The Brave Space

The Brave Space Welcome to The Brave Space! My name is Amy and I created The Brave Space to support children to thrive physically, mentally and emotionally. Amy x

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Empowering young people through yoga, mindfulness, meditation, emotion coaching, breath awareness, tapping, dance, nature connection, gratitude & other conscious modalities. I have big dreams for this initiative, but for now the focus is on offering in-person yoga experiences to small groups of children living in the eastern Bay of Plenty area. In children's yoga the focus is on connecting and having fun, and we empower each child to feel confident in their own skin. Kids yoga encourages a peaceful mind, strong, healthy body and nurtures a creative spirit. I am a qualified yoga teacher for both adults and children. For the latter I was trained by the legendary Michaela Sangi of Yogi Kids Professional Development in Auckland. More information about Michaela and her extraordinary talent can be found here: www.yogikids.co.nz. I have a 6 year old daughter who is my biggest inspiration. Thank you for visiting and please feel free to contact me anytime with inquiries or feedback. I am beyond excited to be able to support our tamariki in this way and look forward to becoming established in the local community. A website is in development - watch this space!

🌊 Mind-Body-Spirit Wellbeing Program Making Waves in Whakatane 🌊 Hey everyone,Just between you and me, i’m pretty stoked...
02/04/2026

🌊 Mind-Body-Spirit Wellbeing Program Making Waves in Whakatane 🌊

Hey everyone,

Just between you and me, i’m pretty stoked with how Term One panned out for our girls aged 8 - 12 years!

It was a shorter programme than usual for various reasons (six sessions compared to the typical seven or eight), but we still got through the most important material and planted + watered some very valuable seeds to support these girls to thrive!

Strengthening mental and emotional health is a big part of our kaupapa, and I was overjoyed to receive this new feedback from a Mum whose 12 year old daughter started at The Brave Space in February: ⭐️ “K. is definitely showing signs of much improved emotional regulation, so thanks for all your kindness and teachings”. ⭐️

The girls really value the supportive, authentic connections that develop within our safe and nurturing space, often commenting on this when asked about what they love the most about their experience: 💓”I love making new friends and when I first came here I felt really good, and it made me feel better about when I missed my mum when she went away.”💓 - Miss A.,8 years.

Following on from the success of this term, I would like to open up three additional spots for girls 8-12 in Term 2:

📆: 3.30pm - 4.30pm Mondays
📍: Ohope (location advised on booking)
💛: $25/session

This will be a longer program (8 sessions total) and is suitable for complete beginners to this mahi, as well as children who have been attending for some time.

For more information or to reserve a spot for your child, please reach out on Messenger, email (thebravespacenz@gmail.com) or call 0274361363.

Yours in Service,
Amy xx

01/04/2026

“K. is definitely showing signs of much improved emotional regulation, so thanks for all your kindness and teachings.” ~ Mum of 12 year old, after six sessions 🥰

🐰 🥕  Keep Calm and Carrot On 🥕 🐰 A calming and mindful nod to Easter in our end-of-term class yesterday. 🙂Included are s...
31/03/2026

🐰 🥕 Keep Calm and Carrot On 🥕 🐰

A calming and mindful nod to Easter in our end-of-term class yesterday. 🙂

Included are some instructions for a simple bunny head if you’d like to try at home these school holidays.

30/03/2026

Got two minutes? Peace ✌️ Breath for Interrupting Anxious Spirals

Here’s something quick and easy that can massively improve how you feel and the kind of day you have. Try it out. Let me know if it’s helpful and/or something you’d like more of.

Thank you to Michaela Sangi of Yogi Kids for the beautiful teachings 🧘

29/03/2026

It’s rare for me to bake an indulgent treat for the Brave Space kids… rest assured portion size will be VERY sensible, and cake will be accompanied by an abundance of fresh fruit (watermelon and feijoas)! 😋 Made with aroha to acknowledge our journey together this term and celebrate all of the wonderful seeds that have been planted and gently nurtured. 🌱

This task has reminded me of how enjoyable baking can be when approached mindfully and with the intention of creating something meaningful for others. ❤️ 🎂 🥳

21/03/2026

As a guide and space holder for young people, I am continually seeking out inspiration and wisdom to enrich my teachings. Today I give thanks for the wisdom sharing of of Lifesource Holistic Health (aka Soul Talk Kinesiology).

I also honour the wisdom and contributions of the other beautiful wahine who joined Christine’s Autumn Equinox Reset Day in Ohope Beach (in the same space I hold my classes). I feel reconnected, recalibrated and reset for the season ahead - and have learned an incredible new technique to share with the children, for calming the nervous system. It is simple, highly effective and takes very little time.

Families are under more pressure than ever. This is the time to come together to support one another, and share our knowledge and gifts with the community.

