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From the Creator of HBM... So those favourite clearing tools are like having your festive preventative and treatment first-aid kit on hand. Things like: journaling, high vibration music, essential oils, booking a nurturing session, walking in nature, planting a tree, singing in a group, swimming in the ocean, crafting, a variety of energy tools we have shared this year in our magazine and many more, can be great gifts to yourself and the planet.

hat a year it has been! It’s almost like 200 years of change shoved into a year that has almost disappeared with the blink of an eye. And now the silly season has arrived… but rather then feeling like your life is being ‘taken over’ for the next 2 months, we have some handy articles that may assist with remembering to keep it real, simple and in perspective so you can create the holiday season in your own way. What I have come to realise is, expectations on self and others and the need for perfectionism this time of the year creates lots of angst. And if you are sensitive or aware type of person, even if you don’t celebrate Christmas or go overboard with all the hype, you may well be aware of the intensity in other people’s worlds.

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And because it can be a time of isolation and despair for some people, reach out if you are in a position to, in your own way and ‘be the space’; you may just find it has ripple effects all the way into 2019. With love and gratitude from our hearts to yours…

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07 34 Food for the Soul 06 Festive snacks and New Year’s detox smoothie REBECCA ROWE

Summer holiday Garlic Aioli MARIE ANITA JAMES

Spice up your next enema JOEL GRACE

Cashew, Coconut and Lemon Bliss Balls ANNE CLARK

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Festive Dark Chocolate Superfood Pancakes CHAD CARTER

Crafty in Christchurch ANNE-MARIE JONES

Discover your wings and fly ELIZABETH KALOUMAIRA

12 A body of happiness GAYLYN AITKEN

Festive Season and 2019 13 Fun, frivolity, festivities and exhaustion KATE M FOSTER

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New Year’s detox smoothie RECIPES REBECCA ROWE

tuck on ideas for healthy treats this festive season? These gut gummies take mere minutes to make, and barely any time to set in the fridge. Everyone will love them – especially the kids! They contain gelatin which has many benefits like improving digestion and nutrient absorption, increasing metabolism, reducing bloating, and decreasing inflammation.

and water in a bowl and allow to bloom. In a saucepan, whisk remaining ingredients on gentle heat until dissolved then turn off heat. Add gelatin mix to saucepan and whisk until dissolved. Pour into moulds and set in the fridge. FLAVOUR VARIATIONS: Choc / Mint – add a drop of peppermint oil. Choc / Jaffa – add a drop of orange oil.

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arie from Marie Anita’s Gluten Free Health Café & Bakery has been working long and hard to bring you a new transformed menu for summer. The café is located in Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast and serves up a completely gluten-free menu sourcing organics and local products whenever available. The café boasts a refined/cane sugar-free environment and caters for an array of dietary requirements. There is also freshly baked gluten-free organic bread available daily alongside warm muffins, slices and raw cakes. Marie Anita’s is thrilled to be moving into a completely dairy-free kitchen offering plenty of plant-based meals. They are also serving up local freerange eggs, local nitrate-free bacon and

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5 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp apple cider vinegar 1½ tsp salt 2¼ cups water Method: 1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Peel garlic and coat with olive oil. Cook garlic for 20 minutes or until translucent and aromatic. This is the perfect time to roast some wedges to dunk in the aioli! 2. Once garlic is cooked, place all ingredients into a blender. 3. Blend until smooth and creamy. The aioli will become very light and silky. 4. Store in the fridge for up to a fortnight. www.facebook.com/marieanitas www.instagram.com/marieanitascafe

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Spice up your next enema WORDS JOEL GRACE, Owner, Sunshine Colonics Health & Wellness Centre

or those that don’t know what an enema is, it involves gently instilling some warm filtered water into your colon via a flexible tube. Enemas are like a ‘mini colonic’ you can do at home, as they clean the lower 25% of your colon only. A standard enema uses filtered water, but as you’ll see below, there’s a variety of ways you can ‘pimp’ your enema to get some extra health benefits. Ol’ Faithful – The Coffee Enema This is probably the most common type of enema people administer at home. Popularised amongst the natural health community, coffee enemas involve brewing some fresh organic coffee and retaining it in your bowel for a period of 10-15 minutes before eliminating. The caffeine and organic coffee compounds quickly enter your bloodstream and travel direct to your liver. The caffeine then stimulates your gallbladder to dump toxic bile, so it’s a fantastic detox boost for your body. Additionally, coffee enemas

have been shown to improve the efficacy of glutathione (our body’s master antioxidant) by 600-700%! This powerful detoxifier binds with toxins throughout the body and flushes them out during the enema process. Spice It Up – The Turmeric Enema Turmeric enemas can be quite useful in minor pain relief and may assist in reducing the inflammation that causes headaches and a raft of other conditions. I always prefer to opt for a natural solution than pop a pill, so if I ever get a headache, a turmeric enema is the first thing I’ll do! The great thing is it’s so easy to do yourself at home. Simply boil 1.5L of water, and let it cool to just above body temperature. Add 1 tbsp of organic turmeric powder and 1 tbsp food grade Epsom salts. Stir until combined, then administer your enema as per usual for a 10-15 minute retention. Incredible Hulk – The Wheatgrass Enema Wheatgrass enemas are an amazing

way to quickly absorb the approx 100 vitamins and minerals contained in fresh wheatgrass juice. It’s often claimed that just one shot of wheatgrass is equivalent in nutritional value to 1kg of green leafy vegetables! The enema allows you to absorb the goodness directly into your bloodstream, instead of having to go through the entire digestive system before your body can use the healing juice. I simply add a shot of cold pressed wheatgrass juice into 1.5L of warm filtered water and then administer the enema as per usual. In addition to these enemas, I’ve also included a variety of other types in my healing and cleansing regime, including chamomile tea, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, fresh garlic and probiotics just to name a few! As always, it’s best to check with your doctor before beginning any at-home cleansing to ensure these protocols are right for you. www.sunshinecolonics.com.au

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Cashew, Coconut and Lemon Bliss Balls RECIPE ANNE CLARK

Ingredients: 220g raw organic cashews ½ cup soaked, softened dates* 1 cup desiccated coconut 2 tbsp natural honey 10-15 drops of food grade essential oil lemon** ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence ¼ cup sultanas Method: Prepare your ingredients by washing cashews and draining. Place the raw cashews into a food processor. Process along with soaked dates, coconut, honey, lemon and vanilla essence. Process/blend until mixture is combined, then add the sultanas, processing a little more. You want to be able to see the chunks of sultanas in the mixture, not blended out. Form into bite size balls and roll in coconut. Chill for a few hours and enjoy with other raw treats!

