Positive Life Magazine Winter 2014/2015

DAMANHUR

An advanced civilisation on earth SUPERLIFE

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ERIC PEARL

Are you ready to reconnect?

Grains Of Change

Grow your own quinoa

become a self-healing superhero

Donna Eden

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winter vibes “…under the cloak of winter lies a miracle” Barbara Winkler

4 empowering events & workshops The Pendulum Summit

Crossroads with Caroline Myss

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9 January, Convention Centre, Dublin Get yourself geared up for a great year at the Pendulum Summit, an international business and self-empowerment event with keynote speaker Deepak Chopra alongside Jack Black, Keith Ferrazzi, Debra Searle, Una Fox, Grainne Seoige and more.

28 February, Stillorgan Park Hotel Caroline Myss is a five-time New York Times bestselling author and internationally renowned speaker on human consciousness, spirituality and the science of medical intuition and she’s coming to Dublin to share wisdom on navigating the many crossroads of life.

18 December, The Lantern Centre, Dublin Join in a fun, introductory talk on doTERRA essential oils to learn how they can help your health in winter and throughout the year. Attendees receive a free Wild Orange sample vial and Christmas treats!

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A Taste of Taoism 19 March, Buddha Bag Meeting, Dublin TBA Anamarta and Kris Deva North return to share Taoist inspirations and secrets with the men and women of Ireland. The sages of ancient China said everyone is entitled to a hundred years of healthy life and their secrets for this have passed through an unbroken line of Taoist Masters and now make their way to you. jadecircle.co.uk

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The Bedroom Server is a unique product that harnesses the power of feng shui to promote youthfulness, vitality and antiaging. The disc works by increasing the amount of healing energy, or ‘Qi’ around the area of the bed.

Dublin based designer Kerry Lyons produces simply beautiful stationery with simple, beautiful messages. Each card is printed on eco-friendly paper made from by-products of the raw materials of citrus fruits, corn, olives, coffee, kiwi fruits, hazelnuts and almonds. Sounds good enough to eat but she’s recommended we don’t.

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Sacred Listening One Eyed Crows album ‘Ardent Heart’ launches 6th December. Their sacred songs are an invitation to remembrance of the wisdom of the human heart. Play it to awaken heart knowing, true dignity and the courage to live from the Sun within. oneeyedcrows.com

Deep Sea Skin Secrets Oriel’s mineral infusion is a concentrated blend of deep sea minerals with a perfect balance of macro minerals, trace minerals and trace elements in liquid form. This natural, pure and concentrated active ingredient has been designed for use in skin care and cosmetics. orielseasalt.com

Angel’s Kisses Irish beauty brand Voya have launched ‘Angelicus Serratus’ the world’s first organic, seaweed oil, nourishing body and massage oil. It takes its very pretty name from its primary ingredient, one of the most mineral-rich strands of seaweed known as ‘the Angel’s Kiss from the Ocean’.

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Chocolate That’s Good For You Dr. Coy’s make the most amazing nutritional chocolate treats and we have three gift boxes to give away. Simply email competition@positivelife.ie with Dr. Coy’s in the subject line and tell us who you’re going to share them with and why.

In Ayurveda, winter is the ‘Vata’ time of the year. To strengthen yourself against Vata aspects of winter, try using Vatashamak oil. As well as nourishing the skin and joints to keep them supple and soft, it also soothes the mind and nervous system, allowing us to sleep and rejuvenate. elysiumsanctuary.com/ayurveda.php

Heal from Within New meditation CDs from Emma Rowlatt focus on three main areas - Energise and Motivate, Deep Sleep and Powerful Healing. Stimulate your senses, become refreshed and promote universal healing from deep within as your gift to yourself and the world. emmarowlatt.com

The Alchemist The mouthwatering Alchemy Juice Company is an initiative of Susan Jane White, author of the Virgin Cookbook and health food chef Dorris Choi.

They sell small batches of fresh, raw, unpasteurised juices packed with essential nutrients and if you’re looking for more ‘bite’ their non-juice options cater to absolutely every dietary need. alchemyjuice.ie

Meditate Anytime, Anywhere Buddhify is the handiest, prettiest and possibly the easiest ‘to get into’ meditation app I’ve seen. Meditate whatever you’re doing; walking, resting, even working on the computer. Calm is something as beneficial when we’re active as when we’re still and I love that they’ve created it with that in mind. buddhify.com

Time for You How would you like to launch into the new year and spring with ease and joy and grace? Sometimes it’s about making time for you to create these feelings.

Restore health food shop offer free mini-meditation classes that fit into your lunch. Embrace the peacefulness. therestorecentre.ie

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positively newsworthy good news from around the globe

1 Celebrating Marriage Marriage; equally famous for it’s delightful challenges as it is for its host of blessings but without a doubt, one of the loveliest positive news stories of our daily lives. What news could be more uplifting than the uniting of two people and two families and their friends, through love.

Everything in life should be celebrated, but this is one of the most special. And we’d like to celebrate it here by sharing with you one of our favourite secret spots for weddings in Ireland.

Mount Druid is a boutique wedding venue hidden away in Co. Westmeath, immersed in parkland, broad leaf trees, lake and even a boathouse. The Tin Chapel, an

“What news could be more uplifting than the uniting of two people and two families and their friends, through love.” unconsecrated Chapel, offers a beautiful building for the ceremony, a barn for dancing and the Summer House and Boat House offer great spaces for the reception. Perfectly on trend, they also have yurts. Love the outdoors but worried about chilly weather? There’s an outdoor fireplace, located in the walled garden with their outdoor barbecue!

Louise and Ed who married there this summer, loved the laid back

atmosphere and stress-free approach of the staff, something you don’t necessarily find in every venue, but can make your day so much more enjoyable for you and for your loved ones.

“What can I say, every minute was perfect. The venue, the chapel, the food, the drinks reception in the boat house, the staff and even the resident dog!” alternativeweddings.ie

2 Ireland’s Inspiring Teens

By Elva Carri In early November of this year, technology news site Silicon Republic hosted an evening called Women Invent, with a line up of incredible speakers and coinciding with the Web Summit.

Amongst these speakers were three remarkable Irish girls who recently made it onto Time’s list of the 25 most influential teenagers in the world.

Sara O’Dea, CEO at Silicon Republic interviewed Ciara Judge, Sophie Healy-Thow and Emer Hickey live on stage. The three girls together won the BT Young Scientist award for 2014 with a formula that helps solve a global food shortage.

Diazotroph is a bacteria that sucks nitrogen from the atmosphere into soil and speeds up the germination of cereal crops, increasing their yield at a very low cost to farmers. The girls told Ms. O’Dea that numerous top scientists had told them it couldn’t be done. Their response? “Well if you haven’t tried it, how do you know it doesn’t work?”

Speaking eloquently at the event, they noted with much gratitude the people who had helped them, such as their science teacher who came in outside of hours to work on the project, bringing along his daughter who they helped to babysit while they all worked away and cited previous BT young scientist winners amongst the people who had inspired them.

When the three girls aren’t collectively leaving roomfuls of adults awestruck, they’re busy inspiring children and teens at the Web Summit’s School Summit and working on a digital agenda for Ireland with the Digital Youth Council amongst a host of other engagements. They make changing the world look effortless. @emerhickk @SophieHealyThow @CiaraFudgyJudgy

3 Community Spirit, Big Results The word ‘community’ can be understood in two ways; a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. The loveliest feeling of community however must be when both of these things are combined, when the common characteristics are caring, kindness and empathy and it’s something you get to share with those nearby. It creates a feeling of inclusion and safety.

Information published on This Emotional Life noted how important these connections are for our overall happiness.

“Relationships create psychological space and safety so that we can explore and learn. When we feel safe and supported, we don’t have to narrow in on survival tasks like responding to danger or finding our next meal. We are able to explore our world, which builds resources for times of stress and adversity.”

In the US, there’s been a number of initiatives within communities to help build these positive, supportive feelings by taking practical steps to help each other out. ‘Community Solutions’ launched a volunteer run campaign called ‘100,000’ homes to help people get housing faster. There’s a lot of paperwork involved in housing people and the process can be long, slow and difficult. To boost the scheme, teams of people headed out to meet with locals in need of homes and help speed up the assessment and actual housing. The results were brilliant and the positive effects on the new residents numerous. There’s also a group called ‘Buy Nothing’ who help neighbours in local areas find, gift and swap items needed and say part of what they love about it is getting to know their neighbours and learning that everyone has something to give. yesmagazine.org

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Florida restaurant owner John Baumgarten has decided to have the most special holiday dinner ever, one that offers friendship and warm company. He decided to give what he could in order to create a space for people who might otherwise have felt alone.

“I’m doing it because I know what it’s like to be alone with nothing on the Holidays. I still have very little but I’m willing to share all I have with those who could use it.” He’ll be giving out free soup; a Jamaican speciality, and tea and coffee for anyone who wants to stop by. “We have TV and comfortable seats so you can relax, and let the soup carry you away.” Customers of his were so moved that they offered to volunteer too. facebook.com/CaribbeanChickenFLA

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5 A Gift to the World Shopping for gifts whether for Christmas, birthdays or just a treat can range from being a completely and utterly joyful experience to a great challenge, especially if you want to keep your gift shopping ethical and/or local – which is in itself a secondary gift, a gift to the world.

Little Green Dot, finalists in the Maternity & Infant Awards 2014 for both Most Innovative Product and Best Trendy Toy Brand, is a small company started by Lisa Tonge and based in Clonakilty in Co. Cork. They aim to allay concerns about mass manufactured products, by making their toys in Ireland in the traditional way; by hand by a skilled craftsperson, using only quality approved materials, safety testing the finished product, using only eco-friendly packaging and have plans to expand their range to include fair trade and organic fabrics.

Originally from Dublin, Lisa’s vision was to create beautiful, quality toys and baby gifts, in a traditional and ethical way, so that they will be cherished now and in the future.

