Feel like
You're Running on Empty.
You've been holding everything together for everyone else. Your mind rarely switches off, your body feels tense, and even when you finally sit down to rest, you struggle to truly relax.
Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, anxious, disconnected from yourself, or simply exhausted from constantly doing.
You know you need a break - but a quiet morning at home never quite seems to reset how you feel.
Deep down, you're craving something more. A chance to exhale. To slow down. To feel safe enough to soften. To reconnect with yourself beneath all the busyness of life.
If you're longing to feel calm, grounded, and more like yourself again, you're in the right place.
YES! RESERVE MY SPOT
"It takes courage to say yes to rest in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol"
BRENE BROWN
Imagine waking up on Monday feeling lighter...
Not because life has changed overnight, but because you have.
Your shoulders feel softer. Your breathing is deeper. Your mind is quieter.
Your body finally feels like it's has permission to let go.
The Gentle Pause is a morning created for women who spend so much of their lives looking after everyone else that they've forgotten what it feels like to simply be.
Here, there is nothing to achieve. Nothing to fix. Nothing to prove. Just space to rest, restore, and gently return to yourself.
INTRODUCING
The Sacred Pause
In a world that constantly asks you to do more, this is your invitation to do less.
To soften instead of striving.
To breathe instead of rushing.
To rest instead of pushing through.
For just one morning, let yourself be held in a space where there is nothing to achieve, nothing to fix, and nowhere else you need to be. Simply come as you are and allow your body and mind to remember what calm feels like.
Includes:
Cacao Opening Ceremony
Begin your morning with ceremonial cacao, creating a gentle moment to slow down, open your heart, and set a meaningful intention for the day ahead.
Somatic Nervous Sytem Balance
Gentle somatic practices designed to calm your nervous system, release built-up tension, and help your body reconnect with a sense of safety and ease
Restorative Yoga
Experience the healing power of stillness through restorative yoga, helping your body relax without effort, restore, and bring about profound change.
Sacred Sound Healing
Be gently guided into deep rest through the calming sounds of crystal bowls and sacred instruments, creating space to soften, restore, and simply be.
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Introducing you to Restorative Yoga - Effortless Rest
Restorative yoga isn't about stretching further, building strength, or getting your body into challenging poses. It's about giving yourself permission to completely let go.
Using soft bolsters, blankets and supportive props, your body is comfortably supported in gentle positions for several minutes at a time. With nothing to strive for, your muscles can soften, your breathing naturally slows, and your nervous system begins to shift out of "doing" mode into deep rest.
Many people say it's the first time they've truly relaxed in months (and even years).
Whether you've never stepped onto a yoga mat before or have been practising for years, restorative yoga welcomes you exactly as you are. No flexibility is needed, just a willingness to pause and receive.
Calm Your Nervous System
Allow your nervous system to rebalance from high cortisol stress mode to rest and digest mode which your body recognises as safety. This is where healing can be optimised. No more reactive parent mode, or "I need another coffee stat" to get through the day.
Melt Away Tension
Fully supported poses encourage deep physical and mental relaxation allowing muscles that are "holding on" to gently feel safe enough to soften. Ahhh! A full breath, an unlocked jaw (good bye teeth grinding) and more energy to do the things you love.
Experience Effortless Rest
Eye pillows reduce visual stimulation and blankets and props anchor and ground your body. This allows your mind to finally calm and deep relaxation and self connection to emerge.
What to Expect
Gently Arrive
Cacao Ceremony
Known as a sacred plant medicine in many ancient traditions, ceremonial cacao has long been used to encourage connection, presence, and intention.
Today, science also tells us that cacao contains naturally occurring flavanols and theobromine, which support healthy circulation. As a gentle vasodilator, it helps widen blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more freely - often creating a feeling of warmth, gentle energy, and openness as you settle into the experience..
Start Balancing
Nervous System Balancing Somatic Practices
You'll be gently guided through simple, mindful movements and breathing practices designed to help your body release tension and settle into a state of ease.
Unlike exercise, there's nothing to push through or achieve. These gentle somatic practices invite you to slow down, reconnect with your body, and support your nervous system in shifting from stress and survival into a greater sense of calm, safety, and balance.
You may even take some of these practices and incorporate them into your daily life.
Deep Rest
Restorative Yoga
Unlike traditional yoga, restorative yoga isn't about stretching further, building strength, or improving flexibility. It's a practice of deep rest.
Wrapped in soft blankets and supported by bolsters and cushions, you'll gently settle into restful poses designed for complete comfort. There is no striving, no pushing, and nothing to perfect - only space to soften, breathe deeply, and let your body remember what true rest feels like.
This is your opportunity to slow down, restore your energy, and simply be held.
Letting go
Sacred Sound Healing Meditation
Lie back, get comfortable, and simply receive. As the gentle sounds of crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, Native American flute, meditation flute, drum, bells, and chimes wash over you, you'll be invited into a deeply restorative meditative state.
With nothing to do and nowhere to be, your body can soften, your mind can become still, and your nervous system has the opportunity to unwind, leaving you feeling calm, grounded, and deeply nourished.
