Dear Yogis,

Another full day on my “farm”. It is not a farm in the ordinary sense, but I do everything here that I used to do on the farm, trying to be as self sufficient as I can. My latest purchase is a little fan for the top of my wood fire.  I didn’t buy model with a fan, and now I have little fan which sits on the top of the unit and pushes the air around using the hot air itself as the energy source.  No gas, no electricity, no solar, just the energy of the heat from the fire itself.  How great is that!

I went to the dentist in the morning. It was like no visit I have ever had before. Normally for a filling I need to be deadened from the neck up, and even then it may not work.  This time, I had NONE and apart from a little hiccup when the dentist had to change the drill head as it was bit aggressive, everything was as smooth as and took no time at all.  I thought that the dentist may have hypnotised me (I am a terrible dental patient), but she said no.  So,  she has cleaned my teeth with no deadening of my teeth required, and now the same for fillings. What a blessing.  I might even be able to look forward to dental appointments.  Where?  The Woodend Family Dental Practice.

I have got a few canvas panels ready to paint some angels – spurred on by my guide N’Doyan.  I have always loved bringing my guides and angels to life on a canvas, but haven’tbeen close to them in this way for a while, however, with the house feeling so warm and welcoming thanks to my little heater, I can relax and drift enough to allow Angels to come through onto a canvas.

NATURAL ART MATERIALS

I have invited you to join me in making natural art materials – pens, inks,  paints… using ancient techniques.  No-one has yet been brave enough to join me, but i am still here, still looking at my garden and my “country” and seeing how it can inform my work (and maybe yours one day).

You may not think about it when you paint a picture using modern materials, that ochres, like everything else are under threat are changing due to climate change.  If like me, you look around when you are out walking and see the colours of the ground, maybe you will see these changes.  Earth and ochres are living things, and in many areas, sacred… but we just walk over the top of them with no thought.

If you are a forager, artist, and part time/amateur researcher  you too can discover the threat the climate crisis poses to the earth’s stores, the multi-sensory and sometimes uncanny nature of such an apparently “common” substance, and how ochre’s legacy reaches far beyond its alluring color.  Yes colour.  Ochre comes in blues, greens, reds, whites and  yellows, as well as the colours you are familiar with.  Start using it in your work – or make a record of what occurs around you.  Learn to do more with less.

 

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 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 we began our yoga teacher asana class/meeting in the studio WHICH WE HAVE ORGANISED FOR EVERY SECOND SUNDAY BETWEEN 2 and 3pm.  NEXT CLASS Sunday 19th June.

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

 

 

 

 

Hi there Yogis,

Well, I had my flu injection on Saturday morning.  I don’t feel flu’y however, I have got a cold sore.  I haven’t had one of those for years, and my skin is extremely itchy… so I think it has stirred up a herpes virus which has been sitting dormant somewhere in my body just waiting to be woken up.  The remedy for this is DANDELION (roots and greens), which I will be sourcing wherever I can later in the day.

There is so much to do now I am living in a different era to the rest of you – wood fire (carting, and stacking wood), herbalism, jamming, gardening. You will be pleased to know my little French smoothing iron is working beautifully.  Last night I did the first ironing with it – it is heavy, and it doesn’t lose heat like my electric  cordless ironing station.   It is that little word “electric” that makes all the difference.  Now I am “unplugged” in that regard… but I am still walking backward.  There are other things I need to walk backwards in time effectively.  I don’t think I will be walking without shoes or socks to collect eggs at 5 in the morning as Tash Tudor did (I am told).

If you want to be more self sufficient, let me know.  There may come a time when there is little option.  Hard to think about when all is good, but, as the Buddha said – “This too will pass”.  He was not just talking of troubles, but of all things, good and bad.  

 

GOODBYE TO PLASTIC BAGS….

There are two types of thick reusable plastic bags the Woolworths Group sells for 15 cents and 45 cents (as does our local Coles). They were brought in back in 2018 after the supermarket phased out single-use plastic bags.

Woolworth’s changeover to paper will happen over the next year, but when exactly will depend on which state you’re in — and how many bags your local has in stock. “We know the change may be an adjustment for some customers and that’s why we’re phasing this change in over the coming year,” Woolworths supermarkets managing director Natalie Davis said.   Big W and Woolworths will begin gradually running down stock of the bags before they’re cut off completely.  The Group says this will be complete by June next year.

If you forget your bag (as I often do), paper bags will still be available for 20 cents.   “But ultimately, we want to sell less bags altogether,” Ms Davis said.   Woolworths’ paper bags are made from 70 per cent recycled paper, are designed to carry up to 6 kilograms and are supposed to be reused.  Because it is close handy I do use Coles ,  and I have not seen any re-usable paper bags with handles at that store.  I will let you know when they catch up with Woollies!

Why do I use Coles? I would have a 20 minute car trip plus parking problems to get to Woollies which would cancel out any savings in terms of renewables.  IGA is going open in our town.. however, the council keeps on demanding more and more compliance, and combine this with covid problems and the opening  may be some time off, however, everyone is waiting for the day it does.

It will absolutely impact Coles which has I think become clearing house like “CostCo” (as has our Kmart).  You cannot guarantee brands or stock.  When they have sold a shipment you never know if (or when) more of the brand you want will arrive.  Coles is all about profit.  They no longer “obviously” support the community. For instance they have done away with the beloved and I think essential,  Community Notice Board (they do have room for half a dozenA4 pages!), and they have left over,  non-food what looks like Target Stock in baskets in the isles – blankets, cupboards, and so on. Plus the frozen vegetable section is bereft of produce unless you want pizza, peas or chips which take up most available space.   Please bring back Ivor Johnsons original town supermarket.  He cared about the community.

 

PLEASE MAKE TIME FOR THE ONE HOUR FREE TEACHER TRAINING ZOOM THIS EVENING.  
WE ARE REPEATING “THE PURUSHATRAS”.  We did a long session in the studio yesterday, but it brought to me how these definitely need repeating every so often. If you don’t get an invite, email me asap and I will send you an ID.  It starts at 6.30 – please don’t try and get an ID AFTER this time – I will be busy and not answering emails!

 

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 we began our yoga teacher asana class/meeting in the studio WHICH WE HAVE ORGANISED FOR EVERY SECOND SUNDAY BETWEEN 2 and 3pm.  NEXT CLASS Sunday 19th June.

 

I WILL SEE YOU ON THE MAT.

NAMASTE – JAHNE

 

 

 

 

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