Good morning yogis…. (“Keep Calm and Carry on” is the message)

You know me, I have been your teacher for a long time now.  I was talking to my son about this crisis… he said “mum it is not about you”.  How could he think that?  YES,  IT IS ABOUT ME! If I don’t motivate myself, I can’t motivate anyone else. If I don’t stay above this, how can I counsel my students and clients from across the planet, helping them not to lose heart, to stay the course?  It is the same for you.  It is about you too.    By my very nature, I’m very optimistic. That’s why I do the blog, the videos, the newsletter…

If you are a yogi and you are teaching – make no mistake….you are in business.  I would much rather search for opportunities, than stare at problems. How about you?

Just like what Sam Walton (founder of Walmart the third-largest retailer in the US) had to say when asked how he has thrived during an economic contraction.

“I’ve thought about it, but I have chosen not to participate.”

And I too, have chosen not to participate… it does not mean that I am not taking care of the physical, the health guidelines.  That is a given.  It means I am not thinking doom and gloom.

Think about Jenny Craig, and other meal services.  Do you think meal delivery services like hers are failing, or cleaning services.  No.  Are they advertising less, have they cut down on what they are providing? Not them.  In this atmosphere they are growing.  Because they understood that their offers went from being merely convenient, i.e. not needing to cook and clean, in this crisis, they became almost a necessity for some folk dealing with a changed home environment, still having to work, and being unable to get the usual fast food in the supermarkets.  Even more time poor than usual – and fearful..

The lesson here.

How can you  position your school, your classes,  to solve an immediate solution to a pressing problem, or create a unique opportunity created by this contraction?   When you advertise in one direction you may get the results from somewhere else.  Even better than you may have considered.  “Keep calm and carry on”.

Learn from the past….

When consumers and businesses get back to their normal routines, we’re going to see a V-shaped rebound driven by pent-up consumer demand.  Your job is to find a way to hang in there so you will be around when everything returns to what we call “normal”. 

And the yogis that will be positioned to take advantage of this will be the ones who didn’t stop moving and shaking.

My advice?

*Don’t be scared.  Fear will debilitate your immune system,

*Wake up every day to good music, good yoga and optimism.

*Use this opportunity to advance your company.

*Invest in yourself.

*Invest in your business.

*Advance when others are retreating…

Let me know what you are doing to stay in the game…  We are ALL interested.

Having said all that.     My yoga classes though protracted will still be functioning on a limited basis using all the guidelines.  I have updated the web site, go there for details of our classes.  As the situation changes, we will.

The Minister has also indicated that the Department of Health is now developing full allied health telehealth options, along with other health and medical services, within the week. This will be part of a staged plan and he encourages providers to continue vital face-to-face services where possible. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has also advised that we should continue to provide health services provided that it is safe to do so, that we follow currrent guidelines for infection prevention and control and all other hygiene measures. We are applying the available guidelines for Social Distancing  for your and our safety. If you have had contact with someone with coronavirus, you must follow the guidelines on self-isolation. For information see Isolation Guidance. If you are unwell with any symptoms that may be coronavirus, please follow the Home isolation guidance when unwell (suspected or confirmed cases).

That being said, there will be no Teacher Training this month.  It is only one day, and we will be back on the 3^rd May. I will get back to you (even daily) as I find ways to help you through this…

Later in the day check out my blog  www.wildnweedy.blogspot.com.  I will be updating it daily, and the videos ditto. “jahne hope-williams you tube”.

 

Namaste.  Stay Strong – Jahne

 

Dear Students, Friends and all those clinging to their computers…

KCCO = KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.  The best advice at this time.  I would have done a larger message, but I have been inundated with emails asking for help in getting through this – and answered them first.  Just the tip of the iceberg I think.  Please, go to my blog www.wildnweedy.blogspot.com, and to my facebook page.  I will go there as often as I can and put up there what i think will help.

