January: Permaculture Design Course

(photo 1) Our classroom next to the cows kitchen.


(photo 2) The core principle of OUR permaculture design course.


(photo3) We lived basically, sharing with an Indian family. While there I gave them some chalk and everyday they created these colourful artworks, just by sprinkling chalk dust on the ground.


(photo 4) Me climbing a papaya tree.


(photo 5) Me and the beautiful big hearted Bonnie.


(photo 6) Our breakfast. Everyday fruit salad and Ragi (a millet porridge). The first 5days it tasted great, then slowly a desire for a little variety started creeping in. By the end of the course everyone was even dreaming about ragi we'd eatten it sooooo many times.


(photo 7) Hmmm how much do I want to "embrace" India??? Picking and gobbling fresh chillies, in a whole field of chillies doesn't look like my idea of paradise.


(photo 8) Me sweeping! My young Indian neighbours thought it'd be a good idea to take a photo of me sweeping.


(photo 9) Lunch time, of course ragi's included.



(photo 10) Creating a new chalk artwork.


(photo 11) This time we get to colour in :)


(photo 12) Eclipse of the sun + a dragonfly created this magical photo.


(photo 13&14) Groups presenting their final designs.....

(photo 15) ...... and the captivated audience, if only.


(photo 16) John Button our teacher. He's full of amazing energy, stories, adventures, and inspiration.


(photo 17) Me and our cook. She had such strong energy. We'd sneak into the food storage room and go wild dancing together - lots of fun.


(photo 18) Our big lovely fun family of world savers!

January: Fire Mountain - Mount Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai

(photo 1) Everyday village families draw these beautiful mandalas outside their entrances.


(photo 2) The quiet country road near my permaculture farm. The man walking the motorbike nearly ran me over just after this photo. He was learning to ride it and accidentally pushed the accelerator instead of break. Crashing into a fence finally stopped him.


(photo 3) A tiny village shrine.


(photo 4) Can you guess what the flowers are stuck into?

......yeps, that's cow dung. It's a vital fuel here and you see people all the time going around and picking up fresh dung then making it into patties to dry.


(photo 5) Ramana Maharshi - the man who became enlightened meditating in caves on the mountain for 15years.



(photo 6) Monkey's love their greens.


(photo 7) I didn't know peacocks could fly. Can they?
This one is so high up, maybe 15m up!


(photo 8) This famous Arunachaleswara Temple is huge. It's full of glitzy Indian devotion.


(photo 9) I sat down to take some photos and ALL these people came up asking me to take there photo. I totally don't know why, but they loved posing then seeing themselve afterwards. I just love the glowing excitement on the kids faces. Especially the young boy holding his sisters hand, he was so shy then came to life.


(photo 10) The temple up close.


(photo 11) A typical street in Tiruvannamalai.


(photo 12) The magical Arunachala mountain. It sits on some powerful lay lines and is radiant with energy, being anywhere near it is full-power, so see why it's called fire mountain. Plus it's nature at it's best in full sun - gets me everytime.

Orbs - I'm a believer!

I took these photos in the ashram gardens after a celebration. To the naked eye I couldn't see anything, but when I took a photo these spheres of light (souls) appeared. They're over the meditation hall and sacred tree. I totally believed orbs were trick photograph, photoshopping digital photos.

Only now after taking the photo myself am I a total believer.




(photo 3) Even coloured ones. There is a green soul and blue soul in front of the lady second from right.


(photo 4) Me channeling the Gods! Can you see the orb over my torso? (the bright one at the tops just a light)

Celebrating New Year.... Osho style

(photo 1) Our beautiful Sufi poet, starting the night off with a captivating poem. Even in Hindi he's mesmerizing.


(photo 2) I still got my midnight kiss ;)


(photo 3) Ahhhh so happy - capturing the night.

(photo 4 & 5) The wild Indian dancing, they are so passionate - totally let go. They go into a trance of music and body and energy. It's so contagious.


(photo 6) Our DJ


(photo 7) Two more of my adorably fun and just a little crazy friends - Kulbir on left and Kul Bhushan on right.


(photo 8) Early morning meditation on the 1st day of the year.

December - Osho's Birthday

(photo 1) On December 19 we were treated to a "very" Indian talent show by the young people at the ashram. Hundreds came just for the evening. It was a great mix of traditional and modern disco dances. Mainly it was ALL about loud music, sparkling lights, and celebration. We were all contentedly sitting on the ground, I couldn't help imagining how people would freak out back home if they went to a concert and were expected to sit on the ground.


(photo 2) There were some GREAT costumes, and the dancers really got into their roles. This ladies an actress - my taste of Bollywood.


(photo 3) This pink dress was breathtakingly beautiful. She looked gorgeous. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a clear photo.
I still can't get my head around idea that for Indian's showing the stomach is normal for everyone. While showing the calves - not thighs, but just the lower leg is highly risque.
I unknowingly lifted my pants to my knee to show my Homeopath a patch of eczema on my calf. He nearly past out, quickly turning his head away and refusing to look back until my lower legs were covered.


(photo 4) Two of OshoDhara's Guru's Osho Siddatha on left, and Osho Shielandra (Osho's brother) on right. They're opening presents.


(photo 5) The third Guru - Osho Priya, she has an AMAZING voice full of love and truth. Whenever she sings my body just begins to flow with the rhyme of life.

December - Osho Dhara Ashram

(photo 1) The Buddha Hall at Osho Dhara ashram. Note the 2 huge hypnotic wheels on stage. Everyweek literally 100plus people sit here meditating - the energy is amazing.



(photo 2) Ritama the only other westerner at Osho Dhara. I'm so lucky, I would've been lost trying to understand all the protocols without her there to interpret everything.



(photo 3) Sweet friends that opened their hearts and gave me such sisterly support.



(photo 4) The young brides preparing to be initiated.



(photo 5) Dorm life.

(photo 6) Rashmita (on right) and her cousin - my sweet sweet adorable friends. Who are always in my heart.