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and action we take can contribute to the collective consciousness of the planet. We are that powerful! And that is not about putting ourselves on a massive guilt trip if we are not sitting in lotus position with a green smoothie, in a bamboo hut. We are also a contribution to the planet with kindness, acknowledging self and others for the bright shining lights we be and being gentle with ourselves and others when we stuff up too! And simplicity doesn’t necessarily mean we live in the forest, we can create in all directions with an elegant ease and flow. This month we feature TV chef and gardener, Paul West on our cover and thank-you Krishna Everson for writing this special, down-to-earth cover story!

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‘FOLLOW YOUR BLISS’

Back to Basics

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Sustainable

PADDOCK

DIY

TO PLATE

SAUERKRAUT

Let go of

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Marie Anita’s

OBSESSION

VEGAN

CHOC CAKE

PAUL WEST

TO NOURISH IS TO NURTURE OCTOBER 2017

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Inside...

14 Food for the Soul

06 Organic Chocolate Cake with Raw Chocolate Icing MARIE ANITA’S

Spring Açai Bowl JAMES DUIGAN

Make your own Sauerkraut DR CARLOS SANCHEZ

Blastocystis: Little bug, big trouble JOEL GRACE

feeling is more important than Gut you think DANIELLE ROBERTS

11 How to let go of possession obsession JILLIAN EXTON

Cover Story

12-13 Paul West: To Nourish is to Nurture KRISHNA EVERSON

Back to Basics 14

Planting the seeds for a great life

TIM FRASER

20 Dying with dignity SORAYA SARASWATI

22 Back to basics with your powerful breath RAELENE BYRNE

Rest, reconnect, remember KATE M FOSTER

Foundations for a vibrant life

emotional forecast based on An your personal life path number The many benefits of Ozone saunas CAROLINE CARTER

How energy supports the body to heal itself MONICA WILLIAMS

Authentically Feng Shui your home or environment DAPHNE FUNG

How to be present and aware SALLY PRICE

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ORGANIC CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH RAW CHOCOLATE ICING FOOD FOR THE SOUL

RECIPE MARIE ANITA’S GLUTEN FREE HEALTH CAFÉ & BAKERY

GF, vegan and cane sugar free Makes 18 mini loaves or 1 large cake Organic ingredients: FOR THE CAKE ½ cup white rice flour ½ cup brown rice flour ½ cup white sorghum flour ½ cup tapioca flour 1 cup raw cacao powder 1 cup blanched almond meal ½ cup coconut sugar Pinch of salt 3 tsp baking powder 4 tbsp linseed meal mixed with 2/3 cup water 1 cup rice malt syrup ¾ cup coconut oil, melted 1 cup raw almond milk (homemade preferred) 2 medium apples, cored Pinch of xanthan gum FOR THE RAW CHOCOLATE ICING ½ cup cashews, soaked overnight ½ cup coconut oil, melted 1/3 cup raw cacao powder

¼ cup pure maple syrup 2/3 cup raw almond milk Pinch of salt Method: 1. Preheat oven to 180°C. I have used great silicon moulds for my mini loaves otherwise you may need to line your tins. 2. For the cake, sift all of the flours together in a large mixing bowl. Add the remaining dry ingredients and stir to combine. 3. In a blender, combine the almond milk, apples and xanthan gum. Blend until it becomes smooth. 4. Add the apple mix, linseed mix, rice malt syrup and coconut oil to the cake dry ingredients. 5. Stir to combine into a batter and pour into a mould or cake tin. 6. Bake mini loaves for 15-20 minutes. Once baked, allow to cool before icing. 7. For the icing, combine all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. 8. The icing can be poured on to the cool cake and put in the fridge to set. It will set in 30 minutes-1 hour.

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RECIPE JAMES DUIGAN | PHOTO DAVID MUNNS

ur cafe in Notting Hill is becoming famous for the açai bowls we serve. Açai is one of the most nutritious fruits in the world. We blend ours with one of the Bodyism supplements to increase the protein content in each bowl and to make it even more delicious. Our açai supplier, ‘Rayder’, is an activist for preventing deforestation in the Amazon and açai is one of the only no-timber products to come from the rainforest. So, make sure you choose high-quality frozen açai (you can find it in health stores or online) and feel proud that you are helping to save the planet and looking after your body, too. If you don’t have the Bodyism supplements, substitute them for a tablespoon of hemp seeds. Serves 2 Ingredients: 100g frozen açai pulp Half a frozen banana 1 scoop Bodyism Body Brilliance or Bodyism Protein Excellence ¼ cup almond milk ½ cup frozen mixed berries for the toppings

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MAKE YOUR OWN SAUERKRAUT RECIPE PETE EVANS & HELEN PADARIN

Ingredients: 1 star anise 1 tsp whole cloves 600g cabbage (you can use green or red, or a mix of the two) 1½ tsp sea salt (or 3 tsp if not using the vegetable starter culture – see below) 2 tsp caraway seeds 2 tbsp juniper berries 1 small handful of dill fronds, roughly chopped ½ sachet vegetable starter culture (this will weigh 1-2g, depending on the brand) – optional Method: 1. You will need a 1.5 litre preserving jar with an airlock lid. 2. Place the star anise and cloves in a small piece of muslin, tie into a bundle and set aside. Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage. Choose one of the outer leaves, wash it well and set aside.

