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19/01/2026

Happy New Year to you all. I hope that you have all had time to connect with loved ones, friends or family and some sunshine and a slower pace over the summer break. I write this on the first New Moon of the year - Whiro. Our first class for 2026 falls on Ōuenuku - as the Dark phases of the Moon lighten this is a good time to come together and share learning. Although this phase of the moon is medium energy, we will start gently as we’ll all be adjusting to being in class and moving together. As I begin working for this year I contemplate how I might bring some of the slower moments and ways of living that the holidays allow. More time outside and in nature. Going slowly. Focusing on the everyday, the ordinary or small moments, the pauses.

Perhaps a simple beginning practice for 2026 is to spend some time consciously breathing. Focusing on the pace, the sound and the rhythm of the breath Hā ki roto: Breathe in (literally, "breath to the inside").Hā ki waho: Breathe out (literally, "breath to the outside").

Thursday evening classes resume this week on the 22nd January - looking forward to seeing you there.

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28/05/2025

Apologies to all that class this week 29th May will be cancelled due to being unwell and all my usual back up's being unavailable. Enjoy a restful evening all and see you next week.

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06/02/2025

No Yoga tonight on Waitangi Day

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28/06/2023

It was wonderful to see such a critical mass last week on the Solstice.

Come together for class again this week in Hotu phase of the moon.

Connecting to our feet, to how we stand, to how we stand up and to how we stand together, and how we support our whole beings in the winter months will be our starting point for class this week.

31/05/2023

Class this week is happening with Becca - it falls on Mawharu - as we approach the Full Moon this Sunday. A time for connection, discussion and rest as we gear up for a higher energy phase.

24/05/2023

Thursday the 25 May class cancelled - apologies folks - Becca is unwell and Sharon is away. We couldn't find cover in time. See you on the 1st June.

08/03/2023

Yoga works on Rakaunui,
Happy International Womens Day and full moon. I write this on the full moon. The moon setting this morning was extraordinary, did anyone see it?

Tomorrow’s class falls on Rakaunui, the moon at it's full potential is high in energy.

01/03/2023

Yoga works for Huna. The maramataka guides us, Huna means hidden. Or what we can't see. This week we use listening and to all of our senses to tune into what we can no longer see.

22/02/2023

Welcome back this week after a small pause in our schedule last week.

In response to Sharons newsletter and the desire to integrate moving in our lives as playful rather than work we will enjoy some explorative and gentle flow this week.

After the significant movement of our landscape over the past couple of weeks, I've had the desire to play with movement that is grounding and that also celebrates some time for stillness. We'll explore these concepts in class.

Our hearts go out to all those who are still struggling with surviving through the impact of the slips in the west coast around Tāmaki Makaurau, and flooding down in the Hawkes Bay.

See you there.

Becca



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23/01/2023

Classes reconvene this Thursday evening for 2023. This weeks class falls just after a New Moon, the closest New Moon to earth in 993 years. This Thursday will fall on Okoro, a day for planting; ideas, new ways of doing things, trying new things.

It is also the beginning of the year, a time for planning and realising our dreams.

See Juliet Batten's blog on Realising our Dreams for 2023.

Come along and start dreaming on Thursday together.

Green fingers are about more than gardening; they are about commitment to regeneration and environmental care for the planet.

16/11/2022

Kia ora koutou,

We love into the watery phase of the moon this week. Last week we moved with the connection between the spine and the tail in movement. This week we will bring a watery quality to the movement, referring to some of the Shin Somatics animals such as the Sea Horse and Dolphin, and we might find our own sea animal references. T

16/11/2022

Kia ora koutou,

We love into the watery phase of the moon this week. Last week we moved with the connection between the spine and the tail in movement. This week we will bring a watery quality to the movement, referring to some of the Shin Somatics animals such as the Sea Horse and Dolphin, and we might find our own sea animal references.

This seems like the most natural path to follow after a week recording sacred water sources near Whakatane.