Cashews, coconut and lemon essential oil, are quite a combination in this form. As a convenient treat, there is certainly a good proportion of protein, vitamins and minerals. *To soften dates, place dried dates in a glass jar and add hot water to cover. Let the dates stand for a few hours (can store in the refrigerator). Use for balls, raw cakes and other treats. Softened/ soaked dates keep in a glass jar in the refrigerator for a few weeks. **Food grade essential oils, like lemon are available from several essential oil companies. Anne prefers doTERRA essential oils for her treats and desserts, they are safe enough to ingest and enhance a lot of the recipes that call for citrus oils and/or herbs.

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Festive Dark Chocolate Superfood Pancakes WORDS CHAD CARTER

ancakes will never be the same again. When you whip up these dark chocolate superfood pancakes, you’ll be reaping the benefits because they aren’t your regular old pancakes. No, these ones are PACKED with 22 superfoods from Super Me Smoothies (97% organic and spray free)! Here’s what’s in them: Broccoli sprout powder (we love sulforaphane), hempseed protein, ashwagandha (anyone else love adaptogens?) turmeric, cinnamon, raw cacao powder, chia seeds, coconut milk powder, goji berries, beetroot, oats, camu camu, spirulina, pumpkin seeds, blueberries, vanilla, desiccated coconut, lucuma, black pepper extract, curcumin, probiotics, and monk fruit. I knowwwww. Now that’s what you need to be putting in your smoothies every morning, trust me! I’ve noticed a huge boost in energy and in my mood since having Super Me! It’s super easy to use – just blend with water or plant-based milk for a quick snack, or

add it to your usual smoothie recipe or banana and berries to sweeten or get creative with your baking! Pancakes shouldn’t have to make you feel sluggish, right? Beat the postpancake ‘blah-ness’ with our Super Me superfood pancakes created by @thatgreenolive. (Vegan, Sugar Free) | Prep time: 35 mins Cook time: 5 mins | Total time: 40 mins Ingredients: ½ cup almond milk 1 tsp lemon juice ⅓ cup Super Me Smoothie powder ⅓ cup chickpea flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp coconut oil, soft 2 tbsp maple syrup To Serve: Whipped coconut cream or coconut yoghurt Blueberries Coconut flour to dust

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NEW ZEALAND BLISS

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in Christchurch WORDS ANNE-MARIE JONES

ith the rush of Christmas, it’s easy for summer to be a hectic time. When the madness of the season finally passes, many of us are physically tired, mentally drained, wallets and bodies exhausted and not in a good state to enjoy a summer break. Take some time out and remember recharging yourself is a mental as well as a physical process. You wouldn’t run your car on anything other than petrol, so why do we insist on running our bodies on the very things that don’t nourish it? In our busy lives, relaxing moments are so important. Personally, my most calm space comes from enjoying crafts. As adults we often feel conditioned that “we aren’t good at it”, or are “wasting time”, but I encourage you to take up a new skill and enjoy it. You don’t have to be good at it, just let yourself try. Drawing doesn’t cost a cent, or crafts like polymer clay or card making can be inexpensive to dabble in. Or buy the ingredients to make yourself a lovely homemade bath, or wax melts. ANNE-MARIE ‘ARTEMIS’ JONES picked up polymer clay once, and has never looked back! Having turned her creativity into her career, Anne-Marie now creates cosmetics and fragrances, as well as still creating crafts. www.artemisjones.co.nz

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aturally as a healer, I want to share my gifts with others, as well as share my knowledge. I believe that with knowledge comes a greater responsibility to share that with others. And that is one way to ensure that knowledge can be passed on to the next generation. I see Soar Holistic Expo as one way to do that and to hopefully show others that the ‘old healing ways’ are still there. Since starting this business journey at the beginning of the year in Christchurch, it has been a real journey of learning and overcoming many hurdles. I hope that by sharing my story, it will inspire young people to find their purpose, not be afraid to colour outside the lines, embrace their uniqueness and fearlessly stand out! Many times I have been told by people close to me to just “give up” as I was not “making any money”. I knew that I had to persevere through the hardships and pain, push through the self-doubt, but the hardest of all was believing in myself when nobody else did! Whenever I did feel like giving up I would constantly remind myself of my purpose and the reason why I started doing what I do. And that is, to heal people and to help them discover their ‘wings’ so that they too can SOAR in life. /soarhealthandwellness

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body of happiness

WORDS GAYLYN AITKEN

hese words are based entirely upon my personal life. There’s no definitive meaning for the word happiness or how it feels but there’s a physical sensation that arises within me and spreads throughout my being when I’m totally present and grounded in me that I call happy. It’s when I’m immersed in my doings and time passes without measurement, I come out of it and feel fully satisfied and inspired. It’s a physical body thing that engages my mind in the logistics of movement that distracts it from pressures and worry. My body is the only thing that belongs to me; everything else is outside of me and not my business. Getting to know my body has helped me manage my life and emotions. In learning the language of my body, I’m able to sense its primal needs and provide it with

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what’s needed at the provident time. There’s a relationship between my gut brain and my central nervous system that I nourish with my attention and my body and mind respond in kind by being there for me. I’d like to share with you the quickest, safest and most pleasant way I’ve found that’s helped me develop a close relationship with me. It’s called Constructive Rest, developed by Mabel Todd in the early 1900s to restore selfhealing and balance. Lie on the floor with a folded towel under your head, your feet flat on the floor aligned with your hip sockets. You can wrap a soft scarf, tie or yoga belt around your thighs just above the knees to soften your leg and pelvic muscles. Bring your attention to the feeling of your body in this position and its contact with the floor. Then sense every part of your body, from your toes to your fingers to the top of your head.

