Prana Love

22/10/2025

This is so relatable for me. I changed careers at 50 … completed a degree at 53 and my outlook on life would hardly be recognizable to those that knew me 20 years ago.

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There’s no perfect timing, no perfect version of you to begin. Start anyway — progress honors the brave, not the ready.

21/10/2025

Though it sounds simple, letting go is an advanced practice.

It is demanded in the greatest trials of our lives and in our final moments.

It is here that the heart learns the secret: that to let go is also to embrace what is true. ❤

Jack Kornfield

21/10/2025

We’ve been taught to chase speed and noise, but real abundance is found in stillness. Protect your peace — it’s the finest luxury money can’t buy.

20/10/2025

uncontained.

20/10/2025

Free Beach Yoga & Cold Water Swim - Tuesday 09:00 at Eden on the Bay (Bloubeg).

We are expecting a nice hot day tomorrow. So perhaps arrive a little earlier to avoid parking issues. It will also be a good day to get back into the cold plunges. So don’t forget your costumes.

All are welcome. Beginner friendly. Come and enjoy.

Blessings
Michael
0826503397

20/10/2025

Growth begins when you stop waiting for perfect clarity and start trusting the path as it unfolds.

20/10/2025

Just a reminder in case you needed it ###

Beautiful sketch and words by the one and only ❤️

With love
Fiona
www.earthmonk.guru

19/10/2025

The magnificent Table Mountain watching over our mother city.

Each of these were recently taken on different walks down at the Blouberg beachfront.

Each one unique … each one special. Pausing to take in this stunning view provides an immediate lifting of any heaviness I may be feeling in my heart .. and hope takes up a little more space.

So blessed to live in this beautiful part of the world.

19/10/2025

PRANA LOVE YOGA - WEEKLY UPDATE - 19 OCT 2026 (Includes an exciting announcement 😄)

Hello all

How has the week been?

We as a family have had a tough few weeks .. but tough doesn't mean bad, right? It has been a proper mix of contrasts, including things that are just about too heavy to hold ... but with that some big reminders about what's really important. But of course there was also lots of joy and hope to counter the heaviness and in-between all of that there were many simple, but perfect moments.

Some of you will have seen the piece I wrote earlier in the week. I like to let my inner world find its way onto paper ... a pondering out loud ... a lesson learnt .. a story to tell.

I find that writing about what I am experiencing in the moment, is such a powerful way to wriggle my way free from the grip of suffering as a result of the thoughts, that tend to paint a picture far worse than it is. And when the experience is beautiful, it becomes even more beautiful when we express it in words that come from deep within the body.

Also, writing sometimes avoids a regrettable confrontation like when I chose to rather express my frustration with people driving fast in writing https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BD1vDebLU/

I encourage you to let your experiences .. good .. bad or indifferent, find their way on to paper .... and just notice what happens in your body.

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**** West Coast Wellness Day - Sat 31 January ****

So my exciting announcement is not a new studio .. sorry to disappoint.

But this is exciting news ....

I am hosting a wellness day at the end of January at the Sunningdale Sports Complex. For those who don't know, this venue is in Sunningdale (Blouberg area of Cape Town).

My plan is to invite the different yoga/Pilates studios from this area to offer a class or come and tell us about their offering. For those who live in the Western Seaboard area (Milnerton to Melkbos), this will be a great way to check out what classes are available and to get a feel for which studio suits your needs best.

In addition to the studios from the area, I am also hoping to get other wellness providers to set-up stalls at the venue. These may be treatments, nutrition products, movement related accessories, etc.

I have just begun the process and secured the hall so I still have lots of planning and organising to do. But for now I would appreciate it if you could put this in your calendar and support us if you can.

The aim is not to make money from the event but rather to create an opportunity for us all to interact and to learn what wellness services and products are available in this area. Of course, those who live in different parts of Cape Town should also join simply to get a full day of joyous self-care.

The tickets will be sold in two ways:

** Quicket @ R350 per ticket (This is to cater mostly for the general public who perhaps don't know about Prana Love.
** Directly through me . This is for those who already know me and want to save the extra R50 and the additional ticketing fee. However you are also welcome to use the Quickest option if that's more comfortable for you.

The studios and wellness providers will pay a fee to come and share their offerings. The schedule for the day only caters for a few studios to offer a class. I will be writing to each of them individually to invite them to join the day. I hope most of them will be there. I have different pricing options depending on their level of involvement on the day.

The ticket prices and wellness provider fees have been calculated to just cover the cost of the venue hire and other event set-up costs.

There will be an optional donation of R20 (or more) per ticket, for a local charity that does amazing work with kids in Dunoon. The ticketing via Quicket also caters for those who can't attend the event but would like to make a donation to the charity. Cindy, one of our beach yoga regulars, is the founder of the charity . You can have a look at their wonderful work here: https://www.facebook.com/khulisaabantwanaofficial or https://khulisaabantwana.com/

I am also going to arrange lucky draws throughout the day. These will take place via the wellness providers that are there on the day and I will be reaching out to others for general prizes.

The local Wellness Day falls on the same week as Spiritfest, but I figured that not everyone is able to get to Swellendam for a long weekend and so by joining our event they will not have to have too much FOMO.

So what do I need from you all:

** If you are part of a yoga/pilates or other movement studio or in the wellness business that operates in the local Milnerton to Melkbos area, please reach out if you would like to be part of this day.
** If you know of anyone from this area that may want to be part of the event, please ask them to make contact with me
** If you have any relevant wellness related prizes to offer for lucky draws, these would be hugely appreciated.
** It is going to be quite a lot to manage, so if you would like to volunteer to help me organise things leading up to the event and manage the process on the day, that would be great.
** Please share the event far and wide. The Quicket event should be available for ticket sales within a day or two. I will also create social media posts with the event details. I will be sending out regular updates and links as and when I get things done.
** Most importantly, please support the event with your attendance. You are welcome to purchase your tickets directly from me or via Quicket. Please email or WhatsApp me to book your spot.

I am really exciting about this event so the wellness community in this area can connect and for the public to experience what's on offer.
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**** It is going to be HOT for our beach yoga on Tuesday ****

It looks like we are going to have our first hot beach yoga day since last summer.

So this means it is going to be busy .. so try to get there early as parking may be an issue. (NB we start at 9am)

Also this means ... costumes ... and a dip in the sea. Make Tuesday the day you get back into the ocean for some cold water therapy.

I hope to see many of you there.

I wish you pleasant moments in between the unpleasant ones. And don't forget to write about them.

Much love and blessings
Michael
082 650 3397

15/10/2025

A poem that everyone should read.

15/10/2025

Today I am feeling it all …

Joy .. Frustration .. Irritation .. Softness .. Love .. Loss ..and some tiredness in the mix too.

Overall, I feel blessed though ..
Blessed because along the way I learnt that life is supposed to be exactly that .. Feeling it all.

Not just hoping and wishing for the good parts ..
Not just being happy and full of love all the time ..
But also, being friends with our sadness and our disappointment and even our anger sometimes.

Today I am feeling it all .. How lucky I am!!
I hope you get to feel it all too .. today.

Michael O’Rourke
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15/10/2025

This is a daily practice .. sometimes I don't get it right and that's okay. Regardless .... it is a powerful intention to hold 💚🙏

a silent sense of contentedness; tranquility