I think of mum every time I pull on my three quarter dry-as-a-bone coat. It’s an automatic ritual to think of her whenever I feel snug under the oilwaxed cotton garment. Mum gifted the coat to me years ago. After 28 years of living in the country it suddenly dawned on me as I walked in the wide-open evergreen landscape surrounding me, that I am a country woman…

‘To adjoin the instinctual nature does not mean to come undone…

It means quite the opposite.

The wild nature has a vast integrity to it.’

Clarissa Pinkola Este Women Who Run with the Wolves.

In January, I returned to Kangaroo Island (KI) with my family—my fourth visit to this wild sanctuary at the southernmost edge of South Australia. Once known as Ultimate Thule—a place beyond the known world—KI holds a mystery that still lingers. Not long ago, such a place truly existed - the end of the known world.

Standing at the island’s edge, senses tuned deeply

Welcome to Deep Listening to Nature Autumn EarthLetter,

The regular practice of deeply listening to nature (DLTN) supports every part of our lives and the lives of our loved ones. DLTN soothes and calms nerves. DLTN inspires and enriches purpose in life. Let's become more advanced in approaching Nature and one another in a gentle, respectful manner that fosters communication and understanding. Through the practice of DLTN I am being educated by Nature on how miraculous it means to be alive.

I hope you like the words of inspiration in this season's EarthLetter…

Summer Solstice blessings to all.

I hope you are staying close and connected to the peace and calm of Mother Earth.

I have just arrived home after retreating from everyday life for 4 glorious days and nights with a small group, into the magnificent rainforests of the Bunya Mountains.

💥 Recent Ramblings in Nature…

Our Uluru Kata Tjuṯa Deep Listening to Nature meditation retreat in May was simple magnificent!

11 spirited guests met as strangers and left as lifetime friends.

Sharing food, fire, dance on the Land with our Anangu family was a joyful highlight.