Tea & Happiness

Tea & Happiness Celtic Shamanic Healing Arts Practitioner, Tea Ceremony & Healing Circle Host, Medicine Drum Song Keeper Food is my life. Spice is life!

It is my smile, my heart, my everything. I am in love with being in my flow and allowing my imagination to run wild with the simplest of ingredients. I believe the magic lies in their special language: it is an invitation to visit the realm where humans and animals alike receive nourishment from plants. I am the woman in the market touching and smelling the rinds of melons, weighing the oranges l

ike jewels and eyeing up the greens for the deepest, darkest green leaves. My food philosophy is unashamedly simple: simplicity is where the true magic happens. I grew up in Western Cape, South Africa. The wine region and fruit basket of this beautiful country. Surrounded by the best produce in a moderate climate and influenced by the cosmopolitan amalgamated Indian, Malaysian, European and Mediterranean cuisine, my style resembles homely, earthy dishes that burst with flavour and leave epic memories. In my early 20’s my foundation for flavour and simplicity crescendoed as a result from touring the south coast with hard core surfers to the most remote areas to catch the big waves. There was no other alternative than cooking over an open fire in the bush and on the beach. Over a period of five years I pushed my creativity around the fire pit and in the most challenging of environments, I was still able to conjure magic with just a pumpkin, cinnamon, coconut oil and salt. Later in life I swapped the wild coasts of South Africa for a small island off the coast of France, nl Jersey. Here I was able to learn more about Europe’s wild foods and foraging. Sea vegetables and hedgerow herbs became a fascination with my growing food curiosity. Daily we would forage for sea spinach and in season for elderflower, sloe berries, gorse flower and rosehip. As it was so close to France, trips to the continent sparked my learning journey with more traditional, classic French cooking and I still use some of the techniques I learnt then today. Here in NZ, my food journey started with a bang. We arrived on the back of a very stressful period and spurred on by stress related health challenges, life pushed me to go deeper with my understanding of food and this is where Tea & Happiness bloomed into what it is known for today - healthy, plant based food to heal and nurture. I became obsessed with fermentation and fermented everything and anything. The ribbon in my logo resembles the gut and I learnt to value the crucial benefits of microbiotics and enzymes. My health and my family’s health would not be the same without this profound knowledge. I steadily gained a reputation for creating cultured and aged vegan cheeses, tasty kombucha, vegan kimchi and all the other creations in between. From market stall to food truck to opening a cafe, I am nowadays in my happy self as a traveling retreat and events chef. My tag line is simple: Happy food, happy people.

18/06/2026

Dear friends,
I have landed. It has taken time. The move was unsettling and I took time to adjust to the new land. I miss my sons and being able to see them on weekends. They are all grown up now and have their own amazing lives and I am so blessed in so many ways.
I miss my friends and the lakes (which have become like friends).
I miss the tiny house that snuggled me so peacefully during a deep healing period. The sunsets and lake view. The friendships I have experienced and learning how to trust in a much deeper way.
I am making peace with myself and the decisions I have made. I am growing into a person who can breathe, grow and stand firm in this world.
This morning I went for a morning swim in the ocean with a brave group of women. After dunking in the cold salty ocean, my body felt alive and invigorated. The ocean and black sand new lovers that I m learning to love joyfully.
I am happy. The stars at night blessing me with their stories in all their glory through two huge windows from my bed. The sea in the morning greeting me with the first light and the kererus singing from the trees all around my new house. The waves murmuring me to sleep each night. So blessed.
I am also ready to reopen my calendar and receive new clients for Celtic Shamanic Healing Arts Sessions (link in the comments). I welcome sharing my gifts and walking confidently on this path with you.
All my love,
Karin, my name means pure

Hi all! During this time I have blocked off a few days to settle into my new home. I will be back for client sessions ve...
27/05/2026

Hi all!

During this time I have blocked off a few days to settle into my new home.

I will be back for client sessions very soon!

Thank you for your patience 🙏

View from my old house, the most special place in the world. Thank you Sarah, Tresa and Wok for the gift of friendship. I truly loved this little house on the hill.

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18/05/2026

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Clear the noise, your true medicine is waiting to rise.

When you clear the world’s noise from your spirit, you become a vessel for your own undiluted medicine. This return to sovereignty lets you stand in the power that was always yours, whole and unshakeably true.

✨Invitation:
Where is your spirit asking you to release the world’s noise so your true medicine can rise?

This journey invites you to notice where clearing external expectations would let your original power return.

Text on Image: “When you clear the world’s noise from your spirit, you become a vessel for your own undiluted medicine. This inner cleansing returns you to your sovereignty, the power that lived in you before expectation tried to shape you. From there, you stand full of yourself in the most sacred way; whole, rooted, and unshakeably true.”

© DailyShaman/CM 2026

“DailyShaman” reflects a way of living, not a title claimed; walking between worlds to offer an inclusive, modern spiritual experience.

This quote is poignant and timely. Thank you Gabrielle Roth for the guiding light in my life.Inspiration for the Week: "...
18/05/2026

This quote is poignant and timely. Thank you Gabrielle Roth for the guiding light in my life.

