Beloved reader

That you exist is proof that God exists Take the risk of living, loving and expanding in light and love. Loving is as easy as breathing You don’t have to tell your body to breathe it happens naturally, almost magically, With each steady beat of your heart loving keeps you alive. To acknowledge and recognise the deep value of the blessings bestowed upon you, steward your resources wisely. Seek to help lift up those in need of hope and divine provision which extends beyond material wealth. Place your trust in the abundance of goodness, faithfulness, guidance and wisdom, to navigate through difficult circumstances My deepest blessing is that the whole earth may know love. With love and light The HIA Shanti Yoga team

GRADUATION PARTY Friday 23rd June 5:30pm Celebrating the successful completion of the Diploma of Yoga Teaching for Fransisca, or Panchi (from Chile) and Pleunie (from the Netherlands). Please bring a plate of vegetarian food to share, non- alcoholic and your dancing shoes! If you’d like to add your favourite music to the student’s playlist, please let them know. No fee SANGHA OUTING Saturday 24th June 7:30pm Queensland ballet’s Trilogy at the Playhouse, Brisbane Car Pooling LIVE BETTER LONGER Friday 30th June - Sunday 9th of July Nirvana Wellness Retreat, Beechmont Throughout this retreat, you can expect: Daily Yoga and Meditation classes with Shantiji Nature hikes and immersions(what’s an immersion? Sounds like cold bath therapy!) Heart-Centered Workshops and Philosophy Classes Delicious Ayurvedic vegetarian meals Sacred community. Nirvana Wellness Retreat is a space where transformation unfolds, where you can deepen your practice, expand your horizons, and step into your role as a radiant beacon of light in the world. Here, at Nirvana Wellness Retreat, we have made it our mission to find ways to live more sustainably and consciously, by slowing down and living locally at the core of sustainability. A few issues that are important to us: Nirvana Wellness Retreat has a small footprint. It has been designed to reduce energy use. We are carbon-positive (offsetting more emissions than we produce) and powered by renewables wherever possible. The produce in our meals is sustainably and locally sourced, and we have an organic garden on site. We use spring water for household purposes and tank rainwater for the garden. We have a zero-waste policy and incorporate permaculture and biodynamic practices, including composting and worm farming. We have two apiaries including native Australian bees (thank you Angie and Cheryl). Here we avoid the use of any ingredients that could be toxic or that could have negative impacts on health or the environment. This means that we don’t use artificial flavouring, dyes, synthetics, additives and other nasties. Our philosophy is that as we go to the effort of creating our health from scratch. So why not act in a way that is going to be completely safe for you, your loved ones, and the environment? We are all too conscious that every ingredient we use comes with an ecological footprint, and karma…and there are also risks for people with sensitive skin or allergies. For health reasons, wherever possible, we replace glass instead of plastics and stainless steel equipment in preference to aluminium. You will leave feeling: Confident Inspired Connected Relaxed Cleansed Ready to take action To reserve your place in this transformational 10-day retreat journey, simply visit here and secure your spot.