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Ring of confidence Make your jewellery choice as ethical as your lifestyle with Baroque Bespoke Jewellery If you are looking to buy a diamond while keeping a clear conscience, make a trip to Baroque Bespoke Jewellery. All the diamonds at Baroque are sourced through ethical dealers, who abide by the Kimberly process, which was introduced in 2000 to ensure all diamonds are traded by registered diamond dealers and not to fund arms trade. It is an issue as important to the Baroque Jewellers as it is to you. With a stunning array of hand-crafted designs, created in their in-house workshops, and a selection of ethically-sourced loose diamonds, you can feel happy that your unique piece of jewellery is conflict free. Also, the beauty of gold, platinum and silver is that they can be recycled, and Baroque draw from a ‘bullion reservoir‘ in which all gold in the industry is continually recycled. So, using raw materials sourced from ethical operations and then made by British goldsmiths, Baroque are proud that their collections form part of the ‘green’ jewellery on demand today. For your very own engagement ring, you should expect nothing less. Baroque Bespoke Jewellery, 9 Union Street, Brighton, BN1 5PP. Call 01273 777003 info@baroquejewellery.com www.baroquejewellery.com
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…from Pearl I’ve been hearing a lot about the doom and gloom of the current economic climate recently. And if it’s true what they say about your thoughts becoming your reality, then the media-at-large are not being particularly helpful in creating the kind of thoughts we need to be having to move forward in a positive way! But there is opportunity to be found in crises, and those friends of mine who have the entrepreneurial streak, are using their creativity now more than ever to find magic in the dust. And in general, of course, a downshift in consumer habits is a good thing for the planet – and also, it seems, ourselves. In Kirstie Brewer’s piece about green weddings on page 11, there are some fantastic and inspiring ideas about getting friends and family involved in creating the day of your dreams. Who would choose splashing cash on impersonal glamour over a wedding filled with priceless personal touches from those you love the most? Even The Guardian’s king of cynicism, Charlie Brooker, admits that real, authentic romance is not about lavish expense. “Authentic romance makes life more enjoyable, but more importantly it costs nothing,” he says. “Invite someone on a date and spend the evening sitting in a skip making each other laugh with limericks or something.” Or, as Talullah Ellender suggests in her column on page 5: “Maybe we need to look at weaving loveliness into the tangled webs of our everyday lives, instead of associating romance with grand gestures?” And if it’s cheap kicks you’re after, turn to page 13 for Polly Cook’s lowdown on the Aladdin’s Cave to those strapped for cash: charity shops. “Brighton’s charity shops now really do make an effort to stock vintage dresses and designer labels,” she says. So, if you'll excuse me, I’m off to have a go at this weaving loveliness thing, perhaps via a charity shop...
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www.wavemagazine.co.uk the very thought of your besottee, when your world spins wildly and anything seems possible. But often, in the familiar warmth and domesticity of a longer relationship, romance takes a new, less extrovert form. Small things, like my husband running me a bath after a long day chasing our errant children, seem ineffably lovely. A friend told me that her friend had proposed to his (now) wife because he had walked in to the kitchen, seen her washing-up, and thought, I don’t want this ever to end. I don’t think he meant he intended to consign her to a future of endless dishwashing, but that life suddenly and irreversibly felt ‘right.’ So, a note to those searching for the ultimate romantic gesture this month: sometimes it’s better and far nicer to keep it simple. Not that I’m averse to spontaneous outbursts of dazzling romance, of course – my own experience of being proposed to involved a very romantic but rather comical first attempt when my husband, knowing it had long been an ambition of mine to have a jelly bath, had filled our bath with red jelly, intending to sprinkle the words ‘MARRY ME’ in hundreds and thousands. Unfortunately, he didn’t quite get the jelly-to-water ratio correct, resulting in a molten, globuley mess dotted with random colourful bits. I was oblivious to his intention and he decided not to tell me what he was trying to do. His next attempt was far less romantic, involving a scabby rash on my right hand and the purchasing of a ring, which, he supposed with a knowing nod “You could always wear on the other hand…” Needless to say I was not bowled over by the scabavoidance approach and again, the matter was dropped. Finally, having been struck by inspiration in a loo in Bali, he did the whole bended-knee thing and proposed very beautifully and very simply in a restaurant overlooking sumptuous rice terraces and a swimming pool flanked by two giant ceramic frogs. Being proposed to is a surprisingly big deal, even when you know it’s coming, so if any of you Wavelings out there are thinking of popping the question this Valentine’s Day, however you choose to do it, can I advise you ensure there is a nearby bolt hole (loo, cupboard, bush) to which your beloved can escape to compose themselves. And, having said you don’t necessarily need to plan some enormous spectacle, maybe try not to mention scabs…
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Aaah, St Valentine’s Day… Who can forget the excitement of that secret card emblazoned with SWALK or the Proclaimers record sent from an anonymous admirer? For those attempting to woo a prospective mate, this month is the perfect chance to pull out all the stops and do something enormously romantic. But it’s also a day of pressure to get things right, to say suitably meaningful things, to not end up on a lastminute dash to the garage for some withered carnations. An early example of what not to do was my attempt at humour when, aged 15, I sent my boyfriend a 20ft banner with some cringeworthy lewd joke plastered across it. Unfortunately it was delivered to his sister by mistake, who thought it was from some sad weirdo. So, I approach Valentine’s Day with caution. Maybe we need to look at weaving loveliness into the tangled webs of our everyday lives, instead of associating romance with grand gestures? Marriage is sometimes seen as the death knell of romance, leaving only nostalgic memories of those heady days when your heart does a backflip at
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FOSTERING LOVE Regional fostering agency, Perpetual Fostering, is seeking to recruit more carers from the Black, Asian and other ethnic communities, to look after children and young people from similar backgrounds, who urgently need placements in friendly and supportive home environments. “For a child to be placed in foster care can naturally be a very emotional and unsettling experience, but for ethnic minority youngsters this situation can often be improved if they are placed in a home environment that is culturally familiar to them,” says Perpetual’s CEO and founder, Tahir Khan. “Many people do not realise they are eligible for fostering – the only major restriction is for those having committed a serious criminal offence,” says Tahir. “Also, to offset the cost of inviting a child into your home, we pay a very attractive tax-free weekly allowance.” Prospective foster carers should apply initially to Perpetual Fostering, call 01204 364666, email info@perpetualfostering.co.uk or via www.perpetualfostering.co.uk
LUXURY GIVEAWAYS Sara Proudfoot, a holistic therapist, is offering the first six lucky Wave readers a luxury free gift when they book a facial, an aromatherapy massage or reflexology treatment at her treatment room in Isfield. The first three to call will get a bottle of Organic Botanics luxury Pink Lotus and Jasmine Facial Elixir worth £14.95, and the next three callers will get a jar of fabulous Pink Lotus and Aloe-Vera Creamy Eye Gel worth £13.95. Sara has experience in working with insomnia, stress, cancer, MS, infertility, pregnancy and much more. To book your treatment and get your special free gift, call Sara on 07887 721508 or email: info@proudfootholistichealth.com
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PURELY PILATES Purely Pilates™ is unique to Brighton and Hove with its fantastic state-of-the-art studio, featuring all the latest Pilates equipment, complete with sea view. In celebration of their first birthday, Purely Pilates are offering Wave readers the chance to win an eight-week mat work course. Can you name which of the following pieces of equipment you would find at Purely Pilates? (You can find the answer in ‘Sessions’ at www.purelypilatesstudio.co.uk) a. Cadillac b. Saab c. Renault? Please email your answers to: info@purelypilatesstudio.co.uk by 28 February 2009. Contact 01273 770900 or www.purelypilatesstudio.co.uk for more information.
