The Pocket Farm Yoga Studio and Airbnb

01/11/2026

It was a privilege to be trusted to spend the past week dressing this exquisite Boss Built property in Lake Hāwea.
First imagined by the owner in 2020 (& completed this past week). Architects: Noordanus Architects & a specialist construction team from Boss Construction (Christchurch) were engaged to turn the owners vision of this Central Otago hillside ‘Bunker’ into a reality.
Coral Mazlin Designs has dressed some of the most beautiful homes in Australasia, but it’s been a while since I was involved in a remote project of this scale, & trust me when I say it’s been big!
But it’s also been a truly special experience to work with such a skilful, tenacious & dedicated team, in this awe-inspiring part of the world.
It most certainly wasn’t a hardship to zip around some of the countries most beautiful towns, taking in the majestic scenery, while gathering ‘essentials’ & making new friends of many talented retailers who have made an artform of gathering perfectly considered pieces for their stores.
Dressing this property was a massive undertaking: 3 large bedrooms, 1 of which sleeps 6 guests, a walk in wardrobe; A vast living room, a bar, a dining room seating 8; 2 kitchens (1 of which was installed while I was on site). A hidden scullery, a powder room & 3 stunning bathrooms; each featuring walk-in wet room showers (the 3rd also completed this week). Plus an enormous garage, large enough to host not only the newly completed bathroom, kitchen & loft. But also 2x 7m boats side by side, a jet ski & the ute to move them all. Then there’s the outdoor rooms: A massive balcony off the main living room is now dressed to accommodate adults & teens alike. A rear courtyard is set for dining & then there’s my favorite spot: A newly completed rock garden, that was literally created with backbreaking effort before my eyes. Located alongside the garage it’s the perfect spot for post fishing (or in our case hard graft) beers.
This reel is 2 min long & it mostly depicts my part in this project; But trust me when I say bringing this vision to completion was inspiring, emotional & an absolute privilege for all involved, & there really were a lot of talented people involved!

12/10/2026

Some of you may have spotted a few of these pics from Miss Sages 5th birthday party in my stories last week.
I honestly can’t quite believe it’s been 5 years since she unexpectedly joined The pocket Farm Family, bringing with her, an abundance of nappies, sleepless nights and Christmas chaos, which slowly evolved into her unique blend of tail swishing sass and glam, mixed with a hefty dose of entitlement, as she grew into the princess she is.
We love you Sage, you’re definitely one of a kind, and we’re so happy you’re part of the family!
And yes… She of course celebrated her special day beauty spa style, with pedicures and hair cuts for herself and her besties…

06/09/2026

Since it’s both Sunday funday and Father’s Day a flash back montage of me with my original Sunday Funday partner seemed necessary … Miss you Dad ♥️

23/08/2026

Sunday funday acro session number 2.
We’re quietly chuffed with our flying progress (pic 3) and also rather delighted to have a little bit of a project to work on.
Our plan is to attempt (with practice), to grow the shape of supported dancers (Natarajasana) pose (pic 1), into to unsupported dancers (Natarajasana), onto bow (Dhanurasana) then teardrop (Padangustha Dhanurasana). Only time will tell if we’ll succeed, but for the moment I think we’re going to enjoy trying. I promise to keep sharing our Pocket Farm Sunday funday progress!

17/08/2026

Many of you know that I’ve been quietly nurturing the intention of offering a Pocket Farm retreat, focused on rest, mindful reset and personal growth.
As so often happens when caught up in the flow of something that is supposed to happen in life; the universe appears to be on my side, providing me wonderfully unexpected opportunities to share my concept with others both at home and away.
Two weekends ago I was invited at very short notice to lead a retreat weekend near Queenstown; and thanks to some very special people stepping in to care for the Pocket Farm household, I was able to swiftly pack up my yoga props, gather all the tasty morsels that make the pocket farm breakfast and supper trays so special, stow Chesters bowl and set off on what turned out to be a truly memorable weekend of yoga, adventure, nurturing and growth.
Across the two days we practiced gentle vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga, yoga Nidra, sleep promoting yoga… and as a treat for our host: ‘puppy yoga’, which was a first for Chester and me.
While I’m not sure ‘puppy yoga’ will become a regular Pocket Farm offering, I can promise walks and play in nature, gratitude & mindfulness practice, future planning, enjoying local hospitality and lots of rest, relaxation and time for reflection and self care, most certainly will be.
If you’d like to register interest in experiencing a Pocket Farm retreat or having me lead one at another venue on your behalf please DM me.

05/08/2026

Last weekend I hosted overnight guests at The Pocket Farm for my first ever ‘Germination & Growth ’ retreat.
It all appeared to come together quite spontaneously; But I came to realise I’ve actually spent months (if not years) pondering this experience in my mind, gently nurturing the thought of what and how this retreat opportunity might look and feel like when the time came for it to emerge.
In realisation I was completely thrilled with the way it unfurled and evolved as a combination of The Pocket Farm guest experience combined with sessions of guided yoga Nidra, restorative yoga, a tiny bit of vinyasa, strolls in nature, time in water, great food and lots of rest and relaxation, all the while gently encouraging the emergence of my guests intentions and goals for the future.
I honestly couldn’t have asked for the weekend to be more successful and fulfilling; I’m so very proud of the safe space The Pocket Farm provided and the growth and insight the experience brought my guests.
Moving forward I plan to be offering this as a bookable overnight or two day experience.
In a thrilling turn of events I’ve already been invited south to a stunning venue just beyond Queenstown, to host my second event this coming weekend….
If you’re curious about booking for the future please feel free to send me a message.

28/07/2026

Someone pinch me!
This was me on Sunday, Tuesday & will be me again later today. I can’t describe how fortunate I feel to be lighting the candles & leading restorative & pregnancy yoga classes in my studio again ♥️♥️♥️
DM me you’re interested in reserving a space in my Wed 6pm restorative class $25pp - I have one remaining space available for next week Wed 05th August and some others available moving forward.
(Alternatively private class can be arranged $60 for up to two guests on a different day / time of our choosing).

26/07/2026

Sunday Funday! It’s quite literally been years since anyone volunteered to balance me in some Sunday funday acro and I’ve got to say as rusty as I am I loved every second of flying once more.

24/07/2026

06/07/2026

Six months ago I was almost 1 year into recovering from a head injury and there were still days I couldn’t drive, read, find words when I needed them, or imagine ever being able to hold space for others in The Pocket Farm yoga studio again.
Tonight I feel incredibly fortunate to be returning to the mat in order to guide private clients through a very special 1.5 h restorative yoga practice.
My mantra for the evening: Allow yourself the time you need to heal & the change you need will follow.
And with that in mind, please feel free to DM me if you think you’d like to come and enjoy some time on the mat in the future. I’ll be offering private class $60 for up to, 2 guests (use of props included) and if interest permits will return to offering Wed evening group class $25 pp (use of props included).