Innerself Issue 30 - SA/2011

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Issue 30 • SA

The Truth Beyond the Myth ECKHART TOLLE

Best-selling author of A New Earth and The Power of Now

ECKHAR GUELLES VIA ECKHARTT TOLLE, GREGG BRADEN BRADEN,, JOSE AR ARGUELLES GUELLES,, SYL SYLVIA BROWNE, FRANK JOSEPH, DR RICHARD FISHER, MENCHU TUM AND MANY MORE tell us why the theyy belie believve 2012 will mar markk an exciting er ama tic cchang hang werful oppor tunity eraa of dr drama amatic hangee and po pow

JOSE ARGUELLES Decoder of the Mayan calendar, and cofounder of Earth Day

GREGG BRADEN Best selling author of Fractal Time, The God Code, and The Divine Matrix

MENCHU TUM

Mayan Nobel Peace Prize winner

BARBARA MARX HUBBARD World-class futurist and evolutionary visionary

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Importance of Emotional Release by Jaan Jaravek,

What will 2011 BRING for You? by Diane McCann The Times of the Quickening by Lorraine Webb Your Ego isn’t a Problem by Persephone Maywald A Drug Free Solution for Childhood Ear Infections by Dr Rob Hutchings Divine Planning & Energy Forecast for 2011 by Elisabeth Jensen

SYLVIA BROWNE World renowned psychic and medium

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FROM THE EDITORS See Through The One Who Sees “He who binds to himself a joy does the winged life destroy.

But he who kisses the joy as it flies lives in eternity’s sun rise.”

William Blake

AWAKENING 4 `

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HOW DIFFERENT MEDITATIONS SUIT DIFFERENT PEOPLE

by Dr Graham Williams

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DOES THINKING EXIST IN THE ENLIGHTENED STATE?

by Linda Clair

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THE UPWARD SHIFT

by Swami Dayananda

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HOW DOES ART HEAL?

by Glenda Needs

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IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL RELEASE

by Jaan Jerabek

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ACCEPTANCE & COMMITTMENT

by Louise Tebble

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THE PROTECTION OF PERFECTIONISM

by Leaona Hamwood & Michael Oster

THE SPIRITUAL WARRIOR

by Jennifer Coombe

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THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER

by Angela Stephenson

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GUILT - THE MIND MAFIA

by Barbara McCloud

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HEALTHY, RAW FOOD

by Julie Way

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HORMONE HAVOC?

by Belle McCaleb

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YOUGHURT - IT’S EASY TO MAKE YOUR OWN

by Sharon Weidenbach

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A DRUG FREE SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDHOOD EAR INFECTIONS

by Dr Rob Hutchings

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VITAMIN D - THE HORMONE VITAMIN

by Kasey Yates

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YOUR EYES NEVER LIE

by Lynne Singlewood

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HUMAN-ANIMAL MEDICINE

by Andrea Fernandez Indulski

WHY DO WE PRETEND?

by Bronwyn Barter

FIT OR FAT, HEALTHY OR SICK . . . IT’S YOUR CHOICE

by Amanda Allen

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REFLECTIONS

by Christa Metzer

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THE TIMES OF THE QUICKENING

by Lorraine Webb

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LEAP OF FAITH

by Debbie Kemp

RELATIONSHIPS 14

WHAT WILL 2011 BRING FOR YOU?

by Diane McCann

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ATTRACTION - HAVE YOU GOT IT?

by Jane Donovan

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HEALTH & WELLBEING

THE ORGANIC MIND

by Michael Morel 2011- IT’S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE

by Dorian Marshall-Smith

WHY IS LAUGHTER THE IDEAL AEROBIC ACTIVITY?

by David Cronin

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EGO ISN’T A PROBLEM

by Persephone Maywald

GROWTH

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SPIRIT OF YOGA

by Cathie McGill

EFT - HOW TO SAVE YOUR MARRIAGE OR YOUR LIFE

by Annie O’Grady

HEALING

PSYCHICS 35

DIVINE PLANNING & ENERGY FORECAST FOR 2011

by Elisabeth Jensen

FEATURES 3

2012 - THE TRUTH BEYOND THE MYTH

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WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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CHANGE ...THE ONLY CERTAINTY

by Cynthia Helbig

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LIVING IN HARMONY WITH YOURSELF

by Susanne Marie

REGULARS 20

MOON CALENDAR

MAKING 2011 THE BEST YEAR EVER

by Anthony Craig

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COURSES

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KALEIDOSCOPE

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A-Z CLASSIFIEDS

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IN BRIEF REVIEWS

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GIVEAWAYS

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LIVE FULLY...LOVE WASTEFULLY AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE ALL YOU CAN BE

by Gabbie Enright WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING TO ME?

by Kerry Denice

Each moment is pure ... sacred ... real ... true. Not the moment just passed, not the moment yet to be, these are phantasies stuck in time ... no, only this very moment.

Have you noticed how this moment is the only thing that truly satisfies? Have you noticed how we subtly cling to the “good” moment and flee the “bad”.

Both are imposters.

In truth, this moment as it is, is neither good or bad ... it’s just this moment.

If we stay true and clear within this moment, nothing compares to it ... as it is, the living waters of Loving Truth crash through our being ... revitalising with ever-freshness ... ever-newness ... with “This-is-It-as-It-isness” ... for the very first time every time.

Yet, it’s so tempting for the mind to continue trying to hold it, or flee it.

Take note: Be here ... now ... look ... listen ... allow ...

It only takes an instant and you’re here, absolutely present and free ... right now , how and where you are.

Take note: Your mind will try to claim this, hold it, keep it, know it ... but as soon as it does, the moment is gone. The mind cannot hold it ... it’s absolutely unholdable.

Why? Because This ... this moment is this moment ... alive with pulsating presence.

When the mind tries to take hold, it’s immediately a snapshot, a memory. It’s extremely subtle but it’s the past masquarading as the present again ... and if you look carefully, all the juice has left it.

The joy of the moment is only experienced in this moment now.

Take note: Deep breath in ... look ... listen ... allow...

In an instant you are here ... now. This moment is totally fresh, new, thrilling with beingness. Stay present. Don’t be tempted to cling or flee ... be here.

Ah ... this moment ... evernew ... everfresh.

Do you notice ... if you don’t think about it, it simply is, just as it is.

Life is simply living ...

You are simply being ...

What ... nowhere to go? Absolutely nowhere, this is It! All of it too ... not just some of it, or part of it ... This is it!

Okay, one more time ...

Take note: Deep breath in ... look ... listen ... allow ...

You are here ... instantly!

No yesterday, no tomorrow.

No last moment one moment ago even ... only this. This is it.

Look ... listen ... allow ...

This is it ... everfresh ... evernew ... always already here.

“One instant in eternity; eternity is the now.

When you see through this one instant, you see through the one who sees.”

Wu-Men Love, Leo & Enza

You can visit Leo Drioli’s blog - Reflections from Eternal Vastness at www.leodrioli.blogspot.com

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Issue 30 • SA

The Truth Beyond the Myth ECKHART TOLLE Best-selling author of A New Earth and The Power of Now

ECKHAR GUELLES VIA ECKHARTT TOLLE, GREGG BRADEN BRADEN,, JOSE AR ARGUELLES GUELLES,, SYL SYLVIA BROWNE, FRANK JOSEPH, DR RICHARD FISHER, MENCHU TUM AND MANY MORE tell us why the theyy belie believve 2012 will mar markk an exciting er ama tic cchang hang werful oppor tunity eraa of dr drama amatic hangee and po pow

JOSE ARGUELLES Decoder of the Mayan calendar, and cofounder of Earth Day

GREGG BRADDEN Best selling author of Fractal Time, The God Code, and The Divine Matrix

MENCHU TUM Mayan Nobel Peace Prize winner

BARBARA MARX HUBBARD World-class futurist and evolutionary visionary

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mon man. Stress is soaring, family relationships are fraying, and conflicts, depression and divorce are the gloomy fall-outs; environmental degradation is destroying thousands of species and polluting the soil, air and water. Illnesses have never been more rampant or resistant. Alzheimer’s, cancer, Aids, and frightening pandemics are reaping countless victims. Conflicts are heating up. Everywhere there is a sense of things falling apart.

BEST OF TIMES

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The Truth Beyond the Myth ECKHAR GUELLES VIA BR O WNE, ECKHARTT TOLLE, GREGG BRADEN BRADEN,, JOSE AR ARGUELLES GUELLES,, SYL SYLVIA BRO FRANK JOSEPH, DR RICHARD FISHER, MENCHU TUM and more tell us w h y the tic cchang hang theyy belie believv e 2012 will mar k an eexx citing er eraa of dr ama amatic hangee and po w erful oppor tunity pow tunity..

The most discussed date in spiritual history is just round the corner: 2012. What lies ahead and what should we do?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the

epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . .

Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities English novelist (1812 - 1870) This celebrated line from Charles Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, has

never been used with more justification.

WORST OF TIMES

Even as I write this, terrorism apart, turbulence is peaking. Prices are spiralling, placing the fulfilment of basic needs beyond the ability of the com-

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Now turn the lens in another direction and what do you see? A rise in consciousness. More people meditating and practising some form of spirituality than ever before. Spiritual articles printed in mass market newspapers and magazines. Personal growth and spiritual books and CDs selling in millions. Spiritual gurus and meditation teachers rising in thousands. Internet dispensing spiritual wisdom as casually as it does the daily news. People across the world campaigning for peace, environmental protection and freedom from pollution. More and more talk of a need for a different way of life – a life of peace and joy and simplicity.

At one and the same time we are seeing the death and decay of the materialistic age and the possible rise and resurrection of a more spiritual one. Observes writer Eckhar t Tolle, “We are witnessing not only an unprecedented influx of consciousness at this time but also an entrenchment and intensification of the ego.”

Both good and evil seem to be pitted against each other in one final overwhelming confrontation. And the convergence of this historic clash

seems to be 2012.

WHY 2012?

Surprisingly there is a lot of evidence going for it. There are many traditions recognizing 2012 as a major transition point between the last cycle and a new one.

The ancient Maya were obsessed with watching the stars and making astrological predictions. Each night the astrologers would go on the roofs at midnight, and through 2 crossed sticks “XX “ make their calculations.

This symbol “XX “ is found on many ancient Mayan buildings still, denoting places where the astrologers would go to watch the stars at night or early morning.

The Mayan calendar has been proven to be precise and accurate – it predicted, for instance, that whiteskinned bearded gods would descend upon them from across the sea on March 5, 1519, the exact date when Cortez discovered the New World.

The Mayan astrologers predicted the end to civilization as we know it in 2012, and their calendar actually ends on Dec. 21, 2012!

Frank Joseph is the editor in chief of Ancient American magazine and the author of Atlantis and 2012, The Destruction of Atlantis, The Lost Civilization of Lemuria, Survivors of Atlantis, and The Lost Treasure of King Juba. He lives in Minnesota.

Based on more than 25 years of research around the globe and statements from Edgar Cayce about Atlantis and its Pacific sister civilization of Lemuria, Frank Joseph reveals that the Mayan Calendar was brought to Mexico by survivors of Atlantis. Uncovering the Atlantean

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ECKHART TOLLE, best-selling author of A New Earth and The Power of Now

GREGG BRADEN, best selling author of Fractal Time, The God Code, and The Divine Matrix

BARBARA MARX HUBBARD, the highly regarded, world-class futurist and evolutionary visionary

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HOW DIFFERENT MEDITATIONS SUIT DIFFERENT PEOPLE You would expect a tradition which understands people and the human mind to be very accommodating when it comes to differences. And it is. However, I, and all of the other teachers at the Lifeflow Centre are constantly meeting people who have struggled for years with meditation, finding it difficult or even impossible to meditate. Often they assumed, or were told, that it was difficult.

The reason is quite simple. They have been struggling with a meditation which doesn’t suit them. They might have read about it in a book, or been to a meditation class and told that there is only one exercise they should do in a certain way with no deviations. However there are actually hundreds of different exercises with many variations to suit different types of people and the different ways they experience the world.

People are invariably surprised to discover how easy meditation actually is when learned properly, and have often been able to relate it to past experiences in their own lives.

Of course, just sitting down to meditate doesn’t mean you will automatically reach a good state. Meditation is a tool to achieve this and, like any tool, its use needs to be learned properly.

Meditation is a natural state

We could all meditate naturally and easily as children – we just didn’t know what we were doing. It is actually the natural state of our bodies and minds. But once we learn to think, the cost is that we lose this ability – in fact, it is often actively discouraged. I was always being told off for daydreaming and was told that if my head wasn’t screwed on I would lose it!

If you watch, you’ll find it very interesting to discover that you cannot think and be in touch with your senses at the same time. It’s just the cost of learning the extremely powerful ability to think. And this is not a new problem. Meditation has been around for 3000 years because it’s the tool which enables us to rediscover the natural ability we had as

children without losing the power and skill of thinking.

This is why, when learned properly, people often say that they used to feel like this when they were children.

I clearly remember a woman who said how the meditation made her feel exactly as she used to feel when she sat on the roof of a shed on the farm where she lived as a child. She absolutely loved doing it because she felt close to the sky and could see all around her. She would stay there for ages feeling peaceful, still, in touch with everything around her and completely content. And she had completely forgotten about it until she learned to meditate.

So meditation brings you out of the world of your thoughts to the rich world of your senses. You become very relaxed and your mind becomes calm and clear. Your senses open up and sights, sounds, colours, smells, tastes and the feelings on your skin become a kaleidoscope of sensations which embrace and hold you.

As you learn to rest in this state you discover your natural state of awareness and can use this to maintain your physical, emotional and mental health or to see clearly or to develop your inner life, your intuition or a spiritual discipline.

As meditation is an innate ability it is very important that you find your natural way to do it. And this is why there are so many different kinds of meditation. At our courses, and retreats we always let people know that there is only one rule – if you find a meditation works for you quickly and easily, keep it, and if it doesn’t, forget it.

The different kinds of meditation

The range of meditations includes breathing meditations, which people who like being still find very comfortable, and visualisations, which really suit people who like to be active. You can also scan the sensations in your body. This is like a visualisation, and while scanning your body you can become very aware of and get to know all about the energy centres in your body. There are movement meditations too, where you focus on the

sensations in your body while moving.

Also meditating on sound is a popular form of meditation. People do it all the time unconsciously while listening to music. Sound meditations are mantra and so music is a form of mantra which literally means “a tool for the mind”. And you can also use ideas to meditate on – affirmations are an example of this kind of meditation. All of these can bring your mind quickly and easily to a relaxed and calm state.

Mindfulness is a way of using meditation to keep you in touch with the present moment and free yourself from the habits which can make our lives difficult. One of the mindfulness techniques we teach, which is a speciality of Lifeflow, is the Three C Technique.

We also teach a whole range of Spot Meditations – meditations which can be done quickly anywhere and at any time. They only take 20 to 30 seconds and are invaluable for calming and balancing yourself during the day – at work, at home and also in all the moments where there is usually “wasted” time; while waiting for appointments, in the car and so on.

How long should a meditation session be?

I always like to quote a 16th century Tibetan abbot who said that short, frequent sessions are the best. So many people are told that they should meditate for at least 20 minutes, twice a day, or for half an hour, or an hour.

Again, there is no rule about this – what suits you is best. And it is far better to do some quick Spot meditations regularly than for long formal sessions to become so difficult that you give up. So whether you like to do breathing meditation, or visualise, whether you like quick meditations or long ones is not an issue. What is, is that you learn the basics well, find it comfortable, find it easy to do, and enjoy it.

Dr. Graham Williams has thirty years’ experience in teaching meditation, is the Director of The Lifeflow Meditation Centre and an adjunct lecturer at Flinders University. His first book Insight and Love is in its third edition and his book Life in Balance was released in 2008. It is available online, in bookshops in Adelaide and throughout Australia. The Lifeflow Centre provides regular meditation courses in their city studio and retreats in a relaxing hills setting.

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what is ENLIGHTENMENT? with LINDA CLAIR

Does Thinking Exist in the Enlightened State?

Q: Can you explain to me why you and many other spiritual teachers place so much emphasis on the thinking process, and advise people not to think? What is the problem with thinking?

Does thinking exist in the enlightened state?

Linda: From quite a young age we are taught that if we want something, we grab onto it and hold on to it, and we don’t let go, because we might lose it. This is how the habit of thinking develops. Something pleasurable happens, so we think about it.

We want to repeat it. We relive it. We get into the habit of thinking about pleasurable experiences. Something painful happens, and we still think about it.

Thinking is all to do with memory; it’s all to do with the past. You can’t think about the present. So as long as you are into this habit of thinking about pleasurable and painful experiences, you’re not fully here. You’re still involved in time. And you can’t decide you are just going to think about pleasurable things. The painful

experiences always eventually come up.

So then you try to avoid the painful experiences by thinking about pleasurable experiences, and using pleasurable experiences to escape from your pain – which is your fear.

You end up living your life trying to relive certain experiences and avoid and forget about other experiences.

When you are fully here – when you’re not doing that anymore – when you can let go of thinking about anything – when there’s not that desire to think about anything, it’s a completely different way to be.

Life becomes incredibly intense, because you’re fully here in the present. It can include pleasure and pain, but it’s very much a surface thing. You see that there’s no real depth in the sensory or relative world.

The depth comes when you can let go of the attachment to the world the belief that this existence is all there is , and you see that the world is not real – that reality is something that doesn’t come and go.

You can only really enjoy being in the world of existence when you know it’s not real, because then there

Seven Days in December

Talks #2 with Linda Clair Recorded on a 7 day meditation retreat at Crafers West SA in December 2009, Linda Clair encourages the participants to give it all they have in their practice, reminding them that every moment is precious. Each talk, delivered in her direct and inimitable way, is both an encouragement and a challenge to make the most of every breath. If you’re interested in a frank, no holds barred approach to meditation practice, this CD offers a depth and clarity not easily matched.

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is no fear of it coming and going. And you’re not trying to use the world to justify your existence. So it’s all about reversing this habit of hanging onto things – whatever they are – and letting go of whatever arises.

In the enlightened state there can still be thoughts, but there is virtually no desire to think. You realise the futility of thinking. You realise that thinking is never going to help your understanding. You won’t ever understand anything – deeply – by thinking about it. You’ll just go round and round in circles repeating things for ever.

A thought can arise, but you either act on it or let it go. I don’t store things in my memory any more. I don’t rely on my memory, and that’s something that you need to practise. So a thought might arise. If it’s something practical I write it down or take action.

It’s garbage day, I go and put the bins out straight away. I don’t think “I’ll do it later”. It takes a lot of discipline to act immediately on a thought, so that you can let it go completely.

You’ve got to practise not remembering, not relying on your memory – because that just encourages thought. And it’s a very difficult thing to do, when we’re taught this from an early age. We’re taught to encourage memories, to keep remembering.

It’s such a freedom letting go of trying to remember. There’s a lot of trust involved, because you have to trust that things will work out without having all these memories stored in your head. “I have to remember this, I have to remember that”. The amazing thing is that whatever you really need to remember just arises and you act on it. It takes a lot of discipline to act immediately on a thought so that you can let it go completely.

When you look closely at your thoughts, most of them are useless – a waste of energy, a distraction from really being here, which is much more interesting and much more exciting than any thought, because it’s new.

No thought is new.

Linda Clair is a non-sectarian teacher, and is also the author of the book ‘What do you Want?’ She teaches mainly at the Simple Meditation Centre in Crafers West in the Adelaide Hills. For more information, please phone David on 0437 817 167 or visit www.simplemeditation.net

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Mind & HEART with SWAMI DAYANANDA

Following the Upward Shift We already know that every day is filled with events and conversations that bring us expansion or contraction. Good news, bad news; feeling happy and excited, feeling sad and deflated. On and on, every day—a constant play of movement in the outer world of the senses and the inner world of emotions.

Often we get caught in negativity.

Our current culture has a strong tendency to point out what’s wrong rather than what’s right. Anyone turning on the TV news can participate in stories of bad events or inappropriate behaviour.

In general, however, we prefer the feeling of upliftment. We even look for it: we turn towards people who welcome us; and we seek activities that might make us feel good, such as a favourite food, or something fun or satisfying. It’s a natural human attribute: to want to feel positive, light, and filled with potential. And, as best we can, we try to make choices that

will continue to nurture this feeling at work, with family and in our personal lives.

The spanda principle

As a practice, you can use this natural impulse in a spiritual context. You may have noticed that when you dwell on negative possibilities or events, you feel tense, worried, angry or otherwise downhear ted. Even when you try to guide your mind to more positive thoughts, you can get caught in a cycle of negativity.

One practice is to purposely search for the feeling of upliftment, like a scanner in the inner horizon.

What are you looking for? Consider a flash of insight, an upsurge of emotion, a heart opening or a feeling of intense awareness. The philosophers of Kashmir Shaivism identified this experience as spanda, or connecting with the highest, most subtle vibration. An ancient text advises us to “always be on the alert for the discernment of spanda”. Swami

Shankarananda (author of Happy for No Good Reason) calls it the upward shift.

Sometimes an upward shift is accompanied by a full experience of being present, power or relief. It is the aha! experience, rising happiness or joy. It also accompanies exhilaration and a feeling of recognition or rightness, such as when you hear the truth. It can bring long-term positive experiences or it can be as fleeting as a thought.

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www.innerself.com.au as your mind merges with the expansion of good feeling, you become one with your highest divine nature.

The experience of clarity and well being is the upward shift.

Meditation on expansion

The world of the mind is filled with

pitfalls and the needs of the ego. Allow yourself to spend time in meditation. You’ll notice feelings associated with the thoughts that arise. When you experience tension, try to move your thinking towards more neutral ideas or use a mantra. When you experience expansion, use this upward

Mystical pathway

The first step in the practice of following the upward shift is to notice it.

Whenever you experience a shift from disharmony to harmony, make a mental note: this is the upward shift.

Allow yourself to fully experience the joy arising from the pleasure of activity, the pure delight of a scenic view, or the depth of feeling for a beloved family member or friend. (Of course it’s important to acknowledge overall effects, such as not overindulging.)

While aware of the upward shift, take it a step fur ther by allowing yourself to absorb the vibration and become one with the experience.

When you integrate the practice of following the upward shift, you develop more discrimination and adjust your entire being to a new alignment.

In time, as you notice the subtle shifts of awareness you keep in touch with inner energy. The sages say that

shift to take you to the space of peace and understanding.

Inquiry on choices

When you have a decision to make, ask yourself: Which has the most positive energy? Where’s the upward shift? So you can be sure, ask again: From my innermost centre, which will bring more joy? What is most likely to sustain a long-term upward shift?

Continue asking until the answers resonate. Keep using inquiry to guide you towards the upward shift.

Contemplation on vibration

Your natural state is the expansion of divine vibration.

Swami Dayananda is the Director of the Adelaide Shiva Yoga Meditation Centre at 79 Military Road, Semaphore. The Centre conducts courses and sessions in yoga, meditation, self-inquiry and the philosophies of yoga and spirituality. The Centre’s new Lokananda Retreat Centre near Eudunda will be holding yoga retreats and meditation retreats in 2011. For more information, contact 8242 4929 or www.meditationyoga.com.au

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Truth

Love of the

2012

with PERSEPHONE MAYWALD

The Truth Beyond the Myth

Your Ego isn’t a Problem Down through the ages, the traditional spiritual message has been that your ego is the problem. Attachment to the ego is seen as the single greatest barrier to enlightenment. Furthermore, the ego is seen as an illusion, and therefore something to be put aside and transcended. Because it is not real, there is little point in paying attention to it.

This is all true, but it is only half the truth, and it’s the other half of the truth that we will look at here. A great deal is already known about the ego as an illusion and a barrier, so we won’t be covering that ground. Here, we will look at the vital understanding that our ego, illusion or not, is actually a needed and necessary stage in our human journey to Spirit, and that honouring and exploring its depths is a valid and effective path to self realization.

One difficulty with seeing the ego as the problem is that it often leads to a dismissive attitude to much of who we know ourselves to be. Our inner critic tends to take on the spiritual teachings that we hear, and then uses them to beat us up. When we are angry, it criticizes us for our lack of loving kindness. When we feel hate, it tells us we should be able to forgive.

When we really desire something, it tells us we should let go of our attachments. When we feel bad about ourselves, it tells us we should love ourselves more. And so on, causing us deep feelings of failure and a huge amount of pain. We feel as though much of what we are is some terrible mistake.

Ego Reflects only Spirit

But the ego is not a mistake. It is actually a faithful reflection of our Spirit, or Essence. Let’s look at an analogy that will clarify this. When we see a lake reflecting the mountains around it, we can notice two things.

We see that the reflection creates a wavering, less vivid picture than the mountains themselves, but that it reflects only those mountains – it does not and cannot reflect anything else.

In the same way, our egos can reflect only Essence, even though they do so in a way that is dim, wavering and distorted. Ultimately there is only the Oneness, and nothing, including our egos, is outside that Oneness.

So our egos are inescapably part of the preciousness of all that is, and also our best attempt to reflect it.

When our inner critic beats us up, it’s actually trying to make us more perfect, more like the total perfection of Essence. When we’re angry, we’re actually trying to establish the tremendous strength and vitality of our True Nature. When we feel hate, we’re trying to find the deep power of the Absolute. When we notice that we are not being loving, we are trying to remember the sweet, soft, infinite, compassionate love of God. And when we feel desire, our desire, when we explore it to its depth, is always for the richness, sweetness, joy and delight of who we really are.

So in living the life of ego, we are all trying to find something infinitely precious, but we don’t know how to go about it because the ego is so deeply unconscious about what it actually is. It can only point us to the things of the ego, to fleeting worldly pleasures. We settle for an ordinary life that has at its heart the restlessness and dissatisfaction of yearning for the Essential life that we deeply desire but do not know how to attain.

This is the painful state of much of humanity.

Ego Leads us to Spirit

When we finally understand that our ego is a faithful reflection of Essence, then it becomes clear that we do not need to transcend it, dismiss it, or reject it. We do not have to abandon ourselves or our lives in the world. In fact, it is almost impossible to do so, because when we have no first hand knowledge of what will replace them, we cannot give up the only self and life we have. Despite the traditional accounts of instant enlightenment, it’s actually beyond the capacity of almost all of us to jump from ego to Essence in one blind leap of faith. If it were more possible, there would be many more enlightened people on the planet. What’s needed is a much more gradual process where we use ourselves and our lives as a kind of treasure map that will lead us to what is real.

Rather then trying to transcend ourselves, we need to look deeply into ourselves.

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stand the clues, but if we are willing to bring curiosity, acceptance and compassion to who we are and what we find, the truth will slowly reveal itself to us. We find that following this thread of truth eventually leads us to the depths of our ego, and then beyond that to what is most real within us. We pierce the reflection to find the mountain within.

In this way, ego becomes a necessary part of the journey to Essence. It is not a mistake, it is simply an incomplete stage of development. Just as we do not see the crawling of a baby as a mistake, but just a necessary stage on the way to a marathon, we can see the ego as a necessary stage on the way to realization. We can acknowledge its nature, that it is a distorted reflection of the mountain, and that it is also a precious and faithful guide to the real mountain of truth, the Essence that we all desire.

With deep gratitude for my teacher, A.H.Almaas, especially Ch.1, The Pearl Beyond Price.

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influences in both ancient Mesoamerican culture and ancient Egyptian culture, he links the demise of Atlantis with the bir th of the Olmec civilization in Mexico (the progenitors of the Maya), the beginning of the first Egyptian dynasty, and the start of the Mayan Calendar.

Joseph explains that the Mayan Calendar was invented by the combined genius of Atlantis and Lemuria and describes how it predicts an eternal cycle of global creation, destruction, and renewal. Correlating this recurring cycle with scientific studies on glacial ice cores and predictions from the Hopi, the Incas, and the Scandinavian Norse, Joseph reveals that 2012 could be the star t of a new Ice Age and the advent of a massive solar storm. However, Joseph shows that the Maya knew the way to re-establish civilization’s cosmic balance before time runs out.

Menc hu Tum, Mayan Nobel Menchu Peace Prize winner, said that “We’re in a period as we approach 2012 when things are dissolving because time is dissolving and we are going to enter a new era when time begins not just for Mayans but for all people ...It’s going to be a time of change and maybe chaotic change. It depends on us. It’s up to humanity to decide how well the transition goes.”

The Hopi Indians of the American Southwest tell of four worlds, or ages, all ending in natural disasters instigated by the unbalanced behaviour of mankind. They predict a Day of Purification, when Saquasohuh Kachina dances in the plaza and removes his mask. In other words, modern civilization will be shattered as the Blue Star appears in the sky. In the Hopi language, Qatsina, or literally “life bringer,” refers to anything in the natural world or cosmos, including natural phenomena, whether good or evil.

Dr oss Dr.. Allen CC.. RRoss oss, a Santee Dakota educator and Lakota language scholar, relates that the same prophecy was uttered during the most important Hopi ceremony, the Wuwuchim, at least as long ago as early 1914. It may, in fact, predate this early 20th-century instance by many years, perhaps generations.

It forecast, in part, “You will hear of a dwelling-place in the heavens, above the Earth, that shall fall with a great crash. It will appear as a blue star. Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease. These are the signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deser ts not far from here. You will hear of the sea turning black, and many living things dying because of it. Turtle Island could turn over two or three times, and the oceans could join hands and meet the sky.”

Prophecies handed down from generation to generation of the Australian Aboriginal Elders also speak of the coming of the end times of one dimension as we enter another. One of their prophecies has to do with “black rain” falling at the end time.

This 2012 date also appears in the Cherokee prophecies prophecies. The Pleiades star system is also prominent in one of the most treasured and famous Cherokee prophecies, the Prophecy of the Rattlesnake, a sign in the heavens that is evolving toward the end of the Cherokee calendar in the year 2012.

