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Contents...

12 Food for the Soul 06-07 Vegan Lasagna

CHEF CYNTHIA LOUISE

started a cleanse – I’ve why do I feel so bad? JOEL GRACE

Vegetable Bangalore Phall Curry SCOTT MATHIAS

Unfolding abundance MORAG GAMBLE

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20-21 Cory Michelle: Evolving into the Future

12 What would it be like to not worry about money?

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KATH ORMAN

Make love an evolution JANET McGEEVER

14 Emotional evolution – change, growth and transformation JULES O’NEILL

15 Insights from a spiritual teacher

Delany Delaney

22 People power the eco friendly way Maria Faalafi

Broadcasting our own frequency Andrea Weber

24 Getting through cold and flu season more easily! bionic air

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your body evolving Is and are you even aware of it? The purpose of relationship is to nurture the flowering of the soul DEB BELL

Heal and evolve through awakening your spiritual gifts REBECCA-LEE

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How to evolve into greater confidence SHEB GINER

LINDA WILLOW ROBERTS

Let go, trust and evolve naturally DR CARLOS SANCHEZ

Evolving your energies to enhance your wellbeing! ELIZABETH CARUANA

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A sacred spa journey to self Vulnerability: How it can catapult your evolution JOHNITA FRANCIS

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Turning lead into gold SONYA DRIVER

38-39 There is no such thing as pure water! RICHARD AYOUB

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For the love of… Sandy Stevens

Mercury in Retrograde – is it a source of radiation? GERARD BINI

3 simple steps to transform your mind, body and life DR LIZ ISENRING

Luisa Mitchell

Principles for evolution

evolve or devolve – To that is the question! VIV ADCOCK

From puppy love to true friendship DR RENEE O’DUHRING

Make the best of your life GREG SHEEHY

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Vegan Lasagna RECIPE CHEF CYNTHIA LOUISE

Serves: 4-6 | C, DF, GF, RSF, VEG, V Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 1hr Freezer-friendly: Yes Ingredients: CHEESE SAUCE 1lt water ¼ onion, roughly chopped 1 head garlic, crushed 300g potato, peeled and roughly chopped 1 cup raw cashew nuts ½ tsp nutmeg ¼ cup savoury yeast 2 tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper Method: Add the ingredients except the seasoning, nutmeg, and yeast to a pot and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat to a simmer and cook until the potato is soft. Leave to rest and cool down. Transfer to a blender, add the nutmeg and yeast and season with salt and pepper. Blend until well combined and smooth and set aside.

Ingredients: NEAT SAUCE: Olive oil, for sautéing 1 large onion, roughly chopped 4 garlic cloves 1 carrot, skins on, roughly chopped 300g mushrooms, roughly chopped 200g walnuts 600ml tomato purée ¼ cup tomato paste 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp coconut sugar 1 tsp dried oregano Salt and black pepper to taste Method: Add one veggie at a time to your food processor, pulse until they turn into a breadcrumb type consistency and transfer to a bowl. Add the walnuts to your food processor, pulse until they turn into crumbs and transfer to the bowl with veggies. Pour olive oil in a pan and heat on medium. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until translucent. Stir in the processed carrot, mushrooms, and

walnuts. Add the oregano and continue to stir and cook for around 3-5 minutes. Pour in the tomato puree and paste and mix well. Add the balsamic vinegar and coconut sugar and season with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Sauté for a few more minutes until all the ingredients are cooked through. Set aside. Ingredients for the assembly: 250g gluten-free lasagna sheets, parboiled Method: Preheat the oven to 170°C/ 340°F. Lay a third of the parboiled lasagna sheets in a baking dish (size 25 x 5 x 5cm). Spread a third of the cheese sauce on top followed by the neat sauce. Repeat with another third of the sheets, cheese and neat sauces until all used. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. www.chefcynthialouise.com

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I've started a cleanse –

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ave you ever started a bit of a detox and felt fantastic to begin with, but then out of nowhere you get struck down with headaches, brain fog and flu-like symptoms? How could you possibly feel so bad when you’re making changes that seem so positive? If you recognise this scenario, it’s likely you’ve been experiencing the effects of ‘die-off’. The good news is you can reduce the severity and duration of die-off symptoms if you know what to look out for. What exactly is die-off? Also known as the Herxheimer reaction, die-off is a normal bodily process resulting from a sudden increase in endotoxins. When gut pathogens are suddenly killed, their cell wall bursts open and dumps toxins previously contained within the microorganism into the intestines. The rapid destruction of pathogens can cause a flood of endotoxins, which often results in experiencing die-off symptoms for a few days before beginning to feel better again.

What are die-off symptoms? The most common die-off symptoms include fatigue, headaches, aches and pains, skin reactions, mood symptoms and an upset tummy, along with flulike symptoms such as fever, chills, congestion and post-nasal drip. Common causes of die-off symptoms The most common cause of die-off symptoms is beginning an elimination diet. The foods you eat – both healthy and unhealthy – feed the microbiome in your gut. Switching to a cleaner whole-foods diet that removes processed foods, refined sugar and artificial ingredients, cause pathogens to starve as their reliable food supply has been cut off. The more extreme the elimination of foods (e.g., juice fasts or restrictive diets), the greater the die-off symptoms experienced. Die-off symptoms can also occur when you introduce new types of probiotics. Beginning a probiotic protocol can effectively kill pathogens by crowding them out with the increased presence of beneficial bacteria. Similarly, when you start to

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Vegetable Bangalore Phall Curry RECIPE SCOTT MATHIAS

Indian curries you can always regulate the temperature to suit your palate. Note that the use of lime juice and coconut yoghurt helps tone any heat down. This is a great ‘warmer-upper’ and immune booster.

his is the time for food that brings COMFORT to the soul. The major 3D point of reference for the human body is via the senses, primarily the gut. The gut will support the unbridling of nutrients, solar energy and welcome biome (bacteria) – all these elements are participating in the bringing forth of valuable cosmic knowledge and wisdom. So eating ‘right’ at this time is without doubt part of the prescription. Here is something I just love – it’s very warming and you can regulate the ‘heat’ and also toss vegetables in a pan or a baking dish as an alternative to raw vegetables. Traditionally one of the hottest of

Ingredients: Approx 500g (16oz) mixed vegetables: cauliflower, carrot, broccoli, capsicum (bell pepper) 6 large tomatoes, chopped 3 spring onions, chopped 250ml (8 fl.oz) coconut yoghurt – shop-bought is ok Sauce: 1 tsp ginger, finely chopped 1 tsp garlic, finely chopped 1 tsp turmeric powder 2 tsp mild curry powder ¼ tsp chilli powder, less if desired 1 tsp garam masala powder 6 medium sized tomatoes blended into a puree with 250g of sundried or semi-dried tomatoes 2 limes, juiced Red chillies, to garnish

