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Yoga with Kathleen

Cyclically conscious yoga
Pregnancy yoga
Supporting women to reclaim their inner power Located in Lala Beach Club on Yoff BCEAO beach in Dakar, Senegal

26/08/2023

After the powerful surge of birth

comes a phase of tender emergence.

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In childbirth, emergence is a phase when both baby and a transformed version of mother begin to navigate a new way of being in the world.

It is a time when great care, nurturance, compassion and support are needed for both mother and baby.

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I have been reflecting on my own postpartum emergence, as we are now in a collective moment of emergence (Venus' heliacal rise last week heralded the emergence of a new embodied expression of the féminine).

I have never experienced so much love and awe as in those early days of motherhood. But, it was also a time of great pain, confusion and exhaustion. Breastfeeding was really hard for the first two months. The physical pain was hard to manage, but even more excruciating was the pain of feeling like I couldn't nourish my baby girl in the way that my heart so desired.

Just as I have never felt so powerful as during the birth of my daughter, I have never felt so vulnerable as during those early weeks of motherhood.

I feel the echoes of this vulnerability as we're now in this collective portal of émergence.

So, I listen to echoes of my womb...

"Be patient", she reminds me

"Trust with an open heart"

"Hold yourself dearly and, at the same time, loosen your grip even more"

Yes, the journey of letting go continues well beyond birth. In many ways, the intensity of birth is but the beginning of an even deeper transformation that occurs during the phase of emergence...

Cyclical wisdom reminds that the more we continue to release with tenderness, the more space we create to welcome the abundance of renewal.

03/06/2023

☆꧁༒☬QUEST-I-ON☬༒꧂☆

The questions we ask shape our reality

What quest-𝒜𝑀-𝐼-on?
What quest-𝓦𝓐𝓢-𝓘-on?
What quest-𝓦𝓘𝓵𝓵-𝓘-𝓑𝓔-on?

Our thoughts and words are powerful - whether spoken or unspoken.

At this Sagittarius full moon, it is very natural for questions to abound.

Remember that you have the choice to frame each QUEST-I-ON so that it serves your highest purpose and serves the world at large.

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02/06/2023

Womb-throat connection - Part 3

When you liberate your voice, you liberate your womb.

Expressing raw truthfulness and genuine authenticity is hard for so many of us.

Our voices are often disconnected from our inner power center of the womb space - the space where dreams are born, the space that holds our deep creative essence, the space of profound power.
It can feel scary to fully express our desires, dreams, feelings and needs.

This is exacerbated by imprints from early life experiences - being told to be quiet as children if we made too much noise; or being ridiculed for expressing ourselves in ‘outlandish’ ways. Many of us carry imprints from current life or past life experiences of being punished, shamed or persecuted for speaking and expressing truth.

The sacred geometry of the body shows us how intimately the throat and the womb space are connected.

When we silence ourselves, we also banish the deep wisdom and creativity in our womb-spaces.

Bringing loving awareness to the throat and to the energetic and physical connections to the womb-space can be a beautiful starting point for healing. It can help us reclaim our inner power.

Allowing sound to resonate through your vocal chords and to feel the vibration spill down into your wombspace can be a powerful act of liberation and reclamation.

This can be a gentle hum or a billowing roar. Allow your body to tell you what needs to be expressed.

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22/05/2023

Womb-throat connection - Part 1

The throat and womb space are powerfully connected.

The anatomy of these two regions reveals codes of their powerful linkages.

As above, so below.
As below, so above.

Modern-day anatomy also shows us that the throat and the pelvis are connected through a line of fascia that runs from the root of the toes, up the legs and into the pelvis, then continues up the front of the spine to the root of the tongue.

If we relax the jaw, tongue and throat, it can help us to release tension in the pelvic floor. This is one of the reasons why doulas, midwives and birth attendants around the world encourage women to loosen the jaw and make sound during childbirth.

In yoga philosophy, it is believed that energy or prana circulates through the body through 72,000 energetic channels, called nadis. Among the most important nadis is one that runs from the base of the pelvis to the tip of the tongue. This channel is named after Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge, arts, music and wisdom.

For many women, this vital energetic line is blocked. It is common for the womb and the throat to feel disconnected. This can be due to past trauma - in this lifetime, past lifetimes or intergenerational trauma - when it wasn’t safe to express one’s sexuality or power. It is also due to the generalised disconnect that many women experience from their womb-space, influenced by generations of patriarchal oppression. Daily postural habits can also restrict the mobility of our fascia, further exacerbating stagnation in this channel.

An important part of reclaiming our inner feminine power is to consciously restore fluidity and intimate connection between the throat and the womb-space.

Even simple practices - like sensing the movement of the breath in the throat and the pelvic floor - can go a long way, when done consciously and in a safe space.

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21/05/2023

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮

Motherhood is a constant dance of holding on and letting go.

For 9 months, your body holds on and sustains the budding life within your womb, while you simultaneously let go of the woman you were before your pregnancy.

When baby is born, you hold on to her dearly in your arms, as you let go of the intimacy of carrying life within you.

Yes, there is so much to celebrate about becoming a mother.
And yes, there is also a lot to grieve and release.

A woman gives all of herself to birth her baby (no matter what kind of birth she experiences). And she literally emerges as a new expression of herself - physically, emotionally, mentally, socially and spiritually.

Like any rite of passage, pregnancy, birth and motherhood confront us with experiences of separation and loss of self-identity. This is necessary before we can emerge anew.

But, often, there isn’t enough space to honour the grieving and loss that accompanies motherhood. There are so many expectations that new motherhood should be a joyous experience.

When we don’t give space to grieve loss, all that we suppress gets relegated to the shadow. And this leaves many mothers feeling alone and even ashamed. I know this first hand.

In many ways, I am still becoming acquainted with the expression of mySelf who was birthed on the same day as my daughter; as the echoes of the woman who I was before become evermore faint.

So let us give space to honour the loss that comes with birth - both within ourselves and with others.

Let us give space to acknowledge that grieving is painful and is also part of our process of perpetual renewal.

Let us give space for all the tears that come with motherhood - tears of joy, tears of sadness, tears of loss, tears of love.

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18/05/2023

𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮

"The physical, psychological, and emotional changes a woman goes through during her transition to motherhood."

I love this term, coined by anthropologist Dana Raphael, because it reminds us of the multi-dimensial facets of becoming a mother.
The transition into motherhood is an immensely transformative journey.

It is non-linear and probably never really ends once it begins.
Motherhood is a continuous journey of surrender and discovery.

14/05/2023

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭

Almost 4 years ago, I stepped through the threshold of matrescence. The journey ever since has expanded me in ways unimaginable, brought me to new depths of emotion and rawness, and filled my heart with love in ways that words cannot fully describe.

Recently, I had the privilege to be with my twin sister (.am.vibrant) as she journeyed through her own initiation of motherhood. Witnessing her strength, vulnerability, wildness and trust in her body during labour and the early newborn phase was healing and humbling.

Revisiting the birth portal with my sister reminded me of just how immense the transition of becoming a mother is. After 9 months of sustaining, cocooning and nurturing, Birth ushers us through a journey of complete unfoldment. The ego-mind has very little place in this state of pure beingness, as unstoppable waves of primal feminine power engulf us in an out-of-time-and-space experience.

During pregnancy, it’s useful to be aware of facts that can help you make informed choices, but the most important ‘knowledge’ that any woman can develop in preparation for birth is self-knowledge.
🐉Embodied knowledge of what you need to feel safe to surrender to your instinct
🐉Inner knowledge of how cultivate trust in your intuition
🐉Awareness of your relationship to authority - self-authority and external authority
🐉Awareness of your relationship with your body, your sexuality, your sensuality
🐉Knowledge of what you need to feel supported and how to express your needs

Today, on Mother’s Day, I honour the wild and primal power of birth.

I honour the body intelligence that knows how to create, sustain and bring forth life.

I honour all the women who have passed through the threshold of motherhood - each one in their unique way.

I honour the transformative journey of becoming Mother - all that is gained, all that falls away.

Happy mothers’ day!

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03/05/2023

I’m thrilled to announce a new pregnancy yoga series at Cocoon in Mermoz (.dakar). Classes will start on Tuesday May 16. You're welcome to join me in person, online or a mix of both. ⁠
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🌱When: Tuesday evenings, 18:30 – 20:00
🌱Where: Cocoon, Mermoz⁠
🌱In-person class price: 10,000 FCFA for a single drop-in class / 6-class pack for 50,000 FCFA⁠ / 9-class pack for 65,000
🌱On-line class price: 8,000 FCFA⁠
🌱Advance booking is required. ⁠
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What to expect?⁠
In this 9-week journey, I will share a holistic system of yoga and meditation, specifically designed to nourish and empower you through the transformative journey of pregnancy, birth and motherhood. Classes are suitable for women in their second and third trimesters. No previous yoga experience is required.⁠

In each class, we will weave together a range of yogic practices, including:⁠
🔻 Carefully crafted and well-rounded sequences of yoga postures (asanas)⁠
🔻 Conscious breathing (pranayam)⁠
🔻 Yogic pelvic floor practices⁠
🔻 Mudra & chanting⁠
🔻 Meditation and yoga nidra⁠
🔻 Deep relaxation⁠
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Please DM for more details or to book your spot. ⁠
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Namaste

Adresse

Yoff BCEAO Beach
Dakar
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+221778291989

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http://www.iamkathleenrose.com/

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