From the monthly archives: November 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSPfxaBdEzs] For all those keen yogis and yoginis who love yoga just as much as me, you will also love Acro Yoga. Its soooooooooooooo much fun flying in the air, crashing down every now and again. I’m here in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand and have met a cool little yoga community that hang out in the park every Sunday to [...]
When was the last time you exaggerated the truth, or a little white lie to save face? It may be even the smallest most harmless thing you said to a friend, college, partner or family member. I am currently reading an amazing book by Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden a Tibetan Buddhist monk called Essence of the Path to Enlightenment. I [...]
I will be honest I love fashion. I love fabric, colours, texture, design, contrasts. I come from a family of artists and have grown up with a keen eye for these aesthetic qualities in not only clothes but also, furniture, architecture, landscape, hair design, graphics and even typography thanks to my sister.
Anna [...]
The body is made up of an amazing electrical grid known as the nervous system which responds to both external and internal stimuli. These responses are either somatic which controls the skeletal muscles (when we move our hand when its hot) or automatic which controls the smooth and visceral muscles (such as the liver, [...]
I have been vegan now for 8 years living on fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds, grains and rice and have still found myself suffering food poisoning!
Admittedly both were in third world countries which certainly doesn’t make it any better. Just last night and I found myself throwing up in a small Thailand guest [...]
As you maybe able to tell I love movies and documentaries with inspiring women and here is another favorite of mine about Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein who are, maybe, the most important makeup moxies who ever lived.
In a time when makeup was worn mostly by prostitutes and performers, these two women transformed the way [...]
This is not a movie about fashion, this is the story of an amazingly strong determined woman who believed in herself! I loved this movie and have been inspired forever….. Coco is now one of my mentors in life.
Set in the 1890s she single handedly changed the way people dressed and more important how women felt about themselves. [...]
The cellulite curse is one thing women worldwide have spent billions of dollars on magic pills, lotions, potions and even dangerous surgery to try and remove.
In yoga we have a great pose called Garudasana, the focus is the twisting of the legs . This pose can be done standing like the picture, in shoulderstand so you [...]
How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie (1936) is written beautifully. You just don’t get books like that anymore, the language is fantastic. The morals and messages to this day are the foundation to any successful business, relationship and life.
Most people think that only spiritual or religious books have codes of conduct on [...]
I loved this book…. it’s about balance! By Robert and Emi Kiyosaki two people from the same family yet couldnt be more different in their journeys of life and how they came back together.
The words financial wealth and spirituality usually dont go in the same sentence, they are considered at the opposite ends of spectrum. What I [...]
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This is my life in a nutshell. I am the owner and operator of Essence of Living on the beautiful Gold Coast, Australia. I live and breathe my vocation as it resonates with every cell of my body. I truly love what I do and do what I love. I want to share my passion with the world around me and hope to create a happier, healthier world with those willing to change and grow with me.iPhone App Teaser
