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Body Wise Yoga and Meditation, The Grange, Ballyboughal (2025)

15/10/2025

MINDFUL MOVEMENT for today Wednesday.. I thought I’d share with you all as it’s one of the poses we did at my restorative yoga and meditation 🙏🏻
Heart-to-Earth Pose (Anahatasana)
When connection feels out of reach, your body can help you remember what openness feels like. The Heart-to-Earth Pose invites you to soften without collapsing—to feel supported by the ground while letting your heart gently expand. It’s a quiet reminder that trust begins in the body before it blooms in the world.
How to practice:
Start on hands and knees.
Walk your arms forward, keeping your hips above your knees.
Let your chest melt toward the floor.
Rest your forehead or chin down.
Breathe deeply into your ribs.
Stay for 5–10 slow breaths, then return to center.
This pose opens the chest and shoulders, releases tension around the heart, and calms the nervous system. It teaches surrender that’s not about giving up—it’s about remembering you’re held. Each breath is a quiet act of trust: I can soften and still be safe…I hope you try this out and see how you feel afterwards 🙏🏻namaste Trish

15/10/2025

Just for today Wednesday..Let’s be real: making new friends as an adult feels weirdly… impossible sometimes.
You smile, you make small talk, you even exchange Instagrams. Then—nothing. No follow-up, no “we should grab coffee,” just a quiet fade-out that leaves you wondering if maybe you imagined the connection.
And suddenly, you start wondering: Am I the problem?
Here’s the truth: it’s not you. Adult life is just… complicated. Jobs, bills, social obligations, and the endless noise of the internet leave little room for new connections. Friendship isn’t always casual—some ask for patience, vulnerability, and emotional energy, all things most of us are running low on.
It’s about timing, bandwidth, and the messy, unpredictable nature of human connection. Some friendships form fast, some slowly, and some… just never stick. That’s normal. That’s life.
So instead of beating yourself up, notice this: every attempt, even the awkward or failed ones, is practice. Showing up, even when it feels futile, keeps your heart open. And open hearts—no matter how exhausted—still find their people Think of one genuinely curious question you could ask the next person you meet. It doesn’t have to be a stranger—you could run into a coworker, neighbor, or acquaintance you barely know. Imagine asking it for ten seconds in your mind.
Focus on listening rather than performing, responding, or trying to be “interesting.” Just notice the words, the potential for connection, and the curiosity you’re holding.
Next time you meet someone, that ten-second rehearsal helps you show up as engaged, calm, and genuinely interested. The small act of focused curiosity can turn awkward small talk into something meaningful—without the pressure to impress or perform.Find Your Community
Go where your future friends might already be. A class. A local event. The same yoga mat every Monday . That one café where you actually exhale.
You don’t need to charm anyone. You don’t need to perform. You just need to return.Because connection isn’t born from lightning-bolt chemistry—it’s built through repetition. Familiar faces become safe ones. Safe ones become real ones .and if someone saves you a yoga mat your growing

14/10/2025

Astrological Forecast for October 14 💫

Moon Trine Saturn △ ♄ | Moon Enters Leo 🌙 ♌

Early this morning, the Cancer Moon forms a supportive trine with Saturn, grounding yesterday’s emotional turbulence into something constructive. This aspect brings maturity to feelings, helping you set boundaries without guilt and honor commitments without resentment. Saturn rewards emotional discipline, and in harmony with the Cancer Moon, it shows that real security comes from knowing what you will and won’t tolerate. This transit offers clarity about what structures actually support your wellbeing versus which ones just make you feel trapped. At 10:47 AM, the Moon enters Leo, and the entire emotional atmosphere transforms. Where Cancer needs privacy and protection, Leo craves audience and applause. This is the zodiac’s performer, the sign that reminds you joy is not frivolous and self-expression is not selfish. Under this Moon, you feel bolder, more playful, and significantly less interested in hiding. Creativity surges. Confidence returns. You want to be noticed, appreciated, and celebrated for exactly who you are. Leo doesn’t apologize for shining; it knows that dimming your light doesn’t help anyone else see better.Celestial Events 🔮🌠

