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Sankha Yoga

Locality: Orange, New South Wales

Phone: +61 429 655 954

Address: Orange 2800 Orange, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sankhayoga.com

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25.01.2022 This Sunday 8am at the Botanic Gardens- Yin Yoga - Donation Class. All Donations directly benefit Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation to ensure high-risk girls in India receive education, shelter and entrepreneurship opportunities. Their aim is to raise $150,000 by December 2020 to provide care, protection and education to human trafficking survivors in India.... A Yin Class with a focus on gratitude and keeping the stress in check as the holidays approach. Can you join us ?

25.01.2022 REVITALIZE The slower, softer style of yin yoga combined with the intention of stimulating specific meridian/energy lines provides an fabulous opportunity to link the body and mind in the healthy process of releasing toxins and negativity making room for vibrant energy to flow freely. Our Monday Yin Yoga class focuses on the kidney / liver Meridians.... Our liver is the main organ for detoxification, while our gallbladder stores bile produced by the liver, aiding the digestive process. The main job of the liver meridian is to keep the energy in the entire body regulated. The liver has a Large impact on the overall health of your body, but also on the mind and emotional state. When you detox, rid the toxins, physically and mentally, what is left is your true essence. Learning to incorporate these sequences into your routine, may help boost the health & functioning of the gall bladder and liver. #yinyoga #revitalize #detox #energy

25.01.2022 If the path you are on doesn’t lead you to expanding your , soul and mind - Are you on the right path ? Start resonating more with what you want and move away from resonating with what you don’t want in order to enhance your capacity to attract, create, receive, and manifest what’s most meaningful to you.... MELLOW FLOW 6:15 this evening : An intentional practice to assist you in aligning with the energetic resonance you wish to receive & experience. #yoga #muchmorethanmovement

24.01.2022 MELLOW FLOW + The next few weeks we will be incorporating a few more yummy release techniques into our Wednesday evening Mellow Flow. During these sessions we will be incorporating the seriously sensational myofascial release balls/tools along with our fluid, rhythmic meditative flows, winding down with some longer deeper holds. Releasing issues in the tissues & relaxing the Mind.... So you may flow through life with greater ease. (Unwinding - to wind up 2020). Mellow Flow is 6:15pm Wednesday’s Bookings via website, FB & Insta book now tabs x #flow #breathe #release #movewithease #youaskedimtryingtodeliver

24.01.2022 Heaters are on & the doors are ready to open . . What’s this snow ? Where did spring go ?

23.01.2022 Carpel Tunnel symptoms ? Perform repetitive tasks with your hands? It is very likely that your median nerve is being compressed as it passes through the carpal tunnel of your wrist. However, compression of this nerve can occur anywhere along its path: in your forearm, elbow, upper arm, thoracic outlet, and even where the nerves emerge from the spinal cord in between your vertebrae.... An Extremely common cause of nerve compression is chronically tight muscles. For example, if you have tight muscles in your neck, these tight muscles can press your cervical vertebrae together, in turn compressing the nerves that pass through the spaces in between the vertebrae. So, nerve sensation that you experience in your wrist and hand can be the result of tight muscles in your neck or chest, shoulder, arm, wrist, or hand. People who experience carpal tunnel syndrome typically have chronic muscle tension in their neck, shoulder, chest, waist, and back in addition to their arm, wrist, and hand. This muscle tension is the result of stress and habitual movement patterns that have caused muscle tension to gradually build up over time. As the muscles in the torso become tight, we tend to overuse our forearm, wrist, and hand to complete tasks. The joints of our extremities, like the wrist joint, are designed to do less work than the joints closer to the centre of our body. For example, in a reaching movement, most of the range of motion should come from a bending or twisting of our spine. Then our shoulder blade will slide to allow more movement, and lastly the joints of our arm and hand will articulate as needed in order to complete the task. When we have limited range of motion in the core of our body, we demand far more movement from our wrist than the joint is equipped to do and irritation, inflammation, and pain can occur as a result. RELIEF - To make lasting progress in relieving your symptoms, you can learn to release the chronic muscle tension and retrain the habitual movement patterns that are causing your pain. Release chronic muscle tension in the waist, chest, shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand with movements that work with your nervous system.

22.01.2022 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Giving you plenty of opportunities to spend some time on the mat. Additional classes for the Long weekend/Food Festival.... Sunday : 11am Yoga in the Vines. Monday 9.30am Botanic Gardens. . Bookings can be made via the website or book now tabs FB and Insta. ~Shell See more

22.01.2022 YIN YOGA & MYOFASCIAL RELEASE are powerful techniques individually and amplified even more so when used together. They both affect the muscular and fascial systems, ironing out the kinks in the tissues to assist in bringing the body back to optimum health.... The power of the practice can help the nervous system find a deep sense of release and relaxation that can profoundly affect the physical, mental and emotional bodies. Ideal for those who would like to restore a deep sense of relaxation and ease on various levels. We have a different area of focus each week in January to coincide with 30 days of tips & techniques to enhance optimal health. This evenings focus in our Soma Yin class -is relaxing tensions & toxins in the back line of the body. #breathe #release #yinyoga #myofascialrelease #minfulness #meditation #relaxation

