Heartstone Wellness

01/26/2026

Brrr, it’s cold!
Studio will stay closed today….
Stay warm everyone!!! 🥶❤️🥶❤️

01/23/2026

The importance of handling chronic stress and its effect on the nervous system….
Let me know your thoughts!!

I would love to show you what Spinal Flow is and how it impacts your body….

Copied from a post from the Spinal Flow Equilibrium:

🧠⚡Stress, Insulin Resistance & Spinal Flow 🌊

Insulin resistance is not just about food

Not about lack of willpower.
Not about “doing it wrong”

In many cases, it is the result of living too long in survival mode.
When the body is under chronic stress — emotional, mental, or physical — it activates its defence system:

⚡ Sympathetic nervous system
⚡ Elevated cortisol
⚡ Increased blood glucose
⚡ Constantly elevated insulin

The body is not trying to sabotage you.
The body is saying:

“It’s not safe to let go.”

And while it doesn’t feel safe:
• Fat is not released
• Insulin sensitivity does not improve
• Repair does not happen
• Regulation is not prioritised
👉 Even if you eat well.

🔁 The missing link: the nervous system

Before a metabolic issue appears, there is often a nervous system regulation issue.

The nervous system constantly decides whether you are in:
• 🛑 threat & protection (sympathetic)
• 🌿 safety & repair (parasympathetic)
And insulin sensitivity only improves in a state of safety.

🌊 Where Spinal Flow comes in

Spinal Flow does not work directly on insulin.
It works at a deeper level:

🧠 the autonomic nervous system
Through gentle, non-invasive contact at specific points of the spine and sacrum, the body is given the opportunity to:

• exit chronic alert mode
• release stored stress patterns
• activate the parasympathetic state
• regain an internal sense of safety

Many people experience:

• slower, deeper breathing
• profound calm
• emotional release
• mental clarity
• a sense of real rest

This is not random. It is physiology.

🔬 Why these matters for insulin resistance
Chronic stress:

• raises cortisol
• interferes with insulin signalling
• keeps the body in “store and protect” mode

When the nervous system begins to regulate:

✔ cortisol can decrease
✔ hormonal communication improves
✔ the body starts letting go
✔ the biological environment for reversal is created

Not through force. Through safety.

⚠️ Important (ethical clarity)

Spinal Flow does not replace medical care.
It does not promise cures.
It does not force change.

What it can do:

✨ support natural regulation
✨ reduce the impact of chronic stress
✨ allow nutrition and lifestyle changes to work
✨ reduce reliance on constant control in early or functional cases
(always alongside appropriate professional supervision)

💛 The key message

Many people struggle to improve insulin resistance
not because they are failing
but because their body still feels unsafe.

Spinal Flow doesn’t tell the body what to do.
It reminds the body that the danger has passed.

And from that place…the body knows how to heal.

🧠⚡ Learning how your nervous system works can change EVERYTHING

01/21/2026

This is just an amazing experience!!

01/15/2026

Magical special!

01/14/2026

When doing yoga, there come's a point on the yogi's path where there's a need to deepen their practise, to deepen their knowledge on poses (asanas) and yoga philosophies. This can be just for oneselves, or it can be to enlighten others.
The biggest challenge often is to find the right mentor and education.

I'm excited to announce that we'll be offering a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Heartstone Wellness starting in March 2026.

We'll be meeting a weekend a month for 6 months.

Have a look at the website for more info:
https://www.heartstone-wellness.com/general-8

The promotional rate is only available today and tomorrow (January 14 and 15)
After the discounted early bird rate is available until February 15. Thereafter the standard rate will aplply until the start of the training.

Please reach out when you have any questions!!

Are you a dedicated yoga enthusiast yearning to deepen your understanding, refine your practice, or share the profound benefits of yoga with the world? Our comprehensive 200-hour program is meticulously designed for individuals like you, whether your aspiration is to become a confident, compassionat...

01/11/2026

Edit: We have to postpone this workshop to a later date! So sorry for the inconvenience! We know you can not wait for this workshop!!!!

Got Energetic HitchHikers???

Join us and learn all about it and what to do about it in this interactive 2 hour workshop with Kate on January 17, 10am-12pm
cost: $55
Sign up online to RSVP your spot!

01/04/2026

Join us for Sound and Reiki class every other Thursday 6.30pm-7.30pm.
Next ones are on January 8 and 22!
Spots fill up fast, so sign up soon!
Brandi starts with a meditation and will continue playing her soothing and relaxing sound bowls. At the end she'll get you back gently, feeling relaxed and refreshed! It's amazing!!

01/02/2026

Edit: we are going to postpone this workshop to later in January. Stay tuned for the new date….

Today, on Inspiration and Motivation Day I would like to invite you for our workshop on January 10 and learn how to build your "Vision on a Canvas".
We're creating a vision with illustrations from magazines and your pictures on a canvas. It can have a theme, color theme, it can be your vision board for the year, it can be somthing you're drawn to.....
Prepare yourself before the workshop by thinking of a theme for your canvas; start cutting out pictures you might want to use; find photos you might want to add... pictures can be big and small; you'll need all sizes!
At the workshop you'll learn about how to start setting it up and start building the canvas. Supplies are provided.

Create your vision on canvas on Janaury 10, 10am-1pm.
cost: $30
Limited spots so sign up soon!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!!
Now that the resolutions are all fresh in our minds and being fit and healthy is on the forefront...lol.....let's change up the schedule with some great additional classes to choose from.
Here's an overview of the weekly class schedule for January 2026.
Check the online schedule as there might be some slight variations here and there. The online schedule is always the final version.

We also have some fun events lined up for you this month, so check them out online!

12/31/2025

Wishing everyone a celebratory change into 2026!!!

Reach for the stars!
Wishing each of you an amazing, prosperous, adventurous, fit and healthy 2026!

Looking forward to spend time together, learn from each other, have fun together, work out together and do it all over again!!!

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 🌟

12/26/2025

Release, Reset, Begin: A New Year’s Eve Sound and Intention Experience

Join us at Heartstone Wellness as we clear the year with sound.

Together, we will let go of the lessons of 2025 and call in the new year with clarity and heart-centered purpose.
This hour and half, we will share tea, community, and connection. Ease into the new year as the best version of yourself- intention + present.

Brandi is offering a fantastic way to reset for the year.
Join her on December 31, 1-2.30pm

She'll be continuing her Sound and Reiki sessions in 2026!!

12/24/2025

Heartstone wellness want to you wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas!!

Sending you peace and love with the Yoga Gnome. Breathe In Peace and Love, Exhale Peace and Love ......

And don't forget to keep some for yourself as well......😘😉😍

🎄