3. Place the cabbage in a large glass bowl. Sprinkle over the salt, caraway, juniper and dill. Massage the cabbage for 10 minutes to release its juices. Dissolve the starter (if using) in water according to packet instructions. Add to the cabbage mix with the bag of spices. Mix well. 4. Fill the prepared jar with the cabbage mix, pressing down well with a large spoon or potato masher to remove any air pockets. Leave 2cm of room free at the top. The cabbage should be completely submerged in its juices; add more water if necessary. 5. Take the clean cabbage leaf, fold it up and place it on top of the cabbage mixture, then add a small glass weight (a shot glass is ideal) to keep everything submerged. 6. Close the lid. Wrap a tea towel around the side of the jar to block out the light. Store in a dark place at 16-23°C for

8-15 days (add another 5 days if not using the starter culture). You can place the jar in an esky to maintain a more consistent temperature. 7. Chill before eating. This was contributed by integrative doctor, Dr Carlos Sanchez who sees the importance of clean, organic real food, as a fuel to the body to perform its normal functions and repair. Natural unprocessed food can help with the healing of the body. There needs to be a variety of ingredients to maximise the amount of vitamins and minerals that are co-factors in the multiple biochemical reactions that happen in our body. Using things like broth helps to heal our gut lining and probiotic foods to maintain a healthy gut flora plays an important role with our immune system. Enjoy this beautiful recipe from his friend Helen Padarin who was visiting recently. This recipe is from ‘The Complete Gut Health Cookbook’ by Pete Evans with Helen Padarin. www.ibukihealth.com.au

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FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Blastocystis:

LITTLE BUG, BIG TROUBLE

WORDS JOEL GRACE, Owner, Sunshine Colonics Health & Wellness Centre

have quite a few people booking in at the moment who have been diagnosed with a condition called Blastocystosis. Never heard of ‘blasto’ before? Not many even know how to pronounce it, let alone understand the detrimental impact this little bug can have on your health. To help shed some light on this common diagnosis, I thought I’d break it down and explain it a little deeper for those of you wondering exactly what it is, and how to manage it. WHAT IS IT? Blastocystosis (BLAST-oh-sis-TOSis) is an illness caused by a microscopic parasite, Blastocystis ‘hominis’. The parasite can live in our intestines and is protected by an outer shell, which makes it notoriously difficult to treat. It’s a pretty easy parasite to ‘catch’ as it can be picked up from any surface or by eating contaminated food or water. It’s quite likely that most of us have the blastocystis parasite and not have any symptoms. Signs of gastrointestinal distress caused by blastocystis infection

can include: abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, excessive gas, slimy stools that tend to float, upset stomach or nausea. Patients also report fatigue, skin rashes, and joint pain. Some people with Blastocystis have severe symptoms, while others have no symptoms at all. HOW IS A BLASTOCYSTIS ‘HOMINIS’ INFECTION DIAGNOSED? Your doctor or naturopath will likely ask you to submit stool samples to check for the parasite. As Blastocystis ‘hominis’ can be quite difficult to diagnose, you may have to submit multiple stool specimens collected over a few days. Even in that case, the diagnostics may fail to detect the infection. And as is the case with many parasites, by the time you know you have it, you’ve probably already shared it with everyone around you. HOW CAN I TREAT BLASTOCYSTOSIS? Because it is a difficult parasite to treat, there are a number of different options that patients can choose. Some patients have reported success with several prescription medications

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GUT FEELING

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s a society, we are becoming much more conscious of the relationship between what we eat and our general well-being. We know a lot more about the benefits of certain foods, the potential damage caused by others, and what may need to be avoided by those with intolerances and inflammatory conditions. Many of us, including the majority of my patients, make a conscious effort to consume food in ways that will benefit their health. One area we are only starting to understand is the role played by the gut on our overall well-being – and I’m not referring to size here! I am talking about the mini eco-system inside our gut comprising mainly of different bacteria, as well as some other micro-organisms – the microbiome. We all have our own unique gut community, which changes over time due to our diet, lifestyle and overall health. We are now beginning to realise that the relationship between

these factors and gut health is far more complex, and more important than what we had previously thought in the prevention and treatment of a range of different conditions and diseases. These include: eczema, autism, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, candida and a range of autoimmune diseases and allergies. There have also been recent studies showing a noticeable influence of gut health on mood, depression and anxiety. There are many microbiotaenhancing foods that provide a valuable source of non-digestible compounds that encourage the growth of beneficial micro-organisms in the gut. These are known as prebiotics, and your health care professional can work with you to determine those best suited to you and your individual needs. In addition, one of the more recent areas of focus is on probiotics – these are the ‘good’ bacteria that can be found in certain fermented foods or

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How to let go of

POSSESSION OBSESSION

WORDS JILLIAN EXTON

e live in a world where our focus on convenience and our lack of knowledge or control over the ingredients in our everyday products and services, are impacting our health on many levels. We are overwhelmed by consumerism where we buy all things pre-packaged, pre-assembled and mass-produced; that have a life span of a nano-second; then we repeat this cycle. It is so pleasing to see a movement towards ‘back to basics’ where families are re-evaluating aspects of their lives in terms of what they need, versus what they want, taking back control of what they put IN, ON and AROUND them. And there are a variety of benefits: Empowerment – you take accountability for you and your family’s health. Fulfilment – you become proactive in providing a safer environment. Accomplishment – you develop more skills in living sustainably. Connection – you and your family become more mindful of your environment, what you are

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To Nourish is to Nurture WORDS KRISHNA EVERSON

f you’re a lover of idyllic Australian countryside, fresh food and sustainable farming, then you’ve probably already caught an episode or two of ‘River Cottage Australia’, currently airing weeknights on SBS. Filmed on location in the southern coastal region of Central Tilba, NSW, ‘River Cottage Australia’ and host Paul West have inspired millions of viewers to aspire to a more sustainable lifestyle. When I caught up with Paul, he was holidaying with his young family in Melbourne, after several seasons of television production and the relentless schedule that goes with it. With a new addition to the family, he was enjoying making precious time for family and fatherhood. Paul never set out to be a celebrity chef, or sustainable farmer. It was only after a chance suggestion by a friend, and encouragement from his wife that he applied online for the coveted hosting role on the Australian version of ‘River Cottage’. The rest is history. Paul first chose cooking as a potential career out of necessity. He needed employment, and felt a trade that allowed him to cook for family and friends three times a day in a home environment, would be a smart choice. “It was for both personal reasons and survival; I couldn’t really cook to save myself. When I left home I realised that mum had been cooking for us for two decades and I didn’t know how to do it!” Paul grew up on a diet of meat and three vege, so his culinary adventures were yet to come. With such humble beginnings, I was curious to uncover what had led him to embrace growing food, and the concept of sustainable farming. 12

