When I moved from Sydney to Cape Town in South Africa it took me a while to work out that I was energetically out of kilter. Initially I thought it was just good old-fashioned culture shock. I was used to the feverish buzz of Sydney but Cape Town had a different beat. It wasn’t until a friend told me that Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain had a strong energetic relationship to the planetary Chakras* that the penny dropped. The city’s vibrational energy was different to where I’d come from – I’d moved to a different part of the earth’s ‘body’ and I realised I had to shift gears to adapt. That experience of the earthly charkas also helped me understand the concept of chakras within the human physical body…

What does it take to live with courage and fearlessness? And what is our individual role in creating a culture of courage? Wake Up Sydney’s next special evening explores this theme with live music, an inspirational film, meditation and a panel of inspirational guest speakers.

Yoga in the Park is on Saturday mornings in Rushcutters Bay Park. I teach Japanese/ Ryoho Yoga Therapy which combines traditional Indian Hatha Yoga with the meridian-based healing arts and Five Element Theory of China and Japan.
Beginners welcome. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Classes are only $10 per class.

Roxanna Minonna (Roxy) is a Tantric Goddess, temple dancer and facilitator of a powerful way of initiation for women through dance called Dancing the Divine. On a retreat I attended with Roxy, she opened the floor to questions about sex and relationships and here’s what she had to say.

Proudly supporting Oxfam Australia, Exchange for Change launches on 1 September. Host a clothes-swap party, make a donation, spread the word and buy the t-shirt from Moral Fibre. Made from soft, organic cotton, the t-shirts come in a choice of round neck or sexy V-neck with the Exchange for Change logo on the front and Proudly Supporting Oxfam Australia logo on the back. Proceeds go to Oxfam Australia. Buy online at Moral Fibre.