Karma Yoga by Marg

16/01/2023

21/06/2022

When children are raised in environments where they’re always achieving, producing, competing— when they’re always “going” they enter into fight or flight.

Parents are also within fight or flight. Unable to be present. Always overwhelmed. Parents also need to be at work, get their kids where they need to go, + deal with all the things life naturally throws at them at the same time.

What happens? Stress hormones like cortisol + adrenaline are released into children’s bodies. And we now know that this (over time) structurally changes the brains of children.

Am I surprised that ADHD rates are skyrocketing? No, I’m not. Our environment shapes our brains + nervous systems.

Here are some things I believe we can do to support a more *emotionally healthy* society (much of this means a flexible, adaptive nervous system)

1. MORE STILLNESS: more time for children to just be. You know how when you get rest time your mind tends to not even *let* you rest? This is the result of a hypervigilant nervous system. We need to prime children’s nervous systems to be flexible + healthy. Open to rest. SAFE in rest.

2. PLAY: Without it being judged, scored, + without giving participation trophies. Pure, unstructured play without an end result.

3. LESS FOCUS ON ACHIEVEMENT MORE FOCUS ON UNFOLDING CHILDREN’S NATURAL GIFTS. Lack of purpose + meaning is directly connected to depression + anxiety.

4. EMOTIONAL EDUCATION: education on healthy family dynamics, emotional intelligence, + nervous system awareness. Note: this education would lead us to an entire upheaval of current systems.

5. RELATIONAL EDUCATION: relationships create our wellness (or lack of it.) Focus on healthy, safe, secure attachment education so children can create healthy families as adults (even if they are born into dysfunctional family systems)

6. COMMUNITY SERVICE: collaboration + community connection helps children to understand we are all connected. It also allows them to be exposed to marginalized people or others who are “different” to them. Meeting + connecting with people who are different than us is key in tolerance + empathy building

14/06/2022

I am a facilitator of this program and l would recommend it to ALL couples.
I like to use the analogy of taking your car to the garage for a service….we need to do the same for our relationships.
And……it’s fun!!

If you'd like to strengthen your relationship with your partner, we're running the Seven Principles Workshop for Couples. Over 8 weeks (or 2 days), improve your connection and friendship, learn to manage conflict constructively and gain the skills you need to address problems. For more information or to register, contact us:
📞 5021 7400

03/02/2021

Alicia offers a pilates class that is quite unique in that she individualises the class to the people IN the class - no 'one size fits all' approach. So if you're new to pilates or have some form of physical limitation that is preventing you from joining a 'regular' pilates class - give Alicia's class a try.

30/01/2021

Variation on legs up the wall - if l had to choose, this one would be my favourite bolster pose. Have a play around and feel free to ask me any questions. 🙏

27/01/2021

Supported bridge pose
A big thank you to my assistant videographer miss Rudy Thornton. I thought she did a top job of capturing all the right angles. 😂

26/01/2021

As promised, l will post some short videos demonstrating some of the poses we’ve been doing that include the use of a bolster - to jog your memory, to show some variations you can take and to demonstrate how to get in and out of the poses. Have fun.