Sarah Owen: Yoga & Mindfulness

26/11/2024

‼️ Hi Friends, please read this post, sign the petition, and share widely in the community. Thank you :)

I M P O R T A N T N E W S ‼️
This week, Bill Shorten announced the plan to remove Art and Music Therapy from the NDIS from Feb 1st, 2025 using the false claim these mental health therapies do not have sufficient evidence.
This is categorically untrue with decades of substantial and robust scientific and qualitative research to show how creative therapies are efficacious for children and adults, and for a range of issues and disabilities. For example, individuals who do not communicate verbally and utilise the arts to express their rich inner worlds and lived experiencing. Case-in-point: Art and Music Therapy have been recognised by NDIS since its inception, 10 years ago! The research has only got stronger.
Additionally, all Art and Music therapists have a specialist mental health Masters degree or above, meeting strict training standards and are recognised as Allied Health Professionals in Australia alongside our peers, OT's, Psychologists, and Speech Therapists.
Talk therapies are not suitable for everyone and to remove choice from children and participants is a breach of the NDIS legislation as well as human rights and the UN Convention Rights of the child. It is also reinforcing ableist expectations which deny PWD the right for choice and control.
We ask for the support of families, parents, and the broader community to overturn this decision. If you can sign the petitions (the music therapy link is in the comments), please share it in your networks. 🙏
Words by Dr Emma van Daal and MPS team (The Melbourne Play Studio)

Creative and Experiential Therapies Belong in the NDIS

02/09/2024

Post: Reparenting our parts
Caption:

Often when we talk about Parts Work or “inner child healing,” much of the advice revolves around reparenting with love, kindness, empathy, and attunement.

All of these qualities are so important to embody as we step toward coming to the aid of our younger parts.

But there is also something else that is very necessary and is often not talked about enough.

👉 And that is being a fierce protector.

For many of us, our childhood caregivers couldn’t always give us the safety, love, attunement, and connection we all need. Part of that means having someone who would protect us at all costs.

Even if we had very loving and kind parents, if they weren’t able to stand up for us or create conditions where we felt safe, then it means we now have the chance to do our healing work and be that for ourselves.

The thing about this work is that we can’t just “talk” our way into safety. We have to FEEL our way into what it’s like to be a competent protector for these young parts of ourselves.

One way we can do that is by spending time thinking about scenarios in the past where you felt capable and able. Maybe that’s an experience of protecting someone else or even an animal.

Notice what happens in your body when you think of this experience:

Do you feel bigger? Anchored? Grounded? Capable?

Continue taking time to feel into that. We want to have that competent protector part of ourselves online so that we can show our young parts we’re here now and coming to their aid.

When we do that, it creates internal safety which resolves that past trauma and allows us to take risks, be our most authentic selves, and connect fully with others and the world around us.

With kindness,
Sarah

📘 PS: If you’re looking for more trauma-informed tools to help you understand your experience and gain control over how you feel…

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20/08/2024

The Making Space
Art therapy ○ IFS Therapy ○ Nature-based Art Therapy ○ Yoga
NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS
The Making Space - A place for reflection and self-inquiry using Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) with Arts-based Therapies, blended with embodied movement and mindful awareness practices.
Sarah Owen engages in a collaborative approach with her clients, inviting their lived experience to guide the therapeutic process while highlighting their strengths as a way of identifying unique pathways for healing and growth.
Sarah is a Masters-trained Art Therapist, an IFS Therapy practitioner, and has taught yoga, breath work, and mindfulness for over 18 years.
Do you need some support to:
• Get Unstuck
• Create Space (inner and outer)
• Find Clarity
• Identify and Align with Your Values (what truly matters to you)
• Establish and Maintain Boundaries
• Cultivate Self Compassion
• Get Re-Aquainted with your Creative Self

Services Available:
Art Therapy (Online) - 60min sessions

IFS Therapy (Online) - 60min sessions

Yoga Mentoring (Online) - 60min sessions

It's also possible to combine Art Therapy with IFS Therapy or Yoga Mentoring. Please send me a DM for more details or send me a message via my website (link in bio)

