Dear Yogis,

Firstly a reminder that our yoga luncheon is on again this Saturday – it is unbelievable that one month has passed since we lunched at “600 Above”.  This Saturday at 12 noon we will be meeting at The Victoria Hotel in Woodend.  We have been there before, and now they have a new chef for us to experience.  Their pizzas have always been fabulous, their desserts excellent… and of course their great range of wines (and and non-ac) are reasonably priced,  plus you can have a good coffee afterwards – not always available at other venues.  The picture was taken pre-covid when the blue lady stood outside in the snow.  It felt very “snowy” this morning

FIRE ON THE ICE…

I have been watching a program about the release of methane gas in areas that used to be permafrost at the north pole.  As you know methane is a very dangerous gas and there are huge reservoirs of it under the ice – spectacular when it catches fire on top of ice lakes.  What will happen when the concentrations increase beyond our control…?

Methane is formed by the breaking down of plants and is a natural process that we have been taking advantage of for hundreds of years.  This has has been stabilised by the temperature of the permafrost above it, but now, as the permafrost is retreating these stores of methanols are being released into the atmosphere.

Science doesn’t really know what impact this will have because we have never had to deal with it before, and as the earths temperature increases the situation continues to change radically.  We are probably the last generation that will have the opportunity to deal with this problem – we have to slow down the retreat of the ice to give us more time.

We can all do simple things – installing solar panels, maybe investing in nuclear energy to boost our stores until alternatives take over, driving less, flying much less and so on.  But we have to change,  and we humans don’t like change, especially change that has been thrust upon us.

YOGA CLASSES AND STUDIO TIMES….. 

ZOOM GITA :  Monday  evenings at 6.30pm

Windarring Yoga –  Tues. 1pm

STUDIO YOGA WOODEND: Monday Hatha 1pm (full) Wednesday Restorative 1pm

TAROT ADVISOR – Always available by appointment.

NEXT STUDIO TEACHER TRAINING Sunday 28th April  at 2.30

OPEN STUDIO (STOCK ROOM SALE) – Friday 3rd May 5.30 to 7.30 and then Saturday 2.30 to 5pm

THE YOGA LUNCHEON: Saturday 27th April, 12 noon in the back room at The Victoria Hotel in Woodend. You are all welcome, but please let me know if you would like to join us if you haven’t emailed me already.  yogafirst2@bigpond.com.

Dear Yogis,

I have just been reading the PREPPERS Survival courses and guides.  America has been gearing up for some time – we are only now getting into step.  It doesn’t mean anyone is anticipating global war, but we all are anticipating global warming which could threaten food, and essential services, or bushfires and floods which we have experienced to date.  I know from experience that change happens suddenly, unexpectedly, and challenges how well we are prepared.  Around my suburb we have suffered protracted power outages (days not hours), and I have experienced bushfires.  So I am reasonably well placed to say “listen up!”

It also occurs to me that teens (especially teen males) are suffering from anxiety from media attention on the terrible things that are happening, and taking one of these peppers courses could give their fears a useful focus.  Nothing is worse than feeling threatened and helpless – even if you can’t really identify where the fear is coming from.

During covid I ran a BLOG -“Wild and Weedy”, where I spoke about collecting wild greens, dealing with no toilet paper, eating differently, even making a small stove from flower pots.  Survival notwithstanding, more people tuned in when I occasionally had a rant about Coles than they did on more constructive blogs – and the attendance spiked when I showed how to make port and gin, than when i spoke about foraging!

For more information Google or go to “Noah’s Eden Bushcraft 2 day course”.  It is held in the Grampians, and 2 days is do’able don’t you think.  Something teens could commit to.

“NEW” WORK.

We have seduced ourselves by the misunderstanding that breakthroughs happen fully formed, however it’s a myth.  What actually happens is that we practise our way into it.

Doing these small canvasses is a perfect example of that.  No matter their small size (8inches x 8 inches) they are taking a lot of work and thought to complete, and I am having to use all of my skills, even those learned working in the Icon restoration department at MOMA many years ago.  Importantly what to show, and what not to show.

