Embodied Yoga, Holistic Massage & Retreats for Mums – Sara Smyth offers yoga, massage and retreats for women’s wellbeing

SARA
SMYTH

SARA
SMYTH

A few tips to manage sudden muscle spasms! It ca

A few tips to manage sudden muscle spasms!

It can be so debilitating and often we either lie still or stretch but my advice is to keep up with gentle movement and manage inflammation with compresses and anti-inflammatories if very painful.

I will also be thinking about my activity and what may have contributed to my back pain!

#backhealth #wellbeingtips #massagetherapy #beckenham

Good morning! I had another little lightbulb momen

Good morning! I had another little lightbulb moment yesterday that I wanted to share with you. I felt content with life and realised it's because I feel I have 'enough'. I had enjoyed a yoga class, felt in good health, my children are happy and well, the sun was shining...

Everyone has their own version of what feels like enough and I realised that if we lose track of our basic needs and use our dreams as benchmarks, then we are always going to feel lacking and wanting more.

It's interesting to think about what our bottom line is to have enough - our health, food on the table, bills paid, time off with our families?

We don't have to look very far to find people who lack basic essentials so a little reality check doesn't hurt to show us how fortunate we are. Perhaps once we realise we actually do have enough it might encourage us to think about how to share our good fortune with others, maybe volunteering our skills and time.

So my questions for you today are - What's my bottom line? Am I in a position to give a little back to the world?

Have a wonderful day!

✌️😘

I remember as a child thinking that 17 was the ult

I remember as a child thinking that 17 was the ultimate point of being grown up. When I was 17 I was going to be my best self. Perfectly coiffed, good clothes, fabulous body.

30 years on and I have nailed bed hair to a fine art, clothes are chucked on at the last moment after everyone else has been readied but…I’m going to say this in recognition of the time and effort that goes into it…the old bod is not looking too shabby. 1 out of 3 isn’t bad! 😂

So, the other news is that I have quietly stopped teaching weekly yoga classes. I will still be teaching workshops and at retreats and I am also available for small private groups.

You can DM me about these offerings if you are interested.

My focus now is bodywork, well-being events with @mama_lab_retreats and laying the foundations for a new exciting psychology career.

Thanks to all my students for joining me on my yoga journey, it has been incredible. 💕 💥

July News / Is self-care enough? / Last chance to

July News / Is self-care enough? / Last chance to book your Summer massage!

Is self-care enough?

Recently, I've been thinking about the point of self-care and well-being tools. It's all very well practicing self-care techniques to manage everyday stress but how does this help when the source of the problem still exists? This doesn't sit quite right, especially when the world continues to throw up major challenges. Should we just stick a well-being plaster on it?

This is why I have rebranded self-care as "intentional well-being" and promote the dual purpose of well-being practices as day-to-day well-being regulation AND a catalyst for change. Once you assume responsibility for your own health, you are more likely to make choices to suit your individual needs and notice where change needs to happen. You are making your well-being meaningful rather than a generic concept of self-care.

So, a question I steer my yoga and massage clients towards is often - "How are the choices and decisions I make every day affecting how my body feels?"

Last chance for a Summer massage

Summer massage slots are available on my website now up until the end of July 2022. I have opened up more slots during the week so hopefully a time to suit everyone. I will be away during the month of August so make sure you book before for your Summer massage fix!

Re:Connect Day Retreat for Mums

Tickets are now on sale for the Mama Lab Retreats back-to-school retreat day for Mums on Saturday 1 October 2022 at our beautiful countryside retreat space, Samsara in Kent. This is a day for mums to reconnect and recalibrate after the long holidays, with a mix of movement, mindfulness, nutrition, Wim-Hof-style breathwork, dance and reflective journalling and discussion. Please do check out the Mama Lab website for photos of our previous retreats to get a taste of what we have in store! Tickets are £160 and include all workshops and a very tasty lunch. Be quick as they go fast.

The best time to focus on your well-being is always now…

Sara xx

The big question…how do the choices I make every

The big question…how do the choices I make every day affect how my body feels?

This isn’t a blame game but, by turning our attention to the whole picture, we often notice unhelpful patterns of behaviour. And small shifts can lead to big changes.

Sometimes I ask my clients to notice whether they want to help me when they are on the table by lifting their limbs or head when I go to do it.

It’s interesting to consider how difficult or easy it is for us to let go and allow someone else to look after us…

#wellbeing #bodywork #massagetherapist #beckenham

Good morning! Today I am savouring the blue skies

Good morning! Today I am savouring the blue skies in London, an early morning yoga class and the pleasing aesthetics of my hot drink 😂.

The reality is a weekend of sudden and plentiful tummy bugs during a 9 year old birthday party!

We all survived but it definitely hit home how much we need to fill our cup so we stay sane during unexpected moments of challenge.

Have a lovely Monday and hope you can take a little time to savour and fill your cup today.

💕 ☕️ ✨

#savouring #positivepsychology #motherhood

Exam results day done and dusted! Formally finis

Exam results day done and dusted!

Formally finished my first year of the MSc Psychology conversion degree at @uniwestminster.

It has been hard work but I am loving it and, with their established health department, including well-being and yoga research, the university is a great fit for my background.

Relieved to say my hard work has paid off this year and I am looking forward to a few months off deadlines now!

I am also excited to be volunteering as a research assistant in the health department over the Summer. 😃

#university #psychology #lovelearning #wellbeingresearch

Delilah is 9 today! Usually she would be running i

Delilah is 9 today! Usually she would be running into our room at dawn but today she is on a camp out adventure with her classmates. We miss her! Sending love 💕 to my darling daughter today xxxx

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