What a fascinating journey of experience it is to lose sense of ones naturally authentic nature only to rediscover the true inner self once more and for all that seemed so burdensome and complex to be unveiled in simplicity when orientating to a deeper level of the self, it can feel like the greatest home coming to oneself.  

This has been our discovery here at Vibrant Living Retreat and this is why we are so passionate to provide the environment, locations and services we offer to support our clients and visitors in the joyous relearning of the art of relaxing into ones deeper authentic self and discovering the value and well-being of this orientations within ones heart-mind body connection. A chance to disconnect for a little while from the outer world and its constant bombardment of messages of how one should feel about ones body, health, lifestyle, success, other people, abundance and values. 

YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF ASKING WHAT IS SO SPECIAL & UNIQUE ABOUT THESE YEARS  ON EARTH ?
& WHY ARE THEY SO CHALLENGING ? 
There is the opportunity at hand for humanity if one is willing to let go of everything we think we know and open up to a grander design and natural intelligence. The gateway is through heart-mind but first this heart gateway requires the release of the many layers of protective measures standing guard braced against the bodies feeling sense and for controlling / rationalising emotions. After all have we not been educated to be left brain thinkers and disconnect from the feeling body.

I only know what I know as the HEALED HEALER because I have walked the path of losing myself to this reality, deciding at a very young age that I needed to learn how to survive & function to try and fit in to other peoples crazy ass version of a world that was confusing & disharmonious at best.

Like most children I had to try to figure out how to fit into the structures that supported controlling systems of behaviours, normal systems of abuse and align to cultural mannerism to appear a nice human being, a good girl, a intelligent girl, a hard worker. This year by year of my more formative years cloaked my authenticity and trust in life as I felt I had to protect my sensitive heart from the world and not allow it to be seen for fear of it being a weakness and my innate essence being rejected; I build walls around my heart to avoid feeling the harshness; the pain and suffering and to stay small, stay accepted in mainstream thinking and behaviours aka....stay safe ! ! !

After all most humans have been taught not to question too much, be a good girl / boy, a intelligent student, a good worker, a respectable parent, a nice person saying YES when meaning NO ..& so on.

Rediscovering the authentic self is a worthy pathway indeed and one we are all been called into as we navigate these fascinating years of challenges, opportunities, chaos, transformations, awakenings, forgiveness, awareness, realisations, up vibes, empowerment, self love, letting go and deepening connection to the bigger picture of the big self.

So many life opportunities unfolding personally, locally, nationally and globally to bring us to a place of greater inner decision of what are ones real committed core values, orientations of heart-mind, focus ~ via thoughts & emotional emergies. Because it all matters, you matter, I matter and we impact the matter around us, our world and that definitely matters ! No good, no bad, no right , no wrong, just a inner discovery of realising we matter and we are powerful beyond measure and we can indeed unplug from the nonsense and plug into the high vibes of focusing on what really matters to our human life experiences as guided by our heart-mind soul . (higher self~higher truths)
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A marriage of formless and form; the masculine and feminine; the spirit and body, the invisible & material.
Life is really rather simple when we declutter the layers of conditionings & complexities over layered on top of the innate beauty hidden within.

" Be the change you want to see in the world "

BE the Peace, BE the harmony, Be the balance, Be the compassion, Be the unconditional Love

"As I Began to Love Myself" - Poem by Charlie Chaplin

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.
As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me
and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.
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We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.Today I know THAT IS “LIFE”!
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I dedicate this blog post to Eilleen Flatley, my darling mum whom died when I was just 14yrs old. She was in and out of psychiatric hospital for many year and when she died she happened to be staying in a locked psychiatric ward, she died at a age younger than I am now from a heart attack that was brought on by 2 types of meds.

Watching her struggles and imbalances in body mind and spirit as a young child gave me the deep desire, courage, strength and dedication to do what ever it takes to go beyond my comfort zones, perceived fear and limitations again and again to discover how to heal & empower thy self. I became fascinated about finding out what creates true happiness and what are the ways of walking the path of an empowered women gentle upon this earth. I know in my heart that by healing my self in body, mind and spirit, I am & have helped my mothers spirit heal too and transform this genetic lineage.  

Epigenetic is a new science which shares the discovery that our biology and genes is influenced by the environment we grew up in. With this controversial science comes great potential to liberate and heal oneself by shining the light of awareness on learnt family behaviours, patterns and attitudes. All these can be changed with a strong desire and willingness to transform oneself from the inside out to establish new beliefs, habits and attitudes. 

I am blessed to have walked my own unique discovery pathway to becoming the HEALED HEALER & to nowadays support others make this discovery within them self too with as much ease, joy, gentleness, compassion, fun and grace as possible. 

I heard it said once " The future is the past healed "

Abundant Love & Magical Blessings 
Mary jo
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I AM proud to be Eileen Flatley's Eldest Daughter
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Vibrant Living Co-Director, Wellness Expert and Inner Transformation Guide. 

