Arya - yoga and wellness

03/07/2026

1 spot just opened up for Unwind & Unfold — Winter Retreat ✨

Due to a last-minute change of plans, one place has become available for our Saturday 11 July retreat at the beautiful Phoenix Sculpture Garden - Graham Radcliffe , Mt. Glorious.

📍 Phoenix Sculpture Gardens, Mt. Glorious
📅 Saturday 11 July 2026, 10am–3pm
💵 $59 per person

🌿 Breathwork · fireside meditation · a personal garden walk with Margit · Creative Reflections or Mindful Photography · closing fire ceremony

This day is for you if you've been craving a moment to slow down, turn inward, and tend to your own inner fire. No experience needed — just a willingness to show up for yourself.

👉 To claim it, click "Join Waitlist" on the booking page — because of how our booking system works, this is actually how you secure your spot right now. We'll confirm with you personally within 24 hours.

Only 1 place available, so if something in you said yes — don't wait. 🔥

Booking Link>>

A 5-hour winter day retreat at Phoenix Sculpture Gardens, Mt. Glorious. Breathwork, meditation by the fireside, mindful garden walk & fire ceremony. Saturday 11 July 2026. Limited to 10 places.

02/07/2026

Are we obsessing over the wrong equation?

There is a belief that breaking through to the next level only requires:

>> more skill,
>> more effort

But the late Dr. Kazuo Inamori - the legendary executive who famously turned around Japan Airlines from absolute bankruptcy - discovered a different formula for success.

This is what he came up with:

Life's Results = Ability × Effort × Attitude

Notice those aren't plus signs. They are multiplication signs.

You could score:

> an incredible 80/100 in ability and
> a hard-working 60/100 in effort.

But if your attitude - your underlying mindset, self-doubt, or the constant "not good enough" loop - is sitting at a negative 10, your mathematical result isn't just low. It’s negative 48,000 !

Attitude is the only variable in the performance equation that can go negative and completely wipe out your talent and hard work.

The brain science completely backs this up:

- a negative mindset chronic-stresses your system.
- a growth mindset literally rewires your neural pathways for cognitive clarity and adaptability under pressure.

For the neuroscience of the success equation, including the exact cultural tactics used to fix JAL's broken corporate workforce, check out my Medium publication.

Full breakdown link in the comments below!

Make sure you check your multipliers before the week ends, and identify where exactly do you need to shift.

Gratitude 🙏
Sheryl Slatter

30/06/2026

Your body keeps the score.

Do a quick scan right now. Check your shoulders, your neck, and your lower back.

Do you sense a low-grade tension there? And, are you just living with it?

I have been there too, but I caught it before it got worse.

Physical tension is one of the first signs your nervous system is dysregulated. And it quietly drains your energy, focus, and resilience - all day long.

Working in busy, high-pressure environments, I know exactly how this feels, especially if it is not regulated consistently.

My scene is very different now. I made a conscious choice to follow what I am truly passionate about. This led to the creation of Reset & Recharge - a nervous system recalibration for busy professionals.

This program works on both the body AND the mind. Together.

Sometimes metrics help illustrate the impact. Here is a look at the data:

Before >> After a single session:

Body Tension: 4 >> 2
(Scale: 1 = very low, 5 = very high)
- Reset & Recharge Participant

This is what happens In just under 30 minutes:

** Grounding and alignment - posture shifts to signal safety to your brainstem

** Breathwork - to ease you out of fight-or-flight, physically

** Movement - to release stored stress you can't think away

** Explore Meditation - to teach your mind how to be still

I combine brain-based coaching with yogic sciences to get real-time results.

When did you last feel truly tension-free? Or where in your body do you feel most restricted? 👇

For me , it was always the lower back!

With Gratitude 🙏
Sheryl Slatter

Visit my site to learn more:
https://www.arya-yogaandwellness.com/

28/06/2026

Have you said this to yourself recently? - "I'm not ready."

If you had to look at that statement again and question it, what would the real story behind it be?

In neuroscience, limiting beliefs are physical, structural neural pathways. Every time you repeat them, you strengthen them.

If you want to change your trajectory for the week ahead, you have to consciously watch and rewrite your internal language.

Try 'The Sunday Reframe Formula' tonight to shift your brain from limiting mode into expansion mode before Monday hits.