A CHOCOHOLIC’S DREAM Local business woman Galia Orme, who is originally from South America (the home of the Cacao Bean), has set up CHOC Chick to promote the health benefits of chocolate. “All chocolate is healthy in its raw state,” says Galia, “but unfortunately most of the nutritional benefits are lost when it is commercially produced.” The new CHOC Chick Kits contain all the ingredients needed to make delicious and healthy chocolates, including non-roasted raw Cacao powder, raw (cold pressed) Cacao Butter, Agave Syrup (a low GI white sugar replacement), Vanilla bean extract and a recipe book with clear and simple instructions. All ingredients are ethically sourced, produced to high ecological standards and are free from agro chemicals. For more information visit www.chocchick.com, email info@chocchick.com or call 07753 719123.
VEGAN CHAMPIONS Fresh from his headline appearance at the internationally renowned St Paul’s Carnival in Bristol last summer, reggae artist Macka B will showcase his new vegan friendly single ‘Wha Me Eat’ during two performances at the Brighton Vegan Festival this March, including a short appearance in the Campaigns Room as well as a full acoustic set on the Main Stage. Truly a vegan champion as well as a master songwriter, Macka B and his band will bring a touch of magic and sunshine vibes to the whole occasion and we are blessed by his upcoming appearance! For more info about the festival, visit www.veganfayre.co.uk
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Will Travers, CEO of the Born Free Foundation, has handed over the keys of the Rapid Response Rescue Land Rover (RRRLR) to one of Born Free’s new partner organisations, The Badger Trust, Sussex – a local charity dedicated to the conservation and welfare of badgers and the protection of their setts and habitats. The Badger Trust Sussex Trustees, Jeff and Pat Hayden, said, “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of The Born Free Foundation and Land Rover. This vehicle will greatly assist our work in conserving and protecting Sussex’s vulnerable badger population.”
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Powerful perfection Want a celeb body this spring? Clare Brown looks at the benefits of Power Plates Forget spending hours at the gym surrounded by sweaty men pumping iron and ‘going for the burn’, forget having to lug around towels, toiletries, trainers and a change of clothes, forget having to shower after exercise or even get changed at all! Now there’s a much easier and faster way to tone up, strengthen those muscles and look and feel absolutely fabulous. I’m talking about the new revolutionary power plates which are now at Revitalise in Hove. Power Plates is a state-of-the-art device that delivers a full body workout in just 25 minutes – which is equivalent to spending over an hour at the gym. And to make matters even more attractive – you don’t even need to shower afterwards. Too good to be true? Well that’s exactly what I thought until I tried it. I was amazed, and now I am a total addict. As a busy mum with three children aged one, three and six plus a business to run, it’s near on impossible to make the time to get to the gym. Yet over the past four months I have managed to fit in two thirty minute power plate sessions a week and still after every class I can feel my muscles have strengthened and toned. The great thing about the power plate classes is that you walk in off the street, do the class, and walk out again – all in half an hour! No need to get changed and no need to shower afterwards. You just carry on with your day. I always leave the class feeling that I have worked really hard, I feel refreshed and destressed – and can’t wait for my next class (must be those endorphins). After just a few months of two classes a week I feel strong and toned and my figure is looking better than before I had kids – it really is incredible. So how do power plates work? Well, Power Plate® machines vibrate when you exercise. These vibrations transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions multiple times per second. This enables the participant to gain profound results in a short space of time. By holding the body in different exercise positions for up to sixty seconds per set, multiple muscle groups are activated simultaneously, resulting in accelerated muscle strength, tone and flexibility. If you are looking to tone up, lose weight and improve your body shape, then for fast results, it is best to workout on a power plate at least two or three times a week. One session a week will still be of some health benefit – just like exercising once a week is better than no exercise at all. Power plate classes can also be used to complement weight-loss programs such as with Laser Lipo and if professional rugby and football clubs are starting to incorporate Power Plates into their training sessions, then there must be some positive benefit to these machines. If it works for the Manchester United football team, then it can work for me! To get you started you can book your first session at Revitalise half price for only £10 – and if you book onto any Power Plate course after this class, Revitalise will refund your £10 back. So what have you got to lose – oh, apart from a few inches – that’s no sweat! Book now at Revitalise, 86 Church Road, Hove (opp Hove Town Hall), BN3 2EB. Call 01273 738389 or health@revitalise-u.com. www.revitalise-u.com
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February is the perfect time to stay indoors and get creative, says Sarah Whittaker
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From shabby to chic If you feel like creating your own personal antique masterpiece, here’s how to do it: 1. Visit one of the great antique markets or boot sales in and around Brighton. There’s a great market at Brighton Station every Sunday morning. You’ll find an array of chairs, cabinets and mirrors, most of which will look very tatty and unappealing. The trick is to look for good shape and form. If you can find a piece that looks classic, then a bit of love and restoration will breathe new life into it. I recently found a fantastic 70s teak chair (solid timber is best) for a fiver at Brighton market.
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Breastfeeding is most difficult during week one when sore nipples, inflamed breasts and a lack of confidence can combine to put people off. If as a new mum you can get through the first seven days of feeding your baby it gets easier and eventually becomes a joy. So much is written about the health benefits of breastfeeding today, and yet many women’s experience of breastfeeding support within the NHS is inconsistent. Breastfed babies often have their development assessed on charts that were developed for bottle-fed infants. All my female friends who have had babies in the past 12 months were advised by health professionals to ‘top up’ their breast-fed babies on formula because their children were not gaining weight as quickly as the chart decreed. ‘Topping up’ means supplementing breastfeeding with additional formula feeds, but inevitably breastfeeding declines as a result because it is your baby sucking that stimulates your milk supply. I would recommend speaking to a specially trained breastfeeding counsellor before you make any changes to your babies feeding. Never give your baby formula just because he or she doesn’t sleep through the night, increases the frequency of feeds or wants to comfort suck. It is a fact of life that all babies feed frequently, rarely sleep through the night and love to be comforted. In my experience this inconvenient period of parenthood passes very quickly and comes with the added benefits of utter devotion and unconditional love. It’s like connecting with the divine every time you feed your baby, what an awesome blessing. I’ll light a candle for Brigid to send light to all nursing mothers and babies this month, will you join me? For further info, help and advice visit www.laleche.org.uk and www.naturalnurturing.org.uk. flickr.com/photos/goette
2. Sand down loose paint layers and aim to rub down any built-up paint. If the wood is really dirty or scuffed, treat with a one part turps, one part linseed oil and one part white vinegar mixture. Using rubber gloves, apply gently with fine wire wool (at least 0000 grade) and wipe off with an old tea towel. Ideally leave to dry for a couple of days. You don’t need to sand the chair back to the original timber but you need a smooth but scored surface for the undercoat to adhere to. 3. Apply undercoat or sealer and leave somewhere out of the reach of cats, children and dust. 4. Resand with fine sandpaper and get rid of any rough spots or paint drops. 5. A lick of milk paint can transform a shabby piece of furniture into one with a gorgeous, soft, almost powdery finish. Milk paint is non-toxic, made from milk and natural pigments and is available in powdered form. After painting your chair with milk paint, it can be sealed to protect the finish, or even better, waxed so that it sustains its eco-credentials. Over time it will wear, weather and improve with age. Mix up your milk paint from the powder by adding water bit by bit. You’re aiming for the consistency of pancake batter or shop-bought emulsion. Allow it to thicken for 30 minutes. Try to only mix as much as you need as it won’t keep afterwards. 6. Apply one coat, allow to dry, sand, and apply a second. 7. Once the second coat has dried you can finish it with clear wax or, my favourite, lime wax. You need to wax and polish it every month for the first couple but then it should last a lifetime if you wax it once a year. Try duck egg blue or create a suite of found and restored kitchen chairs in a range of bubble gum shades. Then sit down, and enjoy.