22.01.2022 If you move in a stiff and rigid way, chances are that this is reflected in other aspects of your life. If you hold back in your movements and show inhibitions, where else in your life are you not fully expressing your self ? By developing a deeper understanding of ourselves and how skillfully we can move and interact, we in turn develop an understanding of how to skillfully navigate through life. This unique style emphasizes Slow, intentional, continuous movement in all p...lanes & of motion, designed to improve your mobility, agility, flexibility & strength. (With a range of modifications for students wishing to participate in this style of practice). An emphasis is on fluid transitions, harnessing energy, and focusing the mind. - THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR SPIRIT - New Outdoor series officially kicks off next Week - Tuesday 5pm. This series will be offered at a reduced rate - as part of this class is required to be recorded (only of me teaching) for assessment purposes ! I look forward to hearing from those wishing to join me (Video sped up to fit in 1min frame)

21.01.2022 Being Grounded in the body is to be to fully engaged in the flow of life, present with people and nature, hearing, feeling, moving and essentially being. The body and our breath are our gateway to this moment to moment mindfulness. Grounding is key to physical, mental and emotional health and well-being. It creates emotional stability, and calms and clarifies the mind. It helps one to deal with stressful situations. ... WEDNESDAY 6:15pm - MELLOW FLOW A slower moving gentler flowing & powerfully grounding practice. #mindbodyhealth

21.01.2022 See you there - 9.30am Friday

20.01.2022 Active Yoga (yang) or passive yoga (yin) ? Let’s simplify a few things : All forms of exercise can be categorized as yin or yang based on the tissues they target. Exercises that focus on muscles and blood are considered yang, exercises that focus on deep dense connective tissues & joints are yin. ... The tissues in our bodies must ALL undergo a little stress to stay healthy. If we don’t exercise our heart it will degerate, if we don’t exercise our muscles they will atrophy, if we don’t exercise our joints they will become stiff and painful. Yin and yang are thought of as complementary not opposites. Thus, balancing your more physically demanding lifestyle (gym, cycling, running etc.) with slow, passive, cooling, introspective practice can be a highly beneficial way to create balance and harmony on all levels. However if you have an office job, or don’t work out as regularly a Yang could bring you greater balance. YANG v’s YIN TISSUES When coming into a stretch, the body responds first by a freeze reaction, known as the ‘stretch reflex’, in which the muscles initially protest against the strain. (This usually releases after about 2 to 3 MINUTES). Muscle (yang tissue) is elastic in nature & when the stretch reflex subsides and the fibres of the muscle release, the muscle will then more into a lengthened state. AND Once your stretch is over, the muscle will contract again to its natural state. (So nothing much has really structurally changed in the muscle). However,it is different story with the connective (yin) tissue. After the initial stretch reflex releases, the fibres of connective tissues, (which are less elastic), will start to ‘glide’ to a more extended, more lengthened state. In contrast to the muscles, the connective tissue fibres ‘re-attach’ in this extended state. Connective tissue stretches in a way somewhat similar to how a Woolworths plastic bag stretches; if done slowly and evenly, the fibers will come into a new form or shape and keep that shape. BUT if done too quickly OR unevenly, the plastic will tear. It’s all about balance

20.01.2022 Hands up for a glass of wine . Yoga in the Vines Update - There may be 50% chance of a possible shower around 11am tomorrow........ HOWEVER At this stage we are running with the glass half FULL theory - Optimistic that this beautiful event may still go ahead. ... The final decision will come from the crew at Stockmans Ridge. Are you a half glass full kinda Yogi - give us a there are 2 tickets that have just become available.

20.01.2022 EARTHING : refers to the process of connecting directly with the earth. It’s believed to assist in optimizing your physical, mental, and emotional health and can be done by connecting with the earthy elements (sand, grass, dirt..) -directly connecting to the natural world.... Earthing is an intriguing and powerful way to use natural energy to help ground, balance, and revitalize our bodies and minds. Try taking your yoga outside -without a mat, practice in direct contact with the earth. Walk outside with bare feet, on the grass, in the sand. Get out in the garden, turn the soil, water the flowers, pick the weeds. Take a rest against a tree, upon a rock, or lay on the grass. Embrace the elements of Nature . Earthing can help Centre the mind, recharge, stabilize your energies, focus on the moment, Release anxieties... What’s most important to remember is that grounding is what works for YOU. By no means do you need to put your head in the sand Happy Friday - Saturday brings us a cleansing flow - with a twist . by the kids ..