“When lovely babies started arriving with good friends and family, it was a natural choice for me to make something for them. I had been making things for the previous 10 years and learned my hard-earned skills over endless cups of tea. It still gives me a bit of a thrill to know that every blanket and playmat that I make will be given to a new little baby and become part of the story of their birth and precious fi rst years.”

Little Green Dot launched just over a year ago, but they’re still expanding what they do and how. They’ve recently added a bamboo-cotton crochet bootee collection to their range and have taken on a talented new crotcheter.

“When lovely babies started arriving with good friends and family, it was a natural choice for me to make something for them.”

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New Revive Active Joint Complex – discover what everyone’s talking about.

Joint pain and inflammation, decreased mobility and function, and deteriorated cartilage… only a few weeks since launch, and already sufferers across Ireland are feeling the benefit as their symptoms disappear.

Made in Ireland, new Revive Active Joint Complex is a unique natural combination of specific nutrients scientifically combined in precisely the right amounts to tackle the primary concerns of osteoarthritis. Marine collagen helps maintain and repair the collagen within your skin and joint cartilage.

Glucosamine acts like scaffolding and provides the framework for Marine collagen to support the normal function of cartilage. Hyaluronic acid is important in the make up of joint fluid and acts as a shock absorber and lubricant. MSM helps to cool and relieve inflamed, painful joint tissue. And many others including manganese, copper, boron and vitamin D3, all of which have been scientifically proven to offer powerful beneficial effects in osteoarthritic conditions.

What sets this and all Revive Active products truly apart is that the ingredients are generously combined in the amounts that a consensus of scientific research agrees deliver the greatest impact. It’s a philosophy that has made

us Ireland’s leading health food company and for sufferers, the results speak for themselves.

“I’m in good health apart from my left hip which is painful and in need of a replacement in the not too distant future. Over the last few weeks, my left leg has begun to go into painful spasm even after walking a short distance. In addition to this, pain has been waking me several times a night and when I get up in the morning my back and hips ache quite badly. So, I was more than delighted to discover Revive Active Joint Complex. From day one there was an improvement. When I woke the following morning I had no aches or pains.

I could hardly believe it. My hip has stopped being painful and I can walk quite a long way without my leg going into spasm. I am overjoyed with these results.”

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couldn't get to sleep until two or three in the morning. I started taking Revive Active joint complex and it had an almost immediate effect on the pain. My recovery after a long run improved hugely and I ran the Dublin marathon in 3.49 which I was absolutely delighted with.”

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spirituality & the city Seasonal stories, timeless memories

Miriam Kiely Fast approaching my 35th birthday I was resigned to never meeting Mr. Right. While visiting relations for the May holiday, a friend asked would I go on a blind date with a farmer. I had spent my adult life in the city and never dated a farmer so reluctantly agreed. Well Mr. Farmer turned out to be Mr. Right and by autumn we bought a cottage. I was still living in the city so he had the job of getting the cottage in shape for our first Christmas together. As I drove through the Christmas Eve traffic, my mind was full of romantic ideas of a candle lit dinner in our new home. In reality we spent our first night helping the plumber fix a leak and at mid-night the three of us shared a bottle of wine and some crisps and cheese. This Christmas will be our 20th anniversary in our special cottage.

Tom Galligan Entrepreneur, Therapist and Speaker I spent Christmas in New York in 1994 with my ex wife Ann and our two amazing children Thomas and Gina. I had spent time in New York before. I loved it and wanted to treat the family to Christmas there. We had a wonderful time shopping in the big stores, shows on Broadway and concerts in the Lincoln center, with the beautiful scent of perfumes in the stores, happy smiling faces all around and the glitter of Times Square. It was sheer magic.

The night before we were due to fly home, New York had one of the biggest snow falls ever. Airports closed and our flights were cancelled for two days.

We were thrilled with the extra time. We went for breakfast in a cafe the following morning and who was there only Julia Roberts – more excitement! We were creating magic and weren’t aware of our creation. So what would it take for all of us to create our own magic this Christmas? tomgalligan@gmail.com

Sally-Ann Sauver Growing up in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Christmas time was always glorious. My most memorable Christmas was about nine years ago. My little sister Helcy-Ann, ran into my room Christmas morning asking if Santa had left her a gift. I said I had no idea if he had.

She was disappointed, hung her head and said “Oh well, I’m glad you’re home, Merry Christmas Sally,” I grabbed my camera as she was about to leave the room and I said Santa did bring a gift, I had forgotten. I told her to close her eyes and hold her arms wide, as I gave it to her, she opened her eyes and screamed, it was the biggest teddy ever, two times her size. The look on her face was priceless and I’m glad I was able to capture that moment in a picture. Happy Holidays and cheers to great memories!

Dr. Michael Meyer Spinologist, The SPINE Centre Christmas for me is more exciting than the average experience because it means I get to see my two beautiful daughters who live in the States. Our ten year old son, Gabriel, holds his breath for their arrival every time. It would be impossible to pick one single memory as each and every one is new and special as it is a reunion of siblings that love each other deeply. Christmas morning is always an explosion of excitement, followed by a stroll on South Beach in Greystones to watch the brave souls have a swim. The rest of our time together is preciously spent. Pumpkin pies

by Abbygayl and cuddles with Sage on the couch in front of the fire are the established traditions. Visits to the extended family in Raheny are mandatory as well for the now famous ‘cousins night’.

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Tiina Walsh Author of Fine-Tuning Hanna There is no Christmas like Joulu in my native Finland – the home of Santa and Lapland. At our house, my typically reserved parents went crazy for Christmas: every available surface was covered in decorations, and the Christmas tree was collected from our neighbour’s forest (with permission). And it all happened at Christmas Eve: the declaration of Christmas Peace at noon, visit to the graveyard (where hundreds of candles twinkled in the snow), and the traditional Christmas Sauna afterwards. The dinner was ham, with potato, carrot or turnip casserole, followed up by cinnamon and sugar rice porridge.

And then Santa would show up! Dressed in red – Daddy missing him each year – he’d make you sing for him before you’d get your presents. And I can tell you, at the age of 36, I’m still not over my need to celebrate Christmas at my parents’ house every year. tiinawalsh.com

Robert Moloney Digital Marketing & Social Selling Consultant My 87 year old Mother’s last Christmas was four years ago but stays in my mind as funny and touching. “I always do Christmas Dinner” she said, well, yes, but not for fifteen years! I got the ingredients and once I had removed the plastic from the baked ham we had a lovely meal, in the old dining room of the family home. The neighbour’s young child came in for her present, turned and headed for the door. But poignantly, she stopped, ran back and gave “Ma” a huge hug. The next day, my mother said she was not up to the drive to Sligo but we packed her in anyway. While we waited for my brother, a robin bobbed about us for twenty minutes. She told me it was a sign of death. I went to collect her from the hairdresser on the Bank holiday, January 3rd, all dressed up, but it was the first time I ever saw her sick. She passed away a mere four and a half hours later.

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of heart A time to focus on what you truly love.

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12 Our Light’s annual dance rhythmically spirals in a thrice fold repetitive sequence, taking us on a journey of inspiration (Fire), which is then needed to be brought into manifestation (Earth), before being shared with those around us (Air), and subsequently allowing us to deepen our soul connections with those we love (Water) as we return to the Source seeking replenishment and renewal, as the Light moves back into Fire.

Between the 24th November and the Winter Solstice on the 21st December

“You may need to recognise that everyone, no matter how luminous they may appear to be, is here on Earth and on a journey of self-discovery, learning and experience.”

2014, it is the turn of Fire to spread itself through your consciousness. This particular Fire time is about sharing and spreading your light to all those with whom you come into contact with as you are a living newspaper – your stories, your values and beliefs serving to open up the awareness of others.

Everyone contains this movable Fire consciousness therefore each soul has the ability to share their light. Within

Highlights of winter’s cosmic activity Dec 3rd Test of Self Control as Saturn Trioctiles Uranus Dec 12th Dionysian Liberation as Uranus squares Pluto Dec 21st Winter solstice (Capricornian Ingress and New Moon) Dec 23rd Restructuring Beliefs as Saturn enters tropical Sagittarius Jan 20th Aquarian New Moon Jan 21st Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius Feb 11th Mercury Direct in Aquarius Feb 18th Second Aquarian New Moon Feb 27th Extensive Cleansing as Jupiter quincunxes Pluto activity

this interconnected universe, each of us, in turn, will come into contact with someone else’s light. If the message of Sagittarius (Moveable Fire) is that we are spreading our light, therefore our consciousness, AND we are receiving someone else’s light, the question must be what is it that you are disseminating?

Becoming conscious of what you believe and what you are subsequently spreading is especially important this winter time since Saturn, the “manifesting and creator-matrix” planetary archetype enters this fiery realm on the 23rd December, where she will stay for two and a half years. During this time, I will hold a space that fear will be met and understood; inner peace will

be reached and consciousness will be purified within this mutable fire.

An invitation to review the actual reality within which you currently reside will be offered to you as the Sun crosses the God-realm gateway on the 21st December, illuminating the Earth element until the 20th January 2015.

The Earth is literally the framework wherein the alchemy of consciousness finds form and is the agency through which the creation of our soul’s imagination is shaped. Whilst the question of what reality have we created, reflected in the condition of our socio-economic and spiritual lives, has been the focus of both our collective and personal awareness over the past five years as our consciousness has been both simultaneously awakening and deconstructing, the illumination of Elemental Earth by the winter Sun reveals how our Light is actually being expressed within matter. The Solstice lunation on the 22nd December will afford you the impetus to take action to ensure that what you truly believe is held consciously within the energetic conditions of your extant reality as the final throes of this titanic cosmic wave builds towards the 15th March 2015, something that even our fluoridated, comatosed, Irish apathy cannot ignore! The winds of change call for your creation, full attention, participation and inventiveness as you ride this immense Cosmic wave.

