Dear Yogis,

Apart from a pile of wood in my front yard which I need to move, there is not much new today.  Last night I started renovating a little black vest.  It was a boring piece of clothing, but lovely tailoring, and I decided to add some appliqué and a spotted ribbon tie..  It will be an ongoing project, which will hold memories albeit vicarious.  Last night the memories were of the Trooping of the Colour in London for the Queens Jubilee.

I admit, I was born in London and one never does cast off those ties.  I love all the pomp and ceremony, although I watched out for the disgraced Prince Andrew, and yes, there he was,  firmly tucked behind the family on a beautiful horse.  There was so much regalia that you had to look hard, but I am pretty sure it was him. I suppose disgraced or not, this would be the only chance for him to take part in such a special occasion (his Mum’s Jubilee), but I think I would have left him at home.    But,  I am tough about that.  No Harry/Markle team, but “yes” to Andrew?  The queen does look frail.  I wonder if we will see her around next year?  She is certainly a survivor and we need those.

Looking at the Queen, and thinking about some of you who are collapsing into infirmity without really thinking about what you are doing (poor darlings, this is a good part of your life but you are not watching) – what I think about this part of my life is this –  God gave me a whole lot of gifts which I chose to use or not.  They used to be easy to access, but now there are quite a few things that I either find a bit too hard, or less accessible.  Things have started to fall away, and reality is changing.  I am starting to explore things I can do, and want to do, so there are some benefits.  Those “adventurous” slightly “iffy” things I haven’t yet done,  I will leave until such time as a doctor or other(?) says you have….months to go. Then I will pull the covers off, and let her rip.  See you there!

 

ART –
I do love cutting and pasting, bodies,  anatomy, collage, art.  So I will combine all of these into some artwork.  I am not sure when I will have the concentrated time to do this, as I have loaded up my days, and then I have the wood to shift before it rains, and so on – there is still the garden, yoga and massage to work into the day.  But I will get there…  I would love to have a studio exhibition and really cover the walls.

 

CURRENT STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE: (Studio Yoga – Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm are Full)
WEKLY STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE  (PLEASE BOOK AHEAD – NO YOGA STUDIO DROP-INS, sorry)

ZOOM: Mon. 6.30 FREE OF CHARGE Teacher Training/Gita, Tues. Herb workshop 7.30, Friday 6.45 Tarot –  $50 for 4 Friday classes.
STUDIO YOGA:Mon. 1pm (full) 2.15pm, Wed. 1pm Restorative(full),2.15 Friday 1pm, 2.15 Hatha,  SATURDAY 1PM, 2.15 RESTORATIVE or HATHA YOGA.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON:   Thursday 30th June at 12noon at “The Vic” in Woodend (If you are running a bit late, relax, it’s OK – drop in for dessert.  We have the meeting room, so it is separate and quieter).  Please let me know if you can join us.  We will post an invite closer to the day.   RSVP PLEASE

CONSULTATIONS: Tarot/Bach/QHHT HYPNOTHERAPY, Bowen or a combo – by appointment only.  $85 including remedy (including postage if zooming)  Past-Life (QHHT taught by Dolores Cannon) $250 via email or in the studio.  The reading includes Time, date, place of the prior life. To discuss,  email  yogafirst2@bigpond.com

TEACHER TRAINING:  Unfortunately there appears to be a glitch in the videos – some can read them, some students can’t, so we will have discontinued their use as they have been difficult.    I have a USB with them all on, and I will be sending this in lieu of the videos to all NEW students.  This may prove to be a better option.

WEEKLY MEETINGS:  We have free Teacher Training zoomed on Mondays, and I am open to a yoga teacher asana class/meeting in the studio WHICH WE HAVE ORGANISED FOR EVERY SECOND SUNDAY BETWEEN 2 and 3pm.  THIS IS STARTING THIS COMING SUNDAY (June 5th – 2pm).

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

Dear Yogis,

Thank goodness I have a little wood fire… we were told the weather yesterday would be cold, but this morning is freezing, although (thanks to the wood  stove) the temperature in the house is OK, warm, lovely.  I am not chill.  I am glad I did my chores up the mountain yesterday when the weather was good, because snow and wet isn’t terrific on winding roads, particularly with heaps of sightseers who have never travelled on winding road, or snow.  I hope you are warm wherever you are.  Those lovely “lollipop” people who wave us on during roadworks are certainly earning their wages today.

