Freya Bennett-OverstallApr 212 minIKARA-FLINDERS RANGES DREAMINGWe have just returned from a visit to Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. It is a most magical place and I wish we had had more time...
Freya Bennett-OverstallMar 11 minGLORIOUS GIANT MARIGOLDSFor those of you who have recently attended a class or workshop at Maitri Studio Brighton, you may have noticed the glorious giant...
Freya Bennett-OverstallFeb 112 minPHILLIPA'S CHOCOLATE NUT BALLS In January we had the delicious and privileged experience of being invited by friends to attend a dinner party at their house. They hired...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJan 191 minSUMMER SUNHave you been enjoying the summer sun? Spending warm days splashing, swimming and soaking in the sea/dam/creek/lake/pool? This is the...
Freya Bennett-OverstallDec 14, 20212 minTEA TOWELS?!At the beginning of this year, I would never have imagined that I would have an illustration of mine printed onto tea towels...yet here...
Freya Bennett-OverstallNov 18, 20212 minWE'RE ON THE JOURNEY OF LEARNING ABOUT BEES...This year, for his birthday, I gave my husband a Flow Hive and the associated equipment. This was inspired by his father keeping bees,...
Freya Bennett-OverstallOct 19, 20211 minAS WE EMERGE FROM LOCKDOWN...Here in Melbourne, Victoria, we are beginning to emerge out of lockdown. Melbourne has spent more time in lockdown than any other city in...
Freya Bennett-OverstallAug 19, 20212 minINVERSIONSIn relation to mindful movement, an inversion is defined as any pose or movement which aligns our heart above our head. Inversions have...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJul 22, 20212 minANOTHER LESSON FROM NATURE.We were fortunate enough to have the freedom and time to make a last-minute trip up to far north Queensland earlier this month. I had the...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJun 16, 20212 minGUACAMOLE SEASONAt the end of last month (the end of Autumn), a dear friend gave me some of their homegrown avocados. Delicious, creamy, homegrown Reed...
Freya Bennett-OverstallMay 20, 20213 minINTERMITTENT FASTING AS A FEMALEFasting There’s hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything,...
Freya Bennett-OverstallMar 23, 20212 minAUTUMN RETREAT ANYONE? Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd MAY 2021* (* We have had a date change) Come reconnect & attune to the season (late autumn & ready yourself for...
Freya Bennett-OverstallMar 4, 20212 minAUTUMN SOUP.I have just finished slurping down a delicious bowl of soup, made from a recipe shared by Su. Now that we are rolling into Autumn, a bowl...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJan 19, 20215 minCREATING YOUR OWN DAILY CACAO CEREMONYWith the wonderful arrival of Living Koko into Maitri Studio last year & following on from my “Summer Heart Nourishing Workshop” I have...
Freya Bennett-OverstallNov 23, 20202 minTHE MAGIC & HEALING POWER OF CHOCOLATE...Last week I was sent a treasure trove of goodies from Ana Soares from @ife.products.community in celebration and support of Maitri Studio...
Freya Bennett-OverstallOct 25, 20202 minNEW STUDIO I have spent the last week teaching from the new studio and it has been lovely... but I have to admit I have been feeling a little lonely...
Freya Bennett-OverstallSep 21, 20202 minHAVE YOU DEVELOPED OR LEARNT ANY NEW SKILLS DURING LOCKDOWN?It's long been accepted and recognised that any kind of learning must involve changes in the brain. More recently this has been termed...
Freya Bennett-OverstallAug 12, 20202 minSpring Is On Its Way.Spring is in the air. The days are starting to have a different light quality, brighter. There are daffodils about waving their beautiful...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJun 24, 20202 minWhen I first met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama...When I was 17 I had the wonder-full opportunity to attend a public teaching with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (HHDL). It was held at...
Freya Bennett-OverstallJun 5, 20202 minBooks That Have Helped Me Understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Suffering.Reconciliation Week being earlier this week plus the heart wrenching death of George Floyd in the USA has triggered, amongst other...