A Sense of Bliss

After a wonderful 7.5years, the time has come to say goodbye to Sun Moon Yoga. This has been my home studio where I have taught since my mentor Kelly Arnold, welcomed me as one of her first teachers in her new studio just up the road from my house. I was freshly qualified and eager to share my knowledge but my students have taught me so much more over the years.

My own practice has changed immensely as I have taught Prenatal, Birthing workshops, post natal, Toddlers, Children, adults, Vinyasa, yin, and restorative yoga at Sun Moon. I have taught continuously since then and loved every minute of it with the wonderful and warm Sun Moon community that Kelly has created.

Saying goodbye has been sad but I wish Kelly all the best on her ventures East and look forward to the new chapter that awaits my yoga journey.

For now, I am taking a much needed break from teaching to rest and reconnect with my own practice. For all my lovely and dedicated students, I hope to see you in a class nearby sometime and please follow this page to be notified when I start teaching again soon.

❤️ I love this post. ❤️ It sums up so many great points. A lot of people tell me they’re “not flexible enough to do yoga” but you don’t have to be.
In time, the practice changes your body but it also changes you and the way you see the world.

Wahoo! I am now taking Vinyasa 9am-10am every other Saturday at Sun Moon.
This Saturday we will zoom in on the sun salutations; focusing on form, alignment and mindfulness with this powerful sequence. When done with awareness, these postures can strengthen and prepare the body for so many more yoga poses and deepen your practice.
Join me by booking your spot at http://www.sunmoonyogawellness.com/online-timetable

To accommodate the summer holiday season, we have changed the
Sun Moon Monthly Deep rest class to the first Sunday of each month.
You are invited to join me tomorrow night to move gently, settle into stillness and take a journey into deep relaxation as we set new intentions for the coming month.
Sunday 7 November 6:30pm-7:45pm @ Sun Moon Yoga bookings required at www.sunmoonyogawellness.com
Upcoming dates are: 7/11, 5/12, 2/1, 6/2.
"Like poetry, the Moon reflects the phases we go through. From our darkest hours until we again shine bright."
By Tara Isis Gerris, from the book, 'Moon Circles.'

Its back! After such a great response last year, Kate has been working tirelessly to make the 2021 Broome Yoga retreat even better and more relaxing than ever.

With boarder restrictions still in force, Broome prices have skyrocketed so you wont get a better value trip than this one.

Packed full of features and oh so easy, just book your spot, pack your bags and come with us on a beautiful tropical sunny getaway.

Bliss.☺️

Broome Yoga Retreat | Global Travel Club Join us for a wonderful 6 Day Retreat in beautiful Broome!

Its on again these school holidays! KIDS YOGA @ the WA MUSEUM. For kids aged 6yo-12yo.
By popular request, this time its on Tuesdays 9:45am-10:30am. From just $12.50ea and spots are limited so book a spot for your little yogi at https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/kids-yoga

This is brilliant! It speaks directly to why even though coming to my mat is a daily struggle, I continue to find so much solace in my yoga practice. 💕💕💕

GOD, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT ❤️
As someone who writes often, I naturally appreciate epic writing when I see it. This morning, I came across this written piece of art and it moved me deeply, so I had to share it with all of you! Not only are these words true theatre, they also act as sound advice ❤️

my brain and
heart divorced

a decade ago

over who was
to blame about
how big of a mess
I have become

eventually,
they couldn't be
in the same room
with each other

now my head and heart
share custody of me

I stay with my brain
during the week

and my heart
gets me on weekends

they never speak to one another

- instead, they give me
the same note to pass
to each other every week

and their notes they
send to one another always
says the same thing:

"This is all your fault"

on Sundays
my heart complains
about how my
head has let me down
in the past

and on Wednesday
my head lists all
of the times my
heart has screwed
things up for me
in the future

they blame each
other for the
state of my life

there's been a lot
of yelling - and crying

so,

lately, I've been
spending a lot of
time with my gut

who serves as my
unofficial therapist

most nights, I sneak out of the
window in my ribcage

and slide down my spine
and collapse on my
gut's plush leather chair
that's always open for me

~ and I just sit sit sit sit
until the sun comes up

last evening,
my gut asked me
if I was having a hard
time being caught
between my heart
and my head

I nodded

I said I didn't know
if I could live with
either of them anymore

"my heart is always sad about
something that happened yesterday
while my head is always worried
about something that may happen tomorrow,"
I lamented

my gut squeezed my hand

"I just can't live with
my mistakes of the past
or my anxiety about the future,"
I sighed

my gut smiled and said:

"in that case,
you should
go stay with your
lungs for a while,"

I was confused
- the look on my face gave it away

"if you are exhausted about
your heart's obsession with
the fixed past and your mind's focus
on the uncertain future

your lungs are the perfect place for you

there is no yesterday in your lungs
there is no tomorrow there either

there is only now
there is only inhale
there is only exhale
there is only this moment

there is only breath

and in that breath
you can rest while your
heart and head work
their relationship out."

this morning,
while my brain
was busy reading
tea leaves

and while my
heart was staring
at old photographs

I packed a little
bag and walked
to the door of
my lungs

before I could even knock
she opened the door
with a smile and as
a gust of air embraced me
she said

"what took you so long?"

