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In feeling S ｐａｃｉｏｕｓ, having space - Little bits of becoming start to find one another. Thoughts un-jumble. Feelings unwind. The body softens. Opening up to potentiality, and also to what is. An unclear horizon doesn't matter When current ground feels open, calm and nurtured. Like those days when you could sit for hours in the space after a breath. Ｗｈｙａｒｅｗｅｓｏｂｕｓｙ？ The need to be, become, create and strive has really hit me hard on my return to Bali (though you might think otherwise), and I've found myself in a flurry of trying to do too many things for too many people, all at once. I even posted something yesterday which I felt in the hours afterwards didn't properly convey what I was trying to say. In those moments, I genuinely considered deleting every trace of it and my access to the internet (such was my extreme minds response) - but then I chose to make space for it instead. Allow for the mistakes, the discomfort, the challenging relationships and new responsibilities to be there - as I'd felt them in those moments, and as I'd experienced them - just for now. ✨ Above all, I value ｓｐａｃｅ. I value my personal space, ability to work on my own terms, and the space my body actually occupies on this earth. It moves, it breathes, it feels and laughs and cries. When that space isn't there, or something doesn't feel expansive around me, I see the first signs of decline - overthinking, anxiety, judgment, self-doubt and/or sabotage...I notice it quickly now. Seeking out spaciousness is my first step to remedy it. Not just in my physical environment - but in my mind & body too. ✨ It's then when the thoughts and feelings can start to slow down, unravel, and materialize as what they truly are - passing, unattached and momentary things. They move on. I slow down. And continue.... ✨🌸🧘‍♀️ • • #yin #yoga #yinyoga #bali #space #thoughts #mind #body #mentalhealth #nurtureyournature

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In feeling S ｐａｃｉｏｕｓ, having space - Little bits of becoming start to find one another. Thoughts un-jumble. Feelings unwind. The body softens. Opening up to potentiality, and also to what is. An unclear horizon doesn't matter When current ground feels open, calm and nurtured. Like those days when you could sit for hours in the space after a breath. Ｗｈｙａｒｅｗｅｓｏｂｕｓｙ？ The need to be, become, create and strive has really hit me hard on my return to Bali (though you might think otherwise), and I've found myself in a flurry of trying to do too many things for too many people, all at once. I even posted something yesterday which I felt in the hours afterwards didn't properly convey what I was trying to say. In those moments, I genuinely considered deleting every trace of it and my access to the internet (such was my extreme minds response) - but then I chose to make space for it instead. Allow for the mistakes, the discomfort, the challenging relationships and new responsibilities to be there - as I'd felt them in those moments, and as I'd experienced them - just for now. ✨ Above all, I value ｓｐａｃｅ. I value my personal space, ability to work on my own terms, and the space my body actually occupies on this earth. It moves, it breathes, it feels and laughs and cries. When that space isn't there, or something doesn't feel expansive around me, I see the first signs of decline - overthinking, anxiety, judgment, self-doubt and/or sabotage...I notice it quickly now. Seeking out spaciousness is my first step to remedy it. Not just in my physical environment - but in my mind & body too. ✨ It's then when the thoughts and feelings can start to slow down, unravel, and materialize as what they truly are - passing, unattached and momentary things. They move on. I slow down. And continue.... ✨🌸🧘‍♀️ • • #yin #yoga #yinyoga #bali #space #thoughts #mind #body #mentalhealth #nurtureyournature

‘We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden’ – Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe ✨✨ The nature of all life is to change. To grow; to evolve, expand, flourish, slowly devolve -and then renew. Without the capacity to embrace change and newness as it arises, it’s easy to become stuck and stagnant – in habits, in ways of thinking, even in your physical body (think indigestion, heaviness and fatigue). Softening into this aspect of ourselves is not always easy however – especially as we’ve been conditioned to believe that any deviation from growth, expansion and stability is weak or lacking in tenacity. By putting pressure on ourselves to always maintain a certain facade, way of being, looking or feeling, we are automatically resisting this natural order of things and our bodies to evolve and change. . The process of ‘healing’ from any kind of life event, illness or circumstance (and on some level, I believe we are all healing from something) involves accepting ourselves in our totality – flaws, skills, talents, down days, up days and unique life experiences. This is of course a journey in itself, and something which shouldn’t be taken lightly. 🌱 But what happens next? What happens when you’ve made peace with who you are, how you look, what you’re good at (and not so good at)? Begun 'the work’, acknowledged flaws &limitations, and are impatient to get going and reaching that next stage of life? It’s easy to get stuck in the cushy ‘self-love’ quotes and practices, online self-help sites and heart centered yoga classes to ‘build compassion’ – this is all great, and I’m here for all of it. What I’ve found personally however, is that this kind of new-pattern forming can often just lead to another form of dependent, fixed mindset and relationship – albeit a healthier version. To put this into perspective – I've used my relationship with yoga as an example. For a time – a very, very difficult, challenging and confusing time – yoga was a crutch for me.... ✨✨✨🌸🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️ *cntd in full blogpost (in bio)*

Every evening here Is like the end of a summer's day as a child; the days young enough to put rose petals in buckets and believe that it's perfume. I don't know the age. But I know the feeling. The heat of the day sighing out, exhaling, Leaving sweat to dry, Skin to cool, Hanging up a day of Simply being In a body. Breathing In a body. 'Working', though not as culture has dictated - simply for the pleasure of being able to. No one to say this can't always be the way of things. 🌱🌸🌱🌸🧘‍♀️ • • • #yoga #sunset #canggu #pinksky #writings #summerdays #beinyourbody #bali

There are many ways to live a life. In fear. In awe. In honour; From the sidelines, watching on; In envy. On purpose and with meaning. In devotion. In pursuit of nothing clear. In search of something more. In love. In light. In presence. In constant striving; pushing, burning. In silence; soft and receiving. In harmony, amplified for all to hear. In rage, simmering with judgment. In celebration; of nature, nurturing a world that's all our own. In nature, being nature, breathing nature. In tune with inner workings, outer movements, and the space between the two. 🌠 In time, (not without effort and intention) it gets clearer - what you need to do for you to feel good, to stay uplifted - choosing movement over stagnation, growth over decline; passion over fear. Staying curious. Open. 🌱🌸 But above all, by nurturing your very nature, taking time, tuning in, nourishing the roots pulled up & re-planted by the harshness of the world - slowly it begins to bloom again. 🌱 🌸 🌠 🧘‍♀️ I am biting the bullet and working on starting my Nurture Your Nature website, ayurvedic coaching programme and ebook - there is so much in this that I am excited to explore and put out there, but for once I'm taking my time to let it happen with ease & patience, rather than storming ahead with no set plan. If you'd like to keep up with what's happening then please DM me your email and I will add you to the mailing list. 🌠🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️🌸🌱 * * *

When you're standing on the edge of something great, it's natural for all manner of thoughts to ricochet through your head - "Who am I to have such opportunities? What if people think I'm a joke? Shouldn't I be thankful just to still be here at all?? Maybe I'm too old for this - maybe 27 is time to settle down, fill the roles unconsciously expected of me by family, society, this whole system we've devised as a means to help us feel 'safe'." 🌸🌼 Feeling 'safe' is the illusion here - having been hospitalized for an eating disorder at a time when simply being in my own body felt anything but 'safe' and comfortable, I now can see through this illusion of security we've created in having an outer sense of control in place. Yoga for me has been an unravelling of this, a process by which step by step, the barriers I created myself have come down, & the world outside has been allowed to penetrate into my thoughts, opening me to the vastness of potential we each contain as human beings when we loosen our grip a little and let things flow. I never really share about the beginnings of all of this for me, but as I stand at the edge of the next chapter I couldn't help but reflect about just how much this practice has done for me, how much its changed me. 🌸 Living in a fear-driven society is a toxic trait that we can either fuel by depriving ourselves of enjoyment, (things like nice food & spontaneous activities) or work through them - by taking chances when presented with them; choosing to trust instead of turn away; remaining open to what's in front of us rather that donning the protective armour that keeps us separate & isolated in our thoughts. 🌠 Moving from fear-based living into open-hearted acceptance & enjoyment of the complexities & fluctuations of life & the mind's inner workings - is a dance. Sometimes you take the wrong steps, & have to backtrack. Other times it flows. Beats & rhythms carrying you as you learn to finally let go to the music in everything around you - not only can you hear it; you can feel it; you can see where it could take you, if only you learned how to trust and let go... 🌊🌊🌊🌊 • • #flow #yogi #mentalhealth

The world is out of balance and is calling out to be harmonized. One person/group isn't to blame - it's a collective responsibility to wisen up and start taking initiative to act as individuals to first return ourselves to balance that will spark the flame of consistant change & transformation for us all. It's only from this accountable, self-aware and proactive place that society & nature can begin the long process of healing, too. 🔥 It starts with using the tools we have - our skills, talents; what is immediately in front of us (not to mention yoga, meditation, & proper nutrition) to create powerful change, heal our bodies, minds & by default - the earth. Then it calls for a consistency to keep making these better choices, committing to healing, health, and a return to balance. 🔥 This event on Friday in @yogahub Camden will see us sing together with a collective intention to restore balance, to heal & to raise much needed funds for Australian charities in need right now. 🔥 Donation-based, min €5 for @wireswildliferescue Bring your voices 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♀️ @hellojennykeane @sineadyogalife • #australia #bushfire #bushfirerelief #kirtan #mantra #yoga #dublin #yogadublin #sing #harmony #nature #fundraiser #donation #wires #wildlife

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