by Nisha Prakash | Feb 28, 2021 | Reflections, Yoga
‘It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.’ – Matshona Dhliwayo Last month we spoke about the seven chakras – those powerful centres of energy that sit within our etheric body. Each chakra holds a very specific...
by Nisha Prakash | Jan 17, 2021 | Affirmations & Positivity, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections
Some of us hear our inner voice loud and clear. We make aligned decisions quickly and seamlessly. On the other hand, some of us have the opposite experience. We struggle to know what we truly think, want or don’t want. What has happened here is that we’ve silenced our...
by Nisha Prakash | Jan 15, 2021 | Retreat News
2020 was a year of hurdles, shocks and radical change, for all of us – and on many levels. It was an unprecedented year that many of us are still recovering from to varying degrees. With the initiation of any new year, we move to set goals and resolutions. Though,...
by Nisha Prakash | Jan 14, 2021 | Retreat News
According to many schools of Eastern philosophy, on the most basic level our bodies are made of energy. This energy structures itself into our physicality, emotions and thoughts… but before this, it structures itself into meridians and chakras. In other words,...
by Nisha Prakash | Oct 28, 2020 | Retreat News
Yoga is an amazing practice. Its deep, ancient wisdom carries the potential to benefit anyone. This beautiful tool heals and strengthens both body and mind. A wonderful perk is that yoga requires no equipment, except for the body. Still, there are yoga accessories...
by Nisha Prakash | Oct 19, 2020 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections
‘We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.’ – George Bernard Shaw The world of adulting is one we’re all pretty familiar with. We’ve all caught ourselves getting excited about cutlery sets, new sheet covers and...
by Nisha Prakash | Sep 18, 2020 | Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections
‘Silence is not the absence of sound, but the presence of an inward-listening awareness.’ – Maria Popova In this day and age, many of us are excessively surrounded by noise. We’re being exposed to news, entertainment and a constant stream of technological...
by Nisha Prakash | Jul 27, 2020 | Affirmations & Positivity, Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness
It seems as though time is flying… but can you believe we’re already just over halfway through the year? It’s time to re-examine those New Year’s resolutions, and to take a look at how you’re tracking. It’s time to pat yourself on the back, as well as to...
by Nisha Prakash | Jul 1, 2020 | Affirmations & Positivity, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections
So many of us move through life at a pace that we ourselves can barely keep up with. We focus on our desires or next steps – and lose sight of what is actually here right now. When we live our lives this way, contentment becomes an unattainable goal: a receding...
by Nisha Prakash | Jun 11, 2020 | Reflections
As COVID-19 restrictions are gradually being lifted across Australia, it’s easy to see that we’re still in a unique time of shifting landscapes. Over these last months of isolation, we’ve experienced an unprecedented shift in our ways of life. Pre-corona, who would’ve...
by Nisha Prakash | Feb 18, 2020 | Happiness, Reflections
‘Success is more about what you say NO to than what you say YES to. You can completely destroy your personal energy by saying yes to the wrong types of things.’ – Teal Swan We’ve all been there. When a ‘yes!’ bursts from our lips before...
by Nisha Prakash | Jan 30, 2020 | Retreat News
There’s no denying the magic of lazy summer days. You know, the ones where soft sand calls our name, and we spend our eating fruit and drinking in sunlight. It’s the time of the year where adventure beckon us, to create some of our most treasured memories… On...
by Nisha Prakash | Dec 11, 2019 | Happiness, Seasons, Yoga
Oh, the holidays. Carols, lights, gifts, shopping, family, parties, food, food and more food. For even the most grounded person, it’s easy to caught up in the buzz this time of year. The season can bring up a myriad of issues such as stress, obligation, exhaustion,...
by Nisha Prakash | Dec 1, 2019 | Meditation & Mindfulness, Yoga
‘Through Ayurveda you will discover all the forces of Nature working within you, and that you yourself are a replica of the cosmos…’ – David Frawley Ayurveda, or the ‘science of life’ is the five thousand year old Vedic natural healing system of India. As we...
by Nisha Prakash | Nov 27, 2019 | Yoga
Yoga mats for everyone! With the variety of yoga mats available these days, searching for the right one would overwhelm even the happiest of shoppers. From sticky mats to towel mats – there are yoga mats for almost every branch of yoga. Finding the best yoga mat...