The Cherokee calendar says that the world will come to an end in 2012, just as the Mayans do. To the Cherokee, “the end” in 2012 signifies that all will be reborn.

Uncannily enough, the Chinese I Ching Ching, or Book of Change, has also indicated a similar prophecy. The I Ching makes personal predictions based on 64, 000 hexagrams, each of which has a precise meaning.

When writer Terence McKenna decided to plot the hexagrams along a time line, he found that it was an accurate map of time. The odd thing?

It came to an end on December 22, 2012.

SCIENCE AND 2012

After 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up - and it’s got astronomers on full alert.

Scientists have forecast a solar storm on that most Hollywood of disaster dates - 2012.

Astronomy lecturer and columnist Dave Reneke said “The general consensus among general astronomers (and certainly solar astronomers) is that this coming Solar maximum (2012 but possibly later into 2013) will be the most violent in 100 years.

They can even trip circuit breakers and knock out orbiting satellites, as has already done before” .

Dr Richard Fisher, director of NASA’s Heliophysics division, told Mr Reneke the super storm would hit like “a bolt of lightning”, causing catastrophic consequences for the world’s health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken.

“We know it is coming but we don’t know how bad it is going to be,” Dr Fisher told Mr Reneke in the most recent issue of Australasian Science.

“Systems will just not work. The flares change the magnetic field on the Ear th and it’s rapid, just like a lightning bolt.

“That’s the solar effect.

“The energy released from a flare is equal to 100 million hydrogen bombs,” added Clara Y Yatini, of the National Aeronautics and Space’s (LAPAN) Solar and Space Division.

She explained that increased solar activity would cause magnetic storms to hurl energy particles toward earth and the flares would likely affect satellites, telecommunication towers, power grids and global positioning system (GPS) equipment.

A bold statement and one taken seriously by those it will affect most, namely airline companies, communications companies and anyone working with modern GPS systems.

Geophysicists also claim that on December 21, 2012, the earth will be in exact alignment with the sun and the centre of the Milky Way, an event that occurs only once in 25,800 years. As a result, the North and South Pole positions could change, spelling largescale climatic changes and shifting sea levels. If the event happens too fast – well, doom could be the outcome.

ASTROLOGY AND 2012

Looking at the planets in 2012 there is a very special alignment that occurs only every 26,000 years, and the outer planets and Venus will be

making transits that in the past have lead to civil unrest.

The date December 21st, 2012 A.D. (13.0.0.0.0 in the Long Count), represents an extremely close conjunction of the Winter Solstice Sun with the crossing point of the Galactic Equator (Equator of the Milky Way) and the Ecliptic (path of the Sun), what that ancient Maya recognized as the Sacred Tree. This is an event that has been coming to resonance very slowly over thousands and thousands of years. It will come to resolution at exactly 11:11 am G M TT..

ALIENS AND 2012 Michael C. Luckman, Luckman who has been called 2012’s Billy Graham., was responsible for leaking a story to the press of a secret report financed by the late billionaire philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller and distributed to 1,000 movers and shakers on the world stage that found extraterrestrials are visiting Earth. The late John F. Kennedy, requested that Luckman send him a copy of the same UFO briefing document sent to all members of Congress. Luckman has also offered to personally brief President Obama about the existence of highly advanced extraterrestrial visitors “Whether the world ends in 2011, 2012 or even years from now isn’t the point.” he said.

“Clearly the key point is that the handwriting is on the wall for all of us to see and to accept. This isn’t a test.

I repeat, this isn’t a test. The message is loud and it is clear. The time may finally be here to meet our makers. UFOs are the new religion, extraterrestrials are the new gods,” declared Luckman. ” Luckman plans to officially launch his ambitious Cosmic Majority 2012 campaign in New York City during the 2012 World Preparedness Expo.

Mayan elders will be special guests at the groundbreaking conference, underscoring the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012. Some 40 world renowned speakers will lecture on such topics as the End Times, the New Age, UFOs and Planet X. The prime objective of the Cosmic Majority 2012 will be to make contact with alien intelligences.

Michaell’s book, Alien Rock: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Extraterrestrial Connection, has been praised by celebrities like Bono, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, Shirley MacLaine, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Dan Aykroyd, David Lee Roth, Matthew McConoughey, Penelope Cruz, Bianca Jagger and Angela Bowie. MacLaine was blown away by Luckman’s personal encounters with the paranormal. The Emmy award winning actress, who shares Luckman’s belief that Planet X may soon be knocking on Earth’s door with potentially disastrous consequences, called him a “visionary” on her popular Internet radio show.

Sylvia Browne, foremost american psychic and author, believes that one of the most dramatic headlines in 2012 will be the discovery of some mysterious debris in a California/Nevada desert. It will be impossible to tell what the original shape of the large, mangled object is, but whatever it is made of clearly isn’t manufactured from earthly materials. A group of civilians will come across it and, for a refreshing change of pace, will thoroughly document the event and notify the authorities rather than the tabloids. As a result,

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BY GLENDA NEEDS One question I am frequently asked in my role as an art therapist and teacher is “How does art heal?”

As any art therapist will tell you, art making is a healing process, but our understanding about how this happens is not yet clear. Some interesting studies over the past few years demonstrate that art making is not merely a distraction technique, but that it can be a significant mood regulator.

Two studies at Boston College in the United States examined this phenomenon.

In the first study completed in 2005 by Petrillo and Winner, and reported in the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 42 participants were exposed to material chosen to elicit a negative mood. These participants then completed one of two tasks. The first group were asked to create a drawing of anything that they liked, based upon how they were feeling at the time. The second group were instructed to copy the shapes provided onto another sheet of paper. All participants were then asked to report on “valence” (or pleasure) and “arousal” at the end of the drawing phase. These two measures of valence and arousal are well proven measures of mood, and require a person to simply mark a point where they “fit” on an “Affect Grid”.

After studying the drawings and shape copying of the participants, along with their self-reported mood, it was clear that those people who drew pictures, rather than copied symbols, achieved a much happier mood. So copying symbols, or the simple task of putting pencil to paper may not be enough to generate mood change, but drawing pictures can create more positive emotion.

A second study by Dalebroux, Goldstein and Winner, published in Motivation and Emotion in 2008, used a similar method with seventy-five participants to examine how mood repair occurs with art making. These researchers were interested in whether the power in art making came from catharsis, (expressing the negative mood), from distraction, or from positive emotional redirection.

This study is particularly interesting in that it demonstrates that distraction alone is not as effective as directing positive imagery connected to, but moving away from, the precipitating factors for the negative mood. Freud believed art making was a means of developing positive outcomes in a fantasy form, and thus creating an internal reckoning with events. This process of drawing a positive picture as a sequel to the negative imagery fits well with Freud’s theory.

Most humans are motivated to achieve a “feel good” state. We seek out methods of regulating or improving our mood. Often this is a combination of cognitive and behavioural strategies that is done with full effort or concentration, in order to change a perceived uncomfortable state.

Many of these strategies have been previously tested by

the individual and deemed an effective tool. Some people choose venting activities, some choose distraction and others choose consciously uplifting methods. Art making allows for an individualised process that can be a venting, distracting or positively focussed activity.

We also know from earlier research that engaging in art making can reduce blood pressure, self-reported stress levels and enhance perceptions of control. It is no surprise then that many people, at many times in life, engage in art making, at some level or another. Aside from professional artists, many other people doodle, sketch, photograph, collage or find some other means of expressing themselves artistically. Perhaps it is the innate physiological and mood regulating qualities of ar t making that draws them to such pursuits.

As an art therapist, one of my most privileged experiences is in witnessing the journey of a client, from the initial visual representations of darkness and despair, to the blossoming imagery of positive outcome, even when circumstances have not yet or cannot be changed.

Creating this positive imagery frequently enhances the quality of life for the client. It is often easy to forget that anything we wish for, we must first imagine! Ar t Therapy enables a vivid imagining of a positive outcome and often gives great hope for the future.

Much of the research into art as a mental health tool has so far focussed on the outcomes of engagement, with positive results, and thus we have reports of many people’s lived experience that supports the use of Art Therapy. Despite no scientific “proof”, those who use art in therapy will attest to its remarkable power. Perhaps we do not yet know exactly how, but we do know that art heals.

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BY JAAN JERABEK After 20 years experience in emotional release work, both with my own inner awakening process, and 17 of those years professionally facilitating other people’s emotional release process through “Cathartic style Breathwork”, the importance of “emotional integration”

is still the main message I have for people who wish to be free of Depression, Anxiety, Relationship issues such as lack of boundaries, recurring patterns of conflict and sexual issues or simply wish for more inner peace.

When I speak of ‘emotional integration’ I am not talking about self

help books, listening to seminars, CD’s, mental level talking style therapy etc etc.

I am not even talking about finding more insights and realizations into human nature and conceptualization of issues such as ‘’since mum was not the hugging type and did not tell me she loved me enough and since dad was both physically and emotionally absent I decided I was not good enough’’.

My favourite saying is “An insight/ realization and $5 gets you a cup of coffee and a muffin’’. Insights/realizations/conceptualization of issues is a necessary component of our journey, they are the foundation stage of the journey, but they are not the journey itself.

Many people wonder why listening to seminar style information sessions or “talking style” therapy can go on for years and yet they still suffer from numerous life issues. There is a simple explanation why... I do not even put this first “insight, reading, mental level conceptualization stage” as a stage in genuine healing.

Genuine healing begins when we start to feel the emotional pain behind having a physically and emotionally absent father, or a mum who could not fulfil our love and emotional needs. The emotional pain of frustration and anger we felt that we could not communicate on an emotional level with them and ask our needs to be met by them. Or it could be having the anger we could not express around not having our own space and being suffocated/smothered by attention due to a fearful/ overprotective/co-dependant mother or father. The sadness and despair of wanting them to hold us more, tell us

www.innerself.com.au how special we were to them, wanting to experience being fully seen hence acknowledged as an individual.

The loneliness and isolation of living in a house full of people yet, due to no one really connecting with themselves and their true hear t feeling like we were all disconnected and alone under the same roof surrounded by others. The fear of thinking there was something wrong with us because we simply had these strong feelings and experienced a lot of drama simply being a child with feelings, yet we energetically picked up that there was no room for these emotions and no-one else is really feeling them so it must be “us” with the problem.

The list goes on. Our emotional experience was a very significant and powerful one when we were young.

These emotions were stuffed deep down inside of us. The above reasons I gave for just a few of the emotions in us may not seem like much to the adult mind. They are massive influences in our adult state of emotional health though.

We call these scenarios “Subtle trauma”, not “Gross trauma” like sexual abuse or physical violence.

Subtle trauma is what we ALL suffer from and is behind all the depressions/anxieties and relationship issues and breakdowns in the world.

It is ONLY by “FEELING” these emotions that we “HEAL” these emotions. FULL STOP. We need to scream the anger out, punch it into a pillow, stomp it into the ground and have the tantrum we were not allowed to as a child. We need to cry and cry and cry, let the grief out of our systems over and over, head down in despair, foetal po-

sition, snotty and streaming tears. We need to let ourselves get hysterical and process the shame around our anger and sadness, and the guilt we have for even having these feelings after “poor suffering mum and dad did and sacrificed soooo much”.

Then enough fear around being ourselves will be processed and we will be more freed up expressing what is real, who we really are, as a natural by-product.

EASY REALLY. Get into enough anger and sadness and the 3 other primary emotions of fear, shame and guilt are released spontaneously.

When was the last time a “Self Help” book took you there? Or a CD or seminar provided you with such a deep opening into your stored emotional pain and allow such emotional integration to occur? Chances are, due to the brilliant suppressing job your unconscious did in the first place, you have only been let into the surface level of these emotions and experienced the joys of surface release. For if the depression/anxiety, relationship and self-wor th issues are still there, it means emotional integration of your issues has not actually occurred yet. This means your understanding of your issues, your awareness of them is just that, an awareness, and you are still at the mercy 24/7 of the unresolved emotional pain behind those issues.

If I have not got my message across about the impor tance of emotional integration to deal with issues, look at the simple process of the “being in the now” and meditation issue. Even this has undealt with emotional pain as a foundation.

We should have a choice as to when we think and have an active

mind and when we “switch” it off to meditate or simply “be”. Why can’t we do this? 99% of people use their thinking to escape having to feel. You are either in active, male mode of thinking or passive, female mode of feeling. The more emotional pain you felt as a child the more you escaped into your head as a refuge, either into fantasy land or thinking/obsessing about hobbies land. The more pain, the more into your head you went. We do need to develop our mind and intellect, don’t get me wrong, but for most of us it is “thinkaholism” just like ”do-aholism” and “workaholism’”or any other “ism” we use to avoid our pain.

Things we use to stay in the active mode so as we do not have to go into passive feeling mode. This is why it is so hard to switch of. The more pain, the more active the mind...Meditation anyone? “Hell, no...I am lucky if it quietens enough so that I can sleep some nights.”

The solution: Feel the emotional pain you are running from and the mind does not have a reason to be so active. You can then finally drop into your heart and body and be more present in the now effortlessly. Even peace of mind/meditation results from emotional pain integration.

The solution? Cathar tic Style Breathwork. Genuine emotional integration.

Jaan Jerabek is the Director of ‘The Anxiety & Depression solution’. He has been in private practice for 17 years and training facilitators of Breathwork Therapy for the last 10 years. www.jaanjerabek.com and www.thedepressionsolution.com or he can be reached on 1300 500 881

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The Truth Beyond the Myth FROM CONTINUED FR OM PPAAGE 6 the government won’t have the opportunity to “spin” the debris into nonexistence, nor can those who discovered it be accused of trying to perpetuate a fraud by selling their story.

This discovery will occur in conjunction with a series of untraceable signals that will disrupt satellite transmissions and wireless communications throughout the world. And by the end of 2012, having finally put two and two together, organized groups of explorers, researchers, government agencies, and other exper ts will undertake formal worldwide expeditions in search of extraterrestrials.

“Of course, extraterrestrials have been here for millions of years and they’re here now, calling as little attention to themselves as possible as they contribute to our society through careers that their advanced knowledge make possible” she added in conclusion.

Monsignor Corrado Balducci Balducci, a Vatican theologian, said on Italian National Television: “Extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. The Vatican is receiving much information now about extraterrestrials and their contacts with humans from its embassies in various countries, such as Mexico, Chile and Ven-

THE ROAD AHEAD

But don’t tear up your insurance papers yet. Despite grim prophecies of disaster and destruction in the year 2012, man can take comfort in several writers’ visions of a spiritual and regenerated new earth.

J ose Ar guelles Ph.D. decoder Arguelles of the ancient Mayan calendar system, initiator of Harmonic Convergence, and co-founder of Earth Day, considers the shift as a time of transformation, when man will awaken from the illusion of a technological utopia by questioning the viability of technology that has brought our planet so close to destruction. Man will reject the mass mind that has opted for governments, institutions and mechanical conveniences, choosing instead the path beyond technology. He predicts a return to the ancient wisdom established in the systems of the Mayan Galactic Code, the I Ching and the Book of Revelations through which man will open his heart to receive information from intelligent life forms in other dimensions In the book, The Mystery of 2012 , author and scientist, Peter Russell, asserts that 2012 will create what he calls a singularity in time.

He explains that evolution has been speeding up relentlessly since the beginning of time, as we ourselves can recognise. This could eventually lead to a mind-boggling implication.

“Evolution – whether human, machine, or a synthesis of the two – would continue at an ever-increasing pace. Development timescales would continue to shorten, from decades to years, to months, to days. Before long, they would approach zero. The

rate of change would then become infinite. We would have reached a true mathematical singularity.”

Gregg Braden Braden, best selling author of Fractal Time, The God Code, and The Divine Matrix , refers to a Zero Point magnetic field. By 2012 we reach 13 cycles per second. 13 = zero point. He believes that at that time, the planet will stop rotating on its axis, most souls will go to sleep for 3 days, after which the planet will spin in the opposite direction.

Planet Earth is going through a Collective Initiation as frequency increases and Earth’s magnetic field is slowing down. Earth’s magnetic field will stop at 13 cycles per second, zero point magnetic field. By 2012 we reach 13 cycles per second. 13 = Zero pPint. Initiates in ancient civilizations were placed in chambers to bring them to a place of Zero Point Magnetics wherein they could experience and prepare for what the world will go through around 2012.

He further suggests that this is not the end of the world.

“There’s no scientific evidence that we’re approaching the end of the world,” he says.

“We are in fact living a rare, precious moment in the history of our world and of our civilization that most people are identifying around a date that signals the end of a cycle on the Mayan calendar: the winter solstice December 21 of 2012. But the more I researched, what I found, and it was very clear, that it’s less about the date of 2012 and more about a window of time or zone of opportunity.

“One of the things I think is really important and very empowering to understand is that when we talk about the beginning and the end of

www.innerself.com.au cycles of world ages, they are marked by astronomical phenomenon. We’re talking about alignments between solar systems and planets and galaxies. And these are huge systems that move slowly over long periods of time. These systems are so huge that they look like they’re moving slowly to us. So what that means is that 2012 cannot possibly happen in a day. The alignments that we’re talking about happen gradually over a period of time rather than a heartbeat, in a moment of time. So it’s not like we go to bed December 20th in one world and we wake up after midnight on December 21st and we’re in another world.

“But what the science shows is that the alignments create what we can think of as a zone of time, or a window of time when these changes are happening. And that we actually entered into the 2012 window of change right around the year 1980.

And this is now 2010 that we’re having this conversation. And the zone closes right around the year 2016.

“So what that means, of the many things that that implies, is that number one, we are over halfway through the window of time and well into the changes, whatever changes we’re going to see, we’re well into those changes. The very changes that so many people are anticipating and fearing and preparing and waiting for, they’re already happening.”

On December 21, 2012, our sun reaches its nearest alignment with “the Great Cleft” which, according to Dr Dr.. Christine PPaa g e , author of 2012: Birthing a World of Unity and Compassion “…leads directly to the Galactic Centre, or hear t of the Great Mother” where we may “experience the fullness of our potenti-

ality, the unlimited realm of possibilities, and come to know the true meaning of immortality.”

Based on this interpretation of visions she experienced while in deep meditation, Dr. Page encourages people to take advantage of this oppor tunity of proximity to reacquaint themselves with the Creatress: “The stage is now set to undertake a spiritual journey that is essential for this particular time in our history.”

With the expected spiritual change tied not only to the lyrical and spiritual Age of Aquarius, Page and others suggest that a woman-centered era may be at hand. This matriarchal time of peace depends on reawakening consciousness, however; it isn’t necessarily inevitable - “It is only when women decide to respect and honour their gifts that the necessary changes will take place in the human race to bring natural rhythm back into our lives.”

John Major Jenkins Jenkins, a pioneer of the 2012 movement and the author of nine books including Mayan Cosmogenesis 2012 and The 2012 Story, is responsible for creating awareness of the galactic alignment and for providing information on why the December 21, 2012 date is important. He also discovered the true day count of the Mayan calendar amongst the many versions that are being used.

Jenkins’ research shows the Maya knew about an alignment of the sun with the center of the Milky Way that happens only once every 26,000 years.

The alignment which occurs in the years around 2012 is often referred

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InnerSelf

The Protection of Perfectionism

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Acceptance & Commitment Psychological flexibility is defined as – the ability to be able to cope with the suffering that life inevitably serves us...to, learn how the mind works, to accept this, and to work with it – not against it. For, it is the attachment to thoughts and the consequential investment of strong and powerful emotion that gets us humans into all sorts of problems, even to the point of chronic physical illhealth.

In session, the client learns “how to” ACT in ways that nur ture their own sense of value and dignity. The client learns “how to” give up the thinking struggle; that turning oneself inside out in an effort to control the uncontrollable mind. Clients learn ‘how to’ reclaim their life from their thoughts – these thoughts are a part of you, but NOT you. To have psychological flexibility means one has seen the light - given up the fight, accepted that they have absolutely no control over their thoughts, but, they do have power over their actions/reactions. Those with psychological flexibility have taken this one step further by committing to an ACTion plan whereby life is cultivated; increasingly becoming full, rich and textured.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapists know this “trying to control and change thoughts” doesn’t work so well in the long term; the fact is, controlling the monkey mind (thoughts) is impossible.

For most of us basic (external) survival is assured and so the mind works on internal problems. We “ruminate” and cognitively chew over things that were said by and to us and, as we get lost in this process we “pack” these thoughts with judgement (right/wrong; should/ shouldn’t). The thought, that was only a millisecond ago just a thought, is now loaded with judgement and this quickly becomes loaded with emotion (pain, fear, anger), which

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BY LEAONA HAMOOD & MICHAEL OSTER

with LOUISE TEBBLE

My goal as a therapist is to provide clients with coping strategies which will enable them to live their best life: consciously; mindfully. I achieve this by combining two decades’ of academic study, clinical practice and by drawing heavily on a third generation behavioural therapy, know as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). In this article I would like to describe my understanding of this new therapeutic model.

Simply put, the therapy enlists knowledge from ancient Yogic Tradition. ACT may be seen in terms of the auld made new; the Eastern made Western. The therapy provides a framework with which the therapist is able to guide clients through a process, whereby the lesson is “how to” be in this world - to not just survive this life-long experience, but thrive!

Clients are taught via psycho-education and experiential exercises how to give up the struggle with their mind. Depression, anxiety, phobias, body distortion issues, including anorexia, over-eating, addictions and so forth, are all conditions where the person has, often unknowingly, given their full attention (and intention) to the “monkey mind”. You know, that thing inside your head that never shuts up - it shares some 52 000 negative thoughts per day with us.

The theory is based on an eightfold approach whereby the client is guided to tease out their values, defuse from intrusive thoughts and, to ultimately commit to an action plan (ACT), where psychological flexibility is the goal. This theory can be used to successfully treat any of the socalled mental health conditions. Socalled because depression, anxiety, disordered eating, phobias and the like are not medical diseases, they are “thinking and thought attachment” issues caused by psychological inflexibility.

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then escalates until it culminates into rather poor behaviour including but certainly not limited to - nasty, vindictive verbals; the kind that we regret when the heat of the moment has passed.

ACT provides us a framework in which we get to identify a par t of ourselves that simply observes – no thought, no emotion, no attachment.

The par t of self that, simply and calmly, witnesses all the goings-on in our world, but does not get caught up in them. ACT gives us the tools to enable us to distance ourselves from the monkey mind with all its thoughts and images, by teaching us how to notice the present moment with compassion for self and others and to incorporate this “presence” into the fabric of everyday life.

This new generation therapy has been used with tremendous success across the range of mental and emotional health issues. Significant issues that have been difficult to treat in the past are now being approached differently. These include: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Syndrome; chronic clinical depression and anxiety; disordered eating/eating disorders; over eating; addiction; post-natal depression; and personality disorders.

In my practice I enlist this therapy when working with clients who suffer with anger or rage issues particularly in couples or relationship/family therapy. In Parenting this therapy has also been most useful.

Wishing you well. Namaste.

Most of us like to do things well. Most people strive to do the best they can and usually take some measure of pride in their achievements. Wanting to do your best is a natural, healthy approach to life. Trying to be perfect, on the other hand, is a different matter. Humans are not perfect and in most cases, it is unreasonable to expect them to be perfect. Unfortunately, for many, a constant drive to be perfect rules much of their life, causing unhealthy amounts of stress and anxiety.

Why is this so? It would be impossible to say what drives the need for perfectionism in any individual, but one thing we can be sure of: it helps them feel safe and comfortable in some way. “If everything is perfect, I have nothing to worry about”. The problem is, they still worry. They constantly worry about getting things perfect!

For these people, it is more than just wanting to do their best. It is a subconsciously driven need of emotional protection – a need to feel good when somewhere deep inside, they don’t feel good. It helps create a sense of being in control.

Unfortunately, of course, it is something over which they have very little control.

This relentless quest for perfec-

tion is a common symptom for many of my clients. Although they may not seek help specifically for it, it is often a part of many problems, for which they have no answers.

Like anything that is generated by the subconscious, it can only be eliminated by the subconscious.

Many people find ways to cope with their fears and tensions, and never really deal with the causes. This usually leads to a stressful life of physical illness and further emotional unrest.

When the subconscious feelings that cause these problems are eliminated, the resulting symptoms are also eliminated. When the drive for perfection is no longer a part of their life, these clients are amazed to find they are not only free to make mistakes occasionally, they are also truly free to be relaxed, healthy and contented. Thankfully, with the desire to change and a little help, we have the means to release subconscious feelings that cause unhappiness and ill health.In the words of the old song “Do what you do, do well”.

But if you have to be perfect, you will be stressed. Let your subconscious release you from this unhealthy need.

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My name is Leaona Hamood, a former aerobics instructor of ten years, I have over 20 years experience in the Health and Fitness Industry and have always had a passion for a healthy mind and body. I am a qualified Private Subconscious-mind Healing (P.S.H.) therapist and studied under the founder and Principal of the International Centre for Subconsciousmind Training and Research (Qld).My aim in life has always been to help people emotionally and physically. I am available 7 days a week and most evenings and can be contacted for enquiries or appointments on 0419 037 830.

My name is Michael Oster. I am a qualified Private Subconsciousmind Healing (P.S.H.) therapist and also a Registered Nurse of 20 years standing. My qualifications in PSH have come from studying directly under the founder and Principal of the International Centre for Subconscious-mind Training and Research (Qld). For the last ten years I have been working with people around behaviour change, particularly in the addictions area. I have a passion to see positive change and growth in people. If you feel like you’re ready for change, I can be contacted for enquiries or appointments on 0411 174 110.

Louise Tebble, BSW (Hons)Loss & Grief,SAFT(FamilyTherapy including parenting) MAASW(Fully Accredited Mental Health Practitioner).Medicare rebate applies with GP referral.

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The Organic Mind ○

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BY MICHAEL MOREL The mind contains the most powerful energy in the world!

It is the very essence of our being and yet we have not been taught how to understand, control, or direct this energy for the benefit of mankind as a whole. We have mentors for sport, for business, politics, and war etc. We have personal trainers to get maximum performance from our bodies, motivational speakers who tell us how to make our fortunes, and a law to punish us if we do not succeed...

Where are the Mind Mentors? Those

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wise souls who can guide us toward a rich and fruitfull life.

Mankind has a history of enslavement. First manacled by wrist and ankle, which when removed was replaced with the bonds of religion.

Now that some of those ties have been broken, we are still surrounded by the invisible strands of ignorance.

As a civilisation we have been tricked into believing that there are only two aspects in life. Right and wrong (or positive and negative).This is what I call “The Traditional Mind”. It is this mind which creates conflict for we have been taught from an early age that to be right is to be rewarded and to be wrong is to be punished. Consequently everyone wants to be “Right” However there is another way. Imagine a set of scales in your “minds eye” We use the weight of words to make decisions, i.e. “on the one hand it’s right on the other it’s wrong.“ What I discovered at the end of my twenty-five year quest was that the pivot point or centre of bal-

ance was where the “Organic Mind” dwelt. This place I call “THERE” for I wondered where there was and often heard people talk about getting there one day. I now know that There is the spot between the rock and the hard place when both have been removed and nothing is in opposition. It is a place where right and wrong do not exist, where miracles are planned, and angels dwell. It is the Perfect Place and it exists within the minds of all human beings. It is a space of complete and unconditional freedom and it is where I live. Unfortunately, This “Organic Mind” has been covered with a mountain of lies, deceit, false information and ignorance of the facts for centuries. A few have discovered the secret but instead of sharing this knowledge with the world, have used it as a power tool to control others. The Traditional Mind (Conscious Mind) gets attached to “things”. It is attached to labels, titles, mothers, fathers, children, lovers, cars, houses, etc. and the grander the title the more important its owner becomes.

Once one possesses something it becomes necessary to protect it. It is your possession! Many, in the search for inner peace abandon these earthly anchors, only to find that they are still attached to thoughts.To suggest to someone to stop thinking is like asking them to live their entire lives naked. Nothing could be further from the truth, for all one has to do is change their mind, and make the short transition from the Traditional Mind to the Organic Mind, which is like understanding the difference between thinking and awareness. There is only a fine line separating the two, but there is a world of difference once that line has been crossed. The

11 DEVELOPMENT answer is not to think but to instruct, for nothing is impossible to the Organic Mind. Language then is only used to communicate with others and not given power by the Traditional Mind. Therefore we need a plan of action if we are to embrace this new way of thinking by not thinking. Having unsuccessfully approached the Education Dept. Government, Correctional Services and others, I have come to the conclusion that change will never come from the top of the pyramid but from its foundations. The ordinary people. Those who seek change but do not know where to begin, I am offering information which will help to make this change, and am willing to travel anywhere in Australia to give a presentation. All I require is an audience of twelve or more. By becoming a “Mind Mentor” you can then train more Mind Mentors and so the information will spread. All action in this world begins as a seed in the mind, therefore because much of the growth is diseased we must return to the mind in order to rectify the problem. For the Organic Mind is not in the head but in the heart.

Michael Morel is an ordinary man who has had s o m e extraordinary experiences.

Author of four books and Confidence for Life courses, he is a proficient speaker, tutor and storyteller. He offers free introductory presentations and is available as a guest speaker.

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2011 – It’s Time to Make a Change ○

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BY DORIAN MARSLAND-SMITH How many of us are truly happy? Many people get around in life not feeling completely happy or satisfied but not sure why.

We mostly just press on in the hope that complete happiness will arrive on our doorstep one day like a welcome guest. Those outer conditions and circumstances will all line up to give us the things we think are missing and which cause our current discontent.

For many people, the cause of unhappiness is being stuck in old feelings, beliefs or habits. These habits have become automatic ways of being where we don’t have to think about how to feel or react to most things. We’ve already decided this much earlier in life, and now those decisions about ourselves and the world are buried deep in our subconscious mind. We might succeed in changing habits at different times but many of us know too well the “self-sabotage” that seems to sneak in to pull us back into old ways. These old decisions and habits relate to all areas of our lives, including our eating patterns.

