Send us a Text Message. Greetings Divine Ones! This morning I went to Halemaumau Crater in Hawaii National Park...it's my go to for connection. This morning I bring you there with me and connect to the essence of Divine Mother. Kindness, Compassion, Nurture, Care and Respect - the five attributes I feel represent the archetype of Mother...and value…

Send us a Text Message. Aloha Divine Ones and welcome to my rainforest garden. This morning I bring you in to the essence of the rainforest...a mist floats by and the silence is profound. Join me as I bring you medicine and magic from this pristine and sacred space. Guidance to inspire you to let go of all that is holding you back and live your ful…

Send us a Text Message. Mea Ananda is a Consecrated Priestess of Divine Mother, Guardian of the Western Gateway, Spiritual Teacher, Grief/Hospice Counselor and Magical Mother offering sage wisdom from the Hawaiian rainforest. She guides women through the transformational process of grief and empowers all through purpose. What is your purpose? Insta…

Send us a Text Message. Greetings Divine Ones! Welome to my rainforest garden. I am your host and guide, Mea Ananda, coming to you from the rainforest of Hawaii Island. Well the energy this week has been all over the place. Things seeming to explore even my docile hospice patients state as being 'combative and unusual'. I had my own encounter today…

In the heart of the Daintree Rainforest - a 400 million year journey looking at buttress roots, orchids, basket ferns and mangroves

A rare Daintree mesophyll vine forest on sand, bridging ancient and modern movements

An absolutely stunning lowland walk in the Daintree along a rainforest gulley and criss-crossing a beautiful stream - green lush layers of growth and a chance to meet some of the Daintree 10 Most Wanted.Mike DArcy of Daintree

Why are gifts so important? Is everything a gift? What’s the difference between a gift economy and a transaction economy? Why is it hard to stay grateful? Today’s episode was partly inspired by Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass. I also mention this talk by Ven. Shenyn: The Life of a Wondering Monk You can view...…

I’m standing with my eyes closed in the middle of a busy street and listening. Why? And what can I learn from that experience? I talk about the false opposites of being and doing, and why I prefer lovable to perfect. I mention the Bang And Olafson podcast Sound of the Cities, and an early...Kaspa Thompson

This is about Pentecost. This is by Gemma, Lilliana and Justin.

this is all about the saint Peter. He was a good man

the biome of Tropical Rainforests is an amazing place to see and visit. There are many rainforests in Australia and around the world

Listen to find out why the trees are disappearing.

A few weeks ago we got a puppy! Wow – what a whirlwind the last month has been. Moments of sheer joy, and moments of fraught overwhelm. As one book Satya was reading put it, there is the honeymoon period, the WTF have I done period, and the I couldn’t live without her period…. Today...Kaspa Thompson

A podcast made by Anel,Behudin and Chance about a school biome project which was the Temperate rainforest.

World's most precocial bird in Daintree Rainforest. Orange Footed Scrubfowl - a mound building bird.Mike DArcy of Daintree

Amusing and amazing noisy family oriented birds visiting the Daintree - a little about their eccentric behaviour and life-style.

What a great conversation. James and I spoke about the Unitarian Universalist movement, form and emptiness in Zen, boundlessness, spiritual fluidity and more. James is a Zen Buddhist teacher and part of the Empty Moon Network, he leads a group in Southern California. James’ most recent book is called Introduction to Zen Koans: Learning the...…

Encounters with Daintree's big bird - the cassowary - on the way to Cape Tribulation. Explains evolutionary oddities including the casque, and behavioural characteristics.Mike DArcy of Daintree

I’m talking to my Buddhist teacher Dharmavidya David Brazier. We talk about Buddhist Psychology: what does it mean, and how does Buddhist therapy work? We talk about how encountering ‘awakened’ people can be transformative, and about enduring great suffering. We talk about what supports grounding yourself in the big picture, and how faith helps us.…

The amazing sound of a frog chorus in a wet season night in the heart of the Daintree.

A journey looking at Nature's art on the ten Daintree beaches, introducing DAINTREECAM.

How can we support healing in people, and in the planet? To help answer that question I’m talking about the importance of going outside, and what different kind of outside spaces can teach us. I talk about what wildness means and I talk about the practice of finding a spot to sit in, and sitting...Kaspa Thompson

In this episode I’m in conversation with Ven. Ayya Yeshe, about her socially engaged Buddhist work. What led her to social engagement? How does helping fit with Buddhist practice? She talks about how her experiences as a Tibetan Nun helped her to empathise with oppressed groups, and her socially engaged work in India with the...…

I'm talking about my experience of depression, and how it is to be a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist and have the 'black dog' as a companion on the pathKaspa Thompson

In this episode I'm talking to Jayne Johnson about life in community, and about the nomadic life. Jayne got rid of most of her stuff, sold her flat and now lives nomadically. Why leave the householder life? How do we live in community? And what is it like to leave the settled life? What are the benefits, and the costs?…

In this episode I'm talking to Clark Strand and Perdita Finn. We talk about Zen, about different kinds of practice groups, touched on the twelve steps, talked about the importance of trees and I heard about the history and importance of rosary practice and making prayers to the divine mother... great stuff…

Covering what we did last week (a great pitch), what we’re doing this week (getting registered) and thoughts on extinction and the rights of life

This is the video that was due out to be presented at the College Academic Assembly last Wednesday the 30th of June. Its been postponed to the next "FULL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY" where the College principal, Mr John Killeen will address the presentation with a speech and a special certificate will be presented. Also we look forward to Fairfield Champion wh…

This is a short clips that students and staff from Patrician Brothers will have the chance to see on Wednesday 30th May 2012. iTunes is giving you the chance to see it first before it gets previewed.