18.01.2022 WHAT IF ??? just what if, Yoga isn’t about touching your toes or forcing your body into odd shapes, or having to look good in your active wear, in order to get a glimpse into enlightenment? . WHAT IF - it is actually a practice centred around cultivating awareness, using many different techniques to better connect body and mind? .... The word ‘Soma’ describes the living, conscious, breathing, feeling body. it’s more about how a movement feels rather than how it looks; an approach where you are working from the inside out. By resting attention beyond the shape of the posture, and even beyond the muscles and bones, you can also invite awareness of the organs, the fluid body, the cells, respiration and all the body systems that create sensations and support in the body. . It is a yoga practice that cultivates curiosity and mindfulness which brings attention to unconscious movement patterns and can move us toward conscious, competent and functional movements instead. . In other words to bring ease of movement into every day life! AND All this leads to a stabilizing effect in the mind. . SOMA YIN CLASSES are now available to book online See more

18.01.2022 LOW SLOW MELLOW FLOW It’s Wednesday -Take it down a notch. Feel into the vibes of a slower deeper practice with conscious breath, mindful liquid like movements, blended with longer asana holds & nice deep release techniques for your body and mind. ... . Helping you ease your way through the week . See more

18.01.2022 Expansion and contraction are manifested in every aspect of our lives and our bodies. When these two energies are in balance, the equilibrium brings us closer to our essential state of peace, but when imbalanced we suffer, because sometimes we get stuck in one polar and forget that the opposite exists. . If we move in harmony with the natural pulsation of life; if we cultivate practices that support its freedom, then we’ll find ourselves more present, more available, more s...pacious and more able to process contraction after expansion. . Spring is a time of Expansion, release the contractions & grow ! . Saturday - 8am Vinyasa Flow . Monday - 6:15pm Mindful Yin . Wednesday -6:15pm Mellow Flow . Thursday - 6:15pm Soma Yin. See more

17.01.2022 The Rhythm of the Breath: a barometer of your well-being. Breath-focused meditations and yogic breathing practices have numerous known cognitive benefits, including increased ability to focus, decreased mind wandering, improved arousal levels, more positive emotions, decreased emotional reactivity, REDUCED STRESS ...along with many others. Breathing techniques directly affect the levels of a natural chemical messenger in the brain called noradrenaline. This chemical messenge...r is released when we are challenged, curious, exercised, focused or emotionally aroused, and, if produced at the right levels, helps the brain grow new connections, like a brain fertilizer. The way we breathe, in other words, directly affects the chemistry of our brains in a way that can enhance our attention and improve our brain health. There are traditionally two types of breath-focused practices -- Those that simply emphasise a focus on the breath, and those that require breathing to be controlled (deep breathing practices such as pranayama). The Rhythm of the Breath is a barometer of your well-being & representative of your state of mind. Deep, slow breathing brings calm, tranquil, free from disturbance conditions. Short, shallow breathing, a sign of stress and turbulent times. A few minutes a day using some of the 23,000 breaths we take in a day -to enhance the connection to abdominal breathing is a simple and free way to help reduce stress, muscle tension, improve posture, tone the core muscles positively change your well-being. Breathe DEEP, Release the Stress & tensions on the mat this week

16.01.2022 Donation based Mindful Yin Yoga with a focus on cultivating Gratitude & keeping the stress in check as the holidays approach. 8AM SUNDAY 29 - BOTANIC GARDENS .... All Donations directly benefit the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation To ensure high-risk girls in India receive education, shelter and entrepreneurship opportunities. The Foundation is aiming to raise $150,000 by December 2020 to provide care, protection and education to human trafficking survivors in India. This Class is by Donation Hers how your Donation can give back: $13.57 provides a welcome kit for one girl. $27.13 provides nourishing meals for one girl for one month. $40.70 educates one girl for one month. $54.26 provides shelter for one girl for one month. (converted from USD) Every Dollar counts whether you can donate $15 or a little more, your donation can help change the lives of these women and children. YIN YOGA - Is a quiet, meditative practice of long-held floor based passive postures which enables us to explore our capacity to release deep-seated tension and restore on all levels.

15.01.2022 In yoga, we use the body to connect back with the breath (asana), the breath to connect back with the mind (pranayama) and the mind to connect back to Source (meditation). The collaboration of different styles of yoga & primal movement allows us to add yet another dimension to our practice;stepping out of our comfort zone and into opportunities where we can find out who we truly are. This specific practice is graceful and strong, The series teaches us to embrace change, ev...en invite it in, so that we can unravel ourselves through movement, Shedding and shifting through the stories we’ve become. This practice combines a variety of traditions, it flows smoothly & slowly through transitions which require your complete focus - it connects to how you were made to move. Connecting each part of you as you play between strength & softness, effort & surrender. ... This year has granted me the opportunity to return to this practice I have revisited for many years, (since my eldest son was born - some of you know how long that’s been !!) This practice has continually called me back I wish to invite those willing to learn - to join me as I meet the requirements of practice teaching in this particular field. Parts of these classes are required to be filmed (only of me teaching the class). Therefore a series of classes will be offered at nicely reduced rate. Class will be held on a weekday evening & preferably outdoors in Nature. If you are looking for a way to vary your movement practice & challenge your mind - I need to hear from you

14.01.2022 YIN RENEWAL Life is rather busy and demanding these days. This time of year can leave us feeling depleted and wired ... Your energy is a bit like your bank account there is a bottom line. ... If we put out too much; working long hours, over scheduling, running about -we have nothing left and this is the root of many of our health issues Stiff and heavy muscles, Poor digestion, Low mood, Sleep issues, Headaches and lower back pain - These are some of the signals our intelligent body gives to let us know we are out of balance and we need to learn to listen and respond appropriately. A deeply nourishing Yin practice can bringing balance to our over stimulated bodies & minds. Whilst in the poses we allow our muscles and soft tissues to let go , we cultivate the use of mindful breathing & meditative techniques, and an attitude of resting in a state of being. The long held gravity-assisted poses encourage a deeper physical release - This release allows the free flow of energy in the body nourishing not just the muscles and joints but the organs. (This energy is called Qi in TCM and prana in the Ayurvedic tradition). This new flow of energy leaves you feeling a deep sense of peace, muscular relaxation and renewed energy. The practices help us unwind deep physical and mental stresses and allow us to renew the sense of peace and joy that lies within the journey of Yoga. See you on the mat 6:15pm tonight

