Make Good & Meditate

08/06/2022

Come and do a Winter Solstice class with me!

Winter Heart Warmer Yoga, with Lauren Kate Exton: $18.50 (or pay $55.00 and get a delicious three course meal thrown in 😋).

When: Saturday 18th of June, 08:30 - 09:30

We'll send some love to your nervous system - giving it what it needs to normalise, to settle. We’ll find calm through engaging our parasympathetic state in the safe, healing yoga room above the Clarence Kitchen Collective. We'll position our bodies gently and slowly.
We'll take time to reflect and process.
We'll come away softer, sweeter and more open to this beautiful life.

What to bring: Wear your comfiest clothes and bring your favourite pillow, 2 blankets/towels & a notebook.

Bookings are all through the online booking system:

The Collective brings you: fun things to do with your mum. Why not try one of our well loved yoga classes. Lauren will take you through 90 minutes of gentle stretching, moving, balance, breathing, meditation and journaling. Beginners are very welcome, there is something for everyone in this session....

02/02/2022

So excited for this day… yoga then brunch! Two of my favourite things!!

Why should couples get all the fun?

We’re introducing Galentines Day,
a morning of catching up with your favourite friends/gals over brunch.

We offering two brunch sittings:
💚09:00-10:30
💚10:30-12:00

Brunch is $45/pp and includes:
a 3 course bottomless brunch, specially chosen and prepared by Josh and drinks.

Bookings required: 0438 187 168 don’t miss out and book a table with your besties today.

And aren’t we lucky to have a yoga studio upstairs with amazing teachers!!!

For an additional $5, you can add a calm & kind yoga session with Lauren, with gentle stretching, breathing and calming the mind.

This class runs upstairs from 09:00-10:15, so you can float down the stairs and enjoy a well earned, relaxing brunch afterwards.

Who will be your Galentines?

02/02/2022

Only a couple of spots left ###
Message me on the number below to reserve your place.

FULLY BOOKED!

Birthday Yoga.
We’re running a special yoga class this Saturday morning, to celebrate our 2nd birthday.

Lauren will take us through a gentle session of stretching, balance, breathing and will teach you the basics on how to calm your mind.

This class is suitable for everyone, as long as you can make it up the stairs.

The perfect session to easy yourself back into your practice or have a try at our classes.

Saturday 5th of February
09:00-10:15
Cost: $5
Bring a yoga mat, or borrow on of ours.
Class is limited to 8 people, bookings are required. You can text Lauren on: 0432 672 569

Find your Balance at The Collective…

28/01/2022

Starts tomorrow morning - still 2 places left 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️. Are you ready for 2022? Do you know what's around the corner? How do you feel about planting some metaphorical flowers with me, so that we can at least know to expect colour, beauty and vibrancy in 2022! We'll send some love to your nervous system and give it what it needs to normalise, to settle. Each Saturday morning for 4 weeks, we'll find calm through engaging our parasympathetic nervous system in the safe, healing yoga room above the Clarence Kitchen Collective. We'll position our bodies gently, and slowly. We'll take time to reflect and process. We'll come away softer, sweeter and more open to this beautiful life. Wear your comfiest clothes and bring your favourite pillow, 2 blankets/towels & a notebook. No doubt, you'll need to bring your mask, too, but we won't be breathing heavily, we'll just be breathing mindfully, safely. Please reserve a spot by texting or calling Lauren on 0432 672 569. The $60 payment covers all four weeks and can be made any way that works for you. See you at The Clarence Yoga Collective xx

13/01/2021

People often ask me how to meditate. I teach a technique using a mantra, but there are plenty of ways to create healthy space for yourself... here’s one I read about recently:
💦 Mindful Hydration 💦

1️⃣ Create intention – decide that you want to take a mental break. Get up and find a safe place where you can pay no attention to other things and are 100 per cent safe. Get water in your bottle or glass (which is also your 'anchor'), sit, and get comfortable. Bring your attention inside and give yourself permission to take one minute for yourself. Take three deep breaths and exhale slowly for each breath to empty your lungs, and on the last breath put your hand on your bottle (your anchor).

