Yoga & Restful Retreats with Emma Polette

Yoga & Restful Retreats with Emma Polette I teach gentle yoga & host relaxing retreats. I give busy women permission to rest. Building my full-time retreats biz, one breath at a timešŸ“Albany WA

I am The Body Love Coach - an activist and champion for women everywhere to live bright and energetic lives free from society's expectations.

25/09/2026

The word lazy gets thrown around a lot.

But when I look at the women I know, I rarely see laziness.

I see people raising children. Caring for parents. Working long hours. Navigating health issues. Managing grief. Trying their best.

Before you call yourself lazy, ask: What am I recovering from?

A busy season? A difficult year? A heartbreak? An illness? A disappointment? Burnout?

Your body and mind might be asking for compassion, not criticism.

24/09/2026

Whoā€™s coming? šŸ©·

Although Iā€™m a bit tired and overwhelmed lately I feel so grateful for the life that I lead. I often spend time smiling ...
22/09/2026

Although Iā€™m a bit tired and overwhelmed lately I feel so grateful for the life that I lead.

I often spend time smiling to myself and thinking ā€œgosh Iā€™m luckyā€.

One of the things Iā€™m so grateful for is my yearly trip to Bali with an amazing group of women. Itā€™s always different and always wonderful.

Who or what are you grateful for right now? Share in the comments. Iā€™d love to read it!

Tonight a student said Iā€™m extremely optimistic so here goes:Things I like about having a Gravesā€™ relapse:1. Iā€™m hot all...
16/09/2026

Tonight a student said Iā€™m extremely optimistic so here goes:

Things I like about having a Gravesā€™ relapse:
1. Iā€™m hot all the time so itā€™s like being in Bali
2. Iā€™m always hungry
3. Iā€™ve got to be kind to myself

So itā€™s all the best reasons to have a Magnum šŸ˜‚

I can't wait to collaborate again with ArtSouth WA and the Southern Art & Craft Trail and Swan Harp Studios for this eve...
15/09/2026

I can't wait to collaborate again with ArtSouth WA and the Southern Art & Craft Trail and Swan Harp Studios for this event.

Last Wednesday after yoga a couple of my students were celebrating my improved health saying I looked good and it was gr...
15/09/2026

Last Wednesday after yoga a couple of my students were celebrating my improved health saying I looked good and it was great I could sit on the floor again after a long recovery from my knee & hip injury. Me being me thoughtā€¦ ā€œI do feel good but I wonder whatā€™s coming. šŸ¤”ā€

On Sunday I wrote an email about getting through a tough 10 years that included an autoimmune diagnosis - although the diagnosis didnā€™t make it to the email because I thought I was in remission for good.

On Monday I ended up in ED with rapid atrial fibrillation caused by a relapse of that autoimmune condition. Dang.

Iā€™ve spent the last 24 hours asking myself what Iā€™d done wrong. I havenā€™t been stressed. Iā€™ve been exercising. Eating pretty well. Getting out and seeing people. I donā€™t drink or smoke. But I mustā€™ve done something wrong because the wellness world makes us believe that as long as we do everything right weā€™ll be healthy.

But maybe there isnā€™t anything Iā€™ve done wrong. Maybe my immune system just did what immune systems sometimes do.

I did have pneumonia. I've had a tooth infection. Perhaps those things played a part. Perhaps they didn't. I don't actually know.

And maybe that's the point. Illness isn't always a consequence. Sometimes it's just something that happens to a body. And that doesn't mean we stop caring for ourselves. It means we stop confusing caring for ourselves with being responsible for everything that happens to us.

P.S. Thanks to my Monday night yoga crew for being so adaptable when I postponed at the last minute. And my heart is back to sinus rhythm for now so Iā€™ll be teaching the rest of my classes this week. The ED doctor, who I mentally nicknamed McLovely because he was, said that exercise is good for me no matter what.

Yes this is a last minute post, but itā€™s definitely not too late to book into Calm Body Sunday yoga.This is a 90-minute ...
12/09/2026

Yes this is a last minute post, but itā€™s definitely not too late to book into Calm Body Sunday yoga.

This is a 90-minute session including very gentle yoga thatā€™s floor based (no getting up and down, up and down, - just lots of lying around and stretching ā˜ŗļø), a couple of journal prompts and some meditation in the beautiful library space overlooking town hall.

If youā€™re a current student whoā€™d like to try a different style or a brand newbie, Iā€™d love to see you there šŸ©·

53 šŸŽ‚Today I gifted myself a facial - not to try and look younger - just for some lovely pampering me time. I realised la...
11/09/2026

53 šŸŽ‚

Today I gifted myself a facial - not to try and look younger - just for some lovely pampering me time.

I realised last week as I smiled at myself in the mirror that I like my crowā€™s feet.

I like what they represent - 53 years of life. 53 years of smiles. 53 years of emotion.

I wouldnā€™t change that for anything.

So hereā€™s a 53 year old woman, with no makeup, grey hair unstyled, happily single and loving her crowā€™s feet.

Take that patriarchy šŸ’Ŗ

08/09/2026

Maybe midlife doesnā€™t have to be a crisis OR a reinvention.

Maybe it can just beā€¦ a bit of both.

Iā€™m accepting that I like slow mornings. That I donā€™t want to work full time. That I actually quite like myself. That my body has changed and will keep changing.

And Iā€™m also accepting that there are things I still want to work on. I want to get stronger. I want to get out more. I want to keep growing and trying things.

But Iā€™m not interested in optimising myself into some imaginary ā€œbest versionā€ of me.

I quite like this version.

Maybe thatā€™s the middle Iā€™m talking about.

Not giving up.
Not blowing everything up.
Not trying to perfect ourselves.

Just noticing whatā€™s working, accepting what isnā€™t, and making a life that feels like ours.

Iā€™m turning 53 this week. And honestly, Iā€™m pretty happy to be here. ā¤ļø

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