MUST WATCH video and Blessings for 2013 to you

Please take a few minutes to watch this video, the message is for everyone. The pure dedication, intent and believe in this mans own healing and the beauty of one person believe in another is ore inspiring and heart opening. 

As a yogi I feel deep respect and gratitude for how yoga above all else was part of this mans incredible transformation.

Blessings and love for 2013 may it bring all your dreams to manifest.

Renée x 

    

                                 

NEW ELWOOD STUDIO OPENING SPECIAL

As I'm moving my yoga and healing practice back to Elwood after a year in Gardenvale, I'm offering a deal for all to come try out KI FLOW Yoga and Meditation in my new spacious, light filled studio.

Ki FLOW yoga & meditation classes for mind, body & spirit.

KI FLOW is a unique style of somatic therapeutic yoga with an oriental flavour, open to anyone, no matter what experience.

KI FLOW mediation is guided intuitively breath heart, & body centred based. 

Come try out a KI FLOW yoga class for $15 ( Normally $25)

Come try out a KI FLOW Meditation class for $10 (normally $15)

You can check the event on Yoga Australia HERE 

OFFER available until January 31st 2013

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL 

Ki FLOW Healing yoga & raw food workshop in New Zealand

In July I'm coming to New Zealand to teach a workshop on yoga and raw food in Dunedin and maybe Christchurch. 

My mum has taken on the role of "workshop manager" so I know I'm in great hands :) 

you can click on the Jpeg of the poster to enlarge, read and print.  

Om Shanti 

TERM 2 timetable KI FLOW healing studio

In Term 2 Commencing April 17th classes will resume as normal 

Tuesday 9.30am and 7pm and also Friday 9.30am.

Then in one months time as of Tuesday May15th -  there will be (as per timetable) one extra KI FLOW Yoga class on Wednesday's at 4 - 5.30pm and 2 new 1 hour KI FLOW Meditation classes will also commence, Tuesday's 5 - 6pm and Wednesday's midday till 1pm.

The KI FLOW Meditation classes will follow a similar process in the way we allow mediation to take place in the KI FLOW Yoga classes.  

The main aspect of KI FLOW Meditation is that of heart-based coherence. 

We will play with varied styles of breath work, unwinding and unravelling right down to the cellar level, dropping into the nervous system and opening up an otherwise closed circuit of communication between the body, mind, emotions and spirit. 

 (un)learning and allowing ones own self awareness to assist healing to take place on an individual and then consequently on a global level. 

Depending on the seasons we will bring in the Oriental 5 element theory as a starting point, as well as drawing from ancient  knowledge and the new awareness we are remembering of our  entire energy systems and plans of consciousness.

We will bring intent in, set goals in our time-lines, and let the intelligence of the breath and the body guide us. 

KI FLOW Yoga & KI FLOW Meditation classes run on an 'in advance' booking system rather then on a drop in basis.

 (as its a therapeutic style of yoga, so more like an appointment session) 

All KI FLOW Yoga classes are 90 minutes and a maximum of 8 students

(please see DROP DOWN Tab on the blog for pricing structure for Yoga)

All KI FLOW Mediation classes are 60 minutes long and a maximum of 10 students. 

INVESTMENT for KI FLOW Mediation classes will be $15

Call or Txt Renee on 0416873599 to secure your spot!

*Mats & Blankets are provided*

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9.30am		KI FLOW Yoga  90mins			KI FLOW Yoga  90mins
12pm			KI FLOW Meditation 60mins
4pm			KI FLOW  Yoga  90mins
5pm		KI FLOW Meditation 60mins
7pm		KI FLOW Yoga  90mins

Ki Flows NEW Studio space in Gardenvale

I've very excited to be moving into my very own space in a few weeks time.

Ki Flow Healing will be situated in a beautiful upstairs light spacious carpeted room where you can book into receive Ki Flow healing & shiatsu treatments and also attend Ki Flow Yoga classes.

I will be running five Ki Flow classes per week, and have at least 3 full days open for healing & Shiatsu treatments, the timetable for term one 2012 should be out just before Christmas..... so watch this space!

Ki Flow Healing Studio is also sharing the same clinic as Revive Naturopathy.

together we will also run comprehensive packages that include, Nutrition, treatments, yoga & meditation.

