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28377821_10156273683612716_4941617943498024979_n — Friday 16th March 18.30 – 20.30 Yin Yoga & Cacao Womens Circle with Katy & the Lotus, Duncraig https://www.facebook.com/events/155119941854144/

CHOCOLATE YOGA & MEDITATION — Sunday 18th March 11am – 1pm @ Yoga Tree Perth Victoria Park https://www.facebook.com/events/1560095774079603/

27173881_2014498878578381_688999782783819436_o — Sunday 11th March, 10am – 12pm Chocolate Yoga & Meditation @ Spanda Yoga School, Fremantle https://www.facebook.com/events/137194457089717/

Sangha Festival Postcard — 8am-6pm Sunday 18 Feb @ J-Shed, Fremantle https://www.facebook.com/events/2027867717461193/

Spanda Chocolate Yoga — Chocolate Yoga & Meditation @ Spanda Yoga School, Fremantle https://www.facebook.com/events/159266281351799/

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⁠⠀ “Positive emotions such as happiness, appreciation, compassion, care, and love not only change patterns of activity in the nervous system; they also reduce the production of the stress hormone cortisol.” ⁠- HeartMath⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I’m not an advocate for suppressing or bypassing challenging emotions. Something I think happens all too quickly in some spiritual communities. Emotions are energy and need to be given safe passage & to be witnessed. Otherwise we end up fragmenting ourselves, trying to hide pieces we deem unacceptable. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Equally I’m not an advocate for mental masturbation adding story to our emotions & replaying them with the mind again & again. It isn't about just putting on a happy face. It’s about allowing challenging emotions to be felt when they arise & choosing to be fully present with them, with curiosity and gentleness - asking what wisdom do you have to share with me? How may I learn from you? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ By focussing on compassion and kindness rather than criticism or judgement we are nurturing rather than torturing. When we repeatedly take this approach we're forming new neural pathways...literally retraining our minds to let go of the past.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ A practice suggested by HeartMath & Joe Dispenza is to focus on the heart and bring in an elevated emotion like love, care or gratitude. A practice I adore & can feel reverberate through my system and any group I share it with. BUT trying to go to this practice before I’ve allowed myself to notice what I’m feeling & allowing it to be is an act of self abandonment....and spiritual bypassing.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ There’s an art to allowing emotions as they arise without getting lost in them. To leave enough space to receive the wisdom, integrate it and then let it go. It’s not the emotion that depletes our system it’s the judgement, criticism, resistance or attachment to them that is exhausting. ⁠⠀ Details d the next series of Women’s Yoga for Emotional Balance launching soon! Message me for details. ⁠⠀ Much Love ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Lani 💛💛💛⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #elevatedemotions #love #gratitude #appreciation #spiritualbypassing #magic #heartcoherence #heartmath #perthyoga #highlysensitive #emotionalbalnce #womensyoga ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀

Honouring all of you beautiful humans who dare to allow yourselves to feel the deep heart ache of loss and struggle and use these dark nights of the soul for transformation, growth and to create something beautiful in this life. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I feel you and I'm so grateful for your depth, beauty and compassion.⁠⠀ And if you’re currently in the depths be gentle, know you’re loved and reach out if you need to be reminded of your courage & beauty🙏🏻🌱 ⁠⠀ #emotionalalchemy #posttraumatictransformation #griefandloss #giftsofgrief #beautifulhumans #love #heartwisdom #trust #darknightofthesoul

G R I E F....the gift of love hat keeps on giving. ⠀ ⠀ Throw back pic to that time I lived in a magical treehouse in a fairyland in Guatemala. Every morning there was a little hummingbird that would join me while I ate breakfast or yoga’ed. Fireflies that would visit in the evening, dragonflies who liked to pose for photos and a magical view of volcanos from my bathroom window.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ It was here I began to explore layers of grief I’d been holding in my heart from the loss of many magical women in my life - including my mum.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ This nest offered me safety while I unravelled, learning how to honour grief without shaming or pushing it away. Learning to be with the darker pieces of myself and embody the wisdom of both dark & light. ⠀ ⠀ What I didn't learn while I was alone in this fairy treehouse was how to allow the unravelling while being witnessed and held by loved ones. I always thought I needed to hide away when the grief came - ashamed I was still feeling sad even when years had passed. ⁠⠀ ⠀ What I hadn’t yet learnt was grief is a gift of love that will continue to give for ever and a day. Especially when new loss is experienced.⠀ ⁠⠀ Several homes, countries & years on I moved into a new home, not a treehouse but it is surrounded by trees and more importantly it is close to friends & family & a big step forward for me in truly feeling loved & supported. I’ve been practicing letting people in & reaching out for love & support. Daring to be seen & heard & to ask for help - not just when I’m doing great but also when grief comes to share her gifts & I’m lost in the waves.⠀ ⁠⠀ Such an incredible thing to receive this love & feel shame rapidly lose it's hold. So grateful for beautiful hearts who have offered hugs & love & encouragement & laughs. So much healing. So much grace. ⁠⠀ ⠀ I feel stronger & more vulnerable than ever because now I have more trust in my capacity to reach & to feel life reaching back.⠀ ⠀ Thank you grief for showing me the incredible depths of love I can experience. 🙏🏻💕🥰🌱⠀ ⠀ Much Love⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #emotionalwisdom #grief #highlysensitive #selfcare #nurturing #treehouseliving #blessedlife #gratitude #souladventures #heartwisdom #lettingo

