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13/03/2021

New Moon blessings dearest Heart,

We welcome a New Moon in the dreamy sign of Pisces today (March 13th at 11.21pm NZT). This feels to me like a time to take a big inhalation, and an even deeper exhalation as we nestle into this year, feel into our dreams, nourish our hearts and honour all that we're dreaming into, and all that we're letting go of to make space for the new.

To support you to let go of the old to make space for the new, the New Moon is a perfect time to cleanse your own energy and the energy of your home. You can do this with sacred smoke (palo santo / sage/ incense) wafting it over yourself with the intention to clear and cleanse your energy and walking around your home with the same intention to clear and cleanse. My children love doing this with me as we walk around our home together and they pay special attention to their own bedroom spaces. You can then follow the clearing of smoke with the cleansing energy of water. Either using water in a bowl and sprinkling around your home with your fingers or using a spray bottle, the water leaves a refreshing uplifting energy. I personally love using rose water. Make sure to clear and cleanse the energy especially in the corners and cupboard spaces.

Quoting from my favourite astrological site ‘Forever Conscious’… this New Moon in Pisces invites us to...
“Go with the flow. Tend to your soul. Allow yourself to dream a bigger dream. The Pisces New Moon on March 13, 2021, sends waves of poetry into our cosmic skies. It carries soft, ethereal energy that inspires us to dream, create, and imagine a better reality for ourselves."

Come dream with me...
Join me on Sunday March 28th 10-11.30am NZT for a sisterhood rest circle connecting into the energy of the Full Moon. Set up a rest nest in the comfort of your own home and melt into a Full Moon yoga nidra meditation guided live by Jo. You can then choose to join the circle afterwards, or stay in your own inwards space and journal.

(For moon magic makers in other corners of Mama Earth, join us on Saturday March 27th – 2pm PST/ 5pm EST / 9pm GMT)
Find out more, and register at the link below:
https://heart-space.love/full-moon-at-home-rest-circle-invitation

Next weekend we welcome the Equinox - a time of balance, when day and night are equal in both hemispheres. Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are beginning to feel the wheel turn, releasing the light and outwards energy of summer and turning inwards as we approach the darker seasons to slow down and rest. Join me for our Full Moon At Home Rest Circle this month to begin the journey inwards in a circle of sisterhood in the comfort of your own rest nest at home.

When the moon is new again, I will share some winter in person HeartSpace offerings to support you to deepen even further into the season of rest.

With love in infinite spirals, and always sprinklings of moon magic,
Jo ###

A journey of rest in the comfort of your own home connected in a circle of sisterhood through Zoom where you are lovingly guided and invited to:

12/01/2021

New Moon blessings on this very first New Moon of 2021 in the sign of Capricorn.

Rumi shares “A New Moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how to give birth to oneself slowly”

If you feel a call to connect with the moon’s energy this year, sign up in the peak of the New Moon energy TODAY (January 13th here in NZ / January 12th for the northern hemisphere hearts) to the HeartSpace Magical Moon Meditations home retreat and receive a special 21% discount for 2021. Simply add the code NEWMOON21 at the checkout.

Magical Moon Meditations is a journey for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home, lovingly guiding you to connect with the energy of the moon in each of Her 4 main phases. For each quarter of the moon’s cycle you will receive a retreat space on the HeartSpace website which includes between 1-3 rituals which I guide you through in a video, and an audio yoga nidra meditation all themed for that moon phase. You will also receive a printable journal to record your moon musings. In addition to this, there is also a retreat space to support you to create a rest nest, find a touchstone, and set up a moon altar which you will add to throughout the moon phase. You will receive access to the retreat spaces for a whole calendar year so you can continue to rest with the rhythm of the moon for the whole of 2021, and after this time you will be able to download the full yoga nidra audio files and pdf’s of all the rituals to keep. For more information, and to register, go to: https://heart-space.love/magical-moon-meditations-invitation

May the energy of this New Moon nourish your heart with the sweet scent of your dreams and new beginnings.

May the light of the bright stars on this New Moon night remind you of the light of your own heart and the magic that you are.

May your intentions and dreams for 2021 grow brighter and be deeply felt as you continue to nourish them with rest, rhythm and ritual.

With love, many blessings, and always moon magic,
Jo ###

Your Magical Moon Meditations Retreat is a 4-week journey of rest, rhythm and ritual through a complete moon cycle, in the comfort of your own home.

17/12/2020

Treat your loved ones this Christmas with a HeartSpace Gift card.

Gift cards are available in the values of
$11 - to gift a delicious Summer Yoga Nidra Meditation
$44 – to gift 4 Magical Moon Yoga Nidra Meditations – one for each of the moon's 4 main phases
$99 – to gift the complete Magical Moon Meditations Home Retreat - a journey of deep connection to the moon through yoga nidra and ritual

https://heart-space.love/treasures-products/gift-card

(More info on each of the offerings the Gift Card can be exchanged for can be found on the HeartSpace website - link in comments below)

(More info on each of the offerings the Gift Card can be exchanged for are in the comments below)

When you purchase a HeartSpace gift card, a unique code is created. The recipient of your gift card can then enter the code when they make a purchase from our HeartSpace website, and this will subtract the value of the gift card from their order total. This gift card will never expire so they can

15/12/2020

Dearest Hearts,

On this New Moon Solar eclipse, I am over the moon to share with you that the Magical Moon Meditations Home Retreat is now available once more.

