Heading off OS for a couple of months
Dear Customers, Just want to advise you that I’ll be away visiting family overseas during August and September. B xx
A Bit About Vipassana and Noble Silence
The practice of Vipassana originated in India over 2,500 years ago based on the teachings of the Buddha, and then was lost to India for many centuries. It survived in the neighbouring country of Burma until one man, S N Goenka, trained in the technique, travelled to India in 1969 to teach the technique to …
Nearly There…
On the 11.11am train to Lilydale, I was on a high. All I had wanted was to see The Weekly with Charlie Pickering tv show, but the powers that be did one better, and showed me the man himself. What do you think of that?! Aim high, think big!? Throughout most of my life, similar …
My 10 Day Vipassana Meditation, Charlie Pickering and Tilly the Dog
Part 1 Journey to Vipassana via Charlie Pickering Well, I am finally getting around to writing about my 10 day silent meditation retreat, known as Vipassana in Yarra Valley outside Melbourne. I had been meaning to go since I came to Australia, nearly 5 years ago. But I kept putting it off as the thought …
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Guess I’m Famous Now
Check out an interview I did with with Neil Fahey for Bushwalking Blog. Hope this article, Healing Hands, also provides some useful advice for how to recover from other forms of physical activity and exercise.
When X-Rays Tell You More Than You Need to Know
X-Rays and mRIs are wonderful advances in medical technology but the use of them often draws attention to perceived problems rather than physical damage that really needs to be addressed. As this informative poster from Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute (APTEI) says: ‘once “serious” problems have been ruled out by a doctor, minor findings are of no …
The Brain’s Way of Healing
Neuorplasticity is a relatively new field in mainstream neurological medicine but for those of us who have worked in the ‘alternative’ therapy sector, we are not surprised by some of the research findings now being reported by Western medicine. Of course the brain has incredible powers to heal – if any medication did this, it …
The Value of Being Human
Here’s to staying in balance and recognising the value of being human. We all know what happens next.
Special Offer
Hi all, I am offering a 90 min Massage incorporating fascia release work using the Hot Stones. I will of course also include my lovely indian head massage. The overall aim is to loosen tight muscles and help you feel very relaxed and in a totally blissful state. The cost is $120. If you’re feeling like this, maybe you …
