Discover the power of the breath with this hatha yoga course combining a half of hour of pranayama each evening. The course will focus on all the classic breathing techniques to allow you to uncover your natural breath. Each hatha yoga sequence will bring awareness to a different element of health. Suitable for all levels of yoga.

By joining one of Sydney's favourite yoga teachers, Mardi Kendall you'll practice and learn all about:

Yoga breathing techniques
Yoga postures for overall health
How to incorporate meditation into your practice
Find out how yoga and the breath can heal the body and calm the mind for better health and wellbeing.

When: Thursdays, 6.00-7.30pm
Your Investment: $135 (for 8 weeks)
Facilitated by:Mardi Kendall
For bookings: Call us on 8904 0202.

ONLINE SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE
The wait is finally over and our new sign in system is up and ready to go.

You will also find a new online schedule in which you can pre-sign up for your favourite classes with your class pass. Click here to get started.

See you on the mat!

START YOUR DAY WITH YOGA!
Why not enjoy a yoga class before you begin your work day. On Wednesdays we will be holding drop in teacher trainee led yoga class from 7.15-8.15am. Drop in $8. Please see our new online schedule for more drop in classes run by Life Source's own Yoga Teacher Trainees.

UNLIMITED LUNCH PASS ON SALE NOW - ONLY$165
For a detailed price list click here.

There's no better time to snuggle under the doona in the mornings or enjoy those roasted veggies and hot chocolates than winter. I'm enjoying winter so much at the moment in fact that I've decided to have an “I love winter” special and spread the good vibes!

Never been before? – You can treat yourself for only $50!
(First appointments usually $85 – the full 1½ hour introductory treatment - includes health evaluation, acupuncture treatment, moxibustion and massage)

Coming back again? – You can have a $50 treatment too!(Follow-up treatments usually $70)

It's a great opportunity to take that step you've been meaning to take to get healthy and feel great about yourself and your body. It's also a great saving that I can only offer for a limited time so be sure to grab it fast - I'd love for as many of you as possible to take advantage of the special while you can.

During July Acupuncturist Siegrid Murray-Quist, will be offering acupuncture consultations for $50 (Save $35). For an appointment at Life Source, North Sydney, ph. (02) 8904 0202.

Short term counselling or brief therapy as it is sometimes known was developed as a way of addressing the specific issues that are problematic right now. It is pro-active, engaging, and does not require such an in depth understanding of your history. Often it takes from 6-12 sessions to get a suitable outcome. Many times short-term counselling is all one needs to get back on the right track. If a problem cannot be resolved in this manner, more appointments may be necessary to take care of ones individual needs. Short term counselling can help with:

• Divorce /Separation
• Birth of a child and raising children
• Adolescent and child problems
• Relocation
• Death in a family
• Emotional or psychological adjustments
• Aging and mid life
• Job related stress / Career issues
• Anger Management

During July our resident Psychotherapist Julian Zanelli, will be offering a FREE 20 minutes consultation. For an appointment at Life Source, North Sydney, ph. (02) 8904 0202 or visit www.julianzanelli.com.au

We're offering a special night of restorative yoga to de-stress and rejuvenate you. Spaces will fill so book now for Thursday 28th August.

During this evening you'll enjoy a relaxation special guaranteed to let you zone out of tension and zone into bliss. These sessions feature therapeutic postures using the support of props. The equipment allows for longer passive holds which will restore the nervous system and rejuvenate the whole self. As the postures are 'effortless' it means you actually harness energy without spending any energy, so it's sort of like getting free energy from the universe!

The session will conclude with a long guided Yoga Nidra relaxation, guaranteed to cultivate the peace within, leave you deeply refreshed, and help you tap into your happy space more easily.

Restorative Yoga is ideal for yoga if you:

• work hard
• suffer low energy or feel drained
• are injured
• are recovering from surgery
• are getting over an illness
• feel stress
• desire mental calmness and clarity
• are pregnant
• care for others
• want to know how to better care for yourself
• or if you just enjoy feeling pampered in a quiet nurturing space.

Next Restorative Yoga: Thursday, Aug 28
Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm
Cost: $30
For Bookings and information call us on 8904 0202.

For the month of July get 4 pilates classes for $40.

