Photograph - Jags Rana Photo - Tyhe Reading
Issue Issue11--April April 2014 2014
Editor Josephine Flynn Layout James O’Malley Cover Image Tyhe Reading tyhereading.com
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Firstly, thank you for taking the time to read our first issue of HL magazine. What a journey it has been! The initial idea for “Holistic Living” came to me when I was imagining my dream job. I asked myself “How do I combine all of my passions and make a job out of it?” One of my mentors said to me “Find the right people for the right jobs and stop trying to do everything yourself.” And so I did. Nearly two years later (to the day), here we are and it wouldn’t be without those incredibly talented and generous people that have given up their time, effort and talent. So many people have contributed in so many ways and simply naming them doesn’t seem like anywhere near enough praise; however, for now, my deepest and most sincere thanks have to go to; Errol Brown, Jewel Brown, James O’Malley, Jags Rana, Matty McCann, Claire Cottone, Suzanne Grey, Sharon Fletcher, Shannon Davidson, Haley Grima, Joel Hurrey and Luke Bickley. To my extremely supportive family, who continually encourage and motivate me and my inspirational man Mikael Strand who must be getting sick of me talking business over the dinner table, without your love and support, I wouldn’t be where I am today. My partner in crime, Jade Hopley has been the much needed “right hand woman” urging me along when I thought my ideas were too crazy, big or too hard. Everyone needs a “Jado” in their life to help them believe anything is possible; so Jado, I thank you! I hope you enjoy our first issue of HL and here’s to many more. Josephine x
C ONT ENTS
INSPIRATIONAL HUMAN CULTURE BUSINESSES WE LOVE ENVIRONMENT CULTURE MUSIC SWEET STREET NUTRITION WELL BEING SURF ART
Interview with Dave Sharpe ‘Walk Away Dave’
6-12
Eco-Challenge Media interview With Founder Greg Howell
14-17
White Bohemian + Foam Riders
18-23
Save Our Southern Beaches Alliance
24-27
Island Vibe Festival
28-31
Bleach* Festival
32-34
Mclean, Coolangatta, QLD
35-43
Super Foods With Chef Ronaldo Fulieri
44-46
7 Reasons Why Yoga Is An Essential Part Of Your Holistic Lifestyle
48-51
The First Wave Is Never Forgotten
52-54
10 Ways To Keep Your Creative Juices Flowing In Your Daily Life
55-57
Inspirational Human
Dave Sharpe walk away dave Dave Sharp is most definitely one inspirational human. Lovingly known as Walkaway Dave to the Lennox Head locals and those in the surfing world, Dave has inspired and motivated others with his passion and enthusiasm to educate the world on how plastics and rubbish are killing our oceans. Jade Hopley caught up with Dave and a couple of the little groms recently at his local break, Lennox Head.
Photograph - Jags Rana
You’re originally from the industrial city of Newcastle, what brought you to Lennox Head and how have you changed since moving here? I grew up on the beach 10 mins south of the city of Newcastle and growing up there, I noticed many environmental issues; given that the mining and construction industries were employing most of the city. Living here as a young kid I would always try and escape, and that’s how I found surfing. It was my escape and as far away from the city and pollution as I could get. My Mum and Dad every year would take us to Byron Bay for holidays and it was definitely the best holiday a city kid could have. No traffic lights, less people, no rush and perfect untouched beaches. We never missed
a year and went every Christmas. By the time I was 17 you couldn’t keep me in Newcastle. I was surfing up the coast all the way to Byron every chance I got. My friends and I would talk about the waves in Lennox Head and dream of the warmer water around Byron Bay. Sometimes we’d be driving up with no food and start busking for money. We would do anything to go surfing…anything! One day I just woke up and realized I didn’t need to go back to the city anymore and I have never been happier or healthier. I became a surf coach 3-4 years ago and now manage the Cheyne Horan School Of Surf in Byron Bay. I live in Lennox Head and have for 11 years but my life wasn’t all fun and I went through a lot of personal tragedy before I finally realised what I should be doing with my life.
What/Who inspired you to go on your 10-week journey? Six years ago I lost my best mate to suicide and then three years later I lost the girl I loved in a gas explosion. After this I couldn’t escape anymore. Every wave I rode, every untouched beach just reminded me of the two people I loved and lost. I couldn’t go on living, so I sat on the beach at Lennox and just stared at the sea. I sat there for nearly two weeks! So many things went through my head while going through this grieving process but the one thing that was clear (was that) I had to be happy. Every day I had to go surfing and start putting these things first in my life. Four weeks later I’m a surf coach and soon after became the manager. Everyday I’m
teaching locals and tourists from all around the world to stand up on a wave and enjoy our mother ocean. But what I really wanted was to combine this with the environment (so) as I was doing the lessons, I’d pick up any plastic floating past. One day I filled my wet suit with plastic while coaching and had to stop the lesson while I went to the bin to empty my wet suit.
Without our mother ocean our coastal lives will be ruined forever.
The students looked at me as if I was crazy! It was that day that I realized surfing is more than riding a wave, it’s also about the environment that surrounds you and without clean water and natural coastlines, surfing will be destroyed.
I decided I would Walk Away into the wilderness with no food or water; no outside contact . I would upload my experience on my Facebook page Walk Away daily but never replying to any comments. I took a solar panel, a phone, a computer, a gopro, an emergency beacon and my survival tools; surfboard, fishing rod and a book on bush tucker. I felt it was my responsibility as a surfer to raise the awareness needed to protect the
Without the ocean I will not survive. It’s the only thing that got me through the bad days and even now seeing a student ride a wave brings me so much happiness.
