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Come Play With Us & Get Your Springtime Groove On
Craving some time out? No cooking, dishes or interrupted conversations for 2 whole days!
Reset in time to embrace summer & the Christmas craziness
A wee bit about us ...
Jaz's wholistic lifestyle approach will enhance your energy levels, mental well-being & awareness. Registered Nurse, Naturopath, Massage Therapist, Alchemist - Founder of Cocorose IG:cocorose_nz
Leonie is passionate about supporting people to find their joy, while creating a vibrant, healthy & balanced life. Therapeutic YogAlign Instructor, Reiki Master, Massage Therapist, Nurse, EFT Facilitator, Nature Lover, Design & Art Admirer IG:leonie.gypsetlife
An insight into Your retreat weekend
Nutrition
Create your awareness around the connection of gut health, emotional well-being, energy levels, immunity & weight management. Let us help you gain a fresh perspective on low moods & anxiety.
YogAlign
A therapeutic style of yoga from Hawaii, that connects breath, posture, mindfulness & movement practices into your everyday. A tool to help align yourself with your passions & purpose. Yoking all facets of yourself - mental, emotional, spiritual & physical.
Meditation
Finding your own unique meditation practice to bring more joy, stillness & presence into your life.
Create
Lift your spirits, creating your own rose facial spritzer & essential oil blend to take home. The perfect calming, anti-aging & hydrating products for sunny days.
Nourish
Delicious & nutritious vegetarian food & you don’t have to lift a finger! Tea & coffee provided. Sorry no meat, drugs or alcohol. Re-energising & gentle bush walk with coastal views.
Connection
Connecting with like-minded individuals, while exploring the intricate connection of your mind, body, spirit & surroundings.
Pamper
Free use of Sauna. Massage treatments, as therapists are available, at an extra cost. $40 30mins & $80 60mins.
Sleep
Two nights twin shared accommodation, towels & bedding included. Some single rooms available.
Investment
$450 per person. An additional $60 single room supplement available - limited number only.
Internet
Wifi available in the main centre building. Mobile reception available.
Location
608 Manaia Road, RD1, Coromandel, 3581. Allow 2.5 hours for your drive from Tauranga.
Book
Enter into your calendar now! Friday 27 September 2019, check-in 4pm includes dinner, to Sunday 29 September, check-out 2pm includes lunch Sunday. Book now, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
YogAlign Creator Michaelle Edwards returns to NZ this November
New Zealand – 10 Day YogAlign Certification – 19th - 30th November 2018
North Island, New Zealand – Mangawhai Surf Club. Beautiful, beachfront location in the North Island.
Learn to teach YogAlign in this 10 day event. Suitable for yogis, bodyworkers, physical therapists and trainers, fitness and wellness educators.
Course includes a download of the YogAlign book, which is required reading for the course, as well as anatomy worksheets which must be completed before the course start date.
Monday to Friday 19 - 23 November and Monday to Friday 26 - 30 November 2018 (weekend of 24 - 25 Nov is free time) $1700 NZD, $250 discount to $1450 NZD if paid by 1st September 2018.
Housing and food not included. Kitchen is located on the club premises and reasonably priced accommodations are nearby.
Book online http://yogalign.com/event/new-zealand-10-day-yogalign-training-nov-2018/
What are you doing regularly to help reduce our plastic use?
Supermarket giant to ban plastic bags
A supermarket chain has announced it will be getting rid of single-use plastic bags by the end of 2018.
Globally, we use and discard approximately 1 trillion plastic bags each year. In Australia alone, over 7000 plastic bags are dumped into landfill every single minute. The effects of this are great: bags pollute the ocean, choke waterways and are ingested by wildlife.
Given these horrifying statistics, when Australian supermarket giant Woolworths announced in July this year that it would stop giving out single-use plastic bags within 12 months, eco-conscious consumers heaved a collective sigh of relief. Despite its parent companies’ decision, Countdown supermarkets in New Zealand did not follow suit – until now.
By the end of 2018, all Countdown supermarkets will stop giving single-use plastic bags to consumers. “We have been tracking customer sentiment for two years,” says Countdown’s managing director Dave Chambers. “Our most recent research, concluded in August, indicates that 83 per cent of our customers support phasing out single-use plastic carrier bags.”
Instead of offering to sell plastic bags for a small fee, the supermarket will reduce the price of reusable shopping bags to $1. Taking effect from October 9, this initiative is the only way to prevent plastic bags from being used, Chambers maintains. “We’re confident Kiwis will get in behind this change across the country, and we’re committed to making the move from check-out bags as simple for customers as we can,” he says. Other sustainable alternatives, such as selling compostable bags, may also be introduced.
Auckland Mayor Phil Gof has applauded the announcement and encouraged other supermarkets to follow suit. “If other businesses make efforts to reduce plastic bag use and the Government introduces a levy on plastic bags, we can likely cut around 500 to 600 million plastic bags a year out of our waste stream in Auckland alone,” he says.
With fellow New Zealand supermarkets FreshChoice and SuperValue pledging to follow suit, it is estimated that 350 million plastic bags will be eliminated from the country’s waste per year.
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Are You Eating Ethical Chocolate?
Sweet tooth causes mass deforestation in Africa
A farmer holds an open cocoa pod at his farm in Anyama, Ivory Coast.