Strengthens without “bulking up”
Increases flexibility and agility
Develops optimal core control
Creates flat abdominals, slender thighs and a strong back
Refreshes mind & body
Challenging yet safe
Suitable for all levels of fitness

The focus of Pilates is on building physical strength from the inside out by building up core strength using a series of controlled movements that engage the body and the mind. Through proper posture, correct breathing, centering and stability you will train the body to move more evenly and smoothly with greater flexibility and strength. Amazingly toning, you’ll notice real changes towards a strong, supple balanced body and relaxed mind soon after beginning a regular Pilates practice.

Remy has always had a passion for exploring edges. In 2002, after being part of the first expedition to row down the 5th longest river in the world - through Mongolia and Siberia - Remy began to move his passion for exploration towards the inner journey with his yoga practice. He completed a year of intensive yoga study in Asia with masters of diverse backgrounds. Remy teaches classes offering an appropriate practice for each individual within the group. Join Remy for Hatha Yoga classes Thursdays from 12.00-1.00pm.

With over 20 years experience in the fitness industry, Michelle's Bachelor in Modern Dance led her to discover Pilates. Michelle's classes feel highly personal and her students appreciate the variety which keeps each class fresh. Michelle loves seeing her students develop a deeper understanding of their bodies. Michelle teaches Pilates on Thursdays from 1.00-1.55pm.

What are the benefits of having Doula?

50%decrease in caesarean rate,
25%shorter labour for first time mother
60%decrease in epidural request
40%decrease in artificial oxytocine use
30%decrease in forceps use

Special Maternity Reflexology Offer:
$70 for one hour treatment in July

What is a Doula?
The term “Doula” means "woman's servant” or "mothering for mother". Doulas are women who provide physical and emotional support to birthing woman and her partner throughout the labour. A Doula's role is not empower your birth, it assists and supports to “hold the space” of your own birth to make you feel happy with your birth experience.

What can you expect from a Doula during your pregnancy:

2 pre-natal visits including a getting to know you session
Assistance in preparing for the birth
Discussion about your birth plan
Practice how to manage fears and pains
24/7 on call 2 weeks before and after your due date
Come to you and support you at home until the appropriate time to go to hospital
Emotional support for you and your partner
Physical support with advice of changing positions, massage, reflexology and other needs
1 post-natal visit
General support and care for being with new born baby
1 reflexology treatment (if booking Hiromi as your Doula)

Please remember, Doulas do not have any clinical responsibility provide medical, nursing and midwifery services such as; vaginal examinations, take blood pressure or judge or comment on the care that is provided. They do not have any clinical responsibility. It is definitely your birth. Doula is just holding the space connecting you, your partner and your baby's sacred moment.

Testomonials:

My husband and I cannot recommend highly enough having the practical and psychological support of a doula!

Hiromi was able to alleviate most of my pain through perfect massage on my lower back, the rest I managed with some strong beat music and ball tapping and swaying. Her support helped me to have a smooth, drug-free, three hour birth. In the hour or so after the birth she  tended to my needs, allowing Paul and our new baby some very precious  time together.

She was a fantastic support for my husband - something we had not  expected to notice or value highly.

We both very much regret not having one at the first (very difficult)  birth.

Hiromi assisted us with the birth of our second child.  Hiromi's  presence as a doula was a great help, taking the pressure off of both mother and father.  We have since recommended to family and friends the assistance of a doula for any first births, and only wish we had had such assistance for our first birth.

During this 8 week course you will be guided through meditations of self-enquiry to lead you on your path to mental well-being. Learn what hinders your quest for clarity of thought, contentment and a happy, healthy self-confidence, while nurturing positive mental attitudes to sustain a balanced and happy life.

Inspired by 7 years of practice in teaching meditation courses, qualified Counsellor Alison, focuses on giving individuals tools that can be applied to daily life to overcome stress and anxiety.

Starts: 11 August
When : Mondays, 12.00-1.00pm
Your Investment : $144
For bookings: Call us on 8904 0202

NATURAL ANXIETY RELIEF

Anxiety is described as a feeling of apprehension, worry, uneasiness or dread, especially of the future. Everyone has been anxious at some time. Anxiety is the normal reaction to something that is threatening our body, lifestyle, values or loved ones. A certain amount of anxiety is normal and stimulates us to purposeful action. Excess anxiety makes us feel uncomfortable, stressed and interferes with the efficient functioning of our minds and our bodies. Often we enter a vicious cycle where anxiety produces more anxiety.

