Artinzene issue 11 August 2017

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Issue 11

August 2017

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ARTINZENE Issue #11 August 2017, QLD Cover Image Artist: Julie Hayes Publisher

Contents Editors Notes by Michelle Ward, Pg 3

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Editors Artinzene Graphic Design

The Healing Benefits of Music by Julie Hayes - Cover, Pg 4-11

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In his Element - by Owen Hart, Pg 12-21

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The Incredible Hulk Vs Mary Magdalane

Ray Downing & Artinzene

Sales & marketing:

by Veruschka Normandeau, Pg 24-40

Artinzene Contributing writers Michelle Ward Julie Hayes

HEALTH Page 42 - 51 Tumeric Vs Curcumin by Rhianna Smith, Pg 42-44

Owen Hart

What’s the Fuss About Ferments Rhianna Smith, Pg 45-49

Veruschka Normandeau

Pure Vanilla by Marilyn Gunston, Pg 50-51

Rhianna Smith Marilyn Gunston Tania Balzat Steven Rufus Tessa Alexa Stanford www. artinzene.com

TRAVEL Page 57 - 83 Life in Brazil by Tania Balzat, Pg 57-73 Arizona by Steven Rufus, Pg 74-83

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LIFESTYLE Page 84 - 91 What I Learnt from the Man With the Hard Exterior

by Tessa Alexa Stanford, Pg 68-75 Artinzene, Artin Zene

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Editor's Notes Our featured artist for our August issue is the talented musician Julie Hayes. Julie inspires us through her own personal journey of how music can heal a person. Accompanied by some beautiful images of Julie in performance this is a sure read.

We also feature Owen Hart, a British artist who uses an assured colour palette and the inspiration of the Mandalas that the Buddhist monks create. He also uses forms such as crocodiles, beaks, boats to create a symbolism reminiscent of the sub-councious dream state.

Veruschka inspires once again with her magical photography.

Our health section is frothing with articles by Rhianna Smith about the benefits of fermeted drinks and the comparison of Tumeric & Curcumin. Marilyn Gunston looks at the tremendous benefits of Pure Vanilla.

In our Travel section we feature Tania Balzat whith her stunning photos from Life in Brazil. Steven Rufus takes us with him on his journey to Arizona.

Tessa Alexa Stanford shares her short story about love in the land of Bali.

Artinzene is published online on a quarterly basis by Artinzene Multi-media Ltd ABN: 72667927542. We welcome any feedback or contributions via artinzene@ gmail.com Opinions and viewpoints expressed by authors are not necessarily those of the editor, staff or publisher of this magazine. The publisher also cannot accept responsibility for any errors in articles or advertisements.

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By Michelle Ward Artinzene is for the creatives, the holistically aware, the travellers, the writers, the poet, the artists and the musicians across the world, linking people on a global scale through imagery and word. It is a voice piece of positivity and inspiration designed to enlighten your day, whereever you may be reading this, in any timespace, hemisphere or outback.

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Michelle Ward is the editor, designer and creator of Artinzene Online Magazine and has a multi-media and artistic background combined with a love of natural therapies.

She has spent many years travelling the world and living in different countries and cultures.

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The Healing Benefits of Music

by Julie Hayes

“Oh I know that song” - A gateway opens, inviting you to remember. You surrender, allowing nostalgia to lead the way. Moments ago, you were resting on the couch, listening to sounds that shaped the silence. They were familiar. You drift back, deeper into the moment…until laying on the couch is but a distant memory. There you are, recalling the past. You feel something stir from deep within and without warning, a tear dances its way to the surface and the sweet release shimmies back to the earth.

In that moment, the sound vibration rippled through the ether and met with your bodily form, transforming into emotion, which is simply energy in motion, made manifest by a tear.

So in this particular instance, music can perhaps be interpreted as a conduit for releasing emotional memories, cleansing congestion from our cells.

Having been riddled with acne from the age of about 14 to 26, receiving comments like ‘nice body but pity about the face’ I quickly learned to hide. Having been singing since I was old enough to go to the toilet by myself, ending up with my rear end in the bowl, legs dangling over the rim, singing happily until my rescuer arrived, while my brothers and sister shouted ‘Mam..tell her to shut up’ I learned to sing quietly.

