These blondes are anything but dumb!
What do we serve up when we’re on a yoga retreat? Whether we’re mellowing out in the yoga studio, or venturing down south to Margaret River, prana plays a vital part of our practice - as much in the studio as it does in the big wide world! Prana comes in many forms - one of which is the food we eat; we can heal and nourish by making conscious food choices. As often as possible I try to offer my own kids and our community of students healthy treats - so it was a joy to discover the deliciousness of these divine SWEET POTATO BLONDIES from Goodie Goodie Lunchbox - honestly, they are the bomb!
Pregnancy, Yoga + the Pelvic Floor
It's a common myth that if you have a caesarean birth then you don't need to do pelvic floor exercises - WRONG! As your baby grows and becomes bigger, this additional weight on your pelvic floor causes it to stretch and weaken. Learning safe and correct techniques to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles will help prevent leakage when you sneeze or cough – something that becomes a lot harder to restrain from after giving birth!
Warm Up this Winter with Yoga
Don't let the cold weather be an excuse to stop caring for your body - warm up with YOGA this winter! Whether you’re taking a calming yin + restorative yoga class, or a more vigorous VINYASA FLOW class, or something that combines a little of each, your body will thank you!
Sit Still
There’s a stigma about meditation - that it somehow involves emptying your mind of thoughts in order to find clarity. Or that you somehow have to be GOOD at it for it to be effective. That’s pretty much impossible for our human monkey minds to do! By committing to a course, you’ll learn that mediation is a practice of observing thoughts and learning to watch these thoughts without having to attach to them.
How Prenatal Yoga can help your birth
When it comes to labouriNG and giving birth (ANY birth), the mind-body connection is PARAMOUNT! A prenatal yoga class can help women to access deep reserves of emotional strength and resilience that can be put to good use not just during contractions but for being present and anchored in some of the challenges that are likely to come up throughout your labour and giving birth to a baby.
Mental Health Matters
There’s a common misconception that yoga teachers have it all together! Let me tell you that this could not be further from the truth! Although I have had a dedicated yoga practice for more than a decade now, let me be the first to tell you that yoga is not a magic pill to avoiding matters of the mind. While it can certainly provide the tools to assist with some of the overwhelm and anxiety associated with depression, it’s by no means a cure. I wanted to share my personal struggles with the intention of opening up a conversation, a dialogue about the importance of not just looking after our body, but our mind too.
Lean into the Light: Rhythm + Ritual Through Yoga
Emerging from the restful depths of winter, it can often be challenging to attune our mind and body to the vibrancy of the spring season, much like a hibernating bear waking up from months of deep, dark slumber, it takes a little effort to shed the layers of winter. Just as the seasons change and transform, so do does our yoga practice. We can shake off the more yin and restorative nature of winter to embrace the dynamic yang energy of moving towards spring with yoga practice tailored towards the nature’s rhythm.
Embrace the Chaos
Here's the truth...and the WHOLE truth! My life is constantly in chaos. It's one big juggling act - holding many balls all at once and trying to catch each and every one of them before they fall to the ground. I know I'm not alone in this scenario - I think many of us experience it as anxiety and stress because let's face it...adulting and LIFE admin are nearly impossible to escape from. There are so many demands placed on us as women and as mothers, that we are constantly being pulled in so many different directions.