Join us for a 2 hour workshop exploring body based ways to meet anxiety.
Through yin yoga, somatic practices, chinese medicine, and meditation
we’ll explore how the body holds tension and how it can begin to soften
when we learn how to work with it, and care for it.
guided by Hugh @breathof_heart and Dr Rebecca Andrews (TCM) @cloud_gate_acupuncture
Date
Sat May 9
12-2pm
location
Good Folk Yoga
138 Myers St,
Geelong VIC
@goodfolkyoga
book via link in bio
open to everyone.
‘The grief and the gratitude share the same chest.
The fury and the tenderness share the same room. The hope and the exhaustion wake up in the same body every morning.’
I was moved by these sentences by @colorwecrazy about the paradox of feelings.
It might not work to try to intellectually figure it all out, you may need to experience that soft animal of your body that can be with a prism of feelings.
What are you feeling right now that you’ve been told can’t coexist?
Name both. Let them breathe together 🌬️
Qiūfēn 秋分 – Autumn Equinox
A time when yin yang ☯️ hangs in balance of relative equity. A pivot from which the wheel will again turn. From now on we will start to feel the descending,
entropic and nourishing Yin energies begin to gather momentum.
This is a time where you may feel: a subtle drop in energy
more receptive to regulation practices breath, yoga, qi gong, acupuncture
awareness of the quality of light
awareness of the arrival of coolness
Think of acupuncture as nervous system support — not the whole solution, but a powerful ally in how the body processes stress.
Acupuncture works through several physiological pathways that help the body shift out of chronic stress states:
⛅️ Regulates the nervous system
Supports a shift from sympathetic “fight-or-flight” into parasympathetic “rest-and-restore”.
🌥️ Balances the stress response (HPA axis)
Research suggests acupuncture can help regulate cortisol and the body’s central stress response.
🌥️ Improves emotional regulation
Neuroimaging studies show acupuncture can influence brain regions involved in stress and mood processing.
🌥️ Reduces the physiological load of stress
May improve sleep quality, reduce muscle tension, and support recovery from chronic overwhelm.
🌥️ A body-based intervention
Helpful when people feel too wired, depleted, or cognitively overloaded to process stress through talking alone.
Acupuncture works best as part of a broader support system:
〰️ Sleep as medicine
〰️ Nourishing food and herbal support
〰️ Movement and restorative practices
〰️ Counselling or psychotherapy when needed
Because stress isn’t just in the mind — it lives in the nervous system and the body.
Learn & feel inspired from our incredible team of experienced guest presenters who will share insightful & practical knowledge that’s easy to apply in your everyday life that can make life long changes to your health.
@qifoodtherapy@natasjafoxconsulting@the_humble_nook@yinyang.medicine
Designed and facilitated by me, Becca Andrews doctor of Chinese medicine and founder of @cloud_gate_acupuncture
Starts soon!
Date:
10 Feb -03 March
Location:
Weekly & twice weekly online sessions
Low cost accessible community offering with high high value
Investment $150 early bird ( until Feb 03) $250 full
Book via link in bio
All bodies welcome
Sending so much love & respect to First Nations people today ✊🏼 🖤💛♥️
#notadatetocelebrate #noprideingenocide #truthtelling #treaty #changethedate raisetheage paytherent landback whiteaustraliahasaablakhistory reconciliacion stopblackdeathsincustody reparations healcountry teachblakhistory
Nourish & Let Go 2026 Year of the Yang Fire Horse 🔥
Join Dr. Becca Andrews ( TCM ) @cloud_gate_acupuncture for a 21 day journey to improve your energy levels, heal your digestion and nourish your relationship to body and self.
Learn & feel inspired from out incredible team of experienced guest presenters who will share insightful and practical knowledge that’s easy to apply in your everyday life that can make life long changes to your health
@qifoodtherapy@natasjafoxconsulting@yinyang.medicine@the_humble_nook
We will travel as a community but each person will be on their own quest and are free to choose what you’d like to commit to.
Make it realistic, make it achievable, make it pleasurable AND challenge your edge a little.
Designed and facilitated by a doctor of Chinese medicine with 18 years experience.
Your relationship to self is the most important relationship you’ll ever have.
Date:
10 Feb - 03 March
Location :
Weekly & twice weekly online sessions
Low cost accessible community offering with high high value
Investment:
$150
Book via link in bio
All bodies welcome.
