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Conscious Training
Conscious training for me is to work out in a way that keeps me strong and healthy through all times. With a baby and a toddler at home my life tends to be chaotic from time to time. There's a lot to take care of and it's very easy to put myself aside. My training is what keeps me on track no matter what's going on around me. I know that if I can trust my body to be strong, I will be able to keep my mind strong even if I don't get enough sleep or if my day is extremely messy and stressful. I practice a lot of yoga and mindfulness, to find breath and flow my body to its rhythm is soul food for me. I also practice a lot of strength, every yin needs its yang. Megareformer pilates and TRX are my favorite ways to get strong. Keeping my body strong keeps me free from injuries and when my body feels strong, my mind does too.
I love it when you find that perfect pair of leggings and just want to wear them all the time. That's why it's important for me that my clothes and props are made out of sustainable materials. Sustainable materials stands for the kind of quality that makes those perfect leggings last longer. AND we only have one earth, we need to take care of it and act long term.
The weather here in Sweden is turning at the moment and there's a dark winter knocking on the door. The darkness and cold easily wears one down so I think it's very important to stay healthy during this period. It's amazing how spending some time on your own well-being can make you feel strong, happy and ready to face whatever challenges life might throw your way! 🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤
Birth Story
Birth story: on paper it's 9 minutes because that's how long we were admitted in the hospital before she came. In real life, it was more like 4h & 29 min. The evening before she came I decided to take a walk. I had this feeling it was the last time in a while I would be able to walk alone, so I strolled around on these streets I've fallen so in love with, enjoying the lovely summer evening. Labors started at 01 the same night. They came on pretty strong already from the start, but where quite far apart, 11-14 minutes, so I wasn't sure they would continue. I decided to not wake anyone up and stayed in bed a while longer. I was listening to Roberts sleeping breaths, a cool breeze was coming in through the open window, everything was quiet and peaceful. When I got one of those "for real"
labors I rolled up next to Robert or went in to our little boy to tuck him in and give him a hug. At 04 the water broke, labors was still far apart, but strong. I called the hospital who told me to take it in my own time and come in when ready. At this point, I'm so happy I know my body so well and most of all, trust it (thank you yoga 🙏😊). We got our things in order and Robert called a cab. Our little boy woke up, I cuddled him for a while and the cab came at 05. At 05.20 we opened the doors to the Birth Centre and in the same second I got the first push labor, I told the midwife that the baby is coming now. The midwife was a super pro and handled the situation so fast. Before I knew it we where in the admission room next to the reception, someone called for a field delivery set, 2nd push labor came and she was here – our beautiful girl, 54cm tall and 3350gr (supermodel aspirations already 😉) 💕 We were rolled in to the birth room (where she was supposed to be delivered ☺) and spent 7 hours there, cuddling our newborn, sleeping, snacking, talking, laughing, reading, face timing with what's probably the most awesome big brother ❤ then we got to go home and it was such a magic moment when we opened the door and Allan ran into my arms telling me he's a big brother now ❤ (and secondly: where's the Paw Patrol toys she wanted to give me?!)
Baby Girl ❤
She's here, Little Baby Girl ❤
3350gr, 54cm, 4 days later than her due date. Welcome our little Gabrielle ❤
Happy Friday! ❤
34 weeks down, 6 to go…
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I have slowed down the pace in my practice a lot during these last couple of weeks. I felt a shift in especially balance movements and started to modify these to fit my new body better. I adjusted my range of movements to make sure I always stay safe and comfortable. The belly has also started to really grow so some movements, like forward folds or plank, is naturally modified into something that fit me better.
When training strength, my modifications has mostly involved avoiding crunches and static movements, I use my knees more to uphold my body, condition exercises has been slowed down to slow motion and I focus more on the benefits from a nice stretch rather than get my pulse going.
Now when I went into the third trimester I stopped practicing TRX and Pilates. From here it will be more yoga, walks and meditation. TRX and Pilates has really helped me with keeping pain free and strong this far in pregnancy. When becoming pregnant I felt a bit floppy in my body and no longer had the same control as I'm used to. Everything was stretched out and limbs and ligaments started to feel loose and painful. TRX and Pilates has really helped me make everything feel a little tighter again and by getting the muscles working I have avoided most kind of pelvic girdle pain and lower back pain so far. I will now spend these last 10 (or so) weeks being very soft to my body and do what I can to prepare for what I don't think I can prepare myself for 🙂
ML Chiropractic
A while ago I was blessed to sit down with Susan and Luther at ML Chiropractic to discuss the body and pregnancy. We talked about the different stages of pregnancy, what happens in the body and how can we relate this to our training in terms of keeping an active lifestyle and staying healthy throughout pregnancy? How about abdominal separation and pelvic girdle pain? Please find all the answers to my questions below, read and enjoy!
Please tell me a little about yourself and your background in chiropractic
Susan received her Bachelors of Chiropractic degree from The New Zealand College of Chiropractic. Since then, she has been working with patients of all ages and physical abilities.
Susan specialises in Prenatal and Postnatal healthcare, specifically helping pregnant women with low back pain, sciatica, pelvic girdle pain (PGP), rib pain, sacro-iliac joint problems and much more. Susan is a very compassionate and caring healthcare practitioner who strives to provide the best care possible for her patients she is currently studying the ICPA paediatric certification programme.
What are the major changes a womens body go through during the 3 trimesters, and what is important to be aware of when working out from that perspective.
One of the biggest changes the body goes through during the first trimester is the surge in hormones – specifically estrogen and progesterone. The increase in estrogen during pregnancy enables the uterus and placenta to: improve vascularization (the formation of blood vessels), transfer nutrients and support the developing baby. The rapid increase in estrogen levels during the first trimester may cause some of the nausea associated with pregnancy. With all this happening it's no wonder many mums complain of extreme tiredness.
During the first trimester gentle exercise is recommend – it can actually improve your mood and increase your energy!
I usually recommend 30 minutes of walking (or running if you do so already). If you already have an exercise routine it is fine to continue, however I would recommend avoiding any planks, crunches and heavy weights particularly in the 2nd and 3rd trimester as this can increase intra-abdominal strain and lead to DR.
Eating smaller meals can help boost your energy as well as keep nausea at bay.
If you haven't already, start taking a prenatal vitamin – doing so in the first trimester has been shown to greatly reduce the risk of neural tube defects.
Many women begin to notice slight swelling during the second trimester. It often continues into the third trimester. This increase in fluid retention is responsible for a significant amount of weight gain women experience during pregnancy. Tips for easing swelling include:
- rest
- avoid long periods of standing
- avoid caffeine and sodium
- increase dietary potassium
Weight gain is usually the primary reason that the body can no longer tolerate pre-pregnancy levels of exercise particularly in the third trimester. The most common complaint being achiness in the lower abdomen (Round ligament) and pubic region.
This is mainly due to the increase weight/strain on the round ligament as it supports your growing belly combined with pelvic instability from ligament laxity. The changes in progesterone along with the hormone relaxin is responsible for laxity or loosening of ligaments and joints throughout the body in preparation for birth.
Chiropractic care in pregnancy is a safe and gentle way to promote comfort and minimise back pain. Doctors of Chiropractic work to correct spinal and pelvic misalignments which are common where there is ligament laxity. When misaligned, these structures create an imbalance in surrounding muscles and ligaments which may affect the body's ability to function optimally.
Pelvic Girdle Pain – this is something that comes to women very differently, is there anything one can do minimise the risk of this? Or treatment alternatives when it has hit? Is there also some general do's and don'ts on the subject?
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP), which is also sometimes known as symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), is a condition that causes discomfort or pain in the joints at the front or back of the pelvis.
During pregnancy, these symptoms may develop suddenly or gradually over time with the changes in your body. As your baby grows, the uterus expands and the pelvis shifts to help maintain your centre of gravity. Your pubic bone and tailbone move backward, increasing the curvature in your lower back. Your ribcage also stretches to provide additional space for your lungs, leading to pain in the ribs.
