Namaste Novia

Bounced around like a kangaroo today 🦘. I think everyone should try it at least once if you need a serotonin boost

Today I’d like to celebrate the many colours and sides of me 🖤❤️💙💜🩷🩵🩶🤍

Teaching kids yoga brings me so much joy unlike anything. It’s not so much about the pose but going on an adventure and having fun! In the class, we give ourselves permission to be okay to fall over and try again. And I think we can all incorporate a bit more fun and compassion into our daily lives. 🩵🤍🩵🤍

PS: Thanks for the cute bracelets!

On simplicity. I’ve always been a big believer in simplicity. It demonstrates happiness with less. Living with less clutter both literally and figuratively can be a great way to discover what is most important. Sometimes, the only way to figure out what is really important in your life is to get rid of everything that isn’t.

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📍 Nyanyi Beach, Tabanan

On Harmony 🕉️

One of the many things I love about Bali is that you get to see greenery pretty much everywhere, and that is inspired from the Balinese philosophy Tri Hita Karana which promotes HARMONY with God, among people, and with nature or environment, reflected in the greenery.

And here beautifully captured me blending with the trees in his gardens. May we never take nature for granted 🙏🏻.

The Women’s Circle is back!! And this time we’ll go through 3 different stages: RESET, CONNECT, ENERGISE.

Maybe you’ve been feeling a little lost or overwhelmed. Life responsibilities and expectations have been weighing heavily on your shoulders and heart, so you need a RESET.

Maybe you’ve been craving a safe and supportive community, in which you can explore honesty and share your deepest insecurities and fears without judgment, so you’re looking to CONNECT.

Or maybe you’ve been feeling low and unmotivated and are looking for ways to ENERGISE your body, mind and soul.

Whichever state you are in right now, take this a sign to join a women’s circle so you can be fully supported by like minded women to embrace sisterhood, healing and empowerment.

Mark your calender for May 4th at 7-10am. Message me to get more details. I’m super excited to be seeing your beautiful faces soon.

Love, Novia 💜🩷🩵🤍

My ladies, in anticipation of International Women’s Day I’d like to announce that it’s time for us to get together and reconnect whilst doing something nurturing for our bodies, minds and hearts at the same time.

If you are in Bali and are looking to take a few hours off from your responsibilities and recharge your energy, I’d be more than happy to lead this women’s circle to help and support you.

Join me on this mental recharge on March 23 full of so much juice and goodness from yoga, breathwork, mindfulness, connection and love. I can’t wait to see your beautiful faces soon. Message me now to get more details, we’ve got 4 spots left! ❤️

Here’s to my female friends in Bali 👯‍♀️💃🏻

I’m hosting a half-day mindfulness event to help you recharge and reconnect with your inner self as well as other beautiful souls.

Let me know if you’re interested so I can send you more details.

With love, Novia x

At this very moment I am watching my cat lick his paw diligently without a worry in the world, and weirdly it gives me a permission to slow down and take a break.

Since we entered the new year, we might subconsciously or even consciously pressure ourselves to achieve our resolutions or goals. But let’s still allow moments of pausing or self care or as my cat puts it “lick your paws”.

Alright I’ll end it here before I invent another weird phrase. Good luck to everyone who is on their journey on making positive changes this year!

Considering to take up a new hobby.. could this be it? 🤔

It is true that yoga is beyond the physical, but I’ll always encourage you to start from the body until you find a deeper meaning to your practice.

When I first began, I was far from being able to touch my toes. I always felt shaky and weak. Every single session was a torture to my physical body. After a dozen hours of practice, I felt more open. My body felt lighter yet stronger. What I felt in the body affected my mental and emotional states too. I experienced far less often mood swings, more positive thinking, confidence and courage in my ability, just to name a few.

Your current intention of practice can be anything. It can simply be to improve your posture. What happens in the future as a result of your dedication to practice is a bonus. Along the way, you’ll naturally discover waaaaaay more than what you intended to learn. I find it quite magical.

If you want to practice with me, you can find me in Ubud on Mondays. See you on the mat!

Shared so much laughter with these people this past year. Thanks for being authentic and real. Core memories created 💙🧠💜

Drunken artists at play 👩🏻‍🎨🎨🥂

In Sanskrit, thank you is translated as dhanyavādaḥ which literally means “I’m blessed”. In Bahasa Indonesia, thank you is translated as terima kasih which literally means “I’ve received love”. So thank you in other languages can go beyond feeling appreciative. It’s an acknowledgement of love and life blessings.

Therefore, I thank every single moment in my life as it’s always filled with love and blessings.

Inspiration for my future garden.. 🪴🏡🐕

If people could give answers in yoga poses, this would be my answer to “Are you happy?”. YES! YES! YES!

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Sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to realize how much we are surrounded by beauty and abundance. Here’s to a prosperous, fulfilling and adventurous year! 🙌🏼

Three decades have passed. Thank you life for the laughs, the cries, and everything in between.