Holly Shoebridge Holistic Health

12/04/2026

I love this simple yet powerful parable.

So much (far beyond what we may realise) in this modern society is designed to capture our attention, to influence opinions, beliefs, choices, behaviours, mindsets & deeper psyches.

If we are not careful or mindful, we can be easily swayed, influenced, directed, even living a life that is not of our choosing, and be completely unaware of it all.

Spend time in quiet reflection, contemplation, introspection, creative pursuits & meditation.

When we are present, still and quiet for long enough, all sorts of information, guidance and answers can arise from within.

If we do this often or regularly enough, we’ll become ever clear on our own beliefs, our morals & our deepest values.

To be in the world but not of it. 💛🙏🏽😌

12/02/2026

So deeply moved by the pure actions & intentions of these Venerable Monks.

Walking anywhere from 30-50km’s daily, for 108 days across the US (Texas to DC) on a “Walk For Peace”.

They are simply walking in silence, with pure hearts & intentions to invoke peace within those who may witness or encounter them (in person & from afar, all over the globe).

Literally thousands of people are flocking to see them, to feel their presence along the journey, and no less than millions are watching & feeling them from around the globe.

What’s most profound to ponder is that this simple gesture started from the heart & mind of a single monk (and his dog, Aloka), and through pure intention & action, it grew and grew. It really goes to show the impact a single person can have, especially & ever more so when coming from such a pure state of awareness, heart & mind.

Their message is simply to cultivate peace within first, & then let it radiate outward into the whole.

How powerful, profound & so beautiful such a seemingly simple act can be.

The last slide is a Metta Loving Kindness meditation led by Venerable Bhikku Pannakara this morning, that any of us can do from where we are to cultivate greater peace within (as within, so without).

Imagine if even just 1% of the global population practiced a loving kindness meditation regularly, according to both the Maharishi Effect & Dr David Hawkins work, that’s all it takes to shift the whole of humanity into higher states of awareness and greater loving, coherence & unity. And with that in mind, given the numbers of people connecting with the energy of these Venerable Monks, perhaps something beautiful is already well and truly unfolding.

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26/12/2025

FREE ACCESS to “21 Days To Vitality” online program for the entire month of January.

All the details in the slides above.

I offered free access to this program last year, and some of the feedback from participants was really beautiful and quite moving, so, the free access is being offered again this January.

Anyone is welcome to access this resource. There are no strings attached. The program was designed to help others, using tools that helped me immensely on my own path of (re)connection. If one person may gain any kind of benefit from accessing the program, it’s served it purpose (and I’ll be truly stoked).

Merry Xmas and happy new year mates 💛🙏🏽

22/12/2025

Meditations 💛 ⭕️ 🙏 ❤️

20/12/2025

A newly released (free) guided visualisation meditation focusing on the almighty heart chakra.

The Heart Chakra - also known as Anahata - is the fourth and often considered the most crucial. It is the bridge between the lower and upper chakras, balancing the material and spiritual worlds and facilitating our emotional and physical well-being. Pure love opens the fourth chakra, allowing us to receive and give love unconditionally.

Balancing the energy of this chakra enables us to tap into the power of anahata and experience love in its purest form without any attachment or expectation. Through a state of openness and vulnerability, we can develop deeper connections with ourselves and others, resulting in more fulfilling relationships and a greater sense of self.

This meditation can help to enhance feelings of trust, joy, and peace. It can help us to develop a stronger relationship with Self and others, while also facilitating a deep relaxation.

A beautifully relaxing visualization meditation focused on the heart chakra. The Heart Chakra - also known as Anahata - is the fourth and often considered the most crucial. It is the bridge between the lower and upper chakras, balancing the material and spiritual worlds and facilitating our emotiona...

01/11/2025

Tonight 7pm AEDST

Anyone welcome. Via Insight Timer app.

In this session, we'll walk through how our function and quality of breathing can be impacted during our monthly cycle, and especially during perimenopause and menopause. We'll go through some gentle breathing practices that can help work with our hormones, and also optimise the Bodymind as we move....