In the Celtic calendar February begins with the festival of Imbolc when the solar Goddess Brigid is honoured by lighting candles and composing poetry. The transformative powers of the winter sun revealed their potent magic to our ancestors within two miraculous substances, iron and breast milk, both sacred to Brigid. As I have breastfed my children for a total of seven years, I feel enthused to share some of the mystery of Brigid’s elixir. Breast milk is truly miraculous. If applied to the skin it heals cuts, burns, conjunctivitis and many other ailments. Trials in California treating cancer patients with breast milk are also yielding very positive results. Scientists still cannot explain why their mother’s breast milk automatically compensates when a baby develops a vitamin or mineral deficiency. Much breastfeeding lore became lost in the 1950s and 60s when formula became fashionable as part of the consumer culture and for this reason The Le Leche League was established to provide mother-tomother advice.
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hink of a green wedding and many will think of dreadlocks, hemp trousers, bells and bongos. At the opposite end of the spectrum, are the celebrity weddings, a fantastical circus of glitter and tack plastered all over the latest glossy magazines for us lesser beings to pore over. The importance of intimacy and quiet dignity certainly wasn’t at the top of Reverend Moon’s list when he hosted the mass ‘Moonie’ wedding of 2000, which saw 60,000 Unification Church members making wedding vows in thundering unison across an Olympic stadium. The above examples are, of course, extreme but if you flick through the pages of a bridal magazine and think about the industry dedicated to servicing your ‘big day’, it’s clear the wedding ideal is swallowed up in a very real culture of excess and mass production. A culture that is complicit with damaging the environment and defying social justice. And then there is the jaw-dropping revelation that the average cost of a UK wedding is nearly £16,000 – that’s before you’ve even begun to think about the honeymoon. In light of this reality it is little wonder that people are shunning the white wedding ideal in favour of a green one. Hannah Judge-Brown, a sustainable development co-ordinator for The Guardian and her husband Ben Lamdin, a musician with Nostalgia 77, are one such couple. “We wanted to have a sustainable wedding, one that was kind to people and the planet. We didn’t like the idea of wasting the Earth’s resources or exploiting others in order to celebrate our marriage. We wanted our wedding to be an expression of our values, to be about love and commitment and not excess and consumption,” explains Hannah. The prospect of ploughing relentlessly through bridal magazines and bridal shows left Hannah reeling, “I would say: don’t buy lots of bridal magazines or go to shows. It’s all designed to make you want to buy hundreds of products. It is likely to induce stress and the feeling that you have to have it all in order to have a beautiful wedding. It is possible to do things independently and differently and it can be creative, fun and inspiring,” she says. And having a green wedding doesn’t have to be the stereotype far-out, hippy affair you may envisage. Boutiques like eco-boudoir.com are proof there is such a thing as eco-chic, easily achievable by buying fashion with a conscience. Jenny White, creator of eco-boudoir explains. “We wanted to create a luxury brand that was sustainable, to challenge the common misconceptions around sustainability and at the same time to challenge the luxury brand market,” she says. “Sustainability need not be dull. It can be fresh, luxurious and sexy. Our lingerie line is all about intimacy and being confident in your own skin.” From lingerie to wedding rings, there is a growing market for more ethical alternatives. When making decisions about weddings, a lot comes down to the individual. “To me and my fiancée, diamonds did not represent love,” explains Hannah. “There is too much violence involved both to people and the Earth. We felt the same about gold and platinum mining. However you can definitely find ‘better’ diamonds and gold out there in terms of how it is produced and how the workers are treated.” Refreshingly, there are jewellers out there who strive to follow strict social and environmental principles. Cred Jewellers in Chichester is one of the founding members of the Association for Responsible Mining and works in partnership with Oro Verde Mining Corporation, helping to improve the wellbeing of communities through social and environmental standards in Colombia. Alternatively, melting down old jewellery or enjoying the sentimental value of a vintage ring from a family member could be a more satisfying option.
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Even if you are more of a recycling novice than anything else, there are simple touches you can make to your wedding that can create a real difference, both to the environment and your bank balance. Katie Fewings, creator of online magazine www.ethicalweddings.co.uk, suggests buying recycled card from places like The Green Stationary Company (www.greenstat.co.uk) and making your own wedding invitations. A green wedding needn’t be a daunting outright rejection of a traditional wedding. Thinking back to her own wedding, Katie recalls. “I don’t think some people even knew our wedding was a ‘green’ one! It was quite satisfying when people complimented us on the food and we were able to surprise them and say it was all fair trade.” A green wedding isn’t about compromising on quality, with some planning and research it’s possible to have products of the highest standard with the lowest impact on the environment. You can help combat climate change by finding out what you can get locally, reducing the carbon footprint and food miles of your wedding. Think local and seasonal and discover beautiful British flowers and forgotten pleasures like cloudy, pressed apple juice from down the road. With any wedding it is important not to lose focus of the values the day is supposed to represent. For Hannah and Ben the wedding planning was enjoyed as a bonding process. “We asked for people’s labour and time rather than picture frames from John Lewis! My stepmother made the wedding cake, my aunt grew flowers, a friend made flags and banners with stencilled birds and butterflies on them for us. She also showed people how to make willow-and-tissue-paper lanterns that decorated the place. People enjoy participating more than spectating generally,” she says. “Draw on the creativity and skills of friends and family. I made my wedding dress with my stepmother over three weekends. It’s a wonderful opportunity to spend more time with loved ones, talking things through, making plans and decorations, enjoying each others company and gaining wisdom from the wise women in your life that will help prepare you for the next exciting stage of your lives together.” Kirstie Brewer is available for freelance commissions. Contact her at kjb26@live.com
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Chic & cheerful Brighton and Hove is home to countless charity shops. Polly Cook digs deeper into the allure of these Aladdin’s caves and asks why do we love them so?
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ou can’t beat the feeling of leaving a charity shop with a bag full of bargains. Alluring window displays of vintage handbags and rustic leather belts entice you through the door and, once in, you don’t stop digging until you find the hidden treasure. With over 25 different charity shops scattered across Brighton and Hove, the city is, quite simply, a charity shopaholic’s heaven. As a nation we are becoming more aware of global warming, landfill sites and sweatshop labour, so are we looking to the charity shops to fulfil our ethical and moral obligation? Or are we just feeling the pinch and searching for a feasible and ultimately chic way to satiate our shopping addictions? Charity shops have evolved to become much more than a place for the retired folk to meet for a chinwag and restock on woolly jumpers. Brightonians now seem to take more delight in diving into a bin of to be worn again clothes or trawling through bric-a-brac shelves of tea sets and floral vases than flashing our credit cards in Churchill Square.