Method: 1. Prepare the vegetables and set aside. 2. Place all the ingredients for the sauce into a blender and mix well. Add the sauce to the prepared vegetables and thoroughly mix through. Set aside for 1-4 hours to allow the flavours to merge completely with the raw vegetables. 3. Serve with cauliflower rice or cooked basmati. 4. This combination can also be baked in the oven or add the ingredients to a frying pan or wok and simmered lightly until vegetables begin to soften. 5. Remember to adjust the hot spices to suit your taste. 6. Garnish with the coconut yoghurt and top off with red chillies. 7. ENJOY!!! Scott Mathias is a holistic health coach and whole food plant-based chef. He is also the author of The Antares Seals. www.scottmathiasraw.com www.theantaresseals.com

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Unfolding abundance Words MORAG GAMBLE

et your garden evolve into a thriving and beautifully diverse garden full of life. It’s true – the most productive and abundant edible garden is one full of diversity. That means incorporating not just vegetables and herbs, but flowers, perennials, trees, vines, edible roots, water plants and animals as well. In permaculture, we call this a food forest – a garden that functions like a natural forest ecosystem. Each layer has edible and other plants that help feed and mulch the soil and create homes for our garden helpers – the pollinators (bees), the ‘pest’ managers (little birds), the fertilisers and decomposers (worms). Have you ever noticed what happens in a forest when a large tree falls over? The first thing that sprouts is a wonderland of weeds. The seeds of these have laid dormant in the soil, and when the time is right, they grow and seed rapidly, covering the soil and creating the conditions for the renewal of the forest – for the woody shrubs, then trees again. A food forest works with nature’s tendency towards complexity. Keeping

a garden in the simple annual state (just leafy greens) takes more effort than working with this flow of natural evolution in the plant community that is your abundant, natural garden. Typically there are eight layers we can identify in a food forest. How many layers can you create in a food forest in your garden? The plants listed here are just examples – there are hundreds you could include. Make a list of each layer that would be suitable for your climate: 1. Roots – edible underground plant parts – potato, sweet potato, turmeric, taro, garlic, onion. 2. Ground covers – creeping or lowgrowing plants – pumpkin vine, mint, yarrow, nasturtium, oregano, thyme, strawberries. 3. Herbaceous – typically leafy green annuals and small herbs – salad greens, leafy greens, garlic and onion greens, parsley, marigold, turmeric leaves. 4. Shrubs – perennials and woody vegetables – lavender, rosemary, basil, chilli, eggplant. 5. Small trees – short-lived or

dwarf plants – dwarf citrus, tamarillo, pomegranate, pigeon pea. 6. Large trees – feature trees in your food forest system – avocado, mango, macadamia, olive, lemon myrtle, moringa. 7. Vines – climbers on trellises or trees – snow peas, beans, tomato, passionfruit, grapes. 8. Ponds – edible water plants – water chestnuts, water spinach, watercress. Micro food forest in a pot You can even create a micro food forest for your courtyard or balcony garden. In permaculture, we call this a plant guild. It includes the main plant (lemon tree), a soil improver (beans), a ground cover (strawberries) and a pollinator attractor (e.g., calendula). If you have space, go ahead and add more diversity – parsley, oregano and rosemary. Get creative with filling in the various layers and evolve your garden to new levels of abundance, habitat value and colour. www.moraggamble.com

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was recently blessed with a rather different first meeting with a new client. This lady had been referred by my lovely clients, who have been with Goals & Dreams Financial Planning for 13 years. As they are a very caring couple, they drove their friend to the appointment and planned to leave to have a coffee and wait to drive her home. It was not that she couldn’t drive herself, they just wanted to do the introduction, face to face. As they were about to leave, she commented that she has no secrets and would be happy for them to sit in on the meeting as well. So, around the table was myself, my team member Emma, who has her financial planning degree and is doing her ‘professional year’ under my wing, my existing clients, and the new client. I walked through the process we use to find out where the client is now, where they want to be in the future and what is on their wish list in

life. Financial planning is like a jigsaw puzzle, with many elements that all need to be addressed. I also like to empower my clients with knowledge and understanding, to take away any fears or pre-conceived beliefs they may have about investing. The new client has had many challenges and hurdles to overcome in her life. This has left her with a belief that she will never have financial wellbeing, as there is always something to worry about. I suggested that she put three small words in front of those beliefs. For example, “In the past I was hopeless at managing my money”. This puts the past where it belongs, as we cannot hope for a better past. This provides a clear path for the future, to make changes that help achieve your goals and dreams and enjoy the journey. We then embarked on learning about investing, the various asset classes, market volatility and having the correct structure. My existing clients

listened throughout the meeting, only adding a few words, or having a laugh (or empathising) during the discussions. However, when we were nearing the end, the wife commented she realised how much they have learnt over the years since they started on the journey as clients. They have evolved and feel empowered and are now happily retired. They enjoy a wonderful lifestyle and no longer worry about money. They then spoke to their friend about their experience and encouraged her to do her homework (that I had listed for her) and get on the right track. Tongue in cheek, I asked if they could come and sit in on all my new client meetings. Kath Orman is a Senior Financial Planner of her company Goals & Dreams Financial Planning Pty Ltd, which is an authorised representative of Charter Financial Planning Limited AFSL 234665. If you would like to know more email: kath.orman@goalsanddreams.com.au or phone: (07) 3350 9595.

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Make love an evolution Words JANET McGEEVER

don’t think there is one person who could argue that we aren’t currently in a wave of revolution. Along with the inevitable changes to our personal, financial, social and political landscape comes the opportunity for not just revolution, but evolution. I’m fortunate to witness quiet yet powerful evolution often with individuals and couples who are willing to look a little deeper into another aspect of their lives – the sexual. It’s a subject often joked about, glamorised and vilified, but it significantly impacts everyone on the planet because, well, it’s how we came into being isn’t it? When something like the #metoo movement becomes mainstream, governments begin to increase funding for domestic abuse prevention, organisations form to call out advertisers for sexualised ads, and specialised educators become available to support children growing up in a world swamped with subtle or not-so-subtle sexualised messages. Evolution is most definitely at hand.

