Aura Wellbeing

Aura Wellbeing Holistic wellness massage in Glen Innes, Auckland NZ. Wellness blogger, Tangata Tiriti & geriatric māmā of 1.

Yesterday our baby turned one and I felt like it was my birthday too! 🥳My first birthday of being a mum. What a vital ce...
02/06/2026

Yesterday our baby turned one and I felt like it was my birthday too! 🥳

My first birthday of being a mum. What a vital celebration! Mums and dads everywhere NEED to celebrate that first, hard year.

And to think it almost didn’t happen due to sheer exhaustion.

About a month ago when I started thinking about the party, I just felt heavy, thinking I had to do it all myself. Cause that’s what mums do, right?

Well, I though if this party is going to happen, it’s going to have to be a team effort. This mum is going on strike 🫠

So thats how we did it. Mum made the cake, a friend lent us her decorations, William went to Costco, aunty made arepas, and I built another baby fence (getting pretty good at it).

And you know what? It rained and poured but no one cared cause we had some awesome folks around eating yum kai and the vibrations were high.

I am so grateful for the power of community to make celebrations and rituals like this one happen 🙏🙏🙏🙏

And I am so proud and relieved to have survived the first year! Not quite unscathed but very much full of joy ❤️

To all the parents out there, I see you and ka pai.

And when I say late, I mean 3.45pm 😆Pre-burnout and pre-baby I used to stay at school till 5pm most days, and there were...
28/05/2026

And when I say late, I mean 3.45pm 😆

Pre-burnout and pre-baby I used to stay at school till 5pm most days, and there were days when I was still there at 6pm, or later 🫠

And I wasn’t alone. I even know kaiako who had a spare mattress in the resource room so they could do the late nighters!

These days, I’m happy to see most teachers gapping it at more sensible times, cause THEY HAVE FAMILIES AND LIVES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL.

This is an awesome development and brings more health and balance to our lives. Plus, I know most of them will hit the computer again once kiddos are in bed, so it’s really just creating more flexible work hours.

Once a fortnight or so I’ll choose to stay late at kura to do something really fulfilling, like finishing art etc. I don’t mind that, it’s my choice, and everyone wins.

Avoiding burnout is the key!

What about you? Are you an early leaver, or choose to stay so you don’t need to do the mahi at home? Kōrero mai 🙏

24/05/2026

Might be an unpopular opinion right now, ESPECIALLY with a government intent on rushing through curriculum changes and messing with Te Tiriti….its easy to sit back and blame the powers that be 🤨

But when do we look at ourselves to see how often we allow our boundaries to be broken?

Yes, it’s clear that the system is broken 🥺

And yes, the more we keep propping it up through overworking in OUR OWN TIME, the less incentive the system has to change to become more sustainable.

He aha ō whakaaro e hoa mā? Thoughts?

I’m the absolute worst when it comes to role modelling self-care, but last week I did something I’ve NEVER done before a...
17/05/2026

I’m the absolute worst when it comes to role modelling self-care, but last week I did something I’ve NEVER done before and it made me feel proud 😊

I normally get a haircut when it gets all knotty in the shower and I can’t run my fingers through it anymore.

Which means, not often enough 🙃

But every time I get a haircut I feel so good! Not just the hour of relaxing in a chair, but for weeks afterwards, it is such an easy way to feel great about myself.

So last week when I got my haircut by my amazing cousin I actually booked in my next one then and there. Mic drop 😆

I told you it was insignificant. But for me, it’s HUGE!

Just wanted to share 😊

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