But it is the Aquarian state of consciousness, or Fixed Air, that dominates the energetics of the start of 2015 (until March 13th). As the solar vibration turns inwards (fixed) upon your own thoughts (air) on the 20th January, joining Mercury who entered this realm on the 5th January, it would be useful to pause and reflect upon the nature of the persistent thoughts that underlie your actions. Do those thoughts originate from a positive and conscious place?

Are they influenced by some external factor – like your parents; your culture; your gender; your age; your education; your diet? What purpose are they serving you? This reflection is most apt between

the 21st January and the 11th February, as Mercury makes the first of his three retrogradations of 2015.

Mercurial retrogrades periods are merely times of stillness and deep reflection, moving out of your mental body and into your heart. And stillness of heart is all that is needed, as through it you can start to find your way out of the dark and into your heart energy.

But stillness is often hard to find. Aside from your psycho-spiritual complexes that form attractors, drawing into your Field people, ideas and circumstances that ‘help’ you on your soul journey, your opinions are reinforced by ‘supportive’ opinions originating from those who makes sense to you; who ‘appear’ to have worked through their stuff or who have wisdom; or who ‘appear’ articulate or brilliant.

However, due to the existence of Fixed Air, your own opinion is as equally valid as anyone else’s. You have the ability to anchor your ideals within your soul; to hold steadfast those truths that resonate for you; and to question the origin of where those thoughts arise. You may need to recognise that everyone, no matter how luminous they may appear to be, is here on Earth and on a journey of selfdiscovery, learning and experience. As such we all have underlying scripts we are attempting to heal, transform and move to a less unconscious relationship with (a higher vibrational perspective), and that that psycho-spiritual process drives our choices, perspective and understanding, moulding our egoic mind and shapes the why and who in our life.

Consequently it is important to choose wisely who you listen to; who you read; who you allow ‘infect’ and inspire your mind-space! Imagine what your world would be like if you stripped away the layers of external thought forms that influence your reality and focused only on what you truly feel, think and believe!

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When I go into an audition, I have to have the confidence within me that I can deliver a good read. I have to have confidence in my healing that I can make a difference in someone’s life by the information that comes through. I have to have confidence before I even sit down to write this article.

The one common principle in all these adventures: I have learned to trust my channel. Always and without question.

That is, of course, quite the opposite of what we have been taught. The definition of confidence is: full trust. And yet, our society has educated us in the belief that we can never trust our own judgment, and God forbid we really trust anyone outside of ourselves; and it is actually impossible to trust ALL energy. Quite a conundrum, don’t you agree? If creation takes confidence, and confidence is trust, and we are taught we can’t trust, then we can never be the confident vibration that creates. Ergo, the more you go into your mental mind to reason, figure and stay safe,

the less confidence you experience in the creation process. And then the pattern of limited creation begins again.

I mean, I couldn’t walk into Mr. Speilberg’s office without any confidence and book E.T. You can’t even have successful love making without confidence. And yet, we ask the Universe to deliver to us when we aren’t confident in the trust within ourselves to create it, or to handle the creation when we do. So, the Universe, being the very wise director it is, must experience your confidence to manifest your desire.

So, how does one create confidence?

‘I mean, I couldn’t walk into Mr. Speilberg’s office without any confidence and book E.T.’

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Dee answers your law of attraction and creation Qs.

By Dee Wallace

Q: I really want to make money from working at something I love but I’m not sure how to approach this or even what direction to go. Have you any advice on this? Work and money can be a slow process to get where you want to be, I just wondered if you have any great insights or advice to share on this? Especially as a woman who seems to be working in things you love!

Our society and religions teach us this is not okay, that we are “better people” to live without more than we “need,” that we have to struggle and work hard to have the right to have enough, that we are not worthy, that money corrupts our

“What rocks your boat? What are you You have to understand that money is an passionate about? emotional creation, like everything in the Universe, it is created by love or the lack of What gives you that it. The more you love money, love making excited feeling when it, love creating it, respect it, honour it and cherish it, the more it shows up you think about for you. Like any great relationship, it doing it?” responds to you the more you want to be with it and value it.

meet in harmony, and create the child, a.k.a. the creation. The divine idea/ instinct/guidance must be taken out into the world with power by the masculine to successfully create.

When that happens, moral fibre, and many other false beliefs confidence is truly in place. that limit the flow to us of the abundant wealthSo, in ask thisyourself: world. do I have a lot of great, inspired that I never do Let’s look atideas a quick breakdown anything answer is yes, know of what is with? going If onthe with you. The first that you need limiting belieftotobalance addressthe is: masculine “work and so you have more to deliver your ideas money can be apower slow process to get where to the world.

Or do youWho pushgave andyou work you want to be.”

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Stop come IN with it! Youacame knowing and to nurtureInvite your feminine. you take weretime all possibility! yourself to Allow open and receive expandyour intochannel the newto thought that there is divine guidance, and then use the power nothing easier and more effortless than that is what in place radiate that out. Then doing youtolove. the creation is automatically in place, Next, get clear about what that and confidence is reinforced. is. What rocks your boat? What are you Confidence not something passionate about? is What gives you that you get.feeling Confidence thethink vibration excited whenisyou aboutof knowing that you Be the knowing doing it? Now startare. exploring your of the Creative Force that isHow you,can andyou possibilities about THAT. confidence is a no-brainer. begin? Let yourself play in Literally. and accept all fabulous possibilities available to you!

Dee Wallace hashidden workedbelief as an author, The last here is teacher, that dancer andreally actress in film,that television and you don’t believe “working” the over 30 years Cujo, TheI do andstage “fun”for and “loving it”(E.T., go together.

Howling). book, Bright Light, thatbut a million Her things that others calltells work, tale and they shares the spiritualexpressions lessons she has for me, are exciting of learned from a life in acting. creativity that I choose to play in. Repeat www.iamdeewallace.com after me: I love life!

Right now you are saying to money: I don’t need to love you, but I expect you to be in this relationship with me. I am making you the excuse of my lack of creation, because I am not choosing and deciding what I want. I am not taking any action to invest in this relationship. If05/06/2012 this were a personal relationship with another being, how much do you think they would want to participate in this with you? Most of us would see the lack of intention and commitment and run the other way.

Of course, like anything, the first step in creation is loving yourself. Be the person you would want to fall in love with, and be dedicated to yourself and the love for your own being. Then you will want to give you everything, including doing what you love and making money joyfully doing that. State with clarity and knowing: I Am the God of Me that gets to create me the way I choose. And then choose. You are worth it and you deserve it.

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Send your questions for Dee to editor@positivelife.ie. Dee Wallace has worked as an author, teacher, dancer and actress in film, television and the stage for over 30 years. (E.T., Cujo, The Howling). Her book, Bright Light, tells that tale and shares the spiritual lessons she has learned from a life in acting. iamdeewallace.com

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welcoming 16 change and love My favoUrite Feng Shui story.

By Amanda Collins

16 A colleague once hired me to Feng Shui her neighbour’s home as a gift to him.

The day I arrived at his house, he was completely drunk. I reminded myself that I was there to be of service and that this is why I do what I do so I trusted in the Divine process and went ahead.

“What is this Feng Shui stuff anyway?” he asked. As I walked in, I felt a sharp, stabbing sensation in my chest. I looked around and there was a machete on the wall pointing right at me, along with other knives. My new client had been sharing that no one came to visit him anymore, not even his children or grandchildren. It had been years since he had seen them. I explained that the knives on the wall were keeping away good energy and the people in his life.

The next thing I knew, he was ripping the knives off the wall and throwing them out the front door! I knew he was ready for change.

His home was a Feng Shui nightmare. Artwork consisted of knives, guns and pictures of when he was in the army. His past had not been a kind one.

His home needed serious love. It was cluttered, far from clean, in need of repair, painting and new live plants.

“I reminded myself that I was there to be of service and that this is why I do what I do” I noted that he was sleeping in a single bed, with no nightstands and all the photos in his bedroom were of him alone. I told him to get a queen sized bed so both he and a love could fit and a pair of night stands so they would each have somewhere to place their things. I suggested artwork representing love and romance. I also encouraged some steps outside of Feng Shui to help support him moving forward in life.

I always show up present to consultations and left that day feeling I had done all I needed to do. I sent him a report of my suggestions. I waited, but did not hear anything back. A couple of weeks later, I sent another email checking in but still heard nothing.

But about five months later, I received a call from him wanting to know if he could send a limousine since he wanted me to come back to his home! I said I would be delighted to drive over myself. As I arrived to the door, I could hear beautiful classical music playing even though it was the middle of the day.

He had a water fountain flowing, fresh plants, and I could see lit candles and an AA book on the coffee table. I would not have known I was in the same home. It was like a sacred sanctuary – welcoming and peaceful and filled with pictures of him with his family and soft nature scenes. He hadn’t had a drink in months, had joined a book and music club and had reunited with his family. His only dilemma now was choosing between three different ladies he had met!

As I looked at his happy face, listened to how his life had changed, and walked through his beautiful home, my eyes filled with tears of joy and fulfilment.

And all the while inside I could hear, “This is why I do what I do.”

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Wander into wondrous joy.

By Sandy Newbigging

“Joy is the natural expression of life. It is the creative juice of the universe.”

You are a remarkable Being. You may not always think it or feel it, but this doesn’t stop it being true. You see; the ancient spiritual teachers were not lying when they said ‘you are what you seek’.

Meaning, if you want peace, you are peace.

If you want love, you are love and if you want freedom, then you are the freedom you seek. I appreciate that this can be confusing, especially if you aren’t feeling these stunning states of being in this very moment but the ‘you’ the spiritual teachers refer to is not your temporary modern-day meditation technique that thoughts and feelings, but instead, the calms your mind, while also helping you permanent part of your brilliant Being. to reconnect with 10 states of Being that I’ve come to conclude that are truly remarkable. Here I’m going to the permanent aspect is conscious talk about two of these stunning states – awareness. This awareness, which has Clarity and Joy: been residing within you since before the day you were born, is peace, love, joy Reconnecting with CLARITY and so much more. However, you can Confusion comes from having a busy miss it if your attention is mainly on mind and thinking too much. The your temporary thoughts and emotions.

