Unwind Body and Mind

Unwind Body and Mind Authentic, down to earth Yoga & Meditation serving the Mt Crosby/Karana Downs community & beyond 💜

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Hi Yogis,Last week we explored our innate ability to self soothe and self heal by working with our breath. We listened t...
23/08/2025

Hi Yogis,

Last week we explored our innate ability to self soothe and self heal by working with our breath. We listened to the messages contained within our breath and used pranayama (breath control) practices to invite calmness into our nervous systems.

In this conversation about our cultural norm glorifying busy and the stress we're often enduring, I'd like to point out the role of the mind. We can be placed into a stressful situation, and our thinking can add further anxiety on top of that by thinking thoughts that freak us out or make us feel hopeless e.g. "this is terrible!", "what a catastrophe!", "how am I ever going to get through this?"

Alternatively, helpful thoughts e.g. "I'll handle this", "I've already survived many challenges and I'll survive this one", "this too shall pass" can help us to navigate that situation with greater ease.

Once you acknowledge that you have the power to change your thoughts, your breathing, and your energy you have all you need to rise above challenges.

So this week I look forward to delving a little deeper into the relationship between our breath, our thoughts, and our energy 😊 See you soon!

Renee 🕉🪷💜

New/casual yogis are most welcome, all sessions are beginner friendly. Please read the pinned post and message me as early as you can to book your class 💌🙏

🌟 NB: I'll have my phone off today while holding space for our Chakra Workshop so will not respond to messages until this evening. Have a fabulous Sunday!...

22/08/2025

This weekend’s new moon energy is helpful for creating new beginnings, moving from the head to the heart, from apathy towards passion, cultivating a zest for life and all you love. It is an auspicious time to find clarity on what is serving you well and what you need to let go of so that you can step into your truest most authentic expression, dance to the beat of your own music and let your voice be heard.
Exploring your life and health through your chakras, helps you connect the dots and see the patterns and life lessons, to learn and grow on all levels. Join us this Sunday to explore and experience heart and throat chakra healing 💚🩵 https://www.facebook.com/share/1DyjuHLRdp/

21/08/2025

Yoga and meditation are practices that balance and connect all levels of our being: mind, body, and spirit. Acknowledging and harmonising our subtle energy including the chakras can be incredibly nourishing and healing on all levels. Join us for an exploration of your heart chakra and throat chakra this Sunday 24th August, a brief pause to reflect on matters of the heart and speaking your truth with love 💚🩵 https://www.facebook.com/share/1DyjuHLRdp/

Earlier in the week I wrote a post about our capacity to meet life ~ you can see it here https://www.facebook.com/share/...
19/08/2025

Earlier in the week I wrote a post about our capacity to meet life ~ you can see it here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16qzFpYXpw/

Our minds have limited capacity to take in, process, and remember information. Meditation is incredibly helpful in decluttering the mind and accessing clarity.

We have been sharing a pratyhara practice in our Wednesday meditation circle ~ pratyhara is withdrawal of that which nourishes the senses. There are several reasons why this practice is so accessible and effective:

🧘‍♂️ First we connect with our awareness and acknowledge where our attention goes ~ through observing our thoughts first, they are more free to dissolve.

🧘‍♀️There is no resisting or pushing away ~ we feel when our attention is being tugged outwards, we gently withdraw from the stimulus and return to the breath.

The result? We can more readily access the stillness and peace that resides within, which increases our spaciousness and capacity to meet what life presents us 😊

I am receiving great feedback from this practice, and am so looking forward to sharing it with you this evening!

Renee 🕉🪷💜

Community Meditation Circle ~ 7:15pm to 8pm @ 180 Swensons Rd Mount Crosby. All Welcome ~ $10 ~ Book via text/dm 🙏

Hi Yogis,The word capacity has been coming up a lot for me recently. We have a finite amount of time, attention, and ene...
16/08/2025

Hi Yogis,

The word capacity has been coming up a lot for me recently. We have a finite amount of time, attention, and energy meaning our ability to do and hold things for ourselves and others is limited.

Last week I was more aware of these limitations than usual, necessitating a practice of discernment. Needing to carefully decide what I had the capacity to attend to and what to delegate, postpone, or delete from my awareness.

Some things though important, are not urgent, they can wait for now. Some things are both important and urgent so must be prioritised. In the endeavour to maintain balance there are some things that must be paused for the time being, they can and will wait. And some things are absolutely essential to feeding one's soul, they must not be cast aside even in times when you're handling a lot and are keenly aware of the edges of your capacity.

To those of you who reached out last week with beautiful messages and didn't receive a direct reply, know that I gratefully received your well wishes, they helped to keep me going, but I did not have the capacity to respond individually.

Capacity also relates to the breath. Many yogic practices assist with increasing lung capacity, providing greater flow of prana (life force energy) that is beneficial on every level ~ mind, body and soul. Ironically even though I wasn't able to offer you the practice as intended last week, I used breath connection and awareness to manage my nervous system through the challenges. So this week I look forward to sharing these practice with you, I know they're helpful 😊 See you soon!

Renee 🕉🪷💜
New/casual yogis are most welcome, all sessions are beginner friendly. Please read the pinned post and message me as early as you can to book your class 💌🙏...

Today is our 4th birthday! 🧘‍♀️🥳🧘‍♂️Sharing my feelings posted on my personal page on the morning of our first ever clas...
15/08/2025

Today is our 4th birthday! 🧘‍♀️🥳🧘‍♂️

Sharing my feelings posted on my personal page on the morning of our first ever class at Karana Scout Group

To be honest I had no idea if anyone would even turn up! Four years on we have a thriving yoga and meditation communuty and our very first yogi Kristan Kershaw is still a regular which says a lot!

Sending heartfelt gratitude to every person who has played a part in this wonderful journey, our ripples are spreading so much goodness out into the world and I couldnt be here doing this without you! Thanks to everyone who celebrated wth us at Brisbane River Golf Club last night 🥰🙏💖

The evolution did indeed continue and I look forward to what else unfolds … 🌱🪷

14/08/2025

Hi Yogis, sharing an update on what’s been going on and our return to normal programming next week. Thanks for your messages, patience and understanding. Looking forward to seeing you again soon! Renee 🥰🙏💜
Ps Of course Saffron walked off as soon as I started recording 😆🤦‍♀️

Thanks to everyone for your understanding and for reaching out with your messages of support and love after my post on S...
13/08/2025

Thanks to everyone for your understanding and for reaching out with your messages of support and love after my post on Sunday. I'm feeling incredibly blessed and held by you all 🥰

Situation is improving, I'll pop in with a more detailed update tomorrow (Thursday). It is looking like we can still gather for our Birthday celebration this Friday and aiming to be back to normal schedule next week 😊

Have a wonderful day and talk soon 🙏💜

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