✨A soft space to land.
A practice to nourish your whole being...✨
Yoga for Wāhine is a gentle, soul centred course created especially for women.
Come home to your body, calm your mind, and reconnect with your inner wisdom.
This next round of Yoga for Wāhine has been designed as a sanctuary for women in midlife and beyond.
Each week, we gather in a supportive space where you can :
✨Move gently to release tension in the body
✨Breathe fully to calm the nervous system
✨Relax deeply, giving yourself permission to slow down
✨Connect with other wāhine on the same path
Each small, friendly session offers a safe haven, an online sanctuary, so that you can release, renew and restore your body, mind and wairua ~ spirit.
This is not about pushing, striving, or "keeping up."
It's about creating a practice that meets you where you are.
"He wahi haumaru, he wahi aroha."
A safe space, a loving space.
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Your teacher
Linsey Smith
Founder & Lead Teacher — Aroha Nui Yoga
I am of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Ngāti Whātua – Te Uri o Hau descent, and Scottish, English and Irish heritage. I guide wāhine and communities through inclusive, trauma-informed yoga that nurtures the tinana, hinengaro and wairua.
With over 2 decades experience, I offer online and in-person classes, retreats and wānanga grounded in gentle movement, guided relaxation, and holistic healing.
My teaching weaves Te Reo Māori, Atua Wāhine inspiration, and nervous system–aware practices to uplift mauri and restore balance.
I hold advanced certifications in Hatha, Restorative, Trauma Recovery and Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Pre-Natal Yoga, and I continue to train in nervous system–informed approaches to wellbeing.
Whether you’re new to yoga or returning home to your body, I offer a calm, aroha-infused space to restore, regulate and reconnect.
Testimonial
"I’ve been so impressed by how incredibly good Linsey is at delivering online classes.
I receive all the physical, emotional, mental & spiritual benefits, without leaving the house, and I’m so grateful…
Having the recordings available is so helpful if there’s a clash between commitments and I can't make it to the Live session.
In all the uncertainty & change we’re going through, knowing I can still access my yoga practice is a little anchor of stability: 'he toka tū moana, a rock standing firm in the sea.'"
- Nadine Armiger
Why this practice is different
Created for wāhine, with aroha and understanding.
- Trauma informed, deeply supportive
- Designed for wāhine 40+, especially through peri-menopause
- Small intimate group where you're seen and heard.
- Rooted in 25+ years of experience and aroha for women's wellbeing
- No need for expensive gear, show up as you are
- Yoga Nidra- guided deep relaxation to end each session together
- No need to rush to classes - join us live or flow at your own pace with recordings
My classes give your body and mind the variety it needs, with the familiarity it craves.
You will enjoy the benefits of mindful yoga for your nervous system.
Aroha Nui Yoga encourages greater nervous system resilience, which goes beyond the mat, and positively effects your whole life.
Experience yoga infused with aroha
You'll have an experienced, compassionate, and respected yoga teacher to guide you.
Experience yoga that can help you to;
- Decrease anxiety
- Enhance sleep
- Reduce pain
- Gain strength
- Relieve the effects of stress
- Improve mental clarity
- Improve emotional regulation
and also...
- Gain better awareness of your body
- Help to boost your immune system
- Connect with your true essence
- Love and accept your body and life stage
- and find balance...
The doors are now open for the fourth and final round for 2025
Only four times a year do I open the doors to this course.
The classes are small, wāhine only, supportive, and aroha lead.
There's no need to be flexible or fit. No need for fancy gear. Come as you are.
And you can join camera on or off - it's up to you.
All wāhine/ women are welcome - options are given so that you can grow at your own pace.
What you'll receive:
- Up to 14 weeks access to all the class recordings, so you can practice when it suits you! It's all designed to be flexible to suit your lifestyle
- Weekly live zoom classes of 75 minutes for 8 weeks -camera optional ( join however feels right for you) + access to the last intakes recordings, and FOUR bonus prerecorded classes on a theme
- Holistic classes- mindful movement/ asana, healing breath work, guided deep relaxation and meditation.
- A seperate guided relaxation video - to do at any time you feel stressed or overwhelmed
- An experienced teacher with over two decades of teaching and over 3000 hours of training
- Option to do the whole course self-paced (no need to join Zoom classes)
+ Bonuses!
✨Inspirational descriptions and benefits with each recording - so you learn much more about yoga than attending a general studio class. This enhances your own home practice, and takes you deeper.
