April 3, 2019
Hi Everyone,
I am looking at doing the newsletter once a month, more-or less on the Wednesday before Koha Coffee at the Hall (first Saturday in the month). Unless that is, there is something extra special that just can’t wait.
So if you have anything coming up that you want put in, please bear this schedule in mind. And don’t forget our community Facebook Group for another way of communicating. Anyway, a lot of news has built up over the last few weeks.
Enjoy!
Coming events in Houghton Valley
Wednesday 3 April Yoga: Kundalini Yoga session (koha) at 7.30 pm tonight at the community hall. See the blurb below.
Saturday 6 April Koha Coffee: coffee, munchies and chat at the community hall. Starting at 11 am this month. All welcome, it happens on the first Saturday of each month.
Sunday 7 April Garage Sale: a few local families are getting together to sell some great pre-loved toys, books and clothes, as well as baked goodies. They would love to see you at the community hall from 9 am.
Sunday 7 April Gardens’ working bee: the community gardens near the school are getting some more garden beds built by seven Victoria University student volunteers from 10 am. Come along and watch or pitch in too.
Sunday 14 April HVPA meeting: The Houghton Valley Progressive Association quarterly meeting is at 4 pm. Come along with community ideas you want to share.
Regular yoga at the hall
A regular community koha yoga practice has started up at the hall, from 7.30 – 9 pm on Wednesdays. They are alternating each week between a led Koha Kundalini Yoga session with a qualified teacher and a drop in self session where anyone can turn up with a mat and use the space for their own yoga or meditation in whatever form that takes.
This week of April 3 is a led Kundalini session. Kundalini yoga is the yoga of awareness, it’s a dynamic practice and powerful experience, incorporating all the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of yoga into one cohesive and integrated system. It has a lot of broader emphasis on breathing, meditation, hand positions (mudras), chanting (mantra), and spirituality. Kundalini Yoga mainly works on our energies. It is a yoga that helps you to work through any blocks and to face challenges and provides precious tools to use in our daily life. Kundalini is a unique experience for each of us. No need to be a Yogi, flexible, fit or stretchy. Being you is all you need. Allow yourself a time for you and to reconnect you soul, body and mind together. Bring a shawl or blanket for relaxation.
The milkman is back!
Eketahuna Country Meats is now delivering milk and meat to Houghton Valley letterboxes. Register with them on their website: www.eketahunacountrymeats.co.nz and make your orders there too.
And the books are running out the door …
The Wee Free library at the hall is proving very popular … about 50 children’s books have gone out since it opened. Some are now starting to come back but we need to keep them circulating! If you have any more children’s books to spare, drop them off at the library.
Harvest time
A pear tree planted several years ago up at the top of Sinclair Park by someone who has since left the area has fruited this year. A nearby resident spotted a pear and found another on the ground.
So are we one step closer to self sufficiency!??!
Interested in playing Pickleball at the hall?
Pickleball is a low-stress tennis game played indoors on a badminton size court. Easy on the joints but still a good workout. The hall is suitable for games, but we need a few people with a basic grasp of the rules. If you are interested, contact Ken.
It might need a few group lessons at the ASB centre first (Mondays 12 – 2 pm or Saturdays 5 – 7 pm).
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