Existing postural issues may also increase the likelihood of developing PGP, as well as exacerbating pre-existing back complaints. They may also get worse as your baby grows and you are bearing more weight. Seeing a Chiropractor at the start of your pregnancy ensures that your spine and pelvis are in the optimal position to support your growing baby.
Chiropractic adjustments help specifically with preparing the pelvis for an easier pregnancy and birth by creating balance in the pelvic bony structures, muscles and ligaments as well as removing torsion of the ligaments that support the uterus. This promotes proper posture during pregnancy and decreases the potential for unnecessary medical intervention by allowing baby room to move into the best possible position for birth. With proper foetal positioning, there is a significant likelihood of an easier labour and birth.
Using a swiss ball in place of a chair also promotes proper foetal position and can reduce low back and hip strain.
Swimming is a particularly good exercise in pregnancy, as the water helps to support your extra weight. Swimming not only helps to keep you fit during your pregnancy but it also promotes circulation, increases muscle tone and strength, and reduces swelling and fluid retention.
Please tell me a little more about abdominal separation
Diastasis Recti (also referred to as DR or abdominal separation) is commonly defined as a gap of 2.7cm or greater between the two sides of the rectus abdominal muscle. This muscle covers the front surface of the belly area.
Most women will have some degree of separation towards the end of a pregnancy. A Diastasis is naturally occurring and often needs to happen to make room for a baby. But its the size and then depth of the separation that can become problematic post birth if not managed correctly. Women will often not feel the separation occurring during pregnancy.
Basic steps to check for Diastasis Recti:
- Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor
- Place your fingers with the palm facing you on your belly button
- Lift your head and neck just slightly off the floor while you press down with your fingers. If there is a gap, that is the diastasis
- Conduct the same test just above your belly button and just below the belly button (as the gap can measure differently in these places)
Your posture during your pregnancy is equally important when trying to avoid abdominal separation. As your belly grows the arch in your low back increases, making the ribcage protrude. This is also referred to as rib thrusting. Thrusting your rib cage puts added strain on the abdominal muscles. To check if you are rib thrusting feel for the bumps of the lower ribs – these should sit in-line with your hips. By adjusting your posture this can reduce the strain on your abdominal muscles.
Learning how to breathe and activate the 4 core muscles (Diaphragm, Transverse Abdominus (TVA), Pelvic Floor (PF) and Multifudus) correctly both during and after pregnancy will help to reduce separation whilst pregnant and then aid healing post birth. If we are not breathing and recruiting the core muscles sufficiently then the Transverse Abdominal muscles are not contracting optimally, proper contraction helps to assist the DR to close.
Exercises specifically targeted at core strength should actually be avoided if a person has an abdominal separation. Movements like crunches, sit-ups, twisting movements and planks can actually make things worse instead of better:
Doing a standard crunch or sit-up is generally not recommended for postpartum women, especially when a diastasis recti is present. This is because the way a crunch is generally performed increases intra abdominal pressure, pushing your organs outwards against or through the gap, and downwards onto the pelvic floor.
Instead, focusing on functional movements such as squats and pelvic bridges are better for strengthening the body as they focus on proper muscle activation, body alignment without placing any strain on your abdominal muscles.
Dr. Susan Strevens
An enormous thank you to you, Susan and Luther. Thank you for your time, knowledge and involvement. It was such a privilege to sit down with you and be able to ask all my questions on this subject. Thank you! Do you wish to learn more about ML Chiropractic? Please visit there website here or swing by the clinic at 604 Fulham Road.
All pictures from ML Chiropractic's website
"Yoga enables you to approach each experience from a position of inner power"
Photo by @yogaandphoto
There are many stages in life, there are many periods we go through that offers new paths and makes us get to know oneself closer. Pregnancy is one of those. Pregnancy for me, is one of those periods in life where I have to accept and learn from my body. It's a blessing, but it's also a little bit frustrating from time to time. I love that this little girl is growing inside of me, that I have two hearts beating as one in my body at the moment. Every time I feel her moving around in there it puts a smile on my face and I love the fact that she makes me want to slow down. I want to look at pregnancy as an extension of my yoga practice and I know it makes me more connected. Because every pose I do, every moment of practice these days are one where I'm very aware of what's going on in my body and where I stay in a range of motions where I feel comfortable and wants to be. I wouldn't push beyond borders or try and fail something these days, I'm in my comfort zone, snuggled up, giving my body the luxury of just indulging in whatever feels good. Some days I miss the challenge of learning a new pose, something different and the kick when you're able to translate it into the body. Some days I miss that I'm not able to take out those super powers and push the three last heavy lifts. Some days I miss those exercises that aren't available for me at the moment. It's a part of this period I believe, and It's a healthy part. The part where you have to settle yourself and learn the ego to stay calm. It's also a super power.
Gokul Yesodharan
Head of strength and conditioning at Heartcore, Instagram wonder child, strenght Ambassador and one hell of a TRX trainer. I was lucky to steal some of Gok's time and ask him a couple of questions about training when living in a changing body. With a perfect mix of strength, flexibility and conditioning in his classes he very soon becomes ones favourite trainer and I was curious to find out more from this fountain of knowledge when it comes to training. Read and enjoy!
FAQ's with Gok
Please tell me a little about yourself and your background in training
I've been personally training myself continuously since I was 18. I officially qualified in 2008 and have been teaching classes since. I really enjoy what I do and I try and make a positive impact to people's lives and health.
Many people wants to stay active during pregnancy, but some times don't really know how or might be to insecure to continue their training. What would you as a trainer say are the most important aspects to make people feel safe, but still aware, when coming to your class?
The best case scenario is if you've been active prior to becoming pregnant, it's best to stick with the activities or classes that you were doing before. There are so many changes happening in the body during pregnancy, that it might not be best to try something new. But that said, everyone is different. It's important to connect with yourself and see how you feel whether it's an activity you are used to doing, or something new. We put a lot of emphasis in our internal training programme to look after pre and post natal clients, so with the right guidelines, you'll be perfectly safe.
What is in your mind the most important reasons and benefits of keeping fit and maintain health in all stages of life?
Modern lifestyle has us doing things that our bodies aren't built to do, like sitting for extended periods of time, being sedentary and generally not moving the way we are built to move. This is where incorporating some level of fitness training is good for your body and at least to an extent reverse the pressures we face in life. Also, it's great for our mental health too.
Do you have any do's and don'ts for a changing body?
When you're pregnant, embrace the change. It's a natural process and you should welcome it. In terms of training, I would keep a keen focus on pulling movements, to counter the stress on the body in terms of posture. Also, working on core stabilisers around the spine and pelvic floor will be very useful to someone who's pregnant. Generally most resistance exercise will be good for the body. I would avoid extreme ranges of motion, as relaxin, a hormone released when your pregnant can make you very flexible, so you might hurt yourself in extreme ranges. Also, I would generally avoid crunches and holding any position (like a plank) for more than five seconds, as that will increase the pressure in the abdomen, which is not ideal. Also, be wary of stuff that requires a lot of balance, as your centre of gravity might shift as you go further into the pregnancy.
Is there anything else you would like to add or that comes into your mind when talking about the subject?
There is no need to fear training while being pregnant. Just try and find a trainer who will be confident to look after you. Training while you're pregnant will make it a much better experience for you overall, and once you've given birth, it will be a lot easier for you to get back to peak performance and very active if that is what you would like to do.
Thank you Gok! Thank you for your time and thank you for being such an amazing source of knowledge and inspiration! If you want to get to know Gok better, head over to his Instagram page Thepowtential and also make sure you catch one of his classes at Heartcore the next time you're in London. Cheers!
