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With Emma

"Cultivating Awareness of
the Bodily Container"
RESTORE. The SIMPLE TRUTH...
Stress affects us all. Will we ever FEEL SAFE?

AWARENESS & STABILITY.

- Adults, Children & Teens -

Curiously inquiring connection and the relationship of body-mind-heart-soul We INVITE YOU to join us...

Whether new to yoga or a coming back to practise, with a curious intention we dive into a deeper sense of feeling with use of equipment and reflection of the self. Too much for too long affects our whole body and systems, lowering our overall health and wellbeing. Often in a state of fight or flight our bodies are in survival mode, they work hard to keep us going. How does this affect our mind and emotional state? How often are our nervous systems actually relaxed and calm or balanced? How often do we really LISTEN to our bodies? What THOUGHTS are really going on in our head? How often do we allow ourselves to FEEL the waves of emotions that arise up within the body? In what ways are our habits and tendencies (eg how we walk or sit and use our body day to day, our conversations and what we focus on,) contributing to our overall wellness? Does this expose something that needs attention? What about injury prevention? How aware are we REALLY of our bodies niggles and pains and how the intelligent body compensates? How well do we LOVE our body? Connect? Nurture? Care? Understand? WHAT DOES CULTIVATE the BODILY CONTAINER MEAN? To 'CULTIVATE the BODILY CONTAINER' we connect with feeling awareness and practices. We build a sense of grounded connection and heart, acknowledging sensitivities and tendencies. Restoring, moving through and the relationship within. Expanding with sensing awareness of the bodily container, building stability, strength and flexibility with body-mind. Essentially restoring our 'bodily container' where we FEEL safe and cared for. A space to grow from as we 'peel' the veils (like an onion) and the bodies intelligent ways of compensating can begin to be transformed. Each to own their own practice. At the same time we are in this as a collective. Join us on the journey...

Embark Yoga with Emma

NAMASTE, AROHANUI, MUCH LOVE, THANK YOU

PS. Children's and teens classes come with 3 levels. PLAY, INTRODUCTORY and PROGRESSIVE. Providing for variety of minds and bodies. TERM CLASSES and HOLIDAY CLASSES AVAILABLE. PLAY is an opportunity for busy body and minds to explore a range of movements, games and positive social play, with relaxation or meditation at the end of session. INTRODUCTORY has more structure around yoga practice, yet is still playful with occasional games and other activities. PROGRESSIVE from 10yrs+ opportunity for students to deepen and progress their practice, reflect on what they want to focus on, develop in themselves with guided direction of own learning. MENSTRUATION CARE
In our TEENS classes we begin conversations and practices around Menstrual Care. It is a very important part of growing as a young woman and the more we 'normalize' these conversations, with a sense of understanding of their own bodies and each other, the more empowered young women will FEEL about themselves as they grow. Get in contact for more information! Namaste, Emma

28/10/2025

CLASSES ARE CANCELLED TONIGHT

This is very late notice. I messaged all privately. Fingers 🤞 I got everyone.

My wellness comes first tonight.
Sorry for any inconvenience 🙏

Also off for massage exam next week, so we are back in two weeks time.

🙏
Thanks
Emma

12/10/2025

Self care... Upper back and neck relief

10/10/2025

To note... This month

ONLY ONE CLASS AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

TUESDAYS 530pm-645pm
4 WK blocks

Limited spaces

Occasionally spaces become available so do check in ...

021 1033394
Emma

02/10/2025

29/09/2025

👉 A notification for Wednesday classes...

No more classes this October 2025 on Wednesdays 1230... Wednesdays 🪷CANCELLED OR POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

May offer a 4 wk block in November.

If you want to join us on

🪷 Tuesdays 530pm-6.45pm session

You'll need book for your spot for the 4 week blocks or message to see if there are student cancellations on the day for spaces. LIMITED SPACES ONLY

We are week 3 of 4.

Next block starts 14th Oct (no class 4th Nov, 11th Nov is 4/4)

021 1033394
Thank you
Emma

Recorded at The Ladies Rest Building,
This is where we practice and a room in the back is where I offer Remedial and Relaxation Embark Massage

24/09/2025

Another update...

Tomorrow morning 615am yoga cancellation
See you next week...

Emma
😶‍🌫️

22/09/2025

Hello,

I'm cancelling tomorrow's
Tuesday evening session 530pm.

It would be week 3 of 4 week block, it'll just be pushed forward to the following week.

This gives me the whole day to get an assignment finished and to have a day off everything else, fingers crossed 🤞

Thanks for your understanding 🙏
Emma

06/09/2025

Changing the practice as we age...

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@ 75 St Hill St
Whanganui
4500

Telephone

+64211033394

Website

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“Cultivating the Bodily Container”

To journey through pain is an interesting ‘idea’ for some. How do we let go of the idea and begin to practice, to nurture and unravel the depths our soul craves to show as authentic being and intuitive intellect?

To journey inwards and through the sensations of our bodily container may be approached in a variety of ways and have many levels of understandings, depending on our perception and practices.

Our perceptions are limited. To be aware of this concept, opens our mind to the idea of learning as life long. Where a quick fix usually means a temporary fix or a cover up that does not sustain ways of living in a healthy way that supports the nervous system to keep the systems in good working order.

Our physical practice has a focus on ‘CULTIVATING THE BODILY CONTAINER’ to grow AWARENESS with the internal and external body.

Offering a starting point where we build a FOUNDATIONAL support, grounding and reconnecting the mind-body. Leading learning about our own unique body tendencies and habits.

Building STABILITY of the bodily container with understanding STRENGTH and FLEXIBILITY in relation to the body-mind.

LETTING GO in relationship to ACTION and the relationship of. Where action and letting go opens SPACE for EMOTIONS to rise up to the surface, if one so happens to FEEL the need to follow that and dive deeper into unravelling what is holding one back from authentic being.

Personally, the yoga practice has provided tools to bring the body to FEEL more at ease. To engage the parasympathetic nervous system for rest and digest. To FEEL more at HOME inside and express the being of own truth and authenticity.

Over the years, personally, I have worked on weaknesses in my body that have strengthened and healed. I had knee issues since a child, wrist weaknesses and pains, lower back compression and pain, upper back and neck issues, digestion and facial skin issues, PMS and menstrual problems. Not to mention the mental and emotional disturbances, low stress tolerance, low self esteem and confidence to be myself and feel more content.

Honestly, yoga has only been one step (HUGE) towards overal wellbeing.

WELLBEING is a HOLISTIC approach. Yoga has provided the tool of catching AWARENESS.

Join us sometime and EMBARK or return again on your own journey of NURTURING WELLNESS WHOLISTICALLY and CREATIVELY.

Namaste,

Emma