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HOME TO RENT AT LOTUS ECO VILLAGE

Beautiful, brand new 3 bedroom home available to rent within 

Lotus Eco Village - 4.8 kms to Te Rā School with carpooling potential - 500m to Paraparaumu train station. 

$765 per week – will be ready mid August

Weekly rent includes water rates, high speed internet, plus rubbish and recycling costs. LEV has a site wide contract for discounted power. This, combined with the super insulated house, mean your power costs will be lower than typical for a large property. 

This home is super insulated with a heat pump, and underfloor heating in the bathrooms. There is an outdoor storage shed and a carport with electric vehicle charging. There is a balcony off the main bedroom and a deck off the living space. Full house water filtration system plus an outdoor tap that links to our onsite storm water collection pond to water the garden with. There is even a ‘Harry Potter’ cupboard under the stairs.

This high spec 2 story house is part of Lotus Eco Village. We have onsite community buildings and are also the home of the Lotus Yoga Center, LYC Sanctuary and Therapy rooms. Like all residents, you can choose your level of involvement in the community.

You can find more information about our community at here

Please contact Simon Wallace on 029 444 7213

Men's Yoga classes with Todd Chaplin

Are you interested in practicing Yoga alongside a supportive and connected group of men?

My name’s Todd Chaplin, and I am the teacher at Emergence Yoga, offering group classes out of a small studio in Raumati South. I have practiced Hatha Yoga for the past 15 years, training in India and New Zealand, and welcome all abilities to join me in this exploration.

I run a Men’s Yoga Class, once a week, on a Wednesday evening. Our classes provide a safe and engaging space for men to practice the subtle arts of Yoga; the physical forms, breathing modes, and meditation techniques.

When: 6:30 - 8pm, Wednesdays during school term time.

Where: 12 Menin Road (corner building)

Class fees: $15 (cash or bank transfer)

To learn more visit www.emergence.nz/yoga

Do you love singing, but you're not so sure about your voice?

Let's play with that together!

The inner desire to express ourselves through song may be compelling, but the shame we feel for not being particularly “good” can override our ability to express ourselves authentically. Which is disheartening given song is one of the most powerful and decidedly simple means to transmute old ways of being, and connect with spirit.

But we have the opportunity to jump out of our western thinking of what it is to be 'musical' and a 'good singer' by utilising mantra, breath and deep listening to help us find our authentic voice and, more importantly, to enjoy using it!

Come join our Open Your Voice with Kirtan (Mantra) workshop.

Kirtan is the song-like version of chanting mantra, offered in a call and response style of learning. The repetition of the mantra deepens our connection to ourselves and to spirit, offering an embodied experience of the sacred.

Kirtan connects us to our innocence. You don’t have to sing in tune, or have any musical experience to be enriched by the atmosphere of kirtan. All children sing and hum to themselves; it is a natural bubbling up from inside to express contentment. Kirtan is not sung as a performance, it is to be sung like a child singing with the joy of simply being alive.

Facilitated by experienced kirtaneye Ahly, and Voice Alchemist Yee Ley, we will create a safe space to explore our own relationship to our voice, ensuring there will be a hefty dose of fun and playfulness, as well as heart-opening kirtans to orientate to. In our experience, when we orientate to what opens our heart, we find ourselves enjoying things we thought were once out of our comfort zone.

If this sounds like something you'd like to try, contact us to register your interest in this workshop. Details below.

💚 Open Your Voice with Kirtan 💚

Sun 30th July @ 2PM

Raumati Beach | $25

To book your spot, contact wellingtonkirtan@gmail.com

Get your tickets to this fun show (and see Cat's son Seth as Prince Eric) HERE and support our local theater. 

MINDFUL MOVEMENT