Daley Practice

31/03/2025

Struggling to feel rested? Stuck in a tired but wired state?

Join me and my magical colleague, Melanie (RMT) in a 2hr hands on workshop dedicated to the practice of Rest.

Together we’ll explore a series of restorative poses with ample time in each to discover your ultimate shape, allowing the body to surrender and let go.

The workshop will be supported by a registered massage therapist, giving attendees the option of physical touch to help one settle in.

The intention of the workshop is to leave feeling rested and supported with the ability to recreate your favourite poses at home to continue receiving the benefits of rest.

Know someone who needs this or interested yourself?
Drop a 💤 👇 and I’ll send you the booking details (also available in bio). PS - Rest is not earned, its essential!

17/01/2025

Why Rest is Essential: (part1)

1. Rest Supports Mental Health

Sleep, relaxation, and moments of calm are vital for emotional regulation, stress reduction, and overall mental well-being. When we’re deprived of rest, our mood becomes more volatile, and we’re more prone to anxiety, irritability, and even depression. Rest isn’t just a luxury—it’s necessary for emotional resilience and mental clarity.

2. Physical Restoration

Your body needs rest to repair itself. Sleep allows your muscles to recover, your immune system to function optimally, and your cells to regenerate. When we’re in rest mode, our bodies perform essential functions like hormone regulation and detoxification. Without enough rest, our physical health declines, leading to fatigue, illness, and burnout.

3. Creativity and Problem-Solving

Sometimes, the best ideas come when we’re not actively trying to solve a problem. When you rest and give your mind a break, it has the space to wander, connect ideas, and make creative breakthroughs. Constant work and busyness leave little room for innovation and insight, so rest is key to nurturing creativity.

4. Prevents Burnout

When we think rest has to be “earned,” we tend to push ourselves too hard, believing that we can only rest when we’ve completed a certain task or reached a certain goal. This mindset leads to exhaustion and burnout. Rest should be built into our routines, just as food and water are. Without it, the physical and emotional toll becomes unsustainable.

To be continued…..

18/11/2024

For all the times I kept going…

I’ve been told on numerous occasions “I’m resilient, I’m strong” but truth is I am grateful.

I am grateful for the lessons I am here to learn. I’m here for it all, not just the good times but for all the moments that lead me here. I enjoy the good and I turn inward for the hard, to listen to grow and to flourish to the next. Life is a constant balance of “good” & “bad”, experiencing them both and everything in between is the beauty of LIFE.

I am proud for all the times I kept going, but I’m also very grateful.

If you’re up for the practice; take a moment to reflect on a challenging time in your life.

Recognize how you surpassed it,
Acknowledge your strength and resilience,
Investigate the lessons learnt and
Nurture yourself with gratitude & love.

Illustration credit:

07/11/2024

Manifestation>>>Trust>>>Patience

I had manifested sitting in my cabin holding my baby in my arms for some time now, before I even had a cabin to call home. It’s not always a direct path to fulfillment, but if you trust the process and are patient it will eventually unravel before your eyes.

Back story: I saw our cabin listing 2 years ago and knew instantly it was our home, my partner didn’t initially believe it was possible but I just knew it was the one after 3 years of searching. I had seen it before in my visions in my manifestations. We were pregnant for the second time, after a heart wrenching loss and things were feeling like they were finally coming together. We were preparing our offer for our cabin home when we received yet another heart wrenching diagnosis that resulted in yet another loss. It didn’t make sense, I had seen it so clearly. We continued to strive forward I knew it would all make sense eventually. I trusted the process, even when that process felt so hard and unfair in the moment. We secured our cabin the same day we closed our condo sale, and made peace with our second loss.

We took possession of our cabin home in July 2023, in August we fell pregnant again, (on the day of my daughters birthday), we had a rare encounter with an owl (my spirit animal) the day before we confirmed our pregnancy which also happened to be my beloved nephew’s birthday who passed several years prior. I felt it all align, all my angels and intuition telling me we were right where we were suppose to be. This summer after the birth of my healthy baby boy (born on my deceased father’s bday), we all sat together and fulfilled the exact vision I carried out for 3 years.

It doesn’t always happen the way you think, but if you trust and have patience it will unfold how it was meant to be.

Photo #1: Sept 2023
Photo #2: April 2024
Photo #3: Aug 2024

10/08/2024

Two years ago today I held my firstborn in my arms for the first and last time. She was and always will be our light amongst the dark!

A glimpse of my diary, as I reflect back on this day

“On Aug 10th, 2022, Aurora Blue entered earth side. The most beautiful, calm and delicate piece of me I’ve ever seen. I could tell she stayed to meet us, grant us as much time as she could gather the strength to. I starred at her, for nearly an hour straight, taking in every subtle part of her. She wore a full set of hair dirty blonde and what looked like waves starting already. A strong forehead like her papa with a beautiful heart shaped birth mark center over her third eye, similar to mine. Her eyes stayed closed but a glimpse radiated through showing us a dark blue rim with lighter blue inside, a combination of both my partner and I. Her nose was just like mine with the checks to match, and possessed Papa’s lips and chin to seal the package. Her ears were a bit smooched from the placenta but Papa raised his hand to familiarizing them to his. The midwife questioned who shared her unique long feet, with a large gap between the big and first toes. Once again with a smile on his face Papa proudly accepted his contribution. Bringing joy to my heart, I never realized how unique his feet were until I saw them in her and now I will continue to see her every time I see his feet. She spent just under an hour with us until she took her last breath.”

