Expanding Wings - Holistic Yoga

19/09/2025

Often in yoga as we gently open the side body I pass on a yoga teaching that we are “creating space for joy” - gently expanding the Anaharta chakra — and this week, in my own practice, I really felt it. 🥹

A little boy currently staying at the refuge where I work gifted me a handmade card, carefully writing a Spanish saying on the front that means “Happy Holiday.” Such a beautiful gesture, and it lit up my whole heart. It reminded me that joy often arrives in the simplest, most unexpected ways.

I see it, too, in the spring flower garden that my neighbour and I share. The beauty of the blossoms, and the spontaneous moment of connection we shared there this week, brought me the same warmth.

I noticed it in the laugh of a kookaburra, the scent of jasmine on the breeze, and the genuine love and connection I feel from this community and connection with students in class.

These little moments of joy really do carry us forward. We all suffer in our own ways, and yet joy keeps finding us.

As I prepare to travel to Spain with my daughter Miah, I carry these reminders close and look forward to sharing glimpses of joy along the journey ahead.

My own moments feel lighter and brighter as I lean into these gifts. The acceptance and resilience I’m finding within are a soothing balm to the heartbreak and devastation of this past week. And through it all, yoga has been my anchor — supporting me, holding me as I support and hold my daughter, my family, this community and the beautiful women and children I support experiencing Domestic and Family Violence.

All reminding me how blessed I am to share this yoga path with others. 🙏💛

May you, too, notice the sparks of beauty, love and JOY around you, and may they bring light, resilience, and gentleness to your own path. 🌸

15/09/2025

It’s been a week of tears and tender moments as we adjust to the news of my daughter Miah’s injury. 💔 Though she will no longer race at the World Championships, we’ll still make the journey to Spain—this time to stand in love and support of her partner and team. 💛

Nature has been my anchor… a weekend walk at Perpendicular Point reminded me that every corner brings new terrain, just like life. All we can do is keep adjusting our step and trusting the path. 🌿

This week in class I’ll share a meditation that’s been calming my own heart—I hope it brings you comfort too. 🌸

And I’m so excited for our Yoga & Tea Morning with Utopian Tea on Sat 18th Oct—a morning of ritual, gentle yoga (mat or chair), and heartfelt connection. 🌸

Bookings Here;
https://www.momoyoga.com/expanding-wings/events

13/09/2025

🌸Yoga & Tea Ritual

We are excited to offer a morning of mindful ritual, gentle movement, and shared connection.

Lovingly co-created with Karen Warneken from Utopian Tea, this intimate gathering weaves together a grounding tea ceremony, an accessible yoga practice (mat or chair), and time to share community over closing tea and treats. 🌸

Spots are limited to 10 — please book here:

🌸 Yoga & Tea Ritual – A Co-Created Collaboration 🌸 We’re delighted to invite you to a special collaboration between Michelle Jordan of Expanding Wings Holistic Yoga and Karen Warneken of Utopian Tea. Together we’ve created a morning of mindful...

10/09/2025

I can’t believe it’s been 15 years since Denis first started these beautiful Sunday morning yoga classes at Town Beach. I remember coming along in the early days — and how special to see them still going strong! 🌞

Season launch is THIS SUNDAY 14th September at 8 am and includes a community shared breakfast.

I would love to see you there 💕

Spring has sprung and we can't wait to get back to Town Beach for our Sunday morning yoga classes! Join us for our season launch on Sunday, 14 September at 8 am. Classes are 1 hr and suitable for anyone regardless of previous experience. Cost: $18. BYO mat or large beach towel. Book for our season launch via this link https://www.trybooking.com/DFJNX

09/09/2025

Expanding Wings Holistic Yoga 🌿

This week’s theme: Trusting Our Wings

Like trees that grow strong even from rock, yoga reminds us that we too can root, stretch, and expand into light and growth this spring. 🌸

Classes this week:

Gentle Holistic Yoga – Thursday 5pm

Holistic Chair Yoga – Friday 11:30 am

Come as you are – no experience needed.

Breathe, move, and reconnect with yourself in a warm and supportive space. 💛

Book here;

https://www.momoyoga.com/expanding-wings/schedule

07/09/2025

Trusting our wings

Nature is always guiding us if we pause to listen. 🌿

A tree blossoming from rock under the full moon — reminding me that growth is possible even in hard places.

A kookaburra landing beside me — reminding me to breathe, to lighten, and not take life too seriously.

Celebrating Father’s Day with my family — reminding me of the joy and strength that love brings, while also holding tenderness for those who find this day difficult.

My daughter’s story — reminding me of the courage it takes to trust and keep moving forward.

Yoga is this too: rooting deeply, opening wide, holding both joy and ache in the same breath.

This week in class, we’ll explore these themes of trust, lightness, and presence together.

