Tree of Life Magazine Spring - Autumn 2018 by Joginder Bola

Inspiration • Wellbeing • Vitality | Spring, Summer & Autumn 2018

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Lorna Byrne

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky. ” Rumi

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‘Angels can fly directly into the heart of the matter.’ - Author Unknown

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to our Spring shining season of the Master Year 2018!

Whether you are going to resist or allow this Universal year, you can surely feel the calling to vibrationally spread your wings wider, to take a deeper look while diving under the seen and beyond, jump even higher than you were able to imagine before. Have you noticed how many of your friends while having some casual conversations suddenly started adding these sentences ‘Oh, I’ve just got goose bumps” or ‘Hmm, I feel a huge shiver throughout my whole body’, explaining that they are aware of these indescribable feelings that what you are talking about somehow makes sense now, resonates and touches the truth. We undeniably feel very real, standing more in our own power and activating dreams which were hidden in our drawers for such a long time! Follow it deeper, with huge gratitude, clarity and understanding that patience is still our main teacher! Having the privilege to travel and work in three countries recently, we were experiencing some quick and radical/profound shifts of our life style on the go. It’s like driving from one country to another and adapting to the changes... different rules, signs, expressions, unspoken obligations etc. But the people there have, or at least long for, the same meaning of life: Love, Freedom and Connection with each other. Initially, that somehow didn’t bring the most hopeful feelings as there is a lot of work to be done. But as we were lucky enough personally and ‘accidentally’ meeting some awesome people travelling in the same direction - Margot Anand, Darshana Elena Scola and others – which were like lightbulbs turning on to let us know we are on the track. We were recognizing that we all do share and teach how to be human in all aspects of our lives. It sounds good and simple to say, yet is often little less easy to live it up. That’s why we can remind ourselves that we are spiritual beings having our human experiences. As more powerful experiences present to us as more fear can appear but we don’t let it deprive us of a very satisfying yet deeply humbling recognition that all is love.

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SATURDAY 14 JULY 2018 7pm – 9.30pm

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‘Angels can fly directly into the heart of the matter.’ - Author Unknown

TREE OF LIFE CONCERTS 2018

Prayers from the Heart LORNA BYRNE Lorna Byrne is an international number 1 bestselling author (her last two books have gone straight in at #1 on the UK Sunday Times Chart) with more than a million readers around the world. Her books, Angels in my Hair, Stairways to Heaven, A Message of Hope from the Angels and Love from Heaven have been translated into 30 languages. Lorna has been seeing angels since she was a baby. Very unusually, she sees angels physically with as much clarity as the rest of us see people and she sees them every day.

I am told to remind you that when you are praying don’t hold anything back because you are praying to God and it doesn’t matter what religion you are or even if you don’t belong to any religious group. People all around the world have been asking me to write a prayer book and I was just waiting on the day to come when God would say now is the time Lorna. Within this prayer book there are not just prayers, I will also be sharing with you a lot more about prayer, about how you can pray and that every prayer is heard. I will be answering many of the questions people have asked me from around the world about prayer, and how to pray and to grow spiritually to allow your soul to come forward to help you to go into a meditative state of prayer. My publisher Mark said to me, Lorna you have come at prayer from a completely different angle than the way that a prayer book is usually written, and he said he loves it. It’s new and modern but remember that this book is written the way God wanted to be written and at different times, certain angels were with me. I believe every prayer in this book will touch your heart. It will give you the understanding of prayer itself, it will fill you with emotion and love and when you pray, you will know that you are not praying alone. The Angels of Prayer are enhancing your prayer, and praying with you and your Guardian Angel, you may even feel the presence of your Guardian Angel, right there with you. I always say prayer can move mountains that it is very powerful, and this prayer book will help you to discover that. It will give you so much understanding of the power of prayer and it will fill you with peace and

