.01.2022 Go for a walk outside. Stare into the sky. Expand your body as far as it will go in all directions. Take some deep breaths. Where can you create some S P A C E ? . .... . . . . . . . . . See more

07.01.2022 Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think My life will be upside down dont worry. How do you know down is not better than upside? ~ Shams Tabrizi

05.01.2022 Given this paradise I find myself in, it is quite possible that I have died, but I feel more alive than ever before. So, I do not care if I am in existence or non-existence; so long as I can stay right here, for a while. This life living through me is something else. Something unnamable and uncontainable, yet gracefully plays through every cell within me and around me, just for fun. This is all outside of the edges of my mind. Just give me a few more cosmic hours to breathe with it. #prana

04.01.2022 Celebrate it all, the big and the small. Life is showering gifts upon us every moment. Unwrap them...see what unfolds. There are so many presents in the present. Xx

04.01.2022 Yesterday, @krishnadasmusic said something that really resonated. I asked if he had any advice on finding a guru and/or a teacher. His response was that there is no separation between god, guru and self. He reminded us to stay true to the path, let it unfold, and never give up. As You do this, the guru is revealed, but perhaps not as I expect. You see, as you refine your vision, clean the mirror of your soul, god, guru, and self are reflected back to you in all things. . . .... As a jnana yogi, I like to *know* things. I read and study and shatter beliefs and replace them with new beliefs daily. However, after yesterdays Bhakti yoga vibes, I left with my mind empty and my heart filled. I felt free and ever since, the resonance of our Kirtan, chanting the name of god, has continued echoing through me and it truly feels as though the universe (god, guru, self) is present everywhere. . . . The mind rebels against this seemingly irrational thought, but the heart remains overflowing. . . . Sometimes we have to suspend the obsession with knowing so we can just feel, and the knowing occurs organically. Thats my practice for now anyway. Whats yours? . . . Ps if there are any fellow heady people on the gold coast who might be needing to shift their practice from knowing to feeling, there are several Kirtan options on the Gold Coast and Id love to bring you along. Heres what Ive found: . . Friday evenings 6:30, at Australian school of mediation and yoga (mermaid beach) with @yogaandmeditation / @themantraroom . . And bonfire Kirtan this Saturday in the forest! Follow @themantraroom for more details! . . If youre looking for community with heart, its all around you. If you need someone to go with, DM me. See you there xx

03.01.2022 Nature is both wild and serene and so am I. -Lorin Roche, The Radiance Sutras . . .... . 6-7:30 pm Tuesdays @ritual_yoga_pilates See more

02.01.2022 A Friendly Reminder For All The Goal-Setters Out There. https://www.nativeyogastudio.com//04/23/You-Are-Good-Enough

02.01.2022 Teachers are like rocks in a stream, shifting the flow to guide you to the ocean. I am powerfully grateful that I was able meet this teacher, @krishnadasmusic, who offered up some awesome wisdom, both through heart and song. So much love! . . . Everywhere I look, there is God. .... . . . Let everything you see and everyone you meet be your teacher. Xx See more