With love + laughter,
Michelle 🌿

24/08/2025

🌱✨ As we step into the last week of winter, we’re reminded that life moves in cycles—rest, renewal, growth.

Just as the earth begins to stir beneath the surface, so too can we plant seeds of intention for the season ahead.

🌙 Today, the moon rests in her Waxing Crescent in Virgo—a tender sliver of light returning after darkness. A perfect time to begin gently, with small, intentional steps.

This week in class, we’ll honour this transition from winter to spring with nurturing movement, breath, and space for new beginnings. 💛

🌿 Class Times
▪️ Thursday 5pm – Gentle Holistic Yoga
▪️ Friday 11:30am – Holistic Chair Yoga

✨ Book your place: [link in bio]

May you nurture yourself kindly as you step into spring. 🌸

20/08/2025

A cozy way to spend a winters rainy evening together 💕 See you tomorrow 🥰

Gentle Holistic Yoga Experience a soothing yoga class that embraces a holistic approach to nurturing your mind, body, and spirit. This gentle practice is perfect for those seeking to ease into yoga or looking for a calming, restorative experience. Wi...

17/08/2025

🌱 As we rest in the final weeks of winter, it’s the perfect time to plant seeds of intention. Just as the earth prepares for spring, we too can nurture the quiet beginnings of what we’d like to see blossom in our lives.

Join me in class this week as we move gently, breathe deeply, and tend to the inner soil together.

✨ Thursday 5pm – Gentle Holistic Yoga
✨ Friday 11:30 am – Holistic Chair Yoga

https://www.momoyoga.com/expanding-wings/schedule

13/08/2025

Gentle Holistic Yoga with Michelle –Thursdays 5:00 PM

Join us Thursdays for a soothing and restorative Gentle Holistic Yoga class with Michelle Jordan, a deeply compassionate teacher with over 30 years of experience as a yoga practitioner and 20 years as a holistic counsellor. 

This gentle, heart-centered class is designed to nurture your mind, body, and spirit. It features slow, mindful movements, enriching breathwork, and gentle relaxation techniques to help you unwind, restore flexibility, and release stress. Whether you’re new to yoga or simply seeking calm and connection, this class offers a serene space where you can feel truly supported. 

Details:
When: Thursdays 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM
Where: 6 Browallia Place, Port Macquarie (The Yoga Studio) 

Feel free to share with friends, bring a friend, and come ready to slow down, breathe, and reconnect.

We’d love to see you there!

Gentle Holistic Yoga Experience a soothing yoga class that embraces a holistic approach to nurturing your mind, body, and spirit. This gentle practice is perfect for those seeking to ease into yoga or looking for a calming, restorative experience. Wi...

10/08/2025

✨ Piecing our life back together ✨

Like the Japanese art of kintsugi — where broken pottery is repaired with gold — our cracks and challenges can become part of our beauty. They hold the stories of where we’ve been and the strength it’s taken to begin again.

I’ve been feeling this deeply as I slowly rebuild strength after my back injury. Moving gently, finding patience, and leaning into the gold of yoga, community, and small daily steps. It’s a practice in resilience — and a reminder that healing is rarely a straight line.

Yoga teaches us that our brokenness isn’t the end of the story. It’s often where the light, love, and courage to grow can enter. Sometimes we let go of what no longer serves us, and other times we learn to live with what’s hard, piece by piece.

I was reminded of this listening to my daughter Miah in her recent interview with the Australian Ultra Trail Running Association. She spoke about listening to her inner compass and trusting that small steps add up to something bigger — something I think we can all carry into our own journeys.

💛 A heartfelt thank you to everyone supporting my daughter Miah’s journey to represent Australia at the World Trail Running Championships in Spain next month. Your generosity, kind words, shares, and cheers mean the absolute world to us. I’ve always believed it takes a village to raise our children, and my four beautiful ones are truly blessed by this village.

💛 This week in class we’ll explore grounding + strengthening practices — slow, intentional movements, breathwork, and stillness to notice your own “lines of light” and the beauty they hold.

🌿 Thursday Gentle Holistic Yoga — 5pm

🌿 Friday Holistic Chair Yoga — 11:30am

(Link in bio to book)

May this week be one where you notice your own resilience, the light in the cracks, and the beauty in your small steps. 🌙

Go Miah 💛 https://gofund.me/2ccb69a3

06/08/2025

Gentle Holistic Yoga – 5pm Thursdays 🌿

Looking for a moment to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself?

Join me Thursday afternoons at 5pm for a gentle holistic yoga class – a nourishing space to move slowly, rest deeply, and come home to yourself.

All welcome, no experience needed. Just bring yourself (and maybe a cosy layer for savasana at the end). ✨

Book your spot here: www.momoyoga.com/expanding-wings/schedule

See you on the mat 💛