Changing old feelings, beliefs, habits or patterns can feel quite daunting. Unfor tunately, we often put off making a change believing we’ll get to it sometime in the future, when the time is right. It’s a bit like what we do with happiness – we keep on doing the same old things waiting for a new result to show up.

This is your 2011 wake-up call!

Whilst the key focus of my work is about eating and body image issues, you can use this wake-up call in any area of your life. Use the following principles and steps to start a journey of change today. Be inspired by these ideas to start with, but then take action. A good idea without action is just a good idea.

• Be clear about what you want to change. Many people have no idea what they really want. They might know what they don’t want, but are unsure about what would make them happy. Surprisingly, the absence of something you don’t want isn’t always what will make you happy. Define your goal clearly, one that inspires you. Focus on the solution, not the problem. What is the new habit you want to build? In relation to eating patterns, is weight loss what you REALLY want, or to be healthy and at peace with food?

• Identify a compelling reason to change. If there isn’t a benefit worth more to you than the limiting habit, you’ll abandon the best-laid plans • Prepare yourself physically, mentally and emotionally. Many people think they can just add change over the top of everything else they’re doing in their busy lives. For example, if you want to change eating and activity patterns for the long haul, you’ll need time to shop and prepare nutritious food. Something else will need to shift to give you the

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time and space to do this. Good preparation for change is a key factor in successful change • Make change your number one priority • Focus on the new habit you’re building, not the old habit you’re letting go of. When you focus on the old habit, like pining for an old lover, you’re looking back, not forward. It’s easier to build a new habit than it is to change an old one • Understand that change is a process, not an event. After an initial honeymoon period many people give up.

Lasting change comes from building new habits day after day. Most successful changes have a number of “failed” first attempts. They’re not really failures, they’re all par t of the process of change • Be accountable to someone for your change project. The evidence on factors which most contribute to successful change tell us the two most important things are commitment and accountability. Get a Coach, or someone you can count on to keep you honest • Increase physical activity no matter what your change project is about.

Physical activity (make sure it’s something you enjoy otherwise you won’t keep doing it) releases feel-good chemicals which contribute to a sense of well-being and self-mastery. Feeling good about yourself motivates you to continue.

Make the change process easier by engaging a sub-conscious-mind therapist to assist you to release old subconscious decisions and emotions which underpin the feeling or behaviour you want to change. Old subconscious emotional patterns are what we usually call “self-sabotage”. Once these old emotional patterns are resolved at the subconscious level, the process of change becomes much easier.. Live today as if it’s the only day there is to make a change, because IT IS! Let 2011 be the year you move forward with those things you’ve avoided changing, like unhelpful eating patterns. Imagine the freedom!

Dorian MarslandSmith is a qualified Life Coach, Private Subconscious-mind Healing Therapist (PSH), and MetaPractitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Neurosemantics. She specialises in assisting individuals to overcome negative body image and emotional eating so they can achieve their natural weight without dieting. For more information visit www.passionforlifecoaching.com, or call 0448 881 268.

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BY BRONWYN BARTER I sometimes wonder why we pretend that we are feeling “fine” when we are not.

There was a generation who was raised with the attitude “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.” They most likely translated that edict into, “If I’m not feeling happy then that’s considered not ‘nice’ so I won’t say anything about it at all”.

With the massive advertising campaigns that we’re subjected to every day, through all kinds of pervasive media, we constantly see all the happy smiling faces of the actors who promote everything from cars, to toothpaste and soft drink. Actors and models smiling with a big flash of whitened teeth have become symbols of successful and happy people, something that we can all aspire to.

But what happens on the days when we don’t fit that model of the girls and guys on the billboards? They are always happy!! Do we pretend that we are happy and successful or do we stay at home? After all who wants to be with someone who isn’t one of the happy crowd?

Unfortunately the people who are feeling anything less than the joy of the actors in the television commercials see themselves as failures and can live in the shame of unhappiness. Unhappiness kept to yourself, and not acted on to create change, instead, creates illness, chronic tiredness, and eventually depression and then in extreme cases mental illness.

I visited a group of Buddhist monks who spoke on this subject of unhappiness. They were very clear in the message that they gave. Those who are depressed or unhappy are those who are intelligent enough to feel that change is required and are still in the throws of deciding what to do about it. Their biggest message was, that it is our attachment to things in life remaining the same as they have been that creates our misery.

What is the shame that we carry regarding our feelings of sadness or upset? Recently I have been doing talks to groups about my book on depression. I have been amazed at the response after the talks. People who have not spoken to me during or at the talks, have called me afterwards to talk about a friend or themselves or to buy a book in private so that nobody will know that they are buying one!!

I find this secrecy, caused by shame, about a normal human con-

dition, astounding.

Shame is an emotion that is created in the mind of the one who is feeling shamed. It is created from a feeling of fear of being judged, made wrong or looked down upon.

Yet there is an irony here, for often, those who are feeling the shame, are living in fear of the people whom they perceive are judging them. In fact, they are not being judged by others at all! It is the “shame-full” ones who are doing the judging! It’s an introverted perception of others. The shame often comes from their own egos.

Shame is an illusion, we don’t actually know what others are thinking and we can become a victim of our own judgment of others and create it to be a monster that constantly drives us into a corner where we spend our lives looking for the next person to make us wrong.

A soul who is unhappy is reacting to and emotionally responding to a set of circumstances that have created turbulence in their lives. It’s not what happens to you that creates the outcomes of your life, it’s how you respond and deal with what happens to you that makes a difference. Conversely, a person who is able to maintain a happy lifestyle has learnt to make faster corrections about the things in life that are not serving them. They feel the unease in their lives, see the problem, take measures to make some changes and create a new and better outcome for their lives. This is an important life skill and one that can be learned.

Most people have a cer tain amount of compassion for those who are suffering emotional pain. When we see the person who is constantly in a state of sadness and not doing anything to create change about their situation, we can become slightly impatient or want them to “just hurry up and get better!!” Our idea of how long it takes for a person to work through their sadness and grief and then the consequent “bullying” of someone to “get better” is not conducive to helping that person to heal their pain. For some souls the journey through sadness takes longer than others and if given unconditional love and support without compromise to another’s life, healing can

take place.

I love the sound of a babbling creek, thankfully heard again recently in our Adelaide hills. It came to me that the sound of the water on the rocks was the water being held back, and finding its way downstream by being cracked against stones and pebbles. We use this sound of the resistance to the smooth flow of water in a creek, as a sound to meditate with. The sound of water hitting rocks creates a certain feeling of peace in our lives and yet when we meet resistance in our lives unlike the crackling of water in the creek, we make it wrong and try to cover it up, avoid it and even criticize it.

Pretending that we are happy and covering up the true natural feelings, only plays into the hands of the media construct of a happy life. One darling man explained to me that he was having a very tough time finding a girl that he was attracted to. On asking a few more questions I discovered that his ideal woman matched some movie stereotypes from the beach girl movies of the late 50’s.

Blonde, blue eyed, curled up hair, slim, bikini clad, always laughing and lots of fun, constantly!! He had created his dream girl out of the constructed personalities in the film world.

Before you roll your own eyes at his innocence and naïveté, just ask yourself what your model of happiness is and consider what you would be like with out all the trappings that you have around you to create your happiness?

Are you really happy or are you pretending? Would you be ashamed to admit that deep down you are constantly buying, travelling, keeping busy, even frenetic, and valiantly creating a good time to keep you appearing to be happy either to yourself or others…Would you be happy to do nothing and just feel, feel what it feels like to go with the flow for one day?... Just asking!!

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Bronwyn’s approach to Rebirthing is gentle and empowering. Call for private daytime or evening Rebirhting sessions. Bronwyn is also a Rebirther trainer and has been training Rebirthers for many years in Adelaide & Melbourne.

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Personal MASTERY

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with CATHIE MCGILL Yoga, the oldest system in personal development, a complete science of life, has become a large part of a balanced lifestyle for many people.

Yoga comes in many different flavours & styles from an array of different traditions, all with a slightly different emphasis, but with one thing in common - a union or connection between the individual self and the universal self (or Universal consciousness).

A definite energetic shift is occurring on this Earth right now. We are evolving as a race faster than ever, and Yoga is now a recognised force allowing people to express that.

Everybody is longing for healing.

Everybody is seeking peace and happiness. For a long time now we have thought that to heal and become whole there has to be pain or some form of release, or some struggle is required to achieve wholeness.

Reconnective Healing & Reconnective Yoga can allow you to experience healing through a different perspective. When the Yogi invites the Reconnective Healing frequencies into practise, one begins to vibrate at a frequency that helps to change the structure of the whole person.

Dr. Eric Pearl, a Chiropractor from LA, went through an energetic Shift and began accessing The Reconnective Frequencies. This has taken him to over thirty countries sharing Reconnective Healing with over 65,000 people. This non-touch method brings us in direct contact with Divine/God/Universe and helps us to connect to the perfection of Health. The latest seminar in Salzburg attracted 500 people. Healing is now becoming a priority in our lives.

This new frequency of Light, which you can connect and play with, makes it possible to experience healing at an accelerated rate.

Reconnective Yoga, a blend of Yoga with The Reconnective Healing Frequencies, creates a new, evolved Yoga practise.

Engaging in this experience we become more able to transcend Yoga practices and come into a state of oneness.

We open up opportunities for selfhealing that can accommodate our own evolution, our experience becomes more expanded and we are able to experience deeper layers of our innate being known in Yoga as

“The Koshas”. Five layers which support the gross-subtle-causal bodies.

The charkra system appears to become charged and balanced and the Asanas are easier to hold and can be held for longer without struggle. Students are finally experiencing a connection to universal source and transcending the Asanas to finally join to the oneness of their own light, their own love.

You do not have to change your Yoga practise, however you may find that it will evolve into something more when you engage in the Reconnective Healing Frequencies.

When I see this in class I realise just how much more we are. It is a wonderful feeling to see people connect within, entirely. This is truly an amazing evolution in our Yoga practice.

Sw ty ananda sa ys Sw.. Sa Saty tyananda says ys,, “Eg “Egoo can never be removed by intellectual persuasion, it can never be subdued or eliminated unless you develop the highest form of love.”

To achieve this one must induce the awakening of Anahata (heart) Charkra. He also goes onto tell us, “A person who is in Anahata has the ability to heal others. With Anahata awakening one develops non-attachment to worldly things and a constant feeling of optimism, understanding that good and bad co-exist, but there is also a world beyond this duality.”

This also is the outcome of both Reconnective Healing and Yoga.

Since the demand for Yoga classes has increased in the western world, the heavy physical practices seem to have overcome any experience of these layers of the self. Interacting with the Frequencies in class, the Yoga practise extends you from your physical presence into inner silence and beyond to the subtle and causal layers of your being.

What’s interesting is that Asana practise is the first step in helping us to achieve a state where we are able to transcend beyond and through each layer until one reaches Samadhi, however this is rarely experienced by the Yoga practitioner. Now we have been given extra support in this process by fusing Reconnective Frequencies with all of our Yoga practices, from Physical Asanas and in Meditation & relaxation (nidra).

We are evolving at a faster rate.

Collectively there seems to be an urgency of healing and wholeness, and a shift of the Heart centre is vital in returning not only ourselves but also

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She has held workshops in Meditation, Yoga & wellness and is currently introducing Reconnective Yoga around Australia & New Zealand. To contact go to www.spiritofyoga.com.au/ 0418811747

I am a raw food convert. I feel 100% better and just love it!

In October my life took a totally unexpected, unplanned, sharp, right angle turn into the world of raw or unfired foods. Previous to this I had been feeling very lethargic, tired, easily exhausted and uninspired for quite awhile, just not having the energy to do the things I loved. Also I was not sleeping well and waking feeling tired to boot.

I had just completed the Dr. Richard Anderson’s “Cleanse and Purify Thyself” one month deep detox in September that removes the mucoid plaque in the alimentary canal that comes from the body building up the mucous to protect it from the over acid nature of our western diet. This mucoid plaque then inhibits the absorption of the nutrients from the food we eat. (See www.cleanse.net) This had been the third time I had done this detox in 4 years and it was the easiest and the most deeply cleansing one I had done where I felt so energised and clear afterward.

However, this time I did not want to return to my normal way of eating and acidify my system and thus build up the plaque in my system to that degree again, so I enrolled in Remedy Bliss’s Basic Raw Food Course in October in the city.

What is Raw Food?

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. ~Ambrose Redmoon

Well it’s not so much a diet as a lifestyle approach of feeling good, loving life, and taking care of my body in a loving way, living long and healthy.

Simply put, raw foods are free from animal products and have not been heated or fired over the critical temperature of 47 degrees Centigrade or 118 Fahrenheit that it’s considered most of the enzymes are lost.

When we heat food higher than that we start to destroy the nutrients and life giving enzymes, vitamins, minerals and other proteins, which give us our energy.

“Enzymes are made up of various proteins and are part of your bodily functions, including sight, hearing and most importantly in this case, digestion. Simply put without enzymes we don’t function (energetically.)

“We have enzymes that our own

body produces and we also get enzymes from the food we eat. And this is the critical point: if you eat food with enzymes still intact then your body doesn’t have to overwork to use the enzymes it produces to digest that food. There are many different types of enzymes so nature has done a wonderful job by placing within each type of food exactly the type of enzymes that are needed to digest that par ticular food ... Raw food is nutritionally superior and suited to our bodies.” Russell James www.therawchef.com When I have spoken to most people about eating Raw Foods they have wrinkled up their noses in disgust and said something like “Oh, I could not face eating cold, uncooked food all the time.” I have to admit, this was my misconception at first, as we just love food to be nurturing for us. However, raw food is the most nurturing, scrumptious and delightful

food I have ever come across and believe me, I know and love my food!

Raw does not mean that the food is unheated - it just has not been cooked above a certain temperature and in the traditional way.

By using such processes as dehydrating, juicing, sprouting, blending and food processing, it is possible to eat an exciting, delicious and enticing table of foods. It’s more about moving towards the yummy foods that you do want, that serve your body’s needs easier and in a delicious and

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One of the ways we prepare food is through dehydrating the food in a good quality dehydrator that works by exposing food to low temperatures of heat for a long period of time in order to remove the moisture from the food using an air current to dry the food. We place foods in the dehydrator to gently warm foods as well as other methods like using a high-powered blender.

The benefits to me personally in going down this road of being 90% Raw, which I never anticipated I would take (as I considered myself very much a protein person and have always eaten animal protein as part of my diet) have been quite remarkable. My skin is better; my weight has stabilised; I do not take vitamins in pill form as I receive everything from Raw Food my body needs. I feel so much more grounded and connected, my thinking is clearer, I have heaps of energy, I sleep better, and I experience greater peace. My immune system is stronger and I no longer drink coffee to pep me up when I used to be such an addict for many years and did not want to give it up. Now I no longer crave to have it and do not miss it at all.

I am still very much a novice and apprentice in the world of raw with so much more to learn. With the benefits of a raw food table so far, I trust that this turn in the road for me will allow me to live my life in the many years to come with greater well being, health and energy and less struggle, stupor, sickness and sluggishness.

Next ar ticle I will write of the healing, remarkable benefits of kefir; a Probiotic, sour culture milk beverage - in curing a chronic skin condition of contact dermatitis on my hands and arms I had for 18 months that nothing else would heal until the past 4 weeks of taking kefir!

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JULIE WAY© 2010 Julie Way is an Adelaide Rebirther/ Breath Therapist/LifeLine Practitioner and Personal/Spiritual Development Consultant as well as the author of the book Personal Mastery She has recently published an inspirational booklet Thoughts for a Miraculous Life as a herald to her third book The Miraculous Life© (work in progress) in which she expands on the above subject.

Julie presents regular lectures in Adelaide on a Friday evening. (See advertisement this issue.) She can be contacted P. 08-84439162 or julieway@ozemail.com.au See www.julieway.com.au

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It can be done in a group, where it’s lots of fun, and it can be done alone. With Laughter Yoga you are on the path to healing.

Laughter Yoga is fun – and for no other reason

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BY DAVID CRONIN For both physical health and longevity, our best way to move is in short bursts of activity.

That is, faster than normal periods of exertion, followed by periods of recovery.

These are our natural cycles of work and rest. The key is variation tion.

That is, varying both the intensity of activities, and the intervals between them.

Carl Lewis, winner of 9 Olympic gold medals, credits “interval training” for his success. He even recommends it to non-atheletes who want to reach their full potential.

Our ancestors didn’t do exercises to keep fit – can you imagine cave people raising rocks over their heads, or running laps to prepare for the day’s hunting and gathering?

Yet they survived in harsh conditions. They worked when necessary, and then relaxed.

Now a personal trainer will set up a program for you with variation and intensity, but this is in effect another exercise regime, albeit with variety.

And “variety” does not necessarily mean enjoyment. Sure, it’s better to do something for your health rather than nothing, but why not do it the fun way?

Laughter YOGA varies intensity and duration

The physical action of laughter is made up of short bursts of rhythmical muscular contractions. And the nature of Laughter Yoga is to have a

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wide variety of laughs of varying intensity. The lengths and intensity beauty of this is, at the same time as you get the aerobic benefits it gets you smiling on the inside and on the outside.

In two Harvard studies, researchers with over 7000 people found that the key to preventing heart disease, to longevity and reduced risk of death is not long-duration exercise, but intensity.

Lung capacity the key to longevity

After age 30 we lose lung function at the rate of 15% to 20% per decade.

And this spells bad news for your health – your brain, your heart, and your vitality.

A chronic lack of oxygen sets off a dangerous chain reaction. Your body becomes a helpless target for any number of deadly diseases.

Did you know that the Blue Whale when it breaches expels 90% of its “old” air from its lungs. How about humans?

On a normal day we are lucky to exchange 15-20% of our air from our lungs! That’s 700ml in and out, with 2500ml residue of stale air remaining. Without oxygen, how can we expect enjoy to the full whatever it is we do? And disease, both physical and mental cannot survive, let alone thrive, in and oxygen rich environment. Our brain alone uses 20 25% of our oxygen intake intake!

Laughter Yo g a gets the old air out, making way for the fresh. It’s fast

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With Laughter Yoga we do not laugh at someone, or at jokes. It is pure laughter, purely and simply for the health benefits. Yes, it’s simulated laughter, which soon becomes the real thing. The physiological changes in your body are as real as they are lasting.

A fascinating study of large mammals, chimpanzees and zebras, was done in Africa over the last decades.

It shows that when a stressful situation arises, e.g. an attacking predator, their reaction generates the adrenalin to flee. However, when the stressful situation is resolved, these stress chemicals stop production.

The animals’ pulse rates returns to “normal” within minutes. That is, they are not at all concerned with what happened, or with what might happen again. In contrast, humans often live in an environment surrounded by on-going stressors. Plus our imaginations retain images of negative incidents. So their bodies maintain a level of harmful chronic stress.

Laughter also stops the production of stress hormones. How? Because at this basic level the brain only does one or the other. Plus laughter lets us see options in a crisis, or difficult situation. In fact, this is when we need it most!

Make my day! Lasting Laughter

Even 30 seconds of laughter will rejuvenate you. Recommended is 10 to 20 minutes - the benefits from 10 minutes of laughter are scientifically equivalent to 20 minutes on a rowing machine, or an hour of meditation.

Yes, all the cardiovascular and aerobic benefits are yours. It even boosts your immune system. And the changes in your blood chemistry last not only for hours, but are still at similar levels after 24 hours!

Because it is effer vescent, we think of laughter as here and gone.

Far from being ephemeral, laughter is the most effective and most efficient (and economical) way to health and wellbeing. You’ll live longer and be stronger! “Who laughs, lasts.”

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WHAT WILL 2011 BRING FOR YOU? As we look back on 2010 there were terrible tragedies from financial global disaster affecting countries and people to hurricanes and typhoons and many souls left the planet. So what about 2011…I believe it will be a time of great changes in many areas. Astrologically Saturn (restrictions) and Uranus (changes) will be in opposition to each other which last happened in the late 60s (a time of political and social upheaval and change for the better). Jupiter (expansion) is in Aquarius (brotherhood of man) and so we could see more of the people standing up for what is right and just and demanding changes to make this world a better place.

I look at who inspired me last year from www.bicylesforhumanity.com where they distribute bikes to other countries (a container is about to go to Zambia) to the young Jean Madden who started making bedrolls for the homeless and now two prisons and a boys school help her; to the countless people starting orphanages and distributing water to the needy. All these things warm my heart and gladden my soul.

So what are you going to do? I know one thing: For Things to Change, First I Must Change… so you need to do the work, unravel the family patterns that keep you stuck and powerless so that you can change not only your own destiny but also the lives of those you love and your ancestral patterns.

We are in a time of change and you can do anything. You just have to want the change more than you want the safety of the way it currently is.

Get inspired to change something, how you feel about yourself, how you speak, how you treat others. Friends sometimes still get embarrassed when I go up to a stranger and tell them something wonderful I see about them (hair, clothes, smile).

One little good deed can change a life! All it takes really is courage to get out of your own way and see the beauty in the world around you.

We are so lucky that we live in this

time as Light Consciousness floods the ear th and we can each find gratefulness in something in our world.

If you are reading this, chances are you ate breakfast today and slept in a bed last night which is more than many people. A friend recently said all that’s missing in her life is a man and I said better a missing man than a missing limb or eye or hearing! So start your year by being grateful for what you have rather than what you don’t (for when you focus on what you don’t have you get more of the same!)

We live in a time when we have a plethora of incredible new modalities flooding the planet so choose something that resonates with your soul and immerse yourself in it, for by doing that you will heal yourself. I recently was stung on the foot by a bee and I am very allergic, so I did a LifeLine Technique on it and the pain went away.

Find something that inspires you to want to learn so you can unravel the past and move into a new future. One where you know you deserve to thrive on every level.

Time to honour the incredible being you are, the gifts you bring to others and then go live a life intentionally with purpose knowing you are here to make a difference… so start with yourself and then allow yourself to do something for another person with ease and grace.

2011 can be the best year of your life if you allow your heart to speak and follow your dreams.

The bumblebee, aerodynamically can’t actually fly, but no one told the bumblebee that and so it flies…Go fly into a fabulous 2011.

Blessings, Diane

Diane McCann Mathews facilitates The Goddess Within and together with her husband Man’s Inner Journey and Tantra for Couples. She promotes The LifeLine Technique. Contact her on www.beyondtheordinary.net.au; E. beyondtheordinary@internode.on.net or 82481281.

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2012

The Truth Beyond the Myth FROM CONTINUED FR OM PPAAGE 9 to as “galactic alignment 2012” causing people to believe that on one specific day, December 21, 2012 the sun aligns with the centre of the Milky Way, finishes the align-

ment and moves on. This is misleading as the alignment does not just happen on one day, but over a period of years. Because the disk of the sun is about ½ inch wide, it takes a period of 36 years for the alignment to complete its transit across this point. According to the calculations of Astronomer Jean Meeus, the alignment began around 1980, exacted in 1998 and will end around 2016. So we are now in the zone of time when the alignment is occurring. This supports my belief that the shift is happening right now and occurs over a zone of time rather than just on December 21, 2012.

“So then we must ask, “What is the meaning that the sun and the centre of the galaxy are aligned?” I believe that due to higher vibrational energies flowing from the centre of the galaxy, a consciousness shift is being triggered. If the Universe is an alive, sentient being then an alignment with the centre of our galaxy would put us in sync with the aliveness emanating from it.

“The value of knowing about this zone of alignment helps you understand these times of unprecedented

www.innerself.com.au change and also attune to the awakening shift that is birthing a new species of human and a New Earth.”

So if the alignment is happening right now, then what is December 21, 2012 about? Again, Jenkins has given us some clues.

“The December 21 date is the end date of the Mayan Long Count Calendar as shown by astronomical alignments in Mayan architecture and by the symbolism on their stone monuments.

“So not only are we living in the 36 year period of the galactic alignment but also in the ending days of the Mayan Long Count Calendar- two factors that support an awakening shift.”

Daniel Pinchbeck Pinchbeck, author of several books including the best selling book 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, embraces technology in his vision of the New Earth as a tool that will influence man’s inner experience of identity and self. He sees the Internet as an expression of the shift in psyche that is already taking place. With the weakening of earth’s magnetic fields, man is becoming more psychi-

15 2012 cally attuned to a responsive and intelligent universe.

More people are beginning to have experiences of synchronicity, telepathy and manifestations of thought. The Internet, a technology that literally manifests thoughts within seconds, has become an apt metaphor and tool for real development in man’s psychic power Barbara Marx Hubbard Hubbard, the highly regarded, world-class futurist and evolutionary visionary, sees 2012 as a natural planetary “due date” and considers the shift as an expansion of consciousness when man will step into an evolutionary jump towards the emergence of a new species, a new being that is multidimensional, possessing expanded capacities for empathy, understanding and enlightenment. “This new being”, she suggests, “is the new humanity that will arrive because” man will reach critical mass for this human by 2012".

“2012 is humanity’s greatest opportunity for the longawaited conscious shift toward global convergence, coherence and co-creation.” she said.

Writes Dr Sunny Satin, in his book, Incredibly Believable. Everything you wanted to know about The Shift, “Planet Earth has been raising its vibrational rate or frequency since 1983, and will complete this transition to a higher level by December 2012… To survive in this New World, each of us must raise our own vibrational rate.” According to Dr Satin, such shifts have been happening to the earth every few thousands of years, but formerly it was always accompanied by a total decimation of existing life forms. This time however, we get to go along in our current physical bodies. He adds, “Since this Shift is so unusual, there are a number of civilisations that are watching us carefully, to make sure we go through it successfully.”

And finally Tibetan monks monks, in 2009, remoteviewed the sequence of events that are going to happen between 2010 and 2012 and the UFO Intervention that will save the world in 2012.

“The destiny of the world is not to self-destruct at this time” they said. “The earth is blessed and is being saved continuously from all kinds of hazards all the time that we are not even aware of. As our technologies progress we will realize how external forces saved us”.

When asked if these extra-terrestrials will show up in reality in 2012, the answers the monks gave is that they will reveal themselves in such a way that none of us will be scared. As our science and technology progresses, we are destined to see them and interact with them anyway.

According to these monks, in world politics something will happen in and around 2010 which will set the stage for the world powers to threaten to destroy each other.

After this event, between 2010 and 2012, the whole world will get polarized and prepare for the ultimate doomsday. Heavy political maneuvers and negotiations will take place with little progress. In 2012, the world will start plunging into a total destructive nuclear war.

At that time something remarkable will happen, they said. Supernatural divine powers will intervene. They will intervene in 2012 and save the world from self-destruction.

The monks also mentioned that beyond 2012 our current civilization would understand that the final frontier of science and technology is in the area of spirituality and not material physics and chemistry. Beyond 2012, our technologies will take a different direction. People will learn the essence of spirituality, the relation between body and the soul, the reincarnation and the fact we are connected with each other are all part of “God”.

2012 - THE MERGING OF ENLIGHTENMENT

The many rivers of wisdom seem to be converging into a unified field of consciousness, guided by those who have acquired a mastership in the field of enlightenment. According to these masters the outer realm is not where salvation lies but within the mind itself. Joel Goldsmith, Eckhart Tolle, Master Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, and Native American teachings all suggest a spiritual answer to questions surrounding life and mortality. These and many other teachings, prophets and texts point to 2012 as a significant time in the evolutionary cycle of the earth and its inhabitants.

Ec khar t Tolle Eckhar olle, best-selling author of A New Ear th and The Power of Now writes , “Responding to a radical crisis that threatens our very survival – this is humanity’s challenge now. The dysfunction of the egoic human mind, recognised already more than 5,000 years ago by the ancient wisdom teachers and now magnified through science and technology, is for the first time threatening the survival of the planet. A significant portion of the earth’s population will soon recognise, if they haven’t already done so, that humanity is now faced with a stark choice: Evolve or die.”

“We are in the midst of a momentous event in the evolution of human consciousness, but they won’t be talking about it in the news tonight. On our planet, and perhaps

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SINGLE in the suburbs with JANE DONOVAN

ATTRACTION Have You Got It? Attraction is a strange thing.

Some people seem able to attract many interesting people into their life while others struggle to meet anyone suitable. So why is this?

Attraction is a mindset that can be harnessed by anyone. It is taking a positive position when going out to meet new people. Setting intention and expectation before entering a social arena is so powerful. What you expect is exactly what you get, each and every time.

Watching your thought processes before socialising is important to ensure you are indeed putting your best foot forward. Many people when socialising self sabotage their chances of success for many reasons. It could be that you are entering into a situation that has you nervous. Your nervousness may be due to past experiences that have led you to believing that once again you shall experience the same outcome. It could be memories of being rejected, that has you behaving in a way that self sabotages your chances of success. You may believe that each person you meet will not be interested in engaging you in a conversation and so you turn to a different operating personality, a defensive one, one that has you energetically pushing these people away. This defensive mindset

could produce social behaviour that is not showing you at your best. The behaviour that has you drinking too much alcohol or being uptight and extremely conservative, or has you being arrogant and opinionated, or has you grand standing your brilliance or over talking or perhaps sometimes even being straight out rude. By understanding that this defensive behaviour is sabotaging your chances at social success is a great start to change from negative unattractive behaviour to empowering attractive behaviour.

The little voice in your head that tells you that you are not worthy of someone’s engagement in conversation is very damaging to your attraction factor. So is the fear of showing the real you and being rejected. What if you love to dance but fear someone laughing at you on the dance floor? What if you fear letting loose and telling a joke that falls flat? Or a fear that has you too scared to approach another and simply start a conversation for fear of having a back turned to you? Most people have experienced social rejection.

No-one likes it and you probably aren’t in a hurry to go down that path and risk this happening again. Yet really, what are they saying to you?

