What’s your dream-flying style? How do you fly in your dreams? Do you flap your arms like a bird taking off, stretch your arms to each side like a gliding eagle, do a kind of swimming breaststroke, point a determined finger skyward and launch like Superman, hover just above the Read more…
Sleeping with strangers. Last November we flew to England to visit my family. The trip from Australia to the UK is tediously long, and especially arduous when you travel economy class, as we do, with very little room to move, snoozing shoulder-to-shoulder with complete strangers. The last leg of our Read more…
Are dreams about what you watch on TV meaningful? It’s easy to dismiss a dream as ‘just’ being about the TV show you watched before bed, nothing too meaningful, but wait! These dreams can provide deep insight into your mindset and your life. The same applies to dreams featuring bits Read more…
Finding answers in your dreams. Every dream poses a question about your life, and gifts you the opportunity to discover the meaningful answers you seek. The dream question is usually somewhere near the beginning of your dream (if you have remembered the whole dream), and it probably looks nothing like Read more…
Can you interpret my dream? It’s probably fair to say that until they learn a little about the nature of dreams, most people have absolutely no idea what their dreams mean. Yet they’re fascinated; they want to know! Who can they ask? Somewhere in this big and beautiful world, a Read more…
A Story of Parts. “Part of me wants to stay, part of me wants to go. I’m stuck! How can I resolve this predicament?” It’s in our everyday language: “There’s a part of me that doubts my ability,” “I’m equal parts creative and intellectual,” “The scientific part of me wants Read more…
How to get back to sleep. How can you get back to sleep when you find yourself wide awake in the middle of the night? There’s a very simple method that I use, either to get back to sleep or to fall asleep in the first place if I haven’t Read more…
Fossil Cove. I heard about Fossil Cove on the grapevine. A place known to some locals, shh don’t tell! It’s a conservation area, a short drive from Hobart, where I live, and a steep climb down well-managed tracks and steps that lead to a magical feast for the senses. Etched Read more…
Dream journeys. How many of your dreams are about journeys, going somewhere, or trying to get somewhere? Perhaps you’re driving a car, riding a horse, taking a plane. Maybe the journey is fluid and easy. Or is the car falling apart, does the horse have its own ideas of where Read more…
Moving through life. “One of the greatest gifts of yoga,” my teacher’s voice rang out as we grappled with a challenging yoga pose last week, “is more finely-tuned proprioception, which helps you to move more mindfully through life.” “One of the greatest gifts of today’s class,” I thought to myself Read more…