The transition from Cancer to Leo mirrors the journey from inner work to outer expression. You can’t stay in your feelings forever; eventually you have to do something with them. Leo takes all that emotional depth Cancer cultivated and turns it into art, performance, leadership, or simply the courage to show up authentically.This Moon wants you to create, celebrate, and claim your place in the center of your own life. Stop waiting in the wings for someone else to call you forward. Stop editing yourself to fit spaces that were never meant to hold your fullness The world doesn’t need another person playing small to make insecurity comfortable. It needs your specific brand of brilliance, messy and imperfect and utterly irreplaceable Let yourself be loud. Let yourself want attention without shame The sun doesn’t apologize for rising. Neither should you.🙏🏻namaste Trish happy Tuesday to you

13/10/2025

A taste of yoga and flexibility from the last post .After my restorative yoga and meditation class I thought I’d share with you all today Monday evening We are innately wild beings — but modern life keeps us tame.
We sit more than we move. We “work out,” but rarely explore. We live in boxes, cut off from the primal patterns our bodies crave. No wonder so many of us feel stiff, achy, and disconnected.
It doesn’t have to be this way.If we don’t know how to stretch properly, we are essentially fighting against our own body’s inbuilt protective mechanisms.
However, when we learn HOW to work with these reflexes—how to communicate with our nervous system in its own language—everything changes..Tighter muscles and joints are not “just aging.” And it’s not your fault for not trying hard enough.Most people simply haven’t been taught the RIGHT techniques for creating change—especially techniques designed for aging bodies and tissues.
And here is the good news: Science points to new ways that we can help increase flexibility safely and effectively in our yoga practice.you’ll learn natural movement practices that help you rewild your body — restoring strength, mobility, and freedom. If this yoga practice is for you if you…?
→ Spend hours a day sitting
→ Feel bored or uninspired by your current routine
→ Want to maintain mobility and vitality as you age
→ Struggle with stiff joints or recurring injuries
→ Long to reconnect with your authentic, wild nature
This isn’t about exercise. It’s about remembering how you were meant to move: playfully, fluidly, joyfully so if you would like to join in our class get in touch here all age and abilities welcome 🙏🏻namaste Trish

13/10/2025

I had a lovely restorative class of yoga and meditation this Monday evening with my lovely ladies they were amazing as always we worked on our lungs and intestines as it is very important in autumn 🍂 as people get colds and flu if not doing anything about it so I created poses to help move the energy around the body and connect with the breath your life force to prevent dis-ease in the body and twists too ..I just thought I’d share this with you all about yoga 🧘 Here’s a question: If you’ve been doing yoga for years—maybe decades—why are you not getting more flexible?
In fact, you may even find that with age, you’re having to retire certain poses, because you have lost some of your flexibility.
It’s undeniably frustrating. You show up to your mat regularly. And yet... your hamstrings feel tighter than ever. That hip opening pose that used to feel so soothing and good now feels - well, uncomfortable. Your joints are creaky and your range of motion just isn’t what it used to be.But what if the problem isn’t you—it’s your stretching technique?
We learn a lot about alignment in yoga poses. But we don’t learn anything about HOW to stretch.You see, there are many different types of stretching. And they’re NOT all created equal.As a result, most yogis make this one common stretching mistake: They stay for a few seconds in a pose and then move on to the next.instead of holding a pose longer And this, unfortunately, makes you miss out on many of the benefits we could get from yoga poses Recent research has revealed that our bodies respond differently to different stretching approaches.
Stretching is not just about lengthening your muscles. It’s about working WITH your nervous system instead of against it.Our nervous system has built-in stretching reflexes. When we use the wrong technique, these reflexes cause our muscles to tighten up MORE!Conversely, if we work with these reflexes, we can go deeper into the stretch and it is more soothing to mind and body.As I say to my ladies you have got to listen to your own body language and don’t push it just slowly go into the pose that’s good for you everybody is different more to come 🙏🏻namaste

13/10/2025

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION Monday
Read it or keep scrolling — either way, it’s here for you.
I am a vessel of stories, a collector of lines that have whispered to my soul,
a keeper of melodies that once made my chest ache with longing,
a witness to colors and shapes that have left their mark upon my skin and mind,
a heart that remembers the first time a page, a note, a brushstroke
pulled me into a world bigger than my own,
a mind that carries the echoes of every story that shaped me,
every lyric that made me cry, laugh, or simply pause,
every scene that taught me something I didn’t know I needed,
a soul that treasures the quiet magic of creation,
and in every beat, every inhale, every thought,
I am the living archive of all the art, music, and words that have met me and stayed,
a keeper of tiny details that others may overlook but that I cannot,
a believer in the power of imagination to heal, to guide, to awaken,
a curator of moments when beauty met my life and left a permanent echo,
a witness to the light and shadow in every story I have loved,
and in this living library of myself, I am whole, alive, and endlessly curious. PAUSE. BREATHE. WRITE
3-8 minutes to check in with your inner rhythm
Off the top of your head (3 min): What’s the first book, story, song, dance affirmation meditation drawing or painting you can remember truly sticking with you—lingering in your mind long after it was over?
Spill it (5-8 min): What did it make you feel at the time? Excited, scared, seen, confused? Food for thought 💭 have a great Monday whatever it brings to you 🙏🏻namaste Trish ❤️❤️