They don’t know you and have made

assumptions based on their past experience that has them moving away from you. Or they may have made an assumption again based on their past experience that has placed you into a box they don’t want to experience. It could be that you have the physical appearance of someone who hurt them in the past. It could be that they are not single for you to approach. It could be that they are in an unhappy place and don’t desire new company. It could be that they have decided you are too short or tall or old or young or attractive or unattractive or different culture or different dress sense or different fill in the blank. Each of these assumptions is to do with the person making them and has nothing to do with you. Your fear of approaching another is simply you also making an assumption based on their reaction to you. Unless you have the real conversation, you won’t know. Be brave and move through these fears.

Face your fears. See them for what they are. False Emotion Appearing Real. Behave how you truly desire to behave. If you like dancing, then dance. If you like telling a joke, then tell it. If you desire to approach

www.innerself.com.au someone, then approach them. People engaging in behaviour that is genuine and heart centred give off a high attraction factor. We have all loved watching the person having a great time on the dance floor regardless of whether they are technically a good dancer. We all love the person who is trying to make us laugh, even with bad jokes. We all are attracted to someone who genuinely wants to know more about us. Set your intent first. Set it from your heart. Is this what you truly desire? If the answer is yes, then your attraction factor will go up enormously ensuring you now become one of those people who others are attracted to. The one who is being who they truly desire to be. The one who is having the fun without any fears. They are in the moment simply being. You too can be this person. Go on, get out amongst it all and have fun being you. You are perfect and you are worthy.

I am the girl who is employed by the Love Gods to help each person to enjoy a fulfilling, healthy and loving long term relationship.

Everyone wants to be in love and to be loved! I help people to do that.

Whether it is healing the past, becoming conscious of what you really want in a partner, recognising past patterns of behaviour, understanding the opposite gender, recognising the do’s and don’ts of a relationship or learning to love yourself more, I’m the girl to give it to you straight. I’m the one to tell you what your mother or best friends are too kind to tell you.

CONTACT US: we would love to hear from you: Jane Donovan, Social 8 PO Box 110, Unley SA 5061 (08) 8362 6800 (24/7) social8@social8.com.au www.social8.com.au

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BY JENNIFER COOMBE I was talking to a close friend a few days ago and she remarked that over the seven decades of her life it was only recently that she became truly conscious of the presence of fear in her life. After years of therapy and self inquiry she was able to step back and see how fear had been imprinted in her mind.

Her parents had been battlers during the depression and they survived some difficult situations, both economically and socially. They came through that experience in life with good intentions but their perceptions heavily influenced by fear, mistrust and limitations. It was this in-built or learned script that was in her consciousness.

Fear is something that most of us carry in some form or other as part of our conditioning. It seems to me that we deal with fear on two levels.

The internal level where we carry those life long messages, and the external or societal level where the use of fear is truly rampant. In the recent federal elections a visitor from another planet could easily believe that whichever party formed government the world as we know it would be irredeemably changed. “Vote for them and you’ll be sorry!” If asylum seekers are allowed to live in the Adelaide hills, there goes the neighbourhood and life as we know it!!

Fear seems to be constantly based in our past and then projected into the future. It can get us any which way. The key to dealing with this is to use the mind as a weapon to

make a conscious change to living in the here and now, this moment. For example Ram Dass quotes Suzuki Roshi, a Buddhist monk who used the term “ Beginners Mind”, ie the ability to respond to each moment without undue prejudice or expectation.

What a fantastic aspiration to be able to deal with our life situations with a clean slate, without the etching of fear and negativity engraved on our personal blueprint.

Eastern spirituality places a huge emphasis on controlling and managing the mind. Swami Shankarananda writes,“Every time I think about it, I am stunned by this creature we carry

Homo Sapien to Homo Spiritus?

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InnerSelf within us; how strange it is and what strange habits it has, habits to hurt us. The mind is hard to control. It is like a wild bull, restless and hard to control. It is fickle and never stays still.” This is what we have to deal with. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna, “Be a yogi and fight.”

Shankarananda explains that Krishna meant fight for the control of the mind, get out there and struggle and win. I think this is an important statement because it incorporates “struggle” which means effor t and work and “win” which is the goal of our mind control.

There are tools we can use. The Eloheim (www.Eloheim.com) suggest using short factual statements. This is a useful technique to remain in the now. For example, if there is anxiety about a situation such as a loved one is late home, automatically we can dive into the past and say that the last time this happened they were involved in an accident. We project that fear into the future. A short factual statement could be “I am anxious because he/she is not home. Stop.”

Say the word “stop”. As it subconsciously works for us to recognize there is a different energy here. We may add, “I’m feeling a tendency to remember the last time this happened. Stop.”

This acknowledges the feelings and thoughts but keeps it anchored in the present moment. So many of our fears are unfounded and this may be a useful tool.

An essential component of mind control is that it allows us to stay in touch with Spirit, or the Self without being continually distracted by the negative activity of the mind. And we have it in our power to achieve this goal. How do we know we are in tune with the Self? Shankarananda describes the upward shift that is one of the feedback mechanisms of the Shiva Process method of self inquiry.

He says that the upward shift is the sudden expansion or uplifting of Conciousness or feeling awareness that occurs most often with a breakthrough in understanding. When an upward shift occurs, the person touches on a higher reality and leaves behind limitations. Of course if we achieve the struggle for the mind it enables us to rest in the Self and empowers us by not being distracted by the past or worrying needlessly about the future.

The now moment is all we have.

Now moment after now moment. It is through the now moment that we create the life we desire, a life free of fear, full of abundance and well being. By living in the present we are more able to make the link between self and Soul and more able to deal with increasing ease the distractions of fear and negativity. It is work, hard work but a vital process in the spiritual journey. It can be very challenging, this journey, but it is what we have chosen to experience in this lifetime. If we can embrace and relish it all, we become the powerful Spiritual Warriors that we truly are.

Jennifer can help you connect and intergrate with your Soul or Higher Self.

Using deep relaxation (not hypnosis) and/or Tarot, channelling, past life work and other varied techniques, Jennifer will gently guide you to access any subconscious blocks including childhood traumas to bring about deep healing and transformation.

Phone 8339 5745 to book in and receive $20 off your first session.

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I am a wife, mother and grandmother. Healing yourself, and healing your families will change the world we live in . When you are true to your Essence, future generations are blessed.

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BY ANGELA STEPHENSON I’ve recently pondered what it means to make a difference in the world. A difference in the lives of others. I can recall the names of many great women who have invented, explored, theorised, nursed, taught and otherwise provided leadership in their fields. I can imagine the many great women who I’ve not yet heard of doing amazing things, of note, to impact on our world as I write. But then I got thinking about the thousands of women who stand beside those attaining recognition for endeavours that have a significantly broad reaching impact. That is, the women that are making a difference to those great contributors’ lives.The mothers, sisters, aunts, girlfriends and daughters of these exemplars.

And then I started thinking of the millions of women walking beside all others! Women who, day in and day out, contribute to the lives of those around them in ordinary ways, making an extraordinary difference to those they touch with all that they do.

The difference they make may come from a helping hand, a caring ear, a well-placed question, an affirmation, encouragement or strong shoulder.

What it adds up to is wings for those they give their presence to, wings to be able to fly. So those they touch, themselves go on to reach all manner of achievements, to contribute to their communities and societies and to care.

I began to wonder what women feel about the cherished females in their lives. So I asked my female family, friends and colleagues, what turned out to be a well-received question: What comes to mind when you think of “girlfriend” (or Mum etc...). Surveying almost 30 women, what most seemed of impor tance was “laughter”. And I started to think that it must be more than just having a good time together. My respondents had not mentioned laughter in isolation, “caring, supporting, always there with love and understanding, indispensible” sat alongside. It seemed to me that the “laughter”

WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE suggested something greater.

Women lighten the load as they lighten the mood.

I love to laugh. And I need it most when I feel like doing it the least. So I am lucky to be surrounded by a large circle of supportive, caring and understanding women who help me when I need. Who give to a serious or sad situation, a brief reprieve, a ray of light, or of hope for a better day. It is only through these relationships (whether family, friend or a network of giving colleagues), I am able to carry out my role as a social worker, attempt to build a business, be creative, be there for others (within and outside of my circle), enjoy “my time”, (at times) be healthy and confident, and (by no means the least) mother! The women around me give me my wings. They are making a difference to the world by what they do for me. And I bet that by knowing their unique circle of women, they are able to carry out the ordinary and extraordinary things that they do, with wings as well. Even explore, invent, theorise, teach, nurse and lead – the extraordinary things that we all do often in our, at times, ordinary lives.Thanks to those walking beside us.

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17 WOMEN

As the world continues to undergo massive change, women are coming to the fore, leading the way in their fields of endeavour. Here are some original, wise, strong, passionate, and creative women introducing who they are and what they do.

Prue Blackmore Transpersonal Counsellor, Ar t Therapist, Shamanic Practitioner.

For too long in the world the pure aspect of the feminine in the psyche has been denied, reviled and diminished - with devastating consequences. For the world to be brought back to balance, we must engage the deep feminine - in women and men - for real healing to unfold. ALL things are possible within this! www.thrivebydesign.com.au

Jennifer Coombe Is your intuition telling you there’s more? Jennifer can help you connect and intergrate with your Soul or Higher Self. Using deep relaxation (not hypnosis) and/or Tarot, channelling, past life work and other varied techniques, Jennifer will gently guide you to access any subconscious

blocks including childhood traumas to bring about deep healing and transformation. “Personality and the Soul are merging into a new hybrid species”, Jennifer says, “We are moving from Homo Sapien to Homo Spiritus.” If you’re feeling the intuitive nudge to finally “Become who you really are”, a session with Jennifer can be of immense value.

Phone 8339 5745 to book in and receive $20 off your first session.

Susan Altschwager Myfamily Myself..

The river of life runs through all our families generation to generation.

When the Natural Order of Love is severed through life’s traumas, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wounds occur and are passed on through the family line.

Making peace with the past, will help you love your life in the present.

To heal relationships, contact Susan on 048 8030 471 or susanalts@bigpond.com Trained Family Constellation practitioner. Qualified Rebirther/ Breathworker.

Rose Smith In 2000 Rose Smith BA, DRM, ATMS had a dream of Archangel Michael who wrote the name ‘Absolute Soul Secrets’ on her forehead. At the time, she had no idea what this meant, it was a soul secret even to her!

However after about 3 months, a series of ‘coincidences’ led Rose to believe it was a new business endeavour she was destined to start.

More dreams confirming her new direction led to the international psychic network Absolute Soul Secrets.

10 years later Absolute Soul Secrets is the most reputable and well known psychic network in Australia and New Zealand.

Only genuinely gifted psychics are invited to read on this network. So if you want a good reading with a good psychic that doesn’t cost a fortune, call Absolute Soul Secrets today!

24/7 pay by your phone account call 1902 221 596 $2.97 pm (mob more, Callucopia), credit cards 1300 850 196 $2.45 pm. Check our free astrology on www.SoulSecrets.com.au

Br onwyn Bar ter Bronwyn Bronwyn is a personal counsellor, Rebirther, Rebirther trainer, and the founder and director of The Australia Academy of

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Rebir thing. She has conducted a successful Rebirthing practise for 14 years and has been training Rebirthers for the past 12 years.

Bronwyn is also a lecturer, a private tutor and has conducted personal development workshops in Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Bronwyn is committed to the self empowerment of the individual. She demonstrates the effect of knowledge and personal strength as a catalyst to the healing and empowerment of humanity. www.rebirthertrainingaustralia.com.au 08 8260 2086 0408 853364

Andrea Fernandez Indulski COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE practitioner Andrea Fernandez Indulski has more than four years experience consulting clinically around Adelaide, lecturing and hosting health seminars.

She has a passion for clinical nutrition, as well as Integrated Iridology and Sclerology. She attends to people and animal (companion or race athletes) needs alike.

She has just finished writing her first book that validates the use of complementary medicine as a scientific tool for use in clinical practice.

Her main practice is in the Adelaide city CBD and she can be contacted on 0414 701 479.

Visit her online pages for further information www.humankindswellbeing.com.au and www.animaliridology.com.au.

Lynne Singlewood Lynne Single-wood is a teacher of natural medicine at Endeavour College, she teaches iridology and oriental diagnosis. Lynne is a dynamic naturopathic practitioner who has a passion to help the community with their health and wellbeing. Her deep love of iridology and herbal medicine is infectious, visit her at the NEW Findon Clinic (Integrated Medicine).

Ph: 0421618792 or email lynne@irishealth.com.au. Web site: www.irishealth.com.au

Lindy Poirier Lindy is a respected, professional Psychotherapist committed to improving the emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing of individuals and

empowering them with the confidence and tools to change their lives and reach their full potential. With warmth and empathy Lindy addresses the causes of the client’s problems and suppor ts them to overcome their emotional issues, break unwanted habits and sabotaging behaviour and find their direction in life.

Lindy gets results with highly effective, powerful techniques that achieve rapid relief from emotional upset and overwhelming feelings, as well as creating long-term, significant positive changes. She facilitates personal awareness and growth, improves confidence and self-esteem and helps clients restore the balance and happiness in their lives.

Lindy treats individuals of all ages for: anxiety, stress, depression, fears, phobias, panic attacks, loss, grief, trauma, low confidence, relationship and work issues, bullying, anger, weight control, smoking, obsessions and more.

It’s never too late to improve your life! Phone Lindy on: 8278 4090.

Cinzia Vuat As a child, mother of four, Cinzia suffered from selective mutism. Unable to speak, Cinzia’s search for healing began.

Today she is a gifted teacher, Reiki Master, Reflexologist and Psychotherapist. Cinzia’s psychic abilities were discovered after a near-death experience. Cinzia continues to develop her psychic potential using the knowledge taught in her workshop “Three Magic Words”. Her readings allow accurate access to your future with comprehensive answers to your questions.

Mention this editorial and receive a discount rate.

Phone Cinzia on 0410 456 540

Annie O’Grady Annie helps people take charge of their lives by learning to ease or eliminate stressful emotions and/or physical pain - fast. She specialises in the tapping technique EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), in which you tap on key acupuncture points while briefly focussing on just about any personal problem. This leading-edge tool in life management and self-help goes where you go! Annie holds private sessions, workshops, classes, retreats, also does EFT by phone/Skype.

Visit her website www.EFTemotionalhealing.com for

a free e-booklet on ‘Start Learning EFT Now!’, receive her free monthly email newsletter.

Telephone (08) 8537 0447

Valerie Redman Valerie says “sometimes it’s really easy to understand and enjoy your clients and other people, however sometimes it’s really hard to help them understand how they could change and that change is possible”.

The Redman Institute Counselling Cer tif ica te explains all of tifica icate this and provides practical tools with hands on experience to manage these and other situations.

Valerie says “my colleagues and I bring a lot of counselling experience to the course and this has made it very popular for people at the start of their counselling journey and the helping professionals”.

The Redman Institute will also be offering a Vocational Graduate Diploma in Counselling in 2011.

Phone – 8294 6559 enquiries@valerieredman.com www.valerieredman.com

Barbara McCloud Barbara is a Kinesiologist and Counsellor with over 20 years experience.

Barbara has called upon her years of experience and training to write a Diploma of Kinesiology, specialising in Self Awareness.

The purpose of this 2 year course is to awaken to your inner truth, your personal purpose, potential, gifts and talents. The focus of the course will be your own personal journey giving you time to explore who you are while learning skills and techniques to assist others in the same process. “ One cannot assist another to awaken if they themselves asleep”.. are still asleep”

www.innerself.com.au the information and healing required helping you Find Your Truth. I am also able to provide the tools to learn Protection, Meditation, Clearing and Releasing Negativity (baggage) to enable you to become “lighter”, thus enabling you to develop your psychic abilities and true potential.

Book your session today: Kerry Denice Ph: (08) 8276 3421 Mob: 0417 825 355 Website: www.kerrydenice.com

Judy Duggan Rebir th, Breath and Balance.

As a woman of Spirit, I am a Registered Nurse, trained in Breathwork/ Rebirthing, Energetic Healing, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch.

I connected to ancient Egyptian wisdom following visits there and recently have facilitated a successful national Breathwor k/Rebir thing Conference in Adelaide.

I bring to my clients a wide range of healing techniques and a depth of knowledge from a lifetime of experience.

My perfect world would be tolerance for all people, celebrating each other’s unique qualities and all living harmoniously together, loving and helping one another. m 043 1910 435 judyannduggan@optusnet.com.au

Trish Hor v a th Trish has been involved in healing work since 1998 and has studied Reiki and Seichim to Master level. It was when she did Reiki l that her intuitive gifts that had been locked away since childhood .

Using modalities such as Holistic Massage, Aromatherapy, Crystals,

Contact Trish at Healing Spirit, Newton SA on 0414 838 637 Email: healing.spirit8@bigpond.com

Lorraine Webb Lorraine is a Spiritual Healer and Reiki Master. She teaches meditation classes, Spiritual Development and a four module healers course and facilitates the life changing 11 day Uluru Healers Retreat. She developed the very popular inner child workshop and is the author of “Practical Guide to Healing the Inner Child” and had 2 self help CD’s and the “Living and Dying Consciously” DVD. Contact Lorraine Webb on (08) 8342 4109. Email healing2@adam.com.au

Miriam Henke My message is “Let go of your hurts and embrace your potential”. As a life coach and therapist, my work is focused on the individual, what they want and what’s getting in their way. Just about everyone has emotional baggage – it’s an unfortunate by-product of “life” – however too often these past hurts prevent us from fully realising our potential and can seriously jeopardise our happiness.

My most popular coaching pro-

gram is the Personal Breakthrough.

In this program I help my clients let go of their negative emotions from their past, release their limiting selfbeliefs, and empower them through the renewal of positive beliefs and create their ideal future. I have helped clients quit smoking, recover from eating disorders, gain confidence, lose weight, and lots more.

Miriam Henke is the director of Revelation Training & Coaching. She coaches using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy™, psychology, guided visualisation and life coaching techniques. Miriam also runs local NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner Trainings.

For more information, contact Miriam@revelationtrainings.com.au or 0403374694.

Linda Veale At Avenue Yoga & Health Linda suggests you take time out and spend a special day just for yourself. Her Womens Breathwork Days are one of the most rewarding things you can do for bringing calmness and clarity into your life. “I felt like I had been on an island holiday when I left.” G.D. Linda holds gentle yoga classes, meditation classes and a monthly womens breathwork day. She has worked in natural therapies for thirty years, and is a yoga teacher, breathwork counsellor and remedial massage therapist. Her helpful booklet Extraordinary Woman is available for free at all classes and courses.

Avenue Yoga & Health is situated at Glynde (just five minutes drive from Norwood) and overlooks a peaceful central courtyard.

Mobile 0411 206 556. Website: www.avenueyoga for all details.

For further information you may contact Barbara on 8278 6558 or kbmccloud@bigpond.com

Kerry Denice I started my “awakening” over 10 yrs ago when I asked myself a very ordinary question “There must be more to life than this?” My life has never been the same since. I began what has been an adventure beyond my wildest dreams and still continues.

By using Spiritual Guidance I am able to connect to Angels, Guides, Passed Loved Ones etc. to give you

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Reiki, Seichim, Foot Reflexology and Energy Healing, clients report feeling lighter, happier, more balanced and joyful once again, able to tap into their inner strength & wisdom.

Trish creates a loving, safe and nurturing space for her clients to heal on all levels by connecting to the highest & purest Universal vibrations that are channelled through her, which are always for the client’s highest good.

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InnerSelf Susanne Marie Susanne Marie (previously Meaney) from Vital Harmony is a Theta healing teacher and practitioner. Susanne is a Theta healing Master and was in the first group in the world to achieve the high honour of Cer tificate of Science in Theta healing.

Bringing about positive change and self-empowerment for people around her is her focus. She uses all of her life experiences as a mother and grandmother, school teacher, drama/music specialist, sales rep and PA to Members of Parliament, as well as a wide variety of community volunteer work to bring to the extensive range of healing modalities she practices.

Susanne offers Theta healing seminars (practitioner level for those who desire) in all of the areas of Theta healing. She offers individual consultations, mentoring, house and business clearing and past life journeys and healings.

She can be reached on 08 8370 8557 or 0418 845 119. Website: www.vitalharmony.com.au .

Email: vitalharmony@hotmail.com

Cathie McGill Practising as a Holistic Practitioner for 17 years I am now solely a Reconnective Healing Practitioner and Teach Hatha and Reconnective Yoga. My passion is to introduce these empowering and transformative healing frequency and offer life skills to others on their healing journey.

Contact Cathie McGill 0418 811 747 www.spiritofyoga.com.au

Elisabeth Jensen Elisabeth was voted Psychic of the Year 2010 (National) by the Australian Psychics Association.

She trains many professional psychics in Australia and Asia.

Sign up for Elisabeth’s FREE email newsletter “Isis Blessings” on her website to keep informed www.isismysteryschool.com or call 1300 558 075 for course brochures.

Carmel Glenane An internationally published author of The Immor tal Woman founder of Atlantis-Rising Mystery School & Healing Center. A channelled writer, spiritual teacher and sought after healer of 17 sacred journeys.

Carmel’s spiritual adventures are tailored for you to experience transformation through ceremonies, meditations, teachings, in a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

Contact (07) 5536 7399

Mae Zayden Mae is the founder and director of Organic Beauty World, and online store specialising in natural and organic product to make you feel and look beautiful.

Info: 1300 662 543 (local call cost) or 02 9786 5257 or Visit www.organicbeautyworld.com.au

Melissa Parente Melissa spent six years working in the

corporate world of IT and Financial Planning. After a year of continuous ill health and personal stress the 27yr old decided to explore natural therapies and spiritual answers. In 2010 Soul Enterprises was born, a website and company facilitating a range of events including weekend retreats and travel, workshops and group activities in SA locations and abroad.

The main aim is to bring people happiness and positivity, good health and wellbeing.

For more information and to get involved, visit www.soulenterprises.com or contact Melissa at contact@soul-enterprises.com or phone her on 0421 996 983

Diane McCann Mathews Diane facilitates The Goddess Within and together with her husband Man’s Inner Journey and Tantra for Couples. She promotes The LifeLine Technique.

Contact her on www.beyondtheordinary.net.au beyondtheordinary@internode.on.net or 82481281

June Cox June, a lifelong Clairvoyant Spiritual Medium still uses her gifts yet is a changed woman after realizing the change in energies on Earth and spirituality as The return of the Female energy (or Goddess). Through this realization she has found that a different approach was needed. Not to simply tell people what was possibly going to happen in their lives but to help them understand that they themselves are responsible in creating their own reality by their attitude or thinking. By so doing June offers an opportunity to become more aware and most importantly, to be able to stand on our two feet. For too long humanity has given away its power by blaming others or wanting others to make decisions for them out of fear. This is now losing its influence over not only ourselves but also our planet. So don’t expect predictions from June anymore. You will however receive expert advice on how you can turn your life around to use these energy vibrations for a better way of living plus enjoy every minute that life has to offer.

It is a wonderful fulfilling life if you are willing to let go of the old and embrace the new with nothing to fear anymore. This advice is available for both men and women.

Contact June on (08) 8277 0986 (friendly answer phone if not available)

Svetlana Winn I am a Life - Purpose Coach and Counsellor. I am hereto help you find the “true you”, by working with a range of personal development practices to help you move forward in life in a positive way. I will support and guide you to take the journey of personal growth.

If you are serious about seeking change call Svetlana 0418 894 001 or at The House of Healing 8431 9288. FINDING YOU www.findingyou.com.au

Mary Shaw Mary is the Founder of Conscious Gateways. She has been helping people to facilitate change on all levels

for over 35 years and is an extremely experienced tour facilitator. For details contact Mary:

Phone (08)9754 4231 or mobile 0405 003 233.

Email:marym@primus.com.au www.consciousgateways.com

Louise Te b b le Louise graduated from university in the 1990’s with first class Honours (Loss and Grief).

Louise works with all emotional and mental health issues, parenting issues and specialises in anger: suppressed; explosive; passive; and deep-seated rage.

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Angela Kirby Angela has been working as a Transpersonal Art Therapist & Counsellor for several years, incorporating as a Practitioner of the Australian Bush Flower Essences, TFTdx, AATT & Reiki Master.

She works individually with her clients and holds regular workshops, privately and community based. Angela also works as a Visual Artist, her latest adventure www.rtmojo.com Blink Optical Eye Wear Evolve Integrated Therapies 18 Kensington Rd Rose Park 5067 frizzkirby@bigpond.com www.frizzkirby.com Mobile: 0417 850 748

Gabbie Enright I believe that what Rebirthing achieves for the “Rebir thee” is more profound, complete, and spiritually transforming than any other technique I have been exposed to throughout my professional career as a counsellor and teamwork/health consultant. As a Rebirther, I am privileged to be able to assist clients to gain insights, clarity, healing and inner peace.

Rebir thing can also help us to: clear out belief systems which no longer serve us; provide increased wellbeing; overcome fears; and to fully realise our potential.

Gabbie has been working professionally with people for over 20 years as an educator, counsellor, and in more recent years, Professional Rebirther and Rebirther Trainer.

Cer tificate IV Rebir thing/ Breathwork Therapy begins March 2011.

For more information on courses or private sessions call Gabbie on 8377 2415 or 0414 410 963 or email: gabbie@livingthelight.com.au

Natalie er ton-Baker Nor ton-Bak Natalie Nor tonBaker is a surprisingly accurate psychic with over 20 years of experience. A natural clairvoyant, Natalie has honed her abilities through dedicated study and training. In 2005, Natalie was voted the SA Psychic of the Year and winner of Psychic Hall of Fame 2008, giving testimony to the high esteem in which she is held within the psychic community. Fea-

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For details phone 8365 3656.

Brenda Wallace My life path took a remarkable turn when, after years as a registered nurse and sole parent, a colleague introduced me to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). GIM incorporates my passion for music and my belief in the individual’s inherent capacity for growth and healing.

Mobile: 0402719753 Website: www.musicandtherapy.com.au

Dana Sky Dana is both a C l i n i c a l Hypnotherapist specializing in Past Life work and a Quantum Bio-Energetic Facilitator. She brings together these powerful tools to help heal and transform diverse illnesses, issues, phobias and life problems.

Dana acts as a “Change Catalyst” working with past lives and our current life to uncover root causes and create the happy, healthy life we all deserve to live. Dana is accredited with the Australian Academy of Hypnotic Science, refining her technique over the last 12 years. She has also studied under Melissa Hocking, creator of the QB Balancing Technique, a powerful healing modality that works at the cellular/DNA level to restore balance and self healing via the existing human anatomy, opening and maintain a connection with the heart.

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For further info and/or appointments phone Dana on 0417 818 689.

K ase aseyy Ya tes Kasey Yates – Naturopath, graduated from the South Australian College of Natural Medicine in 2006 with Advanced Diplomas of Applied Science (Honours) in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine and Nutrition. I specialise in hormonal imbalances and weight loss, amongst other things. Kasey’s Naturopathic Clinic is situated inside Romeo’s Organic Wholefoods which is a large health food shop that supplies ‘alternative’, organic and ‘super’ foods.

Romeo’s Organic Wholefoods North Adelaide Village 71-79 O’Connell St North Adelaide SA 5006 Ph: 8361 9150 Fx: 8361 9137 romeosorganics@internode.on.net

Dian Booth Dian Booth has been practising, teaching and developing the use of Sound and Colour for Healing for over 25 years.

Dian is also a Master Teacher of Meditation and Life Skills in the tradition of Buddhist Teaching and Practice. She studied intensively for 14 years with Roshi John Garrie, one of the most demanding Meditation Teachers of the Tibetan/Zen tradition in Europe.

Sound and Colour are together an extraordinarily powerful healing modality, much used in Atlantis,

Lemuria, and Egypt. In her work, Dian spontaneously accesses past life knowledge as a Master Sound and Colour Healer in those ancient civilisations, and combines it with vibrational knowledge from Higher Dimensions and Other Worlds. The inclusion of her additional skills and experience as a professional violinist and psychologist has enormously enriched her work.

In 1997-1998 she was honoured by being given permission to use Aboriginal Healing Land in Alice Springs to give workshops.

Her major life-goal at this point is to create the Alice Springs Hear t Centre, for Healing (Indigenous and non-Indigenous modalities), Spiritual Retreats, and Cross-Cultural Education Programmes, which will draw on knowledge from many cultures around the world.

Dian currently runs a private practice in Alice Springs, offering combined psychological counselling and healing services.

Phone/Fax +61 8 8952 2259 Mobile 0417 800 219 dian@soundhealing.com.au PO Box 1609 Alice Springs Northern Territory 0871

Elise Carr Elise decided at 7years of age that, ‘when she grew up she was going to have a brilliant life’.

It was the growing up, taking 100% responsibility for her outcomes, that gave Elise the tools to create that brilliant life.

Starting her career as a registered nurse/midwife, it was the practice of Rebirthing that truly brought about the changes Elise needed to make to create the life she intended. By harnessing all her experiences of nursing, family life and deep personal evolution, Elise is a Rebirthing practitioner, passionately supporting those committed to changing their own lives. Elise is also currently researching Rebirthing for a PhD in Anthropology.

Phone 0417 809 198 or email elise.carr101@gmail.com.

Pina DiGhionno

All of my therapy sessions include a channelled healing through gods divine language and a combination of Spiritual Guidance, Atlantean Healing, Reiki & Isis Healing, Past Life Release, Sound, Colour & Crystal Therapy, Shaman Healing, Release of Emotional Blockages, Chakra and Aura Balancing, plus anything else your body and soul needs on the day of your session.

I am located in Bellevue Heights, SA. Phone for appointments, shop and healing room address 0414 295 629.

Lidija Pretreger Lidija’s first book ‘Angel Steps’ evolved to heal and comfort her daughter after the passing of a loved one. She believes that story telling is a great way to comfort children and inspire them to help themselves.

