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Discover meditation Ananya Tomar’s ultimate goal as a meditation teacher is to create an uplifting atmosphere. Starting February 25, Ms Tomar will host free Raja yoga meditation sessions for Wyndham residents. Ms Tomar said her personal aim is that one person understands and starts practicing meditation. “Meditation is like a big discovery,” she said. “I was spending my life really exhausted by changing things outside, changing my health outside and my finances, and it was like a big reveal, all the change happened from within. “I train them to think positive, and think empowering first, while opening their eyes. It’s a very practical transformation that we teach.” Ms Tomar, who works in the environmental sciences and sustainability sector, says the Zoom classes are designed so that anyone can join, whether they’re at the office or at home with their kids shouting. “You can do this anywhere, any time, that’s the whole idea,” she said. “It’s not difficult, everyone can do it, doesn’t matter your background, Muslim, Jewish and Christians [join the classes].” The sessions will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 6.30-8pm. Details: pointcook@au.brahmakumaris.org Meditation teacher and practitioner Ananya Tomar.
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Housing stress worsens who may have lost their husband and are suddenly having to survive on one income,“ he said. The western suburbs have an unmet housing need of 20,200, the estimated number of households that were not living in appropriate housing on census night in 2021, according to the University of New South Wales. The figure represents western suburbs residents who were either experiencing homelessness, living in severely overcrowded
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homes, or spending over 30 per cent of their income on rent. Mr Liversage said many private rental tenants were also facing pressures by landlords wanting to sell. “If they’re not having to leave their property, tenants are regularly being hit with rent increases of up to $20 or $30 a week,“ he said. “The average weekly rent for a three-bedroom property in Wyndham is around $360, but there’s no way somebody on
Jobseeker or Youth Allowance can afford that, so they’ll often go into share accommodation, younger people will couch surf with friends or they’ll sleep rough. “An average family in this area will apply for between 30 to 50 properties and if you’re unemployed, on income support or if you have a big family, you’ll struggle to compete with the couple on a double income or the single person with a stable job. “It gets to the stage, where some people are so disheartened they start to disengage.“
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A growing housing shortage is making it more challenging for Wyndham resident to find secure housing, according to a homelessness support worker. Uniting Vic.Tas homelessness senior manager western Adam Liversage said as rental prices continue to increase, housing is becoming out of reach for a growing number of people. “We’re seeing more older people, 65 and over, coming to us for housing assistance. It’s mainly singles, especially single women,