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Paul believes that growing and cooking food are fundamentally tied. “It first really clicked that I wanted to cook, and I wanted to grow food, when I was staying on a farm as a wwoofer.” WWOOF is an international movement that connects willing workers with organic farmers, exchanging food and accommodation for a working contribution to the farm. At 21 years old, Paul was offered a place on an organic farm in Northern Tasmania. “I stayed with this old French guy. He had a very River Cottagey type farm, he’d grown up in the South of France, and he was a carpenter. He’d moved to Australia in his twenties, and had never left. He was kind of retirement age, and was really going about re-creating the life in Southern France for himself in the North of Tasmania. He had 20 acres, with beautiful stone walls, vegetable gardens, horses, geese, ducks, pigs, cows, handdug wells, stone-lined cellars and all this amazing, amazing stuff, and I’d never really been exposed to that before. I grew up in a regional area in the Upper Hunter Valley, but it was not that type of farm. As I was living and exchanging with this guy, I didn’t even think this type of thing was real, it was kind of like fairy tale stuff, where you have all these kind of different animals on the farm, and you work in the sunshine, and you cook from the land, and all the neighbours drop in, but it was real! “I guess it’s only since I’ve been in the position where I am now, and people ask me about where it all began in retrospect, what an impact it had being on that farm. I realised by being there, there’s a real synchronicity between cooking and growing, and the two are really inseparable. If you grow it, you’re going to cook it! So, if you can do

l u a P t Wes both, then it’s a wonderful dual skill set to have. So I’d realised I had none of the skills to do either of those, I wasn’t much of a gardener either. I mean my mum was an excellent gardener, she had a huge mainly ornamental garden she’d carved out of a bare paddock and turned it into this lush oasis. So for me, every school holidays was basically spent moving a tonne of mulch with a wheelbarrow and a shovel, which was like punishment when I should have been enjoying my school holidays with

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my friends. At the time I couldn’t think of anything worse than gardening! “I’d like to think that the trajectory that my career has taken as a cook would serve as an inspiration that nearly anyone can cook. It doesn’t have to be in your blood. It was certainly learned for me.” If Paul was to send a message to Australians, it would be that our nourishment shouldn’t be taken lightly. “It’s probably one of the highest priorities we have. Getting truly nutrient dense

food, is not about being a good cook; it’s not about being a MasterChef contestant or being a foodie or taking photos of every meal and putting it on social media. It’s about cooking, and taking high quality ingredients and turning it into something that nourishes yourself and your family and friends. That’s the epitome, it’s an act of self-love, and not something we should be doing for recognition. To get really good, beautiful, nutrient dense food, it can’t be grown in a big industrial manner, it needs to

be grown by someone who cares and someone who loves what they do and that then comes through in the quality of the food. Once I learned to cook, it gave me a deeper appreciation for the ingredients. You don’t need to do a great deal to have a tasty dish, whereas if you use really bad ingredients or use things that are right out of season or meat that has led a miserable life, it’s hard to make that taste good, even for a chef.” Paul is the first to admit that everyone has different constraints and pressures, and that it won’t always be easy to change the way we currently access and consume food overnight, but he does suggest we can make small adjustments when and where we can. “Rather than eating a lot of meat, eat a little bit of high quality meat that relies on grass, outside in the sun, that’s been grown by someone that has respect for the animal. What you’re really buying is nutrition, and an animal that has good nutrition.” Life after River Cottage means Paul will be back home in Newcastle and can focus on growing his own fruit and vegetables, which he hopes to document online. “What I found with my experience with River Cottage is that a lot of people found it very aspirational, but not a lot of people found it practical. They don’t live on 20 acres. They’d love to, but in reality they live in a suburban environment, so by growing food myself in the backyard and coming from that River Cottage farm and that mindset, I can show people that you don’t need to live on 20 acres in the Tilba or a beautiful property in Northern Tasmania to be able to access good food. You can grow a relationship with your food and the people around you, and can do it anywhere.” www.instagram.com/_paul_west_ Holistic Bliss | OCTOBER 2017 |

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PLANTING THE SEEDS

for a great life

WORDS JEAN SHEEHAN, Principal – Millennium Education

any years ago when my 23-year-old son was food shopping with me he said, “Vegetables grow in the supermarket.” That blew me away and got me thinking that unless we show children nature and how things work, they will assume things like this. The next day it was a trip to the nursery to buy vegetable seedlings to plant. The whole process of growing your own food fascinated my son and the best part was that he loved sneaking in to the garden to eat the fresh snow peas from the vine. Funny thing was, if I gave him snow peas on his plate he would not eat them but from our vine they were ‘yummy and real’.

I share these insights, as working with so many of the Millennium Children® this awareness is more predominant now. But some children don’t have any awareness about food and where it comes from. And many have processed, take away food. However, when I show children our garden or take children through the bush on one of my workshops to explain

the healing properties of flowers and trees, their gorgeous minds light up and they get so inspired. We make a plan of what they can grow and why and what it would do to make their mind, body and spirit feel all ‘yummy’. The sheer delight on their faces (even the ones that do not like outside play and prefer computers, what I call STAR Children), suddenly light up and express that they want to have their own food from their garden to their plate. Children ‘feed’ off the parent or carer and if you are excited and see the value in something, so will they. In this case if you get excited about having a delicious edible garden, can you imagine what they will feel like? The Millennium Children® have a gift of sensitivity and intolerances and they require pure food and environments such as gardens and parks to play in. It is all about ‘back to basics’ to empower these divine souls. And that includes teenagers too, not just young ones. By creating an edible garden, you are creating a magical educational school which includes so

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How does our ENERGY, WORDS and EMOTIONS affect the FOOD we EAT? WORDS AMANDA MACKAY

ave you heard about mindful eating? I’m sure some of you have, focusing in the moment when consuming a meal, appreciating flavours, textures, where food was sourced and feeling your body appreciating its fuel. Sounds personal doesn’t it? Can words and energy change or build dynamics, flow and connection during a family meal? I have a full table at dinner time with four children and whoever else happens to be there. When they were little, I started the ritual of ‘best part of your day’, where each person shared something special, interesting or funny. When the day had been challenging everyone still needed to find the good. Each member of the family was heard (vital in a family large or small), they learnt the ability to focus on a positive and verbalise their feelings, thoughts and ideas, creating connection and our meal could be eaten with balanced emotions.

