Workshops that help women understand their bodies — and build resilience for the lives they’re living
My workshops connect the dots between hormones, digestion, nutrition, stress, and the demands of everyday life, helping women better understand why they feel the way they do. Each session pairs that understanding with practical tools to support energy, capacity, and wellbeing in ways that feel realistic and sustainable.
Available for yoga and wellness studios, schools, workplaces, community organizations, and municipalities.
What’s Going on With My Gut?
A practical workshop on women’s digestion, hormones, stress, and the everyday factors that influence how we feel in our bodies.
Bloating. Constipation. Feeling uncomfortably full after eating. Suddenly reacting to foods that never used to bother you. Digestion can feel confusing — especially when the advice seems to be either “eat more fibre” or start removing foods.
This workshop helps women understand what may actually be happening underneath their symptoms.
Rather than handing participants another list of things they “should” be doing, we start with how digestion works and connect that understanding to realistic strategies they can use in everyday life.
Participants will explore:
What bloating and abdominal distension actually are — and why the difference matters
How digestive motility works and what can contribute to constipation
How stress and the nervous system can change digestion
How hormones and perimenopause can influence the gut
The role of meal patterns, fibre, movement, hydration, and everyday routines
How to notice patterns in their own body and make more informed decisions about what to try next
No detoxes. No endless food restriction. No expectation that everyone’s body needs the same thing.
The goal is for women to leave understanding their digestion better and feeling more confident about what their body may be asking for.
Available formats:
60-minute Lunch & Learn
A condensed educational session with practical takeaways.
90-minute Workshop
A deeper educational session with time for discussion and questions.
2-hour Workshop + Yoga
90 minutes of digestive health education followed by a 30-minute gut-supportive yoga practice focused on gentle movement, breathing, mobility, and relaxation.
Formats can be adapted to suit your community, schedule, and space.
Here’s what women are saying
“I left this workshop feeling informed and relaxed. The topics were serious, but the environment and presentation was entertaining, interesting, and comfortable. Highly recommend!”
Britta — Workshop attendee
“Sophia’s workshop on digestion was excellent! She has vast knowledge presented honestly and with kindness. I enjoyed the yoga practice at the end, giving real tools to takeaway.”
Pam — Workshop attendee
“Sophia is knowledgable, well prepared and warm. I recommend her for any women seeking support with gut issues.”
Richara — Workshop attendee
A better way to approach women’s health education
Most women already have a long list of things they’ve been told they “should” be doing for their health.
What’s often missing is understanding why.
My workshops start with body literacy. I break down what’s happening physiologically in a way that feels approachable, connect the dots between symptoms and everyday life, and then translate that understanding into practical next steps.
Women understand the “why.”
I teach enough physiology for participants to understand what may be happening in their bodies — rather than simply giving them another list of health rules.
Education becomes action.
Each workshop connects what we’re learning to practical strategies around nutrition, movement, recovery, daily routines, or self-advocacy.
Women’s health is looked at as a whole.
Hormones, digestion, sleep, stress, nutrition, movement, and life stage don’t exist in isolation. My workshops help women understand how those pieces can interact.
Real life is part of the conversation.
The goal isn’t perfect routines. Recommendations are designed for full calendars, demanding jobs, families, different capacities, and actual human lives.
My goal is for women to leave feeling more informed, more confident in understanding their own bodies, and more empowered to advocate for themselves — able to trust their experiences, ask better questions, and take an active role in their health.
Bring women’s health education to your community
Workshops can be adapted to fit your audience, setting, and schedule. Whether you’re looking for a Lunch & Learn, a longer educational session, or a workshop that combines health education with movement, each experience is designed to make women’s health easier to understand and apply.
Available for studios, schools, workplaces, and community organizations.
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Workshops that combine education with movement, helping participants understand what’s happening in their bodies and then put that learning into practice.
Available formats:
60–90 minute educational workshops
2-hour education + yoga workshops
Community events, studio series, and retreats
Featured workshop:
What’s Going on With My Gut?
Women’s digestion, bloating, constipation, hormones, and stress — available as a standalone educational workshop or paired with a gut-supportive yoga practice. -
Workshops designed for educators navigating full days, high demands, and the challenge of prioritizing their own health in the middle of it all.
Offerings:
Pro-D Day workshops
Half-day or full-day programming
Lunch & Learn sessions
Focus areas may include:
Perimenopause in high-demand careers
Understanding how hormone changes can affect energy, focus, sleep, mood, and stress tolerance at work — and what can help.Stress, blood sugar + resilience
How nutrition, movement, and daily habits can support steadier energy and greater resilience throughout the school day.What’s Going on With My Gut?
Understanding the connection between stress, hormones, digestion, bloating, constipation, and the realities of eating around a busy workday.Sessions are designed to feel relevant, grounded, and immediately useful, with practical takeaways educators can realistically use during a demanding school week.
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Workshops designed for teams working in fast-paced, people-facing roles where energy, focus, and resilience matter.
Suitable for:
Corporate teams
Health authorities
Non-profits
Municipalities
Community organizations
Popular topics:
Perimenopause at work
Understanding hormone changes that can affect energy, focus, sleep, mood, and stress tolerance — and practical ways women can support themselves through the transition.Steady energy through the workday
Using nutrition, blood sugar support, and movement to reduce energy crashes, cravings, and afternoon fatigue.What’s Going On With My Gut?
Understanding how stress, hormones, eating patterns, and everyday routines can affect bloating, constipation, and digestion at work.Sessions are practical, evidence-informed, and designed to leave women with strategies they can realistically use within a busy workday.
Meet your facilitator
Hi, I’m Sophia.
I’m a Women’s Hormone Practitioner and RYT-200 yoga teacher, and the founder of The Karuna Movement.
My work focuses on helping women understand the connections between hormones, digestion, nutrition, stress, movement, and everyday health.
I created these workshops because women are surrounded by health information but are rarely given the context they need to understand what actually applies to their own bodies.
My teaching style is conversational, evidence-informed, and practical. I want women to understand enough about their bodies that they can connect the dots, recognize patterns, ask better questions, and make health decisions from a more informed place.
I host women’s health workshops and community conversations in Port Moody and throughout the Tri-Cities, alongside my private women’s health coaching practice.
Credentials:
Women’s Hormone Practitioner (IMH-C)
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)
Bringing a workshop to your community is simple.
1. Connect
Tell me a little about your organization, community, and the women you serve.
2. Choose the right format
We’ll choose a topic, length, and format that fits your audience, schedule, and space.
3. Host your workshop
I’ll facilitate an educational, engaging session designed to give participants both a deeper understanding of their bodies and practical tools they can use afterward.
Interested in bringing a women’s health workshop to your community?
Whether you already know which workshop you’d like to host or you’re simply exploring what might work for your group, I’d be happy to talk through the options with you.
Or, email me: hello@thekarunamovement.com
Workshops are educational in nature and are not meant to diagnose medical conditions.