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SATURDAY 20 OCTOBER 2018 10am - 6pm THE BEECHES CONFERENCE CENTRE 76 SELLY OAK ROAD, BOURNVILLE, BIRMINGHAM B30 1LS
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Seeking Mature Masculinity
NICK CLEMENTS
MON 26 NOV Seminar
7 Ways to Lifelong Sexual Vitality
BRIAN CLEMENT PhD
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Magical Midwinter Songs & Chants
HELOISE PILKINGTON & JENNY BLISS
08 DEC
Concert
Dawn Morgan
William Bloom PhD
Dr David Hamilton
Illumina
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Meetings Without Masks
JULIE CLARK
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The Embodied Heart
DAWN MORGAN
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The Future of Religion, Spirituality and Meditation WILLIAM BLOOM PhD
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Dear Friends, Hope this summer brought you much joy and creative heart to rejuvenate your imagination and making your dreams tangible! We feel grateful for such a warm and nourishing summer time full of wonderful activities and now slowly starting to soak up to a quieter, centred and grounded period within a home h-earthy ambience of the autumn coming. We all relish our family time of being together. In particular, daily planning and having clarity of ‘what we want to put our energy into’ greatly helps us to relax and enjoy the ride. One of the bright sides of a child’s mind is to keep asking for presents and surprises! And the satisfaction of this can be often easy. Just being present with our child (and our inner child) and having fun by giving plenty of attention to each other. And the trust and love grow. That’s a gift. Now we would love on the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Tree of Life Magazine, to say a huge thank you to Maggy Whitehouse, the founder, who kept spreading the light and helped develop a strong and beautiful holistic community here in the West Midlands. 10 years ago, we were very happy to carry on the vision of bringing more inspiration and holistic awareness through the magazine with the creation of Tree of Life festivals, talks, workshops and concerts. From our heart we thank you all for such tremendous love, support, and shining presence at the Tree of Life events over the years! It truly belongs to everybody who is willing to make a difference. We hope you have been enjoying many interesting and transformative events - experiencing the greatest speakers, writers and artists from all over the world who have shared here with us the leading edge of knowledge, consciousness and wisdom. It is an immense joy to be able to continue this incredible in-spiring life-work of human wholeness, wellbeing & love. We have some beautiful events for you to enhance your inner and outer spirit and enrich your life this autumn and midwinter by journeying into bliss with Lucinda Drayton and Marcus Cliffe, meeting friends and celebrating life with greater awareness at the Autumn Tree of Life Festival, taking a deeper dive through gratitude, fortitude & transformation with Mas Sajady, seeking mature masculinity with Nick Clement, finding the ways to lifelong sexual vitality with Brian Clement and magically chanting along with Heloise Pilkington & Jenny Bliss. Wishing you all the colourful blessings and looking forward to seeing you!
Joginder, Markéta & Tree of Life Team xxx Solihull natural healtH group 18th Sept The Power of the Placebo - Dr David R Hamilton 16th Oct Psychic Awareness for Everyone - Su Evans 20th Nov AGM followed by Iridology Finding your Optimum Health through Your Eyes - Ron Prescott 15th Jan Your Divine Mandate Stirs - Stella Brookes The Oliver Bird Hall, Church Hill Road, Solihull, B91 3RQ More Info: www.solihullnaturalhealthgroup.org.uk
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CONCERTS 2018 & 2019
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Journey into Bliss
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SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 2018 7pm - 9.30pm
SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER 2018 7pm - 9.30pm
ILLUMINA LILA & ANAAM
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An Evening of Sacred Chants & Mantras
The House of Spirits Concert
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ver the past 30 years I have lived and worked with boys and men on almost all continents. Every culture, every tribe, has the same question when it comes to men. How do we help our boys become men? The answer is to set up community-led rites of passage which honour the passing of the boys to manhood, fatherhood and so on. We have disconnected from this concept, and as a consequence many of our boys are lost, many have not passed through conscious rites of passage. What are rites of passage? * They can be a bridge from the negative to the positive. * They are natural. * When they do not occur something has gone wrong. * They are everyone’s right. * They are healing because they supply a lack. * They are based in love. Rites are both beginnings and endings, they alter the temporal order. They are always affirmations of rebirth, which seem to go backwards but really go forward. They undo the past in the present, and thus release the future. They are teaching devices for demonstrating it is inevitable to give when we receive. They occur throughout our lives. In our life, we undergo at least eight rites; Conception Birth First footing - the change from babe in arms to independent walking child. Puberty Mother/Fatherhood Grand-mother/fatherhood Eldership Death These represent a succession of gateways, some of which can be life threatening, others are more a celebration of the changes we inevitably experience. Each rite reflects a way of thinking, and in that sense, we can become a mother even though we haven’t given birth. We can act as a grandfather when very young.