Picture each part of your body as your thoughts touch it. Let your body settle into the floor, notice the places that feel tense and held without trying to change it, just acknowledge. Feel your breath without judgment and let the motion of its rhythm guide you towards deep rest. Stay here for about 20 minutes, then roll onto your side to sit up. When I finish I’m calm, my body and mind feel spacious. This practice has helped me develop a deep and loving relationship with myself… I have me and I’m happy. Think and speak well of yourself. Look to yourself when relationships break down as all our situations are brought forth from the virtues of our mind. Simplify your life and create a space of existence that sustains and nourishes the empowered being you are here and now. www.kahunamist.com

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FESTIVE SEASON AND 2019

Fun, frivolity, festivities and exhaustion WORDS KATE M FOSTER

t’s that time of the year where life often asks more of us than we feel we have to give! We are tired, facing exhaustion, yet for some reason life kicks up a gear, when we would prefer to be hiding at home, fantasising about holidaying on a secluded tropical island (that has no phone signal). So many people I know have had a hard year, health challenges, relationships ending, family pressures, stretching financial constraints, and yet the festive season is about to kick in and our tanks are already run dry. How do we stay sane throughout this time? Those who survive this festive season will no doubt have self-care practices firmly in place. But how do we self-care when there is so much pressure to be perfect, perform and fulfil expectations; those from others, and those we impose on ourselves.

The answer is a lot simpler than we would have ourselves believe. The answer is simply: “No.” Or “no thank you”. Or possibly “how very kind of you, unfortunately I can’t this year”. Or any other variation of these words that prioritises you and offers a chance to care for your own precious needs. (Be sure to offer yourself a healthy dose of reassurance and gentle encouragement straight afterwards.) It’s been a tough year, so rather than run ourselves ragged to achieve the perfect polaroid, let’s take a breath, drop the pressure and prioritise self care, however that looks to each of us. I’m borrowing this line from Danielle La Porte, “Open gentle heart, big effing fence”. It’s my reminder that while I exist to love and serve others, I must begin with me. And the fence, doesn’t exist to isolate or keep others away,

its presence is for safety, spaciousness and self care. The sign on my gate reads “I am the gatekeeper of my own wellbeing”. So be courageous dear hearts. While it is scary to say no or disappoint another, we are all grown-ups and it’s time to take the reins and move towards the life we really want. We have reached the point where we must lean towards courage over comfort, to ask more of ourselves than just ‘keeping the peace with others’, and surround ourselves with people we are not afraid to truly love our life with. With love, (and lavish helpings of self-care), KMF. KATE is an author, facilitator and therapist based on the Sunshine Coast in Qld. She travels worldwide guiding others to listen to and trust their own hearts. Her book ‘An Invitation to Trust’ is available online at www.katemfoster.com

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Frequency of the festive season WORDS TATIANA SAVERY

ecember is synonymous with abundance; an abundance of over-spending, over-indulging, over-stressing, along with an abundance of either extra family and friends, or loneliness and isolation. The Festive season is here, so a frequency reset is our gift to ourselves and because our frequency affects others, this can also be our gift to humanity. Holidays can be a space to create a new abundance, an abundance of forgiveness, kindness, caring, sharing and connecting. All of these qualities contribute to a whole new experience during the jingle bell season. There are plenty of activities and selfcare protocols available to engage our frequency reset. Getting back to nature has an immediate and lasting effect upon our biology and chemistry, plus it’s a simple, inexpensive, nurturing response to the stress of this season. Fortunately, within Australia, the summer months allow us to play more outdoors, forest bathing and being in gratitude under the deep green canopy,

or walking barefoot in the sand (both will restore our spirit). Gift others the time together in nature, reset the over-spending and focus on what matters. My children’s festive memories are searching for fairies and elves in the streams, rocks and hill trails under Mount Warning, these are the memories recalled, not the unwrapping of gifts now long forgotten. Stocking the pantry at home with healthy food choices throughout the holidays will support healthy eating. Rather than focusing on over-eating or what not to eat, having healthy food at home, makes it easier to crowd out other unhealthy foods. Plate up 3-4 servings of green vegetables each day, and remember once you make the choice to say no to unhealthy foods, it becomes a habit, then eating too many holiday sugars is no longer an option. Forgiveness is the most grace-filled gift we can offer ourselves. During this period, forgiveness is especially beneficial as the season brings time with family and old friends, along

with isolation and loneliness. The true process of forgiveness is within ourselves. Guilt, annoyance, frustration, anger or resentment only hurt ourselves and keep the cycle perpetuating. These emotions can feel so real, yet all they are is energy in motion. Energy is nothing without thought. So in truth, none of these actually exist. To hold thought towards these energies can harm ourselves, these emotions create harm within, more than they create any change outside of us. To begin the forgiveness process, imagine whoever the damaging emotions are directed towards is you, because they are. Every time you forgive someone outside of yourself, you forgive yourself. Watch the magic unfold. This will create the most magical festive season. May your holidays be filled with the spirit of grace. www.powertube.com.au www.frequencyacademy.com.au

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done things better or wishing they were different. Awareness of the things you value most can help to reduce worry. Clues can be found in what you surround yourself with, how you spend your money and what you read and talk about. Remain calm and ground yourself in the present moment. If your values are kids and education then the first thing you should have put aside is money for the first term’s school fees and their uniforms. Anything left over means they can get the toy of their choice. Do kids really need 3, 5, 7 of every toy?… I know for real that my kids don’t even play with half of their toys so why break the bank, your marriage and yourself to oblige to society’s consumerism for the sake of one day. Pre-frame any expectations with kids – Santa is bringing you one thing etc.

am mindful that I have a natural tendency to worry a lot. What has helped me is having structures in place and meaning to my life. I don’t find meaning in gifts from people who have bought them for me for the sake of buying me a gift. I find meaning and value in the human element of life. Family, kids, friendship, happiness, joy, integrity and the list goes on. Not consumerism, hype, worry, anxiety over bills, stress… I know from experience that if you are living a life according to your highest values, that is a good start to your path to happiness and freedom. Why not start 2019 by winding down the year that was and picture the holiday season as the time to end out the year that was – the good, the bad and the ugly. Just noticing it detached and saying to yourself – that’s interesting and it just is, rather than worrying about how you could have

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Get off the

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WORDS SUZI LE FANUE and COURTNEY CLARK, Naturopaths at Integrated Wellness Clinic

ishing you had better selfcontrol when the festive season has you craving carbohydrates? Wanting to feel and look good this summer, but find it hard when so much focus is on ‘naughty’ food? The best way to tackle any food anxiety when the festive season hits, is to know there are always healthier choices you can make, in almost any situation! Using a little nutritional savvy will allow you to stay calm, in control and feeling your best when those grazing tables are so tempting! WHY DO MOST FESTIVE SEASON FOODS MAKE YOU TIRED? Put simply, it’s too many carbs and when eaten on their own, can send us on a rollercoaster ride with our blood sugar levels. Remember the old saying ‘what goes up, must come down’? This is exactly how our insulin behaves when we eat carbohydrate foods, particularly refined carbs like processed wheat, biscuits, white pasta/bread/rice.