HERBAL WORKSHOP

Last night at the HERBAL WORKSHOP we looked at making ROSEHIP CORDIAL.  Rosehips are at their very best for harvesting at the moment.  They are juicy and wrinkled and bursting with vitamin C.  I have made this enough times that I know the shortcuts, and totally forget about fiddling with seeds and fur.  I add ginger and grapefruit peel to the completed cordial and it tastes splendid.

It is interesting that WILKD ROSE REMEDY in Bach Flower Remedies is given for despondency/apathy, for people (or animals) who have collapsed into their fate…this remedy will pull them out of their gloom.  Rosehips contain VitaminC and it is interesting to me that this vitamin protects, and lifts your immune system.

We also considered making LAUNDRY BOMBS and LAUNDRY FABRIC SOFTENER.  I still haven’t made the tumble dryer squares, but I will.  There is so much to do.  I am writing down everything I am making and putting them into an etsy booklet called “CLEAN AND GREEN with Jahne”.  You might think we are moving into a period which replicates “The Roaring Twenties”, but I am cautious about this.  Although you can’t buy houses cheaply anywhere in Woodend, the prices are moving downward in outlying districts.  You can even buy a do-upper for about $400,000.  Any house at this price has not been available for a number of years.  So, start saving your pennies, things are changing – and that is why I am going back in time.  House prices are coming down but food and services are becoming more expensive. I am preparing.  If you want to know the old ways and you don’t have a mother or grandmother who has experienced them, I have.  You can come to me.  Conversely, if you have old recipes and old methods you would like to share with our group, I would love to hear from you.

TEACHER TRAINING:

We are enrolling our new Teacher Training classes.  If you are still working through the course, or if you would like to start there is no better time than NOW.  We have a FREE Teacher Training zoom session (only an hour which is as much as most people can put aside?) on Mondays at 6.30.  Last Monday we considered THE SANGHA and THE THREE JEWELS.  Where were you?  I don’t record them firstly because I believe you should be able to put aside one hour a WEEK for your yoga teacher training class, and secondly zoom charges us to record.  If you can’t spend ONE HOUR a week, then… please consider that I already invest in preparation, study etc to bring the sessions to you.

With regards to where we find ourself in history, there is always the Buddha to return to.  He said “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”, and “This too shall pass”.  

 

CURRENT STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE: (Studio Yoga – Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm are Full)
WEKLY STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE  (PLEASE BOOK AHEAD – NO YOGA STUDIO DROP-INS, sorry)

ZOOM: Mon. 6.30 FREE OF CHARGE Teacher Training/Gita, Tues. Herb workshop 7.30, Friday 6.45 Tarot –  $50 for 4 Friday classes.
STUDIO YOGA:Mon. 1pm (full) 2.15pm, Wed. 1pm Restorative(full),2.15 Friday 1pm, 2.15 Hatha,  SATURDAY 1PM, 2.15 RESTORATIVE or HATHA YOGA.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON:   Thursday 30th June at 12noon at “The Vic” in Woodend (If you are running a bit late, relax, it’s OK – drop in for dessert.  We have the meeting room, so it is separate and quieter).  Please let me know if you can join us.  We will post an invite closer to the day.   RSVP PLEASE

CONSULTATIONS: Tarot/Bach/QHHT HYPNOTHERAPY, Bowen or a combo – by appointment only.  $85 including remedy (including postage if zooming)  Past-Life (QHHT taught by Dolores Cannon) $250 via email or in the studio.  The reading includes Time, date, place of the prior life. To discuss,  email  yogafirst2@bigpond.com

TEACHER TRAINING:  Unfortunately there appears to be a glitch in the videos – some can read them, some students can’t, so we will probably discontinue their use as they have been difficult over the last few months.    I have a USB with them all on, and I will be sending this in lieu of the videos to all NEW students.  This may prove to be a better option.