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Ever since, singing in public has been my therapy…my unveiling, surrendering the protective mask and allowing my real, raw Self to be seen. Given the culture of ‘good performance’ equals applause, hand claps (or lack thereof) became the defining factor of my worth, which on some level makes sense when you consider a clap as an expression of gratitude and acknowledgement. With only silence as feedback, it’s easy to assume your sound is offensive as opposed to appealing. Over time, being seen and validated dissolved the belief that I am not good enough.

So in this instance, music enticed me from the shadows to stand proud in the light of the sun knowing I am deserving of being seen and heard, just like everyone.

Now, having connected with devotional music, the purpose is not entertainment. Soundscapes create space for the sacred, where healing and transformation can be experienced. Here, no hand claps are required. Silence provides space where subtle energy can be felt. In the absence of applause the music’s ripple effect can continue on its path, allowing the listener a deeper experience.

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“Whatever your connection to music, there is no denying its potency, for when we stop to listen we can hear the truth of our soul .”

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Art About Me

Of Irish descent, the tradition of storytelling is embedded deep within Julie Hayes’ core.

Whether captured by her hypnotically, haunting melodies or inspired by her poetic twist on life’s mysteries, prepare to be swept up in an emotive, atmospheric haze.

Her musical roots of folk and rhythm stem from a culture as old and timely as the misty mountains.

Having drawn inspiration for her vocal style from artists like Eva Cassidy, Florence Welch and Joni Mitchell, spacious melodies allow you to truly hear the song’s intent. Fuelled by a passion to express with vulnerability, her lyrical rawness and open heart is engaging and deeply moving.

Julie’s funked-up-folk guides the listener from contemplation to celebration. Expect moments of stillness that give rise to dancing for nobody other than yourself.

In 2002 an innocent back-packing adventure to Australia became the stepping stone Julie longed for to create a new life, a new direction with all roads leading to roaming a musical landscape with no limits. Having recently recorded her debut EP back in her hometown of Dublin City, its release has been a long awaited and much anticipated dream come true.

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In His Element Owen Hart is a British artist who, one year ago, with his wife and son moved from the concrete hustle and bustle of London to the green and blue paradise that is Pembrokeshire, a lush coastal county in South West Wales. Since making this move, Owen has been much happier, feeling more grounded and enthused with a sense of spaciousness and possibility.

This lifestyle shift is clearly reflected in his most recent work; two 4x4” paintings, ‘element’ and ‘elementary’ signal an increase in scale and a change to a more earthy and assured colour palette. They were made for a local public exhibition from ‘Breaking Out Of The Gallery’, an annual, summer exhibition where paintings are hung outside around the town on the walls of houses and local businesses in an attempt to inject colour and culture into a county town that has seen better days. Both paintings use the geometric form of mandala to structure their composition.

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ART A mandala is often seen as a microcosm of the universe itself. Broadly defined as “An integrated structure organized around a unifying centre”, the making of a mandala is typically a means of contemplation. It is a structure upon which to project or channel intention and a creative way of moving towards wholeness. Whole monasteries of Tibetan monks famously spend weeks making intricate and richly colourful sand mandalas only to destroy them in an act expressive of impermanence. Then comes the ritual of pouring the sandy remains of the mandala into a river or stream, spreading the prayers and blessings focused into each grain of sand into the four corners of the world.

While still infused with the mysterious and intricate yearnings of spiritual awareness, Owen’s paintings are not works of religious iconography.

In ‘Element’, the more personal of the two paintings, we are confronted with a hexagonal structure. The six-fold pattern of interlocking circles known as ‘The Flower of Life’ emanates from the centre of the piece where we see a further nestled hexagon that seems to contain a sort of chequered hourglass and colours symbolic of the four elements. The painting is infused with details of ambiguous forms that are suggestive of discernable things, like crocodiles, beaks and boats. This meandering symbolism seems to flow from the mind of the artist like the subconscious orchestrating the absurd events of a dream.

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ART ‘Elementary’ is a much more formal affair, with clearly defined boundaries and more symbolic clarity.

