Doing whatever it takes: the journey of a new culture maker

Doing whatever it takes: the journey of a new culture maker A Whole New Human launched yesterday with a wonderful deep discovery conversation with Barry Brailsford, New Zealand author and wisdom carrier. As I was preparing for the interview and taking another look at some of Barry’s books, a whole piece of my own story […]

Becoming the Whole New Human

There’s a whole new world emerging all around us, within us and through us. Can you feel it? I’d love to know how the creative impulse to make the new is expressing through you, in your life right now. One of the things I love most about being tuned into the new evolutionary consciousness is […]

Using our spiritual power to balance world chaos

The way things are unfolding in the world I’m finding it difficult to hold a clear focus at times. Living with the degree of uncertainty posed by the possibility of another earthquake and the devastating news of the tsunami in Japan, the  question keeps arising, what is the most important thing?  How can I best […]

Earth Speaks

For all of us living here in Aotearoa – New Zealand life took one of those irreversible shifts last Tuesday when we heard about the quake in Christchurch. Those who have lost loved ones or whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed, it is too soon to talk about the opportunities loss brings. Grief and […]

Keep it Simple Sister

Last Saturday a group of women came together for the second Soul Sisters Retreat in beautiful Cable Bay, near Nelson. My friend’s house backs onto the tidal estuary. Both the house and the abundant rose filled garden have been created with lots of love and care and as soon as you walk through the door […]

The Joy of Discovery

Twelve days ago, following a month when I felt unusually flat, I started a personal inquiry into how I could create more joy in my life. I talked to a couple of friends about it and we began the Joy Experiment with the intention of choosing one thing in our lives each day to bring […]

Your Conscious Life: The One Important Thing

As Planet Earth hurtles more deeply into chaos, and the fabric of the world as we have known it unravels, I am called to re-vision my life purpose. What is the most important thing to do now? In the face of major change what is the best contribution any of us can make? I know […]

Your Conscious Life: The Joy Experiment

January 28th 2011 Your Conscious Life  4: The Joy Experiment I’ve been feeling challenged this last month and I know many others have too. I’ve been missing my joy. You know how sometimes you don’t really appreciate something (or someone) until it’s/they’re gone.  Joy is one of those magic ingredients that can light up even […]

Your Conscious Life: You always have a choice

January 11, 2011 What does living consciously mean to you? If I asked 20 different people what it means to live a conscious life, I’m sure I’d get twenty different answers. One person might say living consciously is living simply and leaving a light footprint on the Earth; another would say it’s about being mindful […]

Your Conscious Life: How to transform hope to reality

1/1/11 Happy New Year!  Here in Golden Bay at the top of the South Island of New Zealand, we watched the fireworks go off,  heard the crowds on the beach cheering  and  marveled at this human capacity for hopefulness and celebration. A new year, a new start, a time of new beginnings; maybe now we […]