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Nuku Yoga, Fitzroy Surf Life Saving Club, 2d Beach Street, New Plymouth (2026)

22/04/2026

[[ SATYA pt2. philosophy mirroring life ]]

Last month in class we were exploring new beginnings and as we delve deeper into satya (truthfulness) and I’m enjoying the cross over of these two ideas.
Satya is honestly meeting ourselves where we are but knowing that whereever that is, is always shifting.
Satya/ truthfulness is never a fixed destination: it is this constant flow of reciprocity- staying open to truth as it reveals itself.

Life is this constant and transient balance of endings and beginnings- satya allows us to strengthen our ability to observe and notice as they arise either as beginnings, endings or both.

Satya in action can sometimes be an act of knowing when to let go, knowing when something is ready to shift.

It is often easier to run towards new beginnings and can be harder to let go of endings.
Honest seeing often shows that the two coexist, sometimes we cannot have one without the other.

Our intuitive satya - inner knowing/ truthfulness - helps us observe and respond to lifes cues and opportunities. Helps us recognise where beginnings and endings lie and the action of satya is responding in alignment with that truthfulness.

This is my long winded way of sharing where yogic philosophy can mirror life- and where that mirroring has recently brought Nuku.
A new teacher, a new energy, a new voice.
New beginnings and endings all wrapping up into the sharing of new energy. 🌀🌀🌀

17/04/2026

🌺🌺🌺FRIDAY PHILOSOPHY CLUB

Satya (truthfulness) is the second of the five yamas (ethical guidelines) in Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga. Satya guides us to think, speak, and act with integrity and alignment.

The word sat means “that which exists, that which is.” Satya, therefore, is seeing and communicating things as they actually are, not as we wish them to be.

In movement, this looks like honestly meeting our body where it is - letting go of expectation and moving with acknowledgement and respect for where our own body is. This can be empowering and challenging — socially, we are often driven to move with a sense of competition or maximum effort. Satya asks us to strip those layers back and move in alignment of where our body is. In yoga, this can look like practicing in away that looks different to those around you, staying in the first option given, choosing a shape that hasn’t been offered because you know it feels good in your body, or — my favourite — knowing when your voice is louder than the teachers. Movement lets us strengthen our connection to satya, the truth of our body, the truth of our experience - to strengthen our ability to listen and then act in alignment with that truth 🌀

13/04/2026

He pānui for Tuesday night Hatha 🌀🌀🌀

A few shifts in my life have brought about a change for the Tuesday night class. From April 21st, I will be at kura on Tuesday nights and sadly unable to teach. As with life, this has been an unexpected shift in an exciting direction.

My vision for Nuku is a welcoming, accessible community studio space. Until now that has been my voice only. What is so wonderful about studios is that they are not limited to one teacher’s interpretation of yoga. There is a beautiful diversity in the way different teachers share this practice, and this feels like the right time to bring that diversity into Nuku.

Which brings me to Bianca! Some of you may already recognise Bianca from class — she’s a regular student and a good friend of mine, and someone I entirely trust to share a beautiful yoga practice with you.

Originally from Italy, Bianca trained in Rishikesh and completed a 10-day silent meditation retreat in Nepal. She has taught in Morocco and Amsterdam, and now she’s here — sharing her practice with us in New Plymouth.

Bianca’s teaching is rooted in traditional Hatha yoga, inspired by the Sivananda tradition. Expect pranayama, sun salutations, classical āsana, and a structured, devotional practice designed to be returned to again and again. It is different to how I teach, and I am genuinely excited for you all to experience a different style of practice.

Tuesday evenings are in wonderful hands 🤎

Book as usual via the link in bio — please book ahead where you can while Bianca settles in.

09/04/2026

Over the next few months in class we’ll be exploring Patanjali’s eight limbs of yoga. These were written roughly 2000 years ago and set out a path for yoga. It is always interesting to learn that āsana (our physical practice) is only one of these eight limbs, and comes third!
Patanjali’s first limb or step is the five yamas — these are ethical guidelines for living in and interacting with the world.
AHIMSA is the first of these five yamas and is often translated as non-violence or non-harming towards others and towards ourselves. There are large and small, external and internal ways to understand this.
Physical practise is a really cool touchpoint for us to practise non-harming towards ourselves — learning that fine line between an uncomfortable edge and a productive one, practicing the wisdom of knowing when not to push through an edge.
In life this might look like slowing down, consolidating energy, knowing where your limit is and honouring that.
In class this week, we’re exploring the connection between ahimsa and manaakitanga. Both emphasise kindness, care and generosity towards others — and ahimsa extends that further, asking us to direct the same care towards ourselves.

07/04/2026

🌀🌀🌀APRIL @ RITUAL STUDIO
Thank you so much to everyone who came along to last month’s pop-up sessions!! The tasters gave us a feel for the space and the people showing up to it. Now we want to create something more consistent — a new offering for the core club community and more options to practice for the Nuku community!

A couple of updates worth noting: the casual class price is slightly less, and your Nuku class passes can now be used at ritual studio too!

[[APRIL SCHEDULE]] sundays 9–10am + mondays 10:30–11:30am: dynamic vinyasa @ core club, 2e darnell st, fitzroy
$17 casual | 10 class pass available — link to book in bio 🔗

30/03/2026

I’ve had so much fun trying a new style of teaching this month — deep diving into one pose, unpacking it and letting it inspire class for an entire month.