I thought back to the places I’d surfed and realised the best places are where there’s no people, no houses, no pollution, but one place that has never changed is the area of Seal Rocks just north of Sydney. It was time to give something back to the ocean after years of taking waves.
places we all love. I survived for 83 days and cleaned 25km of coastline from plastic the first 10 days without food just water!
...the clo sest bin was (at times) up to 50km’s away and three da ys out of seven, I didn’t eat...
What did you learn about yourself during the journey and has it changed you in any way?
Photographs - Jade Hopley
I learnt a lot out there and some days I find it hard to just go to work and teach people to stand up on a board as plastic washes by me. However, I feel I need to be here in Lennox Head to make people aware of what we are all doing by destroying our mother ocean. The hardest thing was not talking for 80days. I would sing, I would laugh, I definitely cried (laugh), but I didn’t talk for three months. When I returned to society I noticed people talk way too much! We never just sit back and observe and be a
part of the land, rather than living on top of it. How much trash did you pick up and what did you do with it? When you have no one to talk to, your mind changes and becomes far more creative. Anything is possible! I started bagging up the plastic I was finding. In some places plastic water bottles were knee high along the ocean high tide mark. (It was) washing in from the city to the south of Newcastle, the city I grew up in. After the first four weeks I filled a mega bin and 12 recycle bins. Keeping in mind I could only carry 2-3 bags at a time, the closest bin was (at times) up to 50km away and three days out of seven, I didn’t eat! Article Photographs - Jags Rana
Has your focus changed for your next journey coming up in June?
my students to learn about turtles, shorebirds and plastic.
This year on June 29th I’m going back to do it again but this time my focus is picking up the plastic, not me trying to survive to raise awareness. This time I won’t throw the plastic away, I’ll keep it and hopefully we can do something positive with it rather than dump it. I’ve also decided to take two people with me this time so they can understand me better and (see) why I’m so upset about the state of this area around Seal Rocks. In the first week I will take Kathy Southwell, manager of Australian Seabird Rescue. Kathy and I have talked about what I experienced and (she) has always supported Walk Away. She has let me talk in front of guests at the Seabird Sanctuary in Ballina many times and in return, once a month, I bring back
Tell us more about the camps you run, most recently at Flatrock. After returning from my Walk Away I have set up a kids learn to surf program, where every Monday after school we go surfing. But that means more than riding a wave. Sometimes we clean the beach and surrounds, other times we just talk about marine life and its importance. The kids are fascinated by the giant jelly fish that wash up and think I’m funny when I put the jellies back in the water. Every month we go camping at Flat rock Tent Park, teaching the kids about the wilderness in the evening. Kathy from Seabird Rescue will take us on a night tour of shore birds and turtle tracks. The kids love it and
have formed a friendship with Kathy and her love for birds and turtles. When morning arrives, the kids are up and ready, so we take them to the turtle recovery unit within the Australian Seabird Rescue centre and show them firsthand that turtles are suffering from eating plastic. We return to camp and go surfing for the day but we always finish with a beach clean-up to say thank you to our mother ocean. Do you follow up with the Groms that leave the camp to see if they have continued to put into practice what they have learnt with you? The kids have realised that it’s our responsibility to pick it up (the rubbish) and this is making the parents do it too. I’ve received many letters from parents all over Australia saying that their kids now pick up plastic
Photographs - Jade Hopley
from the beach every time they go. Many schools have contacted me and all the local people here know no me as “Walk Away Dave.” Yes I have made a difference. We hear that you make your own surf wax, what prompted you to start that up, and how do you plan to use the profits from selling the wax? All surfers use surf wax for grip on their boards and after 20 yrs. of getting rashes from the wax, I decided to call the wax companies to find out what’s in it. On the plastic wrapper, it doesn’t tell you! I always believed a surfer was environmental but what if surf wax is made from paraffin (a bio product of crude oil?) What if I told you they also add oil and petroleum! When I called every surf wax company I could find, not one of them would tell me the
ingredients of their plastic wrapped wax! I didn’t want to be a part of this problem; I wanted to create a solution. So I started making my own surf wax called 4KT made from beeswax, not crude oil, and has no wrapper. It doesn’t give you a rash and most importantly, protects our mother ocean. The profits will go to Australian seabird rescue to help protect our marine life and shore birds such as pelicans. My next step is to get the kids to help me make it to raise even more money Australia wide. Anyone interested in getting involved with Walk Away, Seabird Rescue or even the surf wax can contact me on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ walkawaydave
Culture
ECO-CHALLENGE GOLD COAST wooden surfboard expression session Greg Howell is the Founder of Climate Wave Enterprises and now the newly formed Eco-Challenge Gold Coast. We caught up with him at his first event for Eco-Challenge during the 3rd Annual Bleach* Festival in Currumbin.
