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H e l l o ! What a year this has turned out to be! It seems we cant wait to put it behind us… Despite the negative effects of Covid-19 - social, economic losses and hardship - there has also been a lot of positive changes both personally and globally. I am choosing to focus on these in this long newsletter, sharing with you all news about myself and my Lifestyle work - Become Y O U, now in its 3rd year which continues to evolve, gaining more focus and clarity. Personally, I have completed 6 years of my Batchelor of Health Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, leaving just 6 months of practical Clinical assessment to complete it. It’s been a long & challenging journey studying part-time at my age :) and alongside my two high school, teenage daughters. Nikita will complete her VCE this year and Alannah will follow closely behind, finishing next year. We will all be done by the end of 2021 with many new changes to follow in our household and lives with my husband Matthew having just about signed a contract to purchase a new business!! This year, I began teaching yoga daily, except on Saturdays and have just about mastered navigating Zoom and teaching online. My confidence is growing slowly. Teaching online is great and works for most. The technology has been a saviour during these times, helping bridge the gap as well as breaking down traditional barriers to entry for some. I personally, miss the joy of human interaction and the community connection along with the sounds and smells of a yoga classroom- especially the ‘Om’ chanting together !! And with social distancing rules easing, I plan to do a bit of online (for my early 6:30AM classes) as well as some in-studio teaching, be it at home or at venue outside. More on this later. When I finish my Uni studies, I plan to commence my Li f e s t y l e Practice as a Holistic Wellbeing Practitioner. I will offer one-on-one, workshops and classes, putting to good use my 10+ years of yoga & meditation studies, Health Science degree and life experiences. By 'Holistic’ I mean Mind, Body & Spirit. I love being able to see life though the many lenses - science, spirituality, yoga, Eastern and Western science & philosophy as well as yogic anatomy & physiology and to help others heal. I will also qualify as a Vedic, Mantra Meditation Teacher at the end of this year having completed my studies under the tutelage of Devi, Ananda Vdovic. This is an Oral Tradition & pathway where One receives your own Mantra Initiation in a ritual ceremony from a teacher of this very old yogic lineage of Masters. I can then initiate others into this tradition when my teacher gives me her blessings and the time is right for me to do this. The links below are to my teacher Devi Ananda Vdovic speaking about Shakti Mantra Mediation. She is also an Artist and a Musician and I often play her beautiful, hypnotic music during my teaching and am sharing links here for you to enjoy. Ananda Meditation Ananda Music On a global scale, I an sure you will all agree that the best thing that happened was Kamala Harris - an immigrant W O M A N of colour, being appointed as the first female VP to the White House. This was a great victory for all women. She brings much needed hope to our troubled world, particularly to the people of USA. In all parts of the world the feminine power is rising. You could say that the universe is self correcting the imbalance of power that has prevailed for hundreds of years, ‘seeking’ to restore justice and equality. I believe it is the collective human force and psyche that is doing this. A ‘movement’ is exactly that, it starts the motion. We are the drivers of this justice. This feminine machine has been working hard for decades now with many women and men joining together for a more peaceful and just world. Our work is not yes done. All of these labels, identities, and conditioned beliefs limit and divide us including colour, race, nationality, gender and religion. While we can appreciate our diversity and differences, we must recognise the sameness as human beings and our rights for equality, harmony and peace. Fundamentally believing in the interconnectedness of it all, the Oneness - the Y o g a. Without this awareness we cannot move to acceptance and without acceptance there can be no understanding or healing! Kamala Harris’s Victory Speech moved me to tears. I never expected it to:
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