Zen Space Collective

Nearly done now… packing & moving & culling & storing of all the bits is done! Now we are tidying & repairing & painting & polishing. For the last couple of weeks people have been dropping into visit and telling me about their experiences in this space some first time experiences some profoundly healing experiences. These stories usually come with tears and gratitude that reflect my own.

I’m super grateful for everyone who has lent a hand in the last couple of weeks. Even those who have just cheered me on to keep going, it surely is a marathon, but instead of water breaks this one has teary breaks! 😢🙏

In 2016, Zen Space was born. Camille established Sattva Yoga Centre a few years before, I became partners with her and then a few years on she sold to me. I changed the name and expanded the offerings to become Zen Space!

At the time I’d just released my first album and wasn’t sure how far it would go, after being a professional musician for many years, this was my first steps into being a solo original artists. I remember thinking ‘I wonder which one will take off’.

Ten years on and the music has been all consuming and poor Zen Space has just been getting the bare minimum from me to tick it along. Despite my lack of dedication (ok maybe a bit of stubbornness to hold on for this long!) the studio has built beautiful community and such a great vibe. My vision was never to have the full yoga timetable but rather to have a community space where people could gather and offer their hearts work.

Thanks to the managerial support from Wendy Reid, the yoga timetable has thrived, the admin has ticked along, the studio is well patroned for weekend events and workshops and I’ve continued to host events when I can, either my own music events or touring artists.

All this is to say, it’s been 10 years, and what a journey! Last year I realised I didn’t have capacity to continue, so put the studio on the market. I met some lovely people but nothing quite aligned, then I had an idea - this place is a community centre, it needs to run as a collective.

So I called it in and I’m so grateful and honoured to be surrounded by the most intelligent, heartfelt, intuitive, wise and grounded women who have felt the call and stepped in to form the new circle of custodians.

I will continue to offer a couple of yoga classes, run the HeartSong choir, the new regular open mic & jam events (excited for this!), and host touring musicians.

And so begins the next chapter of Zen Space - the Zen Space Collective! The inner circle has formed but there is also a community of elders and advisors, volunteers and support folk and patrons. There is a place for everyone here. I couldn’t be happier!