TAWA: INTEGRATION & WHOLENESS
- Apr 14
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Tawa (Beilschmiedia tawa), photographer unknown
Tawa is a native broadleaf tree found in lowland forests in the North Island and the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. Tawa can grow up to 30m high, with trunks up to 1.2m in diameter featuring smooth dark bark. It often forms the subcanopy in primary forests beneath podocarps such as Kahikatea, Mataī, Miro and Rimu.
Tawa produce small inconspicuous flowers followed by large long fruit of a dark red plum colour. Tawa relies solely on the New Zealand Kererū (pigeon) and were present the North Island Kōkako for dispersal of its seed. Tawa also supports significant epiphyte gardens in their canopies, which are one of the few known habitats of the enigmatic, arboreal striped skink.
Tawa is the Self Integration Essence and another special native plant essence that I give clients to support Soul Retrieval work. Tawa is the plant ally that helps us integrate and anchor the fragmented parts of the soul back into the life and unite them together as one healed whole. It also helps us to identify and address the needs of newly found aspects of self.
Often when we have experienced a healing or a shift in consciousness we will initially feel clear, energised and inspired, but then it is not uncommon for us to fall back into old stuck patterns again after a few weeks. Tawa helps us integrate change and maintain new states of being for lasting results, especially after deep healing, significant life transitions or major change at a soul level.
I often give Tawa essence to clients to help them embrace change and give up habits of lifetime. It supports us when we are consciously wanting to avoid old thoughts and ways of being that no longer serve us.
Information sourced from the teachings of Franchelle Ofsoskyé-Wyber.
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