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denigrating a colleague or recounting a past personal slight, generates energy of ‘not good enough’, ‘victim’ and ‘anger’, food then absorbs these emotions. When the plate hits the table in front of you, do you look at the server and say ‘thank you’? Do the people you’re feeding offer appreciation and are there manners when passing condiments? The energy of recognition and gratitude creates respect and connection. Throughout preparing a meal, smile and feel love for those you’re giving to. If you’re receiving, feel the blessing of being taken care of. When dining out, connect with the wait staff and compliment the chef (having worked in a commercial kitchen, I know how much it’s valued). Weave the fabric of relationships at the table, create fun and memories, choose the feelings, hold the space for individuality, imagination and inspiration, and infuse the food with good intention, connection and love. www.amandamackay.com.au

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nformation revealed during a ‘Holographic Kinetics’ healing session truly proves what really exists in the invisible world. Clients may have a belief system that we are all alone in this world and yet, when their healing session has finished, they know that their eyes have been opened by their own spirit, no-one else’s. Their own part in their past is revealed. One of my clients was seeking help for a recurring dream involving torturing and killing someone. It was becoming more vivid, disturbing sleep and everyday life, and the client was reluctant to go to bed and sleep and rest. Upon entering the spirit healing session and moving into a past life, the client’s spirit revealed the dream was actually a replay of the client being tortured and killed. Seeing the energy interference in the perpetrator, the client was initially in disbelief at what

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WORDS TIM FRASER, President Mooloolaba Lions Club and Integrative Practitioner

eing a healer and a member of the worldwide community service organisation known as ‘Lions’ are my great passions in life. On 7th June this year ‘Lions’ turned 100 years old and our motto is making our community a better place to live, work and grow. It was founded by Melvin Jones in Chicago, America, and in Australia it began in Lismore 70 years ago. Our aim is to complete 100 community projects between 7/6/17 and 7/6/18. Healers and ‘Lions’ share similar values in that both groups want to improve their communities. Being a holistic healer means we are interested in engaging and developing the whole person. This covers all the different levels: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It’s the concept that makes the human being multi-dimensional. Since Helen Keller challenged ‘Lions’ to become ‘Knights of the Blind’ in 1925, we have improved eye health and eye care for hundreds of millions of people around the world. Today, 80% of vision impairments are preventable or curable, so our service is more important than

ever before. Lions and Leos screen vision, educate our communities, build clinics and support the blind and visually impaired through assistive technology and vocational training programs. We work to preserve the precious gift of sight for the world. ‘Lions Recycle 4 Sight Australia Inc’ is a not-for-profit volunteer group operating under a direct licence issued by the ‘Lions International Board of Directors’ in 1998 and currently collects close to 600,000 pairs a year of used spectacles, sunglasses, new frames, used lens, (unused) contact lens and a variety of medical support equipment. The program cleans, grades and labels 450,000 pairs annually of used spectacles and sunglasses at our three centres in Queensland. The labelled end product is packed in boxes of 200 pairs; half of one prescription and 100 of the next higher prescription, under quality control rules. These are then shipped to third world countries. ‘Lion’s Hearing Dogs’, is a not-forprofit organisation that provides hearing dogs and training for use by the hearing

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5 THINGS your BODY would TELL YOU if you were LISTENING WORDS DR DAIN HEER

ave you ever been in a relationship with someone who was in constant judgment of you? Or perhaps a friend who never really listens to what you are saying and ignores you? Not much fun, is it? This describes the way many of us function in our relationship with our body. Our body is always there, contributing to us, taking care of us, making sure we get where we need to go. And often times our response is judgment of how bad and wrong it is, or we choose to ignore it completely. What if you could create a different relationship with your body; one of kindness, caring and communion? What if you began to ask your body questions and truly listen to what it has to say? Below are 5 things that your body would say to you if you were listening. 1. Do one thing a day to nurture, acknowledge and appreciate me. Touching your body is one way to

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DYING with DIGNITY WORDS SORAYA SARASWATI

ying with dignity, also known as Euthanasia (a less appealing term), is something we only think about when we are personally touched by the suffering of a loved one. I had never thought too much about it until recently when my mother found herself in the final throws of cancer. She was brave, facing her failing body with a clear mind till the last breath. Cancer can be a very cruel disease and watching her deterioration made me think about the lack of choice in Australia to ‘die with dignity’. As a personal choice, this has a growing following, largely brought into the Australian public eye in recent years by Andrew Denton. It’s about offering a personal choice around one’s dying to avoid unnecessary pain and suffering. There are staunch believers on both sides of this debate but I wonder if it should be about the very personal choice of the one who is dying? My mother was ready to die, and she expressed this to us many times. An

animal lover herself, she would say, “I would not let an animal suffer like this. Take me to the vet, I am ready to go.” At first diagnosis, there is always hope and so there should be. Any illness is a journey with hidden jewels. My mother’s choice was the chemo and radiation pathway. We all supported ‘her choice’ in this and many new friendships and meetings during this time were forged between my mother and father and cancer support groups, who helped with the daily travel to the hospital. Sadly though, for her weakened elderly body, the drugs succeeded in intensifying her suffering. We all came to accept her final bout with cancer would be terminal. The first few months of the decline of her illness were a blessing, giving both mum and the family time to accept and prepare for her passing. We knew she was dying, yet we still laughed and talked while Mum was still well enough to engage with us. She still felt loved and supported at home with her family.