All pictures from Thepowtential Instagram
Daily Flow 2nd Trimester
"Everything has changed, yet I'm more me than I've ever been"
This flow is about taking time for yourself out of a busy day and to open up the shoulders, thoracic spine, hamstrings and hips. I like to do this flow in the morning before everyone else wakes up and to hold every posture for 3 to 5 breaths. I usually do three rounds before I rest in fish pose.
Find a comfortable seated position with your legs crossed. If this position puts strain on your back, you can use a block under your hips or roll up a towel underneath. Close your eyes and take a couple of breaths in and out by your nose. When you're ready, start to roll your shoulders back and forth. Then stretch your arms from side to side, trying to feel the stretch all the way down to your hips. Go into a gentle twist to both sides, as many rounds as you feel satisfied with. Interlock your hands behind your back and lift your chest up to the sky, trying to feel the stretch in between your shoulder blades – the thoracic spine. Lean forward into a fold and stay here for a couple of breaths.
Come into downward facing down, walk it out for a while to start to wake up your hamstrings and feel your back start to lengthen. Walk your feet up to your hands and lean slightly forward into a fold for a few breaths. Step your right leg back into pyramid pose and lean forward. Place your right knee on the floor and lean into a low lunge. Pick your back leg up into a low lunge with quad stretch. Come into lizard pose either on your hands or elbows if you want to go further. Come back to pyramid pose and move forward into a fold with feet hip with apart. Roll your body up to standing, interlock your hands behind your back and lift your chest up to the sky. Roll back down and repeat on left side.
When you're ready, place a block or roll up a towel between your shoulder blades and gentle lean back to open your chest and throat, extend your legs and allow for your arms and shoulders to rest heavily against the floor. Rest here as long as you need. Namaste!
Here is a couple of modifications I've done to my practice so far in pregnancy. Please bear in mind that we are all different, we all have different perspectives and backgrounds, so most importantly – follow your intuitive self when making modifications to your practice ❤
Staying in my comfort zone
I took away all the bits of my practice that I didn't feel fully comfortable with when I became pregnant. It could be parts of my body I felt just wasn't open to that kind of practice anymore, or it could had been things I've just started to work on and hadn't fully translated into my body and mind yet.
Tuck jumps and jumps in general
I took away all the jumps in my practice, instead of tuck jumping forward in to Vinyasa i started to step forward and back. I noticed this kind of practice gave me more of a hamstring stretch (which is well needed thees days), and it doesn't make me as tired in my muscles so I can focus my pregnant energy on the lengthening and stretching part instead.
The twists still feels very good so I keep practicing them. One modification I've done is that I don't follow the twist with my eyes as I used to do. For example if I'm in a seated twist I look down towards the floor or towards the wall next to me rather than follow the twist all the way up to the ceiling. It makes the impact on my hips and lower back more gentle, but still gives the benefits of moving the spine in all directions.
Sun Salutations
Around month 5 I started to practice my sun salutations on my knees instead of going directly from plank into Chaturanga. Mainly because the bump is starting to get bigger so it's easier to come down slower with the help of my knees. Then it feels as if I have time to focus on getting my spine rightly aligned instead of trusting my super strong biceps to hold me up while I'm doing that 😉
Not accessible poses because of the bump
So floor bow isn't really accessible at this stage. When the class is doing spine strengthening poses on their belly, I take it as an excellent opportunity to open up my chest, shoulders, heart, lungs and upper spine instead. Beautiful poses for that is fish pose, bow pose on one knee and one hand, supported bridge or childs pose with blocks under your elbows to really open up the shoulders.
Good luck finding your very own personal favourite mix of pregnancy modifications and please shoot me an email if you have any questions! xx
Talia on Pregnancy and Yoga
Photo by: @wanderyogi
Talia Baderman, known on instagram as @talia_sutra, is an amazing international yoga teacher. Born in Israel she and her family relocated to New York in a very early age. She was first introduced to yoga and meditation at the age of 6, "My mom started practicing yoga around the time I was six. Although I grew up with knowledge of the practice, I yawned through most of these yoga classes; the postures seemed crude to my ballet focused mind", she says.
Years later, she's not sure how, but she found herself at a donation based Yoga Studio on the Lower East Side in NY. "I was pretty much hooked from my first class, I started practicing twice a day, reading books by Paramahansa Yogananda and Iyengar and hungrily researching the web for yogic information."
She recently gave birth to her son Akiva and stayed with her practice throughout the whole pregnancy. I'm super curious to find out more about this incredible woman who inspires me and 361k followers on Instagram and her thousands of students everyday, who started the popular hashtag #loveandalliscoming and that seems to be one of the most humble and beautiful persons on this earth.
Photo by: @bluestarpicture
FAQ's with Talia
How did your practice change when you became pregnant?
Until week 7 I was extremely tired; I had many hormonal changes. One week after conception-I felt different-I was more emotional and reactive. Something had changed and I knew I was pregnant. I am very aware of how I feel in the morning and how my energy levels are. I knew I was not ill, so that's when I thought: I think I'm pregnant. Slowly, I got accustomed to my new hormone level.
I became heavier and slower, it is a good thing, and I loved it. This was my first pregnancy so it was very special. I enjoyed every moment I could. Now I love connecting with my hatha practice, it was the first yoga I did, and it is the yoga that my mom practices.
How would you like to describe the relationship Yoga Practice and Pregnancy?
Pregnancy is going to be an extension of your practice. Pregnancy is not a problem, it is not illness, it is not a medical condition. It is a blessing, it is beautiful. Women are meant to carry children. It is a miracle. Our bodies and our hearts are meant for this, we are meant to be mothers. It is in our physical bodies. It is not something to be afraid of or intimidated by. In the last 100 years or so, western women have become afraid of their bodies. I've done a lot of research, and midwifery has been replaced and the power of birth has been taken away from women and given to doctors. Women are treated like patients: they are connected to an IV and heart monitors. They are asked to lay down, when it is best to be squatting, bouncing on a ball, moving… To lay down disconnects you from birth, but it is the more convenient to check out "the patient".
What would you like to say to pregnant yogis out there?
Keep doing your practice. You can read a book about what not to do, but you'll know. You will feel what is not right. For me, a book wouldn't be relevant; I follow my first intuitive self. Do all the research you can, just don't follow it blindly. Make sure it matches with your physical sensations. Understanding your body will give the tools for a happy pregnancy and birth.
Photo By: @daveswartz
Thank you Talia. Thank you for being such an amazing inspiration, a beautiful person and your wise words. Always ❤
Would you like to read more FAQ's with Talia, or her interview with Irene Alda? Please head over to her webpage or click here for the full article with Irene.
Trainer of Tomorrow
A while ago I was asked if I wanted to be a part of Casall Trainings new program "Trainers of Tomorrow" and act as an ambassador for the sports brand. It's with great honour that I have taken on this task and I'm so proud to be a part of this amazing and wonderful community! This is a sports brand I've always held very high and loved the design of. If you want to read more about me – what inspires me, what do I think is the next in training and what makes me happy – head over to their webpage for the whole interview by clicking here.
Linda Jones
Linda Jones, Professional fitness trainer, has put together her top 10 tips for optimum health and a beautiful experience during pregnancy.
About Linda Jones
Linda is renowned for her motivational training, achieving dramatic results for her clients through exceptional commitment. Linda ended a 12-year career in modelling to share her message of holistic lifestyle guidance and functional fitness, empowering clients to re-gain not only their bodies but also their health.
Educated at some of the world's top training institutions in both the UK and USA, Linda's success has proved that training and nutritional advice can be used to treat anything from sleepless nights to hormone imbalances. Linda remains at the cutting edge of her profession by working alongside and consulting for elite fitness brands and is Co-Founder of Vita Wellbeing, specialising in pre-conception and pre/post natal-specific training and lifestyle guidance.
