Ellelle

01/04/2023

Hello! It’s been a while. Things went on hold to bring my darling miss Daisy into the world. My energy was entirely soaked up creating this little human, I had zero left for much else. Hence going on a complete hiatus with ellelle. As of now, I’m not sure which direction this account/project will take, but I feel it’s time to resurrect it. All things Ayurveda, coaching, yoga, pranayam, navigating mamahood, navigating ADHD, maybe I’ll finally download some of my recipes? And maybe none of it all🤷‍♀️. Perhaps this is a one time post to wish a happy and healthy 2023! Lots of love, Linny xo

02/23/2022

About a year has past since I took this pic and about a year has past since I started this account. This process of creation has given me the opportunity to discover so much about myself. There have been highs and lows, much nurturing, self questioning, backtracking, forward momentum and surrendering. I continue to put one foot in front of the other and trust in the process of following my heart.

I’ve been slow at providing much of any content (sorry, for real, I’ve got lots of goods to share), as I’ve been busy behind the scenes.

Finding many magic moments such as this one ☝️ , watching the sunset over Whistler from the peak of Blackcomb all the while falling in love 💗 with my person, having my insanely wonderful family move from around the world now all within arms reach/across the street/15 minute drive , deepening my teaching practice at the cozy studio in Whistler Village , hosting a heart opening/mind bending retreat with my bestest of friends , continuing my learning of Ayurveda virtually bring the Himalayas to the Pacific Coastals with , living more creatively and dismissing off the Artist’s way with a group of incredibly inspiring women, and becoming a certified life coach with . Nature continued to inspire as did all the love that surrounded me. My heart is so full, and when I thought it couldn’t grown anymore, I find out I have even more coming, due August 20th 🤰

If you made it this far through my sappy sharing, 🤙. 22022022, it’s a cool date, similar to the date I began ellelle, 12022021 where I committed to doing this for a year. I continue this commitment for another year. I have a push pull relationship with social media, maybe you’ll see more of me this year, maybe not? I just promise to still show up. Sending so much love! Xoxoxo

01/12/2022

So, what’s Ayurveda? It encompasses absolutely everything, from the windstorms and deep freeze in the midst of winter, to the food on your plate and your ever-changing moods.

Ayur (means life) Veda (means knowledge or science)

A timeless science that has transcended through the ages, having just as much relevance today as it did 5000+ years ago when it was first recorded.

It’s a comprehensive science of life. It is so much more than what foods, herbs and medicine are best for us. Medical science is only one part of it. You can’t take care of your health simply with meds and supplements, you need to take care of your entire Self in a holistic manner. ‘We must learn to live properly first. To talk properly. Observe. To know the purpose of this life which is the goal of this life. If there is no clarity in our lives, then it’s nearly impossible to be healthy.’ -says my wise teacher Dr. Sharma

Hence the importance of Ayurveda during this ongoing saga that began back in 2019. Prevention is key to a happy healthy life. Stay tuned for more nuggets into this ancient science and how to live life through a deeper understanding to absolutely everything that surrounds and makes up who we are.

11/03/2021

Last chance to snag a spot at our Whistler Weekend Retreat. Come for some good people, good food, good fun, grounding surroundings, reflections n’ intentions, a hot hot tub, and some serious comfy beds.

Message for more details. We’d love to have you!

Love Lindsay & Laura

10/25/2021

What are you doing the weekend of November 12-14th? Join Laura and I for a weekend of friendship, good 🌱 food, yoga, reflection, forest walks, hot tubs and insanely comfy beds in the beauty of Whistler BC. We’re combining our magic, wisdom and worldly experiences to provide a restorative time to reconnect to your inner powers.

As a transformational leadership coach, Laura has coached 1000s of clients, from Olympic teams to Fortune 500s, student leaders to CEOs. She believes that, ‘As a Leadership Coach, I know that leaders who are in touch with their true selves are unstoppable. They can change the world.’

Let’s change the world together. Time to embody your powerful leader within and fall forwards with us into a new season of growth.

Love Lindsay and Laura

Dm for more info!

November 12-14, $350 for bunk bed, $400 shared king, $500 solo king.

10/18/2021

Follow your path… (by sliding through these images to reveal something pretty darn cool that’ll get you more into you)

Rather than falling back, come fall forward with us! My dear long time pal and I have found that no matter how far apart we have lived on this big beautiful planet, our lives are all-ways aligned. We’re beyond excited to continue on our parallel paths, to have this opportunity to come together for our very first retreat!

Join us for a nurturing and restorative weekend of inner enquiry, outdoor adventure, ayurvedic ritual, seasonal wisdom and yoga, meditation, creativity, plant based food, silence along with a high possibility of deep soothing belly laughs. Rain or shine, snow or sun, we have adventures planned for whatever the weather provides.

Loads of love,
Lindsay and Laura
Xo

10/17/2021

09/24/2021

Heyo! I did it. Took advantage of the picture perfect logs at Joffre to pose for a clutch yoga pose for the gram. There’s a reason behind it other than just testing my balance on a log. I’m starting to teach at Whistler’s only Yoga Studio Yogacara! My first class is this Saturday, and I’ll be teaching Hatha at 4:30pm for the next 4 Saturdays after that. Come on up to feel the tranquility and grounding of these incredible mountains! Om. 🙏

09/21/2021

This full harvest moon in Pisces has me trusting in the flow, that all good things are naturally drifting towards us. Even when it comes to the flow of glacier runoff. I wrote a piece on our melting glaciers for (the environmental non-profit I’m volunteering with) and the aftermath of the latest IPCC report. Head over to ellelle.ca/blog if you care to learn more.