Nick Clements Structure; Every rite can be broken down into 5 component parts. PRELIMINAL 1. The itch - things are not right, we don’t 2. First gateway - we resolve to seek something new LIMINAL 3. Dismemberment - Break down of everything, we are fluid 4. Second gateway - we are changed, we are new POSTLIMINAL 5. Recognition - we are seen as changed by ourself and other people The shedding of the carapace ‘All humans are born as crabs, we grow hard protective shells which we carry through life. At a certain point our bodies grow too large for the shell, and we have to shed the carapace, otherwise it will disfigure or kill us. To split and loose our tough exterior makes us vulnerable, we try to do this under a rock, away from the light, in the darkness. When we lose our toughness we are revealed as we truly are, a soft and delicate creature. We lie low and slowly the new larger carapace takes shape. We repeat this process throughout our lives, many times. At any given moment in our lives we are in a state of change, in a rite of passage.’ - A story by Nick Clements 2018 When we all don’t do this work, our culture is stunted. We are collectively stuck in skins which are too tight and restrictive. As individuals and as a society we remain immature, behaving in ways we should have passed through. In terms of our boys and men such immaturity is expressed as ‘cowardly or immature masculinity’. Their journey starts in the womb where they
feel insecure not loved. This continues after birth and throughout life. They are without loving guidance and so they copy their families and peers into bullying, cruelty and egotistical behaviour. Puberty can then be full of confusion, fear and shame. Work can be a desperate and denigrating experience, always working for others and not the self. This leads to frustration and bitterness, self loathing for perceived failures- angry and resentful old men. This is the journey we are presently offering our young men, no wonder they are rejecting it as best they can. When confronted by this atypical journey it may seem impossible to do anything about it. But we must. We need to ask the question ‘What can do I about this?’ Firstly, we must have a goal. What is mature masculinity? A mature man starts by being safe, loved and welcomed as a foetus. He is then held at all times, until he is able to take his first steps towards independence. He is encouraged to explore his sexuality, he seeks love. In relationships he is able to listen and support as well as express his emotions fully. He finds his life’s vocation and follows his passion in work. He tries to know himself and to help others. He encourages those around him, he shares love and forgiveness. He accepts his fate, and is able to ask for help. He achieves all this by being optimistic and joyful. We need to live our lives seeking such a journey for ourselves, for our family and friends. Immature masculinity can frequently leave us impotent, but it should also stir us to action. Mature masculinity benefits both men and women.
Nick Clements will be speaking at the next Tree of Life Festival on Saturday 20 October 2018.
SEEKING MATURE MASCULINITY A one day workshop with Nick Clements
A combination of creativity, sharing, storytelling and much more. The invitation is to spend quality time in a circle of men. To quell our fears, prejudices, anxieties. To listen to the communality and mirroring of our experience with other men. The invitation is to all men from the age of 18 upwards. To explore the archetypes of male rites of passage. To touch the reciprocity, the joy and laughter. To share the grief, tears and regrets of masculinity as a part of humanity. The invitation is to be brave, vulnerable, composed, ragged. To find ourselves, and to seek to become visible to our wider community. We are a very precious, worthy, vital resource, much needed now and in the future…
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Sat 10 November 2018, 10am – 4.30pm Moseley, Birmingham Info & and bookings: treeoflifemagazine.co.uk
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” ― Greek Proverb
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How Do Boys Become Men? How Do Men Become Elders?
