I met this wonderful human for the first time over a warm spiced-chai after she had reached out to me to help her get some soulful snaps for her new beautiful biz. I could have sat with Ebony all day, connecting over our shared experiences of India, transitioning, yoga & transformation. She told me her stories of india, of her big, gutsy choice to break away from everything she had lived her life by up until that point, of breaking away foundations that no longer serve & paving new ground. I loved our shoot & our meetings so much that I wanted to dive deeper & share it with you all.

You can find Ebony on Instagram here
& over at her wonderful energy healing + yoga business here

make yourselves a cup of your favourite tea, curl up & enjoy this vibrant, dreamy + inspiring in bloom session. x

‘In September 2017 I made a huge (for me) decision to book a trip to India alone and complete my 200hr yoga teacher training. I was feeling incredibly stuck in life and had been that way for a while. Having been an accountant at that point for over 10 years, I knew it wasn’t something that I wanted to continue with for my long term future. I’d been intrigued by the YTT for a few months and saw the trip as an opportunity to get way out of my comfort zone. I wasn’t looking to become a yoga teacher, that was just a bonus, what I wanted was to gain a solid personal yoga practice, learn about myself and overcome some fears that had been holding me back in life.

I went to India in February 2018 and during my 5 ½ weeks there something changed within me. I found a connection to something bigger than myself and in turn found connection within me. It’s hard to describe, but something had awoke. When I returned to my life in Australia I’d gained the courage to step back from my day job and begin pursuing a life that allowed me to live aligned with my values.

12 months on, I’m in what feels like a constant state of transition, learning, healing and growing. I’ve been slowly building my business and transitioning out of my 9-5 where I will exit completely at the end of June. My desire to explore and grow as a person is taking me overseas from July for 6+ months where I plan to do some volunteering, complete my 300hr YTT and experience more of what this wonderful world has to offer.’

Q & A

What did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be famous, a movie star or singer… I always admired those with great talent.

3 words to describe your now-season?

Heal

Surrender

Presence

What is it that inspires your creations/practice/ or just inspires you generally?

Health and wellness on all levels, but not in a mainstream way. Energy, crystals, yoga, meditation, plants…there are so many amazing natural and accessible tools and modalities that are overlooked because of modern science. I think society needs to get back to a more natural way of living and healing and I aim to do my part in helping others achieve this.

5 words to describe YOU?

Loving

Compassionate

Gentle

Courageous

Strong

What most people wouldn’t really know about you?

I only wash my hair once a week. Thankfully I don’t get very oily hair!

What lights you up?

Empowering others!

Do you manage a day-job-hustle? How do you find that balance?

I’m in my twelfth year as an accountant and coming up to one year growing my business, Your Intention. I worked 9 months of last year doing 38 hours over 4 days, then building my business on my other days. It didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped and left me feeling burnt out so I decided to drop work to 30 hours over 3 days and that has allowed a much better balance to continue building my business and still enjoy much needed down time for myself.

Where are you being called towards in future?

I’m heading overseas in July for 6+ months of travel and adventure. I want to explore, meet likeminded people and just a completely different lifestyle for a while.

Anything you are working on within yourself right now?

I’ve been non-stop working on myself for the past 12 months, but right now, the biggest thing for me is practicing non-attachment and letting go.

What is most coming forward / blooming within you currently?

To be present. I’ve always been a dreamer and find myself often lost in dreams when things start to get tough. More and more often I am remembering to return to myself and listen in.

A little piece of advice for anyone following the non-linear whispers of their heart in this linear world?

Let go of limitations…the limitations society sets, your family sets, you set. You are only limited by your own fears, surrender and invite courage in.