Real Life Experiences
at our events
"It's very rewarding to take time for yourself, to balance yourself".
"Life is noisy, it's important to take time away from the noice and get back to your centre. You're a better parent and wife because of it"
"Take the time to reset and rebuild yourself, give back to yourself and receive"
I'M READY TO PAUSE
What Others
Have Experienced
BE INSPIRED
"This was a journey of deep healing and letting go. From the moment I arrived, I felt completely safe, supported, and held. Larissa gently guided us through deep healing, helping me reconnect with myself in a way I didn't expect. I left feeling calm, balanced, and deeply nourished. If you're looking for a retreat that brings you home to yourself, I can't recommend it enough."
Karen Petersen
"I just experienced my first Retreat with Larissa and all I can say is WOW… I loved every minute of the session and can't wait to come back. She is a very special lady and makes everyone feel safe, worthy, heard and validated allowing everyone to share their stories and release their emotions. I couldn’t have asked for a better day / facilitator - thank you"!
Colleen
Deepen your Experience
1:1 Kinesiology Balance
Your Next Step Towards Lasting Change
Sometimes a morning of deep rest is exactly what you need.
Sometimes it's the beginning of something even deeper.
If you'd like personalised support after The Gentle Pause, you can upgrade your booking to include a private 60-minute Kinesiology Balance with Larissa.
Using gentle muscle monitoring, we'll work together to uncover the physical, emotional, or energetic stressors that may be contributing to imbalance, supporting your body's natural ability to return to a healthier state.
Your session is valid for 3 months, giving you the flexibility to book whenever you're ready.
1 consult usually $190 - add on today for only an extra $128 (this price won't ever be repeated on it's own)
I'D LOVE TO BOOK TODAY
Enjoy the Morning to yourself
When: Sunday 9th August
Time: 9am - 11:30am
Where: The Everyday Inspiration Home Studio 276 Red Gum Rd New Beith Qld (5 minutes for Greenbank Woolworths)
Cost: Event $69 or VIP Upgrade - Event + 1:1 Kinesiology Integration Balance $197
Avoid disappointment: Numbers are limited for this experience and our events usually book out quickly.
Booking Terms: Cancel more than 78 hours before the event and you'll receive a credit to use toward another event or refund minus 10% booking fee. Cancellation within 72 hrs, credit available towards any other event to use within 6 months.
Hi! I'm Larissa.
I WILL BE YOUR GUIDE FOR THE GENTLE PAUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET MORNING
For more than 2 decades, I've been helping people reconnect with themselves through nervous system regulation, yoga, kinesiology, coaching, mindfulness, breathwork, and sound healing. My passion is creating spaces where you can step away from the demands of everyday life, slow down, and remember what it feels like to truly rest.
My approach blends evidence-informed nervous system education with gentle mind-body practices, creating a safe, nurturing environment where you can simply arrive as you are. Whether this is your first wellness event or you've been on this journey for years, you'll be warmly welcomed and supported every step of the way.
I can't wait to welcome you into my studio and share this beautiful morning with you.
Qualifications & Experience
- Holistic Mind-Body Life Coach (LCIA)
- Professional Kinesiologist (ICPKP)
- Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500)
- Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher (Med. AUS)
- Breathwork Facilitator
- Sound Healing Practitioner
- Embodied Processing (Somatic Trauma work)
- Trauma-Informed Yoga & Somatic Practices
- Polyvagal-Informed Nervous System Education
Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from a place of overflow. You cannot serve from an empty cup
THIS IS WHAT YOU"VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
More Experiences
THIS COULD BE YOU
"After today's retreat I now know what it feels like to be deeply relaxed and what it means to be grateful. I now fully appreciate myself, my family and respect time".
Grace M
"I've learned not to be so hard on myself. I didn't realise how much I needed this time to myself, as I now feel calm and peaceful. I also loved being around like minded women".
Kylie F
"The safest, most nurturing space I've ever experienced."
Michelle G
"From the moment I arrived I felt completely at ease. This is exactly what my Nervous system needed"
Julie Sara
Helpful Tips
Arrive with an Open Mind
There is nothing you need to achieve and no experience required. Simply come as you are, wear comfortable clothing, and allow yourself to receive whatever your body and mind need on the day.
Give Yourself Permission to Switch Off
This morning is your opportunity to step away from the busyness of life. Consider silencing your phone, letting loved ones know you're unavailable for a few hours, and giving yourself permission to be fully present.
Deepen Your Experience with Kinesiology
If you're ready to explore your own unique stress patterns more deeply, consider adding a private 60-minute Kinesiology Balance. This personalised session helps identify the physical, emotional, nutritional, or energetic stressors your body may be holding onto, giving you individual support to continue your journey long after the retreat. Your session can be booked anytime within 3 months of the event.
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Everything You Need to Know
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Come Home to Yourself.
Perhaps this is the sign you've been waiting for.
A reminder that rest isn't something you have to earn.
That slowing down isn't falling behind.
That caring for yourself allows you to care for everything else.
Take a deep breath.
Trust your intuition.
We'll be here to welcome you.
Options to support your healing
CHOOSE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU
