Stillness in Movement

How was the time for you earlier this week? 🌚 Does this time affect you? And how? Did you have a good rest or sleep? How was your energy?
Monday evening, 2nd September was a Dark Moon night with the New Moon coming in Tuesday 3rd 13:55 here in 🌙

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Welcome to September 🌱
Some say Spring starts the 1st of this month, though I go with the start of spring which begins from the Monday 23rd 00:43 🌸
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The day after the Equinox I head away for a month to Germany on a Memorial Trip for my Dad.
I will be away 24th September - 24th October.
Some classes with be aptly covered by great teachers, and a couple will be cancelled over that period:
🇧🇪Tuesday 4-5:30pm Led General cancelled
🇧🇪Tuesday 5:45-7pm Led Intro/Therapy covered by
🇧🇪Thursday 4-5:45pm Self Practice covered by
🇧🇪Thursday 5:45-7:15pm Led Beginners cancelled
🇧🇪Saturday 9-11am Self Practice covered by .yoga
🇧🇪Saturday 11am-1pm Led General covered by

All classes and 1:1 sessions will run as usual till Saturday 21st (last classes with me for the month).
I have few spaces still available for 1:1 sessions with me before I go, contact me if you are keen for one of them. 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

This month’s calendar image is , when either the earth is between the Sun & Moon, or the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
On 18th September there is a partial lunar eclipse, though not visible in New Zealand as it occurs during the day 12:41-16:47
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Happy Father’s Day
First one without mine… remembering him today… and everyday…. he lives in my cells 💫
All the feels 💙💛🥰😢🤩
Some tears mixed with incredible gratitude & love 💗 Blessed 🙏🏻
Lovely lunch at German restaurant with friends yesterday that he would have enjoyed, my German passport arrived on Friday and our Memorial Trip to Germany to connect with his family coming up on 24th of September 🇧🇪
He coached me in gymnastics and I always had complete trust he would catch me when doing difficult tricks, but with a light touch, giving me the freedom to move, only stepping in when needed, just like in all aspects of my life, I always knew he would be there to catch me if I fell, yet giving me the space to make my own choices, which gave me the confidence to pursue my dreams. 🤸🏻‍♀️🌟
I hope my yoga teaching reflects some of what I learnt from him, an eye for movement, supporting my students yet giving them the freedom to explore and experience the practice in their own way. 🧘🏻‍♀️

That’s a wrap. Collection of cosy relaxation wraps from class earlier in the week.
A couple of participants were really feeling the so we had a deluxe supported rest at the end which settled the energy for them. 🌝
The Recreate groups are always such excellent relaxers, and love seeing the power connecting with their breath has on them through simple arm movements coordinated with their

Happy night 🌝 Moon pecks 06:25 tomorrow, Tuesday 20th here in
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Sidereal/Vedic: ♒️🏺
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Best food on Waiheke… home!
😋 with Parmesan
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😋 Spicy Seed with Pinenut Mix
Plus there was delicious Mushroom & Broccoli stir fry, and sausages I didn’t get pics of.

🙏🏻Thanks Joyce, love coming over and working regularly with the great group of budding Shadow yoga practitioners you are developing. ✨

We are into the packed month of 🎬
🌌 Last Sunday 4th we had the inspiring with I have purchased some of the large adaptable polar-fleece blankets she uses for the studio and for those students who are interested. $35 each.
🌌 This Sunday 11th I am back to Waiheke working with the enthusiastic new group of emerging there. Workshop 4-6pm Red Cross, Oneroa $30
Let me know if your interested, suitable for all levels.
🌌All classes as usual this month. Most private tuition times are taken this month, so get in touch if you are keen for one of the few left.
🌌 This month’s image is which is the faint glow of diffused light in the sky scattered by interplanetary dust seen mostly at just before or after the sun rises or set, sometimes called

Happy day 🌙
New Moon came in last night Sunday 4th 23:12 here in

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These two! 👩🏽‍❤️‍👨🏼 Much love is there. 🙏🏻
Happy Guru Purinma ✨

Happy day 🌝 Moon pecks 22:16 today, Sunday 21st here in
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Not long left for early bird pricing on this highly anticipated workshop with Emma.
10% discount till 1st August
Email Jaymin [email protected] to register.
Karanas and asanas will be introduced to prepare the individual for meditation. 🧘🏻‍♀️

A very special workshop for Regular Stillness in Movement students 🌚
Regular concessions and monthly passes can be used. 🌟
Places are limited, so please book in with me. 🙏🏻
If you are not a regular student with me, the casual rate for this workshop is $30.