~ John Roedel (johnroedel.com)

KIDS HOLIDAY YOGA @ WA MUSEUM. Sat 17/7 10-11am.
Looking for something fun for your little yogis to do these holidays? Bring them to the WA Museum for an awesome Olympics themed yoga class then check out the incredible exhibits in the museum.
Just $10pp. Bookings at https://www.trybooking.com/BPOFC

School holidays are here again! If you are looking for things to do during the July break, check out my kids yoga classes inside the WA museum. Come for a fun yoga class then take a look at the amazing exhibits while museum entry is still FREE. Its a great day out and a fun excuse for a day in the city.

Tickets are super cheap and there are discounts for multiple kids or sessions. Use the code COVIDSUX at the checkout to get 30% off tickets.

**We have unfortunately cancelled last Saturday due to the lock down but are up and running for Sat 10/7 and Sat17/7 with limited numbers. Sat 10/7 is now in the learning studio to accommodate limits.**

For more info and bookings please check out my website at

Kids Yoga - April School Holidays | WA Museum Boola Bardip Primary school aged children derive enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration, emotional regulation and sense of calmness and relaxation improves. During a yoga class, children are able to exer...

Happy international yoga day! This is a day declared in the UN 6 years ago to help promote the gift of yoga from India to the world to promote wellness, health and growth.
I wanted to share an inspiring image for this years theme “yoga for wellness”. The idea is that yoga can help everyone stay well in this extended Covid era.

But all I could find was images of very slim, able bodied and mostly white women performing sometimes extreme poses in remote or exoctic locations.
……Hmmmmm not very inclusive.
In fact, June 21 was chosen specifically because it is the longest day of the year and is celebrated as a day of joy and abundance and light…..unless you’re in the half of the world where it is the shortest day of the year and it’s dark and cold and wet.
….Hmmmmm not very inclusive.
It’s a shame because despite the very narrow image presented on Instagram of yoga, it is indeed suitable for literally E V E R Y B O D Y.

I’ve taught babies through to 100year olds and just about everything in between. I’ve taught the super strong and fit and those recovering from injury, illness and surgery. I practiced yoga the day before I gave birth, during the birth and the day after. I’ve taught those with emotional trauma, mental health issues and physical challenges and I’ve used yoga to help me through all of them myself.

You see the beauty of a yoga practice is that it meets you where you are at and invites you to connect with your body, open your mind and embrace your spirit. It challenges you look at where you are at then observe, question, accept and rejoice without judgement.

Often people tell me they can’t do yoga because “I’m not flexible” or “I can’t sit still” or “I’m not XYZ…” I like to tell them that if you can breathe, you can do yoga.

Over the 22 years that I’ve been practicing yoga, my practice has constantly changed, adapting to my lifestyle, body, needs and goals. I don’t practice every day but there isn’t a day that yoga hasn’t made my life better. It has changed who I am, the way I look at life and how I treat myself and others. It has broadened my mind and opened my heart in so many ways.

I am not in the best physical shape of my life at the moment, I’m fact it’s probably the worst it’s ever been, but I have never loved my body more. Yoga has taught me to appreciate every breath, rejoice in each day and accept myself with grace and humility.

So although I find many aspects of yoga and modern yoga culture to be challenging, today I celebrate International Yoga Day and the Winter Solstice by reflecting, nurturing and connecting.

May all beings be safe. May all beings be well. May all beings feel loved.
🙏💗🌈🙏💗🌈🙏💗🌈🙏💗🌈🙏💗🌈🙏

This documentary and some
Of the accompanying interviews are so eye opening. It fascinates me how we hold trauma and emotion in our bodies. Often people come to yoga to release tight muscles and stiff joints only to find the mental and emotional release is an unexpected opportunity for growth.
I’m always learning and studying but becoming more trauma sensitive in my teaching is a particular focus for me at the moment.
I love that anything I learn informs my teaching and makes my classes richer week by week.

This doco is available for just one more day online. Do yourself a favour and have a listen. Open your heart, expand your mind and always be a work in progress 😊.

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