527 days ago

🆕 CREATIVE WRITING CLASSES

Danielle Muller from The Village Square Trust

Introducing our two brand new Creative Writing classes with poet and bestselling novelist, Dominic Hoey!

Find out more information and enrol online using the links below, or visit our website for more details at villagesquare.org.nz...

‣‣‣ Creative Writing: Playing with Words

A fun and relaxed class looking at creative ways to shake up your writing. The classes will be made up of a mix of exercises and writing prompts - prefect for beginners and more experienced writers looking to get out of their comfort zone.

• Tuesdays, 12-2pm
• Start date: 30 July
• 8-week course for $195
villagesquare.org.nz...

‣‣‣ Creative Writing: Telling Your Story

Learn he tools you need to bring your prose to life. The classes will be relaxed with an emphasis on learning craft and applying it to students' own stories. Each week we'll look at a different technique and break down how you can apply it to your writing.

• Wednesdays, 6-8pm
• Start date: 31 July
• 8-week course for $195
villagesquare.org.nz...-story

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More messages from your neighbours
3 days ago

Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.

Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔

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Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
  • 72.7% We work hard, we deserve a break!
    72.7% Complete
  • 16.2% Hmm, maybe?
    16.2% Complete
  • 11.1% Yes!
    11.1% Complete
678 votes
8 hours ago

A tip for the Season Of Overwhelm

Eve from Eve Rudkin Mindfulness

Hi Neighbours, are you feeling overwhelmed? Multi-tasking. Said yes too much? Or not saying no enough. Committing and then not getting as much done as expected. Too many things on the to-do list .... And now it’s the holiday season and everything is on turbo-charge!
Here’s one tip that can help move your attention for a moment’s break from all that over-thinking and relentless planning.

Use your body as a way of becoming present. Take advantage of short moments of waiting, or find a pause during the day to switch your attention to what you are feeling in your body at this moment.
Start by taking an intentional breath into your chest and down through your abdomen. Emphasize the exhale to get all the air out. From there, you might simply feel the weight and the connection of your body to the chair you’re sitting in or your feet to the ground.
If you would like to train your ability to cope with overwhelm, good-quality mindfulness training is proven to help.
Click Read More to find out more about what I do - I offer one-on-one sessions and courses for group bookings. I am a registered teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction.
I run a friendly small group in Meadowbank, third Monday of the month. (Except December!)

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9 hours ago

Found Key

Sue from Remuera

I found this key in Farmhouse Lane near Felton Mathew Ave last week.
Get in touch if you recognise it.
Thanks

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