A key purpose of meditation is to become contradictory nature of the mind – whereby one moment it produces attentive to the presence of awareness that is aware of your thoughts, emotions, thoughts on one thing and thoughts on the complete opposite the next minute body and life circumstances. Due to – makes true clarity very difficult from the fact that you feel what you focus on, inside your mind. Clarity comes from by resting inwardly attentive to your stillness through being consciously consciousness, you can immediately aware of the present moment. When you reconnect with the aspect of your Being are aware, you are beyond your mind, that is truly remarkable. experiencing the silent presence of your I recently created a Mind Calm own consciousness.

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Without clarity, you are not fully present and end up distracted by the mental activity that can be both limiting and confusing. What ifs, buts and maybes can paralyze decision-making abilities, hinder commitment and fracture focused action. By clearing your mind, you gain instant clarity and find that any answers you require will spring forth because they’ve finally been given the still, silent space to do so.

Reconnecting with JOY Joy is the natural expression of life. It is the creative juice of the universe. Joy is the flow of inner-life-infused energy existing within you and is beyond the temporary highs of happiness. Growing up, it is common to be taught to mislabel the presence of joy for feelings of fear, angst or anxiety and as a consequence, end up suppressing its transformative powers.

Mind Calm and other meditation techniques can reveal to you that feelings you once knew as anxiety or fear have always been joy’s powerful presence. Heal your relationship with this joyful force for good and let the energetic celebration of existence carry you on its wondrous wings. sandynewbigging.com facebook.com/minddetoxman

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include: cucumbers, celery, parsley, courgettes, Chinese greens, baby bok choy, chards, broccoli, brussel sprouts, green tomatoes, okra, green beans, green snap peas, fennel, leeks, peas, edamame (also high in protein), sunflower sprouts and sprouts of all varieties, rocket and all mixed salad greens. When it comes to herbs, incorporate more basil, mint, bay leaf, sage, thyme, rosemary and coriander. And of the fruits; kiwis, watermelon, honeydew melons, green grapes, green apples and avocados. For an extra boost, super food greens to add to your smoothies or juices include wheat Grass, barley Grass, chlorella and spirrulina.

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20 Cosmetics work optimally when your inner care is in place too. The word cosmetic comes form the Greek word “Kosmeo” which means to harmonise and balance. Part of getting that balance and harmony right is making sure you’re putting the right nutrients into your body.

It’s so important to look at what you’re consuming to fully understand it and to see how it can enhance a glowing complexion and a healthy and flexible body.

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I’d also encourage you to include green food with each meal. Green foods don’t have to be limited to lettuce leaves and kale, and without going into their amazing phytonutrient properties some great examples to keep your greens varied

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You know how we’re supposedly going through a lot of change and upheaval at the moment, both personally and as a species? Well, I can only speak from my own experiences, but for me it’s been a most interesting few years. From despair and heartbreak to exciting exploration. And along the way, I’ve had the great fortune of not only meeting amazing people to share the journey with, but also enjoying some incredibly powerful gifts from our Mother Earth.

Living in a city, it’s easy to forget where we actually come from and to have constant connection with the Earth. So being blessed with her gifts, using them as a constant reminder and re-connector, support, comfort and lifter-upper during all this tumult within and without has been nothing short of absolutely priceless. Being told that you smell great all the time is merely a welcome side effect!

To know that I can communicate with my body and support it with the very spirit and essence of the Earth is magical. The vast knowledge and depth that is revealed through this communion is breathtaking. If I feel lonely, I take comfort in Frankincense, helping me dispel the lie of separation and connect with the Universal Truth – or Geranium, to help me connect with the love and trust within.

Perhaps it sounds cheesy and a bit OTT to anyone who hasn’t tried it but when you feel and see the difference in the people around you, and feel the

difference in yourself, it just clicks. Something inside you goes “Yes!”.

My love affair began two years ago and I’ve been to the US twice for doTerra Conventions, meeting thousands of other happy oil-freaks. Not everyone has the same connection with the oils as I do, but what’s amazing is that everyone has a connection with them. Everyone hears that “Yes!” inside, and it’s changing their lives for the better.

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Offering a new way of conducting business, where there’s a place for the heart – in fact it is vital to its success. While there may be people working the business differently, it doesn’t take away from the fact that the company offers an opportunity to do business in a new way, where we work from abundance and from a place where there is enough for everyone. To have such a platform to build from is so refreshing and the beauty is, anyone who continues using these oils for long enough will inevitably start to change in all sorts of magical ways too. So yes, times are a bit mad at the moment. But they’re also the most exciting and exhilarating. mydoterra.com/ls

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What’s really exciting for you right now? I love meeting people and my work gives me that opportunity to do that. And it’s not separate from my work because I get to do it while I’m teaching, while I’m travelling, when I’m going through my everyday things. Part of what’s really exciting about this is being able to turn people on to the discovery of abilities that they hadn’t quite fathomed they had or considered as possible or probable or real.

The subtleties in healing... We teach subtleties and nuances instead of just this and this and this; the A, B, C, D and E. There’s A+, B+, there’s more. The most dramatic results in healing really don’t come so much from the dramatic actions of the healers, that’s more an external performance, it comes from the subtleties and nuances that as a healing practitioner you allow yourself to discover.

On writing the book... Hay House said here’s what we want you to do, take it in three parts. Make the first part how you discovered the work and your early life, make the second part the philosophy, the understanding, some of the science that already existed at that point in time and make the third point a basic ‘how to’. And I found interesting things in my life that I hadn’t realised were interesting because I had nothing to compare them to. For example my grandfather gave me a box of old broken watches and I was able to hold these watches and the majority of them would start working again. And as a kid I thought, that’s something cool, but that probably a lot of people do this.

“…what’s really exciting about this is being able to turn people on to the discovery of abilities that they hadn’t quite fathomed they had…”

24 Dr. Eric Pearl, author of The Reconnection, was working as a chiropractor when he discovered profound new abilities, previously unknown to himself, that allowed him to heal people. By connecting with energy to heal, people have seen incredible results that are often immediate and many times lasting. But more than this, Dr. Pearl believes we all have this ability and travels the world opening others up to their own capacity to heal.

Profound learnings from his mother... My mother died giving birth to me and she came back, to tell the story. She was lying on the delivery table and knew she was going to die. She started passing through different levels, with spirits at different stages until finally she got to what she would consider the top, and found herself gliding down a lane. Along it were beautiful flowers she’d never seen and in colours she’d never seen. Somewhere along the line, she started getting her first insight which was, if there is one thing that those who die regret, it is that those who are left behind, mourn them because they don’t know or understand what a beautiful place it is, that it really is home. She was presented to the light, her life laid out before her at that light and she knew it was a good life and yet there was no judgement, which for us is contradictory but for her it made perfect sense. She was given the secrets of the universe, why the sky is green, why the grass is blue, why the earth is round. But she was brought back. She was told she had to return to raise her child. When I was around five, my grandmother died and I asked my mother about it. She sat me down and explained and suddenly my fear of death was gone. thereconnection.com

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TAYLA AND DIArmuID OWN AND ruN SuPErLIfE. bOTH AvID fANS Of TrAvEL, THEY mET IN THAILAND fOur YEArS AGO AND DISCOvErING THEY HAD A GrEAT CONNECTION, DECIDED TO SET uP A SuPErfOOD COmPANY THAT THEY COuLD ruN frOm ANYWHErE IN THE WOrLD, WOuLD SuPPOrT THEm IN HAvING A ‘SuPErLIfE’ AND WOuLD INSPIrE AND HELP OTHErS TO HAvE A SuPErLIfE TOO. Interviewed by Elva Carri wHy SuperFooDS? “I love food and I’ve been into food my whole life,” Tayla tells me. “When I started working with clients, most of the people that came to me were either overweight and wanted to lose weight or felt sluggish or struggled with sugar cravings. Our original superfood mix was based on a recipe I was using with my clients and they were getting amazing benefits; really balancing their sugar levels, overcoming sugar cravings, losing weight and didn’t feel as hungry.” Tayla also told me about how this had worked wonders for Diarmuid’s own sugar cravings. “And what’s unique about our products is that they are 100% superfoods, there’s nothing at all added, it’s really nature at its best. Our mission really is to make healthy eating very easy for people, a lot of people want to eat healthy but just don’t know what to do, or have heard about superfoods but don’t know how to use them or which one they should go for. We make blends so people don’t have to think too much but still enjoy the results.”

THeir own FooD CHALLengeS Tayla: When I met Diarmuid, he was really addicted to sugar and unhealthy foods and I put him on that original smoothie mix and the cravings left very quickly.

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nutrition and really a lot of them balance your sugar levels and then it’s so much easier to eat healthy, because you’re not craving anything.”

They both previously had their own businesses so when they set up Superlife, they wanted to do it in such a way that they still had an amazing life that wasn’t just about work.

Diarmuid: When we set up Superlife we decided we have to create it in a way that we can still do the stuff we love. You learn through your experiences so we created Superlife from a more mature and probably more awake and practical base rather than getting caught up running around like a headless chicken, you can step back and be very intelligent about it.

From wHAT i’ve reAD iT SeemS you Love To TrAveL, Do STiLL geT To? Diarmuid: Yes that’s number one actually.

And next year we’re going to live in Bali!

And we can run the business from there.

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Diarmuid: It’s really important to know what you’re good at and it’s equally important to know what you’re not good at. Stick with what you’re good at because it’s your talent and it’ll flow naturally.”

