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A Weekend of Transformation
Recently I have been deep in processing, integrating, embodying and resting. I was at a CranioSacral Therapy Retreat with 2 friends over the weekend. And yes whilst we were calling this a Retreat it...
A Fresh Introduction
Kīoranga beautiful Souls, It feels timely to reintroduce myself. My name is Melissa, my business name Manaia Yoga & Wellbeing, and I’ve been around the sun 46 times. I have a beautiful...
Wisdom from the Yoga Mat
What do you do when you come up against those tight areas in the body? During the earlier years of my Yoga journey, I didn’t enjoy uncovering these places of holding, of tightness, of rigidity in the body. I felt stuck, cornered, confronted and out of control.
Learnings from the Yoga Mat
Our breath … our natural, radiant, consistent breath teaches us about a deep peacefulness that can be found through creating balance in our lives.
Our Juice Fasting Experience
Fasting gives the digestive system a well-deserved rest. This allows the body to use energy that it normally would to digest food, instead to heal, cleanse and detoxify the body. When we eat continually, we build up a toxic load in the body, in particular in the fatty tissue. Fasting creates the space, time and energy for the body to find these toxins and eliminate them.
End of Year Musings…
Here we are approaching the end of another year and what a year it has been! I would like to thank each and every one of you who have attended my online and in person Yoga classes this year. I would...
My Home, Pitt Island
My happy place. There really isn't anything quite like home. I get it... I have been told many times that home is where the heart is, and yes part of me agrees with this. I have a home on the West...
The Journey Begins…
Many of you know that I have moved to Waimangaroa, on the West Coast of Te Wai Pounamu in Aotearoa. According to Wikipedia, there were 231 people living here in 2018 so it is substantially smaller...
Returning to my Roots
~ A Reminder to find Balance between Structure and Fluidity Our flights were booked for Tuesday July 10th to fly to Pitt Island. However, the plane was unable to get out to New Zealand, from the...
An Introduction to Yoga
By Lorna-Jean Paulot I am an ordinary 50+ woman with the standard too busy hectic life style that has become routine, so I decided to try Yoga to find a little balance and went along to Melissa at...