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

 

 

Dear Yogis,

Not much to report I think.  It has been a quiet (and quick) week.  Don’t know where the time has gone, but I am getting all done that I need to, the new furnace is working beautifully, I am eating well, I can be warm,  and feel great…so all good thus far.

ZOOM: Friday Tarot 6.45,  Sunday 10am CCP (The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying), Monday 6.30 Teacher Training..ALL WELCOME
STUDIO: Friday 5.30 (Vacancies in this class), Monday 1pm (full until the end of covid), Wednesday 5.30 Hatha.

Once the current covid restrictions are relaxed and we can have more in class, then I will let you know.  There is a vacancy in Friday nights class, and I am considering re-instating Wednesday Restorative at 1pm.  If you would like to join either of these classes please let me know. email me at yogafirst2@bigpond.com

 

I am INSTAGRAM’ING.  True!  Like zoom I said I would not do it, but here I am , loading one of my little miniatures every evening..I try to do one a day, you have to if you want to learn more about the medium, and I do.  Painting on TeaBags might seem simple, but it isn’t.  First you have to get all of the leaves out of the tea bag which is a chore.  It would be easier to paint on the tea bags BEFORE I have used them, but then I would miss out on all the lovely stains… it would be boring, plus I just love to be able to say when people ask me what I am doing  ” I am busy ironing tea bags”.

 

THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF EVERYTHING.  I have expanded this to consider various aspects of Estate Planning.  Things you need to be aware of and alert your lawyer to.  If you understand the alternatives you have, then you can be prepared for whatever happens.  Of course the Little Black Book is essential for everyone.

When you tick all the boxes, fill-in all the blanks you will have a very comprehensive list of everything you would need to start life again after a crisis – yours or your partners.  I was motivated to write it because of the distress of students and clients who had suffered personal loss, and then had to deal with the  bureaucratic nightmare of banks and other institutions, and negotiate IT mazes.  If they had completed this book, they could have sailed through.

You can buy it very inexpensively to download on www.myyogabooks.etsy.com however, if you don’t want to go this route, I can do a bound copy for you but it will be more expensive, $57.25 which includes postage.

CAT STEVENS (Yusef) has just launched a childrens book featuring joyful illustrations and the timeless lyrics of the much-loved peace anthem released in 1971.  This hopeful picture book continues Stevens’s commitment to children’s education and shared love for people of all cultures and identities. Stevens invites readers to hop on the Peace Train and join its growing group of passengers who are all ready to travel together to a better world of peace and human understanding.

“I wrote these lyrics more than fifty years ago, and I know the words still boom as true and loud today as they did in the 1970s,” says Stevens. “It’s incredible to see how Peter Reynolds has made the words jump into life in brilliant style for a new generation with his joysome illustrations.”

There is another childrens book by Stevens called “Teaser and the Firecat”.  I did have a copy but gave it away years ago.  I should have put in in the “book safe” as it is rare and valuable now.

Go to google to hear the song.

 

See you on the mat with The Cat.

NAMASTE.  JAHNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Yogis,

We have had sort of spring weather in the mornings, enough to cheer us up.  But here we are under-water again…. I hope you get warmth and sunshine where you are.

ZOOM: Friday 6.45 Tarot, Sunday 10am CCP, Monday 6.30 Teacher Training
STUDIO: Wednesday 5.30 Restorative, Friday 5.30 Hatha, Monday 1pm Hatha

With all the disturbances due to Covid I am calling off the sale I had planned for the 22nd.  I will still be open and available for visits between 2 and 4 if you would like to pop by – However, because we have covid requirements can you book to come and see me on that day? Please.  It is a nuisance.  I am setting my yoga room up in order to be a gallery (Two functions, as in the old days), and I would like to see you,  and you to see what I have been up to.  It should be ready by the time that the restrictions ease off September, October?  In time for Christmas anyway.

INSTAGRAM:  I now am on Instagram, (I would love it if you would follow me!) and am going to my magical web person at the end of the week to get tips and tricks so I can use it better. I think this will help.  You might think it is easy, but I don’t.  I want it to look beautiful and professional first go – and of course I understand this is a big ask.  I am a Capricorn and we barrel ahead.

The photo to the right is a copy of a Georgia O’Keefe painting on a Tea Bag.  It is symbolic of the shadow of the Catholic Church over the people of NewMexico.   I have always liked painting themes, but now, I just like painting whatever I want to TODAY, all the little images will just be different.  No themes.

THE MONDAY TEACHER TRAINING zoom session was fantastic.  So interesting, so inspired (thanks gang).  I would like all my zoom sessions to be as good as this one was… basically it is what I live for, why I do what I do!

MIND MEDICINE AUSTRALIA:  We in the yoga community are interested in learning more about how mind altering substances can be used as they were meant to be used – “To help and assist mankind” (-Shiva).  “MIND MEDICINE AUSTRALIA” is a group which is doing this and has a free webinar and a zoom course coming up.  If you want to know more, google them and explore the work they are doing. They are very active behind the scenes in the community.  They invite you to start a chapter in your town.  Think about it.  I think I will – we are half way there anyway.

Come to some zoom sessions – ours, MMA, anything to enhance your learning – you might feel zoomed-out (we all are feeling a bit like this), but come anyway.

I will see you on the mat.

Namaste – Jahne