Zenful Yoga, 20 Tompson Street, Wagga Wagga (2025)

29/08/2025

To assist or to not assist?

If you’ve attended one of my studio classes then you’ll recognise these little guys here, my trusty consent tokens!

To me, these tokens are the heart of teaching of a trauma-sensitive practice. They’re my way of ensuring that you have choice and autonomy in the space, and that you have a way of saying “no” and establishing boundaries without having to actually speak up.

Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE hands on assists and touch. The benefits and purposes behind it are truly endless, but to name a few:
✨ I can help guide your breath and awareness to different places in your body by placing my hands there
✨ Sometimes we don’t realise where we are holding tension, and we need an external cue to bring our attention to it
✨ Sometimes verbal instruction just doesn’t compute, and some hands on guidance is needed
✨A gentle face massage can help quiet a still busy and distracted mind
✨ TOUCH IS HEALING!

But, unfortunately for some of us, touch isn’t a signal of safety. Early on when I began practicing yoga, I think if I had been touched, I wouldn’t have gone back. There are as many reasons for someone to put their token on “No”, as there are for them to choose “Yes”, and ALL of these reasons are VALID.

The key is to have choice and control.
And for anyone who has experienced trauma, it’s highly likely that those two things have been taken away at some stage.
At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how many benefits there are behind receiving physical touch, because if you don’t feel safe, your nervous system isn’t in a state where I can receive any of those benefits anyway. If anything, it might do more harm than good.

Regardless of what you choose, to have choice is empowering! And that’s exactly how I hope you can feel as you join me on the mat - safe, in control, and empowered 💛

21/07/2025

TERM 3 YOGA
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Yoga with Sangha Yoga Studio:

🌻THURSDAY
6-7pm
Sun Flow Yoga

🌻FRIDAY
6-7pm
Yin Yoga

🌻DETAILS
• Location: Sangha Studio, 3/20 Tompson St Wagga Wagga
• Casual classes $25
• Class Passes can be purchased online through the studio website sanghastudiowagga.com
• Walk-ins are welcome, however to secure your mat (the space is limited to 13 mats) it is recommended to book online. (Please see the website for the cancellation policy).

🌻 BOOK HERE
https://sanghastudiowagga.as.me/?appointmentType=category:Bre

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Yoga with Wagga Women's Health Centre Inc.:

🌻 FRIDAY
1-2pm
Gentle Yoga Flow

🌻 DETAILS
• Location: Wagga Women’s Health Centre, 22 Peter St Wagga Wagga
• Cost: Free of charge
• Booking is required due to limited spaces available.
• Book via phoning the centre directly: (02) 6921 3333

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All are welcome 🙏🏻
Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to send me a message 💫

26/01/2025

TERM 1 YOGA
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Yoga with Sangha Yoga Studio:

🌻THURSDAY
5:45-6:45pm
Sun Flow Yoga

🌻FRIDAY
6-7pm
Yin Yoga

🌻DETAILS
• Location: Sangha Studio, 20 Tompson St Wagga Wagga
• Casual classes $25
• Class Passes can be purchased online through the studio website sanghastudiowagga.com
• Walk-ins are welcome, however to secure your mat (the space is limited to 13 mats) it is recommended to book online. (Please see the website for the cancellation policy).

🌻 BOOK HERE
https://sanghastudiowagga.as.me/?appointmentType=category:Bre

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Yoga with Wagga Women's Health Centre Inc.:

🌻 FRIDAY
1-2pm
Gentle Yoga

🌻 Once Monthly SATURDAY
9-10am
Gentle Yoga
Term 1 dates:
8th Feb, 8th March, 5th April

🌻 DETAILS
• Location: Wagga Women’s Health Centre, 22 Peter St Wagga Wagga
• Cost: Free of charge
• Booking is ESSENTIAL due to limited spaces available.
• Book online:
Weekly Friday class: https://events.humanitix.com/weekly-yoga
Monthly Saturday class: https://events.humanitix.com/yoga-monthly

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All are welcome 🙏🏻
Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to send me a message x

14/01/2025

FULL MOON in Cancer ~ "Full Wolf Moon"
January 14th

🌕 Full Moon in Cancer, or the “Full Wolf Moon” is filled with energy, as are all of our Full Moon events which signify the midway point of the lunar cycle. If you have been feeling flat, down, or low energy, now is an excellent time to get up & moving in order to stimulate fresh and revived energy.
The Cancer Moon calls us to get reflective, connect to our emotions, and seek to understand ourselves better and with more compassion.

💫 Oracle Card
This Moon I pulled a card from one of my favourite go-to decks, "Whispers of Healing" by Angela Hartfield.

