In Conversation With: Sharne Scott

Sharne has a soft, fairy-like presence about her. She's gentle, kind, yet has a strength that seems to have only deepened through motherhood. Sharne lives with her husband and one-year-old Alma in the coastal town of Byron Bay in Australia where she teaches yoga and somatic work. 

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, the home you live in, and who you share it with?
I am Sharne. A mama, yogi and embodiment facilitator. Home to me is a feeling state. It’s a feeling of being tethered in deep relationship. This is most alive for me when I’m with my baby Alma and husband in the water. 

What do mornings in your home look like?
Snuggles, slow movement and spinal undulations. 

You recently moved to Byron Bay after living in Switzerland for several years with your partner, how has it felt moving back to Australia? and what made you decide to birth your daughter here?
We arrived home during the peachy sunset days of autumn. It felt like a full body yes. A sweet softening. 

You describe your practice as embodied yoga therapy where you provide fully integrated self-care for body-psyche-soul, how has your practice changed since becoming a mother? 
The Taoist approach to healing and life is showing up a lot more since becoming a mother. 

Do you have any tips for mothers feeling unmotivated to move again after birth?
Meet yourself where you are. Become curious with what is alive and moving in you already. Sensing the breath and the feelings of expansion and contraction. Use simple breathing practises to access deep presence and aliveness. Connection to breath is connection to life force.  Follow the impulses from here without an agenda. Simply allow your soma to speak through movement. 

Can you tell us a little bit about your breastfeeding experience so far?
It felt like a marathon in the beginning. I was exhausted and it was really painful. I used breathing and active imagination practices to come out the other side. Now it’s my absolute heaven and I want it to last forever. These moments to co-regulate and connect are pure gold. 

How has motherhood changed your relationship with yourself?
My inner critic has softened which is really nice. And I’ve noticed myself arriving in a state of non-doing with more ease. I’ll catch myself in quietude, simply listening to the birds or gazing at the ocean without thought.

Are there any books/podcasts/journals that have inspired you on your journey into motherhood? 
Studying NeuroAffective Touch during the first few months of mothering felt really inspiring. Learning and sensing in to how the nervous system develops is so special. 

Can you tell us one piece of advice or lesson in life that you want to pass onto your daughter?
We are a part of a greater whole. A tapestry of energy interwoven by love. Caring for yourself is caring for all beings.