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    When: March 21, (April no class due to Good Friday), May 16, June 20, July 18, Aug 15, Sept 19, Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 5 2025 (3rd Friday of the month) Where: 3A Stapleton Ave, Sutherland (Hall 1) Time:   …

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Practicing Mindfulness & Meditations on a regular Practicing Mindfulness & Meditations on a regular basis has been shown to improve your health & wellbeing overall. 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏻 May you find your still-point through breath work and mindful attending and focus ing on releasing tension, anxiety and embracing inner peace. 🙏🏽😌. #mindfulness #mindfulmay #meditation #innerpeace #heal #peace #melsartofzen
Taking one day at a time…. Post Stem Cell donati Taking one day at a time…. Post Stem Cell donating & healing for self & my Sister, @nessdadley who is convalescing and doing remarkably well only 22 days post stem cell transplant. Small miracles 💫 everyday indeed. Amazing stuff! Taking a healing break...means enjoying simple moments most rare...pure bliss. 🙏🏼💜 . Thank you to everyone who has been supporting us and giving us your healing thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏽💖 . . #takingtimeout #moments #makethemostofit #equilibrium #healing #dowhatmakesyouhappy #feelgood #happiness #rest #restore #balance #australianbonemarrowdonorregistry #melsartofzen
Happy Easter tidings to one and all… May the ren Happy Easter tidings to one and all… May the renewal of life at this time bring renewed blessings of hope, peace, health -wellbeing and love to you and your loved ones… Here’s an opportunity to find your inner happiness and embrace the renewal of life. Stay safe & well. xx 🐣 💫 💝 ☮️ #easter #hope #peace #love #happiness #healing #wellbeing #meaning #purpose #melsartofzen
Believe it or not, Magic is all around us 💫 Th Believe it or not, Magic is all around us 💫 The Universe is indeed bountiful and full of magical things ✨ It awaits patiently for when our senses are ready to perceive the Magic…. 🤩 We can also create own on kind of Magic 🪄✨ Make it Happen! 🙏🏽💕
I’m a perfect match for my sister❣️🙏🏽 I’m a perfect match for my sister❣️🙏🏽 ⏰We are on a countdown..5 days to go!!! Lots to do in the terms of getting medically prepared for Ness & I. ⏱️ Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) was not something I was knowledgeable about before my sister Vanessa was diagnosed last year in September. My sister is the embodiment of courage, resilience, tenacity - basically she has ‘True Grit’ 🙌🏽 After numerous grueling rounds of chemotherapy, countless blood, plasma & platelets transfusions, complications with infections in ICU & other side effects…the best way to ensure relapse is significantly reduced for Ness, is to go ahead with Stem Cell Transplant (SCT). Allogeneic SCT is where there’s a donor match to the recipient…not necessarily family or relative. It’s only a 25% chance of this match happening for siblings. I’m so happy to be a match for Ness!! 💕🎁 A peripheral blood stem cell harvest means that the stem cells will be collected from my circulating blood. 🩸 These precious cells are then injected into Ness via the central line she has connected that goes into a vein and into her blood stream to take up residence to become new bone marrow-AMAZING! Thank you to: our families, friends, circles, communities, medical staff, for your support in making this happen. 🙏🏽♥️ We remain eternally gracious, optimistic, hopeful for a full recovery for Ness safely & gradually over the coming months ahead. ✨🤞🏽 ❓If you would like to be a potential Bone Marrow/Stem Cell donor and be able to gift life to a person with particular blood cancers, consider registering with the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. www.abmdr.org.au Or Next time you donate blood/plasma @lifebloodau at the @redcrossau blood bank ask about being considered as a donor. #bloodcancer #leukemia #stemcells #stemcelldonation #stemcelldonor #australianbonemarrowdonorregistry #swabtosavealife #becomeadonor #savealife #lifebloodau #leukemiafoundation #australianredcross
