Heart of Rest

Heart of Rest Gentle Deep Rest journeys + coaching for sensitive, creative and heart led nurturers and entrepreneurs. Space to Breathe and Embody your gifts.

Our sanctuary is in Treeby (near Jandakot) immersed in nature but just 30 minutes from Fremantle and Perth. Join us for Nature Retreats, Yoga & Meditation, Women’s Circles, Cacao Ceremonies and other special events at our new ceremony space in Treeby (30 minutes from Fremantle and Perth). Immersed in natural bushland this is space of serenity, quietness and honouring of our connection to nature. A sanctuary, a place to take refuge, a gathering space for a community of compassionate hearts to connect, nourish, REST and BE. With programs and events to support you when you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, burnt out or simply craving a community to connect to. Come experience the profound stillness and healing of heart centred practices including yoga, mindfulness, sound healing, ceremonial cacao, trauma release and the co-creation of like hearted community. Visit www.heartofrest.com.au for our events calendar.

“The One Who Is at Play Everywhere says, There is a space in the heart where everything meets Come here if you want to f...
04/03/2026

“The One Who Is at Play Everywhere says,
There is a space in the heart where everything meets
Come here if you want to find me.
Mind, senses, soul, eternity -all are here.
Are you here?

Enter the bowl of vastness that is the heart.
Listen to the song that is always resonating.
Give yourself to it with total abandon.
Quiet ecstasy is here,
And a steady, regal sense
Of resting in a perfect spot.
You who are the embodiment of blessing,
Once you know the way,
The nature of attention will call you to return.
Again and again, answer that call, And be saturated with knowing,

“I belong here, I am at home.”
~ Radiance Sutra 26, The Radiance Sutras, Lorin Roche

Meet the wonderful Christine from , a breath of gentle wise nourishment for your soul and my co-facilitator for the Aut...
04/03/2026

Meet the wonderful Christine from , a breath of gentle wise nourishment for your soul and my co-facilitator for the Autumn Women’s Yin Nest series.

With a wealth of passion and wisdom in the world of Yin and Women’s Health I’m so excited for you to meet her!

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“Hi I’m Christine, Founder of Wild Nature Creative, a hub for feminine health and balance. For over 20 years I’ve worked with women as a hairstylist and shiatsu practitioner.

During my years working in a clinical practice in London I saw many women through all stages of pregnancy, alongside general practice for stress, fatigue, physical tension, and emotional balance; co- founding a community women’s health clinic several years later in Brighton, UK.

While navigating my own hormonal journey and early menopause, I discovered the simplicity and potency of Taoist feminine practices through women’s circles and training at the Universal Tao Centre. After years of medical uncertainty, it was a relief to feel creatively inspired and expansive again, rather than stressed or somehow failing. Learning to recognise and inhabit my sensual female body — beyond the narrow lens I’d absorbed from a dominant patriarchal mindset — was deeply liberating.

Today, I combine Taoist feminine practices with Zen Thai Shiatsu to support women’s health, and I’m passionate about reframing menopause transition as one of the most powerful stages of a woman’s life. As women, we need spaces to soften, slow down and receive.

I continue to explore ways of cultivating our Yin essence through deep rest, meditation, Qi Gong and Jade Egg practice — pathways that reconnect us with our inner world, where innate wisdom, creativity and sensuality live.

I truly believe that the more closely we align with our natural rhythms — our seasons, cycles and intrinsic oneness with nature — the healthier, happier and more at peace we become.”

Join Christine and I from Friday 20th March (9-11am) as we soften into the sweetness of the subtle and not so subtle wisdom of yin + autumn.

3 places available 🌿✨

Join me for 2 hours of slow, connected, deep rest, restorative yin, nervous system care and intentional nurturing.Come a...
01/03/2026

Join me for 2 hours of slow, connected, deep rest, restorative yin, nervous system care and intentional nurturing.

Come as you are. Suitable for anyone looking to carve out space for gentleness, restoration & self compassion.

