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Welcome to your Sage Essence and all of the change

Welcome to your Sage Essence and all of the changes that come with the alchemy of menopause.

Our brains undergo significant change that’s connected to the menopause transition rather than chronological aging.

Knowing what you can do to support yourself is empowering.

If you’re a yoga teacher with women 38+ in your classes and/or you’re approaching this significant milestone yourself, you will want to upgrade your skills and knowledge base.

The Yoga for Menopause Well-being course, grounded in research, and underpinned by Ayurveda, will expand your ability to respond to women’s symptoms appropriately, understand the different stages and show women they deserve to take up space in their Second Spring.

Details on my website.
Link in my bio.

Thank you to @dorotheemarossero for this beautiful expression and teaching of tree pose at my Brisbane training in March.

#yogaformenopause #menopauseyoga #menopause #yogaformenopausewellbeing #yogateachertraining #yoga #yogateacher #

An Ayurvedic Perspective on Transformation Perime

An Ayurvedic Perspective on Transformation

Perimenopause isn’t a problem to fix — it’s a powerful portal into deeper wisdom.

In Ayurveda, this sacred transition is seen as a natural unfolding of a woman’s dharma — a time when her inner fire shifts from reproduction and outward achievement toward intuition, insight, and spiritual maturity and awakening.

I truly believe the combined wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda offer profound and practical tools to help women move through perimenopause with strength, clarity, and grace.

Ancient Ayurvedic texts describe this life stage as the beginning of the Vata phase of life — governed by the elements of air and ether.

When out of balance, Vata can bring dryness, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and irregularity.

But,

when nourished and grounded, it opens the door to clarity, creativity, and the deepening of ojas — our inner vitality and resilience.

Historically, women were supported with daily abhyanga (oil massage)using warm herbal oils, restorative herbs like Shatavari, Ashwagandha, and Brahmi, and seasonal rituals that soothed the nervous system and rekindled digestive fire (agni).

A woman’s value was honoured, and their slowing down was seen as a rite of passage, not a decline.

In Ayurvedic philosophy, a woman’s life is divided into three primary stages:

Kapha stage (childhood)
Pitta stage (menstruating and reproductive years)
Vata stage (menopause /post-menopausal years).

Perimenopause marks the beginning of the Vata stage, where the governing elements of air and ether begin to rise.

This can manifest as:

💡Lighter or irregular menstruation
🥺Anxiety or mood fluctuations
👩‍🦳Dryness (skin, hair, vaginal tissues)
💤Sleep disturbances
😬Sensitivity or restlessness

When Vata becomes imbalanced during this time — often due to stress, overwork, or poor nourishment — symptoms can intensify.

Grounding, warming, and nourishing practices are essential to help women move through this phase with steadiness and vitality.

Join me in my Yoga for Menopause Well-being yoga teacher live online training, where together we dive into the wisdom of menopause.

#menopauseyoga #yogaformenopause #ayurveda

REST DAYS Taking rest days is essential for muscl

REST DAYS

Taking rest days is essential for muscle growth and your overall well-being through menopause.

When you exercise, whether that is a dynamic yoga practice or resistance/ weight training, you break down your muscle tissue.

It’s during the time that you rest and recover that the muscle tissue repairs and grows back stronger.

It cannot do that without you getting enough rest and sufficient nutrients.

In perimenopause, our cycles start to become more erratic as oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone decline.

We may have higher levels of cortisol, and be dealing with body temperature fluctuations.

Becoming more strategic with your recovery days means you can come to your workouts better rested and hit the workouts you do harder. This stimulates muscle tissue to respond more effectively - think shorter more intense workouts with rest days.

In post-menopause, we no longer have the monthly cycling of oestrogen and progesterone, and to create the stimulus you need to build muscle and bone strength you want to be very strategic with your recovery days so you can come to your workouts rested and really hit them hard.

Rest days are when I work on balance, mobility, and flexibility in my yoga practice. This could be a slow flow, a hatha practice, maybe yin or restorative depending on what my body needs.

You want to up your protein intake as well to ensure you’re supporting all the functions we need the aminos for, as well as enough muscle protein synthesis.

I look at how to compliment your yoga with strength building in my Yoga for Menopause Well-being YTT. Why, because we want all the tools in our toolbox as we enter our Second Spring. Then, we can make informed decisions about our health and well-being.

#menopause #yogaformenopause #menopausemuscle #musclematters #perimenopause #rest #yogaformenopausewellbeing

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03. MENOPAUSE MASTERCLASSES

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I acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet and practice, the Gurnaikurnai people. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.

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