Sparkling Soul Yoga

Thinking about joining the Bloom Spring Retreat but still have a few questions? 🌸

Retreats can feel unfamiliar, especially if it’s your first time. So if you’ve been wondering whether you’ll fit in, if you’ll know what you’re doing, or if you can come on your own… this post is for you.

The Bloom Spring Retreat has been thoughtfully designed to offer a supportive space to slow down, reconnect, and welcome the new season with intention.

Have another question? Pop it in the comments or send me a message ✨

And just like that… it’s my last day in India.

And what a beautiful final day it was. Sunrise yoga followed by a walking tour through Old Delhi - sampling incredible food, weaving through crowded streets, and observing the raw, vibrant rhythm of modern-day life.

It was hot.
38 degrees hot.
It was loud.
It was chaotic.
It was everything Delhi is… and I absolutely love it.

As I walked through the streets today, I found myself reflecting on how fortunate and deeply grateful I am for this body and mind that allow me to travel the way I do. To explore. To adapt. To stay curious. To immerse myself fully in places that challenge and awaken me.

Because travel like this isn’t for everyone.
Not everyone enjoys the noise, the intensity, the smells, the unpredictability.
Not everyone can stomach the food or embrace the sensory overload that India offers so unapologetically.

But for me… it feels like something deeper than travel.
It feels like coming home to a part of my soul.

This is my third time in India, and I know with certainty it won’t be my last. She has so much to offer - wisdom, contrast, devotion, beauty, humanity, perspective. Every visit changes me in some way.

India has my heart.
And I already can’t wait to return.

Kym # # #

Sparkling Soul Yoga

BLOOM - Spring Day Retreat

What if, just for one day, you chose yourself?
If the negative self-talk has been loud lately…
If anxiety feels like a constant background noise…
If burnout, exhaustion, or the pressure of always being “busy” has left you disconnected from yourself…

BLOOM is your invitation to pause.

To breathe.

To soften.

To reconnect with the version of you underneath the stress, the expectations, and the responsibilities.

This retreat is a space for self-love, deep rest, gentle movement, connection, and presence. A chance to step away from the constant doing and remember what it feels like to simply be.

Together we will create space to:
🌸 Calm the nervous system
🌸 Release tension and overwhelm
🌸 Move, breathe, and reconnect to the body
🌸 Cultivate self-compassion
🌸 Find stillness, clarity, and presence
🌸 Nourish yourself from the inside out

You do so much for everyone else.

This is your opportunity to pour some of that love back into yourself.

Because you deserve to bloom too.

Join us for BLOOM - Spring Day Retreat
📅 Sunday 23rd August

Kym # # #
Sparkling Soul Yoga

www.sparklingsoulyoga.com.au/bloom-spring-retreat

Just a little reminder that classes will resume on 11 July as I am currently in India and then heading to Spain for a little more travel and adventure before returning home.

While I’m away, if you’d like to continue practising with me, I am filming yoga videos almost every day and uploading them to YouTube so you can still move, breathe and connect with your practice from home. It’s also become a beautiful way for me to share some of the incredible places I have the opportunity to experience along the way.

At this very moment, I’m sitting in a hotel in New Delhi about to head out on a chef’s food walking tour - combining my love of local culture, incredible food, connection and moving my body through new places and experiences.

The retreat here in India was truly transformational and I’m carrying so much inspiration, gratitude and learning home with me. I honestly can’t wait to see you all again in person when classes resume.

If you’d like daily updates from the journey, you can follow along on Instagram or Facebook, and if you’d like to continue practising yoga with me while I’m away, make sure you subscribe to YouTube.

Take care everyone and see you soon # # #
Kym # # #
Sparkling Soul Yoga

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And just like that, the retreat is over.

At least in its physical form. But not in its transformational form.

The transformation now lives within every woman who showed up with an open heart and a willingness to be changed - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

We all leave carrying something so valuable it’s difficult to put into words. A deeper connection to ourselves. Intentions for the way we want to move forward. Friendships formed through vulnerability and presence. Acceptance. Freedom. Softness. Strength.

The kind of connection that can feel difficult to find in the “real world.”

I was planning to write this last night, but the internet was out. And maybe that was divine intervention. Maybe it was the universe whispering, “Just savour this moment for yourself.” A reminder that I don’t always have to give outwardly. That sometimes I’m allowed to simply receive.

So instead, I slept in the reverence of this retreat.In the stillness.In the gratitude. In the love that was created here.

And I know, without question, that I will be forever changed by it.

Kym # # #
Sparkling Soul Yoga

Ever wondered what ecstatic dance actually is?
Have you heard the words before but never really understood what it means?
Or wondered why ecstatic dance is so often paired with a cacao ceremony?

You are not alone.

For many people, the idea of moving freely without choreography, expectation or judgement can feel both intriguing and a little unfamiliar. But at its heart, ecstatic dance is simply an invitation to move in a way that feels natural and authentic for you.

✨ No steps to follow.
✨ No mirrors.
✨ No pressure to perform.
✨ Just movement, music, breath and presence.

And that is exactly why it can be so powerful.

So much of life asks us to think, perform, achieve and hold ourselves together. Ecstatic dance creates space to step out of the mind and back into the body. Through movement, we can release stress and tension, process emotions, reconnect with ourselves, regulate the nervous system and experience freedom, joy and expression in a way that words often cannot reach.

Combined with ceremonial cacao - a heart-opening practice used for centuries to support connection, reflection and emotional openness - the experience becomes an opportunity to soften, release, reconnect and explore yourself in a completely different way.

On Friday 31 July 2026, I’ll be joining Mish at Creative Roots Breath Therapy for an evening of cacao, movement and connection as I begin to explore this offering more deeply myself - connecting to healing, expression, presence and community.

This is not about being a dancer.
It is about being human.
Feeling. Moving. Releasing. Connecting.

If you feel curious, drawn to it or simply ready to try something different, you are warmly welcome to join us.

Join us for this beautiful evening of cacao, ecstatic dance and connection.

Book your place here: www.creativerootsbreaththerapy.com/event-details/cacao-ceremony-ecstatic-dance-with-mish-kym-2

Kym # # #
Sparkling Soul Yoga

www.creativerootsbreaththerapy.com

Day 9 - let’s talk about food.
Let’s talk about Indian food.

Not just the flavours, but the experience of it.
The philosophy behind it.
The care in it.
The way food here feels deeply connected to nourishment, balance, energy and life itself.

The vibrant colours of turmeric, saffron, chilli, coriander and mint.
The richness of warming spices - cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, fennel.
The comfort of steaming masala chai shared slowly between moments of practice, conversation and reflection.

Over these days we’ve enjoyed beautiful northern Indian dishes - palak paneer, dal, chana masala, aloo gobi, vegetable curries, fresh chapati, rice, pakoras and warming soups. Food layered with so much depth, flavour and intention.

And perhaps what has been most surprising is how this food makes you feel.
Nourished.
Grounded.
Satisfied without heaviness.
Energised rather than depleted.

No alcohol.
Vegetarian meals.
Food prepared fresh each day from the garden.
Meals eaten slowly, together, with presence.

There is something incredibly healing about that.

In yoga we often speak about prana - life force energy - and here you can almost feel it in the food itself. The freshness. The spices. The warmth. The care. The connection to the earth and tradition.

It becomes more than eating.
It becomes part of the practice.
A reminder that nourishment is not just about calories or nutrients, but also about colour, ritual, community, pleasure, balance and presence.

India has a way of awakening all of the senses.
And the food is very much part of that magic.

Kym # # #
Sparkling Soul Yoga