10AM OPENING GONG CEREMONY WITH SARAH WESTWOOD IN THE STANDS EXHIBITION HALL
TIME 10.15am 10.45am
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Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan SCOTTY LEIGH-JANNEY
Quakers - Room for More LOCAL QUAKERS
Kundalini Yoga Teacher We will tune in to the guru inside, then warm the spine, then complete a kriya of Let your life speak. Come and explore with local Quakers the way we can create exercises with relaxation after. Meditation to finish as we tune out to end. peace and harmony within ourselves. Hear our personal journeys to becoming Friends and explore the spiritual path we all share through Peace, Equality, Simplicity, Truth and Sustainability.
10.45am - 11am BREAK
11am 11.30am
Connecting with your Spirit and Soul to Higher Conciousness JONATHAN BROWN International Psychic Medium
Discover how to access both your Spirit and Soul and how to connect with those in the Spirit World, Angels or Ascended Teachers. An Informative and Educational but practical session giving you the know how, the why and the way too connect with the truest of essence and deepest connection. Suitable for all types, maybe you feel you are a beginner or more advanced along your journey.
Discover how to embrace & be empowered by your spiritual awakening KAREN STRUNKS
Life & business coach helping people create lives of freedom A spiritual awakening can be an overwhelming experience for some. Karen shares her experience of her awakening, going from the darkness into the light, and gives practical advice on how ways cope with the transition. Learn what your new-found gifts can mean for your life, your purpose and your journey.
11.30am - 11.45am BREAK
11.45am 12.15pm
Crystals are Like Having Tools in a Tool Box NATASHA CROMPTON
Resuscitate Your Soul; How To Feel Alive Again HAZEL KING
Intrinsic Therapies. Highly experienced and qualified crystal therapist, International Author & Motivational Speaker teacher and crystal sharer. Working as a Registered Health Professional witnessing first-hand how Come to see me to chat about anything related to crystals and energy. I’ll have confidence, low self-esteem, relationship issues and other such problems can my beautiful selection available x impact on many people. Hazel combines experiences learned in clinics, personal life and research. She will discuss some insights from her book and provide some tools out of her ‘emotional toolkit’.
12.15pm - 12.30pm BREAK
12.30pm 1pm
How Do Boys Become Men? How Do Men Become Elders? NICK CLEMENTS
Overcoming Obstacles of Life RAJ FULCHAND
Leading Expert on Shamanism & Rites of Passage Art of Living Teacher of Happiness, Yoga & Meditation So many of our boys are lost, so many have not passed through conscious rites In your life you do face obstacles; both in personal and social life. First of all did of passage. Nick has worked with masculine rites of passage for over 30 years, you identify the obstacles? Where is it coming from? What is the source of this that doesn’t mean he’s not lost too. He tells stories of rites of passage from obstacle? Talk will include a practical relaxation. conception to death.
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The Healing Power of Your Spiritual Practice KATE SPOHRER
Diploma for Practical Spirituality & Wellbeing Discover how your personal style of spiritual practice can enhance your wellbeing. I will demystify what spiritual practice is, you will discover that you are already doing some practice already even if you don’t think you are. Your unconscious mind will take away the tools to help you develop spiritually and enhance wellness - that’s something everyone wants isn’t it.
How to Gain Momentum in Writing (and Life) Dr GULARA VINCENT
Momentum Coach for Writers You are not blocked because you lack inspiration, but due to the abundance of your fears. What gets in the way of your writing are fears of failure, exposure and success. When you heal those fears, your writing takes care of itself and you can gain momentum in writing (and in life).
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Let’s Talk About Sex ISABEL LOSADA International Bestselling Author
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In an informative, funny, sometimes shocking, sometimes vulnerable entertainment - Isabel will dispel many myths. She will tell us about a year where she decided to learn everything she that she could about how to make sex into better sex in the context of a long term and monogamous relationship. A talk for both men and women - whether you have been married for 40 years or are 18 and happily single - be prepared for honesty and laughter. Bring questions everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
Be Yourself and Love Yourself MICHAEL JAMES
The Beauty of Sleep DIONNE ROBERTS
Yoga Nidra Artist Dionne will explain the beauty of the healing power of sleep as well as the transcending ability it has; to manifest our potential, cleanse, renew and restore the body mind symposium in our theta (brain wave) state. You will not only hear, how this is accomplished, but you’ll get the opportunity to experience it for yourself. In a live, exploratory demo on Yoga Nidra - the state of consciousness sleep.