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Nationally, charity shops are said to be one of the few industries that are actually reaping the benefits of the recession. The Charity Shops Survey shows that profits are up by 7.4 per cent. Oxfam has reported a sale increase of seven per cent in the past year and the British Heart Foundation has reported sales up by six per cent. However, David Moir from the Association of Charity Shops says: “This was before the full retail impacts of the crunch began to be truly felt. It’s too early to say how more recent developments will hit the sector’s profitability.” Brighton’s charity shops are only too aware that now is the time for them to take advantage of our love for second-hand fashion and our evershrinking budgets. They too are attempting to seduce passers by with buy one get one free signs and bargain buckets. Paul, 22, a worker in Help the Aged, Hove, says: “I think this is a great time for charity shops to flourish, as a recession is the time we should be quids in.” Though they haven’t yet noticed a difference in profit, this Help the Aged shop seem to think Brighton’s love of shopping in charity shops has everything to do with cheap kicks and chic fashion and little to do with being green. “It’s much more about economics than ethics. The illusion in charity shops is charity; the core is profit.” Surely the fact they are called charity shops must count for something in the shopper’s heart? Martha, 23, a health care assistant and a selfconfessed charity shopaholic says: “I shop because I want to find unusual things, vintage fashion and things that I’m not going to find in the high-street shops. For me, it’s about money and fashion. I don’t really think about what charity I am giving to.” One of the strongest traits of a charity shop must be that it appeals to every generation, and each individual for different reasons. David Meir says: “For some, they’re simply as much a part of their normal shopping trip as going to the butcher. For others, it’s their favourite way to support a charity, or it’s about finding quirky goods, and for some it is an environmental and ethical choice.” Anne, manager of Martlets Hospice shop in Hove, says: “We have people that come in every day, people that love the charity, and people that just love coming in for a chat.” Anne tells me how the charity shops for Martlets helps not only its funding, but develops awareness of the hospice
and what it does. She has been managing the shop for two and a half years and realises the importance of selling fashion as well as selling the charity. “We live in student-land, and we only put nice things in the shop. Come in here and I can dress you in an entire new outfit for practically nothing.” No longer are the shops filled with tea-stained second-hand shirts or skirts with a fallen hem. Brighton charity shops now really make an effort to stock vintage dresses or designer labels. Kerry, 19, manager of Hove’s British Red Cross, says: “We stock so many amazing clothes. You can pick up things in here that have never been worn before or things that are of a real vintage.” So, for the British Red Cross is this trend just about fashion and nothing to do with the charity? Kerry says: “People love the British Red Cross. Just the other day I had someone drop in and give me £20 for the till without buying anything.” Does it really matter what a shopper’s motivation is for buying in a charity shop? The outcome is the same, regardless of whether someone has bought a dress because they can’t afford the high-street prices, or because they feel it is an ethical obligation to buy second-hand. Every time a fashion lover picks up a vintage 60s dress that would look great with those new boots, the dress is saved from being tossed into a landfill. Hopefully, charity shops will continue to flourish – because everyone has their own special reasons for loving them. Polly Cook is available for freelance commissions. Contact her at p.cook@live.co.uk
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Don’t be alarmed! Wellness coach Viv Craske says that most illnesses are caused by stress
Adam Kann says setbacks are a part of everyone’s life – it’s how you handle them that counts
Setback? Fight back!
What causes disease? Those three words have plagued some of the best doctors and philosophers for thousands of years. For many people, especially if you’ve ever been stuck with chronic pain or a recurring illness, the question often becomes: ‘Why me? Why now?’ So what does cause disease? If you think it’s an easy question, you might want to spend a couple of minutes making a list of causes for your own illnesses before you read on. Here’s the problem: have a look through The Merck Manual – the world’s most widely used medical reference guide – and you’ll discover that 95 per cent of all illness and disease has an unknown or a disputed cause. When we see a doctor they may treat the symptoms of our bad back or our stomach pain. They can show us an X-ray of a worn vertebrae or tell us we have a virus. But what they can’t answer is: ‘Why me? Why now?’
Don’t you just hate setbacks? In recent months I have been finding it increasingly difficult to stay focused on my health, leading to the inevitable and annoying fluctuations in my weight, and the size of the smile on my face! So here I am, wondering what on earth is going on with my body. Is it a seasonal thing? Is it psychological? Will I have man boobs by spring? Hmm… Part of me feels like it’s meant to be, and that in some way my ‘inner bear’ just wants to blubber up and crawl into a snow hole for the duration of winter. Then there’s the stress of long hours at work and the worry, that by the end of a long day of health and fitness consultation, and my boss waffling on about financial targets, the last thing I want to think about is my own health! Hmm… Worrying times.
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So could German doctor Ryke Geerd Hamer have discovered the true cause of disease and illness in 1981 when, using his research, he claimed to cure 6,000 of his 6,500 cancer patients and had his medical licence taken away from him for his troubles? Many felt Hamer’s ideas were too radical at the time. He was ridiculed and ostracised. After years of research into the effect of stress on illness he concluded that: “Disease is only brought about by a shock for which we are totally unprepared.” What he realised is that most illnesses are the result of our bodies trying to react to unexpected changes in the environment. Say you experience an emotional upset you can’t deal with? Your body tries to ‘digest’ this ‘emotional chunk’ by growing more cells in the gut to break down the chunk. The result? Diarrhoea. Say you experience something you really can’t cope with seeing – your body reacts with poor eyesight. Say you feel conflicting emotions about not having a child – perhaps the lining of your womb thickens to allow any eggs released a greater chance of making it. If that gives you a shock, these ideas aren’t so new to some. Worldrenowned stress specialist Dr Hans Selye noted in 1956 that: “We are just beginning to understand that most common diseases are caused by an extreme reaction to accumulated stress, rather than bacteria, toxins or other external agents.” So here’s the question: in reality, does illness happen to us, or do harmful ideas simply spread from our minds to our bodies? Viv Craske is a meta-medicine health coach, NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist based in Brighton. To change your life, call 01273 208605 or email viv@nlpbrighton.co.uk
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Oh, and is it just me or has there been a dramatic rise in the number of cold and flu cases this year? I have fallen ill at least four times this year, with one particularly savage case of influenza to boot. It seems like all I have to do is look at a bottle of beer and I get a cold! So, clearly, despite leading a comparatively healthy lifestyle, even I am not immune to setbacks. So what is one to do against such persistent obstacles? Yesterday I gave myself a wee kick up the backside and begrudgingly suited-up for a workout. It had been a while since my last one and I was beginning to worry about wobbly bits! Then, I received a text message from a particularly lovely young lady, sitting on a train with two packed bags and a smile on her face… My baby was on her way to see me. Seconds later, I was skipping over to the nearest treadmill and off I went. Twenty minutes in, I was getting very bored and my eyes were starting to drift over to the lovely, red emergency stop button to the left. My mind was in turmoil: do I continue with this torture, or hit stop and go for lunch? Then, as I was about to suffer a complete meltdown, I remembered, in three weeks I will be attempting to ascend the highest peak in the land – alone! “Uh-oh,” I thought. “Better punch it up a few levels!” Adam Kann is a personal trainer at David Lloyd Health Club, Brighton Marina. Email him at adamkann@hotmail.com
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Transcending life Transcendental Meditation bounces back with a new centre in Brighton and lower fees David Lynch (on tour) Transcendental Meditation opened the with Donovan door to Eastern spirituality for a whole generation back in the 60s. And thanks to the Beatles, the late Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – who brought the ancient Indian technique to the West – became the world’s first celebrity guru. Forty years on, TM is still one of the best-researched complementary therapies on the market, and despite the Maharishi's death last year it’s enjoying a new lease of life inspired by the Hollywood movie director, David Lynch. His new documentary film, Catching the Big Fish is ‘a road movie’ about TM and his star-studded two-year tour promoting the technique worldwide. His 2007 book, Catching the Big Fish: Consciousness, Creativity and Meditation, in which he revealed how his 34-year, twice-daily practice of TM has been the creative source for all his work, generated so much interest amongst a younger audience that the Maharishi decided to halve the learning fee and offer concessions. Now, the first in a new chain of TM centres in the UK has opened in Brighton. Dr Tony Miles and his wife Sharon, who are both TM teachers, have moved from the US to run the new centre in Patcham. “The first proper TM centre in Europe was in Brighton in the mid60s, and Maharishi specified he wanted the first new one to be here,” says Dr Miles. “He said Brighton was a positive name and that people living there should be bright and enlightened! We’re looking forward to bringing people the wide-ranging benefits of TM, as well as refresher courses and advanced techniques, like yogic flying.” TM is an easy, effortless technique that you practice for 20 minutes twice a day. Many people who have difficulties with other approaches find TM more natural – and
