Creating a chakra activation painting - Bali 2005

My first experience of the energy moving power of using sacred art on the body - it was POWERFUL.

I LOVE snakes - this one was very friendly and had the most amazing rainbow sheen on its scales - it also weighed a ton!!

Attending a workshop on my first visit to Hawaii - the start of what I feel will be a lifelong love affair with the islands.

The transition from mining life to freedom had started - I began to experiment with all kinds of way out hair while still maintaining my position as Commercial Manager. This led to some interesting encounters with visiting lawyers and executives in the boardroom LOL!

Uluwatu Temple, Bali is one of the most beautiful places on earth - I didn't know it in early 2006 but Bali was destined to become one of my part time homes for the next 4 years. Bali, Hawaii and Vanuatu nurtured me like the womb of the Great Mother during the major part of my transformation. Heartfelt thanks to these wonderful places and the beautiful brown people who live in them.

After FINALLY making the decision to quit my well paid job, sell or give away my possessions and set out to travel the world alone - I celebrated by getting a WILD set of fake dreds!! The verdict from my dear boss at our farewell lunch together was "scary". Of course, I LOVED em.

Enjoying sunset from a balcony of the house where I rented a room from some wonderful Hawaiian friends on the Big Island. It was a great way to get insights into local life and absorb the culture of the islands.

With my beautiful rainbow dreds - before I had to shave them off!

Connecting to the light within.

I just LOVE the water temple at Tirta Gangga, Bali, it has the most amazing energy and bathing pools where you can immerse yourself in the sacred water. I facilitated an impromptu ceremony there with friends and the priestess of the local Hindu temple joined her energy with us...it was really beautiful.

Working with Releasers

With Geoffrey Hoppe and Shaumbra Friends, Sydney 2009

Ishara and Geoffrey Hoppe, founder of the Crimson Circle at Aspectology Workshop, Sydney, April 2009.

Me in my favourite element - the waters of our wonderful Mother Ocean.

Shorn of my beautiful dreds - a BIG lesson in non-attachment.  New Zealand late May 2009.

Enjoying the beautiful mountain scenery with a friend after the Midsummer New Energy Conference in Breckenridge Colorado, 2009

Picnic with my friends Joan Porter and Crystal Jones on beautiful Kauai, where the rain is warm and plentiful and the land is lush and green.

Si and Nilanthi making music for Sacred Union Album

The Ma sings through Ishara - recording the Sacred Union Album

Joe creating drum track for sacred union album.

Candles lit in prayer to the Black Madonna. Monserrat Basilica, Spain March 2010.

Looking out over Monserrat Monastery from the walk to St Jerome's Hermitage

View of snow on the Pyrenees from the top of the Magdalenes - amazing energy up there! March 2010.

There were major SCARY parts on this walk but the view was a-mazing. Definitely part of the Black Madonna and AA Michael's "boot camp" program.

Sion RA channeling, sitting on a natural throne in the heart of the caves complex at Monserrat - a magnificent portal to the Inner Earth.

Sion RA (facilitator) and the group - Montserrat Retreat March 2010.

Grid at the centre of the workshop room - we did much powerful work here, both at the personal and world service level.

In a playful mood at the York Fair - gave free hugs, made music with friends and met lots of awesome people - what a weekend!