Made with a group of eight children aged between 6 and 10, the painting is of an octagonal form, each petal housing smaller circular compositions, one for each child. In the centre is the emblematic shield of the school in which the artist works with the children, the symbol which unites all of the artists at work within the painting. The imagery found within the eight contributions made by the children (doorways, trees, moons, a corridor and a shamrock) is symbolic of their heritage, interests and ambitions for the future.

Their arrangement upon the picture plane seems to suggest meaningful symmetry and an upward movement from the ground up towards the moon and outer space above.

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This emerging body of work, which delights in geometry, organic forms and colours marks the beginning of a new chapter in Owen’s artistic career.

It has been seven years since he was last exhibited publicly, and his work has matured: less preoccupied with awkward conceptual baggage and more comfortable in himself, creating works which confidently explore colour and form and express something of the life he is creating with his family in the countryside, a celebration of the myriad forms found in the mind of nature.

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The Incredible Hulk Vs Mary Magdalane

by Veruschka Normandeau The Queen turned crimson with fury, And, after glaring at her for a moment Like a wild beast, began screaming, “Off with her head!”

- Lewis Carroll

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ART Nobody likes an angry woman. Nobody is happy when Momma is not happy.

Since I was little, I have had judgement on the outward angry female, vowing to fulfill my life and not end up down that alley way.

I sincerely believe every other woman never dreamed of ending up there themselves.

There is no better revenge than walking in the shoes you once frowned upon.

You don’t just arrive in that alley overnight. It takes detailed and intricate passageways for one to receive just the right type of mosaic experiences that are custom made to your core wounds and challenge your integrity and values.

When a woman of a certain age’s boundary is violated once again, there comes a point when everything feels taken away. Nothing is sacred, and that there is nothing left to lose.

An energy of “FINE - take it all” is replaced by any leftover patience and hope. When she is not heard or acknowledged for the nth time, and her pitch of screaming hits a plateau and still goes unheard, the unhooking begins.

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Art “Hulk not think. HULK SMASH!” -Incredible Hulk Slowly, the courage to be a ‘woman who does not give a f*ck’ blossoms, not looking for approval anymore, not caring whether someone hears her raised voice and outrage - almost, the more that they can hear it, the better, this loud cry and billboard of outrage.

ANGER: it NEEDS to be heard! THAT woman NEEDS to be heard to heal! It covers over so many layers of unheard, that those unwanted cells turn to pain in the body, turn to fibromyalgia, to cancer, to burned out adrenal glands.

“Man can not tame which God has created to be wild”

-recent Bible quote in a movie We NEED to find a space in our society where the woman is safe to rage, to have an outlet to express. Where there is the ample, empathetic support to know there is dire sadness under the anger that was overlooked. The bitterness and resentment that took over and now is shaping our reality.

Let us not turn it inwards.

When our stories are told and RECEIVED, anyone can resonate with being in our shoes and the compassion overtakes the judgment. When we release and shed our tears in a safe space, feeling heard and met, we experience connection and that our feelings are valid. This allows us to heal.

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Next time you see an angry woman, send her love, ask her what is wrong and offer her a hug. She will be so thankful.

It looked good natured, she thought; Still, it had very long claws And a great many teeth, So she felt it ought to be Treated with respect -Lewis Carroll Indeed this unwelcomed anger deserves our own respect. This type of respect comes from the acceptance of our choices, the acceptance of our feelings and the acceptance of our outward expression.

Once we begin there, we can take the next step to self forgiveness.

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Art Forgiveness The energy of forgiveness helps you find the strength To forgive yourself for whatever judgements you impose upon yourself. Forgive yourself, because you always act based on the knowledge you have at a certain moment in time. You can do no wrong. Forgiveness shows you that there is nothing to forgive.

-Janosh Once we can truly achieve that, the charge toward the perpetrators involved begin to dissolve in time, as a side effect. You have learned the lesson and become a more discerning human being as a result.

What we are left with after such a journey is beauty. The beauty of the strength and perseverance, that only we could truly give ourselves. The appreciation for those who stood beside us and for those who abandoned us.

Anger is a fire that makes us stronger, more refined, more wise, as long as we don’t define ourselves with the pain and focus on the victim hood. As long as we are angry, we are still victims. Use this as your measure and keep giving out the compassion to yourself and others, like you would to a small wounded child. Respect your process and be patient, then you can emerge as the finest Grace, your version of one of the Mary’s, with only grace and equanimity at the core.

