In our whānau we have chosen to call this time Rāhui.
Rāhui is about honouring the earth, protecting the people and
nourishing the spirit - all for the greater good. It may be semantics, but words can elicit strong reactions and Rāhui
conjures up more positive emotions, opportunities and sense of autonomy than words like lockdown, quarantine or
isolation. For our whānau the first week has been a time of chilling out and enjoying being together as we experiment
with new ways of connecting and checking in with friends and whānau. I suspect that the next few weeks maybe more
challenging as we get itchy and scratchy about being together and my fascination with learning Teams, Google
Hangouts and Blogger turns to frustration at not being able to do our normal holiday activities. Challenging times can
create interesting opportunities and for our whānau we are going to focus on relationships, routines, reliable information
and reaching out to get us through the next few weeks.
Relationships
- Be kind to those you live with and yourself.
- Make time to do things together and to have some “own” time.
- Be realistic about expectations, emotional wellbeing and what’s important
- Routines
- Routines help our emotional wellbeing as they provide stability in a time of change.
- Routines can be around learning, physical, emotional, spiritual wellbeing.
Reliable Information
There is a lot of information out there about Covid 19 and some of it is more reliable than others. It is important that
when the situation is changing daily that the information, we are getting is reliable, factual and accurate.
While reliable information is important, exposure to too much information can be unhelpful. Tuning in to the daily
updates from the Prime Minister or six o’clock news is a healthy way of keeping informed. Being completely focused on
anything to do with Covid 19 so that nothing else gets done is not so healthy.
Reaching Out
Technology provides us with the perfect opportunity to reach out to whānau, friends, neighbours and people in our community.
Keeping in touch keeps us connected and linked into something that is bigger than our bubble.
Things to try during the Rāhui
- Create a blog
- Create theme days
- Go on a bear hunt in your heighbourhood
- Learn a new skill, language
- Rearrange your room
- Check out the “learn at home” apps
- Check out the 7 minute workout app
- Get outside
- Create a movie
- Write a book
- Design a science experiment
- Check out Khan Academy
- Try a new receipe
- Be creative
- Try yoga
- Rearrange your drawers Marie Kondo style
- Dust off your boardgames
- Go camping in your backyard
- Pamper yourself
Daily Rāhui Questions
- What am I grateful for?
- Who am I checking in on or connecting with today?
- What expectations of normal am I letting go of today?
- What am I doing outside today?
- How am I moving my body?
- How am I developing my mind today?
- What beauty am
Contact numbers for Hauora Team
- Nardine 027 317 4956 Social Worker/Kaiakiaki
- Hilary 027 319 2001 Counsellor/Kaiārahi
- Maggie 027 318 2517 Counsellor/Kaiārahi
- Lecia 027 318 1591 Pasifika Liasion
- Whaea Mary Ann 027 318 8788 Maori Liaison/ Kaitakawaenga