EARTH: Remember playing in the garden as a child, remember the feeling of the moist dirt between your fingers & toes, the tiny bugs and worms moving through the earth as they collect the remainder of last years leaves to make room for the new growth and continue the cycle. The Earth provides us with an infinite source of food that supports all life on this planet. That is why we must pay gratitude and always 'tread lightly'. If you want to really connect to the earths energy go barefoot outside in the garden and feel the dirt between your toes..

WATER: Close your eyes and imagine the deep swelling power of an ocean wave as it crashes onto the shore. Now picture the hundreds of tiny droplets dancing on the surface of a rockpool during a summer rainfall. Water represents many moods and Dreamtime stories tell us of streams and rivers as the bloodlines of this brown land...

WOOD: Imagine yourself walking through the forest. See the tall trunks around you, smell the dry leaves on the forest floor. As you look up through the soaring tree tops where the sunlight filters through the canopy you get a sense of growing. Like the solid roots of an ancient Gum Tree you feel connected to the earth and your life's journey...

AIR: Take a deep breath into your spirit and gather the sense of peace you feel as you see the clouds take on the glorious and ever changing shapes of a new day. We feel that same sense of potential when the winds of Spring blow the scents of a new season across our face. The plants give off oxygen which they breath out and the cycle of life continues...

FIRE: Take the time to stare into the flame of a burning candle. Think about how fire can transform anything we throw at it to pure energy. Whether it is the wick of a single candle or the raging destruction of a bush fire this elements power for transformation is profound. Perhaps the greatest source of fire we know is the sun which gives life to all that live on this earth...