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easier to keep up. It is taught during a four-day process, with regular (and unlimited) follow-ups. A UK government report into complementary therapies in 2004 found TM was one of the best evidence-based therapies available. Hundreds of published, peerreviewed scientific studies conducted in 230 universities and institutes indicate many benefits for the mind and body, including reduced anxiety, improved brain functioning, normalisation of blood pressure, and, most recently, a pilot study in the US found a 50 per cent reduction in symptoms of ADHD in children.
“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and pure. For me, TM has been the way to dive deeper.” David Lynch There will be a free intro lecture at the Cornerstone Community Centre, Hove on Wednesday 11 February at 7.45pm. For other dates, call Tony Miles on 01273 542060. or at amiles@tm.org. For more information please visit www.t-m.org.uk or www.davidlynchfoundation.org.
Lynch with fellow meditators: actors Laura Harring and Heather Graham, quantum physicist, Dr John Hagelin and actor Stephen Collins
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Abundant Living Steve Nobel has some statements for you to consider
To feel or not to feel, that is the question Welcome to my little abundance corner. Here are ten powerful statements for you to consider. I encourage you to read them slowly and, as you do so, feel which ones resonate as a strong ‘Yes, that is already true for me’ and which ones resonate as a ‘No, that statement is not yet true in my reality’:
www.thelatest.co.uk/wave feelings in your body when you think about this statement. Amplify that feeling and send it swirling around your body. What colour does this statement generate? With your imagination make that colour brighter and more intense and send it around your body. Then open your eyes. Now mediate on the statement that is the strongest ‘No’. Find the feelings in the body and the colour. Do not amplify these, just find them and then open your eyes. Now close your eyes again and think of this limiting statement. This time as you do so bring in the colour of the positive statement into your body. See it merge with the colour of the limiting statement and transform it utterly. This may produce a new colour. Now do the same for the feelings, bring in the positive and merge with the negative. This may produce a new feeling. Keep doing this until you feel a shift in your body. Now take the new feeling and colour and amplify them and swirl them around you. This will change your inner state about the negative statement. Happy transformation! ➜Steve Nobel is an author, spiritual coach and a director of Alternatives. For more information on his coaching and events visit www.stevenobel.com
1. You are fully capable of achieving what you want to achieve. 2. You deserve abundance and prosperity. 3. You are fully capable of being successful in the work you choose to do. 4. You are resourceful, creative and innovative. 5. Your world is full of loving and lovable people. 6. You deserve emotional fulfilment. 7. You are physically gorgeous. 8. You are dreaming your highest and most joyful reality into being. 9. You are in the flow of opportunities, synchronicities and miracles. 10. You are loved and supported by spirit. You may have some areas that are doing well and other areas that need a little work. The statements that resonate as a complete and 100 per cent ‘Yes’ can become wonderful anchors to help you create what you want in other areas of your life. Take the statement that feels the strongest ‘Yes’. Meditate on this statement, and dive into the positive
Wave business Wave talks to some small businesses with planet-changing ideas. This month: Michelle Simmons and Hayley Thistlethwaite from ethical events company Happen Events What was the inspiration behind setting up the company? We are passionate about the idea of offering our clients a friendly and fresh approach to planning their events and weddings, all with an ethical and eco-friendly twist. We knew that we could offer couples and businesses the chance to make a difference with their event, by using local suppliers and choosing more ethical and green solutions. We wanted to be there to help steer them in the right direction through our support and advice. Some people put a lot of pressure on themselves to try and create an event that is 100 per cent green and ethical, but we like to reassure our clients that any changes are significant and will
make a difference. We love living and working in Brighton, so it's important to us that we work with our local suppliers and promote Brighton as a fabulous green city to have an event or get married in! What has been the biggest challenge you have faced? Building up a new business in very difficult economic times is pretty challenging. We have also been working hard dispelling the “wedding planner” myth. We really can and do SAVE people money. What is the best part of your job? We are so lucky to be working in an industry where we get to meet and work with fabulous people and gorgeous couples planning their weddings. We are constantly inspired and always enjoy seeking out funky new venues. The people we meet every day help us to continue to think up creative (and sometimes mad) ideas for events, parties and weddings. Who are your heroes? Local suppliers who are managing to keep their heads above water at the moment, people who make a difference wherever they can with greener living, and our families for keeping us motivated during the set up of our business. For more information about Happen Events, visit www.happenevents.co.uk. Email hello@happenevents.co.uk or call 01273 202220
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What is… EFT ? Gillian Steer found that EFT was the catalyst for releasing her painful and damaging emotions Ten years ago, I went through a very traumatic separation from my partner and father of my three children after 13 years together. For the next two years we either argued or did not speak, and I stayed fixed in a position of feeling justified, wronged and deservedly resentful. The story of my pain almost became my identity. During this time a friend suggested that EFT could help me to let go, and that I should try it. She explained that EFT, a simple process of tapping points on the body with your fingertips, helps to free stuck emotions, hence the name: emotional freedom technique. The idea that tapping on my body could help me release such intense anger seemed far too simple a solution. But after resisting, and enduring a further six months of bitter feelings, I finally decided to try EFT and embarked on a course. Each session lasted from one and a half to two hours, in which the practitioner facilitated my release of the emotional charge I was carrying. Waves of trauma lifted from my body as I began to let go. As the anger subsided I could feel the years of hurt. Then, as the hurt released, I saw clearly how I had allowed myself to become powerless. I worked on this over three more sessions, each of which brought deeper understanding and relief. After only four sessions, I was able to talk to my ex-partner in a calm, civilised way, and we have since continued to get along with each other – an amazing result that had previously been beyond my imagination. I worked further with EFT on other issues and then decided to train in it myself. EFT was discovered by Gary Craig, who developed it from his understanding of thought field therapy. It is an emotional release therapy that works with emotional, psychological and physical issues, using the meridian system. Gentle tapping on various points on the meridians helps to release the blocked energy that keeps emotions held in the body. By unlocking the deeper emotional pattern in your energy system that holds the symptom in place, the memory or experience that has caused the symptom to be experienced in the now no longer holds an emotional charge. I have found EFT to be an incredible tool for resolving both physical and emotional issues. It can produce lasting freedom from deep fears, phobias, and emotional triggers. It is also an invaluable therapy for unlocking childhood issues and traumas that still affect us in the present. My 20 years of experience and practice in alternative therapies – as a trained rebirther, massage therapist, reiki teacher and now EFT practitioner – have given me a deep understanding of body/mind dynamics. To book a session with Gillian Steer call 01273 679283
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Slice of the action Andrew Kay meets the ladies at Pizza Fritta There’s fast food and there’s fast food. Oh, I know the big chains are making an effort to clean up their act, and hats off to them. But most of us still baulk at the idea of a sweet and pappy bun with grilled meat and processed cheese, even when fast is the name of the game. There are however alternatives and Brighton is home to one of them, a fast food outlet that is passionate about making fast food good food.