Here are five core reframes to get you started:

Reframe 1: "I can't" >> "I'm learning how to."
Reframe 2: "I'm not good at" >> "I'm developing my skills in."
Reframe 3: "I always fail" >> "I'm gathering data on what works."
Reframe 4: "I don't have time" >> "I haven't prioritised this yet."
Reframe 5: "It's too hard" >> "This will stretch me in new ways."

Changing your wording literally rewires your neural networks in real time.

Read my full 5-step Mindset Shift Protocol - including a powerful psychological tool called the "I Don't Know" Bypass - over on my Medium publication.

👇 The link to the full guide is in the comments below.

Let's choose what we feed and grow this week.

With Gratitude 🙏
Sheryl

24/06/2026

What if the most powerful reset you have is already in your hands?

But first I must share that I loved writing this post simply because it brings together the best of both worlds for me: Brain-Based and Yogic Sciences.

Now have you heard of Anjali Mudra?
It is the practice of placing your palms together at the chest. As a greeting, we know it as 'Namaste'.

You will be fascinated to know that it's not just a polite hello from an ancient culture—there's real science behind why this gesture has stuck around for thousands of years. And it is important to understand why we do what we do, and most importantly - what actually happens when we engage in this gesture.

1. Your palms are sensory powerhouses -

So essentially your hands carry one of the highest concentrations of touch receptors anywhere on your body. In the brain's sensory map, your hands take up a strikingly large share of cortical space.

Pressing them together sends a dense, immediate stream of input straight to your somatosensory cortex.

2. Slow breath calms your nervous system -

And the best bit is that the gesture anchors it. Slow, deliberate breathing activates the vagus nerve and shifts your body from fight-or-flight toward rest-and-digest. Heart rate variability climbs, and cortisol drops.

Pair that breath with a steady physical anchor like pressed palms, and you give your body two consistent calming signals at once.

3. It works because it's predictable, not because it's magic -

When you're stressed, your nervous system deals with noisy, unpredictable input. A simple, repeated gesture—pressure at the midline, a breath, a pause - gives your brain one clean signal instead.

This is the exact principle behind grounding techniques used in somatic and trauma-informed practices.

4. Ritual does real psychological work -

Beyond the biology, the gesture itself becomes a cue. Use the same physical act before a hard conversation or to close out a meeting, and you train your brain to associate that motion with a shift in state - what psychologists call anchoring.

Yogis built an entire practice on this insight long before that word existed.

Ancient wisdom and modern day neuroscience come together and pointing to the same thing.

And that's exactly what I bring into the room with teams.

I take teams through grounding practices like this in my corporate wellness work - because a dysregulated nervous system cannot lead, learn, or listen well.

Through my Reset & Recharge sessions, I deliver these small, practical resets built right into the busiest of workdays - available in person across Brisbane or live online for teams anywhere.

If that's the kind of pause you or your team could use, let's connect.

Namaste. 🙏
Sheryl Slatter — Mindset & Corporate Wellness Coach, Brisbane, Australia

22/06/2026

Your posture is a performance lever. Stick around and learn how.

Before I lead my Reset & Recharge sessions, we spend 60 seconds on alignment.

Not for the "yogic aesthetic," but as a direct, physical signal to the brainstem.

Your brainstem runs your breathing, heart rate, and stress baseline on autopilot. Three things happen when you adjust your posture:

1. *Feet flat on the floor* - This sends "I am safe" signals straight to your amygdala. A stable base creates a lower threat response. It gives you a real, immediate sense of what grounding actually feels like.

2. *Spine long and extended* - This decompresses the medulla and the vagus nerve—the exact switch needed to flip from fight-or-flight to deep focus mode. This is one of my personal favorites. Once you feel the shift, you understand why.

3. *Chin level, jaw soft* - This releases brainstem tension and instantly lowers sympathetic arousal. Higher vagal tone directly translates to better decision-making under pressure. Who doesn't need a bit of that in their workday?

Almost every elite discipline—from yoga to military training—starts with posture alignment. Try doing anything at a high level without it.

We align first because a stable body leads to a safe brain, which creates a clear mind. Then the breathwork begins and actually works. I am all about the logic behind the "why."

Participants track these metrics after a single session:

>> Stress drops from a high 4 → to a low 2
>> Mental clarity rises from a low 2 → to a high 5

Consistently. And I am all for consistency.

