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The heads above soil method worked fast but with a catch…

Sometimes life is so full on that we can only find time late at night after the tamariki are all tucked up in bed to do our mahi. If it wasn’t for a rama, a light, it would almost be impossible to do this mahi. Similarly, when we’re struggling mentally and emotionally and in ‘Te Pō’ - the unseen and subconscious space where deep programming and conditioning lies, we need Pou Rarama, pillars of light and love to guide us through that mahi. Nō reira, let’s be that for our brothers and sisters, for our whānau members who are needing support in this busy and stressful modern world. We can still plant kai in Te Pō that will bear fruit and feed our tamariki mokopuna kai te haere ake nei!
Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora, Mauri Aroha Mutuka Kore ki a koutou katoa 🙏🏼Tiaki

He mahi pai mā te kaumātua? Āe Marika! We're a few days in after the birth of our second tamaiti, and have had incredible whānau support. This morning Põua Gerry asked if there are any good jobs for a kaumatua to do? "Just you being here is enough" I answered "...and if you feel to, there are heaps of jobs that a kaumātua can do to contribute to daily life here on the pāmu" Its so important our kaumātua feel purposeful and valued and unfortunately in today's world this is rarely the case. Although our traditional life ways werent easy they provided such a rich and wholesome life from birth to death and beyond...

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Te rongoā o Rongo.
First post in a while as we been flat out with Poutama Rites of Passage mahi this last month and have run the tank pretty low. Feeling super grateful to have a space to whakatau, restore and rebalance when life's little challenges build up. The maara kai is magic like that. Encourage all my bro's (and sisters too) to get out and mahi maara when your feeling the build up of big feelings. Productive and healing. Mauri Ora ki a tātaou.
Tiaki