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BACK TO BASICS with your POWERFUL BREATH WORDS RAELENE BYRNE

he first thing we all do instinctively when born is to inhale, and take the first gulp of air which signifies our arrival, our soul has landed, earthed and birthed. We are here, we have inhaled the world into our awareness. The last thing we do before we leave our earthly body is to exhale, and our soul travels with that last breath, there is release, letting go and surrender. From that first moment of birth, the breath of life travels through us in many inhalations and exhalations, being the quiet witness to how we live, the choices we make, the way we show up. Most of our breathing through life is almost automatic, without regard to the depth of power this life-giving instinct offers. Our first inhalation and last exhalation define our whole life, a beginning and an end point, yet in each day, every breath can become a whole new lifetime, so our days are filled with opportunities to experience more life, more love, more joy, more peace by

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sat in the stillness of my newfound resonance, and felt my heart expand until tears rolled down my cheeks. I knew I was feeling my own true resonance that Shelley Munn was guiding me to experience this day. Earlier, I had been sceptical about this one-day workshop. However, surprisingly I learnt my illness came from a family curse through my genetic and ancestral line, apparently common, and a traumatic experience from childhood; a medical operation and long-term poor digestion, amongst other things. These were all discords of influence affecting my body, resonating to the wrong frequency, like my cells playing out-of-tune. I also learnt my soul was under a spell of commercialisation, and karmic binds were infecting my choices, causing blocks in my financial situation and attracting limitation into my life around money and relationships. Through the intuitive testing I learnt on the day, I knew how to locate the percentage of my cellular blocks of

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Does ‘MAKE UP SEX’ really work? WORDS JANET McGEEVER

ake up sex is a common remedy for relationship issues. “We had great sex and then everything was better.” Sex is a huge source of emotion and is often used as a fix-it for emotions. Sure it can work – it can relieve the tension built up by stress or our emotions quite well, but the relief is often short-lived. Why? Two main reasons are emotions and how we have sex. Emotions are the silent killers in relationships. They are often the reason why we are left standing saying, “Where has the love gone?” Behind every judgment, every criticism, every unloving act, every unloving word, is an unmet emotion. A feeling fully felt in the present moment, like grief, anger, frustration, fear, is pure and innocent and can be over quite quickly. But most commonly, these pure feelings can turn sour if we repress or suppress them, or even

project and blame others. Mastering our emotions is a life-long journey. HOW SEX CAN CAUSE EMOTIONS Woman is the container – she receives and holds. When sex is an emotional and stress release, unfortunately she is the one left holding all that tension. And then we wonder why women are accused of being ‘so emotional’. It can be extremely common for women to feel a growing anger and resentment around sex if she feels her body is being used as a release. But men are also affected. The spiritual masters tell us that when energy moves downward in the body in discharge, that tension is the by-product or outcome. Conversely, when energy moves upward, as in Tantric sexual practice, the result is silence, contentment and joy. When men start to bring awareness to ‘after an ejaculation’, they notice that they feel a kind of separation and

resulting emotion (tension), even if subtle. A slow sex approach, moving away from tension and towards relaxation, away from sensational sex to more sensitivity, will allow the dispersing tension in a more healthy way than releasing it. But if they are both unaware of the link between emotion and sex, the cycle begins again – getting emotional, finding a way to relieve the emotion/tension, having sex, feeling good for a while and so it goes. Both are left to wade through the murky waters of layers of emotion, without even realising that it may be from the fast and furious passionate romp they had a few days ago. JANET is a speaker, author and mentor, who supports women and couples to deepen in their intimate relationship. She is presenter of The Making Love Retreat for couples in Australia. She is co-author of the upcoming book, Tantric Sex and Menopause. www.janetmcgeever.com

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REST, RECONNECT, REMEMBER WORDS KATE M FOSTER

y beloved husband and I have just returned from running our annual retreat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on a beautiful island in Fiji. By some unknown grace may the peace, healing and joy of island time settle into your being as you read these words. The days were gentle, slow and brimming with connection. Island time is a deep exhale, a reset button back to what truly matters. From the moment you wake, until your head rests upon your pillow, nourishment wraps you. Time melts away. There is no need to know what tomorrow may bring, for today is already enough. There is space to remember that I am already enough too. All that is needed for peace to return is that I be willing to learn and discover what precious gifts exist in my heart that wish to make their way out into the world. Somehow by creating

space and caring for me, everything else is taken care of. I love sharing this special place. Every time I visit here a part of me heals and remembers the truth. I remember the stillness and peace that always exist in my own heart. I remember that there are times that we all forget what matters most. Carving time out to share this ‘Invitation to Trust Retreat’ is a container that holds me and all the participants with gentle kindness. We support each other and find our own unique way back to happiness, peace and joy. We share together, remembering that the meaning we yearn for lies here now and nothing more will ever be required for us to take our place as equals in this ocean of life. Leaving my day-to-day responsibilities and listening to all of those parts of myself that have been desperately wanting my attention, is a

clear doorway to all I yearn for time and time again. I wonder why we are not taught to care for ourselves in this way. My unwavering intention is to create events and retreats that support others to remember the truth of their hearts. We are all worthy of living our best lives and each of us carries the responsibility to make this world the place we dream it to be. Together we must rise up, sharing our gifts for the benefit of all. So let us dare to leave some space in our lives. Maybe with simplicity, gratitude or other blessings will grow? What if, like the Fijians, we were slower to move and faster to laugh? Maybe like them, we can each adopt a little more “No worry, no hurry” into our lives and see what unfolds? Take care beautiful people. All love, KMF. www.KateMFoster.com

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he first steps, the ABCs… depending on your mindset, may be tiny little matters but in reality, it’s the foundations which are of great importance, once we get those right, everything flows. In ThetaHealing® what is classified as the foundations are the Basic DNA and Advanced DNA ThetaHealing Certification Courses. With every class, no matter what a person’s prior experience, there is great relief when they remember how easeful it is to tap into and utilise their birthright. There is a return of innocence, a playfulness, a sense of peace and wonderment. There’s a deep realisation that we are all co-creators of our reality – and therefore what we have created. Allowing ourselves to be open while digging deep in a supportive space, is truly encouraging, but to execute the simplicity, it’s a total A-HA!!! I remember quite vividly taking my first course, Basic DNA; it was a life changer. I was already in a space of

curiosity, on a journey of self-discovery, figuring out the ways in which life and energy worked… You know like, “did I just manifest that? Or did I just psychically know of it before it happened?” I definitely believed in the soul’s continuation after the ‘death of the human body’ as mediumship was nothing new to me. The mind and its power had me interested since my preteens and I’d often been to spiritualist churches and meditation groups and read countless books (you know how you get guided to places or books for specific messages?)… so I was clearly open to a degree. But it was in taking the ThetaHealing Foundation Courses, which helped me gain true perspective, great clarity, and discernment. It taught me to have a healthy control and balance on my psychic abilities (phew!! no more blowing light bulbs) while expanding upon them – without fear or wanting to shut it down. And most significantly, I learnt how to heal really quickly at a deep level. I learnt to simplify my life and the

way in which I did things – yet with greater results. The crystals and cards took a back seat, while my connection direct with source took precedence. It’s the purity and the simplicity which helps to truly aid our growth, without all of the ‘brain candy’ and knowing we can have increased psychic senses and still be able to live in the world we live in without going into hiding. Understanding our connection with the creator and getting that communication going, is truly the basis of everything. Once the ‘veil’ has lifted, our mind stretches; life gains an incredible soul depth to it. Understanding ourselves and others with compassion increases. In ThetaHealing, we go back to basics; to our natural selves, which then sees us progress in all areas of life. We are more than our physical body! Are you ready to understand your sixth sense? www.evolvewitheta.com