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Donna EDEn The energy Medicine Tour

“Donna Eden is one of the most joyous and effective pioneers in the rapidly expanding and vitally

important frontier called Energy Medicine” -

Christine Northrup, M.D.

dublin energy Medicine experience 6/7th February 2015 york energy Medicine evening 11th February 2015 brisTol energies of love evening 13th February 2015 energy Medicine Weekend 14/15th February 2015 london energies of love evening 17th February 2015 nergy Medicine Workshop energy 18th February 2015

For further details and to book: www.visionforliving.co.uk | info@visionforliving.co.uk 01446 796065 / 07736 246512

you Will learn To: • Restore your energy • Sharpen your memory and mental clarity • Strengthen your immune system

Learn techniques to balance all the energy systems in your body and much, much more!

“These are revolutionary ideas! I highly recommend The Energies of Love” John Gray, Ph.D. Author, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

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By Dr. Anthony Sharkey

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kEN WILbEr rECENTLY DESCrIbED DONNA EDEN’S bOOk ‘ENErGY mEDICINE’ AS “THE mOST DEfINITIvE AND COmPrEHENSIvE” bOOk ON SELf-HEALING HE HAS EvEr rEAD. SHE HAS TAuGHT OvEr 80,000 PEOPLE THE ENErGY mEDICINE PHILOSOPHIES, SkILLS AND STEPS THEY NEED TO HEAL THEmSELvES AS QuICkLY AND AS COmPLETELY AS POSSIbLE frOm JuST AbOuT EvErY PHYSICAL AND mENTAL DISEASE kNOWN TO WESTErN mAN. I CAuGHT uP WITH DONNA AbOuT WHErE HEr JOurNEY STArTED AND HEr uPCOmING TrIP TO IrELAND.

How did you get into Energy Medicine in the first place? In my late twenties I was dying. I had allergies, Multiple Sclerosis, had a heart attack, had been in a coma and my organs were shutting down.

Doctors said that there was nothing more that they could do for me. I realised that I would have to heal myself if I was to survive. As it happened, I had the ability to see and feel energies. So I decided instinctively to start to work on my body on an energetic level. I went home and put my hand on my knee and thigh and to my amazement it only took three minutes for me to see and feel my energies begin to connect up and flow and for my body to feel a bit better.

I continued working in this way and figured out for myself how to get my energies flowing in the way they were meant to flow. Over the next seven weeks, all my allergies dropped away. My organs started working again. The strength in my legs came back and I gradually came back to full and complete health with no sign of the M.S.

How do you explain your recovery, it seems miraculous, at least from a traditional Western medical perspective? I realized that the reason I was so sick was because the inbuilt healing energies in my body were confused. It was like I was trying to figure out where the switches and fuse box were in my house so that I could get the power flowing.

Would you say that the energies of the body are like electricity then? Absolutely, your body has an electrical circuitry just like your house or your car.

If the electrics in your body aren’t working properly, your body won’t work properly.

How do you explain your capacity to see and feel energies, it seems like an extraordinary skill? It seems extraordinary but it’s not. The reason we all have this capacity is simple. My mother told me I had it! She’d talked to me about my aura and how the colour of it changes, and how everything was giving off a vibration.

She spoke about all this in a completely natural sort of way, energies were taken as a given when I was growing up at home.

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“It only took three minutes for me to see and feel my energies begin to connect up and flow and for my body to feel a bit better.”

Do you think every child has the capacity to see energies?

Yes of course. I recommend to parents that they talk to their children about energies as if seeing them and feeling them is the most natural thing in the world. I have a five-year-old grandson called Tiernan who has been brought up in this way. He can see energies, he knows how to heal others and interestingly he knows what to do for himself when he is overwhelmed or in any way stressed. He turned out like this because his parents completely presumed that he had these abilities. Babies up to the age of a year have these abilities but they become dormant if they aren’t encouraged and kept alive.

What about people who weren’t brought up like this, can they catch up? That’s why I teach my classes. Most people who come to classes can’t see energies in the beginning. When they learn the techniques they get familiar with the reality of the energy systems, then if they stay with Energy Medicine they eventually turn on their abilities again to see or at least to feel them.

Is energy medicine the answer alone or does it need other forms of medicine to complement it? The purpose of all medicine is to heal illness – no matter what approach you use. This common purpose is where all forms of medicine can complement each other. Many doctors and nurses come to my classes. Then, instead of feeling obliged to give their patients medications they send them off with an Energy Medicine exercise! Doctors treat physical illness mostly and we need them to do this for us. But Energy Medicine doesn’t really treat the physical illness, more the underlying cause of illness. The cause is usually a disruption of the normal flow of the energy around the body. If somebody comes to me with a disease label of cancer for instance, I just want to find out where the disruption is. Then I go about fixing the disruption so that everything starts flowing in harmony again.

Many people say that humanity is going through some kind of ‘shift’ at the moment. Do you see any real evidence for this or is it just a new age myth? No, I think this is real. I see it and I feel it. Consciousness is taking a quantum leap forward. It has been happening since the early nineties at least. I see many examples but can I share something about what I see in terms of the actual energies of the earth shifting and its impact on individuals?...It won’t be too woo woo for your readers?

I don’t think so Donna. Go for it! I see energies on the earth as well as people. The earth’s energies changed from Blue to Violet in 1990 and is about to change again. Blue was there at the time of my birth. The Blue era to call it that was a time of government social welfare schemes – with the idea that everybody could be taken care of on some level. Blue is the colour of mothering.

Individually, some people vibrated with Blue, these people tended to take care of other people. In the fi rst few days after I started to see the colour Violet around everything social upheaval and turmoil started to happen on a big scale – Tiananmen Square, the Berlin wall coming down, Eastern Europe breaking up etc. The upheaval hasn’t stopped since. At the same time, individually, people who vibrated with Violet began to open up to power – I mean real power, spiritual power. Violets found themselves with an inner urge to use this lifetime to finally break free. The opening didn’t come with flowers and butterfl ies but with a lot of personal turmoil just as it was happening on a social level. There have been a lot of hard, painful lessons for Violet people over the last 20 years.

You will be glad to know that the Violet era is coming to an end over these next 2 years. I am already seeing a new colour coming in this new colour. The tough time for Violets is finally coming to an end. The new colour? I’ll share that when I speak in Dublin.

What would you say is your highest excitement at the moment?

Apart from my grandson Tiernan?! I think it’s seeing energy medicine take off all over the world. It excites me to see ordinary people learn how to turn their life and their health around very quickly. And as I say, to finally put their own health into the best possible hands – their own. Kids change from feeling stupid to smart, divorces get prevented, people begin to age joyously and serious physical and mental diseases disappear. That’s exciting.

Donna is visiting Ireland in 2015 with an introductory energy medicine talk on february 6th followed by a workshop running on 7th february. visionforliving.co.uk Dr. Anthony Sharkey mb bch bAO DCH is one of the few doctors in Ireland with a dedicated Energy medicine practice.

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tantra for singles YOu ArE LOvE ALrEADY, rIGHT NOW.

By Dawn Cartwright

Love is everywhere only we keep thinking it’s somewhere else and that we’re missing out; that there must be some experience more profound, more real, more right than the one we’ve managed to create on our own. That we must travel across country, make sacrifices, change things, do something other than what we’re doing now – in order to find love. When love is all around us.

While traveling in India a few years back, I made a point of visiting Varanasi, the holiest of the seven sacred cities in India. Varanasi is famous for its ghats – steps that lead down to the Ganges river, where spiritual pilgrims come to bathe.

Each evening at dusk, rose petals, prayers and thousands of clay lamps are offered to Mother Ganga in a beautiful ritual called aarti. Aarti is a Sanskrit word that means complete love.

One evening sitting on the ghats, feet softly dangling in the Ganga and tiny flame-lit declarations of love floating all around me, I heard a voice say, “Come to the Shiva temple.” It was my friend, Samaroha, working hard at convincing me to tear myself away from sheer perfection and move with haste for a destination not too far away that he assured me was “at least 12 times more spiritually profound” than the sweet moment of bliss I was enjoying. I took the bait.

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“Tantra for the single is about letting go of waiting, it’s loving right now. It’s letting go of saving all our love up for “the one”” Two days, three angry rickshaw drivers, one misguided rice cart, a forgotten passport, a handful of flower offerings, two small bribes, three suspicious police, a visit to the pharmacy and a sacred cow later, I found myself just a few metres from the ghats where I’d started, stuck in the doorjamb of the inner sanctum of the – and I quote – “most important Shiva temple in all of India”.

When I say stuck in the doorjamb, I mean hands glued to either side, arms bulging and toes gripping marble, while at least twelve Indian women interlocked their bodies into mine and climbed on my back, pushing me with all their might while my body arched like a bow into the space I’d been warned not to enter until given the okay. (Please see police, bribes and pharmacy above!) It was ecstasy.

The moment word was given, we all fell into the inner sanctum and I was so overcome with the spiritual profundity of the whole situation my eyes rolled back in my head and my knees buckled. I managed to keep it together long enough to touch

the Shiva Lingam in the centre of the inner sanctum before being tossed out the other side, carried by the momentum of my entourage. The whole experience was a lot like being single.

Tantra for the single is about letting go of waiting, it’s loving right now. It’s letting go of saving all our love up for “the one” – a process where we end up being so keyed up we explode all over anyone who shows the slightest interest, and instead, loving anyway, all the time, no matter what. No matter who.

We’ve been taught love is something that has different types – the love we feel for a lover, the love we feel for a friend, the love we feel for a parent, the love we feel for a child – when the truth is, love is always the same, no matter who we feel it for, it’s only the expression that’s different. So why hold back. Open up your heart and love to your fullest potential right now.

Dawn Cartwright is a tantric visionary, sacred writer, and innovator in bio-energetic tantra fusion. dawncartwright.com

purpose A resolution for change. By Davie Philip

32 “Your purpose is your North Star, an invisible guide helping you navigate through the most challenging of times.”

So here we are at the threshold of another new year, traditionally the time we make resolutions and reflect on how we are doing. I want to explore here why a strong sense of purpose is important in living a good life and playing our part in making the world flourish. I want to look at what we might do to find and maintain purpose and meaning, and really live our lives by our principles and values.

