Urban Balance Yoga

Urban Balance Yoga Hatha yoga teacher I struggled through my first couple classes with my anxiety, but soon found that I was able to relax more quickly each time I got on the mat.

I started practising yoga in my mid-twenties and soon found myself wanting to go just for the feeling I would get at the end – the thought of 10 minutes of peace and relaxation in savasana, and leaving the class in a feel-good bubble - would get me there even on the days when I really didn’t feel up to it! I dipped in and out of classes over the next few years, and it wasn’t until I moved to New Zealand that I started to build a more regular practice and love for yoga. I have suffered with anxiety and panic attacks through most of my adult life, and during a particularly difficult time with this when I was first living in Auckland, I remembered that yoga classes would often help bring me a bit of calm when I was extremely anxious. From then on I made yoga a more frequent part of my life. Because for me, yoga brings me out of my head and into my body (something I desperately need!), and it encourages me to tune in to myself and listen to what my body is telling me. By focusing on my body, movement, and my breath I am able to connect in with my body and let go of a busy mind – at least while I’m on the mat!

✨️ This Sunday, across three different events, we explored together some ideas about strength. ✨️In our workshop, we bui...
19/04/2026

✨️ This Sunday, across three different events, we explored together some ideas about strength. ✨️

In our workshop, we built physical strength, and grounded ourselves - and then allowed ourselves to wobble on our journeys to cultivating more literal balance!

Sunday Stillness allowed us a chance to stop doing, and to find strength in stillness- in allowing ourselves a pause in which to just be.

And then in our journal circle, we spoke about what our strong foundations are, and we lifted up ourselves and each other. And we allowed the hard feelings, and made space for those too.

💛 A beautiful day, with so many strong women. Just like us, our strengths come in so many different forms. So glad you all were here with me. 💛

✨Would love your feedback on the times that would work best for you for future Sunday Stillness sessions - please click ...
19/04/2026

✨Would love your feedback on the times that would work best for you for future Sunday Stillness sessions - please click on the link below to share with me ✨

https://form.jotform.com/261077839069065

✨️ I have a quote on my study wall that reminds me ‘my breath is my anchor’. It’s something I can use to bring me back t...
18/04/2026

✨️ I have a quote on my study wall that reminds me ‘my breath is my anchor’. It’s something I can use to bring me back to myself, something that can help me to hold steady.

I’ve been thinking about this recently, and in the context of having strong foundations, and needing these to hold us up and to support us through the wobbly times.

I have done a lot of learning over recent years, not least about my own struggles with my breath. I have a breathing disorder that is relatively common where I often overbreathe; an inbuilt stress response that I have had for all of my adult life that was initially diagnosed as asthma – a diagnosis it took around 15 years to be disproved!

Last year, I finally went to see a respiratory physiotherapist to take me back to basics with this, and I made huge progress.

But then life got in the way – packing up a house, a life, moving back to NZ, rebuilding a life, etc etc – all these excuses I’ve had for why I don’t have enough time in the day to deliberately practice my homework exercises from my physio. But actually my breath is one of my foundations. And with that out of balance, so much else is too.

(Yoga actually automatically gets my breath back into balance – its one of the reasons I was drawn into it through periods of intense anxiety – but I need the physio to retrain my diaphragm so I stay in balance consistently, not just after yoga!)

✨️ So as we get ready to head back into term 2 - as a student, and a parent - its time for me to go back to basics, and make sure my foundations are strong. ✨️

What foundations do you need to be strong, to hold you up? What are your basics for your sense of well-being and ease and comfort? I'd love for you to share them 💛

18/04/2026

Having fun with a bit of a wobble ready to share tomorrow morning 💛

✨️ One day. Three options. Join for one, or more. A pause before the week ahead ✨️8am @ Maraetai Hall $30The return of o...
17/04/2026

✨️ One day. Three options. Join for one, or more. A pause before the week ahead ✨️

8am @ Maraetai Hall $30
The return of our monthly workshop series - this weekend’s is a chance to find and play around with balance

4pm @ Maraetai Hall $40
Sunday Stillness returns. 90 minutes of restorative yoga and relaxation

7pm @ the Log Cabin $30
Women’s Journal Circle
A space to pause, journal and share in community. No 'creative' experience necessary. Journals provided on your first session.

www.urbanbalanceyoga.com/bookings

The Power of the Circle✨ There's a special kind of strength that can only be found when women sit together in circle.We ...
16/04/2026

The Power of the Circle

✨ There's a special kind of strength that can only be found when women sit together in circle.

We often carry our burdens alone; but actually sharing them, writing them down, and being heard is how we lighten the load. It’s about the strength of vulnerability.

Grab your journal and pull up a cushion for our Women’s Circle. Let’s find our collective strength. (Journals provided when you join us for the first time!) ✨

🔗 Reserve your space at www.urbanbalanceyoga.com

Tonight at Wednesday night hatha - a sneak peak of a few elements from this weekend’s balance workshop .... expect some ...
14/04/2026

Tonight at Wednesday night hatha - a sneak peak of a few elements from this weekend’s balance workshop .... expect some strength, some challenge, and an opportunity to play 💛

Bookings through website only at www.urbanbalanceyoga.com

The Strength in Softening✨ In a society that often rewards the 'hustle,' choosing to slow down is the ultimate power mov...
14/04/2026

The Strength in Softening

✨ In a society that often rewards the 'hustle,' choosing to slow down is the ultimate power move.

I've talked a bit before about ways we can reframe our ideas of what strength is - and I think there are many. One for me is nervous system resilience. It takes more "strength" to sit in stillness and let your body truly recover than it does to keep running on adrenaline.

Leave your stresses at the door this Sunday and step into 90 minutes of pure restoration. Your battery deserves a full recharge. ✨

www.urbanbalanceyoga.com

✨️ Join us tomorrow - yoga @ 10, drop in for coffee and cake from 11-12 ✨️Yoga bookings at www.urbanbalanceyoga.com
12/04/2026

✨️ Join us tomorrow - yoga @ 10, drop in for coffee and cake from 11-12 ✨️

Yoga bookings at www.urbanbalanceyoga.com

✨ I don’t know about you, but some days I feel like I'm an expert at 'balance' —balancing work, study, parenting, and a ...
12/04/2026

✨ I don’t know about you, but some days I feel like I'm an expert at 'balance' —balancing work, study, parenting, and a never-ending to-do list. But feeling steady inside my own body? That takes more work.

True strength isn't just about standing steady on one leg; it’s the core stability to stay upright when life feels wobbly.

Join our Balance Workshop next Sunday. We’re moving beyond the physical to find that steady centre to help send you into the week ahead with ease. ✨

www.urbanbalanceyoga.com

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I've been practising yoga for more than a decade now, after discovering it in my mid twenties, and it has been a part of my life ever since. It has been the best treatment for the anxiety and panic attacks I've suffered with on and off for years. People talk about (and tend to focus on!) the physical benefits of yoga but in fact, for me, the mental ones are much greater. I've tried many types of yoga and have enjoyed the challenges of each but I find hatha is the perfect combination - the connection of the breath to the body and the benefits for mental and physical heath - yoga is not just about headstands!

Training:

Ashram Yoga Level 1 (200hr) Yoga Teacher Training (Auckland, New Zealand; April -October 2016)

Yoga Medicine Essentials - Spine, Hip & Myofascial Release (Gisborne, New Zealand; August 2019)