Spring Cleansing means Taste-Testing :)

So our 2nd official eCourse, 21 Days of Spring Cleansing, is available now - and kicks off on the 1st of September (yep, first day of Spring).



This means that the gorgeous Jacqui and I are busily busily creating content, interviewing our guest experts, coming up with meditations and of course, road-testing recipes, natural therapies and other such goodies to share with the course participants.



All in the name of YOU, our beloved participants, we recently hit up Sadhana Kitchen in Newtown for some raw food/whole living foods goodness and we weren't disappointed! Green smoothies and berry smoothies rocked our world.

In other news, the early-bird rate for course sign-up's closes in just 24hours, so head on over quickly if you want to save some pennies.

In other news, I've commenced my study with Endeavour - Naturopathy makes my heart sing but gee it's taking some time to get used to the old brain working in that uni student way again :) Love love loving it though, and will be sure to share all my knowledge with you here :)

Big love and hugs xxx

Green Smoothie Power!

I'm kicking off Round 2 of the adrenal fatigue battle. I kicked ass over it at the beginning of this year, but bad habits slowly crept up on me & with all the career & life changes that have happened this year, it's time for another repeat performance.



I've had random green smoothies over the past few months but I'm recommitting to daily smoothies, lemon & hot water in the mornings, meditation and loads and loads of veggies, fruits and whole foods.

I just read through a couple of my own posts here as well and was astounded by the transformation I experienced before, and can't wait to dive into that again!



Love to you x

Give your brain a break!

The Daily Mail recently posted a cute how-to guide for meditation.

Gee I love it - too true! Take a peek and enjoy:

Speaking of Meditation, MINDFUL IN MAY kicks off tomorrow and it looks amazing. Who's in??

xo

"What do you need today, kid?"

I was glancing around the internet (haven't had much time for that lately!) and read this quote, 

"What do you need today, kid?"

Oh I had to write it down and then I took special notice of it! Because today was one of those days.

It started with me teaching a 6:45am class, then heading to a morning meeting with a dear friend, then heading to work, teaching another class, doing more work and gulping down lunch, teaching another class, looking at the clock and freaking out at the time, doing more work and then coming home. To open the computer and get online again. Yep. One of those days.

So when I read this quote, I stopped. I switched off the work email. I opened up the blog. I read some emails from friends, responded to some texts from the women in my life who I've not been in touch with enough lately. I sat down on the couch and put my feet up.

You know, it's really busy at work. So so busy. But then I realised that I don't work alone - there are many other people at work with me. And I bet those people aren't at home right now working on their emails and getting through the night with stress. Team work is where it's at. And I'm not holding the ship, I'm just part of the team. So the email has been turned off.

When chatting with my dear friend this morning (and that's a whole post in itself... SO exciting!) she mentioned that she thought most women will give up their yoga practice when life is busy. They'll give up a daily practice because they're too busy helping others, giving up their time or placing it as less of a priority than the needs of others.

When I had a student come in looking so stressed this evening, telling me she hadn't come to class for a week because it's just too busy, I immediately thought of my morning conversation.

We do. We really do give up the things that keep us going in these tough and busy times.Yes, it's a generalisation, but I was looking at a clear example right in front of me. And within me!

So I'm taking note right now, and listening to the little note the universe kicked my way courtesy of the internet. "What do you need today, kid?"

Me? I need a long hot shower with plenty of my special ]use-for-special-occasions, christmas present body wash. I need to get into bed with the kindle and read - not work stuff, but inspiring, novel-like, light-hearted goodness. Then I need to put on a meditation cd and drift off to sleep, being grateful for the beautiful day I did have and the connections i made with the gorgeous students I have the honour to practice with, around the stress. Hmmm indeed!

Friends, what do YOU need today? And can you take just 5 minutes to give it to yourself?

Please join me : ) I know you deserve it, simply because YOU are YOU.

Namaste xo

Daily #Yoga Goals

Yep I've got a big goal setting/vision board fun-shop planned for 11 February, but in the meantime, I'm posting some little 'daily goals' up on twitter for you to enjoy, over today and tomorrow.



A friend of mind did a month long meditation training in India and was given this list as a task to undertake - pick one of the goals each day, and have it as your focus/ themd/ intention.



So beautiful I had to share.

Go and check them out - www.twitter.com/shinyyoga



PS - scroll back a bit through my tweets and you'll also uncover 50 Ways to Cope With Stress. I got such resonance with these tweets! Enjoy xo

Goal Setting, Vision Boards & a Rocking 2012

Here's the flyer for the workshop I'm running on Feb 11. Bookings are open now! You can do it via rozelle@bodymindlife.com OR shinyyoga@gmail.com



Be sure to COME FLY WITH ME! x

Courageous Cleansing - it continues

I'm still cleansing and feeling better by the day. People have started commenting too. That awkward moment when you realise how tired you must have looked a few weeks ago? I'm there ;)

Enjoy x