West Africa's Ivory Coast has lost 80% of its rainforest as a result of a worldwide demand for chocolate.
The ever-growing chocolate industry is having disastrous effects on Ivory Coast’s protected rainforest. Throughout the West African country, national parks are rapidly being deforested to make way for cocoa plants. These illegal beans are then mixed with legal ones and sold to big chocolate brands including Nestlé, Herschel and Mars, reports The Guardian.
With 40% of the world’s cocoa originating from Ivory Coast, it’s no surprise that since 1960 the country’s rainforest has reduced by over 80%. Where rainforest initially covered a quarter of Ivory Coast, it now covers less than 4%. This has severe repercussions on wildlife and plant species, presenting a gloomy outlook for the future; environmental group Mighty Earth estimate that by 2030 Ivory Coast will have no rainforest left at all.
Ethical issues also surround the illegal deforestation, wherein local farmers and residents lose their precious forest for chocolate bars they cannot afford to buy.
In light of the recent revelations, Nestlé issued a statement declaring they regard deforestation as “one of the most serious environmental challenges facing the world.” Chief Sustainability officer at Mars, Barry Parkin, agreed with his competitor: “Sustainable cocoa is too big a challenge for any one company to address,” he said. “That is why we are partnering with others in the industry to try and drive change at a global scale.”
Along with Herschel, the two chocolate businesses said they intend to sustainably source 100% of their cocoa by 2020.
Breath Your Way to a Pain-Free Life with YogAlign
Most of the ‘breakdowns’ and chronic pain patterns in the human body occur in the joints. When you change alignment patterns, joints are no longer compressed and misaligned, so the real healing by the body itself can happen on a deep level.
As you gain the tools that will connect all parts of your body with better oxygenation, nutrition and proper alignment, the bio-intelligence can then heal the joint tissues that have become thin, damaged or arthritic. The best way to do YogAlign is to walk, run, dance or move with a focus on maintaining upright posture. Eventually naturally aligned posture becomes innate and just the way you are naturally…. without effort.
With YogAlign you can get back into good posture without painful positions, compressive twists or toe touching poses. You can literally breathe your way to a pain-free life.
a winter solstice tradition – returning to stillness
WINTER
Winter Solstice: 21st June to Spring Equinox: 23rd September
APPLY EFFORT TO MAKE THE CHANGES FOR HUMANITY
Being accountable to another helps us to stay on track with our developments. We need a mountain to climb. Our success for achieving these goals lies with whom we choose to climb the mountain with us. This is no rickshaw ride! We all have to apply effort to make the changes for humanity. It's vital that we gather loved ones around us, building on the love & loyalty of being close.
Being blood connected is not a requirement but being strong in spirit & likeminded is. We are redefining what 'community' means to us. No longer is this only in reference to our physical location. We are broadening our range of connecting with others. Technology offers us the freedom of friendships anywhere on our planet. This has become an incredible network. Information spreads like wildfire; spontaneously it reaches every corner of the world. We are rapidly moving into the Aquarian Age - the age of information. For now this is the digital realm, with breakthroughs about to come.
The above information is taken the New Zealand Moon Calendar 2017
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Kelly's Buckwheat Crepes w/ Silky Scrambled Eggs & Smoked Regal Salmon
INGREDIENTS
I make up batches of buckwheat crepes in advance and freeze them. It makes a stunning breakfast come together very quickly – even on a weekday! My instructions for scrambled eggs will ensure you have gorgeously creamy eggs and a breakfast to rival any fancy café fare.
1 cup (145 g) buckwheat flour
1 cup (250ml) milk (dairy or non-dairy will both work)
¼ cup (60ml) olive oil or melted butter
3 free-range eggs – lightly beaten (for crepes)
¼ teaspoon salt
8 free-range eggs (for scrambling) – lightly beaten
200g slices Regal smoked salmon (feel free to add more than this to each plate!)
Ghee or butter for cooking eggs and crepes
To serve: finely chopped chives, avocado slices
METHOD
Whisk the buckwheat flour, milk, oil, eggs and salt together in a large bowl until smooth.
Heat a spoonful of oil in a sauté or crepe pan over a medium heat. Pour ¼ cup of batter into the pan and swirl the pan a little to spread the mixture thinly. Cook for 1 minute before flipping, and cook for a further minute. Watch the temperature of the pan. You are aiming for lightly golden. Repeat until all the batter is used. Add additional oil as needed. Store completed crepes, covered, in a warm oven until ready to use, or make up to 24 hours in advance.
Crepes can be reheated gently in a warm sauté pan or in the oven on a low heat.
Season the beaten eggs with salt. Heat a large sauté pan over a low heat. Add three tablespoons of butter and wait until melted and foamy. Add the eggs, leave to sit for 5 seconds and then use a spatula to gently move the eggs around the pan. Use long swirling motions, bringing the eggs in from the outside of the pan into the middle. Once the eggs are 80 percent cooked, remove from the heat (they will continue to set).
Place a warm buckwheat crepe on each plate and divide the scrambled egg among these. Add two slices of smoked salmon to each, sliced avocado (if using) and fold crepe over. Garnish with freshly chopped chives.
Serve immediately.
Serves 4.
Prep time 15 mins. Cooking time 15 mins.
Bali Creative Retreat - August 2017
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