Dear Yogis,

What an amazing week – thank goodness for lock-down.  I just would not have gotten back to painting like I am meant to paint (scientifically) if I hadn’t been forced back to my desk by covid!  Remember at the beginning of lock downs when I was painting miniatures,  and offering the “Angel series” to you first –  and for $65, well, those girls who bought one have made a good investment.  The miniatures are now selling for a minimum of $350 (depending on the image).  You can’t get that return at a bank…. I don’t even have time to put them in my shop.  The works I am submitting to the British Society of Miniature Artists for their show in November 21 will be around the $500 mark (there are lots of overheads).  I am painting, painting.  Locally I am exhibiting soon at Moco Gallery in Halls Gap.  Ashley has a beautiful small gallery which is still reaching out to clients even in Covid.

By the way I have taken the step onto INSTAGRAM.  You can see the paintings as I do them right there.  Follow me.

Yoga may be getting zoomed out – but I have extra skills as I am sure you have, whatever they are.  It is these times we discover what we were meant to do.  Right now I am painting, but I am still mindful of you.

ZOOM SCHEDULE
YOGA:        Mon. 1pm Hatha, Wednesday 5.30 Restore, Friday 5.30 Restore or Hatha depending on clients
STUDY:      Friday 6.45 tarot, Sunday 10am CCP, Monday 6.30 Teacher Training, Tuesday 7.30 CCP Repeat.

DEATH CAFE:
Sunday 5pm CCP DEATH CAFE MEET-UP – free, all welcome.  GO TO MEET-UP for the link or let me know and i will send one to you.      KATE’S GROUP – Here is the link to check out the Compassionate Cafe for KATE’S GROUP Thursday night at 7pm.

FUN:  Friday 11am, The Morning Tea NETFLIX FILM GROUP.  This is a fun group.  When Netflix became a topic in yoga it seemed a good time to have FILM fun together .  Everyone welcome.

 

DYSON AND CHEMIST WAREHOUSE
A commercial break.  In the big lockdowns, when I have written about foraging, cooking, survival,  I got hardly any attention and hardly any feedback, but when I spoke about Coles, retailers or the Banks I was snowed under.  I have learned from that.  Survival is not big on anyone’s list.

DYSON – I loved Dyson when they first started.  No-one gave service like they did.  I bought Dyson BECAUSE of their commitment to excellence demonstrated by their service.  They would collect the item from your front porch, and deliver it back in working order within their deadline time.   Didn’t matter where you lived.  That is no longer the case – and when a company charges $350 for a hair wand, you know they don’t care about us.  They are playing with the top end of the market.  Good on them!  I now buy smaller electrical things from Kogan.  They have a great product, it won’t last forever – but nothing does,  however the Kogan product seems to last as long as the Dyson product… even longer.   Price-wise there is no contest.  Kogan is amazingly cheaper.  They deliver FAST.

CHEMIST WAREHOUSE – The same as above.  CW used to stand behind the product, genuinely gave cheaper prices, and they had an on line service that was very good.  Now they have “remaindered” stock.  Left overs from manufacturers and distributors.  You can get the product you have always used once, but maybe that is all there is.  They offer products on-line but you put it in your basket, and if you are lucky and they no longer stock it they will let you know.  Otherwise they will just give you the closest thing, and don’t try to return it – you can’t.  It is an impossible paper chase.  If you need a chemist on line try CHEMIST DIRECT (Rochelle) www.chemistdirect.com.  Yes, they get that personal.  They let you know if your product is out of stock, they will be honest about availability, and they have a big range. They give you price options in an email to you.  It is personal service on a big scale.   I love dealing with them…..

This is not a philosophical Newsletter – But it is useful I hope.

 

SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

 

 

 

Dear Yogis,

What amazing weather.  Snow, high winds (ripped the lid on my council bin off) and generally Woodend Winter Weather.  I contacted the council and they said I will have to wait two weeks for a replacement!  The firm that picks up the rubbish (which they couldn’t do this morning) deliver the bins… so I will just have to figure something out in the meanwhile – ask the neighbours?

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HEART. by Leonard Cohen.    https://youtu.be/2AMMb9CiScI     I sent this to a few students, and the feed- back I got was interesting.  One student was worried in case I had been hacked and advised me to change my password! No I wasn’t hacked,   I was asked to choose a piece of modern music which spoke about me, which said something to me,  about me.  It was an unusual request, and this is the piece that I chose.  If you watch it, watch it right to the very end, if you don’t you will miss the message.  Cohen had a wild ride, but died well.  I have had a wild ride (not as public as his), and I hope I die well.  Like him, I am working on it.

ZOOM SCHEDULE

YOGA ZOOM: Monday 1pm Gentle Hatha, Wednesday 5.30 Restorative, Friday – either style depending on the class.
STUDY ZOOM: Monday 6.30 Teacher Training, Tuesday 7.30 CCP, Friday 6.45 Tarot, Sunday 10am CCP and 5pm Death Cafe Meet-up

Although almost all of us are sick of ZOOMING, the classes are getting more and more interesting – although I can’t wait until folk come back to class.  The Tarot class has been running since before Covid.  First we made Tarot cards, then we learned how to read them, now we are doing interpretations.  Maybe soon we will get back to making again… There are a few students who I am sure will enjoy the formal opportunity to get back to art.