Always looking for new and exciting ways to challenge, motivate and inspire clients, Linda is driven by a passionate belief in providing a world-class service that promotes a healthy body and mind.
Linda's Top 10 Tips
1. Be Careful Who you Take Advice From
One of the biggest issues we see with women who are pregnant is their sudden urge to compare themselves to everyone else who is having or who has had a baby. This can quiet often come from celebrities or health professionals who make it seem easy on the surface and as a result make you feel like a failure. Often these people have something to sell and so it's easy to create a 'perfect' image but the reality is very different. You are experiencing one of the biggest changes that will ever happen in your life and you are doing it perfectly, so go easy on yourself and try to enjoy the ride.
2. Don't Start Anything New
When we take up something new the physical and physiological load is huge. We can usually cope quiet well with a new skill but during pregnancy your body is changing and with it the ability to be able to adapt to new movement. Our balance and proprioception is not quiet itself and so its best to stick to what you already know unless you are with a specialised health professional.
3. Ditch the Diet
When pregnant, your body and your growing baby requires a wide variety of foods. Cutting any amount of necessary nutrients is not good for the health or you or your baby. This does not signal a green light for sugary or highly processed foods but its vital to remember that you will need a balanced mix of protein, fats and carbohydrates. Ensure you have a whole array of colour in your diet, keep it varied and throw away that diet book you have stashed on the side!
4. No Circus Acts
This sounds obvious but you would be amazed how 'able' pregnant women feel. While you most certainly do not need to be wrapped up in cotton wool, safety is, and has to be top priority. Taking part in any physical activity that involves balance or could mean falling is a big no no. Tiredness, reduced proprioception and a shift in your centre of gravity due to your growing baby bump all means you are at an increase risk of injury. So hold off on those trapeze classes for now!
5. Say No to Fat Loss
One of the biggest hurdles most women face is learning to let go of the desire to loose weight. For most of us, it's something that is on our minds most of the time and we have spent years trying to achieve it. However its important to know that unless you are under strict medical guidance, burning fat can actually cause harm during your pregnancy. In simple terms, toxins that are released when we use fat cells as energy can enter our system meaning your baby's too, which is not good for anyone. Your body needs to store a certain amount of fat to sustain life so for the next few months at least think healthy, wholesome food and sensible exercise.
6. Think of B Day as your New Marathon
Many hard-core gym bunnies struggle with suddenly feeling like they have no 'goal' to work towards. After focusing so much on marathons, races, fitness challenges and weight loss it can feel like the breaks have suddenly been slammed on. Anyone who has delivered a child can tell you how surprised they were by the physical demand of giving birth and how much strength they had to muster to complete the job! It's called labour for a reason and it's a good idea for you to think of the big day as your new goal. Train to be fit, strong and mentally focused during delivery and also to improve the speed of your recovery post baby. The healthier you are during your pregnancy months the faster you will be back on your feet afterwards.
7. Little and Often
Most women are taken back by their ever-dwindling energy levels. Pregnancy can be a huge shock to even the most physically active of women. While exercise will actually improve stamina and energy levels, its important to think little and often. A 20-minute to half an hour walk, swim or gym session each day is more than enough to keep you and your baby's health at optimum levels.
8. Posture is Key
Your body will change shape, fact. The key is to strengthen the parts that will excessively weaken and stretch the parts that will work too hard. Working against nature is not the idea here, your body will dramatically change shape but in order to keep your back and body injury and pain free it's a good idea to gently give it a helping hand.
9. Now is Not the Time to Challenge Yourself
Now is not the time to put any additional stress on your body, its already experiencing enough! Because many of the changes happening to us are from within, it's easy to underestimate how much is going on. Each and every day your body works hard to ensure not only that your baby growing and developing perfectly but also that your body is changing to accommodate it. Fighting against this process by giving yourself additional challenges such as running a 10k race or dropping body fat will only lead to poor health and total burn out.
10. Embrace Your New Shape
While it feels a life stretch when you are submerged in your pregnancy months its so important to remember that its not forever, in fact its not a very long time at all in the grand scheme of things. Many women go through a period of missing their bump once delivering and realise how much of an incredibly special time it was nurturing your unborn child. You have the rest of your life to worry about being skinny so for now at least, marvel your beautiful, blossoming body.
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My top 5 pregnancy essentials
Pregnancy comes with a lot of excitement and happiness, but it can also be quite overwhelming times and sometimes maybe even a bit terrifying. My first pregnancy was a really easy one so I thought I would sail through this second one "easy as pie". Well, that hasn't happened – morning sickness, hunger mood of an unsupervised child in a candy store, immune system that seems to be on holiday and hugely tired most of the time. No pregnancy glow or extra thick glossy hair here! Therefore, I wanted to share with you my top 5 pregnancy essentials, things I've absolutely loved so far during this pregnancy!
1. My Casall ECO friendly water bottle
It's so important to stay hydrated during pregnancy. I keep my water bottle attached to me wherever I am so I remember to drink. I'm also loving the design of this one and the fact that it is ECO-friendly ❤
2. Cowshed Udderly Gorgeous Stretch Mark Balm
It was love at first sight! This one looks amazing, smells amazing and feels amazing! It also lasts very long. Dreamy product that puts a little luxury into your every day!
3. My Heartcore membership
Continuing my Pilates and TRX practice has helped my well being a lot. This is a time where the body goes through change very rapidly and it's important to stay as strong and healthy as possible during those times, both for yourself and your baby.
4. My Yoga mat
I have taken for habit to always have my mat close as a reminder to take a couple of minutes out of the day for myself. Pregnancy has taught me more patience in my practice than I had before and that there is a beauty in taking a step back and find a new type of practice as your body changes.
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Back on it
18 weeks pregnant and I'm definitely starting to feel the changes in my body. Inversions still feels nice, but I no longer have the proper core strength to support or stabilize my pose. It's more of a nice thing, I enjoy being upside down and baby girl seems to have a disco every time so I guess we're both having a good time.
To be honest, I felt a little frustrated when I started to register that my body changed and I found myself using more force than flow sometimes just because I wasn't ready to accept that some routines aren't accessible to me at the moment. It took me some time to take it down a notch and accept the new circumstances. Which is totally ridiculous of me, because if there's one thing I always teach is flow before force and that A comes before B, but somehow it was hard to immediately apply to my own practice. You live you learn.
But I must say, I'm really starting to enjoy practicing in this safe environment and are discovering new sides to my practice that I'm really happy I get the chance to explore. There's a beauty in stepping back and viewing yourself from a different perspective.
Great article about pregnancy and training!
I came across this article in the Telegraph about how keeping fit during pregnancy makes sense for the majority. Very well written and some really good points in my mind! You find the whole article here.
Take 10
In really full on and head busy periods (as pregnancy often brings), I'm not very mindful. My brain goes a million miles an hour, with a full on schedule (which I absolutely love), a two year old and while trying to figure out what baby nest to buy or if I'm a bad mum if I decide to not go with the "superior-must-have-very-expensive-ergonomic-mattress-for-newborns" (it doesn't get easier the second time around ladies), the thought of taking 10 minutes out of my day makes me feel anxious. So yesterday – I slowed down! To sit in stillness has a powerful ripple effect on every single aspect of our lives. So if you are like me, jump back on the mindfulness train!
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About stretchmarks, scars and a big belly! Last time around I was pregnant I used this oil throughout pregnancy and I absolutely loved it. I don't have one single stretch mark or scar on my body from that pregnancy, maybe it's just good luck or this really is a miracle oil. Either way, It's a lovely oil to use. It's fragrance free, gentle and absorbs very well. A personal favourite!
Hi and welcome to my blog about pregnancy and an active lifestyle!
I'm super happy that you found your way over here and am hoping to create some inspirational material for you to stay active as pregnant. 5 and a half months to go, let the journey begin!
B A B Y G I R L on board (or baby sista' as Little One says in his best British Gangsta accent)
And just like that, we're going to be a family of 4! In all the excitement and confusion a new baby brings, I soon started to think about pregnancy and an active lifestyle. Last time I was pregnant I practiced yoga from the day I found out until I was 7 days over due.
But there isn't always as easy to stay active as you might want when being pregnant. While there are very little gathered research and information about pregnancy and training out there I got this idea that I'm going to start blogging about my journey this coming months. On my blog I will interview some yogi superstars that stayed active throughout their whole experience. I will talk to chiropractors to get a deeper understanding of what's happening in the body through the different stages and how it can be related to our training. I will sit down and talk to some of my favorite trainers and hear about their thoughts, I will share some of my favorite pregnancy yoga flows, I will explore and try to gather as much information as I can on the myths of pregnancy and training – why some people say this while others say that. Especially around the one that is closest to my heart – the myths around the backbends. With other words, it's going to be nerdy. But what I also hope it's going to be is an inspiration to continue to stay active throughout pregnancy. I am by no means a professional or a doctor, and most importantly- I don't have your full background history, and that is why it's so hard to teach a regular yoga, or fitness class, to someone who is pregnant. Here we, as teachers, have to trust the practitioner. And I believe that the more information the practitioner have, the safer decisions the practitioner can make for herself.
So with my blog, I will not try to put up any rights or wrongs. What I'm hoping to do is to create some inspirational material for pregnant women who maybe feel a little lost in the active industry, and hopefully help with a bit of guidance to stay healthy in wonderful yet terrifying times.


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Matthew 11:20-30New International Version (NIV)
Woe on Unrepentant Towns20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. 21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. 23 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[a] For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. 24 But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you."
The Father Revealed in the Son25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. 27 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
- Matthew 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead
Acts 16:16-40New International Version (NIV)
Paul and Silas in Prison16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved." 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, "In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!" At that moment the spirit left her. 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, "These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice." 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone's chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, "Don't harm yourself! We are all here!" 29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household." 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. 35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: "Release those men." 36 The jailer told Paul, "The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace." 37 But Paul said to the officers: "They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out." 38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed. 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city. 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.
Psalm 26
Of David.
1 Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. 2 Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 3 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with the deceitful, nor do I associate with hypocrites. 5 I abhor the assembly of evildoers and refuse to sit with the wicked. 6 I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, Lord, 7 proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8 Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells. 9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty, 10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. 11 I lead a blameless life; deliver me and be merciful to me.
12 My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.
Exodus 7-9New International Version (NIV)
7 Then the Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.2 You are to say everything I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his country. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt, 4 he will not listen to you. Then I will lay my hand on Egypt and with mighty acts of judgment I will bring out my divisions, my people the Israelites. 5 And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out of it." 6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
Aaron's Staff Becomes a Snake8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' then say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' and it will become a snake." 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake. 11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers, and the Egyptian magicians also did the same things by their secret arts: 12 Each one threw down his staff and it became a snake. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh's heart became hard and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Blood14 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Pharaoh's heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake. 16 Then say to him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness. But until now you have not listened. 17 This is what the Lord says: By this you will know that I am the Lord: With the staff that is in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be changed into blood. 18 The fish in the Nile will die, and the river will stink; the Egyptians will not be able to drink its water.'" 19 The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over the streams and canals, over the ponds and all the reservoirs—and they will turn to blood.' Blood will be everywhere in Egypt, even in vessels[a] of wood and stone." 20 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord had commanded. He raised his staff in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was changed into blood. 21 The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. Blood was everywhere in Egypt. 22 But the Egyptian magicians did the same things by their secret arts, and Pharaoh's heart became hard; he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said. 23 Instead, he turned and went into his palace, and did not take even this to heart. 24 And all the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water, because they could not drink the water of the river.
The Plague of Frogs25 Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile. 8 1 [b]Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 2 If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. 3 The Nile will teem with frogs. They will come up into your palace and your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and on your people, and into your ovens and kneading troughs. 4 The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.'" 5 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your staff over the streams and canals and ponds, and make frogs come up on the land of Egypt.'" 6 So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land. 7 But the magicians did the same things by their secret arts; they also made frogs come up on the land of Egypt. 8 Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let your people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord." 9 Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile." 10 "Tomorrow," Pharaoh said. Moses replied, "It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the Lord our God.11 The frogs will leave you and your houses, your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile." 12 After Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the Lord about the frogs he had brought on Pharaoh. 13 And the Lord did what Moses asked. The frogs died in the houses, in the courtyards and in the fields. 14 They were piled into heaps, and the land reeked of them. 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Gnats16 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,' and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats." 17 They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. 18 But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not. Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, 19 the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the Lord had said.
The Plague of Flies20 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, 'This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 21 If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them. 22 "'But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land. 23 I will make a distinction[c] between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.'" 24 And the Lord did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh's palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies. 25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land." 26 But Moses said, "That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, as he commands us." 28 Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me." 29 Moses answered, "As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh and his officials and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he does not act deceitfully again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord." 30 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord, 31 and the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. 32 But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go.
The Plague on Livestock9 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: "Let my people go, so that they may worship me." 2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3 the hand of the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. 4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.'" 5 The Lord set a time and said, "Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land." 6 And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. 7 Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart was unyielding and he would not let the people go.
The Plague of Boils8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, "Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. 9 It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land." 10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals. 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.
The Plague of Hail13 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning, confront Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me, 14 or this time I will send the full force of my plagues against you and against your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth. 15 For by now I could have stretched out my hand and struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth. 16 But I have raised you up[d] for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 17 You still set yourself against my people and will not let them go. 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. 19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.'" 20 Those officials of Pharaoh who feared the word of the Lord hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside. 21 But those who ignored the word of the Lord left their slaves and livestock in the field. 22 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt—on people and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt." 23 When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt; 24 hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. 25 Throughout Egypt hail struck everything in the fields—both people and animals; it beat down everything growing in the fields and stripped every tree. 26 The only place it did not hail was the land of Goshen, where the Israelites were. 27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he said to them. "The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong. 28 Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don't have to stay any longer." 29 Moses replied, "When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the Lord's. 30 But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the Lord God." 31 (The flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley had headed and the flax was in bloom. 32 The wheat and spelt, however, were not destroyed, because they ripen later.) 33 Then Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city. He spread out his hands toward the Lord; the thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land. 34 When Pharaoh saw that the rain and hail and thunder had stopped, he sinned again: He and his officials hardened their hearts. 35 So Pharaoh's heart was hard and he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said through Moses.
- Exodus 7:19 Or even on their idols
- Exodus 8:1 In Hebrew texts 8:1-4 is numbered 7:26-29, and 8:5-32 is numbered 8:1-28.
- Exodus 8:23 Septuagint and Vulgate; Hebrew will put a deliverance
- Exodus 9:16 Or have spared you

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Smalleys Beach camping area
You'll need to stay for a few days to fully unwind and experience all this magical part of the world has to offer.
You'll feel right at home in this shady camping area that is right on the beach and just a stone's throw from walking tracks. Launch your boat nearby and spend your days exploring the nearby coves, islands and reefs of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Set out on foot to nearby beaches, ridge-top lookouts and mangrove forests, and watch the sunset splash across the sky as Cape Hillsborough's agile wallabies visit the broad beach.
At night, sit around the camp fire (remember to bring your own off-ground fire container) underneath a star-studded sky as the waves gently roll up the broad beach.
At a glance
Getting there and getting around
Smalleys Beach camping area is in Cape Hillsborough National Park, 50km north-west of Mackay on the Central Queensland coast.
The camping area is located 1.5km along Smalleys Beach Road.
- Travel 6km from the park entrance along Cape Hillsborough Road and turn left onto Smalleys Beach Road.
- Smalleys Beach Road is gravel and suitable for conventional vehicles.