Dear Followers. I’ve been digitally detoxing, yo Dear Followers. I’ve been digitally detoxing, you’ve probably noted no Insta action for sometime. 🦗 It was/is deliberate. Got tired of being wired …. Too many Distractions …not a lot meaningful-ness…. Starting to Feel more present… Looking at the world around me through my lenses of eyes not a device..so refreshing! No need for any validations. Not thinking in terms of Moments, likes, reels or sharing- even when I am in the zone-selfishly keeping my moments to myself -gleefully happy. 😁 It’s a good state of Being. Try it sometime, guaranteed life changing results. 😌 I’ll be emerging again soon-ish enough. 🙏🏽 #life #meaningoflife #livinginthemoment #zenspace #moments #melsartofzen
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! 🥳🎉🎈🎈What’s Coming HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! 🥳🎉🎈🎈What’s Coming along into 2023: ✨ faith energy purpose self-care kindness gratitude self-belief boundaries authenticity mindful living accountability trust & intuition unconditional love likeminded connections meaningful relationships remaining calm amidst the noise 🪶 💫 💗 🎆 😌 🙏🏽 #newyear #newyear2023 #NYE #powerofpositivity #mindfullife #melsartofzen
Sending out my deepest Festive Season wishes to al Sending out my deepest Festive Season wishes to all MAOZ clients, Mindfulness Tribes and businesses I’ve had the pleasure of working with in 2022. 🎄 THANK YOU for your support and commitment to your mindfulness journey and re-connecting with your inner creative. Remain Calm and Centered. 🙏🏽 May your Christmas be Merry, Mindful, Kindful & Joyful! 😌 Love & Kindness Mel xxx #christmas2022 #christmas #festive #christmaswishes #gratitude #mindfulness #artastherapy #peace #goodwill #melsartofzen
Not long after celebrating her 50th my dearest sis Not long after celebrating her 50th my dearest sister Vanessa @nessdadley was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). A blood cancer that appears suddenly destroying healthy red and white cells rapidly. To date Ness has had over 20 transfusion (blood, plasma and platelets). Ness and many other Aussies have had a new lease of life as a result of the generosity of blood, plasma and platelet donor-ship. It is one of the best gestures to humankind that we can make this Christmas (when levels are critically low) and or at any other time ongoing, to ‘pay it forward’… 🩸 How Can You Help⁉️ Want to give the Gift of Life with your family and friends❓ We’ve registered with Lifeblood Teams — the group blood donation program from Australian Red Cross Lifeblood @lifebloodau — so let’s make a genuine difference together. We have created Team “Operation Lifeblood for Ness & Aussies in Need” to promote and assist not only Ness but many others who will need the gift of blood along the way in the near future ❣️ Current & New donors simply quote Team Name: “Operation Lifeblood for Ness & Aussies in Need” ❤️ Link in Bio or click @lifebloodau to find out how to Register (if new) or contact free call Australia 13 14 95 to Register and Book a clinic visit. 🩸 Thank you to all current donors across AU & the GLOBE ❣️ If you are unable to donate, please share the cause with friends, family or you can gift a financial donation @redcrossau to help out others in need. 🙏🏽❤️ Every precious 🩸 makes a difference and saves lives ❣️ #lifebloodau #donateblood #savelives #donateplasma #makeadifferene #donatelife #australianredcross #giveblood
“Once you make a decision the universe conspires “Once you make a decision the universe conspires to make it happen. “ Ralph Waldo Emerson Some of the Key Life Lessons gained in 2022. 🪶 ✨🙏🏽 #powerful #manifestation #healing #lifejourney #lifelessons #makeithappen #spirituality #spiritualhealing #positiveaffirmations #trusttheprocess #positivevibes #keepgoing #lifequotes #melsartofzen
2022 what a creative year @oranacharity ☺️ A B 2022 what a creative year @oranacharity ☺️ A BIG thank you to all our amazing creative tribes supporting the Artfully Social & Live Well Orana Sutherland initiatives!! It’s been an absolute pleasure to be your creative facilitator over the many years together. To the dedicated Orana management team and many volunteers …couldn’t have done it without your commitment & support!! 🙏🏽 Merry Christmas 🎄 ♥️ 💚 #creativeliving #socialart #communityart #livingwell #mindfulness #artfun #creativity #festivetime #christmascraft #crafting #craftingfun #artsocial #community #healingart #artastherapy #melsartofzen
Sometimes the bad things that happens in life puts Sometimes the bad things that happens in life puts us directly on the path to the best things that will ever happen to us … ⛈️ 🌦️ ☀️ 🌈 🙏🏽 ✨ #life #lifequotes #growth#winniethepooh #lifepath #healing #happiness #positivemindset #lifelessons #perceptions #lifemoments #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #wisdom #knowledge #believe #youareenough #change #transformation #hope #melsartofzen
