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14/04/2026

https://www.collectivelements.com.au/post/a-different-approach-to-pain

Hi everyone,Ongoing pain can be very challenging to work with and very challenging to live with. There are many different types of pain and different approaches to working with it. If you have musculoskeletal or neural pain, here is a great resource I've found.. It's a library of videos from zhealth...

14/04/2026

term 2 starts on 29 April. A gentle yoga class for parents with crawlers, toddlers and preschoolers, this is your chance to practise and connect with other mums while your little ones play or join in. There are also songs, a story and cups of tea for everyone 🎵🫖

Bring a friend for free if you book before midnight on 15 April 🥰

Booking link in bio.

Questions? Please leave a comment below or send me a DM. 🙂

See you on the mat,
Antje 💕
Founder, Flow and Grow Family Yoga

08/04/2026

https://www.collectivelements.com.au/post/easy-gluten-free-muffin-recipe

Hi everyone,So this year seems to have started out crazier than last year! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with family, friends or just chilling out and eating some delicious treats. I finally got round to doing some baking and actually found a gluten-free muffin recipe that is pretty good so....

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Ginger is most famous for its role in preventing and alleviating nausea and vomiting. Researchers have also found it may help with morning sickness in pregnancy,* motion sickness, postoperative nausea and vomiting, preventing antiretroviral-induced nausea and vomiting during HIV treatment, and chemotherapy-induced vomiting.

Pain management, too. An eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder has been shown to work as well as the migraine headache drug Imitrex, but without the side effects.

Ginger may also be as effective as ibuprofen for alleviating menstrual cramps. Four randomized controlled trials have been published on ginger for menstrual pain, and all four showed significant benefit when taken just the first few days of your period. Effective doses ranged from one-third to a full teaspoon a day. And, as a side benefit, ginger can dramatically reduce heavy flow. Just an eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder taken three times a day, starting the day before menstruation, cut the heaviness of the flow in half. And it seemed to work better each month the research participants tried it, providing a highly effective, cheap, easy-to-use, and safer treatment for menstrual blood loss and pain.

* Note: Ginger is a safe and effective treatment for morning sickness in pregnancy, however, the recommended dose is 1 g of ginger powder a day. That’s about half a teaspoon, which is equivalent to about a full teaspoon of grated fresh ginger or four cups of ginger tea. The maximum recommended daily dose is 4 g, though, so don’t take more than about two teaspoons of ginger powder a day. See the video"Natural Treatments for Morning Sickness" at https://bit.ly/3jZT1KJ to learn more.

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05/04/2026

The brain changes shape and function across the menstrual cycle. And a new imaging study suggests that progesterone (not estrogen) may be a key driver of that change.

So, progesterone is far more than just a “calming” hormone. Instead, it appears to actively shape brain networks, emotional processing, and cognition in real time.

Big picture, that progesterone-driven change is likely to be very good for the brain. But it can also feel disruptive.

Links:
Progesterone linked to brain structure changes: https://conexiant.com/neurology/articles/progesterone-linked-to-brain-structure-changes/

Troubleshooting progesterone: A practical guide to making progesterone therapy work for you: https://www.larabriden.com/troubleshooting-progesterone/

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09/03/2026

20/02/2026

13/02/2026

Our organic Dutch Cream potatoes are free of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. They contain electrolytes, vitamin C, fibre, antioxidants and of course essential macronutrients. Perfect for roasting, mashing or in soup. 🧡

12/02/2026

Emerging evidence suggests prolactin is much more than a pituitary hormone. It's also produced locally by the spinal cord and immune system, where it can change how pain receptors respond, making even mild signals feel painful, and potentially contributing to PMS, migraines, and pelvic pain, including endometriosis pain.

Prolactin is supposed to be kept in check by dopamine, but when dopamine signalling drops (e.g, late luteal and with chronic stress), prolactin can rise. Prolactin also rises with higher estrogen.

You can support more sustained dopamine (and therefore lower prolactin) with strategies like outdoor light, social connection, moving the body, magnesium, zinc, iron, and vitamin B6. (Scientists are also working on how to block or downregulate prolactin.)

Here are a couple of articles about the potential role of prolactin in pain, migraines, and endometriosis:
• Identifying a link between prolactin and female pain: https://healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/stories/identifying-link-between-prolactin-and-female-pain
• Prolactin-induced sensitization of trigeminal nociceptors promotes migraine co-morbidity in endometriosis: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03331024241313378

And stay tuned for my new book about periods!

10/02/2026

https://www.collectivelements.com.au/post/what-do-anxiety-neck-issues-and-poor-immune-system-have-in-common

Hi everyone,Here we are in February already...many of us are back into the 'usual' routine and wondering where the summer holidays evaporated to! As we're getting back into school, study or work we are reminded of any learning difficulties, concentration issues, and even relationship dynamics that c...

30/01/2026

Recently, I’ve become acutely aware of the energy around me because it feels heavier than it's ever felt before. People are carrying pain, exhaustion, and so much grief. I notice it in conversations I overhear at cafes. I feel it when I walk through the grocery store. There is so much fear in the collective field we all share.

And rather than judging it or trying to fix it, I’ve been sitting with one simple truth: the world is asking for love.

Not dramatic love, or performative love intended for likes on social media, but grounded, embodied, steady love — the kind that simply is.

Many people believe that to make a difference, we must be loud, visible, or constantly “doing.” But from what I experienced during my near-death experience, I know that energy speaks before words ever do. Consciousness communicates without effort. Presence itself is powerful.

You don’t have to be an activist. You don’t have to have a public platform. You don’t even have to leave your home. You can be a force of healing simply by embodying love.

When you soften your body, breathe with compassion, and choose kindness toward yourself, you send a ripple far beyond what you can see. So today, I want to invite you into a gentle commitment to consciously send love and healing into the world. You might imagine light moving through your heart and outward into the collective. You might silently bless the people you pass.

You might sit quietly and hold the intention: May all beings feel supported, safe, and loved. There is no right way to do this. There is only sincerity.

And please remember — you don’t need to drain yourself to uplift others. In fact, the most powerful energy you can offer is one that is grounded, nourished, and at peace. When you care for yourself, you raise the frequency of everything you touch. This is how healing spreads. This is how love moves. Quietly. Naturally. Effortlessly.

Thank you for being part of this shared field of consciousness.