Totem of the day is Koala! Add easily digestible foods, green vegetables, and herbs into your diet. Include greater amounts of water into your routine with thoughtful prayers about the appreciation of water before drinking. In the coming time it will be important to add meditation to your routine twice a day with focus on steady breathing. A relaxing vacation may also be beneficial so feel free to take a few days to yourself. Use this time to possibly delve into researching Shamanic practices. As you work on relaxation and meditation, work on containing and being away of your emotions. The Koala spirit guide is known for it's connection to empathy, rest, trust, sensitivity, memory, and safety. Koala is a reminder to take time to relax! Don't let the hectic routines of life drag you down, but remember to indulge in restful self-care in order to keep yourself healthy. Koala teaches us how to slow down in order to tap deeper into ourselves and the inner creative, spiritual core within us and around us. The deep connection to Earth and motherly energies in Koala teaches us to reconnect with the world in a patient way while reminding us of the importance of the memories of our past. By beginning their lives as earth dwellers and climbing to the trees above to live, they connect the earth and heavens. If your home feels chaotic, take time to refresh your den to create a safe place. Pay attention to any dreams you might be having for they will contain messages. If you are an artist, poet, or musician, use these expressive dreams to manifest new creations in our world. Koalas appear in various stories called Dreamings in the Aboriginal Australian folklore in connection with water and warding away droughts. People who connect with Koala require regular patterns of rest even if it's only a few minutes at a time. These individuals are often solitary even up to seeming detached when in a group of others. They do their best work either in the late evening or early morning hours and prefer to work on anything that will be beneficial to helping water sources. These types have an amazing ability to be able to be aware of their own emotions and others while not being overwhelmed by them.

Koalas, Phascolarctos Cinereus, are herbivorous marsupials that can live between 15 and 20 years. They are the only living member of the Phascolarctidae family with their closest living relative being the wombat. An average adult Koala grows to approximately 30 inches in length with a weight of up to 33 lbs. Native to Australia, these animals can be found primarily throughout the coastal areas of the eastern and southern regions of Australia such as Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Koalas are arboreal creatures, meaning they live the majority of their lives among the trees eating, sleeping, and traveling. This means they prefer habitats full of trees with a preference woodlands of Eucalyptus trees. These trees make up the majority of their diet, however, they possess low amounts of nutrition and Koalas must forage consistently for food while awake. A single Koala eats up to 14 oz of plant material in a day. In order to conserve energy, Koalas are known to live slower, sedentary lives with up to 20 hours of sleep each day. Koalas have been known to prefer specific species of the Eucalyptus family, having a strong interest in approximately 30 of the 600 or so species of tree. These 30 are chosen due to their high protein content and low fiber. Due to the high water content in these trees, Koalas do not need to drink very often. Although larger males will need to descent from the trees for additional water on occasion. Although it is disputed on whether their are subspecies of Koala, it is known that those that live in the northern areas are small and lighter in color than those that live in the more southern regions. Male koala are generally twice as large as the females with more curved noses and bald patches on their chest indicating scent glands which the females do not possess. The fur of these animals is among the most resilient of all marsupials with their back fur possessing an ability to insulate against wind and rain. Their white belly fur even reflects solar radiation. The arms and legs of Koalas are specially adapted to their arboreal life. Curved, sharp claws aid in climbing. Their forepaws even have two opposable digits which allow them to grasp onto small branches while their hindpaw's second and third digits are fused together. Their paws even have friction ridges on their paws to aid in grip. Koalas have much longer upper limbs in comparison to their legs. In order to aid in climbing strength, their thigh muscles actually attach lower on the shinbone than any other animal. Even their rear has a special adaptation of a paid of cartilage on the end of their spine which makes it more comfortable to sit in the fork of trees. Being asocial, Koala's generally spend their time alone with only a small amount of time spend on social interactions. Generally, each adult will maintain their own territory marked with pheromones. If a dominant male leaves his territory, though, he still retains his alpha status. Communication occurs through loud bellows which are a low enough frequency that can travel through air and vegetation. It is thought these sounds are made from a unique set of vocal organs. The sounds indicate the size of the bellowing individual which helps females to pick the larger of the males. Females will bellow, but also engage in screams, wails, and snarls. Breeding season occurs throughout spring to early autumn. After breeding, the female will give birth to a single baby called a Joey, although twins can happen occasionally. At birth, joeys weigh as little as .02 oz while in their embryonic stage. Although they have decently developed shoulders, forelimbs, and lips which aid in their journey across the mother's belly to her pouch where they will begin to nurse their mother's milk. The baby's eyes will open at around 13 weeks and their fur will begin to grow in around their upper body and head, but they won't begin to peek out of the pouch until around 26 weeks. The mother will begin to feed the joey predigested eucalyptus leaves around 6 months old. By 6 or 7 months, the joy will begin to leave the pouch and explore their world although they will still cling to their mother. At 9 months, they will not return to the pouch until at 12 months, they will finally be fully independent and weaned from the mother.