Class Date/Time: 11th May, 9am - 5pm

Cost: AUD$275

Bookings: www.McLoughlin-Scar-Release.com/laura-murray

Attention all Manual Therapists - McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release (MSTR®) 1-Day Workshop Scar Tissue .… the most NEGLECTED of all bodywork skills <<<< YOUR NEXT MUST-DO WORKSHOP IS HERE >>>> McLoughlin Scar Tissue Release® (MSTR®) is an innovative and successful method of scar tissue treatment. It is easy to learn and easy to apply within any Bodywork or Manual Therapy modality. << EASY TO LEARN, EASY TO APPLY, GREAT OUTCOMES >> Cost AUD $275 Further inquiries: lauram.mstr@gmail.com For more information or To Register: www.McLoughlin-Scar-Release.com/laura-murray What’s covered in your one day class? The day is literally packed with information: Part 1: Learn all about - scar tissue, contraindications, indications, application timeframes, working with non-organic implants. Part 2: Function of the skin - wounds, formation of scar tissue, effects of scar tissue on the body. Part 3: Psychological and emotional impacts - Scars hold emotional trauma. Types of emotions bound up in scars. Why it’s the only procedure done on the day. Handling of client emotional release. Client outcomes post treatment. Part 4: Client handling - making clients aware of the implications of scar work, all scars are traumas. Client intake form – questions to ask. How to approach the scar. Format of typical scar tissue session – timings, post Rx care (especially emotional release). Follow-up Rx. Part 5: Features of work – pressure/tissue tolerance. Breakdown of how and why MSTR® is so effective (tissue specific/ multi-directional). Practical in-class demonstration. Part 6: Practical in-class demonstration / Hands on practice time. Assistance to master the technique Discuss participants reactions.

Class Date/Time: 10th and 11th August

Cost: $250 or Early Bird $200 before 10th June

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz or 0275 761 716

A two-day reflexology refresher, designed for people who have previously learned a minimum of 12 hours of reflexology.

On the first day you will revise reflexology relaxation techniques, the thumb-walking technique and a general relaxation sequence.

On the second day you will learn/revise the endocrine balance and the lymphatic system balance on the feet.

It is possible to only attend on the Sunday, providing you have previously studied for a minimum of 12 hours.

Class Date/Time: 29th and 30th June

Cost: $250 or Early Bird $200 before 29th May

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz or 0275 761 716

A two-day introduction to foot reflexology. In this 12 hour class you will learn reflexology relaxation techniques, the thumb-walking technique and a relaxation sequence and to apply these techniques to the feet in a one-hour session. You will confidently be able to treat your friends and family to a relaxing foot treatment, helping to bring their body into balance, with the skills you will learn in this class.

Class Date/Time: Thursdays or Fridays, once a month

Cost: $35 on the door; $30 if booked and paid in advance

Bookings: Email Shu on crystal@naturallifenz.org or text 0210549035

If you want to become more familiar with crystals, please take this. You will have opportunities of exploring into Crystal realms, developing your energetic perceptions and enhancing your Light bodies!

After the exploration, Meditation with crystals and Crystal Singing Bowls is followed.

Bringing your crystals is most welcome! You can also buy crystals at a special discount price.

The facilitator, Shu is a Crystal Singing Bowl player/meditation facilitator, Reiki Master/Teacher and Crystal Retailer "Crystal Child" in Hawke's Bay.

Class Date/Time: Tuesdays 6.45am-7.45am - starting 26th March

Cost: $15 per class / $12 with YOYoga NZ concession card

Bookings: Paula at yourownyoga@gmail.com or 0204 011 3830

Class Date/Time: Mondays 9.30-10.45 - starts 25th March

Cost: $15 per class / $12 with YOYoga NZ concession card

Bookings: Paula at yourownyoga@gmail.com or 0204 011 3830

A 7-week course for women

With Sophia Christine

Class Date/Time: Thursdays 7.00 - 8:30pm; 7 weeks from 28th February

Cost: Early bird paid by 1st February $150. Regular $175

Bookings: sophia@fewdeepbreaths.com; 022 135 3366; www.fewdeepbreaths.com

Yoga is based on the ancient wisdom about 7 main energy centres in our body. Modern psychology combined with yogic science has interesting findings on how the chakras develop during early life and childhood and how imbalances in different chakras create difficulty in different areas of our life if they stay unaddressed.

In this 7 week course we will look at each energy centre, learn how to assess imbalances and learn simple yogic techniques to balance each individual chakra. Balancing the chakras leads to a greater sense of health and wellbeing as well as personal transformation as it leads us to a deeper understanding of ourselves. The classes contain information, yogic movement, breath-work, relaxation, meditation and sound.

About Sophia Christine: After many years of struggle, yoga has transformed Sophia's health and created wellbeing and joy beyond anything she thought possible. Dedicated to the science of yoga and personal transformation towards our true radiant soul self Sophia is passionate about sharing the powerful tools she learned. She has studied yoga, mindfulness and yoga therapy with a number of experienced teachers and has extensive teaching experience in the yoga that goes beyond just a good stretch.

