26 Jun 2025 | Mindfulness

Warm Rocks and Steady Presence

There’s something deeply grounding about walking through Bilkbilkmi Gorge, the quiet, the steady presence of the land, the trees, the plants, the rocks. We are offering this retreat not in the form of long formal practices or sitting in a meditation hall. The land itself will be our guide. We’ll…

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15 Jun 2025 | Mindfulness

Parents, Grandparents, Carers…

I’d like to extend an invitation to join a small group of us for something deeply personal and quietly radical: an in-person Ongo retreat—the first in 14 years. It is to be held in Bali near where the authors of Ongo, Catherine and Jesse, have been living these past few…

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10 Jun 2025 | Mindfulness

Don’t meditate to fix yourself

Don’t meditate to fix yourself, to heal yourself, to improve yourself, to redeem yourself; rather, do it as an act of love, of deep warm friendship to yourself. In this way there is no longer any need for the subtle aggression of self-improvement, for the endless guilt of not doing…

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12 May 2025 | Mindfulness

Bilkbilkmi Gorge in Kakadu

Do you long for space to walk in silence, sleep under stars, and reconnect with what truly matters? Do you yearn for companions on that journey — people who savour poetry, meaningful connection, and the wild beauty of untouched places? This mindfulness walking retreat isn’t hours of seated meditation or…

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30 Jun 2024 | Healing

Doing the Repair Work

When I witnessed a highly polarised and conflicted situation being met with love and compassion, I had to watch it again. In a group that was struggling, Aya Caspi, NVC trainer and facilitator spoke and brought people into a place of connection and shared agreement. Her presence and clarity was…

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06 Jun 2024 | Healing

Loving Kindness

Every morning after waking and before I get out of bed I place my hands over my heart and lie there in the stillness. Not doing anything, just being with love. “Loving-kindness is about connection, an offering of unconditional love for ourselves and others. In this, we are not trying…

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01 Jun 2024 | Mindfulness

Only One Place Left…

Cassie and I are very excited as we start to prepare the food and lean into the daily mindfulness and presence practices that will enhance our  being in Bilkbilkmi (Graveside) Country. A dear girlfriend who lives in Katherine and spends a lot of time hiking and camping in the NT…

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10 Apr 2024 | Elderhood

Anarpipe Country Under the Stars

I was deeply moved by the care, wisdom and generosity of spirit on Anarpipe Country, north east of Alice Springs where I was honoured to spend a week with the team from Kings Narrative Pty Ltd: Tyson Carmody and his brother Kynan Barnes, and their  friend, Chris Forbes. I am…

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06 Apr 2024 | Funerals, Death and Dying, End of Life Planning

Sitting on the fence…

Celebrating This Precious Life: I recall climbing the Alps in France nearly 15 years ago when my partner and I were WOOF’ing (volunteering on organic farms). We would get up early, with our head torch lighting the way to climb to the peak and see the sunrise over the snow…

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31 Jan 2024 | Mindfulness

Life’s Two Truths: Holding Mourning and Celebration in Our Hearts

Life’s Two Truths : Holding Celebration and Mourning in our Hearts Join us for an enriching hour of conversation, connection, and contemplation on the profound topic of death and dying, and the art of truly living. What to Expect: Engaging Conversation: Share in an hour of thoughtful and open dialogue…

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