If you haven’t heard the news, the world has a few problems to solve. We urgently need to rethink how we do almost everything and if we want to cultivate a good life - one in which we thrive, not just survive - it will be crucial

to have a clear sense of purpose. Without it, our lives will lack meaning, we won’t get to do what we are passionate about and we may not get the opportunity to share the unique gifts we have to share.

Let’s begin by defining what we mean by purpose. A simple definition might be: the reason for which we exist or why we do what we do. Discovering the reason we are doing what we are doing is an active, values-driven pursuit, it is not just about discovering what we should do, it is about why you do what you love to do.

In many ways you could say the purpose of life is living a life of purpose.

Philosophers have grappled with this

subject for millennia. Purpose, and how it can bring meaning to one’s life, is related to the deepest existential questions we ask ourselves like, ‘Who am I?’ and ‘What should I do?’ Science has now discovered that a strong sense of purpose is associated with a revitalised sense of wellbeing as well as physical and mental resilience. We are at our healthiest and happiest when we have a purpose and the energy to pursue it.

Your purpose is your North Star, an invisible guide helping you navigate through the most challenging of times. In no particular order here are some steps to find your purpose and discover how it might align with the changes that are needed in the world. »» Slow down, sense the need »» Identify the bigger context; from the need springs the purpose »» Let go of fear and begrudgery »» When we stop finger-pointing and blaming others everything changes. »» Discover what feels important to you »» Appreciate what you are good at and ask yourself what makes you come alive. »» Reconnect: with yourself, your family, your community and the environment around you. »» Use systems thinking and move from the I to the We »» We become less self-centred when we take a wider perspective. »» Nurture self-transcending values rather than self-enhancing ones »» Cultivate values such as relationship, empathy, community and things bigger than yourself, rather than fame, power, status and wealth. »» Find common purpose

This is the key to the transformation that is needed in the world. Cooperate, collaborate and build community.

Davie Philip is a group facilitator and trainer who manages the Community Resilience programme at Cultivate Living and Learning.

He is based at the Cloughjordan Ecovillage and is a board member of GIY Ireland. davie@cultivate.ie

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making A winter wonderland of hands-on creativity.

By Samuel Bishop Earlier this year, I realised I needed to find a space to work from. As a freelancer without a dedicated office I was spending a lot of the day jumping between offices, co-working spaces, cafes and my sitting room. I needed a desk for my gaff and as I searched for the ideal one and weighed up my options I wasn’t impressed. It seemed impossible to find an affordable and attractive one.

It was then that my friend offered me his workshop, tools and waste offcuts of timber. I spent a wonderful few hours lost in a world of sawing, measuring and screwing together a rudimentary desk. This spontaneous act of construction reignited a love of making, designing and working with my hands that I had somehow lost in recent years. It was hugely rewarding; in that I now had a desk, and very empowering.

It didn’t really matter what I made; the joy was truly in the process. The hands-on

approach was a meditation; instant and essential mindfulness in the midst of a hectic week.

I’m now on a mission to make more and to make things with friends and it appears others are rediscovering a passion for this too. There are new maker spaces and craft collectives popping up all around Ireland. These are focused on collective making, sharing or learning, and by their nature are social spaces with a sense of community at their heart. At a time when we’re inside more on the dark nights (often a lonely and less social time for many), these spaces that offer a platform for ‘making’ are invaluable. It’s a good way to reduce the cost of Christmas presents and create something that’s unique and meaningful too.

Mike Senese, editor of Make Magazine, believes “our culture is transforming from a top-down consumer culture to a more one-to-one DIY culture focused on making” which I for one am very happy to hear and many of the initiatives below further reinforce this.

MEN’S SHEDS A Men’s Shed is a friendly and inclusive space for men to gather and work on meaningful projects. It’s a brilliant initiative and there is a rapidly growing network of them across the country. menssheds.ie REPAIR CAFE Repair Cafes are free community events where people are invited to bring down things they have that are broken to be repaired, alongside expert volunteers, in a cafe environment. repaircafe.ie INDEPENDENT MAKER SPACES Maker spaces are shared spaces for any and all creative projects: art, woodwork, software, photography and electronics and related activities. These are based in Cork, Galway, Limerick and Dublin. Find them on twitter: @091labs @milklabs @nexuscork @TOG_Dublin FABLAB While its glamourous name might have you expecting something on a whole other level, a fab lab fabrication laboratory is a small-scale workshop offering personal, digital fabrication. There are 4 makerspaces which operate under the title FabLab on the island of Ireland; Derry, Belfast, Limerick and Cloughjordan.

MAKESHOP Makeshop is a collaborative workshop and educational space in Dublin where you can learn everything from DIY electronics, origami and fixing to 3D printing. Sign up for a course and you’ll receive all the tools, materials and guidance required to get you started. makeshop.ie TREE PLANTING MEITHEALS Finally, if you’re all about teamwork and some manual efforts to create a more beautiful world, there’s no better day spent than up in the Wicklow hills planting trees for the Native Woodland Trust. nativewoodlandtrust.ie Samuel is events coordinator at Happenings and Street Feast. @samue1

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By Karen Ward

36 As a busy mum of two, I know that as we approach winter, prevention is key when it comes to health. So whether you have a baby, young children, or teenagers, it’s never too late to give your kids’ immune system a boost. For me healthy food has to be quick or at least easy to prepare, as well as packing a punch in the nutrient-density stakes. But even slow-cooking can be time-friendly.

A reasonably priced slow cooker will be your new best friend. Pop in an organic chicken, carrot, stick of celery, onion and a few cloves of garlic, top up with water and leave it to do its thing! Even if you have to pop out on the school run, you’ll arrive home to the best chicken you have ever tasted and copious amounts of immunesupporting chicken stock for soups, stews and sauces for the week ahead. Chicken stock can inhibit infection caused by cold and flu viruses; great news, as a little goes a long way.

If you want something quick and handy for snacks, take a free hour in the week to spend a bit of time filling and freezing individual zip-lock bags with a mix of berries, ripe bananas and some leafy

greens, ready for blending into smoothies as needed in the week ahead.

Feeding their healthy gut bacteria is an important part of winter immunity too

their healthy gut bacteria can survive.

Also make sure to bring in the healthy fats! The health benefits of avocado and coconut oil are immense. Blend half

“Healthy food has to be quick or at least easy to prepare, as well as packing a punch in the nutrientdensity stakes.” but there are lots of simple ways to bring it into foods you’re already eating. Increase your little ones’ intake of Prebiotic rich foods by using oats in pancakes instead of flour and adding leafy vegetables like kale to smoothies. Leeks, garlic and onions all contain the antioxidant quercetin which is both antibiotic and anti-viral and thankfully, not destroyed by cooking.

Making a leek and potato soup, or throwing a red onion and garlic into their pasta sauce and blending works a treat and ensures

an avocado with three eggs for a delicious green omelette/scrambled egg in the morning or after school, or add half a ripe banana to the mix for delicious pancakes.

Cook in them in coconut oil for an extra super-boost, numerous studies show coconut oil possesses potent anti-microbial properties due to its levels of medium chain fats.

Finally don’t forget the importance of making sure the kids get enough sleep. I give mine a bedtime snack rich in

Tryptophan such as half a ripe banana, two gluten free oatcakes, a small glass of milk or coconut milk, slice of turkey or handful of toasted tamari almonds. Tryptophan is crucial for the production of Melatonin, the sleep neurotransmitter which helps repair and regenerate the immune system while we sleep. It gets secreted in the dark so be sure to turn off the TV nice and early and only use low level lighting in the run up to bedtime.

Some Magic Ingredients 1 Cauliflower Power: Often ignored in favour of its famous cousin, broccoli, if you cunningly disguise it as ‘Cauliflower Rice’ or mash with potatoes they will never know! Cauliflower contains glucosinolates, B vitamins and fibre, for a healthy gut and super immune function.

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and independent living skills. The project garden includes a polytunnel and is grant Gardening is aided in 2012 by the National Lottery with a wonderfully flexible medium the specific purpose of ‘improving physical and mental health.’ that can The Senses Garden at The Organic transform lives, has become a well-copied feature, and, working GrOWING QuINOA IN IrELAND. Centre

By Hans Wieland and Helen McCauley - who works as a in The Organic Centre, I have seen firstAt home, my wife Gaby began ‘garden therapist’ in Cregg House - got hand how gardening cancooking help everyone, with quinoa about ten years ago and just many ideas from there. “The use of regardless or health disability. boughtof it inage the local food shop without either of us heard really paying too muchsay, raised beds helps our gardeners using We all have people attention to the fact that it wasn’t grown in wheelchairs to fully participate in the “Gardening iseven therapeutic,” but the HSEIreland, or Europe for that matter.

We used it because of its high garden project. Our sensory beds and funded Community Food Project (CFP) protein content and because it is gluten free, the exact reasons2004 why thisto seed of anproves flower gardens offer a restful place for all I coordinated from 2011 ancient cereal grain of Peru is enjoying our other service users to enjoy through that with the following figures: since a revival now.

People suffering from an intolerance to wheat or coeliacs with vision, smell, taste, touch and sound,” starting with the CFP, participants have serious reactions to gluten in wheat and also rye, barley and oatshealth, have all began to more she says. reported 67% better 91% turn to quinoa as their grain of choice. active, 78%Quinoa improved fitness 81% less (Chenopodium quinoa)and is a fast maturing annual with a mild nutty stressed.

One of the other findings was flavour. It has been grown the length of South America for possibly 3,000 to that gardening together provided ‘mental what is therapeutic horticulture?

5,000 years, but is now restricted to Peru healthand gains those specific Bolivia,for as can be seen with on the label Social and Therapeutic Horticulture is the of origin. It is very versatile and can be difficulties.’

(J.P. Burke: Growing in substituted for any grain, used whole as a formal name given to the use of plants cereal or ground flour.