allow you to see hope and a bright future and never to give up. It shows you how prayer takes away stress and allows you to feel happier and more peaceful within yourself. Prayer helps us to grow spiritually, it allows us to connect more deeply and when we allow our souls to come forward, that intertwining to happen, prayer can give us strength and courage. When prayer helps to connect you more spiritually to your souls, it opens your eyes and allows you to see and hear your Guardian Angel, that God has given you as the gatekeeper of your soul and it allows us to listen. All around the world we all pray in different ways and in individual ways as well. Sometimes we meditate, we go to a place of silence deep within our soul and no matter what we are meditating on it is another form of prayer. Sometimes people will sing, and that is another form of prayer of joy and happiness and even sadness, and sometimes we dance. People tell me they pray in different ways all of the time, even when they are doing yoga or slow movements they feel their soul coming forward and at that time they know they are in the spiritual state of prayer. It comes in many ways to us all. We can be at the kitchen sink. We can be putting our child to bed. We can be in work and we are praying, you could be out jogging, and you can be in the spiritual state of prayer as well as you jog along. God puts no boundaries. It is only us who do, and we can use any words we wish because our words of prayer are coming from the depths of our soul, our hearts and our emotions. Prayer is prayer and it can move mountains.

PRAYERS FROM THE HEART An Evening with Lorna Byrne Join international bestselling author and renowned spiritual teacher Lorna Byrne for a special speaking event to celebrate the launch of her new book, Prayers from the Heart. Following requests from her readers around the world to write more on the matter, Prayers from the Heart delves deep into the power and importance of prayer in all of our lives as taught to Lorna from an early age, regardless of our own religion or beliefs. At this event you will hear Lorna talk in depth about prayer from a completely different angle than one you have heard before. It will give you a better understanding of prayer itself, how it fills you with emotion and love and enables you to connect with your soul to connect with God. You will learn more about how to pray and grow spiritually to allow your soul to come forward and understand how the angels of prayer enhance your prayer, and that you never pray alone. Most importantly it will teach you that God puts no boundaries on prayer, it is only us who do and Lorna will talk about the different ways we can pray the depths of our soul, our hearts and our emotions. According to Lorna, prayer is prayer and it can move mountains. The event will also include a questions and answers session with Lorna and an individual blessing for those who so wish.

Thursday 31 May 2018 7pm – 9.30pm (including blessings) Birminmgham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street Birmingham B3 3BS Info & Bookings: treeoflifemagazine.co.uk

Lorna giving individual blessings at an event

“Your guardian angel loves you. You are precious to it. You are the most important person in the world to this angel.” - Lorna Byrne

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'God gave each and every one of us a part of himself, that speck of light of God that is our soul.' - Lorna Byrne

hen it came to the time for me to write the prayer book, the Archangel Michael said to me Lorna, these prayers will come from the heart, and soul. You will constantly be in a state of prayer and with each prayer you are going to be given, you will feel the emotions of that person, young or old, that would be saying this prayer. That is one thing you must remember, when you pray to God you pray from your heart and your soul.

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Creating a Stronger Link with Spirit SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2018, 10am-5pm

'Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!' - Albert Einstein

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DAVIDJI

Secrets to Personal Transformation

Davidji is a globally recognized mindbody health & wellness expert, mindful performance trainer, meditation teacher & author. Apprenticing for a decade under Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon, serving as the Chopra Center COO, Lead Educator and then as the first Dean of Chopra Center University, where he trained more than 300,000 people to meditate and certified more than 2,500 meditation teachers. He has since left the Chopra Center to teach the practical integration of stress management, mindful performance, meditation, and conscious choice making into our real-world, modern-day experiences. For more than 15 years Davidji has helped thousands of people around the world to perform at higher levels, become more reflective and less reflexive, make better decisions, sleep better, enhance their relationships, experience abundance, and live purpose-driven lives.

More often than not, we can taste and feel—with every fiber of our being— that the Universe has taken a deep breath in, allowed time and space to pause, announced a special yet fleeting opportunity, and given us the chance to leap into a new, more nourishing dream. Many people see the concept of manifesting your dreams as a fantasy. A lifetime of conditioning holds them back from taking that bold, transformational step. Fear keeps them frozen, clinging desperately to the old dream, and the throbbing pain of past missteps locks them into a swirl of secondguessing. And so they find themselves with one foot firmly planted in the past and one dangling toe waiting to touch down in the fresh, fertile soil of the newly envisioned future. Some people spend their entire lives just like that—holding themselves back,