Lidija resides in Adelaide, South Australia. She has a management degree and currently works full time as an Information Analyst. Lidija is also a Theta Healing practitioner. She uses this modality to meditate, channel ideas, and heal herself, family and

friends. In her spare time she supports her Theta healing mentor with group work to teach new students.

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Ulli Spranz Ulli Spranz is the Managing Director B.-d.

Farm Paris Creek Pty. Ltd. With all the allergies, eating disorders and dysfunctional immune systems that influence many family’s and individual’s health today, it is extremely impor tant to provide the best possible nutrients, vitamins and minerals in our daily food. But not all dairy products are produced with the care and love, that B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Dairy Products get. “We make sure that the ingredients used in our products come from an ethical clean background where no chemicals are used on the farms, and there is no GE input. The animals are treated fair and the milk is fresh and pure and not over processed and it tastes like milk. Whilst still containing all the minerals and vitamins that are so important for all of us”, founder and Managing Director of B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Ulli Spranz says. “Consumer’s Health, the Environment and the prosperity of the farming community in Australia is our business,” concludes Ulli.

B.-d. Farm Paris Creek has an outstanding reputation for their unique, award winning products and for the support they give to the farming industry and Ulli is Rural Woman of SA 2010.

Ulli Spranz, Managing Director B.-d. Farm Paris Creek Pty. Ltd. PO Box 22, Meadows 5201 SA Ph: 08-8388 3339 Fax: 08-8388 3810 email: ulli@bdfarmpariscreek.com.au www: bdfarmpariscreek

Bobbie Edmondson

My name is Bobbie Edmondson and I have 20 years experience as a Holistic Health and Beauty Therapist. Taking a leap of faith in September 2010 I opened Within Angel Wings, a beautiful, tranquil salon where I now blend my spiritual gifts and knowledge into my beauty work. O offer: Beauty Treatments, Reiki, Readings, Spiritual Healing and lots more.

Located at 739 Marion Rd., Ascot Park 5043. Phone 8277 7110.

Sue Norman I Am a Spiritual Healer/Teacher, Ar t Therapist, Counsellor and Artist.

I’ve had clear communication with Spirit since childhood. For over 20 years I’ve passionately assisted others in their personal healing and awakening so they may hear their own divine voice and remember that their true teacher and healer is them self.

Through clear communication with my clients higher self, I’m able to assist with their appropriate healing with ease.

I also facilitate meditation and spiritual awareness groups with regular workshops.

I’m honored to be of assistance to you in these grand, yet challenging times of human and divine evolution.

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1 MK A lateral attitude may bring the results

2 3 MJ Take control of matters and assert

unusual sources.

3 ] New Moon K The New Moon highlights independence as well as romance. There is the need to take an objective view of matters as idealism may colour perspective. Use the information available to select the best possible options.

4 ML Emotions are heightened and colour perspective.

2 3 4 ML Hunches and intuition have a role to

authority over the situation.

4 ] New Moon J Solar Eclipse The start of this new cycle affects groups or associations and there may be separations or divisions as a result of confusion or lack of boundaries. As a consequence greater responsibility or authority is called for in dispelling these. The initial feelings of separation will eventually result in a sense of joint achievement.

5 6 MK Knowledge and information are what is required. Be prepared to look at things differently.

7 8 ML Sensitivities are heightened and it may pay to go with intuition.

9 10 11 MA Time to take action and accept the challenges that are about to be presented.

12 ‡ 1 st Quarter A Be prepared for the unexpected especially where information or young people are concerned. The urge to take action must be tempered with practicality otherwise there may be unwanted results.

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16 17 18 MD Nurture and protect what is important.

19 20 … Full Moon D Moon enters E Sun enters K The results of the last few weeks are evident and you may see unexpected success. Take pride in what has been accomplished and accept wellearned acknowledgement. Aquarians are known for their objectivity and independence.

21 22 MF There is value in paying attention to detail.

23 24 MG Having an opinion is important even if it is not the accepted one.

25 26 Moon enters Hƒ 3 rd Quarter Moon H Emotions intensify and for some this may be a feeling of disappointment or betrayal which colours the outcome of the last few weeks. Rather than dwell on what may have been, examine the detail and see what could have been avoided.

27 28 MI A broader perspective is called for so start making plans now.

29 30 31 MJ Be prepared to take a practical and hands-on approach.

5 6 7 MA Action taken now must be swift and decisive.

8 9 MB Keep practicalities in mind as things start to take shape.

10 11 ‡ 1st Quarter Moon B Practical action is needed to implement plans made. Be prepared to be flexible otherwise the initiative may be lost and any gains made may be squandered.

12 MC Keep your ear to the ground as you may learn something to your advantage.

13 14 MD Emotional connections dominate a situation.

15 16 MEBe mindful that pride may not always serve you well.

17 18 … Full Moon E Moon enters F Matters which are revealed may not seem as clear-cut or uncomplicated as they seem at first. There is a need to make a commitment but take a practical approach and look at all angles.

19 Sun enters L Pisceans are characterised by their sensitivity, flexibility and compassion.

20 MG Engaging others in a cooperative way brings results.

21 22 MH Intense emotions may catch you off guard.

23 24 MI Enthusiasm and excitement broaden opportunities.

25 ƒ 3rd Quarter Moon I Results of the last few weeks are encouraging and productive. A leading figure also plays an important role bringing inspiration, excitement and new possibilities.

26 27 MJ Responsibility and credibility colour activities.

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7 8 9 MB Be practical but not stubborn in your pursuit of goals.

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Stick to facts and refrain from listening to gossip or rumour.

12 13 ‡ 1 st Quarter Moon C There is the temptation to rush things through, take risks or simply want to pre-empt others. Timing is the key to good results so keep your ear to the ground and use what you know to make your move.

14 MD There is a tendency to sentimentalise but do not let it dominate actions.

15 16 ME This is not the time to stand on ceremony; humility achieves better results.

17 18 MF Concentrate on getting the details right as this will serve you well.

19 20 … Full Moon F Moon enters G The Full Moon brings results but also a dilemma where some may have to choose one option over another, with very little separating them. The important factor is to select what serves you the best instead of what is popular or what others expect.

21 Sun enters A Meeting challenges, taking action and being physical are the characteristics of Aries.

22 MH Be upfront with all dealings as any underhandedness will be caught out.

23 24 MI The shift in focus makes big picture options an important factor.

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LUNAR PHASES AND PERSONALITY TYPES Lunar phases occur as a result of the relationship between the Sun and the Moon. This cyclic relationship produces the lunar cycle and everyone is born at a particular point in this cycle.

A birth can be labelled as a “first quarter” “full moon” or “balsamic” .

The lunar phase a person is born in refers to the relationship between the person’s Sun (the sense of self) with their Moon (their emotional expression and security). Therefore, the lunar phase that a person is born in can reflect how that person deals with life - the nature of the energy and their attitude to life and how they deal with it. The lunation cycle is a visible symbol of our place in the larger cycle of life. Without a calendar, we cannot accurately pinpoint our day of birth, however, we can

easily discern our “Moon” birthday simply by looking at the phase of the Moon.

Every month, each and every one of us resonates to that aspect of the Sun-Moon relationship that is imprinted in our psyches. This describes the basic capacity of the person to relate to life generally.

In order to find the lunation phase you are born under, you can consult an almanac for the year and find out what the Moon phase nearest to when you were born.

Dane Rudhyar, a famous astrologer developed the theory of phases and used it to develop the eight lunation types of personality which we will be discussed in a series of short articles over the coming issues.

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45 degrees ahead of the Sun. For a period of three and a half days every month, there is a New Moon and all births during this period will have a New Moon in their chart.

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yourNATUROPATH with BELLE McCALEB

Hormone Havoc?

Herbs Can Help!

Do you suffer from heavy or painful periods? Premenstrual tension? Mood swings? Headaches or migraines? Ovarian cysts?

Endometriosis? Fibroids?

This whole array of symptoms is usually reflective of a single underlying hormonal imbalance – oestrogen dominance. Oestrogen is one of the main female sex hormones and when not properly balanced with progesterone can result in absolute misery! The menstrual cycle is a finely tuned series of events dependent upon the interplay of several hormones – some from the brain and some from the ovaries. When the fine tuning goes out of whack it often leads to relative oestrogen excess or oestrogen dominance - usually the result of either too little progesterone production or inadequate oestrogen clearance or both. “Resetting” or normalising the progesterone production and addressing oestrogen clearance from the liver and bowel are main approaches to female hormone imbalances from the natural medicine point of view. In the medical model this “resetting” is done by synthetic hormone replacement via “The Pill” or “Bio-identical” hormone creams (note these are still synthetic!). This approach actually “overrides” the system rather than

“resetting” it and unfortunately there are a variety of side effects from this approach including an increased risk of breast cancer. In addition these synthetic hormones are very stressful for the liver and may make symptoms worse!

Normalising ovulation

Progesterone is produced in greatest quantities in the second half of the menstrual cycle and is dependent upon ovulation and an adequate corpus luteum structure forming in the ovary post ovulation. Lack of ovulation or robust corpus luteum production may be due to several causes including stress, high or low body weight, high androgens (“male” type hormones) & abnormal levels of several hormones including prolactin from the brain. Many herbal medicines can be used to support normal ovulation and good corpus luteum production and thus help to balance progesterone production. Chaste tree is a classic herb for abnormal ovulation as it boosts Lutenising Hormone (which is responsible for the corpus luteum formation). Several other herbs are “progestagenic” acting to support progesterone production via multiple mechanisms. A classic progestagenic herb is Wild Yam. In addition to “progestagenic”

herbs there are a variety of “functional fertility enhancers” which also help optimise ovulation. One such herb is False Unicorn root which also helps prevent cystic ovaries. In general a medical herbalist will custom mix several herbal extracts together to address progesterone support as well as specific symptom management. For example if one suffers premenstrual headaches and mood swings the mix would be different than if one has heavy, painful periods.

Oestrogen clearance

Improper clearance of oestrogens also leads to relative oestrogen excess. Oestrogen is “detoxified” by the liver – passing through the same detoxification cycles as many noxious chemicals and eventually gets packaged up for excretion in the bile.

When the liver is sluggish or overburdened oestrogens and their metabolites can build up in the system. An oestrogen toxic liver is strongly associated with the tendency to headaches and migraine and often times simply treating the liver adequately will eliminate this tendency!

Gentle liver support with St Mary’s Thistle and other “liver herbs” is highly recommended as is a good liver support diet - with a focus on fresh vegetables (with lots of green leafies), whole grains and adequate (but not excessive) protein. There are specific “liver detox” formulas available in health food shops but I would suggest professional advice before commencing one as they can be far too aggressive.

AND before you rush to do a liver “detox” you must first be sure you don’t also have a toxic bowel! If you have an overgrowth of candida, nox-

www.innerself.com.au ious bacteria and/or parasites in the bowel this needs to be addressed prior to the liver detox. A toxic bowel continuously re-toxifies the liver and a toxic bowel also contributes to oestrogen excess! Many of the noxious bowel bacteria love to eat the “packaging” off the conjugated estrogens being disposed of by the liver. Once the “packaging” gets eaten the estrogens are quickly reabsorbed into the blood stream – contributing to oestrogen excess again! A toxic bowel can be detected by a simple urine test called the “Urinary Indicans” test that detects the presence of noxious bacteria or parasites. Live Blood Analysis & RBTI Urine/Saliva testing can also give information about bowel and liver toxicity and can be useful in tracking progress before and after undertaking oestrogen detoxification.

Environmental oestrogens

In addition to their own oestrogen production women are bombarded by exogenous oestrogen-like substances from the environment. Many plastics and other chemicals act as “hormone disruptors” contributing to the hormone havoc ! Avoid drinking or eating from plastic containers – especially avoid heated plastic containers (microwaved food; take away food in plastic; water bottles left in the sun or car). Replace your household chemicals, personal care items and cosmetics with non-toxic varieties.

Belle McCaleb ND, RN, MSS-C, BSN is a naturopath, herbalist, counselor and registered nurse. In addition to a general wellness practice Belle specialises in Women’s Health and Cancer Support. She has been a Women’s Health specialist since 1986 with qualifications in obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive endocrinology and infertility. Belle began specialising in cancer support from 2003 and is the consultant naturopath for Cancer Care Centre in Unley, South Australia. In addition to RBTI Belle uses Live Blood Analysis, Bioimpedance Analysis and other specialized testing including hormonal profiling. Her practice is located in the Eastern Adelaide suburb of St Georges.

Contact Belle on (08) 8379 0220 or by mobile 0432995470. www.mccalebhealth.com.au.

yourCHIROPRACTOR with DR ROB HUTCHINGS

A Drug Free Solution for Childhood Ear Infections Every parent wants the best for their children. That is why so many parents are thrilled to discover a natural treatment for ear infections that enables them to no longer rely on antibiotics, children’s pain medications, grommets and other invasive inventions. The treatment they have discovered is corrective chiropractic.

Although common perception is that chiropractic is for the relief of back and neck pain, chiropractic has a far greater reach. Getting your family’s spine checked and corrected will build your immune system and prevent sickness, including ear infections, colic, tonsillitis, ADHD and asthma.

How Does a Child’s Spine Become Misaligned?

Children routinely cause misalignments (or subluxations) in their spine from birth trauma, childhood falls, poor posture, lack of exercise, long hours in a chair and at the computer, lopsided backpacks, exposure to toxins and a variety of other stresses.

On average a child will have 2500 falls before the age of three. It is estimated that 47.9% of children fall and land on their head at least once in the first year of life.

Research has repeatedly shown that many of the spinal and health problems experienced by adults have their origins in early life.

For example, certain spinal patterns in the adult neck can often be traced to birth trauma or a very early accident.

Symptomatic signs of misalignments

Symptomatic signs of misalignments in the spine of babies and small children can vary widely and may include:

• frequent ear, nose, throat infections • allergies • skin conditions • gastrointestinal complaints • colic • feeding & sleep difficulties

Overuse of Antibiotics for Children

When a child has an ear infection, tonsillitis or a recurring respiratory infection, it is common medical practice to place the child on a course of antibiotics. This stems from the germ theory of disease, that is, an infectious agent has caused an otherwise healthy body to become ill.

This is in contrast to a natural hygiene model, that is, a weakened body will be more susceptible to oppor tunistic pathogens whereas a healthy body will be able to thrive.

Antibiotics are effective in killing bacteria, but unfortunately are being overused, particularly in cases where natural alternatives are available.

Antibiotics are not selective, therefore killing both the bad and good bacteria. This results in the disruption of the body’s natural balance of healthy flora and potentially leads to the survival of the strongest and often bad bacteria where the weaker bacteria ones are killed off. This has lead to the occurrence of drug resistant bacteria or “super bugs.” Not surprisingly medical journals in Australia and internationally have shown

InnerSelf that children using antibiotics for ear infections suffered 2 – 6 times more recurrent infections than children who did not take antibiotics and recurrences were usually worse than the initial infection.

Ear Infections and Chiropractic

The link between a healthy spine, improved immune function and chiro-

practic is well established. However, chiropractic is not a “cure” in the traditional sense of the word. It is simply a powerful tool to keep the body functioning at its optimum, thus following the natural hygiene model.

Studies performed and replicated over the last 25 years have repeatedly shown that chiropractic intervention is the optimal natural treatment for a child suffering from an ear

infection. In a recent study involving over 2000 children aged 0 – 5 who were all suffering from recurrent ear infections, 94% had complete resolution of symptoms within 3 chiropractic adjustments and the recurrence rate was only 2%. It was later uncovered that in the 2%, dietary changes combined with chiropractic prevented future recurrence. Just as important, there were no adverse re-

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It is no surprise then that many medical doctors have now begun referring children with ear infections to chiropractors as the first treatment option.

Chiropractic Adjustments for Children

Chiropractic adjustments for adults differ significantly from those performed on babies and small children.

Often the chiropractor will use gentle finger tip pressure on the baby’s spine or may elect to use an instrument called an activator. Adjustments are exceptionally safe and gentle and most often babies are soothed in the process. Initially some babies or children may be frightened by the unknown; however once they’ve received two or three adjustments they look forward to it. It is very common for a baby to fall asleep within ten minutes of being adjusted.

Steps to Take When Your Child has an Ear Infection

• a chiropractic checkup and adjustment, star ting from the day of onset, and a few times extra within a week. Correcting the subluxation is often all that is required to successfully combat ear infections and prevent recurrence.

• keep your child’s ear dry (avoid swimming, dunking head underwater in the bath, etc.)

• eliminate all dairy products, including soy products • using an eye dropper, place a few drops of warm, garlic infused olive oil into the affected ear • increase your child’s dose of colloidal minerals, vitamin C, garlic and zinc • ensure your child gets plenty of rest and sleep Dr Rob Hutchings has a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Doctorate in Chiropractic. He practices at Health Align on Glen Osmond Road alongside Pilates instructors, a nutritionist, massage therapists and counsellor. His passion is in helping people achieve optimal health and healing, naturally. You can find out more about the services offered by Health Align at www.healthalign.com.au or phone 8338 2221.

WholeFOODS with SHARON WEIDENBACH

Yoghurt – It’s Easy to Make Your Own What is yogurt?

Yoghurt is a dairy liquid cultured or fermented with desirable bacteria to produce a tangy, creamy textured and slightly astringent product. It has been around since prehistoric times and has become popular in western cultures in the 20th century as “healthy” food.

The most common bacteria used are: • Acidophilus Lactobacillus (acidophilus) •Bifidobacterium bifidus (bifidus) •Bulgaricus •Thermophilus

Health Benefits

Acidophilus and bifidus are reputed to control harmful bacteria in the digestive system and promote positive bacteria (probiotics) as they remain active thoughout the gut. They are believed to reduce flatulence, improve bowel regularity and reduce stomach and intestinal problems.

Many yoghurt manufacturers report that probiotics cannot be created if using subcultured ABT or ABY yoghurts. This is possibly due to the balance of bacteria becoming uneven and the introduction of undesirable bacteria into each batch. Runny or very strong flavoured yoghurt can result. (Subculturing is the process of using a small amount of left over yoghurt to restart each batch).

6 Reasons to make your own yoghurt

• Store-bought yoghurts can contain thickeners (1442), gelatine (sometimes animal origin), “flavours” (a wide range of additives can be hidden here), acidity regulators (270, 330, 332), starches and additional sugar.

• Sugar levels of store bought yoghur ts (including “unflavoured”) may be raised.

Milk has a natural sugar level around 5% and some retail yoghurts can be 15%.

• Save money – 2 litres of milk is about the same price as 1 kg of yoghur t – make your own for half the price!

• Your choice. Do you want – skim or full cream, organic, GM free, A2 (a type of beta casein protein that is reputed to have a less harmful effect on gut motility and absorption), UHT (long life milk is available as skim, full cream and organic), powdered or even soy (although not technically a “yoghurt”).

• Become a better environmentally sustainable consumer - support local milk producers, use reusable storage containers and don’t use power to set your yoghurt.

• Explore a wider selection of yoghurt products: – labna (a yoghur t “cheese” made from straining yoghur t in muslin), make fruit yoghurt using your own favourite flavours, freeze it in ice cube trays and make healthy easily digestible “icecreams” with frozen fruit in your high speed kitchen appliances.

The process

• Purchase your starter culture.

Freeze dried cultures are available online from various Australian suppliers ($20-$30 packet will make 250 litres of yoghurt!) or you can use a small tub of store yoghur t (subculturing).

• Clean all utensils so no other bacteria will compete with your good yoghurt bacteria. I boil some water and vinegar (100:10) in my yoghurt making appliance before I start. Or send everything through the dishwasher before you begin.

• Raise the protein level of your milk by adding some milk powder (skim or full cream) to the cold milk and stirring it well. This makes a thicker set and fuller, creamier mouth feel. I use 50g skim powder in 1 litre of full cream A2 milk.

• Heat the milk to 90°C (needed to change the milk proteins).

• Allow the mixture to cool down to between 37°C - 45°C. • Add your culture of choice and stir it for 10 minutes (retain the temperature).

• Rest your culturing mixture undisturbed in an insulated container to retain the heat 4 - 10 hours. As it cultures the milk sugar (lactose) is consumed by the bacteria and as it thickens and curdles lactic acid is formed.

• Remove from its insulated container and place in the coldest part of the refrigerator to thicken up.

Hints and tips

• To make cleaning easier – use a wide mouthed food style metal/glass thermos (milk proteins adhere to plastic).

• If subculturing, buy active, live yoghurt with the freshest use by date and do not use those with flavours, stabilers etc • If you move the culture whilst it is incubating your yoghurt will not set.

• Check milk powder labels for additives and country of origin. Cheapest is often best!

• Full fat milk makes a creamier yoghurt.

• 42°C - 44°C is optimum incubation temperature. Under 37°C stops growth, over 46°C destroys the culture (also separates curds and whey).

• Specialty electric containers and simple insulation systems can be purchased for incubation. In cool weather I use a pre-warmed thermos, wrapped in a hand towel.

Kitchen bench, sunny window or even the car parked in the sun on a cool but sunny day also gives good results.

Lastly, if it doesn’t work – bake scones, pancakes, bread, naan and cake mixes. It adds wonderful moistness to the end product and assists in digestibility.

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HORMONE health with KASEY YATES – NATUROPATH

VITAMIN D The Hormone Vitamin Have you noticed all the recent hype about vitamin D? Are you wondering what it is all about?

Well, vitamin D, or cholecalciferol as it is also called, is extremely important for our health. But is vitamin D really a vitamin? Is it in foods that we eat everyday, or is it only from the sun? And why are so many of us deficient in this vitamin when we live in one of the sunniest countries in the world? Let’s find out!

Vitamin D is a pre-hormone

Unlike any other vitamin, vitamin D is

actually a pre-hormone. It is our body’s only source of a potent steroid hormone called calcitriol. Our skin makes vitamin D when sunlight comes into contact with a pre-cholesterol molecule. Our liver then converts vitamin D into calcidiol (25-hydroxy vitamin D), which is stored in the blood, where it helps to maintain blood calcium levels. It is also stored in our fat and tissues where it is further conver ted into calcitriol.

Calcitriol, or activated vitamin D, is the most potent steroid hormone in the human body. Like all steroid hormones, calcitriol works by turning our genes on and off. That is, in hundreds

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of tissues throughout our body, calcitriol unmasks our genomes! It signals our genes to make hundreds of enzymes and proteins that are crucial to maintaining health in hundreds of tissues throughout the body.

This explains why vitamin D deficiency is involved in so many different diseases, and why vitamin D is very impor tant for maintaining good health and for anti-aging. However, this can only happen if we get sufficient sunshine or enough vitamin D from our supplements.

of protecting us from getting too much vitamin D. After we’ve been in the sun for approximately 20 minutes, and we’ve produced about 20,000 units of vitamin D, sunshine begins to destroy the excess vitamin D in the skin. In other words, the same sunlight that makes vitamin D in the first place can also destroy it, which means that getting too much sun and sun baking certainly isn’t the answer either.

20,000 units of vitamin D with 20 minutes of exposure in the sun

Recent research indicates that if we cannot get about 10-15 minutes a day in the midday sun (with a majority of our skin exposed), we need approximately 4,000 units of vitamin D a day from another source! It is impossible to get enough vitamin D from foods like milk alone (unless you drink 40 glasses a day) or from a multivitamin (unless you take about 10 tablets a day), neither of which is recommended. Therefore, if blood tests show you are low in vitamin D, you will need a good quality Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) supplement!

So is it surprising then that with the decrease in midday outdoor activity, there is an increase in the incidence of depression, insulin resistance, hormonal imbalances and immune problems, etc? Perhaps the most compelling reason to keep our vitamin D levels balanced is a naturalistic one. Human beings have spent about 2 million years on the earth, and for most of that time we were near-naked in equatorial Africa.

Studies are proving that people who are a healthy weight, have little to no mood disorders or hormonal problems, or major health problems have sufficient to high levels of vitamin D.

The fact is most of us produce approximately 20,000 units of vitamin D after only about 20 minutes of exposure in the midday sun. This is approximately 100 times more vitamin D than the government says we need every day. And yet nature is helping our bodies make such a large amount and quickly – why? We still do not know all the answers, but like everything else in nature, I’m betting there’s a very important reason why!

What we do know is that unfor tunately these days we cannot rely completely on the sun for our vitamin D, mainly due to the risk of developing skin cancers.

Even before the knowledge of the dangers of too much sun exposure, human beings had already started moving inside.

Indoor work became the way of life for many during the industrial revolution and now the move is almost fully complete.

Some of us go for days, weeks, or even months without letting sunshine touch our skin and making vitamin D. And when we do go in the sun, we often cover ourselves up with sunscreens so that the UV rays cannot penetrate and harm us. On the one hand this is a very effective way of protecting ourselves against skin cancer, but on the other hand if we totally avoid the sun, which many of us do, we are putting ourselves at great risk of developing many of the “modern day diseases” clearly associated with vitamin D deficiency, such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, hormonal imbalances, osteoporosis, cancer, autoimmune conditions, depression and even obesity. For those of us who do get lots of sun, the human body has a very clever way

We need 4,000 units of vitamin D a day

Kasey Yates – Naturopath, graduated from the South Australian College of Natural Medicine in 2006 with Advanced Diplomas of Applied Science (Honours) in Naturopathy, Western Herbal Medicine and Nutrition. I specialise in hormonal imbalances and weight loss, amongst other things. Kasey’s Naturopathic Clinic is situated inside Romeo’s Organic Wholefoods which is a large health food shop that supplies ‘alternative’, organic and ‘super’ foods.

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Your Eyes Never Lie Are you feeling bloated, uncomfortable or the need to get your body back into some sort of balance after the festive season?

Perhaps a gentle nudge is all you need! To star t with, Christmas is a very emotional time for a lot of people, it’s all about the happy family and unfortunately that’s not always the case. Also there is the pressure of making Christmas day perfect for everyone, the great feast etc. Stress, as we all know, takes its toll on the body and I would suggest that 80% of people could do with a jolly good tonic after Christmas to rebalance their body. If we related this to the iris there are many signs we can look at that may give the indication of the level of stress your body is struggling to cope with, if you just look at your eyes in the mirror it’s often quite easy to see the difference in your eyes day to day in relation to your health. For example, whenever I get run down my eyes look like they are covered with a light yellow film, they are not sparkling back at me so to speak. You may remember in one of my previous columns the comparison I made in relation to a healthy child who’s eyes would be bright compared to someone elderly in a nursing home, who’s eyes would be dull, so take a minute every day and start to take notice of your eyes on a regular basis.

Prolonged stress, which can be caused from a multitude of avenues such as lack of nutrition, lack of rest, emotional stressors, alcohol, drug abuse, infection, illness etc. often affects our adrenal glands, you may have heard of adrenal exhaustion or burnout. The adrenal gland produces hormones, one of which is cortisol, which helps regulates our immune system and metabolises carbohydrates and proteins, it can help us recover from infection and stress, however too much cor tisol may cause

weight gain in the trunk of the body and may suppress your immune system, it’s all about balance. Aldosterone is another hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and it regulates the body’s fluid balance, so if it’s too high you may feel puffy or your blood pressure may begin to rise. These hormones are really impor tant to keep balanced so your body can have some harmony. With the support of some beautiful herbs such as Rehmannia and Liquorice, which nourish and suppor t the adrenal glands, along with herbs like Rhodiola and Siberian ginseng to adapt the body to the level of physiological stress we can assist your wellbeing, vitality and quality of life.

Let’s have a think about your digestion, because most of us have probably been overeating through Christmas and should consider the strain we have put on our liver. Your liver transforms excess foods into acid which may disrupt your acid base balance in your body (your PH), this will also put more strain on your kidneys and so forth. If the liver becomes tired, you may feel drowsy or nervous, and if you have been drinking a bit more alcohol than usual this may weaken the ability of the liver to cleanse the blood. If you wake up with nausea, think “My liver needs some help!” In regard to iridology, liver signs may show up as brown spots like freckles sprinkled over the iris or individuals with brown eyes may have radials which look like long grooves or spokes radiating out from the pupil into the iris. A patch of brown pigment in the whites of the eyes (especially in blue eyes) can indicate the liver needs support, or a patch of yellow in the whites of the eyes (known as the sclera) is a good indication that your liver needs nourishing.

So what can we do to get you back

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TREATtheCAUSE on track? As well as looking at your iris there are simple tests such as the Indican test which involves taking a urine sample and mixing it with several actives which helps evaluate your internal environment. There are fabulous herbs to nurture your system such as St Marys Thistle, which is a lovely herb to support, protect and nourish the liver, it is also a great antioxidant. Schisandra, which acts as a tonic for your liver and supports the nervous system and Dandelion which has bitter properties to aid digestion, has a cleansing action for the kidneys and can also aid liver function.

Remember you are a unique individual and there is no one on this planet the same as you. Your eyes indicate what has been passed down through the generations genetically as well as what has happened to you throughout your life, they are your blueprint of who you are. Your eyes never lie.

Lynne Singlewood is a teacher of natural medicine at Endeavour College, she teaches iridology and oriental diagnosis. Lynne is a dynamic naturopathic practitioner who has a passion to help the community with their health and well being. Her deep love of iridology and herbal medicine is infectious, visit her at the NEW Findon Clinic (Integrated Medicine).

Ph: 0421618792 or email lynne@irishealth.com.au. Web site: www.irishealth.com.au

with ANDREA FERNANDEZ INDULSKI

HUMAN-ANIMAL MEDICINE

The One Health Approach

We live in a world that is constantly striving to divide, categorize and name. Medicine has divided into specializations and compartmentalisations that do not let one see the bigger picture; and as the old saying goes, we have to be able to “see the forest for the tree”.

In days like these Human-Animal medicine can be an innovative mode of practicing that allows the exploration of health with a complementary medicine perspective, exploring the convergence of integrated iridology®, sclerology, clinical-environmental nutrition; homotoxicology, herbalism and many other modalities for the wellbeing of humans and animals alike.

