Do you need a CREATIVITY MENTOR to kick your arse, guide, inspire, motivate, teach, encourage, help and develop you to achieve YOUR CREATIVE GOALS AND DREAMS? I am NOW taking on new CREATIVITY TAUIRA and AUAHATANGA coaching clients, long distance online and via phone (aka right in your pocket).
This is for people who want a creative wake up call, help staying on track to achieve your creative aspirations, an experienced mentor and fire lit under you on the regular. This is for creativity across the board and is not specific to any one medium. No, I will not be teaching taa moko in this offering.
But I will teach you how to THINK, ACT, BEHAVE, DECIDE, COMPLETE, PROGRESS, BUILD and LAUNCH your own ideas in the best ways to suit YOUR unique recipe and makeup.
Tell your kin who may benefit from this opportunity to work with me one on one, personalized to YOUR situation and creative dreams. This is open to anyone who HAS A STRONG DESIRE TO WORK CREATIVELY, ACTIVELY and INTENTIONALLY WITH ME.
This is for you if you want and need TO PROGRESS AND EVOLVE YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL CREATIVE and ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY.
This is for you if you are out of other options and YOU NEED TO MAKE IT AS A CREATIVE or if you are SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT FIT IN WELL OR SUCCEED ANYWHERE ELSE and instead of continuing to suffer trying to squash yourself into other peoples boxes…YOU DECIDE TO BET ON YOURSELF and TAKE A CHANCE ON YOU and what actually lights you up.
This is for you if no one else will invest in you so YOU MUST INVEST IN YOURSELF NOW. TODAY. Before this wayward society takes you out!
This is suitable for anyone that is at an earlier stage of their AUAHATANGA than me, or if you have seen me doing things that you also want to do (apart from tattooing).
We can start on YOUR NEW CREATIVE PATHWAY AND FIRST NEXT STEPS today! You can cancel at any time, no worries. You will need access to your own phone and wifi to participate in my AUAHATANGA programs and personalized coaching.
You will also need to actually DO the tasks and exercises that I give to you and CUSTOM CREATE FOR YOU.
Unconventional multi-passionate and neuro-spicy oddballs are going to love my style of unorthodox coaching. Creative people who have LOST THEIR SPARK and want TO COME BACK TO THE PATH will also benefit from this.
People with GOOD IDEAS that need a little help and boost to EXECUTE and KEEP EXECUTING will also get value from my unique style of mentoring.
You can participate weekly for as short or long as you like…until you no longer need or want what I have to give you. Everything is easier with a bit of support and my 20+ years of creative practice spanning multiple disciplines and countries is RARE, PRICELESS, UNIQUE and IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYWHERE ELSE.
I will only be offering this for as long as I feel like it, or for as long as it is needed to serve the vast sections of my communities that would otherwise have FUCK ALL SUPPORTS IN BRINGING THEIR OWN UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL VISIONS INTO REALITY.
So if you know in your bones, and you can just FEEL IT…that you need to try this with me for at least a month to unstuck yourself and MOVE INTO DEEP CREATIVE FLOW AND PRODUCTIVE ARTISTIC EVOLUTION…SIGN UP TODAY and GET TO FUCKING CRACKING MY DARLING!
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!
You are going to love it…AND THE NEW WORK THAT COMES OUT OF YOU.
Let’s get you on your way this week!
$22AUD a week, get in the waananga and let’s do this together.
You can cancel at any time and try it for as long or short as you like.
Personal Development
'THE CLOAK OF UENUKU: THE POWER OF COLOUR ACROSS WORLDS' new EBOOK now available
THE CLOAK OF UENUKU: The Power of Colour Across Worlds, By Te Uira
E te atua, ko Uenuku
This book is dedicated to you, Uenuku.
Atua of the rainbow. Keeper of colour. Walker between worlds.
You who show us that after rain comes light.
You who hold all colours without choosing.
You who bridge Ranginui and Papatūānuku.
E Uenuku, guide my hands. Guide this mahi.
Why I Wrote This Book
For the love and joy of colour. I’ve been asked this for years: “Why colour? Why do you paint in rainbows?” The answer is simple: Because colour has been one of the gifts that has saved me.
I wrote THE CLOAK OF UENUKU for 3 people:
The artist – who wants to use colour with respect + meaning.
The healer – who knows colour is medicine, but wants tools.
The curious – who saw a rainbow after rain and felt something shift.
This is not an academic text. It’s a practice book. Part kōrero, part science, part ritual.
Use it however you need. Colour in the pages. Try the 5-day practice. Read one page after rain.
E Uenuku, may this book be useful, and may it draw your people into my world.
— Te Uira, Melbourne, 2026
THE CLOAK OF UENUKU
Part 1: The Light
What Is Chromotherapy?
Ancient Pigments of the World
The Science: Light is Colour
Uenuku: Atua of the Rainbow
More Pūrakau of Uenuku
Part 2: The Colours
Māori Pigments: Ngā tae
Māori Colour Language
Techniques: Tā Moko + Painting
Colour Meaning in Healing
Neuroscience: What Happens in Your Brain
Global Spiritual Colour
Part 3: The Practice
Modern Chromotherapy: 7 Ways Today
Making Pigment Today
Colour in Your Studio
Colour for Your Mood: 5-Day Practice
Colour First Aid Kit
Respect in Use
Working with Colour
My Practice as Te Uira
Colour Rituals
Part 4: The Journey
Colour + Emotion Journal
Colour + The Body
Colour + Nature in Aotearoa
Uenuku in the Whenua: Places
62 pages, illustrated A4 collectable printable ebook available now. Digital pdf download.