FOLLOW YOUR B L I S S!! ⠀ I was slow to get going today and missed out on my early morning swim, but there was a little kid inside me still saying beach, beach, beach - adamant she needed to swim & soak up some sun before working. After the end of my relationship last year my commitment has been to listen more to what the little one inside of me wants & needs. And truth be told lately that’s been a lot of home resting & quiet time. But today she wanted beach & sunshine that wasn’t just part of the morning ‘routine’. ⠀ ⠀ So I took a sneaky mid morning mid week beach trip & felt the joy of following my bliss. I swum & soaked up the goodness then as I walked back to my car I was behind a little girl talking to her dad saying ice cream, icecream, icecream, icecream, icecream....one little word repeated the whole way down the path - the word getting louder & more joyful the longer it went on. I grinned from ear to ear - oh the simple joys of letting our little ones lead sometimes. They really do know a lot about joy and play, if we’re willing to listen.⠀ ⠀ I read once the opposite of play is not work it’s depression. As a culture while over working may be a thing what if the the more real risk is that we’re forgetting/have forgotten how to play. ⠀ ⠀ What does your inner child need today? Maybe it’s a cuddle, a bath, a hand on the heart, a hug, a beach frolick, a swing in the park...an icecream??? Maybe your inner child has more mature interests 😂 but I hope you get my drift. What would happen if you let all of the well organised plans go just for a moment and you followed your bliss?? Magic!? ⠀ ⠀ 🦋🦄🍫💃🏽🌙💕🌻⠀ ⠀ #innerchild #followyourbliss #deeplistening #selfcompassion #naturesantidepressant #thrivenotsurvive #lettinggo #creativity #deeprest ⠀ ⠀

F E E L I N G. A L L O W I N G. N U R T U R I N G⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Full Moon Women's Circle | Wednesday 8th January | 6.30-8.30pm | Fremantle⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In the lead up to the Cancer Full Moon and lunar eclipse come and gather with women as we remember the great gifts of our wise bodies and hearts. Feeling. Depth. Connection. Home. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Cancer energy is about receptivity and becoming aware of what is felt deep down. This is a time to slow down and listen to what calls for attention within ourselves. Have you given yourself space to give thanks for all the past decade has gifted you and to welcome in from a heart space your 2020.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Or maybe like many in our community you're feeling the heartache and overwhelm of the devastating fires on our land or your own personal loss or transition. All is welcome in circle, come as you are and feel the love and support of community as we offer a special heart meditation to connect with Mother Earth and pray for rain & all those affected by the fires.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ We call on the gentle hand of mama cacao to hold our own as we move through periods of stillness, gentle movement and a heart circle. Taking a pause from our daily to-do's to remember the magic of being with women in community.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Come join us for our first sister circle of the year. Booking link in my bio. Sharing and snacks post circle for those who can stay.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In kindness⁠⠀ Lani⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #perthwomenscircle #sisterhood #wombwisdom #perthyoga #divinefeminine #womenwhoplaytogether #feminineessence #shakti #yogini #heartwombconnections #natureswisdom #pachamama ⁠⠀ #ceremonialcacao #cacaoceremony #love #wisdomoftheheart #relaxation #deeprest #grief #depression #stressrelief #mindbodyheart #perthyoga #stillness #meditation #highlysensitivewoman

Come join me for my first yin class of the year this Thursday....immersed in the trees, surrounded by nature we take time to slow down and listen to the deep wisdoms shared by the earth and our bones. ⠀ ⠀ Take a little adventure into the hills, feel your whole system slow down and allow intentions for the year ahead to come from a space of embodied acceptance, kindness, compassion and rest. ⠀ ⠀ January 2 | 9.15am | Bedfordale ⠀ @KookaburraYoga ⠀ ⠀ All props provided, no bookings required. $15 cash on arrival.⠀ ⠀ Looking forward to sharing more magic of Yin with you. ⠀ ⠀ Much Love ⠀ ⠀ Photo: Guatemala 2013 ⠀ ⠀ #deeplistening #silence #slowingdown #acceptance #love #yinyoga #slowingdown #turningin #heartwisdom #love #family #connection #yogainperth #perthyoga #stilness #curiosity #mindbodywisdom #thegreatunravelling #rest #naturelover

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