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Balanced Studio

An integrated Health Studio, Corrective Exercise, Core Conditioning, Classes, Yoga, Meditation, Retr

An integrated Health Studio, Corrective Exercise, Core Conditioning, Classes, Yoga, Meditation, Retreats, CHEK Practitioner

21/10/2024

Lucky me!

With a belly and heart full to the brim, I turned 36 over the weekend! Getting to serious big boy status!!

The bestest gift of all is TIME, I felt like I really needed some YIN time and that’s what we got, solo time, me and mad time and some beautiful moments with the boys over the weekend, as well as being with family, just so lovely

Feeling so loved and supported and very grateful for the life we have.
🌀🧡🙏🏾👣🤗⭕️

07/10/2024

Woody really got my heart pumping on this one

The way that Madi and I usually measure risk is

1. Negligible, ie clean it up with a bit of HP aka bubble bubble and slap a spider man bandaid on it
2. No worse than a break, at worse a hospital visit
Up to this stage we usually lean into a pretty substantial amount of trust in the boys ability to access the risk and make good decisions and movements.

The next stage
3. A no fall zone, ie s**ts got real, real quick.

Today we got to number three for a hot minute, but Woody nailed it and I was super proud of him and me.
🧡🤗
I hope everyone had a nourishing weekend

19/09/2024

The dilemma of a Dad!
Sometimes I can’t wait to break free of the house and the craziness of it all.. and then as soon as I’m gone I miss them all like CRAZY!!

Any daddas relate to this feeling?

So much honour and awe for our mumma .luschwitz.artist and to all the beautiful mummas out there holding it down for the team 🧡⭕️👣🤪

20/08/2024

BIG NEWS!!!
☯️ 🧡🌞👣

After nearly 15 years of running the studio, by the end of 2024 it’ll be time for this chapter of Balanced Studio to come to an end

The time has come for the Laidlaws to take the leap and head down south, we want to give our boys and ourselves the space to expand and in the coming years get ourselves onto some land and create a slice of paradise that will extend to our community for decades to come.

Since 2010, the community has showed up for us and we’ve showed up for you guys, day in day out, freezing winter mornings where just 1 person shows up for class, balmy summer nights where 20 people are stacked into the studio dancing, shaking and moving as one

It has literally felt like magic at times! At times it’s felt like an absolute slog! but the middle line of this journey has always felt extremely on purpose. I’m so grateful for it all, I’m so thankful for everyone who has come through the door and added to this ecosystem in their own way.

I was 21 when I first opened the studio and I was a smug little prick thinking I knew it all HA!!! Looking back I needed this blind confidence to get it all going!
Now at 35 with 3 amazing kids, an INCREDIBLE soul mate, 100s of students past and present, and a whole community behind us, I realise I have never “known” less and never been so stunned by life!!
It’s bloody classic!

Moving forward: 🧘‍♂️🤸🌊

We are still running regular classes till mid September and then we will have an adjusted timetable for the remainder of the year

THE HEAL ZONE will keep cranking as usual!! Plus lookout for a Heal Zone On the south coast opening up soon!

From next year:
I will be working in Avalon 1 day per week with 1:1s, semi privates and
1 x big group class p/week

So in the mean time 🦋👐

If your feeling the pull to connect to the studio while it’s still flaring, come on down and celebrate with us in our final month of regular classes, come to our retreat in October, get involved.

It’s a time of joy and gratitude
Mountains of love, oceans of gratitude and a heart full. Thankyou for it all

Nic XX

12/08/2024

Guided Breath-workshop with

30/8 6pm at Balanced

💨 🧘‍♀️ 🧘‍♂️ 🧡 ☀️

How cool is it when things come full circle ⭕️

I first met this legend Brett Burcher when we were little teenagers embarking on the pro junior series all round Australia.

I’m not sure that the competition scene really suited either of us but we both loved the absolute heck out of surfing and even more so getting barrelled and pushing ourselves when the ocean was a bit more raw

Burch led the charge here and the time we were 17 years old he was already sending it at the gnarliest slabs in Aus and was landing covers on surf mags! I was always and still am inspired by this guy.

Nowadays he’s still charging in the ocean as well as taking he’s extensive knowledge into teaching breath-work

Brett brings he’s own lessons of life and humility as well as a deep knowledge of physiology and the human condition.

