Martha Mary Beauty, Yoga & Welllbeing

When life takes chunks out of you look for the glimmers (my new favourite word 💛) It’s very easy to fill your cup when get out in nature and spend time with those you love.

1. All you need is new hair and chats with one of the best 💆🏼‍♀️
2. Family is everything 👦🏼👦🏻🧒🏼👧🏼
3. Finally picked up some silversmiths tools again, no idea why I ever stopped!
4. Rare brunch date with my guy
5. Time by the water with our besties
6. Complete happiness in one moment
7. Yoga always eases the soul, always so much more to learn, right?
8. Last work brunch dates with the best before the summer holidays
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If all else fails run away to the forest in the van, see you all in a few days. I’ll be ready and recharged for you all xx

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So happy to let you all know that on top of my yoga, massage and reiki, I’m now offering Ayurvedic facials.

It felt so aligned with yoga and my mission of detoxifying beauty products, it’s a long story but very simply put a previous baby massage mother came to me as she was going through an awful situation and just wanted a bit of self care. I looked into so many methods but felt like Ayurvedic facials were so much more than just a facial, they’re an ancient tradition, contain 0 toxins so safe to use on absolute anybody including pregnant mothers and anyone going through cancer treatment.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re going through something life changing or quite simply want to learn more about Ayurveda and how amazing it is for your body, skin and soul.

I will let you know more about the individual treatments over the next few weeks and you can always ask me any questions but if you want to book in for a treatment the link is above.

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I didn’t post this pic before because of my wrinkly tummy, but after seeing a post by after I wrote my last post about my uncomfortableness of having my picture taken I took it as a sign.

Social media is horrendous for young women now but in the 90’s 00’s women were openly shamed for their weight. Victoria Beckham was made to weigh herself on a talk show after having her baby to prove she was back to her pre baby weight! No wonder we’re all so aware of what we look like, we watched very thin women being shamed about their weight! Back then it wasn’t even questioned when this happened?

So I grew two huge babies and this picture is beautiful. Yoga to me is so much more than being a size zero who can do the perfect fallen angel pose.

For me yoga is about being inclusive regardless of age or size, healing through movement, stilling my mind, embodying kindness and showing my children you can go after your dreams.

Our children copy us and if getting my wrinkly stomach out means from a young age my children intuitively joined in with my yoga practice then you might see a little more of this tummy. (Maybe…)

I would love to share my soul with you to understand my journey and why…

But everytime I go to post I hold back, maybe it’s the inner secretive Scorpio in me or maybe I’m comfier sharing a bit at a time. So bare with me the last few months have been a rollercoaster and finally everything’s falling into place 💛

In the meantime here’s a random pic of me doing yoga, honestly I really am a yoga teacher. If your a 90’s child you probably understand the uncomfortableness with having your pic taken 😂

Mel & Martha bring you Moga!

Here, Baby Massage meets Postnatal Yoga to create…Moga. Mel & Martha have combined their offerings and have created a blissful and rejuvenating experience for you and your baby.
This beautiful workshop incorporates two separate practices, one specifically for baby and one specifically for you as the baby’s caregiver. These days there are so many gorgeous baby classes and separate classes for mums but Mel & Martha wanted to merge the two and create a setting that holds a replenishing space for the both of you. During this workshop you can expect 45 minutes of Baby Massage with a bespoke routine tailored to your baby’s needs including nourishing oils and techniques that can enhance your babies development and wellbeing. Then 45 minutes of Postnatal Yoga which will be a professional sequence specifically created for your Postnatal self to reboost, recharge and restore the body and mind. Finishing with half an hour to chill, chat and craft away with your little ones. Enabling you and baby to walk away feeling your best selves and radiating the sun and light, celebrating the Solstice ☀️

*Available to all caregivers and their babies, not just the mums! If this calls you, then you are welcome…! No experience needed in any of the activities, just bring yourself and let us treat you! You deserve it!

Where; Pontcanna Fields (weather permitting! If not venue in Pontcanna tbc)
When; Monday 24th June
Time; 10.30am-12.30pm
Investment; £22

What to bring; Your lovely selves, yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything that will enhance yours or your baby’s comfort!