HOW CAN YOU COMBAT THE ENERGY SLUMP? Firstly, try to avoid eating carbohydrates solo, always add a protein to buffer and slow the release of insulin, so that it doesn’t come crashing down an hour or two later, which will make you feel like you need more carbs to bring you back up to neutral (hence the roller coaster analogy). Protein in the form of nuts, seeds, seafood, eggs, as well as red and white meats can be the perfect accompaniment to your hors d’oeuvre plate! Since fats are no longer the enemy, keep them on-side and include: avocados, salads with good quality oils as dressings, olives, coconut cream and oils, to ensure your food choices keep you feeling full and satisfied, as fats are super clever at telling our body that you’re full. FESTIVE SNACKS? If you’re making snacks at home or are asked to bring a share plate, include foods that can be considered medicine, when it comes to combating blood sugar issues. We often suggest

cinnamon to assist stabilising blood sugar levels. Ideally gravitate towards recipes that include: cinnamon, chia seeds, flaxmeal, coconut oil, almonds, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and avocados. Home-made bliss balls, chunky dips, raw dessert slices and using nut meals in place of flours, will keep you and your friends feeling happy and satisfied, without the sugar crash! It is easy to over-do the portion sizes this time of the year. Remember your digestion system does not know it is the festive season and has not had time to prepare for the extra digestive enzymes and work that may be ahead. At times you may find yourself eating something unhealthy because it’s enjoyable, when in fact often the healthier option could taste just as good. Ask yourself, “does this really taste as good as I thought it would taste?” Your answer may surprise you! www.integratedwellnessclinic.com.au

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Keeping it real, WORDS DR CARLOS SANCHEZ

keeping it simple

t’s that time of the year again, where family and friends gather to celebrate the festivities and it’s that socialising factor that makes the experience magical. A very important part of celebrating that has been happening for hundreds of years, is the preparation of foods for those special days. Every traditional culture has brought congregations of people together to commemorate a special occasion, irrespective of timing and religion. Thirteen years ago I had the privilege of attending a feast in the jungles of West Papua, where the Korowai people (who built their dwellings up on the trees) were honouring the great abundance of food; mainly sago and grubs that were in the forest that particular year. It was simple and memorable.

Unfortunately Christmas can be a time of complexity for many and a time when a lot of people overindulge on eating and drinking those foods that are not particularly healthy, paying the consequences later on. I also think it is important not to get obsessed with food. Unfortunately there seems to be a degree of extremism that has impacted the food world. From junk food eaters on one hand and orthorexics on the other, I don’t think it’s very healthy to be in either polarity. The key is to keep it simple. Normally traditional, wholesome meals are tasty and nutritious. And organic, local and seasonal where possible is optimal. Get your produce at the local farmers’ markets, where normally it tastes better, saves you money and supports the small growers that feed us. This is environmentally conscious

too, as a lot of energy and resources are saved, helping to preserve our surroundings. By protecting your local environment, you will also enjoy better health. Christmas is a time for celebration, connection and preparing your own food, just don’t go overboard and sabotage the hard work you have done during the year to improve your health, by making erroneous choices. Eat real food, nothing from a packet or with a bar code and numbers, and you can’t go wrong. Enjoy the experience of this beautiful time of year, making yourself even healthier, but don’t feel guilty if you occasionally ‘fall off the wagon’. There is always time to make some New Year’s resolutions to continue improving your health. www.ibukihealth.com

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presents you can give to your loved ones, community and colleagues are these, so fill your stocking with as much of these as you can. The benefits you receive personally will far exceed any discomfort you endure in facing up to any guilt or shame that may be blocking your joy. When we share any guilt and shame that we may be harbouring, it actually loses its intensity. Guilt and shame only exist in isolation, so speak your feelings authentically, with respect and humility. Looking towards 2019, it is an excellent time to commit to learning something new. Personal growth and learning celebrates the expansive nature of our being and always leads to greater happiness in our lives and in the lives of others. Book into a workshop, online course or learn a modality you can use to benefit others. If you find yourself in difficult

situations with family and a familiar common theme arises, then look to this as an opportunity. Track the theme and get to the bottom of the root cause in 2019. Come and do a Family Constellation session to uncover the hidden gem that has been waiting to bless you. Whatever your plans are for the festive season, stay safe, keep a cool head and rejoice in this spectacular life that we all seem to have stumbled upon. The good bits and the tragic bits, we are all guaranteed to get a taste of both. Enjoy the festivities!

WORDS ROB FOSTER

s things start to drop into a new festive gear, the realisation that time is running out is only too

clear. Well at least for 2018 at any rate. You no doubt have faced many obstacles throughout the year, but if you find yourself reading this, you have triumphed over adversity, and courageously forged ahead towards success. Hopefully we will get a chance to do it all over again next year with renewed vigour for living in alignment with our purpose and our guiding values. Instead of setting a New Year's resolution, why not write out your answers to this question? What will you value in 2019? Some of my guiding values include: peace, love, joy and learning. What are yours? While you ponder your shopping expeditions and social gatherings, it is also good to keep in mind gratitude and forgiveness. The best Christmas

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Seven Eighths of Me: A Tale of a Spiritual Adventurer

Linda Willow Roberts

HB: What’s it like to write a book? How did you write your book? Linda: Well, for starters I received regular and repetitive signals from spirit as well as from the people in my spiritual family whom I resonate with and respect. It was more like nagging questions that went on for maybe five years; “have you written the book yet?” But I didn’t feel like I had anything to say. Then all of a sudden it was time, it felt right. The decision was made to selfpublish with Balboa Press so I organised that. Then I needed to get an editor, one that got me, and allowed my voice to come through, so Brooke Olive from Perth WA was commissioned for this role. I made an outline, a timeline of stories that coincided with my spiritual development but mostly I partnered with spirit, got out of my own way and let things flow.