How can sexual evolution change your life? A worldwide authority on conscious sexuality education, Diana Richardson has a radical yet profound view – that all the unrest in the world comes back to sex, to unloving sex, the breakdown between man and woman, male and female, and misunderstanding of the function of sexuality in a relationship. Whether you agree or not, putting the microscope on our unconscious conditioning around sex is an enlightening experience. By no means exclusive to gender, emotions such as anger, frustration, shame and fear can be common around the issue of sex, which can then lead to depression, despondency, anxiety or, sadly, violence. It is possible and important to process these emotions and do the healing work. And it’s with a shift in our attitude towards sexuality, turning the concept of what sexuality is on its head, that we start the journey of really stepping forward into being part of this human evolution. Changing how we

make love, understanding the depth of our male and female make-up, honouring our natural energy and moving away from tension towards relaxation will transform sex into love. Instead of always unconsciously reaching for the goal, bring mindfulness to making love. By bringing awareness to our moment-by-moment experience in sex, we slowly become more peaceful individuals. This has certainly changed me as a person, and I have worked with many couples who have completely changed the course of their relationship by making the smallest mindful changes in lovemaking. At a very fundamental level, I don’t think there’s an evolution more important for humanity, our future generations, or our planet. And I am honoured to play one very small part in that. Janet is a psychotherapist, speaker and author. She is co-author of Tantric Sex and Menopause, presenter of The Making Love Retreat in Australia and creator of Womantime, Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Day Woman. www.janetmcgeever.com

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Emotional evolution –

change, growth and transformation

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our emotional body is your strength. When you know how to use emotions as a tool, you begin to understand who you authentically are. The life you are living and experiencing is generated from your inner unconscious world. Your emotions decode and untangle the energy from this world into a language you can understand. The energy from your emotions can access the voice of your heart and download empowering insights from your higher self. The awareness you receive first heals what is needed, and then an awesome evolutionary process begins, transforms and grows. This process has a positive impact on your whole family and all the generations that follow. Very cool! But that’s not all. Regularly practising the steps below, builds internal strength and creates conscious clarity. Your inner being defaults to optimism and possibility, rather than expectation and conclusion. Life becomes a synchronistic adventure in which both the ups and downs

become interesting insights and clues. You begin to value growth, expand your consciousness and express yourself in many ways that leave you feeling whole, enough and curious about who you are. Everyone can do this by following a few simple steps. The idea is to do all four steps, knowing Step 1 is the most challenging. Step 1. Take full responsibility for your emotions. Simply put, it is not anyone or anything on the outside that is emotionally wobbling you. It’s not your partner, mum, dad, family member, boss or anyone else at work. It’s not the housework or your job. The emotion is telling you that your thoughts, beliefs or actions are not in alignment with your heart and higher self. The idea is to turn inwards and connect by asking your heart and higher self for their message. Step 2. Imagine the emotion is a source of power and healing energy – the power to connect and become aware of what your heart and higher self are saying. The healing energy to change, grow and transform anything you desire.

Step 3. Listen. Really listen. Close your eyes, breathe through your heart and listen. Come from a place of knowing nothing but having access to everything! Turn inwards and be still for 5-10 minutes. Be patient, wait and embrace your inner quiet. Your intuition will kick in, along with the entire universe, eager to assist you in the direction of your light. Clarity will drop in. Step 4. The more you do this, the better you get at it. In the beginning, and throughout intense emotional times in your life, you may need another set of eyes to help unpack and unfold your inner awareness. Either a professional set of eyes or the eyes from a conscious, like-minded friend or family member. After a while, the emotional evolution feels empowering, enchanting and wondrous. For more amazing information on your emotions and their language, purchase the book Emotionally Happy Homes – visit: www.julesoneill.com

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Insights from a

spiritual teacher

WORDS LINDA WILLOW ROBERTS

love being a spiritual teacher and mentor, it’s like being a traffic director; I get to compassionately guide my students to seek out what is for their highest good. I can’t be everything to everyone, that’s not my job. I bring about and help them manifest their spiritual development to a point of being confident, accurate, readers and healers. Evolving in 2020 is all about our vibrational frequency; maintaining the vibration to allow the integration of knowledge and wisdom to flow easily. I have this innate ability to talk with a spiritual person and bring downloads through to them, just by sharing my stories and having conversations. Just this week I received an email from another person that I had conversed with a week ago advising she is now accessing guides in every reading. Although, what I am seeing that concerns me, is so many varied teachers and modalities are available now and I think it is great, but I am noticing after each course or workshop, the students

are walking away being a carbon copy of their teacher. Using the same phrasing and exactly the same style to attract customers. This only holds back your unique vibrational frequency. When we attend a spiritual event, we feel like we are in a big love bubble surrounded by quite possibly a big audience and everyone is vibrating at an unconditional love frequency. We are buzzing, feeling like we could manifest anything and feeling invincible. Coming back into reality is sometimes difficult; dealing with everyday life as a human can bring us out of the honeymoon phase and back down to earth with a thud! This is when you nurture and wait to evolve. This is what I teach my students in a nutshell, learn from as many people as you can, it takes you out of a limited thinking space. After you have done a course, retreat or workshop, do a closing ritual, go home and give yourself a few days or a couple of weeks to let the knowledge and downloads

morph and transform into what it needs to be for you. All that is required is you vibrating uniquely so the people that resonate and match your vibration can find you. You need to share your wisdom, experiences and knowledge. What I have noticed when students haven’t allowed time for the merge or evolution of the upgrade to transform holistically is there is a state of confusion, self-doubt and fear. It appears to me that students are still mimicking their teachers, and because of this, they aren’t in the flow; their unique flow. Respect your teacher’s knowledge and wisdom, as well as your own, give yourself space to evolve in the perfect time and space for you. By giving yourself time after learning a new modality, your vibrational frequency will adapt and evolve constantly, integrating with each new bit of information. This is how we evolve. www.LindaWillowRoberts.com.au

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Broadcasting

our own

Words Andrea Weber

xternal noise and distortion are certainly a heightened prevalence in our lives right now. Our resilience and strength is more important than ever and amongst all the outside pressure, we’re being given a unique opportunity to build our inner resolve, clarity of purpose and our capacity for self-acceptance, love and healing. In these uncertain times, it’s easy to become overwhelmed with stress and unintentionally allow this to negatively impact our wellbeing, in our relationships and in our daily lives. If we can do so without judgment, drawing a parallel between our reactivity to the external environment and our inner strength of purpose is both empowering and inspiring. We all know how clear and distinct a radio station sounds when we’re able to tune in without the interference of competing channels. Realising that we are our own channel and that the clarity we obtain depends on our own strength of signal, allows us to resonate who we truly are. Standing in our truth provides

frequency

much needed resilience to help us through these challenging times. Broadcasting our own frequency in high definition not only increases selfempowerment but also inspires others. We start to create alignment with a higher sense of self and outside world around us. Things that don’t align become less amplified and less pronounced, fading into the background with less of an impact. We become less reactive and more capable of moving through things rather than everything being such a struggle. External factors may set the scene for this learning and insight but the creation is always our own. We can strengthen our signal and raise our frequency by doing the following: • Recognising, without judgment, when we’re the best version of ourselves and when we’re not. • Showing our resilience through reflection and a balanced approach to situations rather than simply reacting. • Confidently questioning things

through newfound awareness. • Acknowledging and openly communicating our needs. • Making space and priority for selfcare and self-nurturing. • Extending ourselves to offer comfort and support to others. • Being open to learning new things, even from those with whom we’d least expect. • Creating opportunities that bring expansion and enhancement to our lives rather than contraction and depletion. • Aligning our thoughts, words and actions with things that bring us joy and fulfilment. • Sharing successes with those we cherish. These things all bring cohesion and expansion as opposed to the reactivity that occurs from a scattering of energy. They also take on more meaning during times of external stress where it’s our ability to adapt and evolve that makes all the difference. www.expansivehappiness.com

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Is your

body evolving

and are you even

aware of it?