3.15pm - 3.30pm BREAK
Shamanism, Consciousness & Problem Solving ADRIAN EDWARDS
Law of Attraction Expert & Author Mirrorstone Crystals In this short but powerful presentation, Michael gets to grips with one of the Learn necessary tools (concepts) for a multi-dimensional approach to life. Blinded most important topics of all: how to be more you and embrace who you are. With at the age of 11, I learnt to find the extraordinary and ordinary and to draw meditation and a proven, practical process to take away with you. guidance from the many unchartered parts of human consciousness. Without knowing it I was walking a Shamanic Road where my realities melted and formed as my footsteps followed each other from day to day.
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You are the Expression of your Soul that the others have waited for STELLA BROOKES Kinesiologist & Soul Journey Practitioner
Sound Healing SARAH WESTWOOD
Multi-instrumentalist Sound Healer Your soul is Divine & lives through numerous unique expressions on its journey Sarah will be playing her beautiful gongs & drums to demonstrate the power of towards enlightenment, lifetime after lifetime. You, in this lifetime, are the sound healing. Wonderful for stress or pain issues and for meditation/ journey expression of your soul that all of the others have worked towards. The pain & experiences. Be transported into bliss on waves of sound. suffering – the learned compassion, joy & wisdom of your Akash, has all happened to bring you to this point in your Souls Evolution. You are the expression of your Divine soul that all the others have waited and hoped for.
Chanting for Healing SARAH WESTWOOD
4.45pm - 5pm BREAK
Conscious Relationship as a Spiritual Path JOGINDER & MARKÉTA BOLA
Love, Intimacy & Tantra Teachers Multi-instrumentalist Sound Healer Chanting, or toning, is a truly wonderful practice for mind, body and spirit, You’re a magnet for everyone who’s ever walked into your life… including calming our nervous system, releasing feel-good hormones – and it feels your relationships! Come and discover how you can change your energy and ‘magnetic pull’ so that you easily and joyfully attract your true love! amazing! Experience simple mantras for loving inner connection – and joy!
5.50PM CLOSING CHANT CEREMONY WITH SARAH WESTWOOD IN THE STANDS EXHIBITION HALL
ROOM 3 A New Healing Modality JACK STEWART
Healer, Author & Psychotherapist We heal, the world heals. How would it be if in these crazy times we could find the simplest, most powerful and freely transferable healing process? Jack has immersed himself in helping people return to wholeness for over 40 years. Might we need another healing modality? Or is one hiding in plain sight?
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Breathing For Life RON PRESCOTT ND
Naturopathy & Wellbeing Join Ron as he takes us on a journey to experience many different breathing techniques and find out about their powerful benefits on your health including Buteyko, Alternate Nostril Breathing, Transformational Breathing and Essential Oils for improved focus, clarity, vitality and a balanced emotional state.
Expanding our consciousness through Constellation Therapy IRENE MOLINA Phoenix Holistic Therapies
Constellation therapy is a form of psychotherapy which helps us restore our inner balance by relieving stress, anxiety, phobias, anger, fears, family and relationship difficulties, thus empowering us to connect with our essence and free ourselves from our conditioning. It transcends body, mind and spirit by revealing the hidden dynamics in our family systems.
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs NATASHA AYLOTT Get Blissed
After overcoming her own challenges and limiting beliefs, Natasha gives talks and delivers workshops to empower people all over the world to be their most brilliant. We live in a world of overwhelm and pressure. Our conditioning is not serving us. Self love and self worth are key to living a fulfilled life. Change your thoughts, believe in yourself, nourish your mind and body, operate from the heart, rather than the mind and your whole experience of life will change.
Living the Life You Want or Stuck? MAGS O’BRIEN
Life Transformation Specialist Discover the steps to allow you to live the life you want. What happens when we try everything but we are still stuck in some areas. Maybe it’s due to past karmic issues that need to be resolved? Find out how you can resolve these and move forward.
