Yogatherapyworks

20/02/2026

If you have a recurrent ache, pain, strain, or vulnerable area in your body it is so beneficial to schedule regular input to keep things in check and avoid the restrictions and frustrations that come from repeated episodes of immobilisation or restricted movement when 'it goes again'

Maintaining function and capability by booking ahead for a 6, 8, or even 12 weekly body-mind check up is well worth it to keep you doing what you need, and love to do ~ without the hold ups of injury or pain

Pelvic reset, spinal mobilisation, reducing neck tension, foot balancing, breath and lung checks, fascial release, taking care of mental health.....wherever your 'release valve' seems to show up can be tended, restored and maintained with yoga therapy

So much better than the old ambulance at the bottom of the cliff scenario that can present from pushing through....until the next hurdle gets too big to manage

www.yogatherapyworks.as.me to book ahead

15/02/2026

It's back....
I promised I'd run another opportunity for beginners to learn how to master pilates to bring valuable core muscle activation into daily life and protect the health of your spine
In this 6 week series we'll master the fundamental skills and progress their application to more challenging movements and strength building as the weeks progress
Suitable or all (yes men have pelvic floors too!)
Whether you're an absolute beginner, a regular student needing a refresher, or wanting to refine techniques for home practice - there's something for everyone

Join for the whole series - or the final four if you're comfortable with the fundamentals

Book here:
Series ~ https://Yogatherapyworks.as.me/Pilates-beginners-and-more-6-week-block $115 for the block

Casual ~ https://Yogatherapyworks.as.me/pilates-final-4-casual $20/class casual - space permitted

13/02/2026

Yoga therapy doesn't attempt to separate or silo any element of body-mind-psyche in its approach to health and wellbeing
Every 'body' is intricately related to all other bodies - self, relationship, environment, and the ways we feed, and digest life
Every layer, or sheath or self that forms part of the whole feed into, and is guided by the nervous systems, so it's impossible for any symptom, sensation, movement, or thought to be expressed, or considered in isolation from this central system

This is how yoga therapy works:
You are the expert on your body-mind experiences
No-one else can possibly know how exactly you feel
And...having someone to listen, observe, and hear your whole body-mind experience can help you to understand how the pieces might link, and why you may be responding the way that you are

Regulate
Recover
Rebalance

www.yogatherapyworks.co.nz

11/02/2026

Great opportunity for Harboursiders to meet the amazing practitioners in our community and see what might help you to optimal health

What will you experience at the Harbour Community Wellbeing Expo?

On 7 March, Diamond Harbour Hall will be filled with opportunities to move, breathe, explore and reset.

You’ll be able to experience:
✨ Activate & Move Yourself
✨ Moving from the Middle
✨ Freestyle Movement with Music
✨ EFT Tapping – what it is and how it can help
✨ Know • Understand • Heal
✨ Reflexology, Yoga Therapy & Life and Death coaching.

Come for curiosity. Stay for connection.
This is wellbeing made simple, local and welcoming

06/02/2026

This is great time of year to set intentions and boundaries for achievable work : life balance ~ before the usual pushes and pulls set in and we feel like there is no time, or the 'ideals' that we dream about become more realistic 'if only...'
Habits permeate our lives - and can be positive and negative in their effects of body-mind welbeing
Try to avoid aiming too high for activities and routines that are more possible in holiday times to avoid the potential for self criticism, feeling a sense of failure, or overwhelmed by trying to achieve a lifestyle that is over full rather than balanced
If you want to add something in to cultivate a new, or expanded awareness or activity something else will have to step aside
Sometimes this other thing can become another one, affecting relationships or family life
Perhaps it might be helpful to share your aspirations with those close to you, discuss the logistics of how to integrate and maintain healthier habits so that you might embrace is together, or support each other to nurture what's important
Start well ~ stay well
😊

30/01/2026

Is front body : back body awareness important?
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Where you put your mind matters!

We generally pay more attention the front body as we see it in the mirror every day, it's outwardly facing, where our eyes, noses and mouths are, and how we literally face the world, other people, and our surroundings
It keeps us safe by being accessible when we're confident and feeling assured to outwardly express..and by closing in, protecting the body-mind, and withdrawing from interaction when we sense threat, or harm

How the front body feels, and is expressed influences that way we move and hold ourselves ~ particularly when habitual ways of being are present
This sense can alter posture, influence behaviours, impact on socialisation and relationship, and lead to chronic aches, pains, or injuries
Without awareness we can't connect these dots to understand what might be happening, why, or what now?

The back body is often ignored, loaded up with tension, weight, and stressors to create dis-ease that affects how we view, treat, and care for what can be a huge source of body-mind support
With awareness we can lean into a sense of being, find strength and space, and feel more balanced in how we move through the world and tackle its challenges

Neither front, nor back are more important than the other..how we understand, feel, and connect to Self as an integrated, dynamic whole is

23/01/2026

It can be challenging to come to terms with a new, or chronic health condition, and to learn what's important for your health to avoid being ruled, or restricted by the 'diagnosis'.
After years of experience in medicine and holistic health it's clear that 3 key factors influence how people live with and, more importantly take care with longer term health conditions
#1 Understanding what's happening in, and to your body unique body-mind in a way that make sense to you, and your whanau
#2 Learning how to feel into your body, mind, and emotions to cultivate awareness
#3 With understanding and awareness healing, compassion, nurturing and learning how to cultivate optimal health are infinitely possible

Learn it, feel it, heal it...with yogatherapyworks

www.yogatherapyworks.co.nz

14/01/2026

As we all attempt to get back into the swing of day to day life and work juggles appointments can get double booked, or forgotten until they're upon us!
That's kind of how it is at this time of year
So...if you're looking for an appointment, or want to bring yours forwards, there may be last minute openings at The Well Studios, or Purau over the next few weeks
Check out https://Yogatherapyworks.as.me/ to see availability, or change your appointment

*NB I do have a late cancellation fee for changes made within 24 hrs of booked appointments

11/01/2026

Cancellation slot available with Jane this Wednesday morning 10.45
at The Well Studios

www.yogatherapyworks.as.me to book in

Schedule your appointment online Yogatherapyworks

11/01/2026

Weathering change - inside and out. a guide to accessing personal wisdom for health and wellbeing

Newsletter out now
https://mailchi.mp/yogatherapyworks/personal-weather-checks-for-optimal-health

01/01/2026

This Tibetan loving kindness invocation seems apt to share at the beginning of a new year
With heartfelt wishes for a safe and easeful 2026
🙏

Jane

www.yogatherapyworks.co.nz

19/12/2025

I hope you are beginning to wind down in preparation for a summer break and some dedicated rest, relax and repair time in celebration of whatever this 'pause' in day-to-day-ness means to you & your whānau🤗

Yogatherapyworks will be closed from:
Friday 19th December at The Well Studios clinic, and Wednesday 24th December at the Harbour clinic

There may be some images appearing from the hopefully epic Tora Track walk this weekend, otherwise I'll be taking a digital detox until mid Jan

Clinic spaces open again from Tuesday 13th January

Safe, and happy holiday season to you all
With deep gratitude
Jane x