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A session with my osteopath

“He’s worked with abuse survivors, he knows about kundalini and he says he thinks he can help you.” It was such a relief to hear my psychologist’s words. We both felt I had been stuck for read more...

Mullum celebrates decade of twisted Pilates

Kate Henson’s wealth of body awareness culminates in a quirky pièce de résistance at her Mullumbimby Pilates class. Come get a piece of the fun. Known by locals as “the daggy brick building” read more...

My inner light, and a great salad

One of the best memorable spiritual experiences I ever had was when I was walking in the dark and had crossed a wooden bridge which led over a strong flowing creek in the bush of Huonbrook, NSW. I k read more...

Peacefulness in a bowl of tea

Sandra Kimball discovers that after drinking tea, there is nowhere to go but home. Acting naturally, gracefully and spontaneously in whatever task one performs is at the core of training in traditio read more...

Remembering to Breathe

I like to wake early, when sunlight breaks in rays among the branches of trees outside my window. While I lie listening to the birds chorusing a new day, night dreams wash over me like waves, from s read more...

The Lake of Silence

I spent much of 1988 and 1989 at the Osho Commune in Pune India. I spent a lot of time meditating, sitting in discourse with Osho, sometimes up to 5 hours a day, a massive stretch for any seasoned m read more...

The Lizard

It has been written in many esoteric readings that the journey to greater enlightenment for the human has often been accompanied by a sense of loss, a stripping of perceived reality, a very challeng read more...

The Scream

One of the most intense moments I experienced in discourse with Osho in Pune (see The Lake of Silence) was one night during the Zen series, probably mid 1988. Sometimes the energy in Buddha Hall wou read more...