TURN Clocks BACK ★ WaLk ★ SyDnEy RoWeRs-CaNaDa BaY n BaCk ☆ MiX n MiNgLe BrEkKiE

A reminder to turn clocks back one hour - so you get an extra hour's sleep- ☆ LeT's MeEt uP for a MiNdFuL WaLk at 8:30am ☆ We'll start by having a 10 minute chat just outside AbBoTsFoRd RoWeRs ☆ We'll start walking at 8:40am sharp towards Halliday Park along HeN n cHiCkEn BaY. You can refill your water bottles at Halliday Park where we will stop for a 15 minute break before making our way back ☆

★ A Mindful Walk from Abbotsford Wharf to Canada Bay ★ This event is great for fitness of the mind, body and spirit - so come along and exercise the body, clear the mind and let your spirit soar as it lets go of whatever is weighing it down. Learn to centre your energy as you mindfully walk.

MiNdFuL WaLKinG in silence is OpTiOnAL on this one occasion as there will be 2 meet up groups doing this walk - Ours will be mindful walking in silence, the other group will be WaLkiNg AnD TaLkiNg ☆

YOU CAN CHOOSE which to join.

After the walk, you're invited ☆ MiX AnD MiNgLe for brunch at Sydney Rowers on the lounges. We will be discussing the benefits of Mindful Walking as well as Mindfulness and Meditation at ☆ The MiX AnD MiNgLe brunch/coffee at 10:30am.

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Click on the link below for google directions or just view the screenshot

Sydney Rowers to Halliday Park and back To Sydney Rowers 4.6km (https://www.google.com.au/maps/dir/Sydney+Rowing+Club,+613+Great+North+Road,+Abbotsford+NSW+2046/Halliday+Park,+McGrath+Ave,+Five+Dock+NSW+2046/@-33.8531825,151.1200895,15z/data=!4m15!4m14!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b12a56897aa22ff:0x7d266ca4e1c74632!2m2!1d151.1275865!2d-33.8443517!1m5!1m1!1s0x6b12a54e2f899039:0xf017d68f9f1f020!2m2!1d151.1281225!2d-33.8620189!3e2!5i1)

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We will meet here right in front of the club - see people in the picture below.

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We will be making our way to Wymston Avenue along Hen and Chicken Bay

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As we walk, we are heading for Halliday Park at the end of Wymston Avenue

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We'll arrive at Halliday Park - the walk takes approximately 50 leisurely minutes and then have a short 15 minute break at the park where you can also refill your water bottle and then head back to Sydney Rowers.

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When we get back, we'll head out onto the deck for brunch with some more great bay views ... perfect way to start off a Sunday morning getting to know fellow Mindful Members.

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By RSVPing YES for this event, you agree that you have read and agreed that you are responsible for your own safety. You are responsible for your own safety for all meet-ups.

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NB You are welcome to bring a friend or 2 along but we ask for a gold coin donation for casual walkers who are not part of the group or unsure if joining. If those friends then join the Meetup group, they will not be asked to donate another $5 just the difference between their gold coin donation and the $5. If you bring any friends along, it is on the understanding that in RSVPing +1 or +2 that you have explained the Waiver below to them and that they agree to be responsible for their own safety at all times. Thanks,

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Public Waiver - For outdoor activities/walks

By joining this group and/or RSVPing 'YES' to any outdoor events offered by Inner West Walks, it is on acknowledgement and acceptance of the Public Waiver Section.

Acknowledgement and Waiver of the Inner West Walkers Meetup Group
By signing up for this group you are acknowledgement and agreement to the conditions outlined in the Inner West Walkers Meetup Group Waiver below

We wish to advise all intending and actual participants in any of the outdoor activities of the group that any or all of those activities may be considered “adventure sport” and require appropriate physical fitness, competence and may involve an element of risk. Participants in any activity of the group do so voluntarily and in the knowledge of the fitness, competence and the equipment required and fully understanding and accepting the risks involved.

All participants acknowledge that they take part in such activities at their own risk and will hold none of the Group, the leader(s), others involved in organising or assisting with the activity or any of the other participants in an activity responsible for any death, injury or loss that may result to them or to others through participation in the activity whether due to negligence, misadventure, accident or otherwise.

Those inviting visitors to activities agree that in doing so they have made the terms of this Acknowledgement and Waiver clear and that those participating in an activity as a consequence do so in full acceptance of this Acknowledgement and Waiver. The Group, its leaders, those assisting in organising and those participating in an activity may, to the fullest extent permitted by the law, rely on this Acknowledgement and Waiver as a bar or limitation to any claim for death, injury or loss that may result from such activity.

If this is your 1st Meetup - please look out for me - Enza

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There are so many benefits to walking - socialising, exercising, mindfully relaxing ... the list goes on ... after the walk - at approximately 10:30am, we will be back at Sydney Rowers where we started the walk.

At 10:30am you'll have the option to leave if you have prior commitments or you can stay on for a little longer as we relax overlooking the bay having brekkie/brunch/coffee and mixing and mingling getting to know and make new mindful friends.

See you on the day
Enza
Canada Bay A reminder to click on my name and message me your mobile number and email if you have yet to do so. They will never be shared with anyone and are available to the Organiser only. Just me. Thank you - Much appreciated.

★★★★ Prior to all Mindful Walks - in the event of bad weather, please check the wall below on the morning of the walk to confirm the walk is still on - as we are dependent on weather conditions.★★★★ - See you Sunday morning at Abbotsford at 8:30am - after 8:40am I will switch off the phone. Check out Wymston Parade on your GPS and meet us there - look out for the crowd of walkers - on their way to Halliday Park at the end of Wymston Parade. In the event of thunder or bad weather this event is postponed to the following Sunday :)

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FOCUS for this Mindful Walk - the WATER chakra -

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This is the 2nd chakra. Chakras are pools of spiralling energy. This chakra deals with pleasure and is blocked by guilt. Look at all the guilt that burdens you. What do you blame yourself for?

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Today's walk has as its intention the release of whatever is weighing you down. the key here is self forgiveness.

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Orange is the colour of joy, enthusiasm, friendliness, creativity, emotional balance, sexuality, self worth, harmony, passion, freedom, intuition, and the expression of emotions. It promotes a general sense of wellness.

When the 2nd Chakra, the Sacral/belly chakra, rooted into the spine and located 5cm below the navel is blocked, we experience: Guilt, stiff lower backs, restlessness, exhaustion, a feeling of overwhelm, confusion and lack of desire/pleasure/excitement at interspersed intervals in our lives. It’s influenced by how emotions were expressed or repressed in the family during childhood.

Creativity, emotional balance, sexuality, harmony, passion, freedom, intuition, and expression of emotions.