12 Quotes about Mindfulness from Jon Kabat Zinn
Inspired by Kay McGrath OAM’s keynote at the Bond University Women’s Network event for International Women’s Day and her timely mindfulness quote from Jon Kabat-Zimm, I reflected on my own mindfulness journey and resources that support greater inner calm, particularly during external chaos. As a passionate wellness advocate and the course developer of the nationally […]
How Emotionally Intelligent Are You?
Take this FREE quiz to find out! More and more organisations accept that emotional intelligence (E.I.) is important to success, and are using it when they hire and promote. But what is E.I.? E.I. is the ability to recognise and understand your own and others’ emotions, and how you affect the people around you. […]
Celebrate Global Wellness Day on June 8th
Saturday, June 8, 2019 will mark the eighth annual Global Wellness Day (GWD) celebration and the fifth time the special day is being celebrated internationally. This year the focus of the event is building communities of wellness. Surviving a life-threatening illness inspired Turkish businesswoman, Belgin Aksov, to start GWD. It is her passion for the […]
15 wellness quotes you need to hear
How to drink less alcohol and still enjoy the celebrations
For many, the Christmas season means a greater number of situations where alcohol is consumed and certain social situations whether it be work related, at the Christmas party, or even with family where you will be around people who you may not necessarily connect with. You may be wanting to reduce your alcohol intake for […]
8 ways to live and lead well with yoga
October is here and that means a new business quarter, spring, back-to-school and warmer weather. Most of our team here at the Australasian Sustainable Wellness Academy have been practicing yoga for our own personal wellness for a decade (or more for some of us!) now. For me personally, and like many others from my […]
We choose peace
On September 21st we celebrate The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day. “It is time all nations and all people live up to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human race. This […]
Harness the power of personal energy management at work
If you speak to any productivity expert, business coach, wellness coach, mentor or advisor about how to get more done and feel more energized, you will usually be told that the secret is time management. In other words, you need to think about how you’re going to fit all the things you need to do […]
Optimum Efficiency VS Burn Out
I’m a firm believer in the adage ‘if you give a busy person something to do they will do it’. I know when I am moping around, with time up my sleeve, I procrastinate and make poor use of my time. When I am flat out and everyone wants a piece of me, I am […]
The key to sleeping soundly
Speak to any parent of a child under three (or ten) and ask what they would want more of and the answer is usually a resounding chorus of SLEEP! And whilst there is little doubt for most of these parents that this sleep debt will be worth it and will be hopefully short lived, what […]