08/10/2021

Ayurveda aka the science of common sense, can be applied to life across our entire planet. No matter where you live, it’s teachings have stood the test of time, and the simplicity is just as poignant now as it was thousands of years ago. Bringing balance and bringing you back to your centre by working with the seasonal fluctuations of nature. With climate change making its presence more and more prevalent, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to correlate between it and our high physical and mental health crises.

Record breaking temperatures = record breaking disease.

Yesterday’s IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report, led by the United Nations and hundreds of global climate scientists, has stated that climate change is definitely real. The Atlantic’s remarks on the report claim, ‘It’s grim. It’s a crisis and it’s caused by fossil fuels. Climate change has arrived, in other words, and it will keep getting worse until humanity reduces its greenhouse-gas pollution to zero.’

The Definition of health as stated by the World Health Organization, is a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social well-being’. With temperatures rising, floods, drought, and storms shattering our planet, we cannot expect our states of well being to improve without taking immediate action.

The more we avoid our planet’s appeal for love, the less connected we become with ourselves. Healing yourself and tuning into the planet on a more intimate level is the most important thing you can do with this life, for yourself, your loved ones, and all living (and non-living) beings big and small across our entire globe.

The magic of Tofino, it’s fresh air, sunsets, whales and waves always leave me in awe. The ocean is where I tend to go to bring balance into my life, especially whislt living in the mountains. We must do everything we can to save ourselves by saving what remains of our planet’s beauty. Tofino has a way of making me feel instantly calm, I can breathe more fully, realigning with what I need most (= waves and rest)

Reach out if you’re curious and want to learn more through deepening your connection to Self.

07/29/2021

This little writing of mine helps to explain my process and why ellelle is slooooowly but surely evolving. Ellelle is a project for me to share with you, and has allowed me so much growth in my attempt to work.

https://www.ellelle.ca/blog/adhd-and-working-with-my-new-found-discovery

Better late than never right? Getting a diagnosis this late in life was no easy feat, but let me tell you, it is so worthwhile. Now I have that I have the understanding and new tools, I can work with my brain rather than let it control me as it's done all my years prior to 2021

07/17/2021

So, what’s Ayurveda?

Ayur(life)Veda(knowledge) is a timeless science that has transcended through the ages, having just as much relevance today as it did 5000+ years ago when it was first recorded.

It is so much more than the food we eat, herbs and medicine we take. Medical science is only one part of it. You can’t take care of your health simply with meds and supplements, you need to take care of your entire Self in a holistic manner. We must learn to live properly before anything. To talk properly. Observe. Listen. To know the purpose of this life, the goal of this life is Ayurveda. If there is no clarity in our life, then it’s nearly impossible to be healthy.

Stay tuned for more nuggets into this ancient science, to gain more knowledge of this thing we call life.

07/09/2021

The future of our planet certainly looks as murky as this fog if we keep up our ways of distraction and mindless consumption. Returning to your true nature comes so easily while under the grande old growth canopy at . The Earth Wisdom will run straight through you if you slow down and let it in. Try it. In any forest, doesn’t have to be Fairy Creek. Listen to what the woods have to share. Tune in. What they have to say right now is dire. We must stand up for the lungs of our planet. It’s now or never. Will you be able to tell your children you did the best you could to provide them a future? Tune into the trees, tune into you. You’ll be much better off for it, as will the planet. Healing yourself goes hand in hand with healing the planet. #🖖 .fairycreek

06/27/2021

Life has brought me to , and let me tell you, it aligns with all my intentions behind ellelle.

Returning to your true nature, to deeply heal, comes easily when surrounded in the presence of nature. Nature needs our love and attention, just as we need hers.

My Ayurvedic doc/teacher, Doctor Sharma’s () grandfather used to tell him that disease began thousands of years ago when humans left the jungle/forest for the village. When we took ourselves out of the wisdom of nature.

This is why I’m here. To save the magic of the old growth forrests, to preserve our planets health for generations to come, to allow us a space to heal ourselves here and now. This forest is our heart and lungs. We need it for life. This heatwave that’s hitting us globally is a huge sign we need to wake up.

06/16/2021

This is me. While I like to find the light in this life, it’s only healthy to acknowledge the shadow that comes along for this cosmic ride. And sometimes, things aren’t as they appear.

One thing I pride myself on is always being straight up by telling the truth. The Yoga Sutras written by Patanjali contain a set of practices to lead you on your spiritual journey, a personal guide allowing you quick access to becoming your best self. Also known as the Eight Limbs of Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga.

Satya - meaning truthfulness - is one of the Yamas. The yamas are the first of the 8 limbs, you master these before moving through the rest. They relate to showing up as best you can for others. My light and fluffy insta stories aren’t telling my whole story. In hopes that by sharing my full truth, I can inspire you to share yours or just get in touch with it, and allow you to transform your greatest weaknesses into your greatest strengths.

That’s my aim. Stay tuned…