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Lets get inspired by yoga teachers, meditators, fantastic books, beautiful people and places throughout 2014!












Looking back over the last 12 months of blogging I can see that learning about the farm and taking lots of photos out here was a main focus. It was really wonderful improving my understanding of planning and running the farm. The bookwork runs like clockwork now so that helps too of course. I think Howard has appreciated me taking the time to learn about just how much he has to do and think about on a daily basis.

Being true to the intention of the blog I would like the next 12 months to have a greater focus on my love of yoga. I am a fully qualified Dru yoga and meditation teacher now, not to mention a beauty therapist, life coach and massage therapist. Although the farm is our main income and it clearly has to be a priority, we have these four lovely young women to care for and it feels important to me that my skills don’t feel less important than the money making elements of our life.

So throughout the year I would like to introduce you to the people who inspire us, the teachers who have offered so much knowledge and wisdom. They walk their talk and I admire that. I believe that yoga and meditation teachers can only be as good as their personal practice is. The many Dru teachers we have met are beautiful examples of health, consistency, love and gratitude.

There are also many, many books that I love. I try to read novels but unless they are written as well as ‘The Book Thief’ they loose me. So it is the inspiring books that help me sustain a good attitude. Its like have a motivational coach by your side all the time. Throughout the year I will share them with you and hopefully have a chance to chat with the authors too?

I would like to explore Australia and beyond, to find the meditators who manage to practice regularly even if they are busy mums or business owners. Hopefully the yogic world I am about to delve into will inspire you too. Yoga is so wonderful and so good for the body and mind. Meditation leads us to a stillness I have barely tasted. It holds a secret few of us have experienced. I think it’s worth a look.

Of course there will still be lots of photos but I will keep my camera in my handbag and you might find out about my favorite coffee shops, weekends away, workshops I enjoy joining into and the people that I love to meet up with in Young, in Sydney and during my travels. Just recently I met Eugene Tan of Aquabumps in his Bondi Beach photographic gallery. Just have a look at his website; www.aquabumps.com Pure inspiration and mindful living at its best!!

What inspires me in January? 
Being near the water.....
The photos above are from Port Douglas and Cronulla.  




    

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