Koru Centre

13/08/2024

Wow! I just tuned into the Expanded States World Summit to listing to Deepak Chropra's opening talk. So many gems, but his final message spoke so deeply to me as it is exactly what I've been working on within myself and preparing to share with others through the breathwork sessions that I am developing at the moment.

Asked by the interviewer, "How do you see a possibility for this occurring with all that we know now?"

Deepak replies:
"If a number of people, critical mass of people, were enjoying full of experience every day. And I've tried to summarize these four elements and four simple statements, which also have become part of our ritual for meditation.

So these four experiences:
Number one, joyful, energetic body. Number two, loving, compassionate heart. Number three, the quiet, creative mind. And number four, lightness of being, or joy, the most important return to the state of innocence, if enough of these experiences were happening in the world, a critical mass with a joyful, energetic body, loving, compassionate heart, clear, reflective, creative mind and joy, we would have a world that would be more peaceful, just sustainable, healthier and joyful.

The worst use of our imagination. The worst use of our imagination is the stress that comes from the separate mind. It has created nuclear weapons, biological cyber warfare, poison in our food chain, contamination of the environment, climate change, mechanized ways of killing each other and extinction of species and loss of joy.

Loss of joy, which is our fundamental state. Every child is full of joy. We call them bundles of joy. When we lose that, we have lost our humanity. So right now is either we sleep walk to extinction, or we wake up and help each other create a more joyful, more peaceful and healthier world. It's our choice."

What more can we say? 💥

Exploring Expanded States for Healing Trauma, Post-Traumatic Growth & Awakening

19/07/2024

Hey Nelson Folk,

We're having a clear out to make way for new and exciting things at Koru Centre! People who know me know that I love to decorate and have a bit of a knack at it, so there are some real gems on offer!

This weekend - Saturday and Sunday 19 & 20 July, 9am - 4pm
243 Trafalgar - Upstairs above Taylor's Shoes

✨Furniture
✨Household items
✨Appliances
✨Books
✨Games
✨Decor items ...

21/06/2024

Celebrating International Yoga Day today! While I didn’t plan anything for the day as I’m in the midst of a construction project at Koru Centre. Amusingly, the celebration came to me. I received a shipment from Eco Yoga Store containing the Manduka X yoga mats, luxurious wool blankets, and various props for the new studio that’s in development. I’m so grateful for the outstanding service Eco Yoga Store provides, sending out thanks to Martin. 🤩

After unpacking the shipment and trying out the goods, I opened my email to find a newsletter from Eco Yoga Store with an excerpt from Peter Sterios’s book Gravity & Grace.

For me it was such a blessing to receive and read as the passage is centred around breathwork practice. I’ve recently commenced training with Soma Breath, so Peter’s take on breathwork was of particular interest to me. I had the great honor and pleasure of having 1:1 sessions with Peter when he lived in Nelson. I love that he keeps showing up as my teacher even in his absence. I’m looking forward to drawing from Peter’s experience in my own breathwork practice. I rember how I felt so changed by his guidance around back breathing, it seems to allow us to access so much more of of our capacity. I’m curious to see the effect of the sequence he suggests. If your curiosity is peaked, follow the link below to read the excerpt.✨

If you’re inspired to pick up a copy, you’ll find Gravity & Grace at Page and Blackmore across the street from Koru Studio. It’s so much more than a book about yoga!

You all know that we have a great affinity to Manduka yoga products here at Eco Yoga Store, we’ve been bringing them to you since 2008, and we know from your feedback that you love them too, but what you probably don’t know is that the founder of Manduka, Peter Sterios, has written his first yog...

22/05/2024

Apologies in advance, this will likely be a long post. I'm in story telling mode. I've been quiet for too long, and am ready to speak to what's alive in me.

I once again find myself at a crossroads. I'm at the crossing, having just completed one iteration of my growth with the Institute of Woman-Centered Learning with Dr. Claire Zammit.

I've completed the training portion of my 1.5 years in the program, and will be working toward completing my certification process for accreditation over the coming months. It has been a long road, it feels as though a decade of growth has been compressed into my time in this deep and rich container.

I've become adept at going deeper into connecting with my deep knowing, finding the embers of desire that smouldered within my core. The learnings just kept coming, even as I faced the greatest challenges of my life. I've also learned:
✨To further develop my superpowers of presence, empathy, deep knowing, space holding, deep listening, speaking into the knowing, calling forth power and passion...
✨To shine the light into the far corners of the darkness within with care and compassion.
✨To disentangle from the suffering from wounds that have shielded my heart.
✨To get really comfortable with vulnerability.
✨To become deeply connected to my feelings and needs.
✨To have courage to speak my needs, because they matter.
✨To become increasingly generous with others as I grow in the ability to trust in Life again, and to trust in other's best intentions.
✨To stop abandoning myself in the attempt to heal others ahead of myself.
✨To create potent mutually beneficial relationships that foster co-creation, collaboration, and connectedness.
✨To take inspired actions that move me miles along my path
✨To lead and guide others with skill and care; and to hold open the doors of possibility for those I work with, to forge a relationship with a bright and purposeful future.
✨The list truly goes on...