Begin 2021 by connecting with the supportive feminine energy of the moon while nourishing yourself deeply with rest and ritual with this Home Retreat.

Some of the words shared to describe the Magical Moon Meditations home retreat experience for the first group of hearts who journeyed through it were…
Nourishing; Self-nurturing; Total relaxation; Nourishment; Calming; Opening; Profound; Loved; Sweet surrender; Fullness; Gentle…

“The meditations, videos and practices were an absolute ray of light landing in my inbox. Rejuvenating, heartfelt and shared with so much joy. Every aspect was so well considered and incredibly executed. Your knowledge, your voice, your heart, your soul... together created something so unique and nurturing. Thank you so much it was such a gift. “
Beth Ivy-Buxton – England

“Connecting to the cycles of the moon with yoga nidra meditation is not only deeply nourishing, it reminds us of our connection to everything and how the rhythm of nature is also our rhythm. I found myself looking forward to each quarter knowing that I would be held in this cocoon of connection.”
Christine – Canada

“These meditations will bring you into deep connection with the cycles of the moon and with your own self. You will sink into a delicious sense of being guided into a hidden reservoir of nourishment, and you will emerge feeling a fullness in your being, more whole than when you began. Don't hesitate! Treat yourself to this sacred gift. Whatever Jo does is whole-hearted, infused with Spirit and an intuitive understanding of the inner world. She will be your safe and loving guide.”
Juliet Batten – New Zealand

You can now choose to purchase either a package of the 4 Magical Moon Yoga Nidra meditations (see link in comments), or enjoy the complete Magical Moon Meditations Home Retreat experience (see link below), which includes support to create an altar space and rest cave; between 1-3 rituals with videos for each moon phase; along with the moon phase themed yoga nidra meditations, all in a beautifully designed HeartSpace website home retreat space.

https://heart-space.love/magical-moon-meditations-invitation

May the seeds of your dreams be watered with the nourishment of deep rest and may they manifest in the most magical of ways into 2021 under the light of the moon.

With much love, and always moon magic,
Jo ###

“I am clearing a space
here, where the trees stand back.
I am making a circle so open
the moon will fall in love
and stroke these grasses with her silver.
I am setting stones in the four directions,
stones that have called my name
from mountaintops and riverbeds, canyons and mesas.
Here I will stand with my hands empty,
mind gaping under the moon.
I know there is another way to live.”

~ Morgan Farley

Your Magical Moon Meditations Retreat is a 4-week journey of rest, rhythm and ritual through a complete moon cycle, in the comfort of your own home.

09/12/2020

Dearest friends of HeartSpace, as 2020 comes to a close, I can feel 2021 calling me to turn inwards, to nourish my precious family with a deeper level of my loving presence, to dream into HeartSpace and how I can best be of service through Her, to Dare to Rest and re-centre after all of what 2020 has been. I have made a big decision to not schedule any in-person rest retreats from HeartSpace after January for the time being. This feels a little raw, and also very right as I deeply practice what I teach, by listening to my heart, and turning inwards to access my inner wisdom through one of the most profound and powerful ways I know – REST.

If you would like to join me to welcome in the New Year with rest and some nourishing space to dream, I am offering 2 rest retreats in January before I take my own rest time. These retreats are delicious days of resting in the ancient practice of yoga nidra. We’ll add to the divine melting pot of deep rest in each retreat with a magical ritual to support you to dream into your heart’s intentions for 2021 in the energy of the moon:

January 10th: dreaming into the brand new energy of the moon’s first cycle of 2021, you will relax into a beautiful sacred salts ritual infused with dried flowers, essential oils, and the energy of your dreams which you will take home and nourish yourself with on the first New Moon of 2021 (3 spaces remaining)

January 24th: connecting with the energy and magic of the first Full Moon of 2021, you will enjoy a divine crystal grid ritual which you will float home with to nourish your intentions under the light of the moon and summer sun (2 spaces remaining)

Let me know if your heart calls you to HeartSpace for some New Year dreaming time. Event links in comments below.

Sending much love and light, Jo ###

06/04/2020

Rested, better, peaceful, much joy, connected, beautiful, present… some of the words that came floating across the airwaves of Zoom after a beautiful circle of rest on Sunday morning. You are still welcome to join us for the remaining 3 circles and you will receive the yoga nidra recording and practices from our first session. If you prefer to remain inwards at this time, you can also still join and receive the recordings / practices via email to support you with rest at this time if you don’t wish to join us live on Zoom.

My beloved wise mentor Deborah Sullivan says :
“Nidra invites us to sit with the truth of where we are in the moment”
My prayer for every woman who joins this journey is for yoga nidra to be a refuge, a space where you can sit with the truth of where you are in any moment, a space where you can connect to an inner place of stillness, of comfort and of connection and to open into a space of rest to feel held in this moment in time.

Event link in comments – Send me a message or email at Jo@heart-space.love if you would like to join this beautiful circle of rest.

25/03/2020

Dearest Hearts, as we settle into this new way of Be-ing at home here in Aotearoa, I am sharing this nourishing 10 minute breath work and visualisation my beautiful teacher Swami Premajyoti has so kindly gifted to us all. I intend to sit with my back against a magical kahikatea tree in my wild Waitakere garden today and breathe into this beautiful practice. Thank you Premajyoti!