I had to lean into Trust when I first started to move this incredible sculpture by Vazha Mikaberidze currently in Pietrasanta, Italy. I couldn’t quite believe it wasn’t going to topple over 😆 Soon enough I was feeling awe, amazement and joy.
It got me thinking about words I’d heard on a retreat several years ago that have stuck with me…
TRUST IS THE ANTIDOTE TO WORRY
Worry is what happens when we try to control what we can’t see or understand. We run the scenarios, rehearse the disasters, and exhaust ourselves preparing for outcomes that rarely arrive. It feels productive. It isn’t.
The antidote isn’t optimism — pretending everything will be fine. It’s trust. Trust that we’ve done what we can. Trust that others are capable. Trust that uncertainty isn’t the same as danger. Trust that we don’t have to know or understand everything.
Worry keeps us living in a future that doesn’t exist yet. Trust brings us back to the present — where, most of the time, things are okay.
Trust 🩵
Artist @prastoart
#trust #mindfulness #pietrasanta #prastoart #mindful
Today I wore green.
In Qigong, green is the colour of the Wood element — the energy of Spring — associated with the liver, and when we practice Wood movements we cultivate resilience, adaptability, kindness and generosity.
Visualising bright green in the area of the liver, or simply wearing green can help release stagnant energy while supporting liver health and encouraging new growth and new hope.
Wearing green today also brought back a wonderful memory of the Green Goddess from 80s morning television — Diana Moran, famously described as having flex appeal 😉
So here’s me, in green, in Goddess posture 😊
In Yoga the Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana) is a powerful standing, wide-legged squat that opens the hips and strengthens the lower body, embodying confidence and strength.
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“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
— Pema Chödrön
Find a patch of ground. Lie down. Look up. Stay a little longer than feels necessary — just past the restless first minute, into the quiet on the other side.
Observe how you feel in your mind, body and emotionally.
Maybe, just maybe, you’ll release for a moment and feel part of something bigger 💙
Wisdom I needed today so thought I’d share incase it’s useful for anyone else 🩵
“Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself“
Lao Tzu reminds us that life has its own timing. Not everything needs to be forced or rushed — some things simply unfold when the conditions are right. Like the grass, we grow best when we stop straining and learn to trust the season we’re in.
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Round your working week off with me every Friday. My popular Monday class @theyogamela has moved to Fridays - an opportunity for you to unwind into the weekend. New Class Time : Fridays at 6pm starting tomorrow.
Guided Meditation • Qigong • Mini Soundbath
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9:30am Saturday 20th June
#Mindfulness, #Movement & #Sound: A Restorative Start to Your #Festival Day
Building on the success of previous years’ Saturday morning mindfulness and wellbeing sessions, begin your day at the Marylebone Music Festival with a restorative experience designed to ground, energise, and reconnect. Led by mindfulness and sound practitioner Rehana Rafiq Lee from Mindful Respace, this one-hour session blends mindfulness, gentle Qigong movement, and immersive sound therapy using singing bowls to create a calm and nourishing atmosphere. Set within the unique, natural surroundings of the festival, it offers a chance to slow down, reset, and arrive with intention, whether for a full day of music, or a moment of stillness in the heart of West London.
Morning Qigong 💛Clear stress and stagnant energy and lift your mood. Always such a great start to the day and together with the sea, beach, sun and sky I am ready to start the day 💛
Chair Qi Yoga online classes for older adults, people with limited mobility, those recovering from injury or low energy. Keeping our bodies moving is vital and helps ease pain, de stress and boost mood 🩵
Spread the word ! Please share! Do tell your mums, dads, aunties, uncles, friends, next door neighbours or anyone you think could benefit. 😊 An easy to join zoom link is sent to attend the class.
Fridays 9am - 9.45am
Single Class £10
Save with multiple class passes
🪑More Info and to book go to link in bio ⬆️ Feel free to email me to arrange an informal discovery chat if you’d like more info.
😊 Join our friendly online ReSpace community.
Rehana 💕
Practising what we preach @slomo_wellbeing Kings X
What a lovely time we had. Really warm, friendly vibes.
Yoga • Sauna • Cold Plunge •
Came out tingling and uplifted 💫
#selfcare
Your Power Is In Taking A Pause 💪🧠💪🏽🧠💪🏾
Learn how…
Reduce Stress with Mindfulness workshop this Sunday 8 Feb 2pm - 4.30pm @breezeyoga_
#Mindfulness #Meditation #qigong #yoga
🌊An invitation to connect with your breath.
🌊 Place one hand on your heart and one hand on your belly.
🌊 Gently and steadily deepen your inhale .
🌊Gently and steadily lengthen your exhale.
Breathe through your nose rhythmically.
🌊 Tuning into the wave like motion of your breath in your body.
🌊 Let your breath steady, ground you and bring fresh energy and power.
