The autumn winds were still and the sun was bright as my grand children and I headed out to see how the flower pits were since the bushfire in January. At the time of the fire we were amazed to see how the ring of trees and plants within the circle of the pits were not harmed by the fire, yet all around was decimated. The fire had started with a lightning strike during one of the best light shows I had ever seen. The lightning of that storm came down like giant pipes into the earth, whizzing through the air as if it was right next to your ear, not in the sky above. The fire it made was dealt with by the fire brigade the next day, but the embers had hugged the roots of the grasses beneath the soil and a day later a strong south westerly wind fanned the embers into flames again and the fire took off with speed towards the flower pits. From a distance it looked as if the fire had certainly gone through that grove of paperbarks, myrtles and banksias that surround the pits. Water bombs by helicopters and fixed winged aircraft and ten or more fire trucks and earthmovers engaged the fire and its possible pathways. As soon as the main body of fire had moved on we went to see what had happened there. Incredibly the tree standing in front of the back most men’s pit was still in flames and it had sent ash into the pit before it. There at the outer most edge a banksias flower from the last flower pit healing ceremony was turned to ash and yet the rest of the flower pits and every other part of the pit enclosure was untouched. There were bright orange embers everywhere around the circle but within all was safe.
Vasu and I stayed around checking the embers and shoveling earth on them all the while wondering at the patch of green amidst the smouldering black. I stayed longer because I was feeling the great vulnerability of the site surrounded by the now more hidden fires deep in trees and fence posts. Suddenly with a roar a big earthmover with a giant steel “V” came lumbering to within twenty metres of the bush site on course to cut a swathe through it. I was able to stop it going further with the help of the firemen on the ground. One man, a Mr. Sean Walsh, was particularly affected when he learnt of the sites significance and made sure the site was safe, also bringing in extra water trucks to make sure no embers could start up again near or in the site. Thank you Mr. Walsh, from all of us and especially from Nundjan.
So today I went back to see more wonders. Strange white sand dunes were appearing on the blackened earth as rabbits renovated their burrows. Four hundred year old paperbark trees were half burnt with black making a perfect line against the white bark. A tree from where a bark blanket had been cut for the ceremonies stood, healthy and regenerating, as if nothing had happened. Green shoots were arising out of charcoal everywhere, and there was the men’s pit, standing like a sentinel on the edge of life. Beyond it - life was reclaiming the land. “I know this place, “ says Jyoti my grandson excitedly, “this is where we had the party!”. It is going to be here for him and all of us in the future.
Blessings for the world from the students attending the LiFE Academy Mini Yoga Retreat in December 2008
That the earth hears the beauty from people’s hearts and that its message to us is heard.
That all people become wise and learn what wisdom is.
That we all learn about universal truth.
That all the children of the world feel safe, are not hungry and are free from harmful adults.
That we truly become a sacred planet. That all beings from our universe can find rest and peace.
That all humans understand what love is.
That we learn a universal language that brings all peoples from all walks of life together.
That the sun may rise every day.
That you may find your inner peace.
That you awaken to who you truly are.
By giving to others, your sense of self lessens.
Love unconditionally.
May you have the inner strength to keep walking the path of truth.
Love is the centre of all.
May your awareness keep expanding.
Never stop asking “who am I”.
For not one person to be starving and homeless.
To live in nature as one.
Not to worry – worry is wasteful of energy.
For every person to find peace within.
For every person to appreciate our earth – the entire planet as their home and not something to abuse and for utilitarian use.
See that each race contributes to the organism of this planet – not one is better than the other.
Respect for welfare of every living creature.
All is love! Dogmatic religion is harmful.
Eternal peace and freedom to all.
Many flowers for all to enjoy.
Lots of love and laughter.
Sharing.
Education and support.
Food and resources.
Ideal behaviour.
Art.
Love for all beings.
A peaceful life/existence.
Harmony among all people.
Freedom from hatred.
Freedom from anger.
Freedom from bias.
Free of all pain and suffering.
Enough food for all.
Universal love. Thankfulness for all that we have.
Universal Peace. To see the beauty of each other and the world around us.
Awe and Wonder.
Forgiveness to each other for all we have done to hurt
Acceptance of one another
The blessing that we can go without the material desires and
reach within ourselves to be spiritual beings that can help
each other and the world we live in.
Blessings to the mountains, rivers and lakes and plains that give shape and form.
Blessings to the human race for their potential for universal peace and love.
Blessings to the children and their smiles that remind us of the simple things that are important.
Blessings to those who can make us love and reduce us to giggles and childlike laughter.
Blessings to the flowers and their evolution to save humanity and help us along our evolution.
Blessings to the visionaries and the creators and inventors in our universe that keep expansion of minds and endless possibilities.
Blessings to all the Yogis of past and present for knowledge they gained through their internal visions and the benefits we are able to gain today in having access to them.
Love - loving thoughts and actions towards people and the planet
Health – spreading the word, healthy people, healthy planet.
Plants - grow more, more plants on the planet - rejoice.
Recycled goods - reduce consumption.
Joy - being in the moment.
Respect - Pick up rubbish.
Music - happy vibrations
Kindness - Helping others ultimately helps the planet.
Love - that everyone finds within and with others.
Peace - that everyone finds within and amongst others.
Harmony - that everyone finds within and amongst others.
Tranquility - that everyone finds within and amongst others.
Health - that everyone finds within and amongst others.
Ease or communication of truth in feelings
Teamwork - within and to work with others to become as one.
Belonging - find the security that comes from knowing and feeling belonging.
Love and more gratitude for things I have and not focus on what I don’t.
Peace.
Support people who struggle.
Facilitate people’s healing without cost if they can’t afford it and are in need.
Create awareness of positive things that the universe is and that they are a part of.
Invite people to meditate with me and help still their mind to stress.
Be friendly.
Open to new challenges.
Love
Giving
Care and compassion
Leave small footprint
Light of knowledge and wisdom.
Laughter
Love and compassion
Good food
Love the people around me
Contribute fully to the happiness of me.
Contribute fully to the happiness of others/forgiving.
Being present and free.
Be open to the kindness of others.
Raise my vibration on a daily basis.
Stop/let go of complaining about self/others/situations.
All other things I don’t know about that I would like to give to the world.
What would my higher self like for me today.
For acceptance of all differences of beliefs in people.
For inner strength and courage.
For patience to understand ourselves and each other.
To see love and beauty in everything.
For love and light in their lives.
Opportunity to pursue their goals and happiness.
Respect for the earth.
Responsibility for their actions and the will power to change if they can make a positive difference in doing so.
Blessings to nature with its eternal wisdom and creativity.
Blessings to all beings helps to keep nature in balance.
Blessings to all consciousness helping to reach ideal.
Blessings to all people to find it in their hearts to forgive and love all.
Blessings to my peers for being patient and helpful to me.
Blessings to nature for being my teacher and guide.
Blessings to myself accepting past, present and working towards a loving future.
Blessings to love.
That all may sing from their deepest heart, freely and without constraint.
That every being may have the scope to manifest their most beautiful dream.
That every part of the Universe enjoy every other part.
That everyone has enough to eat, to drink and have comfort and shelter and good health.
That human beings would tend the garden of earth with tender care.
That all souls here may feel bliss.
That happiness can be attained by all.
That love will rule the hearts of the human race.
The Mind-Body Connection and how to rejuvenate your life
Saturday November 29th 2008 At the LiFE Natural Health Centre in the heart of Joondalup
A ONE DAY WORKSHOP TO ENHANCE YOUR LIFE - GIVE YOU TOOLS FOR DEALING WITH PAIN, STRESS, ENERGY LOSS & RENEWING YOUR PERSONAL HAPPINESS IN RELATIONSHIPS
LiFE Natural Health Centre - Joondalup (Western Australia) Saturday 1st November -10am to 4pm Cost $100 per person or couple Enquire/Register - 08 9301 1234 email@life-academy.com.au
A one day workshop giving a holistic and pragmatic approach to birthing and birthing relationships for women, couples, birth attendants, midwives, therapists and counselors with Kadambii and Vasudeva Barnao pioneers of Mind Body Medicine and Holistic Counselling & Directors of LiFE Academy.
Thanks to all the dear souls who shared the Flower Pit Healing Day with us this year. We send our loving appreciation to you for your sensitivity, connectedness and caring service to others, many of these people you had only met for the first time that day.
It was such a lovely day on every level that it is hard to know where to begin. The quiet of fire with faces shining and gradually being painted one by one to become a family. The mist rising in little spirals from the lake and the horse that appeared at the top of the path to shyly be amongst us and drink from the flower water of the lake.
Each meridian represents a journey in consciousness along which we travel in order to handle life. Imagine each point on a meridian as the start of a new reaction on that journey.
We will take the spleen meridian as an example of this. You have heard of the term "a person is feeling splenetic". The English meaning is a person who feels in a morose temper, who gets irritable. A study of the spleen and its functions will reveal why the spleen is related to such feelings. Its job is to help destroy foreign bodies and bacteria in the blood. Every organ in the body has a number of functions, one of the spleen's functions is to absorb vital energy from the planet into the human body. Another is to minimise the wastage of this vital force. It does this by destroying old and worn blood cells so they don't continue to circulate and drain the bodies resources.
Thanks to all who participated in what was once again a very special day - LiFE Academy's Pit Healing 2008
Thanks to Nundjan, Kadambii and Vasu for sharing their knowledge, wisdom, healing and generous hearts. Many others contributed greatly to this day, not least of all the LiFE Academy's wonderful students who contributed with their own wisdom and generosity of heart.
Depending on what angle you take in your understanding of the healing properties of Flower Essences, be it their active nealing ingredient or their healing definition from a conceptual point of view there are different depths and perceptions. From the conceptual point of view there is an understanding of the Nature of a Flower Essence.
From the deepest aspect of human nature we have a well of infinite energy surrounded in a mantle of serenity. On top of this lies the ups and downs of our mind as it responds to experiences in every day life. Of course everything we experience and how we respond to it shows on our faces. We know the usual idea that tired is less beautiful and energy means attractive, but is it really so? Do you notice that people can look tired yet beautiful, or full of energy and ugly? What does this mean?
It has been a long time coming, but slowly and with great reservation, the scientific community is beginning to accept the fact that animals have minds and emotions. OK, so they have only begun to accept this regarding some of the ape family. Researchers who have worked with primates in particular were always in danger of being ridiculed when they intimated that their research subjects were able to understand and respond to emotions and even abstract ideas. Considering that the scientists are only now beginning to accept the concept of the human mind as opposed to there only being brain grey matter, I guess things are looking up!