I was one of those people until I discovered the Five Divine Secrets and their Sacred Powers of Transformation. Sleepwalking through life, the weight on my chest so heavy I could barely breathe, and working an 18-hour day in a business that did not feed my soul, I was stressed out, burned out, unfulfilled, and empty. I was so far from the present moment and living eternally in the past, carrying a knot in my stomach so tight that it could only be washed away by a glass of Scotch at bedtime. I had accepted that this would be my life and resigned myself to the sad reality that one day, I would die, and the nightmare would be over. But then at the four-way intersection of hopelessness, deep sadness, confusion, and lack of purpose, I walked past a row of cardboard boxes that people were living in on a street in downtown Manhattan. It was there that I received the first Sacred Whisper of my life—an unexpected moment in which time stood still and the voice of the divine spoke directly to me through the body of someone I did not know and had never met. This life-changing hiccup in the space-time continuum was a defining moment of celestial convergence that absorbed me into a cosmic stream of timelessness—and ultimately gave me a newfound awareness and the inspiration to dream a new dream. A grizzled face of a man, with dirt deeply etched into the crevices of his forehead and hollowed-out cheeks, peered up at me from the cardboard boxes. Our eyes locked for what seemed an eternity. Those deepaquamarine pools dazzled me, inviting me into the depths of his soul. And with a raspy whispered breath, he spoke as if forcing me to bear the burden of the words he uttered. His lips parted, and he asked, “What’s going to be on your tombstone?”

THE FIVE SECRETS TO PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION An Evening Seminar Perhaps you’ve already begun your journey on the spiritual path, or perhaps you’ve found yourself at a crossroads of some potentially defining moment in your life. Maybe you sense a feeling of longing for something beyond what exists right now. Or you have confusion about the situation in which you currently find yourself. There may even be an indescribable sensation inside you — a sort of knowing that there’s something more, something deeper... a place where you can finally experience true love, real abundance, greater fulfillment, or simply peace of mind in the midst of all the chaos that surrounds you. Oftentimes we simply feel trapped by our current circumstances or locked into a non-nourishing pattern. But there is a doorway to the liberation you seek. In fact, there are five doorways and five paths that you can walk to gain your footing on your spiritual journey. These paths are available to all seekers whether this is your first step into spirituality or whether you have been practicing for many years.

Thursday 19 April 2018 7pm – 9pm Birminmgham & Midland Institute 9 Margaret Street Birmingham B3 3BS

'Joy is a flower that blooms when you do.' - Author unknown

here are times in our life when we need to reset our course, reinvent ourselves, recalibrate our circumstances, and establish a new trajectory. These are the defining moments when we need to draw a line between everything that’s ever happened and everything that ever will. All the words society currently uses to describe these moments don’t really do them justice— fresh start, new beginning, second chance. They just don’t tell the full story. Because in reality, we desire a total extraction from the scenario we’ve created –with all its consequences & after-effects- and the chance for a complete do-over—a reentry into a new world where we are whole, pure, perfect, unstained, untainted, and unconditioned. Sometimes we’re not aware that the critical moment has arrived. We have resigned ourselves to the fact that we must live with the cards we’ve been dealt, and, subsequently, we are blind to the amazing opportunity resting right in front of our noses.

trapped in a prison of their own design, deferring their dreams, and accepting a dumbed-down version of their best selves.

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Join Davidji on a path toward awakening the transformation that is inside you, and learn the secrets that Awakening Your Sacred Powers reveals to guide you toward stepping into your power, making more conscious choices, communicating less violently, owning your impact and manifesting the dream life you've always wanted.

10AM O PEN I N G G O N G C ER E MO NY WITH SAR AH WEST WO O D I N TH E STAN DS E XH I B ITI O N H ALL

TIM E 10.15am 10.45am

ROOM 1 The Special Significance of Being a Human Being STELLA BROOKES

Kinesiologist & Soul Journey Practitioner There is an aspect of the Sacred Heart that is a flame. This flame is encompassed with the love and living light of the Creator. As a human being you have something that others don’t. You have the ability to bring that flame into the pineal and when you do you have the ability to create a field of consciousness that manifests a better world.

RO OM 2 Shamanic Sounds from Silence PETE BENGRY

Musician & Shaman We breathe in and we breathe out. But how many of us are truly aware of the miracle of breath? With the discipline of awareness we can witness the breath as sacred sound guiding us to an inner silence.

10.45am –11am B R EAK 11am 11.30am

3 Universal Principles of Radiant Living JASON CHAN

Tai Chi & Chi Kung Master & Author Build an unshakeable foundation for a radiant and fulfilling life with these Three Pillars RIGHT ENERGY - To manifest your dreams RIGHT MOTIVATION - For meaning & purpose RIGHT MINDSET - To create a beautiful life

Source Energy Healing JILLIAN STOTT

Source Energy Healing Practitioner Source Energy Healing is a profound, yet very gentle way, of helping you to move forward in your life. Jillian will explain how this amazing Healing will bring balance and unity to all aspects of your life. (Practitioner training available.)

11.30am – 11.45am B R EAK 11.45am 12.15pm

Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan SCOTTY LEIGH-JANNEY

Kundalini Yoga Teacher We will tune in to the guru inside, then warm the spine, then complete a kriya of exercises with relaxation after. Meditation to finish as we tune out to end.

Energy Alignment Method JO THERWARA

Free Your Mind Solutions Facilitator Discover a simple, effective way to change thoughts, beliefs, patterns and mindset to feel happier, in flow and have a life you love using the Energy Alignment Method

12.15am – 12.30pm B R EAK 12.30pm 1pm

Crystals are like Energy Tools NATASHA CROMPTON

Intrinsic Therapies,Crystal Therapist, Holistic Teacher and Crystal seller Come to my talk to learn how to incorporate crystals into your everyday life and make the most their beautiful energy. By using crystals regularly you can empower yourself to move forward towards an exciting and fulfilling 2018.

Ways to Stop the Racing Mind RAJ FULCHAND

Art of Living Teacher of Happiness, Yoga & Meditation The Mind is very Subtle. The Mind moves to the past and it moves to the future. The talk will look at ways to stop the racing mind and a practical to help clear the mind so it arrives to a stillness, a place of peace.

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1pm – 2pm LU N CH B R EAK

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More to Life ROBERT NOCK

Personal Development Trainer & Coach I used to believe that my thoughts and my feelings defined who I was. It was when I was shown during the More to Life weekend that I had an option to be held in the trap of my mind or to take a stand for the truth that my life changed.

How EFT/Tapping can help you remain happy and healthy SHARON WESTWOOD

EFT Teacher An explanation and demonstration of EFT and other energy medicine tips to help you be stress free and feel good every day

2.30pm – 2.45pm B R EAK 2.45pm 3.15pm

Feel good in the life you have and create the life you want MICHAEL JAMES

Law of Attraction Expert & Author In this interactive talk, for the first time at Tree of Life Festival, Michael shares practical ways to enjoy your present moment whilst opening to receive your good.

Loving What Is: The Work of Byron Katie JOGINDER & MARKETA BOLA

Trained & Experienced Teachers of The Work The Work 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.

3.15pm – 3.30pm B R EAK 3.30pm 4pm

The Power of Out of Body Experiences JADE SHAW

Out of Body Experience Expert How would you feel if you knew for sure that you are more than your physical body, part of an interconnected universe, and that death is just a doorway? This was a revelation Jade had from an out of body experience which transformed her life.

3 Secrets to Overcoming Writer’s Block with Ease & Grace GULARA VINCENT

Helps writers heal their fears & negative beliefs So-called ‘writer’s block’ can have many different causes. But what if you could set yourself and your writing free with ease and grace? In this self-enquiry workshop, you can experience this first-hand.

4pm – 4 .15pm B R EAK 4.15pm 4.45pm

Chanting for Healing SARAH WESTWOOD

Multi-instrumentalist Sound Healer Chanting, or toning, is a truly wonderful practice for mind, body and spirit, calming our nervous system, releasing feel-good hormones – and it feels amazing! Experience simple mantras for loving inner connection – and joy

‘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’

4.45pm – 5pm B R EAK 5pm 5.30pm

5Rhythms Dance NEIL PINNOCK

5Rhythms is a freestyle movement and meditation practice that will bring you to the moment, alive and embodied with who you are. The practice is simple and profound. Open to all. Join us to dance a wave!