Class Date/Time: Wednesday nights starting 13th March 2019, 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Cost: $750 for 12 x 3 hour classes; Early bird $540 (before 13th Jan)

Bookings: Click here

Introduction to relaxation massage. This twelve-evening course is designed to enable people to learn to massage their friends and family. Students will learn to massage different body parts, culminating in the last class with a full-body massage. Topics covered include use of oils, body mechanics, definitions of massage strokes and techniques, contraindications and safety.

Class Date/Time: Wednesday 6th March 2019; 6:30-8pm

Cost: $75 / *Early Bird $65 (*Book & pay by 15th December)

Bookings: tara@mindfulnation.co.nz; 021545333

Yinformation Session with Tara Connell from MindfulNation & human behavioural specialist Sherrie Laryse Emotional Intelligence Information Session combined with a 90 minute *Yin Yoga class Our perceptions of the world around us, of ourselves, and of our interactions on a daily basis, directly impact us on every level - physically, emotionally and mentally. In this session, Tara will take you into each Yin pose as Sherrie talks you through how past emotional experiences dictate the way we perceive the world around us and therefore the decisions we make and thus the results we get in life. Start to become aware of simple techniques we can use which balance our emotions to bring equilibrium into our whole world, on all levels. *Yin Yoga is a gentle, meditative practice consisting of long held stretches without muscle tension that releases stress while stimulating regeneration

Class Date/Time: Thursday 20th December 2018; 7-9pm

Cost: $30

Bookings: Email Shu at crystal@naturallifenz.org

Shu shares his knowledge of crystals with the opportunity to purchase a crystal (or many) at a discounted price. This is then followed by a crystal singing bowl meditation. Truly divine!

Class Date/Time: Saturday 29th December 2018; 9.30am - 11.30am

AND Saturday 26th January 2019; 9.30am - 11.30am

Cost: $40 (Early Bird by 14 Dec/11 Jan); $45 after Early Bird

Bookings: Email Shu at crystal@naturallifenz.org

Open the door to “the Resort” within! Sounds of soothing clearing Crystal Singing Bowls will gently invite you there. Participants can just deeply relax and freely rest, but also they can naturally experience and learn some energy works or meditation skills.

Class Date/Time: Wednesday 19th December 2018; 7:00 pm

Cost: $10 per person

Bookings: Email Shu at crystal@naturallifenz.org

Reiki Gathering (Share Group) is an opportunity to exchange and share Reiki practice. This is open to any Reiki practitioners. All levels of Reiki practitioners including Reiki teachers, any lineage (attuned by any teachers) are welcome.

Rei-ju (Traditional attunement/activation), meditation, Q&A and healing exchange. Booking is required. Minimum attendance of 6 people needed.

Class Date/Time: Sunday 8th July; 10am-12.30pm

Cost: $20/person book in advance or $25 at the door

Bookings: Please book through Eventfinder or by making payment to ASB 12-3145-0239884-00 Pimp My Life & messaging/calling Louise 027 356 7521

FB: Louise Claire Tantra, Louiseclaire.life A mindful, activating embodiment journey of awakening and activation. Starting with gentle tantra yoga to open the body, release energetic and physical blocks and get your Shakti life force energy flowing. Then deepening into guided, body lead dance infusing your fiery Eros through each chakra into the whole system to get you fully activated, juiced up and alive.

Class Date/Time: Saturday 7th July; 6pm-9.30pm

Cost: $45/person online booking ($50 at the door) or $80/couple. First 5 registrations receive a $5 discount

Bookings: Please book through Eventfinder or by making payment to ASB 12-3145-0239884-00 Pimp My Life & messaging/calling Louise 027 356 7521.

FB: Louise Claire Tantra, Louiseclaire.life Is it time to find out what this Tantra thing is all about? To dip your toes into the mysterious, luscious world of tantra....Is it just about having better sex, being a better lover or is it a way of life? How does it relate to me? Can I actually have energetic orgasms for hours on end? What blocks my capacity for wild, deep intimacy? How to be a sex god/goddess, To cum or not to cum.....that is the question.

Class Date/Time: Thursday nights starting 6th September, 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Cost: $750 for 12 x 3 hour classes; Early bird $540 (before 6th August)

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

Introduction to relaxation massage. This twelve-evening course is designed to enable people to learn to massage their friends and family. Students will learn to massage different body parts, culminating in the last class with a full-body massage. Topics covered include use of oils, body mechanics, definitions of massage strokes and techniques, contraindications and safety. Email jenny@thelotuscentre.nz to register or for more information.

Class Date/Time: 4th and 5th August, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Cost: $250; Early bird $180 (before 4th July)

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

A two-day introduction to foot reflexology. In this 12 hour class you will learn reflexology relaxation techniques, the thumb-walking technique and a relaxation sequence and to apply these techniques to the feet in a one-hour session. You will confidently be able to treat your friends and family to a relaxing foot treatment, helping to bring their body into balance, with the skills you will learn in this class.