Sunday 8th March
6-8pm in Treeby

https://heartofrest.com.au/deep-rest/

The freshness of the start of a new day, birdsong & beauty. Close your eyes for a moment, breathe and let the smells and...
27/02/2026

The freshness of the start of a new day, birdsong & beauty. Close your eyes for a moment, breathe and let the smells and sounds of nature soften into every cell of your being 🥰🥰

Morning sessions in the dome are almost here. We begin our Autumn Yin Nest Friday 20th March 9-11am for 10 weeks.

An invitation to carve out space to breathe and Be.

An intentionally small group space so you can feel at Home…in yourself while with others.

Gentle but intentional movement and stillness to support physical, mental & emotional wellbeing.

A spacious contemplation of what may need to be let go to create space for whatever is most nourishing for you & the world you contribute to.

This season we’re joined by Zen Thai Shiatsu practitioner Christine Pike sharing her Yin wisdom on feminine health & Taoist practices to support your vitality and nourishment through Autumn. I’ll share more about Christine’s magic in another post 😊

Booking link in bio ♥️

Wonder and awe. The beauty of life that reveals itself in presence.On Friday I sat in wonder & awe with a group in this ...
24/02/2026

Wonder and awe. The beauty of life that reveals itself in presence.

On Friday I sat in wonder & awe with a group in this space & we were blessed by the most beautiful naturescape as our soundtrack for the evening.

At first it was the wild raucous of the Carnaby Cockatoos as they feasted and flew all around us. (I don’t think my heart will ever tire of their wild visits.)

Then the sweetest song of a little wattle bird that sat right at our window singing their heart out whispering their secrets to us…inviting us into the unseen world.

And lastly the kookaburras clucked and cackled sending ripples out over the property as we lay in our final rest.

Magic one of the group shared. Wonder and awe. Wonder and awe at the simple pleasures life offers ♥️

1 place remains for our next Deep Rest journey on 8th March or join me for our Autumn Equinox Cacao Ceremony on Saturday 21 March ♥️🌿

Did you know one of the core teachings that guide our Women’s Yin Nests is five element theory? Instead of seeing oursel...
19/02/2026

Did you know one of the core teachings that guide our Women’s Yin Nests is five element theory? Instead of seeing ourselves as separate to nature we look to the balance and interweaving between five functional organs and natural elements.

Bringing awareness to both the Yin, the Yang and the transitions 5 element theory sees the deep relationship between our physical/mental/emotional body and our social and natural environment.

The gentle Yin Yoga & Taoist movements we practice in the nests are inspired by the seasons.

Join me in the dome tomorrow night as we explore the wisdom of Late Summer (Earth element: Stomach/Spleen) and take time to honour the transition from Yang to Yin, digesting and savouring the gifts from Summer ♥️

Booking link in my bio 🌿

16/02/2026

Remember who you are before
Before these questions
Before these answers

Remember you are before
Everything

🎶 Remember by Omkara

Moments of Beauty. Breathing it in. Savouring it. Letting it seep into my bones. Right here. In the unexpected moments. ...
13/02/2026

Moments of Beauty. Breathing it in. Savouring it. Letting it seep into my bones. Right here. In the unexpected moments. In this breath.

Savouring the beauty in life is the theme I’m journeying with at the moment. Not to be confused with Saviouring 😆🥰

Join me in the dome if you need a moment to breathe in beauty.

🌿 Friday 20 February 6-8pm Late Summer Women’s Yin Nest (Earth Element)

✨ Sunday 8 March 6-8pm Deep Rest with Cacao (all genders)

🍂 Friday 20 March 9-11am Autumn Women’s Yin Nest (Metal Element with Lani & Christine), 10 week series begins

❤️ Saturday 21 March 6-8.30pm Autumn Equinox Cacao Ceremony (all genders)

Booking links in my bio 🌻

Can you feel the season shifting? We’ll be exploring this late summer energy in a special Women’s Yin Nest on Friday 20t...
11/02/2026

Can you feel the season shifting? We’ll be exploring this late summer energy in a special Women’s Yin Nest on Friday 20th February 6-8pm.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine this is a shorter period that marks the transition from the high intensity of Summer to the gentle letting go of Autumn. The Yang energy of Summer mellows into a softer, more contemplative mood.

