Studio Tula

Ladies, Laurina is here early next month, and you have the opportunity to be deeply nourished at her Restorative Yoga Mini-Retreat 🍀

For three hours you will be lulled into a deep state of peace; your nervous system will be soothed, your mind will slow right down, and you will leave feeling as if floating on a cloud.

Women report feeling deeply changed from these sessions, and the word must get out there, as they always sell out. So, whether you have been before or are new to these sessions, relaxation & bliss awaits those who are ready to sign up.

You can reserve your spot here https://www.laurinakersten.com/products

Lockdown blessings friends,

Today’s blessing is for the numinous ones who are exhausted by the complexities and distress of our times.

May you stop imagining there is a way to figure this all out, a way to get this right, to reduce the sense of discomfort, distress and fear. May you realise dear one, that the times we live in are messy and hard.

May you root deep into what matters; your generative values, connection, well-being, belonging, and love. May you find yourself reaching towards these qualities of the soul as you navigate.

May you understand that fear is not your enemy, anger is not to be dismissed, uncertainty is not something to be ditched a soon as possible, and may you have the grace and the guts to see them as your allies. May you see these helpers from your nervous system as significant pointers to direct care, support, attention, compassion, and healthy boundaries.

May you understand that much harm come from leapfrogging out of their presence and much healing comes from rolling around with them; seeing into, under, and around them. May you have the stamina for this.

May you recognise much of your exhaustion as an untended symptom of the desire to run; out of the distress and irrevocable change of our times and may you be a loving place for your own grief that you must, in fact, stay. May you find ways to rest that are not an abdication of responsibility, ways to tend that are not bypassing, and may your relationship with honesty ground you and give you courage.

May you understand that the burden you carry is not just for you but for others and may your guardianship weight of this be trustworthy and mighty.

May you come to see that being tired and angry at our world is right and proper and may you find yourself in the company of willing and trustworthy others who will work with you to bring about the changes we have called into our lives by the actions of the collective.

May you have the nuance to see that which is yours and that which is ours and may your part in the healing be witnessed lovingly so that you know you matter.

May you take a stand for the goodnesses so abundant in our world and may you see with clear eyes how to save them.

Words by Numinous Jane

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Shared to us by Jude Mahood following a beautiful first week of the 6-week Mindfulness for the Modern World Course, that began last night.

Thank you so much Jude, Suburban Yoga, for imparting your wise and enriching teachings on us.

We are looking forward to continuing with you online - and grateful for the motivation to remain present during these times.

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• Full Moon Sound Bath & Ecstatic Dance •

22nd of August - 6-9pm - KIRTAN - ETHNO MUSIC ECSTATIC DANCE - SOUND BATH

You are welcomed to an evening of expression and connection - an opportunity to be carried to the core of your true self, beyond the distraction of your mind.

A unique journey guided by Nassib and Romy.

Nassib is a sound engineer graduate and avid multi-instrumentalist, with over a decade of practice and research in ethnomusicology and sound therapy. He takes a modern approach to ethnic and ritualistic music by blending ancient instruments with the latest sound technology, delivering you a bath of multicultural and ambient soundscapes.

Romy is a well-traveled certified Naturopath Herbalist and yoga teacher. She has been dedicated to gain knowledge and share the art of healing through meditation and yoga.

More Info: https://tinyurl.com/wxwcrknv

This 6-week mindfulness course offers in a friendly and interactive group environment valuable strategies that can help you navigate through life with more peace & calm.

All welcome, whether with or without previous mindfulness or mediation experience.

Sunday Evenings 4-5pm
15th of August - 19th of September

More info via the events page here: https://tinyurl.com/9j9xmctb

Kia ora koutou, the call is out for a new kaitiaki, a guardian, to carry the vision of Tula forward for the years to come.

After 5 years of running this beautiful space it's time for me to travel a little lighter, and embrace the new horizons ahead of me.

It has and continues to be an amazing journey here. Within these walls are countless amazing memories and lifelong friendships that have been born and nurtured, if only these walls could speak!

I look forward to meeting the right person to carry forward this kaupapa of wellness, movement & community in Ōtepoti.

Could it be you taking Tula into its next phase of growth and realisation?

I will be taking expressions of interest from now until the end of 2021, with the intention of having passed the keys on to the new owner by the beginning of 2022.

Send your expression of interest to [email protected] and we will chat about the possibilities!

In movement & joy,
Lisa