Latest Newsletter- 1st August, 2024
Hello from Orewa once again! I'm back after a fantastic trip to Ireland. We spent about 3 weeks in Ireland visiting my husband's home town in County Clare, my home town in County Kerry and then lots of other spots in between. We managed to fit in a very exciting All Ireland Hurling final (a bit like the Rugby in NZ), and lots of amazing catch ups with family and friends. It was just fabulous to be there and meet everyone again, after 6 years! ;)
Then on the way back, we stopped in Australia for a few days to recuperate after socializing non-stop for 3 weeks!
We have been back in NZ for 5 days and we are just about coming right now! :)
We are so grateful for the blessed trip that we had, but we also really appreciate being back in NZ - our other home!
Then on the way back, we stopped in Australia for a few days to recuperate after socializing non-stop for 3 weeks!
We have been back in NZ for 5 days and we are just about coming right now! :)
We are so grateful for the blessed trip that we had, but we also really appreciate being back in NZ - our other home!
Here's some pics from our trip to Ireland :)
Isn't it grand for my hubby, Ger, to be able to pull his own pint!?! LOL
A party at my brother in laws place ;) |
Went to the All-Ireland Hurling Game in Dublin and we met the Taoiseach (the Prime Minister) on the street! The guy in the suit! The rest of us are wearing jerseys that support our County who were playing in the national final- and WON! Go County Clare!!! ;) (I'm taking the pic)
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Our old house in Kenmare, County Kerry, where I grew up in Ireland- just a wee trip down memory lane. Showed Ashling and Jamie. Lovely to have my sister Anna with us too :)
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The Day of The All-Ireland Final at Croke Park in Dublin. 85,000 people shouting for their county. A very exciting day for our girls! Of course we were all shouting for Clare, as Ger and all the relations are from Clare :)
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My bestie's super friendly dog! ;)
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An awesome Kayaking trip in Clare.
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Ger enjoyed playing lots of hurling with his little nephews! :)
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Ger's brother threw a party for us and this was JUST the cousins playing! SUCH talent! Loved it all.
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Ash and Jamie outside a sweet shop in my home town- Kenmare, in County Kerry. "Teach Milseain" is the Gaelic name for sweet shop.
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A night out in Galway with my friend, Sheila (Left) and with my sister, Anna (on right) :)
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The Cliffs of Moher- Ger, Jamie, Ashling and myself
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May, 2024
Dear Yogi-bears,
Hope that you are all very well and that you had a lovely weekend 😊 I turned 50 on the weekend! Wowzers- where did that time go! Very happy in my life though and felt very loved on my birthday so what more would you want in life! Didn’t do anything too crazy as I have a big year of travel ahead. Haven’t been back to Ireland for 6 years so we are going in July for 3 weeks. Then in October, we are going to Nashville to visit my brother, again a well overdue trip! So, a big second half of the year ahead for our Family.
Thankfully, Nicki is moving to Orewa shortly so between Nicki and Mignon, my classes will be covered while I’m away, which I’m so grateful for! 😊
Speaking of classes, we have fine tuned the timetable for now, but if we need to add another class soon, we will do so. While we have a chance, we would love to know how you feel about the timetable and if there were a class you would love to see added in the morning or evening, if we end up with full classes. So, I have an anonymous survey here with one question about this. If this is relevant to you, please click on the link and answer that question. It will help us make smart decisions going forward. 😊 https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/current-survey.html
Thank you, in advance ;)
I also wanted to thank you for your generosity with the recent fundraiser for Women’s Refuge, which my daughter and her friend Kayla, have been doing for Social Studies at school. You have all been so generous. They are collating their efforts, and we will be bringing the supplies to women’s refuge early next week. Thank you all so much! 😊
The last thing to share with you is that I came across this Ted Talk on the weekend, entitled “The Power to Heal” and I really loved the message, and the messenger- she’s very easy to listen to. So, if you have a bit of free time, grab a cuppa and click on the link X
https://www.ted.com/talks/kitty_mckay_your_individual_power_to_heal
OK have a great week everyone 😉
Happy Birthday to Michelle Webb and Karen Grimmond today!!!
All the best,
Caroline, Nicki & Mignon XXX
Hope that you are all very well and that you had a lovely weekend 😊 I turned 50 on the weekend! Wowzers- where did that time go! Very happy in my life though and felt very loved on my birthday so what more would you want in life! Didn’t do anything too crazy as I have a big year of travel ahead. Haven’t been back to Ireland for 6 years so we are going in July for 3 weeks. Then in October, we are going to Nashville to visit my brother, again a well overdue trip! So, a big second half of the year ahead for our Family.
