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Your Wisdom. Your Way. Online & in person (Sutherland Shire)
On Dharawal Country

Nicole Makhudu
✨ Trauma-Informed Holistic Kinesiologist ✨
Supporting women to reconnect with:
• Clarity • Embodiment • Inner Safety
Transmuting pain → possibility
Your Body.

09/01/2026

This time of year often brings pressure to leap forward, set big goals or become a whole new version of yourself.

What if you chose differently. Moving slowly, gently and with curiosity. Allowing yourself to feel into your own rhythm - before rushing to meet the world’s pace.

I made a conscious decision to ease into this year - slowly, with intention. Not from avoidance, but from awareness.
Choosing consistency as my focus for the year. Consistency in how I show up for myself.

So gently reflect. Take what you need. Leave behind what isn’t yours to carry.
Then choose the lens you want to move through the world. One grounded in your truth, not fear.
A perspective aligned with where you're heading, not where you've been. One that feels true to you, rather than shaped by old programs or narratives.

You have got this!

Luminousness reopens next week - Monday 12 January.
If you’re feeling a bit stuck - emotionally, energetically or just off-track…
If there’s something you’ve been wanting to shift but can’t quite move…
If the holiday season stirred something in you that’s still lingering...
I’m here. Bookings are open via the link in my bio.

💫 I pulled a card for the Luminousness community as we begin this new cycle. I’ve shared it in the comments below.

Wishing you a gentle start to 2026,
Nicole x

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06/01/2026

I took this video on a recent bushwalk, and it was a gentle reminder to take time to reflect, while also noticing the beauty in the everyday.

To keep moving. Not getting stuck in reflection or the past, but letting it support us as we continue on our path. Allowing curiosity to lead the way.

Wishing you a gentle start to 2026
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29/12/2025

We spend so much time judging ourselves, living in the shoulds, and pushing forward…
We forget to pause and recognise the inner strength and resilience it took just to get through - the challenges, the pain and the difficult moments.

This is an invitation to slow down.
To gently observe the checklist - not as tasks to tick off, but as gentle reminders of what truly matters.

There are so many quiet wins that go unacknowledged because we’re too busy.
But there’s gold there - lessons, insights, awareness.
That wisdom becomes the foundation for whatever comes next.

Before setting new goals or wishing things were different…
Sprinkle in more self-kindness and compassion.
Create space to simply be.
Let that be your foundation as you prepare to step into a new year.
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24/12/2025

🎄 Wishing everyone a safe and light-hearted Christmas.
May there be moments of peace, ease & gentleness.

✨ Happy New Year
As we step into 2026, let it be grounded in your truth and guided by clarity.

Take care of you x

24/12/2025

As I close out 2025, I just want to say thank you for being here - for sharing this space and being part of the Luminousness community.

This year, I feel deeply grateful for the clients I had the honour of walking alongside.
To witness bravery and resilience.
To see deep shifts toward self-compassion.

To witness the quiet rebuilding of trust with the body and intuition. And the readiness to go beneath the surface and listen to what truly drives behaviours, habits, fears and limiting beliefs.

To continue showing up, even when things felt incredibly challenging.
Even when fear and overwhelm were all consuming.

I’m grateful that I get to do work I genuinely love and believe in.
And there are many more exciting things quietly taking shape for Luminousness behind the scenes.

Lastly, this time of year can feel unsettled. If that’s true for you, do your best to honour each moment as it comes. Nothing needs to be perfect.

For those who celebrate Christmas, wishing you a special day.

Happy, safe, peaceful holidays. I will be back on Monday 12 January.
Take gentle care.

Thank you,
Nicole ❤️

22/12/2025

🎁 The Gift That Keeps Giving…

Still searching for something meaningful?
Give the gift of inner safety, peace, and space to breathe.
✨ For the woman who gives to everyone else - offer her a chance to reconnect, soften and come home to herself.

Gift vouchers available now.
DM, email or call to arrange 💌

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22/12/2025

Finding Your Feet – Softly & Somatically

As the year winds down, it’s easy to slip into old habits of trying to ‘figure it all out’ in your head. Reflecting on shoulds, could haves, what ifs, and letting judgment take over.

This is an invitation to come back to the body.
To soften the sharp edges of the inner critic.
To feel, instead of fix.

To notice what arises - sensations, emotions, subtle shifts.
Let the body’s wisdom surface.

When things feel chaotic, slow down.
Take it step by step.
Give yourself space to land.
To find your feet - literally, feel them on the ground.

Pause and check in.
What’s present?
What’s true in this moment?
Notice without needing to change it.

Let compassion and curiosity lead as you:
✨Get clear on what truly matters
✨Stay connected to what feels true to you

Go gently.
Take the pressure off.
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15/12/2025

Like so many, I am deeply heartbroken by the devastating events at Bondi. My thoughts, prayers, and love are with all those affected during this incredibly traumatic time.

I want to take a moment to honour the courage of the first responders - emergency services, Bondi lifeguards, also everyday community members - who stepped up with such bravery.