My whole thought process was that I was in service and now was ready to continue to help whoever I could. I had a ritual I would do to ready myself for writing. I turned on Bach for brain power background music, I called in Arch Angel Gabriel and Thoth the Scribe to assist with the words, did breath work to centre myself, then off I would go. The stories poured out of me, each bringing back the lessons I had learnt and the experiences that I hold close to my heart. I love manifesting and growing and it is my passion to help other people. The book is a very down-to-earth account of my spiritual growth and personal transformation from crippling self-doubt into a woman who knows and accepts who she is and where she’s from. My reasons for writing Seven Eighths of Me was to open the channels for people who are curious about

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Natural Insights with Mr Hempy WORDS KRISHNA EVERSON PHOTO EMPIRE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

ature has given us some magnificent gifts, including the medicinal properties of plants which can nurture, heal and transform. A natural approach to healing is something Stephen Parka experienced firsthand, very early on. Nowadays, Stephen

spends much of his time at ‘The Hempothocary’ in Montville, on the Sunshine Coast, a family business he operates alongside his partner Melanie Leontine and their daughter Jazzmin, as well as a team of natural health practitioners. ‘The Hempothecary’ is also home to ‘Mr Hempy’ and ‘Cannopathy’, which harness the healing and medicinal

properties of hemp and cannabinoids harvested from various sources in the plant kingdom. Stephen reflects on his early influences, “My grandmother always had this magic aloe vera plant that assisted just about everything, and things like radium weed and milkweed, were things she grew up with. And I

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guess trying them and seeing how they worked, showed me that we’ve got here as a species somehow and that wasn’t necessarily through modern pharmaceuticals.” Natural remedies, his mum’s medical background, and his career as an analyst, have served Stephen well. “Mum was a nurse and she’s only just retired. So there’s a medical background in the family anyway. She was nursing way before my 48 years on the planet. So we had that perspective, and we had a lot of access to that knowledge. But on the other side, from the grandparents’ side, and from mum to some degree too, there was always a natural remedy at hand. And even from my father, he has his own remedies. My grandmother would have a plant that she’d pull out of the garden, or we’d use witch hazel or castor oil. There was always something natural that we would use. We relied less on antibiotics, although they were sometimes part of the regime if you went to the doctor, but we relied a lot less on those things. And even with flus, we would sweat them out, take certain drinks and potions to hydrate and get through the fevers by burning the virus out, rather than trying to suppress it.” The trademarked brand Mr Hempy and its namesake Miss Hempy is well established, and has its foundation in a philosophy of chemical-free, not tested on animals, hemp-based products including soaps for sensitive skins, balms, repellents, and other topical preparations. “Initially, it was Melanie’s vision to create products that were eco-friendly, that didn’t harm animals. We also have another business that involves eco VIP tours, so it’s all about the animals and the environment. Mr Hempy products were developed with that in mind, and hemp was one of those things that was very important in that process. What we started finding was, not only were they eco-friendly in their approach, they didn’t have petroleum, detergents and surfactants, and people started finding that the soaps were really good for things like eczema, dermatitis and other skin conditions. And also, burns, bites, itches, stings, those types of daily conditions, just putting that balm on, relieved the itch and the sting very quickly. So the power of the hemp actually came through in those products.” Melanie’s heritage has a deep connection with hemp farming, her grandmother was a fourth generation hemp farmer from Latvia, who lived until

she was 107. She was still sharp and according to Stephen, didn’t look a year over 85! “We would look at her and just say, the plant medicines that she used, particularly the hemp-based things that she did, probably played a huge part. She had a very healthy endocannabinoid system.” The evolution of Cannopathy, the company’s internationally registered therapy, is not only hemp-based, but also includes other sources of cannabinoids for their profound medicinal properties. “It includes Australian bush medicines, Amazonian bush medicines, African and Asian and European bush medicines as well, so credit where credit’s due to different plants. “The hemp plant is unique in so many ways with the cannabinoid content that’s in it. However, there are also a bunch of other plants that have shared components, if you like. For example, the hemp plant has cannabinoids, which are what people are talking about now with THC and CBD, but that’s two out of a hundredodd components in that class. Now, taking some plants that are common and combining them with the hemp and cannabis species, produces some really interesting effects. That can be antagonistic or agonistic. So you can boost or you can trim down or you can make it better or you can make it worse. It’s a very broad subject. A lot of people are crying out for hemp to be legalised across the board. Having said that, because of the depth of the components within the plant, it really does need specialist approaches, where people that have for example, mental illness, can use it as a medicine, but it can also cause them problems if they get the wrong strains and wrong species,” Stephen reinforces that caution is required moving forward to make sure that people who need them are the ones who benefit most. Research is a driving force behind Cannopathy and its potential to help others, led by the creator Melanie who is also their resident Pharmacognosist. Stephen explains, “the number one researcher, within our business, is Melanie, who spends many hours a day researching new things, delving deeper, finding parallels, finding diverse applications, looking at where things don’t work and looking at things that do work. The research actually extends to laboratories and professors and various people that may not even have those particular facilities or qualifications, that