Choice Points DEBBIE MOORE
The High Achievers Coach If your life looks successful on the outside, yet inside something feels off, listen to that inner wisdom. In this talk, Debbie offers insights into how knowing yourself, body, beliefs and choices deeply affects your life. Debbie is an insightful Transformational Coach and Co-author of the International bestselling book “The Pay It Forward Series: Notes To My Younger Self” embracing the mission to offer inspiration to 1 billion people worldwide.
On Purpose MARIE CHAPMAN
The Truth Alchemist Take a fascinating journey into the matrix , removing the clutter to take you on a journey of discovery which ultimately leads to the purpose you were born for. Truly fascinating....
Who Would You Be Without Your Story?’ JOGINDER & MARKÉTA BOLA
Trained & Experienced Teachers of The Work The Work of Byron Katie is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question the thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It’s a way to understand what’s hurting you, and to address the cause of your problems with clarity.
A Book For The World DR DANIEL PAIGE
In The Light Of Truth ‘Where do I come from? Where am I going? This book ‘In The Light Of Truth’ mediates knowledge and truth to mankind, and shows each of us the right path’
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A day of inspiration, connection and fun for your heart, body mind & spirit! FREE Inspirational Talks Many Holistic Exhibitors Celebrating conscious living & co-creation!
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1-Year Spirituality Training An adventure in personal transformation 8 Weekends in Birmingham starting march 2019 This is the uK’s first mainstream accredited vocational course in spirituality Diploma in Practical Spirituality and Wellness (Crossfields Institute Level 3)
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‘So much love and gratitude for the most phenomenal year. You have created something very powerful and I am in deep gratitude. To be part of a caring community of like minded and extremely supportive souls has been a joy and a gift.’ Susannah Moore, primary school teacher. ‘Big thank you. I feel I’ve really benefitted from the whole programme. Its an initiative with real value and something truly ground-breaking.’ Paul Smith, university lecturer. ‘I have grown in so many ways! This course has opened my eyes to a world and universe I never realised was so big. The awareness I have with how I behave and respond to my friends, family and clients and their response in return is just fantastic.’ Jo Creighton, holistic therapist.
Course leader: Kate Spohrer Visiting tutor: William Bloom www.spiritualityhere.co.uk • 07806 301328
veryone is sensitive to atmospheres and vibrations. This is a normal human sensitivity. But some of us are more highly tuned than others. Some sceptics might protest and say that it is all imaginary – made up by an overactive mind – and I reply: Did you ever rent or buy a home where you didn’t like the vibe? The sceptic responds: Never! And I, trying not to be smug, say: Case proven. Because you are sensitive to atmospheres. One of my friends was an officer in a nuclear submarine. When things went wrong and needed fine tuning, the captain always asked my friend to fix it because he had an extraordinary sensitivity to how the vessel felt and where it needed attention. My dad was a psychiatrist and disliked all kinds of psychism and spirituality. Nevertheless he claimed that he could tell what was wrong with his patients the moment that they stood in the doorway of his consulting room. How could he do this? He said that he could read body language, but I have known of many blind people who have the same ability so cannot ready body language. So what is the source of their sensitivity? And in your own home or work place, can you feel the mood of someone coming in the front door – especially if they are angry or depressed? This is all very normal stuff. We all sense invisible stuff. It is a human sense just like sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Sometimes, in ‘respectable’ language, it is called intuition. For me, I simply understand it as a result of the fact that we all have magnetic fields. Every atom and cell in our body has a magnetic field. That is basic chemistry and physics. Planet Earth has a magnetic field. Birds guide their migration roots using their magnetic field. When something enters our magnetic field, it creates an ‘event’ that ripples through into our nervous system. We then feel or sense it. The challenge for some people, including me, is that we have very sensitive energy fields and nervous systems. This means that sometimes we feel too much and it can be disturbing, tiring or even overwhelming. In my mid-twenties for instance I lived off-grid for two years in the High Atlas Mountains of southern Morocco. When I came back home to central London my body could not stop shaking for several months as I felt all the vibrations of the city after two years in the mountain calm. At the same time I was also exploring different approaches to spirituality and healing. Because of my own sensitivity I
movement to build your inner strength. Develop a stable grounded centre of gravity – what is called hara in martial arts and bottom in horse riding. 5. Practice the classical strategies of psychic protection such as protective bubbles, shield, columns of lights, power animals and plants. 6. Keep your energy moving – physically, psychologically and in your home and workplace. 7. Use your sensitivity to deepen your connection with the unconditional love that permeates the universe. 8. Ask and pray for help. 9. Develop your ability to love, bless and forgive those whom you dislike and might be ‘enemies’. 10. Understand that sometimes you attract difficult situations that are in fact great opportunities for learning and development. 4.