💛 Please remember, support is available 24/7. You are never alone:
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511
Transcultural Mental Health Line: 1800 648 911 (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm (AEDT/AEST)
Su***de Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
13YARN (for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples): 13 92 76

Let’s continue to check in on one another.
Let’s hold space for each other’s pain.
Let’s keep building a world where connection, compassion and kindness lead the way.

We need to stand together - now more than ever.
There is so much pain and trauma unfolding in our world. Let’s stay united.

If you’re feeling shaken or unsure how to process what you’re feeling, please reach out. Whether it’s a conversation, a safe space to feel or a gentle reminder that you matter - I’m here.

With love,
Nicole x

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11/12/2025

Letting Go vs Letting Be

What if you didn’t need to ‘let go’ to move forward?

We spend so much energy keeping parts of ourselves at a distance - hoping that if we can just let them go, we’ll finally feel peace.

But what if peace doesn’t come from letting go… but from letting be?

Integration isn’t about fixing or erasing the past.
It’s about making space for all of you.

Integration can also feel like:
💫 Acceptance
💫 Acknowledgment
💫 Inner safety
💫 Connection
💫 A sense of wholeness

When we stop trying to outrun our discomfort, we begin to free up our energy - energy we’ve spent staying 'ahead,' alert, on guard. But it keeps us from fully living in the present.

So take the pressure off.
You don’t need to change, fix or forget the past.

Healing isn’t about becoming someone new - It’s about reclaiming all of you.
It’s about reconnecting the distant parts of yourself.

✨ Explore integration and embodiment practices with me through gentle, client-led sessions combining Holistic Kinesiology and ThetaHealing®.

🤍 Luminousness will be closed from 23 December 2025 to 13 January 2026. There’s still time to book in before the break.

Take gentle care,
Nicole x

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09/12/2025

🎁✨ Give the gift that keeps giving ✨🎁

Gift Vouchers are now available for 1:1 sessions or packages - offered both in-person (Engadine) and online. Each session weaves together Holistic Kinesiology, ThetaHealing®, Somatic Embodiment and gentle integration practices.

💌 DM or email to arrange a personalised voucher.

Let’s make this season luminous.
Nicole x

🌟 Please note: I’ll be on a short break from 23 December 2025 to 13 January 2026🌟

01/12/2025

Stepping in when all you want to do is step out.

How can we gently nurture ourselves - especially when we're overwhelmed, surviving or running at full capacity?

We can choose to:
✨Show up in small, consistent, non-judgemental ways that feel good.
✨Acknowledge emotions as they are - without trying to change them.
✨Create space, both internally and externally.
✨Nourish ourselves: nature, favourite foods, peaceful pauses, cuddles with a pet.
✨Rest when it’s needed, without guilt.
✨Honour our capacity, without pushing past it.
✨Stop trying to fix ourselves or others.
✨Notice our reactions without judgment, and meet our own needs.
✨Check in with our nervous system - no criticism, only compassion.
✨Sense when we need to be, not do.
✨Pause when perfectionism creeps in.

It’s not about doing all of these. It’s about finding your way - that feels doable. Start small. Let it build slowly.

There’s something beautiful that happens when we take the pressure off. When we meet ourselves right where we are.

We begin to say yes to ourselves - and feel safe again. Our energy returns. We refill our own cup, in meaningful, nourishing ways. And we start to naturally show up in our truth.

What does stepping in look like for you today?
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28/11/2025

What keeps us from listening within?
There are many reasons it can feel hard to tune in to our body and intuition.

➡ Life experiences - living in survival mode, or trauma that disconnects us from our body and keeps us stuck in patterns of overthinking and overanalysing.
➡ From a young age, we may have been taught not to trust our intuition. When the outside world didn’t match our inner world, it felt safer to silence it.
➡ Fear keeps us on alert, spiralling into stories that don’t serve us.
➡ We may have learned to distrust our body, believing it’s working against us.
➡ We were often shown that logic and productivity mattered more than inner knowing.
➡ Pushing through and staying busy was seen as a strength.
➡ Often, being alone meant there was no one to turn to - so we learned to carry the weight of it all.
➡ Slowing down or resting was never an option, sometimes even called ‘lazy.’
➡ Coping mechanisms overpowering our ability to be present in each moment.
➡ Our mind loops on the why and the how, trying to make sense of what hurt us.

✨ But here’s what I want you to know:
It’s never too late to reconnect. To rebuild trust in yourself - and in turn, the world around you.
It takes time. But gently, slowly, you can return to what’s true for you.

Start with curiosity. Check in with your body and intuition throughout the day - not to fix or change anything, but to simply understand what’s happening for you in each moment.

As Christmas and the holiday season approach, emotions and memories can stir.
The noise of the outside world can feel overwhelming. But underneath all that, your inner voice is asking to be heard - still inviting you to come home to yourself. So start building that relationship today.

There’s still time to book your spot at the ‘Return for Self’ workshop:
🗓 Sunday 7 December | 📍 Botanica Lane, Kirrawee, NSW
A gentle space to begin creating inner safety, reconnect with your body and listen to what you truly need.
📩 Please to book via the bio or send me message.

Nicole x

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