13/10/2025

Just for today Monday .There’s something about starting the week with a piece of art that moves you, a song or a dance you can’t skip, some yoga or meditation,a quote you keep rereading, a scene from a book that still makes your chest ache in the best way.
Those moments don’t just entertain us — they anchor us. They remind us of who we are beneath the noise of to-do lists and deadlines. They give shape to feelings we didn’t have words for, and courage to keep showing up when everything feels ordinary.
The right book, song, or dance or the right pose in yoga or meditation or painting can do what no productivity hack ever could: wake something alive inside you.
So as the week begins, instead of chasing motivation, maybe reach for meaning. Revisit the words, you journaled the dance the songs,yoga poses meditation the stories that once woke something tender in you. Let them remind you: you’ve been moved before — and you can be moved again.Think of a sentence—from a book, a journal,movie, song, dance meditation quote,affirmation or poem—that’s stayed with you. The one you underlined years ago, or still quote without realizing it.
Now read it out loud. Or better yet, write it down in pen. Slowly.
You’re not just remembering it; you’re re-anchoring yourself to the emotion it carried. That feeling you had when you first read or heard it? Your body remembers. It’s stored in tone, rhythm, breath.
When you revisit that line, you activate the same pathways that once lit something up in you—calm, awe, hope, maybe even grief that softened over time.
So today, let that line do its job again. Ten seconds. One sentence. A quick reunion with the part of you that first believed it.have a wonderful day today and for my yogis see you on the mat for restorative yoga at 7.30-9 o clock tonight love and light 🙏🏻🙆‍♀️namaste Trish

12/10/2025

Growth isn’t an easy or comfortable process— there’s a lot of fear, uncertainty, and setbacks along the way.

It’s in facing the difficulties that growth happens. When we choose to persist and continue to choose ourselves despite the bumps along the way, that’s where resilience and self-confidence are cultivated.

You have to love yourself enough to choose the difficult path and trust that your growth and healing are worth it💕namaste Trish

Xo,

12/10/2025

Hope to see you all on your mat tomorrow evening 7.30- 9 o clock for restorative yoga and meditation 🧘 all abilities welcome for a slow rest and restorative practice of yoga to relieve stress in the body .Yoga also helps manage stress by giving your brain a break from its constant activity. Much of our anxiety is generated by worrying about what could go wrong in the future or fixating on what has gone wrong in the past. Yoga anchors you in the present moment by encouraging you to focus your attention on your current physical sensations and your breath. This effectively turns asana into a moving meditation.

Attending yoga classes helps facilitate these brain breaks. At first, just processing the verbal instructions from the teacher and translating them into physical movements in your body can occupy all your attention for the duration of a yoga class, leaving no room for outside thoughts. As you continue to practice and your body gets more accustomed to taking the basic shapes of the poses, you learn to focus on fine-tuning your alignment.There are always new sensations to be noticed and ways to continue to challenge yourself, so yoga doesn’t become boring. It continues to require all your attention. Even years into your practice, the habit of focusing on your breath and body during yoga remains a reliable way to take time off from your monkey mind.chatting away An often-overlooked mental benefit of yoga is that it offers individuals the opportunity to come together in community. Being part of a community affirms our place in the world, acting as a safety net in tough times and magnifying our joy in good ones.Communities can be hard to find in adulthood but doing yoga together fills this gap. Being a yoga-class regular allows you to build lasting relationships with your teachers and fellow students. Yoga is particularly suited to bonding because everyone is there to do something challenging, which makes them feels a little vulnerable And you can make a friend with your fellow yogis so come and join us 🙏🏻namaste Trish

