Tau mai ko te mauri tū Ko te mauri noho Ko te mauri o Rangi Ko te mauri o Papa Ko te mauri AIO Tau mai ko te mauri o ngā tupuna Ko te mauri Aroha Uhi Wero Kia ra ai te mauri Haumie, hui ee, Taiki eee
Tau mai ko te mauri tū Ko te mauri noho Ko te mauri o Rangi Ko te mauri o Papa Ko te mauri AIO Tau mai ko te mauri o ngā tupuna Ko te mauri Aroha Uhi Wero Kia ra ai te mauri Haumie, hui ee, Taiki eee
NAU MAI, HAERE MAI
Mauri Tau practices slow your world down in a supported way.
Create for yourself a nurturing and grounding space to reconnect with your 3 bodies: ā-tinana (body), ā-hinekaro (mind), and ā-wairua (spirit) as you re-move the tensions and restore your systems gently.
In relationship with Hine Atua and inspired by taiao (nature) in playful ease with our own bodies, Mauri Tau practices facilitate a culturally-informed somatic movement experience that guides your whole being into a deeper sense of relaxation and restoration.
HE HAUORA TE TAONGA | HEALTH IS WEALTH
HE HAUORA TE TAONGA | HEALTH IS WEALTH
What is Mauri Tau?
At its heart, Mauri Tau practices are about providing a safe process for individuals to free themselves of tensions and MOVE STUFF, literally but in a gentle way. Movement, or dance, and vocals, or singing are our oldest human medicines, innate to our core imprints evidenced through every human culture.
We live in a time and world where we are desperate to slow down while we keep our bodies running at overwhelmingly demanding levels, like being in haka mode non-stop. Movement is transformative, literally changing our experience and we can move our bodies differently to balance ourselves out.
Mauri Tau practices are the ways experienced movement teacher and practitioner Cathy Livermore has developed to slow her body and her world down guided by Te Ao Māori and led by different Hine Atua. Through the past 10 years Cathy has slowed the world down for thousands of others. There is so much to draw from and be inspired by in our Māori world that is rongoā (medicine) for us today! Cathy draws upon 20 years of experience in somatic practices, performing arts, body-based therapies and Rongoā Māori to guide herself and others on a journey of self-discovery that supports the hauora (wellbeing) of all your bodies.
You are encouraged to move freely as you embrace your unique mauri through gentle, body-based practices. Mauri Tau offers a compassionate approach to well-being, helping you settle your body, ease your mind, and restore balance to your life. Cathy invites you to experience the restorative and transformative power of deep listening—to yourself and the world around you as you reset your systems.
Wānaka
You’re invited to start your journey today trying some of our free Mauri Tau introductory practices.
Find a free space in your home or else head outside into the taiao (nature) with your headphones on and let yourself experience the ease and relaxation it is possible to create for yourself through Mauri Tau practices.
If you find it hard to stay focussed for the whole practice, especially the sitting orientated practices, IT IS OK! Its just your nervous system showing you that you need to practice slowing down and settling into Mauri Tau. The movement practices are designed especially for those of us who cant sit still comfortably, they allow you to move while gently unwinding tension.
SO dont give up, just take small steps and do as much as you can today and each time you return to do a practice, even if its just 5mins of one, you are teaching your body how! It may feel uncomfortable at times, it will take a little while and practice but slowly you will change how you feel in your body, I promise.
You have to begin somewhere and I invite you to begin here.
About your Kaiako
Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Kai Tahu
Ingarani, Aerani, Scandanevia
Cathy brings a unique blend of lived experience, ancestral inspiration and guidance, and creative and professional expertise. Mauri Tau practices were created inspired by the transformative power of movement Cathy has experienced across her career as a professional dance artist and body practitioner. She shares Mauri Tau practices because she has experienced how they can make a real, positive and felt difference to a person’s experiences on physical, mental and spiritual levels. Cathy loves how mōhiotanga Māori provides the deeper understanding of modern bioscience and neuro-science dis(re)coveries around wellbeing but mostly just loves the deep inspiration and support she experiences for her hauora moving within Te Ao Māori.
Te Ao Māori; he puna te hauora, te waiora, te mauri ora ki ngā tātou
KA PŌ, KA AO, KA AWATEA | FROM WITHIN THE DARKNESS COMES LIGHT AND A NEW DAY
KA PŌ, KA AO, KA AWATEA | FROM WITHIN THE DARKNESS COMES LIGHT AND A NEW DAY
Become a member of our Community of Practice
Join our community of practice through a membership and gain access to an exclusive library of Mauri Tau somatic movement practices and noho puku (meditations). Designed to support your well-being journey, these guided sessions support you to reconnect with your body, release tension, and restore balance all from the comfort of your own space. As a member, you'll receive ongoing access to new content and reduced prices for workshops and retreats offering deeper explorations of Mauri Tau practices as well as reduced rates for other one-on-one services offered.
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