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We often think gratitude comes naturally when life is going well.

But Brother David Steindl-Rast offers this beautiful reminder:
“It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy.”

And I think there is something really powerful in that.

So here’s a little practice for today:
Pause.
Take a slow breath.
Feel your feet on the ground.
Look around.

What is here right now that you might normally overlook?

The warmth of the sun.
A cool breeze.
The sound of birds.
A familiar voice.
Your breath arriving.

Don't just name it. Receive it.

Stay with that feeling for a few breaths.
Sometimes happiness isn't something we need to go looking for.
Sometimes we simply need to become quiet enough to notice what is already here.

This is something I’ll be inviting people to explore at my Spring Reset Retreat. A day to slow down, reconnect and rediscover the wonder, joy and beauty of being alive.

If this speaks to you, you can find out more about the retreat here:
https://www.cittalift.com/spring-reset-2026

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Tomorrow is the final day for Early Bird pricing.(Promocode: Earlybird)

Sometimes the most important thing we can do is give ourselves permission to pause.

If you've been moving from one thing to the next, longing for a little more space to breathe, reflect and reconnect — I'd love to invite you to join me for the Spring Reset Retreat: Return to Wonder, Joy & the Beauty of Being Alive.

A day of mindfulness, restorative yoga, gentle movement, reflection and nature — space to slow down and remember what truly matters.

If you've been thinking about coming, perhaps this is your reminder to say yes to yourself.

For more information and booking, please go to:
https://www.cittalift.com/spring-reset-2026

💚 Kim

5 signs you might be surviving instead of truly living...
* You move from one task to the next without really noticing the moments in between.
* Even when you have time to slow down, your mind doesn't know how.
* You keep telling yourself you'll rest "when things settle down."
* Good moments like a laugh, warm light, a decent coffee happen...but they don't quite land.
* You realise you've been functioning... but not really feeling present in your own life.
Which sign sounds like you right now?
These aren't signs that you're failing.
They're signs your nervous system may have been in "doing" mode for a long time.
Truly living involves noticing the beauty and wonder that's already here. The warmth of the sun. Birdsong. The laughter of someone you love. The quiet contentment of simply breathing.
We can all practise this in everyday life. But sometimes it's easier when someone else holds the space. When the schedule is taken care of. When the distractions are put aside. When you're gently guided to slow down and reconnect.
If this speaks to where you are right now, I'd love to welcome you to
my Return to Wonder and Joy Spring Reset Retreat.
A day to pause, breathe, and remember what it feels like to be fully present.
📆 Saturday 5 September
📍 Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair
🕊️ Early Bird closes 31 July
For more information about this day retreat or to register, please go to https://www.cittalift.com/spring-reset-2026

We are delighted to announce that registrations are now open for two new Cittalift retreats.

🌸 SPRING RESET RETREAT
Return to Wonder, Joy & the Beauty of Being Alive

A nourishing day retreat Nunyara Conference Centre for anyone longing to reconnect with presence, gratitude, wonder and the simple joys that often get lost in the pace of modern life.

💛 Father's Day Companion Offer:
Bring someone special and save $80 when booking two places

🦋 RADICAL RESET RETREAT
Release, Reconnect and Redirect

Cittalift's signature immersive retreat returns for our 6th gathering Twin Peaks of UKARIA Cultural Centre - for those seeking deeper restoration, reflection, clarity and transformation.

Whether you join us for a single day or immerse yourself in a longer retreat experience, our hope is the same. That you leave feeling more connected to yourself, more present to life, and more able to recognise the goodness that has always been here.

Because life is too precious to sleepwalk through.

Tag someone who could use a reset. 🙏🏼

Early Bird Offer: 10% off both retreats until 31 July.

Learn more:
https://www.cittalift.com/spring-reset-2026
https://www.cittalift.com/radical-reset-retreat-2026

The world isn't slowing down. But you can learn to move through it differently.

Finding Calm Within the Chaos is our new 5-week mindfulness and self-compassion course created for anyone who's been feeling stretched, overwhelmed, or quietly worn out by the pace of modern life in Adelaide.

