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13/02/2026

🌑 Friday the 13th: A Day They Tried to Make Us Forget

We were taught to fear this day.
To associate it with bad luck, dark omens, and superstition.

But what if that was never the truth?

✨ Friday is named after Freya, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, sensuality, and magic.
✨ The number 13 is sacred — tied to the lunar calendar, women’s cycles, and the natural rhythms of the Earth.

In ancient times, Friday the 13th was a holy day — a time to gather, honor the moon, and celebrate the divine feminine.

So what changed?

History tells us: on Friday, October 13, 1307, hundreds of Templars — guardians of sacred wisdom — were arrested and later executed.
And over time, midwives, healers, and women who held spiritual knowledge — often called witches — were hunted, silenced, and erased.

This day was flipped.
From sacred to sinister.
From reverence to ridicule.

Why?

Because a connected woman is powerful. Because communities rooted in nature and intuition can’t be controlled. Because truth is dangerous to those who profit from disconnection.

But we are waking up.
We are remembering.

🌕 Friday the 13th is a portal.
A return to the temple within.
A time to honor the wise ones who came before us — and the sacred power that lives in each of us.

Today is not a curse.
It’s a call to remember who you are.

05/02/2026

Back into the second wānanga for 2026: the Pā Whakawairua Workshop with the fabulous Nalini Cook of Tohu Indigenous Ltd and Tracy Peterson facilitating.

Nalini travelled from Kaikohe, so I grabbed the opportunity to noho beside her with a great group of wāhine.
As kairongoà for decades (and she is still young), she has witnessed the evolution of Rongoā Māori from being hidden, a hangover from the Tohunga Suppression Act of 1907, to its current renaissance.

Her màtauranga on the body's lymphatic system, especially the face, is a taonga, one that has made me feel comfortable in my personal development and confirmed advanced Indigenous understandings. I'm very grateful 🙏 ❤️ 😍 💖

25/01/2026

Rest and relaxation are just as important as mahi and purpose whànau.
Time out to recharge for the coming season, we Kiwis look forward to it.
I hope you're all safe out there and prayers and aroha to those doing it tough at the moment 🙏 ❤️ 💜

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26/12/2025

Meri Kirihimete to all! We had a good laugh this Xmas, it took forever to get one decent family photo 😆
From our whànau to yours, we wish you peace, aroha, abundance, gratitude and good health. Travel safely to your loved ones and be kind to all. Arohanui to you 😀🤩😇🥰

24/12/2025

What a fantastic year 2025 has been!
In the year of the Snake, I delved into my PhD studies and my subconscious to recalibrate the healing energy I was working with on myself, and I also assisted many clients on their authentic journeys.
Many blessings to those who have stepped into my workspace and wairua, because I'm selective of whom I let in.
May you see the world's 🌎 beauty with gratitude and let 2026 be the best season ever.
Arohanui B

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17/12/2025

It has been a while since I posted hair and makeup photographs, before, before the reveal shot and after. My 74-year-old client enjoyed the process and results.
Mineral cosmetics are from Papatūānuku; therefore, the reconnection with the whenua is immediate when combined with ritual processes. 🤩😘🥰
A big thank you to my sponsors this year, all New Zealand beauty companies that use only the best ingredients. Hopefully, they will be coming with me on my PhD academic research journey, the first of its kind globally!

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10/12/2025

As the sidekick of my elustrous Uncle James Barnes, Chairman of the largest hapū in , , I get to roll with him on the odd occasion. This invitation was to the refurbishment of Te Puea Marae in Māngere Bridge, which is part of the Tainui waka. The Māori Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Ngā Wai hono i te pō, was in attendance; she is so graceful and classy.
I got to catch up with my buddy Peeni Henare and many of the rongoā sisters. The hospitality and kai were perfection, and the mauri in the new buildings was stunning.

03/12/2025

I was grateful to attend a beautiful Hue Wànanga at Manurewa Marae with the rongoà whànau, and humbled to have been asked to speak; I love me a good impromptu korero delivery 😆.
Thank you for the invitation, Kaatewairua Evans. The powhiri, whakawhàngatanga, planting, and kai were spot on, and we got to take a baby home with us! The added bonus was I got to catch up with whaea Kathy Pope, the rongoà/gardening guru and rongoà sister Te Teira 😀 ❤️ 😍

26/11/2025

The invitation to Dress for Success Auckland took me back decades! (Mercury retrograde) For those who remember, I featured this fantastic charity in my reality hair & makeup TV show on Māori+ , the first of its kind globally.
The DFS global aim is to help women return to their purpose by providing garments with wraparound service.
Of course, I met Vicki in the bush while working, along with CEO Robyn, and of course, we all whakapapa to Ngàti Porou.
If you're interested in their services or have time to volunteer, get in touch with them.

13/11/2025

I was invited to attend a jewellery making workshop Ngā Taonga Whakapaipai - All Things Beautiful, a 2-day workshop with the wonderful wāhine ❤️Whaeaoi Frances at Te Waipuna Puawai.
I could only attend one day, but I still managed to create some lovely pieces that I really like and wear.
We learnt how to turn everyday bits and pieces into beautiful earrings and gifts, and hopefully there will be another class very soon 🥰

09/11/2025

Great to be back relaxed in .
We're looking forward to an amazing summer

08/11/2025

Appreciation post to my dear friends Laani Mcfarland & Andrew Springgay Pareaute Mcfarland for their hospitality & opening their beautiful home up to Vlady & I.
We've been friends for decades, and we all had the best time.
KL is a city of 9.6 million people with 193 high-rise buildings.
The food, the warmth, and the architecture were all worth it.