<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Wind & Wave Coastal Wellness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wind & Waves Coastal Wellness: movement, mindfulness and community inspired by the rhythm of the Scottish coast.]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:57:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Rocks Beneath the Tide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rocks Beneath the Tide The Rocks Beneath the TideDuring my yoga practice today, as I rested in Savasana (Corpse Pose in Yoga), a simple but powerful vision came to me. I saw black rocks along the shoreline. Some were almost completely covered by sand, others were beneath the water, and as the tide moved moved in and out, different rocks were revealed before disappearing again beneath the sea. The rocks never moved. Only the tide did. As I sat with that image, it felt like a reflection of...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/the-rocks-beneath-the-tide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b3f5d3d6-5c6b-4fa7-9d1d-0e1af1aa33c5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:18:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/acc1c6fd9b59a8a070f3f047123c9c37.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_862,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Space Between - Capturing the True Magic of Haṭha Yoga.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The word Haṭha in Haṭha Yoga isn't simply the name of a style of yoga. It comes from two Sanskrit syllables: Ha, meaning sun, and Tha, meaning moon. Together they represent the union of two complementary energies that exist within all of us. The sun is active, outward-moving, warming, and often associated with the masculine principle. The moon is cool, still, reflective, receptive, and nourishing. Neither is better than the other. Yoga teaches us that true wellbeing comes from cultivating...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/the-space-between-capturing-the-true-magic-of-ha%E1%B9%ADha-yoga</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9dca0b71-1128-4465-91ed-d781fc82a2ca</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:58:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_245c9826dd974e11b3e58f15468b358e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Your Ambitions an Escape From Your Reality? - What if we're searching for something achievement can never give us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always been an ambitious person. People who know me have described me that way, both in a loving way and sometimes in a concerned way. For most of my life, I used my ambition to drive me. Looking back, I think it was almost a way of making up for all the things I didn't like about myself. My insecurities, my fear of abandonment, my fear of being alone, my fear of being a failure and, underneath it all, my fear of not being enough. I thought that if only I could achieve my goals, reach...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/are-your-ambitions-an-escape-from-your-reality-what-if-we-re-searching-for-something-achievement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1b7a7b32-da62-44a4-9f55-769b2176ec5e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:47:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_11cef37777284182a457a937047ea72c~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'll Be Happy When...]]></title><description><![CDATA[We spend so much of our lives believing happiness lives just beyond the next milestone. We tell ourselves, When I get the job... when I buy the house... when I meet the right person... when I finally have enough money... then I'll arrive. But what if arrival was never the point? After my ex-husband passed away, I found myself reflecting deeply on time - on how much of it had been spent waiting. Waiting until I'd achieved this or that. Waiting until I got the house, earned the money, moved...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/i-ll-be-happy-when</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c3701261-bfbb-421c-a179-764263c7e207</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:39:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_f63c69c77bb74687ab9d2b4ce36134a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears on My Yoga Mat]]></title><description><![CDATA[For me, my yoga mat has always been a sacred place. A place for prayer. A place for reflection. A place for surrender. A place for self-inquiry. A place to process. A place for grieving. Over the years, there have been many tears on my yoga mat. Not because something was wrong, but because something within me was ready to be seen, understood, and released. My yoga practice has always been more than exercise. It has been a spiritual journey—a journey of discovering the deepest parts of myself...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/tears-on-my-yoga-mat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fbc3422b-63e4-4895-9e8a-1d8dd7f38cd5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:36:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_a04d40452b414adbb0227284f427a0e6~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_840,h_840,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to fill my cup!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My practice continues even after my yoga mat is rolled away. It lives on in slow afternoons, dog-eared pages, scribbled notes, and the willingness to slow down and rest, which is not always easy. This is yoga, too.]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/time-to-fill-my-cup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">70948c0b-dc89-44a6-aa81-918f4bd83fdf</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:34:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_edf497049ba64b72b77a914c5491b511~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Life You Give Your Attention To]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can change anything in your life, but first you have to be willing to turn away from the situation as it is. Not because your circumstances aren't real, but because they don't have to define your future. In my experience, what we consistently give our attention to shapes the life we begin to create. If we want something different, we have to become willing to focus on something different. Become clear about what you truly desire. Create it in your mind. See it. Hear it. Feel it. Let every...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/the-life-you-give-your-attention-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">52ff0e5d-5730-4999-8291-c692dcad052a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:31:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_c222254eda604e639ef5a82a42a7e882~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_424,h_353,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Too Much Light Blinds Us - On contrast, longing, and the path to becoming.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a vision during meditation after yoga. I was walking through a doorway that was completely flooded with light. There was so much of it that I couldn't see. The brightness itself had become blinding. When I reflected on it afterwards, the message became clear. Too much light is not always good. If there is only light, we cannot see. We need the right balance between light and darkness. Light guides us forward. It reminds us of hope, love, joy, and everything that is good. Darkness...