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WORDS JULES O’NEILL

ecause it is awesome! It will assist and guide you to walk the path of your heart and higher mind. And where life is about freedom, choice, abundance, growth, love, and gratitude. It’s a life all of us desire for ourselves and each other. It will help you move through and manage times of emotional stress well. Offer you suggestions on how to communicate compassionately, authentically and openly with yourself and others. And give you ways to create more emotional harmony within yourself and your home, especially in the wobbly times. For many of us, the path of our heart and higher mind triggers internal emotional stress, with varied intensities and times. Sometimes emotional stress can hit you right out of the blue, and sometimes you sense it coming. The reason for this is because the path of the heart and higher mind will continually grow you out of your comfort zones. Unfold your life purpose, your joy, your dreams and

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he use of a sauna is an important part of any detoxification program. The sauna increases the eliminative, detoxifying and cleansing capacity of the skin by stimulation of the sweat glands and also promotes healthy skin tone and texture due to increased blood circulation. Using an FIR sauna with ozone opens the pores, which allows the ozone through the skin to the bloodstream, where it can travel to the fat and lymph tissue. To stay healthy or regain your health, it is very important to cleanse the lymph tissue of toxins. The ozone/FIR sauna is the easiest and most pleasant way to accomplish this. The combined action of deep heat and ozone cleans the lymphatic system, which carries 90% of the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fluids. Ozone brings oxygen to the tissues for enhanced health and vitality. The combination of FIR heat and ozone is a natural, effective way to promote a refreshing sense of well-being.

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How ENERGY SUPPORTS the BODY to HEAL ITSELF WORDS MONICA WILLIAMS

aving worked in holistic healthcare for over 25 years, I have engaged in a smorgasbord of modalities and courses – physical, psychological, orthomolecular, genetic, spiritual and energetic – determined to find that one thing that seemed to elude me, the modality that would help my clients deeply shift, giving them the best opportunity to heal. Brought together under the umbrella of naturopathy, this ongoing search for deeper meaning has kept me searching. What I have deduced from this arduous journey, is that healing ultimately comes back to one thing – energy. It is the one thing most influenced by our thoughts, feelings, habits, behaviours, genetics, nutrition, diet, expectations and purpose. It is impacted by, and impacts upon, everything we experience in life. It is the main thing lagging when we are ill, unhappy or struggling. It also determines how well and how quickly we heal. Could this be because we ARE

energy? A mass of vibrating molecules in a quantum field of space. Energy, coalesced into matter, moulded by alterations in frequency and vibration. The result of the unseen subatomic world hiding in quantum physics; all expressions of energy. I realised that my life of searching was taking me full circle. It all started with a Reiki course at 18 years old; now at 48, I work with the next generation of energy medicine, Reconnective Healing and The Reconnection. This work has brought about results like no other modality I have used or experienced. It touches people at a level that nutrition and intellectual concepts could never reach. The Reconnection® is a twosession process that seems to meet people where they are, and empowers them with this higher bandwidth of frequencies. Offering resources that support not just a renewal and restoration of the human energy system, but what seems to be an alignment with the heart and soul of the person.

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AUTHENTICALLY FENG SHUI WORDS DAPHNE FUNG

n this age of modern technologies, it is wise to get back to basics in order to understand fully how energies affect us. We all know how good it can be to receive a beautiful session and receive these energies and we can also find ways where the energies in our home or office can contribute to us as well. Fengu Shui is an ageless art form that re-aligns or corrects any energetic imbalances in our surroundings like our homes/offices. We are affected by our body’s internal environment with regards to our health, as well as our external environment in our home, either positively or negatively. It is not possible to re-build our homes or change our work place

your home or environment

in order to re-calibrate the energies emitting from these places. So Feng Shui is the next best thing in order to correct energies that are either stuck, stale or just not flowing to create abundance in our lives. Sometimes we may even feel ‘off’, and it could be due to incorrect energy flow in our surroundings. The wonderful thing about this concept is that everything can be corrected or re-balanced with simple ‘remedies’ or merely understanding how to make these corrections. There are many theories for Feng Shui which can be confusing. Teaching basic, simple techniques about Feng Shui is offered at my healing centre. It is not enough to just treat our

human body for physical ailments, it is up to each one of us to create wonderful vortexes of positive energies spinning around our homes or work places in order to create harmony with all. Holistic health is encompassing the health of the physical as well as our living environment. By balancing our environment, it is creating inner and outer harmony in our world. When we Feng Shui the home or work place, our environment becomes a beacon of light shining, always directing a positive flow of energies toward us; thereby allowing abundance to be created at all times. For the next Feng Shui Workshop visit www.daphnefungshealingcentre.com

