Yuna May

02/03/2026

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Summer’s brightness is softening… the evenings feel a little cooler, the light a little gentler. Autumn invites us to slow down 🍂

On Sunday 2 March • 6:30pm I’ll be guiding a 2-hour Autumn Yin Yoga Journey at Koukoulee wellness Oneroa — a practice designed to help you transition from the outward energy of summer into the quieter, reflective months ahead.

🔸What is Yin yoga?
Unlike dynamic styles of yoga, Yin is slow, still, and meditative. We softly settle into shapes for several minutes at a time, gently working into the deeper layers of the body — the fascia, joints and connective tissue, rather than the muscles.

🔸Why fascia?
Fascia is the body’s continuous web of connective tissue that surrounds and links every muscle, bone and organ. It responds best to slow, sustained load and time — not force.
The Yin poses are chosen to intelligently stress and stimulate the body, the mind-body connection is reinforced, the tissues hydrate and become more resilient. This is why Yin can feel deeply releasing in a way stretching alone often doesn’t — instead of pushing, we allow the body to unwind from the inside out.

🔸How I guide your practice
My Yin classes weave together long holds and periods of rebound with mindfulness and gentle awareness practices. Rather than “doing” the pose, you’re invited to observe sensation, breath and subtle shifts in the body. This is where the real change happens — the nervous system softens, the mind quietens, and the body feels safe enough to let go.

This extended session will allow you to journey deep into your body, it includes long holds, breath awareness, rest, and a closing relaxation — a seasonal reset for body and mind.

🔸Come as you are. Leave quieter than you arrived🔸

Bookings essential on Koukoulee.com 🌙

18/01/2026

✨🪩 We’re back at 🪩✨

After last year’s Ultimate Sparkle Disco Nap, Martha Slimm and I are bursting to bring it back — a little longer, a little deeper, and with some optional guided stretches at the end to help soothe those tired, danced-out bodies.

Join us Sunday at 1:15pm at the Cove for a heart-centred nervous system reset:
✨ A specially designed Yoga Nidra
✨ infused with mood-lifting sophrology
✨ accompanied by grounding live handpan 🎶
✨ and gentle, optional stretches afterwards to help you melt back into your recharged and sparkly body

Come lie down, rest, reset, and leave feeling refreshed, sparkly, and ready for the lightest and brightest Sunday Shippy Sunset 💖

Mid-festival disco nap = excellent life choices

16/12/2025

Huge thanks to all the generous souls who donated gifts again this year for the Waiheke Budgeting Trust. These will be shared with members of our island community who need a little extra support at this time of year.

It felt really special to come together on the mat and dedicate our practice to the gift recipients, and to anyone having a tough time or affected by the many difficult events happening around the world.

Yoga is so much more than a physical practice. It’s easy to focus on our own growth and transformation, but moments like this are a reminder of the wider ripples our practice can create beyond ourselves.

There’s so much goodness in community — this is why I love Waiheke 🏝️💕

09/12/2025

It’s that time of year again 🎄☀️💝🎁

Next Monday 15 December let’s come together in support of the Waiheke budgeting trust and the most vulnerable members of our island community.
• Free - Koha class (donations of new unwrapped gifts)
• 10:10am @ Koukoulee Oneroa
• 60min Yin / Yang practice

Your small gift donation will be passed on to local families who could use a little extra care this season.

Think of items such as:
Toiletries and self-care treats

Children’s books, toys or games

Nice chocolates or pantry treats

Cosy socks, notebooks, small gifts
Please bring new, unwrapped item(s) with you and we’ll make sure it gets to Waiheke Budgeting Services in time for their Christmas care packages.. We will be collecting all week and until the 16th of December so you can drop off when it suits you.

It’s a gentle way to move, breathe and reset — while spreading some Christmas kindness in our own backyard. 💛

09/11/2025

🌱 The Big Monday Melt — Spring Yin Yoga Journey 🌱
🗓️ Monday 17 November at Koukoulee Wellness, Oneroa

It’s been a while since our last Big Monday Melt — the last one was deep in winter — and I’m so excited to return with a spring-inspired yin journey to celebrate renewal, lightness, and new growth inspired by the wood element.

This one is extra special: my dear friend and favourite collaborator Martha will be joining, bringing her beautiful live handpan music to gently guide us into deep rest and spacious stillness.