-Book via… Message either of us to reserve your spot xx

Hosted by
Mel Lila Mei who is a Naturopath, Nanny and Yoga Teacher specialising in Fertility, Pre and PostNatal care and
Martha who is a Yoga Teacher, Holistic Therapist and a Perinatal and Infant Wellbeing Practitioner.

Honestly if i can’t get my head straight, if I’m overwhelmed with the list of things I have to do. I start doing yoga and within 20 minutes I’ve made the calls I was avoiding, written a plan for the rest of my day, the list goes on.

There are 8 limbs in yoga and only one of them is asanas (poses) there is so so much more to it, so don’t worry if all you do is lie in childs pose, taking deep breaths maybe that’s just what your body needs today xx

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Off to my happy place by the seaside, even if we packed more waterproofs than swimwear…

Will share lots of updates when we’re back. Hope the sun comes out for you all this bank holiday xx

Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine, it definitely lifts my mood 💛

I love journaling, a really good way to start is with the new and full moons, a way to release and set intentions monthly.
Today we’re moving into a lunar eclipse, it’s a big wake cosmic wake up. Libra is all about balance and relationships, the lunar eclipse is going to highlight more than ever where harmony is needed in our relationships. It’s also the sign of beauty and creativity, so maybe this evening make a warm drink, do something creative and ponder over these prompts.

How does your garden of love look?

Where have you lost yourself?

Who has raised your vibration?

What do you want when you’re alone? When there’s no judgements?

We teach people how to treat us, we ignore things that could disrupt our peace. We aren’t always taught that we’re worthy or how to be treated, for some people it’s a continuous journey learning our worth.

Forgive yourself and others for all the ways you’ve been treated negatively, this is the moon to let go. This is how we heal, we see, we don’t ignore the truth and we let go. This is the biggest lesson of this eclipse in Libra.

Look back to September/October 2023 when there was a big eclipse.
Has anything come to life that you were hoping for back then?
Has anything fallen away?
Where do you want to be in 6 months time?

(I found my gratitude list from back then and it was cute ❤️)

As usual I’m late to the party, but I’ve been quietly enjoying and taking in others words from International Women’s day.

There’s so much I could say about women’s day, I’ll try sum it up. in my little lifetime I’ve seen the damage done to the feminine. Why do I say feminine not women? We all have feminine aspects regardless of gender, unfortunately most who are affected are women.

Raising two boys I see where femininity is dampened in them, the phrase don’t be so sensitive is still heard, what if the feminine quality of sensitivity could actually be a superpower?

We need to raise the feminine, no more competition just total appreciation that the feminine is just as important for the world as masculine traits. I mean the planet we live on is literally called Mother Earth?

Would there be as many wars if full embodied females were in charge?

How beautiful would this world be if we were all equal and could live in harmony.

I’m shouting out to all the women in my life, the amazing people they are; The ones I see most days and the ones I don’t get too see enough.

To the women making waves for the future. My grandma had artwork displayed in a gallery in London but she had to have a man’s name on it. I know it’s not like this anymore but when you look around the world it still exists, countries where girls aren’t aloud to go into education.

My clients, the mother with her high powered job taking two weeks off to rest, the role model she is to her children? The women who left a well paid corporate career to retrain in helping others and the women who are going through the most challenging time and still waking up in the night for their child. (This is just my clients in the last fortnight!)

Remember when I said I was going to keep this short!

(I wrote this sat by the river thinking about what IWD means to me, no spell or grammar checks so I apologise in advance. If there’s a day a female can just speak from the heart surely IWD is it? )

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Create precious moments with your baby in our cozy haven in Pontcanna. Connect with fellow parents, enjoy gentle postnatal yoga and experience the nurturing bond with a full body baby massage routine!

Thoughtful goodies including a bottle of massage oil and weekly surprises, so join us in creating memories that unfold beautifully each week.

Starting from 8 weeks old, a little bubble for you to feel safe and supported. Baby massage has so many benefits including helping with relief from colic, alleviating teething pain, assisting with sleep.

The final week for this course can be on the 25th March or April 8th. As it falls in school holidays.

Any questions I’m here to help xx

I’m rebranding and if I’m brave will change my business name, Wildflowers and Wildlings has been my baby business for eight years now, but I’ve evolved and grown and so has my offerings.

