Shining Wellness Ayurveda and Yoga

27/02/2026

✨💛Now Offering: Postpartum Ayurvedic Massage Home Visits 💛✨
Welcoming a baby into the world is so magical. At the same time, a mother is also reborn.

The first 40 days postpartum (and beyond) are such an important time to nourish a mamma after the incredible birthing process.

A home visit Ayurvedic postpartum massage offers deep, restorative care during this sacred recovery window and is designed to restore balance, rebuild strength, and nurture both body and mind after birth.

✨ Benefits of an Ayurvedic Postpartum Massage at Home

🌿 Supports physical recovery
Helps tone muscles, ease soreness, reduce swelling, and support uterine healing after childbirth.

🌿 Balances hormones & nervous system
Warm oils calm the body, reduce anxiety, and help regulate emotional shifts during the postpartum period.

🌿 Improves circulation & lymphatic flow
Encourages detoxification and reduces water retention.

🌿 Enhances sleep & relaxation
Deep nourishment for exhausted mothers to support healing.

🌿 Convenience & comfort
No need to travel. I can come to you! If you live in the Hills, Gully or Basin, receive your massage in the safety and warmth of your own home, where you and your baby feel most at ease.

Postpartum is not a time to “bounce back.”
It’s a time to be held, supported, and restored.

I was so fortunate to receive beautiful postpartum care after having Thea and now I feel so inspired to share this with other mammas, in the fourth trimester and beyond!

💕Cara

11/02/2026

Last week, my daughter Thea started 3 year old kinder. 💜It felt like quite a lead up to it and I was a little anxious about how it would go.
At her first drop off, she started playing, Marcus and I said goodbye 👋🏻 and off we went. Just like that. She was so happy to be there. The nervousness was all me! When I got to the car, I had a big cry. She’s growing up!
I’m so grateful It went so smoothly and at the same time grateful I was teaching yoga that morning as a welcome distraction. 😆

Today, I find myself feeling bubbles of creative inspiration arising within. I feel excited for this new chapter and grateful for the space to be able to offer more Ayurvedic, meditation and yoga services.

To celebrate, I’ll be sharing a competition in the coming days. Watch this space.

💜Cara

28/01/2026

Yoga is such a great reminder for me that a little can go a long way.
The simplest gentlest movements when done with presence and awareness can have such a powerful effect not just on the body, but the mind and spirit.
If you’d like to join me on the mat or on a chair for chair yoga there are spaces available this term at
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21/10/2025

Inspired by a chat with a dear friend, I felt to share this meditation.

In this meditation, we invite a deeper connection to our higher self, inner self or divinity within (which ever resonates for you) to hold us in love and compassion. This could be especially helpful if you are going through a challenging time or even to support you in your day-to-day life. It can be easy to feel alone at times so this meditation serves as a reminder that we are never alone and to find peace (even just a little) in this knowing and in this love.

If you’d like to listen it’s available on Insight Timer and YouTube: https://youtu.be/OLAjumpeDi0?si=vAi29cTVi1e8Xz-

🎶 Audio was recorded by a stream at the 1000 steps Kokoda Track in Tremont.

💜Cara

30/09/2025

I've found a new love for chair yoga. With its gentle movements and breath awareness, there can be found such presence and calm.

I've been inspired to create a few chair yoga classes to share. Here is a 10 minute practice designed to get the body moving and energy flowing for your day!

Chair yoga is wonderful for people of all ages. It aids in stretching tight muscles, loosening stiff joints, soothing the nervous system, improving circulation and calming the mind.

Enjoy!

Join me in this short chair yoga practice designed to get the body moving and energy flowing for your day. Chair yoga is wonderful for people of all ages. It...

30/07/2025

Can’t wait to share these Seasonal Guide cards and ‘Simple Daily Habits to Support Health and Wellbeing’ at Orana Neighbourhood House on the 13th of August! 🤗

25/07/2025

Excited to commence this new class on Monday the 4th August at Coonara Community House in Upper Ferntree Gully! If you’re in the area and looking for a gentle yoga class, I’d love to see you! 💜

🌸 Come and join our Monday Yoga sessions! 🌸

In these guided yoga classes, stretch and strengthen your body whilst also deepening the breath and bringing a sense of relaxation to the body and mind.