WORDS SAMANTHA ASHLEY

e are constantly being bombarded with information from a sensory and physical level. Our stress, physical overload, financial pressures, past trauma (physical, mental or emotional); we carry all of it. We juggle our responsibilities all at once, trying to keep the balls in the air, trying to be everything for everyone, all the time. You feel like you are winning, you’re on top of it all, and then you wake up one morning, and there is a slight twinge in your lower back. It ‘sorts itself out’ after a hot shower. A week later, your knee starts to hurt on your daily run. You cut the run short and walk the rest of the way home. A month later you notice you have shoulder pain and a dull headache. A couple of painkillers, a heat pack and a good night’s sleep and the next morning the pain is gone. Two weeks after that, you sneeze and that’s it. Your

back goes into spasm and you can’t walk. You can’t work it out. You just sneezed! You eat well, you exercise, you do all the right things, and yet all of a sudden… But the thing is, it’s not all of a sudden. Our bodies are constantly in a state of evolution. We respond to everything going on around us. It is the primary job of our body to keep us in homeostasis, or balance. It’s incredible. What our bodies can do to keep us up and running and functioning is nothing short of a miracle. However, there is a downside to this when we don’t listen, when we don’t pay attention to the messages our bodies are sending us – remember that sore knee on the run and the lower back twinge? These are signs our body is giving us that something is not right. If we don’t listen, the body makes adjustments, puts us back into a state where we can function, and then we continue.

If we don’t make changes, our bodies will send us another sign, make more adjustments, until the body cannot adjust any further and cannot keep functioning in such a state of imbalance, and the pain sets in until you do something to correct that imbalance. In my practice as a Bowen Therapist, I see this pattern of behaviour time and time again. Bowen therapy is a truly holistic therapy, working on the muscles and fascia, and addressing many other systems in the body. This includes the nervous system, which in our busy, modern world is in a constant state of ‘fight or flight’. This persistent stress response leads to many of the muscular issues people present to the clinic with. Does this pattern resonate with you? Maybe it’s time to start listening to your body and take action, before the pain sets in. Samantha Ashley is a Bowen Therapy Instructor and Practitioner. www.greenvalleybowentherapy.com.au

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The purpose of relationship is to Words DEB BELL

nurture the flowering of the soul

oin and I met in 2006 at a retreat all about forgiveness. The Universe clearly wanted us to be together from the start. There were chance meetings ‘bumping into’ at the market in Ubud; friends made sure we sat together at gatherings, and even a taxi driver stopping in the main thoroughfare of Ubud, jumping out of his taxi and rushing up to me saying, “Miss Deb, Eoin is here, Eoin is here, you must go see him, you must go see him now!”. What we discovered was, the growth we experienced together was 10 times more than if we were working on our own personal growth. We spent four days together, and then five months later, another two weeks. During this time together, the growth in each other was significant. We supported and held each other, and loved one another through the challenges. At the end of this time together, we decided that there was something significant for each of us in the relationship and would continue.

The decision was obvious – we moved in together, and the Gold Coast became our new home. Since then, we have immersed ourselves into everything relationship – from Shamanic teachings, to NLP, to becoming Advanced Liquid Crystal practitioners. The growth we have experienced from being together in a conscious relationship has been huge. Now, we work with couples and families, helping them identify the patterns not working, and transforming relationships from co-dependent to coempowered. Instead of couples growing apart when they have challenges, we teach them how to support each other, and how to shift old patterns. We help you identify your role within the family, within the relationship, and how to make changes that really work. When you can start working with each other, instead of bickering and growing apart, you become each other’s best team mate. You work together, you support the flowering of soul. The patterns are the key. Identifying

them and seeing how they play out together is the secret. It means to become the observers of the relationship, instead of being ‘in’ the relationship. One of the key things to remember is being open and honest with each other. For example, if your partner does something that you are triggered by, instead of ‘reacting’, you can have an agreement to say, “when you did that, I felt this”. This then opens the conversation about how both of your dynamics are ‘playing’ together. We all have triggers and patterns. When we bring consciousness to these patterns, then the dynamics can shift. A new appreciation of the other can be found, and the relationship shifts again to the next level. Be committed to yourself, be committed to your relationship. Learn to keep loving each other. Nurture the flowering of soul… /inspiringfreedom.global

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Heal and evolve through

awakening your spiritual gifts

WORDS REBECCA-LEE

recognising and then using your spiritual gifts, at this point, is like walking through life with one hand tied behind your back. We are at the tipping point of the great awakening on this planet, which not only means that our minds and hearts are opening, but we remember that we are beings beyond our physical form. That means we have within us gifts, talents and powers beyond our physical senses that can help us through this lifetime and achieve what we came here to do – to help us, the planet and humanity EVOLVE. Some of you might be brilliant at seeing, feeling or knowing the bigger picture – whether that is for humanity, your career or your family. This is your gift, to usher everything in your sphere of influence towards this vision. Others may be gifted in feeling the feelings of others. This might seem overwhelming

s an intuitive coach, I assist people to unlock their blocks to love and purpose so they may live the best version of themselves in this lifetime. As you heal and grow, you begin to evolve. However, there is something that must happen along the way – an awakening. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. We have lifetimes of accumulated knowledge, skills and experience that, with the help of awakening to our spiritual gifts, we could access and use to reach our highest potential in this lifetime. Imagine unlocking knowledge, or a talent that you have had in a past life to get you into the right career in this lifetime. Imagine using your wisdom and experience from past relationships to navigate you to the right partner this lifetime. Walking through this life without

to those who are unaware they do this, or those who don’t know how to manage it. But imagine if you were and could. Imagine having the exact feeling and insight into what someone is feeling and how you could truly empathise and help them. There is no better healing for those who are hurting than having someone truly feel what they are feeling and help them move through that. There are so many more gifts and ways to use them in your life, and I would like to help you awaken them. If you would like to awaken your spiritual gifts and truly evolve in this lifetime join Rebecca in her upcoming program – Awaken Your Spiritual Gifts. Visit: www.rebecca-lee.com

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Evolving into the Future WORDS DELANY DELANEY PHOTO SONYA MAREE – SOUL PHOTOGRAPHER

’ve known Cory Michelle for over a decade now. Every conversation I have with this woman always creates something greater. A new perspective, a new awareness, a new project and more inspiration. She is always actively evolving, targeting more and in her words is, “creating an empire where everyone gets to thrive and shine!” Cory is an entrepreneur and global influencer living in luxurious surrounds with her partner Ben and much loved puppy Mojo at Lake Cooroibah on the Sunshine Coast. When you meet Cory Michelle you can’t help but notice her confidence and comfortability at being in her own skin as she radiates an energy of ‘anything is possible’ and laughs often. As a conscious leadership coach, when her ‘Crazy Possible Experiment’ 20

