LETTER 9th JUNE 2024
I have had two weeks off writing these Letters to you, first a flu, then chest and then sinus infection, […]
I have had two weeks off writing these Letters to you, first a flu, then chest and then sinus infection, […]
Welcome to Soul Care Sundays! Self care is abundant. Soul Care less so. These weekly Letters will be exploring teachings on consciousness – to keep us tethered to […]
For today’s Soul Care Sunday we are going to dive into a study of awareness of consciousness and moving our […]
For today’s Soul Care Sunday we are going to dive into Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, who was a Stoic philosopher […]
For today’s Soul Care Sunday we are going to dive into suffering and attachment. Sounds heavy for a Sunday? Prepare to be […]
Lao Tzu was a Chinese philosopher who was the eventual founder of Taoism or Daoism (as it’s spelled two ways). […]
Welcome to Soul Care Sundays! Self care is abundant. Soul Care less so. These weekly Letters will be exploring teachings […]
TALKS Welcome, my name is Jacqui Lewis and I’m the founder of The Broad Place. Mutribo and I met in […]
“To spend a concentrated period of time in silence and meditation is always a gift to yourself and brings its […]
The Hsing Hsing Min is a text attributed to the Third Patriarch of Zen, Seng Tsan, (or often written as […]
These little cakes are dense, moist and rich with lemon. You could add in a few teaspoons of finely chopped […]
Weekends are always such a nice space to reset the system for ourselves and take the time to bring in […]
The weather has been rather bleary in Sydney, and I think discussing the weather is a waste of time, even […]
In Sydney, we have had a chill and rain in pockets and it will continue through the weekend. Our fireplace […]
It’s been a beautiful week as Arran and I had a little city stay. If you want all the details […]
It’s been an absolutely huge week for me, and a giant weekend lays ahead of me teaching with Jeff Kober […]
It’s a funny thing stress isn’t it. We all say we don’t want it, yet we continually create it for […]
The Broad Place have designed a special industry focussed course in Vedic Meditation to help those that nourish others full […]
Acceptance is derived from the Latin word ‘acquiēscere’ which means to to find rest in. In today’s day and age, […]
Join The Broad Place co-founder Jacqui Lewis in a series of evening talks that will shift thinking, provide education and […]
The word “Guru” in Sanskrit is translated as “dispeller of darkness.” The Sanskrit root gu means darkness or ignorance, and […]
This is the most delicious dish that my friend Mish taught me to cook. Payasam is originally from Southern India […]
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe; to match your nature with […]
This cake is warming, grounding and perfect in the afternoon with a cup of Dosha Balancing Vata Tea. I adapted […]
We are proud to be traveling to Melbourne to teach from the Art Series Hotel Group Larwill Studio Hotel. Vedic Meditation […]
We are proud to be traveling to Hong Kong Thursday May 28th – Sunday May 31st, then onto Singapore Monday […]
We are proud to have The Broad Place traveling to Hong Kong Thursday May 28th – Sunday May 31st, then […]
This Sunday 26th April 2015, join Jac Lewis from The Broad Place and Ayurvedic Practitioner Dylan Smith of Vital Veda […]
We travel a lot, and we love it. For me traveling is an extension of the exploration of the self, […]
Balance. We all crave it, but is it really achievable? I personally have to come to dismiss the concept of […]
The Broad Place is a brand centred around tools for high grade living. At The Broad Place we have an […]
It is very often that we forget we are 100% made up of nature. We are so attached to all […]
There is a secret weapon in many Vedic Meditators tool box and it is the art of Rounding. Rounding is […]
To celebrate our upcoming announcement of our The Broad Place Retreat in India, here are some more images I took […]
With our upcoming trip to Hong Kong we are looking forward to meeting up with Karen Holt from the Health Seed Co. […]
As our thinking affects the body, in particular our digestion, what and how we think is the primary focus with […]
‘If you want to know what your thoughts were like in the past, look at your body today. If you […]
We are thrilled to be running a course in Vedic Meditation this March in Hong Kong, one of our favourite […]
One of the time’s I went to Gemma’s house it was conveniently after she had been shooting for her book, and […]
High Grade Living is such a beautiful concept we have developed, and it is my large focus at the moment. […]
‘Yoga stah, kuru karmani’ ‘Established in Being, perform action’ (Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, verse 48) This is a powerful line […]
This is a photo documentary of my recent travels through India, Part One. Part Two and Part Three to come […]
Thurs 12th – Sun 15th November 2015 (Gerroa, beachfront, 2 hours drive from Sydney) We’re all leading incredibly busy lives […]
The New Year always feels ripe with promise, rich with desire and full of potential. I don’t believe New Years […]
RUNAWAY MIND Runaway Mind is when we get so caught up in a stream of thinking, that we have no […]
Under the incredibly high recommendation of my guru Thom Knoles, I have just read and completed the Mahabharata as interpreted […]
I was a young single mum years back when I was 29 years old and I know this much, it’s […]
It’s been an epically huge year for The Broad Place, and everyone of you have been a part of that. […]
Kate Kendall is a brilliant yoga instructor and the co-creator of Flow Athletic. Her classes are some of my favourite […]