14.01.2022 This pair love to set goals & smash them Yogi Beau & his long time bestie Miss Loti - also lovingly known as Squirrel. . The Squirrel is chopping her beautiful locks to make wigs for kids in need We have a fundraiser : 2 x 1.5hr Free G (freestyle gymnastics / parkour) workshops running this Sunday 13th Sept.... Run by Loti’s mum ( @healthe_kidz ) & myself ( @sankhayoga ). The Free G coaches @centralwestgym . Book it in . . #freegaus #handstand #handstandwalk #flips #tricks #parkour #yoga

13.01.2022 What does matter is how you feel. SOMA YIN can assist you in feeling much more at ease in your own body. It offers gentle, lasting ways to move away from tension & rediscover the pleasure of being a living, breathing, moving ‘SOMA’ (mind-body). Soma Yin works with the brain, central nervous system, muscles and connective tissues.... Fundamentally, you are helped to feel and change the amount of tension/contraction held in your body, as it’s the largely unconsciously-held contraction that causes pain, tightness, tension, shallow breathing, etc. Limiting you from fulfilling your full potential. E.g- in a movement class you may discover that when your shoulders feel at rest, they may actually be approx 50% contracted: your brain has got used to this feeling of contraction over time, so regards it as normal. As a result, even when you try to alleviate such tension - e.g. with heat, or simple stretches - your largely unconscious level of contraction means you can’t really achieve positive,lasting change: you are ‘stuck’ with the underlying 50% contraction level as a start point, beyond which your muscles will not release & relax - because they (you, your brain) has forgotten how. (SMA). So, when you then suffer additional stresses that tighten your shoulders, your contraction increases & the related pain, tension & tightness gets worse. Through bringing back conscious awareness to the areas of contraction & using voluntary control to override your brain’s information about what is normal for you, this practice can enable you to release, lengthen & relax the contraction below the approx 50% level in above example: it helps you get ‘un-stuck’, so you can start to fully relax your muscles AND use them more efficiently, effectively, ideally free from tension. One step closer to fulfilling your potential

13.01.2022 We all have a yogi and a warrior inside of us. The warrior fights for the things in life (s)he can change. The Yogi accepts the things (s)he cannot. We seek to experience true balance within in order to change and to accept. Accept where you are at AND be willing to make what you feel is necessary change ... (A little from last Tuesday’s 5pm Budokon inspired flow class) - BYO mat , IF you wish to use one

13.01.2022 The Low down on the UPSIDE DOWN - Todays Q. - Is Headstand safe. A. Like everything - it all depends !! Tip 1: start with Sirsasana A/1: performed with forearms on the floor (B /2/tripod headstand is with head on the floor,hands flat, elbows 90*)... In A, you have the opportunity to use your the strength of your arms, back & core to take the weight off of your neck. I know, you say B is easiermore accessible. HOWEVER , it holds more risks for your neck since your head is weight-bearing (often too much weight). Tip 2: Support yourself on your forearms, not head.(stimulates your crown chakra some other way), I’m going to ‘suggest’ it’s wiser to start by protecting your neck. Keep your head light, and place pretty much all (if not ALL) the weight in your forearms especially during your transitions. Tip 3: don’t jump/hop/kick into headstand. Be patient - practice smooth and safe transition. Take the time to build the strength, flexibility & awareness. Tip 4: Neck feel cramped? Some have lovely long necks, and there won’t be any amount that you can press through your forearms to get the weight off your head. -try blankets under your forearms (not head) =arms are artificially longer. Now press down your forearms STRONGLY and get the weight off your neck, maintain the lift of your shoulder blades (toward your hips), keep the core engaged, rather than arching your back, stack your hips over your shoulders, play with tucking one knee into the chest..............&............ Tip 5: Keep neck in its natural curve. Take care when you’re on your head (even though you’re not putting a lot of weight there), to ensure that you are not rolling forward or back on you head, but that you can lengthen through all four sides of the neck. Maintaining the natural curve will protect the delicate vertebrae, which are designed to hold the weight of your head - What’s your head weigh ?? Personal preference : no weight in head !! You’ll see me move my head freely, as I say extremely minimal to no weight in your head . (Oh and sway in the breeze) Take what you need - leave what you don’t. Practice safely yogis .