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group on Facebook hit 11,000 people a few years ago, she knew she was onto something and it led her to develop the highly successful ‘Art of Living Crazy Possible’, the ‘Creation Academy’ and the ‘Unicorn CEO’ programs. And she hasn’t stopped there! Evolving is as innate as breathing! Cory was raised in the USA in a family where there was never plenty but always enough. In her youth she was insecure, quiet, afraid of women (especially powerful women) and really didn’t know that she had value. Especially in her early 20s, “I felt like I was a wallflower, a mouse. Even though I wasn’t, it was how I felt and what I believed,” says Cory. She knew something had to change. Coming out of her prison of shyness, self-doubt and lack of confidence and into the freedom of being able to express herself and acknowledge her abilities, totally changed her money

situation allowing her to become the first successful entrepreneur in her family. The catalysts for change were a mix of rock bottom moments and noticing other possibilities. “It would be, ‘I’m done with this money situation’ or ‘I’m done with relationships that don’t honour me’. I would see other people and say, ‘ooh that looks better over there – who do I need to be to have that’?” Cory Michelle says, “I’ve had to evolve, do a big pivot, or be different so many times. I just knew there was more available, and there was no way I’d continue to live in my old limitations.” She has had the narcissistic destructive boyfriends more than once! These days all that has changed. “I always knew a relationship that expands your joy was available and with so much gratitude I definitely have that now!” says Cory. At one stage her debt was over $US150,000. No longer in debt or www.holisticblissmagazine.com

Cory e ll e h c i M limited in her choices about ‘how much it costs’, Cory says, “The consciousness of creating debt and the consciousness of creating money and wealth is very different. It’s resulted in a quantum leap in my world. I am a very different person.” Along with personal growth and business acumen, her constant questions led to a connection and exploration of consciousness and the deeper questions of “who am I?” and “what am I doing here?”, and “what am I here to contribute?”. Another pivotal moment was realising her power in creating her own reality. “Knowing that I’m the mistress of my reality, whatever is showing up. And that’s how I choose to respond in every situation, in every moment, that’s what crafts my future. Now that’s gold!”says Cory. Cory Michelle was different, and learned differently too. “I am dyslexic, on the autistic spectrum, uber intuitive and have ADD,” she says. She didn’t know this for a long time and like many of us, was put into the box of normalcy. She refused to let this stop her and began looking at how every experience

or situation could add more to her life. “There was nobody fanning my difference at all and now I’m doing what I love and thriving in the difference.” Those earlier experiences gave her the ability to appreciate the gift in people’s uniqueness which has become part of her life’s work. “I can spot people’s differences and the gift in them. My response of ‘oh wow that’s cool, do more of that!’ can really assist people!” Cory has a target to live in a world where difference is allowed, valued and celebrated. She believes that the keys are in our own personal commitment to continue evolving into the greatest versions of ourselves possible. Evolving is not always comfortable. Sometimes it feels raw to expand your awareness and acknowledge where you are operating from. Sometimes it can feel like you’re being attacked, or that you’re totally overwhelmed, that it’s all too much, that everything is just so intense! Cory shares the art is in, “allowing it to be and not making it so significant.” So how does one do that?! “Energetic Mastery!”, Cory calls out with a laugh. It continues to create some of the most profound and expansive changes in her life! In fact, it’s her new signature program, ‘UnicornCEO: Energetic Mastery’. What it is, is the ability to be presented with any situation or issue and have a moment with the emotions/ reaction/response that comes up and quickly return to the calm centre within to make your next choice! Many people have trouble letting go of emotions and then moving on to the next piece with happiness and excitement. Not having energetic mastery results in what Dr Joe Dizpenza refers to as, ‘energetic addictions’. These are often not so generative and more often linked to deep subconscious beliefs from the past. When we are stuck in these holding patterns, this radiates into the world and so what we create as our lives rarely looks like what we say we would like it to be. Cory says, “When you come out of those energetic addictions, when you become the master or mistress of your energies, your world shows up differently!” There needs to be allowance for emotions and at the same time, not be attached to them by believing they are so real. Even if it feels like that. We all

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operate differently. Some people run more on emotions and are more sensitive to this. It will take practice! How you respond to a high/low really will dictate what shows up next. Cory Michelle says, “I think that’s really important for people to know.” Cory shares, “In the past I held onto anger with my Mum and it was a total energetic addiction based on the past. Now I can be with my Mum in the present. So much easier and enjoyable, I really appreciate her in a new way. When you are in the present, everything really is much easier. “You can’t control reality. You can choose how you respond. Your response is creating your field and that is creating your future right now.” What if evolving into the greatest version of ourselves allows us to cocreate a world where everyone can thrive, where everyone has access to their own superpowers, their genius and where all are included. Where business is done in a way that is honouring and nurturing to all, including the planet. “Recently, as a company, we ran a program by donation and all proceeds went to the Koala Foundation right here on the Sunshine Coast. I can’t fully express the joy I received from this philanthropic gesture where we donated $10,441, delivered a program that made people’s lives greater and contributed to our beautiful native koalas. And our company was able to adopt a local koala named Ivy. I can’t wait to see what the next phase of evolving delivers!” says Cory Michelle. www.meetcorymichelle.com Holistic Bliss | AUGUST 2020 |

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People power the

eco friendly way

Words Maria Faalafi

s humans we have been constantly evolving for thousands of years, it is crucial for the survival of the human race. But with our rapidly growing population, governments putting profits over environmental concerns, a high demand on cheaper ‘throw away’ products and an increase in consumerism, our chances of survival as a race are diminishing rapidly. Many of us are aware of the urgent action we need to take and the immense changes we need to make to ensure the survival of not only the human race but all other species. We can also at times feel a sense of hopelessness and lack of power to be able to make a difference in the fight for climate change. But there is no better time to create change than now, not tomorrow, not in ten years time, now is the time to

evolve, adapt and revolutionise. It is time to use consumer power to show businesses and governments that we are serious about change. We can’t wait for the governments to save us, they actually don’t have the power to, WE do as consumers! The choices we make with every service or product we buy is what truly drives change, like the saying goes, “if we don’t buy it, they won’t make it”. When we buy environmentally friendly products, we are not only rewarding businesses doing the right thing, but also punishing businesses not doing their bit to protect the environment; we are also giving these businesses no other choice than to adapt their products or services to meet consumer demand. We also need to let them know through our purchases that we demand more sustainable practices, packaging and materials.

