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228 days ago

An Introduction to Meditation - Free Beginners classes starting 5 May

Durba from Mount Eden

This free course offers a structured 4 part program covering the ABC’s of learning meditation, and introduces many lifestyle positives supporting your practice.

The focus is on meditation exercises, helping you to cultivate a quiet mind, calm breath, still body. The evenings are welcoming and encouraging, inviting participation and questions and featuring several guided meditation techniques each evening.

These evenings also provide an overview of the many paths, introducing the main branches of yoga along with mantras and simple visualisations.

When: Consecutive Mondays, Thursdays, May 5, 8, 12, 15. 7:30-9pm nightly

Venue: Sri Chinmoy Centre, 89 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden.
Entry is through the side door just around the corner in Tawari Street.

Registration: Registration is required to accommodate numbers attending. Please register on the contact page below, or text your name, number attending to Ailsa 021 892 153.

NOTE: No new admissions after the second evening please, as this is a structured, progressive course. Plenty of local street parking.

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1 day ago

Neighbourhood Challenge: Who Can Crack This One? ⛓️‍💥❔

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

What has a head but no brain?

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3 days ago

Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”

We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?

Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.

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Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
  • 40.6% Yes
    40.6% Complete
  • 34.2% Maybe?
    34.2% Complete
  • 25.2% No
    25.2% Complete
520 votes
13 hours ago

Suellen's Sweet Christmas Tradition

Charles Upham Retirement Village

The festive season is the perfect excuse to indulge your sweet tooth and to bring something truly special to the Christmas table. For Suellen’s family, that showstopper is Croquembouche !

An impressive tower of cream puffs bound together with delicate spun sugar, this classic dessert is a favourite at weddings across France and Italy and a much-loved Christmas tradition at home.

Click read more for the full recipe.

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