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Emergence The energy of emergence helps you leave your cocoon for good, without feelings of doubt and insecurity, so that you can spread your wings and show who you really are -Janosh ARTINZENE / Issue #11

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Veruschka Normandeau is a healing arts coach, photographer and inspiritress of Gypsyrosechariot, a hub for the inquisitive soul to be empowered via psycho-spiritual programs, offering energy medicine tools to assist with heart courage to uncover your unique embodiment of your true nature. She is a self-love activist and intuitive magic dealer and has been guiding people and upgrading lives since 2007. Serving your inner beauty and embracing the paradox of life.

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Turmeric versus Curcumin

By Rhianna Smith It seems like everyone is talking about turmeric these days! And why not?

Turmeric is one of my favourite herbs, it has the most fantastic anti-inflammatory properties, as well as being a powerful antioxidant, anti-cancer, neuroprotective, liver detoxifying, and showing significant mood lifting abilities.

A recent study has shown high strength curcumin to be as effective for alleviating pain as some of the leading pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory drugs on the market, without the negative side effects of thinning the stomach lining and possibly causing gastric ulcers. It is also not addictive or habit forming in any way, plus it has a whole range of additional benefits that can improve your health and quality of life. For long term pain management it is the safest, most effective option.

But where a lot of people get confused is understanding the difference between a product labelled ‘turmeric’ and a product labelled ‘curcumin’. The way I like to describe it is with an analogy- turmeric is the cow, curcumin is the steak you buy for your BBQ. If you want to reduce inflammation, you want the product with the most curcumin.

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Curcumin is one of the many active constituents that make up turmeric. In its whole, natural root or powdered form, turmeric is not powerfully anti-inflammatory. That’s because it is made up of fibre and fats and proteins and water and carbohydrates and hundreds of other constituents as well. The specific part of the plant that is anti-inflammatory, the curcumin, is a single constituent of the whole plant. Scientists have found a way to isolate this constituent and make it concentrated so it can be put into capsule, tablet or liquid form in higher strengths than we find in nature.

So that means when you are shopping for a natural anti-inflammatory, you need to look at the curcumin content. The leading brands will often have levels of around 250-350mg of curcumin.

Be aware that these levels will be found in small print in the ingredients list. You can also find curcumin products that have added ingredients to boost absorption such as black pepper, or to boost anti-inflammatory effects such as boswellia or willow bark. While these ingredients are great extras, you still want your primary focus to be on the level of curcumin.

With these products, it is also worth mentioning the price- high strength curcumin supplements will usually sell for between 50 cents and $1.00 per tablet. It does make these items more expensive, but usually the cheaper product contain very little active curcumin, or can even just be good old cooking turmeric powder in a tablet form! Speaking of which, how about cooking with turmeric, turmeric lattes and adding turmeric to juices and smoothies? As a nutritionist and naturopath, I think this is great! I enjoy a lot of turmeric in my diet, not only for the taste, but also for its numerous health benefits. But I don’t expect it to have a strong anti-inflammatory effect. If I need pain relief, I choose a high strength curcumin supplement. As one of the most prominent Ayurvedic herbs, it has been used for years in traditional Indian medicine. And from its long history, to the new research being discovered today, I’m more than happy to include this longevity, health and beauty herb into my daily life.

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What’s The Fuss About Ferments?

By Rhianna Smith

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health The Coast is literally fizzing of late in regards to fermented foods and drinks. Kombucha and kefir are popping up everywhere, from trendy cafes, to market stalls to health food and supermarket shelves. Similarly, sauerkraut and tempeh are making their way onto healthy menus and people’s shopping lists. And may I say hooray!!! Gut health is the absolute foundation of overall health, from mental, to physical and even emotional health. And critical to gut health is a healthy, diverse microbiome, or gut bug population! The latest research is now suggesting that the majority of probiotics on the market may not be as effective at recolonising the gut as we once thought. Nowadays the focus suggests that a diet high in pre and probiotics, such as fermented foods and drinks, improves the populations of microorganisms that make up a huge part of your digestive tract. But what’s the difference, and what do you choose to include in your diet?

Let’s take a closer look.