From Mackay
- Travel north on the Bruce Highway for 20km and turn right onto Seaforth Road.
- Travel a further 20km and turn right onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
From Proserpine (without caravan)
- Travel south on the Bruce Highway for 79km to Mount Ossa.
- Turn left onto the partly-unsealed Mount Ossa Road and travel 15km towards Seaforth.
- Turn right onto Seaforth Road then left onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
From Proserpine (with caravan)
- Travel south on the Bruce Highway for 104km and turn left onto Seaforth Road.
- Travel a further 20km and turn right onto Cape Hillsborough Road.
Road conditions
- There are some gravel roads in the park, suitable for 2WD access.
- See traffic and travel information for road and travel conditions.
- Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
You can park at your camp site or in the communal car park at the camping area entrance.
Fuel and supplies
Fuel and supplies are available at Mackay and Seaforth.
- For tourism information for all regions in Queensland, see Queensland.com, and for friendly advice on how to get there, where to stay and what to do, find your closest accredited visitor information centre.
Wheelchair access
There are no wheelchair-accessible facilities.
When to visit
Opening hours
Smalleys Beach camping area is open 24 hours a day. Check-in to your camp after 2pm and check-out by 11am on the day of departure.
Check park alerts for the latest information on access, closures and conditions.
Climate and weather
Winters are mild (13°C–25°C) while summers are warm to hot (23°C–30°C). Expect heavy rain from December to March.
- See the Bureau of Meteorology for weather conditions and forecasts.
- Read safety during extreme weather for important information about what to do during floods, bushfires and cyclones.
Permits and fees
Camping permits
- Camping permits are required and fees apply. Display the tag with your booking number at your camp site.
Organised events
- If you are planning a school excursion or organising a group event such as a wedding, fun run or adventure training, you may need an organised event permit. Maximum group sizes and other conditions apply depending on location and activity type.
Domestic animals are not allowed here.
Staying in touch
Mobile phone coverage
Unreliable. Check with your service provider for more information.
Tourism information
For tourism information for all regions in Queensland, see Queensland.com, and for friendly advice on how to get there, where to stay and what to do, find your closest accredited visitor information centre.
Be prepared
- Parks are natural environments and conditions can be unpredictable. You are responsible for your own safety and for looking after the park.
Read stay safe and visit with care for important general information about safety, caring for parks and essentials to bring when you visit Queensland's national parks.
- Your vehicles and trailer may come into contact with roadside vegetation on the way to your camp site.
- Read camp with care for tips on camping safely and camping softly.
Open fires
- Open fires are not allowed.
- In Smalleys Beach camping area, you can have a camp fire in a BYO off-ground fire container only. You need to bring your own clean, milled timber.
- We recommend you bring a gas or fuel stove.
- Read camp with care for tips on camping safely and camping softly.
- There are no bins. Take your rubbish with you when you leave.
Drinking water
- You can get drinking water from the taps in the camping area.
- Treat all water before use.
Boating and fishing
- You can launch your boat at the boat ramp. Please do not launch boats from the beach.
- The waters adjacent to Cape Hillsborough National Park are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park.
- Before heading out on the water make sure you have a zoning map, know the zones and what's allowed there.
- Fisheries regulations apply. You can obtain information on bag and size limits, restricted species and seasonal closures from Fisheries Queensland.
- Beware of currents and big tides. When the tide is out, it is some distance to the water.
- Be croc-wise in croc country.
- Beware marine stingers.
- Read boat and fish with care for tips on boating and fishing safety and caring for parks.
Around water
- The beaches in Cape Hillsborough National Park are unpatrolled and do not have stinger enclosures.
- Beware of currents and big tides. When the tide is out, it may be quite a walk to the water.
- Be croc-wise in croc country.
- Beware marine stingers.
- Read water safety for important information about staying safe in and near water and caring for parks.


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To live more like Jesus, I believe that we should all learn to know His heart. How is the heart of Jesus like? Well, there is a good word that describes the heart of Jesus. That word is compassion. Time and again in the Scripture, you can see the word compassion associated with what Jesus […]
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A Song That I Like: When I Think About the Lord
I'd like to share with you a lesson from a song that I like. I have known the song for some time, but only recently did I dig deeper into the lyrics. The song's title is When I Think About the Lord. Here are the lyrics:


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Honigman creates securities law writing contest for law students
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP has created a securities law writing competition, which will provide a $1,500 prize for the winning Michigan law school student. The purpose of the competition is to (1) create interest in securities law among law students, and (2) promote the knowledge and scholarship of federal and state securities law to the local bench and bar.
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Go back to the homepage. We're rendering these images with a width and height of 100. But the image behind this is way bigger! That's wasteful: we don't want the user to wait to download these gigantic images, just to see the tiny thumbnail.
Google for LiipImagineBundle and find its GitHub page. They have a bunch of docs right here... but most of the information actually lives over on Symfony.com. Click "Download the Bundle" to get there... and then I'll go back to the homepage - lots of good stuff here.
Start back on the Installation page. Copy the composer require line, find your terminal, paste and... go go go!
composer require liip/imagine-bundle
While we're waiting, head back over to the docs. Thanks to Flex, we don't need to enable the bundle or register the routes - that's automatic. Go back to the homepage of the docs... and click the "Filter Sets" link.
This bundle is pretty sweet. You start by creating something called a "filter set" and giving it a name - like
my_thumb or whatever you want. Next, you tell the bundle which filters, or transformations, to apply when you use the
my_thumb filter set. And there are a ton of them: you can change the size with the
thumbnail filter, add a background, add border color, replace the image entirely with a cat gif - pretty much anything you can dream of. We'll just use the
thumbnail transformation, but seriously - check out the full list.
Let's go check on the install. Excellent! It's done. And the message is right on: it says we need to get to work in the new config file:
liip_imagine.yaml. Go open that:
config/packages/liip_imagine.yaml. Uncomment the root key to activate the bundle, leave the
driver alone - it defaults to
gd - and uncomment
|# # valid drivers options include "gd" or "gmagick" or "imagick"
|# driver: "gd"
|# # define your filter sets under this option
|... lines 7 - 42
Let's create our first filter set called
squared_thumbnail_small. We'll use this on the homepage to reduce the images down to 100 by 100. To do that, uncomment the
filters key and I'll copy the
thumbnail example from below, move it up here, and uncomment it.
|... lines 2 - 5
|... lines 7 - 9
|... lines 12 - 42
Set the size to 200 by 200 so it looks good on Retina displays. The
mode: outbound is how the thumbnail is applied - you can also use
|... lines 2 - 5
|... lines 7 - 9
|size: [200, 200]
|mode: outbound
|allow_upscale: true
|... lines 17 - 42
And... I think we're ready to go! Copy the
squared_thumbnail_small name and go into
homepage.html.twig. To use this, it's so nice:
|imagine_filter() and then the name.
|... lines 1 - 2
|{% block body %}
|... lines 4 - 20
|{% for article in articles %}
|

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|
|... lines 25 - 37
|{% endfor %}
|... lines 41 - 63
|{% endblock %}
Let's go try it! Watch the image src closely. Refresh! It includes the
https://127.0.0.1 part, but that's not important. The path -
/media/cache/resolve/squared_thumbnail_small/... blah, blah blah - looks like a path to a physical file, but it's not! This is actually a Symfony route and it's handled by a Symfony controller!
Check it out: at your terminal, run:
php bin/console debug:router
There it is! The first time we refresh, LiipImagineBundle generates this URL. When our browser tries to download the image, it's handle by a controller from the bundle. That controller opens the original image, applies all the filters - just a thumbnail in our case - and returns the transformed image. That's a slow operation: our browser has to wait for all of that to finish.