For more info or to book, click: https://www.coonarahouse.org.au/courses/yoga-mondays/

03/06/2025

✨Excited to be offering an ‘Introduction to Ayurvedic Nutrition’ Rowville on the 14th of June. ✨

The last event was lots of fun so I’m grateful to be invited back again. I believe it might already be fully booked! But I’ll pop the booking link below in the comments in case it calls to you as there’s a wait list and often last minute cancelations.

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In this session:
• Learn how food can be used to improve your digestion, metabolism and sense of vitality.
• Discover the benefits of food combining and which combinations to avoid.
• Spice up your life with understanding of the spices and how to use them.
• Come to know how mindful eating can be used to calm the mind and support digestion.

27/03/2025

Each season has its gifts to share and I would love to share them with you! I’ve created ‘Your Seasonal Guide’ magnetised cards for the fridge which provide at-a-glance tips for each season, along with the foods which are in season. 🍎🍐🍊🥦🫛🥬🥒

The cards are on sale for $8 including Australia wide postage. Link in bio or send me a DM. 🤗

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Why eat seasonally? So many reasons!
✨Our bodies change with the seasons (eg our gut microbiome, serotonin levels, digestive capacity and much more!)
✨Save money on produce as fruit and veg in season are likely to be cheaper.
✨Food is less likely to be transported - better for the environment and for the produce.
✨Feeling a sense of harmony within that comes from being more in sync with nature 🌱.

💜Cara

25/03/2025

Loved sharing at Rowville Library about Seasonal Eating ☀️🍁❄️🌸

Cara delivered another amazing session last Saturday on the power of seasonal eating and Ayurvedic wisdom, this time at Rowville Library.

Attendees walked away inspired by the deep connection between digestion, seasonal changes, and overall well-being.

A huge thank you to Cara for sharing her knowledge and passion, and to everyone who joined us for this enriching conversation. ☺️

Shining Wellness Ayurveda and Yoga

25/03/2025

✨NEW✨ Your Seasonal Guide fridge magnet cards!✨

Inspired to eat more seasonally at home, I designed these magnetised cards for the fridge to provide at a glance simple tips and seasonal foods to support us during each season. I’d love to share them with you!

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Why eat seasonally? So many reasons!
✨Our bodies change with the seasons (eg our gut microbiome, serotonin levels, digestive capacity and much more!)
✨Save money on produce as fruit and veg in season are likely to be cheaper.
✨Food is less likely to be transported - better for the environment and for the produce.
✨Feeling a sense of harmony within that comes from being more in sync with nature 🌱.

I would love to share these magnetised cards with you! 💛

Special offer of $8 (including Australia wide postage).
Link below or send me a message. 🌈🩷

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Just like nature, our bodies are made of the five elements (earth, air, water, fire and space). As the elements of nature shift and stir during the change in seasons, so do the elements in us. Each season has its gifts to share and by living more closely to the cycles of nature we can more easily receive these gifts. Whether it’s for our immune system, digestion or mood. 🤗

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06/03/2025

One of the things I love about ayurveda is the reminder of the power and simplicity of living in sync with the rhythms of nature and how that in turn creates a greater sense of harmony within, supporting our health and wellbeing.

Just as the elements of nature move and shift with the seasons so do we.

So I'm excited to be running a talk at Rowville Libary on this very topic!

In this session, which is based on ayurvedic medicine, you’ll learn how your digestion naturally changes throughout the year and how eating seasonally can support your body to adjust to these changes, creating a greater sense of health and vitality. Discover which foods are naturally available during each season and how to best utilise them to support your health and wellbeing.

Bookings essential:
https://events.yourlibrary.com.au/event?id=60054

Cost: Free

It's also inspired me to get creative. I'll share more on this soon.