I’m absolutely pumped to be hosting him at the studio to run a guided breath-work session.

Details here
Friday 30/8
6-8pm
$80 Spaces limited

Reach out to or follow the link in my story to book

Yeeeew

07/08/2024

Feels great to be back training at the Gorilla House 🦍

Thankyou to everyone at For supporting me and giving the love throughout the last 18months, it’s really a special community

Thanks especially to Dio and for being patient with me as I’ve slowly regained my confidence to return to the mats after an injury, I feel it’s so important to choose to do what we LOVE over what we FEAR and really lead this into our practice and into life,

I’m not the only one discovering this but Jui jitsu can be a really amazing practice and microcosm for life, the beautiful and constant physical contact with another human, the relentless humility needed to stay in the game, the essence of play, hard vs soft, it’s all there and it’s magnified when you begin (anything) as an adult.

OSSS YEEEEEEEW HAPPY WEDNESDAY

06/08/2024

Who’s ready to re-TREAT themselves !
🌞👣🤸😍

October 24-27 Bendalong, south coast

We are so excited share an amazing life affirming few days with you, to hold the container to help you ground and grow, setting fourth some intentions for the end of year and shedding what no longer serves us
📕 🧘 💨 🧡

In a beautiful environment, using modalities that support connection to ourselves and to our world around us

Some of these include, movement, meditation, massage, hot / cold therapy, ocean play, bushwalk fun, river dips, creativity and absolutely next level food.

⛰️ 🌺 🌊

If you want to know more, reach out.

Epic photos captured by

Yeeeeeew

25/06/2024

So much love and gratitude to soul sista Ange!!

Ange just ran a 6week yoga program designed especially for mummas to be, she did this while
Being very pregnant herself with her number 3 on the way! Such a superstar!!

Along with this Ange and her sexy husband have been in the heart of the studio / healzone since 2010, from every single renovation to helping me be more organised and business savvy to just being the best best mates ever!!

Thankyouuuuu!!

Here’s to having each others backs and seeing the view from the mountain together!!

14/05/2024

I love having a crew of good humans together exploring and celebrating our innate gift of movement

These snaps by are from many moons ago when I just started holding extended sessions / seminars to delve deeper into concepts than what the usual 1 hour will allow

More than anything, I love sharing the concepts and tools with people and watching these legends apply these concepts to their own practice- and to watch that enrich their life, in little or profound ways.

My next workshop is all about Longevity
- keeping our bodies + minds strong and open enough to do the things we LOVE, not just now but long into the future.

The longevity workshop in Ulladulla is this Sunday, at and we still have a few spaces available

To save your spot, reach out

Yeeeew

09/05/2024

Just finished 100 iceys in 100 days,

I dedicate this to my homegirl, soul sista Gabstar, who was with me on many early mornings throughout this 100 days

This one was a classic where she was busting my balls for not having my shoulders in - touché gabstar haha

📷 .g

🧡🔆🍃🥰

18/03/2024

RESILIENCE

last week we took the surfers class to the Icebath, we have done this on a few occasions before and for those who have worked with me know that I don’t apply the pressure until I feel your ready, anyone who comes in for their first icey, I’m gentle and never pressure for time or anything, just showing up is enough

BUT, last week we had some big talkers and we also had some in there who I know could push themselves beyond what they felt comfy with, a few of these fellas are aspiring surfers too so I thought, hey today we’re all doing no less than 3 minutes and I don’t want you out of that icey until the time has come.
There were some complaints, there were some who had to give it a second attempt, but we all got there and absolutely NAILED it

It’s nice to push yourself in a controlled environment because we all know that in real life, s**t can get as far out of control as we are willing to accept and acknowledge.

We have very little control, just the ability to accept and create from this place

I’m so proud of all the legends who come through our doors every day ready to show up
For themselves and sometimes even accept a bit of a hard word from me and push yourself to do something you didn’t even know you could!

Big love to you all for sending it in life in whatever way you do!
🤙🏾 🧡

08/02/2024

It’s so good to be back in rhythm and offering what we do at the studio

came in and captured the vibe at our 5pm Wednesday Surfers class this week

So inspired by all the the different bodies and stories that come in to venture towards their best selves at the studio

Thankyou to everyone who supports us

Happy Friday

🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Avalon, NSW

Telephone

+61410249822

Website

http://www.balancedstudio.com.au/

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