Such an exploration of wellbeing can fall victim to critics and sceptics confusing this with blunt quackery.

For the disappointment of those with ungrounded judgemental tendencies, Human-Animal medicine is now the direction complementary medicine is undergoing with a very much scientific base guiding this path. As opposed to compartmentalising, this type of medicine strives at unifying all those little niggling symptoms that seem to be unconnected one with another.

TREAT THE CAUSE

As opposed to other practitioners adherent to either conventional or complementary medicine that treat the symptoms with natural remedies, the combination of the modalities I have been guided to study, direct me to find the true cause of the presenting ailments in both humans and animals alike. Consider the following signs and symptoms being present in this patient and causing discomfort at the same time: • Fatigue • Poor sleep • Weight gain • Excessive appetite • Sugar cravings • Irregular menstrual cycle • Cystic ovaries • Miscarriage • Inability to reach full term in pregnancy • Poor memory It is expected for each practitioner to tackle the treatment of symptoms like the above in a different way and with a different perspective. It amazes me time and time again how the whites of the eye or sclera together with the coloured part of the eye point to the origin of the biochemical and physiological disruption

eyes even portray various personality traits.

Herbal medicine is a very effective but gentle method to support and nurture the body when our bodies need a little assistance to regain optimal health. The formulation made specifically for you and your body.

I will work with you to develop a dietary and lifestyle plan to improve your health. Not only will you feel the difference, but with Hemaview™ you may see changes in your blood as your treatment progresses.

Live Blood Analysis is an observation of live blood, which involves viewing of a freshly taken blood sample under a microscope. A tiny prick is made on the finger and a droplet of blood is added to a sterile slide.

Iridology is a fabulous non-invasive, painless and economical tool to aid the practitioner to evaluate areas of the body that need to be nurtured so the individual may have a better quality of life. The

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in a person. Every time I have a line of thought as to what the gestalt is (original perpetuator), I corroborate it with the eye for the benefit of human and animal patients.

With the above patient I found the whites were pointing to the pituitary gland being imbalanced and orchestrating the wrong messages to every other gland in the body. The blood test was pointing to the same gland imbalance, therefore pituitary gland homeostasis would be the preferred line of treatment for that particular person and every other treatment perspective will only stress the body.

Body stress can manifest as a neutral response to the given supplements and, or as no amelioration of the signs and symptoms; sometimes to the point of relapse or simply worsening. Something it is normally referred to as “healing crisis”, that according to my perspective it is not healing but just a crisis! It is imperative to seek practitioners that concentrate on finding the root of the ailment to attain body wellness!

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ACQUIRED SIGNS

Sclerology, the study of the whites of the eye, is a valuable tool that reveals the body’s constitutional and acquired stress pattern. The knowledge of the whites of the eye, serve as a

GPS ser ves the driver of the car.

Sclerology shows the patterns of health predispositions empowering the bearer of such signs to take constructive steps to prevent and treat disease. Even if there are signs that point to genetically predisposed conditions, the sclera still guides the practitioner to supporting the body in accordance to natural law.

The lines in the sclera work as an early warning system, because they can appear years before the reflex tissue or organ experiences malfunction, distress or disease. That is, the body’s compensations that allow a suboptimal daily performance such as genetic flaws, drug side effects (iatrogenic), physical and emotional traumas and even environmental pollutants are reflected in the sclera.

That is, if the body’s chemistry is imbalanced or deficient in basic nutrition like amino acids, vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids or has an excess of toxic metals, infectious micro-organisms, radiation, geopathic stress, parasites, candida amongst others, the body will portray that very same information in humans and animals alike. In this day and age, environmental pollutants play an important role in the manifestation of the red lines in the white of the eye and more specifically in the malabsorption crisis we have in

25 HEALTH society that we see as chronic obesity, overweight, mental illnesses, vitamin D3 deficiency amongst others.

Being a self-help tool, the sclera can help any individual indentify early signs of stress. The easiest line to indentify by anyone is the one running just above 3 o’clock in the medial aspect of the whites, that is next to the nose. That reflex area is for the thyroid gland, the gland that regulates metabolism, hormone balance, energy levels, memory, concentration, weight loss, bowel function, happy mood, stamina, athletic performance amongst many other functions.

Find how these modalities can help you and your beloved companions, horses and dogs.

Andrea Fernandez Indulski ND from HUMANKIND’S WELLBEING. Andrea is a Clinical Complementary Medicine Pr actitioner Practitioner actitioner,, Inte Integg r a ted Irido-logist®, Sclerologist, Naturopath and Herbalist Specialist.

Andrea holds the following qualifications: Masters Sclerographics, Gradruate Diploma Integrated Iridology®, Bachelor Health Science (Complementary Medicine), Naturopath, Herbalist, Animal Technician (Iridology) She has over 4 years experience consulting clinically around Adelaide and hosting health seminars. She has a passion for human and animal clinical nutrition and Iridology/ Sclerology studies. She just finished writing her first book that validates complementary medicine use in clinical practice.

You can contact her on 0414 701 479 or afernandez@adam.com.au.

Also visit her online on www.animaliridology.com.au or www.humankindswellbeing.com.au.

Her clinic is situated in Adelaide CBD.

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However, the Purpleberry, as well as containing a large amount of naturally occurring antioxidants, also contains a remarkable concentration of whole-food nutrients.

Look at any superfood nutritional panel to see what it contains (organically) and the list is very similar to or better than any artificial supplement. The difference is that these superfood nutrients are from the earth and our cells know this.

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Fit or Fat, Healthy or Sick…It’s Your Choice!

A peek into the average shopping trolley provides a revealing picture. Statistics show that CocaCola is the number 1,2,3 and 4 top selling supermarket product in the USA. This is followed by Cherry Ripe, condensed milk and cigarette papers.

Australian shopping trolleys have a frighteningly similar look about them.

We have recently overtaken America as the fattest nation on the planet!

When we analyse the choices we make, it is of little surprise that the health and vitality of western society is rapidly declining. Chronic diseases are at an all time high. Orthopedic injuries in the workplace have increased exponentially. Our lives have become increasingly stressful and sedentary. The top three causes of mortality in Australia today are cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Many common disorders can be prevented and treated by implementing a healthy lifestyle and diet.

Good health and wellbeing involves more than just going to the gym and eating 3 square meals a day. Being well depends on us making conscious informed choices. The quality of our choice is especially impor tant when it comes to the food that we eat and the activities that we

engage in.

On a physical, mental and emotional level, we are all different. We each have a unique genetic make-up.

We have differing body types, physical and emotional states, personal histories, behavioural patterns and ambitions. All of these factors influence our current experience and the way in which we manage our lives.

The solution to good health isn’t a “one size fits all” diet or exercise program. Everybody’s recipe is unique – in content and balance.

It is impor tant to implement a combination of regular practices – a personal health and wellbeing formula. There is a deep pool of ingredients to choose from. These ingredients can be blended to create good health, vitality and contentment.

Exercise – choose exercises that correct imbalances, restore flexibility, increase strength and replenish your body with energy. Try yoga, running, cycling, bushwalking and strength training. Get rid of the office chair and try sitting on a stability ball.

Additionally, a personalised exercise plan that develops cardiovascular fitness, whole body and core strength will help you to feel lighter, stronger, and ultimately better in your body.

Food – Do away with heavily processed foods. Reduce stimulants and acidic foods. Choose wholesome fresh organic produce. There is now conclusive evidence that organic produce contains substantially more vitamins and antioxidants than chemically tainted foods. Get a copy of The Chemical Maze and reduce the impact of chemicals on your health, and the health of your family and your environment. Consume alkalizing green fruits and vegetables daily.

Hydration – drink adequate quantities of quality water. Use the following formula to determine how much water you need to drink each day: Body Weight x 0.033 = litres per day. E.g. a 70kg person x 0.033 = 2.31litres/day (before exercise).

Add freshly squeezed lemon or green powder (eg Spirulina, Wheatgrass, Vital Greens) to improve the mineral quality of your water.

Thoughts – choose positive, life affirming thoughts. Every thought contributes to the creation of our reality. This includes who and what we attract into our life. Bring awareness to your thoughts. See yourself as separate from them and practice obser ving them. Avoid dwelling on negative thoughts. When they do arise, acknowledge them for what they are then replace them with positive, loving thoughts. The more we practice this technique, the more habitual it becomes and we soon find that destructive thoughts decrease in intensity and regularity.

Breathing – begin each day by breathing consciously and deeply.

Steadily draw oxygen deep into your abdomen, followed by the lower lungs then upper lungs. Exhale in the same order. This yogic breathing

www.innerself.com.au technique allows more oxygen to enter the body with each inhalation. It is therefore, a very nourishing practice.

Bring awareness to your breath, breathing deeply and steadily throughout the day.

Sleep – aim to get to bed and wake up at the same time each day.

From a Circadian Rhythm perspective, physical repair predominantly takes place between 10pm and 2am. Psychogenic repair predominantly takes place between 2am and 6am. Disruption to this cycle compromises the immune and mental function and can result in adrenal fatigue.

Rising with the sun promotes energetic balance.

Laughter – a miracle cure. Try this – before you open your eyes tomorrow morning, laugh aloud for at least 5 minutes. Don’t worry about your par tner or housemates…just laugh! It might take a bit of effort to get yourself going, but once you start just let it flow. You’ll feel great for the rest of the day!

Meditation – daily meditation is a powerful way to reduce stress and increase equanimity, clarity and focus. There are numerous techniques. Choose one which feels right for you. A basic yet effective technique is simply to sit quietly and focus on your breath. When the mind wanders don’t worry…just bring it back to the breath. Allow any thoughts that arise to pass through your mind like clouds in the sky. Don’t attach to them…let them float away. Regular practice is important. Early morning and evening are the best times to meditate.

Life is hectic… there are no shortages of seemingly valid reasons why you can’t exercise, eat well, get enough sleep, care for yourself…the simple truth is that everyone gets 24 hours in a day – Richard Branson, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Oprah your priorities are your choice, how you manage your time is your choice, and how you value your health and wellbeing is your choice.

Unless you place yourself at the top of your list of priorities, you will always find excuses not to eat well, exercise daily, lose weight or be healthy ... your tomorrow will never come.

Be the change you want to see in the world .

- Gandhi Amanda Allen is a former State, National and World Champion Triathlete, State and National level Cyclist and a MFS Firefighter. She is a Personal Trainer, delivering Corporate Training, Lifestyle Coaching, Triathlon and Adventure Training, Seminars and Team Building services. Amanda is currently training for the 2012 Olympics in Canadian Canoeing. She has studied Wholistic Psychology, Yoga, Event Management, and has a Bachelor of Management. Contact Amanda on 0400 262 116 or visit: www.realisept.com.au

There are two primary choices in life; to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them Denis Waitley

GEORGE KAVASSILAS “OUR JOURNEY HOME ” “The time of THE GREAT CHANGE is upon us, and is the outcome for those who embarked on a journey eons ago. All who have chosen to be here at this time are about to experience a transformation of a magnitude that few on ear th can currently comprehend, and of which multitudes in the universe regard in the highest esteem - the transformation of our Divine Mother Earth and her humanity into Beings of Light and Universal Creators.” Geor Georgg e KKaa v assilas George Kavassilas has enthralled world-wide audiences on international radio programs like “Project Camelot” and “Awakening to Conscious Co-Creation”.. His website receives tens of thousands of new visitors every month. George does not have any major academic achievements to speak of, a blessing in disguise as far as he is concerned.

But what George does have is an immense wisdom gained through a lifetime of extraordinary experiences.

He helps you RE-discover the truth of what life is really about beyond religious, scientific and new-age paradigms. George’s message empowers you from within, allowing you to make better decisions during this time of the Great Change. YOU are more significant and magnificent in the greater scheme of things than you can imagine.

George commences the first leg of his 2011 ‘Our Journey Home’ global tour in March with full day seminars across Australia. YOU will re--discover who we really are, where we come from and find an inner peace once again through remembering “Our Journey Home”.

George has always seen the world through different eyes compared to those around him. Even from a very young age he was aware that the universe was full of life, and could see and feel life around him in a far more significant way than other people, which included the teachings of the so called education system, religious doctrines and society in general portraying a vastly different and limited perspective.

The journey began for George as

GEOR GE KA GEORGE KAVVASSILAS far back as his memories of this current life allow, to around the age of five. He has memories of being taken from his bed at night onto ships, and being taken to other places on the planet and to other worlds. His interactions with other Beings on many different levels of realities have been occurring throughout his life.

George always new that life was going to change on the planet in the very near future, and that he was going to play a role in that change.

This feeling and knowing dwelled way beyond his mind, it was centred right into the core of his Being. Past experience had given George the gift of understanding the obligation and responsibility he felt toward humanity. Also, when he was in the presence of his greater family, the “Great Change” and the transformation of Mother Earth was what all were discussing and preparing for.

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CHANGE ...

THE ONLY CERTAINTY ○

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BY CYNTHIA HELBIG Are you receiving an inner nudge to change your life?

Does the old way of doing things feel uncomfortable and maybe even out of alignment with who you really are?

Perhaps you wake in the middle of a dark night and realise that something isn’t working in your life; but then you squash that thought and the uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach right down and try to go back to sleep.

Perhaps you say to yourself, I will deal with it tomorrow, but tomorrow never seems to come. And all the while, you continue to feel restless, a little unhappy or edgy, stressed or anxious, depressed or overwhelmed.

Change appears to be one of the most difficult things we encounter in our lives. Yes, it is so easy to settle into a routine and pattern, living in the same house, watching the same TV programmes, eating the same food, working at the same job, having the same friends and generally just living at the same old pace, thinking the same old thoughts. Maybe this is what we typically call “a rut” and on

the surface it cer tainly appear s easier and that we have a level of control over our lives. We can try to avoid the challenge of doing something new and all the fear and insecurity that may bring up.

But Life Energy is really calling to us and asking us to change moment by moment and it gives us constant examples of this truth. Take for instance the changes that occur frequently in nature - the snake changing its skin, the caterpillar changing to the butterfly, trees losing leaves, seasonal changes and tidal movements.

Within our own human bodies the cells change continuously and whether we like it or not we will all go through many changes in our life, growing from baby to child, teenager to adult and adult to senior, and the most significant change of all when we pass from this earth dimension.

Rather than making sudden enormous changes, often done out of unhappiness and pain and which may not altogether be entirely beneficial, as can occur in the so-called mid-life

crisis, begin today by making small changes. Change your morning ablutions ritual, get up earlier, breathe deeper, try a new food, drive to work a different way, chat to a stranger, exercise more (or less), change channels or radio stations, leave work early, go somewhere different on a weekend. This is a signal to your body and mind that you are prepared to try something new and you are beginning to build the “change muscle”.

Then extend yourself a little more by doing something more daring for you ... something maybe that has been whispering to you when you awaken in the middle of the night.

Opening to change will bring in a freshness and zest for life that wasn’t present previously. It may help you to connect more deeply with a partner, find the ideal job, pursue a passion, reach your perfect weight, release something that no longer serves you , encourage new outlooks and thinking, or simply increase enjoyment of life so much more.

If you are wishing to make change in your life but are unsure where to star t, or have struggled to make change and are feeling uncomfortable, your journey can be supported and assisted by regularly receiving Attunements. Personally, I have found that when I feel stuck and unable to change, the sharing of an Attunement and a fresh flow of Life Energy opens something in me that brings greater clarity and peace, and helps me to work whatever is up for change more easily. Why not support yourself and your personal growth and change and receive an Attunement today. You are worth it!

Cynthia Helbig is a qualified Attunement Practitioner and has been practicing this process and lifestyle for a number of years.

Cynthia also works at the Riverdell Spiritual Centre www.riverdellspiritualcentre.org.au – near Gawler, a 9 acre retreat and conference facility and community.

For more information contact Cynthia on 8523 1329, email attunement@bigpond.com or visit www.attunementlifeenergy.org.au

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BY SUSANNE MARIE Most of us aspire to look for ways to make each day a happy and joyous one. If this is not currently happening in your life, then now- toda todayy- is a good time to start.

When I am teaching a class, most people are very keen and committed to improving their life and their relationships with those around them.

Some are still at the point of believing that it is just their “unlucky” circumstances of living or working with people who “cause all their problems”.

Over the course of a three day seminar, students quickly and easily see that we attract to us those people and circumstances which help to teach us about ourselves. By the words that we say, by the beliefs that we hold about ourselves, we are responsible for attracting those who are in our lives. They are a reflection in some way of the beliefs that we have.

The wonderful thing for us all is to know that we can all learn easily to fully take responsibility for our own self, our own life, our own being, our own health – whether it be physical, mental or emotional or spiritual. We always do have the power to take full control of our life.

“How do I do this?” you might say.

“I have so many problems, hardships, things to do and people to look after that I do not seem to be very important in all this”.

By looking at the beliefs that we have held all our life, many of us feel that by working on the conscious level they can be changed. And indeed they often are. However, what seems to happen is that many people find that after a period of time things start to revert back to how they were, slipping back into old habits, attracting people or situations similar to the past that remind them of the bad times.

This may be because the beliefs that are blocking them are held on

the genetic, history or soul levels.

Within the context of a class or a consultation, it is possible to help many people to uncover and identify hidden beliefs that are blocking or sabotaging us.

Our world is a reflection of us, of our level of self esteem and self worth, of the beliefs we have about ourselves. By learning to easily identify the hidden beliefs we have, we can change who and what we attract into our life. We learn to be an accurate observer of ourselves. We can take control of our own life.

It is always a comforting thing to know that no matter how difficult our path has been up until now, that we are never alone on our path. It is a joy to join with like-minded souls on that journey of self discovery. It is a joy to know that within groups that we are attracted to, there will be people who have shared similar experiences.

Together we can learn to let go of past beliefs and become the best possible person we can be.

We may have a strong desire to help others. This is an admirable trait to have. It is a joy to know that by helping our own self to believe in our self; to be the happiest and healthiest, the most joyful and abundant person we can be, that we can do this so much more successfully.

Healers from any modality have chosen wonderful work, and if they are walking the path of integrity they are sure to be seeing great results with the people they are working with.

All people need to give something back to themselves and by learning to first of all look after their own wellbeing they can more effectively help others.

I am often reminded in my work as a healer that it is important to take care of my own wellbeing, so that I can better take care of others. I liken this to the instruction we are given when travelling on an aircraft. That is, that if the circumstance arises where

oxygen masks drop down, then it is important to fit one for yourself first - that is to help yourself - so that you are in a better position to help children, the aged or infirm more easily.

With everything we do, we create our own reality. Sometimes we do not want to hear this but over time we can learn to see our own truths without feeling defensive or threatened by the truth. Over time we can learn to walk in integrity and truth and joy.

Look around and see what you do and do not like about yourself and set yourself the quest to discover how to change those aspects of yourself that are not in harmony with your life and your aspirations for your future.

Start right now by writing yourself a list of the things you WANT in your life. Let go of thinking about what you do not want. Create your own fabulous reality TODAY. Susanne Marie ( f o r m e r l y Meaney)T h e t a Healing™ Master, Certificate of Science in Theta Healing™, DipTeaching (Prim), Dip Health Sciences, Dip Oriental Massage, Healer and teacher of Theta Healing™ for many years. She conducts regular classes and individual consultations. She is also a remedial massage therapist and Civil Marriage Celebrant.

T: 08 8370 8557 0418 845 119 www.vitalharmony.com.au susanne@vitalharmony.com.au

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Less really is more! The evidence is there ○

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BY ANTHONY CRAIG We have entered a new paradigm of healing but many people are afraid to let go. As I have travelled around the world over the past 2 years with an international teaching team presenting seminar after seminar I have seen many people struggle with this new philosophy, mainly because it means letting go of their attachment to ego. People call themselves healers because they believe they are doing the healing. Either they have an attachment to the process or to the tools. Many people believe they are working beyond their conscious level as they connect to whatever they believe it is for them.

They want to be the person who does the healing.

Working at this level however does not allow you to move beyond a conscious space. You cannot move into a higher conscious level when you are directing or focussing the healing to a particular area of the body. The act of physically placing your hands onto a person’s body, concentrating on placing symbols in certain positions or directing a healing keeps your mind at a conscious level, whether you like to admit it to yourself or not.

Our ego also keeps us at this conscious level.

Great healers around the world acknowledge that they are not the ones ‘doing’ the healing, they are just helping to facilitate the healing. In India, for example, people train for many years to transcend the conscious level to a super-consciousness and move beyond their attachment to ego. Likewise many other groups around the world aspire to this superconscious state through meditation, yoga, etc.

In 1973 “The Book of Knowledge: Keys of Enoch” by Dr J J Hurtak, Key 3.1.7 refers to re-establishing a system for reconnecting to the Universe and allowing Light and Information to come through to allow a new level of healing to occur. This key also comments that when we can lose all our attachments and ‘just be’ that we will get the full benefits of this new level of healing called medical astronomy. J J Hurtak refers to Reconnective Healing as the first practical application of this.

Current scientific research continues to suppor t this statement that Reconnective Healing is unique and more than what has been available on this planet before. Dr William Tiller says that according to his measurements we access something beyond normal physical energy sources outside the parameters of normal physics. He discusses the concept of a Reciprocal Universe and a shifting from a concept of Entropy towards Chaos, Decay and Disease in this Universe to a next level of The Universe where Negative Entropy occurs, and the natural state of being is order, harmony, Health and perfection and that we somehow connect to this next level.

Dr Konstantin Korotkov of Russia corroborates Dr Tiller’s findings with a completely dif-

ferent set of measuring instruments and .

Alexander Popp , son of Dr Fritz Pop, and his team of scientists from the Popp Institute in Germany recently conducted studies with brand new practitioners at training seminars in Salzburg, Austria and Riccione, Italy. They were very excited by the results which will be published in journals in February or March2011.

Dr Ann Baldwin at the University of Arizona has done a series of studies involving Laser Perfusion and heart rate and heart rate variability.

There is clear and long term data around the states associated with meditation, energy healing, and martial arts.

For example, people doing arithmetic have a constant state and people doing meditation (not grand masters or yogis) have some variability in the rates. People ’doing healing’ have a heart rate that syncs up to some state the scientists call ‘coherence’ within their own bodies in order to access a wave or energy source. However the practitioners must be emotionally centred, stable and ‘aligned’ to be able to produce a wave. They must be in that state to be effective.

The scientists thought that Reconnective Healing practitioners would go into the same state. However they were surprised when it was so far beyond that as defined by traditional methodology.

It is now defined as a state of Emotional Quiessence or as a state of Ultra-coherence(ultra-conscious-

ness which is beyond super-consciousness)– a super state of connection with the universe not often seen on the planet before. By simply getting out of the way, letting our ego go, becoming the observer and the observed, not filtering or needing to become emotionally aligned with either ourselves or the client, or worrying about protecting ourselves or negative energy coming to us, we step into this new level of healing and past the limits, frailties and weaknesses of traditional energy healing.

The science of 1973 in the Keys is now being supported by the science of today as they continue to research Reconnective Healing.

Yes there is a new level of healing that is more, is real and is beyond technique.

Anthony Craig (right) & Dr Eric Pearl Pearl, (left) founder of The Reconnection® and the best-selling author of “The Reconnection:Heal Other s , Heal Your self ” For more information visit www.TheReconnection.com.

Anthony Craig is an Associate Instructor, and Certified Reconnective Healing and Reconnection Practitioner and Mentor. Based in Adelaide he travels extensively educating and expanding this work locally and worldwide and is available as a guest speaker.

Anthony is also available for appointments ph: 0412 832 664.

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“Live Fully . . . Love Wastefully . . .

And have the courage to be all you can be . . .” ○

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BY GABBIE ENRIGHT I heard these words uttered almost 10 years ago now whilst sitting in a church pew at a seminar given by Bishop John Shelby Spong ... little did I know how powerfully those words would come to influence the way I live – they have become a kind of motto for me as I have journeyed to this present day, sitting here looking out at the beautiful spring garden tapping away on my laptop...

These words really inspired me – what would it mean to live like this?

Living fully ... wow! ...to me that conjures up a Freedom, a Freedom that allows life to course through me – there is no Force here – only Power ... Power derived from a Universal Source much greater than my own humanity ... this power to be fully engaged in life is there for all of us ... we only need to open ourselves to receiving it, and unblock the gateway for its expression through our daily life ... fuelling our every action and interaction... When we try to “do life” without accessing this Universal Power, there’s a sense of finiteness about our lives – and a sense that the energy will somehow run out ... or switch off ... kind of like running our life on battery power instead of mains power ... this mains power is available to us at every minute of every day - all we need to do is to be present to it...in the moment ... and be willing to be a vehicle for it ... it can seem overwhelming at times - that is only when we are fearful of the great works that can be done with it, or what others will think of us ... I have learnt that a large part of the allowing involves releasing

control of the outcome, surrendering to the All That Is - the Divine Creator - trusting in the Bigger Plan...

Loving Wastefully ... What could that possibly mean? ... when one loves from a place that is a defined quantity, carefully measured out and

calculated ... it can lead to a feeling of conditionality...that there is a bank account with withdrawals and deposits...and whilst much of our day we can go about feeling this way ... the Truth is that there is enough Love available to us to be able to Love Wastefully ... what if we were to do that for a day? ... And treat every interaction with people, places and even inanimate objects, as a demonstration of Pure Love ... just being present for that Highest form of Love from the Universal Source of All Love to be expressed through us, without counting the cost ... I’m not talking

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I’m talking about the Love for ourselves oozing outwards, overflowing ... it is when we understand that we are already Loved... already LOVE ... that we can simply allow the love to flow into our thoughts, words and deeds ... permeating the lives of others...

Having the Courage to Be All You Can Be ... How do I do that?... the word courage is derived from the French word for heart – coeur ... and for me the understanding of the word courage takes on new meaning here – it is about having the Heart, the Passion to be who I really am ... to be willing to fully reveal myself to others ... identify my gifts and talents and make them available for the Highest Good ... when I am not doing this, I am denying the Life Force which is yearning to be expressed through me, and that is when I find myself feeling flat, run down, blocked in some way, and begin to manifest un-well-ness ... a sign that all is ‘not whole’ with me ... my understanding of this courage to be all I can be has inspired me to inspire others ... there is so much joy in recognising those who are discovering who they are on this “journey of a lifetime”... and it in turn fuels me to reveal myself further – to me and to others...

So how can we get to the place where we can live fully, love wastefully, and have the courage to be all we can be?

For me there have been many gifts and tools made available along the way ... the tool of choice for me at this time is Rebirthing ... a safe, simple breathing technique that provides the opportunity to see and change patterns a thoughts form the past, that may hinder or stop us from enjoying our life in the present ... this modality has enabled me to integrate all the learnings of my life up until this time, and to be able to gain Clarity, Wholeness, and a Vitality which I had only stumbled upon occasionally until recently ... the opportunity to release any blocks to my expression of self, heal the past, and understand my life lessons has been the gift of Rebirthing for me ... and I am passionate about providing the space for others to experience that for themselves – that is the least I can do for them ... be 100% present for their unfolding ... completely at peace, and in Love with the process.

May you find a way to ... Live Fully ...

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but to wake you up to your life, to show you where you are not aligning to your own inner truth – PURE LOVE. It is time to eradicate the Mafia, and the bullying that its guilt generates. It is time to observe, listen and inquire into the validity of the thoughts we are attached to.

Choose life and love giving beliefs and become non-attached to thoughts that create suffering and execution.

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BY KERRY DENICE There are many things happening to us at this time to help align ourselves to who we really are. What is that you ask? We are a spiritual being connected to all things, experiencing a human life with free will and guidance, if we listen.

Many of us are feeling tired and worn out and that is just one of the many symptoms we are feeling as we awaken to who we truly are. Many are receiving challenges on all levels to help us to awaken from our sleep we did not know we were having. Some of us are experiencing physical ailments including fatigue, listlessness, anxiety, forgetfulness and even unexplained sudden onset of illnesses that come and go as mysteriously as they arrive.

These symptoms are designed to allow us to stop and smell the roses and take the time to realize what is important in our life. While we are busy being busy we lack the time to take stock of our life and notice how unhappy we are or even what makes us happy.

Many are experiencing turmoil and/or chaos in our lives e.g. Loss of job, loss of relationship or loved one, change in environment, lack of support and money, all of which is designed to draw attention to what makes us happy and what is important in our lives. When we make the most of these opportunities we realize we may have been on the wrong path in many areas, either working at something we just fell into, not something we really want to do. Some may have been in relationships/friendships that are no longer making us happy but we have been too busy to notice or change. We may be living in the wrong house, with the wrong people and we are suddenly realizing this.

Why is this happening now? Because now is the time that we are all awakening, whether it is in our DNA or part of our biology or pre-ordained in some way we are all evolving together.

Some may take longer than others to realize this, as we are all part of divine timing. We may ignore the signs the first or second time (as we have free will) but eventually we can no longer ignore what is happening to us.

We are the one to make the change. How do we do this? Listen with our heart; find out what makes us happy, what makes our heart sing, what is our passion? When you truly connect with yourself and find out the answers then everything will start to fall into place. Some may learn to meditate, do yoga or the equivalent, some may sew, some may paint and some may garden, but whatever it is it will allow you to be still and give your-

self a chance to breathe and release all other thoughts that keep going around and around in your head. We are making the transition from thinking with our head to feeling with our heart. We are no longer content to just be another number in a busy world, we need to realize how powerful and strong we really are. We are responsible for everything that happens to us.

We are the creators of our lives. When we are creating with love and hope, our whole world will change forever. So all we need to do is change the way we think and feel about ourselves, our job, our relationships/friendships etc. so anything that does not make us happy must change.

