Huia Holistic

09/10/2025

Teaching a yoga class this morning & was reminded of the precious words of the 1692 Desiderata, gently hanging from the wall ✌️
Here’s to Friday lovers

07/10/2025

The latest National Geographic article… dancing has the power to elevate your mood 🧡

ZUMBA Class tonight (Wednesdays) 5:30pm - 6:30pm now held at the SENIOR CITIZENS HALL - High St, lots of parking at the rear - its exercisein disguise!

💰 Still only $5 a class

- Nb. Mondays classes are at the Nurses Hall ✌️
For those keen to be kept in the loop please ask to join the fb group:
Zumba Love Marlborough

06/10/2025

Teachings from Pa - Raumati or spring is here 🌿 🌸 I just love listening to his stories

05/10/2025

Rainy day 🌧️ Herbal memory card game
with my youngest 🌿 even includes some beloved NZ natives, can you guess which ones?

- beautiful mahi

04/10/2025

Beautiful words about the embracing the autumnal & winter seasons of our lives 🧡
RIP 🕊️

One month before turning 95, Patricia Routledge wrote this, she died today aged 96.

“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. When I was younger, I often worried I wasn’t good enough—that I’d never be cast again, that I’d disappoint my mother. But these days begin in peace and end in gratitude.”

In my forties, my life finally began to make sense. Before that, I’d performed steadily—provincial stages, radio plays, West End productions—but felt somewhat lost. I was searching for something within myself, a home I hadn’t yet found.

At 50, I took a television role that many of you would later know me by—Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would just be a minor role, a brief moment. I never expected it to become beloved across the globe. That character taught me to embrace my quirks and quietly healed something deep within me.

At 60, I started learning Italian—not for my career, but simply so I could sing opera in its native tongue. I learned the gentle art of living alone without loneliness, reading poetry aloud each night—not to perfect diction, but to soothe my spirit.

At 70, I returned to Shakespearean theatre, a place I once thought I’d aged out of. This time, there was nothing to prove. I stepped onto those legendary boards with calmness. The audience felt that serenity. I had stopped performing; I was simply being.

At 80, I discovered watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, nostalgic hats from my youth, and faces glimpsed on the London Underground—each painting was a silent memory made tangible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning the simple joy of baking rye bread. I still breathe deeply each morning. Laughter remains precious, though I no longer feel the need to make others laugh. Quietness is sweeter than ever.

I’m writing this today to share something simple and true:

Growing older isn’t a final act—it can be life’s most exquisite chapter if you allow yourself to bloom once more.

Let the years ahead be your treasure years.
You don’t have to be perfect, famous, or adored.
You only need to be present—fully—for the life that’s yours.

With warmth and gentle love,
— Patricia Routledge

RIP

27/09/2025

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In the center of Barcelona stands El Esfuerzo (“The Effort”), also known as La Carga (“The Burden”), a sculpture by Jaume Plensa that captures a quiet, overwhelming truth.

This sculpture embodies the silent and often overlooked burden borne by women who are frequently labeled as “doing nothing” at home. It represents the continuous, unseen labor involved in managing a household—cooking, cleaning, caring, organizing, and holding everything together without acknowledgment. The figure serves as a symbol of resilience, reminding us that what is often dismissed as “nothing” is actually the cornerstone of daily life.

It prompts us to reconsider the true nature of labor and the sources of real value. The absence of a paycheck or formal title does not diminish the importance of this work. This piece honors the countless women whose contributions remain unrecognised , celebrating their quiet strength and bringing the invisible to light.

16/09/2025

The days of Bohally for Zumba are almost over! 😢 (years actually!) Since 2010 we have enjoyed this dance floor 🪩 15 years of good times together.
Tomorrow night - Wednesday 17 September - we celebrate our last hurrah here!

The school is upgrading their hall & we’re super grateful for the ride we’ve shared.
From the following week our new venues are:
Mondays - Nurses Recreation Hall, Wairau Hospital
Wednesday- Senior Citizens Hall, High St
Both at 5:30pm, both still only $5 a class

So for now, put on some colour, dust off your dance shoes & let’s farewell Bohally in style!
🤗 17.9.25 5:30pm Bohally $5

15/09/2025

Margaret’s magnificent Magnolia 🌸 tree in full bloom. The best in Marlborough she always thought. Spring is here & it’s a good time to move the lymph & throw off winter sludge through breath & gentle movement.

YOGA tonight, Tuesdays 6-7pm at Whitney St School hall $10 a class.
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15/09/2025

Continuing with my reporting positive clinical data for vitamin D supplementation, a real-world analysis has found a benefit in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Vitamin D deficiency is common in IBD and linked to adverse outcomes, yet the therapeutic role of vitamin D supplementation has been uncertain. A group of US researchers evaluated the real-world impact of vitamin D on corticosteroid use, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalisations in patients with IBD.

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with IBD seen in the national Veterans Health Administration system from 2000 to 2023. All patients who had a vitamin D assay without a prior vitamin D prescription in the preceding three months were included. The authors used the quasi-experimental design to compare vitamin D–treated (at least 1000 IU per day) and untreated groups before and after assay.

Among 5,021 IBD patients (median age 63; 89% male; 58% ulcerative colitis, 39% Crohn’s disease, 3% indeterminate colitis), the median 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was 23 ng/mL (57.4 nmol/L), and 41% received vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D was associated with reductions in IBD-related ED visits (34.4% relative risk reduction (RRR), p=0.007), hospitalisations (53.18% RRR, p=0.003), and corticosteroid prescriptions (25.13% RRR, p=0.066).

The authors suggested that prospective studies are needed to optimise dosing strategies and define target serum levels for improved long-term outcomes.

For more information see: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40706735/

09/09/2025

Zumba Love✨ Tonight 5:30pm
Bohally Intermediate School - Wednesdays
$5 🪩

09/09/2025

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Kei te whakatūria he wānanga e tēnei rōpu wāhine hei whakaora i ngā tikanga me ngā kōrero tuku iho e pā ana ki te ruahinetanga.

09/09/2025

Essentially Yoga 🕉️
A cold spring evening class drawn to a close with Frankincense essential oil. Revered for centuries for its ability to support prayer & meditation it was a good choice to complement tonight’s final relaxation 🌸

The use of essential oils to enhance yoga practice dates back thousands of years, subtly affecting mood and emotion on a conscious and subconscious level.
The oils assist being in the present moment.
With that in mind, I’m pleased I remembered to share Frankincense tonight - an after thought when leaving home.
Do you have a favourite oil you enjoy practicing with?
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