Holistic wellness massage in Ōrākei. Wellness blogger, tangata tiriti, host of Teachers Can podcast.
08/11/2025
Finally got to sit this morning after a long break from meditating ❤️
As a creature of habit, my morning sessions dropped off as soon as I gave birth, and it’s been hard finding time for them in the non-stop busyness of the day.
I’ve realised that I need to be more flexible. To jump at those times that open up and prioritise myself over the washing 😬
So this morning when I finally did sit, I noticed all the chaotic busyness in the brain, the rapid heart beat, the shallow breath, and the chronic neck and shoulder tension.
I could hardly focus on my breath or body sensations, but I know that this practice is exactly that. It gets easier with practise.
Where can you jump on the opportunity to put yourself first today? ❤️
08/11/2025
And it might not look like much, but it represents a huge transition in my māmā journey 🥹
Putting up my glamping tent for summer massage season is super exciting, but also bittersweet as I prepare to end my SAHM (stay at home mum) days.
Yes, I’ll still be a mum. And yes I’ll still be at home 😆
But I’ll also have my clients that require my headspace and hands instead of just my pēpi.
I absolutely love the individual connections I have with each of my clients. You are special to me and I can’t wait to continue the important mahi that I do to empower your wellness.
And I’m going to miss life just being about my little whānau 🥹
But that’s what we do right? Each new challenge provides an opportunity to grow bigger than you knew yourself to be.
See you in December ❤️
P.s. Huge thank you to Jessica for the excellent replacement roof! No leaking this summer! ❤️❤️❤️
07/11/2025
Days like these and I really feel like I’ve nailed this parenting thing 🙌
Actually not my idea, my partner says everyone puts their babies to sleep in hammocks in Colombia. Genius 🤩
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05/11/2025
Just sharing cause we had a hilarious argument last night about me having ADHD and I’m requiring a bit of input before I bite the bullet 🙏
You know it’s an issue when it starts affecting your nearest and dearest ☹️
Honestly, if it was just me I might just be tempted to ‘muscle’ through it and keep doing my holistic things.
But now that my partner is making this request of me I realise that it’s having an impact on not just him, but probably my pepi as well eventually.
So yes, it’s time to grow!
Keen to hear your experiences 🙏
Oh and we have been working with .health who have been awesome so far (just massive wait times for psychiatrists but isn’t this universal?)
29/10/2025
I haven’t made a new yoga video since getting cancelled in 2022 but 3 years later I feel like it’s time!
Something about having a pēpi has reaffirmed my innate sense of creativity and has restored my commitment to revitalising and normalising te reo Māori in my own little way.
Just need to get my tent up now and let the magic unfold ✨✨✨
If you have no idea what I am talking about, there is a link to my reo Māori yoga videos in my bio or head to https://www.youtube.com/
Thanks to .kids for the gorgeous inspiration 🙏🙏🙏
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27/10/2025
Got a few new followers so thought I’d share a bit about me 😊
And in breaking news, massage bookings are now open for December! 🙌
My availability might change around a bit as we sort childcare, (aiming for my sister in law to come and support us) but where there is a will there is a way 🙏
Look forward to seeing some of yous real soon 😍
Book via link in bio.
20/10/2025
Up the teachers! (And the nurses, midwives, doctors, dentists and social workers) ✊
Value society by valuing those of us who teach and care for our youngest members.
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I went all the way to India to learn to relax. Well, thats not entirely true, I went to learn how to teach yoga, but what I really got was a profound sense of peace and relaxation that hasn’t quite left me. And has become one of my number one driving passions in life.
You see, stress used to be my middle name. Laura Stress-Bucket Alpe. Mum always told me that teaching is stressful, so I put off entering the profession for a good 10 years. But once I’d learned and fallen in love with Te Reo Māori, there was no going back and Education seemed like the natural next step. In fact, it was a wero (challenge) laid down by my second reo teacher that led me into teaching; “What are you going to do to ensure that our language survives Laura?”
After three years of pouring my heart and soul into my job, my classroom and my gorgeous tamariki, I ended up getting sick. What started as a fairly constant low-level anxiety led to mental exhaustion, physical sickness and ultimately, burn-out from the job I loved. I felt like I wasn’t alone. Many teachers, nurses, social workers and other professionals shared with me their struggles to ‘manage’ their stress and to find balance in their lives. Something had to shift.
I made the heart wrenching decision to leave teaching for a year to pursue my own wellbeing. What felt like a selfish choice at first, became the best thing I’ve ever done. I studied relaxation massage at Wellpark College of Natural Therapies and there I discovered my gift of touch. I loved being able to help bring relaxation and wellbeing to others, which in turn brought relaxation and wellbeing to myself. Life, for the first time, started to resume some sort of natural rhythm with periods of busy time interspersed with down-time. Balance!
India allowed me to experience a culture where everything was bustling and alive, yet no-one seemed stressed or anxious. People stopped to smile, look into my eyes and say “namaste”, acknowledging the light within. People were present. Yoga added a deeper element of grounding through connecting movements to the breath. Massage, yoga and breathing have become my preventative first aid kit. My wellbeing 101 that keeps me mentally and physically balanced and able to return to my teaching job that I love.