How do we do that? We start with ourselves. We need to love ourselves (warts and all), yes, we can be nicer and more loving, just start small. Love yourself enough to try. Tell yourself you love yourself every day. Write a list of all the things you like about yourself and all the things you don’t and change the negative feelings into positives. Love everything in your life no matter how big or small. As you grow to appreciate all the good things then you will create more. Realise that this massive evolution of the body and the spirit has never happened on this planet before and out of all the billions of souls that wanted to be here to take part in this massive transition in consciousness you were chosen.

You are special, you are unique, you are powerful, don’t forget that. It is now time to realize this and discover your true self and why you are here and what you are meant to be doing and find love and happiness on all levels and complete your life purpose whatever that will be. Align yourself with peace, love and happiness, there are many spiritual teachers just waiting for you to call to start the process of clearing and releasing all negativity on all levels and filling yourself with light and love.

Kerry Denice is a Spiritual Teacher, Healer and C o u n s e l l o r.

Individual Counseling sessions attuned to your needs, Spiritual Readings, Meditation Classes and Discussion Groups are available.

Learn to protect yourself against all negativity, develop your psychic ability and find your own answers and “FIND YOUR TRUTH”.

Phone (08) 8276 3421 or www.kerrydenice.com

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Guilt the Mafia of the Mind ○

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BY BARBARA MCCLOUD Guilt is a product of our thinking. As soon as you think “I/ they should”, “I/they must “, “I/they have too”, “I/they are obliged/ought to”, you have initiated guilt. For if you don’t you ARE guilty and there will be some form of punishment.

Guilt holds rules and regulations and has been used for centuries to create law and order. Note that these rules and regulations change with different cultures and societies.

This is very different to the laws of nature and spiritual law. Spiritual law and the laws of nature apply to everyone equally and have no guilt attached to them. They are just a natural process of cause and consequence. You either follow them or you don’t. If you follow them you stay within the natural flow of life, if you don’t follow them you will attract the consequence. There is no guilt.

Guilt is judge, jury and executioner. Guilt has already prejudged situations with should, must, ought and have to. And if you dare not to, the jury is in and the punishment has been metered out. This is why we call it the Mafia. “It’s my way or

you will suffer MY consequences “ Guilt is used in the hope that if you feel bad enough, or suffer enough you will not do “IT” again. It is a contrived device used to control people’s behaviour presumably until they have learnt right from wrong.

Guilt is also used to manipulate, use, confuse and abuse ourselves and others. Someone always suffers.

To break this destructive cycle we are to look honestly at the creator of guilt, OUR BELIEFS, (these are only thoughts that we have become attached to) and ask “Is this belief true for me?”. If the thought brings you peace and love for yourself and your fellow man, it is “A TRUTH” for it is resonating with the truth of who you are, LOVE. If the thought brings you any form of suffering it is a belief that does not serve.

There are 3 types of business in this world. My business, Your business and the business of Nature/ Universe. We are here on this earth to experience life taking care of your own business. Whenever we resist this, we experience suffering.

Suffering is not there to punish you

Barbara McCloud is a Kinesiologist and Counsellor with over 20 years experience.

Barbara has called upon her years of experience and training to write a Diploma of Kinesiology, specialising in Self Awareness. The purpose of this 2 year course is to awaken to your inner truth, your personal purpose, potential, gifts and talents. The focus of the course will be your own personal journey giving you time to explore who you are while learning skills and techniques to assist others in the same process. “One cannot assist another to awaken if they themselves are still asleep”. For further information you may contact Barbara on 82786558 or by email – kbmccloud@bigpond.com Barbara McCloud of The College of Self Awareness, has written a course that is dedicated to this awakening process. Barbara believes that “One cannot assist another to awaken if they themselves are still asleep”. If you wish to learn tools to awaken yourself you may contact Barbara on 82786558 or by email – kbmccloud@bigpond.com

The Col leg elf A war eness Colleg legee of S Self Awar wareness ust Kinesiolog outh A Kinesiologyy Cent Centrre of S South Aust ustrralia DIPLOMA OF KINESIOLOGY Enrolments commencing now for January 2011 Private Consultations • Improve health & wellbeing • Self Development • Private or Group

Government Accredited Training • Certificate IV in Kinesiology • Diploma of Kinesiology - Professional Provider Number Status

For all your Kinesiology needs please call Barbara McCloud on 8278 6558 or visit

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Barbara McCloud Specialised Kinesiology Practitioner and Trainer & Professional Counsellor

FIND YOUR TRUTH Book a private session today to help you on your Journey of Self Discovery.

Clear all negativity and fear. Find your power within. Learn to meditate and Connect to ‘All that Is’. Sessions Include:

• Spiritual counseling & Healing • Psychic Reading • Clairvoyance • Connection to Passed Loved Ones

Kerry Denice

Book your session today. For more info call (08) 8276 3421 or visit www.kerrydenice.com

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God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. ~Author unknown, variation of an excerpt from “The Serenity Prayer” by Reinhold Neibuhr

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BY CHRISTA METZER Ever wondered why sometimes you have bad days? Is it really that you have gotten out of the wrong side of bed? Or started the day on the wrong foot? What determines whether the day will turn out to be good or bad? Whether everything will go right? Or wrong?

Imagine this scenario – you go back to sleep after the alarm has gone off, wake up late, the cat throws up her breakfast (cleaning this up leaves you no time to get your breakfast), the traffic lights are working against you, your boss tells you that you need to pull up your socks, and at lunchtime the automatic teller machine swallows your card. In the afternoon there’s no time to stop for a tea or coffee break because customers are complaining about the weather/ politicians/how terrible their life is, which also stops you from getting

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your work done. Finally you leave work, find that it is raining cats and dogs, realise you forgot to buy another umbrella after the last one turned inside out in a hurricane force wind, and you forget exactly where your car is parked. You eventually find your car and on the way home you stop at the service station to get petrol. As you go to pay you remember that your card had been swallowed by the automatic teller machine at lunchtime. It seems that everything that can go wrong does. The next day you don’t want to get out of bed, but bills need to be paid so up you get, praying, but not really believing, that this day will be better.

Have you had days like this where you feel the victim, where things “just happen” out of your control, and you end up hating the world (at least for that day)? If you are not in charge of

your life, then who is? It is easy to say “it’s not my fault” but whose fault is it? Does it have to be someone’s fault? You can’t necessarily change the event, however you can choose how to react to the event. If you start the day in a particular frame of mind, then it is highly likely that will set the theme for the rest of the day. Life is about experiences, how you view these experiences depends on you.

You can choose your frame of mind, you can choose how you see the world around you and in this way you can be in control of your life.

The interesting thing is that we attract to us more of the energy that we feel. If we are angry with the world (or just certain things or certain people in it), then we are going to attract to us situations or people who will reinforce this feeling that the world is doing us an injustice (like the boss or the automatic teller machine). The things that we don’t like about ourselves are reflected back to us repeatedly until we recognise and change or resolve them. The very character traits that we dislike in other people, we do not like in ourselves. It is so much easier to see these traits in others and deny them in ourselves. We may be carrying a subconscious belief (on a core, genetic, history or soul level) that we are not worthy of respect, which is reflected back to us by others who fail to respect us or our feelings.

Surely, it would make sense to attract people and situations that are supportive and nourish us and make us feel good about ourselves. So why do we, at times, find ourselves in situations or around people who drain or weaken our energy? For some people change is difficult. Familiarity is something we understand and feel secure in. So even when we want to change we find ourselves resisting change, fearing the uncer tainty of the unknown. We don’t know if changing will improve or worsen things. We may have made poor decisions in the past and are too scared to move on, afraid that we will make the wrong decision. As a child we may never have been told what we were doing right, only what and when we were doing wrong. Maybe it was safer to do nothing and just be led allowing other people to make the decisions.

We need to let go of the resistance and the fear of living our own life, and focus on what it is that we would really like for ourselves. What are the changes that are needed to be made for you to achieve emotional freedom? You can see this in the reflections, in the way that you are treated by others. If you are been treated unfairly then what is the belief that is inviting others to treat you in this way? What is it in you that makes you afraid to get out of bed and stops you from moving ahead, from achieving your ambitions, from achieving your highest potential?

What is your life reflecting? Is your life leading you or are you leading your life? It is your choice. Wake up to the start of another wonderful day.

Christa Metzer has been a Natural Therapist for 18 years, and is an a c c r e d i t e d Naturopath, Bioresonance Therapist (Bicom) and a practitioner of ThetaHealing TM. She assists people in finding the cause of their condition so that it can be “dis-created”. She also is a Certified Instructor of ThetaHealingTM and runs classes regularly. Phone Christa at Brighton Health Matters on 8377 3716

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BY LORRAINE WEBB My brothers and sisters from the “Light” often connect to me through song, with subtle messages. Of late the verse that they have been bringing through to me is “The times they are achangin” followed by the song “Hallelujah!” When they wish to celebrate a shift I may have had or a successful workshop that has brought a group of souls to the light I will hear them singing “Hallelujah” in my mind, just to let me know they are with me.

The times are definitely changing, and only those that are truly unconscious at this point cannot feel or obser ve great changes happening.

2010 has flown by as will this coming year 2011, yet it will continue to bring change as never before.

We have seen many leave the planet in 2010, those that unexpectedly find their family member or friend suddenly with a terminal illness and departing very quickly, as happened in my own family recently. So many calls I took throughout the year with people wanting to know as an example, why a young mother of three little children should suddenly die from cancer of the brain, leaving a traumatized family behind. When viewing such situations without all the information can lead one to believe in the chaos of the Universe rather than a Divine Plan. Yet it is all-divine!

Even when we don’t understand what is happening or why things are happening as they are, this is the time when we must trust and believe in a Divine Plan more than ever. How easy it is to believe in a Divine Plan for one’s life when all is good and abundance is flowing. The challenge however is to retain one’s belief when chaos reigns.

We are all in this together, we are all moving together toward enlightenment and only through mastering the challenges that are thrown our way can we ascend and come to a place of peace and connectedness to each other and our Higher Self. I often speak to my clients about focusing on what is happening in their own “sand box” rather than focusing outside of themselves. I use the “sand box” to identify who you are really responsible for or to other than yourself, so you are able to focus on your own responsibilities instead of worrying about people and things that are not your concern.

Keep it simple is the message for 2011! Go within, buckle down, go for the ride, and make sure that as situations present themselves to you that create imbalance in your life, make every effort to resolve that issue as quickly as possible. 2011 is the year that we need to acknowledge the

“Oneness” in all things, acknowledging that we are all one with all of nature and all of creation. As we do this we will begin to see that this coming year is one that sees us operating differently. As I see it, a year where we must forge connections to one another, begin to operate as the ants, working in teams, working as one with a common goal. No need to shine as an individual, just know what it is that is in your Divine Plan and join with others, which will happen easily if you step back and allow it to be so, and work toward achieving your plan which of course will be at one with the Divine Plan.

Many will leave the planet this coming year yet this is not to be feared but to be accepted. We are all finding our place connecting to our soul group to bring for th the big changing of energies to come. That exciting time when we will awaken one day and realize that only Love exists upon this planet now and somehow this shift has happened, yet it was not pin-pointed down to a particular day or date in history but it has happened.

As many leave the planet this coming year, and many awaken to their role and their power, we will see many systems that currently control us lose their power or have irreversible “glitches” that allow new and better systems to emerge that will be more in line with our new energy and most importantly, based on integrity.

Fear should not be entered into, for we cannot unknow what we know! We are all Gods playing out this game called “life” at this time and only the bravest and the best are here to master the game, we are not forgotten, we have all the help and tools that are required. The secret is that we must all reach deep within our hearts and not deny the small voice of our Higher Self that is directing us to the very next step. Take time, perhaps your guides are singing a song in your heart and mind too! In love and light , Lorraine - and friends.

Lorraine is a Spiritual Healer and Reiki Master.

She t e a c h e s meditation classes, Spiritual Development and a four module healers course and facilitates the life changing 11 day Uluru Healers Retreat. She developed the very popular inner child workshop and is the author of “Practical Guide to Healing the Inner Child” and had 2 self help CD’s and the “Living and Dying Consciously” DVD.

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BY DEBBIE KEMP

I have recently been reminded about following my hear t and taking the proverbal ”leap of faith”.

How many of us are following our hearts or worse yet, compromising our integrity in the process? The first step in reclaiming back our integrity is being honest with ourselves and rethinking what is really important to us.

We need to ask ourselves: Is the job, relationship or material possessions a step towards our dreams or a step further away? This is the best time to take awareness and brutal honesty to a new level. Are the choices we are making on a daily basis contributing or contaminating our heart’s desires?

When we are honest with ourselves the “true” reason for being exactly where we are is painfully blatant of just how far off track we have gone.

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It’s no wonder we feel overwhelmed and trapped by life and no amount of “things” can make us feel whole.

Two primary examples of this are the career choices we make and the relationships we choose. Let’s start with our jobs first. How many of us are working to live and not enjoying it? If we were offered another job that paid less, but it was something we could get passionate about, what would we do?

I would like to think the universe rewards us for following our hearts and when our hearts are open the prospects of abundance are endless.

Hence, the lesser paid job could result in more than monetary rewards that superceded the previous job. All that Glitters is not Gold !!

Secondly, and this applies mainly to all the single people out there looking for love.

We all have lists, goals, expecta-

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tions, standards, wants and wishes for a relationship, but these are often so inflexible and rigid there is no room either side of them for any compromise.

I am not suggesting anyone compromise their integrity. I am talking about getting out of our heads of the societal standards that have been put in place, that are restricting us from having the real things we want.

Surprisingly, it may not be what we first thought we wanted.

Most times we will not follow our hearts because we rationalize all the reasons not to, hence begins the battle of heart versus head.

When we follow our hearts instead of our heads we won’t have the 10 point checklist and only “interview” the people with the best resume.

People aren’t the sum of a checklist.

A relationship is a culmination of both people’s experiences and what they can bring to the table for each

EFT – How to Save your marriage or your Life

by Annie O’Grady, Certified EFT Life Coach Words said in anger can hurt your arteries as well as your feelings, say University of Utah researchers targetting couples relationships.

Researchers videotaped 150 married couples in 6-minute conversations about money, in-laws and other stressful topics. They followed this with CT scans that checked arteries for heart attack risk factors.

They found that: • Women who heard or made hostile comments were 30% more likely than other women to have hardened arteries, and • Men who heard or said controlling comments, the same.

Avoiding arguments is difficult or impossible. So it is doubly important to quickly neutralise any anger involved. Conventional anger management techniques can be effective but require time and diligence.

However, if you learn and use the simple techniques of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), you can quickly resolve stress, anxieties, and anger. EFT combines fingertapping on key acupuncture points with focussed thought.

U.S. physician Dr. Eric Robins – who uses EFT with his patients – says, “Positive thinking is nice, but the best mind-body therapies actually create

shifts in how you feel in your body.

“The Utah study evidenced how physical changes occur in the heart after arguments. With EFT, you can create physical shifts toward health by clearing the emotions out at a body level. This is called a physiological shift.

“The result can mean not only saving your marriage but saving your life.”

In addition to improving hear ts and relationships, EFT has been a consistently effective healing tool for hundreds of physical, mental and emotional ailments. People around the world are helping themselves daily regarding fears, phobias, emotional traumas, physical ailments, sports performance and family relationships.

As an EFT Life Coach based in Adelaide, I see many women who discover EFT after their relationships end. In these cases, tapping away wounded feelings and left-over hostility can usher in a new outlook, often quickly.

I recall a woman who came into my consulting room, then looked as though she was about to bolt. Arms folded, tight-lipped, she said, “I’m afraid I’m wasting your time. I can’t see how this could possibly work for my problem.”

suggest to me that there are limiting beliefs that need to be addressed.

By that I mean there have been events in our life that we have put labels on that may now be outdated and not serving us well.

Our heart was never meant to be caged. It was always meant to be free. The voice of the heart is pure, uncensored and above all, the truth.

When we hear the words of love from our heart it will be a gift we give ourselves.

Our compassion, tolerance, words of wisdom, and time are the real gifts that actually grow in momentum when given. Bears thinking about opposed to maxxing out the credit card!

When we quieten the voices in our head the ones in our heart will be the only voice we hear. Once we take the ”leap of faith” we will be lining up again and again to take that ride.

The adrenalin rush far outweighs any theme park ride.

As long as our thoughts and actions are in alignment with our true self, happiness, health and abundance is inevitable.

My quote for you today is a definition of True Love:

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart .“ - Helen Keller With Love, Light and Passion, Debbi Kemp www.angelwhisperer.com.au Facebook: Debbi Kemp Angel Whisperer

Drawing Out the True Self

by Angela Kirby

The problem, she said, was that she had been angry with her husband for nine solid months. “We’ve been married for twenty-five years, and now he’s been unfaithful. I can’t get over it.”

Naturally she was sceptical. How could tapping on herself change anything?

Persuaded to at least try, she stayed and tapped to collapse her angry feelings, learning the EFT technique as she did so. Finally she admitted feeling calmer.

Her new emotional space enabled her to start thinking rationally about her future, instead of continuing to be stuck in helpless rage – a known heart risk.

Annie O’Grady is a Certified EFT Life Coach and teacher, and a M a t r i x Reimprinting practitioner (an EFT application). She sees clients in South Terrace, Adelaide, also conducts phone or Skype sessions anywhere. She also holds EFT workshops and classes.

Tel: 08 8537 0447 Website: www.EFTemotionalhealing.com Email: annie@EFTemotionalhealing.com

EFT – TAP FOR PEA CE IN RELA TIONSHIPS PEACE RELATIONSHIPS THE TAPPING TECHNIQUE echniques Emotional FFrr eedom Tec hniques

Even the best relationships collect thoughts and feelings that threaten happiness.

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person’s learning experience. Again, this has been pointed out to me recently by a dear friend who I am very grateful for their wisdom. For those movie buffs there was also a message in the movie The Ugly Truth where this was depicted beautifully. It has recently occurred to me that when we come from a place of decision only using our head as the source, why it is so confusing.

The brain is like a google search engine. Every piece of information we have ever encountered, through books, television, friends or strangers and of course our own life experiences (that comes with our own set of ”rules”), has been downloaded there. With so much information and different perspectives, no wonder we struggle to make a decision.

I would suggest that all this information can be weighed up, but the ultimate decision of what is right for our life is our own private exclusive google search engine, that being our heart.

If we are not getting clear messages from our heart, then it would

You can learn to help yourself and/or your partner reach peaceful solutions by using this amazing technique.

You can quickly ease or let go of even justified anger, anxieties, confusion, hurt, etc. Then new ideas come in.

Tapping on key acupuncture points simply balances your meridian energy system, and you’ll be surprised how discord melts away … Try it and see for yourself.

Phone sessions 08 8537 0447 • Sessions in per son: South Ter r ace .A. ace,, Adelaide Adelaide,, SS.A. Email: annie@EFT emotionalhealing .com • We bsite: www .EFT emotionalhealing .com annie@EFTemotionalhealing emotionalhealing.com www.EFT .EFTemotionalhealing emotionalhealing.com

Life certainly showed me many difficulties as a teenager and I would often sit in my bedroom and write my problems down. I didn’t feel the need to share what I had to say with anyone else then as I wasn’t sensing that those around me were ones I could trust with my feelings and thoughts. I would then find myself spontaneously drawing a picture, mostly with biro as that’s what I had been writing with, a doodle type of drawing. But then exploring further with pencil and eventually colour the drawings becoming more involved.

I felt guilty at how good I was feeling within after I had done some pushing around the paper of colours, it wasn’t a perfect drawing or anything much at all but I just knew I felt very good inside, like I had shifted something. As often what I had written wasn’t necessarily pleasant, an airing of self that was merely a way of getting out what was bursting to be released. I most cer tainly felt compelled to explore my psyche not because I knew it would help me, as then I didn’t, but my inner self, my soul was urging me to express. It was all done seemingly by accident!

I went on to explore art in many forms and studied mainstream art which lead onto 10 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions.

While that certainly was a fantastic part of my journey (and continues to be) several years later I felt something was missing. Through a series of events with me initially questioning my place in life, looking for more meaning and oppor tunity I came across the first part of what I was looking for. Transpersonal Ar t Therapy, I knew immediately that was what I was to study.

Along the way I realised that I was learning intellectually what I was doing spontaneously for myself all those years ago as a teenager. I knew I was on my path now, while it wasn’t easy at all I grew in my sense of feeling I belonged and had purpose to my life. This wasn’t about being an artist, this was about being who I am. It was answering the “Who am I?”.

I have a lot passion for helping and assisting others on their life path with the psychotherapeutic work that I do and have great success. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to take people through any fears and underlying toxic emotions that they hold, to shed and be in a place where they are having a life that is fulfilling and one they want to participate in, that is our birthright.

If you feel you are ready to take the next step on your journey in life I

would feel honoured to be able to assist you as a part of that healing.

I also hold, regularly, small workshops around self exploration for 2.5 hours that are one night a week spread over four weeks at: Evolve Integrated Therapies, 18 Kensington Rd, Rose Park, SA. Enquiries welcome.

And I am very pleased to announce that I am now using the Raindrop Technique Member# 1058300 of Young Living Essential Oils.

You can contact me on 0417 850 748 for a booking and to ask any questions you may have.

I have regular Supervision with a fellow Psychotherapist to ensure that my work is reviewed, professional as well as personal.

Email: frizzkirby@bigpond.com web: www.frizzkirby.com

Art Therapy Angela Kirby TAT, FA, ABFE, TFTD, TTAA, RM, C1V WTA If you are willing to fully embrace your own power and really live your life abundantly and with great passion then reach and ask me. I will be there for you to engender your transitions with pleasure and look forward to assisting you.

My mission statement - I honour my path in this life time to be of service and for the highest good of those who come to me for guidance, healing and nurturing of their body, mind and spirit.

Mobile: 0417 850 748 • Email: frizzkirby@bigpond.com

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PsychicREALMS with ELISABETH JENSEN

DIVINE PLANNING & ENERGY FORECAST FOR 2011 If we take time to consider and plan for few impor tant astrological and numerological events in our lives they will be much smoother.

One of the first things I look at when giving a psychic reading is what year numerologically speaking a client is in – this is measured in a cycle of 1 – 9 years by adding up the Day & Month of bir th with the current world year. So next year we will be in a World Year of number 4 – calculated by adding up the year 2011 – 2 +0+1+1 = 4. The number four is associated with solidity and stabilising.

So if a client was born on say 11/ 7/1990 they would be in a personal year 4 as well – 2 +7 +4 = 4 (NB! 11=2 and in this case the year of birth is not counted) Very briefly let

me show what each year means to ME –loosely based on the Ancient Egyptian System of Numerology.

PERSONAL YEAR MEANINGS

ONE YEAR = A time of new beginnings – great for starting a new business or career path, but very difficult if stuck in a relationship or career you are weary of..

TW O YEAR = Increased sensitivity, TWO relationship and par tnership concerns will arise.

THREE YEAR = A busy and creative year is possible but difficult if you crave peace and solitude.

FOUR YEAR = Good time to build up a business or career or bank balance, difficult if nothing is already established in your life.

FIVE YEAR = Challenges and

Changes and you will get there if you stay strong and keep the faith. Connected with the Goddess Isis and a good time to call on Divine Feminine assistance.

SIX YEAR = Family and close friends take up lots of time – a wonderful year is possible eg marriages and births but not easy if you have many unhappy relatives to care for.

SEVEN YEAR = A good time for meditation and exploring your spiritual path – or if you choose not to, it might be quite difficult EIGHT YEAR = Personal Power and Money Issues arise this year – people seem to want to tell you how to live your life.

NINE YEAR = Completions and endings- might be loss of work, money or a death in the family or a loss of things and people you no longer need so it’s a positive loss.

The best approach here is to consider the year you will be in and make allowance for both the positive and negative events of that year. Most people consult me first in a five, seven or nine year so we will look further at them. In a five year don’t set yourself extra life challenges – you will have enough anyway. In a seven year take lots of time out to meditate and reflect otherwise you might ex-

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www.innerself.com.au perience health or spiritual challenges – and know this is the way to modify things if you do. In a nine year be prepared for some losses and take time out to prepare for changes through extra study – some people feel their whole life is falling apart and find it a relief to discover this won’t be a permanent state of affairs. Not a good time to open a new business but good to make plans for one.

WORLD YEAR MEANING & PREDICTIONS

We do not live in a world that is prepared for a year four – therefore just as the economy was becoming more stable it will begin to show signs of collapse by November 2011. Many of us on a spiritual path will feel our lives don’t have the safety and security we crave and will feel an alchemical energy separation occurring in our bodies that is unsettling at times.

SO the remedy is to remember we are in reality Divine ENERGY Beings experiencing a physical incarnation and if we meditate and call to the Archangels plus the Divinities to assist us to remember our own forgotten powers they will willingly come to give us more Light to speed up the dissolution process.

2011 is the year of the LightWorkers awakening en masse and stepping away for constant fear.

The world will not greatly change yet and there will still be some chaos on this earth from June 2011 onwards in regard to global health scares and increased terrorism in Pakistan, UK and USA. Lots of miracles will occur from January this year in Adelaide but few will be widely reported.

In 2009 I received intuitive information that there was no need to panic re the Swine Flu and sent many people a channelled meditation to avoid it – to my knowledge no person completing the meditation process contracted Swine Flu and indeed it was not the disaster many were expecting. Meditation and calling for Divine Assistance is the key to true safety and security in a world that seems to be falling apart but is in fact simply being slowly rebirthed into a Planet of Light.

MERCURY RETROGRADE CONSIDERATION

Some Astrological events affect us all and trying to force things to happen will only cause delays, frustrations and confusion.

Think of the election held in 2010 in Australia earlier this year during the time of Mercury Retrograde – the results were a long time coming!

For myself I find just taking into consideration about Mercury Retrograde as a good time for rest and reflection but difficult for business, computers and organising people and events.

The next Mercury Retrograde will be between March 30 to April 23, 2011.

As you learn to flow with the rhythm of life you will be much better prepared to cope with change and be able to create a smoother path in life.

ELISABETH JENSEN was voted Psychic of the Year 2010 (National) by the Australian Psychics Association. She trains many professional psychics in Australia and Asia.

Sign up for Elisabeth’s FREE email Newsletter “Isis Blessings” on her website to keep informed www.isismysteryschool.com or call 1300558075 for course brochures.

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In 2000 Rose Smith BA, DRM, ATMS had a dream of Archangel Michael who wrote the name “Absolute Soul Secrets” on her forehead.

At the time, she had no idea what this meant, it was a soul secret even to her!

However after about 3 months, a series of ‘coincidences’ led Rose to believe it was a new business endeavour she was destined to start.

More dreams confirming her new direction led to the international psychic network Absolute Soul Secrets.

10 years later Absolute Soul Secrets is the most reputable and well known psychic network in Australia and New Zealand.

Only genuinely gifted psychics are invited to read on this network. So if you want a good reading with a good psychic that doesn’t cost a fortune, call Absolute Soul Secrets today!

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Angelina Novello

My name is Angelina. Since the age of three I have had a natural gift to see future events, auras, and speak to divine beings from the other side.

I believe that many people have this supreme sense of awareness and that with age we can lose our purity. I grew up in country South Australia and always had dreams and connected with the bush, and many other realms. I embarked on a carreer in fashion and media arts for many years, until one day the premonitions I used to have as a youngster started to happen again.

The beauty of love, loss, sorrow and sacred teachings of life became deeper for me.

Travelling the world now for nearly 20years studying in London, India, and Asia has been my joy. Fine tuning this ablity has been my mission. I don’t claim to be any thing special or any label, all I know is that God has given me a profound sense to connect with my fellow living beings on this planet. I work from an inner space of truth, meditation and light. I gently steer my clients into their own realisations.Messages can sometimes be very accurate if loved ones

from the other side make a connection through me.

I now embrace this wonder of existence. Living in India taught me I was not so different or unusual. Being a medium or channel, is my main arena.

Trained in Tantra Yoga 1 to 3, completed BA in the ARTS, and currently completing a degree in education.

My insight to all is: Don’t fear what we can’t always understand, seek what we are truly here for, be at peace and know all is supporting us here. Life is sacred even the tough times are OK. We are working towards a bigger ship of transformation, LOVE is everywhere if we want it to be.

I will be running open voice nights in groups for people to come and share their stories of any level or experience. To all that may feel alone out there, please feel welcome to come and share your stories.

Angelina Novello appears at expos around Adelaide. For private readings and more information please call her on 0431294716.

Standard consultation fee 1 hr $80 angelanovello@yahoo.com

Workshops • Create your own Future • Be Positive • Get Organised • Clairvoyant/Psychic Readings

Phone 0448 866 424 or email mystichorizons@msn.com

BODY MIND & PSYCHIC EXPO Saturday & Sunday JUNE 4th & 5th 2011 JUBILEE PAVILION ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND 2 day festival of fun and entertainment. It is a showcase of Adelaide’s alternatives: health • lifestyle • natural remedies • relaxation and a chance to explore the Psychic through tarot• astrology• palmistry• numerology. IT’S ONLY ON ONCE A YEAR !!

For Visitor Information & Exhibitor Enquiries: Phone (08) 8396 1007 Web: www.body-mind-psychic.com.au

Elle Kirkby Elle has been reading palms since 1997. Answering your questions about anything you need to know about marriage lines, children lines, love, sex, cheating, sexuality, sexual health, soulmates, twin flames and of course just how your relationship is going.

Ancient Star Healing Ancient Star Healing is bringing the first foundational part of a 3 part series on channelling. You will meet your current or even higher spirit guide. Learn all 3 forms of channelling verbal, written and ar tistic. Learn how to hold higher flows of energy for you to utilise your current energy streams to create even more abundance and pure states of flow.

Experience higher states of sensitivities, perceptivities and awareness to assist you in making contact with the universal mind. Learn how to create spaces for you to shift and transform all energies within and without to keep higher states of joy, flow and harmony longer and develop an even stronger flow through your energy stream. Learn foundational healing styles of streaming, pulsing and seeding to cleanse your beingness to clear energies that block your flow.

