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ON THE BREEZE
What is written on the breeze All around and through the trees... A gentle stirring, pulsing hum That whispers low, it has begun Something that will change your sight As sure as day turns into night A steady softening of your gaze An opening to subtle ways Seeing what is rarely seen Feeling with a sense so keen Letting go and dropping in Knowing silence as your kin.
What is whispered on the breeze All around and through the trees... A symphony of light and sound Nature's beauty, colours abound Uniqueness of each leaf and flower Bursting forth from One Great Power Reminds us well to honour all The Sacred in the large and small For love is the pulse of everything The truth that makes your soul to sing
What is whispered on the breeze All around and through the trees... Secrets of an inner life Beneath the pain, the fear, the strife Something you can't quite recall How things were before the fall Before the plummet into form Before forgetfulness was born. Before the roaring in your ears The misty veil made up of tears The secret whispers to you still If you but pause enough to fill Your body with the ebb and flow Of what was yours so long ago...
What is whispered on the breeze All around and through the trees... There is no distance for to go Or thing to do, or be, or know The journey ends when you are clear All you need, is to be here Awake in this Now moment of time unfolding without reason or rhyme To take a breath and be aware To see what is already there For in the now you hold the key The sacred in the ordinary
What is whispered on the breeze All around and through the trees... A melody that lifts and calms A healing touch, a soothing balm You take a breath, then a door Opens to somewhere known before Where fear and struggle have no place Where you and truth stand face to face Suspended in a sea of light Where you can see with perfect sight That you were never far from home Where love exists, And love alone. ---O--- Tracey Tighe
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Counsellor
Director, Inside Out Counselling Service Child Psychotherapist
Sunshine Coast children's counsellor and psychotherapist, Monique Rutherford, has over eighteen years experience with children. She has nurtured her interest in supporting growth in children both personally as a mother since 1989 and professionally since 1996 through her roles as Telephone Counsellor, Teacher, Behaviour Support Advisory Teacher, Well-Being Officer, School Counsellor and Child & Family Child Protection Therapist. Monique’s journey began when she became a parent herself at seventeen. Several years later, as a single mum she enrolled at James Cook University in Townsville studying Education and Psychology. After graduation, Monique moved to Woorabinda, an Aboriginal community in Central Queensland, where she lived and taught for a couple of years. This was an amazing experience where Monique fell in love with our indigenous heritage and began learning about the importance of secure and trusting relationships in the life of a child. After transferring to the Sunshine Coast in 2000, Monique began her post graduate studies at the Qld University of Technology in Brisbane whilst teaching. From 2000 to 2005 Monique completed two Masters Degrees in Education majoring in Behaviour Management and School Guidance and Counselling whilst working part time in the behaviour management field for Education Queensland. In 2001, Monique gave birth to her second child, twelve years after her first and began the amazing parenting journey again. Over the next four years, she also completed in-depth and advanced post graduate studies in Expressive Therapies through the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia, Brisbane. In 2006, bringing together all that she’d learned both personally and professionally, Monique founded Inside Out Counselling Service, a clinical counselling practice which integrates the philosophy of perinatal and transpersonal psychology, emotional release counselling, expressive therapies, secure attachment, stress & trauma, non-punitive behaviour methods and spirituality in order to enhance adult-child relationships and support the healing and emotional growth of children and young people. Monique is a clinical member of the Queensland Counsellors Association (QCA) and a professional member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Her official qualifications include:
Monique has also completed certification as an Essence of Angels practitioner and holds a Certificate in Bush Flower Essences with Children.
TAFE Student on Prac Placement In 2001 Sarah started her work supporting hard-to-reach young people and working alongside disadvantaged communities in Greater London, UK. Sarah's passion as a street documentary photographer led her to deepen her love to help others and work within some of the most disadvantaged communities in Greater London. From 2001 - 2005 Sarah concentrated on promoting positive behaviour strategies and Personal Development programmes for excluded young people. In 2002 Sarah started her own non-for-profit organisation, "Alternative Creative Youth Development" (ACYD) which actively seeked to empower young people through unique life skills based programmes, promoting Music Therapy, Dance, Physical Theatre, Drama and freestyle Martial arts programmes known as Platforms4Life. Sarah became very devoted to giving young people and children the opportunity to explore their cultural and social personal identity and engage with young people in a positive and creative way. Through this journey Sarah worked alongside many UK government agencies, Youth and Healthy Living Agencies, Drug Action teams and Young Offending teams to support and facilitate young people at risk, and their emotional and physical health. Since 2001 Sarah has worked with a number of diverse communities and project managed a number of mentoring and personal development programmes for young people. In 2005 Sarah moved to Australia to give birth and start her own parenting journey. As a mother Sarah has continued her work and is currently focusing on early year's prevention strategies for emotional wellbeing and emotional literacy for children. Currently Sarah is studying and finalising her Diploma studies in Community Welfare, Nambour Tafe and since Sarah returned to study she has focused and deepened her career to work with parents, young adolescents and early years. Sarah is passionate about the promotion of Compassionate Parenting and supporting and nurturing child and parent relationships. As a single parent Sarah's vision is to work and support children, parents and families health. Our children need a great deal of care and attention and parents also need support in growing emotionally and spiritually. Sarah is now working and supporting alongside Monique Rutherford, Director Of Inside Out Counselling to extend learning and focus on deepening an ability to support parents and children's personal, behavioural and emotional wellbeing. Top of Page |
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