Kate the Naturopath

14/07/2022

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Move with me, says the Breath, and I’ll invite your soul to dance.
Make sounds with me and I shall teach your soul to sing.
Follow me, says the Breath, and I’ll lead you out to the farthest reaches of the Universe, and inward to the deepest parts of your inner world.
~ Beautiful excerpt from Donna Martin's poem 'The Breath as Life's Teacher' 🌷

01/06/2022

Just a gentle practice for this wintery Wednesday morning 🌧❄️

07/04/2022

After a jam-packed day of navigating work & colleagues, kids, social commitments, shopping, cooking, cleaning, scrolling & posting, checking all of those emails, DM's, text messages and tweets - it is no wonder that our brains are feeling frizzled and we're looking for a chill-pill.  "I just ...

08/03/2022

Hello community, I’d love to welcome you into these upcoming wellbeing offerings.

The comfort and connection that we feel when we come together as a group, sharing and exploring these ‘lost arts’ is so special.

Perhaps YOU and your BESTY
are on a wellness path for learning, growing and letting go?

How often do you sit together with a cuppa and complain that you’ve lost your spark, you’re stuck in old patterns and are feeling overwhelmed?

My dear friends, I have a couple of wellbeing offers that you and your besty might be up for.

🕊A full day of nourishment, learning and letting go of the old story… the Calmer You - Day Retreat is on Saturday March 26th.
Come along with your besty, your mum or partner and really share in this transformational day together.

More info
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/259852103637

🕊My next offering starts on May 2nd. This is my 6 week beginning meditation and mindfulness course.

I sometimes call this course "the Tradies meditation course", as we break down the principles & practices of meditation, mindfulness and breathwork into the nuts and bolts, offering simple techniques, in simple language.
Making inner peace accessible to ALL.
More info
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/268347393277

In amongst the devastation and violence of our current world, it’s important to find times of joy, peace and stillness. This course supports you to create quiet space from within and learn powerful techniques with other like-minded beings in our community. It’s so important to feel like we belong ⭕️ ♥️

Remember to breathe today friends, and look up at that big beautiful sky.

with peace & gratitude
Kate 🕊🌳
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22/01/2022

Thich Naht Hanh ~ Thay 🙏🏻♥️
I am so deeply grateful for your profound teachings. You will be forever yolked with each breath. “Darling, I am here” ♥️🕊♥️

18/01/2022

Hello wellness community,
Are you feeling centred, calm and clear about your year ahead and ready to find your work-life groove again with grace and ease?

If not, then this post is speaking to you... 😊

We have 3 spots left for our DAY RETREAT at SweetWater Wellness Collective in Frankston South this coming Saturday!
Mums AND dads, aunties, uncles, grandparents are all welcome to join in this FULL day of nourishment, learning and connecting.
We will be playing with and learning some of the following wellbeing tools;
🦋Meditation and Pranayama ‘breath as medicine’
🦋EFT tapping to regulate anxiety & emotions for a new sense of ease and calm
🦋Releasing of old programs and welcoming abundance and flow into your life
🦋Some timely lessons on cultivating a healthy immune system and food as medicine
We will provide a scrumptious lunch and honour the end of the day with ceremonial cacao and sound healing.
This is a small group event so please click the link below to book your sacred spot or call Kate on 0412243433 if you have any questions.
https://www.sweetwaterhealth.com.au/calmer-you-day-retreat

21/12/2021

Bodacious Buddha Bowl Recipe
We ♥️love love love♥️ Buddha bowls in our house for so many reasons.
If you haven’t discovered these tasty, fun, nutritious and oh my goodness SUPER easy dinner delights then come on over here and hang out with the cool kids.
All you need is…
🌾 A carb ~ I pre-soak and cook some red rice, brown rice and quinoa (all mixed together) and have this chilling in the fridge ready to go.
🐟 A protein ~ this can be tofu, egg, chicken, fish, vegan meat substitutes. Marinated in scrumptious flavours and spices and then fried, steamed, bbq, roasted ~ whatever you’re vibing on the day.
🥑 A fat ~ yep!! Super dooper important. Avocado is a staple at my house and they are pretty cheap at the moment, so half an avocado goes into every bowl in our house. We also sprinkle h**p seeds, chia seeds, slivered almonds or walnuts - even nut butter !!
🥬 Greens ~ a BIIIIG handful of crunchy mixed salad greens or lightly steamed Asian greens for that chlorophyll kick. Sliced cucumber, snow peas and a sprinkle of mung beans sprouts for next level food as medicine.
To serve…
Carefully arrange all of your ‘goodness categories’ separately for an eye candy fix. Take a sexy photo to send to your friends.. then top with a drizzle of flaxseed oil, vegan mayo or kewpie Japanese mayo, wasabi peas, chilli oil and lemon juice.
🥗 Once those Bodacious Buddha Bowls are sitting on your lap ~ make sure to mix that nourishment all together. Then you’ll get all the flavours, textures and goodness with each mouthful.
Hot tips!
🎨 Be creative. Any carb, any protein, any greens, ANY toppings!!
🏕 This is a great camping meal
⏰ Pre cook your carbs and proteins for those mega busy evenings when you can’t be f #%£ed cooking.
Now take a screen shot of this recipe and pop your phone down. Relax your shoulders, your belly and jaw and soften your brow. Take a deep breath in and then sleepy let go on the out breath.
At the end of this breath.. ask yourself… do I need to keep scrolling? Is it time for me to get off Insta and do something else?
♥️ONE LOVE to you my FRIENDS♥️

04/11/2021

Immune Wellness in a Modern Age

Immunity certainly is a hot topic at the moment, and vaccinated or not, now is the PERFECT time to take a look at your overall health and wellness and ensure that your immune system has all the tools it requires to combat infection.