We are holding a one off half day shop here at The Broad Place studio!! Sunday 23rd November, from 12pm […]
We love this Ted Talk by Stefan Sagmeister, for many reasons. The guy is a design genius so Arran and […]
Mashing (aka as multi tasking aka adult ADD) is when we do more than one thing at once, and this […]
We had the pleasure of falling in love with Liefje’s chocolate first and then their creators. Two dynamic and inspiring women […]
If you are a Vedic Meditator and haven’t yet learnt the ancient art of Rounding, now is your opportunity. Rounding […]
Thoughts and Cellular Structure From personal experience we understand the power of words, and from a philosophical experience, that they […]
It’s incredibly easy to project into the future and make excuses for why we are frustrated/unhappy/cranky/dissatisfied with the present. Some […]
This is the second in a series of recipes collaborated by Jacq Alwill from Brown Paper Bag and I. The […]
The format for our course in Melbourne, will be the Friday 10th October will have four initiation sessions 11am, 3pm, […]
THE BROAD PLACE IMMERSION RETREAT The Broad Place is collaborating with Carla McMillan of Love Juice to bring you a […]
Jacq Alwill from Brown Paper Bag and I have collaborated to bring you a series of incredible recipes and I […]
The only people we can hold accountable for our happiness is ourselves. Annoying sometimes isn’t it. At times it’s just […]
Last night we had our very first Advanced Meditation Meeting, an evening filled with a group meditation, Vedic philosophy and […]
This recipe is so simple and divine, and leans heavily on the best quality ingredients you can get your hands […]
The transcontinental railroads led to the invention of time zones. For the first time, everyone needed to be in sync, […]
The 7 Day Mind Cleanse is a revolutionary e-book that will shift and change the way in which you live, […]
Kitchari is an ancient Ayurvedic recipe that is nourishing, cleansing and grounding. It’s everything you could want in a single […]
Nature is constantly trying to support us through its single endeavour, for us to evolve. Evolution is the core focus […]
This is my failsafe go-to whip up recipe as you can put any fruit you like in there and it […]
These little puppies are not the picture of health, let’s be honest. But they are damn fine. I have tried […]
These are so easy to make and have a dense crumbly texture in the mouth and are not too sweet […]
Want to rid yourself of jet lag? Who doesn’t! As a Vedic Meditator you have the world’s best tool for […]
This is seriously easy, and you can throw together whatever suits. This batch included a dry mix of puffed millet, […]
Here at The Broad Place we’re rather obsessed with Alice Gao of Lingered Upon. We tweaked a few of the […]
Community is close to our hearts, and The Broad Place are building, creating and contributing to an inspiring collective of […]
This is a dead simple little recipe to whip up that ensures any sweet tooth will be satisfied. Like with […]
Irving Berlin once said that ‘Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it‘. […]
Erin Lovell Verinder is one of the directors of Bright & Balanced Living and is also a practitioner at Orchard Street. […]
‘How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives’ Annie Dillard Every day is filled with […]
Nikki Heyder’s site NOOD is a wealth of inspiration and it was a pleasure to interview Nikki for Talking Broadly. […]
Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of the present moment. It can be framed as ‘living in the now’ […]
Let’s preface this article by saying I love being connected to the world via my phone, the internet, my laptop, […]
Definitely trying this chamomile pannacotta with lemon poppy olive oil shortbread from here This looks like it would be a […]
Defining and Embracing Strength ‘Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep in saying to myself […]
Jacqui Lewis is travelling to Noosa, QLD in May to teach an intensive course in the art of Vedic Meditation. […]
We’re all leading incredibly busy lives these days. We have families, friends, careers and more demands are being placed upon […]
With this recipe, I will pop down the portions per person, then you can simply multiply as needed. I hate […]
I had heard and read about Jocelyn Petroni and her incredible facials so many times and the praise for her […]
A Morning Routine is a vital step in setting yourself up for success for the day. I have found it […]
A few more inspiring articles and visuals for the week ahead…I hope you enjoy A very interesting read on a […]
If you are feeling cloudy and a little overwhelmed with all the wellbeing, health and diet advice out there currently, […]
Nick Hudson I have known for quite some time, although I haven’t seen him for years now as he resides […]
Stefan Sagermeister makes a compelling case for a year’s sabbatical in his TED Talk here These Asparagus and Corn Cakes […]
We love interviewing guns here at The Broad Place, and Jacqueline Alwill certainly fits the bill. Her list of hats […]
Welcome to our very first Weekly Reads! This is simply a post that will happen weekly, filled with luscious links […]
‘Holding onto anything is like holding onto your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the […]
This recipe is so incredibly simple and delicious. You take a deboned side of salmon, or large fillet, whatever you […]
Captain Cook was one of the most celebrated explorers in the world. He spent decades discovering unchartered territory, and what […]
Yoga teacher Maryanne Edwards has recently launched a new business Organically Wealthy. We fell in love with the name, and […]
This is dead simple, you just need to play with the ratios to work out what you love the most. […]