WEEKLY MEETINGS:  We have free Teacher Training zoomed on Mondays, and I am open to a yoga teacher asana class/meeting in the studio WHICH WE HAVE ORGANISED FOR EVERY SECOND SUNDAY BETWEEN 2 and 3pm.  THIS IS STARTING THIS COMING SUNDAY (June 5th – 2pm).

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

Dear Yogis,

After more than 15 years (when we were the “ground breakers” in web site design), our asana videos have given up the ghost.  If you are considering joining the course, or are new to the course, we now supply the videos on USB.  The students are loving it and it puts the control firmly in their court.  Winter is on the way, just around the corner and if you were in Woodend you would really know it was.

The upside with our weather are the fields dotted with marvellous fungi.

CLEAN AND GREEN

I have been making and experimenting this weekend, spurred on by living with my new wood stove (so comforting).  So “Little House on the Prairie” if you were old enough to remember that.

I made washing powder, fabric conditioner, Hungary Water, various teas, and last night put a couple of trays of Pine Mushrooms in the dehydrator.  What a treat.  You should see my pantry cupboard – it is bursting at the seams.  Today I have to take photographs and write the recipes down.

The washing detergent is so inexpensive I just couldn’t believe it.  For the initial items in BULK – remember I only used a fraction of any of these – it cost $4 for the Lectric Soda, $2.50 for the bi-carb, $8 for a bag of magnesium flakes and a few drops of essential oils.  For just a fraction of each of these I made enough “laundry bombs” in two cake pop trays, plus fabric softener which will give me enough for months of laundry.  Probably cost something like 50cents per wash max, maybe even less.  It got the whites super clean and they smell fresh – as if you had hung them outside.  Just throw three little “bombs” into the wash, put the softener in the little tray,  and away we go.

Today I am going to make spin dry sheets.  You can buy these at exorbitant cost (In the States I used “Febreeze”), and once I have tested them I will let you know the cost and the result. In the past I have made SPIN-DRY BALLS out of wool scraps (synthetic are not as effective).  These work well in the dryer to reduce static and creases and with the addition of a few drops of essential oil make the clothes smell lovely.  It will be interesting to see what the sheets do.

THEN I WILL WRITE ABOUT THEM.  You will be able to get all my secret recipes on ETSY. “CLEAN AND GREEN with Jahne”.

 

CURRENT STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE: (Studio Yoga – Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm are Full)
WEKLY STUDIO/ZOOM SCHEDULE  (PLEASE BOOK AHEAD – NO YOGA STUDIO DROP-INS, sorry)

ZOOM: Mon. 6.30 FREE OF CHARGE Teacher Training/Gita, Tues. Herb workshop 7.30, Friday 6.45 Tarot –  $50 for 4 Friday classes.
STUDIO YOGA:Mon. 1pm (full) 2.15pm, Wed. 1pm Restorative(full),2.15 Friday 1pm, 2.15 Hatha,  SATURDAY 1PM, 2.15 RESTORATIVE or HATHA YOGA.

MONTHLY LUNCHEON:   Thursday 30th June at 12noon at “The Vic” in Woodend (If you are running a bit late, relax, it’s OK – drop in for dessert.  We have the meeting room, so it is separate and quieter).  Please let me know if you can join us.  We will post an invite closer to the day.   RSVP PLEASE

CONSULTATIONS: Tarot/Bach/QHHT HYPNOTHERAPY, Bowen or a combo – by appointment only.  $85 including remedy (including postage if zooming)  Past-Life (QHHT taught by Dolores Cannon) $250 via email or in the studio.  The reading includes Time, date, place of the prior life. To discuss,  email  yogafirst2@bigpond.com

TEACHER TRAINING:  Unfortunately there appears to be a glitch in the videos – some can read them, some students can’t, so we will probably discontinue their use as they have been difficult over the last few months.    I have a USB with them all on, and I will be sending this in lieu of the videos to all NEW students.  This may prove to be a better option.

WEEKLY MEETINGS:  We have free Teacher Training zoomed on Mondays, and I am open to a yoga teacher asana class/meeting in the studio WHICH WE HAVE ORGANISED FOR EVERY SECOND SUNDAY BETWEEN 2 and 3pm.  THIS IS STARTING THIS COMING SUNDAY (June 5th – 2pm).

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE