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Gwen Zest for Life Yoga

As a Yoga teacher and habit expert, I help people build solid routines that support busy lifestyles, making their growth truly rewarding to witness.

I am a RYT-500 certified Yoga teacher. Teaching since 2020 and continuing my education every year to offer high quality Yoga sessions
My goal is to help people find more balance and happiness in their life through the Yoga practice

21/04/2026

Talking about timing when posting this new podcast episode.

We talked about this yesterday with the students who joined the Yoga & Massage class at , what really stops us from practicing?

I’ll share more about that later, but for now it felt like such an important reminder… it’s often not about time, or motivation, or even knowing what to do.

In today’s episode, I take you back to something very simple, something you already know, & how to actually use it so your practice can support you in your real life, even in those five minute moments.

Listen to the full episode 🎧 on your favorite podcast platform!

Yoga that Works podcast💪🏼

15/04/2026

~Thoughts from the mat~

On Sunday, after the morning flow, one of the students asked me if she could have it.

& I get it.

Because when something shifts in your body, when something feels right, you want to keep it, to come back to it, to repeat it, to hold onto that feeling & find it again later.

But what you experienced… was not the sequence.

Because the same sequence, written on paper, could be taught in many different ways & lead to completely different experiences in the body.

What makes the practice work is not the order of the poses.

It is why they are there, how they are connected, the pace, the space in between, & the cues that bring you back into your body, again & again, so you are not just doing something, but actually feeling what is happening.

In my classes, you are not here to follow.

You are here to notice, to adjust, to choose what feels right for you.

And that is why the same practice can feel completely different from one day to the next.

Because you are different.

Because what you need changes.

That cannot be captured in a list of poses.

When you want to take home what you experience in class, to come back to that feeling & explore it again in your own time, that is exactly why the Life Lab exists.

05/04/2026

How often do you find yourself in a Yoga class just following along, even when it doesn’t really feel right for you that day?

That’s exactly what we shift in my classes.
You’re not here to keep up. You’re here to move in a way that actually feels good for you.

We’re starting a new sequence in all classes this week, so it’s the perfect moment to join and explore what works for you 🧡

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𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 & 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐩𝐦 - 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐚𝐦 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 Sand Dollar Bonaire (outside class)
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝟗:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio

From 12$/class or join via partnership (check with your employer)
Mats & props included.

✨ Why sign up for class?
✔️ Saves your spot
✔️ Helps your teacher plan (tea included!)
✔️ Keeps things smooth & easy
✔️ Keeps you committed
✔️ Respects everyone's time

All levels welcome.
Just bring yourself!

Please message me if you’d like to join.

01/04/2026

Take a moment to slow down, breathe, and simply be… surrounded by cats 🐾

On May 2nd at 9am, I’ll be guiding a gentle breathwork and meditation session inside the cat palace at the Animal Shelter Bonaire.

This is a calm and intimate moment, both for you and for the animals. A space where there is no pressure to do anything, just an invitation to arrive, to soften, and to reconnect with your breath.

And around you… cats moving freely, resting, observing, maybe coming to sit next to you. Just sharing the space as we are.

This session is beginner friendly and open to anyone who feels the need to slow down, regulate the nervous system, and take a break from the constant doing.

We are also here to support something much bigger.

Animal Shelter Bonaire has been caring for animals in need since 1983, offering shelter, medical care, and working on long term solutions through education and sterilisation.

Part of the donations will support the TNR program (Trap, Neuter, Release), led on Bonaire by and the Traveling Animal Doctor.

This program plays a key role in reducing the stray cat population in a humane and sustainable way, while improving the health and lives of the cats on the island.

𝐵𝑦 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔:

• Sterilisation and castration of stray cats
• Care and recovery
• Adoption efforts

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔:

• A mat and/or towel
• A block or cushions to sit comfortably

Come as you are.
Take a breath.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 2nd May 2026 9:00am-10:00am
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Animal Shelter Bonaire
𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: minimum $10/pers, all the proceeds will go to Animal Shelter Bonaire and the TNR program. All extra donation, in $ or materials are welcome

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐰𝐞𝐧/𝐙𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 +𝟓𝟗𝟗 𝟕𝟖𝟕 𝟑𝟑𝟎𝟕.

30/03/2026

This week’s Yoga schedule is here 🧡

If you’ve been thinking about coming to a class, take this as your little nudge.

I don’t teach Yoga as something you come & try to get right, or something where you have to keep up with what everyone else is doing in the room, because that’s usually where people disconnect from their body instead of actually listening to it.

What I want for you in class is to start paying attention to what’s really going on, to notice what your body needs on that day, in that moment, & to feel confident enough to respond to that, even if it looks completely different from the person next to you.

Because the moment you start doing that on the mat, you’ll start doing it in your life as well, & that’s where things actually shift.

That’s also why even in a group setting, you’re not treated like a group, there is always space to adjust, to slow things down, to take something out, or to go a bit deeper when it feels right for you.

✨ Pregnancy Yoga on Monday evening is really there to support you through all the changes happening in your body, while also creating space, physically & mentally, for you & your baby, so you can slow down, breathe, & feel supported without having to push or figure everything out.

🐾 And on Saturday May 2nd, we’re doing something a little different with a Breathwork & Meditation session at the Cat Palace, a quiet moment to slow down, breathe & just be, while also supporting the cats of Bonaire. This is a fundraising event, all donations will go to the & the stray cats project (TNR) hosted by

Whether you come for strength, space, grounding or simply a moment to breathe, you’re welcome exactly as you are.