In the near future Ki Flow healing Studio will also be home to a few other styles of yoga & body awareness practices, again keep checking back to see how its all evolving.

My New address is 139B Gardenvale Road Gardenvale 3185.

Ki Flow classes run on an 'in advance' booking system rather then on a drop in basis (more like an appointment session) All classes are 90 minutes and a maximum of 8 students.

Investment will be $25 per class or discounted if purchased by term or in bulk.

Ki Flow Healing and Shiatsu therapy is a 90 minute session, the investment is $95.

There is a possibility of a late summer earth element, 6 day early morning intensive in February, that will also include one Ki Flow healing/Shiatsu treatment and a raw Vegan breakfast after practice, I'll keep you posted on that!

For more information on Ki Flow healing or Ki Flow yoga please click on the drop down tabs or also check out my Yoga Australia teachers profile.

The benefit of a Winter Treatment

From an Oriental perspective the winter draws our energy inward, into the core, to reserve it, The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down.

This is the time of year to reflect on our health, replenish our energy and conserve our strength.

Winter is ruled by the

Water element, which is associated with the kidneys, bladder and adrenal glands.

According to the philosophy of Chinese medicine, the kidneys are considered the source of all energy or “Qi” within the body, they store all of the reserve Qi in the body so that it can be used in times of stress and change, or to heal, prevent illness, and age gracefully.

During the winter months it is important to nurture and nourish our kidney Qi.

It is the time where this energy can be most easily depleted.

Our bodies are instinctively expressing the fundamental principles of winter – rest, reflection, conservation and storage.

A fantastic Ki flow yoga stretch to help tonify and move the energy in the kidney and bladder channel is a forward seated bend with your legs stretched out in front. See image below.

Winter is Yin in nature; it is inactive, cold, and damp.

its the perfect time to remain introspective, restful, and consolidate your Qi through the season and prepare for the outburst of new life and energy in the spring.

Now is a fantastic time to book in for a Ki Flow healing treatment, and assist your bodies own innate ability to heal and restore.

Bliss & OM

Have you ever really listened to your OM?
A-U-M, the resounding resonance can be so blissful, clearing and energising, which makes a lot of sense given the OM represents the primary sound of the universe, its a big ask!
I got to thinking about how in TCM the triple warmer energy in our bodies (San Jiao) and the three 'burning spaces' relates to the OM I produce whist mediating.

As we begin the sound of the 'A' we are directing the breath and the sound, the beginning of creation to the lower heater of the body, from the lock through the base chakra it reaches deep into the body, into the small intestines, large intestines, Bladder and Kidney's.

As we move into the 'U' the sound rises up into the middle heater circulating the life force and resonance of sound in to the earth of our being, the stomach, the spleen and our liver.

Then finally as we produce the sound of 'M' it represents the destruction of creation and the beginning of the new cycle, we send that life force, breath and sound into the lungs and heart and into the spaces and cavities of the head and to our crown chakra and beyond.

OM, the purest of sounds, that creates such peace, and reminds us that peace is not outside of us but part of who we are.

OM Shanti Shanti

guilt & the hips

Today my practice was a form of Yoga called Yin Yoga.
This is very different from the 'style' of yoga I usually practice which is very yang in nature and powerful, Yin Yoga is much more aligned with the way I teach, and has the oriental undercurrent.
Working on the hips got me to thinking about how much guilt is stored in a deep emotional level, in the hip and pelvis, especially for women, this is something that has been 'agreed' on as a collective in society, so it becomes very obvious the more aware of it we become.
The Earth element in our bodies needs nurturing, it needs time to settle in, to find it's containment, contentment and boundary's.
When we hold a hip opener posture or shape for a time and breath into that space, it untucks and unfolds the holding pattern sitting in the dark places of the pelvis, if we follow the lead of the breath and imagine the light or sunshine in that space, reaching in with love and forgiveness and filling it up, it gives permission for us to 'feel' out the emotions - the guilt, it allows us to own it or not, to question weather it is ours or not? It gives us a moment in our 'now' to capture the freedom of which is innately ours, in our body, our breath, our mind, our spirit. And from the experience of that expression we can go back there again and again.