Your Easy Guide To Hosting A Successful Retreat
Why host a retreat? Imagine sharing your knowledge and passion with motivated individuals in a serene setting, seeing firsthand their profound shift in thinking and mindset. That’s the power of a retreat. When you host a retreat, whether it’s around art, yoga or...
Do you have what you want? – The Power of Contentment
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, losing sight of what’s right in front of us. But when we live our lives this way, contentment becomes an unattainable goal: a receding finish...
The Art of Saying No
‘Success is more about what you say NO to than what you say YES to.’ — Teal Swan We’ve all been there. When a ‘yes!’ bursts from our lips before we’ve had a chance to stop it. When we agree to an event that fills us with absolute dread. For...
Why Yoga? – A Lifelong Inner and Outer Journey
A Culture of Shortcuts Our modern society places a huge focus on efficiency and pace. This applies to fitness and unfortunately our bodies too; as reflected by fad diets, pills, and crash exercise programs. When our objectives become too narrow, for example ‘to...
4 Yoga Styles Featured At Happy Buddha Retreats
Here at HB, one of our favourite tools for strengthening body, mind, and spirit is yoga. We’re also advocates of practising different yoga styles, and tapping into the full potential of this ancient practice. As well as all the usual benefits (strength, circulation,...
Revisit Your Intentions for the Year
While it is a shorter leap year… it does seem like just yesterday that we were setting intentions and celebrating the start of the year! Yet, here we are, three months in. We’ve experienced some successes and “failures.” We’ve stayed true to some of...
Let your Inner Child out to play: music and movement reflections
Happy Buddha is full of music. Pianos, drums, volunteers singing in the kitchen, sound bowls – you name it. We offer Sound Healing retreats, Drum and Dance retreats, plus Drum Circles. Does that mean you have to be musically gifted to attend? Absolutely not! We...
6 Refreshingly Simple Spring Yoga Poses
Floral aromas in the air, birds singing and the sun’s restorative warmth… our favourite season (and consequently spring yoga) is back! Here, we get to shake off the density of winter and embrace this new season of renewal, activity, expansion and growth. A time...
5 Tips to slow down and stay well during Winter
Seasons are a natural way to self-regulate, and now with Winter around the corner it’s time to slow down…
Our (latest) Favourite Yoga Mats
Many moons ago, we explored and reviewed a few of our favourite yoga mats to buy in Australia. You can read our first yoga mat article here and I personally still love the mat I discovered in the process, but four years on seems like a nice point to explore what other...
All about eclipse season
Even as an astrologer, I can hardly believe we’ve already arrived at eclipse season. Yet here we are! Eclipse periods bring some of the most potent astrology of the year. These windows tend to mark chapters of change and transformation in our lives… but what exactly...
6 alternatives to meditation to help you feel calmer and grounded
Here’s how to experience the benefits of meditation without sitting in a quiet room…
Pregnant and need to bliss out? Here’s our guide on getting the most out of a yoga retreat.
Pregnancy is an exciting time – but also a time when you might be feeling an extra need to relax and recharge…
A tech-free weekend: Where meditation and mindfulness leads to a little magic.
A guest & writer details her silent retreat experience and is surprised at how impactful this tech-free retreat is.
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