Let’s choose green electricity providers that only resource their power from renewable sources such as solar, wind and biogas. Let’s say no to plastics that are harmful to the environment from the manufacturing process to the pollution they create once they are no longer needed. Let’s purchase furniture made from natural or sustainable materials, or better yet buy used furniture and restore it to keep it from going into landfill. Let’s buy food that has been sustainably grown without any chemicals that leach into our waterways and ruin the soil. Let’s start demanding change from our actions, let’s create a revolution! Because change is not scary, but a future without change is, and the evolution starts with you… today. www.ecomarketplace.com.au

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How to evolve into

greater confidence

Words SHEB GINER

ithout a doubt, a lack of selfesteem can contribute to a multitude of mental health issues. When we consider ourselves to have no self-worth, self-regard, selfrespect and self-integrity, we may find ourselves to experience the following: • Sensitivity to criticism • Social withdrawal • Hostility • Excessive preoccupation with personal problems • Physical symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia and headaches When our self-esteem is low, we tend to see ourselves and our life in a more negative and critical light. We also feel less able to take on the challenges that life throws at us. Low self-esteem is a self-fulling prophecy A healthy self-esteem will lead to positive feelings, not only about life in general but about ourselves. It makes us better able to deal with life’s ups and downs. When you begin to start

noticing your self-worth, you will find it hard to settle for anything that doesn’t support your life journey and purpose. 5 Easy Steps to Boost Confidence 1. Spend one hour a day doing something that makes you feel good. It could be anything. Do something that you enjoy. 2. Exercise for 20-30 minutes per day, ideally outside. Exercise has a profound effect on our happiness and wellbeing and has been proven to be an effective strategy for overcoming depression. 3. Recognise and dump the negative chatterbox in your head. Mentally rehearse yourself dumping anything negative that you catch yourself thinking. You could imagine yourself burying it, burning it, throwing it out of the window. Find your own way of doing this. Then immediately replace that negative with a positive image, which might be an image of you happy, calm and relaxed. There is no limit to your imagination.

4. Have a worry window. Take one hour to allow yourself to feel bad or worry about the issue. But only utilise that time, and limit it to one hour. 5. Write good stuff. Grab yourself a journal or notebook and start to write down the good things that happen to you. It can be things you’ve enjoyed doing, nice things people have said to you or just five things that you are grateful for in your life right now. Register your interest for a three-week FREE hypnosis for ‘Reclaiming Your Self-Esteem’ program that will enable you to refocus and tap into your natural confidence – a confidence that you were actually born with! The live online program commences 27/07/2020 at 7pm. www.thinkhypnoticsolutions.com.au

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Getting through

cold and flu season more easily!

Words bionic air

ecently, Diana Johnston said: “If I had been asked a few weeks ago what I thought of the benefits of negative ion generators, I would have said I was like many people – open-minded but somewhat skeptical. Then, at the beginning of the month, I came down with severe influenza that was sweeping through my city. I needn’t describe the awful symptoms, everyone knows how drained and miserable a flu sufferer feels. One of the worst aspects was lack of sleep due to constant coughing and nose-blowing. Work became impossible as I was exhausted. A friend suggested I borrow her ELANRA MkII ionizer and in desperation, I agreed. I set it up on my bedside table, a metre from my face. For the first time in almost a week, I slept like a baby – no coughing, no stuffy nose and no sweating. After a couple of nights, the flu

symptoms had abated and I felt well and relaxed. All around me, family and work associates were complaining of relapses from this highly contagious flu. “I just can’t shake it off”, they kept saying. “How did you recover so quickly?” When I told them, most were disbelieving, but it didn’t matter. I was experiencing that happy glow. It was at that point I began to research the subject.” The ELANRA registered medical device is a revolutionary breakthrough in a long global history of the use of negative ions for improved health. For the first time, users could safely breathe in ‘small biologically active ions of oxygen,’ exactly as nature intended. Their research showed that too many negative ions could prove as ineffective as too few, so the ELANRA MkII was designed with advanced technology to control the exact output of ions and was capable of being programmed to

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ENLIGHTENED CHANGEMAKERS

The missing piece WORDS ANNE ALECKSON

Spiritual enlightenment promises an end to human suffering and daily struggle and yet for many of us, no matter how much seeking and searching we do, we can never seem to reach that elusive place of complete inner peace where we know without doubt that we are totally supported by the Universe. That life is happening for us. We cannot get it wrong! There seems to always be something hidden from our view. Some elusive missing piece that we cannot reach out and touch.

e’ve all heard stories of gurus who have reached enlightenment but we’ve never witnessed or even heard of an everyday person like ourselves who has seen and experienced it. Sure, from time to time we get to hear from someone who has taken the journey to sit in contemplation on a mountaintop, or those who becoming homeless took to a park bench to contemplate life. But who among us has the time for that. Early in my spiritual awakening I felt angry with those leaders who were so privileged to halt their lives in order to step away from their careers, their families and the everyday minutiae of living. I mean, there I was, a single mum taking care of a household, two children and a career. I was exhausted all the time, where was I going to find the time and the energy to pursue my journey? When would it be my time, I wondered, as I fantasised about dropping my son at his father’s home and running away to Tibet or at the very least, to a mountaintop somewhere closer to me in Queensland, Australia. Instead of running away, and because it was an impossible dream (and I didn’t really want to leave

my children behind) I made the decision to become as mindful and present to the now moment as I possibly could, to focus on what was at hand in any moment and to even meditate at the kitchen sink. And to chase my intuitive knowing that this seemingly elusive beast of self-actualisation and enlightenment was my birth right and not just available to some especially blessed men (and a few women) amongst us. I took my own inner journey and discovered the elusive missing piece and within it I found universal connection, unlimited prosperity and the ultimate power to be, do and have it all, on my own terms, whilst also being the change I wanted to see in the world. This is all available to you too. It is our collective right of birth. And all you have to do is get out of the concepts and ideas and actually live what you already know to be true through modern spirituality and universal laws. Anne Aleckson helps successful, busy people to manifest and channel their ultimate power through practical, quick and simple modern spiritual practices so that they can be, do and have it all. /AnneAlecksonSoulSpeaker www.AnneAleckson.com info@annealeckson.com

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to fit in to outside expectations, we lose part of our power or life force. Repeatedly doing this over a lifetime causes us to become depleted and lacking in our core essence. Choosing to live for you and what fills you with joy and happiness everyday adds to your life force, fuels you up and enables the excess to flow in to the collective. You have one choice to make in everything that you do. Does this fill me up or does it deplete me? The choice is yours.

With the arrival of Covid-19 I decided that I would have a go at creating the Level 1 workshop into an online course. It’s been a great success so far. I have also developed a 6-week online course to help people explore negative life patterns and move forward in their life, called SOS. You can find out more on my website: https://relaxrelaterejuvenate.com/ or fb page: https://www.facebook.com/RelaxRelateRejuvenate/

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What blocks you from your next level of purpose, income

and impact?

