Heartspace

Heartspace Heartspace is a page where I share what moves me in daily life. I have a wide varity of interests: y I am an essential oil educator.

Heartspace Wellness Solutions has been created by Silke Whittaker, a yoga teacher, sound healer, reiki master, essential oil educator, artist, mama, wife and explorer of the inside and outside world. I used to own a yoga studio in Hastings, New Zealand and loved to share the practice of yoga, sound healing and aromatherapy on a regular basis with my clients. After a sabbatical with my family overseas for 2 years I currently offer one off yoga & sound healing group sessions around Hawke's Bay when time allows. I also love working one on one with clients either for sound healing & reiki sessions or to customise a yoga practice just for you. I am passionate about using doTerra essential oils and love to teach how they can be used to improve your health and home care with these pure gifts from mother nature. doTERRA's sourcing practices and quality are impeccable, which is why I have been working with them for around 6 years now. I am happy to customise one on one sessions, group sessions or make custom blends for clients. You can learn more about Heartspace Yoga & Heartspace Essentials on heartspace.nz. If you have any questions you can contact me on [email protected]. I am looking forward to connecting with you.

23/09/2026

Only a few days to go until the next Nourish session. Sunday, 27th September, 3.30-5.30 pm at The Pavillion in Haumoana,
$25 pp

Perfect opportunity to have a walk or picnic by the beach or river before or after the session.

Gentle, floor based, nourishing shapes, supported by props and snuggled into your yoga nest.

The soothing sounds of Tibetan Singing Bowls throughout the session.

Dropping the accumulated layers of tension, stress and overwhelm from the week.

Cleansing your energy body and resetting yourself for the new week.

Deep rest through Yoga Nidra and planting a seed of intention in your subconscious to bloom.

A safe, quiet space with likeminded people.

I would love to see you there.

Booking through heartspace.nz/sho

21/09/2026

Reconnecting with my meditation space in my office - now its getting warmer. Loving my little nooks of beautiful, meaningful things. And the silence.... is bliss.

20/09/2026
19/09/2026

Adapting our yoga practice

Sharing a reading from Embodying the Yoga Sutra by Ranju Roy and David Charlton and my own reflections.

3 special offerings have just gone up on my website - from my heart to yours.Two Nourish sessions - a 2 hour journey of ...
18/09/2026

3 special offerings have just gone up on my website - from my heart to yours.

Two Nourish sessions - a 2 hour journey of slow, floor based, relaxing Yin Yoga shapes accompanied by Sound Healing with Tibetan Singing Bowls and finished with some Guided Relaxation / Yoga Nidra in a longer Shavasana / resting phase. $25 pp or Koha spots on request.

Sunday 27th September, 3.30 - 5.30 pm at The Pavillion in Haumoana

Friday 30th October, 6-8 pm at The Yoga Space in Hastings

The intention for those sessions is to leave you feel nourished, rested, released, light, cleansed. We are weaving our way into different floor based shapes supported by lots of props. Its almost like a moving meditation and the energy after the session feels so peaceful.

HOME IN YOUR BODY - a 3 hour mini retreat in Haumoana. When I felt into this offering these things came to mind: Intuitive wisdom, cultivating meaningful in person connection including sharing and being seen, slow and free movement, contemplation, meditation, breathwork, rest, being held, allowing. This won’t be a highly curated retreat. I will be using my intuition to allow the retreat to unfold for the time and the group that comes together.

There will most likely be elements of:

Connection time & sharing with the group with Chai and / or herbal tea

Slow, mindful movement

Free movement / dance

Meditation / contemplation / journaling

Breathwork / Mantra / Mudra

Guided Rest and Sound Healing

My intention for this session is to help us all to feel home in our bodies, develop the steadiness and groundedness to exist in this everchanging word, to develop and maintain meaningful connection with others and learn to use our voice and allow ourselves to be seen when we share from the heart, to get some rest and insight, draw on our own intuitive wisdom, rather than being distracted by all the noise around us, reconnect with simplicity and allowing ourselves to just be ourselves for a little bit.

Sunday 11th October, 9 am - 12 pm at The Pavillion in Haumoana, $55 pp or Koha options available on request.

I really look forward to coming together and sharing our heartenergy.

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17/09/2026

My thoughts on AI and a reflection on the Yoga Sutra 'Asteya'.

I recon its the biggest theft in humanity driven by greed and unsustainable and meaningless productivity and efficiency that will damage many and benefit very few. And seemingly we are all along for the ride if we want it or not.

We will loose what makes us human, our discernment, our creativity, connection, feeling, love, meaning.

Meanwhile a bunch of insane, greedy, egotistical billionaires do everything they can to keep us all in line, poor, distracted and scared.

I am not very eloquent expressing myself via video, but I think you will get the point.

What can we do? What can I do? Make good micro choices, boycott the systems that don't serve us, stay healthy, connect, love, support small businesses, go out in nature and speak up and advocate for you believe is the right thing.

Happy Friday.

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