✨Optional Private Facebook Group
✨Tips through out- best practices for menopause, perimenopause, moon cycles, all these weave gently through out our sessions together
✨ A weekly oracle card or whakatauki - to inspire your practice, reflect on, or choose as a journal prompt.
Holistic
Aroha Nui Yoga is more than just a physical practice, it's an holistic approach to health and wellbeing to help you achieve balance.
Powerful
Unlock the power of yoga, with online yoga classes you can experience the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits, without leaving your home.
Transformative
Discover the power of yoga to transform your mind, body and spiritual wellbeing. Rediscover your inner shine.
Yoga - for Women's Wellbeing
When wāhine are well we are better able to support those around us, our families, our communities, and the causes we believe in.
This course comes to you from Aotearoa - The land of the long white cloud - New Zealand.
My approach is trauma informed, and healing/ aroha focused.
Yoga for Wāhine nourishes your mind, body, spirit and manawa/ heart - and that is why it's our beating heart here at Aroha Nui Yoga.
It is perfect for you if you are seeking greater wellbeing and balance, and stress relief, from the comfort of your own home.
You will go beyond perfecting poses, and nourish every part of your mind, body and soul.
This course is designed for greater peace, balance and wellbeing.
No expectations. No pressure. Just breath, movement, and soft, steady care.
Your body, your breath, your time ✨
Spots are limited, and they always fill quickly.
If your heart is saying "yes" I would love to welcome you into this next round of Yoga for Wāhine
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Testimonials -
"After a session both my mind and body are very relaxed.
In the evening the sessions help me to unwind and rest, I love lying on my mat, under a blanket, feeling safe, warm and nurtured by your soothing voice.
It helps me to go into relax/ sleep mode at night, but time out during the day is also divine!
From a mental perspective I feel that the meditation has enhanced my focus.
I like how you bring a 'sankalpa' or resolve, into the session, to confirm a change I would like to manifest in my life, this has helped to carry me forward in everyday life.
I value the teachings so much! And I'm so glad I can attend classes from home!"
- K.R
"I would highly recommend this programme to anyone wanting to practice yoga at home, in a way they can adapt to their busy life.
I really benefit from the sense of calm, relaxation and breath awareness and gently stretched muscles and joint movements, and I always have a much better sleep after doing a session. "
- Jan Evelyn Simmonds
Testimonial - Lisa Baxter
"I was worried before I started that I would feel self- conscious, as I'm not in great shape, but I needn't have been. I love the fact that the classes are a very individual and personal experience, without the need to look great in lycra. "
I am not very fit or flexible can I do this course?
Do I need previous yoga experience?
What if I miss a class?
Do I need special gear?
Can I do the course if I don't live in New Zealand?
Can I join if I'm not māori and don't speak te reo?
Where do I go next after the course?
I am navigating peri-menopause, will this course be right for me?
This course is for you if:
- You are looking for holistic practices for your wellbeing
- You are looking for practices that leave you calm and relaxed
- You would like time to focus on your self-care, and create a regular practice
- You are looking to improve your strength and flexibility
- You are happy to practice in the comfort of your own home, saving yourself time and money on travelling to and from classes
- You are looking for an experienced and highly trained teacher
- You may have felt uncomfortable in fitness style yoga classes that focus only on the body
- You want to explore the depths of holistic yoga
- You need yoga that is accessible for your unique needs, not one size fits all
- You enjoy the online class space
- You don't feel seen in a studio setting or in large online classes
- You may be navigating peri-menopause or menopause and would like natural, holistic options for your journey
- You are looking for options on how to practice during your moon cycle
- You are looking for a gentler approach to yoga
This course isn't for you if :
- You are looking for fast, fitness yoga, and to work up a sweat
- You don't want to de- stress, release anxiety, or to relax deeply
- You are looking for in- person/ studio classes ONLY
- This course is designed especially for women/ wahine. Tāne/ Men are very welcome in Aroha Nui Yoga for Calm or other classes I offer.
- If you are pregnant - please contact me to discuss if this course is right for you.
Nau mai, haere mai...
Enhance your mind-body-spirit wellbeing, with tools to navigate stress, life transitions, and emotional healing.
- Enjoy deep rest and renewal
- Flourish within a supportive learning environment, whether through live online engagement, or self-paced with recordings
- Soothe and renew your body and mind
- Receive personal guidance from a teacher devoted to fostering connection, resilience, and lived wellbeing.
Learn practices to stay grounded through life's changes and phases.
Enjoy my guided meditations and relax deeply to reset your nervous system.
You don't need to be fit or flexible to begin, or expand, your yoga journey with me now.
He wahi haumaru, he wahi aroha...
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