I was attempting to run two businesses then realised that actually they go together; yoga and meditation is as healing as a lymphatic facial, quite a few of my new offerings enter-twine the two modalities. With two small children trying to run two things separately is just unnecessary stress. All I talk about is taking stress out of our lives so I’m simplifying, no new fancy business name just the one I was born with.

So before I change it all I’ll let you get used to it and start introducing all my new offerings. This page will be offering my yoga, holistic therapies and beauty, so it’s all in one place. My new yoga and beauty studio is based all in the same building at the beautiful in Pontcanna.

A website is in the making, you can currently book beauty/therapies through website, the yoga one is so nearly done, hopefully by this weekend.

Thanks as always for the constant support, I wouldn’t be here without you all and knowing I have helped so many makes it worth it 💛

Happy Christmas from my family to yours ❤️
(Yes that’s the best out of all the ones I took!)

Thank you for still supporting me after a huge hiatus, 2023 did not go to plan work wise but it did mean I had extra time with my little boys and have really worked out what I’ll be offering in the future. Some things don’t go to plan so better things can happen ✨

Enjoy the food, family time and fresh air. (Don’t worry about the “perfect” photos or the extra few pounds!)

See you in 2024

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As promised I’ll be doing a few appointments from home, just beauty as everything else is all packed up ready for the new studio.

My home has a room all set up and is still in Pontcanna.

Just pop me a message if would like an appointment xx

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Pop me a message if would like an appointment in those time slots.

Guess what’s happening today? I think by my recent stories you can tell I’m back working with flowers, I missed them!

Dm me to order or ready made wreathes will be able to collect from

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Mel & Martha bring you Moga!

Here, Baby Massage meets Postnatal Yoga to create…Moga.

Mel & Martha have combined their offerings and have created a blissful and rejuvenating experience for you and your baby.

This beautiful workshop incorporates two separate practices, one specifically for baby and one specifically for you as the baby’s caregiver. These days there are so many gorgeous baby classes and separate classes for mums but Mel & Martha wanted to merge the two and create a setting that holds a replenishing space for the both of you. In this class you can expect 45 minutes of Baby Massage with a bespoke routine tailored to your baby’s needs including nourishing oils and techniques that can enhance your babies development and wellbeing, and 45 minutes of Postnatal Yoga which will be a professional sequence specifically created for your Postnatal self to reboost, recharge and restore the body and mind. Enabling you and baby to walk away feeling your best selves!

*This baby class is available to all caregivers and their babies, not just the mums! If this calls you, then you are welcome…! No experience needed in any of the activities, just bring yourself and let us treat you! You deserve it!

Booking link in bio

Mel & Martha bring you Moga!

Here, Baby Massage meets Postnatal Yoga to create…Moga.

Mel & Martha have combined their offerings and have created a blissful and rejuvenating experience for you and your baby.

This beautiful workshop incorporates two separate practices, one specifically for baby and one specifically for you as the baby’s caregiver. These days there are so many gorgeous baby classes and separate classes for mums but Mel & Martha wanted to merge the two and create a setting that holds a replenishing space for the both of you. In this class you can expect 45 minutes of Baby Massage with a bespoke routine tailored to your baby’s needs including nourishing oils and techniques that can enhance your babies development and wellbeing, and 45 minutes of Postnatal Yoga which will be a professional sequence specifically created for your Postnatal self to reboost, recharge and restore the body and mind. Enabling you and baby to walk away feeling your best selves!

*This baby class is available to all caregivers and their babies, not just the mums! If this calls you, then you are welcome…! No experience needed in any of the activities, just bring yourself and let us treat you! You deserve it!

Booking link in bio

This time next Friday you could be joining us for a day of pure relaxation and baby bubble time 💜

We’ve had two people book on from the last one so that definitely says that they’re a hit! It is something created out of a day I wish had existed when I first had a baby.

Includes baby massage, postnatal yoga, journaling, an incredible view (we might have a little beach walk) lots of healthy snacks, a delicious lunch and a little massage. What more could you need for a day of bliss?

We’ve still got a few spaces left and if you use code FIVE you get a little discount too 💜

Booking link in bio

Hope to see you there xx

8 months later and I’m fully qualified Yoga teacher 🧘

It’s been an emotional rollercoaster, the last weekend absolutely cracked me open…

So grateful to have been on this journey, it’s never too late to chase dreams.

