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Consciousness
In a nutshell, Conscious Living means being aware of how your thoughts, actions and words affect the world around you, and intentionally taking steps to make your choices more wholesome and sustainable. This collection of articles features sustainable practices and thought provoking ideas as a source of inspiration for your day-to-day living.
The Song of Silence
The Song of Silence Silence, a spiritual practice in itself,...
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What it’s like to Volunteer at Mana
WWOOF Volunteer Program For many years, Mana has welcomed numerous...
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Sing Your Heart Out With Tony Backhouse
Meet Tony Backhouse. A devoted leader of A capella singing...
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30 Years of Mana Retreat Centre with Peter Grunwald
It gives us immense pleasure to introduce you to Peter...
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An Interview with Geordie Jahner
We’re excited to introduce you to some of the amazing...
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The Joy of Spring Gardening
A Message From Our Gardener Tony “After a wet winter...
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Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Mana with You
Celebrating 35 Years With You It is a great...
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The Transformational Power of Giving
“May our actions produce happiness and illumination for the uplifting...
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5 Tips to Declutter Your Life and Help You Remember That You Are Enough, Just As You Are
The Freedom of Letting Go of ‘Stuff’ Do you sometimes...
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Mana Update: For a New Beginning
According to many of our astrologically inspired friends, 2023 is...
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You Can Be Spiritual Without Being Religious
The Many Kinds of Spiritual Practices Practices such as Yoga,...
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How To Love, Give And Live in the New Year – Setting Intentions at Mana
The New Year brings with it a fresh start and...
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How To Manifest Your Most Audacious Dreams As You Start This New Year, Even When Others Don’t Believe It’s Possible
How to cultivate a vision, even when others don’t believe...
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The Chance To Take Time, To Slow Down, And Be Here At This Moment – A Mindful Holiday Season Update
Do you ever feel like time is passing faster and...
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‘A New Vision For The New Year’ At The Mana Retreat Centre
This time of the year, the Mana Retreat Centre looks...
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With Time As Fleeting As a Half Drawn Breath, How Are You Choosing To Spend Your Precious Moments?
Does Time Even Matter? Be happy in the moment, that’s...
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How We Respond To Adversity – A Mana Update in Understanding Fear and Love
Every movement in the universe is a movement toward love....
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Life is Simple, So Why is it that We Insist on Making it Complicated?
How to Find Contentment in the Little Moments In a...
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20 Things You Can Let Go of Today to Inspire a Sense of Fulfillment and Light Heartedness
Are You Aware of Your Emotional Baggage? You are in...
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Is Fear Holding You Back? This story might be in the inspiration you need to find Flow, Trust and Self-Assuredness
“The only way to make sense out of change is...
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The Cure to Our Unconscious Busyness Parasite
Society raises us to feel our sense of self worth...
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Natural ways to keep flies away
Keep the summer flies away with these natural remedies Summer...
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How to Live an Astoundingly Meaningful & Purposeful Life
The New Year is often a time when we get...
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A Prayer for Humanity
We heard Deepak Chopra say that humanity is at “a...
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The science of intention
Recognising the power behind our intentions The ideas of intention...
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A simple meditation technique from Pema Chödrön
The following article is taken from Start Where You Are: A...
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Words of Comfort for Our Auckland Community
It is a challenging time, and all though we are...
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Meeting Our Vulnerability and Finding New Ways with Level 2 Restrictions & Protocols
Maybe you have heard the news already… the Centre is...
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Dr. Maya Angelou’s mantra for any situation
A mantra for any situation Dr. Maya Angelou shares a...
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The power of sacred rituals
Traditional cultures have always known the benefit of ritual Today,...
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Be the Presence of Compassion and Peace – An article by Deepak Chopra
Be the Presence of Compassion and Peace – An article...
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Powerful words from a 24-year-old at the end of his life
The following article was sourced from Uplift Connect. Powerful words...
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How to be less anxious about things you can’t change
Finding ease when life is less than easy One of...
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How to silence your inner critic
Six practical ways to stop your negative self-talk When there’s...
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Embracing the Joy of Unknowing
Embracing the joy of unknowing -Letting go of your thoughts...
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A simple practice to strengthen your self-love
Feeling overwhelmed? Remember ‘R.A.I.N’ – A simple practice to strengthen...
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The Secrets of Resilient People
How to bounce back from adversity and become more resilient...
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Overcome Anxiety and Resentment with this Reconciliation Meditation
Anxiety engenders feelings of isolation—when we don’t feel at ease,...
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How to Open the Door to Your Heart with Gratitude
This practice, from Sharon Salzberg’s book Real Change, opens a doorway...
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Dalai Lama: What is the Purpose of Life?
Discussing the Age-Old Question One great question underlies our experience,...
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