12.01.2022 Near the mountain, there is a lake with clear, still water projecting the mountain and the sky with pristine clarity. You can do the same.... If you are calm and still enough, you can reflect the mountain, the sky and the moon exactly as they are.... No distortions . #innerpeace #clear #calm #peaceful #myview

12.01.2022 The whole world is an ocean filled with waves, learn to float on them and don’t get caught in them. Equanimity or balance is yoga. Learn to balance yourself and you will enjoy everything. ~ Sri Gurudev This day last year was so much fun. @salti.active Instructor training . The pool had just been filled from a bore - a little CLD .. certainly a little more incentive to remain balanced on the board. ... #letsdoitagin

12.01.2022 YIN THURSDAYS are for slowing down & tuning in- SOMA YIN 6:15pm. THE YIN SIDE: ... . (The soma side of the practice is explained in a previous post release tension) ON A PHYSICAL LEVEL: The muscles of the human body are encased in fascia, which is a continuous web of tissue that weaves throughout the entire body. To keep fascia healthy and springy, we need to keep it hydrated and we need to subject it to gentle pressure. Fascia is the framework of our form. It’s a structure that organises us into a shape, that functions and moves us through life. Yin Yoga has the ability to change this connective tissue, promote relaxation and restore fascial fluidity. Restructuring your fascia boosts your range of motion and flexibility, improves blood circulation to muscle and connective tissues and enhances lymph movement. ON AN EMOTIONAL & MENTAL LEVEL: While Yin Yoga is amazing for the physical body, many of its greatest benefits stem from its wonderful effects on the mind and emotions. The practice allows the body to drop into the parasympathetic nervous system, offering a grounding, calming and revitalising practice, with great energetic and emotional effects. While holding certain positions, you are guided to focus on techniques to maintain your presence, allowing thoughts and feelings to arise, but to let them go rather than attach to them. Here, the consistent chatter of the mind can fade away, opening a space to simply be. To practice Yin is to relinquish control, to stop, slow down and simply be with yourself without distraction. The longer holds in stillness, asks you to learn to accept what is in that given moment. The lessons of Yin are gentle, and yet, profound all at once. . #yoga #yinyoga #fascia #meditation #mindfulness #release #movewell #breathe #relax #slowdown

11.01.2022 When we walk like (we are rushing), we print anxiety and sorrow on the earth. We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the earth... Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet. ~Thich Naht Hanh . Nature knows this peacefulness. Take time to listen and observe the world outside your door before stepping foot on the earth. It may just help you to tread a bit more lightly in every aspect of... life. . The sights & sounds (and slight imprints) of this mornings class at the Botanic Gardens - a lighter/gentler, peaceful practice . . Next practice in Nature - 11am -Sunday Yoga in the Vines. 9.30am Friday- Gentle General Well-being. Additional class -starting soon (See previous post). . #yoga #nature #peaceful #outdoors See more

10.01.2022 The next level of learning begins with @yoga_medicine. Cannot wait to bring you the latest of techniques & therapeutics. Our January workshop will now bring YOU an even deeper level experience ... . . #yogamedicine #yogateachertraining #yoga #study #health #wellbeing #anatomy #physiology #kinesiology #tcm #ayurveda #yinyoga #vinyasa #myofascialyoga #therapeutics #mindbodysoul . See more

09.01.2022 ~ A Multi-Layered Release~ Physically we enhance flexibility within the body right through to the deeper connective tissues surrounding the joint capsules. The stable postures practiced with soft muscular ease allows the ligaments to be stressed within safe range of motion, this overtime enables strengthening of both ligaments and tendons. The deeper fascial layers are also reached, assisting in greater ease of movement. Bone enhancement can also occur. Energetically, we can ...enhance Qi flow by removing blockages, stagnant or depleted energy by stimulating the soft tissue of specific meridian channels. This practice can restore energy levels when you are particularly tired, conversely a person who is running on adrenalin and has high energy can benefit from a calming, soothing yin practice, to bring down cortisol, adrenalin and stress hormones. Emotionally, the practice is quite potent as it allows the time, space and opportunity to recognise emotions that are present, without trying to repress or ignore them, allowing for emotions to be felt, processed and given room to breathe. ~what we resist intensifies and persists~ We can learn to set the mood or tone when we incorporate mindfulness . Learning how to be with ourselves as we are with an attitude of care, kindness and empathy, allows us to tailor our practice to meet our body and our minds as they are. So it becomes a preventative style of yoga, it can benefit your mental health, organ health and helps keep our bodily systems running more smoothly and efficiently . It’s a multilayered practice that can assist emotionally, physically, energetically and mentally. (It doesn’t mean all our concerns will dissolve during or after practice but the practice of pausing, softening and feeling into ourselves helps build a greater capacity and resiliency to inhabit ourselves as we truly are. ~It’s a practice - it takes practice~ ~RELEASE~ Monday’s -Mindful Yin. Thursday’s - Soma Yin.