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How to be

PRESENT AND AWARE

WORDS SALLY PRICE

t is popular these days to extol the benefits of living in the present. There are probably as many ideas of how to do this, as there are people talking about it. For this reason, it is wise to examine the credentials of your teachers and test their advice carefully. After all, it is our mind that we are dealing with and, as most of us that are walking a spiritual path come to understand, ‘everything comes from the mind’. When choosing a particular spiritual path, we can trace it historically, if it is old enough. For example, some of the traditions of Buddhism connect the lineage of a teaching through reincarnation as well as from master to student. There is a series of teachings called Dzogchen which can be traced back over centuries. Dzogchen is about discovering our real nature which is pure and perfected. Today, there are some teachers of Dzogchen who have students around the world and the International Dzogchen Community

is led by Tibetan master and scholar, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. The Australian Community has its centre at the Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and in November we will be holding a retreat where there will be an introduction to the state of Dzogchen and everyone is welcome to attend. The theme of ‘Presence and Awareness’ will be experienced through both stillness and movement. These two states are not necessarily dualistic and when we become more anchored in the present, fully aware of all that our senses are experiencing, we can be present in both stillness and movement. Our teacher has given his students a variety of different ways to become more present and aware. There are meditation and chanting practices, contemplative dance on a coloured mandala, energetic and joyful Khaita – a form of Tibetan dance and Yantra Yoga. Yantra Yoga comes from ancient tantric traditions in Tibet and has been

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n 2009 my world was shaken by a lifechallenging diagnosis. What followed has been a journey through highs and lows as I embarked on a quest to make myself whole. No stone was left unturned as I explored nutritional, emotional, relationship and spiritual pathways. Understanding that my anxiety and self-doubt were an obstacle to my healing, I set about identifying and releasing limiting beliefs and fears that inhibited my self-trust and caused me to feel stuck and overwhelmed. Building on my existing knowledge of holistic wellness as a Bowen therapist, kinesiologist and spiritual healer, I studied to become an holistic health coach, EFT and Matrix Reimprinting practitioner. These tools have been invaluable in releasing barriers and creating lasting transformation. I am grateful for every moment of my journey that has challenged me to expand my knowledge and transform limiting beliefs and fears to experience joy, peace and a sense of true wellness. I am passionate about supporting others to gain a deeper understanding of the body/mind connection to wellness. And also to help them discover what wellness means to them and overcome their personal barriers to living a healthy inspired life! ‘Wellness My Way’ is not a ‘one size fits all’ approach, it’s all about finding what works for YOU!

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WORDS JANE TREDREA

aking on someone else’s illness is a real thing. As a healer I have personally taken on lots of other people’s physical illnesses. I was recently studying in Sydney and working on a man who had Lyme’s Disease. The consciousness of Lyme’s Disease is ‘nothing works for me’. I went home and the next day had a fever and a virus, I did my usual energetic healing techniques to no avail. So I resorted to taking a natural supplement which kills all viruses very quickly. I felt worse the next day and couldn’t go in to my study course for two days. I ended up resorting to Panadol but to my surprise, it did nothing for my fever, I just felt even worse. I called the teacher’s wife who was taking the course and told her I was sick and nothing was working for me. She said, “Is that yours?” A very valuable question! She asked who I was working on in the last session of class and it dawned on me. I took on this man’s illness and now I had the consciousness of ‘nothing works for me’. Bingo. I got over this illness rapidly and was at class the next day because everything worked for me again.

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hite Light Publishing House was first established in 2014, and is rapidly growing into a popular choice for both experienced and aspiring authors and artists to publish their work. They are certainly not your ‘ordinary’ publisher, and it likely has a lot to do with the mother and daughter team behind this unique publishing house. Founder, Christie Lyons, is mother of a teenager and two young children, and also directs her spiritual-based business, White Light for the Soul. Previously a childcare centre director, she has several years’ experience in

early childhood education, and is passionate about children’s rights and emotional well-being. After Christie miscarried in late 2012, she was seeking answers and came across a book called ‘The Visitor’ by Karen McDermott. Her passion for writing was reignited after reading this book, as was her wish to reconnect with her spiritual self. She studied tarot, wrote, read and researched everything she could. Some deep, inner work followed, as did the birth of her son, Nate. After Nate was born with a congenital heart defect, Christie decided to leave her career in childcare to become a stay-at-home Mum. Reading tarot, energy healing, writing and publishing became her fulltime job. In early 2016, Christie and her mother, Lauren, went on a life-changing trip to Nepal. Whilst there, they met some amazing locals, and in particular, connected with the owner of a lodge in Pokhara who was starting a charity to rebuild a local school that had been damaged in the 2015 earthquakes. White Light Publishing House immediately jumped on board to help, and continues to support Education Earthquake Nepal, which provides local children with the education they

so deserve. In addition to viewing the stunning scenery, and making some incredible new friends, Christie and Lauren were also blessed to play a part in reuniting a father with his son after eleven long years, through a chance meeting with the father in a small town, which is a whole other story in itself. Their visit to this beautiful country was just the beginning of a major shift in both of these ladies’ life directions. After this trip, White Light Publishing House grew exponentially – to the point where there was too much work for one person, and so Lauren resigned from her full-time corporate career to become Christie’s business partner and assist with the workload. Since then, the business has continued to expand in ways they could never have imagined possible. White Light Publishing House has now released over 40 titles, and have an incredible family of authors on board, which is growing every day. Whether it’s through helping an author or artist to become published, their humanitarian work, or by sharing the books and oracle cards they publish, ultimately, the goal of what White Light provides is to contribute to healing the world through compassion and love. www.whitelightpublishing.com.au

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Cluttered space =

CLUTTERED MIND!

WORDS SONYA DRIVER

recently had a conversation with a close friend and the same words came out of her mouth that I’ve been hearing for over ten years! “I just gotta sort all this sh** out.” I said, “Mandy (name politely changed) you have been telling me that for ten years, every single week!” Then came the same excuses and deflecting etc.

