Flow with Courtney Yoga

👏 Not all strength is loud ✨

This week in class we’ve been exploring Durga — fierce grounding strength and inner authority, the clarity that emerges amidst challenge. 🫣

We often think of fierceness as loud, expansive, and unmissable. But lately, for me, it’s been showing up more quietly — as steadiness.💚

A centred strength.
A calm clarity.

The kind that doesn’t need to prove anything, but keeps you moving forward anyway. 👏

👉 How is strength showing up for you right now?

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I’M BACK BABY 👏 I’ve just come back from a mini sabbatical 🤓 — three months off work and a month not teaching or being on social media.

I know it’s a privilege to take that kind of time. But another round of debilitating burn out wasn’t an option. I’d been go-go-go for so many years that short breaks weren’t cutting it anymore.

The biggest shift - unplugging from socials. As soon as I did my anxiety softened. It felt like I didn’t have to keep up with anything 🫣 Sweet relief 😮‍💨

It also made me more aware of how I was spending my time. Without the usual distractions, “I don’t have time” stopped being true — and I chose to do less. It took time to relearn 😂

Summer in Melbourne means more nature, more friends, more time with my partner and our puppy. I dropped the habit stacking and the constant optimising, and just let myself BE ME.

I feel lighter for it🌞

Now I’m back — full-time work, teaching and study 📚 — and I’m bringing those reminders with me: I am whole, take your time, breathe ❤️

We’re all just figuring it out aren’t we? 🫶🏻

# lifeislong

I’ve just come back from a mini sabbatical 🤓 — three months off work and a month not teaching or being on social media.

I know it’s a privilege to take that kind of time. But I’d been go-go-go for so many years that short breaks weren’t cutting it anymore.

The biggest shift - unplugging from socials. As soon as I did my anxiety softened. It felt like I didn’t have to keep up with anything 🫣

It also made me more aware of how I was spending my time. Without the usual distractions, “I don’t have time” stopped being true — and I chose to do less. It took time to relearn 😂

Summer in Melbourne means more nature, more friends, more time with my partner and our puppy. I dropped the habit stacking and the constant optimising, and just let myself BE ME.

I feel lighter for it🌞

Now I’m back — full-time work, teaching and study 📚 — and I’m bringing those reminders with me.

We’re all just figuring it out aren’t we? 🫶🏻

# lifeislong

Out of office 🌴
Resting. Resetting. Breaking a few habits.

I’ll be back teaching and online in February 🫶🏻👏
Until then — a little less noise, a little more space ✌️

🌸 BLOOM: A 4-week yoga journey 🌸

From stillness to energy, each week builds with the seasons:
✨ Week 1: Yin — deep rest + release
✨ Week 2: Mellow Flow → Yin — soft movement + reset
✨ Week 3: Slow Flow — steady strength + presence
✨ Week 4: Vinyasa — playful, radiant energy

Every class includes a long savasana + optional hands-on adjustments.
Come move, rest, and rise with us this spring. 🌱

✨ Spots are limited — book your mat now via Mindbody, www.fortgreen.com.au/events or DM me to join. ✨

🤔 B U T S H O U L D Y O U ? 🤔

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should – there I said it 😎

I’ve considered sharing this thought for a while and have avoided it, mostly because I’m embarrassed that I injured myself! 😞😳

A friend asked me “can you do the splits”, I said “let me see” (on a cold body) rookie error, one overstretched hammie-light tear incoming. 😫

I couldn’t sit on my heels or bend my knee - limping around, the Osteo/myo told me no stretching and avoid yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️ (OMG — avoid YOGA, my one true love?!)

And while I’ve been going through my slow-boring-repetitive rehab for the past 10 weeks, you get time to reflect 😂 I think it’s important to say I’ve worked hard to become a YES person ~ to try new things, to grow, to not be held back by my fears, lesson are:

✨ You don’t need to say YES all the time! ✨ There is strength in the no, and consider when saying YES, what are you saying no to? (mobility, walking, yoga in my case)

✨ Take a beat. ✨ It doesn’t hurt to pause to consider or plan the next step.

✨ Be patient with yourself.✨  It’s hard when we live in a world of “have it right now”, but life is long, you have time trust the process 😎

This was for those who want to do it all right now, hope this slows you down 😅 

🌸 BLOOM: A Spring Series 🌸

Join Courtney and Mohini for a carefully curated 4 week series, commencing just before the Spring Equinox. From Yin to Yang style practices, supporting your transition from Winter’s darkness into Spring’s light.

Running for 75 minutes, optional hands on adjustments and invitation to stay for tea after to connect with the community. 💜
🔗 Booking link in bio

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 Sasana Yoga Studio,
22 Mayfield Street, Abbotsford.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡: Fridays evenings: 20th September - 11th October, 6:00pm - 7:15pm.

Link in our bio for bookings and further details! 🌸

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☝️S A C R E D ✨ S E Q U E N C I N G 👌 Reflecting on the weekend just gone with Rach and Heidi in the beautiful space in Bells Beach where I got to spend 2 days with this bunch exploring and expanding our knowledge of energetics in yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️ 

We covered SooOo much delving into Vayus 🌬️, Mudras 👌, Mantra 🕉️ , Koshas ⚡️, Chakras 💚 and much much more!

I had SOome knowledge, BUT really getting into practicing, experiencing, analyzing and how we can weave this into our sequencing to continue to grow my yogic philosophy knowledge and expand the experiences I can offer to student integrated with asana 😱

I’m nervous and excited to start bringing this into what I’m offering, I’ve already tried on a couple new things this week 🥹 

Not to mention the beautiful facilitators who were inclusive, encouraging, with all the knowledge to share and inspire 🙏 and of course the other students, vulnerable, honest and offering insight — feeling very grateful 🤩

Thanks can’t wait to learn more from you and in my own practice 🥰

💚 Y O G A U P D A T E 💚 I’ve very excited to say I’m joining the Fort Green Richmond crew, come flow with me Tuesday nights!

Vinyasa Flow - 6pm

Yin Yoga - 7:15pm

📍Level 1/97 Swan St, Richmond

Hope to see you on the mat soon 🙏

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