Like everyone, for us Melbournians, work life came to a crashing holt in March, 2020. No-one would have believed, previously, that our lives would be so fundamentally changed by a global pandemic… that we would be locked down… have curfews… or that our work life would be transformed online. After three years of living in a kind of liminal space, not really knowing what turn to take next, I have found new track. I’m returning to work in my old ‘hood in St Kiilda - I’ve found a sweet little room in an old horse stable and feel super exicted to ‘go back live’ with old clients and welcome new ones into this space. During the past three years I found myself instinctively returning to spiritual practice. Sat meditation retreats. Trying to find a way home in the choas of a pandemic. To reconnect with the ground of being that is always here. That eternal, timeless, essense that holds, and includes, all of life’s experiences, pains, joys and sorrows. This time of reflection also saw a return to old roots - particularly reconnecting with an old buddhist teacher from the Insight Tradition… reconnecting with this sweet, humble woman in her late 60’s who has devoted her life to the Dharma inspired me to start a two-year Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher Training with her in Sydney. Reconnecting with spiritual community has been such an important part of navigating this time. I recently also completed a trauma processing training in EMDR, which I’m super excited about integrating into the therapeutic space.
Warmth,
Caroline x
“‘To be whole, we need to include, accept, and connect all parts of ourselves.
We need acceptance of our conflicting qualities and the seeming incongruity of our inner and outer worlds.
Wholeness does not mean perfection.
It means no part left out.”
Photograph | ‘Springtime’ by Caroline Browne | Descanso Gardens, Los Angeles, CA.