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...
Happy Buddha Blog
A collection of articles we’ve written about yoga, meditation, creativity, happiness and everything in between…
Reset Your Intentions for the Rest of the Year
It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating the start of this year and planning for a happier, healthier and more prosperous New Year. Here we are now, past the halfway point. We’ve all...
What if You Have What You Want? – The Power of Contentment
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...
Developing your intuition: a beginner’s guide
When we need to make a decision, we often ask everyone around us what to do. We ask our friends, our families, the experts, strangers and even our dogs, but we forget to ask ourselves. Yet, deep...
The New-Normal: Living Through COVID-19
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...
The Art of Saying No
‘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....
5 Tips for a Spiritual Summer
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...
Setting Intentions for the New Year
New year, new intentions: new you.... The start of each New Year is like a blank book, and the pen is in our hands. It's our chance to write a beautiful story for ourselves, and to shape the...
How to stay grounded over the holidays
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...
Ayurveda: the Science of Life
‘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...
Our Top 5 Yoga Mats
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...
Ways to be More Eco-Friendly at Home
At Happy Buddha Retreats, we look to the yogic principle of ahimsa; meaning “compassion” - to guide how we treat ourselves, each other and our planet. This is why we’re all about practising small...