Archive | April, 2015

New – Hour of Power at Parnell

22 Apr

Hi All, Very excited to announce i’ve launched a brand new class.

I’ll be now guiding a 60 minute power flow every Tuesday morning at Ashram Yoga in Parnell 7.15 – 8.15am.

Ashram Yoga Parnell has been around for a long time, traditionally offering Hatha yoga in it’s most pure and authentic form.  They are famous for their Ohui retreat centre and genuinely being the originators of the Auckland Yoga movement. (see more below)

The studio is stunning with a large mandala in the studio, crystals in every corner, the gentle waft of incense bringing a calming aroma to the space and salt lamps bringing extra ambiance.

I’m so honoured they have opened up their doors and their arms for me to offer a power vinyasa class to their timetable! Thank you Tara, Shanti, Atma and the Ashram Team for having me.

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I’m so excited to have the opportunity to teach locally in Parnell. See you there!

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Buy a 8 week concession and join me weekly for $122

ABOUT ASHRAM YOGA:

The beginnings of Ashram Yoga may be traced back to 1980 when Swami Shantimurti Saraswati came to New Zealand to teach yoga. Since those early days, they have worked ceaselessly for the development of yoga both within New Zealand and overseas.  Ashram Yoga’s unique teaching style is based on traditional yoga but also includes the senior instructors’ many years of experience of teaching yoga. They have developed a comprehensive, thorough and effective set of teachings. The range of practices they present are vast and taught from absolute beginners through to becoming an advanced yoga instructor.

They are a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance and qualified to teach 500-hour yoga teacher training courses. Ashram Yoga has been conducting teacher training in New Zealand and abroad for over fifteen years.

They also run yoga courses, meditation retreats, advanced teacher trainings and a wide variety of workshops. Yoga is our passion and we love sharing it. Ashram Yoga is a registered charity..

More about Ashram Yoga HERE

Earthly Empowerment

17 Apr

Things have changed for me recently, and in the most gentle, loving and natural way!

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Rhiannon is Celtic/ Welsh Goddess of the earth and fertility, of horses and birds and inspiration and moon – sounds a little familiar?

 

I made the move over to #WaihekeIsland.

It came apparent to me after a big summer being away, touring with #yogaRhythms, and attending conscious festivals every weekend. I had a calling to be closer to nature, to my family and to animals.

I knew that at this point of my life in order to honour my true self, I had be with her (nature) every day, not just day-tripping during the weekends. Life is short. I am 36.  Time doesn’t wait. It felt right to gravitate to a more grounded lifestyle.

This has been a very hard decision, as my man still resides in Auckland. My heart has been torn apart.  I have cried – a lot.. But I knew that this is an important time for us to honour our own individuality and deep love for one another by letting go of our idea of what our relationship should look like.

It’s crazy how things roll. Since we’ve let go, our bond has transformed and blossomed into a new way of relating.  We have re-set our relationship with a new set of values, goals and vision for our future and reconnected on a whole new level, and yes. We are still very much TOGETHER!

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My Love Tarnos ❤

 

 

Today is a Friday and i’ve had a lot to complete in the home office.

But the difference with living on this island is;

I dropped my love at the ferry this morning after the most gorgeous romantic candle lit dinner with my in the new pad.

Filled up with delicious snuggles, I went for a jog on the beach in the crisp morning air and flowed through some sun salutations before heading up to visit my sister and her 4 kids up on Surfdale hill.

I spent an hour with my 3 month old nephew, holding him while he chuckled and then poo’d. Changing his nappy was messy, and fun – being my first time in a while!

My girlfriend invited me and my twin nieces to spend some time with her horses today at #waihekehorseworx – Oh sweet horses. I love them. I have missed having them close to me for years.

I then rocked it out in the office all afternoon listening to phat beats!

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Twin Nieces – Rock my world!

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secretly in love with Doofus.

 

I love the city and it’s energy, people and action, but I have set myself up over the last 5 years to work online and be free from traffic and offices and things like that,  therefore I no longer require the city for full time residence. So this is me for now…

Here on Waiheke, life is a little slower.

I grew up here from 5 – 12 years old, then every summer until i was 16.  I know.

We live on tank water from rainfall, it’s pretty much sacrilege if you don’t run a compost. Fruit trees dish out sweet abundance on the front lawn.  It’s easy to grow greens and herbs, and 3 chickens potter around the lawn and scratch freely around the outskirts of the bush, and my new cat friend Aroha sweetly hangs out adoring the casual affection. The beach is within walking distance, which beckons swims at dusk and early morning yoga flow on low tide in between work times.

To be with Nature is a direct connection to the divine – I feel this!

This move comes in perfect time to honour the lead up to Earth Day!

Shiva Rea one of the worlds most influential goddesses. She is selflessly sharing her knowledge for a free Earth Empowerment Body Mudra Course. Today was day 1. This comes as perfect timing for me to re-wild, simplify, immerse in nature and work hard to create, learn and inspire!

Join the 10 day course! @shivarea108 on Instagram

Follow my progress @rireinaction

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“May we realize the power of the abundant energy, breath, life-intelligence, extraordinary force of love within us all” – Shiva Rea

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@shivarea108 #flowforchange #yogaforlight

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Flash Backs! Le-BANG at Lost Circus 2013

9 Apr

Flash backs!!! Electric vibes working with the stunning We Go Bang Bang at The Lost Circus in Sydney 2013… Feeling the love alright inside a massive sweat box of raving AWESOMENESS

Finding yourself in wild and wonderful situations is no fluke. We create our own reality. This one was no exception. We had an opportunity and we worked it. Such a buzz to perform with the gorgeous and outrageous Bang Bang from the We Go Bang Bang Duo.

We love to RAVE!