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Acquiring have fallen, leaving just of thea dried seedseeds in modules in April and planted have planted in our 3m longnew bed. the Occupational Therapy Department of heads and we are drying these in our seed seedlings in a side ventilated polytunnel 1kg of quinoa costs between ¤2–4 skills can also improve the chances of in May. Health Services in Sligo.shed; in shops, but you can also see it like this: the Mental Thehanging from the beams in paper finding employment. bags to catch any fallen seeds.

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a not so humble apple.

Words and recipe by Tony Keogh, head chef at Cornucopia.

Cider poached apple with muscovado toffee sauce, vanilla crushed cashews and salted almonds.

Photo credit: emma brereton

As the days grow shorter and we settle into the cosy dark evenings, a seasonal diet will naturally turn towards the comforting, calorie-rich fruits, nuts and roots of autumn and winter. These foods provide sustenance and light during the cold winter days and there is no better symbol of this than the delicious apple.

The winter makeover we’ve given the humble apple may seem indulgent, but you’re getting antioxidants from the apples and bringing in omega 3 in the almonds that offset the rich, fudgy sauce and the cashew nuts. Not to mention the health benefits of the cinnamon, ginger and cardamom.

Any large, sweet, red eating apple will do for this recipe but personally I would prefer a nice Irish apple. While the heritage apples of Ireland are becoming rare, they can still be found at farmers’ markets and selected retail outlets or if you’re lucky enough your own back garden!

Poached apples 4 large red apples such as pink lady, braeburn or gala, peeled and cored 500 ml of good organic sugar free cider 50 grams of caster sugar or agave nectar 1 litre of water 1 cinnamon quill 2 star anise and 2 cardamom pods A few slivers of bruised galangal or ginger 10-15 allspice berries Toffee sauce 500 ml of unsweetened or uht soy milk 200 grams of muscovado (or agave for a refined sugar-free sauce) 200 grams of sunflower spread Seeds from ½ a vanilla bean

Crushed cashews 100 grams of soaked cashews Seeds from ½ a vanilla bean A few drops of vanilla extract Pinch of salt Caster sugar or agave to taste, about a teaspoon A little water if necessary to achieve a pasty consistency

Salted almonds 50 grams of flaked almonds lightly toasted with a sprinkling of salt

1 Poaching the apples You will need a sauce pan that can accommodate four apples sitting side by side.

Along with the cider, the agave and spices add one litre of water to this pan and bring it to the boil.

Add the apples, making sure there is enough liquid to cover them and adding more if necessary.

Cut out a disc of parchment paper, and place on top of the water. This will prevent the apples from rising and only being half cooked.

Leave to simmer for 10-20 minutes until tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and set it aside.

“the comforting, calorierich fruits, nuts and roots of autumn and winter” 2 Toffee sauce Add everything to a small sauce pan and bring it to the boil.

The mixture will keep rising, lower the heat to medium but make sure the sauce is simmering hard, it needs to reduce and develop depth of flavour.

Simmer for 5-10 minutes until reduced.

Remove it from the heat and set aside – it will continue to thicken as it cools.

3 Vanilla cashews Using a mortar and pestle or a food processor, roughly blitz the nuts with the remaining ingredients.

Using your hands and the handle of a wooden spoon or a suitable piping bag, insert the mixture into the hollows of the apples.

Finally, serve the stuffed apples warm with toffee sauce drizzled over the top and a scattering of toasted flaked almonds and enjoy. cornucopia.ie

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Sleep Soundly NATurAL APPrOACHES TO HELP uS SLEEP. The numbers of people coping with sleeping issues rises each year and with a good night’s sleep being so important to our health, it’s good to get advice on how to improve it at home, easily. GP Dr. Roderick Fahey shared his thoughts.

“There are many different sleep aids for insomnia, including non prescription and prescription medications. However, as a doctor, I will always try to take an holistic approach to reaching a solution due to side effects or short effectiveness of sleeping tablets.

I look to the common factors that play a role in most sleep disturbances.

These include a Wellsense Insomnia Assessment which seeks to fi rst understand what could be causing sleep difficulties. Broadly speaking, I assess the following areas: medical, lifestyle, diet, sleep environment, anxiety and depression. I am then in a position to personalise a treatment plan. Normally I recommend music as a fi rst stage such as The Alphamusic of John Levine, which has received excellent feedback.”

Dr Roderick Fahey’s opinion does not stand alone. More and more doctors and other clinical practitioners are switching to proven natural methods when trying to cure patients’ symptoms such as depression or insomnia. Using relaxation techniques to ease the stress of dental anxiety is one of dentist Dr Nader Malik’s fundamental principles when treating each of his patients. Being concerned about the possible negative side effects of dental sedation on both his patients and staff, Dr Malik has incorporated natural drug-free methods such as Levine’s music also. silenceofmusic.com

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For further information on the services I provide, please visit my website www.weightlosssolutions.ie Email info@weightlosssolutions.ie or phone Suzanne on 087 2056560 ‘’If you get the inside right, the outside falls into place’’ Dr. Tammy Verlaan-Ross, a neurologically based chiropractor explains “We cannot eliminate stress; in fact we need it. But what we can do is change how we respond to it and that makes the world look quite different”.

The Life and Balance Centre where Dr. Verlaan-Ross works offers something called ‘The NeuroInfi niti Stress Response Evaluation’ and it’s currently the only place in Ireland where it’s available. The non-invasive test measures brain wave activity, heart rate variability, muscle activity and four other responses in the body to different types of stress, along with measuring our ability to regain balance and recover.

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Behaviours are not repeated because they are good or bad but because of our attachment to them, so don’t be too hard on yourself. Any habit/thought/pattern etc. That we repeat, we do so because there is a need for it. This need is driven by a belief or set of beliefs, many of which we are not even aware of.

Just for a moment, relax and ask yourself, “What need am I satisfying by my behaviour with food?” When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change, questioning yourself honestly and lovingly about it can help you begin to see where changes can come from, enabling you to transform your relationship with food, body, weight and self. weightlosssolutions.ie

Short, Sweet and Simple Gluten and dairy free, sweet potato brownies.

Sowan’s gluten free baking mixes were one of our recent favourites at the Allergy and Gluten-Free Expo in the RDS in Dublin. They’ve shared a very interesting little recipe for some great, gluten-free, dairy free brownies to healthily chomp down on this winter.

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Qi Gong AN ANCIENT TrADITION fOr mODErN TImES.

By Neal Traynor and Gary Collins.

Qi Gong exercises include sitting, lying, standing, walking and moving forms and you may not know it, but establishing a regular Qi Gong practice can deepen the healing benefits many people experience from Tai Chi. Qi is the life energy that flows through everybody and everything. ‘Qi Gong’ literally means Energy Work i.e. learning to work with your energy, and also with the relationship of your energy to others and the environment.

Although Qi Gong can trace its origins all the way back to prehistoric times, it’s an evolving art and its methods have always been influenced by the needs and interests of specific time periods. For example, when the Indian Monk Bodhidharma came to China in 500AD and brought Indian Buddhist and Vedic knowledge with him, this influenced the indigenous forms of practice.

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In 1872, Lakota Sioux holy man Nicholas Black Elk had a great vision of spiritual truth. Black Elk saw two roads that crossed over each other in a place of peace, and from this powerful place he climbed four ascents into a world of unity amongst all beings of Earth. This was a prophecy that is alive today within the holy centre, the sacred heart space of each of us.

“When you come to the centre where the two roads meet you see there is only light, the only power, which is Love. When you look to the light and not to the shadow that is cast all is lifted up, ascended into Heaven right here on Earth.” (Black Elk) Black Elk’s vision was saved for the world in the classic book ‘Black Elk Speaks’. Today Black Elk Speaks Again. Eliza White Buffalo refers to herself as Black Elk’s twin soul who was trained by him since childhood and with whom he precisely shares his message with today.

Presenting the captivating and incredible story the elder shaman soul, Eliza and Black Elk have to tell, their powerful message is shared in their latest book, The Two Roads Trilogy. Eliza recommends it, “For anyone serious about their spiritual awakening and perhaps feeling disillusioned with Orthodox Religion, this message answers many questions, and changes lives.” elizawhitebuffalo.com

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48 Global Citizenship Glows bECOmING THE CHANGE WE WANTED TO SEE.

By Stewart Pearce I’ve been joyously travelling around the world a great deal lately, teaching the Angelic Communion, and it’s clear to see that we are slowly developing a collective consciousness.

This fortunately moves us away from the ‘me’ fi xation of our narcissistic past, which was possibly a necessary downturn, as we identified who we were, and who we wanted to be. It’s just that we all became preoccupied with what ‘me’ didn’t have, rather than living with the miraculous abundance of our eternal souls, in full congress with the Divine. But now things are changing!

A new world order is fermenting, and this paradigm requires all of us to expand our visions, and responsibly include the collective within our dreams and aspirations, missions and purpose, ways of doing and being. For dreaming our future into existence with the belief that we are of infinite potential, is exactly where we need to be. Then, Gandhi’s words ‘Be the change you want to see’ become more meaningful, for they lead us to a level of maturity which they most probably were truly intended to create.

Living this probability vector sees the ‘we’ of our consciousness evolving us into Global Stewardship. Then our collective energies and intentions can be used in service of the greater good and we truly begin to live a power that transforms our past. Through the flow of emotional alchemy, conscious reckoning, resonance causation, and a belief in beauty, love, and truth, goodness will begin to flow throughout our communities, even though the spectre of the past has held less tolerable sights. thealchemyofvoice.com

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By Elva Carri Hemp juice is being championed as ‘superfood’ by Dr. William Courtney among others for a number of clinical reasons but health benefits reported have been so impressive that many see it almost more as a medicine than a food. While the oil of the plant is one of the purest forms we can take it in, it’s not legal in Ireland. However, we are one of the few countries producing an incredibly potent juice from it. This is legal and doesn’t have any of the effects of smoking the plant, aside from people often reporting sleeping better!