Sound Healing SARAH WESTWOOD

Multi-instrumentalist Sound Healer Sarah will be playing her beautiful gongs & drums to demonstrate the power of sound healing. Wonderful for stress or pain issues and for meditation/ journey experiences. Be transported into bliss on waves of sound

5.50PM CLOSING C H A N T C ER E MO N Y W IT H S A R A H W EST WO O D I N T H E STA N DS E X H I B ITI O N H A L L

ROOM 3 The Ancient Code MICHAEL FEELEY

The Revealer of Coded Ancient Secrets... Have who ever wondered if there’s an ancient code, a message left for us to decipher by our ancestors that could enhance us as conscious beings? And if so where has this coded message been left? Michael has deciphered a code, a code that has been beautifully left for us within the famous monuments of the world...

Iridology - What Your Eyes Reveal About You RON PRESCOTT ND

Naturopathy & Wellbeing In this inter-active talk Ron will take you on a journey of the Iridology constitutions to discover what the colour of your eyes mean relating to your health, happiness and lifestyle choices.

Finding Happiness Within IRENE MOLINA

Phoenix Holistic Therapies How can we integrate all aspects of our lives, the nice and the less nice aspects, and still feel happy and confident? Find out how you can use Angelic Reiki for inner balance and happiness

FEAR – What holds you back? NATASHA AYLOTT Get Blissed

When you examine all the reasons why people fail to reach their goals, live the life of their dreams, what is the one thing that is standing in their way? FEAR! You see FEAR is just an illusion and once you realise this, you can begin to see that you can walk around it like any other obstacle.

In Conversation PAT DE WHALLEY

Broadcaster, Journalist, Author & Spiritual Counsellor Latent spiritual teachers face a universal dilemma how do I step up and step out? Spiritual author and broadcaster Pat de Whalley unlocks the secret as she talks to emerging spiritual workers about the moment they said “yes”.

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6 Steps to Get Confident, Get Clear, Get the Life You Want MAGS O’BRIEN

Life Transformation Specialist Do you sometimes lack the confidence to Live the Life you really want? Find out how you can.

Attracting Your True Love JOGINDER & MARKETA BOLA

Love, Intimacy & Tantra Teachers You’re a magnet for everyone who’s ever walked into your life… including your relationships! Come and discover how you can change your energy and ‘magnetic pull’ so that you easily and joyfully attract your dream partner!

The Four Genders The Shamanic Wisdom of Transgender Roles NICK CLEMENTS

Leading Expert on Shamanism & Rites of Passage Discover the ancient view of human sexuality and gender. This inspiring presentation empowers us to realise a more holistic and inclusive worldview, and encourages all of us to embark on both the Hero’s and the Heroine’s Journey.

5 Steps To Your Ultimate Sanctuary KURLY MARWAHA

Feng Shui Master Have you ever entered a room and felt bliss or like leaving immediately? Learn the top 5 things to turn your home into a supportive sanctuary and sleep better tonight.

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‘Angels can fly directly into the heart of the matter.’ - Author Unknown

STEPS TO CONNECT WITH YOUR ANGELS

Living Tantra Makes Men Sexier to Women JAN DAY Jan Day is a renowned expert on relationships and intimacy. Having trained with Art of Being founder, Alan Lowen, Jan has spent the last 16 years helping men and women learn to trust their own unique journeys and embrace their own wounds as well as their potential. Her life and work have been influenced by a wide spectrum of eastern and western teachers including Osho, David Deida, Ken Wilber and many more. This article is written by Rose Rouse.

No, men are more attractive to women if they understand the difference between sex and intimacy and everything that blurs those lines. “Sex is very different to intimacy,” says Jan, “and society confuses the two. Once men start to understand that women love them so much more if they have an expansive sensual vocabulary, then they are totally attracted to tantra work. It’s simple and yet it can seem so far away. There is also a core piece of Living Tantra that is about learning the difference between giving and getting while touching. That is such a vital bit of information for men. Women fall for them when they are not being predators and when they understand that not all touch is sexual.” Simon Buckland was one such man. He has done a lot of Jan’s work and says it has transformed his relationship with women. “Through participating in different exercises with women, I realized that I got confused between desire and entitlement. I realized that my insecurity led me to act in a way that was too pushy with women or to censor my desire. I discovered through doing Jan’s work that it is fine to express my longing but the key is to not have any expectations of an outcome. This was a hard but very valuable lesson. It took time to deeply understand what good boundaries around touch meant, and to free me up enough to genuinely meet a woman on all sorts of different levels.” He points out another significant aspect of tantra work for men is the relief of “letting go of the performance aspect around sexuality and the tyranny of the orgasm.” Simon says that his past behavior was particularly centred on his feeling that it was his duty to give his partner an orgasm which meant that sexuality was mixed up with guilt and obligation. In other words, far from a free place. “I realized that it’s much more about being in that sensual moment than what I think