THE TRADEMARKED BRAND MR HEMPY AND ITS NAMESAKE MISS HEMPY IS WELL ESTABLISHED, AND HAS ITS FOUNDATION IN A PHILOSOPHY OF CHEMICAL-FREE, NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS, HEMP-BASED PRODUCTS…

are experts in their field for different reasons… It’s not just taking positive research, but also taking negative research and saying, ‘Okay, how important is this? How important is the negative side of it,’ and then trying to be fair and just. Because we’ve had people come through and say, ‘Well, there’s overwhelming evidence that this particular plant does a thousand things.’ But then there’ll be people that have a genetic disposition or a genetic marker that is different. Melanie’s interest now is also in the genetic side of things, having discovered gene mutation, 1298C gene mutation and MTHFR, and things like that, which affect a percentage of the population and these people may not realise they have it. Some of them cannot do what others in the population can do. Now, because of that, she has an interest in genetics, in further depths within the body and she’s reading and researching constantly and making contact with researchers overseas.” Stephen is also keen to acknowledge the people he works with, as well as the clients who walk in the door. “We’ve just got phenomenal staff. We’re so blessed to have good people on board that in each of their own rights can contribute. To be able to see our customers laugh and burst into tears for the right reasons, to stomp their foot up and down or do a little jig, to see that they actually can have a life and not be caught up in a system or in a label of a disease, for me to see that and witness that every day, cannot be explained. “Our focus has always been a winwin-win. That means that every party should win.” www.mrhempy.com Holistic Bliss | DECEMBER 2018-JANUARY 2019 |

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When a modality WORDS JAMIE LEE

changes your life

iodynamic craniosacral therapy came into my life through a recommendation by a dear friend after a bout of sickness that I was struggling to recover from. I was at the point of being willing to try anything! But I eventually recovered, not understanding how this therapy worked. I just knew I was healing, I felt more vibrant and my life was becoming clearer. Little did I know just how significant biodynamic craniosacral therapy would become in my life. This gentle hands-on therapy is very subtle but so profound. The therapist creates a safe space which supports the natural ability of your body to heal. The innate intelligence within each one of us works to release blockages within the body, either there by a physical injury, an ailment, or an emotional experience or a trauma. My personal experience is that biodynamic craniosacral therapy helps to process those experiences through our body that we may have worked to release but haven’t quite processed it all which can be present as

pain, decreased mobility, stagnation, emotional distress and much more. The benefits of biodynamic craniosacral therapy are substantial. As blockages within your body are released, you may notice a settling of your nervous system, or less pain, more mobility, more vibrancy within yourself, the ability to manage life better than before, increased energy, an increase in body awareness, greater clarity, improved connectedness, or simply an overall feeling of increased wellbeing or feeling peaceful. The thing I love most about this work is seeing the benefits in people’s lives in whatever form that takes for them as it is such a personalised treatment. I love seeing people having an increased quality of life. I have supported people with the following conditions: • Migraines and headaches • Neck, back and shoulder pain • Stress and tension • Chronic fatigue • Fibromyalgia

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hat do you want more of this coming year? At the end of every year, I complete an in-depth assessment of my year. Kind of like a personal life audit. I look at what I consciously wanted to experience in the year and what I actually experienced which includes all of the things I may not have even dreamed of. These are often experiences of great personal growth that can only be truly discovered whilst in the process and often understood in retrospect. Setting aside such time to explore and honour my creative process gives me great fulfillment. There was a time when I was all about only setting goals and being really harsh and unkind to myself if I didn’t achieve them. Missing the goal posts meant I was a failure. However, working from the ‘energy’ of what I want to create, gives me much more space, lightness and freedom of

expression and inspires my creativity immensely. Knowing how I function, not making myself wrong for it and giving myself full permission to do it my way, has been extremely liberating. I let go of the judgments and points of view around how to do things. There’s no right and wrong way. I can always choose. So what did I create in 2018? I completely changed my life circumstances. Living and working on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, in my energy coaching business, within reach of my family and friends, I decided to follow my dream and relocate to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory to ground and expand my Homeland Journeys business where I invite women to share a journey to our homelands and deepen their own personal connection to the land and spirit. I had to be willing to let go of the safety and comfort of what I always knew; my home I had

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lants are simply beautiful. There is no end to the benefits they offer humans, animals and indeed each other. Whether for consumption, medicine, oxygen or just simple joy, plants both give and sustain life. Even many plants that we rush to ‘weed’ from our gardens are sources of nutrition and health, often performing important roles that we fail to see. The plants’ natural pharmacy, the production of essential oils, is one such miracle. Not only can plants protect themselves against viruses, fungus and bacteria but they can also offer support to us in these areas. The source of essential oils from plant parts varies widely, from blossoms, to leaves, to bark, to roots, to wood. Intriguingly, often the essential oil benefits match the part of the plant that provides the oil. For example, essential oil from roots is often very grounding, while essential oil taken from high reaching blossoms and leaves is often very uplifting.

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eal life stories (names changed). 30s Mike and Sally have three beautiful children and a very busy life. When we met they were struggling to make ends meet and felt they just weren’t getting anywhere. Sound familiar? They both work full-time and earn good incomes. We worked with them to analyse where the leaks in their budget were. These ‘leaks’ were negating any potential for savings. So once they took ownership of their decisions, we guided them through the numbers. Mike and Sally now feel that they are working towards achieving their goals. They had a few rather large credit card debts and felt that all their time and energy spent working and juggling a young family wasn’t getting them anywhere. They had some equity in their home loan, so we organised to repay the quite substantial credit card debt using this equity. They retained

one card with a reduced limit, and repaid in full whatever was spent each month. Whilst they still have debt, the interest rate reduced from 21% to 4.35%. They are paying extra into their home loan to reduce the debt, however, they now have spare funds which are being channelled into savings for their goals and items on their wish list. Their mortgage in now under control and they are on track to take the children to Disneyland, which previously just seemed like a pipedream. Mike and Sally feel so much more empowered and in control of their own destiny. And they promise to send a postcard! 40s Tracey and Geoff are in their mid40s and they are now fully focused on enjoying life. This newfound freedom is exhilarating, however they are also really looking at retirement in a different light, as it draws closer. With the absence of school and

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university fees, they suddenly have surplus cashflow and want to enjoy the journey whilst ensuring the fun will last into retirement. Within a short period of time, their mortgage was repaid, funds were going into superannuation for long term and we put another investment strategy in place to save tax and grow their wealth (should they wish to retire before they can access their superannuation investments, due to Government set retirement ages). Now they have an overseas trip every second year and are on track to retire early. Woohoo! Next edition we will look at the 50s and 60s age brackets! If you would like to find out how, please don’t hesitate to contact me. KATH ORMAN is a Senior Financial Planner of her company Goals & Dreams Financial Planning Pty Ltd, which is an authorised representative of Charter Financial Planning Limited AFSL 234665 E: kath.orman@goalsanddreams.com.au