William Bloom PhD was particularly interested in spooks and negative atmospheres. I explored whether these unpleasant experiences were psychological or energetic phenomena and how to discern the difference. I led many workshops and trainings in this topic and wrote two books Psychic Protection and Feeling Safe on the subject. I can summarise the advice I give to people who are sensitive to energies: 1. Learn about your magnetic field and energy body; and how it integrates with your nervous and endocrine systems. Know thyself. 2. Do what works best to strengthen your nervous system. Less caffeine, less alcohol, less recreational drugs, less rubbish food. More exercise. 3. Learn about internal martial arts – chi gung - how to use meditation and
William will be speaking on The Future of Religion, Spirituality & Meditation on Friday 1 March 2019, 7.30 -9.30pm at St Columba Church, Moseley (see www. treeoflifemagazine.co.uk for details)
PSYCHIC PROTECTION
A one day workshop with William Bloom PhD
In this inspirational and practical workshop, taught by a world leader in this field, you will learn crucial concepts and strategies to strengthen and protect your energy field and nervous system. This approach is relevant to anyone who ever experiences being drained or wobbled by the negative vibrations of people, places and unpleasant atmospheres. Many of us, extrovert or introvert, strong-willed or more quiet, have periods of increased sensitivity when our energy is depleted and we are more easily knocked off centre. If you have these kinds of experience it is important to understand how to protect yourself and manage the challenges. This important training day includes: * Self-manage, soothe and strengthen your nervous system and energy field * Classic strategies of psychic self-defence including ‘be like a mountain’, shields and columns of light * Working with spirit allies and the benevolent energies of the universe * Psychological dynamics of discernment, imagination and projection * The power of forgiveness and compassionate alchemy * First aid for psychic attack, psychic crises and spirit release * Reflecting on the hidden lessons This workshop will give you strategies and concepts that you can use immediately. ‘Gives you the power to change the atmosphere around you so that you can deliver your best.’ Daily Mail. ‘An indispensable guide to warding off bad vibes, intimidating atmospheres and pushy personalities.’ London Evening Standard. Sat 2 March 2019, 10.30am – 5pm Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8AB Info & and bookings: treeoflifemagazine.co.uk
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“Everything we do is infused with the energy in which we do it. If we’re frantic, life will be frantic. If we are peaceful, life will be peaceful.” ― Marianne Williamson
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MAS SAJADY
UK | AUTUMN 2018
Can This Man Empower You to
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HEALTH • WEALTH • RELATIONSHIPS • SPIRITUALITY
A journey of two Near Death Experiences gifted Mas Sajady with extraordinary abilities to open any area of your life at the core frequency level to 360° of Abundance
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ur view of sex and sexuality has been skewed by social and religious dogma. For this reason, we wrote 7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality to help people liberate themselves from the shackles of psychological and biological suppression. When talking about sex it is often considered dirty. However, it is the governing biological force that guides us with thoughts, energy, and actions. Sexuality is a hormonal response to the most important obligation we have as humans, to perpetuate our species. When sharing intimacy with one that we truly love, it is a spiritual and enriching encounter. Hundreds of million worldwide perpetually search for a way to relieve themselves of the burdens of modern living. But, as is the case with any intention-less act, sex can be used as a drug. Sexual encounters, along with drugs including alcohol, are often employed futilely in this search. This precipitates a consistent series of unfulfilling activities that further lure you into wanting to be synthetically happy. When one considers intimacy and sexuality as a spiritual gift, there is a complete change in attitude about this holy act. Sharing love fosters the highest level of consciousness. Love, in and of itself, is the essence of the power of creation. By utilizing this force, one ignites the connectivity between ourselves and the endless universe. Ancients developed tradition like tantra to relish this spiritual practice. We should, once again, reengage and rediscover the essence locked within the beauty of connection. For just a moment, think about the extraordinary result of intimate relationship. Creation of another human being is born out of love when sex is honored. What else is more profound and mystically spiritual than that one event! Now is the time to become humble and gain gratitude for all the extraordinary qualities we possess. We all have the capacity for deep, spiritual, fulfillment. In order to honor oneself and pursue this capacity with regard to sex, it is necessary to move beyond the fear around hurt and commitment. One must avoid encounters that do not nourish your full self. Liberating yourself from the fear of hurt and casual encounters will elevate your connection to others and the whole universe. Honoring and loving yourself this way will keep your own vibration at higher levels to attract the love you seek and deserve. 7 Keys to Lifelong Sexual Vitality, which we will speak about on Nov 26th at the Tree of
more than 60 years, the Hippocrates Health Institute that I have had the privilege to govern since 1980, has clinically observed the significance of sexuality in health and healing. Additionally, happiness is most often governed via sexual drive. This does not mean that it’s all about intercourse. Flirting, playfulness, communication, interconnectivity, attraction, and even less than romantic love, all add the spice in life that makes it worth living.