08.01.2022 OUTDOOR CLASSES FRIDAYS 9.30AM - Botanic Gardens Gentle General Wellbeing. PLUS NEW CLASS ALERT... TUESDAYS 5PM Budokon Yoga Website will be updated shortly with all details. Remaining timetable stays the same

08.01.2022 SOMA YIN DETOX Cleansing the mind of the busy thinking, negative thoughts & frustration. Cleansing the Body of tension & stagnation. Long Deep Yin holds focusing on specific energy lines (meridians) to create a free flow of energy, promoting overall health & wellbeing on many levels.... Release - Refresh & Revitalize. Our SOMA YIN focus this evening. #5elementtheory #cleanse #detox #yinyoga #release #refresh #revitalize #energy

08.01.2022 Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right The very first step is believingyou can do something - If not today, then perhaps - someday. The benefits we get from practice : patience, brain engagement, self-compassion, belief in our ability to try, discernment to know how to practice them safety, body and mind awareness and more these qualities are MUCH more worthy goals than ever balancing in these fancy poses. ... So relax, and know that practicing these poses is much less about getting the pose than what you learn about yourself along the way. The journey

08.01.2022 YOGA IN THE VINES . Kicking off Orange Wine Festival with Yoga in the Vines, Bubbles & Brunch @stockmansridge. 11am, Sunday 4th AND 18th October. .... Bookings via Stockman’s Ridge. Limited places. See more

08.01.2022 DEEPEN YOUR DETOXIFICATION. With a simple & therapeutic Oil pack that is a powerful liver detox technique . SOME OF THE BENEFITS: ... * assists in detoxification * Improve digestion * reduce inflammation & pain * improves assimilation of nutrients. * help facilitate elimination of wastes * Increase circulation of blood & lymphatic fluid * Enhance immune function * Lessen hormonal imbalance symptoms & PMS. * Help relieve endometriosis , PCOS * Help support uterine and ovarian health. * a skin emollient and softener * Muscle relaxation Highly recommend when you eliminate a food or substance from your diet, especially sugar or coffee. It often eliminates the symptoms of withdrawal, such as headache and irritability. This Therapeutic Oil pack treatment can be done once as a detox or more regularly for therapeutic uses. (Applied as a pack - not consumed). Send me a message If you would like the details forwarded to your inbox .

07.01.2022 What’s on the mat this week ... MON 6:15pm - MINDFUL YIN (With some extra juicy release techniques)... WED 6:15pm - MELLOW FLOW (Slower, steadier, with time to drop in). THU 6:15pm - SOMA YIN (Combines slow, focused and gentle movements known as neuromuscular retraining- releasing deep muscular tension, mixed with Long held yin postures, manipulating the fascia). FRI 9:30am - GENTLE GENERAL WELL-BEING - OUTDOORS - Botanic Gardens. SAT 8am - VINYASA FLOW (A dynamic practice - Physically Deep, mentally Spacious). ADDITIONAL CLASS - starts the following week -Please see Tuesday’s post for more details & let me know if you would like more details on this series . It’s going to be a wonderful week, Don’t forget to book your place.

07.01.2022 Nourishing our Mind, Body, Senses and Souls with a symphony of stimulus that grounds us firmly in the present moment. Enjoying the Breeze in the cool shade of the trees 9.30 This morning/Friday, Gentle General Well-being. 8.00 Sunday - Yin by Donation.... (See previous post). See more

07.01.2022 SPRING . A time when the body asks for renewal & detox to release the stagnation. A time when the mind urges to us learn something new & explore different directions. New beginnings can be uncomfortable, but it’s the first step to awakening & moving toward your fullest potential. Align with the Earths energies -Awaken & grow.... . See you on the mat tomorrow morning for an uplifting, energizing practice. . 2 smal Spring time events have already been planned See more

07.01.2022 What is SOMA YIN ? The SOMA part : incorporates Clinical Somatics , this engages the nervous system- using an active learning process to help relax muscles and ease muscular tension/pain. This process involves slow, focused and gentle movements known as neuromuscular retraining. ... Clinical Somatics teaches you how to relax muscles that contribute to pain and tension, allowing you to move past something called Sensory Motor Amnesia, a major contributor to chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Its BRAIN WORK -not traditional bodywork. In Somatics, you are an active participant in the process - in that students are asked to actively control movements in a specific way. This allows tight muscles to release for more freedom of movement. As a result, you increase flexibility and improve posture without force. Muscles don’t move by themselves; they are controlled by the brain (motor cortex). Changing the way the brain messages muscles helps change chronically tight muscles, relieve areas of the body and improve flexibility. The student experiences a re-learning or re-remembering what the body inherently already knows how to do; which is to move freely without all the tension. THURSDAY 6:15pm = SOMA YIN. Gentle Somatic movements blended in with the deep fascial release of Mindful Yin Yoga. Still a few spaces left for this evenings class - head over to the website to book it in !

05.01.2022 EEEEK !! - I WON !! A Scholarship with @yoga_medicine . An intensive training which will assist me on my journey towards achieving 1000 hours advanced training certification. So much gratitude right now to continue my studies with the internationally renowned @tiffanycruikshank & @megankearney.... Yoga Medicine is a teacher training system that fuses science & tradition to train yoga teachers to work within the medical systems internationally. #yoga #yogamedicine #teachertraining #therapeutics #grateful

05.01.2022 EMBRACE THE ELEMENTS Remember that you are Earth. Ground. Grow. Give.... Remember that you are Water. Cry. Cleanse. Flow. Remember that you are Air. Breathe. Be still. Focus. Remember that you are Fire. Ignite. Digest. Transform. Give your self the Space, Time and love you need to remember who you are. Ignite your senses. Enhance your awareness. Embrace the Elements. Yoga in Nature Botanic Gardens 9.30 Fridays GENTLE GENERAL WELL-BEING Register via the book now tabs or website. It looks like the Elements will be kind to us in the morning - mostly clear, slight breeze, 16 degrees, only 9% chance of a sprinkle - ILL BE THERE - Will you ??