Thankfully, Nicki is moving to Orewa shortly so between Nicki and Mignon, my classes will be covered while I’m away, which I’m so grateful for! 😊
Speaking of classes, we have fine tuned the timetable for now, but if we need to add another class soon, we will do so. While we have a chance, we would love to know how you feel about the timetable and if there were a class you would love to see added in the morning or evening, if we end up with full classes. So, I have an anonymous survey here with one question about this. If this is relevant to you, please click on the link and answer that question. It will help us make smart decisions going forward. 😊 https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/current-survey.html
Thank you, in advance ;)
I also wanted to thank you for your generosity with the recent fundraiser for Women’s Refuge, which my daughter and her friend Kayla, have been doing for Social Studies at school. You have all been so generous. They are collating their efforts, and we will be bringing the supplies to women’s refuge early next week. Thank you all so much! 😊
The last thing to share with you is that I came across this Ted Talk on the weekend, entitled “The Power to Heal” and I really loved the message, and the messenger- she’s very easy to listen to. So, if you have a bit of free time, grab a cuppa and click on the link X
https://www.ted.com/talks/kitty_mckay_your_individual_power_to_heal
OK have a great week everyone 😉
Happy Birthday to Michelle Webb and Karen Grimmond today!!!
All the best,
Caroline, Nicki & Mignon XXX
14th May, 2024
Dear Yogi-Bears,
Hope that you are all very well and managing to stay snug in these colder nights. Stunning days though, eh! 😊
We had a lovely weekend of classes and retreats – it looks like lots of you are enjoying these weekend options now- Sat 8:30am General (Combo of Hatha and Vinyasa Flow,) and Sunday 4:30pm Restore (Combo of gentle flow, Yin and Restorative Yoga).
Some classes going on hold:
As mentioned a few times before, we do have a few classes during the week which are struggling with numbers. We understand that people’s needs change at this time of the year, and we do have a lot of yogis going on big trips at this time of the year.
So, from next week, Tuesday 6:30pm, Wed 9:15am and Thurs 11am will go on hold for the winter. They will still run them this week though. The yogis in these classes have been made aware of this over the last few weeks so this won’t be a surprise to them. But we are sad to do this, and we are also very sorry for the inconvenience of this. We know that some of you love these classes, but they are just not sustainable with only about 4 or 5 yogis in these classes each week.
We are hoping to pick these classes back up next term OR add a different option at some of these times. In the meantime, if the current classes become full, we will add back in some more options.
For those of you who will be missing these classes, here are some ideas for alternative classes:
Tues Pm- Please come to General on Thurs 6pm or Sat 8:30am instead.
Wed AM – Please come to Mon 9:15, Thurs 9:15 or Sat 8:30am instead.
Thurs 11am – please come to 11am on Mon, Wed or Friday instead or 4:30pm on Sunday.
Names of Classes:
Other news to share with you is that we have changed some of the names of our classes to make it simpler for the timetable:
Mon 9:15- is now Strengthen and Fri 11am is now Restore (same as Sun 4:30pm), instead of Restorative Flow.
Permission Cards:
The last bit of news to share is that we are introducing permission cards for touch and gentle adjustments in our classes. Mostly, we use verbal instruction to help with alignment in classes and if that doesn’t work, we help our yogis with physical adjustments. But we are aware that some people do prefer not to have the teacher physically modify/adjust their pose in class, and that using our voices only is preferential for some. As you may be aware, there is a lot of debate in the yoga world about adjustments, as for some, this can be wonderful but sometimes, they can have the opposite effect. If you would like to read more about adjustments, I have attached an article about them.
So from now on, if we are planning on doing hands on adjustments to help with alignment, head massages OR hands on to nurture and assist a yin/restorative pose, we will add the permission cards to the props for the class and you will just pop your card under the top of your mat 😉 In Yin and Restore classes, we will sometimes be offering hands on to help yogis relax and sometimes we will be offering Reiki, so this will be another time that the Permission Cards will be useful.
Movie at Hoyts:
A couple of our yogis have mentioned a spiritual movie that is playing at Hoyts about near death experiences, which is supposed to be really inspirational. It’s called “After Death” (scary name but not scary content) and it starts this Wednesday so if you are looking for something to watch, why not check it out, and support our local cinema. 😊
OK, I think that’s most of the news for now.
Take Care everyone.
