Living Waters Wellness

🏔️ Outdoor classes are back! 🌿

If you’ve been following my account for a while now you know that I love to get out in the great outdoors - that’s why two of my brand emojis are a 🏔️ and 🌊. Being outside is so nourishing to our bodies, to our breath and to our nervous system and this area that we live in, in the Fraser Valley is so rich with places for us to reset and release.

There’s also something very special about slowing down at the end of the day. To allow ourselves the opportunity to breathe deeply, to move gently, and to allow ourselves to release the stress we’ve been carrying.

Join me for Sunset Stretches in the Park, a gentle outdoor wellness class designed to help you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and create space for rest and renewal, in community with others. These classes will include intentional and mindful movement, gentle passive and active stretching, breathwork, and restorative moments as we move with the rhythm of the evening. It’s the perfect way to wind down for the day.

Here are your options for classes:

✨ Individual classes $13/class
✨ Pre-register for the month! 4-class pass: $40

Bring your mat, a water bottle, and a cozy layer for the cooler evening air. 💙

Drop a comment and I’ll DM you the location details.

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🌸 Mindful Monday: Love and Loss 🌷

“When it comes right down to it, our entire messy, elaborate lives are a dance of letting go, of loving, and of losing.” (Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski - Wilderness Mother) 🙏

The last five weeks have seemed to last a lifetime. What began with much needed rest, family time and adventure, turned our attention to a fall from an aging parent, regular hospital (then hospice) visits, and processing being present to witness the sacredness of a last breath. To make it officially poignant, on the one year anniversary of losing our beloved youngest dog, we officially said “see you soon” to our beloved family member.

And yet, this is life.
It is beautiful.
And it is brutal.
And the two can happen at the same time.

Life is all about making efforts to learn from every experience.
To love those around you. (Even when they’re difficult)
And to be mindful of the lessons along the way….

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☕️ Right now, I’m getting by on coffee, prayers, and a little bit of Jesus after a death in our family. And honestly, sometimes that’s sufficient for this moment.

There are seasons where survival looks different. Routines shift, emotions can feel heavy, and we lean on the simple things that help carry us through the day, like caffeine. It may not be sustainable forever, but grace reminds us that not every season is meant to look balanced or polished. There’s a reason that I say we have to allow ourselves to “Sit in the sh*t”. (It’s in order to allow us to heal). And until we can, caffeine, prayers and Jesus gets us through it 🫣

So if you’re in a hard season too, give yourself permission to just get through today. Coffee in hand. And when we’re able and ready, the strength of our Creator meets us gently in the middle of our grief, our exhaustion, and our healing. 🤍

Feeling this yourself? Drop me a 💙 in the comments. Have more time? Drop me a few words of encouragement 🙏 Ill read them with appreciation ❤️

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✨ Sorry I can’t talk right now… I’m in therapy ✨

Not the kind with a couch and a clipboard… the kind where I finally get quiet enough to hear myself again. Stillness. Solitude. Breath. In a world that rewards constant output, choosing to pause can feel uncomfortable… even unfamiliar. But your nervous system doesn’t heal in the noise—it heals in the slow, gentle moments where you allow yourself to soften, to feel, and to simply be.

Therapy doesn’t always look like talking. Sometimes it’s sitting in silence with your hand on your heart. Sometimes it’s stepping away from the chaos for a few intentional breaths. Sometimes it’s giving yourself permission to rest without needing to earn it. These small, quiet practices aren’t indulgent… they’re essential. They regulate your body, calm your mind, and guide you back to a place of safety and connection within yourself.

If your body is asking for this kind of care, I invite you to join me for Be Restored—a 60-minute class this Saturday designed to gently support your nervous system through stillness, breath, and rest. A space to step away, soften, and simply receive. 🤍
Book here:
https://calendly.com/livingwaterswellness/restoreandrenewapril

✨Be Restored is back.
We started and I’m bringing it back .by.jo ! This gentle 60-minute experience is designed to help you slow down, soften, and reset from the inside out. Through supported postures, mindful movement, and guided breath, this class creates space for your body to release tension and your mind to settle. It’s an invitation to step out of survival mode and into a place of safety, stillness, and deep restoration.

Restorative practices support your nervous system by encouraging the body to shift from “fight and flight” (stress responses) into “rest-and-digest” (to integrate information and respond, rather than reacting). Benefits include reduced anxiety, improved sleep, decreased inflammation (and reduced pain), enhanced circulation, and a greater sense of calm and clarity. With the use of props and intentional pacing, each posture is held in a way that allows your body to be fully supported—so tension can be released with ease and healing can happen without force.

In a season that invites renewal, we’re reminded that slowing ourselves down enough to truly listen to what matters most is crucial.

Come as you are.
This is your space to rest, reconnect, and be cared for. No pressure, no performance—just presence.
The link to book this class is in my bio.
Join me on Saturday May 9th for a unique experience.

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🌿Thoughtful Tuesdays - Why We Need Solitude & Intentional Rest

There’s a quiet invitation that comes with a changing season…Not to push harder. Or to cling to what worked before. But to soften… and to listen. It’s the reason you see me posting more of rest and relaxation lately than striving. Those days are over. I am worthy without the hustle. And so are you.

So here’s the tea for today: ☕️
The rhythms that carried you through one season
may not be what your body, mind, or spirit needs now.

Being present to hear that information takes intentional rest and solitude - because that information is wisdom.

We are not meant to live in rigid routines that never bend. We are created for rhythm, for flow, for renewal.
Just like the earth shifts, from rest to growth, from fullness to release, so do we.

Maybe this season is asking you to:
💙 wake a little slower
💙 rest without guilt
💙 change how you move, nourish, or spend your time
💙 let go of habits that once helped, but now feel heavy

This is how we grow and evolve.
Let this be your permission to adjust your pace…
to realign your habits…
And to honour the season you are in.

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🪻Spring invites us to move again…to do more, step forward, and to reawaken. It’s part of our renewal out of the long winter months.

💕 But before you rush….pause….to reflect on what you want to bring into this new season. I love doing this with each seasonal change as it helps me refocus on my priorities and brings excitement to the season ahead.

In spring our bodies are ready to move, but our rhythms still need renewed intention. Not every habit from the past season needs to come with us. Spring is a beautiful time to reflect on what is working, what matters most and what’s needs a tweak.

💙 THIS is your reminder to move with awareness, not pressure, to choose rhythms that feel life-giving in this season and to know that habits and “non-negotiables” CAN change. That’s where our renewal begins. 🤍

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