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/when-too-much-light-blinds-us-on-contrast-longing-and-the-path-to-becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">06198bd5-b9e5-439b-a448-1222e289efb8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:22:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_9bccb0c9c42c447ba3017b317098d87d~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do What You Can Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[I left my home in Canada after twenty-eight years. I left the business I built from the ground up, my friends, and the life and culture I had come to know. I returned to Scotland with my children, believing I was coming home. I also returned carrying an expectation that coming home would bring a renewed sense of belonging. After so many years away, I imagined that simply being back would feel like everything had fallen into place. Instead, I found myself grieving the difference between...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/do-what-you-can-today</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2aecbe61-0230-4698-b286-fcde3efbb248</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:18:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_0a1a33d36c6444d3bcbaeb76d257ba0b~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manifestation and the Question of Self-Worth -Why what we believe about ourselves may matter more than what we wish for.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Law of Attraction has always fascinated me. For years, I wanted to teach it. But how could I when I didn't really understand it myself? I knew it as a concept. An idea. I had manifested little things here and there, but what about the big shifts? The ones that completely change the direction of your life? Over time, I've come to realise something. The Law of Attraction isn't really about our ability to manifest. We are manifesting all the time. There is a creative power weaving its way...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/manifestation-and-the-question-of-self-worth-why-what-we-believe-about-ourselves-may-matter-more-th</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0b57157e-cebc-477c-bf51-b691bf9d5e9a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:43:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_3e8e9ab9800848da94605e829df07c41~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_971,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Measure of Power - What if power isn't measured by how much control we have over others, but by what we inspire within them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was having a conversation recently, and someone said something that has stayed with me. "Everyone wants power." I've thought about that ever since. Because I don't think the answer is simply yes or no. I think it depends on what we mean by power. For some people, power means having authority over others. It means controlling outcomes, directing people's actions, and making sure things happen the way they want them to happen. Sometimes that power is exercised through fear, intimidation,...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/the-measure-of-power-what-if-power-isn-t-measured-by-how-much-control-we-have-over-others-but-by</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4a7666fd-6646-454d-946d-b0b378e23c19</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_c39fdc31fc9442b89d74c6b2ba85886d~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_757,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What You Don't Know Is Your Greatest Teacher - The wisdom waiting inside uncertainty.]]></title><description><![CDATA[For much of my life, I believed that certainty was something I had to find somewhere outside of myself. I wanted to know what was coming next. I wanted a plan, reassurance, proof that everything would work out the way I hoped. But life has a way of refusing to give us those guarantees. The future remains unwritten. Relationships change. Careers evolve. People come and go. The path bends in ways we never expected. For a long time, uncertainty felt uncomfortable. I saw it as something to...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/what-you-don-t-know-is-your-greatest-teacher-the-wisdom-waiting-inside-uncertainty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">dfff9bd9-916b-42fb-bcfb-398206a04ca8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_87e68ff2d28b415980e6d96acadfc96d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How My Grief Taught Me To Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been thinking a lot about grief lately, and of how experiencing it has impacted my life. Not because it's consuming every moment anymore, but because it isn't. It comes in waves now. For a while, it felt like grief was everywhere I looked. In the space of eight months I left my home and the life I had built. I stepped away from my business. I returned to a family dynamic that wasn't what I had hoped for. My children's dad suffered a paralysing stroke. Now my partner has had to leave the...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/how-my-grief-taught-me-to-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f0e1c1eb-5d43-4d74-9352-d186eed2a4de</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2e5b299fd0b64976bb5ead9009ecce52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Sea Taught Me About Emotions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living beside the sea has become an unexpected teacher. No two days are the same. One morning the water is calm and reflective. The next it is grey, restless, and wild. The sea changes colour, mood, movement, and energy with the weather. Watching it, I began to notice something. Emotions behave much the same way. Like waves, they rise. They build. They crest. And eventually they fall. Yet so often we treat emotions as permanent conditions rather than passing experiences. We become identified...]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/what-the-sea-taught-me-about-emotions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">18021067-3f26-43bf-8250-0a0a3b57bc32</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:40:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_a95d7bb5edfa4a68af2d9271b045d591~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_525,h_525,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Were Built For More]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't believe human beings were created simply to survive. I believe we were created to create, to expand, to evolve, and to become. Yet so many of us stay in lives we've already outgrown because they feel familiar. What if the greatest source of our suffering isn't change—but resisting the quiet call towards the life we were built for? Perhaps true stability isn't found in standing still, but in having the courage to keep becoming.]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/you-were-built-for-more</link><guid isPermaLink="false">95d53f6e-0649-4f87-9a82-fdfba815622d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:56:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_e858d1f7b6ad43e29f831e41b8dcb5d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Yoga: The Wisdom of Anger by Ashleigh Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The culture of toxic positivity is widespread these days, and I am not afraid to say it. We glorify slogans such as "good vibes only" and often treat difficult emotions as something to be avoided. While there is nothing wrong with cultivating positivity, ignoring emotions such as anger means ignoring the wisdom they carry.]]></description><link>https://www.windandwavescoastal.com/post/living-yoga-the-yoga-of-anger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e5adb713-b280-4551-a005-493ac1dca93f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/136607_e223bd9d792d40d0b5ce095e040f7a32~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashleigh Stewart</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lesson Was Mine First - By Ashleigh Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a long time, I neglected writing, I mean years, even though it is probably the most natural thing for me to do. Writing was, and has always been, like a flowing river. Something that effortlessly poured out of me, as if it was me. 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