The card I pulled: "Vibration"

My interpretation:
You are gently reminded that it is normal for energy to fluctuate and dip at times. This full moon is an invitation to intentionally draw your energy upwards and raise your vibration.
The pictured fairy rides atop a bat, a creature incredibly sensitive to vibrations. Together with the moth, we are reminded that when the night is at its darkest, we feel for the most subtle of vibrations, and search for the light.

🌕 Rituals & activities suggested for this Full Moon:
1. Get moving in a way that is kind to your body. Exercise or movement that will build, rather than deplete, your energy is perfect at this time!

2. Connect with your emotions. Journal, meditation, spend time with loved ones, or get creative.

3. Review your goals, plans, or intentions you held for this month. What have you accomplished so far? What is your top priority to focus your energy on next?

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14/01/2025

Join me on Saturday 15th Feb at 3:30pm to enjoy a 90minute yoga practice for the heart space.

Emotions such as joy, compassion, creativity and love find their home within the heart. When we become disconnected from this energy centre, we become disconnected from these emotions and the experiences we associate with them. The Heart teaches us how to love others, show compassion, and give loving kindness to those we meet. It also offers up the opportunity to receive this love, compassion and kindness from ourselves. A practice many of us find difficult to dedicate the time and space to.

This workshop holds intention for all those who join to spend time in practice nurturing both the physical and energetic heart space.
You will:
❤️ Enjoy a gentle yoga flow before settling into a cosy yin yoga sequence
❤️ Be offered hands-on assists and reiki throughout the practice
❤️ Spend time in meditation and self-reflection around themes of self-love & acceptance

You are invited to press pause, feel, & simply be.
To give back to yourself. Allow yourself to receive.
To come home to love.
And come home to the heart.

Details:
❤️ When: 3:30-5pm, Saturday 15th February
❤️ Where: .studio.wagga 20 Tompson St, Wagga
❤️ Cost: $35
❤️ Please bring: pen and journal / paper to write on
❤️ Book online: www.sanghastudiowagga.com

“If I were to ask you to name all of the things you love, how long would it take you to name yourself?” - anon

13/01/2025

🌹 The Heart Meridian 🌹

The Heart is known as “the ruler of our emotions”. It allows us to feel joy, abundance, and deep connections with others. The Heart harmonises the mind and body. If we consider the Chakra system, the Heart is the 4th and central chakra, with the 3 upper Chakras above, and 3 base Chakras below. The Heart is the bridge which links together the lower body’s intuition with the upper body’s intellect, the gut brain and the head brain.

🌹 Associations with the Heart Meridian:
• Yang / partner organ: Small Intestine
• Season: Summer
• Element: Fire
• Emotion: Joy
• Times most active: 11am-1pm

🌹 3 way to promote balance in the Heart Meridian:
1. Care for your heart health. When did you last have your heart health checked? Consider getting health checks for your heart, blood pressure, and blood tests.

2. Get inspired from 11am-1pm
The most active hours of the Heart meridian, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine, are from 11am - 1pm. Use this time to embrace creativity and productivity. Now is the best time of day to set up meetings, or immerse yourself in your work.

3. Embrace joy & connection
The Heart is home to joy. What can you do to welcome more joy into your life?
Are there hobbies you’ve fallen out of practice with that you can step back into again?
How often do you connect with friends and family purely with the intention of having fun and being together?
Do you have a habit of being overly serious and taking life too seriously? How can you let this go, even just a little?

22/12/2024

Thank you 2024 🙏🏻

I’ll be honest, this year was a tough one. Probably the toughest one yet.

I spent a good portion of this year waiting for specialist appointments, lying sick on the couch at home, and attending the emergency room.

And, through it all, the yoga was there.

I had to say goodbye and begin a grieving process to practising the way I had known and loved for 10 ten years, and let go of the urge to continue pushing my body to do things it’s just not capable of doing anymore.

I had to learn how to truly rest. Rest without the resistance and the guilt. Rest with acceptance and the grief of all the things I wish I could be doing instead.

I had to begin learning to accept that my body is no longer the strong, fit, and energetic body it once was. Using the aid of a walking stick for the first time was a deeply humbling experience, and one that required me to swallow my pride and admit to all who saw me that I was unwell and in need of help.

I had to learn to teach in a new way - a way that worked with my bodies limitations, still made sense energetically for me, and still resonated with the students who joined me.

I’ve been lucky enough to be supported by the incredible team at .studio.wagga who covered many classes for me, whether I was in hospital, or travelling for specialists. I am so grateful to get to teach in such a wonderful and supportive space.

I am especially grateful to have finished this year by finally getting a diagnosis, which had allowed me to look forward to the new year with renewed hope.

Thank you to everyone who attended a yoga class, a workshop, supported me outside of yoga, or sent kind words and wishes along the way. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, and look forward to meeting you on the mat in 2025.