$44AUD per copy.
Featuring pastel rainbow colored pages, clean design, compiled with half text and half images. Space for you to write your own ideas, notes and drawings.
PUBLISHED BY:
‘DIVINE UNION’ BY TE UIRA.
A few new poems
A few new poem excerpts from my upcoming suite of new ebooks, that are currently in the editing and design phases. Some of my selected original poems also feature in the $11AUD ‘POETRY PACK’ monthly subscription of TOI TREASURY MAORI ART MAIL CLUB available now.
Mō ngā iwi katoa o ngā tae katoa
For all tribes of all colours
For the keepers who remembered
For the children who will lead us
Into Te Ao Hou
For the Earth who is waiting
May we be worthy of the rainbow
Night
Cover me
I have no words
I have no tears
Only weight
Sit on my chest if you must
But do not leave
Nobody told me grief is quiet
I thought it would wail
Instead it sits
Like a stone in my throat
Like a house with all the lights off
Black is not empty
Black is full of you
Mō ngā wāhine o te pō me te ao
For the women of night and day
For the keepers. The seers.
The ones who remember.
For the Māreikura of old, and the priestesses rising now.
You do not need permission to be sacred.
A priestess is a bridge
Between the seen and unseen
Between people and atua
Between chaos and order
Between wound and wisdom
She is not a performer
She is a presence
'PRIESTESS' a new online waananga for 12 wahine starts on Friday 14th August 2026
Join me and 10 other Priestesses for a month long ‘PRIESTESS’ deep dive online waananga starting Friday 14th August 2026. There will be 12 wahine in this waananga only.
$111AUD to secure your spot.
Facilitated by Te Uira.
HOW TO HAVE A STAY HOME ART RETREAT GUIDEBOOK NOW AVAILABLE
A gentle guide to creativity, rest, beauty, and wairua — from your own home.
71 pages of guidance, inspiration, and ideas for you to custom design your own STAY HOME ART RETREAT.
Illustrated digital pdf download for you to print and use at home, or read on your device.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
What Is a Stay‑Home Art Retreat?
Preparing Your Space
Dressing & Adorning Yourself
Opening Rituals & Blessings
Affirmations
Simple Art Practices
Resting Between Creations
Psychology of Colour
Flexible Retreat Formats
Daily Schedule Template
Creative Prompt Ideas
Poets’ Corner
Journal Prompts
Workbook Section
Materials List
Materials Shopping Guide
Using Found, Free & Scrap Materials
Themes for Your Retreat
Artists Who Inspire You
Benefits of Regular Creative Practice
Closing Blessings
Next Steps After Your Retreat
$55AUD per copy, illustrated, digital pdf download, printable, A4 collectable.
Featuring pastel rainbow colored pages, clean design, compiled with half text and half images. Space for you to write your own ideas, notes and drawings.
PUBLISHED BY:
If you're into personal development + lifestyle design + online business (like I am) you might like these links...
"E tipu e rea i ngā rā o tōu ao, tōu ringaringa ki te rākau a te Pākehā, hei oranga mō tō tinana; tōu ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tūpuna, hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga; tōu wairua ki te atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa i hanga."
"Grow up o tender one in the days of your world, put your hand to the skills of the Pākehā that you might find sustenance for your body; extend your heart to the treasures of your ancestors as an adornment for your head; commit your spirit to the divine, who is the creator of all things."
Here is a round up of some of my favorite websites, authors, and tools on the internet at the mo, these are the places that I like to visit on the regs, just for fun:
Personal development
Gala Darling (Adorn yourself, adore your life, Wellington writer doing things proper in NYC)
Tara Bliss (Australian author, coach and speaker currently getting into kundalini yoga)
Gabby B (New York style modern guru and author)
Rach Macdonald (Australian life coach)
Wabi Sabi Well (Australian high vibe health, fitness and wellness)
Rebecca Campbell (Spiritual writer, teacher and speaker)
The Daily Love (Personal development)
The business of art + self employment
Marie Forleo (New York style business and lifestyle coach)
B-School (Online business school for entrepreneurs and artists)
The Abundant Artist (Business tips and advice for abundant artists)
The Renegade Collective (Magazine for game changers, thought leaders, rule breakers and style makers)
Leonie Dawson (Australian life and business coach)
The Change-Makers Collective (Online design + business tools and people)
Books
Light is the new black (Spirituality)
High (Self development)
Growing into Grace (Self development)
Design
Sian Richardson (Kiwi girl doing design and online business proper)
E-Books
Rebels with a cause (A playbook for doing what you damn well please)
Spirited (Self development and spirituality)
Charles Royal (Māori artist, academic and thought leader)
Travel Related
Hubud (Business + creativity hub based in Ubud, Bali)
I hope you find something useful and interesting in there!
Arohanui,
Taryn