Greg, you’ve been a passionate environmental campaigner for a long time. Can you tell us a little bit about Eco-challenge Gold Coast and your reasons behind starting it up? This project evolved from a love of the ocean, surfing, community and sustainable events. We’ve met many people over the years that have the same passion for the environment and community as we do. With this ongoing event, we hope to highlight the advantages of thinking outside the square, while helping to develop projects that align with our ethical standards and leaving environmental & social legacies. 2 - Your Wooden Surfboard Expression session was the first event you’ve held for Eco-challenge on the Gold Coast. What was the response from
the community organisations you working with?
and were
The response from the community and organisations we worked with was incredibly positive. It saw the alternative surfing fraternity from Nambucca to the Sunshine Coast attend the event. Also through our long term involvement with environmental groups, six organisations were given a platform to spread their education message and fundraise for their various campaigns and projects. 3 - We noticed a very rad solar powered sound system wheelie bin at your event at Bleach*. Tell us more, we want one! Yes we had lots of interest from individuals, organisations and our Facebook friends from all over the world about the
Sunny Bins. During 2010/11 Sunny Bins developed a 12v sound system that is portable, versatile and solar powered. The bins can be easily rolled into position and used to amplify music and voice, so they were perfect for our event. Our MC Andrew McKinnon (former World Longboard Champion and well known Gold Coast beach and surf reporter) was stoked to use the system as a PA to spruik the event program and point out the organisations & businesses that had stalls on the day. We are speaking with various groups about combining our fundraising efforts to purchase Sunny Bins which we could all share and benefit from its versatility and educational potential.
Photographs - Jade Hopley
4 - One of the highlights for us during the day was heading down to the dunes to plant trees with the groms. What else do you think we as a community can do to educate the next generation on how to live sustainably? Yeah the groms love planting in the dunes and as surfers we understand the value to build our dune systems which in turn will benefit our surf zone with a plentiful supply of sand. Sustainability must be at the forefront of all our decisions and unfortunately our leaders are not portraying that in their actions; therefore setting a bad example which will be detrimental for our future. Events are a great way of educating the next generation, as you have a captured audience for the duration of the event and many positive messages can be transferred in that time. Every aspect of an event can be greener than the norm and all these practices can be taken home and incorporated into everyday living. 5 - Rumours were Kelly Slater was going to make an appearance at the event for Bleach* Festival. Any word from the man himself? Hahahaha yes that was a bit of fun, a friend of ours was pictured with Kelly at our local beach and then she brought a life size Kelly cut-out to the event which was very popular. Kelly was rumoured to have driven past and had a double take at his likeness but as he would probably support a sustainable surfing event he mustn’t have been able to find a car park close by.
6 - Your other business Climate Wave Enterprises helps organisers make their events “green.” Are you seeing an increase in interest amongst festival and event organisers to reduce their impact on the environment? Climate Wave Enterprises was created in 2008 because we could see the benefits for an event by heading down the sustainable path. Since then, sustainable event management practices have increased around the world, especially after the London 2012 Olympic Games incorporated the new international standard (ISO 20121) as core values of the event. The meeting and conference industry seem to be most involved in these innovative methods largely because they’ve recognised the economic benefits that can be achieved. The movement towards sustainability at events in Australia is slowly gaining momentum with festivals such as Pete’s Ridge, Splendour in the Grass, Sydney Festival and in Queensland there is Island Vibe, Earth Frequency and now Eco Challenge. There are many smaller events that are practicing green initiatives which are community driven because of inspired individuals and councils recognising the detrimental effects events can have. 7 - What’s next for Eco-challenge Gold Coast and how can people get involved? Eco Challenge is heading back up north to the Coast where it originated with our friends from Foundation. Back in 2011 Craig Macintyre from approached Climate Wave Enterprises wanting
Sunshine Surfrider Surfrider to run a
Photographs - Jade Hopley
green event to which we advised on methods to achieve his goals. Since then we’ve been cultivating and learning as we go to formulate best management practices to share with all Surfrider Foundation Branches around the country for the benefit of their local communities. November this year will see the culmination of all our efforts by connecting with a local Surf Lifesaving Club. We have formed a relationship with a Solar Power Broker who has tracked down a deal that will fit out the surf club with a 50Kw solar system at no cost to the club which will reduce their power costs immediately and see a further reduction over time as energy costs rise. If you’d like to get involved with Eco-Challenge, Climate Wave or any of the businesses Greg works with, head to the facebook page below or contact Greg www.facebook.com/EcoChallengeGoldCoast Greg@climatewave.com www.climatewave.com
Photographs - Jade Hopley
Businesses we love
WHITE BOHEMIAN Imagine bare feet on butter coloured sand in summer, the warmth of the sun on your skin and the feeling of relaxation on the first day of your seaside holiday. That is the feeling White Bohemian brings to you. Let the scent of their sweet soy candles invite you into a store just a stone’s throw from the beach. White Bohemian stocks and supports talented local labels because they believe in them and they want to bring you only the best in beautiful clothes, jewellery and home wares. From Spell Byron Bay and Arnhem,to Amilita, Goddess of Babylon, Kivari and Ahoy.
Source - White Bohemian
Above photographs - Jags Rana
In their quest to offer unique and beautiful items, White Bohemian has created their own brand Cabo Gypsy which covers everything from clothes to home décor. Cabo Gypsy’s gypsy style clothing is handmade and dyed by local village women in Mexico. This enables them to live and prosper within their community by not only learning new skills, but earning an income to support themselves and their families. Their stunning crochet fashion and styles is the product of supporting and working with a village in Indonesia to develop unique crochet
Photographs - Jaags Rana
fashion and decor for your home. With crochet tops, cardigans, skirts, cushion covers and bed throws we are sure you will fall in love with Cabo Gypsy and White Bohemian. Check them out on Facebook, their website or do yourself a favour and drop on in. They’d love to see you! White Bohemian is located on the corner of Gold Coast Highway and 7th Avenue, Palm Beach. www.whitebohemian.com. au
http://instagram.com/ whitebohemianstore
Businesses we love
Article Photographs - Mark Adams
FOAM
Chris Totterman the owner/ designer behind Foam Riders started his career in the surf industry as a resident artist/designer for Mambo. These days he hangs out at home in Newcastle with his beautiful little family, designing his own surf apparel with his wife Megan and business partner Tim Ryan. This grass roots business has gone from strength to strength and we are so proud and stoked to have watched them grow since their early days. Foam Riders only stock their iconic t-shirts & apparel in local independent surf stores. The fact that they are supporting other grass roots businesses, as well as their unique concept, (creating prints of iconic surf breaks from Merewether in Newcastle, all the way to Tombstones in Ganaraloo), sets them apart from the rest. To build upon their popular men’s t-shirts and hoodies, Foam Riders now also make a line of Women’s apparel as well as some clothes for the Groms. Foam Riders have recently teamed up with Mark Richards, sending two of their team riders on a Tour of Oz, to take photos and raise money and awareness for Surf Aid. The Team came up with the concept for the trip when brainstorming ideas to get the brand out to the wider community and have more of an in store presence with existing and potential clients. To find out where you can find your local break, check this link www.foamriders.com/styled/
Environment
SOSBA Save Our Southern Beaches Alliance
If you’re like us and are advocates for our beautiful Southern Beaches here on the Gold Coast, I’m sure you’ve already heard of SOSBA (Save our southern beaches alliance). If not, SOSBA are the organisers of the Save Kirra Protest, which was held in January 2014. Being residents of the Southern Gold Coast, HL felt it important to attend the event and support our local community to voice its rejection of developing our beaches, foreshores and public land. After the successful protest we had a chat to Andrew McKinnon, one of the men behind SOSBA. We were interested to hear how the alliance was formed and what comes next, now that the state government has rejected the proposed development.
Photograph - Jade Hopley
Flash back to October 2012 a group of Southern Gold Coast locals catch wind of an outrageous plan, to develop a shipping terminal on the Bilinga foreshore. Andrew McKinnon with a “handful of dedicated folks with good networks of support� decide they need to take action to ensure our pristine coast is protected from development and so SOSBA was born.
Photographs - Jade Hopley
Now Flash forward to January 2014. A successful campaign to stop the development came to fruition through an overwhelming amount of public support. Mostly due to social media outcry, with up to 38,000 signatories on a petition. Signatures came from the locals, as well as the world wide surfing community who love and respect our world class surf and pristine coastline. It also helped that they had some famous and much adored
local surfing champions, Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson on board from the word go, calling for a no vote on the proposed development. Andrew comments on Mick and Joel’s involvement; as well as the massive public support on the day of the protest. “Parko and Mick have always been passionate about Kirra, it was only a natural reaction to preserve GC Coastal strip. They like surfing TOS too. We live in the most special place, with world class beach breaks like TOS aka South Straddie and Dbah. Then the 6 points; Snapper, Rainbow Bay, Greenmout, Kirra, Currumbin and Burleigh. Then Northern Beaches, and central breaks, sand bottom beaches and sand bottom point breaks unique like no other in the World.” Over 3000 people turned up on the day of the protest,
Andrew states “It was amazing support, so great that people care that much. That’s how you can effect change, when the community rally’s behind you.” So what’s next for SOSBA? They announced a plan at the Save Kirra Protest to fight for the Gold Coast Strip from South Straddie to D-bah to be declared a World Surfing Reserve. Andrew explains how a WSR will protect our beaches from future development proposals. “A WSR is the first step to recognize and safeguard our beaches. We will have to work in with State & Local Governments to achieve that goal, as they already think they are protected; however the Broadwater and North Kirra examples of using public land grab for commercial exploitation goes against the grain of Government/Local Government as we have and are now seeing. Its about educating our Statutory bodies to look after our greatest natural assets and a WSR can get the ball rolling on that.” SOSBA have also recently formed the Recreational surfing association. You can follow them and also Save Our Spit on facebook. = SaveOurSouthernBeachesAlliance https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recreational-SurfingAssociation https://www.facebook.com/SaveOurSpit
Written by Jade Hopley
Article Photographs - Jade Hopley
Culture
Photograph - Matty McCann
ISLAND
VIBES North Stradbroke Island, October 2013
By now it’s probably fairly evident to you what we are passionate about here at HL. Last year, we were lucky enough to grab our cameras, lights, bags and surfboards and head over to North Stradbroke Island to capture the magical essence that is Island Vibe. Being a “green” event, Island Vibe continues each year to endeavour to find ways to make less of an impact on the environment and leave the community of North Stradbroke Island in better condition than the year before. This year was no different. 2013 was the first year the festival was a “dry” event (no alcohol) to consider the wonderful community that invites the festival to their home every year and prompt more of the local Indigenous community to attend. The festival also invited patrons
to bring their own cups and lanyards, to continue to reduce the amount of rubbish produced by the event. 2013 was another outstanding line up of local and international talent and sadly, saw the last gig from the boys of Darky Roots. We were fortunate enough to capture it and chat with Josh after the gig. We also caught up with the Oka boys, Bobby Alu, the crazy kids from Dubmarine and the serene soul of Yeshe. After three beautiful days on the island, listening to sensational music, meeting beautiful people, eating yummy healthy food, swimming in the ocean and soaking up the “iIsland vibes”, we all walked away with smiles on our faces and lasting memories in our hearts. www.islandvibe.com.au
Photographs - Matty McCann
Photographs - Matty McCann
Culture
Photograph - Jade Hopley
From 7-23 March, the Gold Coast was an explosion of art, music, surf, culture, community and sustainable events... pretty much everything we LOVE here at HL. The Bleach* Festival saw its third year in 2014, and what a year it was! The Quicksilver and Roxy Pro got the festival off to a cracking start and it just kept getting better. There was a giant blow up slide, circus performers, surf flicks, bbq’s, workshops, kids performances, markets and if we tried to name all of the artists and musicians that were showcasing their incredible talent over the three weeks, we’d have to create another issue. We took every opportunity we could to get out and soak up the Bleach* atmosphere, but with a jam packed program we just couldn’t get to everything (sigh.) Here’s some snaps of what we got the opportunity to see. www.bleachfestival.com.au
Photographs - Jade Hopley
Photograph - Jade Hopley
McLean Street We love researching and sourcing new, inspiring and creative businesses, so we decided to create “sweet street� to share our findings with you. Being local to the Southern Gold Coast, we thought it fitting to showcase a local street that has really stood out for us in our inaugural issue. Introducing McLean St in Coolangatta. Four completely unique and inspiring businesses make up this little street just a short stroll from the infamous Kirra and Coolangatta breaks... Written by Jesephine Flynn
Sweet Street
SUNHOUSE More than your run of the mill Surfboard shop, Sunhouse is a refreshing new addition to McLean St. Multi-coloured boards of all shapes, sizes and styles surround the front room, leaving more than enough space for you to sit down and enjoy breakfast, lunch or coffee (Allpress). Friday nights are “surf movie” night where you can pull up a couch, sip on a $5 beer and enjoy the $10 dinner specials. Yummy vegetarian hot pot dinner is served Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoons, while live music also fills the space on a Sunday and spills out onto the deck to help round off the weekend. The café/shop, gallery and shaping bay can all be hired out privately, just jump online for details. If you’re not local, no worries, all boards are available for sale on their website.
Sunhouse Surfboards and Essentials 41 McLean St, Collangatta, Queensland www.sunhousesurf.com www.facebook.com/sunhousesurf
Photographs - Jags Rana
Photographs - Jags Rana
Sweet Street
Photographs - Jags Rana
MAVERICK Maverick Hair and Art Space is the brain child of hairdresser Haley Leighton and artist Byron Coathup. Combining their two passions into one space has created an eclectic business with a distinctive feel. Old and new combine in the space, with vintage pieces set in a modern design. Everything in the space was sourced locally, (which we LOVE, keeping it local) and most of the big furniture pieces were handmade by Byron. Unique books and home wares are for sale in the front of the shop, while local artists work is showcased on the walls. Once you step into the space, any other hairdressers will seem quite uninspiring. Jump on line to keep up to date with who is showcasing in the space and head to their Facebook page for any enquiries.
Maverick Hair and Art Space, 3/31-35 McLean St, Coolangatta, Queensland www.maverickhair.com www.facebook.com/beamaverick.coolangatta
Photographs - Jags Rana
Sweet Street
Photographs - Jags Rana
THAT SHOP “Vintage inspired fashion” is how Karen, (owner of That Shop) likes to describe the style of this characteristic little shop in McLean St. Now a well-known “must-do” amongst Cooly Rocks On regulars, this charming little shop sells everything vintage from kitten heels to parasols. Take yourself back to a time of pencil skirts and petticoats and enjoy incorporating the vintage look into the modern wardrobe.
That Shop, 2/33 McLean St, Coolangatta, Queensland Also at 7/50 James St, Burleigh Heads and 28a, Logan Rd, Woolloongabba www.thatshop.com.au www.facebook.com/That-Shop
Photographs - Jags Rana
Sweet Street
THE BARBEROY Clement De Vertevil is the new kid on the street and he’s making a name for himself…in a good way! Fittingly situated in the front of the Antique shop, The Barberoy (fun fact: name taken from a Japanese menga cartoon) is bringing back the traditional haircut and ‘cut throat’ shaves, including a whiskey at the end! When asked how to describe his business, Celement described it as “Funkadelic, time machine, hair extraordinaires” and we couldn’t agree more. It’s obvious how much thought has gone into the quaint space with the meticulous detail that has gone into everything. Guys, we’re jealous that we can’t take advantage of The Barberoy’s services, so get down there and enjoy it for us, OK? The Barberboy, 33 McLean Street, Coolangatta, Queensland www.facebook.com/thebarberoy
Photographs - Jags Rana
Photographs - Jags Rana
Nutrition
SUPER FOODS with Chef Ronaldo Fulieri
In my seminars and classes I often talk about the importance of eating whole foods; nutrient-dense, functional foods ‘super foods’, and the benefits of those foods as opposed to refined, non-nutritive and degenerative foods. I constantly say to my students that the difference between both are huge and can totally define anybody’s health forever. The former is that they protect, regenerate and strengthen the body. The latter - they destroy and deprive the body from its basic and essential nutrients. Functional ‘super foods’ are anti-aging while refined and processed foods are
ageing. It’s as simple as that! Whole foods have been around for thousands of years and were used by many ancient civilizations such as: Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, Indians and Africans. Functional foods are what we today call ‘super foods’. It is practically the same thing. The only difference is that ‘super foods’ sounds more appealing and marketable than the first (functional foods.) If you don’t know the benefits of these amazing foods in your life, I will give you 3 big reasons as to why you should consider having those foods in your daily nutrition plan, so.... here it goes...
