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Gentle Deep Rest journeys + coaching for sensitive, creative and heart led nurturers and entrepreneurs. Space to Breathe and Embody your gifts.

Our sanctuary is in Treeby (near Jandakot) immersed in nature but just 30 minutes from Fremantle and Perth. Join us for Nature Retreats, Yoga & Meditation, Women’s Circles, Cacao Ceremonies and other special events at our new ceremony space in Treeby (30 minutes from Fremantle and Perth). Immersed in natural bushland this is space of serenity, quietness and honouring of our connection to nature. A sanctuary, a place to take refuge, a gathering space for a community of compassionate hearts to connect, nourish, REST and BE. With programs and events to support you when you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, burnt out or simply craving a community to connect to. Come experience the profound stillness and healing of heart centred practices including yoga, mindfulness, sound healing, ceremonial cacao, trauma release and the co-creation of like hearted community. Visit www.heartofrest.com.au for our events calendar.

30/10/2025

Against the background of stillness the simple sounds of nature & modern life can be felt vibrating all the way to the Heart. Intentionally Simple Slow and Sweet.

The wellness industry might have you believe there’s another new diet or practice you need to fix your body. But maybe it’s time to listen to the quieter voice of your own Heart. The one that is inviting you to hang out for more moments in simple spaces where you can hear yourself again. Space where you can feel how deeply connected you are to life.

Need a little help carving out that space for yourself?

Book in for a 1:1 Deep Rest session in Treeby ♥️♥️

22/10/2025

Change is a coming!! We have just a few blocks left (5 to be precise) of Keith’s Cacao with this much loved artwork.

If you have a sentimental journey with Keith’s and would like one last block with this artwork get your order in this week before the new branding arrives next week ♥️♥️

The new colouring is fun and colourful but this one will always hold a special place in my heart as it reminds me of Keith and all of the magic he so generously shared on his porch in Guatemala.

Grateful for the legacy of love that remains in Keith’s Cacao…and excited to keep sharing the magic of pure ceremonial cacao with you ♥️

Join me for our next cacao ceremonies on Friday 7 November 6pm and Summer Solstice on a Sunday 21 December 6pm ✨✨

21/10/2025

Ready for some pre-sleep nurturing? Join me online for 4 weeks of Yoga Nidra and Nervous System Care.

Starting 10 November, Monday nights 6.00 - 7.30pm Perth, WST

Join real time via Zoom or listen to the recording in your own time.

What to expect?
Gentle somatic movement, breathwork, compassionate mindfulness and Yoga Nidra to help you feel more grounded and at home in your body.

We’ll explore:
* Yoga Nidra as a tool for releasing muscular, mental and emotional tensions
* Simple movements to help reset, rest and retrain the mind while grounding in the body
* Techniques for mindful breathing, capturing the uncaught mind, loving kindness and self compassion
* Practices to support healthy self and co-regulation in times of overwhelm or stagnation
* Bite sized chunks of theory including:
* Introduction to Nervous System Care & Yoga Nidra
* Vagus Nerve and Vagal Toning
* Window of Tolerance + Polyvagal Theory
* Science of Self compassion
* Bringing loving presence, acceptance and compassion into your daily life to help you find space to respond rather than react to challenges

Cost: $140 for 4 x 90 minute sessions
Location: Online, Classes will be recorded and replays available for viewing within 24 hours.

This isn’t a nervous system hack or a quick fix to burnout, instead it’s a commitment to focussing awareness towards your self care each week. And a space to apply very gentle intentional practices to help you unravel the tensions and burdens of the day before going to sleep. So your sleep can be for your nurturing and nourishment. So you can feel resourced to do all the amazing things you want to do. And so your body receives the reassurance that you are listening and you’re taking time to empty out aswell as fill up. And so you might feel or deepen the joy of being more at home and at ease in yourself.

Booking Link in my bio or reach out if you have any questions.

17/10/2025

🌿Spring - Summer events at Treeby🌿

✨ Friday 24 October Deep Rest 6-8pm

✨ Friday 7 November Cacao Ceremony 6-8.30pm

✨ Monday 10 November Online 4 Week Yoga Nidra & Nervous System Care 6-8pm

✨Sunday 23 November Deep Rest 6-8pm

✨Saturday 21 December Summer Solstice Cacao Ceremony 6-8.30pm

And just like that the warmer weather is here which means evening and online are where the magic will be happening!

06/10/2025

-Radiance Sutra 98-
Be wildly devoted to someone, or something.
Cherish every perception.
At the same time, forget about control.
Allow the Beloved to be herself and to change.
Passion and compassion, holding and letting go— This ache in your heart is holy.
Accept it as the rise of intimacy With life’s secret ways.
Devotion is the divine streaming through you From that place in you before time.
Love’s energy flows through your body, Toward a body, and into eternity again.
Surrender to this current of devotion And become one with the Body of Love.

