The Gunas and Eating Disorder Recovery

Eating disorders are serious and complex mental health conditions. They are not simply

about food, weight or appearance, nor are they a lifestyle choice. They arise through a

complex interaction of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors and can affect

people of every age, gender, background and body size.

According to the Butterfly Foundation, more than 1.1 million Australians were living with

an eating disorder in 2023, around 4.45 per cent of the population, with prevalence

increasing significantly over the previous decade…..

10 Gifts Yoga Has Given Me

It’s twenty-four years since I stepped onto a yoga mat for the very first time.

I have now been teaching for sixteen of those years—two years teaching children and the past fourteen years teaching adults. Looking back now, it is quite incredible to believe where the path of yoga has led me.

If you had told me 30 years ago, when I was a real estate agent living in Sydney, that I would end up being a yoga teacher, living on acreage in Brisbane, I would have laughed my head off at you. I was the ultimate city girl back then. My work was my identity……

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13 Reasons I've Chosen Not To Take GLP-1 Weight Loss Medication (even though I've been tempted)

Before I begin, I want to be clear that I am not interested in policing or judging other people’s decisions about the use of GLP-1 medications.

These medications have an important place in healthcare and are genuinely beneficial for many people.

This is not a commentary on what anyone else should or should not do.

It is my personal reflection on why, despite moments of temptation, I have chosen not to take them…..

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Internal Wellness VS External Wellness

I have been sitting with this contemplation for many, many years.

It has emerged slowly through my own lived experience of recovering from a severe eating disorder, divesting from diet culture, and learning how to trust myself and my body again.

As a highly sensitive person, I notice patterns, emotional textures and subtle shifts. I experience strong somatic knowing, heightened sensitivity to incongruence (something feels off) and sensitivity to injustice.

Often, I notice things long before I fully understand them or can make meaning from them.

For many years, I did not trust these internal signals……

What Are You Feeding Your Nervous System? 10 Ways To Support Nervous System Health

What are you feeding your nervous system each day?

I return to this question often - for myself, when I am working with private clients and when I am teaching my classes and workshops. Because nervous system health is not only shaped by major life events or moments of crisis, but by the small, repeated experiences we expose ourselves to every day.

We are constantly feeding our nervous systems through what we eat, the pace at which we live, the environments we spend time in, the stressors we carry, the conversations we absorb, the amount of stimulation we consume and the endless stream of information moving through our minds and bodies…….

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The FLEB Archetype: What We're Not Naming About Privilege, Power, and the Commodification Of Care

I first heard the term FLEB (Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand), coined by Kelly Diels, a few years ago, and it struck a chord in me.

It gave language to what I had been noticing -more and more- in the coaching, spiritual, and wellness worlds.

The FLEB archetype describes a woman who positions herself as empowered and liberated and builds a personal brand around that identity.

She monetises her identity through courses, coaching, aesthetics and a curated lifestyle that often signals wealth. Often, authority is communicated through number of followers, visibility and reach.

The underlying message becomes:…..

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Safety - The First Principle Of The Duty of Care

While this work is shaped by the lens of yoga philosophy and psychology, it is not limited to yoga.

Yoga is an ancient wisdom and science that offers a way of understanding the body, the mind, and the process of healing.

It offers us principles and guidance to support us on a pathway toward resilience, self-regulation and true happiness.

But the duty of care itself is universal and can be applied wherever human beings are being held, supported, guided, or impacted.

This includes:…..

BRAVING - A Framework for Cultivating Trust and Integrity

This acronym is a framework I learnt about many years ago, from Brene Brown in her book Dare To Lead. It has become a moral compass for me and one I share with many of my students.

I’d love to share it with you all as it holds so much wisdom.

B - Boundaries

Boundaries are an act of clarity.

They help us understand and name what is ok and what is not ok and help us move through the world with a sense of clarity. Setting boundaries can be hard for some of us, especially if we have not been taught how to set them or if we are people pleasers.

They help us to create conditions where we can remain open-hearted without becoming overwhelmed, resentful or depleted…..

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Moving from Patriarchal Capitalism to Matriarchal Collectivism

We are living in a time of great evolutionary change.

What Eckhart Tolle called a New Earth , and what ecologist, Joanna Macy describes as the Great Turning - a shift away from an industrial growth society toward a more life-sustaining way of living.

On the outside, and currently playing out on the world stage it can feel chaotic, uncertain and overwhelming.

Crisis and chaos don’t just signal breakdown - they often precede transformation. They reveal what is no longer sustainable and expose the fault lines in many of the systems we are currently embedded in.

This is the nature of lasting change…..

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We The People

I wrote this poem after witnessing how many people gathered in peaceful protest for the No Kings march in America over the weekend.

Over 8 million people, across more than 3000 cities, standing for justice, for dignity, for truth….

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What Does Healing Actually Mean?

We hear the word healing more and more.

Healing journeys.

Healing retreats.

Healing practices.

Healing spaces.

But what does healing actually mean?

It is one of the most commonly used words in spiritual and wellness spaces, yet it is rarely defined…..

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What Does Holding Space Mean?

This term has become over-saturated and homogenised in spiritual wellness spaces and it’s something I write about in my book The Duty Of Care.

So the question is this: what does “holding space” actually mean and what does it require?

In The Duty Of Care, I talk about creating a safe container and the metaphor of the scaffolding of care.

To explain - consider this - A house without scaffolding is unstable and unsafe. It might look beautiful on the outside with all the right aesthetics, but when the wind or rain comes it will not withstand the pressure and will most likely collapse….

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