Our lives forever changed the moment she entered and she continues to guide us long our new path.

“I love you baby girl, Happy heavenly birthday!”

05/04/2024

Toronto Peeps!!!!!

Very excited for this next workshop: exploring the wood element and ways to infuse traditional wisdom into your daily practices. Registration Open >>> Link in Bio.

Details below👇

Date: Sunday April 21st 2-4pm
Where: 18 Hook Ave. Toronto ON

This 2 hour elemental workshop will immerse you into all things spring, exploring meridian movement, breath work and a uniquely crafted herbal tea formulated by a clinical herbalist. We’ll start with an informative discussion about the wood element, taught by Traditional Chinese Medicine, focusing on detoxification of the body & mind, through the use of herbs, food and lifestyle practices, all while sipping on a beautifully blended detox herbal tea. We’ll then integrate the wisdom shared into a breath-work and gentle movement practice to promote further purification. The session will close with a cleansing meditation, leaving the participants with a new found awareness of herbal medicine and bodily detoxification pathways, all while feeling rejuvenated. Co facilitated by: Angelia Hughes -Clinical Herbalist, bodyworker and yoga teacher and Nikki Daley - Holistic Nutritionist, nourishment coach & seasoned yoga teacher.

05/04/2024

- Nestled in Water -

I’ve been nestled in the lessons of water for quite some time. Perhaps if I look back it’s probably been at least a decade. I’ve been drawn to water in many forms; physically, spiritually and energetically. This tightly weaved connection continue to strengthen the trust inside myself, my intuition & truth, and allowed me to explore many fears. But as this years seasons change, I reflect the change in my internal system, and feel ready to utilize this highly developed trust. And so I follow my inner callings to share more of myself, my vulnerable experiences, so that they may help others navigate their world around them too.

My journey to motherhood has been a major process & balance of grief. Grieving not only the lives that were lost along the way but a grieving of self, who I was, what I wanted to become and who I am becoming. I cherish all these parts of myself and honour the divine process that has brought me to my present moment, but it hasn’t been as joyous as I would have imagined.

This new era of becoming, growing and expanding into the newest version of myself is exciting yet unfamiliar. However, I promise to continue to nourish it, trust in it and be vulnerable to shed, so that I too continue to bud, blossom and grow as the environment around me does as well.

As the weeks and month ahead unravels, I’ll be sharing more of my recent experiences, my journey which landed me right here and trying new ways of expression along the path. I appreciate your support, your kindness & grace as I a leap into the unknown.

Photo credit: - thank you for capturing these very special moments! 😘

01/03/2024

Worth of Water

Rest is such an underrated health tool. We need rest; our bodies require this time to restore, heal and nourish. A dedicated “stress free” state, void of distraction or sensory stimuli. Often foreign to many of us, it can take some time to get use to or comfortable in rest. We must learn to support ourselves and ease our way in, to create an optimal setting even if just for a moment to land in a beautiful state of rest.

Before we begin our seasonal transition from Winter into spring (here in the northern hemisphere anyways), I like to surrender in the salty lessons taught by our water element in TCM. A time of deep inner reflection. An invitation to slow our pace, develop a stronger intuition and harness our Qi. A form of deep nourishment only available through trusting ourselves and our ability navigate the darkest days. It can often feel unsafe at first to allow ourselves to consciously rest but once practiced can become natural and often craved.

Want to learn more?

Join me in a Rest & Release 2 hr Restorative Workshop When: Saturday, March 9th
Where: (Toronto, Canada)
Interested - Check my bio for more details or send a DM

25/02/2024

Today I practice: Reflection

This past month there has been a lot of reflection. Catching up with friends I haven’t physically seen for over a year and rehashing memories and acknowledging growth and changes. However, today in particular, while taking a pause and reflecting at a full moon event I truly acknowledged what has evolved over the past year. The ups & downs, the triumphs & challenges all landed me in this exact moment where I’m meant to be. I am honored, grateful and so full of love in this moment to be standing in the sand, connecting to my higher power and open to receiving what is to come!

Take a moment if it resonates today to also reflect.
Draw in what you’ve been longing for?
Acknowledge where you were a year ago today?
And land in this present moment….
Take a deep breath and acknowledge how it feels?

Beautiful art by:

20/02/2024

11/02/2024

I have a lot of new growth to share with you all!

But firstly, I’m very excited to reveal my baby bump above as we are quickly approaching our due date in May.

It’s taken me some time to share as this journey has been like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Yet through loss, love and endless strength, I stand, I grow and honour those in this journey. There is so much to learn and process through these times and I’m so grateful to have such a beautiful support team by my side. Others sharing their stories, their support and strength has inspired me to do the same.

As part of this personal growth, I’ve decided to expanded my professional skills as well to include Perinatal care. Specializing in nurturing moms through movement, stillness and nutrition along their journeys. More of this to come I promise, as well as my personal story but for now… I’m soaking in this moment, enjoying where I am and honoured to shared the news!

03/01/2024

Nourish yourself in 2024.

Join me Sat. Jan 20th 2-4pm and commit to making 2024 your most nourish year yet.

This 2 hr workshop is dedicated to the practice of cultivating optimal conditions to help regulate our nervous system and prioritize rest and digestion. 
 
Guided by a registered holistic nutritionist & seasoned yoga teacher, you’ll discuss lifestyle and nourishment strategies to maximize digestion and then be gently guided into a deep state of rest in a smoothing restorative yoga class.
 
You’ll leave feeling nourished, supported and informed, with new techniques to apply to your daily practices.