BERRIES 1 Wholefoods and super foods are full of vitality and packed with powerful nutrients and phytonutrients (plant chemicals) such as enzymes, pigments, vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients 2 Nutrients and phytonutrients have medicinal properties and can prevent, restore and cure diseases 3 Super foods are high in antioxidants which protect you against oxidation or free-radical damage. They have significant impact on your overall health, from the quality of your skin to your internal organs health, bones and joints quality. The most important thing to
remember about functional foods is their chemical compounds and their amazing capacity of fighting ageing. Here are some examples of natural super foods that you can use everyday:
like blueberries, bilberries, acai berries, cranberries, gogi berries, etc.
CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES like broccoli, cabbage and kale.
ONION GARLIC LEMONS PUMPKIN QUINOA AVOCADO NUTS like almonds, walnuts and brazil
TOMATO
So now you know a few of them and can start to experiment and use those ingredients in your culinary recipes. In my book ‘Ronaldo’s Kitchen: the superpower of nutrition’ I talk more about functional foods and the benefits of them for general health. Have fun in the kitchen cooking some healthy and delicious recipes and I will be in touch, informing you about some cool stuff about nutrition and health.
SPICES like Turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, black cumin, allspices, bay leaves and many more.
ALGAE HERBS like rosemary, thyme, oregano, parsley and coriander
TEAS COCAO or COCOA
Big Hug, Ronaldo Fulieri www.ronaldoskitchen.com
CHOCOLATE & BERRIES SMOOTHIE Serves 2 Ingredients: 1 cup of frozen strawberries or any other berry 200ml of water 1 tablespoon of raw cacao 1-2 tablespoon of Honey 1 tablespoon of Chia seeds How to do it? Add all the ingredients to the blender and blend for few seconds until smooth consistency. Serve cold. Benefits: Nutritive and energy dense functional food. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of berries, raw chocolate, honey and chia seeds. Source of phenolic compounds, anthocyanin, vitamin C, B6, B5, carotenoids, iron, zinc and other minerals. High source of insoluble and soluble fiber.
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Wellbeing
7 reasons why
YOGA is an essential part of your holistic lifestyle. by Suzanne Gray
There are two methods in yoga particularly valuable to mental fortitude. The first is Pratyahara (sense withdrawal). By learning to disengage from the “busyness” of the external world and go inwards, you reduce all of those distractions that take you away from your goal, and use up valuable time. You get in touch with what is essential for you, and you create a buffer zone around you that lets you stay centred and calm.
Yoga asanas also help to keep structural imbalances at bay, both strengthening and lengthening muscle. This is particularly good for athletes, as well-toned and healthy muscles are more efficient, more resistant to injury and heal more quickly! Through correct breathing and balanced body systems, yoga lets you have more vital energy available for the things that are important to you in life, whether that be running a marathon, a business or after twins!! People who
Yoga brings focus, clarity and calm. Stress relief is one of the main motivations that inspires people to try yoga… because it really works. It has a tonifying effect on the nervous system soothing frayed nerves, and reducing cortisol in the body (a stress hormone). Yoga helps to create a reservoir of calm that can be called upon any time it’s needed and it helps you to respond rather than react to situations, gaining valuable time to make better decisions.
regain control of our lives and feel more satisfied with what we achieve.
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We all know that yoga is fantastic for general health. Having beneficial effects on the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and nervous systems is only the starting point.
practice regularly are also less likely to get colds and flu, freeing up yet more time in an already overloaded schedule and helping you to feel great!
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Here are 7 good reasons why yoga is an essential part of your holistic lifestyle (just in case anyone asks you why you’re so addicted to yoga – or if you haven’t yet integrated yoga into your daily life, these are some reasons why it might be time to start doing so!)
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When people think of yoga, they generally think of the postures or “asanas”. This is just one branch of an integrated system that brings balance and well-being physically, mentally and spiritually, not just to the individual, but to the whole community! Yoga is both the ultimate state of being and the vast array of tools that gets you there.
The second is Ekagraha (one pointed focus). In the same way we build up a muscle, over time we increase our ability to shift from the multi-pointed focus of modern daily life to concentrating on one thing at a time. We become more present, more efficient, and more intelligent. We begin to
Yoga helps you fulfil your desires! Before there was “The Secret”, the ancients had been teaching methods to fulfil your desires for thousands of years. The goal was to achieve everything you need or want in order to attain your highest potential.
There are considered to be four main goals of life collectively called the “Purusharthas” (souls desires). These are “Artha”, “Kama”, “Dharma” and “Moksha”. Artha relates to everything you need materially – including money, career, health etc. Kama refers to your
relationships (romantic and otherwise!), as well as those things that bring joy to life such as beauty and the creative arts (music, art, dance).
and our culture. We also tend to be greatly effected by our emotions.
more holistic life, and who share similar interests and values.
Yoga helps you to dig deeper, and reveal the truth of who we are when we take away these layers.
Yoga centres usually encourage building a holistic community, and often offer workshops and social events to create opportunities to meet. Many fantastic friendships have been seeded at these events, or simply by going for a chai after class. You can also network with other complementary services and therapists.
When we free ourselves from conditioned thinking and emotional states, we gain clarity, peace and focus. Then there is no limit to what we can achieve and become. When we operate at this level, we are naturally drawn to doing what is in the best interests of the greater good.
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Dharma is your duties and obligations, sometimes referred to as your destiny or path in life. Fulfilling your Dharma gives purpose to life. Dharma also refers to study you do that helps you on your path.
platform upon which life is supported/sustained. If one or two of the legs are underdeveloped, the platform is very unsteady, we cannot focus properly on anything, just on getting by. When each of these areas of life is stable we are able to live our best life.
These desires are not considered to be goals within themselves, but the conditions to sustain life. You could compare them to a table, with each of the desires being a leg of the table and the table top the
Yoga helps you reach your highest potential. Part of Moksha is the art of getting to know yourself. Called “Swadhyaya” in Sanskrit, self-study leads you to greater understanding, not of your likes and preferences, but of the magnificence of who you truly are. Whatever your beliefs, we are all walking miracles. We are also products of our backgrounds, our education,
Similarly, when we feel well from our asana practices, we have more energy and get more done. People often say they don’t have time for yoga or meditation… but it has been proven again and again, that putting aside time for your practice each day… actually GIVES you time. There is only one way to know this for sure, and that is to test it out!
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Moksha includes practices such as meditation, yoga, spiritual study that leads you to reaching your highest potential, and ultimately the enlightened state.
down. When we are calm, present and aware, we are more efficient and waste less time having to fix our “mistakes”; plus we tend to prioritise what is and isn’t important.
Yoga creates community. Like attracts like, and practicing yoga generally brings opportunities to meet others who want to live a
Yoga CREATES time and space in your life. By helping us stay in the moment, yoga helps to bring back spaciousness in our day again.
Time literally seems to slow
Put aside 20 - 30 mins each morning just to do a simple relaxation, meditate or do a few Sun Salutes with a short relaxation (all tools of yoga). Keep it up for at least 4 weeks, and pay attention to how your day changes. Things will run more
smoothly, you will feel more relaxed and in control, you will get more done! When you realise how much time these practices give you, you will want to do more! It will not just be a luxury but a necessity!
Yoga, through its many tools, helps us to cultivate these qualities, until over time (like the proverbial path through a field of grass) they get stronger and more constant in your life.
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I can honestly say, that one of the best outcomes of a regular yoga practice is greater contentment, peace and happiness in life, no matter what is going on outside!
Yoga makes you happy! If there is one goal that everyone seeks – it would have to be happiness. Yoga doesn’t just go for the everyday kind of happiness that slips away as easily as it comes, but an ongoing, more permanent kind of happiness called Ananda, or bliss. Whenever you meet people who are more integrated and conscious, they share certain qualities: calmness, contentment, compassion, wisdom, and yes, unaffected happiness.
Suzanne Gray is the Director of the Gold Coast Yoga Centre. For more information call (07) 5534 2883 or visit goldcoastyogacentre.com.au
Source - Gold Coast Yoga Centre
Surf
The first wave is never forgotten a surfing tale from the south island of NZ
Photograph - Jake Morgan
I’m waiting out the front of the school gates with my backpack; whistling nervously and a guilty conscience playing on my mind. The day was to begin with my English class with Mrs Watson but I knew the night before I wasn’t going to be sitting at that wooden desk reading “To Kill a Mockingbird.” I remember finding one of those old “school excursion” forms. There was a part where Mum or Dad had to sign, giving their consent. I had torn the panel off and glued it creatively next to some article about an art class day trip to excuse me from school that day. Mum was too worn out and busy cooking the evening meal for us three kids to really take notice of what she was signing. The surf bug had bitten me and there was no turning back. Here I was standing barefoot in my school uniform on a cold, rocky shore gazing at these perfect waves. Behind me the old rusted Commodore I had stepped into at the school gates, boards stacked on the roof, its occupants some much older guys I had recently met. One was laying on his back on the bonnet in his scraggly torn jeans, shirt off, smoking and playing air guitar to the tunes coming out of the rattly car speakers. The others whipping each other’s backsides with towels before running off into the tussock giggling like little kids. I had only just learnt to stand up on a surfboard a few weeks before, but my inflated teenage ego and the fact I had a huge crush on one of the guys, saw me paddling out behind him and his friends below the cliffs, not really comprehending the power behind these waves. I knew it was big but for some reason without really knowing them I trusted they would
look after me. There were some strange looks from the rest of the surfers out there. I don’t think I could paddle very well and I was very shaky when I tried to sit up straddling my board to rest. I had made it out the back of the line up and sat quietly as I witnessed one of the guys take off on a monster wave, bigger than I had seen before. Fear was now well and truly battling with my ego. I was frozen on my board. One of the guys, Hamish, who was sitting closest to me, had seen something on the horizon. “Shan this ones yours go, go, paddle, paddle, dig deep!!” Now it was a mix of overwhelming fear and adrenalin as I thought ‘Here’s my chance’. I paddled fast towards the shore briefly glancing back at this mountain like mound of water coming towards me. The lip started to feather and I was in the right spot for take-off. Grabbing the rails I swung my feet up from under me and stood up. I had done it! I was up! But I quickly realised things were about to go very wrong for me. I had become caught up in the lip of the breaking wave and violently pitched forward until gravity took over. I was falling down from the sky with my limbs helplessly scratching at the crisp morning air. It seemed to all happen in slow motion; the surreal separation of body from mind, the feeling of having no control over what was happening. The image will stay with me forever. Looking over my shoulder mid-air, I could see that deep dark cavern of the wave’s trough so far below me, the very spot I would be unwillingly forced into. I crashed and was sucked up into the face of the wave like being in Mother Nature’s vacuum cleaner. Once I’m taken up and around the curve of the wave I am then
forcefully thrown underwater and my body taken up and around the wave for a second time. I hit the rocky bottom and struggle to hold my breath as my arms and legs are tugged in each direction with the swirling waters. It seems like a lifetime that I am held under but I finally surface and desperately gulp in the oxygen. My vision is hazy, I’m seeing stars and for a moment I don’t know who I am. The stinging pain begins to set in from the cuts on my legs and ribs from hitting the reef. I turn to see my board washing up on the rocks. I make my way in limping up the rocks with my tail between my legs as blood begins to seep from my wounds. Hamish caught up with me, apologising for pushing me into a wave far beyond my capabilities. He hadn’t quite comprehended the size of the wave he had told me to go, he says. I was lucky to come out alive. How silly and insignificant I felt in that moment. I never skipped school again but I knew this was a much more important life lesson than what I would have been taught in English class. The ocean was now my teacher. Today, twelve years on I am absolutely engulfed in surfing and love challenging myself in bigger conditions. Currently living in Byron Bay I have recently returned to this very break in NZ. Hamish, still my close friend, walking beside me with his hands interlaced behind his head, watching the waves roll in. Laughing as we reminisce this day; my first real surf experience.
