There are only two ways to live your life;
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is.
~Albert Einstein~ 1879-11955

SerpentineMoon 
SERPENTINEMOON IS RATHER A RECLUSE these days, living in a valley of the South East region of Queensland, Australia with a view of our culture from the outside. Each day in her retreat of *Shambhala* is an endless exploration of existence, consciousness, and feeling what it is to be a human being. Being present and mapping the terrain back to who we really are is SerpentineMoon's main occupation. Her forty acre farm creates an atmosphere conducive to introspection, opening, and playing, which are too often lacking in our fast-paced world. 

SERPENTINEMOON LIVES WITH HER FOUR CHILDREN - TigerClaw (17), CrystalPlatypus (14), PrancingDeer (11) and SplashingDolphin (9) and a host of friends from the animal kingdom. All 4 of her children are home schooled, basing their education on the Steiner philosophies. There is a continuous stream of fascinating and interesting experiences at the farm. Home to various wildlife, it has unlimited areas for wandering, lovely water lily strewn dams for our water supply, rock gardens and pools to cater to our love of the Japanese style, owls, alpaca, kangaroos, koalas, geese, peacocks and too many other birds and animals to list, Tipuana trees scattered amongst the gum trees, an orchard, and a magnificent daily sunrise and sunset, with the clearest of starry nights imaginable, all inviting reverence. 

SERPENTINEMOON HASN'T ALWAYS LIVED IN THIS VALLEY. She used to live in Victoria, in the south of Australia, and drive to work wearing classical suits. She was a successful Secondary School Teacher with the Victorian Education Department. Her past careers span the gamut of experience from owning three retail stores, to fashion designer, to selling Cane Toad skins and wet submarines and divers' tows on the international market!! All of SerpentineMoon's occupations have some things in common: she was successful at each of them and all of her job changes required a greater commitment to people and an increased ability to relate effectively with clients and co-workers.

SERPENTINEMOON LOVES PEOPLE and is committed to finding out what is possible for "us" as human beings. Her love of people and desire to contribute to them are apparent in her many writings and guidance she has offered to people from all over the world during the 5 or 6 years she has been communicating via the internet. SerpentineMoon is very isolated in her physical surroundings, yet readily available to lend a helping hand and/or ear to those who ask her assistance or guidance.

SERPENTINEMOON'S CREDENTIALS ARE IMPRESSIVE both educationally and experientially. A trained Secondary School Teacher, SerpentineMoon has been studying in many and varied fields all of her adult life. She originally gained her qualifications in the Fashion industry, and has additional higher training in the fields of education, psychology and philosophy, as well as in natural sciences and the arts. She has done extensive practical training in the ways of the shaman and numerous other aspects of spirituality. Though still learning and exploring daily, SerpentineMoon has reached a point where she is ready to give back some of what she has learned in the hope that it will improve the quality of life for others. SerpentineMoon does personal mentoring and leads several spiritual art courses each year. Her courses and mentoring are a mixture of art and craft uniting mind and body into a spiritual outlook.