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18/11/2018 6:43:52 AM

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You really do get

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WORDS LINDA SIMPSON

oes it sometimes feel as though you need to go through some huge emotional and/or physical drama to attain that level of spirituality you’ve been aspiring to? Is this the example that’s been set by the stories you’ve heard; by some of the experiences you’ve had up until now? The good news is that this is not a necessary practice, regardless of the proof you may have had boldly underlined by stories on social media and the like. You have the ability, and actually you have the right, to choose a journey that is not fraught with anything more dangerous than the love of learning something new. All growth has its ups and downs, this is called life, these ups and downs, however, can be a wonderful experience rather than physical and emotional trauma. Through my life I’ve noticed that I’ve chosen to learn from other people’s

experiences and this has been a blessing and a little bit of a curse because I used to wonder if there should have been some strong dilemma. Then I take a breath and remember that I was the one who chose joy and I was the one who chose happiness. If you’ve been the person experiencing dramatic outcomes from your spiritual growth you may question my words. Through my work and my clients’ experiences, I do know and understand how enmeshed a set of circumstances can become and how the above explanation can seem overly simplistic or even outright annoying when life is serving you a negative outcome. But, can this work for you? Or more importantly, “How can this work for you?” If you were sitting in my beautiful garden outlining to me how bumpy your life has become, I would say to you that in any one moment you can

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HOLISTIC BIZ

Keep your business healthy, happy and profitable through the festive season WORDS TONI REILLY

giving and offer vouchers. Market them as gifts for family and friends. Market them to your existing clients to treat themselves. • Readers, astrologers or numerologists can offer ‘year ahead’ insights or ‘month-by-month energy for 2019’. • Practitioners can offer a transformational process by focusing on a sought-after outcome and adapting this to what you can offer; for example, ‘KICK PROCRASTINATION TO THE CURB with our mini program!’ • Yoga teachers and massage therapists can offer a number of classes, or a new program, to enhance overall well-being and to reach out to our New Year’s resolutions to be healthier and more active. • Course and workshop facilitators can offer ‘early bird’ discount attendance for events happening next year. PLAN FOR FUTURE BUSINESS This downtime is a blessing and it is crucial for implementing your year ahead. Write down your new ideas,

aving been in business for the past 12 years now, I can affirm that each year business winds down during the festive season. It is easy for those of us in business to get uptight about this inevitable lull. Instead, we can choose to make the most of this period. Here are my best strategies for helping you do just that. GET BUSY NOW In the lead-up to this quiet time, offer programs or readings marketed to the human side of your clients and colleagues who want insight into the energy of their year ahead. I mean, who doesn’t want a heads-up? You can afford to get really busy for a little while now if you know that the quiet period is near, when you will feel nurtured and recalibrated. NEVER STOP PROMOTING There are lot of ways to promote your programs, and with things slowing down for the holidays, you have even more time for those marketing activities you know you ‘should’ do, but never get around to doing. • Capitalise on the fever of gift-

and then expand on them. Create new programs or implement an existing program that you have not had time to develop. Set the foundations. Create a plan or put a plan in motion. SELF-CARE Give yourself permission to rest. This is your time to rejuvenate. Use it to refresh your own energies so that you are ready to hit the ground running when the festive season returns to normal. Take this time to do things you don’t always have time for. Enjoy your own company, withdraw from usual obligations, daydream, meditate, write or relax. Go to the beach, catch up with friends, stay in bed late or watch Netflix. You could even take up some of your colleagues’ voucher offers! TONI REILLY is a best-selling author, seminar leader and internationally recognised Regression Facilitator. She is the creator of SoulLife® Programs and Events, guiding thousands of clients worldwide to live with confidence, purpose and love. www.tonireillyinstitute.com

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WORDS SHAUNA TEAKEN

t sounds a little bit naughty, a little bit exciting, but that is what having a body is meant to be – a fun, joyous, enthusiastic, joyful, pleasurable thing. Your body is actually a big pleasure organ! Has anyone mentioned that before? Religions have told us for thousands of years that to be a good person, you must overcome your body’s desires and you will get your reward if you are really good and resist, resist, resist temptation! Trouble is the reward is supposed to come once your body is dead! What if we all stopped resisting, and started relaxing and enjoying our bodies? Some people will say, “Oh, that is slightly naughty. I do not know if I can do that.” But, you can… you can, you can, you can! THIRTY SECONDS TO BLISS Simply take a deep breath in, pull energy through your head, down through your whole body, out through

your feet and into the earth. Have a big sigh as you breathe out. You probably did that as quickly as you read it. It’s a natural capacity, this connecting with our bodies and the earth. Take it a step further, and on your next breath, pull energy up from the earth, through your whole body and being, out the top of your head like a big fountain. I call it ‘Thirty Seconds to Bliss’ because that’s really all it takes, anywhere, anytime, to take a breath or two and connect your body and being with the earth. You might be aware you do this when you are having fun – like dancing when no one’s around, or walking your dog. It feels good and you don’t need to think about it! The more you practise moving this energy through your body, the more relaxation, ease and pleasure your body can have, and it overflows into all areas

of living. It’s healing and rejuvenating physically, and allows you to expand your relationships with money, people, your body, business, the Earth… actually it’s kind of the key to having everything you would like to have, including a planet that is sustainable. What would be fun for you? What is it you enjoy so much that you don’t notice time passing or meals being missed? Do more of that! What things did you love doing as a child – like kite-flying, or laying on the grass and looking up at the sky? Go play! Have silly fun! Get outdoors, even if for just a few minutes, every day. Look up at the sky. Breathe. Move your body – explore the parks, gardens and walking tracks. This is the first step to create a youthful, vibrant body – with pleasure! Free audios of the 30 Seconds to Bliss can be found at www.shaunasisland.com

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Reflections on the year WORDS RAELENE BYRNE

hat an incredible ride this year of 2018 has offered to us all. We have been stretched, contracted, stretched again, which has created openings and opportunities of space for things to fall away or to be recognised as they really are. It has been a necessary wake-up call for us all on this planet. Do you remember how as a child you would clench your fists really tight for a few minutes, then try to open your hand, it would be quite painful, but with patience and relaxing, your hand would finally open fully? I still do that now to remind myself when I am feeling restricted, and it helps me let go!! Well that has been 2018 in a nutshell!!! Recognising our restrictions through the pain of releasing. We have been energetically

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fractured enough to finally start and engage fully in the process of letting go, making deep, meaningful, lifestylechanging decisions to allow the emergence of something more liberated within ourselves. Our souls have been pushing out, revealing inner levels of high discomfort, presenting as, or acted out through anxiety, nervous system exhaustion, depletion, and sometimes apathy. Aligning with the new energy, a new world, is a process of patience, of relaxing into the unknown, choosing to enjoy the freefall into the abyss, consciously releasing parts, and aspects of our old self that have been constricted and restricting. We will start to see more adventurous parts of ourselves coming to the surface as we move into 2019.