Kombucha Kombucha is the end result of fermenting black, green tea or white tea, water and sugar. A SCOBY is the organism that consumes the sugar in the liquid and turns it into a fermented drink. SCOBY stands for Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeast. After the initial ferment is completed, fruit, flowers and other items are added to give the Kombucha its flavour and colour. Many people choose to drink Kombucha as a refreshing fizzy drink alternative, but it can also be drunk simply for its medicinal value.

When starting out, try 50-100ml of kombucha per day and increase it from there. There is no medicinal need to have more than 200ml per day, but many like drinking 350ml as a beverage. When choosing kombucha a sour, tangy brew is better than a sweet lightly bubbly brew. Sweetness means the sugar has not been all consumed by the SCOBY and its nutritional benefits are not at their peak.

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Tempeh Traditionally made from fermented soy beans, tempeh is now being produced from chickpeas, lupin, red rice and fava beans for those wanting to avoid soy. Tempeh is a fermented ‘living’ food, which originated in Indonesia but has been consumed in many Asian countries for centuries. As a whole food, tempeh is nutritionally very rich. Tempeh is one of the highest known vegetarian sources of vitamin B12. It is also one of the best sources of vegetarian protein. Because of its fermented nature, tempeh is very high in natural probiotics.

This makes it very easy to digest. Tempeh is high in fibre, contains no cholesterol and is very low in saturated fat.

It is best thinly sliced, marinated in soy sauce, tamari, or sweet chili sauce and shallow fried in coconut oil to become crispy on the outside.

Add it to salads, on burgers, instead of sausages at BBQs, or in kebab style wraps.

All of these naturally fermented foods are fantastic for digestive health, but can cause some gas, bloating and flatulence when you initially start consuming them. Starting with the recommended amount and them working your way up from there will ensure you don’t suffer side effects. Your body will likely take only 2 weeks to become used to the increase in your fermented foods, and you will begin noticing benefits around the same time. Many may notice improved bowel habits, less bloating, more energy, and less sugar cravings.

Rhianna Smith is a Naturopath and Nutritionist practicing on the Gold Coast. She specialises in allergies, food intolerances, digestive health and stress support. She is also a very passionate healthy foodie, who, through her business Health and Simplicity, leads clients through Healthy Pantry Make-Overs, Healthy Shopping Trips and Healthy, Simple Cooking Classes. For more information on Rhianna, please visit: www.healthandsimplicity.com.au

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Pure Vanilla

ByMarilyn Gunston

We all love the taste of vanilla ...but are we really tasting genuine vanilla or vanilla “flavour” which is made up of all sorts of chemicals. Pure, natural Vanilla not only adds a delicious flavour to foods, it has great health benefits too.

There is a worldwide shortage of this delicious food, which is only grown in small tropical pockets.

What most people don’t realise is that there are numerous health benefits of real vanilla. We all tend to think of vanilla essence, which is loaded with sugar and usually an alcoholic preservative.

Genuine vanilla is actually not sweet at all.

Yet what is it good for? It is a natural anti-inflammatory. It is high in natural anti-oxidants. Your skin and hair benefit from within. Vanilla has been shown to relieve muscle pain (fibromyalgia) and cramps, particularly menstrual cramps. It is also a natural hormone balancer for men and women, and has been known to improve libido.

Vanilla helps to relieve anxiety and is also a natural regulator for blood pressure, especially when combine with Sri Lankan cinnamon and the Indian herb, Arjuna. The anti-oxidant properties of vanilla protect the body from wear and tear by neutralizing free radicals, which are dangerous to all the body’s cells. Vanilla improves hormone levels, mood and emotions. It can help to regulate menstruation and relieves PMT It is a natural calming agent, and can help to fight anxiety and depression.Vanilla is a natural antibacterial especially for the lungs and skin. A major cause of high blood pressure is stress so by relaxing the muscles and mind, vanilla may lower blood pressure and improve sleep.

So, throw away your bottle of imitation vanilla essence and purchase the real thing! Pure Vanilla powder and reap the benefits! A little goes a long way.

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I have been a practising naturopath for over 30 years, having run my own, or worked in very busy clinics and health food stores here on the Gold Coast, Northern NSW, and Melbourne.

