Yoga & Restful Retreats with Emma Polette

What if the most disciplined thing you could do for yourself is to be consistently kind?

Not speaking cruelly to yourself
Not abandoning yourself when you’re tired
Not turning every physical limitation into a personal failure
Not making yourself “earn” rest
Not treating yourself as a project that needs constant correction

What if that’s the discipline?

P.S. if you’d like to create some self-kindness “discipline” in your life, you might like my Calm Body Sunday class - a 90 minute gentle yoga class with journaling and meditation. The next one is Sunday 23rd August. Comment below if you’d like me to send the link.

This video gives a real world example of how a mindfulness practice can help reduce stress in an every day situation.

Let me know what you think 🤔

This is the thing I keep thinking about from the Bali yoga retreat (well one of the things anyway)

I keep thinking about how a daily yoga practice helps us accept ourselves on the good days and the bad and also reminds us that even if there are bad days, good days return.

Over the past month or so I’ve recommitted to a daily practice - let me know in the comments if you’d like me to show you my 10 min morning sequence.

If you’re a busy woman who gets sh*t done for everyone else, who’s caring and loving, you’ll find these two things much harder than the yoga on retreat!

1. Letting other people take care of you
2. Not filling up your days with activities

There’s no judgement from me if that’s the case, because as women we’ve been conditioned to look after everyone else and we need to be busy to get it all done.

But watching the magic that happens by day 3-4 is my favourite part of hosting retreats - that’s when the true relaxation kicks in.

It’s a beautiful thing to witness. 😍

Because I want women to feel completely safe to move, wobble, rest, cry, laugh and simply be.

Some of the most beautiful moments on retreat aren’t meant for social media. They’re meant for the women who are living them.

If you’re curious about experiencing it next year you can register your interest via the link in my bio or send me a message 🩷

I’ve realised something.

When people ask me what happens on my Bali retreats, I usually tell them about the yoga, the breakfasts, the beautiful villa, the free time…

But that’s not really what they need to know.

What they need to hear is this:

For so many women, a holiday still means being responsible for everyone else. Organising. Planning. Remembering. Making decisions. Looking after people.

You might change the scenery, but you never stop carrying the mental load.

My retreats are designed to be different.

Once you arrive, you don’t have to organise anything. You don’t have to decide what’s for dinner or make sure everyone else is happy.

The biggest decision you’ll make all day is whether to have a massage, go for a swim, or curl up with your book.

That’s the retreat. (Yes there’s yoga & meditation too)

It’s not about escaping your life.

It’s about remembering what it feels like when someone else takes care of you for a change.

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