Inspiration for the Week:

"It was at times like these I discovered that the pure expression of feelings is magical and healing. And gradually it happens not just in workshops but as a force in your life.” — Gabrielle Roth

I am moving into a new phase of my life, a new chapter. Moving forward comes with realizing the places I have left.

With all that I am feeling, all the positive growth and fullness a reminder of the places where my wounding is still raw cropped up over the weekend.

Healing for me has been at its most powerful being witnessed in my community. I caught myself in my most vulnerable moment expressing fear, anxiety and out of alignment behaviours.

Today I am sitting with the practice of forgiveness to self.

I am sorry.
I forgive you.
I love you
Thank you.

Most grateful for the support of my loving and gracious, compassionate partner.

My dear Rotorua friends ❤️I am moving to a new city! New Plymouth 🌊My last day in Rotorua is the 4th of June. Love to do...
11/05/2026

My dear Rotorua friends ❤️

I am moving to a new city!

New Plymouth 🌊

My last day in Rotorua is the 4th of June.

Love to do a farewell!

**Update** farewell day planned for 23rd of May - venue / meeting place TBC (either be Redwoods for a walk or meet up at Okere Falls Store)
https://www.facebook.com/share/17Rkx2UhAE/

A few days away from doing my last and final presentation. Four years of deep dive.Four years of unwinding, rewinding an...
01/04/2026

A few days away from doing my last and final presentation.

Four years of deep dive.

Four years of unwinding, rewinding and reweaving.

I am almost there xx

I have quietly tucked myself away to rebuild, unlearn and accept.

It's been a long journey.

I look forward to resurfacing stronger, wiser and at peace.

Another gem in our beautiful area!
30/03/2026

Another gem in our beautiful area!

The Sauna Project Rotorua have just opened booking times for tomorrow night! Book in, get sweaty, feel fab 🥵🥰💧🏊‍♀️
https://www.thesaunaproject.co.nz/rotorua

The deer... The powerful stance it takes... GentlyThe vision of a deer came through a session yesterday and (gosh, I'm g...
15/03/2026

The deer... The powerful stance it takes... Gently

The vision of a deer came through a session yesterday and (gosh, I'm gushing) still today I can hear its breath exhaled through its nostrils and see the vapour. This closeness to animal medicine and guides is a privilege.

Thank you 🙏

The White Stag has long been a powerful symbol in the old forest traditions. He is not simply a deer, but a guide of the hidden path.

In many ancient stories, those who encounter the White Stag are being called to step beyond the ordinary world and follow a deeper truth.

He appears at the edge of the known path, standing between the familiar and the unknown.
To follow the stag is not always easy. His path leads through shadowed forest and quiet places where the soul must listen carefully. But those who walk this path often discover something ancient within themselves — a remembrance of their own wild sovereignty.

The stag carries the crown of the forest in his antlers, branching like living trees. He reminds us that true power does not come from control, but from standing firmly in our own nature.

The White Stag walks the old paths still.
Sometimes we see him in dreams, sometimes in the deep woods, and sometimes only as a feeling, a quiet pull toward the place where our true path begins.





Walking this path with grace & compassion. Thank you to my guides that hold and support me 🙏
14/03/2026

Walking this path with grace & compassion.

Thank you to my guides that hold and support me 🙏

The practice of rooting one’s spirit into the living Earth, trusting the land as a stabilizing, protective presence. It invites the release of fear by remembering that we are held within a larger web of life that is ancient, benevolent, and steady. From that grounded belonging, a sense of worthiness and the ability to receive beauty naturally arises.

Text on Image: “I am held by the living Earth. Her roots remember me, her breath steadies mine. My spirit settles into the deep soil of the world, calm and awake, strong and centered. Fear loosens its grip as I return to the ancient truth that I am safe in the web of life. I walk as one who is worthy of beauty, one who belongs to the song of the Earth.

© DailyShaman/CM 2026

“DailyShaman” reflects a way of living, not a title claimed; walking between worlds to offer an inclusive, modern spiritual experience.

Progress & grow!Saturn in Pisces has brought a lot to the surface for me. I m a mutable sign of Sagittarius, and during ...
16/02/2026

Progress & grow!

Saturn in Pisces has brought a lot to the surface for me. I m a mutable sign of Sagittarius, and during the past two and a half years, it felt like I was in a constant 'tilling of the soil' mode.

Self image, how I apply myself, views of family, roots and inner emotional security felt like a "spiritual boot camp".

March 7, 2023, to February 13, 2026 brought big lessons and I had the opportunity to review my foundations. I welcomed this transformation.

This period also coincided with my practitioner training and a true blessing it was and still is.

I came face to face with buried beliefs about myself, how to work with the shadow and bring it into the light.

With Saturn moving into Aries, for my sign of Sagittarius, it is showing up as being more active, creative and disciplined.

I definitely have noticed this change.

Disclaimer: I am not an astrologist. I find planets, their positions, transits and conjunctions very interesting and relatable to my own experience.

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