WORDS SAND MEW

he world has changed a lot for some and not so much for others over the past few months. Regardless of whether you’re in a time of pivoting, sizing opportunities and expanding rapidly or making the leap to put your new purpose-aligned offer out there, chances are you’re expanding out of your comfort zone. When we leave the familiar safety of our comfort zone, we first expand into the ‘learning zone’. This zone is often characterised by growth and expansion that can feel more or less exciting. However, then we reach the so-called ‘danger zone’, which is very far from the centre of our original comfort zone. For our subconsciousness, it’s too far away, so it catapults us back. This is when most of us make the mistake of asking ourselves, “what did I do so wrong to land back here again?” You might even go so far to think that it wasn’t meant to be and you should try

a different way next time. This is where we go wrong. To avoid the yoyo effect that makes you feel like you’re never getting anywhere, I invite you to ask yourself, “what did I do so RIGHT just before I landed back here?” This used to happen to me a lot. Every time I reached a point in my business where I felt things could be super easy and flowing, this moment of bliss would be followed up with an overwhelming barrage – until I cracked the pattern. I realised that yes, we can expand with a mindset and sheer willpower alone, but let me tell you, it’s a slow and exhausting road! What I found after years of studying human psychology, energy mastery, somatics and our holographic universe, and supporting thousands of conscious leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs globally over 16+ years to take the brakes off, is that smooth expansion

is based on something completely different: LETTING GO. When we allow ourselves to drop in, take radical ownership of our shadows, trapped emotions, conditioning and upper limits and systematically free ourselves of all of the above, we become free. Free of fear that stops us from taking aligned action, growing and expanding. Free to be who we are, fully embodied and expressed, in our centre. Free to be loved and seen for who we are. That way, we can expand to our next level of purpose, income and impact with flow and inner certainty. Sand Mew is an author, speaker, holistic transformational mentor, Spiral Practitioner and Uplevel Specialist for conscious leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs. Take the brakes off! www.SandMew.com

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Let go, trust and

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Words DR CARLOS SANCHEZ, mD

t is interesting how things seem to flow in life. Without really planning, just following the path of the uncertainty and listening to your gut feeling, the history of your life gets written. I find that the most important events that happened have been ‘as a matter of fact’ – the ones that haven’t been thought through at length and in the end, everything seems to work out with a better outcome. Are these the lessons we are meant to learn in life? If you had asked me 25 years ago where I was going to be, my answer would have been most likely in the UK, following the rat race, being a surgeon in some tertiary hospital somewhere in

the countryside. I remember a comment a consultant made when working as a resident in Ear, Nose and Throat after I said I was going to Australia to do one year of emergency medicine to gain experience in acute medicine – something always good to have as a surgeon in case one of your patients ‘goes off’. He replied, “you will never come back, you will stay in Australia”. It would have been funny to have taken a picture of the expression of my face, the incredulity of a young 26-year-old who had planned the rest of his life. As it turned out, I ended up doing not one year but six in emergency medicine, followed by general practice,

culminating with my fellowship then practice in integrative medicine. I think the beauty of life is to let go, evolving as we learn new things, not clinging to certain beliefs, and enjoying the adventure of the trip that it takes us on. Be flexible to unanticipated changes and listen to your instinct. I can assure you it will be right. Evolve as the journey transgresses your own mind’s limits. Breathe deeply and relax as you are thrown into the unknown. At the end of the day, that is what life is about, an incredible odyssey of experiences. Live in the present moment! www.ibukihealth.com

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Evolving your energies to

enhance your wellbeing

WORDS ELIZABETH CARUANA

mpower | Evolve | Thrive! is the core message I share through Sage Life sessions and classes as it is critical to your health and wellbeing. Your energies are the template for your physical body and while your body is magnificently designed to heal itself, the world in which we live today does not provide the optimal environment for our bodies to come back into flow, balance and harmony to support our inner healer. When you also understand that your energies are in a constant state of flux – in response to other people, your environment and even the thoughts and beliefs you hold – it becomes important to understand how to support and evolve our energies daily. Human evolution takes millions of years, and our environment, food, lifestyle and technology is vastly different to the world even just 50 years

ago. Our bodies simply did not evolve to know whether it is a sabre-toothed tiger we are facing, or just the stress from living in the fast-paced, often stressful, technologically advanced world. We cannot wait for our bodies to evolve, but we can evolve our energies with simple, easy-to-learn, yet powerfully potent techniques from the Eden Method. It is estimated that 75-90% of all doctors’ visits are stress-related. Stress plays a major role in many serious illnesses today. Evolving our energies is a key factor in building resilience to stress triggers and improving our health, vitality and wellbeing. My mission is to EMPOWER people, especially women, through education about their body’s energy systems, and EVOLVE their energies with targeted, daily self-care – not to just survive in today’s challenging world, but so they can THRIVE!

Try this simple exercise the next time you feel yourself going into stress. Gently place one or two hands over your forehead (affectionately known as the ‘OMG’ points) and hold them there for three to five minutes. This will start to bring blood, cerebrospinal fluid and oxygen back to the advanced thinking part of the brain and help calm your nervous system. By doing this when you feel yourself going into stress, you will start to retrain your stress response and build resilience to stress triggers in daily life. This is just one of the many simple, yet powerfully potent ways you will learn to EVOLVE your energies with Eden Method sessions and classes. Contact Elizabeth Caruana at info.sagelife@gmail.com or visit: www.sagelife.com.au for information about classes, sessions and the 2021/22 year-long Level 1: Fundamentals programs on offer in Qld. Empower | Evolve | Thrive!

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Words Luisa Mitchell

y journey with beauty and body therapy began in 2008. Moving to New Zealand, my life was on a detour, or so I thought. But this journey led me to where I am today, to who I am today, and building our new business, Sacred Float Spa. There is always a silver lining and a story; a deep inner work in one’s life. There is always a story of how we became who and what we are today. My journey taught me to look after myself, to focus on the wellbeing of me and therefore my physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. My family were strong walking alongside me as I did with them, but it took a while for me to understand why everything happens the way it does – the bindings and unbinding. My journey of the self began with a car crash that caused chronic pain in my back and legs. Becoming sensitive

to the energies of others, I eventually moved out of the corporate world and began my self-journey, while finding a way to heal my wounds. Through these steps, I was able to understand what it meant to energetically come back to oneness, bring all these fragmented parts of self back to the present, connect energetically and embrace with love. Shortly after a trip overseas visiting my mentor and teachers in Peru and Hawaii, I was diagnosed with an illness that would slow down my work as a spiritual mentor. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, which changed how life was moving for me. This journey led me to understand the connection to breast cancer – as a woman, for women, for Mother Earth, as a mother and as a wife – both now and in previous lifetimes. There was the physical aspect of the body needing to push the cancer out of the body, and the energetic gravity-like pull of healing.