Phone 0432 935 439 www.ancientstarhealing.com.au

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Mobile 0413 346 430 Twitter witter: http://twitter.com/ellekirkby Email: palmreadingbyelle@gmail.com Consultations: Practical Health, 257 St Vincent Street, Port Adelaide

ADELAIDE’S PSYCHIC EXPO The New Age Festival Come & enjoy this for tnightly event held all over Adelaide.

Have a reading from one of the many Clairvoyants, Mediums, Tarot & Palm Readers. Consult with one of the Natural Healers or browse the stalls for unique crystals & jewellery.

For Visitor Information & Exhibitor Enquiries: Phone 8395 3322 or 0404 352 www.adelaidespsychicexpo.com

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$ $ - CLAIRVOYANT, JUNE COX SPIRITUAL HEALER AND MEDIUM Clairvoyant, spiritual healer and spiritual medium with a lifetime of experience, also specializing in life force energy healing, removing negative emotional blockages that inhibit spiritual growth.

MEDIUMSHIP SKILLS RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD June presents beyond and back giving messages from the spirit world, proving life after death.

Also available for public demos in SA, interstate and overseas. Expenses plus reasonable fees. A variety of workshops available for the sincere spiritual seekers of Light and Love.

Contact June on (08) 8277 0986 (friendly answer phone if not available)

MORE THAN JUST A READING! Your questions answered by a Natural Clairvoyant/Vibrational Healer.

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Readings • Healings • Past Life • Massage

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Some places to pick up InnerSelf Some places toGUIDE pick up InnerSelf A-Z RESOURCE Art Classes Beginners to Advanced. Fabulous classes / stunning setting. Just south of Brighton. Splashout Studios Art School. Phone for brochure 82963859

COURSES FOR THE SPIRIT Classes, Courses & Workshops PRANIC HEALING 2-D 2-DAAY WEEKEND COURSE/WORKSHOP You will learn to: feel the Pranic Energy Field, scan the human aura, cleanse and remove stagnant energy that blocks the natural flow, to maintain and retain the energised state, to apply these techniques to improve everyday life in easy ways. How the eleven major energy centres relate to internal organs, the basic seven techniques of Pranic Healing, Pranic breathing and selfhealing techniques.

For bookings or your FREE INFO PA CK including DVD with the beautiful Twin Hearts Meditation, phone A Life Abundant on 8333 3144 or email info@phsa.com.au www.phsa.com.au

HEALING LAUGHTER Don’t just sur vive, Thrive. Shift Happens! with David Cronin, FSP Laughter Therapist (aka “Dr Hugh Moore”). Mondays in March 14 th, 21st and 28th March 7 pm – 9.00 pm. “These educational sessions develop Resilience, Confidence, Life Balea titivity” vity” ance & Cr eati vity”. Take-home Crea tools for mental & physical fitness with fun.. Phone: 08 7226 0431 for information and bookings. (Spaces limited) rdcronin@internode.on.net 10-D ASSAN 10-DAAY VIP VIPASSAN ASSANAA meditation residential retreat at Victor Harbor May 27th-June 7th 2011 Vipassana meditation is a practical technique which enables one to lead a more positive, balanced and happy life.

This path of self-development through self-awareness is remarkable in its simplicity, its lack of dogma and above all, its results.

“The basis of any healthy, harmonious society is always the healthy and harmonious individuals who populate it. Only if each individual has a pure, peaceful mind can we expect peace in society.” - S N Goenka www.dhamma.org.au or phone 8312 3105

ESSENCE IN SUMMER February 11 TH – 13 TH 2011 Feeling stressed at work? Tired and exhausted?

Need a hit of creativity? You need to steal away from it all and treat yourself to a weekend pampering your mind, body and soul! Join us at Essence in Summer on Feb 11th – 13th 2011. With a gorgeous beach-side resort location, a fresh and dynamic speaker line up, beautiful local produce and luxury accommodation, this weekend is just what

you’ll need after a busy Festive Season! Soul Enterprises facilitates and guides a range of events including weekend retreats and travel, workshops, professional development days and online courses bringing people happiness and positivity, good health and wellbeing.

For more information on all upcoming events go to www.soulenterprises.com or contact Melissa Parente on 0421 996 983

S T A R G AATT E EGYPT 2011 12 days ex Cairo 1 st - 12 th November 2011 Five star deluxe travel and accommodation, fully escorted.

“There are moments in our lives when the mysteries of the Universe call us on a Journey, no place holds these mysteries like Egypt” This is not just the journey of a lifetime, this is THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME. On this unique journey in 2011 you will experience the merging of all the dimensional Gateways into a “STARGATE.” For full details and itinerary contact: Mary Shaw 08 9754 4231 or 0405 003 233.

Email: marym@primus.com.au www.consciousgateways.com

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You Ar Aree W ha hatt You Seek uar y 2011 Sundayy 5 FFee br bruar Sunda (11am to 12 noon) Donation Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Rd., Payneham Held on the first Sunday of each month, the ECK Worship Service offers a time to dedicate yourself to the Sanctity of Life through a simple spiritual exercise known as the HU Song followed by several minutes of quiet contemplation prior to discussing a spiritual topic of interest. The ECK Worship service is open for anyone who loves Truth.The most direct way into realisation is the direct knowing of oneself as Soul, undifferentiated awareness. This is available right now . . . it’s who you already are.

Join us for a look at how simple it is to access this profound state of Being.

LeeAnne on For information contact:LeeAnne 0424 474 464

Astrology Let the 2011 Moon Diary be your constant inspirational companion.

Find it online at <http:// www.moondiary.com.au> Otherwise ask in your bookstore OR phone 02 66552536 or email sales@moondairy.com.au for a free brochure.

Attunement Heal the world! Restore yourself with Life giving Attunements - experience the gentle power of this nontouch energy work; feel more relaxed, focused, centred. Classes available - Riverdell Spiritual Centre, Gawler. Contact Jonathan on 0408 034 584 for an appointment or more information

Bed & Breakfast Mirrabooka Bed & Breakfast is a place to get away from the world for a while, relax and rejuvenate your energies. We have no TV, instead we have a spa bath on the balcony over looking the Angus River, big mossy rocks, beautiful walks and private picnic spots. www.mirrabookabnb.com.au

Business Opportunities Want a business cooking? Find out how easy it is to become a Thermomix demonstrator. Information sessions held regularly. Phone 0409 150 729 Business and Life Coach Training Global Education and Media Company Full and Ongoing training Support in establishing own business www.prosperity-for-life.com A Home Business That IS Changing the World! Combine Your Passion For Positive Change With A Home Business. http:// www.BeHome.ca

Courses We are lost, bewildered, alone!

The world we live in feels shallow and empty. Know that new worlds, new possibilities await you now. For further info phone 0419 819 089 visit us at www.thrivebydesign.com.au

Distributors of InnerSelf Trilogy Hair & Beauty - Ammonia free organic hair colours & products.

Horstman Technique; Australian BushFlower Essences. Phone 8557 7989. Shop 2/2 Old Coach Rd., Aldinga.

Beauty for You - Full range of beauty services, therapeutic massage, Bowen Therapy, Reiki 23 Alexander St., Pt Pirie. Phone 8632 6505.

Best of Health - Health foods. Shop 9, 19-23 Beach Rd, Christies Beach.

Phone 8326 2777.

Rainbow Central - 10/12 Hallett St, Kadina. Phone 0409 282 445 or 0437 166 552 Divinely Guided Therapies.

Whyalla's healing centre. Bowen Therapy, Massage, Polarity, Acupressure, Cuppling, Hot Stone, Crystals. Shop 10, 22 Farrel St, Whyalla.

Phone 0423 873 746.

Romeo’s Organics - North Adelaide Village. 71-79 O’Connel St, Nth Adelaide. Phone 8361 9150

Marie's Crystal Cave. New Age store and Healing Centre. Corner of Shephard Rd and Gordon St Aldinga Beach. Phone Marie on 8556 5692.

Isis Mystery School - Angel Miracle Courses by Elisabeth Jensen.

Scholefield Rd, Seacliff. 1300 55 80 75. www.isismysteryschool.com MotherEarths Ash Tree. Gifts, tools, services, workshops. Phone (08) 8323 8850. 136b Main Rd, McLaren Vale.

Soul Radiance – Healings, meditation, workshops. Jenny 0408930991

Energy healing Light body, Star Body Activation channelled by Steve. Shift your consciousness quickly and smoothly as you see yourself as a higher and higher being of continual flowing consciousness of love thru the activation of energy bodies that are waiting to establish connection with your personality self (ego construct). Peace, illumination, clarity, brilliance and greatness are yours to embody NOW! Phone Steve 0432 935 439.

Angelic Divine Universal Healing.

“Allow the love and light of god to shine Within”. Sound, Colour & Crystal Healing • Chakra & Aura Balancing • Reiki & Isis Healing • Spiritual Guidance • Past Life Release • Shaman Healing. All healings assisted by angels, goddesses and ascended masters. Ph: 0414 295 629 • Appointments & Gift Shop www.angelicdivineuniversalhealing.com

SA Reiki Healing and Teaching Centre. (Est 1990) non-profit assoc. & Metaphysical & Crystal Shop.

Great range of crystals, Feng Shui products, Cards, books, music, gifts.

Reiki I & II classes and various workshops held regularly. Open to public for Reiki treatment Wed-Fri $25 ($12 Conc.) 55 Fosters Rd, Greenacres.

Phone (08) 8266 3276.

Clear your Way to Extreme Happiness! Emotional Freedom • Spiritual Guidance • Energetic Balance Clearing through Sedona Method, EFT & Ho’oponopono. Free Consultation! 1/2 Hour Session.

Ph 0400 888 169, freedom@whitelighthealing.com.au www.whitelighthealing.com.au

Gym Mt Barker Gymnasium. Where fitness happens. 62-64 Wellington Rd.Mt. Barker Ph. 8391 1422

Health & Healing Healing with Heart. Chris and Lance are here to help you live your life in joy and ease offering: Aromatherapy • Acupuncture • Cupping • Ear Candling Guidance Readings • iDetox Treatments • Lymphatic Drainage • Polarity • Reflexology • Reiki • Remedial • Tuina. Healing on North East. For bookings and further details phone Lance on 0407 796 195 or Chris on 0438 858 768.

A visit to Vital Harmony will help you to feel peace and harmony with yourself. Vital Harmony has relocated to Aldgate in a beautiful and serene garden setting. Susanne is available for individual Theta healing consultations as well as remedial massage therapies. Regular weekend seminars (and midweek by request) are available (Theta healing DNA 1 &11; Advanced DNA 2; Vianna’s Manifesting & Abundance

and Vianna’s Rainbow children’s seminars). The Rainbow children’s classes are for adults and children.

DNA 1&11 and Advanced are to practitioner level. Also see ad under “Seminars”. Also available is past life work and house clearings, remedial massage therapies including reflexology. Susanne is also an authorised Civil Marriage Celebrant. For more info see ad in Energy Healing this issue or phone Vital Harmony on 8370 8557 or 0418 845 119.

Hypnotherapist Need help with any area of your life. Adults, children 18 years experience. Leesa BarnardPh.D 0488 999 147

Oster 0411 174 110 ... or Leaona Hamood 0419 037 830 or for an appointment. Many people only require from 1-4 sessions.

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Polarity Therapy ENERGY MEDICINE polaritytherapy.net.au

Life Coaching Passion for Life Coaching. Specialising in body image and emotional eating in order to achieve natural weight without dieting. www.passionforlifecoaching.com or 0448 881 268 Are you happy where you are? If yes, congratulations. If no, remember there is always a solution.

Findingyou.com.au or 0418 894 001

Marriage Celebrants Your day your way, any time any where. All ceremonies, all areas I visit you. Leesa 0488 999 147.

Massage Massage Therapist. Remedial, sports, myofascial, relaxation, aromatherapy, deep tissue, skeletal mobilization, reiki health fund rebate.

Parafield Gardens. Phone Dallas McIntyre 0419 141 104.

Meditation 10-day in silence. Vipassana Meditation Retreat at Victor Harbour: May 27th - June 7th 2011 www.dhamma.org.au PO Box 10292 BC Gouger St, Adelaide/ 8312 3105

New Age Alternative Choices. Incense, Crystals, Singing Bowls, Books, Jewellery. Phone 8641 0251. 140 Carlton Parade, Pt Augusta.

Psychics Cosmic Carol, Esoteric Counselor, using tarot and astrology to give you divinely inspired messages. Personal and absent readings available on 0439846111.

Aliz’s Psychic Solutions. The most popular psychic line you will ever call. Liz’s truly caring gifter advisors.

1902 215 584 $2.97pm mobex, creditcards $2.95 pm call. Liz 0352661174 or Holly 0352483001. We have over 30 readers.

Publishing Make it happen now! Publish your manuscript with Joshua Books. Contact us on (07) 5493 1700

Readings ACCURATE TAROT Readings/ Theta Healing. Life direction, love, business consultation, any Issue.

Courses. Heal from doubts, fears, traumas. Carolyn 0438 790 641 www.tarotbycarolyn.com.au

Reading Day. 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. $25 per 30 minutes.

Professional readers. For bookings phone SA Reiki Healing & Teaching Centre (non-profit) 55 Fosters Rd, Greenacres. Phone (08) 8266 3276

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The world’s first Certified Organic skin care, cosmetic and health care products. No synthetics or toxins, 100% beneficial ingredients – literally edible! Ph: Fleur Durham (ONEgroup Independent Representative) 0421 211 218. www.pureorganique.mionegroup.com.

Rebirthing is a safe, simple breathing technique that can change your life. Rebirthing/ Breathwork uses the breath to activate, release and heal stored cellular memory. Ideal to use when you want your life to change. The Australian Academy of Rebirthing/ Breathwork verifies the integrity and professionalism of the following members.

Trevor Applebee - Mawson Lakes 0418 836 261 Bronwyn Barter - Mawson Lakes (08) 8260 2086 Elise Carr - Allenby Gardens 0417809198 Jillian Trowbridge - Geranium 0408 813 401 Veronica Reinders - Mt. Pleasant 0438 880 894 Gabbie Enright - Seacombe Gdns 0414 410 963

Personal Development Become your whole Soul Self. Are we moving from Homo Sapien to Homo Spiritus? Is your intuition telling you there’s more? Jennifer Coombe has varied techniques to gently assis you in your journey towards evolution and consciousness. $20 off first session. Phone 8339 5745 today.

Mary Shaw - Personal Mastery and Higher vibrational training. 08 97544231 or 0405003233. www.consciousgateways.com Stop Struggling. Private Subconscious-mind Healing (P.S.H.) has helped many people resolve problems such as ... addictions, anxiety, low self-esteem and many other stress-related problems. To achieve permanent inner healing, gently.

Phone P.S.H. Therapists Michael

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on Massage Tables, Music CD’s Salt lamps. Informative website & Forum ARC INK Quarterly Magazine. Regional Rep. Kathryn McKie (Mt Gambier) phone 0406 355 249. SA State Rep. Christine Sinclair Ph. 0411 604 753 National ph 1300 130 975 www.australianreikiconnection.com.au

regular Thetahealing seminars in her beautiful peaceful home and garden in Aldgate. ( approx 2km from Stirling exit of freeway). For information and enrolment forms phone 8370 8557 or 0418 845 119

Seminars

Alex’s Handcrafted Soaps & Shampoo Bars. Palm oil free, range includes goats milk & dog soap.

Susanne from Vital Harmony holds

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Spirituality Know Thyself as Soul. Sant Mat is a practical spiritual path based on meditation, ethical living, service to others and love for all creation. Its goal is to enable the soul to return to and merge with its source; the purpose of human life described by mys-

www.innerself.com.au tics of all traditions. Discipline and dedication are essential, as is the help of a competent living Master. Entry is via a preparation program. There is no charge at any stage. Know Thyself As Soul Foundation is a non-profit incorporated association. For further info call 1800 462 193 or visit www.santmat.net.au.

Join us for a group HU Chant. All Welcome. Every 3rd Sunday of the month - FREE. (11am to 11.30 am followed by refreshments).

Payneham Community Centre, 374 Payneham Rd., Payneham.

Right now it is possible to rapidly transcend the human condition and move into profound states of expanded awareness. If you are interested in experiencing these high states of spiritual freedom, HU, a holy word, offers you a direct approach to achieving these sacred states. HU is a sacred, spiritually charged word, hidden from the masses for centuries. Now due to rapid changes in planetary conditions during this present era, it has been released back into the world again for all to use on their journey to balance, inner peace, and spiritual enlightenment. For information about Eckankar in Adelaide contact LeeAnne on 0424 474 464

Tarot Guidance through the Tarot.

Belinda has thirty years experience opening the Tarot’s door to revelation. Gawler and Northern suburbs.

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Video Most people are visual learners!

Video production for events(live), online learning, website promos. Call Steve 0450 430 321 dreamsteamstv@gmail.com www.dreamstreams.tv

Yoga Yoga to suit all abilities. At Hillcrest Community Centre. For more details contact 7120 7605 0416 084 494 simplyyoga09@gmail.com

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A healthy and sustainable life style In tune with the Moon Doesn’t cost the earth

Since 2006 the Moontime Diary has been promoting a natural lifestyle in tune with the moon and planetary phases. The overwhelming positive and encouraging feedback has contributed much to the improvements and popularity the diary is experiencing every year.

Inspired by Johanna Paungger and Thomas Poppe, influenced by Steve Jolley and supported by Gisela Stieglitz, Iris has spent considerable time observing and experimenting with how the Moon and Planetary cycles affect our daily lives.

“By tuning to the moon we go with the flow. Like fishermen going out with the tide, instead of struggling against it, we too can save effor t, time and resources. Tuning to the moon phases for garden activities, health and beauty treatments, housekeeping and all sorts of planning doesn’t cost the earth and we still get great results.”

The Moontime Diary helps you to use the phases of the moon to determine the best time for everything from when to plant seeds, when to break up with your boyfriend, when to

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lay wooden floorboards! Find planetary tables, appropriate times for ritual and giving thanks to earth.

Using the moon is plain physics and sustains a healthy lifestyle.

Iris currently lives in Mullumbimby, a little town at the foot of Mt. Chincogan in northern NSW. She enjoys working from home and is dedicated to promoting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle in tune with the moon. w w w. m o o n t i m e d i a r y. c o m . a u info@moontimediary.com.au PH: 02 6684 2770

The Dr Detox Ion Cleanse - RRP $149.95

The Dr Detox Ion Cleanse is a gentle non-invasive therapy, which re-energises the body and helps support the body to detoxify naturally, helping restore your natural equilibrium and well being. By placing your feet in the supplied tub your can experience Dr Detox. We recommend once a week for 6 weeks then once a month for three months. Then start the weekly programme again. Every single body is different and therefore the results vary from person to person. Many people report an increase in energy, mental clarity, better sleep, along with a reduction of bloating and a general sense of wellbeing. You may also experience a decrease in any symptoms from ailments that are caused by toxic build up, which could be many.

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progressive change in the colour of the water. This is perfectly normal and happens mostly due to electrolytic reaction between metallic array and saline solution (i.e. salty water).

You may also see some deposits floating in the water. Again, this is perfectly normal and can be caused by many different factors, such as water source remnants of dead skin cells on your feet.

Available from most heath food stores or call us direct on 03 98999800 or visit our web site wwww.linenco.com.au

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IN BRIEF REVIEWS IT IS WHAT IT IS The Personal Discourses of Rumi

By Doug Marman This valuable addition to the translated works of Jalal al-Din Rumi transpor ts you across time and space to sit at the feet of this much loved world teacher. Marman has lovingly brought together a careful balance between these newly translated teachings and his own insightful commentary, unlocking the secrets within these timeless truths. This is more than just a book… it’s a personal study program with the Master himself.

Pub: Spiritual Dialogues Project www.spiritualdialogues.com

MOON DIARY 2011

By Shekhinah Morgan This 18 th year of the ever popular Moon Diary is a beautifully designed handy pocket-sized reference and keepsake. Richly illustrated by Jade Baderle and Kellie Gough, each page uplifts, instructs, affirms, informs and guides … a unique Southern Hemisphere tool for journeying through this new year of change, healing and awakening.

Pub: Moon Diary Productions www.moondiary.com.au

EARTH REBORN

By Michael Morel Earth Reborn is a tale of possibilities and probable outcomes; a blend of fact and fanciful; of hope and redemption.

This parable for our times provides a key for our spiritual destiny. Set in outback Australia, we are given a glimpse of what may be taking place as we speak … as the “Golden Ones” reveal their ancient plan. A fantastic story … science fiction, or is the search for “the three keys” our own race to save the planet?

Pub: Sid Harta Publishers www.michaelmushroom.com

THE ANGEL AND YOU

By Ninti Priskin This is a story of self discovery and realization, a guide to help understand your part in the unfoldment of the Great Plan.

Shanada, the Angel of Oracles takes us through the Eight Teaching Universes … through to the realization of the Awakened Heart where “Anything is made possible!”

Available as an e-book www.theangelandyou.com

practices of many paths across the planet. Coupled with modern case histories of NDE and OBE experiences & scientific research, and the increasingly popular field of sound as therapy, Conwell brings together a convincing argument for survival after death, and this most direct approach to spiritual awakening.

Pub: O Books www.o-books.net

KARMIC RELATIONSHIPS

By Charles L. Richards “Karmic Relationships come in all shapes and sizes and all our relationships have a karmic dimension,” says Richards. This book explores, through case studies and the author’s own clear insight and direct experience how powerfully our past lives influence our current life. If you already believe in reincarnation, you’ll find here further proof and practical techniques for clarifying and deepening your own connections, if you’re not a believer – this book may just tip you over the edge.

Pub: Jodere Group www.jodere.com

THE METABOLIC CLOCK

By Julie Rennie This book will help you formulate and action plan to achieve a healthy and slim body via easy to follow strategies for experiencing the “right energy” at the “right time”.

Built along the understanding that aligning our metabolic clock to nature’s rhythms, we can naturally and effortlessly balance our metabolism, burn away excess body fat and create more energy … by simply knowing what to eat, when to eat and which activities best suit us throughout the day, all in accord with our natural energy cycles.

Pub: Rockpool Publishing www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au

ECKHART TOLLE’S MUSIC TO QUIET THE MIND “Music creates a bridge for people to move out of thinking and into presence,” teaches Eckhart Tolle. This beautiful collection of pieces is handpicked by Tolle himself, purposefully sequenced to create a grounding and calming effect for the listener … becoming a golden thread into the vast spaciousness and power of presence.

Pub: Sounds True www.soundstrue.com

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THE AUDIBLE LIFE STREAM

By Alistair Conwell Impeccably researched and presented, this important book outlines the historical presence of the Primordial Sound Current - the Shabda or Nada – as It weaves Its way through the ancient teachings and

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The Truth Beyond the Myth CONTINUED FR OM PPAA GE 15 FROM simultaneously in many parts of our galaxy and beyond, consciousness is awakening from the dream of form… It can remain conscious of itself, even while it creates and experiences form …How does consciousness do that? Through awakened humans who have learned the meaning of awakened doing.”

Tolle recommends three qualities of awakened doing. These are acceptance, enjoyment and enthusiasm. If we cannot bring any or all of these modalities to our doing, we will bring suffering to ourselves and others, he affirms.

According to Bhagavan Bhagavan, the founder of the Golden Age Foundation in India, Ear th entered the Golden Age, the age of enlightenment, in June 2004 during the Venus Transit. This process will come to a conclusion at the next venus transit in 2012.

The time in front of us, says Bhagavani, will be be filled with unprecedented changes, challenges and turmoil. It is not much mankind can do about it. But those who have worked on setting all their relationships right will have a much easier ride than others.

Meditation teacher and originator of the Synchronicity Experience, Master Charles Charles, puts the whole issue in perfect context when he says, “The most anticipated, controversial and, in many cases, misconstrued focal point among the spiritually aware is 2012. It is an event that most view with a mixture of fascination and fear. Yet, from a more holistic perspective, it is nothing more or less than an appropriate and timely expression of the progressive evolution in Consciousness… on a collective scale.

“The ‘fall-out’ from 2012 is rooted in the fear of transformation… resistance to change… clinging to the old and outdated ways of living and being. Nevertheless, this leap is inevitable and Consciousness will move forward to a more holistic and unified experience for all of humanity… even while those who cannot go with the flow will be greatly challenged.”

And about personal effort, this is what Master Charles has to say, “We must focus on holistic models of reality… truthful, inclusive, love-based ways of being and living. We must invest in Oneness within ourselves… in a more holistic awareness… a more co-creative and mutually supportive relationship with each other and the planet. In other words, we must learn to live with balance and create a balanced world in which life-supporting values and experiences are the primary focus. Love must dominate over fear… truth over illusion… harmony over conflict… experience over concept… and we over me.”

According to Yo g a Master Yo gir aj Gur una th Sid dhana th, giraj unath Siddhana dhanath, a living teacher from the Himalayas, the 2nd advent of Christ is already in motion. The passing of the torch occurs in 2012 from one set of deities to the next. In order for the world to be in readiness, teachers such as himself are among us now as servers

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www.innerself.com.au of humanity. He speaks of the alchemy of transformation, whereby a soul gets in touch with the Higher Self on the path to enlightenment through meditation and spinal breathing. There is a “fundamental urge for your larger parent source” from which humanity feels separate and yet this parent exists at “the core of every atom.”

Dattatreya Siva Baba Baba, an Indian mystic and teacher who counts among his students the best-selling author Wayne Dyer, is known to many followers as the “YouTube Guru” because of his frequent video transmissions on everything from yogic meditation practices to quantum mechanics.

He predicts a new age of enlightenment for 2012. 2012 as being the time when the Grace Light comes out most strongly.

“We are coming to the end of one Yuga (the Kali Yuga or ‘age of darkness’), and beginning of another (the Satya Yuga or ‘age of truth’) he said about 2012.

THE NEW WORLD

Ever since man first appeared on planet earth it has been the collective dream of all humanity to live in peace, love and harmony. Through all the horrors and traumas of our blood-soaked history, artists, visionaries and sages held on to that dream and renewed our quest with their teachings and personal inspiration. For too long this dream has

been considered hopelessly Utopian by all but a few evolved souls. Today, however, we may be standing at the threshold of realising that dream. It hardly seems possible but there is a very real chance that you and I will see the dawn of a wonderful new world.

How can we do that you ask? By changing ourselves. This is one dream, one revolution that begins with the individual. When we can free ourselves of our ego, immerse ourselves in the oneness of creation, and open ourselves up to the majesty and grandeur of our Creator and his creation, then we will naturally flow into fellowship with other humans. We will not need elaborate codes of conduct or laws to guide our interaction and lives. We will naturally serve, naturally give, naturally love. The more of us who do it, the greater our influence on the rest of mankind and soon, there will come a time when all of us will operate from this same selfless exalted standpoint – fully focused on the larger good, fully free of individual needs and desires.

Can we do all this in a few short years? After all, we are talking of nothing less than enlightenment and that has traditionally been an enterprise of blood, sweat and tears over lifetimes.

Teachers and gurus around the world are asserting that “ yes, we can do it... “Evolve or die” is the chioce now.

SRI BHAGAVAN & SRI AMMA, the founders of the Golden Age Foundation in India CHRISTINE PAGE, M.D., author of 6 books, including 2012 and the Galactic Center and The Return of the Great Mother MASTER CHARLES, Meditation teacher and originator of the Synchronicity Experience MEG BLACKBURN LOSEY Ph.D., is the author of 7 books including The Mysteries of 2012.

JOHN MAJOR JENKINS, a pioneer of the 2012 movement and the author of nine books including Mayan Cosmogenesis 2012 and The 2012 Story DANIEL PINCHBECK, author of several books including the best selling book 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl

What Can We Do? It is unlikely that the world will end in 2012. Almost definitely what we are seeing instead is the bir thing of a new consciousness. Yes, there will be turbulence. But how traumatic the birth pangs will be, depends entirely on us and our willingness to change.

Following is a suggested “ Spiritual Modus Operandi for the times ahead”: • Stay calm and peaceful no matter what confronts you. It’s all happening for the best. The suffering is voiding a lot of collective karma, and it will leave us and the earth more purified. All disasters are opportunities for growth, personally and collectively.

• The change starts with us. Each time an event releases negativity into the environment, we need to become adept at swallowing the poison. In-

stead of turning against other communities or losing faith in the government or human nature, we need to use the All the more reason principle: “All the more reason to support and practice peace, unconditional love and acceptance. All the more reason to care for the world. All the more reason to knit the fabric of society closer together.”

• Make up your mind to uproot hate, anger and disquiet within you.

Remember you are doing this not just for you, but for the world. Take that role upon yourself in your family, your office, your club, your satsang.

Let that be your personal mission.

• Take responsibility for the event no matter what – bomb, flood or tsunami. All of us have conspired knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously in creating the present situation. There is a concept called Ho’oponopono in Hawaiian spirituality which affirms that we need to take total responsibility for whatever happens and to heal it. How? By saying these four statements: I am sorry.

Please forgive me. I love you. I thank you. We can say it to ourselves, to society, to the environment, or to God. It reintegrates our shattered unity and makes us whole again. So chant!

• Get together with your spiritual group or friends circle and explore other ways to heal the devastation in society and the environment. Pray or meditate. It’s the most powerful thing we can do. As seekers we have a special responsibility in healing and purifying the atmosphere.

• Rely on a higher energy and listen to the messages that come and know that you and I will be taken care of. Be open to submitting your will, and being taken care of by a higher power.

• Finally and the most non-negotiable. Work on yourself. The future of the planet depends on you. Use every opportunity to grow in wisdom and understanding, in love and compassion, in generosity and selflessness.

Whatever we uproot within ourselves we are also uprooting from the body politic. Whatever goodness we nourish within ourselves, we are also nourishing in the outside world.

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RETREA TS RETREATS

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