Shelly Fruend Somatic Freedom

are returning to Albury/Wodonga for their annual concert. This is an amazing evening of connection, mantra, stillness and meditation. So grateful for this opportunity to connect and that Penny and Jethro are returning to our region again. (So glad they have falling in love with snow Skiing!!)

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Sacred Earth are returning to Albury/Wodonga for their annual concert. This is an amazing evening of connection, mantra, stillness and meditation. So grateful for this opportunity to connect and that Penny and Jethro are returning to our region again. (So glad they have falling in love with snow Skiing!!)
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Excited to be getting back on the road soon, starting off at home on the Sunny Coast and then onwards to the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Brunswick Heads, Perth and Wodonga. This is the first year since 2019 that we can return to many of these places and we are soooo looking forward to sharing all that we have been working on with the evolution of Sacred Earth. Hope to see you some place soon.

Penny and Jethro ❤️🙏

https://www.sacredearthmusic.com/event-details/sunshine-coast-concert-2023

ALBURY - The screening of Solstice - The Documentary followed by an in-person Q&A is this Thursday night.

Feb 2 @ 6:30 p.m.
Regent Cinemas Albury
Book your tickets now for this very special event.
CLICK: https://tickets.demand.film/event/12106

This event is being hosted by our friends Glow Well-Being and we are excited to share the panel of experts that will be joining on the night.

Katie Towers - Team Lead headspace Community Connections
Stuart Baker - Our Founder
Sally - Founder of Glow Wellbeing
Leah Tylee - Program Manager headspace Albury Wodonga
Darren Wighton - Local Wiradjuri Community Leader & close friend of the Winter Solstice

Glute force: why big, strong bum muscles matter for your overall health Forget about how your bum muscles look; what about what they do? In fact, having big, strong glutes is crucial to good overall musculoskeletal health.

Welcome 2023 -News from Shelly Fruend Somatic Freedom https://mailchi.mp/8b97f9bc6490/welcome-2023

Being Yoga are returning to Albury in March 2023, to facilitate their 200hr Yoga Teacher Training. Michael and Vanessa have been developing and teaching this training for 15yrs and it is in my opinion one of the best Level one courses available and they are bringing it here for you! In full disclosure, I do also teach on this course ………….
If you want to know more contact Being Yoga for an information hookup or touch base with any of the amazing graduates locally- .chrysaliseffect (Milla), Lou Bull

From Michael and Vanessa..

Ready to take your yoga practice to the next level? Join us for our 200hr Yoga Teacher Training program and discover the power of teaching yoga. As the saying goes, "If you can teach others, then you have truly learned."
This year marks our 50th Yoga Teacher Training! 🥳 What can we say! For starters, we have learnt A LOT along the way. Our course continues to evolve as we learn more, adapt to the changing times (like good yogis 😉) but ultimately find better ways to deliver the content in engaging and transformative ways to our wonderful students! We LOVE seeing the lights go on for people!
We are STILL so passionate about yoga & yoga teaching!
Learn from us, Vanessa & Michael, experienced teachers, trainers & coaches. Connect with like minded friends, have fun, learn way more than you do just attending classes and get certified as a yoga teacher!

https://beingyoga.com.au/yoga-training-courses/

Yoga Nidra/ Yogic sleep is a very powerful way to calm the Sympathetic Nervous System and elicit the relaxation response and deep rest. Heres a link to a Yoga nidra I taught https://youtu.be/GuD4EL6N8aU and enjoy the one in link below.

Yoga nidra: Discover this ancient guided 'psychic sleep' for deep relaxation Also called 'psychic sleep', yoga nidra is a state of deep relaxation in which the conscious mind is asleep, but the awareness remains active.

The Mighty Murray, how I love thee❤️

It’s that time of the year, when our practices can fall away, we get busy preparing for the end of the year, Christmas and holidays! Though remember to come back to your breath time and time again, ground, flow and enjoy the slow moments! Classes continue until Dec 21st, see you on the mat. ❤️

Building strength has been part of my return to wellness. As a Physiotherapist, alignment and encouraging individual modification are paramount to a great class and teacher- Kylie exceeds all expectations. If you are looking for a community class to build strength, check out Kylie’s Strength .albury

The yoga block sequence from Sarah Keys Physio is designed to plump up the lumbar discs and part of our gentle flow class tomorrow. See you on the mat early (6am) your spine will love you for it. Book through .albury app.

Full Moon Gentle flow class for you on this Full moon. https://youtu.be/UHqN-ADs4xE. This class was recorded last full moon in Lockdown.
Enjoy and see you back on the mat soon

Happy Full Moon in Lockdown,
I wanted to share two recorded classes for you on the Full moon -
Gentle flow class
https://youtu.be/UHqN-ADs4xE

And one of my favourite Mindful movement classes - Full moon where you complete the sequence on one side and then then other, balancing the lunar and solar.
https://youtu.be/WIzcqZdh2xw


Looking forward to seeing you on the mat or via zoom again soon

Full moon Yoga flow 20.8.21 In this 90 min class- we salute the full moon and the sun- Enjoy

My doggos love hanging with me during my practice especially relaxation. Who else loves Shavasana?

Online Kirtan- Monday 13th 7.30pm- 8.30pm. Join the local Kirtanist from both sides of the border united online through chanting. DM myself or , .pettifer, .for.yoga for the Zoom link and more details.
Online chanting is fun, everyone is on mute except the leader of the chant and you get to sing your heart out at home feeling the community of all the smiling, singing faces on the screen. Hope you can join us and trusting we can chant again live soon.

