L E T T E R from Jo – Me, Myself and I
Comparison is indeed the thief of joy. When we start to compare we are under the illusion that it’s a […]
Clarity
L E T T E R from Emily – Imposter
I wonder how many of us are walking around feeling like we have a secret. In an age where social […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Things Seen
A few weeks back I joined a 10-day Breathwork Retreat, with no idea what I was getting myself into or […]
L E T T E R from Emily – The Weather
We are beings always in motion. Often it can feel like we are stationary, stagnant and stuck. I’ve come to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Just Do It
Have you ever been geared up to do something and just as you’re about to do it a teeny voice […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Win The Race
This is a little note to remind us to slow down and make room for the simplicity in life. I […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Imagination
My personal world view and beliefs are constantly evolving, I reserve the right to change my mind and develop deeper […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Stay Curious
To be curious is a practice, one so worthwhile pursuing as it abolishes fear, judgement and will provide you with […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Presence
Why do we find it so hard to stay in the present? More and more so we are hearing all […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Shifting to an Internal Orientation
The lure of people pleasing is that it gives you a clear goal and a way forward. You literally do […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Skin in the Right Game
I was kindly asked the other day, are you committed to this or are you just involved? Yikes, I had […]
L E T T E R from Jo – You Love You
Imagine you are holding a container – it can be as big as you like, any shape you like and […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Moving to Truth
There is a part of all of us that wants to stay small, it is afraid to reach our personal optimum […]
L E T T E R from Emily – The Garden of Sanity
When you have a technique that allows the mind to gently settle and guide you to deep restful transcendence, your […]
L E T T E R from Jac – The Fake News In Our Heads
Our beliefs define us. Like scratches and smudges on a pair of sunglasses that we have become so used to […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Moving Towards A Better Me
I love the forward motion that focusing on who you want to become creates. It puts yesterday firmly in its […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Never Burn
In today’s society, which is riddled with muddled messaging, knowing how to hold oneself is becoming increasingly challenging. Sayings such […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Sinking Ships
We’ve all had the experience of treading water, just trying to keep our head above, and at times feeling more […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Loving The Thought Clouds
As a chronic over-thinker, the two most valuable way of addressing thoughts were by a Buddhist teacher a long time […]
L E T T E R from Emily – The Person I Am
How many of us have tried to be shapeshifters, fitting some kind of mould to be more liked, loved, and […]
L E T T E R from Jo – Get Out of the Cul-de-sac
If you ever find yourself knee-deep in self-righteousness (Coo-ee!) or complaining/whining/elegantly demonstrating the shortcomings of others, situations or experiences (who […]
L E T T E R from Emily – The Four Agreements
“Death is not the biggest fear we have;our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive” – Don Miguel […]
L E T T E R from Jac – A Yes And A No
For every yes there simply has to be a no. Compromise means everyone gets half or less. If you’re a […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Anxiety Remedies
Ram Dass really brought home the message ‘Be Here Now’. In fact, it was the title of his pivotal book, […]
L E T T E R from Emily – The Work
“Dust settles, I don’t” – Anita Kopacz I was listening to a podcast (Ancient Wisdom Today) a few days ago, […]
L E T T E R from Jac – The No That Comes Before A Yes
I frequently do this, write a YES list. What do I want in my life. It’s a very full life, so there has to […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Our Practices
Too often we think, myself included, ‘I don’t have time for this’, surrounding anything that is nourishing, rewarding, spiritual and […]
L E T T E R from Jac – You Determine The Course
Gah how I love this quote! I wanted to end the week with it. When we don’t know what our […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Accepting Everything
There is a Zen saying Susan Murphy taught me, which is no matter WHAT is happening, you send out into […]
L E T T E R from Jac – Working with Anxiety
I have an immense amount to speak to on this topic, but I thought I would start with sharing with […]
L E T T E R from Emily – Play On
“The oak sleeps in the acornThe giant sequoia tree sleeps in its tiny seedThe bird waits in the eggGod waits […]
L E T T E R from Jac – How Much Life Is This Worth
It’s a worthwhile question, isn’t it? Sometimes, it’s lots of life. I love material things and I get great joy from […]
L E T T E R – A Commitment To Change
Our brains wire in ways of doing things for efficiencies sake. It’s to make the whole system flow more, things […]
L E T T E R – No Former Just Present
I love this quote by Condoleeza, for its many layers. What if we let go of former everything. Former anxiety.Former […]
L E T T E R – Treading Our Path Without Distraction
I think writing yesterday’s Letter stirred up a lot for me. I pondered about all the (necessary) distractions I experienced […]
L E T T E R – Creating Space And Pause Before Action
I had a conversation with a dear friend and meditation student on the weekend about the never-ending list of ‘All […]
L E T T E R – The Most Expensive Price Tag In The World
I had soooo many people respond to the letter (What Would You Create) about what would you do if you couldn’t […]
L E T T E R – What Would You Create
One of my favourite questions as part of long-term workshops that I host, is ‘if you knew you couldn’t fail, […]
L E T T E R – The First Day Of 2019
It’s the first day of 2019. If you woke today bright and alive, brilliant. If you woke hungover as hell […]
L E T T E R – The Difference Between Planning And Surrender
The Letter I wrote the other day about the need for planning and our common misunderstanding that planning depletes our […]
L E T T E R – Being What’s Right Over Concerned With Who Is Right
I had a really interesting conversation the other day with a long term meditator who had become disillusioned with spirituality, […]
L E T T E R – The Balance Between Desire and Satisfaction
I find this one of the most challenging of all the opposites we experience, the balance between simplicity and happiness […]
W E E K E N D E D I T I O N – With Kate Pascoe Squires
This Weekend Edition we are proudly introducing you to Kate Pascoe Squires, who has been making some significant and inspiring […]
L E T T E R – The Monk and The Boat
My wonderful friend Jeff Kober included this in his daily newsletter last week and I loved it so much I […]
L E T T E R – Inwards Honesty First
It’s so much easier to look at someone close to us and see their flaws. Their unrealistic nature in certain […]
L E T T E R – Say No, Immediately
There is a downside to living a full and abundant life. I mean at first you’re like, seriously, could there be […]
L E T T E R – Your Choosing
I am trying hard to help my daughter be empowered to make the choices that are right by her. To […]
L E T T E R – The Simplicity of Meditation
Meditation these days is a name for a lot of different things, a lot of which is not meditation. Something […]
L E T T E R – Burn Bright vs Burn Out
One of the examples I use when teaching in workplaces is this: Last day of work before a holiday; everyone […]
L E T T E R – New Beginnings
I meet a lot of people who comment they’re too scared to learn meditation because of what they might discover […]
L E T T E R – The Bigger Questions
Around this time of year, Arran and I start formulating our ideas for the following year. 2018 was massive for […]
L E T T E R – Your New Vital Daily Tool; Power Down Hour
We have been preaching this from the rooftops for years, it’s a tool within our 7 Day Mind Cleanse and […]
L E T T E R – A Gift For You Of Our Key Clarity Tool
Today we are going to gift you something special, because trust me, you need it. Everyone, especially at this time of the […]
L E T T E R – The Never Ending Jigsaw
We are so good most of the time at looking back, and admitting, sometimes admiringly, that everything was for the […]
L E T T E R – The Heart
I often ponder why it’s so hard to follow our hearts and even harder sometimes to hear what they have […]
L E T T E R – Clean, Simple, Distilled Thinking
I used to have a terrible aversion to saying no to people. I had, (and still do) a big fear […]
L E T T E R – A Commitment To Adventuring
My Dad was a very renowned chef, winning best restaurant in Australia as well as three hats. His brother, my […]
L E T T E R – Excuses Keep Us Small
I had a catch up the other day with someone and it was like I was in overdrive. I left […]
L E T T E R – Some Thoughts On Overwhelm
Wow, this weeks’ Letters seem to have really triggered a lot of thought and reflection from many of you!! So, […]
L E T T E R – Working With Fear Part 3; Overwhelm
If you haven’t read the first and second part of this Letter series, you can check Part 1 and Part […]
L E T T E R – Working With Fear Part 2; Bravery
If you haven’t read the first part of this Letter series you can do so here. Continuing on from yesterday! […]
L E T T E R – Working With Fear Part 1; Adopted Fears
Arran, Emily and I get so exhausted by all the ‘Be Fearless’s self-improvement mush that is shoved down everyone’s throats […]
L E T T E R – It’s So Bothersome Being Bothered
In Buddhism, Dukkha, which is originally a Pali word, is translated most frequently as suffering. Specifically the suffering of the […]
L E T T E R – Truth Telling
Having a teenage daughter, the essence of telling the truth is really up in our grill at the moment. And […]
L E T T E R – Working with True Knowing and Dealing With Disappointment. Part 2
If you missed yesterday’s Letter, Part 1, you can see it here. After changing my flights and wrapping up the […]
L E T T E R – Working with True Knowing and Dealing With Disappointment. Part 1
Our recent trip to India took a year to plan. The major component was our Broad Place Retreat which had […]
Create Your Morning Routine
A morning routine is a beautiful way to set up the day, to encourage calmness and clarity, and allow the […]
Savour Your Success
This could also be titled Stop To Smell The Roses or Celebrate The Wins. It’s a concept that has been […]
Right Here, Right Now
‘Be The Change You Want To See In The World’ Ghandi We need to make change right now, not tomorrow, […]
Why Meditate?
So why meditate? People learn this technique for a large range of personal reasons. Some want to be more creative […]
Do You Have Needs?
And what does evening ‘having a need’ mean? We can all get caught up in the idea that our needs […]
Give it up folks, for life.
Something we recently read by the talented Leo Babula of Zen Habits, we agree wholeheartedly. “This is the only response […]
What Are You Worshipping?
Something happens to us that causes upset. We stew and sulk and can’t help but tell people about it. With […]
Letting Go
A beautiful way to explain the risk of not letting go is the story of the monkey and the nuts […]