Winter is better with Woolens 🧶
Especially when you get given a berry special pair of hand knitted socks from a dear friend/student 🍓🧦
Thanks 🙏🏻🥰
They are perfect in the early morning during contemplative practice, or let’s be honest, pretty much every waking moment at present, I have barely taken them off since you gave them to me! 🧘🏻‍♀️😍

Happy night 🌚 🌑
🌙 comes in tomorrow Saturday 6th 10:57 here in
Saturday’s 11am Led General class will be in nature, reflecting the energy of the moon 💛
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Hello July, Contemplating this month with my 🌠
Love at our Woodhill home the is so clear in the countryside with it’s … it never eases to fill me with wonder 🤩
Always a bonus when you see shooting stars / 💫 There are many established meteor shower that occur annually at appropriately the same date like the / & / and appear to radiate from a certain point in the sky called a 🌌
✨All classes and privates will run as usual this month.
Due to the school holidays, and many people taking winter breaks to the the sun or snow I have some openings in my schedule for 1:1 sessions this month, contact me if you are keen. 🌟

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨
🪔 Beautiful new candles at the studio this holiday weekend, handcrafted by the talented 🙏🏻
Current scent Mandarin, Basil & Lime 🍊🌿🍋

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨
All classes as usual this weekend,
Thursday evening and Saturday morning
✨Happy Māori ✨

✨Five Elements of Matariki:
Hono ~ Connect
Whakaaroaro ~ Reflect
Whakamana ~ Celebrate
Whakarite ~ Plan
Whakaū ~ Act

Good time to:
💛 our ancestors,
especially honouring those that have passed in the last year since the last rising of Matariki
💛 the present by to the environment & each other, gathering together to give thanks for what we have
💛 the ground for the coming year both physically in the garden and other areas of our lives

Happy day 🌝 Moon pecks 13:07 today, Saturday 22nd here in
11am Led Class today will be restorative in nature to balance the energy session of the Moon 🧘🏻‍♀️
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❄️Winter Break ❄️
❄️No classes, Tuesday 18th June
❄️All classes as usual from Thursday 20th, the of the year with the on Friday 21st at 08:50
❄️Saturday 22nd 11am Led General will be restorative in nature to balance the energy which pecks that day at 13:07

Emma Balnaves, one of the founders of is coming to New Zealand! 🤩
Having the opportunity to learn in person this dynamic, energetic method of directly from Emma is a great gift, and for Aucklanders in our hometown too! 👏🏻
Karanas and asana will be introduced to prepare the individual for meditation. 🧘🏻‍♀️
Book in with Jaymin via email [email protected]
See you there! 😃

brightening up my altar
are said to cultivate the 💐
These gifts from are certainly enhancing our space with their aroma too.
Along with the new & candle gifted by the talented our home is filled with beautiful fragrance Thanks Kim, your Christmas gift is finally in use 🙏🏻
is perceived at every intersection of the other elements.
Located in the forehead, it’s sense organ is the ears, perceiving & organ of action the 👅
It is multicoloured 🌈 it’s symbol a point, and Flavour
It is good for activities 🧘🏻‍♀️

Happy night 🌚 🌑
🌙 comes in tomorrow Friday 7th 00:35 here in
Lovely class this evening in 5:45pn Led Beginners, reflecting the energy of the moon 💛
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Hello June 🧤🧣🧦🧶
Hope you are snuggled up warm in your woolies and enjoying the long weekend 😊
This month in the we have the 🌞 on Friday 21st and then the following Friday 28th in Zealand the holiday 🌝
Both similar celebrations using different calendar systems to recognise the natural rhythms of the earth 🌏 and the change of season to winter even as the days start to get longer, it is the true start of winter ❄️
On my #2024 it shows the (Solar Calendar) Theory of the ❄️🌱🌞🍂
As well Theory of the Tides 🌊
( ) occurs when the sun, moon and earth align to create a greater gravitational pull on the sea so the tides are more extreme (their highest and lowest) where as are when the sun, earth and moon are at right angles (their least aligned) and the tides are at their most moderate.

Happy King’s Birthday Long Holiday Weekend 👑
All classes as usual this Saturday 1st June!and from Tuesday 4th 🪷

One-Legged King Pigeon Pose
Bit of a pic from 2008! was still taking my even way back then and it was still Queen’s birthday long holiday weekend!

Happy night 🌝 Moon pecks 01:52 tomorrow, Friday 24th here in
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Brilliant day on Wednesday, being there with my Mum as she received her insignia as an Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit (OMNZ) for services to gymnastics, presented by Her Excellency The Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro 🌟
An honour to meet some of the other recipients too in the lovely intimate ceremony ✨
Beautiful grounds, impeccable service & high tea 👏🏻

Received another stack of Karen Watson’s useful book 5 Elements of Hatha Yoga. These sold out in a flash with last couple orders so get in quick if you are keen. An excellent practical, accessible book for anyone starting a yoga practice, especially a practice.

Happy night 🌚 🌑
🌙 comes in tomorrow Wednesday 8th 15:21 here in
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Hello , I enjoy contemplating each month’s calendar page of my #2024 with this month showing the dance of the creating the of phases of the moon we see & the of the day we experience ☀️✨
Movements of the Moon:
According to Yogic Philosophy different parts of the body house the energy of the Moon at different phases of the Moon, with the waxing moon the energy rises up the body from the at the Dark Moon/New Moon to the at the Full Moon, then as Moon wanes the energy descends down.
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Rhythm of Day & Night: