Mamashanti

19/09/2025

mamashanti returns this spring with trauma informed workshops grounded in compassion & mindfulness.
therapeutic yoga - mindful movement - blissful breathwork - guided self-awareness
Twentynine – collaborative allied health
11 October; 8 November; 6 December 2025 10:00-12:00

Trauma informed workshops grounded in compassion & mindfulness emphasising safety, connection, embodiment & nervous system regulation.
• Therapeutic yoga meaningfully adapted for pregnancy, labour & birth
• Mindful movement to build confidence & personal agency
• Blissful breathwork to deepen connection with body, baby, & self
• Guided self-awareness to access inner wisdom & present-moment clarity
• Accessible practices to cultivate emotional resilience & create pathways to birth with dignity & grace
• A space honouring autonomy, choice, & healing
• Inclusive practice welcoming of all pregnant bodies, experiences & backgrounds

Mamashanti - moving and breathing since 2005 for enhanced fertility; peaceful pregnancy; positive birth; nourished postpartum; vital menopause & through it all - lifelong pelvic floor integrity
Nina Isabella - Master of Counselling; Adv Dip Therapeutic Yoga; Somatic Movement Practitioner; Birth Attendant; Childbirth Educator; Trauma Focussed Acceptance & Commitment Therapist
Bookings - https://www.trybooking.com/DFPXL

xx Nina

11/09/2025

This Spring, I am returning to Kyneton with trauma informed yoga for pregnancy & birth workshops.
These sessions are grounded in compassion & respect, emphasising safety, empowerment, mindfulness, & nervous system regulation.

- Therapeutic yoga adapted for pregnancy, labour & birth

- Mindful movement to build confidence & personal agency

- Breathwork to deepen connection with body, baby, & self

- Guided self-awareness to access inner wisdom & present-moment clarity

- Accessible practices for nervous system regulation & emotional resilience

- A space that honours autonomy, choice, & healing

- Inclusive practice welcoming of all bodies, experiences, & backgrounds

Mamashanti - moving and breathing with women since 2005 for enhanced fertility; peaceful pregnancy; positive birth; nourished postpartum; vital menopause and through it all - lifelong pelvic floor integrity

26/06/2025

So this just happened…
The Womanly Counsellor is setting up home with the inspiring team of !
Gorgeous Charmaine of FGHG and I go way, way back! We have been dancing a dance of mutual love and appreciation for around a decade and a half.
At last, we are bringing our very aligned work together and I’m so glad to be able to expand my offering of womanly counselling with the support of the FGHG team of caring allied health professionals.
If you’re needing compassionate womanly counselling; birth preparation or birth debriefing I’ll be available from start of July for in person and online appointments.
xx Nina



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14/02/2025

Perinatal counselling - it’s an intimate holding space.

Looking for a safe place to explore your feelings about pregnancy, birth and parenting?

Sessions are available:

Face to face in Kyneton .nty29_allied_health_collab and Fitzroy North

If these locations are south of reach - help is available via Telehealth using old school phone call or the magic of zoom

x. Nina
Master of Counselling
Adv Dip Therapeutic Yoga




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06/02/2025

https://www.ecentreclinic.org/brief-perinatal-wellbeing-course?fbclid=IwY2xjawIRFONleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVZZOQR2Mcs84bXtNKOAP190uFmp6yp92NKkQWeILcKartb-tsizHHbXxA_aem_4s7Ev2d7Pa3iGbHBryby5g

Helpful information about our free online and internet-delivered course for women who are experiencing perinatal anxiety and/or depression ...

16/01/2025

In 2024 The Liptember Foundation released their research into Australian women’s mental health, finding the biggest influences are:

🍎personal circumstances,
🍎physical health,
🍎financial stress,
🍎work challenges,
🍎relationships, and
🍎societal expectations

These challenges are often made worse by gender-specific health conditions.

Conditions such as endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibromyalgia, and menopause can deeply affect mental well-being.

Physical health issues often overlap with emotional struggles, creating a compounding effect that can be difficult to navigate.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based compassion-focussed psychotherapy that helps to build psychological flexibility - a skill that allows you to adapt to challenges while staying connected to your values.

ACT helps you create space for your experiences through the cultivation of mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotional resilience.

Holistic Women’s Counselling & Somatic Psychotherapy Appointments:

In Person :
Thursdays: .nty29_allied_health_collab
29 High Street Kyneton

Fridays:

391a St Georges Road Fitzroy North

Telehealth :
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays

Are You Ready to Take the First Step?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by personal or professional pressures, physical or emotional pain, or the transitions in your life - help is available.

Reach out to Nina, the Womanly Counsellor for a compassionate space to explore new ways of engaging with life, guided by your values.

xxn




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26/11/2024

Hi long time since I’ve dropped by. I’m Nina, founder of and lately .womanly.counsellor.
Mamashanti is now twenty years old! That’s two decades of of moving and breathing with hundreds of pregnant women and gender diverse folk and their partners for enhanced fertility; peaceful pregnancy; positive birth; nourished postpartum; inspired parenting; healthful and vital menopause and through it all - lifelong pelvic floor integrity.
I stepped away from offering group classes a while ago, birth preparation is now an immersive online offering and tailored private sessions.
Sitting at the feet of women experiencing one their most transformative experiences has been the most illuminating preparation for my here and now of womanly counselling.
These days it’s all about the one-to-one of feminist oriented counselling seamlessly entwined with body centred psychotherapy.
This all happens in Kyneton and online; from January I’ll be offering sessions in Melbourne. Watch this space and .womanly.counsellor for updates!!
Like you, I’m constantly growing and changing. Looking forward to sharing more with you
xx Love Nina

01/09/2024

It’s been a long, cold and just lately a bit lonely winter. After a steady decline in his health, my beloved furry companion, Bungle died 6 weeks ago. Since then, I have been deeply immersed in grief work that comes when one loss opens the portal to so many sadnesses.
Many of you meet Bungle in real life when he attended classes in Melbourne or Castlemaine, and if you came to my place for birth preparation sessions, Bungle sat in on every single one. Bungle featured in every online session and is immortalised in my Breathe for Birth series!
That’s 13 years of companionship, hundreds of hours of holding space and beautifully role modelling my dearest concept of practical intimacy.
My grief work has been a cloistered affair. In the past few weeks, there have been many hours wrapped up and alternating between crocheting and tears. It’s been a good thing to give myself the time and comfort to release as needed and then to return to keeping my hands and mind busy with a complicated craft project. I haven’t communicated much, it’s been interesting that quiet industry has been my place of comfort and solace. Hence the long while since I last posted.
It’s been 6 weeks and I am still missing Bungle dearly. However the pain is no longer acute and instantaneously crushing.
I feel the softness that comes with a new, wider opening to our common humanity, the tender way we are all here to love and with experiencing love, to experience loss.
So here’s me releasing another long, slow, silky soft sigh in honour of the blessing of being Bungle’s human for 13 years. And a loving thanks to the way you so warmly embraced Bungle’s presence in our sessions together.
Love xx Nina

02/06/2024

Perinatal Counselling - Kyneton, Macedon Ranges & everywhere via zooooooooooooooom
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