04.01.2022 Let your mind be fully engaged the entire time in the liquid, steadiness of breath, the clear and open mind, and a breath filled body. In these little transitions our practice goes from a set of postures to a full embodiment of yoga’s Bhav or spiritual mood. Then, when we bring it off the mat we go from relishing in only the highest moments, to being fully present through all of life. So if you currently in some kind of great transition breathe through each moment, and s...tay present through it all, no matter how frazzled it seems at times. Vinyasa is the linking of all the little moments into one big bouquet. Even the flowers that seem too small to matter, collectively make the vision. Transition -tomorrow morning -Vinyasa Flow - 8am . (A dynamic practice - of course with an array of options)

04.01.2022 Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you, but rather what’s happening inside you. Most people depend on others to gain happiness, but the truth is, it always comes from within. . Psssst ... latest drop of shirts are in

04.01.2022 MYOFASCIAL RELEASE Releasing fascial adhesions is like clearing out the cobwebs between the muscles, allowing them to slide and glide more efficiently, which increases hydration and elimination of toxins. Freeing up the muscles in this way allows them to begin function independently, contracting and RELEASING to their fullest potential. Myofascial release also increases range of motion and reduces pain and recovery time. (Flowing after feels fabulous - the effects can be fe...lt immediately). Plus, since our fascia is rich with nerves, clearing up these tissues creates a direct pathway for nerve signals to flow to the brain, which aids body awareness (proprioception), coordination, and our ability to control our movements. All of that makes this work perfect preparation for a yoga practice dedicated to retraining the muscles to fire properly and perform their intended jobs. Myofascial release can be effective anytimebefore, after, or during your regular practice. Experience it for yourself - MYOFASCIAL RELEASE x YIN. remember to book it in , under SOMA YIN- 6:15pm Thursday 10th & 17th December. (Pic is not Yin). #yoga #myofascialrelease #myofascialyoga #fascia #muscle #rangeofmotion #flexibility #health #wellbeing

03.01.2022 IF ITS ALL CONNECTED, THEN WE SHOULD MOVE, FEEL & EXPERIENCE IT IN THAT WAY. SOMA YIN - 6:15PM THURSDAYS This class aims to give you a clearer sense of the tension you are holding, so that you can consciously release and relax through a combination of powerful practices. ... A practice that communicates with the outer layers of the body and then navigates deeply inward to the more subtle body. When we introduce new more organic movements, we can help to build a more refined ‘brain map’ because we give a different quality of attention toward the deeper layers of the body. This in turn builds new neural pathways, consequently offering new patterns of being to the body and mind. During this class, you will be encouraged to become moresensitive, explore and listen inwardly to the sheaths of connective tissue, muscle and bone in order to bring about greater wakefulness, luminosity and space within. Some of the movements are quite passive, you get to completely relax and focus on what you’re feeling, this begins the process of relaxing the nervous system. Other movements are pliable active movements and although they are very fluid, gentle and slow, they require a great deal of mental focus. These movements allow for the release of chronic muscular contraction and habitual conditioning of the body, therefore the body starts to re-learn natural, more efficient movement patterns. The aim of this practice is to increase the flow of neurological current and to encourage greater wakefulness to the bones, muscles, tissues and organs. The more extensive the flow of information within the sensory motor system, the greater the range of motion in the body. #releasetension #stressrelief #yoga #yinyoga #somayin #breathe

03.01.2022 RELEASE THE TENSION The movement and level of contraction of our muscles is controlled by our nervous system. The way that our muscles move, and how much we keep them contracted, is actually learned over time by our nervous system. Our nervous system learns certain ways of using our muscles based on how we choose to stand and move each and EVERYday. ... Our nervous system notices the postures and movements that we tend to repeat, and it gradually makes these postures and movements automatic so that we don’t have to consciously think about them. This learning processthat of developing what we refer to as muscle memoryallows us to go through the activities in our daily lives easily and efficiently. Unfortunately, if we tend to repeat less than optimal postures or movements our nervous system will learn those too. Our automatic neuromuscular learning process doesn’t discern what is good or bad for usit just notices what we tend to repeat, and makes it automatic. As your nervous system gradually learns to keep your muscles tight, gamma loop activity adapts. This feedback loop in your nervous system regulates the level of tension in your muscles. As your brain keeps sending the message to contract your muscles, gamma loop activity adapts and starts keeping your muscles tight ALL of the time. Meanwhile, your proprioception (your internal sense of your posture, muscle tension, and movement) adapts so that you’re not aware of the increased level of tension in your muscles. SOMA YIN - blends the benefits of Mindful Yin AND incorporates precise mindful movement techniques that gently contract and release muscles, sending accurate biofeedback to the nervous system about the level of tension in the muscles. This allows for retraining of learned muscular patterns and resetting of gamma loop activity. Gentle & Slow - YET effective and efficient way to release the deep muscle tension, retrain posture and movement. Thursday evenings 6:15pm #yoga #mindbodysoul #muscletensionrelease #somayin #connectivetissuehealth #yinyoga #neuromuscularactivation #mindfulness #meditation #breathe #relax #release #restore

03.01.2022 A goal of meditation is to progressively break from the monkey mind tendency, in order to start to develop more centring, more awareness of the present, to learn to develop non-attachement (aparigraha), to learn to simply relax from our grasping tendencies. Meditation techniques start, by developing concentration on something, an object. The object can be static or dynamic. There are numerous techniques of meditation and they can take very different objects of concentration ...and use them in various ways. It can be the breath, a part of the body, a movement of the body, a chakra/energy centre, a mantra, a sound, a color, a candle, a concept....... It can be an external or an internal object. A goal is to progressively step out of the turbulence of the mind and start to develop our attention. From this first step that corresponds with developing our concentration, can emerge another stage where the mind starts to EXPAND, to become more vast, more open to moments of rest, of peace, of spaciousness,... From there, it can lead towards many different types of experiences, due to the progressive expansion of the mind. Most important is the presence, the awareness that will progressively be strengthen by the regular practice and that will start to be reflected in your daily life. -Mindful Yin- Theme : Pulsations of life #rest #relax #refresh #reconnect #expandyourmind #meditation #mindfulness #mindfulyin #orangensw

03.01.2022 9.30am Outdoor Yoga Gentle General Wellbeing Classes. Reduce stress-Reduce tension-Mind & Body. New to Yoga or simply need some time to breathe & compliment your already busy lifestyle. ... Join us at the Botanic Gardens 9.30am Friday mornings. Reserve a place via the website, grab your mat/towel & join us in Nature . An additional class has been added for the Public holiday - Monday 5th of October, 9.30am. . (The 6:15pm Mindful Yin class will also still run as timetabled for the public holiday). #yoga #gentleyoga #wellbeing #nature

03.01.2022 NEW 6 WEEK SERIES - RELEASE 2020 Yin Yoga, 5 Element theory, Myofascial Release/ acupressure and Mindfulness. A complete somatic experience ... These particular techniques blended together -to release traumatic imprints & dissolve residual tensions helping to heal and strengthen the body, balance the emotions and calm the mind. The aim of this complete and ancient mix of practices is to open and balance the physical, the subtle and the causal bodies offering harmony, balance, presence and embodiment, through somatic experiencing. Aiming to effectively release restrictions that are present at the body’s physical and energetic level, reprogram the body’s holding patterns, increasing health on a cellular level and conditioning the myofascial system. The Series : It combines conscious release movements with long held Yin Yoga asanas detoxifying the organ systems, strengthening joints, conditioning the fascia, boosting energy levels, grounding and centering the body and the mind. One of the techniques we use are the Myofascial release balls on specific trigger and acupuncture points - enhancing the bodies ability to let go of tension and emotions - achieving even deeper relaxation levels. Ultimately, the Art of being present and mindfully being with whatever arises inside our practice, is the foundation to our spiritual journey. ...... Fascia is the very glue substance that holds all 11 body systems, the meridians, the Chakras, the emotions and thoughts together. The process of releasing the fascia is fundamentally rooted in unlinking tight adhesive chains of connected tissues, to allow blood flow and Qi/energy/prana back into areas (that were holding the tensions and slowly over time can create deeper and deeper problems in the body). Once unlinked and open we can direct the fascia to grow into a more efficient, balanced structural body form, freeing stress & tension. I have designed a series which will run for 6 weeks - starting this Thursday - assisting us in wrapping up 2020 with greater ease & energy Casual attendance is welcome - regular attendance will reap the greatest rewards. Bookings ..... (cont. in comments)

02.01.2022 It’s going to be a beautiful day .. and it was !

01.01.2022 Thank you for the interest & inquiries into the TUESDAY afternoon class - as requested another little snippet of the style of practice The art of seamless transition coupled with the beauty of circular rotation - It's about inner and outer balance. The slow, controlled & continuously fluid movements help to develop your mobility,... strength, discipline, grace, focus .... (Somewhat Similar to a slow flow (which is often strong) -style of practice, infused with mixed movements arts and a deep meditative quality). How will you know ? - You give it a go Modifications will be given for those willing to challenge themselves on a variety of levels ~Shell

01.01.2022 Interesting outlook on how and why your body interprets constant rushing as a `stress’ ! How an imbalanced nervous system may be causing you to gain weight or disrupting your sleep.. Why you feel tired but wired and how to identify if you have adrenal fatigue, Whether stress might be behind your sluggish thyroid..... How daily stressors may be affecting your sex-hormone balance and contributing to issues such as PMS, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, infertility, and debilitating menopause symptoms... Why stress could be at the heart of your bloating, cravings or unpredictable appetite and how your emotional landscape holds the key to leading a fulfilling life without the need to rush. Ted Talk link in comments #breathe #stressless #calm Dr Libby

01.01.2022 OUTDOOR CLASSES Fridays 9.30am - Botanic Gardens AND This Monday - public holiday 9.30am. ... (Monday’s 9.30am isn’t a reoccurring class just yet, which is why you can’t find it every week in the app). No payment required at time of booking for OUTDOOR classes - it’s simply to monitor numbers & in the event anything changes, those attending can be notified. Looking forward to a lovely LONG weekend