“A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not on the branch but on its own wings.” – Charlie Wardle Ruminate on that… We have everything to gain by believing in ourselves, and everything to lose by not. This month, take the time to slow down. […]
Mindfulness Month NZ is here! Mindfulness Month NZ is an initiative founded by the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand and The Kindness Institute. Please donate $1.00 or more to my personal fundraising page: https://events.mentalhealth.org.nz/…/mindfulness-month. Currently approximately 1,600 wonderful people follow SEA SOCIETY; together we can reach the $1,000 goal. All the funds go to
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In 2011, the International Day of Friendship was founded by the United Nations. The idea is that friendship between people, countries, and cultures can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities. On this day of celebrating friends, I reflect on how lucky I am to have the friends that I do. Today I’d like
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Click: https://oar.org.nz/revolution-radio/ to listen to OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media Revolution Radio Host Duke McLeod and I discuss mental health; why mental health affects men at a higher rate than women and how men can seek help; the benefits of medicinal plants, and mindfulness. Also on this episode, I attempt to pronounce ‘toxic’
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Tune in tomorrow at 10.00am to OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media (105.4) Revolution Radio, to hear host Duke McLeod and I discuss Mindfulness Month NZ taking place over August; what mindfulness entails; and why toxic masculine norms prevent some men from identifying symptoms of mental health and asking for help. Every single one
Mindfulness Month in Aotearoa begins on the 1st of August 2022! A 2010 study published in the Harvard Gazette found that 46.9 percent of the participants spent their waking hours thinking about other things besides what they were doing, typically making them unhappy. The past is behind us, and what has not taken place in
The animal kingdom is one big circle of life, each species is prey and predator. Herbivores predate on plants, carnivores on animals, and omnivores eat a little bit of everything. Where does a large mammal like New Zealand sea lions/pakake fit? Pakake are carnivores that eat fish, squid, and very occasionally penguins and New Zealand
If you live in the Southern East Coast of Aotearoa, you will likely have encountered New Zealand sea lions/pakake. You will know they are large; males can weigh up to 450 kg and females up to 160 kg and their behaviour is similar to dogs; they are curious and playful. A common misconception about pakake
We don’t know who needs to hear this today… But we hope these New Zealand sea lions/pakake pups offer you a dose of love and laughter. Many of you may have returned to university this week and be trying to get back into the swing of studying; many of you may have children home for
I moved to New Zealand/Aotearoa from Brazil and went straight to Invercargill/Waihōpai in September 2017, initially alone then my family joined me after the kids finished school 3 months later. Moving from the hottest part of Brazil to Invercargill was a significant challenge, besides all the changes, it was cold. However, the city embraced us
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