Since returning permanently to Queensland, I have developed my own range of health food products including Cinn-man (with the strongest available Manuka honey), Vin-man, Witch Hazel, women’s organic skin care, DeFlamm (a natural antiinflammatory), Diatomaceous Earth, Iron Bark Plus+ (a natural, raw honey imbued with concentrated fruits and herbs rich in Iron, Vitamin C and Vitamin K), and a delicious raw cacao drink called Choco Less, made from all organic ingredients that actually helps with excess fat loss and tastes fantastic hot or cold.

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TRAVEL My decision to travel to Brazil for a month was quite a last-minute one but wow am I so glad I went and can’t wait to return some time. So you may ask why I decided to travel alone to a Portugese-speaking country and sit in a dentista’s chair. And I would tell you that a few years ago my son fell in love with a gorgeous Brazilian girl while she was studying here in New Zealand. When Gabriela returned to Brazil, their long-distance relationship continued for another 18 months, until they were married in January. Because both of them come from large families they chose to have one wedding in Brazil, and another in New Zealand.

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It was a fantastic experience and I came home just blown away by the warmth and hospitality of the people I met there.

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TRAVEL I stayed with my new family (and was treated like a princess) for a month, in the city of Lagoa da Prata. Located in the southwestern state of Minas Gerais, Lagoa has a population of approximately 50,000. The city is named after the “Silver Lagoon�, a lagoon with a silver sheen and surrounding man-made beaches. Lagoa is also well-known as the home of Embare, a company that manufactures and exports the most delicious caramel sweets.

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Speaking of food.... The usual time for the main meal in Brazil is midday and unless dining formally, a light meal at night is common. Brazilian coffee is divine, it is served in very small cups and is usually quite strong. I sampled all sorts of new foods from the bakeries in Lagoa, as well as in the homes of my hosts. I so enjoyed the Pao de queijo (cheese bread) that my new sister Cida bakes at the crack of dawn. Cida is a Domestic Ninja, I don’t know how a person can achieve so much in a day. Acai bowls are now also one of my favourite foods. The pulp made from the berry of the acai palm tree of Central and South America is reportedly rich in antioxidants. Acai shops are popular in Brazil, where you choose your own toppings (fruit, granola, chocolate, etc) to be served on what looks like a very thick purple smoothie.

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TRAVEL Because I had a few dental appointments while I was in Brazil, and wedding preparations were in full swing (and I got a five-day tummy bug in the midst of all that) I didn’t see many other parts of the country. I did make a most unforgettable trip to the Canyons de Furnas in Capitólio, where we went on an incredible threehour boat tour. As we explored stunning waterfalls, incredible rock formations and new wildlife, I felt as if I was in a photographer’s paradise. There are so many more areas of Brazil I would love to explore, and it is such an enormous country that it is hard to know where to start.

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I would have to say that what I found most impressive during my time in Brazil was is the cordiality of the people I met there. It seems that generally speaking, Brazilian people view family and reciprocity as foundational and of utmost importance.

While at some levels Brazil is apparently more individualistic than other Latin American countries, the collectivism is immediately apparent and I love it. I can’t wait to go back!

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Hey I’m Tania, a freelance photographer with a passion for capturing raw and uninhibited images of people and places.

I enjoy most photography genres but the bulk of my pictures so far have involved movement, from rugby matches to birds in flight. To be honest I’m not really a fan of posing people for a staged look (although I have been told that I am very good at being bossy).

Another thing I love to do is travel. My feet often get itchy and I particularly enjoy going to overseas countries with collectivist cultures. I find social psychology extremely interesting which is probably why I enjoy street photography so much - I capture candid human interactions with fervency.

This year I’ve taken a different tack and am specialising in birth photography. I get a few puzzled looks when I tell people that this is my new favourite genre. It’s not that I have a sadistic yearning to see pain and blood and all that can go with giving birth - but I am passionate about capturing uncontrollable and authentic emotion.

Not many life events evoke the types of feelings experienced by a person when seeing their newborn face to face for the first time.

There is no other experience like it and so it seems natural that some parents would want that moment to be captured and preserved.

So who knows, maybe one day I will be able to combine these passions of mine and be able to travel the world photographing births, how fantastic would that be!