But, watch what happens when we refresh. Did you see it? The path changed! It was
/media/cache/resolve - but the resolve part is now gone! This time, the image is not handled by a Symfony route. Look at your
public/ directory: there is now a
media/ directory with
The full process looks like this. The first time we refreshed, LiipImagineBundle noticed that no thumbnail file existed yet. So, it created the URL that pointed to the Symfony route & controller. The page finished rendering, and our browser make a second request to that URL to load the image. That request was handled by the controller from the bundle which thumbnailed the image, saved it to the filesystem, and returned it to the user. That's slow.
But when we reloaded the page the second time, LiipImagineBundle noticed that the filename already existed and generated a URL directly to that real file. The request for that image was super fast.
Oh, also check out the
.gitignore file. Thanks to the Flex recipe, we're already ignoring the
public/media directory: we do not want to commit this stuff: it'll just regenerate if it's missing.
So, yea - it all kinda works perfectly!
Next, let's add another filter set for the show page and add an image preview to the article form.
Hey Krzysztof Krakowiak!
Yea - that's more-or-less what I would have done. I typically prefer Intervention (http://image.intervention.io/) when I need to do direct image manipulations, but that's a minor detail. It's unfortunate the bundle doesn't have a nice interface for these direct manipulations... I think it just hasn't been its main use-case.
Happy you got it working either way!
Hi Ryan, it is pretty bad that I cannot use that bundle, I have tested al different paths, and nothing works, Flysystem do not have method to return full path and ImagineBundle has no option to accept file instead of path.
My current solution:
* @Route("/{asset}/photo/view/{id}/thumb", name="private_photo_view_thumb")
public function photoViewThumb(UploadedFile $file, FileUploader $uploader)
if (!$uploader->has('thumbs/'.$file->getPath())) {
$imagine = new \Imagine\Gd\Imagine();
$image = $imagine->open(dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__))).'/var/uploads/'.$file->getPath());
$size = new \Imagine\Image\Box(300, 300);
$mode = \Imagine\Image\ImageInterface::THUMBNAIL_OUTBOUND;
$thumbnail = $image->thumbnail($size, $mode);
$resourcePath = dirname(dirname(dirname(__DIR__))).'/var/uploads/thumbs/'.$file->getPath();
$response = new StreamedResponse(function() use ($file, $uploader) {
$outputStream = fopen('php://output', 'wb');
$fileStream = $uploader->readStream('thumbs/'.$file->getPath(), false);
stream_copy_to_stream($fileStream, $outputStream);
$response->headers->set('Content-Type', $file->getMimeType());
return $response;
Hey Krzysztof Krakowiak!
Hmm. Can you post a screenshot of the full stack trace? I'm not sure exactly which spot is causing the error. But... my guess is that the
getUrlOfFilteredImageWithRuntimeFilters() method doesn't like what you're passing via
$file->getPath()? Is that correct? A few things to get started:
1) In theory, if you've configured ImagineBundle to *read* from Flysystem, then if you pass it a path like
files/cygnus/cat1-jpg-5d778185db17f.jpeg it would know how/where to fetch that (e.g. it would get that from S3).
2) If you need to write an endpoint that does all the thumbnailing manually (including saving the thumbnailed file back your storage and streaming the image to the user), ImagineBundle becomes a much less appealing option... because you're doing much of the work that *it's* supposed to do. But I'm not saying that you're do something wrong - not at all - you just have a more complex use-case. What I'm saying is that it may be even simpler to graph a more "utility-based" image manipulation library (i.e. a pure PHP lib that is good at manipulating images... and that's all - like Intervention) then, in your controller, read the source image from Flysystem, send it through Intervention, save it back through Flysystem, then serve it to your user. Your controller will look very *similar*, but instead of trying to ask ImagineBundle to thumbnail the file (which is just awkward... as its main use-case is not for you to do this directly in code, but to use the Twig filters) you would do it yourself.
Let me know if this helps!
How to do thumb generation in controller?
All my uploaded images are private (I am using filesystem) and I cannot user filters in twig.
I have tried few things like below:
* @Route("/{asset}/photo/view/{id}/thumb", name="private_photo_view_thumb")
public function photoViewThumb(UploadedFile $file, FileUploader $uploader, FilterService $imagine)
// 2) Runtime configuration
$runtimeConfig = [
'thumbnail' => [
'size' => [200, 200]
$handler = $uploader->getHandler($file->getPath());
$resourcePath = $imagine->getUrlOfFilteredImageWithRuntimeFilters(
$response = new StreamedResponse(function() use ($file, $uploader, $resourcePath) {
$outputStream = fopen('php://output', 'wb');
$fileStream = $uploader->readStream($resourcePath, false);
stream_copy_to_stream($fileStream, $outputStream);
$response->headers->set('Content-Type', $file->getMimeType());
return $response;
But this bundle cannot see my private files (stored in var folder)
I am getting exception:
Source image "files/cygnus/cat1-jpg-5d778185db17f.jpeg" not found.
I do not understand why it needs path instead of file handler, and how I can set where these thumbs will be generated, mainly I need private thumbs too.
Hey Eric,
Looks like there're only 3 options that configure paths in the bundle: web_root, cache_prefix, and data_root. That's something you need to configure for your project.
I hope this helps!
Hey Victor, thanks a lot for your fast reaction.
Using the symfony server did solve the issue. But could you point me somewhere, where I can find a way to configure liip bundle with project in subdirectories? I already tried the section at the Symfony Liip Bundle Configuration Page but without any luck.
Hey Eric,
That's because you have the project in a subdirectory that's called "symfonyproject" in your case. I'd recommend you to use the "symfony serve" command or "bin/console server:run" command at least to start the built in server for this project. This way your project will be in the root directory, not in a subdirectory, and then it should work.
Otherwise, you need to add more configuration for your liip config file to get it working in a subdirectory, i.e. override some options with proper paths manually. But when your project is in the the root directory - those paths are determined correctly automatically by the liip bundle.
I hope this helps!
uploaded_asset(article.imagePath)|imagine_filter('squared_thumbnail_small') is not working as advertised. At least in my case (Sf 4.3 and Liip 2.1.0).
The code example as shown in the video produces an image path as follows:
http://localhost:8888/symfonyproject/public/media/cache/resolve/squared_thumbnail_small/symfonyproject/public/uploads/image.jpeg resulting in a broken image. The correct image path is
The correct path is produced by
article.imagePath|imagine_filter('squared_thumbnail_small'). As I'm a Symfony novice I haven't yet figured out how uploaded_asset() and imagine_filter() interfere, so any hint or help or solution is highly appreciated.
I also noticed that in my /media/cache directory there is no /uploads subdirectory as seen in the video.
Thanks for sharing it Nicky Speight!
Just in case anyone runs into the issue I had when thumbnail images are not showing and the folders are not generating automatically. My issue was the "gd" driver was mentioned in the video I actually didn't have this installed. I only found out as a red error appeared in the server output but not on the page. Installing it to PHP resolved my issue and files started appearing.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install php7.2-gd
Great! Thanks for sharing it to others
Hi Diego Aguiar ! I fixed this :)
saw that guys have errors with thumbnails
I attached my liip_imagine config file and dockerfile config in comment above if someone needs it
Hey adamsafr
Check the permissions of the folder where you are trying to upload your images. Also, can you show me the error stack trace? I'm not sure about what's going on
Hello guys!
I also had error in this episode, i've fixed it now.
Try to open link in the new tab in browser and check if error exists.
