Tag: nature
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Kumano Kodo
Spending the past two weeks in Japan, walking 150 km through cities, villages, mountains and forests in the Sakura season, brought reflections on the nuances of walking, experiencing and building paths. Walking along the Kumano Kodo – a Japanese pilgrimage trail built over a 1000 years ago – reminded me of how much we are Read more
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Forest bathing
A few kind humans spent last Saturday morning forest bathing, guided by the gentle Arya Padey. Most of us were looking to slow down, connect with nature (out and within) and for an embodied experience. As I was trying to collect my reflections, rocked by the soothing sway of the train taking me home on Read more
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The Awakened Brain
I’m trying out a new thing – a sort of written highlights of great books currently on my mind – to help: This learning highlight is about the wonderful work of Dr Lisa Miller (LM) – professor in the Clinical psychology program at Teachers college, Columbia university, founder and director of the Spirituality mind body Read more
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The currawong, the leaf blower and the dog owner
New neighbours A family of currawongs moved to the neighbourhood a few months ago. Until a couple of weeks ago, I had only heard and seen four to five of them at a time – in the local park, by my window or in a neighbouring tree – and I considered myself lucky. Thanks to Read more
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Waa
What we are about to become, dancing with the shadow of what we used to know about ourselves What we are not answering, looking for the beautiful question that refuses to rush our seasonality What we are withdrawing from, finding another ground from which to see and step into the unknown What we are transforming, Read more
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In dialogue with life
Walking on thin air blind to your own regeneration you cannot see the path Walking on thin air losing sight of your meaning searching your house of belonging Walking on thin air freed by your suffering found, harvesting its presents Walking on thin air youthful revelation at the cliff of grief and celebration Walking on Read more
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Where is the edge of me?
“Where is the edge of me?“: Nora Bateson’s provocative yet elusive words are often on my mind. They felt particularly alive lately when I was reflecting on what I/we know and how I/we know it in preparation for RM’s first learning summit. Why? What were these words waking up as I was attempting to unpack Read more
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Bird moments
Magpie; Barrawarn* (*in Woi-Wurrung language) Your only vague points of connection to them were the numerous swooping stories, by either their bird-selves or Collingwood supporters. Until one early morning, after a Dawn Service in January in St Kilda, this relationship changed. It became personal. Barrawarn Barrawarn Barrawarn, it said. Barrawarn Barrawarn Barrawarn, you said. Barrawarn Read more
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Birds!
[What best describes your line of work?] Birds! That’s what I should have said! Why not? Because there are unspoken rules [bird-mind-cages?] that dictate what constitutes a suitable answer? Because we all need to sound very professional and serious? Because we are not supported to create our own stories? What good does that really do Read more
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Imagination
Imagine Imagine colouring outside the lines Imagine shape shifting until the lines are no longer Imagine mark-making by way of connecting Imagine dissolving Imagine a river alive Imagine an ancestor you could be Imagine ideas matter collectively Imagine you’re more water than land Imagine you are flow Imagine following your edge Imagine tree is river Read more