Mangala Yoga

You didn’t let yourself go. You didn’t stop trying. You didn’t suddenly fall apart overnight.
Your oestrogen dropped and with it went the natural protection your joints relied on for decades.
Oestrogen is anti-inflammatory. It keeps your connective tissue supple, your joints cushioned, your body feeling like yours.
When it goes, everything tightens. Hips. Back. Knees. Hands. You go to bed sore, wake up stiff, and somewhere along the way you start to wonder if this is just ageing. It’s not.
This supported wide legged forward fold is one of my go-to postures.
It doesn’t force. It doesn’t push. It creates space in the hips and pelvis, gently decompresses the lower back, and invites your nervous system to
exhale.
This is what I mean when I say a different kind of care.
Not harder. Not more. Just with your body instead of against it.
If your body hasn’t felt like your own lately, I see you. And I want you to know there’s a way forward.
Save this if your joints have been achy lately. And if you’re ready to start moving differently, come and find me. Link in bio. Bx

Symptoms aren't the problem. They're the messenger.
Hot flushes. 3am wake-ups. Rage out of nowhere. Bone-deep fatigue.
Your body isn't broken - it’s pointing at something: stress with no outlet, work that's asking too much, habits that no longer fit.
Menopause doesn't cause the imbalance. It exposes it.
Stop chasing the symptom. Follow it back to the source.

If this resonates, follow for more on nervous system capacity through menopause - strength without bracing.

Somatic Yin yoga and nervous system capacity work for 40+ women in menopause. Follow to learn your body’s language. Symptoms are signals.

Shoulders release, mind quiets. Strength with softness.
We can be strong without bracing - this is what that feels like.
Let the bolster hold your head. Let go of “getting it right.” Soften. Surrender.
Follow for somatic-yin yoga & nervous system support for women 40+. Sending love Bx