Main reasons of bug:
- access rights - try to create "media" directory in "public" dir with 777 rights
- incorrectly configured GD library - Imagine\Gd\Imagine::open method throws an exception
Here is my working config
driver: 'gd'
web_path: ~
cache: ~
thumbnail: { size: [200, 200], mode: outbound, allow_upscale: true }
- '%kernel.project_dir%/public'
FROM php:7.3.6-fpm
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
git \
wget \
unzip \
libzip-dev \
libmcrypt-dev \
libpng-dev \
libpq-dev \
zlib1g-dev \
libfreetype6-dev \
libjpeg62-turbo-dev \
&& curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php -- --install-dir=/usr/local/bin --filename=composer \
&& docker-php-ext-install \
pdo \
pdo_mysql \
bcmath \
RUN apt-get update \
&& docker-php-ext-configure gd --with-freetype-dir=/usr/include/ --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/include/ \
&& docker-php-ext-install -j$(nproc) gd
RUN apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
Hey Giacomo,
I just tried to apply your filter and it works for me file. How did you apply that filter in templates? Do you use "assets()" Twig function as well? This way works for me fine:

But for me path to this image is the next:
At first, when the image has not been cached yet, and then, when it was cached, the path is:
Most probably the source path to the image is 404, so it causes 404 error after applying this filter as well. Please, show how you apply this filter in your HTML code.
Yes, but becuase I needed a different type of thumbnail and I'm not following the course I'm just taking the things that I need and apply them to my project becuase I have developed with simfony for 2 months. Btw here it is:
size: [455,227]
mode: outbound
allow_upscale: true
size: [200,200]
mode: outbound
allow_upscale: true
It should be right following what you said in the tutorial
Hey Giacomo,
Hm, probably you have a different config? I mean the path is different in your config? Are you sure it should be "https://localhost:8000/media/cache/resolve/thumbnail_homepagebiggerone/uploads/article_image/prova.JPG"? Are you applying changes to your project? Or did you download the course code and start from start/ directory? Could you show your LiipImagineBundle config?
Hi! I get 404, but the source is right:
But I can see the bundle didn't created the directory in my public dir
We are still waiting for the continuation of the course
Hey Cryptoblob!
Sorry for the slow reply. Hmm. So the key thing is this: when you open the broken image URL in a new browser and get the "404" error... what *exactly* does that error look like? Is it a Symfony 404 error with a big stacktrace (it should be) or is it just a generic 404 error from your web server. Also, does that broken URL have the word "resolve" in it or not (it should)?
As you can see, there are a number of different possible ways things could be going wrong. Your web server could be intercepting these requests (thinking they are actual files), which should be processed by a Symfony controller so that the image can be created. Or, Symfony could be handling it, and something is going wrong. The fact it seems to work... then not work.. is a mystery. But we can start with these questions to dig in.
Hey Peter Kosak Have you checked out this chapter? https://symfonycasts.com/sc...
It's about handling absolute paths, I think you will be able to fix your problem after watching it, if that's not the case I may have to see your code (specially the part where you generate those paths) :)
Hey Krzysztof,
Are you talking about .htaccess in public/ directory? I suppose you use Apache web server, did you set up the public/ directory as your document root in Apache config? Do you have any symlinks in the actual path of your document root?
It would be good if you could debug things a bit, what is the generated link to your thumb in the HTML? What is your actual path to the image in the file system? Can you find the thumbs in the file system?
did some digging and it looks like the URL is wrong:
but see that cb/public should not be there on live but because my root folder is cb/public thats why symfony somehow use it... I need to set somewhere in liip a root to be cb/public?
When I remove second "cb/public" from url thumbnail will be generated
sorry when I said on production I meant on godaddy live server,, it is working on localhost when environment is set to prod or dev but when deploying on live server (prod or dev environment) and refresh the page it wont create thumbnails
this is an error on live server when setting env to dev
Source image for path "cb/public/images/gallery/7d5701d922354c0d5267137297bf63cc.jpeg" could not be found
when I set it to prod I obviously get 404 page so the issue is somewhere with the php settings but not sure where on godaddy as my gd is enabled memory is fine chmod is fine as well so I am not sure why is that file not created on live server
Hey Peter Kosak
So it's working on dev but not on prod? This may sound silly but did you clear prod's cache? Are you overriding any configuration for prod environment?
issue was memory limit - when increased it is working on development however when tested on production it is failing and not a single thumbnail image is created... folder not created, gd extension enabled, manually created folders and set permission to 777 and still nothing.... didnt dig deep but it is annoying to have these issues
I am running server through PHP Storm (PHP Build-in Server)
Hmm I am getting 404 for these thumbs. There was no folder created anywhere (suppose to?)
Partially RESOLVED FOR DEV: I had to run server through bin/console server start
Anyway On production I wont be able to do that, and seems that problem refers to Apache configuration, these requests do not go through index.php and return 404, not sure what I should change to avoid that
it might refer to these lines in my .htaccess:
# If the requested filename exists, simply serve it.
# We only want to let Apache serve files and not directories.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
But it is stated that only if file exists, in this case file do not exists and this request should be processed by index.php, I am not sure why this do not work.
Hi weaverryan sorry I probably should have been clearer.
I'm getting a 404 error for all of my images, if I open the images in a new tab I still cant see it. When i change the config it just completely breaks and all the images break, its as if the media/cache isnt clearing or something. My images are stored in the public/images folder.
If i was to change the 'thumbnail' to size [300,300] or anything else, it'll break. Just says 404 the file doesnt exist.
Hey Cryptoblob!
We can definitely help :). Can you describe what you mean by things "not working"? Are the thumbnails simply showing up as broken images? If you go directly to the thumbnail image src that's broken in a new browser tab, do you see the image? Or an error? What does your Twig code look like and where are the original images stored?
Im working on a different project and my filters just weren't working at all. So i deleted the media folder now everything is broken... how do i get the media folder back?
EDIT: Nevermind i fixed it, i was using imagick instead of gd, i dont have imagick installed. Funnily enough my filters are also working now.
Edit again.. : Not working again... can someone help please? here is my config
# valid drivers options include "gd" or "gmagick" or "imagick"
driver: "gd"
# define your filter sets under this option
# an example thumbnail transformation definition
# https://symfony.com/doc/current/bundles/LiipImagineBundle/basic-usage.html#create-thumbnails
# set your image quality defaults
jpeg_quality: 90
# setup the filter steps to apply for this transformation
# auto rotate the image using EXIF metadata
#auto_rotate: ~
# strip the image of all metadata
strip: ~
# scale and square the image to the given dimensions
size: [341, 341]
mode: outbound
allow_upscale: false
# # create border by placing image on larger black background
# background:
# size: [341, 341]
# position: center
# color: '#000'
Hey Peter Kosak!
Ok, woh, something weird is happening. Here's what we should test:
Reset things and refresh the page so that you can see the missing thumbnail. Right click and get that image
src= value. Open that directly in a new tab in your browser? Do you see the image? An error? Is the thumbnail created?
When your browser makes the request for the image, that is handled by a Symfony controller that is responsible for creating the thumbnail, saving it, and returning it to you (actually, if it's successful, it will redirect you to the final location - you'll see the URL change - it will no longer contain the word "resolve" after it's redirected). So, if something is not working - I'd go directly to that URL in your browser so you can (maybe) see what's going on.
Let us know what you find out!
I have tried to refresh, go back, etc and it would not recreate thumbnails for new upload and first image then I went to symfony profiler and hit back and it was working... I have tried to delete whole media folder and refresh... again first picture not working, again tried refresh clear cache refresh go to other page and back to gallery still nothing....went to profiler and back and suddenly it has recreated a thumbnail
another issue I have is when I add another image to gallery it wont create thumbnail... I thought that as soon as there is not a picture in media it will try to create a thumbnail. Am i being stupid or thats not what should happen?
Well I have an issue, I have a gallery and first picture in the loop is never done. Only the first picture. I have tried to delete that picture from the loop (database) and again first picture is not done. I have tested this with thumbnail filter but also watermark. Same issue on both filters.
Yeeeah, LiipImagineBundle FTW!
wau I would have never though it is working this way.... I was always thinking that during upload you need to upload big picture and also make a thumbnail so the logic would be sitting somewhere in upload service class...this is actually superb *thumbs up*


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