You cannot do deep, strategic work if your nervous system thinks it is in danger. Posture is the fastest physical hack to change that. If you have 30 seconds right now, test it.

I teach this—and the breathwork, movement, and meditation that follows—in my Reset & Recharge sessions, along with mindset reframes. It has quickly become my favorite part of the workday.

Wishing you a grounded day ⭐️

With Gratitude 🙏
Sheryl Slatter

21/06/2026

The yogic way doesn’t require dramatic lifestyle changes.

It requires consistent, conscious choices:

1.Start each day with intention
2.Breathe consciously throughout
3.Move your body regularly
4.Communicate with awareness
5.Respond rather than react
6.Close each day with gratitude

These simple practices, applied consistently, don’t just change how you work — they change who you become.

To read the full article follow the link in the comments below ⬇️

18/06/2026

We talk a lot about getting into a "flow state" at work.

But for most busy professionals, their daily routine looks less like flow and more like a flood—back-to-back meetings, endless pings, and a racing mind.

We try to force ourselves to focus, but you can’t tap into deep, creative flow when you are always on the go.

The secret however is quite the opposite.

You have to go slow to get to flow.

Slowing down isn't about giving up your ambition.

It’s about downshifting your pace just enough to clear the mental clutter, drop the internal chaos, and actually find your rhythm again.

When you shift from friction to flow, the work doesn't just get easier—it gets better.

Today and the next week, I’m putting the final touches on something designed to help you make that exact shift.

But in the meantime, do this with me :

> Drop everything for the next few moments.

> Sit down and gently lengthen your spine.

> Keep your chest nice and wide, allowing a gentle expansion.

> Relax your jawline and drop your shoulders.

> Place your feet flat on the ground.

>> Now ....... just breathe... gently......unrushed....and with full awareness.

Do that for a few rounds.

Have a wonderful Friday and a great weekend.

This is a photo of me, at the Gold Creek Dam, Brisbane - enjoying the reflection... both outside and inside.

With Gratitude 🙏
Sheryl

17/06/2026

It's Wednesday noon, and I keep thinking about something a participant said in a recent Reset & Recharge session in Brisbane.

After a session, she told me that just seconds into the grounding and posture alignment, she could already feel the shift.

It works that fast because posture isn't just how you look. It's one of the quickest signals you can send your own nervous system.

The grounding sequence I start every session with:

1. Feet flat on the floor, body weight evenly distributed through both feet.

2. Notice the contact — really feel it, rather than just knowing it's there.

3. Let your spine lengthen gently, as if it's stacking one vertebra at a time.

4. Rather than forcing your shoulders back, gently lift them, roll them back, then let them drop away from your ears, softening — not pulled, just released.

5. Eyes soften or close.

6. Jaw unclenches. One slow breath here.

That's it. No deep stretch, no breathwork yet — just the body registering that it's safe to come out of the brace it's been holding since your first meeting this morning.

By mid-week, most people have been unconsciously bracing against the week

The body holds that tension in the shoulders, the jaw, the lower back — quietly, without you ever deciding to put it there. Which is exactly why undoing it doesn't take much. Just attention, and a moment to actually arrive in the body you've been sitting in all week.

Once we ground and align, we flow into the rest of the session with intention and full awareness.

I hope you'll take a moment today to notice your body, your posture, your breath.

I facilitate Reset & Recharge sessions for corporate teams across Brisbane and live online globally — small, practical resets like this one, built into the busiest of workdays.

If this felt familiar, I'd love to hear from you.

Get in touch via my link in the comments. ⬇️

Sheryl Slatter — Mindset & Corporate Wellness Coach, Brisbane, Australia

15/06/2026

Is "Sunday Scares" a real thing?

For most of us, as Sunday evening winds down, that familiar tightness in the chest and heaviness in the body starts to creep in.

We’ve conditioned ourselves to treat Monday as an enemy to survive, rather than a tool to utilize.

When we approach the workweek with resistance, we are effectively telling ourselves that a big part of our life is something to simply "put up with" rather than embrace.

How about we change that?

You don't have to love every single task on your plate to decide how you show up to it. You just need to reset the way you approach it.

I’ve just launched my new publication on Medium and broken down 3 practical, neuroscience-backed morning strategies to help you stop letting Monday happen to you, and start happening to Monday.

👇 The full framework and the article link is in the comments below!

Let's change the pattern this week. It works!