This is the kindest way to say this… she is a hoarder and it is stealing her joy and her time! She is constantly shuffling piles from one side to the other. I have so many friends and family members that are hoarders. I have cleaned out their stuff and hired people to help move the mountains. It doesn’t last long… and it was painful for them to part with anything. I will be honest I am the complete opposite and sometimes I have to rebuy things I have moved on. I spoke to a wonderful psychologist Susan Mellor on the Gold Coast to get her take on what’s behind the hoarding of ‘stuff’… the thinking, the fears, etc, and here’s what she had to say. “Hoarding does come in many degrees ranging from clutter to extreme hoarding. It is often associated with grief, anxiety and OCD. There is help – an FSG – family support group on the Gold Coast for instance, is trained to assist and manage the

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discomfort around de-cluttering and help with relaxation techniques. A proper diagnosis and treatment plan is needed with this disorder and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is where you reframe unhelpful thoughts, to help you become freer.” I get so frustrated as I can see how STUFF is hurting so many people. Even at my two warehouses, I recycle and make my staff de-clutter all the time. They call me cyclone Sonya! Hoarding seriously stops energy and creates chaos in the mind. With such a disposable society, we can all aim to keep it simple. I’m taking a U-turn and going back to basics. Simple food. Simple clothes. Realistic expectations. How bloody good does it feel to have a big clean-out!!? SONYA is the pioneer of Eco Tan, an award-winning, certified organic business based on the Gold Coast. www.ecotan.com.au

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WORDS JANINE HALL

ave you ever looked in the mirror and wondered what’s so special about your lips? Do you day dream about having perfect luscious lips? Would you like to uncover the hidden secrets lips reveal with just one kiss? This month we have reason to celebrate with our much anticipated and exclusive Hollywood and Celebrity Gifting for Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills Emmy Nominees book launch of Australia’s first book about LIPS and their personalities. This little book of lips will help you understand the true meaning behind your smile. Why we were born with the lips we have and why do they all look so different? ‘One Million Kisses’ unleashes the secrets to a long lost healing modality based on reading the characteristics of lips. These distinctions tell a story and reflect details about who you are and what makes you unique. Once you’ve finished reading this book you will

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SELF-CARE SECRETS WORDS KIM MORRISON

three main areas to address. The mind, the body and the skin. Every small but important decision you make can affect your health. For example, it is a known fact that most women expose themselves to over 200 chemicals a day through their personal care products alone. But regardless of how many fads, diets, ingredients or varied opinions, there are some self-care basics that most holistic health therapists, experts, coaches and scientists generally agree on in relation to self-care. The list may seem pretty straightforward, even basic, yet many struggle to adhere to it. • Choose whole, real and natural foods over refined processed ones • SLOW eating is not a phenomena – eat seasonal, local, organic and whole food where you can • Aim to eat a combination of fresh vegetables at each meal • Reduce your sugar intake, including raw treats • Look after your gut, fermented foods can be a wonder food for many

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DIY BOTANICAL PERFUMES WORDS NARELLE CHENERY

ost of us are aware that we should be avoiding any consumer product that contains synthetic fragrances. They’re toxic for us, and toxic for the environment. But we all want to smell nice, right? Whilst we may not be able to formulate our own Chanel NO 5 with a few essential oils, we will be able to create our own, non-toxic, totally unique fragrance that could become our signature scent! One of the most common ways to formulate a personal fragrance is by composing a balance of essential oils using three different categories based on oil evaporation rates: top, middle and base notes. TOP NOTES (10-30% of your blend) introduce the perfume and are usually thin and mobile, with uplifting, refreshing and fleeting attributes. Examples of top notes: bergamot, cinnamon, clary sage, eucalyptus, grapefruit, lemon, lime, mandarin,

orange, peppermint, petitgrain, spearmint, tangerine, tea tree. MIDDLE NOTES (30-60% of your blend) are usually full-bodied, complex, and comprise the theme or focal point of the blend. Examples of middle notes: black pepper, cardamom, clary sage, chamomile, cinnamon, cypress, fir balsam, geranium, ginger, helichrysum, jasmine, lavender, lemongrass, neroli, rose, rosemary, tonka bean, ylang ylang. BASE NOTES (20-40% of the blend) are the foundation on which the perfume is built and are dense, heavy, strong, deep, tenacious, and supportive (some with fixative qualities). Examples of base notes: agarwood, Peru balsam, cedarwood, cistus, clove, cocoa, frankincense, labdanam, myrrh, oakmoss, orris root, patchouli, sandalwood, spikenard, tobacco, vanilla, vetiver, violet leaf. DILUTION – Dilute them in a carrier and let them infuse for a week or two

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Do you look like your furry friend? WORDS THERESA ELMES

ave you noticed some animals and their owners look alike? Have you noticed too, they often seem to share character and personality traits? There’s something about the way animals and their guardians are, around each other, which makes them seem alike. How can this be? Aside from getting the same style of haircut or wearing half their fur on your clothes, there’s some brain activity that could be a clue. Animals and humans possess mirror neurons. Mirror neurons are particularly active when an individual visually observes or is otherwise aware of a purposeful or goal-orientated action, say by sound, touch, smell or other ways. Which means awareness, and mirror neurons, can be activated when an activity is carried out in a location other than which the ‘recipient’ of the awareness is.

Mirror neurons are also anticipatory and when what they anticipate gets confirmed, there’s a sort of “Yeah, touch down!” congratulate yourself moment, and that data gets filed away for reference. This process contributes to building self and other awareness, as well as our relationships and interactions within a network or environment. To put this in the context of animals and their guardians looking alike, we add in quality of social interaction with a social network. In familial and social networks, animals included, we define quality through a sense of connection, acceptance and love, particularly when it’s unconditional. A successful social interaction or social bonding triggers a release of endorphins – those feel good hormones associated with joy, happiness and love. Endorphins help biochemical bonding with one another. As we don’t use a common spoken language with animals, it’s clear that quality and complexity of relationship is therefore not word dependent. Rather, it relies on things like touch, look, smell, intonation of vocalisation, and body language. That’s right – the same things mirror neurons can be triggered by, when

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f you’re male and you own an animal friend, you may be interested to know that your chances of attracting the opposite sex are 30 percent higher than a male who doesn’t! And the news gets better. If you’re male and you actually bought your friend from an animal shelter, then you’re practically assured of never having to spend another lonely night in front of the TV comforted only by beer, pizza and of course the forementioned snoring shelter pooch. These romantic incentives for pet owners were discovered as part of a mini survey that attempted to investigate the ‘pulling power’ of pets. It was good news for pet owners, particularly males. But in reality, surveys about the benefits of pets have been ongoing and these days science is starting to back up what many previously regarded as animal lovers’ hearsay. A Baker Medical Research Institute study showed that animal owners had cholesterol levels 2% lower than those without pets. Not world shattering, but when you consider that this can lower your chances of having a heart attack by 4%, well worth considering. Animal owners also had lower levels of

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