Pain is part of being a woman, from birth to life’s challenges. Using mindfulness, breath, and curiosity, we can shift our experience of discomfort. These tools honed through yoga, hypnosis, and presence help us navigate physical, emotional, and spiritual pain with awareness and ease.
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I’ve shifted my email system and now share a weekly blog on womanhood and motherhood, plus this monthly newsletter with updates and reflections. I’m in a season of deep transformation, letting go, evolving, trusting. After decades of work, I’m shedding old layers and creating space for new offerings.
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Routines keep life moving, but rituals bring meaning. By adding intention, presence, and small mindful moments, like slow coffee, affirmations, or a quiet breath, you transform daily tasks into nourishing experiences. These simple shifts help you slow down, reconnect, and find beauty in the everyday.
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Retreats give women space to rest, reconnect, and be held. With so many demands, time in nature and in circle helps you pause, breathe, and refill your cup. Whether preparing for birth or seeking clarity in life, these retreats and sessions guide you back to yourself, rested, nourished, and renewed.
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Bengkung belly binding is a traditional Malaysian practice that supports healing after birth. It helps bring abdominal muscles together, improves posture, supports the pelvic floor, reduces swelling, and can aid C-section recovery. Used gently, it also offers comfort in pregnancy and during your moon cycle.
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On 10 May we will celebrate Mother’s Day – a day meant to shine a light on and express gratitude for the enormous and beautiful role that mothers – biological or otherwise – play in the wellbeing of us all. May is also a month dedicated to Maternal Mental Health and recognises International Midwives’ Day on the 5th, and International Nurses Day on the 12th. For me, what links these together is the notion of care – for others, our families, as well as care for ourselves. And the need and openness for each of us to both offer and receive care when required. Post-natal depression (PND) is real and prevalent, and it varies from woman to woman. The 9-12 months after birth are as critical for the health of both baby and mother as the period of pregnancy and birth. Support during this time is vital to enable a space where mother and baby can really connect and find themselves in their developing dance with one another. And strength for you as a mother does not only mean your ability and tenacity to do and be everything for your baby and your family, but it also means asking for – and accepting – help and holding when you need it. Now more than ever we need to remain steady and centered within ourselves, as women and as mothers. As the world has and will continue to change, we need to embrace the change and pivot ourselves to what and where we are needed. As mothers, we attend to so much. It is who we are. So start to acknowledge and celebrate yourself – you are doing an amazing job right now! There are so many things you’re required to complete, for work, child/ren, and partner to tend to, and
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Everyone is dealing with some aspect that is hard to accept or change. There are many aspects of our lives that are out of our control. I find that when I spend time and energy thinking about what is out of my control I can quickly feel overcome with helplessness and overwhelm. Having the awareness to catch your thoughts before you get to overwhelm is key. The aspects of our lives that are out of our control are; We are unable to control the weather, natural disasters, news, economy, what other people think of you etc The aspects we have control over; We are able to control our attitude and enthusiasm. Businesses that you start/have. Work you do in the world. What you read. What you buy. Where you live. What skills you learn. Places you travel. The last few months I have incorporated a centred exercise in my Confident Hypnobirthing Course to assist parents-to-be. What does being centred mean? How does it feel? Being able to be centred in your life is vital to manage your energy and well-being. It is our tendency as human beings to be scattered and fragmented: we multitask and are busy with too many tasks, thoughts and emotions. We have “to do” lists that seem to grow daily. All of these may cause us to lose our centre and our focus. Being centred is especially valuable when going through the transition of pregnancy, labour, birth and the ongoing demands of parenting. As this is a new role or experience we find ourselves in, we are often negatively influenced and swayed by others and our surroundings. It is important to cultivate our own centre that is aligned, internal, safe and unique. Being centred enables us to observe ourselves and our emotions as they arise within
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We live in such a different time from when we were children. The world is fast changing; navigating our daily lives can be overwhelming and exhausting. Unless you have made space for yourself. Too often our own subconscious patterns come up without us realising it, especially with our children, our partner and those closest to us. These can often be painful and frustrating. It is important to have some sort of practice (time for you) that cultivates awareness, it can be meditation, yoga, mindfulness or prayer. It can be as little as 3 mins a day. I know I have spoken of this many times before. Why? Because it works and because it is so important. Another way to make time for yourself, is to look at how you are doing social media, it is part of our lives and our children\’s lives. We need to find ways to manage it and ourselves (more importantly). Here are some ways to do it differently and two links to articles, that I found useful. Give yourself a daily limit, and stick to it Follow people that uplift you Slow your scrolling Be present and learn something Get what to need and then log off Social media benefits and risks: children and teenagers 5 Reasons You Don\’t Need to Worry About Kids and Social Media
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