Namaste 🙏🏻

07/10/2024

🌳 THE WOOD ELEMENT 🌳

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each of the Seasons has an associated element, and with that element its own properties and qualities. Spring’s element is Wood.

Wood is symbolic of the growth, warmth and new life that blooms as Spring emerges from the cool and stillness of Winter.

We see Winter metaphorically as a restful seed, laying dormant beneath the earth. Spring is the sprouting of this seed, growing upwards. The Wood element is closely connected to this sense of growth, a love of movement and desire for change.

A tree’s wood must be sturdy, however still flexible enough to be able to flow with the wind. Being too rigid, a lack of movement, and feeling stuck all can cause imbalance to our Wood element.

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To promote balance within the Wood element (and Liver / Gallbladder Meridians):
• Morning movement: exercise, walk, yoga, Qi Gong, or shaking practices
• Reduce eye strain. Limit screen time, especially at night
• Be creative. Learn something new, attend a class, start a project.
• Spend time in nature, particularly around the colour green

THIS SATURDAY THE 12th OCTOBER join me for the Yin for the Seasons: Spring Workshop, 3:30-5:30pm at .studio.wagga where we will explore the above in practise 🙏🏻

05/10/2024

Emotions are energy. When we don’t allow ourselves to feel (or when we aren’t given the opportunity to) and experience our emotions, they cannot be properly processed.

They then become stuck and stagnant energy within our system. The Liver, responsible for the free flow of energy as blood is moved through the body, then experiences frustration, anger, and resentment as a result of this lack of growth and transformation (consider all of the growth nature experiences in Spring!).

Yoga can give our body permission to pause and process what is otherwise held onto by allowing us to feel it, to then move stagnant energy on and through.

It is with the above we mind we can use these affirmations to support the Wood Element & Liver Meridian in their season of Spring 🌷

15/09/2024

🌱 Yin for the Seasons: Spring Workshop 🌱
NOTE: Date changed!
This workshop, originally intended to run on September 14th, has been rescheduled to Saturday October 12th, same time from 3:30-5:30pm 🙏🏻

The Liver & Gallbladder Meridians for myself are a deep well of healing and lessons. For me personally, their energies are met with a great deal of resistance. My personal practice has shown this is because there are powerful lessons to be learnt there.

The lessons we find in the Liver & Gallbladder Meridians are often lessons about:
🌱 our relationship with emotions like anger, frustration, and resentment
🌱 our ability to allow emotions to be felt, and our tendencies to push them down and away
🌱 how rigid and stuck we can become in our routines, even when they are no longer in alignment with us
🌱 harsh judgments on ourselves, and fears of imperfection

You can book in for this workshop through .studio.wagga ‘s website:
www.sanghastudiowagga.com

(These photos are from our last Yin for the Seasons: Winter workshop 🙏🏻)

11/09/2024

🌱 THE LIVER MERIDIAN 🌱

There are many functions of the Liver, which is the 2nd largest organ in the body. Primarily it produces and secretes bile (stored by the Gallbladder), and cleanses and purifies the blood. It holds the life-force energy which allows us to warm and “spring up” from Winter.

Emotions are energy.
When we resist, push down or hold our emotions, their energy becomes stagnant and rigid. Emotions such as anger, frustration, resentment and irritability rise from this stagnation, and Chi (energy) and blood within the body can’t circulate freely.

🌱 Practices which support balance in the Liver / Gallbladder Meridians:

1. Rise early for exercise or movement practices to get blood and Chi moving freely

2. Gi Gong / shaking / tapping practices to shift stagnant and held energy in the body

3. Spring clean - let go of items that don’t align with your current self and values

4. Immerse yourself in creative activities. Painting, writing, reading, brainstorming, craft...

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Upcoming Yin for the Seasons: Spring workshop on October 12th 3:30-5:30pm at .studio.wagga 💛

25/08/2024

Now more than ever in my life, I am SO grateful for yoga.

Chronic fatigue, chronic pain & illness have pulled me further away and out of my body than I have been since before I discovered yoga (over a decade ago). When the auto-pilot mode wants to switch on just to get through the day, it is impossible to be grounded, present, and aware of the bodies inner experiences.

But each week while I teach, and I am gently guided back in. I have space to breathe, to move that parts of my body that ache, to draw my awareness to the parts of my body that can feel relaxed and rest. I can tune into the energies of the space and beautiful energies that each of those who join me in class bring.

As unpleasant as it feels, my personal yoga practice reminds me that I need to allow myself to truly FEEL how exhausted my body is, how fragile the state of my nervous system, and to feel the parts that hurt in order to meet them with gentleness.

We may not always experience pleasant / comfortable emotions and sensations during our yoga practice. But I do trust that we always feel whatever is needed and meant to be felt 🙏🏻

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