The Art & Science of Waking Up

As you know by now it was the ole mid-life crisis that first landed me onto the mat in my first Kundalini Yoga class.

Although I cried my eyes out that first class, the powerful effects of the practice were immediate; I felt elevated and clear. It was like I’d scrubbed away all the smoke and mirrors and found the kernel of my True Self - and that gave me a joy and a dash of hope.

I returned week after week.

I cried a lot those first weeks because I was processing emotion very effectively and powerfully through the practices I was being learning. Old traumas that had been resurfacing felt like they were getting processed.

Some of the yoga was familiar and some was quite new and strange; THIS yoga, however, was more of a healing modality - strengthening, powerful and yet STILL utterly do-able. It didn’t contort and stretch my body, it worked with it. It was a revelation - why hadn't I heard of it before? This was just what my body – and heart – and indeed SOUL, needed!

With this practice I began to notice that I was able to self-regulate emotionally where before I would find myself veering between reactive ‘fight or flight’ mode or a depressive ‘frozen’ mode.

I felt less distraught in general and began to experience a gap in between the feeling and the reacting whenever I experienced stressors.

So I began started a short daily Kundalini practice, 11 minutes, I quit smoking and over the weeks I gained enough confidence and resilience to represent myself in court and “win”.

Those were heady, heavy days..

And so, to cut a long story short, in the intervening years I re-trained, and now I teach regularly, sharing these amazing, fast acting and powerful practices. I’m fitter and happier in my 50s than I ever was! I UP-LEVELLED! And you can too! Aging is a myth; I mean, sure we age, but our heath and innate wellbeing, our sense of purpose and youthfulness do not have to disappear.

I use these amazing practices every day like I used to use anti-depressants – and I feel connected again. I love sharing them through this awesome community which of course has now had to move online during these pandemic days. YAY – we get to connect with a global sisterhood!

Magical Mid-Life

There is a massive shift happening in your body and psyche at this time. The hormonal flows are re-arranging themselves drastically – and remember, hormones do not have one exclusive function: they all cover a multitude of functions and so the impact of this seismological state-shifting process can feel strong!

This is why we need to up-level the body to withstand the inner storms of transformation, and like the pupa of a butterfly, to allow the chaos; to be strong enough in body, mind and spirit to handle the storm and come out the other side, the Queen that you truly are.

It’s an amazing time to address our attitude to our body, and to build resilience in all its systems as it is so in flux. You can really take this opportunity to redefine yourself.

Kundalini Yoga is SO good at facilitating all this. In my livestream classes I use many meditations and breathwork practices for the PITUITARY as this is the master gland of the body’s endocrine system, so it is pretty much like going to the MASTER SWITCH. These breathwork practices provide great relief and begin to build the resilience we need.

The YogiOnline Community also offers simple lifestyle and dietary changes so that our experience of peri-menopause and/or mid-life becomes more manageable, without force, stress or self-denial. Self-care is a must.

A regular practice of yoga is a rock, an anchor and a boon. Daily practice offers another dimension to this menopause process and I strongly recommend every woman do it. You can get powerful, accelerated results by setting aside a few minutes daily, at the same time each day, for personal practice. And it can be anything! Yes, yoga, but it could also be journaling, singing or mindfully sipping tea – whatever floats your boat. Our archive of resources is designed to support you with this, with videos of all lengths and types, and of course the livestreams and weekly Facebook Live sessions.

It isn’t easy to build up a committed habit of self care – it is completely normal to reject and resist even good habits because the primitive, fear-alert part of the brain basically says – ‘don’t change a thing, you are surviving quite ok without change!’ and pulls out the stops by creating an internal resistance.

And that is where community comes in, peer-to-peer support is INVALUABLE!

Try us out, we’d love to have you join us sister. Share your tips and tricks with the community. Ask for what you need. And let’s practice this process of mid-life magic and transformation TOGETHER!