Happy Seed Yoga & Life

Meditation and breath work can feel a little inaccessible to some of us purely because they are considered “alternative” practices. The reality is that these exercises are simple and effective tools in learning to lower personal stress and help increase calm, productivity and happy endorphins in the body.

There is a reason why they are used wide spread across the world in today’s hectic society to improve the physical and mental health of employees, athletes, children and yep, your average parent just like me!

I take a very practical approach to guiding my clients through these practices and promise that you will leave feeling lighter and enabled to do more.

5 one-on-one start up sessions for $125 from my zen home studio in Coogee 🍃💫🌊

All sessions include crystal, sound & aromatherapy treatments.

PM me for more details,

Happy Monday Everyone! 🙏🏽💚

🌝 Special occasion? 🌚

Tonight’s full moon is a seasonal blue moon, meaning that in this season we will experience 4 full moons rather than the usual 3. Tonight’s moon is the 3rd of these 4 and is therefore the beautiful big blue one 💙

As well as illuminating the whole night sky, a blue moon is associated with a time of growth, wisdom and transformation. A great time to set new intentions and to let go of what is no longer serving you - however big or small those things may be…

Home grown smudge bundles for extra blue full moon vibes 🍃 $15 per exchange 🍃

White sage - cleansing & protection
Rosemary - healing & well-being
Lavender - peace, calm & balance
Mugwort - connection & hope
Lion’s Tail - inner growth
Wormwood - releases anger
Citronella - harmony

Message me for details 💙🙏🏽


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My extra student for this morning’s class 🐛

Completely refused to leave my side for 75mins straight apart from those stressful few moments where he totally disappeared and I I was convinced that my shoulder stand had flattened him 😳

Thankfully it was a false alarm and my good karma remains intact 🥰

Happy weekend everyone 🙏🏽😘

🌝 Happy Full Moon Vibes 🌝

Whether you’re a woo-woo believer or not, a full moon is a special thing to celebrate in the night sky. In my mind, anything that gets us back to appreciating our natural environment, all beyond our control, is beautiful thing.

Symbolically, a full moon marks the passing of a month and with it brings the opportunity to plan, dream and draw inspiration for the month ahead. This doesn’t have to be a spiritual process, just your own ritual or routine of gratefulness and appreciation for our amazing planet and universe and where we stand within it.

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Mini smudge & selenite bundles - homegrown & blessed with earth, air, water & fire 🌏🌪️🌧️🔥

Exchange - $12

PM me for details 💚🙏🏽

Big first day of Term 3 Yoga today!

Got to meet my new Kindy kids this morning 😍 (with any luck some of these kids will continue to do yoga with me each week for the next 6.5yrs!) and then got to finish off my day with Mikki’s U11s footy team ❤️🤍🖤

Check out this fresh mix straight from my happy seed garden 🌱💚

Lemon grass, mint, ginger, turmeric, lemon verbena, thyme & lavender along with a spicy star of anise 🌟

The perfect combination to fight winter inflammation, infection and joint & muscle soreness as well as maintain healthy metabolism, digestion & mood regulation.

$20 exchange for a jar loaded with homegrown goodness, ready to infuse in your cup 🫖

PM me for details 👌🏾

Happy Monday everyone 💚🙏🏽

Happy winter solstice, happy full moon, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY! What a powerful combination 🌝🪷💫

It feels like a very long time since I’ve written anything even remotely yoga related but today, on this sunny day, I can be grateful to have this peaceful, calm and grounding practice in my life.

I initially became drawn to yoga because my body and brain began to feel drained and tired from other forms of exercise. The speed and intensity and volume of what I used to do in the Fitness Industry began to suck my energy, not restore it. I absolutely love the process of teaching and encouraging others to move their bodies with joy and Yoga has given me a platform upon which to do just that and to also nourish my own body and mind and energy levels at the same time. I am so grateful to be paid to do what I love.

I am even more grateful to be able to share this with so many beautiful women and men and children - my own amazing two included…

The role of being a parent is relentless at the best of times. These last few weeks have not been the best of times at my end. I am lucky that my Yoga mat is my work space, it keeps me breathing and afloat when the swell of life gets real 🌊

Yoga is a wellness, self care practice that suits every single body if taught at the appropriate level. Find an experienced teacher, roll out a mat and just get started 💚🙏🏽

🌸🌝 Flower Full Moon Vibes 🌝🌸

If you’re after some blooms to burn for tomorrow’s full moon, please message me for one of these beautiful bundles.