There are several tools in the Naturopathic system we can use to address anxiety on different levels. The most important and fundamental is the diet, and as some of the side effects of caffeine are known to be anxiety, palpitations, insomnia and an increased feeling of “stress”, the most important dietary recommendation is to avoid caffeine. Food intolerances can also contribute to anxiety.

There are certain minerals, especially magnesium phosphate, which we use for calming the nervous system and helping the muscles to relax. Herbs that relax the nervous system are also used for anxiety. Most importantly in the treatment of worry, stress and anxiety are the Bach Flower Remedies and the Australian Bush Flower Essences. These work on a mental/emotional level to help you resolve the dramas and concerns of life and to bring about balance, as well as assisting decision making and direction in life. They help to resolve negative thoughts and beliefs, thereby bringing about healing and calm.

During July Naturopath Kerrin Booth, will be offering initial one-hour Anxiety consultations for $60 (Save $20). For an appointment at Life Source, North Sydney, ph. (02) 8904 0202. For an appointment at Cromer, Northern Beaches, call 0404 060 459 www.kerrinboothnaturopath.com.au

The Concept and Experience of "Contact" in Somatics.
An article by our resident Psychotherapist Julian Zanelli

Coming into contact is more than simple proximity. It is more than simply “bumping into”- although bumping into is a form of contact in its own right. It is just a little limited, that's all. If you really want to know another, or be known, the starting point is “contact”. Until we come into contact with ourselves, another person, or the world at large, we cannot really determine their qualities.

Contact actually requires reaching out, to varying extents. Real contact does not occur until there is some openness (boundary softening). That does not imply for a moment that we have to let someone run over the top of us just so that we can know them. The softening of the boundaries that I am referring to here is more a matter of allowing ourselves time to “check someone out”. Whereas dogs sniff…… we talk . And when we talk, we learn a few things, and then we can think and feel and intuit what kind of a relationship might work. ‘Do I have to keep my distance?' ‘Should I keep them at arms length…or not?' We need to engage around our boundaries edge just enough before we can make an informed decision.

Before we extend this idea to other people or the world at large, I would like to suggest that we can be aware of “things” inside us, or we can even be vaguely familiar with feelings etc, without ever really having come into contact with them . As though we are able to keep things out of bounds inside us, packaged away, where we can see the box, but not the contents, with only a vague memory of those contents. Indeed, in a supportive and challenging therapy the degree of openness and contact with self increases.

Now that we can consider the idea that we are often only partly in contact with ourselves, what does that say about how much contact we have with others? Whilst it is true that our initial contact with others is usually superficial, which may work to our advantage, as it is not practical to have profoundly deep contact with everyone or everything. It is also true that we can learn how to deepen the contact and then to tolerate the results of this deepening with a few important people, and this is life changing . The experience of really meeting someone is an extension of the concept of contact. Although this is scary for some, most people eventually really enjoy ‘being met' and meeting others. Contact with another person could really be considered the starting point of other much wider concepts like ‘engaging', and ‘relating'.

It may be clear now why Ground and Boundaries are preliminary skills and concepts in the lead up to making Contact. Ground and Boundaries are both primarily intra-psychic (in your own head and body) whilst Contact suddenly opens the idea of dealing more fully with yourself and then with another person. In order to tolerate and make sense of Contact, we need to be grounded, and in order to feel safe when in contact we need to have boundaries.

In the therapeutic environment this order of ground first, followed by boundaries and then contact , is a very useful and safe way of creating change. It allows the client and the therapist time and space to create a relationship that is transformational. This relationship is usually experienced as one in which the client is being their best selves. Not their most obedient, but their most authentic, real selves. The groundwork of ground, boundaries and contact is a solid foundation that creates a level of authenticity and on which rests deeper and more engaging work.

During July our resident Psychotherapist Julian Zanelli, will be offering a FREE 20 minutes consultation. For an appointment at Life Source, North Sydney, ph. (02) 8904 0202 or visit www.julianzanelli.com.au