All the best,
Caroline
To reserve your spot please book here: https://schedulebliss.com/yummyyoga.co
For more information about classes etc, Please visit www.yummyyoga.co.nz
Hope that you are all very well and managing to stay snug in these colder nights. Stunning days though, eh! 😊
We had a lovely weekend of classes and retreats – it looks like lots of you are enjoying these weekend options now- Sat 8:30am General (Combo of Hatha and Vinyasa Flow,) and Sunday 4:30pm Restore (Combo of gentle flow, Yin and Restorative Yoga).
Some classes going on hold:
As mentioned a few times before, we do have a few classes during the week which are struggling with numbers. We understand that people’s needs change at this time of the year, and we do have a lot of yogis going on big trips at this time of the year.
So, from next week, Tuesday 6:30pm, Wed 9:15am and Thurs 11am will go on hold for the winter. They will still run them this week though. The yogis in these classes have been made aware of this over the last few weeks so this won’t be a surprise to them. But we are sad to do this, and we are also very sorry for the inconvenience of this. We know that some of you love these classes, but they are just not sustainable with only about 4 or 5 yogis in these classes each week.
We are hoping to pick these classes back up next term OR add a different option at some of these times. In the meantime, if the current classes become full, we will add back in some more options.
For those of you who will be missing these classes, here are some ideas for alternative classes:
Tues Pm- Please come to General on Thurs 6pm or Sat 8:30am instead.
Wed AM – Please come to Mon 9:15, Thurs 9:15 or Sat 8:30am instead.
Thurs 11am – please come to 11am on Mon, Wed or Friday instead or 4:30pm on Sunday.
Names of Classes:
Other news to share with you is that we have changed some of the names of our classes to make it simpler for the timetable:
Mon 9:15- is now Strengthen and Fri 11am is now Restore (same as Sun 4:30pm), instead of Restorative Flow.
Permission Cards:
The last bit of news to share is that we are introducing permission cards for touch and gentle adjustments in our classes. Mostly, we use verbal instruction to help with alignment in classes and if that doesn’t work, we help our yogis with physical adjustments. But we are aware that some people do prefer not to have the teacher physically modify/adjust their pose in class, and that using our voices only is preferential for some. As you may be aware, there is a lot of debate in the yoga world about adjustments, as for some, this can be wonderful but sometimes, they can have the opposite effect. If you would like to read more about adjustments, I have attached an article about them.
So from now on, if we are planning on doing hands on adjustments to help with alignment, head massages OR hands on to nurture and assist a yin/restorative pose, we will add the permission cards to the props for the class and you will just pop your card under the top of your mat 😉 In Yin and Restore classes, we will sometimes be offering hands on to help yogis relax and sometimes we will be offering Reiki, so this will be another time that the Permission Cards will be useful.
Movie at Hoyts:
A couple of our yogis have mentioned a spiritual movie that is playing at Hoyts about near death experiences, which is supposed to be really inspirational. It’s called “After Death” (scary name but not scary content) and it starts this Wednesday so if you are looking for something to watch, why not check it out, and support our local cinema. 😊
OK, I think that’s most of the news for now.
Take Care everyone.
All the best,
Caroline
To reserve your spot please book here: https://schedulebliss.com/yummyyoga.co
For more information about classes etc, Please visit www.yummyyoga.co.nz
Dear Yogis,
Hope that you are all very well and enjoying this gorgeous weather we’re having this week.
It’s the beginning of a new term so I have quite a few things to share with you 😊Please bear with me 😊
Saturday Morning Yoga:
We have now added a General class at the hall on Saturdays from 8:30-9:30 as the group who were enjoying Beach yoga would like to continue. If you fancy a weekend class, please join us 😊 Remember, if you have already booked into 2 classes in the same week, you third class is $10.
Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge:
My daughter Ashling is in Year 12 and she is doing a fundraiser as part of her Social Studies. It is a collection of any cans of food. You can see more information about it here.
Ashling’s fundraiser https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/fundraiser.html
Online Classes:
Update on online classes attached at the top of the email 😊
Upcoming Day Retreat:
Nicki and I have a yummy retreat coming up on Saturday 11th May, the day before Mother’s Day. This might be a lovely pressie to gift someone or to ask to be gifted. But it’s not just a Mother’s Day Retreat – everyone is welcome 😊 To see more info about this, see here and the poster below-RETREATS - Yummy Yoga
Classes:
We have lots of yogis who go away for the winter, and it usually doesn’t affect our numbers too much. However, the Tuesday 6:30pm, Wednesday 9:15 and Thursday 11am are very quiet so if you know anyone wanting to try out a class, please encourage them to come along. If they continue to be quiet, we may put them on hold until the spring again.
