For the love of destruction
Blog by Valerie We recently revisited one of my favourite childhood movies with our daughter, Ferngully. I was reminded of the depiction of pure destruction and the power and joy of that aspect of our nature in the character of Hexxus (what a metaphorical name!). I like to refer to the cycle of the Earth…
The Paradox of Healing
Blog by Valerie Years ago when I took a uni course on social psychology my main takeaway was that people who use positive psychology have better mental health than those who don’t. But, if a belief or mantra that has been helping the person is shown to be untrue, their mental health becomes worse than…
Honouring our Rage
Blog by Valerie Rage matters. It’s a passionate, spirited emotion. Spirit keeps our inner fires burning and helps us feel alive. We need healthy spirits! I remember spiritual teacher Tom Lake, an Anglo-Celtic medicine man sharing that to try to get rid of one’s anger is to dis-spirit oneself. What we do with that energy…
Wollongong workshop
You are invited to visit the beautiful Nan Tien Buddhist temple in Wollongong, enjoy the monthly markets, nourishing cafes, and peaceful energy of the temple grounds and partake in a short & fulfilling workshop to deepen your understanding of the Medicine Wheel and its relevance in your life. A revived one-day mini retreat on the…
Parenting with Indigenous Science
Blog by Valerie There’s so much parenting advice, and so little I resonate with, so I thought I’d share my perspective. Parenting is about building relationships through developmentally appropriate leadership (which is related to a previous post on governance and the YouTube video below on sacred leadership/eldership by Tjana Goreng Goreng, PhD). Kids,…
Darkness
Blog by Valerie “Darkness is the purest form of light” is a teaching I deeply honour from Tiwa Elder Joseph Rael – Beautiful Painted Arrow. He says this because out of darkness all colours and possibilities emerge, whereas white light reflects and pushes all colours away. Darkness is a metaphor of the sacred womb where…
May South Coast Events!
Please join us & pass it on to friends who may be interested! ❤ Healing through Indigenous Wisdom Author’s Talk 11am & 1pm @Nan Tien Temple Markets, Wollongong, NSW Ancestral Healing: Author’s Talk & Sound Journey with @Josfulness Saturday May 10, 11am-12:30pm @Bay Pavilions, Bateman’s Bay, NSW Teachings of the Medicine Wheel Workshop Wednesday May…
Trickery of heartfelt words
Blog by Valerie Many of us are familiar with the four (or five) agreements concept of spiritual teachings Miguel Ruiz wrote about based on ancient Toltec wisdom. The first is: Be impeccable with your word. It is much easier to be tricky with our words than our actions. Actions require lack of awareness, sneakiness or…
Earth Ethos 