30/10/2025

During this sacred transition through perimenopause, into menopause and beyond, there are many changes unfolding within the miraculous bodymind.

And many women may experience any range of symptoms. These symptoms could be viewed as the bodymind’s way of asking for our loving attention, to offer the body greater support during this time.

Gentle, intentional & accessible breathing practices done on a regular basis can be one way to offer immense support during this time, and ongoing for greater vitality.

The quality & function of our breathing can impact our underlying mitochondrial health, our nervous system, our digestive, endocrine and immune systems. It can also influence our quality of sleep and overall stress resilience.

Join me this Saturday 2nd November over on the Insight Timer app at 7pm AEDST for a brief talk on what is happening in the body during perimenopause & menopause, how we can support the body using functional breathing practices, we will touch on lifestyle factors that impact our underlying mitochondrial health & function, and then we’ll finish with a relaxation meditation.

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23/09/2025

This Thursday evening 7pm AEST

Anyone welcome. Group meditation via Insight Timer app

Loving kindness meditation, can be also known as Metta meditation. This kind of practice can be used in a few different ways. Towards yourself, towards others, towards all beings and/or as an intentional way of living. In this meditation practice, I will guide you through offering loving kindness to...

18/09/2025

The miraculous bodymind holds onto all sorts of memories, beliefs and perceptions for us, they may arise over time in various ways, offering messages, insight and/or asking for loving attention.

These messages might show up in the form of niggling feelings, dreams, thoughts, emotions and behaviours, or they may present in the form of physical tension, constrictions, injuries, illness, blockages and/or sensations. 

Bodymind is always communicating with us. Its language can be both subtle and/or at times, very direct. I often refer to the “feather, brick or train analogy” to give a practical example.

If we may not hear, listen or attune to the body’s messages the proverbial volume (intensity) can get turned up, to the point we can no longer ignore them.

As a result, what may have been niggling feelings to start with can become a more notable bodymind event such as illness, disease, chronic ailments or injuries and so on. 

The bodymind does not speak with words & verbal language, rather it will talk to us through these subtle symptoms.

We may start to deepen our attunement to this innate body wisdom and its often subtle messages through many differing kinds of quiet introspective practices, through gentle breathing and/or movement practices etc. Even just closing your eyes for a few moments and observing the sensations that may arise within bodymind can offer deeper insights.

To nurture & nourish the psyche (mental, emotional & spiritual) & physical body and appreciate all it does for us.

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11/09/2025

I’ve always loved the saying “tend to your garden and the butterflies will come”.

And perhaps as we may slow down to tend to our proverbial garden, we may witness/observe the vast interconnected ecosystem (the unified whole) that supports & welcomes the butterflies (unity).

The world consists of Yin and Yang; in every shadow on snow, a glimmer of light awaits.

😌🙏🏽💛⭕️🦋

31/08/2025

What a gift it is to be here inhibiting these miraculous bodily vessels, these conduits for the Divine.

Whatever we do for Self permeates, ripples into the Whole.

As within, so without.

Localised consciousness is a wave within the ocean of consciousness.

In a more practical sense, perhaps we may view it as how we may nourish, hydrate, move & care for the body day to day can be deeply interconnected to how we may care for the that which surrounds us - our environment, our people, our animals, our land etc.

And the vitality of one can be felt and experienced by many, this can take so many different formats & contexts, yet arguably, all as beautiful and impactful as the other.

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I absolutely love this quote from Thich Nhat Hanh. Even the seemingly smallest gesture of Self care & Self kindness, whatever we can manage for today, is speaking to the Whole.

💛⭕️🌎🙏🏽☺️

22/08/2025

Tomorrow 8pm AEST

All welcome. Free for anyone Insight Timer app

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Whether you're a seasoned meditator, or this is your first time using the breath to anchor into a meditative practice, this is suitable for all. We will walk through a very gentle & accessible practice, using the breath to cultivate stillness, mindfulness and to sink into, and deepen our meditative....