1-3 March 2013

Over 100 talented teachers from the world over. Highlights include; Yoga Workshops, Dance Workshops, Tantra Program, Ayurveda, Eco-Marketplace, Healing Arts Village, and more.

For further information, visit; www.spiritfestival.com.au

A festival presenting world luminaries to create a future beyond what we now imagine, far more connected and filled with greater peace and awareness. 20 - 23 December, Byron Bay, Australia.

For further information, visit; www.upliftfestival.com

Feb 17, 18, 19, 2012 in Mullumbimby NSW

The inaugural Byron Spirit Festival will immerse participants in mesmeric, healing music throughout the weekend. In addition to the three evenings of concerts and dances, spontaneous and programmed kirtans, sound showers, chanting circles, and jams will take place in venues night and day.

Invigorate body, mind and soul at the 2012 Byron Spirit Festival.

For further information & tickets, visit; www.spiritfestival.com.au

Presented by; SCHOOL OF PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT AND SPIRITUAL ONENESS August 31st till September 5th.

When I first moved to Byron Bay, some city contemporaries thought I was copping out, dropping out or having a very premature midlife crisis.

In those days, it had not yet become hip to downscale, de-escalate and go back-to-nature, and Byron Bay had not yet reached its current apogee of fashionability for urban escapees.

At that time, happiness for masses of metropolites was, as Wallace Stevens wrote, "an acquisition."

Back in the 80s when I was still a city slicker, when work was my raison d'etre, and stilettos, silk stockings and shoulder pads my daily dress code, I had more money in the bank, but I also had hunched shoulders, tight hamstrings and very shallow breathing.

Recently, after we had eaten too much fish and chips for dinner in a Bay Lane restaurant, a friend and I decided to stroll around town until our stomachs settled.

In India, they say that if you drop a pebble off any building, it will land on a philosopher.