Good food – fast rather than against them and that works for us. With a well run business it is possible for us to concentrate on sourcing the very best quality produce and making good fast food.’’ ‘‘You cannot cheat customers, the English are a discerning audience and we know we have to give them the best. Right now we have a lot of regular customers plus shoppers, students, tourists and families.’’
Partners Charlene Payne and Elena Blasio met in New York and soon became friends. They discovered a mutual passion for food and one day Elena announced: ‘‘I want to do business with you,’’ as they walked through Central Park. They started a business in New York street fairs selling barbeque chicken – simply chicken on a skewer. It was a huge success and they sold out on their first day. ‘‘We bought the chicken from the Meatpacking District but sourced quality chicken. A chef where I worked as a waitress recommended a place and the meat was gorgeous,’’ says Charlene. They did that for a whole summer but in the autumn Elena returned to Italy and Charlene followed. It was here that Charlene learned how to make perfect pizza. ‘‘Elena’s best friend worked in a pizzeria and Elena leaned how to make the dough and in turn I learned from her.’’ Charlene lived there for three months and Elena’s family taught her about Italian cooking. Charlene eventually moved back to New York but only for a couple of months and pretty soon they both moved to London where they could be together. That was in 1997 and one year later Charlene was able to work and they opened the first Pizza Fritta on Brighton Pier. ‘‘After six months we heard about the trams outside Churchill Square. We put in our proposal and we were lucky to be chosen. We opened on 4 December 2000 and business has grown ever since.’’ ‘‘At the beginning it was sliced pizza, paninis and pizza fritta. We have now added pasta and Italian chips. As we have grown, we have changed the way we do things and how we train our team. We believe in working with the team
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Pizza Fritta is a great alternative to the fast food chains, the food they serve is quick, hot and of an excellent standard and as I talk to the ladies a queue of customers line up to buy slices of pizza, cartons of pasta and their famous pizza fritta. And the predominant accent is Italian, students in town learning to speak English that have discovered that this is a great source of home style cooking, at affordable prices – and that is a good enough recommendation for me. With the continuing success of Brighton the ladies already have plans for a new branch, but where? For now, their lips are sealed.
Welcome to Pizza Fritta. If you live in or visit Brighton you may know where we are, we’re the tram that sits outside Churchill Square Shopping Centre that produces the great aroma, not fried onions but the homemade fresh baked pizza smell. You may have thought, ‘‘Oh, another takeaway that claims they’re good,’ but until you try you’ll never know what you’re missing, we are a takeaway making real Italian good food – fast. We’re faster than fast food – but with quality, something we are passionate about sharing and this is the first of our easy recipes for Wave readers to try at home. Spaghetti all’Ischitana (the pleasure Island in the gulf of Naples) Serves 5 20 minutes cooking time Ingredients 500g pack of spaghetti or linguine Salt and freshly ground pepper 200g finely grated parmesan 4 anchovies 10 stoned black olives 10ml capers in olive oil or salted (washed) 1 garlic clove finely chopped 12 fresh whole cherry tomatoes 3 pinches of crushed chilli flakes Virgin olive oil Method: Bring a large pan of water to the boil with a little salt. Add the pasta when the water boils, not before. Cook for around 12 minutes as you will want it ‘al dente‘. At the same time heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan and add the chopped garlic, chopped anchovies, capers, black olives, cherry tomatoes, crushed chilli flakes and a pinch of salt, not too much as anchovies have enough salt. Reduce the heat, cover with lid and cook for ten minutes so the ingredients marry together. When the cherry tomatoes become soft, take off the heat and put to one side. By now the pasta should be cooked. Drain well, transfer to the sauce, add grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese and serve hot. Buon appetito. Pizza Fritta, Churchill Square, Brighton Call 07590 112 734 www.pizzafritta.com
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wave goes out 1– 4.30 pm. Cost: £30 (£25 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR, Call 01273 204204, info@evolutionarts.org.uk, www.evolutionarts.org.uk
15th, Thai Massage with James Sanford Traditional Thai Massage is a 2500-year-old technique for relaxing the body and quietening the mind. It can help to relieve many physical problems such as back pain, tense shoulders and neck, stiffness, poor posture, indigestion and sciatica as well as more mental problems like stress and lethargy. This workshop will give you a basic set of techniques, enabling you to give a Thai massage about 45 minutes long. 10.45am–4.45pm. Cost: £45 (£38 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.org.uk, www.evolutionarts.org.uk
3rd, Raja Yoga Meditation Course begins Eight sessions, 7.30–9pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481. brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton
15th, World Peace Hour Meditation 6.30–7.30pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481. brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton
4th, Positive Thinking Course begins Three sessions, 7.30–9pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481. brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton
16th–20th, Try on Armour 12pm–4pm. Calling all young knights and princesses! Try on replica armour and medieval clothes. Timed tickets available on the day. Normal admission charges apply plus £1. Sheffield Park Garden, Sheffield Park. Call 01825 790231
Diary dates from the world of Wave for the next month February Every Monday Drop in Meditation 7.30–8.30pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove, 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton Every Tuesday Practicing the art of manifesting Two-hour weekly class to learn new ideas and techniques for creating the life you want. £10 a class (reductions for series of classes) 7pm. Call Gillian for more details on 07789 012964. Every Wednesday Hatha with Jane Manze 1–2.15pm, Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.co.uk. Cost £7 (£5 concs). Mosaic workshops Fun, informative and creative. Weds 12–3 pm, £12, and Sat 10–4pm, £24. Call Gillian for more details and dates on 07789 012 964.
5th, Bodiam Castle Study Day – ‘Historic Industries of the Eastern Weald’ 10am–4pm. Four lectures on local history: Roman ironmakers and sailors on the Rother, post-medieval ironmaking around the Lower Rother, the hop industry and the community, the cloth industry of the Weald of Kent. Includes lunch. £40. Booking essential. Call 01580 831320. Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, nr Robertsbridge. Call 01580 830196 7th, The Art of Wellbeing: Seven Tools for Coping with the Ups and Downs of Life. One-day workshop with Jan Alcoe at Angel House in Hove. £45 including book and two CDs. For more details visit www.hypnotherapyforliving.co.uk (Courses/workshops page) or call 07774 758202.