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FESTIVE SEASON AND 2019

Gifts from the superconscious WORDS ELENA BURTON

he New Year is a starting point when you can offload old patterns, sorrows and worries and tune in to new achievements. It’s more than just making short-lived New Year’s resolutions, it’s knowing you can prosper throughout the whole year. That is why I invite you on a journey through your past lives. Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technic (QHHT) is a method of regressive hypnosis that allows you to remember and live your past lives, to penetrate the closed doors of the unconscious and to gain access to repressed or blocked memories. In a state of trance, you can find the information that is erased from your memory. It gives possibility to see situations when people made ‘mistakes’ that later caused them problems in this life. Having found the consequences, people learn to act differently. QHHT is a unique opportunity to connect with your superconscious mind and get answers to your questions. At least twice a day, each person

goes through the deepest possible trance state. This happens when we fall asleep at night and immediately before the full awakening in the morning. When we watch TV, and the plot completely captures us, we enter an altered state of consciousness. This happens many times during a trip along a monotonous stretch of road, while listening to a boring sermon or lecture. We all very easily enter altered states of consciousness, and most people would be shocked if they knew that they were in a hypnotised state without knowing it. In fact, when you close your eyes, you are already in an altered state. Beta level is the state of wakefulness. The alpha level is commonly used by hypnotists and for meditation. The deepest level of trance – theta – is a somnambulistic one. At this level, as a rule, regression occurs. Delta level is the sleep state. In the somnambulistic state, you are fully identified with another person and can re-live your life, without the

focus on the present situation. You may be able to tell a lot, because you become another person who really lived in that period of time. One who has never observed this phenomenon will be completely amazed by it. It is an unusual experience to observe how the person changes, and can acquire completely different intonations, voice and manners. QHHT is not to establish power over someone else’s mind, but the ability to create a relationship of trust and cooperation within that mind. Another significant QHHT result is you begin to realise yourself as an eternal being, not limited by the scope of one incarnation. One of the basic human fears is the fear of death, so this work can help diminish this fear. The awareness comes that death, like birth, is just as natural, it is only a transition from one form of life to another. I invite you to visit your past so you can start to live a happy life in the present. www.exploreyourself.info

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FESTIVE SEASON AND 2019

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elcome to the Chinese New Year which commences each year in February. Tradition has both a solar and lunar calendar so using the solar calendar, the year starts 4th February and thus a new zodiac animal cycle. The New Moon day of Tuesday 5th February, however, is the official Lunar New Year celebration day when the dragons and fireworks come out to play in the streets. 2018 was the year of the ‘Earth Dog’ and it’s been a memorable time. Now in the cycle of twelve animals comes the friendly Pig (also known as the boar) who has great qualities of honesty, tolerance and rigour. Pig years are 1935, ’47, ’59, ’71, ’83, ’95, and 2007. The Pig is well meaning, generous and persevering and is appreciated for courage and nobility. He/she has many old-fashioned sentiments such as goodness, tolerance and an admiral belief in the perfectibility of mankind. His/her best roles are as

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Manifest your intention WORDS SAMAYA JAYNE

very year we refine our intention list, remembering we are learning every step of the way. With each experience comes a new insight, a fresh perspective, and the possibility of a deeper sense of freedom, becoming closer to those we love. People often comment how wonderful it must be to have created successful businesses in the past years and living a lifestyle involving travel and new experiences. I thought this must be a sign of success, but in the past few years my ideas around how I measure success have changed. These days success is about living like I (you) mean it, being present in my (your) life, breaking old patterns and opening up to the energy inside of me (us). When I left Australia in 1994 to explore Europe, I would never have imagined it would take me 12 years to return ‘home’. After years of travelling the world, I thought by coming home I would feel grounded and back to

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Are you struggling to take control of Stress, Anxiety, Procrastination, Addiction, Fear or Trauma? Take charge by CALLING NOW and achieve superior Performance, Mindset, Self-Worth and Confidence.

CHEY BODHI E: info@iamhypnotherapy.com P: 0418 622 511 W: www.iamhypnotherapy.com

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• Massage • Reiki • Facials • Acupuncture • Reflexology • Bowen Therapy • Ear Candling • Waxing and Tinting PRIVATE HEALTH REBATES

Shop 11,12-18 Discovery Dr, North Lakes

Phone (07) 3482 2549

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It’s not my occupation and my identity in it that deﬁnes who I am. It’s who I am at home in the mundane, how I interact with my family, how I behave in the good and tough times. That is the man the world needs to see and if I need to hide that man… that’s where my work is!

Wolfgang Wildgrace, 2015

• How would you rate your emotional fitness during challenging times? • Does anxiety rule your decision making processes and render you feeling powerless to change? • Have you spent hours of time and money on expensive talk therapy yet struggling to see any progress in your relationships? • Do you often feel like a fraud in your personal life while you excel in your professional life? • Do you long for congruency wishing you could also give your loved ones your best? Emotional Fitness Personal Training™ teaches you how to easily navigate the traps and minefields of the traumatised brain, restoring attention and bringing a sense of calm to everyday life.

www.efptaustralia.com

Wolfgang 0403 718 456 to make an appt today wolfgang@wildgracecounsellingandtherapies.com Individual and Couples Sessions Group Work and International Zoom Holistic Bliss | DECEMBER 2018-JANUARY 2019 |

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