Late Summer is connected to the Stomach and Spleen and the way the body transforms the food we eat into blood and Qi to nourish our organs and feed our vitality. It relates to the element of Earth and like the Earth, it represents our ability to receive the abundance, stability, comfort, and nourishment of life.

Together we’ll get curious about how we support our physical, mental & emotional bodies through transitions. And practice the little things we can do everyday to prioritise grounding and digesting life so that worry and over thinking doesn’t distract us from the abundance of life available.

Join me in remembering how deeply worthy you are of belonging and nourishment.

~ Gentle Yin poses & Taoist feminine practices to support the stomach & spleen, self reflection prompts, ceremonial cacao & a gentle space to Be. ~

This will be our last casual Yin Nest session before our 10 week Autumn Nest begins so if you want a little taste of our seasonal journeys you’re very welcome here ♥️♥️

Booking link in my bio 🌿🌿

A face to go with the words, hi I’m Lani, explorer of the inner & outer worlds.After years travelling & studying in inte...
04/02/2026

A face to go with the words, hi I’m Lani, explorer of the inner & outer worlds.

After years travelling & studying in intentional communities & schools overseas I returned to Perth almost a decade ago where I’ve been sharing cacao ceremonies, deep rest classes, retreats and 1:1 coaching.

I share the word Heart a lot and sometimes it’s soft & floaty, poetic and whimsical. But alongside my inner poet and mystic I’m also an academic. I’ve studied mental health, wellness, yoga therapy for nervous system support, trauma and grief and a whole collection of other topics and tools.

I share the tools that have supported me to be with grief and loss and embrace the gifts of sensitivity and stillness. And I offer a gentle space of enquiry that mirrors the way I’ve needed to be held through moments of expansion & growth and also through the dark nights of my soul (of these there have been a few!)

What I share I’ve tested and discerned through the flames of my own inner journey then cross referenced with science and mentors 😆

I’m yet to figure out how to write a nice neat little blurb of what we ‘do’ in session because real life is not neat & tidy and the ‘doing’ bit is ever changing to meet the needs of whoever I’m sitting with.

But I do know that those of you who have found your way through the different doors of heART of Rest over the decade are what make the space we explore together so precious.

It’s your courage, curiosity and insatiable thirst for love, belonging, beauty, connection and truth. Your love for nature & openness and your willingness to explore the edges of life even when it seems to be contrary to everything you’ve been taught, yet somehow just know to be true.

Thanks for Being here and Being You. The world can seem hard and hurtful at times but having brave hearted souls to stand or lay down heart to heart with as we listen & love deeply is what keeps me going.

I’m beyond grateful for your presence. Thank you for trusting there is wisdom in the quiet, still spaces in between & helping me continue to grow & deepen my trust too 🌿✨

“Full Moon Glow I am bright & beautiful. Full Moon Glow I am brave and I am bold.” ~ Fia Honouring the light within & wi...
02/02/2026

“Full Moon Glow I am bright & beautiful. Full Moon Glow I am brave and I am bold.” ~ Fia

Honouring the light within & without. Humbled by the tender brave hearts who journeyed together into the Heart of Belonging during this weekends full moon cacao ceremony.

To remember our connection to life and each other. To honour the hurt when the threads of connection seem lost. And to brave the wilderness to find our way Home, returning to the Heart of Belonging.

Thank you for the glorious photos Amy 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Join me in the dome this weekend for our next Deep Rest circle Sunday 8 February 6-8pm ♥️🌿

https://heartofrest.com.au/deep-rest/

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A journey into the heART of resting

A place to slow down and connect with the heART. Through yin yoga, ceremonial cacao, self enquiry, radical self acceptance, emotional resilience and the co-creation of like hearted community we flourish. “I’m talking about living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear” ~ Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert

See the events timetable for regular ceremonies and community gatherings, or come and join Lani for a public yoga class:

Monday 9.30am @BodyforLife, Success

Monday 6.00 - 7.30pm @ Spanda Yoga School, Fremantle