Julia’s Podcast series Bodhisattva Conversations with….. Athena Jane

Artist Athena Jane creates installations, imaginary worlds, projects and experiences inviting viewers, participants and audiences to step into a world between the real and the imagined and journey within. Her work encompasses all these realms and she loves living a creative life following her inspiration, creating artwork in many ways and working with people. Her…

My Chronic Pain Journey

Lessons learned during lockdown, looking forward to new business, and letting go of what no longer serves my best interests. Feeling I am feeling much better now that my children are back at school. This is my favourite time of year as we begin to prepare for autumn, look forward to Halloween, and then the…

Our Changing World!

Our world, our planet, our people, our human society, and even the animal world are all changing, which is the biggest change we have ever seen on this planet.  This article is about utilizing such change wisely. The human population is higher than ever, the pollution of our air, water and air is higher than…

An Event in Eternity

The drawing is in dark brown (Van Dyke brown). I invent as I go. The next line always suggests itself. It means that I am in a conversation and allowing the infinite-field draw through me. It always responds to my mood or feeling in the time. And if I allow a description of some energy,…

Meditation in the Real World

How to meditate when you have kids, dogs, families, and other distractions. Do you meditate? I have been meditating and practising mindfulness for about fifteen years. It hasn’t always been easy. In the early days I had far too many expectations and would often set myself up for a fall when I didn’t receive the…

Julia’s Podcast series Bodhisattva Conversations with….. Matt Shore

Matt shore is a performance coach, a trainer of trainers and a mountain Leader… He has a company called ‘Coaching Shore’ where his strap line ‘It’s a sure thing’, speaks of the confidence his clients have in him to help them achieve their goals… In January 2020 Matt summited Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside the…

A Diatribe against the Propagation of Ignorance!

The word ‘diatribe’ may be excessive, but, I am extremely passionate about what I am about to write. I totally reject all those who propagate ignorance on all levels, apathy, poverty on all levels including the mind and heart, and intransigence in all its forms. No one can dialogue with anyone in a meaningful manner…

A Delicious Drama

And suddenly it was finished. I was still trying to see more colors in the two upper leaves on the right side, as the knowing that the painting was finished started to occupy some space in my being. This also was the time when the name came. You cannot give a name to a piece…

Big Changes Are Coming…

I know, I know, you’re thinking, my god, haven’t we had ENOUGH changes already? But these changes are different. What has been occurring for the entirety of 2020 is the breakdown of the old. These aren’t the changes (believe it or not). These changes are going to be revolutionary. They are going to be created…

Julia’s Podcast series Bodhisattva Conversations with….. Ian Donnelly

Ian Donnelly is a renowned level 5 performance analyst, of which there are only a small group in the world. In our podcast, Ian shares with us his journey from being a semi-professional football player to qualifying as a PE teacher, his development as a coach in the States, and his pioneering influence, bringing performance…

With No Intention

The lines say don’t Please do not come here We will fight against you The wine says full Says wet Says heavy The green says upward Home and trees The white says open Free and fly All things are watching me But the bird is eying endlessness With no intention.     I used to…