Karina Smith Yin Yoga and Chinese Medicine

My latest blog post is up.

This is your Winter Wellness guide from a Chinese Medicine perspective, and I talk a lot about we have a HARD NO when it comes to ice bathing and cold plunging.

If you have been curious about why Chinese medicine says NO to Cold, take a read.....

Your Chinese Medicine Winter Wellness Guide (and Why We Say No to Ice Baths!) Your winter wellness Chinese medicine guide — warm foods, restorative rest, and why ice baths aren't the answer this season

Hey everyone, I just uploaded a new YT video giving you my hot take on iron infusions.

If your iron is low, should you get an infusion?
Who is most likely to have an adverse reaction (in my opinion)
What kinds of markers you should look for on a blood test
What conversations you need to have with your GP

Check it out, let me know your thoughts.

Have you had a good or bad experience with iron infusions?

Love Karina

Should You Get an Iron Infusion? A Chinese Medicine Practitioner's Honest Take Are you considering an iron infusion — or has your GP recommended o...

Hey beautiful people. 💕

Thought I’d mention a few things coming up for you…

All bookings links and info are in my “events” link in bio.

🙏🏻 Yin and Nidra online class
Sat 30th may
5-6pm
Zoom
$20
Recording available

🌺 Level 2 Yin Yoga TT
50 hours
Bali
6th - 12th July
From $2400

❄️ Winter Yin Yoga Immersion
Masterclass
Fri 31st July
Think Focus Act
Newport
6:30-8:30pm
$65

🧘🏻‍♀️Level 1 Yin Yoga TT
50 hours
Wed 21st - Sun 25th Oct
Think Focus Act
Newport
$1650

Click the “events” link in my bio for all the info

Or DM me



Love Karina ❤️

Ok peeps I’m back and I’m ready for you!

Clinic is pumping next week but I do have a couple of spots:

Monday 7pm in Newport
Wednesday 11:30, 1pm Altona
Thursday 2pm, 6pm Altona

Click the bookings link in my bio
Or DM me

Plus keep your eyes tuned for upcoming messages about yoga classes, trainings and seasonal immersions coming very soon.

Love Karina ❤️

Oh Peru. 🌄🦙❤️

It’s my last day before embarking on the slow journey home to Melbourne.

I have had an extraordinary time, both wildly inspiring and very hard! I got sick a few days after arriving from altitude adjustment, which turned into a brutal cold that has lasted the entire trip!

Yoga was hard, the stairs were hard, the mountains made me cry every time I looked at them, and I also laughed with more playfulness and joy than I have had in a long time.

Thank you my epic friends for this invaluable gift. A time to purge so much sadness out of my being, to make space for more love to flow into me. And to have yet another profound memory with you that I will cherish in my precious and blessed life.

The people on this retreat were epic! So much heart, soul, and human variety! The kindness and care shared in this group was a reminder of the goodness in humanity. Thank you all of you for being you.

Thank you Peru for your gentle soul, incredible history, warm and friendly people, and beautiful animals.

1. The great mountains of the Andes
2. My darling friend
3. Sweet baby alpaca kisses
4. The sacred temple hike
5. My exquisite friends exploring the Inca sun temple
6. Our daily yoga shala view
7. The Inca ruins in ollantaytambo
8. Loves of my life ❤️

I’ll be home in a few days, and back in clinic ready to hold space, soothe Larry’s abandonment wounds, and integrate this wonderful experience.

See you soon.

Love Karina xx

Just another happy and relaxed coaching client, and my personal clinic assistant, Mr Larry.

This is my POV during a coaching session ❤️

Big red is your spot; where you can take up space, talk, cry, laugh, and feel completely different than when you first walked in the door.

Right now I’m reflecting on the 6 extraordinary people that have completed this 6 week journey with me already.

This program is not for everybody, but it is for the ones who want something deep and holistic.

Each session starts with time spent here; talking, and flowing organically with me, as I offer you different tools and processes to help you move through whatever snags, emotions, blockages, and goals we have identified together.

And then the session moves to the acupuncture treatment room, where I take your pulses and begin a session balancing the meridians that hold onto deep old limited beliefs in the subconscious.

The shifts I have witnessed in people have been absolutely inspiring.

Why would this be for you?

Well, what do you want? Where do you feel stuck? What goals feel impossible to you? What has developed in your body as a result of old limiting beliefs you hold about yourself?

Each program is specifically tailored to you and your goals.

I always start with a guidance call to see if this is right for you first.

Curious?

My next availability begins at the end of may.

If you feel some kind of energy from this, maybe you should get in touch with me.

All the info is in my link in bio.

Love Karina and Larry ❤️

Hey yinsters, I'm teaching an online yin yoga and yoga Nidra practice this Friday night 24th April at 6:30pm Melbourne time.
It will be a 60 minute practice from the comfort of your own home via zoom.

If you can't make it, there will be a recording accessible for the next two weeks.

The intention of the practice is to help us have a smooth transition into autumn, and start cultivating permission to slow down and turn inward.

The booking link is in the comments below ⬇️

My vision is to start offering these monthly online practices for you.

Date: Friday 24th April
Location: Your house via zoom
Investment: $20 AUD

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Love Karina x

Hello lovely yogis, and yin teachers. I'm offering 25% off my "teaching skills for yin yoga" this week.

This is a course I have had unpublished for years as my platform had capped my products, but now it is live on my site!

Usually $99, but right now until Sunday night it is $74 if you use the coupon code SAVE25 at the checkout!

(No refunds offered if you don't use the code)

PS, if you have trained live with me, or bought my full yin course, you already have this!!!

The course is 2.5 hours long, with 15 short video lessons covering: language skills, approaching the student, pre/ostensibly natal considerations, mindfulness, sequecing and theming and much more

You get lifetime access to this material!

Plus, you can sign up and watch 2 lessons for free first to see if you like my style.

Take a peek here:

Teaching Skills for Yin Yoga In this online Yin Yoga Teacher Training, you'll expand your "yin language", learn how to provide consensual support and develop your skills to be able to help your students in the studio.

Welcome to my coaching space.

Take a seat on big red and let’s connect.

This is such an exciting chapter of my work, where I am fortunate to bring all of the skills I have been learning in life, to you!

If you don’t know this about me, I am a massive cheerleader and I love to support people in their journey of uncovering, growing, and healing into their next evolution.

In this space I endeavour to meet you with deep listening, playfulness, focus, and practicality in motion.

I’ve been building a tool kit of coaching skills, NLP practices, enneagram insights, and my own intuitive communication to support my clients on their journey.

So what do you want?
How would you like to feel?
What are your big dreams and secret ambitions?
What is holding you back?
How would you like to break loose of some of that and fly?

I would love to support you.

I have two offerings for this work.

4 x 60 minute session program, focusing on coaching, NLP and enneagram insights.

6 x 90 minute session program, combining all of the above with classical acupuncture integration

Click the NLP link in my bio for more info or dm me.

It’s important to make sure I am the right person for your journey, so I’ll organise a call with you to find out more before we get started.

Reach out when you are ready to take the leap.

Love Karina x