Dear Yogis,

You missed a fantastic CCP meeting yesterday.  One thing came out of it for me.   In order to be a Hero there is only one thing you need to do – SHOW UP.  So – WHERE WERE YOU?

ZOOM SCHEDULE
Friday 6.45pm – Tarot class  Sunday 10am – CCP Class The Tibetan Book of the dead (everything “living as well as dying”).
Monday 6.30 Mary Magdalen

STUDIO
Monday 1pm,  Wednesday 5.30, Friday 5.30

Don’t forget the SALE DAY on the 22nd August between 2 and 4pm.
I will be selling off some massage equipment I no longer use, yoga bits and bobs I don’t use, and lots of art – Tarot Art and Art on TeaBags. You should be able to actually come to the studio and browse by then.  Even if you only want to come and say hi, have a champers and cheese, you will be so welcome after these months of COVID ESTRANGEMENT.

 

I have written A LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF EVERYTHING.
For a small investment you can protect the things you need to re-build a life no matter what has befallen you.

This book contains lists for everything that would needed by a carer, partner (or even you) in case of your hospitalisation or executor at end-of-life. It would also be a gold-mine in case of sudden crisis like a major fire, bush fire, flood or other catastrophe.  I lost my house in 1983 bushfires, and I know that the insurance assessors at the time swooped in and were able to take advantage of the fact that few of us had lists of what we owned, our assets and other entry points to our lives and property.  If I had a book like this, it would have saved me many months of stress, and thousands of dollars.  If you don’t know what you have you can’t claim it (or find it  – in the case of passwords, codes or reference numbers).

I have been inspired by students who have had great stress on the death of a loved one and the realisation that they know nothing about how to run the financial side of life, or what the partner wanted at end-of-life, except for the big things covered by a Will – which by the way tell you what needs to happen to the assets,  but doesn’t cover passwords etc.  How is the executor going to pay for the funeral (or weekly expenses)  when the bank has frozen the assets – which is routine on the death of a partner until the dust clears?  Do you know what sort of funeral you partner wants, what happens to the pets, insurance passwords???  There is so much to know.

One of my students was so “cared for” that the bank didn’t recognise her and wouldn’t let her near her own accounts on the death of her long time partner.  She was adrift with no passwords, codes, references, signatories.. she knew nothing.  It looks month to rebuild her life and assets during which time she had to rely on relatives and friends for basic support.  It happens.  This is not an isolated case.  What would you do if (like me) the house burned down and you and your children were left with what you are wearing?  Or, what would you do if you partner suddenly and unexpectedly died.  Would you be able to go to your lawyer or accountant and immediately start to rebuild a life?

This booklet isn’t a substitute for a Will.  Somewhere safe you need  1.  a Will,  2.  a medical End-of-Life Directive and 3.  The LITTLE BLACK BOOK of EVERYTHING.  When you have these three things you can more easily build a life going forward no matter what has happened.

This book is available on Etsy as an EBook for download, or you can buy a hard copy.   In this time of covid and stress, this is a very important document, and everyone should have a copy filed close to their will.

CCP CLASS:  We have been looking at all the different ways you can be a Compassionate Companion, what it means, and what it may mean to you, and importantly – What area will you specialise in?  All this whilst still studying the ancient texts, bringing them into the 21st century, making them personal.  If you want to extend your yoga practice into this new area (so needed at the present), then join our course – it’s not too late, you can catch up.

See you on Zoom, or in the Studio.

NAMASTE. JAHNE

 

 

Dear Yogis,

I am getting my new wall furnace this week… maybe Wednesday!! So good.  It is a bit coolish around here as you can imagine.  I have the best plumber – he is so on the ball (Guy from New Gisborne Plumbing.  Always on time, on budget, and doesn’t need to come back to fix things.  He does them right the first time).

ZOOM/STUDIO THIS WEEK
STUDIO CLASSES are back with limits.  Yoga classes in the strict are back on and I can take a maximum of THREE in our small space. It isn’t much, but it is something, and we will go with this.  Masks, sanitising, Qcode…  All of these things apply.  If you are doing restorative, please bring covers for the props (or your own props).  No Casuals – booking required.
MONDAY 1pm, WEDNESDAY 5.30, FRIDAY 5.30

ZOOM CLASSES
Monday 6.30  Mary Magdalen Free Class
Tuesday 7.30 CCP/The Tibetan Books of Living and Dying (changed from Mary Magdalen Class which ended last week)
Friday 6.45 Free Tarot Class

ZOOM DEATH CAFE.  These meetings happen around the world, and I have encouraged our CCP students to start one among their own students.  It is a cafe time (coffee and cakes) on zoom to talk about death and dying.  If you would like to join one with me, then let me know.

If you want to start one of your own.  Please go to DEATH CAFE.COM they have all the start up guides you will need to start a cafe of your own.  I would love to hear that you have taken the plunge.  The CCP SANGHA is a good place to go and chat to get help and just talk through the process.

It will be good when we can have actual, real time, real coffee, real DEATH CAFE time.

THE CCP/TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD CLASS:
The last class was fantastic.  We discussed everything from “Magic Mushrooms”, to “Holosync” to Death Cafes and a heap in between.  The class went off enthused with things to do in the community, to explore their own their own zoom cafe…  In Covid and when it ends there will be a heap of things in the community for the CCP group to be involved in.

When we are actually in the Covid lockdowns then we manage, but when the pressure is off we realise what we have lost (or the difficulties we need to overcome), and then help is needed more than ever.  Be there to give that help.  It is no longer theoretical, it is actually here and I predict there is a way to go.  Are you prepared?  Are you doing all you can do for your community or extended family.  My Studio is my extended family.

Let us help you to help others?  

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON ZOOM.

NAMASTE.  JAHNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Yogis,

As usual – the schedule.

ZOOM:  
Friday: Tarot card group,  free hour 6.45 please email if you would like to be included and need a zoom ID.
Sunday: 10am CCP study, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying”
Monday: 6.30pm Mary Magdalen Free Class.

STUDIO (with all the Covid Requirements – please bring props or covers for the props,  for your restorative classes.  Booking required if you haven’t already booked)
Monday 1pm Hatha, Wednesday 5.30pm Restorative and Friday 5.30 Hatha)

 

 

CCP CLASS At the moment the 10am class is all I have on offer –
BUT, I can offer a 2pm Saturday or 2pm Sunday spot instead. Do either of these suit you better?
If you say yes to either I will change and we will go with a new time slot..
EMAIL ME ON ANY OF THE ABOVE ISSUES.  YOGAFIRST@NETCON.NET.AU

 

TAROT

Like the Anglican Church you may be very suspicious of me offering TAROT READINGS.  I can understand that.  Until a decade or so ago Tarot Readers could be jailed – true!  It was an offence that could end in a jail term.  It may still be the case.  However, today, the police would have to take in a lot of “readers” – I think there would be a backlash.  (In Australia Cannabalism is not a crime, however tarot could be).

That being said, Tarot is not a negative pursuit.  It shows a new world of positive optimism, growth opportunities and not pre-destined, unchangeable disasters and dreadfulness.  We have always had a choice over how we move through our lives.  Our Tarot transforms blocks into stepping stones to achievement.  We can start down the path of activating achievement and using the resources at our disposal… it is your inheritance.

The Tarot deck is a tool – that is all it is, a tool that allows us to activate the eternal laws because they are not just universal concepts… The tarot is a teaching in UNIVERSAL WISDOM.  A UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL PATH THAT IS A VISION AND A PROPHECY OF A NEW WAY THAT YOU COULD BE LIVING, restoring wholeness as a way of life.  A road map to your life.

I look forward to giving you a reading (STUDIO OR ZOOM).  1 card, 3 card or Prosperity/Abundance Reading.  It is not frivolous, it is not useless, it is a “window of opportunity”.  No matter what you do – yoga teacher, CCP, parent, child, the tarot can be used to add a new dimension to your day.  A card on the end of each yoga mat in your class, a conversation starter with friends or clients, a way to defuse a situation… there are lots of ways you can use your tarot you may not have thought about, and i would like to introduce the cards to you.

Come to our Class every Friday at 6.45 – if I haven’t sent you an ID (I sent them out last night), email me before 4pm today to get your ZOOM entry to the class.

 

SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO OR ZOOM.

NAMASTE – JAHNE