WEEKEND EDITION with Emily L’ami – Bodha Modern Wellness
Bodha was created by one of our very loved friends Emily, and her partner in everything Fred. It’s the true […]
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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 – 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 – 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 […]
W E E K E N D E D I T I O N 21
Photo from our India Retreat in Rishikesh Oh my lord is it excellent to be home! So emotional! So wonderful! […]
L E T T E R – Everyone Is Creative
I get upset when I hear people say ‘oh I am not creative’ or exclaim ‘so and so doesn’t have […]
L E T T E R – The Power Of Water
Water, the incredibly dynamic and flexible qualities that can shift it from ice to fluid, to steam. Imagine if we […]
L E T T E R – Present Moment Awareness
Have you ever been driving your car and thought to yourself, I can’t remember driving through the last 2 suburbs? […]
L E T T E R – Recovery Time
I had an experience years and years ago, where I went to see a friend of mine who is a […]
L E T T E R – Impeccable Word
Last year, I repeated something that someone else said, and I knew I shouldn’t have.I immediately corrected myself and ask […]
The 4% Rule
I have had the pleasure of meeting many talented people in my life, as well as many deeply conscious spiritual […]
Book Club Launch
As avid readers and meditators here at The Broad Place, we know how transformational both these things are. We call it the […]
The First Time Should Be Enough
Recently I watched Oprah Winfrey being interviewed after her Cecil B. DeMille award at the Golden Globes. She said, “The […]
Where Are You Now?
We all seem to know this, that being present reaps the greatest rewards as a human,but very little do we […]
Fear
Hi everyone, This is Emily, I am a meditation teacher here at The Broad Place. I have been working with Jac […]
What Will You Think
There is so much talk of the power of positive thinking, so much science to back it up, yet I […]
Selective Feedback
This is such a huge topic that I might visit it a few times more!!To begin with, ensuring we only […]
You The Scriptwriter
I have so many conversations about things falling apart, and yesterday’s letter sparked some of those. I think when we […]
Beginners Mind
Beginners Mind is a Buddhist and Zen concept of approaching everything as if it’s the first time. What would our […]
The Connectedness of It All
The other day, I wrote about the concept of letting something go, in order to invite something in. To empty […]
Time To Trim
So for today’s tools on how to experience a higher grade life, the key thing is to EDIT. When something […]
Are You Brave Enough To Audit
High Grade Living is about living the best life we can, with the tools and knowledge to grant us access […]
The Need To Disconnect To Connect
It’s the time of year when I am at my most engaged. We have all our meditation courses before the […]
A Remedy For Shame
When I first started writing these little letters to our students, I felt the deepest shame. Who the hell was […]
The Perfection Of It All
“Thus, this supremely perfect order of the Universe goes on all around us. But the structure is so vast, and […]
A Bumper Issue of Goodness
We have returned from India, the place of chaos and calm, inspired, refreshed and thrilled to be home. I can’t […]
The Creative Process – Refinement
We have been working for 12 months on designing, refining, polishing, sanding and adding new architecture to The Broad Place. […]
The Futility Of Plans – What Choice Will You Make?
We have been soaking in life in India with its every detail since we arrived. Literally soaking, as it hasn […]
Diwali Evening at The Broad Place
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Q. What Will The Future Look Like?
A. The Best Parts Of The Present I read this moving article over the weekend. My little brother is seriously disabled, and […]
The Little Moments
Yesterday Jeff arrived from LA, and we had a Group Meditation Meeting and spoke of how nature is at all […]
It Might Be Easier…
Marley and I sat in a Parisian cafe this morning. We had orange juice, coffee (well for me), baguettes and […]
A List To Contribute To Creativity and Inspiration
I am a huge consumer these days. No longer of stuff, products and things, but of information, knowledge and experiences. […]
Indignation Or Creativity; What Will You Choose?
Oh my have I had my battles with indignation. It’s a tricky emotion. Essentially it’s a response of anger or […]
What If You Only Had 2 Hours
I was listening to the Tim Ferriss Podcast as he was listing the ‘Impossible 17 Questions That Changed My Life’ […]