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Arizona

By Steven Rufus

Arizona has a spirit and soul of its own and is rich with history all the way from the stories of the people from the stars, through the many cultures including the Navajo and Hopi right through to modern day of today and the history of atrocities, triumphs and integration. The Grand Canyon is something to behold! It must be seen to be ‘felt’ many people becoming emotional upon her glance, formed long ago in a relatively short time by the moving of a ferocious ocean! To bring you into to the scene of one of many ceremonies help with Sam Medicine Man (also our guide) here is a short story:

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After enjoying the most delicious home made dinner by Sam’s wife Lisa, we are outside in the desert silence as the sun light faded and the stars appeared, listening only to the coyotes call in the distance and the buzz of the last hummingbirds from Sam’s bird feeder. We grabbed our jackets as the coolness set in and followed Sam into the darkness, we sat in silence as the fire danced to life with excitement. Sam started to speak, he spoke about his people, the coming of white man, he spoke about fire and how it burns here, at the great central sun, inside the earth and inside every human being.

We then did ceremony to release negative energy and bad thoughts into the fire as Sam chanted in his native Deneh (Navahjo) tongue. He spoke as he made tobacco offerings to the fire.

He explained the stars, where we come from, pointed out the northern star and its significance and our connection to the universe.

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We did ceremony again as he chanted to bring in all the good visions, energy and thoughts for our lives and those around us.

He spoke on many things, how staying on ‘the path’ is not easy.

That it’s ok to fall and get back up. How without our enemies we could not become warriors and how our purpose here is to get through those tough times, then we gain experience so we may show others the way and to make others smile is our purpose. He stoked his tobacco pipe with tobacco only touched by the rain the sun the wind and his hand, and passed around in ceremony. Midnight came around quickly, and he parted in saying, like the wind carries the seed, for us to be the seed and carry the message of honouring family home with us. To honour new borns, teenagers, our parents and respect for our elders, this is the Navajo Indian way and by doing this we create peace.

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Rufus - Chief director of his destiny, didgeridoo sound sculpture, speaker, coach & world adventurer. Life adventurer, brings the healing energy through Didgeridoo, speaker & coach.

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What I Learnt from the Man With a Hard Exterior

By Tessa Alexa Stanford She hadn’t seen him there at first.

Perhaps she had been a little too focused on finding the perfect spot on the rocks to sit.

Perhaps she had become entranced by the depth of her own reflection in those midday waves. Or, perhaps, due to the magnitude of his light, she simply hadn’t been able to tell him and the sun apart straight away.

None of it mattered when her eyes did finally find him.

Her heart stopped.

She lost her breath.

She couldn’t believe that she hadn’t seen him sooner.

There he was in front of her on the rocks, at the point where the rock merged with the ocean.

She had never seen anyone like him before. And he was so close.

The world seem to effortlessly fade from view.

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There was only him.

She was shocked at the perfection before her.

Rather uncharacteristically, she found herself lost in his exterior. She marvelled at the way he held himself. Even the shadow of the shape of his body cast was nothing short but flawless. She wondered what was underneath the surface.

What art did he live and breathe into this world?

Did the love of life inspire him to live, or was he merely trying to find a way to pass time before death?

Had he ever truly surrendered to Love?

Perhaps he had created an attractive wall to protect the depths of his own soul which lie inside of him.

Before she could continue pondering the beauty within and without, she felt panic rise. The wave that was growing behind him was not like the others that had been gently crashing in the background. Her awe became instant anguish.

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She knew there was no way he could not be affected by such force. She must call out...

She opened her mouth but she was too late.

Her voice was silenced by the deafening roar of the water as it collided with physical form.

She held her breath.

The wave crashed down over him.

She lost sight of him.

Her panic grew.

The water ricocheted onto her, metres away, from pure force.

She looked around to see if anyone was near but there was no one. She looked back to the rock.

And as the water began obediently retracting back towards the horizon, she couldn’t believe what she saw.

She was utterly overwhelmed. Paralysed.

Perplexed.

There he was.

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In exactly the same position, seemingly untouched, shining just as bright. She blinked to ensure what she was seeing was real.

It was real.

She was awake.

And there he was.

Had she just witnessed some sort of miracle? What did they call it when Jesus walked on water? Was it a miracle or did they call it something else?