Come melt, release, and let spring’s energy unfold within you. 🌿
✨ Bookings essential: koukoulee.com

If you don’t yet know Martha, she is an incredible human I’m proud to call my friend, and is an experienced and talented handpan player, one half of Alive Metal Handpan.
Her playing weaves rhythm and melody into a soundscape that invites stillness, grounding and deep rest. In this Yin Journey she’ll be offering immersive live handpan music to support the first stages of your inward journey. 🌱

24/10/2025

This coming 10th of November at Koukoulee, Oneroa.

Yuna May is back so the super loved Big Monday Melt is back too!

Ease into the week with a deeply restorative 2-hour Yin Yoga journey designed to unravel tension, reset your nervous system, and melt away the stresses of daily life.

Sink into long-held, supported postures that invite stillness and deep release, allowing you to soften, surrender, and restore balance in both body and mind. With an inspiring playlist and gentle cues, this extended practice will help you shift from busy mode to bliss mode, leaving you feeling grounded, open, and completely rejuvenated.

This is your invitation to slow down and let go before the silly season kicks in.

✨ What to Expect:
🌀 2 hours of deep, meditative Yin postures
🌙 Cacao and mindfulness for nervous system reset
💆‍♀️ Gentle hands-on support (optional)
🎶 A dreamy, immersive atmosphere with soft lighting and curated soundscapes

Come as you are, leave transformed. The Big Monday Melt is your sanctuary for stillness, your reset button for the week ahead. Members, just a reminder to use your discount code and if you don’t remember it let us know :)

Book your spot: https://studiotimetable.as.me/?appointmentType=75800135

22/10/2025

Yuna May is back so the super loved Big Monday Melt is back too!

Ease into the week with a deeply restorative 2-hour Yin Yoga journey designed to unravel tension, reset your nervous system, and melt away the stresses of daily life.

Sink into long-held, supported postures that invite stillness and deep release, allowing you to soften, surrender, and restore balance in both body and mind. With an inspiring playlist and gentle cues, this extended practice will help you shift from busy mode to bliss mode, leaving you feeling grounded, open, and completely rejuvenated.

This is your invitation to slow down and let go before the silly season kicks in.

✨ What to Expect:
🌀 2 hours of deep, meditative Yin postures
🌙 Cacao and mindfulness for nervous system reset
💆‍♀️ Gentle hands-on support (optional)
🎶 A dreamy, immersive atmosphere with soft lighting and curated soundscapes

Come as you are, leave transformed. The Big Monday Melt is your sanctuary for stillness, your reset button for the week ahead. Members, just a reminder to use your discount code and if you don’t remember it let us know :)

Book your spot: https://studiotimetable.as.me/?appointmentType=75800135

14/10/2025

I’m back on Waiheke after a very special extended trip in Europe. Join me on the mat at Koukoulee in Oneroa from tomorrow morning for a weekly vin to yin Wednesday morning class, and the return on the softest Thursday evening candlelight Yin.

29/08/2025

Part of the joy of travelling these few months is to drop in and experience yoga schools and communities along the way. This morning I fell in love with a space so calm, beautiful and grounding at the in Lucca (Tuscany) a beautifully led slow and crystal clear bilingual practice, with emphasis on the breath, the distant sound of piano and the old town waking up. If you’re ever in the region give it a visit ❤️

28/08/2025

When Yoga trainings lead to serendipitous meet ups on the other side of the world ♥️ the wonderful .shiatsu welcomed us for an olive oil tasting at the incredible estate in Chianti. We were blown away by the hospitality, the flavours, the passion and care for the land and sustainable practices meaning there is no waste from the olives, everything is used and incredibly flavourful.

Thank you for allowing us to connect earlier this year on your teacher training! Magic! ✨

15/07/2025

This was the quote I shared at the end of the heart centered practice I guided this morning.

Over the past month the wonderful Mel from has trusted me to guide a weekly online class for the lovely and inspiring members of her online community. This was something new and outside my comfort zone, and I loved the growth and inspiration that it brought.

The reason Yoga is not just another physical practice is that it brings us back home to our true selves and it reconnected me with my purpose. And while I loved the challenge of creating sequences suitable for this new audience, it was facilitating this moment of joyful connection through movement that really nourished my soul. I got to feed the flame of my own heart candle and also be the mirror for these beautiful souls to shine bright which is a privilege.

♥️🙏 With gratitude and a full heart thanks to this lovely group of devoted practitioners and Mel for having fostered such a beautiful community. Check out her offerings at simply.co.nz

09/07/2025

This is a good all round read from the Guardian, covering the basics of what everyone should know about pelvic floor health for all genders.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1LH3nVvzTs/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Go easy on the hovering over toilets. It can seem taboo to discuss these muscles, but they're essential to the wellbeing of both men and women