2️⃣ Clear your screen – after your third breath, shift your gaze to the water. Notice the water. Examine it (e.g., how pure and clear it is, how calm it is). This helps to prepare your mind for your practice. If your mind is jumping around throughout any step, it's okay. Be patient; this is normal. This step is to be used to transition your mind from the busy world to the now. Allow yourself to be present in the now moment.

3️⃣ Practice – it's now time to practice. Take the water to your mouth slowly and take a mouthful. Pay attention to the water and the space it fills in your mouth. Allow the water to go down your throat slowly. Notice the slow, clear, peaceful water falling down your throat with each drink. Between each mouthful, take a deep breath and exhale. Focus on the water. When your mind jumps around, simply refocus on this simple activity and notice the water – nothing more.

By simply practicing this 90-second mindful hydration activity – with intention – you have an opportunity to positively impact both your physical and mental health, one mouthful of water at a time. Once you master this microskill, each drink of water is a found opportunity.

Credit: Adapted from Bill Howatt - chief research and development officer of work force productivity with Morneau Shepell in Toronto.

26/11/2020

There are still a couple of places left on Sunday & Tuesday. Join us at Clarence Yoga Collective for a 75 minute calming, centring meditation and journalling session to gather your thoughts, feel like yourself and set a path for 2021. All you need to do is call or text to book your place, and turn up in comfy clothes with a notebook or journal 💞
Sunday 29th November 9:00AM
Tuesday 1st December 7:00PM
Contact Lauren: 0432 672 569
$30pp // $25pp for friends or family members that join you.
Truly looking forward to seeing you all,
With so much love,
Lauren 🌺

18/11/2020

Join me at Clarence Yoga Collective for a 75 minute Centring Meditation & Journaling Workshop. Sunday 29th Nov 9:00AM OR Tuesday 1st Dec 7:00PM. $30pp, bring a friend or partner for $25. Bookings are essential so please message me here or text/call 0432 672 569. I am so excited to see you all!

"When our thoughts are scattered in several directions at once and we struggle to be conscious of what we are doing or why, it is time to centre ourselves. When we centre ourselves, we begin by acknowledging that we have become spread too thin and we are no longer unified inside. Our thoughts might be out of sync with our feelings, and our actions may be out of sync with both.

The main signs that we need to centre ourselves are scattered thoughts and a feeling of disconnection or numbness, as if we are no longer able to take anything in or give anything out. In addition, we may feel unfocused and not present in our bodies. Centring ourselves is a way of coming to terms with all the different energies within us and drawing them back into ourselves.

We naturally know how to centre ourselves when we take a deep breath, for example, before making a big announcement or doing something big. Another way to centre ourselves is to sit down and engage in breath meditation. Our breath flows into our centre and out from our centre, and this process can serve as a template for all of our interactions in the world. In conversations, we can take what our friends and children and loved ones are saying into the centre of our beings and respond from the centre.

From a place of centredness, we can begin fresh, directing ourselves outward in a more intentional way" - DailyOm.

11/10/2020

Negative thoughts wreak havoc on our nervous system, thankfully meditation helps us normalise. Does any of this sound familiar?! Me too!

12/08/2020

🍃Only ONE place left in this weekend’s socially distanced, COVID-safe opportunity to Learn To Meditate at Clarence Yoga Collective🍃

Our signature 90 minute course gives you the tools you need to successfully meditate for the rest of your life. You already know how tapping into CALM can transform your life and you and and your family will reap the benefits together. $50pp. Attend in person or via Zoom. Text or call 0432 672 569 to book or for further information.

23/04/2020

Meditation is the most powerful stress-relieving tool there is. If you often feel stressed, worried, tired, overwhelmed, or have a habit of overthinking, regular meditation will help.