Balanced Essence

11/28/2025

New year classes are live, folks! Registration ensures classes run. Any questions, feel free to reach out!

Register here:
https://villageofburnslakebc.perfectmind.com/25133/Clients/BookMe4BookingPages/BookingCoursesPage?calendarId=b7202cdb-33e2-40ec-bd4d-f5e1c7b027bb&widgetId=15f6af07-39c5-473e-b053-96653f77a406&embed=False

January-March 2026 Yoga classes are available for registration. To register stop by the Lakeside Multiplex, give us a call at 250 692 3817 or register online at www.burnslake.ca/recreation/
Payment is needed upon registration

11/26/2025

you matter.
the effort you make, matters.
your commitment to self discovery and expansion, matters.

go slow, honour the process, and marvel at the capacity you're building ✨

love,
b ❄️

11/20/2025

Thank you to Tri-River Metis for having me and for the wonderful workshop on cold process soap.
So enjoyed the process and look forward to learning more.

Bonus points if you can guess the inspiration 😉

Grateful for the opportunity and accessibility of learning new skills to provide cleaner options in the home ✨

11/04/2025

Working on aaaall the things today.
Here's a shared reminder for us all to slow down, take breaks, EAT, stay hydrated, and when you can, move your body.

With love,
B🍂

10/31/2025

All of these and more are so deeply alive for me.

If you teach, hold space, or educate in any sense or interpretation of those, what are your favourite parts?

If you are a student or on a learning journey, what drives you to continue?

When we reflect on our own journeys and our 'why' we can often sink deeper into the experience. We can hold and give shape to our deepest desires and then take meaningful steps towards them.

With love,
B 🍂

10/31/2025

Legs Up the Wall - one of my fav poses.

Why bother?

🩸Helps with blood exchange - heart doesn't have to work as hard
🌀Passive lymph drainage - helps with swelling in lower body
⚙️Can shift the pelvis into a neutral position - reducing back ache
💤Improved sleep quality - proper rest can help with alllllll the things
🪶Reduces movement - invites calm and stillness

🍃All of the above can help manage and slow anxiety, worry, racing thoughts, and that general sense of 'rushing'.

Hold for 1-5 minutes, 1-3 times a day.

And remember, consistency builds results.

Let me know if you give it a try.

With love,
B 🍂

📚How-to:
Sit with your hip beside the wall, lay on your side, and lift your legs so that your bum is flush with the wall. Lay on your back, and let gravity get to work.
If you want, you can always place a pillow or blanket under the low back to support the body.
Take intentional inhales and elongated exhales for a few rounds to really let the body melt down and relax into the pose.

10/30/2025

Recently I've been finding myself disappointed. With people I know, situations I'm in, and with outcomes out of my control.

It arrives quietly - when something I hoped for slips away, when effort doesn’t meet outcome, when reality feels smaller than my expectation.

In those moments, the mind searches for meaning.
Did I do something wrong?
Am I not enough?
Was this never meant for me?

But disappointment isn’t proof of failure, it’s an invitation.
An opening to pause, breathe, and notice what hurts.
To meet ourselves with compassion instead of judgment.

The body feels it, too. The tightening, the bracing, the holding on.
And beneath that, a quiet wisdom asking us to release.

When we soften and allow rather than resist, disappointment can transform from something that breaks us, into something that teaches us how to begin again.

Here's hoping we can lean into learning and find new paths forward.

With love,
B 🍂