As the demand grew for more neutral colour schemes I added new designs to the bolster range in natural, grey, silver and gold tones of Linen and Cotton fabrics.  ​

New Mandala greeting cards and the popular little fabric hearts are back... 

It was great to see many Yoga studios offering online classes during Lockdown Level 4. I hope, they will keep going in the future, as some people enjoy practicing at home. Would also be great to be able downloading the classes to watch and practice at any convenient time.  
Stay healthy and well.
Love, 
Beate

For a lot of people ‘Lockdown’ is a difficult and very lonely time. But there are also many positive things about staying at home.

1. We still can go for a walk and discover our neighbourhood and talk to our neighbours (at social distance)
2. Re-discover our creativity and learning new skills, like languages, instruments, sewing, art techniques, crafts, games, software, studies, gardening, cooking, and make funny videos.
3. Spending quality time with our children (they are the future!)
4. Finally get to finish these un-finished projects, renovations, clearing, cleaning, de-cluttering and re-organising our homes, gardens, garages and sheds
5. Learning to slow down and relax and reflect on what is important in life, changing careers, have new dreams and goals and make new plans to achieve them
6. Get into a new fit and healthy lifestyle with Yoga, Meditation, a new fitness regime, walking, biking, and healthy food. Start to implement it in your daily routine.
7. Discover online-shopping and selling as consumer and as a business owner. Maybe it’s time to upgrade and launch your small business online. Lots of gyms and Yoga studios started online classes. I hope they will go on with it.
8. We learned to respect our essential workers, still being there for us to get us going.
9. improve our social lives in cyberspace with the help of Zoom and other programs or taking time to write letters, emails or call friends and family.
10. Make time for yourself by like reading books, listening to music, watching Movies or be entertained by Youtube.
11. Amazing how creative and inventive people are, coming up with their own sports equipment and new ways to celebrate and gather online.
12. Working from home opens new ideas, practices and possibilities for the future.
13. Being generous, looking after each other, going the extra mile, food and money donations, volunteering to help.
14. We can be proud to be New Zealanders, doing the ‘right thing’ and saving lives.

 
I really hope, that some of the positive things will stay with us and maybe change us and our environment to the better even after COVID 19. 

Rikobert, my little helper...

Finally! The first specialised KIDS Yoga, meditation and Savasana cushions are available in my online store. For designs and features please visit online.  

Even the rain couldn’t prevent us from enjoying our time at Kawai Purapura last weekend. We set up our stand on Thursday and since then we got a lot of positive comments on our inspirational decor. Over the weekend we showed and explained our latest Yoga and Meditation products, had great conversations, learned a few things about life in general and met a lot of wonderful like-minded people. We really enjoyed the peaceful setting of the retreat in Albany and we had a quiet moment under the huge peace tree to reflect. And just on time for the closing ceremony the sun came back. 

It was the perfect 'get away' from our busy lives. Last weekend my sister and I had a very peaceful and quite time at MANA Retreat Center on Coromandel. Self-care and restoration was the focus for three days, organised by Caroline from YummyYoga and her magic helpers Machel and Nicki. After driving along along the beautiful coast from Thames to MANA, we enjoyed lots of Yoga, Meditation, a bush walk, the amazing sanctuary on the hill, vegetarian food and wonderful, like-minded people.
It was the well needed relaxation before setting up my stand at the International Yoga Festival at Kawai Purapura in Albany tomorrow.
Thank you to Caroline, Machel and Nicki to help create a ‘very special memory’.

These newly created fabric buntings are now available in my online store. Since I made similar buntings to decorate my stall at the International Yoga Festival and other shows, markets  and events, people asked me if they were for sale. Now they are! Each listed bunting includes eight calico flags with different motifs and seven bead&shell tassels. They have a total length of approx. 3.00m and they are all hand-made in my home studio here in New Zealand. 

​NEW inspirational FUNDRAISER hearts available for Elize, the fourteen year old local girl, fighting Leukaemia. If you are interested in buying these hearts for $5 each, please contact me. All proceeds go to Elize's Give a Little Page. The hearts will also be available at my stand at the International Yoga Festival at Kawai Purapura in Albany (21.-24. February 2019).

Now available in my Online Store: Recycle, save the trees and reduce carbon footprint by using fabric gift bags. Each Set includes 3 hand-made fabric bags in different sizes, 1 tassel, 3 cotton straps and a small linen bag for gifting money. 
Each set is different in style, fabric, colours and sizes. Please see listings for details.