24/09/2025

I’m curious - where were you and what unfolded for you in 2012?

Was it a year that offered you a profound growth or learning opportunity?

Over the years I’ve had a ridiculous amount of people share with me stories of a big change that happened in their life in 2012 - divorce, career change, heartbreak, soul connection, life crisis, meeting their beloved etc. And it’s always caught my attention.

Because 2012 was a year that changed my life in ways I never could have imagined.

It was the year I met my own Heart and remembered what life felt like when I wasn’t drowning in busyness and depression.

For the Mayans 2012 was the completion of one cycle and the beginning of another. A 5,126 year cycle seen as a time of great transformation and renewal.

Where were you? How has 2012 shaped your life?

Follow the link in my bio to read the full blog post ♥️

14/09/2025

Rest isn’t just physical. And it’s not just about sleeping or stopping. It’s not just about doing nothing. Or going on retreat. In recent years there’s been some great books written and concepts developed around the different types of Rest that are important to our health & wellbeing, including:
🌿 Mental, Emotional, Social, Creative, Spiritual, Physical and Sensory

But still I believe the nuance in our day to day needs is being missed. Everywhere you turn the Wellness industry is promising to fix you, fill you up, empty you out or make you feel better.

In a world filled with complexity and noise our rest needs aren’t as simple as they once were - they’re incredibly nuanced and personal.

And as a fully functional adult only you are able to actually feel what you need in this moment. You can outsource many things wellness related & sometimes that’s very helpful and needed. But if you’re tired and you feel like you’ve tried everything maybe it’s time to slow down a little and prioritise noticing for a moment?

Even if you’re doing all the good things physically, mentally & emotionally you may still be exhausted. Or spiritually and creatively disconnected or numb. Or socially depleted or lonely.

If you don’t Notice, Listen and trust what your body, mind & heart are asking for it’s very possible your Rest needs will go unmet & you could feel further depleted.

Out of habit my cheeky monkey mind will tell me when I’m tired that I just need to withdraw from people - but actually sometimes what I need more than anything is a giggle with my family & friends. And sometimes my mind will say I need less mundane and more sacred so I should go on a long silent retreat when actually a quiet compassionate mindfulness practice or hike in nature reconnects me to my Heart and my highest purpose and leaves me feeling rejuvenated again.

What type of Rest do you need today?

🙏🏻 7 types of Rest adapted from Dr Saundra Dalton-Smiths Framework ♥️

12/09/2025

Curious to learn tools and embodiment practices to help you feel more confident to pause and embrace your anger as wise signposts rather than a burden?

Join me for our Spring Women’s Yin Nest starting soon:
Friday 19 September 9.30am
Or book in for a 1:1 coaching session.

Alongside the magic of spring freshness, renewal, creativity and growth, in Five Element Theory Spring is Wood energy and can manifest itself as:
Anger + Irratibility,
Motivation + Assertiveness

Could these be your wise friends too?

Signposts letting you know something important to you feels under threat or a boundary (internal or external) has been crossed and needs your attention.

A signpost asking you to be present to these emotions as precious messages from your inner protector.

Asking you to not run from them.

To not shut them down, numb them out or give the power away to avoid the discomfort.

What if we began to see anger as a simple invitation to pause and notice where your sense of Self may have been compromised?

Or where something is out of balance.

When balanced, wood energy leaves us with clarity, motivation & the ability to set our direction + have healthy boundaries.

Booking links in my bio 🌿

10/09/2025

What would it feel like if you were to spend 2 hours every week for 11 weeks just Being you while being celebrated for being you?

Space to breathe
Space to Rest
Space to Connect
Space to create
Space to celebrate your gifts

I can’t tell you how incredibly beautiful and potent it feels to share these longer journeys with you.

It’s something only you can give yourself.
And only you can feel it.

My only ask is that you close your eyes for a moment and put down the responsibilities long enough to hear what your Body & Heart are whispering.

Women’s Yin Nest begins Friday 19th September. Last 3 places available 🥰

09/09/2025

Waking to a new day with the wonder of a child approaching a threshold of discovery 🍃😍♥️

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http://www.heartofrest.com.au/

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A place to slow down and connect with the heART. Through yin yoga, ceremonial cacao, self enquiry, radical self acceptance, emotional resilience and the co-creation of like hearted community we flourish. “I’m talking about living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear” ~ Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert

See the events timetable for regular ceremonies and community gatherings, or come and join Lani for a public yoga class:

Monday 9.30am @BodyforLife, Success

Monday 6.00 - 7.30pm @ Spanda Yoga School, Fremantle