Yoga Works with Kevin Donovan 6–7.15pm, Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.co.uk. Cost: £7 (£5 concs). Every Friday Yoga with Steve Willis 6–7.15pm, Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.co.uk. Cost: £7 (£5 concs) Every Saturday Vajrasati with Tabitha Tarran 9–10.15am, Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.co.uk. Cost £7 (£5 concs). 1st, Tabla Drumming and Percussion with Steve Morley This accessible taster workshop offers the opportunity for complete beginners to understand and experience some of the many facets of tabla, and classical Indian music in general. With an emphasis on playing, we will be working with its unique language and structures, and learning basic but versatile techniques and phrasing. Significantly, there will be many ideas and new approaches for playing on other drums and percussion. No musical experience is necessary! 10.45am–4.45pm, Cost: £45 (£38 concessions). Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204, info@evolutionarts.org.uk, www.evolutionarts.org.uk 1st, Seminar – B-Z of Spirituality 7pm–8.30pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 1st, Laugh Alive with Amanda Bate In this workshop you will explore the life-enhancing and healthy benefits of laughter through laughter yoga, laughter meditation, breathing and positive intention. Laughter breaks down barriers and tension, relaxing, releasing and re-energising mind, body and soul. Come and have fun and let go in a playful and supportive environment. For people who laugh and people who don’t!
15th, Seminar – D-Z of Spirituality 4.30–6pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton
7th & 8th, Moving Towards Wholeness with Richard Wallstein Often we experience our inability to achieve what we desire as an internal emptiness or lack. This suggests we have lost contact with some vital aspect of our being. This workshop is an opportunity to begin reconnecting with our essential qualities, a movement which initiates our transformation. Work in the group may be individual or in a constellation; likely, all participants wishing to work on their issue will be able to do so. The workshop fee is £160 and workshops run from 9.30–5.30pm on each of the days. For more information and an application form, please visit www.field-work.co.uk or call 0207 6022053
20th, Practical Meditation for Beginners 9.45–11.15am, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove, 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 21st, Workshops for Women; The Art of Gentle Assertiveness 2.30–4pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove, 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 21st & 22nd, Reiki 1 workshop Learn this profound yet simple healing method to use on yourself and others. Workshops held by two very experienced practitioners. You will receive lots of personal attention and healing. Weekend £150. Call Gillian 07789 012964 or Yvonne 07786 958226. Reiki ll and masters also taught. 21st–22nd, Brighton Science Festival Celebrating its fifth year, the aim of this annual event is to inform, convince, challenge and entertain anyone curious about why things happen the way they do. This year’s programme includes the Science of Superheroes, the mysteries of synesthesia, Sex, Drugs and Chocolate:
The Science of Pleasure with author Paul Martin, and essential research into the best way to dunk a biscuit. Family days: 21 and 22 Feb, Big Science Saturday: 28 Feb. For more info and the full programme, visit www.brightonscience.com 22nd, NLP – Mind Magic with Peter Connolly Learn about some of the fascinating ways in which your mind works and use the knowledge to make the changes you want for yourself. This is a one-day course introducing some of the most powerful NLP patterns that transform feelings and thoughts in positive ways, including belief change, swish and magic theatre. Everything you learn will be developed through practical exercises in small groups, and a full set of course notes will be provided. 10.45 am–4.45 pm. Cost: £45 (£38 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR, 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.org.uk www.evolutionarts.org.uk 22nd, Seminar – E-Z of Spirituality 7pm–8.30pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 28th, Intuition day Discover how to read energy and translate what you perceive. Learn new techniques, taught in a fun and insightful way, to open up your own personal way of perceiving information about yourself and others to enhance healing and your soul’s journey. For more details call Gillian on 07789 012964 28th, One Day Retreat 10.30–4pm, free of charge. Reservation only, Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 28th & 1st March, Meta-Medicine Introductory Training Meta-Medicine is a revolutionary diagnostic tool that shows you which stressful event created your illness. In Meta-Medicine, we don’t believe that the body has made a mistake when you are ill, but that all illness is created by an unexpected emotional shock. Disease has a biological purpose designed to help us become physically and spiritually stronger than before. During this paradigm-shifting two-day course you will learn how to diagnose the emotional causes behind every illness and create personal therapy plans focussing on a mind-bodyspirit-social-environmental holistic level, so you can work your way back to wellness. This course is aimed at health practitioners, those with an interest in health or people wanting to solve illnesses of their own. 9:30am–5pm. Venue TBC but will be in Brighton. £249. For more info visit www.metamedicinelondon.co.uk or call 0845 838 8454 Brighton Science Festival
8th, Free Your Voice with Alan Mars Has your confidence or voice ever faltered during a presentation, a meeting, an audition or a musical solo? Good news! A reliably confident voice is based on the repeated practice of surprisingly simple procedures. Surprise yourself… Experience increasing poise, energy and flow in any challenging situation! An intensely practical workshop drawing on Alexander Technique, vocal coaching, centering skills & specially adapted performing arts techniques. 10.45am–4.45pm. Cost: £45 (£38 concs) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. Call 01273 204204. info@evolutionarts.org.uk. www.evolutionarts.org.uk 8th, Seminar – C-Z of Spirituality 7pm–8.30pm, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481, brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton 12th, Practical Meditation for Beginners 9.45–11.15am, free of charge. Brahma Kumaris, 20 Nevill Road, Hove. Call 01273 279481. brighton@uk.bkwsu.org, www.bkwsu.org/uk/brighton
FARMERS MARKET – 1st SUNDAY EACH MONTH 10am–2pm, Ralli Hall, Denmark Villas next to HOVE STATION Shopping at your local Farmers Market is the easiest way of helping the environment. Attending each month supports hundreds of local organic farms. Sussex Farmers Market of the Year 2007. The Only Vegetarian (plus fish) market in Europe.
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wave stays in Book, CD & DVD reviews by Elizabeth Holmes Super Eating: A Revolutionary Way to Get More from the Foods You Eat Ian Marber (Quadrille, ISBN 9781844006281) There’s a radical new approach to nutrition hitting the shelves right now and the mastermind behind it, ‘food doctor’ Ian Marber, gives Wave readers the inside story. “We all want everything to be simple, but when it comes to nutrition, the risk is that we oversimplify it. What we need to do is to look at foods as a whole package. Many nutrients work very well together and there are some that do the precise opposite. The plan in this book is all about eating the foods which work together and building your meals around your needs.” This is a book that advocates balance, not fads or picky eating, and it does so with the panache that only an author who is perfectly secure in his knowledge can manage to achieve.
The Song of Mother Divine Sue Saraswati (Findhorn Press ISBN 9781844091492) You are loved is the central theme of this delightful little book, making it a great gift idea for anyone, any time. The Song of Mother Divine has a new line on each page, faced by an intricate geometric design that builds up as the poem progresses. It’s simple and straightforward, and a useful reminder for just about anyone.
