Author: Deborah Shepherd

Deborah Shepherd, the founder of Embrace Life Festivals and Gratitude Online believes there is a direct connection between remaining in a state of gratitude and one's overall health and wellbeing. By staying in one's heart space and in the present moment, allowing and appreciative of what is currently in our lives , we are at ease and in flow, and able to enjoy and embrace all that life has to offer. For when we focus on what we have, we always have more than enough.

Creating A Life You Love, With Gratitude

I write this blog today with a massive disclaimer – in being human we walk our own paths, and along the way we will meet each other at different parts of each other’s journey. There is no benefit in casting a judgement on another or comparing – we all have our own life to live […]

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Transitioning Life’s Detours with Gratitude

Life has a way to show us what we need to learn, and when we get to the other side we often realise it was all part of the journey For the past 12 months I have endured a rollercoaster of events that literally rocked me to the core. Some of the journey brought up […]

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ayuverda, gratitude, health, welbeing

Perfect Daily Ayurveda Blend

Ayurveda focuses towards attaining positive health and fulfilment in life through a healthy body, mind and soul. It places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health by paying close attention to balance in one’s life which includes aspects of our diet, thoughts, lifestyle (sleep, exercise), herbs and overall balance of life. This […]

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mind, body, connection, gratitude, health, wellbeing

The Connection: Mind Your Body

Enjoy the first 15 minute trailer of the feature documentary The Connection: Mind Your Body that uncovers the latest science in mind body medicine and proves we have much more to say about our health than we thought possible. Please note: to watch the full 15 minutes you will be prompted to offer your email details. […]

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Christmas, Gratitude

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Another year has passed and our Gratitude community wishes everyone a wonderful time with your friends, family and loved ones. This season can be a “mixed bag” of emotions: often we get caught up in the hectic rush of expectations, present shopping, food preparation, dressing of the tree and cleaning the home for our guests. How we will […]

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lighten up summit

Time to Lighten Up!

In the month of September, we celebrate World Gratitude Day and we are honouring this with the launch of our annual Lighten Up Summit, starting on 19 September. Five days of inspiring videos that you can enjoy explore and experience the many ways we can embrace life. Why Lighten Up? We believe it is time […]

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Lighten Up Summit: Starts 19 September

Lighten Up ™ is an online summit showcasing our Australian conscious thought leaders within 50 inspirational video interviews across 5 days in the field of personal development, natural health, spirituality and creativity. Since 2013, the Embrace Life community has offered informative seminars, experiential meditations, sound healing and “hands on” demonstrations through local, boutique festivals throughout […]

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Nurture And Nourish Your Mind, Body and Soul

At Embrace Life, and during the season of Winter we get to celebrate the theme of “Nurture and Nourish” within our community and we are offering you the chance to experience one of our wonderful festivals in Penrith on Sunday 31st July. As part of our community, you can receive half price tickets. More details will be […]

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dream, surrender, creativity, gratitude

Creating Your Dream, Surrender To Your Own Mediocrity

We often can get bombarded with messages of how to create our dreams, ways to achieve greatness and be inspired and motivated by endless “aim high, dream big” quotes. What if the answer to achieving our dreams lies in the acceptance of ourselves, in embracing humility. An interesting concept for one that has always focused […]

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World Yoga Day Australia 2016

United Nations World Yoga Day Australia 2016 at Sydney Opera House was a gathering of Australian yoga community and for some an introduction to yoga, people gathered together in a celebration of yoga for everyone, as well as at the iconic Bondi Beach Pavilion. Thousands of people coming together to practice yoga, meditate, play music, listen […]

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