Has it ever happened to you: a guy enters the room, and the moment you see him your jaw almost drops open. You’re like: Who the frick is this??? His charisma, look and status is intimidating. But he's challenging. And challenge is exciting. Since a girl normally [...]
Image via Pinterest Inspiration comes to us in the craziest ways. Anyone who has ever embarked on a creative project has experienced that midnight rush that has you sitting bolt upright, throwing on the light, and reaching for a pen, or a phone [...]
I’ve lately found myself questioning why letting go of what hurts us is such a difficult process, only to realize that it’s often because we don’t want to. We too often choose to tightly grasp to suffering because it is comfortable and validates our pain. [...]
If you took one look at the featured image for this post and despaired that your meditation practice doesn't look or feel like this, don't worry. Mine doesn't either. I just figured it was more aesthetically pleasing than a picture of me with greasy hair [...]
L.O.V.E. That shit is fucked. We say that “in the end, only 3 things matter: How much you’ve loved How fully you’ve lived How gracefully you’ve let go of the things that were not meant for you.” This nomadic lifestyle, I’ve chosen it, as others [...]
Interview by Caitlin Creeper Renae Saxby used to own a day spa. She was good at it, had beautiful clients, and had a spa set on 100 acres in a major, scenic wine-growing region in New South Wales, Australia. She had a good income, and [...]
If you're here it's probably because, like us, at some stage you found yourself searching for a little somethin' somethin' more out of this life. As spiritual teacher Ram Dass explained to a crowd in San Francisco over forty years ago, sometimes this thing happens [...]
"Gifts come to us when we open ourselves to the single greatest truth that those before us knew: there is a larger world behind the one we see around us every day. That larger world loves us more than we can possibly imagine, and it [...]
“I love being horribly straightforward. I love sending reckless text messages (because how reckless can a form of digitized communication be?) and telling people I love them and telling people they are absolutely magical humans and I cannot believe they really exist. I love saying, [...]
When we were younger, we were comfortable pushing boundaries. It was like a rite of passage. We'd push our parents for later curfews, push our teachers patience while giggling in class with our friends (remember how when you weren't allowed to laugh, it just made [...]
Kate Dawson: Marine scientist, researcher, traveller, shark lover, photographer, videographer, surfer. Interview by Caitlin Creeper The girl who got her scuba diving licence at thirteen, pulled a new passion out of a brutal surfing encounter at fifteen and at twenty-two has already contributed to important marine research here [...]
Why Yoga, Meditation, Surfing, Travelling or Following a Spiritual Path doesn't make you a Hippie, but someone in the state of a major awakening. I think I essentially started my spiritual path when I was seventeen. The thing was, back then I didn't even [...]
I built it because I wanted to belong. I wanted to protect myself. I wanted to be someone to the world. I say I built it as if I was the only one laying the foundation and cementing each brick. The truth is, I didn’t [...]
If you've been online anywhere in the Western World this week chances are you've heard of Essena O'Neill. Otherwise known in the mainstream media as the famous young Instagram model who doused her career in gasoline, set it on fire and danced around the flames [...]
Have you ever asked yourself what was your reason for existence? Why you were put on this earth? Who you were meant to be? Well, these days, those questions seem to haunt me. Ever since I was a child, I was told I had to [...]
There's a certain little word that likes to be tacked on to women who choose to live outside a certain accepted norm. And this label is "crazy". Not only does it put negative connotations to those who actually are living with a mental illness (not [...]
Wheatgrass Shots for the Soul In a world where people are valued for their productivity it is all too easy to tell ourselves we're too busy for something as recreational and self indulgent as "happiness". We like to think of happiness as this far-off utopia [...]
The second we learnt that one plus one equals two we assumed it gospel that adding always equals more. Tom has one car and buys one more: how many does he have? James has one car but has to sell one: how many does he [...]
Here at Salty we're about chasing the epic life. And chances are if you've landed here you share a similar yearning for a more fulfilling life but are awaiting some sort of sign or permission slip to get cracking. Consider this your permission slip. Salty [...]
What if I told you that there's been someone else beside you, whispering in your ear since the day you were born? She was there with you in kindergarden when you snatched the paintbrush from that little boy, convincing you that you needed the instrument [...]
