Challenges, Movement
11 May, 2024
Words by Han McGufficke + Em Armstrong
As the weather cools down, we want you to say motivated. And because the cool weather has hit so quickly (especially here) we wanted to bring you something special to keep you excited and motivated in moving your body and mind. It’s common to feel more sluggish during the winter with the cooler temps and less hours of sunlight in the day. However, physical activity has the power to increase our energy levels. So let’s keep moving!
We have broken this blog post up into two stages for The Saltbush Squad + The Saltbush Studio. We’d obvs LOVE for you to read it all, but if you just want to get to the good bits for you, just find the sub-heading for you.
Big Love Queens. Em + Han xx
THE SALTBUSH SQUAD
Starting Thursday 16th May, this will be a 7 day challenge, to remind you the importance keeping physically active, moving your mind and nourishing the body.
We also wanted to focus this challenge on YOU TIME…not just on the mat. So we are encouraging you to take a daily pic of you enjoying a cuppa in the sun (doesn’t have to be matcha).
And you might even win a beautiful little Matcha set from the queens at Storm + India (keep reading below).
And we’ll finish the challenge with a Squad community Zoom catch-up to see how you all went (and of course to just catch up).
THE SALTBUSH STUDIO EVENT
We have a wholesome morning planned in Studio, Saturday 18th May. Some movement, Yoga or Pilates, whatever is the vibe, some mindfulness/mediation to find some chill, and then staying around for a warm matcha and chat with the chicks, that will be delivered from the amazing team at our local cafe Foodie Friends.
This is a chance for our locals to connect, not just doing our usual classes, but to add a different element to our studio and keep everyone around for a cuppa and a chat post class.
For those unable to join us in the studio – you will be apart of it too, the Yoga Session in studio with Han with be live in the Saltbush Squad zoom link! So you can join us from where you are!
We are really excited to share with beautiful morning with our studio babes and are so grateful for the lovely ladies Storm & India for making this possible.
Storm & India
The lovely team at Storm & India have partnered with us for this challenge. We are so lucky to have some of their MATCHA and honey for our beautiful matcha lattes as well as something special for the winner of this challenge.
Storm & India create delicious organic wellness teas designed to support gut, skin and mood health. Founded in Tasmania by Storm and India Bellamy, who actually have a Hay connection, as their Mum grew up in Hay – small world!
We are so lucky to be nourishing our bodies with S&I’s matcha in studio, maybe your a matcha lover already, or this might be a chance for you to try something new – buy some matcha and get around the matcha vibes!
And remember a little Storm + India goodie box could be yours Squad babes (all for having a cuppa in the sun each day) 💚
We are really looking forward to slowing down with you all, giving our bodies a little bit of extra love as it starts to cool down, and just spend a bit of extra time together and keep your MIND + BODY moving.
And also can’t wait to watch to enjoy all the goodness and find some zen in your chaotic life, oh and maybe even try your first matcha tea or late!
Big love. Em and Han xx
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