Class Date/Time: Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Cost: $15 casual / $77 for 6 week series

Bookings: curveandbendyoga@gmail.com

Dru Yoga is an approachable and inclusive yoga style. There are many ways that one can experience a posture or movement and the encouragement is to start where you are and honour your body's ability to create wellness and strength. The aim is for a practice that can be suitable for all. Using flowing movement, breath awareness and visualisation, we can discover our own practice of self-care through yoga. My sessions run for 90 minutes and we explore asana (postures), sequences, meditation and pranayama (breathwork) as well as full guided relaxation. Currently these sessions are in a 6 week series with a particular focus or theme - but designed so that they can be experienced as a complete series, or as single sessions. I value and embrace body and cultural diversity in my classes and invite you to come as you are and be as you wish. Namaste.

Class Day/Time: Tuesdays at 7pm

Cost: $15 Bookings: Alan Blacktopp 0211217025 or alanblacktopp@xtra.co.nz

Learn how you can, through the magic of movement, relieve and improve your back, shoulder and neck difficulties. Free your hip joints, improve your posture, become more supple and manage your movements in a natural easy ongoing way.

Class Date/Time: 29th August, 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Cost: $50

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

MINIMUM LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN MASSAGE

In this class we will review buttock draping and then there will be a review of piriformis, and the three gluteal muscles. There will be a demonstration of how to apply longitudinal strokes and cross fibre friction to those muscles, as well as searching for and treating trigger points within the muscles. Gluteus minimus and medius will be massaged in sidelying so there will be a review of this positioning and draping as well.

Ideally participants will have attended the previous theory class "Introduction to Trigger Points". If not, the notes from this class must be purchased (for $10) and read before attending this class.

This class would be an excellent review for holders of a level 6 diploma.

Class Date/Time: 24th May, 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Cost: $75; Early bird $45 (before 10th May)

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

MINIMUM LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN MASSAGE

In this class there will be a review of the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system followed by a demonstration of Suzanne Enzer's lymphatic balance on the feet. Suzanne Enzer is a specialist in maternity reflexology.

This very gentle foot treatment not only helps move fluid and reduce oedema but it tones the whole lymphatic and immune systems. Contraindications will be identified.

Class Date/Time: 2nd June, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Cost: $150; Early bird $90 (before 2nd May)

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

In this one-day class learn how to prepare a relaxing foot bath using essential oils and then receive one yourself from a fellow classmate. You will then learn how to carry out a comprehensive relaxation foot massage and of course give and receive this yourself. No prior experience of massage is required but if you are already qualified there is nothing stopping you from enjoying this day of foot pampering anyway!

Class Date/Time: Thursday 10th May, 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Cost: $75; Early bird $45 (before 26th April)

Bookings: jenny@thelotuscentre.nz

FOR HOLDERS OF MINIMUM LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA

In this three-hour class you will learn how to set up hot stone equipment and how to apply stones therapeutically to tight muscles. As an alternative to placing them on the body (as you see in spa photos), hot stones can be held in the hand and massaged with over tight muscles and trigger points. You will be amazed how much they will reduce work and elbow-grease! This is a mainly practical class so not only will you learn lots, you will also receive lots of yummy hot stone massage!

Cost $75

Early bird if paid before 26th April $45

Class Day/Time: Every second Saturday at 10.00am

Cost: Bookings: Michele Nysse, michelenysse@xtra.co.nz

STARTING AUGUST

MORE DETAILS TO COME

The Lotus Centre Open Day last Sunday (20th March) was a HUGE success!

The day had several purposes and I reckon all three were not only achieved but surpassed my expectations! Aside from raising money for charity, the two other aims were to get people in the door of the new Lotus Centre and to attract other therapists and teachers who may want to hire spaces here in the future.

Six fabulous yoga teachers volunteered an hour or so of their time which meant that there were one or two yoga classes running from 9am to 3pm. Each class seemed to have an average of 10 participants so that's 60 people doing yoga throughout the day!

There were also massages on offer with a good 20 or so people receiving from half a dozen therapists.

Massage and yoga alike were offered for koha and the total money raised on the day was $500 and 40 cents! This money was given to the Hawke's Bay Breast Cancer Trust who offer great support locally.

Nafanua (in the photo above) will be starting a 6-week Dru yoga class here on Tuesday 3rd April (email Nafanua at curveandbendyoga@gmail.com to book).

I would like to thank the following people for selflessly donating their time and skills:

Michele Nysse, Chika Lindsay, Nafanua Kersel, Jean Cruickshank, Silke Whittaker, Rachel Chapman, Carly Sims, Mo Jonasen, Lucy Hudson, Moana Nepia and Steph Hunsley. None of it would have been possible without you.

A special thanks to Michele Nysse who's idea it was in the first place. She also wins the prize of going to the most yoga classes - she went to every class that was held in the Violet Room (starting with her laughter yoga class which kick-started the day).

Thanks of course to everyone who came, experienced and donated to the HBBCT. It was a great day and the energy here at the end of the day was a-ma-ZING! (And still is :)