Soma With Max

25/07/2025

🌿 A gentle reminder before our next class 🌿

Our Yoga in the Park practice isn’t about perfecting anything — it’s an invitation to be with yourself in the present moment. To notice what you feel, what you need, and to explore making nourishing choices that support your body and your nervous system.

In Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY), we often speak about islands of safety — these are little anchors or choices that can help you feel more steady, supported, or soothed during the practice.

There’s no one right way to practice. The invitation is to listen inwardly and let your body guide you.

Slow reminder for ParkYoga🌳

Hello everyOne! It’s your resident community class in nature :)

It’s my last class in the park before I’m away for August — ParkYoga returns in spring!🌿

We’re practicing again this Sunday the 27th, 12:00–13:00 PM at the Colourful Playground, Longships Drive, Plett.

Always an invitation to pause, explore our bodies on our own terms, be in nature, feel the fresh air, and feel alive winter and all. Who’s in? :)

Bring your mat, R100, some layers, water, maybe a snack - anything you need to feel comfy.

thumbs up on this post if you’ll be joining 🧡🌞

18/07/2025

Slow reminder for ParkYoga🌳

Hello everyOne! It’s your resident community class in nature :)

We’re practicing again this Saturday the 19th, 12:00–13:00 PM at the Colourful Playground, Longships Drive, Plett.

Always an invitation to pause, explore our bodies on our own terms, be in nature, feel the fresh air, and feel alive in the middle of winter. Who’s in? Again, I think it’s a summers day tomorrow :)

Bring your mat, R100, some layers, water, maybe a snack - anything you need to feel comfy.

thumbs up on this post if you’ll be joining🧡☀️

DM me to add you to the Yoga In The Park WhatsApp group for updates.

11/07/2025

Slow reminder for ParkYoga🌳

Hello everyOne! It’s your resident community class in nature :)

We’re practicing again this Sunday the 13th, 12:00–13:00 PM at the Colourful Playground, Longships Drive, Plett.

Always an invitation to pause, explore our bodies through movement, be in nature, feel the fresh air, and feel alive in the middle of winter. Who’s in? Turns out it’s a summers day on Sunday :)

Bring your mat, R100, some layers, water, maybe a snack - anything you need to feel comfy.�
thumbs up on this post if you’ll be joining 🧡☀️

Or DM me and I’ll add you to our Yoga In The Park WhatsApp group for regular updates.

17/06/2025

Okay, let’s do this whole introduction thing then?! :) Hi, hello, hi hi-hello, Groovy human here. Trauma survivor. Sun worshiper. Nervous system nerd. Slow revolution advocate (trying). Sometimes dissociated. Mostly dilly-dallying. Always learning. And love me a snails pace.

This post is a little intro to who I am, how I move through the world, and why I do what I do (kind of). Spoiler: it’s not because I have it all figured out, it’s because TSY feels honest. Real. Alive. And I don’t always know what’s next, but this keeps me tethered to what matters.

Here’s a list of slightly feral, surprisingly effective, and absolutely unhinged grounding techniques, enjoy:

🌞Talking to a tree like it’s your therapist

🧡Lying face-down on the floor for no reason - aka “The Reverse Corpse”

🌞Rolling around in a blanket like a human burrito of safety

🧡Shouting into a pillow (or a couch. Or a void.)

🌞Touching five random textures and giving each one a rating out of 10

🧡Aggressively sipping tea like it’s an emotional support potion

🌞Yelling “I am a mammal!” during a cold shower to remind yourself you are, in fact, alive

🧡Having a full-blown conversation with your pet about your existential dread

🌞Naming every piece of furniture in your house to anchor in reality (“This is Steve, my grounding chair.”)

🧡Dancing like your ancestors are watching - and they’re confused but impressed

If any of this lands in your body or heart, I’m really glad you’re here.

11/06/2025

10/06/2025

Your reminder for the week ahead:

It’s okay to slow down.
It’s okay to rest.
You don’t have to earn your peace.

Let this be your permission slip to pause, breathe, and just be.🙏❤️

08/06/2025

Many clinicians in mental health still pathologize trauma, but the truth is: RSD is a trauma response. Our environment literally shapes us. (and I believe that ADHD is also a result of early developmental trauma, but more on that in another post)

RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria) in ADHD can feel like an emotional tsunami. Overwhelming, sudden, and horribly destabilising. There is definitely something to be said about Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY) method in its ability to offer a powerful, body-based tool to widen the window of tolerance for the intense sensations that arise during these rejection flares. Not to fix or bypass the pain, but to be with it, as tolerance (not endurance) will allow, in a way that builds resilience and capacity over time.

TSY’s non-directive & choice-based use of language ultimately supports the above mentioned. TSY might offer a radically different experience. One where nothing feels forced, and every cue is an invitation. Over time, this consistent offering of autonomy, respect, and attunement can start to rewire the nervous system, not just to hold difficult sensations, but to internalise the opposite of rejection: being heard, honoured, and trusted in your own timing.

NB: Great Infographic by Neal Glendenning, founder of The Neuro Inclusion Project

03/06/2025

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Trust that it’s enough.”

🌱 Healing isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about showing up today with compassion, courage, and curiosity. There is no perfect version of you waiting to arrive—you are already worthy of peace, joy, and love right now.

💡 This week, remember:
You’re allowed to take small steps.
You’re allowed to rest.
You’re allowed to grow at your own pace.

You don’t have to be perfect to be powerful. Keep going. You are the light, even while you're still healing. ✨

31/05/2025

Slow reminder for ParkYoga🌿

Yoga in the Park this Sunday the 1st, 12:00–13:00 PM at the Colourful Playground, Longships Drive, Plett. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eqhN7SLoweW1WS8p7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

An invitation to pause and be in nature. Bring your mat, R100, and anything you need to feel comfy. Thumbs up on this post if you’ll be joining 🧡☀️

30/05/2025

In TSY, it's not about the 'pose' or shape, it's about the person. TSY considers the person first, the lived experience and the inherent humanity, dignity, and worth of each individual, transcending any singular definition by condition or identity.

20/05/2025

Your nervous system holds so much wisdom...
Can we start to recognise that a regulated body isn’t always a calm body?
It’s a body that can respond to the world appropriately. So, if a train is coming straight for you, of course, by all means, survive homie!
Regulation means having access to your full range - grounded, flexible, attuned.
It means your system knows when to rest, when to move, when to roar, and when to soften.

18/05/2025