Bellies & Bubs Yoga Massage Beauty

25/03/2026

World Doula Week 2026

What an honour and a privilege it has been to walk beside beautiful families over these past 22 years.

To be welcomed into the soft, sacred spaces where life shifts, expands, wobbles and becomes something new… it is a gift I never take for granted.

Holding space, offering grounding, witnessing strength, easing fear, celebrating courage — every family, every birth story, every tender moment has shaped the doula I am today.

Here’s to the parents who trusted me, the babies who taught me and the sacred work of supporting birth in all its forms.

My heart is full. 🤍✨

24/03/2026

Hi lovelies, just a reminder Toowoomba Show Holiday is this Friday, 27th March and is a holiday.

I’ll also be closed Saturday, taking an extended long weekend break and returning Wednesday, 1st April.

Bookings for massage, pregnancy yoga and purchase of gift vouchers are available on my website or via the link in the Bio.

Warmest
Leah 🩵

23/03/2026

There is a quiet intelligence within the body during pregnancy and birth…
a natural rhythm, a deep knowing, a dance between mother and baby 🤍

When the pelvis is balanced and aligned, something beautiful happens.
The soft tissues soften and respond…
the ligaments create space…
and the bony structures of the pelvis can gently adapt and move as they are designed to.

This harmony supports baby to more easily navigate their journey —
moving through the pelvis, rotating, flexing and responding to each layer with greater ease as they make their cardinal movements in labour.

It’s not about force.
It’s about flow.
It’s about creating space.

In my Pregnancy in Balance yoga classes and Birth in Balance / Birth Ready treatments, we gently prepare the body for this dance —
✨ restoring balance through breath and movement
✨ supporting optimal pelvic alignment
✨ easing tension patterns in the body
✨ inviting baby into a more optimal position

All of this supports a more efficient, supported and empowered labour experience.

Because when the body is in balance…
baby can find their way with greater ease.

And you can meet your birth feeling connected, prepared, and deeply held.

With love,
Leah 🤍

12/03/2026

It’s ‘Pisces Season’ at The Nesting Place…

Pisces hearts tend to feel deeply, nurture naturally and believe in the power of rest, touch and being truly held… which is exactly the spirit of this beautiful human, Trina of Nurture Holistic Massage

If you’ve been on the received one of Trina’s beautiful treatments, you know how deeply transformative and healing they are.

I’m so incredibly grateful to share a collaborative space with this beautiful woman.

Happiest of birthdays gorgeous Trina… may this next lap around the sun be full of love, joy and adventure .

Warm hugs
L xoxo

11/03/2026

Well… it’s official. I’ve entered my “sexygenarian” era 😄✨

Thank you so much to my beautiful community, dear friends and family for all the birthday love, messages and kindness as I step into my 60th year. I felt every bit of it and I’m so incredibly grateful.

Turning 60 truly feels like a privilege. With the years comes a little more wisdom, a little more freedom to be exactly who you are and a deeper appreciation for the people who walk alongside you.

What I notice most at this stage of life is how the circle gently becomes smaller… but oh so much richer. The friendships become deeper, the connections more meaningful and the love more intentional.

So here’s to being a sexygenarian — grateful, grounded, a little wiser
and still very much enjoying this beautiful life.

Thank you for being part of my circle. I feel very loved. 🤍

06/03/2026

Next week I step into my 60th year.

By the time I return to the Sanctuary, I will be a “sexygenarian” — and I say that with a smile and deep gratitude. 🙏🏻❤️

Because aging is not something we are guaranteed.

To grow older is to gather stories.
To soften where we once braced.
To stand taller in who we are.

Aging isn’t something to dread, it’s something to earn.

Every decade has shaped me.
Motherhood shaped me.
Loss shaped me.
Love reshaped me.

This next chapter feels less about achievement and more about embodiment.
Less about proving… more about presence.

I’m taking a few days away to honour this threshold.

So I’m taking a few days off to celebrate this beautiful milestone with those I love…
To reflect on the woman I’ve been… the woman I’m still becoming. To laugh loudly. To eat cake.

Sixty feels powerful.
Grounded.
Unapologetically alive.

I’ll return — one year older, infinitely grateful. 🤍

05/03/2026

In just a few short days, we celebrate International Woman’s Day … so blessed to support women, in all Seasons of life. 🙏🏻🩵💗

In a few short days, we celebrate the women who hold the world together.

The mothers.
The daughters.
The sisters.
The friends.
The quiet warriors.
The ones rebuilding.
The ones rising.

With International Women’s Day, not too far away, I’m reflecting on the women in my life who have shaped me, softened me, strengthened me.

And I truly believe one of the most powerful ways we can honour women…
is by giving them space to rest.

Space to exhale.
Space to be held.
Space to receive.

