The Calling of Community
During these last three weeks my life has been quite unusual. A few years ago a Buddhist community in Melbourne that I have been...
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Dr Adrian Hekel
Meditation & Trauma Coach
Adrian Hekel
- Apr 23
The Tender Triumph of Separation
Raw, brutal honesty can sometimes be the hardest thing in the world. I have discovered this recently in my personal life, which has been...
Adrian Hekel
- Mar 21
The Nuances of Nourishment
Prior to channeling my work towards the direction of trauma healing, I had a love affair with nutritional medicine. After enduring...
Adrian Hekel
- Feb 18
Complete Healing - Bottom-Up & Top-Down
Recently we have been on the cusp of moving house. Owing to the complexity of our situation, for much of 2022 my own stress levels were...
Adrian Hekel
- Jan 18
Healing from Trauma and Toxins - A Radical New Approach
Not long after I finished medical school, it slowly dawned upon me that there were many layers to health and healing that weren't really...
Adrian Hekel
- Dec 7, 2022
Trauma-Informed Spirituality 101
There is no question that for our planet to thrive, we all have to unite. There is no more powerful unifying force, I believe, than...
Adrian Hekel
- Nov 1, 2022
The Pandemic of Attachment Burdens
This blog covers a topic very close to my own heart. It is about the single most important discovery which has empowered my own emotional...
Adrian Hekel
- Sep 13, 2022
In Search of Shambhala
In August this year I had the good fortune to partake in a pilgrimage across the beautiful land of Mongolia - one of the most pristine...
Adrian Hekel
- Jul 7, 2022
The Path of Pure Love
About ten years ago when I used to attend all kinds of medical conferences, I vividly recall the final slide of a presentation from a...
Adrian Hekel
- Jun 6, 2022
The Power of Intention
I recall being somewhat shocked when one of my mentors in trauma healing work, Lisa Schwarz, made a bold statement. She said that someone...
Adrian Hekel
- May 8, 2022
Flowers and Filing Cabinets
Imagine a flower like a lotus with many petals, or a wheel with many spokes all joined at the hub. The flower and the wheel all have a...
Adrian Hekel
- Apr 10, 2022
Healing the Root
A few years ago we were on the final day of a retreat at a beautiful center in Byron Bay. As we were leaving and the next group of people...
Adrian Hekel
- Mar 12, 2022
The Pain of Paradox
This diabolical dance of fight and freeze was happening for a reason. It wasn't just an instinctive or pre-programmed response.
Adrian Hekel
- Feb 15, 2022
The Growth in Trauma
Sometimes we come to a place in our journey to heal trauma - or the conditioned patterns which keep us immersed in emotional conflict -...
Adrian Hekel
- Jan 30, 2022
Why Meditation Coaching?
I have worked as a GP serving the people of Coffs Harbour for almost ten years; I am truly grateful for this experience and thank many of...
Adrian Hekel
- Dec 19, 2021
From Custard Tarts to Body Parts
It slowly and painfully dawned upon me that I was mostly using meditation as an escape or way of 'spiritual bypassing'
Adrian Hekel
- Nov 11, 2021
Losing My Brain
In these past couple of months there have been periods when my brain just hasn't been working as well as it once used to. The other night...
Adrian Hekel
- Oct 25, 2021
Chambers of the Heart & Collective Trauma
The last couple of months have been a massive time of transition. For all of us. In my own world, there has been a health challenge which...
Adrian Hekel
- Jul 19, 2021
TWO GREAT RIVERS – CAN THEY BECOME ONE?
Within me it feels like there are two great rivers flowing side by side. One river is the uncompromising commitment to evolve as a...
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