You are not your thoughts, feelings, or experiences. You are the witness, a pure, eternal awareness. Yoga is the practice of remembering this.

Hello beautiful,

The jazzy rhythm of sideways raindrops and wind fills my ears as I tap this out. Cocooned indoors, this feels like the appropriate weather for reflecting on autumn. A transition from the high energy, newness and creativity of summer, to a slowing down, letting go, changing, and going inwards.

As she cycles from summer to autumn, Earth’s energy and seasons move from fire to water; yang to yin; outer to inner, sun to moon. Allowing ourselves to flow with this change of energy; to shift gradually from outward pursuits to focusing inwards, creating space for contemplation, we can find a lovely sense of balance in life, and connection to nature’s rhythms.

This enews is to share some events I have coming up, which are aligned with the themes of Autumn; which includes identifying what we have been cultivating, can harvest from summer, who we can be grateful to for supporting our personal harvest, how we will share our abundance with others, and what seeds we will incubate over autumn?

Autumn journaling prompts
What feels valuable for you to contemplate this season? Have you noticed how your inner state impacts your outer world? What shifts does this inspire you to practice inwardly?

Sleep Well: a Masterclass for Real Rest | 30/4

6:15pm, Thursday 30 April | Bhakti Lounge, 175 Vivian Street
Do you find yourself lying awake at night, struggling to fall asleep, waking at 3am, or feeling like your body just won’t switch off?

All natural and holistic, this masterclass is designed to guide you back into deep, restorative sleep, without overwhelming lifestyle changes.

We’ll explore the foundations of sleep onset (falling asleep) and sleep maintenance (staying asleep), helping you understand what’s happening in your body and why sleep may not be coming easily right now.

If you’ve ever found yourself mentally reorganising your entire life at 2am, this is for you. Together, we’ll cover:

• Why your body isn’t switching off and how to support it naturally

• How to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake feeling truly rested

• The role of the nervous system in sleep, and how to regulate it

• Supportive tools such as essential oils, natural supplements, and gentle lifestyle shifts

• Simple, realistic evening rituals you can begin straight away, no full life overhaul required

Come with your questions and make the most of this opportunity to learn from Buffy while she’s in Wellington!

A wholesome plant-based dinner and dessert is included in your ticket too! A chance to connect and keep the conversation going.

Esho Goodness>

Lastly re a few snippets of inspiration from me to you, with aroha.

Bang bang cauliflower!

Not least because it’s so fun to announce when serving…

After forming an expensive addiction to my local cafe’s bang-bang cauliflower, I needed to take the power back, and recreated this delectable, and essentially guilt-free* bar snack at home. Try it, you’ll never look back and everyone will ask you for the recipe. Nutritious, satiating, with an uber flavoursome sauce that goes with anything.
* the words guilt and cauliflower can’t possibly go in the same sentence!

I’ve been reflecting on what I attach my life’s rhythm to. Over summer as we hiked through Tōtaranui, named for it’s Totara trees (aka Queen Charlotte Track), through one gloriously green dense bush, I felt compelled to stop by the peacefulness emanating from my surroundings. My entire body soaked in calm and peace. This between my surroundings, and the incredible shift in my nervous system, I committed right there to forever decoupling my life rhythm from clocks, watches and calendars, and recoupling it to nature, to Could this be a deep intelligence that deserves our attention?

This moment inspired a decision to decouple my life rhythm from ‘time’ (watches, clocks and calendars) and recouple it with nature - seasons, energy, and my inner experience. A switch from chronos to kairos - concepts I first heard of on this OnBeing podcast. Releasing striving and judging, to let intuition and energy lead more. This commitment to giving space for my ‘inlook’ to balance my ‘outlook’ has led to the unfurling of some wonderful shifts in my world, as I really step into experiencing what it is when people talk about surrendering, and allowing. I’ve noticed that the wee voice in my head that I think is ‘another random thought’ - is my intuition gently nudging me, and have been choosing to follow it more, even when it doesn’t seem to make sense; with magical results.

Wishing you a beautiful autumn fellow yogis and travellers, and I look forward to us crossing pathes again soon xx

Sometimes your next
halting step
is more powerful
than the grandest vision.

All a leaf knows
about building a tree
is to turn towards the light.

–From James A. Pearson’s book, The Wilderness That Bears Your Name