Bellies & Bubs Yoga Massage Beauty

31/08/2026

Is your body sending messages - whispering or yelling; for soft tissue and nervous system rebalance?

I’ve had a few spaces open up this week for pregnancy, postpartum or women’s wellness massage.

Please check contraindications on my website (link in the bio) to ensure it is safe and beneficial and aligns either any upcoming or recent medical procedures.

To book, simply select the appropriate treatment type via the link in my Bio.

In warmth
Leah 🙏🏻🩵

30/08/2026

BIRTH IN BALANCE

This isn’t just pregnancy yoga.

It’s yoga with birth in mind. 💙

As your pregnancy moves into its final weeks, movement can become more than stretching, strengthening or finding a little relief from an aching body.

It can become an opportunity to listen.

To notice where you hold tension.
Where you move freely — and where you don’t.
How your breath changes your body.
How your pelvis responds to different positions.
How creating balance, mobility and spaciousness within your body can support your baby as they find their way into an optimal position for birth.

Over four weeks, Birth in Balance brings together pregnancy yoga, breath, nervous-system regulation and simple birth biomechanics as we explore the three levels of the pelvis — the inlet, midpelvis and outlet.

Rather than simply learning a list of “good labour positions”, you’ll begin to understand why and when different movements may be useful.

We’ll explore ways to:

🩵 create space and mobility through the pelvis
🩵 support balance and alignment within the body
🩵 soften areas of unnecessary tension
🩵 use breath to regulate your nervous system and work with your body
🩵 support baby’s positioning and journey through the pelvis
🩵 explore movement and positions for different stages of labour
🩵 build trust in your own body awareness and intuition

Because birth preparation isn’t about memorising the perfect position or trying to control how birth unfolds.

It’s about developing a deeper relationship with your body so that when birth asks you to move, soften, open, breathe or change direction, you have a toolkit — and the confidence to explore what feels right for you.

Birth in Balance — 4 Week Birth Preparation Yoga Series

For Mumma’s from 28 weeks, particularly those preparing for a physiological birth or VBAC.

Wednesdays | 6:00–7:15pm
Commencing 9 September
📍 The Nesting Place
$140 | 4-week series

Small, intimate group. 💙

Come not simply to practise yoga — but to prepare your body, mind and nervous system for birth.

In warmth
Leah 💗

27/08/2026

16/08/2026

I’ve spent more than two decades supporting women and their families within their birth space — witnessing the many ways labour can unfold, change direction and ask something different of us.

And if those years have taught me anything, it’s this:

Birth preparation isn’t about trying to predict or control birth.

It’s about preparing to meet it.

To understand a little more about the birthing body.
To explore movement, positioning, touch and practical comfort measures.
To give partners something more meaningful than “just be there.”

Because partners can be active participants in birth.

Couples can learn to work together.

And preparation doesn’t need to mean filling your head with 47 things you’re desperately trying to remember when labour begins. 🤣

Sometimes it’s simply having a few useful tools, understanding why you might use them, and feeling confident enough to respond to the birth that’s unfolding in front of you.

That’s what I’m bringing into my 1:1 Couples Birth Preparation sessions — the lessons those birth spaces have taught me, brought into the room before labour begins.

Practical preparation for birth, together. 🤍

Birth Photographer
Amy Philp Photography

07/08/2026

01/08/2026

Well that’s a wrap… a quiet moment of contemplation and gratitude for the beautiful Mumma’s and their bubba bumps; that have graced me with their presence this week and gorgeous flowers - thank you beautiful AJ 🌻

Definitely looking forward to a little rest and reset …

‘Peace out’ ✌️☮️ gorgeous ones and see you on the 12th Aug

Warm hugs
L xoxo

25/07/2026

The before and after….

It’s funny how ‘moments in time’ become markers, a line in the sand; when, from that moment forward changes everything about who you were, your relationship to everything and everyone else around you….

Mum and Dad, you will always be celebrated ‘in the after-light’

🙏🏻💔😢🥰

Let in the after-light, they are the after-light.

This little poem is an evolution of Before & After from my upcoming book, The Art of being Easily Pleased. I have a chapter on grief and its many faces and seasons and this plays an important part.

For anyone who needs it tonight ###

D x

21/07/2026

Hi beauties,

I’ll be taking a short break from the 2nd - 11th August.

I’m fully booked for the next couple weeks but please feel free to pop yourself on the waitlist.

Warm hugs, Leah 🙏🏻🩵

13/07/2026

Birth Trauma Awareness Week 🤍

Every woman deserves to feel informed, supported and deeply held as she prepares to welcome her baby into the world.

While no one can guarantee how a birth journey will unfold, thoughtful preparation can help you approach birth with greater confidence, understanding and trust in your body.

For over 22 years, I have had the privilege of supporting women through pregnancy and birth, combining evidence-informed bodywork with gentle, nurturing care.

At Bellies & Bubs, birth preparation is about so much more than “getting ready for labour.”

It is about:

🤍 Encouraging optimal maternal comfort and baby positioning.
🤍 Creating balance through the pelvis, soft tissues and surrounding muscles.
🤍 Learning practical tools to support movement, breathing and relaxation.
🤍 Helping partners feel confident and involved.
🤍 Building trust, knowledge and connection before birth begins.

Whether through Birth in Balance Yoga, 1:1 Couples Birth Preparation sessions, or Birth Preparation Massage Treatments, each offering is designed to support your body, calm your nervous system and empower you with practical skills that can be adapted to your unique birth journey.
Because birth isn’t about achieving the “perfect birth.”

It’s about feeling heard.
Feeling prepared.
Feeling supported.

Knowing you have people walking beside you, whatever path your story takes.

To every family carrying the weight of a difficult birth experience, I see you.

Your story matters, your feelings are valid and healing deserves both time and compassion. 🤍

Leah 🩵
Bellies & Bubs