Please adapt all poses & sequences to suit your body – in essence ensure ‘non-harm to self’ the Ahimsa Principal in Yoga.
Occasionally Rachel is away, so best to check by contacting her via SMS 0417557011.
Rachel guides individuals through a restorative nourishing, very slow and gentle practice. It’s ideal to know if you are coming as Rachel aims to keep the group size under 10 participants. Please listen to your body and go at your own pace.
Rachel combines her knowledge & experience of 15 years of Acute Nursing, 7 years of Circus performance & the rehabilitative aspects of Yoga & Pilates to guide you through a restorative, nourishing, gentle movement practice. She encourages individuals to adapt every exercise to suit their body.
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Unravel update: One-off SPARK Self-care Sunday: 22nd March at Flex Studios Ascot Vale (there are a lot of stairs to access Flex Studios & limited parking), 1.30pm, free entry 🙏✨Plz SMS me to book, as online process seems to be tricky✨
See you Mondays at Moonee Ponds MIND-BODY Health Centre, 23 Gladstone St Moonee Ponds: $20/ $10.
9.15am: slow flow mat-based 45 min session, includes sun ☀️ salutations.
10.15am: Chair-based 1 hr Session, Chairs provided, includes warrior 2.
11.30am: very slow flow, 1 hr Mat-based Session, includes cat 🐈 cow 🐮
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To all sessions: plz turn OFF 📴mobile phones📵completely before entering the space, BYO MAT, water, props & cool/ warm layers. Plz SMS Rach: 0417557011 so I can prepare a spot for you & ensure a spacious environment. All sessions are very gentle & I strongly encourage you to adapt everything to suit your beautiful body & mind ✨
Also, I can come to you: 🧘♀️ chair-based or mat-based sessions available:)
www.theretrogirls.com.au/wellness.html
https://www.facebook.com/UnravelUnbend/
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Very gentle movement & meditation, UNRAVEL with Rach ✨ Ahimsa Yoga Australia 🇦🇺 yes it’s my new business name! Ahimsa means non-harm 🙏✨
$20 or $10 Health Care Card Holders
This beautiful venue has heating, cooling, disability access & limited onsite parking; it sits next door to Dear Abbey Cafe & opposite Woolworths carpark. Make your way down the back of the centre carpark & the entrance is on your right, or if it’s easier come in via the front door & make your way down the corridor to the left of reception.
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Rachel’s sessions are ideal for those who are recovering from injury or who have restricted mobility, also for those who need to slow their worlds down & find a quiet, nurturing calming space.
Rachel can also bring her Gentle Movement Sessions to you.
Contact Rachel directly on 0417 557 011 – SMS is best
Email: theretrogirls@outlook.com
Website: https://www.theretrogirls.com.au/wellness.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnravelUnbend/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unravelwithrach/
Rachel invites you to take a moment for yourself, she is not enforcing deep reflection, or pushing a strict mantra... she is offering you some space and a little time to step outside of your world.........
Rachel takes a dollop of Yoga, a spoonful of Pilates, a sprinkle of meditation, 1/2 cup of wisdom from her nursing experience, & mixes it with a handful of community circus and a big bowlful of laughs…..and ‘hey presto!..... You will float out the door feeling calm, energized, relaxed!
Qualifications;
2019 Diploma in Yoga Teaching, Western Wellness, Point Cook, Australia
2012 Certificate in Youth Mental Health First Aid Course, University of Melbourne, Australia
2009 Certificate in Coaching – General Principles, NSW Sport & Recreation, Australia
2007 Diploma in Theatre Arts, Swinburne Prahran TAFE, Melbourne, Australia
1994 Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Paediatric Nursing, University of Melbourne
1988 Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, Auckland Technical Institute, NZ
Rachels sessions generally follow a similar path; prepare your mat, standing sequences – including warrior, prone & supine floor work – includes downward dog, supine relaxation/meditation/savasana, gentle neck stretch sequences – lying & standing, final breath cycles & thank yous.
Please feel free to SMS Rachel on 0417557011 & let her know your coming.
BYO mat, warm socks, warm top & water bottle.
Please adapt all poses & sequences to suit your body – in essence ensure ‘non-harm to self’ the Ahimsa Principal in Yoga.
Rachels videos are imperfect & raw; ‘I move through the sequences faster than I would in my actual practice, ideally move very slowly and gently through each sequence (and from one sequence to another), and ideally hold each pose for at least 5 breath cycles; ‘breathe in – prepare, pause, then breathe out – surrender to the healing release of the stretch/pose’.
We all need to embrace gentleness & imperfection, especially me......
Let me show you how to take a moment for yourself, I’m not enforcing deep reflection, I’m not pushing a strict mantra... I’m offering you some space and a little time to step outside of your world.........’