As the saying goes, . ✌️

How much time are your children spending in nature? We weren’t designed to spend our days plugged into screens and devic...
19/03/2026

How much time are your children spending in nature? We weren’t designed to spend our days plugged into screens and devices.

🪷 See you soon kotiro ma! 🪷 Today we are delving into the rich and empowering world of emotions. We will be learning how...
09/03/2026

🪷 See you soon kotiro ma! 🪷

Today we are delving into the rich and empowering world of emotions. We will be learning how to harness the gift within all of our emotions - including the more challenging ones. This is an area I have navigated extensively and feel extremely passionate about.


Parents, it really does start with us 🩷
05/03/2026

Parents, it really does start with us 🩷

I love this perspective on emotions!
01/03/2026

I love this perspective on emotions!

Your Emotions Are Not Ancient Gods – They’re Weather and Wi-Fi”
A Transmission from Maya
A Transmission from Maya
Hello my beautiful over-thinking Earthlings,
Today Maya wishes to speak about two little secrets that many psychologists forget to put on the dinner table when they serve you a plate of “Let’s Talk About Your Feelings.”
Secret Number One: Emotions are chemical reactions wearing dramatic costumes.
Yes, my loves, you treat your emotions like they are sacred messengers carved in marble, when very often they are simply… a badly cooked soup.
You drink five coffees, eat processed food that looks like plastic pretending to be bread, stay up all night scrolling glowing rectangles, and then you wonder: “Why am I anxious? Why am I depressed? Why do I feel like crying because the neighbor looked at me funny?”
Because your inner chemistry is having a chaotic disco party without your permission!
Your nervous system is not a mystical unicorn that survives on stress and sugar. It is more like a sensitive houseplant. Feed it junk, stimulants, alcohol, emotional addictions, and it will tremble like a leaf in a storm. Feed it clean food, water, rest, sunlight, movement – and suddenly many “big emotional problems” quietly pack their bags and move to another city.
Maya says: before you analyze your childhood for seven years, first ask: “What did I eat? What did I drink? How did I sleep? What am I consuming with my body and with my mind?”
Half of your emotional drama is not psychology, it is biochemistry in a bad mood.
Now, Secret Number Two: Emotions are always based on a story. Every emotion arrives holding a little script in its hands.
“I am angry because she disrespected me.”
“I am sad because my life is not working.”
“I am afraid because something terrible will happen.”
Without the story, the emotion has nowhere to sit. It is like an actor without a stage.
Most of you believe the story first and feel the emotion second. But Maya invites you to reverse the order: notice the story as a story.
When you become aware: “Ahh, this is the narrative my mind is telling,” something magical happens. The story loses its power, and the emotion begins to dissolve like mist in the morning sun.
You discover that many emotions are not facts, they are rumors started by your own thoughts.
And here is the great cosmic joke: When your hormonal system is balanced, when your body is calm and clean, those stories sound much less convincing.
A balanced body is like a clear sky. An unbalanced body is like trying to think wisely in the middle of a thunderstorm with a marching band in your kitchen.
So Maya recommends a revolutionary therapy:
Take care of your chemistry like it is a tiny sacred temple.
Question your stories like a playful detective.
Do these two things and suddenly you become emotionally stable, not because you forced yourself to be “positive,” but because the inner chaos factory has closed for renovations.
You are not meant to live on an emotional roller coaster powered by caffeine, fear, and old narratives.
You are meant to feel – yes! – but to feel from a place of balance, clarity, and awareness.
Remember:
An emotion without a story is just a sensation passing through.
And a body in harmony tells much gentler stories.
With cosmic laughter and a cup of imaginary herbal tea,
Maya

If you wish to meet Octavia for a private channeling session, please feel welcome to read more about who she channels here: https://www.holographicyou.com/1on1 This month all sessions include her new book "Bridging the Stars: a short guide to conscious contact" Love and gratitude.🤗🫶🙏

🦋 The Butterfly Effect 🦋 Sometimes it can feel like too much. This path of creating something new and making a differenc...
01/03/2026

🦋 The Butterfly Effect 🦋

Sometimes it can feel like too much. This path of creating something new and making a difference in the world, for kids and their families - with so many forces attempting to propel society along in the opposite direction. For a brief moment, I am tempted to chuck it all in and get a “normal” job. I know I am not alone in this.

Fortunately I also know that these thoughts usually don’t last very long. After judging the feelings momentarily (I am human, after all!), I acknowledge and release them to the forest, or the sea… and remember that even the smallest ripples of awareness & love create waves.

I hope this serves as a reminder to others, that we all have tough days that test our resolve. What matters is how we respond when they show up. And that we keep showing up.

Sending love & compassion to everybody who is human-ing on planet earth right now 💕

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