DEATH CAFE:  I started a DEATH CAFE MEET-UP on Sundays at 5pm.  I didn’t think anyone would turn up – but they have.  If you want to come let me know and I will send you the link, or go to the MEET-UP site, and the web is available there.  Either way there is no charge.  It is not a formal class, just bring questions.

One of our CCP students (Kate) is running her own “Death Cafe” on zoom.  Here is the link to check out the Compassionate Cafe for Thursday night at 7pm.     It is a facilitated yarn focussed on health and wellbeing for people during lockdown. It’s on zoom. Please register through Humanitix to receive the booking link.   The link will be automatically sent out one hour before we start, if you register through Humanitix. It is free to attend.   People from all walks of life will be there , not necessarily yogis or CCP.

 

INSTAGRAM..   Although I am not a raving fan, I have been putting up a painting almost every day.  I paint every day, but often have not been finishing in a day, but I put up enough miniatures to make it interesting I think.  I used to concentrate on themes, but now I am just doing what occurs to me in the moment.  I thought I might do “eyes” particularly lions, tigers and wolves eyes.  PLEASE FOLLOW ME.  Every little bit of encouragement helps.

If you are doing something special, please let me know, especially if we can invite other students.

See you on the ZOOM MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

 

Dear Yoga Zoomers –

As promised, a new newsletter in this a new week of lock-down (maybe the first of two weeks) expected to end at midnite on Thursday the 2nd September.  So, two weeks of zooming.  It could end before then depending on numbers of new infections in Shepparton – or it could end later.  Who knows.

ZOOM YOGA CLASSES:  Monday 1pm Hatha Yoga, Wednesday 5.30 Restorative, Friday 5.30 Hatha or Restorative depending on who comes to class – it seems to be lurching towards restorative.

ZOOM STUDY:  Monday 6.30 Free Yoga teacher Training.  Come to this with an open mind – it is a stunning class, but anything could happen.  Tuesday CCP Repeat or Module 4 Depending on who comes to class.  Fridays Free Tarot Class, 6.45. SUNDAYS 10AM CCP, and a new class CCP DEATH CAFE 5pm.  

 

DEATH CAFE:

I invited you to my DEATH CAFE.  A place where we could talk about death, fear of death etc.  I put out a call on MEET-UP and I had my first group yesterday (Sunday at 5pm).  Kate in Benalla, one of our Trainee teachers, and CCP, is starting her own also, but a much more dedicated and professional group with break out groups etc…  I will let you know when she has an ID I can send to you.  If you want to come to mine you can do it through CCP DEATH CAFE MEET-UP or I can send you an ID.

 

TEA BAG PAINTINGS.

I make every effort to do a painting a day.  I haven’t had a minute to myself today, but it is only 6.30 and I might be able to do a painting in the time left…  I have included a photo here of the bags waiting for attention.  I have since washed and ironed them – yes, washing and ironing is part of the prep.

 

HOUSE KEEPING.

It’s not just people that are feeling the pressure, the energy of my house is taking a beating too.  About 10-12 years ago I put new appliances into the home believing hat they would last forever, but of course they never do, and they are all wearing out together! First the wall furnace which has now been replaced and is working beautifully,  then the fridge had a hiccup.  Its a side-by-side, but ancient, and I was thinking of replacing it, but when I learned that the newer ones use 30% more electricity, and we run them 24/7, I decided to keep it until it literally refuses to respond to any more fixes.

Then the other morning the cat came to see me and she had wet feet, and looking for the source,  I was met with water as I entered the laundry. I discovered my washing machine hoses had deteriorated beyond the point of no return.  Thank goodness for my lovely plumber – Guy of New Gisborne Plumbing.  I turned off the water and thought that he would come “soon”, but he came the same day, armed with stainless steel hoses.  The picture on the left might not look attractive to you but it looks like heaven to me.  New stainless steel hoses – not the plastic/rubber held in place with chewing gum stuff I had been managing with.  Heavenly.  No water on the floor.

 

WHAT IS NEXT?
Next is what it has been throughout zoom, but I am learning new zoom skills.  I always am a little worried when I log on, but I am getting more confident as I learn more.  I haven’t forgotten basic skills about life I learned early on – especially to do with money – For instance, when you have $90, you save $30 Spend $30 on essentials or paying bills, and you spend the last $30 on increasing your skills or potential (which might mean giving it away).  That is the equation I have lived by for a long time.

One of the skills have,  I learned from Dolores Cannon in person.  I learned QHHT – past life regression her way, which includes tapping into the subconscious.  Very interesting stuff, and I am increasingly doing it via zoom.  I love it best with a person in the room, but it is not impossible with zoom.  I can do a short version where we can explore the past which can be enlightening, but a full session, even on zoom takes time. About 2 hours.

 

SEE YOU ON SCREEN

Namaste – Jahne