Musings of being here now, in this moment.

The beauty of yoga is that you tune into the subtleties of your self by turning the gaze inward so when you step off the mat you can see the beautiful intricacies in the wider world. You can find yourself becoming more present to the moment. It's one of my greatest LOVES with yoga.

I find that present moment awareness is so important as a part of my resilience to the ever changing environment we are in.

I am loving journey of connecting with oneself to connect on a greater level with the wider community.

Musings on Yoga off the Mat

Yoga is so much more than making shapes, and I am NO expert in either area. But with so many changes to “normal” life lately a lot more of my practice has been taken off the mat, and with regional Victoria just going into lockdown 2.0 I have been coming back to the last Yama in Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga - Aparigraha, which often translates to non-greed and non-attachment.

For those that are new to yoga philosophy, the yamas are essentially the moral guidelines by which we live in regard to our relationships - the relationship with ourselves, the broader community and the world around us.
So how have I been exploring Aparigraha, non-attachment? I have been exploring with letting go of how a shape or form should look and should feel and instead feeling into what feels good; letting go of the expectation of what life holds (or should hold), becoming more present in the moment.

Yesterday I experienced driving toward a rainbow, I stayed with being present in the moment and in awe of the beauty of the rainbow and what it held for that moment in time. Thats all I had, that moment. That present moment awareness. There was no whiping out my phone to try and capture it. I just stayed within the seconds that it was present before the weather changed, the sun and the rain changed direction and the beauty was no longer there in front of me.

I don’t know if pre COVID days I would have enjoyed this subtle natural beauty, I possibly would have been too busy rushing from one thing to the next and thinking about what comes after, too distracted to be present. The ability to be a little more present to the beautiful intricacies that mother earth throws at us is one of those “Ah HA!” moments. One of the moments that I have realised that Yoga is a way of life, practiced off the mat just as much as on the mat. Its been a process of the Yama, Aparighara coming to life - a non attachment to what life should be and being present and content with THAT moment.

Musings on Motherhood and Yoga.

Motherhood and Yoga changed who I am at this very moment, both shifts came at a very similar time, within months of each other. Through the birth of my son and the self discovery through my YTT it has humbled me, empowered me, grounded me and made me view the world through a more compassionate lens.

Motherhood and Yoga has connected me to beautiful communities and with life long friends.
Both have given me the courage and desire to share with others and build community connection.

During this new normal, both communities have given me the resilience to become fluid with change - while we, here in South Gippsland, are incredible lucky to have a lot of freedoms that Metro Melbourne do not. We as mothers and as yoga facilitators are coming across barriers and boundaries more than ever before.