I plan to complete eight.  I am trying to get four mostly unframed into my next OPEN STUDIO on the 3rd and 4th of May (if they don’t sell before then).

YOGA CLASSES AND STUDIO TIMES….. 

ZOOM GITA :  Monday  evenings at 6.30pm

Windarring Yoga –  Tues. 1pm

STUDIO YOGA WOODEND: Monday Hatha 1pm (full) Wednesday Restorative 1pm

TAROT ADVISOR – Always available by appointment.

NEXT STUDIO TEACHER TRAINING Sunday 28th April  at 2.30

OPEN STUDIO (STOCK ROOM SALE) – Friday 3rd May 5.30 to 7.30 and then Saturday 2.30 to 5pm

THE YOGA LUNCHEON: Saturday 27th April, 12 noon in the back room at The Victoria Hotel in Woodend. You are all welcome, but please let me know if you would like to join us if you haven’t emailed me already.  yogafirst2@bigpond.com.

 

SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO
and – you can always make an appointment to see me at my studio gallery. 

 

Dear Yogis,

Raining at last.  The garden is loving it, I am loving it.  Yesterday I planted beans, dock and a native spinach, so this rain is just perfect.  This is a corner of my kitchen garden.  A bit “Heath Robinson” in build,  but I use everything. No straight lines here. I use old pots  so I can move things around in the frosts and individualise feeds, leftover tree trunks from the last felling I use as retaining walls – these deteriorate and are home to insects and fungi.  I noticed some “very interesting” fungi the other day, and last year the beloved turkey tail fungi emerged as if by magic.

In the photo you can see Zucchinis, potatoes, strawberries, and broad beans just happening.  Radishes are hiding under the foliage as is Lebanese cress.   In other parts of the garden are garlic, onions, chives, and silverbeet… kale is happening, sorrel looks good, and of course the Herb Robert, my go-to greens which grow and help all year.  They are magnificent mulch builders too.

COVID AGAIN:

Just in case you had forgotten,  below is the recipe that we have been recommending and taking all through covid.  I always have some frozen and on hand – I think covid is going to be about in the winter, so please keep your immune system up and running – it is your main natural protection.

This mix contains the naturally occurring form of hydroxychloroquinine which is the remedy that Trump took when he got Covid.

Recipe:   3 grapefruit, 2 oranges and one lemon chunked and put in a saucepan with just enough water to cover (the whole entire fruit, nothing taken away nothing added).

Method: Cook slowly until they soften, then use your stick blender to make into a thick soup.  Transfer to your ice block cube maker (BIG CUBES) and freeze,  you can then put a defrosted block of the mix into a glass of WARM water, or soda (I prefer tonic – even warm it tastes good), or a frozen block into hotter water.  The aim is to drink warm, not cold,  and sip during the day (or night), continuously,  so you will need a number of glasses during the day.

Many of my students have used this remedy.  Sipped when you are sweating it out in bed can shorten your suffering considerably we have found, and then taken after you have recovered helps the immune system fight off re-infection.

YOGA CLASSES AND STUDIO TIMES….. 

ZOOM GITA :  Monday  evenings at 6.30pm

Windarring Yoga –  Tues. 1pm

STUDIO YOGA WOODEND: Monday Hatha 1pm (full) Wednesday Restorative 1pm

TAROT ADVISOR – Always available by appointment.

NEXT STUDIO TEACHER TRAINING Sunday 28th April  at 2.30

OPEN STUDIO (STOCK ROOM SALE) – Friday 3rd May 5.30 to 7.30 and then Saturday 2.30 to 5pm

THE YOGA LUNCHEON: Saturday 27th April, 12 noon in the back room at The Victoria Hotel in Woodend. You are all welcome, but please let me know if you would like to join us if you haven’t emailed me already.  yogafirst2@bigpond.com.

 

SEE YOU IN THE STUDIO
and – you can always make an appointment to see me at my studio gallery.