Obaitori

I've been playing my beautiful cello today. I Love it so much. I even Love hearing & saying the word, cello. Cello, cello, cello, it rhymes with mellow & reminds me of merlot... & yes, I'm procrastinating slightly, after all who would want to put stuff in boxes when having cello lessons on youtube is so much fun!?

Dazla bought me a cello for my birthday a few years ago but before that I used to hire a cello from Gosford Conservatorium of Music. I had lessons there too. It was a beautiful old sandstone building that used to be the police station. My practice room was actually an old lock up cell. 2 by 1 metres - a tiny square window right up near the ceiling. I used to imagine being locked in their practising cello, meditating, doing my japa mala. Without all of the distractions of the outer world I think I might have progressed to a fully fledged yogini & celloist extraordinaire!

I read cello blogs with one of my favourites being Emily Wright's Stark Raving Cello & listening; my all time favourite piece - is Trio in E-Flat, Op. 100 by Schubert played here by the incredible Capucon Brothers. Pure beauty & perfection in every element.

Welcome

Hello, my name is Katie Jane Hinshelwood. Here you will find a little bit of my story; our family’s journey on the spiritual path. I have a deep yearning of understanding & nurturing the spiritual development of the family.I facilitate a spiritual mother's group called Obaitori. It is an all embracing collective of women who support each other in 'sharing the struggle' belonging together and not living in 'isolated perfection'.

I hope to share a ray of yogic light on spiritual mothering & caretaking of children. I am also a learner and earnestly seek your opinion and want to ask what works for you?

I live with my two children, partner Dazla & our cat, Yogi.

I’m really happy you are here. Please feel free to wander around & have a look.

You are very welcome.

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Inspiration

Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you. ~ Sheng-yen ~
Simplify your life, purify your heart. Slay egoism & pride, cultivate cosmic LOVE, practise SELF DISCIPLINE. Serve ALL. LOVE ALL. Hear, reflect, meditate. Enquire & know YOURSELF. Live the Eternal. There is only one language the language of the heart. There is only one law, the law of cause & effect. There is only one religion the religion of LOVE. ~ Swami Sivananda Saraswati ~