Send me a DM or a message to join:
+599 787 3307

Frm $12/class. Drop in are welcome. Cards & memberships available.

29/03/2026

Let’s talk about this for a minute.

This is not always something we notice right away.

When you are in a class, it is very easy to just move along, to stay with the rhythm, to do what comes next without really questioning it.

And there is nothing wrong with that, but at the same time, it can take you away from what is actually happening in your body.

From what you might need in that moment, which is not always the same as what is being shown or suggested.

So the next time you join a class, this is my invitation for you to notice & adapt to what YOU need today.

23/02/2026

I came back to the island yesterday after a successul mission in Dominicain Replublic on the Silver Bank!

I hope to see you on the mat this week, first class is tonight with Yoga & Massage to start your week relaxed & ready !!!

Thank for to all the teachers who stepped in to replace me last week!

All classes are suitable for every level, taught in small groups of max 10 students so you receive personal attention, clear guidance & a practice that truly respects your needs, goals & challenges.

With 5 years of teaching experience, I make sure every student practices in a way that supports their body, helps them listen to themselves & builds a Yoga practice that feels good in their life — not just on the mat.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 & 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐩𝐦 - 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐚𝐦 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 (outside class)
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝟗:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰

From 12$/class or join via partnership (check with your employer)
Mats & props included.

✨ Why sign up for class?
✔️ Saves your spot
✔️ Helps your teacher plan (tea included!)
✔️ Keeps things smooth & easy
✔️ Keeps you committed
✔️ Respects everyone's time

All levels welcome. Just bring yourself & your smile!

Please message me if you’d like to join.

See you on the mat!

13/02/2026

Today I did something I've never done in my life: I booked a plane ticket less than 6h before flying!

I have the insane opportunity to join on a scientific mission to follow humpback whales 🐋 in Dominican Republic for the .

But I'm also so lucky to have an amazing team of teachers to take over my classes.
So here is the adapted schedule for this week, thanks to .purdy & .

I won't have access to internet from Saturday evening until next Saturday so please get in touch with Micaela to book your class(es).

Have fun on your mat, I'm looking forward to seeing you back soon 💪🏼

05/02/2026

~ Thoughts from the mat ~

This morning as I settle into a short practice before going to teach, there is no fancy surroundings, not my favorite spot in the garden or my dog on the mat.

There is a raw practice, overlooking my recovering cat, just doing what I can.

January on the mat with me was about calming the nervous system, welcoming the challenges from a place of quiet, resisting this pressure of doing.

February is now all about listening inward.

So this morning I didn't choose the most difficult option in the poses. I didn't push myself.

Instead I added support, noticing what is doable.

This week is about being comfortable with doing the bare minimum. Because sometimes that's all you have inside you & that's completely fine.

This is my invitation to use your practice to notice & choose, instead of always pushing yourself. That's the balance we practice & that's what I'm talking about in the next podcast episode of Yoga that Works.

Keep listening & choosing accordingly 🙏🏼

See you on the mat or online 🧡

12/01/2026

~Thoughts from the mat~

How much are you REALLY listening to your body?

As I finish to teach another Monday evening class, something strikes me again. Are my students coming up in a seated position at the end of the class because I've guided them there, because they see others doing it or because it is REALLY what they need right now?

The pressure to follow & do like others in a Yoga class is not unknown. But how much are we actually aware of it?

If it happens on the mat, it happens in life. Social pressure, following, doing because "that's how we do it".
I spent my entire life questioning this. So that's no surprise I bring these questions to the mat as well, in my own practice but also in my teaching.

Here is what I bring to the mat, hoping this will reach my students:
"Do what feels good for you now"
"No rush to do anything"
"Allow yourself to be weird"

Because the best moments I've seen in classes is when each of my students are doing something different. Then I KNOW...they are listening to themselves.
And this feels like the biggest win for me as a teacher.

🧡Gwen

06/01/2026

In 2026, we're not reinventing anything. We just keep doing what works.

These themes are here to guide you in your practice, whether it is in-person on Bonaire or online via the Yoga Life Lab.

Each sequence & practice is carefully curated to ensure that you find options for yourself while making the practice more than just movement on the mat.

Because I know that your practice is more than just moving your body.
It is your weekly break, your daily support & your own way to connect with yourself 🧡

See you on the mat, online or on Bonaire.

X Gwen

03/01/2026

Welcome to your 2026 Yoga schedule.
All classes are suitable for every level, taught in small groups of max 10 students so you receive personal attention, clear guidance & a practice that truly respects your needs, goals & challenges.

With 5 years of teaching experience, I make sure every student practices in a way that supports their body, helps them listen to themselves & builds a Yoga practice that feels good in their life — not just on the mat.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 & 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐩𝐦 - 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 Smiling Buddha Yoga Studio
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝟔𝐚𝐦 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 Sand Dollar Bonaire Dollar Bonaire (outside class)
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝟗:𝟑𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰

From 12$/class or join via partnership (check with your employer)
Mats & props included.

✨ Why sign up for class?
✔️ Saves your spot
✔️ Helps your teacher plan (tea included!)
✔️ Keeps things smooth & easy
✔️ Keeps you committed
✔️ Respects everyone's time

All levels welcome. Just bring yourself & your smile!

Please message me if you’d like to join.

See you on the mat!

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Reims

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