Welcome festival-goers Very very soon we will all be crossing paths. I’m Emily the festival-maker and i wanted to share a few things with you. Powhiri On Friday we are unveiling our festival with a Powhiri, to acknowledge the vital role Tangata Whenua play in this beautiful Bay of Plenty, and indeed Aoteaoroa. For those…
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The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Nature and the Human Soul by Bill Plotkin A room of one’s own by Virginia Woolf One Planet by lonely planet Hokianga by Ross T Smith The Essential Rumi collated by Coleman Barks The Breathing Book by Donna Farhi The Schools our Children Deserve by Alfie Kohn The Art…
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Make way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey The Waterhole by Graeme Base When I feel sad by Albert Whitman The Lorax by Dr Seuss How Maui defied the Goddess of Death by Peter Gossage When you wish upon a star by Collins & Puybaret The Book of Amazing Incredible Fantastic Facts by Charles Hope Iggy…
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Visit the ATM on Maunganui Rd and extract some cash, before wandering down the beach access next to Smiths’ Sports Shoes, to peruse our hand-picked collective of products at little YOGA festival at May Street Reserve, Mt Maunganui. Mostly sustainable, all whole-hearted and tenderly curated products by the generous Jenni Werth of Herbal Potential. Here’s…
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Aerial Yoga AcroYoga African Drumming Aqua for Teens Ashtanga Alice Sea on the Live Stage Beekeeping Blog to Book Body Love Cacao Ceremony Chakras and Intro Chakra Yoga Circus Compost Crochet a dishcloth Cultivate your Life Force Death & Dying Death Cafe Didgeridoo Drawing Embody: M & B Embodying Your Energy Emma & Autumn on…
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Perhaps, you’ve got some galfriends or boyfriends who don’t do Yoga but you’d love to share this Spring weekend in Mt Maunganui with you at Aotearoa’s most handmade and whole-hearted little YOGA festival. Here’s what’s Arts about our programme: Opening Night Choose between a Soundbath & Meditation or an Ecstatic Dance. The Soundbath involves…
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Taking the plunge We’re beavering away this Sunday morning after taking a plunge off Tauranga’s waterfront wharf alongside Angela Wallace the leader behind Women Who Get Shit Done Unconference in Bay of Plenty, and Natashia Lucas from Tauranga Community Co-op, followed up by a Cacao Coconut Smoothie from Vitality Organics. Timetable As you’ve probably seen our timetable is now…
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Look at this thriving place we at wild & grace get to call home – Bay of Plenty, of good times. Hey Bay, you’ve really turned it on this Springtime with 7 sensational festivals to sink our teeth into. From Film, Veganism, Yoga, to Arts, Zines, TED Talks, and Vintage-ism, our sunny happy region has…
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So we at wild & grace like to do ‘our’ or ‘a’ bit towards leading a more sustainable life. We’ve written and shared a collection of stories about our journey doing this, and a dear pioneering or walking the talking friend, Sarah Williams (Yoga Teacher, Educarer, Creative and Being-Carer extraordinaire). You can find those stories…
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