Each week, we'll gather in a small, warm group and explore practices that genuinely help:
- breathing through moments of panic or overload
- softening the inner critic that drives you so hard
- finding steadiness when everything feels uncertain
- coming home to your body when your mind won't rest
- cultivating a kinder relationship with yourself and others

This program will be offered in two Adelaide locations:-

📍 Yogafusion, Norwood

5 Saturdays | 6 June – 4 July 2026 | 2:15pm – 3:30pm

👉 Book here:https://yogafusion.com.au/yoga-workshops-adelaide/finding-calm-within-the-chaos

📍 Plunge Recovery, Somerton Park

5 Sundays | 7 June – 5 July 2026 | 5:15pm – 6:30pm

👉 To book, email: [email protected]

Investment: $165

If this is calling to you, I'd encourage you to secure your place soon.

We don't always see the people we love. Sometimes we see the story our mind has built about them, from years of ups and downs of living alongside them.

When we feel frustrated, disappointed, or angry with someone, sometimes it's worth asking:

Am I seeing this person, or my story about this person?

This question creates a little space..... for understanding, compassion and maybe even forgiveness

A day designed to restore inner balance. A room full of courageous and honest women.

Central to the day was a fire ceremony.
Fire rituals have existed across almost every culture for thousands of years - Indigenous, Hindu, Celtic, Native American. The reason is simple. Writing down what you're ready to release, and watching it burn, reaches somewhere that thinking about it never quite does. It's an act of intention made physical.

And that's what the women did at the Mini Reset Retreat fire ceremony - offering what they were ready to let go of to the flame and making space for renewal.

Thank you to everyone who brought their whole self to the retreat and did the work.

You truly made the day what it was meant to be.

Still a few spaces left for my Mini Reset Retreat but bookings close today.. If you have been sitting on the fence, here's what I know: you deserve this. And you will show up better for everyone you love after a day that finally puts you first.
And if you're thinking of someone special this Mother's Day, there is no more meaningful gift than a day that gives her back to herself.
Come alone or bring your mum or someone you love. Book for two and save $80.
🗓 Saturday 9 May | 9:30am – 4:30pm
📍 Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair SA
🔗 Book here:

https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-mini-reset-retreat-rediscover-the-joy-of-being-aax6prkj
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Mini Reset Retreat - Restore Your Inner Balance This one-day retreat invites you to settle into stillness and reconnect with your innate peace and joy.

Here's something most high-achieving women don't realise about exhaustion.

It's not just tiredness. It's what happens when your nervous system has been in overdrive for so long it has forgotten how to switch off.

You can sleep eight hours and still wake up tired. You can take a weekend off and still feel depleted on Monday.

Because the kind of rest you need is active restoration, not passive rest.

Your nervous system needs to be shown that it is safe to slow down. Through movement. Through stillness. Through practices that activate your parasympathetic nervous system - your body's natural "rest and digest" response. The nervous system that slows down your heart rate, lowers you blood pressure, supports your digestion and signals your body to stop producing the stress hormones that have been keeping you on high alert.

This is why the Mini Reset Retreat is not just a nice day out. It's a full day of evidence-informed practices such as yoga, sound bowl healing, guided meditation, all specifically designed to restore a nervous system running on empty.

You cannot pour from an empty cup. And you cannot keep borrowing against a reserve you never refill.

The Mini Reset Retreat on 9 May is one day to refill yours before your body asks you to stop in a way you didn't choose.

🗓 Saturday 9 May | 9:30am – 4:30pm
📍 Nunyara Conference Centre, Belair SA
https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-mini-reset-retreat-rediscover-the-joy-of-being-aax6prkj

Sunday Slowdown returns this evening.

Please join us if you've been feeling the weight of the week or the world. It's a gentle way to close out the week, decompress and be refreshed for a new week.

Together we'll meditate, reflect, and draw on the quiet wisdom of the autumn season about letting go, slowing down, and finding beauty in the turning.

Free. Online. No experience needed.

🗓 Tonight | 8:00pm – 8:45pm ACST
💻 Online via Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86107213745?pwd=5abOy5Xjl3R6K0FD5Sgh1u3luQdOR3.1

See you tonight. 🙏


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