The May Flower Moon symbolises a time of self appreciation of where we are at in life and each present moment. No need for change right now, just a need for acceptance & less inner criticism. Whether it be at work or home or more importantly in your own skin, body & mind ❤️

🌿 Citronella for inner harmony
🌷 Rose for self love & compassion
✨ White sage for the usual good cleanse & clear out of unhelpful energy

These babies have to go while they are fresh and smell good. $12 per bundle - share with a friend who needs some L💚VE

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Fair Day Yoga with my favourite bunch of young people because any time is a good time to yoga! 🌈🤸🏾‍♀️☀️

So, who wasn’t at our 40th Anniversary Fair on Sunday?! It felt like half of Perth was there - such an amazing turn out for our little Spearwood Alternative School Community. We are so grateful for your support 🙏🏽💚😘

Wanjoo to Wednesday Everyone 🖤💛❤️

We’d love to welcome you to our school on Sunday the 5th of May to join in our 40th Anniversary Fair Celebrations 🎉

Heaps of family entertainment, fun & creativity, great coffee & food plus a wellness & massage tent, markets, live music and more plus FREE YOGA at 11am with me and my kids 🥰

Please spread the word & join us 🌈

10am-4pm at Spearwood Alternative School
370 Rockingham Road Spearwood
Walk, ride or park off Lintott Way ❤️🧡💛💚💙🧡

A bit of a rock concert ending to another vibrant term with this beautiful bunch complete with a visit from some Easter Bunnies 🐰🐰🐰

You and your kids can come and yoga with us in this very spot as part of our Spearwood Alternative School 40th Anniversary Fair on Sunday the 5th May. Please join us for a massive day out of family fun, entertainment, art, craft, culture, community connection & well-being, great food and more!

10am-4pm, 370 Rockingham Road Spearwood.

Happy Holidays Everyone! 💚🌈😘🙏🏽

Coogee Live Kids. Salute to Sandy Feet 👣
Such a sunny, calm, peaceful ocean to match the amazing group that I had this morning 🥰

Such a well run festival, grateful to be apart of it 🌊🌅🙏🏽💙

What a gorgeous evening…
Thank you to the beautiful bunch that joined me - ocean views, fresh air, wild winds, sunsets, stars, great company and yoga - THE perfect combination 🌅🌊💫🙏🏽💚

Joining me for Coogee Live this evening? We have moved locations to escape the sand storm - only a few metres up the stairs from the beach on Socrates Parade Omeo Lawn 👌🏽

See you soon 💚🙏🏽

Happy Tuesday care of my boy’s parkour club 🌸

Life shouldn’t always be about having to power across hurdles and face resistance but it’s a nice feeling to see the challenges coming and know that you’ll still be standing afterwards. Love the .wildingproject at Olympic Fun & Fitness. Teaching our kids to leap and backflip and trust their bodies and minds to come together to land safely 🙏🏽💚

Happy Sunday Beautiful People 💚

Please join me at Festival over the 9th & 10th of March for some FREE beach Yoga 🌊🧘🏽‍♀️

🌅 Salute to the Sunset Adult’s Class is Saturday the 9th 6:30pm-7:15pm and will be very chilled and suitable for all bodies & capabilities.

👣 Salute to Sandy Feet is Sunday the 10th at 11am for kids of all ages - think lots of vibrant movement & tunes! There is also shade provided for this session to keep it sun smart 😎

The links to sign up are attached so please book, share & help promote for me!!! 🙏🏽💚😘

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1181856?

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1181863?

Happy Seed Yoga - Salute to Sandy Feet Kids class EVENT INFORMATION Join Olenna from Happy Seed Yoga & Life for a vibrant and upbeat yoga session drawing inspiration from the amazing ocean setting and specifically designed to encourage healthy, happy, creative movement outdoors for growing bodies. All ages are welcome, bring a water bottle &...

I’m so excited to be apart of this Year’s Coogee Live Festival - A sunny, beachside event hosted annually by the City of Cockburn 🌊☀️💙

Please join me for 2 FREE oceanfront Yoga classes:

🌅 Salute to the Sunset 6:30pm-7:15pm Saturday 9th March

👣 Salute to Sandy Feet Kid’s Yoga 11am-12pm Sunday 10th March

BYO Yoga mat or towel and friends & family - the more smiling faces & bodies there the better!

Follow the link for more info or message me directly 💚🙏🏽

What's On at Coogee Live Join Olenna from Happy Seed Yoga & Life for a sunset flow to inspire strength & stillness in a stunning setting. Suitable for all capabilities and levels this class focuses on holistic mind & body well-being and is a celebration of our beautiful Coogee coastline & community.

First day back at school ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

A rare trip into the CBD for me today to finish off my Lived Experience Speaker Training with the West Australian Association For Mental Health.