After one year, I was completely healed of the breast cancer. I have now created a space that represents all of my work and life experience. It is a journey one takes by feeling grounded and coming back to the self, away from the loudness that distracts us from our needs. It’s about the atmosphere; it holds you and supports you, it’s gentle on the eyes and soft. From the décor to the filtered and structured water, the spa ritual treatments with Li’tya (pronounced Li deeya) and hydrotherapy allow the cleansing of one’s self physically and connecting the self back to heart and Earth through the Australian Botanicals and the spirit of these products, staff and spa. We welcome you to visit us at Sacred Float Spa! www.sacredfloatspa.com.au

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EVOLVE

Vulnerability : How it can catapult your evolution WORDS JOHNITA FRANCIS

y clients come to me at varying stages of their lives; some broken from years of abuse, others so consumed by anger they are afraid of who they have become. Then there are those who just cry for the entire session, and apologise all the while for their long-awaited release. The most heartbreaking for me are those who are numb; the souls who have almost resigned themselves to accepting that this is their life; this is as good as it gets. I’ve lost track of the number of clients who become ‘chatty Kathy’ when they sit with me. I always giggle when they realise they have talked non-stop for however long they need. Everyone always says, “I’m not normally so open/ chatty/talkative”. And most of the time, they add, “I don’t know what’s wrong with me”. In over 25 years of partnering with clients, I’ve learned that your soul

knows that when you sit with me, you have unconditional permission to let it all out. I have the honour of listening to you share your hardest moments, the times you have felt so defeated, so broken that you considered checking out from Earth. It’s in these absolute wrecked moments that I see the beauty in every single person who comes my way. I catch a glimpse of your soul and then I get my spirit posse involved. My spirit posse and I work on unlocking the cycles you have present in your current life. We dig deep into your soul and work out why you experience the things you do, what we can do about this, and how we can create better mechanisms for coping moving forward. Essentially, we wipe your selflimiting beliefs and replace them with methodologies that create opportunities for empowerment. Intent + Action = Results.

If you are up to your neck in quicksand, your life looks like a horror flick and you’re a magnet for fertiliser, you need an overhaul. It isn’t hard, but you do need to be committed to working on your best version. I’m the guide. I know the shortcuts, and I know the tour you should be on, BUT the success is always on you. I’m Johnita Francis, The Modern Oracle. I work as a sacred soul healer, specialising in improving quality of life using intuition to unravel mysteries, release tension and support soul growth. Talk to me about your own evolution – enquire today about The Soul Transformation Package. Follow JOHNITA, The Modern Oracle, on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Subscribe to YouTube and listen to her live shows on A1R Psychic Radio and Insights By Johnita Francis. Private bookings are available at: www.insightsbyjohnita.com

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For the love of... Words Sandy Stevens

ost of my life I have been held prisoner by a desire to prove myself… only, I wasn’t aware

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of all, about myself. Eventually, as circumstances improved, I begun to genuinely appreciate the gift of life and the many opportunities that came my way. By then, I had love and love of work down pat, but it seems it wasn’t quite enough. So my next step was to seek love of creativity. I launched myself into this endeavour with my usual enthusiasm and set to become a visual artist. I surprised myself – astonished more like it – by setting ambitious goals and achieving them in a short time. Something profound however, had changed within me during these productive years. To my great surprise I discovered I was Soul, a spiritual being and could, if I let it, be guided by divine love. Still prompted by that old desire to prove myself, I had a few exhibitions, sold some artworks and, when asked if I was an artist, I responded with a resounding and heartfelt “Yes!” As life went on, new challenges emerged, clearly aimed at refining my understanding of life and my purpose

in it. New work opportunities presented themselves and the ‘artist’ persona seemed to slowly vanish. In the last few years, creativity came to the fore once again and I found myself compelled to write a book about some of my life’s most unusual adventures. It was a project finally brought to completion this year thanks to the self-imposed isolation forced by Covid-19. A question suddenly presented itself to me: was I an author because I published a book? That’s when I realised I was no more an author than I had been an artist 20 years ago. In both instances, I was urged and guided into these creative pursuits by inner guidance, merely a channel for something greater, for the love of life itself. And in that process I completely lost the need to prove myself, finally free of one more chain holding back my progress on the road to spiritual freedom. www.myteb.org

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very living thing – in some way, shape or form – evolves and adapts. What I find fascinating, and yet extremely uncomfortable, is how my thoughts, views and feelings change and evolve. Have you ever noticed older people have a sense of peace, as well as the ability to hold life, judgments and cares freely? I’m noticing this in myself. I’ve always considered myself as having strong opinions and views; being a fighter for those who need someone to stand up for them. I sincerely hope I never lose that fire. What is most significant in my thinking, which is ever-evolving, is my ability to forgive. I realise this is an absolute key to power, strength and evolution. Without forgiveness

of oneself and others, the burden of holding onto a bitter belief corrodes the spirit and mind. Forgiveness, in every sense, is the bravest, hardest, act one can choose. If I just look at the last 10 years of my life, I started an organic tan company that evolved from the darkness of a disease (a bad melanoma) to just this week creating a not-for-profit foundation called the Miracle Made Foundation. If that is not evolution, I don’t know what is. Evolution is an extremely painful process, but with the right intention, force and effort, a new life will be birthed and will push generations forward. Once again, I am in a new evolving stage in my not-for-profit foundation, focusing on the slum

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Science, Astrology or Mythology? The Science of Astronomy has always regarded Astrology as mythology. However, Vedic Astrology in India, is regarded as being scientific. There is evidence of Astrology showing science, especially when Mercury is in Retrograde, and the following will explain why. A Correlation Between Mercury Retrograde and Geomagnetic Fields When Mercury is in Retrograde, there is always a corresponding Geomagnetic field effect in the Earth’s crust. Orgone Effects® has been surveying Mercury Retrogrades for the last three years and we have seen a constant correlation between Mercury Retrograde and the presence of geomagnetic fields in the Earth’s crust. When the Earth’s crust has a geomagnetic field, there is always an electromagnetic ‘charge’ which occurs anywhere between one metre to three metres above the ground! This charge above the ground is like the charge that 5G antennas in street lights will generate once they’re activated.

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his year has been one mighty journey. Never before have I experienced such a period of growth as I have over the last six months. The last time this occurred for me was in my twenties when I lived alone and had time to reflect and turn inward. It was an opportunity to become more self-aware. Even so, I recognise that I have actively resisted life’s opportunities for personal development, choosing instead to remain unconscious, and pursue learning and acquiring knowledge, as well as teaching others new skills. Lately, along with the collective, I have become increasingly aware of the duality of our human existence and our spiritual one. It’s been interesting to observe the rise and fall of my own identity across the decades. For most of my life, I have identified

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Articles inside

Evolution of an identity

Make the best of your life

From puppy love to true friendship

To evolve or devolve - that is the question!

3 simple steps to transform your mind, body and life

Principles for evolution

Mercury in Retrograde – is it a source of radiation?

There is no such thing as pure water!

Turning lead into gold

For the love of...

Vulnerability: How it can catapult your evolution

A sacred spa journey to self

Evolving your energies to enhance your wellbeing

Let go, trust and evolve naturally

What blocks you from your next level of purpose, income and impact?

Getting through cold and flu season more easily!

How to evolve into greater confidence

People power the eco friendly way

Evolving into the Future

Heal and evolve through awakening your spiritual gifts

The purpose of relationship is to nurture the flowering of the soul

Is your body evolving and are you even aware of it?

Broadcasting our own frequency

Insights from a spiritual teacher

Emotional evolution – change, growth and transformation

Make love an evolution

What would it be like to not worry about money?

Vegetable Bangalore Phall Curry

I've started a cleanse – why do I feel so bad?

Vegan Lasagna

Unfolding abundance