Going with the Flow of Life

I spent a lot of last year setting up Samatva Wellbeing and getting prepared to launch my wellbeing programmes. I was really focusing on the business during the first semester of the academic year, getting my website and social media up and running and developing different programmes to work with teens and adults in school and non-school settings. Then during the second half of the year, once everything was set up and ready to go, I went back to my teaching job alongside continuing to work on the business, which happened to coincide with me falling pregnant! So, my focus and capacity shifted quite suddenly requiring me to go with the flow of life and how things were unfolding.

My pregnancy has really required me to tune into my body and mind, and all the changes that have been happening day to day. Yoga and mindfulness have been with me to support my health and wellbeing along the way. I have tried to maintain my practice even with low energy levels, especially at the start and now at the end. This journey has served as a useful reminder to me that a simple and consistent incorporation of yogic practices such as gentle movement, breathing exercises and short meditations, can often be the most effective and that doing what you can, according to your life situation and circumstances, is what will help maintain a lifetime practice that will evolve with you.

Although I have not been active in running yoga classes and programmes as I had initially planned for this point in time, I have been working behind the scenes on further study that will allow me to incorporate Ayurveda, the “sister science” to yoga into my offerings. My hope is that with yoga and Ayurveda alongside each other, I will be able to support individuals at different stages of life in a truly holistic way. Stay tuned for more information about Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Wellness Coaching.