What better way to celebrate an incredible woman — or yourself — than with nourishing Sanctuary care at The Nesting Place 🤍

Massage
Reiki & Sound Healing
Scar Release
Spa Rituals
Prenatal Yoga
Mumma’s Retreat time
A pause in the noise

Because women deserve more than flowers once a year.
We deserve care woven into our lives.

Tag a woman you adore.
Or send this as a gentle hint 💙

28/02/2026

Calling all Pisceans…. Which one are you?? ♓️😂

28/02/2026

20,000 - 23,000 breaths a day… and in this season of pregnancy, every single one matters. 🤍

Each inhale gently expands the ribs, softens the pelvic floor and creates space for your baby.

Each exhale supports the uterus, balances intra-abdominal and intra-pelvic pressure and builds the kind of strength that feels calm… not forced.

In our Pregnancy in Balance classes, we don’t just “stretch.” We breathe with intention.

We explore:

• How breath creates dynamic balance in the uterus and supporting ligaments
• How to regulate pressure through the abdomen and pelvis
• How to shift into parasympathetic dominance — where your nervous system softens and baby feels safe
• How to infuse your whole body (and your growing baby) with prana — life force energy

This is biomechanics woven with feminine flow.
Science held by sanctuary.
Strength guided by softness.

On average we breathe 20,000 - 23,000 breaths a day…. Come learn how to use them.

Join me on the mat. 🤍 booking link in the Bio. 🩵

26/02/2026

Yoga for Birth — A Sanctuary Workshop for the Journey Ahead

This is not just another pregnancy yoga class. 🤍

This is birth preparation woven through breath, biomechanics and deep nervous system restoration.

Inside this retreat-style workshop, we explore how to create dynamic balance in the pregnant body — not just stretching hips or easing back pain, but understanding how your body is designed to support your baby’s journey earthside.

We’ll gently learn:

• How to bring dynamic balance to the uterus and its supporting ligaments
• How breath influences intra-abdominal and pelvic pressure (and why that matters for labour)
• How to create space at the three levels of the pelvis to support baby’s rotation and descent
• Simple, embodied pelvic protocols you can return to at home
• Nervous system regulation through guided meditation

Because birth isn’t just physical.

It’s hormonal.
It’s neurological.
It’s emotional.

And when a woman feels calm, connected and informed — her body responds.

We’ll close with a deeply restorative guided meditation and you’ll leave with a gifted eye pillow and affirmation card — something tangible to anchor you in trust in the weeks ahead.

This is for the Mumma who wants to feel:
✨ Calm, not overwhelmed
✨ Connected to her baby
✨ Informed without fear
✨ Trusting of her body’s wisdom

A sanctuary space to prepare your body.
A grounded space to prepare your mind.
A nourishing space to prepare your heart.

If you’ve attended pregnancy yoga before, this will feel different.

More intentional.
More embodied.
More birth-focused.

This is Yoga for Birth. 🩵

For more info and to book, simply go to the link in the Bio.

23/02/2026

This beautiful 2 hour mini retreat is educational, intentional, nurturing and soul enriching.

With some basic birth anatomy, we will explore the importance of pelvic alignment and balance, the important role of your baby to achieve several rotations, flexion and extension, called cardinal movements to navigate the pelvic space.

Through specific yoga positions, pelvic movement and transitions, mindful breath practices and pelvic floor awareness; you will gain a deeper level of understanding of how you can achieve an empowered, physiological birth.

Throughout your practice you will be provided with the additional support of bolsters, blocks and blankets.

Your practice concludes with a beautiful yoga nidra (non sleep deep rest) guided meditation; which fosters calm and relaxation and brings you into a more regulated nervous system.

Your retreat concludes with a nourishing cup of herbal tea and refreshment, although this is optional.

Location : The Mumma’s Retreat at The Nesting Place, 5A Clairmont Street, Newtown, Toowoomba

Date : Sunday, 22nd March, 2026

Time: 2 – 4 pm (please arrive at 1:45pm)

Fee: $75 (incl GST)

Classes are kept small, so bookings are essential.

What to bring:- a water bottle and your own yoga mat, if you wish. Although this is not a requirement, as everything else is provided. ie Mats, Blocks, bolsters, pillows etc., for your comfort.

You will receive your own eye-pillow and birth affirmation card.

Book via the link in the bio.

I look forward to welcoming you into our beautiful Sanctuary Space.

In gratitude
Leah 🙏🏻🩵

23/02/2026

She’s returning… softly, intentionally, with so much love.

My Bellies & Bubs, Yoga for Birth Workshop/Retreat and 4-week Pregnancy Yoga Series are now available for bookings ✨ simply head to the link in the Bio or via my website.

A sanctuary to move, breathe, align, rest and connect – preparing your body, mind and heart for birth.

These sessions are small, so bookings are essential.

If your pregnancy requires additional support for elevated risk factors; please reach out before booking, to ensure it is safe and beneficial.

I cannot wait to hold you in this space again

Leah 🤍