Interesting research coming from the Northern Hemisphere stay well and remember to breathe gentle, nasally and with your diaphragm. Dm if you want to know more about breathing retaining

Today is and this years theme is … we will be posting content from the World Physiotherapy toolkit throughout the day and much more on Twitter 💙

https://world.physio/wptday

Beautifully written and great advice…. Enjoy and remember there is only this breath!

GOD, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT ❤️
As someone who writes often, I naturally appreciate epic writing when I see it. This morning, I came across this written piece of art and it moved me deeply, so I had to share it with all of you! Not only are these words true theatre, they also act as sound advice ❤️

my brain and
heart divorced

a decade ago

over who was
to blame about
how big of a mess
I have become

eventually,
they couldn't be
in the same room
with each other

now my head and heart
share custody of me

I stay with my brain
during the week

and my heart
gets me on weekends

they never speak to one another

- instead, they give me
the same note to pass
to each other every week

and their notes they
send to one another always
says the same thing:

"This is all your fault"

on Sundays
my heart complains
about how my
head has let me down
in the past

and on Wednesday
my head lists all
of the times my
heart has screwed
things up for me
in the future

they blame each
other for the
state of my life

there's been a lot
of yelling - and crying

so,

lately, I've been
spending a lot of
time with my gut

who serves as my
unofficial therapist

most nights, I sneak out of the
window in my ribcage

and slide down my spine
and collapse on my
gut's plush leather chair
that's always open for me

~ and I just sit sit sit sit
until the sun comes up

last evening,
my gut asked me
if I was having a hard
time being caught
between my heart
and my head

I nodded

I said I didn't know
if I could live with
either of them anymore

"my heart is always sad about
something that happened yesterday
while my head is always worried
about something that may happen tomorrow,"
I lamented

my gut squeezed my hand

"I just can't live with
my mistakes of the past
or my anxiety about the future,"
I sighed

my gut smiled and said:

"in that case,
you should
go stay with your
lungs for a while,"

I was confused
- the look on my face gave it away

"if you are exhausted about
your heart's obsession with
the fixed past and your mind's focus
on the uncertain future

your lungs are the perfect place for you

there is no yesterday in your lungs
there is no tomorrow there either

there is only now
there is only inhale
there is only exhale
there is only this moment

there is only breath

and in that breath
you can rest while your
heart and head work
their relationship out."

this morning,
while my brain
was busy reading
tea leaves

and while my
heart was staring
at old photographs

I packed a little
bag and walked
to the door of
my lungs

before I could even knock
she opened the door
with a smile and as
a gust of air embraced me
she said

"what took you so long?"

~ John Roedel (johnroedel.com)

Somatic movement/ Gentle Flow class Tuesdays 9-11am .albury
Why is this class 2 hrs? Because you deserve 2 hours to nurture your self.
Somatic movement is about improving our ability to sense and feel from the inside out and needs time to slow down and move mindfully. In Somatic movement muscles are PANDICULATED- contracted more than they are at rest to enhance awareness in the cortex of the brain, then slowly, actively lengthened and relaxed as much as possible.
Our focus for the next two weeks is about moving the spine freely, so if your curious to explore Somatic movement, coupled with a gentle yoga flow. Book through the Ardor App. Love to see you on the mat.

Spaces are available in Friday 6am Gentle flow class. Over winter we are exploring the 5 Tibetans and tomorrow we continue to play with the concept that ‘Motion is lotion for the Spine’. Love to see you on the mat, bookings through the Ardor App or Website. .albury

This is part of the 4 week series- Motion is Lotion for the Spine, focusing on the lower back .
Ever wondered what a Shelly Fruend Somatic Freedom online class looks like. Here is a section of todays class, I am teaching some students live and some at home.

I live in NSW Australia and we are currently wearing masks inside, and the sound is still very clear with our modern technology.
Contact me at [email protected] if you'd like to join us or know more about online classes

Segmental bridge as part of Motion is lotion for the spine Ever wondered what an online class looks like. Here is a section of todays class, I am teaching some students live and some at home. Motion is lotion for you...

So grateful that we are still able to practice yoga. The masks are an opportunity to practice, gentle nasal abdominal breathing and Virabhadrasana I (Sky Warrior) is always an opportunity to ground into the earth and be open and vulnerable, perfect for our changing times.

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Friday 8am Somatic Movement class- spaces available tomorrow. This week we explore releasing shoulders & trunk muscles and get curious about their connection. Bookings via the .albury app.

Kirtan - devotional chanting is this Monday 24th May 7.15pm- 8.15pm. Everyone welcome Ardor Albury. This event is by donation which will go to Survivors of Su***de & Friends / Winter Solstice. Looking forward to chanting with you.

6 am Gentle flow- building strength and flexibility through mindful movement for those who love to get up with the sun!! 8 am session is a combination of somatic movements and gentle yoga, excellent for those needing or wanting a gentle practice, concludes with a lush Yoga Nidra.

Rare availability has opened in our incredible Shelly’s Friday 6am and 8am classes.
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Shelly has many years of anatomy and physiology knowledge along with yoga teaching experience, ensuring that all the key foundations of movement and mindfulness are encapsulated in each class.
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