12/10/2025

As the weekend is closing in and Monday is coming I’ll be having my evening yoga restorative class and ending with meditation a lovely slow and relaxing class letting go and finding your inner being all abilities welcome from 7.30 -9 o clock Yoga is a body-mind practice, meaning that it offers an integrated, holistic approach to your physical and mental health. Yoga’s primary physical benefits, including improved strength, flexibility, and balance, get a lot of press, but its mental benefits are just as powerful. A few examples of how yoga can positively affect mental health are:
Yoga asana and pranayama (breath control) reduce stress through hormonal regulation.
Treating yoga as a moving meditation gives your brain a break.
Community activities like group yoga classes are proven to elevate your mood and even promote longevity.
Sticking with something difficult and improving over time fosters a growth mindset, which encourages our brains to be more open to learning, changing, and growing These mental benefits in combination with physical stretching and strengthening mean that a long-term yoga practice is a powerful way to improve your quality of life.

We’ve Got Chemistry
Exercise helps your body process stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol while also stimulating the production of feel-good endorphins. That means that after exercise, your body’s chemical makeup is more inclined toward contentment and calmness than it was before.Yoga’s focus on breathing gives you more tools that help regulate the body’s response to stress. One of the symptoms of stress is fast breathing, which is part of the fight-or-flight response that heightens the body’s instincts to confront danger or run away. Most of the stressors we encounter in modern life don’t actually require a physical response, however, so it’s useful to be able to send the body signals that it’s ok to relax. Yoga teaches us to be aware of changes in our breath and to control the breath for specific purposes. Deliberately slowing the breath lets the body know that it’s safe.Yoga also helps manage stress by giving your brain a break from its constant activity. Much of our anxiety is generated by worrying

11/10/2025

“Pooh,” said Piglet quietly, “do you ever think about the ones who aren’t sitting beside us, but still feel close anyway?”
Pooh nodded very slowly. “Yes, Piglet. I think about them often. Especially about my mother. She may not always be here with me, but I feel her in every good thing I try to do. When I am kind, it is because she taught me kindness. When I am brave, it is because she once told me I could be. And when I feel small and a bit lost, I remember that she always made me believe I was enough.”
Piglet sat down beside him on the bench. “So even if she isn’t here, she still is?”
Pooh gave a little smile. “Exactly, Piglet. Mothers are like that. They don’t stop being part of your story, even when they’re not in the middle of it anymore. They’re in the way you see the world, in the way you hold onto hope, and in the way you keep going when days feel heavy.”
Piglet sighed softly, a happy sort of sigh. “That sounds like love that never ends.”
And Pooh, still looking at the little picture in his paws, whispered, “Yes, Piglet. That’s what mothers are—love that never ends.” To my beautiful mother who thought me everything love you always till we meet again someday 🙏🏻namaste Trish

11/10/2025

More from the last post from the teaching of Thich Nhst Hahn on how to be present..Mindfulness brings concentration. When we drink water mindfully, we concentrate on drinking. If we are concentrated, life is deep, and we have more joy and stability. We can drive mindfully, we can cut carrots mindfully, we can shower mindfully. When we do things this way, concentration grows. When concentration grows, we gain insight into our lives.The late Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized the practice of mindful walking as a profound way to deepen our connection with our body and the earth. Read on and learn how to breathe, take a mindful step, and come back to your true home.
Each mindful breath, each mindful step, reminds us that we are alive on this beautiful planet. We don’t need anything else. It is wonderful enough just to be alive, to breathe in, and to make one step. We have arrived at where real life is available—the present moment. If we breathe and walk in this way, we become as solid as a mountain.
There are those of us who have a comfortable house, but we don’t feel that we are at home. We don’t want for anything, and yet we don’t feel at home. All of us are looking for our solid ground, our true home. The earth is our true home and it is always there, beneath us and around us. Breathe, take a mindful step, and arrive. We are already at home.The late Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh teaches five simple exercises to help you live with joy.

Most people are forgetful; they are not really there a lot of the time. Their mind is caught in their worries, their fears, their anger, and their regrets, and they are not mindful of being there. That state of being is called forgetfulness—you are there but you are not there. You are caught in the past or in the future. You are not there in the present moment, living your life deeply. That is forgetfulness.The opposite of forgetfulness is mindfulness. Mindfulness is when you are truly there, mind and body together. You breathe in and out mindfully, you bring your mind back to your body and you are there. When your mind is there with your body,you are established in the present moment and happiness just comes naturally 🙏🏻namaste Tris

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