We are lucky enough to live in a time, and a country, where we have easy access to the world's most incredible superfoods and immune building supplements.

We can access best quality and high dose supplements and herbal remedies - we can pop into our local store and buy spirulina from Hawaii, acai berry from Brazil, raw cacao from Indonesia, not to mention all the filtered water, kombucha, kim chi, and fresh fruits & vegetables available, even when not in season!!

There has never been a time in human history with this sort of access to such 'wellness' ~ and yet we are still malnourished, over-fed and living with fragile immune systems.

So what is an Immune Wellness checkup?
An Immune Wellness checkup is an opportunity to shift your percpective, perhaps away from the fear and worry of getting sick, and into proactive wellness.

This is an 'empowerment meeting' that will support you with knowledge and tool-you-up with a prescription of super foods and remedies, as well as lifestyle, meditation and breathwork practices for long term immune wellness.

Please do feel free to call or email me if you have any questions before making a booking or referring a loved one.

For existing clients, I'm offering a half hour immune check up. Investment is $85

For new clients, I am including this immune focus as part of our initial 2 hour first consultation.

Appointments can be either face-to-face at SweetWater Wellness Collective or via Zoom - so please do feel free to refer me to your loved ones living at a distance.

With peace & gratitude,

19/10/2021

13th NOVEMBER DAY RETREAT
BOOK NOW - ONLY 5 sacred spots left

Gayle Dwyer and I are delighted to be offering this timely and nourishing day retreat to 8 beautiful humans in our community.
This day is created for those looking for an opportunity to reset, breathe and nourish the nervous system.
As we begin to stretch those wings and navigate our way out into the noise and discomfort of the ‘next little while’ - why not save your sacred spot with us, as we nurture, hold and support you to plant seeds of calm, clarity, ease, confidence and connection.
We will be playing with and learning some of the following tools;
Meditation and Pranayama ‘breath as medicine’
EFT tapping to regulate anxiety & emotions for a new sense of ease and calm
Releasing of old programs and welcoming abundance and flow into your life
Some timely lessons on cultivating a healthy immune system and food as medicine
We will provide a scrumptious lunch and honour the end of the day with ceremonial cacao and sound healing

Investment for this transformational day is $297 plus booking fee. Inclusive of a take home goody bag, lunch and cacao ceremony.
https://www.sweetwaterhealth.com.au/calmer-you-day-retreat

06/10/2021

Hello beautiful community.
I’m 🌙OVER THE MOON 🌙 to be announcing that I will be Co - Hosting a WELNESS RETREAT 🙌 in November with transformational life coach, hypnotherapist and EFT specialist, Gayle Dwyer
Yes!! 🙌
an actual in person, nourishing, healing, transformational retreat for anyone seeking the pleasure of getting away to beautiful accommodation in Daylesford
with a collective of aligned beings - to learn and grow and reset.
As expected, 💯 refundable if restrictions prevent us from being together in a group.
Get in early to save your sacred spot as our numbers are limited.
So excited to pop this in the calendar!
Pop over here 👇 for bookings or give me a call on 0412 243 433 https://www.timetothrive.net.au/product/calmer-you-retreat/

05/07/2021

05/11/2020

Face-to-Face treatments are back at SweetWater Wellness Collective!! Hooray 😄

Hooray and Welcome back to SweetWater Wellness everyone 🌈🙌🌳❤️🌿
We are now taking face-to -face bookings for Naturopathy and Wellness coaching, Kinesiology and Shiatsu, Bowen and Hypnotherapy.
With acupuncture appointments available in December 🙏🏻 and group meditation classes coming soon 🧘‍♂️
We are looking forward to connecting with you again and supporting you on your wellness path.
Check out the SweetWater Wellness Collective website for bookings
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06/10/2020

07/08/2020

🏵Hello community🏵
With stage 4 restrictions now in place, I am unable to continue to conduct face-to-face consultations.
I am, however, still fully available for Telehealth appointments.
Surprisingly, Telehealth consultations still feel very relaxed and connected.
If you are apprehensive about losing that connection online - I encourage you to take that playful and courageous leap.

While we are unable to access our regular health services and the impact of restricted connection with loved ones, I feel that many people are struggling to stay on top of their and their families health.
My offerings are for all ages, from babies to the elderly, so if you, or your family need physical, mental and emotional assistance, please do reach out.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, I am happy to support you on your healing journey with discounted products and reduced consultation fees.

I am also hosting free online Zoom meditation sessions once a week.
Simply pop me a DM me if you would like to join our group.

Now, take a beautiful deep in-breath, relax your belly, your shoulders and jaw, soften the brow...and exhale.
With love and gratitude,
Kate the Naturopath

01/08/2020

While our kids are housebound and the extra curricular activities have been paused for a while, it feels like the perfect time to offer this course. I’m offering a four week online course for 11-14yo aimed at teaching life-long coping strategies through meditation & mindfulness. I would love to welcome your beautiful kids into this group, so please get in touch if you would like more info or to book in.
Some of the topics we will explore are;
*Meditation & Mindfulness for confidence and stress relief
*Breathwork
*Mindful mobile phone use
Course is on ZOOM
WEDNESDAYS @ 4PM-4:30PM
STARTS AUGUST 12TH
$80
(Digital course workbook & resource links provided
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