This is just a short post this morning because I’m getting ready to head off to another meditation retreat for the weekend.
You may remember I went to a five day silent meditation retreat over Easter which was run by my yoga school (that I loved). This retreat is a little different. It’s run by my Chinese Herbalist, Dr Peetek Chan, who I’ve known for almost twenty years now, so I love and trust him a lot. Dr Chan personally had an amazing experience while meditating in the Blue Mountains in Australia a few years ago. His experience led to the creation of his own meditations and a wonderful little book that I highly recommend.
Dr Chan is inspired by Eckhart Tolle so his teachings resonate beautifully with me. The aim of this weekends retreat is to help us to get out of our restless minds and into our bodies which is exactly what I need with my too much vata and all that.
The technique we’ll be learning takes three days to teach. I have no expectations and have no idea what the technique actually entails, nor do I know anybody else that is attending the retreat (there will be 30 of us) so I’m a little excited and nervous with anticipation. Byron Bay is one of my favorite places in the world so that’s a good start! Hopefully I’ll have time to eat at my favorite restaurant and buy a replacement hat that I bought in Byron two years ago then lost in Canada.
I’ll be back on Monday night Australia time so I’m going to be a bit quiet in the blog until I get back to work on Tuesday morning. That will be Monday North America time because time wise here in Brisbane we’re almost a full 24 hours ahead of some of you.
Before I sign off, here is a video I recorded yesterday about why I made a personal decision not to review a Roaccutane website when I was approached to do it. I also give away a little about what’s coming up in High on Health and my bootcamp coaching program that’ll be open in a month or two.
My housemate and I have rediscovered the luxury of having baths. We were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to house sit this gorgeous house in the inner city suburbs of Brisbane for three months. One of the best features of the house - two huge claw foot baths.
I’ve never really been a “bath person” (whatever that means). I’ve lived in houses and apartments before with baths but they’ve always been those lame bath and shower combos so it’s never really felt quite right. So I guess because this bath is the traditional free standing style it’s a little more luxurious.
The occasional once a week bath when I first moved in has now turned into more of a daily habit. I now proudly admit that I’m in that bath almost nightly. Even at times when I get home after midnight I can’t resist the urge! It seems to be the perfect way to wind down.
Last night I arrived home after 11pm and headed straight to the bathroom to get a hot bath started. Fifteen minutes later I found myself lying in the water feeling all heavenly and relaxed watching the steam rise out of the water, and then thinking …I wonder if these regular baths are healing for my body? Or are they actually bad? I mean, it must do something to your skin lying in hot water like that for a good 20 minutes.
I know my Chinese Herbalist doesn’t think much of them for us “weaker” types (thinner, more sensitive). I questioned him about saunas recently and he told me that the heat in saunas (and therefore baths too) can actually take the energy out of your body. So this is why you feel beautifully relaxed after a sauna or bath. A chunk of your energy has been taken away with that heat. He did say that they can be very healing and detoxing for more robust body types, but unfortunately that does not include me. He says the reason why I experienced a “healing crisis” after my series of far-infrared saunas and colonics recently was because my body is too weak for such strong detoxing cleanses. Hmm, definitely something to think about. Continue reading →
I was in Biome in Brisbane the other day buying a friend a birthday present, and accidentally on purpose bought an exfoliant for myself. I couldn’t help it, this exfoliant looked amazing.
But unfortunately the ingredients read better than the actual experience of the product. I may as well have been exfoliating my skin with a handful of oatmeal, because that’s what it smelt and felt like. But at least it got me thinking. It made me realize how body exfoliants are probably the easiest skin care products to make at home yourself.
Check out my video review of the exfoliant, plus I give away a little more info on what makes a good body exfoliant-
I haven’t completely written off this product. I think it’s actually quite good as a facial exfoliant. I checked their website and this product actually IS a facial exfoliant, so I have no idea how I got that wrong. I guess body exfoliants usually come in these large jars so I got a little confused. I still however feel that it is a little too oatmeal heavy so there are other better facial exfoliants out there.
It’s time for another guest post! This article was written by HealthyNewAge which is a holistic cures blog. The only personal experience I have with Rosacea is through an ex-boyfriend who had it and was a little bothered by it. So even though that helped me grow empathy for the condition, the lack of my own experience makes me a little clueless on how to best treat it. Which is why it was wonderful for HealthyNewAge to kindly write this article for us …
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Some people naturally have a red face and working outside each day can give a red, weathered, jolly farmer look. That’s ok for farmers but myself, well I work indoors at my computer and I am also naturally fair skinned.
For months I thought that I was having a "bad skin day", as I experienced redness on my forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. I began to think that this flushing might be because I spend so much time sitting in front of my computer, perhaps even connected to radiation from the screen (as this is not uncommon).
Consequently I bought a very expensive shield for the screen for a good precautionary measure. I then noticed that the red areas were not smooth like the rest of my skin but lumpy with spots that looked similar to acne. I also had tiny, spidery thread veins appear, a burning sensation on my eyelids and my eyes felt gritty, irritable and dry.
As time went on the flushes lessened and I had a permanently red face. Had I wasted my hard to come by earnings on a useless computer screen? I typed “red face” in the Google search box and was surprised to find the first website I encountered, American Family Physician, showed pictures of Rosacea, which I easily identified as my problem.
Ahh the things I do for High on Health. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying out detoxing and apart from the strange looks I’ve been getting from my friends, I feel great for it and I think my skin is looking pretty good too.
This week I’m doing my very first ever liver flush so wish me luck! Then I have my final colonic irrigation. I’m hoping I won’t have another healing crisis because I have a photoshoot next weekend that I want to look fabulous for.
I’ll give you a better outline of my detox plan after my final colonics this week, but for now the video pretty much gives away my experiences so far and how I’ve been feeling.
This is just a short post this morning because I’m getting ready to head off to another meditation retreat for the weekend. 
My housemate and I have rediscovered the luxury of having baths. We were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to house sit this gorgeous house in the inner city suburbs of Brisbane for three months. One of the best features of the house - two huge claw foot baths.
I was in Biome in Brisbane the other day buying a friend a birthday present, and accidentally on purpose bought an exfoliant for myself. I couldn’t help it, this exfoliant looked amazing.
