Marie-A Bhika

12/01/2021

Want to make changes in your life? Not sure what or how to proceed?

Project Plenty is for you.

With this program, you will assess the status of your life in all its aspects to see first where you need to make changes. Then you will define a vision for your Life of Plenty, a life full of good stuff, of all the things that make you feel happy, fulfilled and complete.

You will make the changes that you have been wanting to make and not being able to.

With Project Plenty, we take it step by step to make change easy and accessible. You will take it slow, working on one area of your life every month. You can take this program over how many months you want, although it is initially designed to be followed over a period of six months.

This program also includes a free coaching session with me as an Integral Coach to guide you and help you overcome your challenges (value: R500).

Cost: R450

Included:

- A self-guided full assessment of your current situation in all aspects of your life
- A step-by-step approach to define your goals and make changes in your life that will make you feel more fulfilled, complete and happier in your life
- Ongoing support by email
- A one-hour coaching session with an Integral Coach

For more information, contact me at marie.a.bhika@gmail.com or by private message on Facebook.

11/01/2021

Hi, my name is Marie-Amandine. 💚

My vision is to create a safe space for people to slow down, connect and grow. 🌱

I took the Yoga Teacher Training Course at the Sivananda center in DaLat, Vietnam, in 2018. Since then, I also trained in Ta**ra Hatha Yoga with The Practice in Canggu, Bali, and explored pregnancy yoga which I teach in private classes.

My hatha yoga classes will take you through a voyage of self-discovery, mindfulness and compassion. We will work with movement and breath to build your life energy and bring balance and calmness to your body and mind. ☺️

“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”

11/01/2021

Join me on Mondays and Thursdays at Pachamama Yoga for a morning hatha yoga class to start your day fresh and rejuvenated!

JANUARY SCHEDULE for Pachamama Yoga Edenvale 🌿

Come join us in heart space as we move, bend and flow 🍃 every Monday to Friday, same classes every week.

These classes are for every level. Every body. Every heart.

First Class is Free

Bring your mat, towel and water bottle. We do have extra mats in the studio if you don't have one. ❤

Keep an eye on our FB page for pop up themed yoga classes, chocolate yoga and beautiful workshops happening.

Join our yoga whatsapp group 😊
https://chat.whatsapp.com/IAg29gan78ZGH7o3iYC0yO

05/01/2021

09/12/2020

After a long silence (sorry, I was focused on some other projects...!), here’s a new 10 minute yoga video, focused on bringing stability to the sacrum. Namaste!

Après un long silence (désolée, j’étais absorbée par d’autres projets... !), voici une nouvelle vidéo de yoga de 10 minutes, qui se concentre sur la stabilisation du sacrum. Namaste !

17/11/2020

I used to think balance was about how well I could stand on one leg, but now I know there is much more to it under the surface.

How much time do I spend outdoors vs indoors? Online vs offline? Busy vs still? Time with family/friends vs time alone? Being active vs resting? And how much attention do I pay to the outer world vs my inner experience?

I wish I could say I'm perfectly balanced all the time, but that is not the truth. I am however more aware of getting off balance and what is needed to restore it. It's a continuous effort and not a final place you reach...

📸

04/11/2020

10 minute yoga... Today we are working into the shoulders to open up the chest and stretch the upper back

19/10/2020

10 minute yoga: a more dynamic flow starting with a “moon salutation” to open the hips and keep you grounded...

09/10/2020

A new 10-minute yoga practice is available! In this practice, we will focus on breathing exercises (pranayama) to calm the body and the mind...

Remember that a regular daily practice, even short, will bring more benefits than a once-off 2-hour class. So keep practicing every day and stay consistent!

03/10/2020

This isn’t only true for children 😉

What do I mean when I say “all feelings are welcome, not all behaviours are welcome”?

One key skill for building emotional resilience is learning to get comfortable with emotions.

ALL of them.

But being comfortable with negative emotions doesn’t mean foregoing emotion regulation. Not all behaviour is appropriate, and sometimes, we need to sit in an emotion without “fixing” or taking it away. A part of allowing a negative emotion means not needing to change a boundary in order to contain it. But we can still have behavioural expectations.

On the weekend, we had a birthday party for my son (turning six). He was given a stack of coloured cups to hand out. At first, he sat and tried to work out which person would like which colour. Then he stopped, shuffled them, and walked around the table handing them out in their random order. He got to his brother and paused. He KNOWS that this brother’s favourite colour is blue. He looked at the pile of cups, and the top one was orange. He took it, passed it to his brother and said…

“You get what you get
and you don’t get upset.
If you scream and you shout
then you’ll just miss out.”

Curious, I asked where he had learned that rhyme. He told me they say it as school when handing out items, in order to stop whining over favoured colours, and prevent the chaos of haggling and swapping.

“That’s interesting,” I said, “but sometimes, if I don’t get what I want, I AM disappointed. I DO get upset. Don’t you?”

“Yes, but you’re not MEANT to!” my son replied.

“Hmmmm… actually, I think when something is upsetting, you’re allowed to be upset. Being disappointed when you miss out on something isn’t the WRONG feeling. Is it?”

I had all of their attention now.

The eldest chipped in, “Yeah, but if you whine about it, you’ll get in trouble and just miss out.”

“But you’re not in trouble for being disappointed – you’re in trouble for the whining, aren’t you?”

“I guess.”

We talked about calm down strategies we can use when we are feeling upset, like deep breaths, and reminding ourselves about small problems vs big problems.

Then my three boys set about writing a better rhyme. It’s longer than the original, but I think they did a great job. (Note: they use “brave” as a simplification of dialectical thinking – the idea they can be both upset AND okay.)

“You get what you get
And you might get upset.
If you don’t get your fave
You can practice being brave.
Breathe in and breathe out
You don’t need to shout.
If you don’t get your way
You can still be okay.”

02/10/2020

10-minute yoga:
As we often don’t have the time for a long yoga session in our busy schedule, I wanted to offer you an easy, grounding 10-minute only yoga practice that you can follow daily to enjoy the full benefits of a regular yoga practice. I will post new videos from time to time to help you renew your practice, keeping with this 10-minute format.

Yoga en 10 minutes :
Comme nous avons rarement le temps d’une longue séance de yoga dans nos journées trop chargées, je voulais vous offrir une pratique facile et apaisante de 10 minutes seulement, que vous pouvez suivre chaque jour pour bénéficier pleinement d’une pratique régulière du yoga. Je posterai de nouvelles vidéos de temps en temps pour vous aider à renouveler votre pratique, tout en conservant ce format de 10 minutes.