Brian Clement PhD Life, will empower you to refresh and invigorate your understanding of love. Sexual Vitality is your driving force throughout life and what we often forget, until the day we hopefully reach well over 100. Your pride and grace and personality is filled by sexual hormones. When the family comes to pick up the 100 year old grandmother who puts on her finest dress and combs her hair, this is driven by hormones. Men sexually peak before we are 20 and woman sexually peak in their mid to late 30’s. Social abnormality makes it fine for an older man to be with a young woman, yet biology is the real truth teller and is the total opposite. We hear crass terms used when we talk about menopause. How many of you know that men begin “andropause” at the age of 26. Woman have an abrupt shift hormonally, whereas men slowly diminish their virility. So many good and bad decisions are made because of sexual prowess.
Clement’s 7 Keys: Key 1: To Understand Your Sexuality What you may not have realized Key 2: Imagine Your Sexuality What you may not have visualized and acted upon Key 3: Express Your Sexuality What you may not have pursued Key 4: Protect Your Sexuality What you need to guard against Key 5: Nourish Your Sexuality Which nutrients your body needs to absorb and employ Key 6: Enhance Your Sexuality Which exercise you need to practice Key 7: Prolong Your Sexuality Which lifelong health benefits you will gain
We hope to see you at the Tree of Life in late November so that you can re-evaluate and re-think your future when it comes to love. Be Well.
If we can only be aware enough to know when our decisions are being refined or skewed by our hormonal chemistry. For
7 KEYS TO LIFELONG SEXUAL VITALITY An Evening Seminar with Brian Clement PhD
Intimacy is the greatest gift that has been provided to our human species. Sadly, our social abnormalities often spawned by religious zealots, has scarred this joyful act and confused the public at large. Sexuality is at the core of every thought and action throughout our lives. It not only represents procreation but even simple acts like grooming, communication, non-sexual relationships etc. There are endless dietary and environmental causes that pollute our bodies and change the very hormones that govern sensuality. Clement will explore the library of data and research woven along with the vast clinic experience on the subject that has been observed and gathered from the guests attending the Hippocrates Health Institute. You’re very life depends upon a healthy sexual belief system and it is an important as any healing expanse. In this talk you will learn about how to rethink, reshape and renew your vitality and comprehension of your foremost identity. Ample time will be spent answering questions at the end of the seminar. Mon 26 November 2018, 7pm – 9pm Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS Info & and bookings: treeoflifemagazine.co.uk
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“Food is not just eating energy. It’s an experience.” ― Guy Fieri
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Your astrological chart is your default position—what happens when you don’t use your free will. Knowing and understanding your astrology will help you to realise exactly how you are wired. Then you can assess when you are reacting and going against the flow and how to change your approach—and your life. A full astrological reading is fun, informative and exciting. It can reveal breathtaking insights into your life, your purpose, your finances and your relationships. Like being taken by the hand and helped to understand my soul more clearly ... a loving, enlightening and re-assuring experience – Nick Williams.
“Give yourself permission to let it hurt but also allow yourself the permission to let it heal.” ― Nikki Rowe
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