Can’t wait to see what’s next, one things for sure I’ll be unapologetically me, we’re so conditioned by life that I think we can forget who we are along the way. I really learnt from this amazing group of women to embody yourself wholeheartedly ❤️

Thank you xx

How can something so exciting be so scary?

I’ve been putting off planning my final yoga assessment practice for weeks. I haven’t talked about it much on here as it’s been a process but in 2 weeks time I will be 300 YT qualified and yet I can’t sit down and just plan this session. I’ve planned a million for when I actually start teaching but not this one.

Maybe the procrastination is nothing to do with anything other than the simple thought that this journey is over (and a little tracking fear of course).

I still can’t do a handstand but I think I’ve learnt so much more. I’ve read books I’d never thought I’d read back to back, I’ve learnt complete acceptance, I’ve seen compassion for all is the only way forward, I’ve forgiven myself for things that were never in my control, I’ve quit dieting after a good 30 years, I’ve let go of any labels and I’ve healed sister wounds sat amongst an amazing group of women.

I’ve learnt love and duality is probably the most important part of life, with the sadness this aspect of my journey is coming to an end is a happiness that I have actually let go of any self doubt and made it to the end 💜

Who’s excited to see what these are going to turn into?

Oh yeah and I’ve started doing flowers a few mornings a week… why?

Because life throws us curveballs and sometimes they turn out really well. I started doing my beauty business from home which meant I don’t have the space to make my jewellery at the moment.

Anyone who’s followed me for a while knows making jewellery was my zen time, it’s like a mindful meditation for me. Last winter I helped out doing a few flowers and it gave me exactly the same zen feeling.

So when an opportunity came up to do some floristry with a friend that I can fit around work and children it seemed like divine timing….

Sometimes you just have to let the universe do its thing and trust it’s all going to work out perfectly 🌸

I would fly around the universe just to see you smile 🖤

Please tell me I’m not the only one who gets sad about their children going back to school?

Massages are such an integral part of a postnatal journey in so many countries, it’s so good to be bringing this to our mum and baby retreats.

I can vouch for Rose and her massages, honestly feels like a weights been lifted, your so lucky that she’s a part of the retreats 🖤

Still a few spaces left for our postnatal retreat next Friday. Link to book in my bio xx

Perranporth you were short and sweet, you’re still the only place I’d live in England 🖤

When you feel like your van+family are the next Wizard in Oz it’s time to move on.

It’s weird that sometimes letting go is actually the strongest thing to do!? (tell that to my stubborn streak)

Rose, Mel and I are so excited to be bringing this to you, it really will be the most beautiful day. I honestly wish there’d be something like this around when I had a small baby, this is our vision to create a day you feel truly held, pampered, nourished and connected.

This will be a day local to you where you will just be able to get a bit of “you” time.

A time where you & your baby can step away from the everyday life where you will be completely held and nurtured so that you can reset. Treating yourself to a bit of self love and self care through delicious foods, nourishing activities and wholesome chats to recharge you completely.

A place where you can come together with other parents/ guardians on the same journey as you and find that comforting energy and support through community.

A place where you and your baby can simply land and just be, you can do as much or as little as you like…all that matters to us is that you walk out feeling full, blissful and feeling your best self!

We all know what it is like to have little ones and here every situation is welcome, postnatal life can be beautifully unpredictable and whatever the weather for you, you are welcome with big wide open arms, we’ve got you. Whether baby needs feeding, changing, a cuddle or mum just needs to rest, that is okay and there is space for it all.

Come along, come treat yourself and your little one and join us!

What a way to spend your Friday.

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Throwback to a happy place, got some ideas for craft and yoga swirling around in our brains at the moment. I think sometimes I love talking about the ideas as much as I love doing them 😂

We’ve got a few coming up just trying to find the perfect spaces for them, I always wished there was these events around for me.

I guess that’s the driver behind it, I have so many passions I can’t concentrate on one and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one?

If there’s anything you’d love to do let me know and we’ll see what we can do 🖤

Do you ever read something and the essence of it just lingers, this was one of those pieces for me…

There’s so much chaos in the world but there’s so many beautiful moments too if we can just take a moment to see them 🖤