What do you think of Bali? the temple priest politely enquires as he drives us to his village in Sidemen. I pause. The answer is a complicated one that has more to do with me than the island itself.
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the five vayus
While practicing in Bali, I picked up a new variation on the namaskar series that I keep coming back to. Less focused on building heat and yang energy, Vayu Namaskar seeks to harmonize the five vayus.
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Because there’s more to life than food and drink (so I’m told), the second installment of Home Base covers the very best of what makes Melbourne the culture capital of Australia. Happy exploring, mates.
Read Morecolor story // singapore
Sometimes, only images will do ☾
visual explorations of 48 hours in Singapore
artifacts
as a little girl
i gathered
all sorts of bits + bobs…
home base // melbourne pt. 1
G’day + welcome to Home Base, the very first in Querencia’s city guide series. I’m often asked for travel recs and figured there’s no better place to start than our home away from home, Melbourne. In no particular order, here are some edible + quaffable things we’ll miss the very most.
Read Moremorning ritual
Change can be disruptive and chaotic, but ritual offers a way to ground yourself in spite of everything else going on around you. It’s a chance to make space for yourself; to bring intention into how you spend your day.
Read Moreaway we go
It’s a funny thing to leave home; to find an entirely new one in the process. Unearthing the layers of home, both physical and spiritual.
Read Moreterroir
This–to me–smells like Margaret River, she says while pouring the cabernet. Like home. She rolls her eyes as she talks about terroir, but readily admits Margaret River’s got one all its own.
Read Morecoffee at no. 7
Come over tomorrow morning before you leave and I’ll make you Greek coffee, she offers again. The way she rolls her “r”s reminds me of Spanish. This time I know I’ll take her up on it.
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