Marcus McCabe and Kate Mullaney had 13 years experience growing hemp for the ecological building trade before deciding to supply it as a juice product. They also both came to it with personal experience with the use of raw foods, juicing and teacher training qualifications for Living Foods. When exciting information about the use of fresh hemp juices as a health food emerged from studies in the US and Europe, they felt well placed to create an ethical hemp product for the natural health market. Unlike other companies, their brand, ‘Kama Hemp Juice’ operates as both grower and processor; meaning they can keep an eye on the entire process and get to keep costs lower. The product is sold frozen in ready-to-use cubes and shipped through a frozen supply chain to keep all the goodness in tip top shape for when it reaches you.

I asked Kate about her personal experience with it and effects on her health. “Over 20 years ago I broke my knee and

tore ligaments in the same knee some time later. So in the past 10 years, these injuries have come against me. Since drinking the hemp juice, there has been no swelling and the joint is much more stable which has given me the opportunity to build up the strength and get back to walking and cycling.” healing-with-hemp.com

The Punnet Food Emporium A healthy dose of fun.

By Elva Carri

If you like to take healthy eating so seriously that you can’t find anything about it fun anymore, the Punnet Health Food Store and their Food Emporium are probably not for you. Or perhaps they’re exactly the place for you. The lunch time rush is just easing off when I arrive and

James, Darragh and Michael are at the ready with jokes, juices and generally tearing apart any misconceptions anyone might have ever had about healthy eating being boring or difficult.

When we begin chatting, it’s clear how well they know their stuff. They

have backgrounds in sport, business and the fruit and vegetable trade and they’re visibly hungry to keep learning more about nutrition. But it’s not all about what they think is right for you.

The value in the rapport they naturally build with their customers is that they embrace requests, issues and problems as an opportunity to provide people with something better. And while it’s good for business, when they talk about it, it seems they really just do it because they get excited about it and can’t help themselves.

One example of this is their salad plan.

While juicing is an insanely popular trend and they provide some of the best in Dublin, they said some people just can’t or don’t want to do it. Their salad plan has similar benefits but designed for people who want to chomp on something.

Call in if you love eating really healthy health food while not being judged because you ate a chocolate bar once five years ago. punnet.ie | thepunnethealthstore.com

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By Elva Carri Health at Hand is a health food store in Arklow run by Kathy Rogers. Kathy grew up in a family where holistic and alternative medicine options were the norm, so she says it was natural choice for her to go on to study holistic therapies in Dun Laoghaire.

Before opening her own store, Kathy had also worked in and managed other health food stores. Finding herself without a job at one point, she decided she’d simply create her own. She now employs two members of staff who help out a couple of days a week too and between them provide a wealth of knowledge and experienced advice for anyone who pops into the store.

Upstairs, Cathy also has a therapy room and provides holistic massage therapy herself with other therapists renting the room and providing kinesiology, homeopathy, nutritional therapy and more.

Her favourite thing about the running the shop? “I suppose the most satisfying thing is when people come back and tell you something worked really well. It’s particularly satisfying when they’ve tried conventional routes for a long time. Or when you see people very quickly get a result.” And she says it’s very common for people to let you know this because if something else comes up for them health wise, they’ll come back to you

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If she was going to recommend one thing, she says gut health for immunity is key and they offer free kefir grains in the store for you to make your own kefir milk to get you started. facebook.com/healthathandarklow

Joined Up Thinking A supplement drink to get you supple!

By Elva Carri

We sure get a lot of information on what’s good for our health don’t we? If we were to ensure we were doing everything we’ve been told we should, we might have no time left to go to work, the cinema or watch that reality TV show we secretly love. Eating well, exercising and taking time to unwind with meditation, mindfulness, yoga or something similar, and making choices that create happiness in you and others are my personal favourite health tips. But sometimes you need a little extra help for something specific. Which is where supplements come in very handy. Every health store I’ve ever visited have been happy to discuss what supplements I might need most. But here’s one you may not have heard of as it’s brand new.

Revive Active Joint Complex is a health drink supplement designed to increase mobility in your joints. Happily, my joints are still in good working order, but keeping your human hinges in tip top shape is a health focus for many. We’re excited about it because it’s been developed by Galway Natural Health Co. who have a track record for really high quality ingredients and products that do what they say on the tin.

As well as helping rebuild cartilage, the active ingredients increase bone health, reduce pain in joints, increases flexibility and as a very nice little side affect, also helps rejuvenate your skin thanks to the collagen intake. Pop a mixed berry flavour sachet into a glass of water and start aging backwards to confuse your friends and family. reviveactive.com

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53 The Heart of Monart Treat yourself.

By Elva Carri Monart was recently named among the top three spa resorts in the world but when you’re there, you wouldn’t know it. Not because it’s not amazing, but because they’ve created a space that feels disconnected from the rest of the world and any expectations there might be of it or you.

It’s as if it maintained its integrity so well, that it never gained an ego or a reputation that puts pressure on the establishment to look like something, it simply is. And

because of that, you can simply be. The five star luxury is just a super cool bonus.

I’m a sucker for a gorgeous natural environment so the tree shrouded driveway, lake and gardens immediately feels healthy and restorative. The staff are friendly, warm, calm, at ease in being helpful and tell you the things you really need to know; such as it’s totally cool to wander about in your robe and slippers and that they have a collection of DVDs if you

The Tara Approach Ease into healing.

By Paul Congdon Sunday morning football got my juices flowing nicely before I headed to Dunderry Park to meet with Stephanie Mines Ph.D, the creator of the TARA Approach. It’s a healing modality that releases shock and trauma by combining Jin Shin, neuroscience and the use of language to restore true health.

Stephanie is a truly lovely, caring soul and even her presence is healing the moment you meet her. A session usually takes about two hours and involves some dialogue so Stephanie can get to the root of the problem and release it from its origins. I lay on a plinth and began to receive the series of energy holds from the Jin Shin tradition. Jin Shin is a subtle energy medicine system informed by pulse diagnosis and energy pathways on the etheric body elegantly referred to as ‘the rivers of splendour’.

I could feel my body begin to cool its jets as Stephanie performed the series of holds and listened in to my body’s response for feedback. Stephanie holds a safe and healing space that allows you to unfold and relax as the session eases you into a space where release can take place. After my session, I felt calm and relaxed and joined the workshop group for dinner, such lovely people exploring the world of healing in the hands of an inspiring teacher. Stephanie is based in the US, and plans to visit Ireland again next year. The main advocate of her work in Ireland is Suzie McGreevy. If you’re feeling the call, this is a worthy method to add to your life whether for self-healing or helping others. tara-approach.org

want to borrow any later. Massage therapist Laura was excellent, focussing on different parts on either side rather than following a set, learned sequence which in my mind is a good indicator someone really knows what they’re doing.

I had a deliciously seafoody dinner and they offer ‘spa-friendly’ options for those on a health kick and a full vegetarian menu. I slept like a baby in a giant feather duvet and got up the next day to my first ever Qi Gong class with a Shaolin monk.

Which it turns out is the perfect start to a day of relaxing by a cosy fire. monart.ie

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damanhur uniting with wonder.

By Tantra Maat

Damanhur, is an ecovillage and spiritual community in northern Italy. I had read about it 30 years before going. At the time, the Italian government had shut them down because they were secretly hand digging an underground temple. Finding out they still existed and that the Temple of Humankind was open, I wanted to celebrate my birthday there. Arriving, we scurried into the Welcome Centre in a melee of enthusiasm. Then reality shifted.

As our guide showed us the above ground Open Temple and shared with us the story of Damanhur, I could not miss their distinct way of existing; otherworldly, ancient, real. As a spiritual agent, I had come to be part of another place where synchronic lines, energy channels that connect the Earth and the Cosmos, were powerfully interconnected.

I was not disappointed.

Hall of Water. Usually, leading groups or providing access for others, I was grateful they had designed this time for me.

The power of these temples, the ancient alchemies in these halls, wound into my Being and opened me up into greater realties. Over five days, moment by moment, hall by hall, the façade of our present, limited existence faded away.

Alone in the Hall of Water, guarded by two dragons, I merged with the languages written across the domed walls. Twelve languages that carried the original templates of what created life here. I wept.

In these languages, I was home.

So much happened that created a constant necessity for integration. Yet even after all that happened, I was still not prepared for what occurred during my last night in the Hall of Spheres.

I have learned how to breathe

“My body adjusted and flooded with energy. I felt found, reunited, returned.�

As a birthday gift, they had arranged for me to spend the night in the Hall of Mirrors, to spend time in the Hall of Spheres, and to have private time in the

during high vibrational experiences so the body can adjust to the immense spectrums of the higher dimensions and not collapse into unsettling emotional

releases. If the body can adjust and not collapse emotionally, we have access to the extraordinary connections we are part of. That is what I was after but my capacity was tested in the Hall of Spheres.

At 2am, I entered where nine spheres connect to other galaxies, the specifics are not shared. I was alone. After spending time with each sphere, one of the spheres with a pink lava-lamp looking substance in a clear liquid beckoned me.

Drawn by an ancient yet familiar power, I turned toward the sphere. I cannot tell you how truly I could not believe my eyes.

The pink substance, came out into the room, an embryonic, galactic hand reached toward me, I felt my emotions erupt. I started panting slowly, determined not to collapse into an emotional heap. My body adjusted and flooded with energy. I felt found, reunited, returned. I opened only to have the power of what was present challenge me further.

It was beyond intense. I just kept panting, absorbing, and letting the connection in. Tears streamed down my face. The joy of being not only an Earth Being but a Cosmic Being engulfed me.

Time stopped until a gentle hand touched my arm and the pink galaxy receded. A kind man with an understanding look in his eyes let me know the sun was up and it was time to go.

Though Damanhur and my experiences there have passed, I now know personally the difference it makes in a human life when we unite with the wonders we are part of. agencyofcreation.com

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