Shannon Davidson
Art
10 Ways
To Keep Your Creative Juices Flowing in Your Daily Life...
Photographs - Claire Cottone
By Claire Cottone (musician, writer, photographer, yogi)
Meditate
Journal
Fill your well
Art is a spiritual practice. Creativity is a universal gift. Keep your connection to the creative source streaming smoothly with a morning meditation. Find a style of meditation that suits you and start with five or ten minutes. Instead of lying-in in the morning and avoiding the day, ease your way into the waking zone with a seated morning meditation in a dedicated meditation space.
Some daily or weekly journaling time (depending on your schedule) can reveal hidden truths and mystical guidance that will play out in your life as you clarify and commit your mental meanderings to the page. Regular stream of consciousness writing is a powerful way to tap into your inner knowing, and a safe space to put your rants and neuroses and workshop your deepest dreams and goals. It’s also a great warm-up for your creative endeavours – an opportunity for a brain dump so you can start your day or your creative task with a fresh and open mind.
Artists and creative people burn out because we draw from our internal reservoirs of energy, inspiration, knowledge and skills to put out into the world. So we must remember to put back in. Feed and seduce your artist with a trip to the beach, a temple, or a kooky second hand bookshop, a visit to a fave friend, a walk in the forest, some live music, an art opening, a magazine subscription, an indulgent photography mission, or whatever gets you inspired.
Take a walk on THE WILD SIDE Take yourself on regular walks out into the world… Walking connects you with spirit and the amazing powers of random experiences, meetings and visions. Walking also destresses you and is another great way to shift mental blocks. A literal change in perspective is a powerful thing.
Art before dishes Try playing guitar, sketching, journaling or doing your creative process BEFORE you do anything else that seemingly demands your immediate attention. The dishes can wait for a moment when you need to take a break and reflect and allow the creative process to breathe. Put your art first, not last. Of course the dishes must be done (and the taxes, the bills, etc); incorporate them into your artistic process.
Dont hesitate, create! You can stare at a blank page or a canvas or a musical instrument for half an hour thinking about what you might do and whether it will be worth doing or good enough and what people will think and get nowhere whatsoever. All the great creators say, Art is Work. Don’t let your fear of not making great art to stop you from even starting. Your job is to create, not to criticize. Some of my best songs, while in the process of writing, I had thought to be not worth the page they were being written on. Find a trusted friend who you can bounce ideas off when you need a supportive mirror through the artistic process.
Life is art See yourself as the principal creator in your life. Notice the creativity in everything you do. How you dress, how you compose a text message or email, what you cook, the spaces you create and the choices you make. As you start to see your life as a creative project in itself, your creative powers will multiply and your life and your art will expand accordingly. And you will have more fun, guaranteed!
Choose your friends wisely This one can sound harsh but is vitally important. Cull or spend less time with friends who bring you down, make you small or hold you back. Sometimes friends don’t want us to expand for fear of losing us to our new dimension. Ignore wet blankets, critics, crazy-makers, dramatists and other energy and time-suckers who draw you away from your creative growth. Be super-careful with whom you entrust your creative embryos. Hang out with creative and supportive people who inspire and permit you to blossom.
Dont give up. Push through or change direction If you get stuck, feel free to change direction. There is no failing except giving up. Successful artists are successful because they continue creating regardless. Push through times of doubt and uncertainty knowing that these are signposts of entering new territory. Things get uncomfortable when you step outside of your comfort zone. If you have exhausted a path or avenue, let yourself dare to digress. Listen to your inner knowing and don’t rely too much on the advice of others. Sometimes they are just plain wrong! Use some of the tools here to find your own truth.
Celebrate your successes It’s easy to focus on the things we didn’t do, get, or become. Turn your focus to your creative successes, no matter how small, and this will give you confidence to go on. Tick off goals you have reached, scrap old goals that no longer entice you and create new ones. Be brave. Be grateful. Be happy. You are the keeper of your creative potential. Now, go forth and create!
Photographs - Claire Cottone
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