by Happy Buddha | Jun 17, 2022 | Food & Recipes, Happiness, Seasons, Winter
Who said treats were always bad for you!? Try these warming ginger and turmeric bliss balls – perfect with a cuppa!
by Erin Dooley | Mar 27, 2022 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Retreat News, Seasons
Updated March 2022 Letting go. It’s a gentle, soft sounding idiom that floats frequently from the quiet lips of yin yoga teachers, weaves itself through the texts of ancient yogis and spiritual teachers, and has no doubt made an appearance or two on your social media...
by Happy Buddha | Mar 18, 2022 | Food & Recipes, Happiness, Seasons, Winter
A good portion of this delicious plant-powered lentil and veg soup definitely counts as a well-balanced meal. And the beauty is ~ it’s nourishment in one simple bowl.
by Nisha Prakash | Feb 23, 2022 | Food & Recipes, Happiness
When it comes to making eco-friendly kitchen decisions, very often the right choice for your well-being also benefits the planet. There are so many little considerations, which all add up to a big difference. Sometimes, practicing ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ takes...
by Nisha Prakash | Dec 3, 2021 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Yoga
We’ve all been here. That place where we want to relax, but our minds decide to race onwards instead. One beautiful antidote for such situations is aromatherapy;  the art of using essential oils to shift energy and support healing. As humans, our sense of smell...
by Nisha Prakash | Oct 10, 2021 | Affirmations & Positivity, Happiness, Reflections
If there’s something we can all agree on, it would be that this year has been full of mental, emotional and spiritual challenges for most of us. A major positive aspect to have come from this, is that self-care seems no longer to be an elusive topic. Out of necessity...
by Nisha Prakash | Jul 1, 2021 | Happiness, Reflections
You’re happily cruising through life, work and play. All feels great and then suddenly… Bang! A curveball comes out of nowhere and seriously shakes things up. We’ve all been there. And it’s not always the drastically earth-shattering events either. Sometimes it’s the...
by Tatiana Apostolova | Oct 21, 2020 | Creativity, Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections, Retreat News
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if creative ideas flowed effortlessly any time we needed them? Unfortunately, for most of us this is not the reality. We often feel stuck, replaying the same situations in our minds again and again with the same results (or lack of results)....
by Nisha Prakash | Oct 19, 2020 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections, Rhythm
‘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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Happy Buddha | Oct 5, 2019 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Nature, Retreat News, Yoga
Happy Buddha is on TV!Talk about happiness!! In the midst of winter a film crew retreated with us and here’s the final result. We can’t thank Angie Hilton and the crew from Destination Happiness enough for having a laugh and experiencing what it’s...
by Michelle Taffe | Jul 21, 2019 | Happiness, Reflections
One of our core needs as human beings is to feel that we BELONG somewhere. It is to feel that we are CONNECTED to community, to people who support us, know us and love us. In indigenous cultures, such as the Aboriginal cultures of Australia, people lived (and...
by Michelle Taffe | Jun 25, 2019 | Happiness, Nature, Retreat News
If you have spent any time in the Blue Mountains, you will know that there is a special kind of energy in this area. We look into the indigenous heritage of the area….
by Nisha Prakash | Jun 19, 2019 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Yoga
The popular book ‘Fitness Is a Religion’ might have a daunting title, but it certainly contains some truths. It raises a few interesting and transformative ideas – the central one being; ‘Fitness is a religion, a way of life rooted in the deeply held conviction that...
by Happy Buddha | Apr 29, 2019 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Nature, Retreat News
“Your attention is your currency, practice how you spend it, save it, give it.” – Elena Brower Living with Intention This morning a kookaburra sat on my veranda for close to an hour. He was completely still – but far from idle – his attention never...
by Michelle Taffe | Apr 27, 2019 | Happiness, Meditation & Mindfulness, Reflections
What do you consider a daily ritual? It might not seem like it, but each one of us already has certain daily rituals. Each morning, we brush our teeth, without thinking, because having clean teeth is seen as a basic necessity for a good-feeling body. We also usually...