Just came back from school drop offs and using our reuniting as a way to soften my body, breath in calm, love and peace. This way my heart stays full and calm. Is anyone else trying it out this week too? If you are new here, I recorded a mini anchoring meditation in the resources a few days ago and talk about it . Have a lovely day 💛

We had a bit of a turbulent week in my household as a family. I live in a small home and as soon as all the kids are here, you notice it. We had 5 adults sitting around my coffee table, pax in a down stay between my legs. And he did so well. He knows the calmer he is, the longer he can stay with us. And he aced it. And then the kids started talking about how insanely hard it would be for them to do one hour nothing. No phone. No napping. No talking. Just being present. And it's true. Truly doing nothing for an extended period of time is hard for most people these days. No dopamin hits. No distraction. And that realisation made me appreciate my dog even more. Because I'm asking that from him a lot. Just do nothing. And he is a dog that struggles to do nothing (like his mum, lol). So Pax, it hit me today that I am having higher expectations of you than of my kids. 😂 Not sure how I feel about that 😅

Pax loves lying on me like a contortionist 😁 Most … like really most…dog owners love cuddling their dog. It co- regulates our nervous system, can be calming and offers a cocktail of beneficial neurotransmitters. Buuuuuut…. The real magic happens when we bring awareness to this moment. We put our attention to it, soak it up in every cell… let our heart expand… our breath slows down. Then, you transformed a cute moment with your dog into actual magic that can ripple through you. Your awareness and 100% presence is needed to really unlock the magic. Questions? 💛

Hello lovely people....so I wanna host regular community calls. BUT, we are already all over the world so getting a time right for everyone might be tricky. It feels that 8am or 9am Sydney time would work for a lot of people in the US, Hong Kong, New Zealand....Would that be interesting for you?

Long before our cities, screens, and Google calendars… we gathered as small tribes, huddled around campfires. Each night, a circle of humans gathered together… faces illuminated in the dark by the flickering flames. Stories, told in the dark, rising to fade in the night sky with the smoke. Hearts comforted by the steady crackle of wood. And even today when we sit by a fire, we feel it is comforting. But it is older than comfort… older than memory. Something in us remembers those early days, when humans first coaxed fire to life. Fire meant belonging. Fire meant we had made it through another night. Fire meant that for just a little while, the dark, and what dangers lurked out there, stayed back. And who slipped into the circle with us, not quite human and not quite wild? Dogs. Before they were our companions, guardians, and guides, they were simply the ones who stayed. They snuck close to the warmth and became used to our laughter, our hunger, our fear. And the snacks! And on the nights when hands pounded on drums, when our ancestors danced and sang to the gods… for the hunt… for rain… for tomorrow… dogs were there too. Tails thumping in the dust. Eyes and ears alert. Their bodies experiencing the music they could feel but not quite understand. They were there to share our stories. Not in words... but as witness in presence. And as our tribes grew stronger and larger, we drew them closer into our lives. So the next time you sit by the campfire, and feel something stir within you, or when a dog rests against your leg and you suddenly soften... that’s an old, old thread being pulled from across the ages. We are remembering that life is not just calendars and chores. It’s flame and fur. It's smoke and heartbeat. It's snacks, and a snoring dog. Dogs… the companions who have walked beside us, for longer than history itself. This to me, is The Magic in Dogs. An ancient pact written in warmth, work, and wonder. And now we are part of a modern tribe, with a chance to pause and rekindle some of that old fire.