26/09/2022

FLASH SALE! Yin Yoga Teacher Training: The Art of Holding Space (25 hrs | 3 days) - 1-3 October 2022
Are you sitting on the fence about attending this upcoming training that is being held in-person this coming weekend (1-3 October) at Canberra Yoga Space? Now is a great time to commit with Canberra Yoga Space offering $75 off the cost of the course (today only!) as part of the their Flash Sale!!
Find out more about the course on my website - http://sarahowenyoga.com/event/yin-yoga-teacher-training-module-3-oct-2022/
(if this link isn't working, click the link in my bio).
Contact me directly if you are interested in attending (send me a message via FB, Instagram, or the contact form on my website).
Spring is a great time to visit Canberra, so I hope you can make it!

26/09/2022

FLASH SALE! Yin Yoga Teacher Training: The Art of Holding Space (25 hrs | 3 days) - 1-3 October 2022
Are you sitting on the fence about attending this upcoming training that is being held in-person this October long weekend (1-3 October) at Canberra Yoga Space? Now is a great time to commit with Canberra Yoga Space offering $75 off the cost of the course on Tuesday (tomorrow!!) as part of the their Flash Sale!!
Find out more about the course on my website - http://sarahowenyoga.com/event/yin-yoga-teacher-training-module-3-oct-2022/
(if this link isn't working, click the link in my bio).
Contact me directly if you are interested in attending (send me a message via FB, Instagram, or the contact form on my website).
Spring is a great time to visit Canberra, so I hope you can make it!

24/09/2022

FLASH SALE! Yin Yoga Teacher Training: The Art of Holding Space (25 hrs | 3 days) - 1-3 October 2022
Are you sitting on the fence about attending this upcoming training that is being held in-person next weekend (1-3 October) at Canberra Yoga Space? Now is a great time to commit with Canberra Yoga Space offering $75 off the cost of the course this coming Tuesday as part of the their Flash Sale!!
Find out more about the course on my website - http://sarahowenyoga.com/event/yin-yoga-teacher-training-module-3-oct-2022/
(if this link isn't working, click the link in my bio).
Contact me directly if you are interested in attending (send me a message via FB, Instagram, or the contact form on my website).
Spring is a great time to visit Canberra, so I hope you can make it!

16/09/2022

:: NOW WELCOMING NEW CLIENTS ::
I am pleased to announce that I have recently made some room in my schedule to allow for some new clients.
Services I offer include:
~ Yoga Mentoring (1:1 private sessions online)
~ Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
~ Art Therapy
I engage in a collaborative approach with clients, inviting your lived experience to guide the therapeutic process while highlighting your strengths.
I am a certified IFS Therapy practitioner (Level 1), and I have taught yoga and breath work for over 16 years. I am currently in my second year of the Master of Therapeutic Arts Practice at MIECAT (Melbourne).
Please contact me directly for more details, or check my website (link in bio).
http://sarahowenyoga.com/ifs-therapy/

14/09/2022

NEW CLASSES at Canberra Yoga Space!
I am so happy to announce that I will be teaching ongoing classes at Canberra Yoga Space!
♡ Thursdays 7.45pm - 8.45pm - YIN YOGA & MEDITATION - Canberra Yoga Space ♡
♡ Sundays 4.30pm - 5.45pm - RESTORATIVE YIN - Canberra Yoga Space ♡
(this class is shared with Niki De Dominico - check the timetable for details of when Niki and I are scheduled)
For more details, check the schedule on the Canberra Yoga Space website:
https://canberrayogaspace.com.au/classes-prices/
OR...
Join me at Canberra Yoga Space this October for my 3-day Yin Yoga course (suitable for yoga teachers as well as practitioners of yoga):

♡ Yin Yoga Teacher Training: The Art of Holding Space ♡ In-person at Canberra Yoga Space | 25hr | 3 days | 1-3 October 2022
For more details, check my website: http://sarahowenyoga.com/teacher-trainings/
To register:
https://linktr.ee/sarahowenyoga