 

I have made some olive leaf extract.  You only need a few drops 3 or four times a day (not teaspoons).  It builds the respiratory system, and is protective.  Those students who have used it for a couple of years have gone from multiple experiences of heavy colds and flu per year, to just one or two manageable experiences.  So, I think it is effective.  I make it – it does take time, and the best ingredients… I use it.  It is not magic, you have to do other things as well.   It does contain vodka – sorry, as in other herbal remedies….there is no way to make it, and have it be as effective without this ingredient.

The cost is just $12.50 per dropper vial, plus postage (In Coles a large bottle from which you advised to consume by the teaspoon is about $30 depending on “sale” times).  I would be super happy if you could make this purchase (the remedy $12.50 plus an amount for postage/donation – $9.50+) a donation to the foundation.   Commonwealth Bank Woodend.  063 806 1020 0584  The GitaJaia Yoga Foundation.  Among other things, this will make it possible for me to spend much more time supporting students via email, blog and videos.  Students/families/schools who are having a hard time managing in this crisis.   When I get the order from you, and the Direct Debit Receipt, I will send the remedy to you.  I will be putting it on Etsy.

In this studio, I will be here doing RESTORATIVE yoga for classes of a maximum of 5 people who have been regular attendees..timetable for restorative as usual.    Please bring a towel to pop on your mat, and your own hand sanitiser if you need that (we do have water and soap).  If you have a cold, or are unwell, please adhere to the national guidelines. No new students, sorry.  

 

Thank you.  Namaste.  Jahne

 

 

 

DEAR YOGIS.

So many wonderful yoga teachers throughout the world are now saying stop! think! breathe…..

I live in a town where rampant thievery is taking place from people who just have to have masses of everything.  As someone once told me when I asked him what he wanted,   he replied  “I WANT IT ALL”.  He would feel right at home here.    Buses of people (not just individuals in cars) are coming into our town from even 100ks away and stripping our supermarket shelves.  One supermarket owner is requiring and ID from the early morning older shoppers.  We are being hit three times…..  Firstly because we are so far away from supply that it takes longer to get here, secondly by the time the shipment arrives it is not enough and thirdly, those people from out of town who have decimated their own stores, are now set to do the same to ours.

Plumbers are going to be so busy once all the stuff people are using in place of toilet paper starts blocking the system that they will be hard to get for really important local work.. they are already in short supply, and those people who are buying out the shelves and spending their last dollar on the last toilet roll will have so much stuff at the end of this that they can’t return,  and hopefully a depleted bank account.  In the end they will have to economise.  I hope they are going to make compost out of all the vegetables they can’t use before they go off.

So, be like me, and my yogis. Be as much as possible, SELF SUFFICIENT!

I have nature’s garden to supply me with greens and medicines.  The mountain is like a giant supermarket, and no out out owners are trying to steal this abundance.  I am able to use a sewing machine, so I can make toilet wipes out of old sheets when my toilet paper runs out (and the Salvos run out), I know what supplements to take to keep me strong, and I am breathing the yoga way to make sure my lungs are in tip top condition.  Oh yes.  I can organise kitty litter from nature when my cat needs attention.  How about you?

I am amazed that people are sitting in their lounge rooms (under their igloos of toilet paper) smoking and drinking and eating the pies they scavenged from our supermarket.  Scared to go out, scared to catch a train or go to a movie…. it is madness.  More people die each year from the flu than have died from this!!!  Apart from being urged to get vaccinated, there has been no panic buying or lock downs in previous years.

Please, yogis, go to my “Its only Natural” blog called www.wildnweedy.blogspot.com  to find out how you can make it through this madness easily, gracefully and SAVE MONEY. There is no reason to join hands with the rest of the world and hide yourself away.  This is very important.  It is about taking yoga out of the classroom and into the world.  THE YAMAS AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE.  

On a lighter note.  Lovely photo of Vetty with Shiva Rea on Facebook.  You may remember Vetty was a trainee teacher with us and came to a number of teacher training sessions here at the Studio.  She now has her ‘wings” and she is flying.  Congratulations Vetty.

Namaste  Jahne