Birds Of A Feather Yoga

01/09/2022

It’s been a little while.

I’ve gone to check in, to write, something, a few times, and haven’t.

I couldn’t put my finger on why. So I didn’t. And then I didn’t..

I thought perhaps I shouldn’t share my struggles. No one wants negative, there’s enough of that out there, everyone’s got things going on. Everyone.

So then I went to write something super positive and inspiring.. but that didn’t feel authentic, for want of a better word.

But the more inner work I’ve done over the past few months, I realise it’s all relative. And these are the things that make us human & then of course in turn, relatable.

I have struggled with a lot of pain over the last little while. It got to a point where I struggled to even get out of bed, so any kind of asana (physical postures) practice, work, family life, even house duties were at an absolute bare minimum.

The kind of pain that gets in your head, makes you feel like you may well be losing your mind. The all consuming kind.

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20/02/2022

J U S T B R E A T H E

A gentle Monday morning reminder. One breath at a time. One second. One minute. One hour.

I N H A L E

E X H A L E

R E P E A T

13/02/2022

J U S T F O R T O D A Y

I will not worry

I will be grateful

I will be kind to every living thing

I will do my work honestly

I will not be angry

11/02/2022

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Yoga lovers.

Thank you for all you kind words of love and support, my heart is full!

At this stage, Thursday + Friday are the available days for one-on-one yoga OR small group yoga, in the privacy of your own home or on your deck..

Before work, after work or anything in between!

Please, reach out if you feel this would be something you are interested in, send me a private message or, alternatively give me a call or text & we can figure out the details.

📞 0414279466

Alternatively, if these options aren’t for you, the beautiful Margot from will be facilitating classes at Monday nights.

Namaste

Danielle x

31/01/2022

Every morning.

We sit.

We rise, get housekeeping out of the way.

And we sit.

Depends on the day as to how long we sit.

Sometimes eyes open, sometimes eyes shut.

Taking in the waking morning & allowing the space of early morning to create space in the mind.

A way to let go of everything else & just be with me for a while.

I used to loath early mornings.

Now my body clock wakes me, the morning calls.

And this guy, my little meditation partner, sits with me.

The best.

30/01/2022

Reset.
Readjust.
Restart.
Refocus.

As many times as you need.

Happy Monday friends.

Take a breath.

And then another.

And then another.

28/01/2022

Good morning loves.

Thank you for the grace you have all forwarded me over the last little while.

A forced hiatus, but, a much needed one.

Finally some answers.

Let me share.

I’ve been struggling through some pretty crazy pain over the past few months… but also on and off for a couple of years.

Random times, random pain, and a host of other symptoms too.

Too many to list here, I will not bore you with them all I promise!

I have always been honest with you all, and I won’t stop now.

This time has absolutely taught me that I was right to know, I knew my body better than anyone else & to keep striving for answers.

Fibromyalgia, a word I’m still trying to get my head around.

Anyway, not to be flip about it, but I won’t go on and on, it is what it is my loves!

What this does mean, for Birds of a Feather Yoga this year is this: ⬇️

I won’t be returning to the studio.

I won’t say never, but I just need to recalibrate and change things a bit.

What I will be offering though, is personal, 1 on 1, or small intimate, in home classes.

I have had some lovely souls reach out, asking if this is an option, and it feels like a way to still have yoga available, accessible, but it takes the pressure off me trying to “fill a class” and all that entails.

This is my truth right now, perhaps down the track this may shift again.

If you feel you may be interested in a personal yoga practice, either one on one or with a friend, please feel free to reach out.

Same same but different.

Always evolving.

Much love D

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30/12/2021

As 2021 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to say:

I SEE YOU + THANK YOU.

I am unsure as to what 2022 has in store for Birds of a Feather, some changes to be sure, please know I will let you know, if, when, where & how yoga will continue in the New Year.

I send you all so much love.

Remember to stand tall, to breathe and above all, to trust.

Namaste beautiful yogis

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23/12/2021

It’s Christmas Eve yoga lovers.

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very very

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄

Take care of yourselves over the Christmas break, be kind to yourselves and remember, in the hard, rushed & hectic moments, it’s important to take time for you!

You are important, and, you are loved.

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Thank you for your love & support this year.

Much love from me..
. Namaste to you all.

02/12/2021

Good morning loves.

Thank you to those of you that have reached out and checked in.. what an amazing little community of love we have!

I’ve been a little quiet of late.

I’ve taken some time out.

Been taking some deep, really big deep and gulping, sometimes gasping, breaths.

As I teach, so I live.

“Yoga begins with listening.

When we listen, we are giving space to what is.”

~ Richard Freeman

I’ve been struggling with pain in my body.

For a while now.

And for too long I didn’t listen.

I was too busy to be in pain. Had too much to do, be, achieve, and I imagined it was just because I was busy, I’d “done too much” today…

But it wasn’t just isolated pain. And I was getting sick very regularly, and it began affecting my everyday life, sleep, yoga.. everything.

And then I had a reaction to some medication that scared the life outta me, and I haven’t been the same since.

The bare minimum work leaves me exhausted and in pain.

I got pretty good at “faking it til I make it”… until I couldn’t.

So I’m listening my friends.

I’m resting, I’m self caring.

I’ve got a wonderful crew of practitioners that I am working with, and I’m gently crossing fingers and toes we have some answers forthcoming.

I hope you are all well, taking care of yourselves & please don’t forget to listen to your body.

Namaste

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10/11/2021

"The path is within yourself, and your soul is sending you signs all the time through suffering.

Everything that makes us suffer is because, though we believe it at one level, at a deeper level we know it to be untrue.

Suffering is the signal that we have bought into something that our true selves don't really believe.

We’re serving a different master than our own truth."

~ Martha Beck on ReWilding with Sabrina Lynn Podcast

Watch the podcast here: https://youtu.be/kFsw32ULfaY

Or listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5V0uSvtYDbrR0g8M8bpJ9Y?si=L-7GBLOWRmulfFIoFtXB5Q

(Also available on all other major podcast platforms.)

⚡️🙏⚡️

10/11/2021

Today was a day of deep rest and reflection.

It is so good for us to stop.

Breathe, and go within.

Yin Yoga is a wonderful way to access space, to access those deep spaces within, that we cannot reach with continuous movement.

Yin can be deeply confronting, our ego, that little voice within, telling us we need to move, this is hurting/boring/not doing anything..

We get fidgety, it’s easier to focus on movement (Yang) than stillness.

Yin is a powerful tool, focus on the breath, breath IS movement!

So good for us on so many levels,

💫 opens up the energy channels in the body

💫 Calms the nervous system

💫 Encourages self awareness

Grab your props! Props are essential for a Yin Practice.

Blankets, pillows, bolsters, blocks.. and breathe!!!!!!!!!!

Namaste 🙏🏼

09/11/2021

TRUST.

Pause right now and say that out loud.

People might think you’re weird if you’re sitting at the dining room table and you just say “Trust” apropos of nothing. but you know what? Who cares.

Get a pen and write it on your hand or foot.

Get a red lipstick and write it on the bathroom mirror real big: TRUST.

Then trace it so you get red lipstick stained on your fingers and let THAT remind you to trust. And then take some rocks on the beach and write ‘trust’ with them.

Write it in the sand. Write it in the air with your toe. Spell it out with Cheerios.
You’ve got to live it and breathe and eat it and wake up to it after you sweated all night and end up in tangled wet sheets. You’ve got to be in love with it.

My friend texted me this once:
Trust. I swear it’s like the biggest lesson we’re meant to learn in life, seeing how it’s connected to not resisting, letting go. When I look back at my life I can see how things worked out in proportion to my willingness to trust.
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That’s huge, isn’t it?

Sometimes my first thought upon waking is: Things are going to fall apart.

Old tape, old trauma.

I grab my Cheerios and my rocks in the sand and I write it again and again and again until I’ve become Trust.

Until I have become that person that makes you feel good and safe and enough because I trust so very much that you then have no choice to. Because we are contagious beings. (Go start gossiping & watch how contagious that is.)

If you trust and know you’re enough then you spread that when you walk into a room. You cloak everyone & everything with that love. It’s pretty awesome. So go get your materials you need to tattoo that onto your world – Cheerios, ink, rocks, whatever – and spread that sh*t everywhere.

You will change the world. I trust that.
Tag someone who is spreading goodness and magic in the world.

Join me today on my session at my new time slot 10:30 am@pst/130 p est. do you have the app? Today is going to be GOOD!!! and yes, yoga is on for Saturday. Link in bio, byeeeeeeee

09/11/2021

This week summed up…

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Yup 👍🏼

09/11/2021

Count me in for 100% of taking every savasana ✔️

08/11/2021

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Create your own paradise

✨Sharing from COPPERMOON

Create your own paradise 💫
Wise words by
For the start of a new week! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend lovelies ✨
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08/11/2021

Today.

An unusually slow start to my Monday morning.

Cacao.. sipping in the morning.

A VERY gentle 5 minute heart opening sequence on my mat.

Not 30 minutes, not 45 minutes, not 1 hour.. 5 minutes.

My mat is my safe haven, the shelter from the storm.

I took some deep breaths, (as deep as I could) my chest is super sore and tight. My body shaking, I felt stiff and sore.

But it honestly felt good to move gently with intention and mindfulness.

To create a little space.

Even though I’m not at the studio my loves, remember, your mat is your safe space.

Your mat will absorb your tears if they come, hold your fears & support your body as you sit, lay & stand.

It’s a magical carpet.

Waiting to transport you, all you have to do is turn inward, breathe & move.

It doesn’t matter how long you’re on the mat, the time is irrelevant.

Just step on.

Namaste x

07/11/2021