@sgscc1 Young Creatives Art Workshops Term 4 has b @sgscc1 Young Creatives Art Workshops Term 4 has been a busy one…..sadly we have wrapped up for the term. Festive fun, Colour and creative cheer all around. Thank you all for your wonderful creative imagination and social fun-ness. Have a wonderful and safe Christmas time. See you in 2023!!! 🙏🏽🎄💝. #kidsart #creativetime #artclass #christmascraft #festivetime #communityart #artfun #melsartofzen
Meraki : Doing something With complete heart & sou Meraki : Doing something With complete heart & soul, and with LOVE…♥️ When you create something that has a piece of you in it. This is Meraki 💫 💝 As a Creative, I understand that we can be perceived as being highly sensitive, precious and perhaps perfectionists….where our craft is concerned. And why not, especially if what we create has elements of our soul-essence imbued within it? This is what makes the Creative Arts so unique and special and why we embrace it wholeheartedly. 🙏🏽💕 #creativeliving #meraki #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo #creativebeing #lifepath #loveart #artheals #artforthesoul #artastherapy #creativearts #melsartofzen
Young Creatives T4 kicked off with Halloween theme Young Creatives T4 kicked off with Halloween themed projects! FUN-TASTIC spookiness creative magic 🪄✨ Well done Creatives 👻🎃🤡 🧙🏻‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️Enjoy your Halloween Trick or Treating 🍭🍬 #halloween #creativeart #funart #kidsart #mixedmedia #melsartofzen
‘Life Happen For Us, NOT To Us..’ You maybe f ‘Life Happen For Us, NOT To Us..’ You maybe familiar with these often quoted words by Tony Robbins: “Life doesn't happen to you, it happens for you.” What a powerful thought is it not, both on a Personal level and also Spiritual? Perhaps the notion of Life happening for us through the experiences, obstacles, highs and lows- life lessons that come about, the roller coaster emotional trips we are exposed to all means something…? Cliche as it may sound, it really is also quite enlightening and empowering… …Life as a series of experiences and experiential moments that help us become more Aware of our True Self and sets us on the path of Personal Development and transformational change…. It certainly also helps break the cycle of negative mind programs at the very least and helps us mind-shift to seek deeper understanding and helps shape a new reality for ourselves. Learn to Believe in yourself & Trust 🙏🏽 ✨💫😌 #life #lifequotes #growth #lifepath #healing #happiness#positivemindset #lifelessons #perceptions #lifemoments #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #wisdom #knowledge #trusttheprocess #believe #youareenough #change #transformation #melsartofzen
The Art of Tea: Cups of Tea, Ceremonies, Culture & The Art of Tea: Cups of Tea, Ceremonies, Culture & Connections. An experiential informative session for the Orana Community Live Well Program facilitated by Mel’s Art of Zen & @homestylecookingbymireille for @oranacharity . Learning to Mindfully savour the tea and coffee moments in our day. 🙏🏽🫖☕️🍵🌱
If you were to sing a song, what song would you s If you were to sing a song, what song would you sing? 🎤🎶 If you were to dance, what’s your signature move? 🕺💃🪩 If you were were to be YOURSELF? Which version would be AUTHENTIC YOU? 🦋🌻💕 We can choose how we react and respond to what happens around us. Life happens for us not to us…. #music #sing #dance #gowiththeflow #authentic #authenticself #authenticyou #self #youareenough #beyourself #selflove #lovingkindness #powerofpositivity #zenlife #believe #transformational #melsartofzen
Term 3 Young Creatives workshops wraps up with an Term 3 Young Creatives workshops wraps up with an all time favourite of the group..a magical Harry Potter narrative creative session. Recycled art and story telling in a fun social atmosphere @sgscc1 Jannali campus. Thank you creatives! See you in Term 4. Enrollments are now open! Saturdays Oct 29-Nov 19. Check out link in bio.
Our lives are a series of moments in time…make i Our lives are a series of moments in time…make it count… #time #life #lifequotes #timemanagement #change #transformation #mindfulliving #lifepath #melsartofzen
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