Her soul expanded in her chest. Who was this god-like creature? He looked at her.

And she gasped.

In that moment all of her questions disappeared; his eyes told her everything. His gaze met hers without wavering. Her own depth was reflected back to her in her gaze.

The answer to why she was fascinated by him was not in him.

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It was in her.

She was the answer.

She could feel his open heart.

She felt the outpour of his nurturing energy.

She recognised his love for feeling at home in his own body.

She acknowledged that it took him a long time to feel truly comfortable in this world, too. They understood each other. They were not alone.

But just when a deep joy was about to escape from the cells of her body... She became acutely aware of the others on the rock. Around him.

Had they been there the whole time? She was stunned.

She looked around frantically.

Yes, they were everywhere.

A mum and baby. Family members?

Perhaps a girlfriend.

Many friends, too.

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reflecting to her, she was missing a vital part.

He was not alone.

He was open-hearted, he was fierce, he was soft.

He could be home anywhere because he was his home.

He knew he was everything.

He knew he was love.

And, he was surrounded by physical manifestations of love. She looked around her.

She was open-hearted, she was fierce, she was soft.

She, too, could be home anywhere because she was her home. She, too, knew she was everything.

She, too, knew she was love.

And, yet she not surrounded by physical manifestations of love. She was alone.

The truth was, she hadn’t been ready before now to accept the love from others. She hadn’t been at home in her own heart, her own mind, her own skin. But she was now.

And she was ready now.

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LIFESTYLE She breathed a sigh of relief.

A deep knowing infiltrated her aura.

She gazed deeply into his eyes.

How could she convey the deepest of her gratitude to this magician? This man?

This soul?

This Crab.

She gazed upon his fellow Crab friends and family, and smiled.

She now knew she was ready to re-enter the world that she had rejected all those years ago in order to dissect the truth from her soul, and the soul of the world.

She was ready to journey back to those she had abandoned, trusting that they now understood why she left, and still loved her deeply.

She was finally ready to return.

And so she turned around slowly, and took her first step.

A tale inspired by a wise, mysterious crab I fell in love with on the beaches of Canggu, Bali which helped me make sense of my decision to lovingly close the pages on my whimsical four year truth-seeking initiation into the unknown elements of the world, so that I can return to Australia and take the stage for the final act: The Return. [Check out the documentary “Finding Joe” for more context of The Hero’s Journey if this story has inspired you].

Thank-you for the lessons and love Bali. I will visit again - and will be bringing others with me, so they too can awaken their sleeping hearts.

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LIFESTYLE TESSA ALEXA STANFORD graduated with an Honours Degree in Psychology in 2011 from the University of Queensland, Australia. After becoming disillusioned with modern psychological approaches to mental health and overall wellbeing, she resigned from her 8-year career in Social Welfare, to create the change in the world she knew she was truly here to create.

DURING HER PSYCHOLOGY CAREER, she specialised in Holistic Wellbeing Interventions and Trauma Assessments, as well as Staff Development and Training. Tessa completed additional study (in Health Science, Nutritional Medicine, Emotional-Regulation and Neurobiology of Complex Trauma) and worked with various disadvantaged populations within fields of Child Protection, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Asylum Seekers & Refugees and Alternative Education.

AFTER MERGING SCIENCE WITH SPIRIT, Tessa developed her own EmotionMindset Philosophy and Coaching Modality which she now trains coaches and health professionals in via her Academy of Authenticity. As a PsychoSpiritual Leader + Teacher, she shares her revolutionary Emotion-Mindset strategies and philosophical wisdom via her monthly membership site (The Lightworker Mastermind), and powerful healing and awakening retreats, to assist lightworkers in finally uncovering, loving and expressing who their most powerful, authentic self.

TESSA IS COMMITTED TO empowering 1-Million lightworkers to transform their True-Self Suppression into WILD-Authenticity, so they too can create the change in the world they know they are here to create. She believes, that together, we can create the profound shift in the world in which we each hunger for.

Join her fear-fighting, shame-dissolving, courage-provoking movement via The True-Self Revolution [www.facebook.com/groups/ thetrueselfrevolution] where she shares daily tips and inspiration.

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“Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.�

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