<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Little Glimmer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little Glimmer offers Wednesday AM express yoga, Friday extended flow to restorative sessions, Menopause yoga and private yoga retreats.
]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/ponderings</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:39:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where's my happy dance?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week we explored karuna, compassion. Suffering with. Being able to offer space for someone when life is hard. This week we're exploring mudita, sympathetic joy. The…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/mudita-wheres-my-happy-dance-celebrating-others</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_99bb6bebdfd1447f85a309c22c774537~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you want sweet or sour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week we move to karuna. Compassion. The second of the Four Immeasurables. The word comes from the Latin com, with, and pati, to suffer. To suffer with. Buddhists…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/karuna-compassion-pity-and-the-urge-to-fix</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_95835c7e58024c48b9014210ef49380b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I regret most in life are my failures of kindness.]]></title><description><![CDATA["What I regret most in life are my failures of kindness." George Saunders. Woah. How true? I don't think I've ever regretted being kind and generous. Have you? I most…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/metta-george-saunders-on-failures-of-kindness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be746</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_0340c30e7d1a47608535b5be3fa5aca8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's a version of her I won't see again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next time I see her, she won't be quite the same girl I hugged goodbye today. She'll have a few more life-changing experiences and grow in wisdom — which is exactly what…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/impermanence-the-ordinary-moments-that-become-lasts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_e3f4eaf40ffe406796a7ee271b61f072~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don't have to fill in all the gaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don't have to fill in all the gaps. Even a micro gap in the day, and we'll probably feel an urge to pull out the phone. Or get in the car and call a friend, or put on…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/ma-the-japanese-art-of-leaving-gaps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be745</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_b2b314b96a8a4c94b7f19d9a1dcff374~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's your life filter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be boring if all our photos had the same filter? And yet — isn't it interesting to think we might be walking around with one filter, shaping what we focus on…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/drishti-whats-your-life-filter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be744</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_3edfa3247e534b8cb008e2519610b553~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your heart cocooned too?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have heard me talk about an armoured heart in class before, and how hard yet rewarding it is to stay open in every moment. If we shut any part of ourselves out…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/is-your-heart-cocooned-staying-open-hearted</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be748</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_dd546f26bd024ea89527ae97edb3b401~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_950,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who do you 'think' you are?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who do you think you are? Notice the emphasis on "think"...? So much of who we "think" we are is built from memories — things that happened, moments we keep revisiting.…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/who-do-you-think-you-are-identity-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be749</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_95446ea8529141b0b1c0fc8f5c17fb5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth be told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next time you catch yourself holding back your honest opinion on something, get curious about it. What do you know in your heart you want to say — even though it feels a…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/truth-be-told-speaking-honestly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_522c5c827b7d40e3b75fd7968919822a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are you? No. Really - how are you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How are you today? Really? Not the automatic answer — fine, thanks, not too bad. What's your mood today? What's your body telling you? Sometimes it's a lightness, a bit…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/how-are-you-really-opening-the-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be747</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_3b62457d6a7645cf849db9336ad3a6dc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try this little experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you see in the image? Duck, or rabbit? Whatever you saw first isn't really about the picture. As Anaïs Nin put it, "we don't see things as they are, we see them…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/duck-or-rabbit-how-perception-shapes-what-we</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_6842c55a9865437993f91bf17a58acbb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to want less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want, want, want — there's always something we're chasing, isn't there? I'll be happier when... I get the new job, the bigger house, the love, the shoes... I don't love…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/i-want-to-want-less-contentment-and-desire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c3ad35a60dc4be74d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_43eb3e95643d454e861905a5f9aab52e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be like a tree ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever made a good decision when you were in a rush? Me neither. This week in class, we're taking our cue from the trees. Feeling steady and grounded, an inherent…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/be-like-a-tree-grounding-and-better-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdba0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_895e4e1ecc2e4454899197feee882f69~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grow in]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've all heard "Grow up. Don't be so childish." Childish gets such a bad rap. And so the imaginative, just-for-fun parts of us quietly get pushed down as we build the…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/grow-in-why-play-matters-for-grown-ups</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdba6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_d8571011571d40d286b120766cc3312e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leave space for your flames]]></title><description><![CDATA[I keep adding. Do you? Perhaps it's more makeup. Another coffee. More activities jammed into a holiday. More things, because they are "good for me" piled onto an already…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/leave-space-for-your-flames-the-art-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c820095e0395bdba8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_3b649c86610f484eb326717bca7bcce1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop or ocean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made a little painting this week — micro focus vs big picture. The ocean is so expansive, but we often are staring at one little droplet in life. Are we looking at the…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/drop-or-ocean-seeing-the-bigger-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdba2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_5ef4ee17a6e2449f8498b64a78027f31~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your friendships are good for your health (science agrees)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just emailing from Bali airport after a wonderful gathering of friends I've known since high school, celebrating our collective fiftieth. It was so good to have so much…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/ubuntu-your-friendships-are-good-for-your-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdb9f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_768e9fb4609e42bca1203b1ea770c4c0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I wish I'd handled that better]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know that feeling when you come away from a situation and think... oh, I wish I'd been a bit more patient there. Or: I could have said that more kindly. Or: I really…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/i-wish-id-handled-that-better-sankalpa-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175c820095e0395bdba9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_74824693ad774242a84cdc2038fc7775~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you waiting for someone to say it's good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does any of this sound familiar? You get ready for a night out. You look in the mirror — you've made an effort, you feel good. Your partner doesn't say a word. Something…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/aparigraha-letting-go-of-needing-approval</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdba3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_b217cfe8afeb448d80691cbc5e8829a7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling S C A T T E R E D?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which do you find harder — discernment or discipline? Discernment is knowing what to focus on. Discipline is actually doing it. Both are necessary. Both are hard! And…]]></description><link>https://www.littleglimmer.com.au/post/brahmacharya-feeling-scattered-discernment-vs-discipline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aba175b820095e0395bdba1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a04c7_fdc95020edc8444baea028978b029244~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily Cook</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>