As always, the importance of community for our sense of belonging, connection & well-being shines through for me after being involved with something like this.

Amazing facilitation Kathy Mcpherson and and an amazing group of people to share this workshop with 💚

“My hope is for our future generation to grow up valuing & speaking about their mental health as freely as they do their physical. I’m playing my part in making this happen.”

Happy Monday from my “home office”🌿☀️💚

How lucky am I?!

After not being able to work from this place over the last few months I’d forgotten just how much my environment affects me!

When I set up this space I purposely tried to create a setting that inspired calm. A peaceful, secluded place but one that still allowed for all of the vibrant elements of being outside - garden, fresh air, native birds, natural light. I wanted to create a space that my clients looked forward to walking into and one that made them feel alive and well.

Our surroundings have a huge impact on the way we feel mentally and this is often reflected in our energy levels and over-all mood. Just a few moments in the sunshine with a beautiful view can change our whole perspective on the world… and our life!

Last week one of my favourite ladies asked me if I get to spend enough time enjoying this beautiful space that I have created. It made me think just how grateful I am to work where I love, in a corridor filled with all of my favourite things.

The last few months have been really challenging having to close these doors but the good vibes are back and so are the amazing people 💚

What does your daily environment look like and does it make you feel good?

If not, what could you do to change that?

Given the amount of time that many of us spend at work, it’s worth investing in a zone that supports our well being, the pay off is huge… and before you argue with me - there is no such thing as too many plants 😜

Have a happy & well week ahead everyone 💚🙏🏽

Me & my Cooindans ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Cooinda means “happy place” in Noongar and that’s what every Year 1 & 2 classroom should be 🥰

Such a beautiful finish to my 3rd Year teaching the amazing students at Spearwood Alternative School from K-6…
They are so lucky to practice yoga every single week and I am so privileged to be their teacher.

Regular, consistent self care of our mind and body creates long last habits for LIFE and that’s what we are promoting for these young people. In today’s wild world, they SO deserve it!

Namaste & happy holidays everyone ☀️💚🙏🏽

Bundling up these beautiful babies ready for Monday’s Full Moon 🌝

This month’s moon is going to be full in Gemini - the sign that rules communication and stimulates an energy that encourages us to connection with others. While this is a great time for talking, change and being spontaneous the pace of life will also quicken during this period so what do you need to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground this month?

Clarity?
Love?
Health?
Well being?
Abundance?
Peace?
Cleansing?
Healing?

Or maybe some feminine Frida power?! 🌸

DM me to place your orders and now 👌🏾

Exchange: $30 for a large bundle or $35 for a large bundle plus hand-harvested selenite crystal.

All of my sage wands are made from ethically sourced organic white sage and homegrown herbs picked fresh with love from my garden. Each wand is made specifically for its new owner and blessed with earth, air, space, sound, water and fire, ready to arrive to you with plenty of happy vibes & energy 💫

Happy Friday everyone 💚

I’m not a scroller, to get my attention it has to be really worth while…

This amazing ocean caught my eye straight away.

For all those people fighting the tidal waves each day. They pass, they always do. Climb onto a rock, take a breath, look after yourself 🌊

Happy Friday everyone 🙏🏽💙

With a full M🌚🌝N rising this weekend, I have a handful of these beautiful smudge babies up for grabs…

$30 exchange for a big bundle freshly made from my herb garden and accompanied by a selenite wand for extra cleansing 🪻

OR

$25 exchange for a basic bundle 🌿

Each comes custom made for your monthly needs and blessed with earth, water, fire, air & space before they reach your hands & home 💚

Regardless of our background or belief system, a large part of our lives and ancestry has been impacted by following the moon’s constant journey. A full moon is historically a time for setting new goals, intentions and focus in our lives - a process that can bring inspiration, excitement and the promise of hope and renewal, no matter who or what we seek.

So, no need to be a witch to have a happy moon routine… but you are most definitely welcome to be if you choose 🧹😉

DM me for more details 👌🏾

Happy Tuesday everyone 💚🙏🏽

I love that this lady and I don’t see each other for 2-3 years and then rock up in the exact same matching colours 😜🪷

This women is the original driving force behind me wanting to help and empower others when it comes to mental health and I am so glad that our paths crossed those 15-odd years ago and that you employed me Kathy Mcpherson

You are like Bali Kath - every time I visit, I wonder why I don’t do it more often?! 🥰

Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the West Australian Mental Health Association Closing Ceremony on the topic of 💚 MIND 💚 BODY 💚 ENVIRONMENT 💚 as well as on my own experience of mental health.