It is just another beautiful day Jan 31st 2016 at Vibrant Living Retreat and we are feeling grateful and blessed like we do each day , its one of our wellness tools to support ourselves remember and reaffirm all that we have to be grateful for and the abundance that surrounds us. It also offers us a chance to reflect on our days and tap into the authentic and spontaneous feeling of gratitude that bubbles up from our heart and is freely giving voice and witness by those we are delighted to surround ourselves with.   You Vibrant heart are an extended part of our gratitude circle,  a connected circle that is beyond time / space, past & future and lives in the ever expanding moment of NOW & NOW & NOW ...! 

This is a blog post to our extended Vibrant Family for no other reason or agenda than to acknowledge you for  your contribution to our life's and where we are today. You are forever held in specialness in our hearts with deep appreciation for the months we shared under one roof co-creating the magic of living it REAL & LIVING IT RENEWED IN A NEW PARADIGM OF POSSIBILITIES sometime over the last 5 yrs in Hanmer Springs.  1st  with MVM & now VLR !
I / we love this warm glow of soulful sharing and caring we have been blessed to experience with you along our path.
I AM blessed to feel it each and every day as I continue to expand serving the joyful purpose of my soul; by being the greatest version of myself and allowing it to serve others discovery of the greatest version of themselves.
It Brings me such joy to be around others whom are open and willing to be open to change, to take the steps to transform, to have the courage to heal the unresolved (elephants in the room) and discovery ones own delightful inner worthy glow of natural excellence & love & passion.
"Being the change you want to see in the world"

THANK YOU FOR RIPPLING THE SEEDS OF LOVE & BELIEF WHERE EVER YOU ROAM AROUND THE GLOBE ....! 
Thank you to our Vibrant Family around the world. Thank you for touching our life's with your unique souls signature and allowing us to touch yours over these amasing transformational years upon our mother earth.
"Your Vibes attracts your tribe".
Abundant Love & Magical Blessings 

Mary Jo & Steve & Magica
Eternally your Vibrant Family 

I am so excited to add this very special teddy bear as the 1st product in our Vibrant Living Store. It is a very special 1st of its kind bear to empower children to learn to love themselves. As of yet you can not purchase it on this site as I am still co-ordinating with the developer of this Bear how to ship it to N.Z. But I just wanted to start to share it and get your feedback on what you think of it and it you would be interested in putting a order in for one.  I plan on having them here to purchase at Vibrant Living Retreat. Geeeeeee  I know I am just so excited about it and the value it will bring to children life's and all the life's they will in turn touch. 

I am delighted to know the developer of this bear Dee Wallace and her dedication to self empowerment, self healing and well being. She has being a very special mentor guide and light in my own life over these latter years. Dee is also a actor and is best known for her acting role as the mother in the movie E.T. many years ago. I think it was the early 90's it came out. Last year I got to stay with Dee when I visited L.A. for a few days and join in one of her trainings she was hosting from her home. 

Getting back to my main topic I want to discuss that this bear has inspired today LOVE of self. Just to recap SELF LOVE it's that thing the majority of us learnt from a very young age you are not suppose to do because it is selfish and you should feel guilty for it if you dared, we learnt it from our parents and they learnt it from their and so on back and back to gods knows when...Too fricken long I say and its mega time for a overhaul ! 

Well I have some great news for you and all little human angels,  it is not selfish and actually the opposite is a higher truth in my own discovery. The reason for this is because only when we truly love and accept thy (our) self, can we truly love others without conditions...makes sense RIGHT !  When our own love for self is conditional then our love for others is also conditional, this is just how it works. It is a universal law of what we are in thought~word and deed, we give out and that in turn is what we get back in our experiences to reflect what we are and so then we get to know thy self that way. Once we come to understand what we do not prefer to experience in our life's, we can then reorientate our preferences and values from the power of free will choice to think and act differently in accordance with preferred life experience. 

How many conditions do we really have on our own love of self ? I will love and accept myself when I am that certain weight, muscle tone, fitness, have that much money, be that level of success ....etc etc So many conditions on our love and support of oneself & this has been considered normal in our daily world ....WHAT THE FUNK ! ! ! Hey I was brought up in a Irish Catholic family and I got to experience this in a full out way, there was no self love in my family growing up or that in the larger community that I can recall. My self image as a youngster was so distorted I had to look in the mirror to remind myself I actually wasn't as bad as my inner self felt about myself inside and that in actuality I was picking up from all those people around me in my environment. 

Did you know that much of our personality, beliefs and perceptions about life are all imprinted within our subconscious before the ages of 5 - 7 years old. That is why often even in our growth up years we have 2 and 3 year old reactions and response to things that seem out of proportion to the actual event happening. This is because it is literally a child like perception that is in reaction to something and if that reaction had been judged bad or repressed over the younger years, it may just be ready to explode a little don't you think ! 

 Well all that handing down of the conditions on our love are on there way out as we open up to new paradigms and ways of understanding THY SELF in the light of godliness and move beyond the old harshness, judgements,  illusions of separation and not being good enough as core beliefs and perceptions imprinted from a young innocence age before the intellect kicked in and innocence was king. 

Here is one cuddling little bear to change that, imagine supporting your child to know it is OK to love thy self and to be encouraged and supported to grow that love daily. Imagine naturally seeing the love being shared through a continuously healed, happy, open heart and soul into teenage years and adulthood.