The results in my life are undeniable. I am a changed person. I am no longer willing to languish in the shadows, limiting the impact that I am here to have. I am no longer willing to dim my light to make others more comfortable. I am no longer willing to carry the weight of the world. 🌏

I'm here to live a rich, full, connected life where I am all in; no holding back. I am here to live in joy, to inspire joy and a love for life, a deep sense of purpose; and the confidence to step into that purpose with impact. 💖

I am immensely grateful for the skill and guidance of the team at the Institute; Dr. Claire Zammit, Dr. Jana Smith, and the team of mentors that so effectively guided us through this incredible journey of growth and transformation. I'm eternally appreciative of the support of my practice partners for their compassion, support, and belief in me. I'm so humbled by the vulnerability and trust extended to me by the clients I brilliantly and imperfectly guided as I learned to apply to principles. I'm inordinately grateful to my beloved family for being my greatest teachers of all.🙏🏼

So, as I am wrapping that chapter up, I dreamed into my future, wondering what the next step would be. My body has a habit of figuratively whacking me upside the head; this time it came in the form of a torn meniscus. Bedridden for a spell, my mobility slowed to snail's 🐌 pace, scared silly that this would mean a lifetime of even more chronic pain...

So, I decided that I would not accept the future that I saw before me, a slow decline toward a dim future. I wasn't going to be that punching bag 🤡 getting knocked down by every blow in life, deflated and unable to rise up. No frickin' way!

So I got curious. How can I get back my zest, my flexibility, my mobility, the ease in my body? How can I change the course of the future? The answer came in with a fierceness.❤️‍🔥

Breathwork, ahhhhhhh, ah-ha! 🌬

I understood the power of it. I had used breath to aid release of tension as a massage therapist with astounding results. I had even intuited out how to stop bouts of hiccups with breath holds and slow release. I had used my breath to ease my two beloved babies out of my body without pain those many decades ago. I had been guided to use my breath in treasured private yoga sessions with Peter Sterios, in a safe and compassionate space. Of course, I knew it all along, yet for some reason I was blind to it. Maybe it has something to do with the childhood trauma of having my breath taken from me by the one who gave me life. But now I see, no one can my breath from me now, and I can use my breath to reignite life in me.💫

I carved out space in my life to immerse myself in a daily breathwork practice while I was recuperating from the torn meniscus. The results were astonishing. Immediately the pain just about disappeared. I became inordinately more flexible. My mood lifted. My resilience increased. I began to touch joy and moments of bliss. Something magical had awoken within! 🔥

So my next step is to certify with SOMA Breath® as a Master Instructor. And the best thing is that it is so frickin' fun! It weaves together so many of my skills; Reiki, naturopathy, hypnotherapy, coaching, facilitation ... And it adds in sound healing , music, dance, brain training... I can't wait to get started! 🌈

Alright, what's the snake 🐍image about, you ask? As I embark on the journey, I thought to enlist an animal spirit guide. It's a habit I picked up years ago when I studied with a Native American spiritual healer. I like the symbolism, and often the cards I draw are potently meaningful.

I drew from the Spirit Animal Oracle by Colette Baron-Reid. The reading was so right on the nose. Snake - "Time to heal."

I have to admit, I'm no fan of snakes; and I have a one or two in my life that can really embody that snake energy that we all recoil from. Yet, there is something intriguing and mesmerising about them.

Snake's teachings:
🐍It is time to repair, renew, and replenish yourself and your vulnerable heart.
🐍Self care and maintenance work are needed so that your vitality can arise.
🐍Give yourself space to nourish your wellbeing.
🐍Vulnerability is needed for all relationships to work.
🐍Be gentle and kind to yourself and others .
🐍Honour the work you have done to heal, grow and repair.
🐍Heal together as a community.
🐍Celebrate together as a healing community.
🐍Unburden yourself of anything that no longer supports wellness, prosperity, positive relationships.
🐍Open the door for healing to occur.

Wow! That about sums up what I have been yearning for. And so, I stay the course on my healing journey. And I know that it won't be long at before I'm ready to make a shift and outwardly extend all that I have learned. But first, I will recharge, replenish, shed that old skin, and renew myself.🌞

If this has inspired something in you, please like, follow, DM, whisper in the wind... Just speak your desires into being from an open (even just a crack), vulnerable, yet courageous heart. 💞

Watch this space for opportunities to join me in revitalising, replenishing, repairing, renewing... My offerings are varied, and designed to meet you wherever you are on your healing journey.

I have a special place for guiding those who are ready to step out of the depths of the shadows. It may be because of chronic pain or fatigue that you have been isolated and low, maybe it's chronic illness, autoimmunity, anxiety, depression, overwhelm, burn out.

I know them all from personal experience. I hold no judgement, I am here to guide with depth, presence, compassion, and to open the doors to a new lease on life, a renewed connection to self, a clear sense of purpose, and the support to step onto that path with an empowered and passionate zeal.

I'll begin leading guided breathwork sessions for building resilience, re-energising, and connecting to your highest potential both online and in person at Koru Studio, at the Koru Centre on Trafalgar Street in Nelson, NZ. I'll be rejigging the rooms to create a brand new studio, Koru Oasis, to as a place to breathe, to meditate, and to heal together as a community. 🪷

I'm also unveiling another new space, Koru Hub; and extending an invitation for facilitators of groups to enquire. The space is ideal for group counselling, group coaching, practice groups, networking...👨‍👩‍👦‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👧👩‍👩‍👦

The doors will be opening soon!

All My Best,
Omana Eve
Formerly known as Tessa Cochrane 😊

12/05/2024

Sending out loving compassion to all of us who may be feeling the weight of grief and loss today.

✨May we honour all that it is to be a mother, in its many forms.
✨May we hold space for the full spectrum of emotions and
experiences that motherhood brings.
✨May we hold space for healing, space to heal our own wounds
relating to being a mother, of being mothered, of the needs
that were never met, or can no longer be met.
✨May we find a way to anchor into the unconditional love that is
the essence of motherhood.
✨May we call upon forgiveness for ourselves, in all that we were
unable to give, or do, or be for those that we love so dearly.
✨May the prayers we hold for our beloveds be sent with pure
loving intention.