There are a lot of broken hearts and flat emotions here in Australia today and while my speech on Friday wasn’t directly about the referendum, it definitely pushes a message that I feel today is so relevant to our mental health management:

In these times and always, find and stick with your community. Those people that get you, understand you and support you through the hard times and everything in between.

If you’re keen to read my full speech, head on below…

Take care 🖤💛❤️

I am a 41 year old Aussie, of Ukrainian decent. I am a yoga teacher, a personal trainer, a coach of both adults and children. I am also a very proud mother of my own 2 incredibly intense and wild but beautiful young men.

I am perfectionist, definitely a little OCD, someone that finds moderation at times very hard. I have a huge amount of energy which needs to be channelled into something constructive otherwise it can become hard for me to handle. I am a people pleaser with a big heart, one that is sensitive and easily hurt but I am resilient, optimistic, eternally positive. My cup is always half full.

And I mention all of these things because ultimately, this is who I am and getting to know who I am and truly accepting who I am has been a crucial part of managing my own mental health.

Talking about and working on my mental health is not something new to me. I come from a long line of anxiety and depression sufferers, as many people do - my own experience of both of these coming to a head at the age if 15/16 when I was diagnosed with an eating disorder.

And this is where the idea of “managing” my mental health comes into play because during this time and for many years following my eating disorder, I was convinced that there was something wrong with me. That there were big parts of myself that had to be changed. And, if you’ve ever had to try and change a stubborn, ODC perfectionist - that’s hard work! 😂

But the liberating thing that I have realised (particularly now with my 41 years of wisdom 😉) is that I don’t have to change who I am, those parts of me that can be tricky will always be there. I must learn to manage myself in a way that works for me to be healthy and happy.

And so we come to these 3 areas - mind, body, environment.

I absolutely believe that we need a holistic approach to well-being. An approach where there is a strong connection and interwoven awareness between our mind and body and environment.

So…

Body. We need our physical health, there’s no doubt about it. Physical health is so important and my own physical health is invaluable to me. We need to move our bodies and water them and fill them with nutrients and top up their rest and recovery.

But, here’s the thing:

Without a strong and thriving engine (our mind) it is just so hard to take these positive steps to physical self care. After all, it doesn’t matter how well-oiled a machine our body is, we need our mental health to drive it. A car won’t run without an engine and neither will we.

And I’ve spent a good part of my life working in an industry (The Fitness Industry) that prides itself on physical health but geez, that’s hard to achieve without the consideration of mental health too. And my industry is getting there, but I believe it still has a lot of learning and growing to do so it’s a message that I will keep pushing.

So…

Our mind. This beautiful big thing needs love and kindness and acceptance and inspiration. It needs moments of movement and stimulation and excitement but it also needs stillness and peace and quiet and yes, it needs boredom too. It needs time to ponder and breathe and think. And it needs support. It needs a supportive garden and life in which to thrive.

And so this is where I want to leave you today…

I truly believe that our surrounding environment is crucial to the self management of our own mental health. The people that we surround ourselves with, the pace of our surroundings and the actual physical environment that we interact within is crucial.

We need sunlight, we need fresh air, we need to go outside. We need to experience the real world, off a screen, off social media, in the flesh.

And we need a community, our own unique and specific group of people and activities that surround us and that we can contribute to to help facilitate the management of our own mental health - face to face, hand to hand, conversation to conversation, hobby to hobby, project to project, hug to hug.

And this is something that I remind myself of in those moments when the challenging parts of me rear up - because that is the honest truth, none of us are happy and sailing smooth all of the time, we all hit bumps in the road and that is normal life, that is mental health for you.

But in those moments when I feel the road is getting hard, I remind myself to seek out what I need to need to grow and thrive. I remove the weeds, the things that trigger me to fall and I seek out those things and those people and those connections that I know form my environmental fertiliser (so to speak), the things and people and connections that help me flourish. And it works, it really works.

I often think back to my great grandmother. The amazingly strong Ukrainian woman of whom I was named after who kept my family together while escaping a war and migrating to Australia in the 40’s. She lost not only her identity and her home but her husband too. She arrived in this country carrying the weight of a lifetime only to feel that there was “something wrong with her” and underwent ECT to treat “this” problem.

I compare this to the privilege that I have experienced with regards to my own mental health. Not only have I been seen and heard and individually taken care of, but I have been empowered to seek this out for others and this is something worth celebrating.

So I ask you today to please, continue to celebrate with me. To spread the positive story that mental health can become.

These struggles are a normal part of life and the more we talk and share, the easier they grow. The lesser the burden. The more “free” we all fly 🙏🏽💚


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