Lift the Sky Project

Earlier in 2022, I took the opportunity to submit a fabric art piece to participate in the Lift the Sky Message Project.

The project: Lift the Sky is a global art project organized by Julie Weavering which invites you to share your message to the world. What’s important to you? What message do you think could be important for someone to hear?

How it works: Once you choose your message you will create a long vertical art piece. The Lift the Sky messages will be attached to others creating long panels which will hang as installations. These Installations will be seen at Front Porch Gallery in Carlsbad, CA as well as other venues such as museums and public spaces.

For my panel I chose the word “equanimity” reflecting an aspect of my Japanese Reiki practice meaning;  “go placidly amidst praise and blame”.  

I painted the word “equanimity” in black ink onto the rainbow fabric and I hand embroidered Tibetan prayer flags and ribbons. The rainbow fabric reflects joy and hope, together with Tibetan prayer flags to flutter their sacred messages on the wind.

My message is that we may understand as “seeing with understanding.” A form of equanimity, “being in the middle” refers to balance, to remain centered in the middle of whatever is happening. This balance comes from inner strength or stability. This strong presence of inner calm, well-being, confidence, vitality and integrity can help to keep us upright, like a ballast keeps a ship upright in strong winds.

Tibetan prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion,  strength and wisdom. These traditional unhemmed Tibetan prayer flags are hand made in Nepal, the frayed design adds to the authentic character and charm of the flags. The colours of the prayer flags represent the elements and are arranged from left to right in a specific order: blue (sky), white (wind), red (fire), green (water) and yellow (earth).

The primary purpose of the prayer flags is to carry the blessings of the prayers and sacred symbols printed on the flags to the world.  They are placed outdoors and are designed to move with the wind. Hanging prayer flags around the home or business may impart a feeling of harmony and generate peace and good wishes.

The sun, wind and rain will fade the prayer flags and wear them out over time. This provides a subtle reminder that all things are impermanent . It is customary to place a new string of prayer flags over the old flags rather than replace them continuing to strengthen the blessings over time.  Tibetan tradition considers prayer flags to be holy because they contain sacred texts and symbols and they should be treated respectfully and should not be placed on the ground or put in the rubbish.

Autumn approaches...

Autumn offers a seasonal change, a time to forage and harvest as we can prepare for shorter cooler days and longer nights, and time to gather our thoughts and contemplate the first months of this year of 2022.

New Camelia blooms emerge amongst deep green shiny heart shaped leaves. Foliage turns to a warm pallet of colours as the leaves beging to fall to earth. The Autumn Equinox brings a time of balance of equal hours of light and dark.

A time to engage in a conversation or share a cup of tea, to rekindle your spirit and nurture your soul.

As Michael Roads says ’Spiritual enlightenment is not an acquisition; it is a surrender’.

Summer Reflection...

Nature is always playing it’s music, the channel we can access when we drop into stillness and deep rest within our inner heartspace. Take the opportunity to notice the interplay the sun and it’s shadows, a timeless rhythm of dreaming and dadirri.

The Delights of Spring...

The bounty of Spring encourages us to step outside into nature to bath in the tranquility of busy bees, chirpy birds, beautiful butterflies and the chorus of crickets delivering their secret codes.

Butterfly represents transformation. Butterfly encourages us to listen to our heart instead of our ears, to go within for guidance, instead of listening to advice from others.

Butterfly represents transformation. Butterfly encourages us to listen to our heart instead of our ears, to go within for guidance, instead of listening to advice from others.

March Musings 2021

In March as summer fades and we embrace the beginning of autumn, we can sense a renewed perspective of the seasons of life.

As we leave the expansiveness of summer and start to settle into shorter cooler days, we may bring our awareness to what lies at our life’s centre, choosing new pathways to deepen our relationship within ourselves.

This can be in the form of meditation, comtemplative prayer, yoga and Reiki treatments to rekindle our spirit and nurture our soul.

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Buddha sitting…

“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye”. Unknown

“A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye”. Unknown

Welcome to Spring

Spring is bringing an abundance of buds, flowers and folliage this year, many species in the Serendipity garden are flowering for the very first time. Very exciting.

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Toowoomba’s Ju Raku En Japanese garden is home to many bird species including a pelican as a frequent visitor. This garden offers a contemplative sacred space for mindfulness, mediation and is a Reiki share favorite.

Toowoomba’s Ju Raku En Japanese garden is home to many bird species including a pelican as a frequent visitor. This garden offers a contemplative sacred space for mindfulness, mediation and is a Reiki share favorite.

In this challenging time or a time of opportunity...

This time of change offers us a wonderful opportunity to lean into our deepest fears and aspirations, it is almost like giving us permission to be in a deeper relationship with the self!

A time to tend and nourish our inner and outer gardens. What seeds will you plant and how might you encourage these seeds of opportunity to reach their full potential?

Reiki is an ancient self-help healing method, perfect for reducing stress, creating balance & more clarity, promoting wellness to rekindle your spirit and nurture your soul.

Every species can respond well to Reiki whatever the situation might be. Physical pain or illness, chronic pain syndrome,  emotional and mental health, palliative care, situational and environmental issues.

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make this a time


of opportunity…

choose Reiki