It feels like this gives space to let practice be practice. I often talk about abhyāsa — consistent, steady practice — and this deep dive into one pose really embodies that value of consistently returning to practice.

Over four weeks we start to notice our tīnana growing stronger, shapes becoming more familiar, and how week to week strength can ebb and flow. One month’s worth of practice doesn’t need to mean we can “do the pose” by the end — but it does mean we start to build a deeper understanding of how our tīnana creates and connects with shapes.

Ardha pincha mayurasana (dolphin pose) and pincha mayurasana (forearm stand) have made for such a strong focus this month — watching everyone continue to explore this pose and notice shifts in strength has been so special!

I’d love to hear your feedback on this style of practice and if there are any āsanas you’d like to have the spotlight for a month?

18/03/2026

Meet the lovely Eve who will be teaching class i tēnei Rāhoroi/ this Saturday March 21st 🤎

Expect your usual slow and strong Saturday vinyasa class with Eve’s own touch!
Book online as usual — to make things easier, please prepay online 🫶🏼

An update incoming re Saturday 28th — location change due to a wedding at Fitzroy SLSC and I’m on the hunt for an alternative spot! 🌞

13/03/2026

Beginner’s curiosity has been our theme for this week and it has been such a fun one to teach!
New beginnings and residing in beginner’s curiosity have felt abundant in my life recently. I’ve been reminded of the growth that happens here, when we embrace our current state of not knowing, when we let ourselves fully embody beginning — there is such little space for ego and it feels freeing.
I’ve had so much fun both in yoga and in life, experimenting with how comfortable, loudly, and light-heartedly we can embrace our beginnerisms.
In class this week we’ve been exploring forearm and shoulder strength, leading toward pincha mayurāsana (forearm stand) — an āsana I am entirely wobbling through myself, if my feet are lucky enough to leave the ground!
It has been so fun to let go of the idea that self-mastery is a requirement to teach and share, and instead embrace the imperfect process of learning together. I’ve loved sharing in the joy of everyone’s experimentation and the celebration of strength.
In yogic philosophy we talk about abhyāsa — steady, ongoing practice. Not perfection. Not mastery. Just the willingness to keep returning and learning.
Sometimes that return needs us to leave our egos behind, so we can show up with all the goofiness required to be a beginner.
Wherever we are in our practice, however experienced we are, there is always room to return to this beginner’s curiosity.

05/03/2026

🌞🌞🌞 RITUAL STUDIO x NUKU YOGA

Monday March 9th & 16th
10:30-11:30am & 6:15-7:15pm
$20 casual | 10 spots per class

These are “taster” sessions — a chance to experience the practice and Core Club's new RITUAL STUDIO space, with the intention of building into something lasting.

All welcome —no memberships needed. Link to book below. Hope to see you there! 🤎

https://nukuyoga.as.me/RITUALSTUDIO

13/02/2026

🌀🌀🌀 Easing into 2026 has felt slow, maybe even touched by a little uncertainty. I’ve spent time reflecting on how I want the year ahead to look — for Nuku, and for me. That feeling often lives at the start of a new year: an awareness of intention paired with uncertainty about direction. As in life, direction rarely arrives all at once. It unfolds slowly, often unexpectedly, and our role is simply to meet it — with intention.

Intention can feel exciting and overwhelming — how do we funnel it? One clear intention for me has been to bring more yogic philosophy into classes. Philosophy adds a beautiful layer to practice, allowing yoga to be more than just movement and gently reflecting the rhythms of life. Sharing this layer has come with a little apprehension — will it resonate? Do I know enough to share? There’s an element of finding a voice here; yogic philosophy mirrors life, and sharing it honestly carries a touch of vulnerability. Yet, as in life, these doubts are sidelined to create space for what feels right.

I’ve loved continuing to learn how te ao Māori can be woven respectfully into yoga, while remaining anchored in yoga’s Sanskrit roots. Choosing to share a culturally rich practice carries responsibility — to honour its roots. These teachings sit at the heart of yoga, offering guidance both on and off the mat. As with all layers of practice: if it resonates, carry it; if it doesn’t, set it aside.

This week, class explores ahimsa — non-harming — through the lens of self-love, and more specifically, self-love as a practice of boundary awareness. Knowing our limits. Our capacity. Noticing what creates expansion, and what quietly dulls or drains it. Self-love — especially around Valentine’s Day — is often framed as something we add. This week, I’ve been exploring what we might subtract in order to create space. Sometimes life knows better than we do and shifts things for us; other times, we have to meet it with our own awareness.

If you’ve read this far, thank you 🤎 I’ve been wondering what 2026 will hold — for me, and for Nuku — and I’m slowly curating a clearer sense of direction. Meeting it with intention, that direction feels a little louder.

02/02/2026

A reminder of no class i tēnei Rāpare me Rāhoroi — hei tērā wiki 🤎🤎🤎

20/01/2026

🌞 2026 timetable • Weekly classes at Fitzroy SLSC •

Over the break, I spent time reflecting on how Nuku takes up space online. Yoga is a practice that supports presence and inward connection — time spent away from external noise.

I noticed where frequent weekly reminders can add to that noise. This year, I’m choosing to let Nuku move more softly online. I’ll continue sharing important schedule changes here, and you can trust the booking website to stay up to date.

We’re lucky to have this established community, and I don’t want to add to the noise — these classes are intended as a space for steadiness, presence, and inward connection 🤎

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