Coba Coba Novalima (Cumbancha, CMB-CD-9) They may not have specifically set out to break down boundaries and unite seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities and generations, but that’s what Novalima’s rich repertoire is heading for. This blend of traditional Afro-Peruvian music and modern DJ culture has revolutionised the music scene in their native Peru and is being heard around the world with increasing admiration. While their sound is futuristic and cutting-edge, the roots of Novalima’s music stretch back hundreds of years to the times of slavery and Spanish colonial rule, and Coba Coba takes Novalima’s inspiring fusion in new and exciting directions.
The Holistic Beauty Book: Over 100 Natural Recipes for Gorgeous Healthy Skin Star Khechara (Green Books, ISBN 9781900322270) If the aisles of Boots, filled with chemical-laden body products, leave you cold, this is just what you need. Packed full with wonderfully enticing recipes to cleanse, tone, smooth, condition and generally enhance the skin, this book could see you saving a small fortune on cosmetics and saving your health and wellbeing too! This is so easy to follow you’ll wonder why you ever thought buying these products from the shops was a good idea. There’s even a recipe for tinted lip gloss too!
Energy Medicine: Balancing Your Body’s Energy for Optimal Health, Joy and Vitality
Custard and Crayons with Polly and Jago
Donna Eden (Piatkus ISBN 9780749929664) This new and expanded 10th anniversary edition of Donna Eden’s classic guide to energy medicine contains all you need to know about promoting physical, psychological and spiritual health and wellbeing. Covering vitality and stamina, strengthening immunity, relieving pain and common complaints such as colds and tension headaches, sharpening mind and memory and enhancing overall health, this is endlessly fascinating, ultimately helping the reader to discover a new relationship with their body and a healthier, more joyful spirit. Sounds perfect for February!
Sarah Rowden and Joanna Vestey
Ban the Plastic Bag: A Community Action Plan Rebecca Hosking et al (Alistair Sawday’s Fragile Earth Series ISBN 9781906136161)
Inspired by witnessing first hand the destruction caused by carrier bag pollution when she was filming marine life for the BBC, Rebecca Hosking managed to persuade all the traders in her home town of Modbury, Devon to go plastic bag-free. This book is her call to action to help other towns to achieve the same. Complete with campaigning stories from around the country, this little book has the potential to achieve far more than any designer reusable bag (manufactured in China, no less!) could ever hope to achieve!
(Wigwam Press, ISBN 9780955219221)
Complete with a beautiful free wall planner, this quirky book is a wonderful celebration of the year and all its events, complete with ingenious activities for children of all ages (including the bigger ones that have to go to work too). These exciting projects use everyday household objects and ingredients for fabulous creative play that will not only aid children’s development, it will de-stress any adult helpers too, more effectively than just about anything else.
The Truth About Hormones Vivienne Parry (Atlantic Books, ISBN 9781843544296) We’re totally ruled by hormones, in our inner worlds at least, so why do we know so little about them and the impact they have at different times? These mysteriously powerful things affect our bodies and our behaviour and now Vivienne Parry has set out to explain exactly how. This is a treasure trove of insights, stories and science covering every aspect of hormonal life and is virtually impossible to put down!
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How green am I? Some issues are just too much of a strain to discuss, says Netty Wendt
Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman – or a man for that matter. Being constipated sure is a pain in the butt. It’s a taboo subject in the Western world, which is ironic because the West’s classic ‘American diet’ – rich in processed meat, fats, sugar and dairy produce – happens to be a major contributory factor in the clogging up of our colons. Despite the ‘five a day’ campaign and the frightening face of hen-woman Gillian McKeith, we as a nation still aren’t eating enough fruit and veg. Oranges are not the only fruit, but a recent survey found that one in ten parents believed Jaffa Cakes were orangey enough to count towards your daily target! Lack of exercise, stress, and ignoring the urge to go may also render you solid as a rock. As always, should symptoms persist please see a doctor, just in case the blockage is something more sinister, like a
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misplaced copy of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Some women I know endure such restricted dietary regimes that they wind up walking about for days ‘baking one.’ Recently I had the misfortune to use the loo after one such woman, and was confronted with a gargantuan unflushable turd which had to beaten into submission with a loo brush. I felt like St George taking on the dragon. In relieving constipation, Mother Nature provides a myriad of alternatives to harsh chemical laxatives, which can prove addictive. Personally, I find remembering to put down the wine bottle and drink some water helps too. If you are bloated and blocked you’re in good company. According to ancient scripts, even the pharaohs suffered from the occasional mummified motion. The Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile is attributed to a hard stool, and I always think Michael Bolton sounds constipated. The food we eat has the little matter of nine intestinal metres to negotiate before we eventually ‘let the beavers out to sea,’ so to speak. Or as my mate Sue puts it: “I’ve just dropped the kids off at the pool.” These euphemisms mask our inherent embarrassment surrounding number twos. If only we were more like dogs. Have you noticed in the park, when they poo they’re so happy afterwards that they run? I can see it now: people running around offices, co-workers clapping. I wish we’d all discuss our bowel movements more, though preferably not at the dinner table, or when meeting the Queen. Mind you, she can talk, she’s spent most of her life on the throne.
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February’s stars by Val Aviv
Aries
Leo
Sagittarius
Being the boldest sign of the zodiac has its advantages, but to get ahead this month make the best use of charming Venus’s visit in your sign: make love not war! Socially, you’re on fire.
With the full moon in your sign, this month could prove insightful in terms of relationship reshuffling and rebalancing. Assertive yet sometimes aggressive Mars is in your partnership sphere of relationships shaking things up.
Socially you’re on to a winner. The more your face is out and about town the more fun you’re going to have. There is a charm about you this month that should make you irresistible.
Taurus
Virgo
Capricorn
With Mars giving you extra zest and passion about your working status, you’re likely to get noticed for your efforts. But try and avoid overstepping your given authority if it’s praise that you’re after.
This month you should feel at one with your inner motives and strivings. You’re busy, yet getting a lot done. Honouring your physical wellbeing will prove beneficial over the long haul. Enjoy organising your routine.
Recent goals to improve your earnings are now coming into sharp focus, if you want to make them real. It’s your hard graft that will ultimately do the talking. Actions now speak louder than words.
Gemini
Libra
Aquarius
As a sign always on the hunt for fresh knowledge this month could prove quite insightful. Especially if you travel outside of your usual sphere of comfort and out into the big wide world.
You’ll be pleased to hear that there are a lot of relationship and partnership developments that should take place this month, and even hotunder-the-collar moments to contend with. Certainly you’re impacting on others gracefully.
It’s all about you this month. Redefining your personality is a must. Exerting your will, a most likely and expressing yourself, a definitive outcome. Exploring areas outside of your comfort zone will prove highly beneficial.
Cancer
Scorpio
Pisces
Publicly you’re exuding a certain je ne sais quoi that gives you the ability to have others spellbound by your graciousness and charm. Inwardly you are experiencing a process of change and heightened awareness.
You might prefer to take it easy in the comfort of your own home as this month has a lot to offer you in terms of getting ahead at work and forming good relationships with colleagues.
The new moon in your sign is the perfect time to say ‘Goodbye’ to yesterday and ‘Hello’ to today. You’re reborn, so grab today by the horns and mount the wave of tomorrow with vigour!
For a confidential reading and an indepth review of your destiny, contact Brighton’s most sought after astrologer, Val Aviv, call 01273 882233 / 07940 128991 or email: astrology@valaviv.com.
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