Restorative Class:
If you are looking for a floor based gentle class, the new class RESTORE on Sunday from 4:30-5:45pm is a yummy mix of Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Breathing Practices and Meditation. A wonderful end to the weekend and a super start to the week. If you have never been to a class like this, please come along to your first one on me- just email or text me and I’ll book you in complimentary so you can see what this type of class is like.
Hibiscus Coast Edible Garden Trail:
This weekend we have a special opportunity to visit gardens in the area and see how sustainable living is made possible. A bunch of local gardeners are opening their garden to the public, both Saturday and Sunday this weekend between 10-3pm. The garden of one of our own fabulous yogis, Lynsey, is no. 2 on the list!. You can just go to any of these gardens during these hours and have a look for yourself 😊
You can see more about this in the poster below & You can see it also under Sustainable Orewa
https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOrewa/
Hope that you are all very well and enjoying this gorgeous weather we’re having this week.
It’s the beginning of a new term so I have quite a few things to share with you 😊Please bear with me 😊
Saturday Morning Yoga:
We have now added a General class at the hall on Saturdays from 8:30-9:30 as the group who were enjoying Beach yoga would like to continue. If you fancy a weekend class, please join us 😊 Remember, if you have already booked into 2 classes in the same week, you third class is $10.
Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge:
My daughter Ashling is in Year 12 and she is doing a fundraiser as part of her Social Studies. It is a collection of any cans of food. You can see more information about it here.
Ashling’s fundraiser https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/fundraiser.html
Online Classes:
Update on online classes attached at the top of the email 😊
Upcoming Day Retreat:
Nicki and I have a yummy retreat coming up on Saturday 11th May, the day before Mother’s Day. This might be a lovely pressie to gift someone or to ask to be gifted. But it’s not just a Mother’s Day Retreat – everyone is welcome 😊 To see more info about this, see here and the poster below-RETREATS - Yummy Yoga
Classes:
We have lots of yogis who go away for the winter, and it usually doesn’t affect our numbers too much. However, the Tuesday 6:30pm, Wednesday 9:15 and Thursday 11am are very quiet so if you know anyone wanting to try out a class, please encourage them to come along. If they continue to be quiet, we may put them on hold until the spring again.
Restorative Class:
If you are looking for a floor based gentle class, the new class RESTORE on Sunday from 4:30-5:45pm is a yummy mix of Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Breathing Practices and Meditation. A wonderful end to the weekend and a super start to the week. If you have never been to a class like this, please come along to your first one on me- just email or text me and I’ll book you in complimentary so you can see what this type of class is like.
Hibiscus Coast Edible Garden Trail:
This weekend we have a special opportunity to visit gardens in the area and see how sustainable living is made possible. A bunch of local gardeners are opening their garden to the public, both Saturday and Sunday this weekend between 10-3pm. The garden of one of our own fabulous yogis, Lynsey, is no. 2 on the list!. You can just go to any of these gardens during these hours and have a look for yourself 😊
You can see more about this in the poster below & You can see it also under Sustainable Orewa
https://www.facebook.com/SustainableOrewa/
Newsletter 27/11/23
Christmas Dates:
Cannot believe that we only have 3 and a half more weeks of yoga before our Christmas break (of 3 weeks):
Our last classes are on Wed 20th December, and we will re-start on Wed 10th January. We may add a couple of pop-up classes over the holidays, and we will let you know about this 😉
Fundraiser:
Just a reminder of our Christmas Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge (which we have already collected lots of money for! Thank you), this will be held on Sunday 17th December – from 10-12pm. This fundraiser will include Qi Gong, Pranayama (Breathing Practice), Meditation and Morning Tea. Your full donation on the day will go directly into our Women’s Refuge Collection. To book or read about this, please see here: https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/christmas-fundraiser.html
Caster Oil Packs:
One of our lovely Yogis (Eileen) brought something interesting to my attention recently that I want to share with you- the benefits of caster oil packs for sore knees, neck etc. You can read more about this here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.purelyrootednutrition.com/amp/the-magic-of-castor-oil-packs
Eileen ordered hers from here and was extremely happy with her purchase. https://www.honestskincare.co.nz/shop/#tags=146279
Thanks Eileen X
Retreats 2024:
We are currently planning for next year. Many of you have requested lots of Day Retreats dotted through the year again, and some half day Retreats. We will definitely do these 😉
We are also looking at going to Mana Retreat Centre in the Coromandel for a weekend again, and we might go to Bali for a week. Mana will possibly be in mid Feb, as it looks like we might get a cancellation booking for 16th-18th Feb, and we think Bali will possibly be in Sep/October.
Please send expressions of interest to let us know if you are keen for either or both of these longer retreats.
We have to let Mana know this week if we are keen to take the Feb cancellation so, please let me know ASAP if you would be keen for that 😊
Breathing Re-Training:
Lastly, our final offering this year is our 2 Day Breathing Course on the 9th and 10th of December (in 2 weeks)…..if you are struggling to catch your breath, finding the heat makes you breather harder, have anxiety, asthma, insomnia, snoring, breathlessness…….you WILL benefit hugely from this course. Limited number of 10, and we have 4 spots left. So please book in quickly if you are keen to make this investment for your health and then improve your breathing over the Christmas break by practising what you’ve learned. We will have a follow up session in January.
There are flyers at the hall, if you would like to take some.😊 For more info, or to book https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/2-day-breathing-retraining-course.html
Cannot believe that we only have 3 and a half more weeks of yoga before our Christmas break (of 3 weeks):
Our last classes are on Wed 20th December, and we will re-start on Wed 10th January. We may add a couple of pop-up classes over the holidays, and we will let you know about this 😉
Fundraiser:
Just a reminder of our Christmas Fundraiser for Women’s Refuge (which we have already collected lots of money for! Thank you), this will be held on Sunday 17th December – from 10-12pm. This fundraiser will include Qi Gong, Pranayama (Breathing Practice), Meditation and Morning Tea. Your full donation on the day will go directly into our Women’s Refuge Collection. To book or read about this, please see here: https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/christmas-fundraiser.html
Caster Oil Packs:
One of our lovely Yogis (Eileen) brought something interesting to my attention recently that I want to share with you- the benefits of caster oil packs for sore knees, neck etc. You can read more about this here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.purelyrootednutrition.com/amp/the-magic-of-castor-oil-packs
Eileen ordered hers from here and was extremely happy with her purchase. https://www.honestskincare.co.nz/shop/#tags=146279
Thanks Eileen X
Retreats 2024:
We are currently planning for next year. Many of you have requested lots of Day Retreats dotted through the year again, and some half day Retreats. We will definitely do these 😉
We are also looking at going to Mana Retreat Centre in the Coromandel for a weekend again, and we might go to Bali for a week. Mana will possibly be in mid Feb, as it looks like we might get a cancellation booking for 16th-18th Feb, and we think Bali will possibly be in Sep/October.
Please send expressions of interest to let us know if you are keen for either or both of these longer retreats.
We have to let Mana know this week if we are keen to take the Feb cancellation so, please let me know ASAP if you would be keen for that 😊
Breathing Re-Training:
Lastly, our final offering this year is our 2 Day Breathing Course on the 9th and 10th of December (in 2 weeks)…..if you are struggling to catch your breath, finding the heat makes you breather harder, have anxiety, asthma, insomnia, snoring, breathlessness…….you WILL benefit hugely from this course. Limited number of 10, and we have 4 spots left. So please book in quickly if you are keen to make this investment for your health and then improve your breathing over the Christmas break by practising what you’ve learned. We will have a follow up session in January.
There are flyers at the hall, if you would like to take some.😊 For more info, or to book https://www.yummyyoga.co.nz/2-day-breathing-retraining-course.html
Some awesome takeaways ;)
61 Point Meditation:
This is a very simple practice to learn and do on yourself when to want to relax. It can help you get to sleep too. I have included a recording of it here, and the points are charted in the document attached if you would like to learn it and/or print it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYaUhX2acE0
This is a very simple practice to learn and do on yourself when to want to relax. It can help you get to sleep too. I have included a recording of it here, and the points are charted in the document attached if you would like to learn it and/or print it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYaUhX2acE0
Box Breathing
This is a very simple practice. It can be done to whatever count feels most comfortable – 4/5 or 6, and the concept is that you breathe in for the same count – for example 4, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. Like you were drawing a box with the 4 phases of your breath. When practiced for 3-5 minutes daily, it can help calm the body and bring the body to better health. You can practice it here: https://www.maimonidesem.org/blog/box-breathing-technique-nbspnbsp
You could also download the app Breathe+ and then you can change the seconds, according to what works best for you. X
This is a very simple practice. It can be done to whatever count feels most comfortable – 4/5 or 6, and the concept is that you breathe in for the same count – for example 4, hold for 4, breathe out for 4 and hold for 4. Like you were drawing a box with the 4 phases of your breath. When practiced for 3-5 minutes daily, it can help calm the body and bring the body to better health. You can practice it here: https://www.maimonidesem.org/blog/box-breathing-technique-nbspnbsp
You could also download the app Breathe+ and then you can change the seconds, according to what works best for you. X