is supposed to happen, and that was an immense liberation. I’d been looking for this kind of intimacy all my life but I had misunderstood what it was. I even misunderstood what women liked about me. I am kind and I had perceived this as not very manly. I also finally understood that our sexuality is unique, we don’t have to be like anyone else. There is no right way to be.” Laurence McLeod had a different sort of experience as a man doing Jan’s Living Tantra work. “I have abuse in my relationship which was my background and I came into tantra being disconnected from men in general. My friendships were mainly with women. My relationship with men was based on distrust from past experiences,” he explains. “Over time during this work, I was able to have profound bonding experiences with men which gradually enabled me to trust more. The most surprising aspect is that bonding in a deeper way with men has enabled me to have better relationships with women. I am more confident and clearer in myself and my sexuality.” Specifically Laurence says he benefitted from the time spent with each other’s own gender. “Being in that supportive environment with men mean that I got a stronger sense of myself as a man and coming out of it I felt more defined as a man and women seemed to respond to me differently and more positively.” Often men choose sex as their way of connecting to women, but there is so much more out there to be accessed. As Jan says: “Men can learn to connect with their senses more deeply so that they are more present both to touching and being touched. It’s the journey of re-connecting our hearts and our feelings with our sexuality. It enables us to have magical, passionate sex that feels sacred, embodied, delicious and sexy rather than isolated in our genitals or driven by our minds.”

LOVE, SEX & INTIMACY An Evening Talk Do you want more from your close relationships? Whether it be in friendship or partnership? Do you know what Conscious Relationship means? In this talk, Jan Day will share some of her personal journey towards relating consciously and the pitfalls that she had to work through. She will invite you to vision what you really want, look at some of the ‘dangers’ to face along the way, and explore practical tools that will support you towards the relationships that you’d love to have. It may mean rocking those relationship patterns. Come on, take that risk, it’s worth it.

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LIVING TANTRA A One Day Workshop Living Tantra is for people who want to experience richer relationships, deeper intimacy and more authentic connection with others. This introductory day invites you to say hello toAand all that you feel onewelcome day workshop as man or woman in this physical body. can gently dissolve the It isCrystals a gentle and playful introduction traumas and dramas that your soul into the realm of Living Tantra: into has undergone without needing to being alive in your feelings, including re-experience the desires, event. They are feeling your natural exploring particularly useful resolving the your boundaries andfor learning to voice ‘Drama (Karpman) Triangle’ of Rescuer, them, expressing your wants and Persecutor, Victim thatfor plays itself needs, learning to ask what you out in so many waysdifferent in this and other want, discovering types of lives. and In this practical, experiential touch loving yourself more fully. we willonbeyour identifying how a Itworkshop is fine to come own or with these dramas have themselves partner. During the shown day, you will meet and connect how the with fear, others anger and sadness and in a safe and that accompany turned nourishing space them wherecan yoube can relax around to find the gift atand their heart into discovering yourself your way empower your future life. of and connecting with man or woman.

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Healing with Crystals JUDY HALL Judy Hall is an internationally known author of the multi-million selling Crystal Bible. Extracted from Judy Hall’s Crystal Healing Companion to be published April 2018 by Hamlyn, London.

CLEARING HOOKS Free your spleen, heart, base, sacral or solar plexus chakra hooks by spiralling out a Quartz point, Flint, raw Charoite, or Lemurian Seed to pull out hooks or inappropriate energetic connections. • Touch the chakra with a Lemurian Seed or other long pointed crystal. • Take your hand up, out and away from the chakra. • With a spiralling motion continue until the crystal is at arm’s length • Cleanse the crystal under running water. • Spiral the crystal back to your heart or the chakra, breathing in its energy as you do so. • Hold or tape a Green Aventurine, Green Fluorite or Jade crystal over the spleen chakra after tie cutting. Feel it creating a three-dimensional protective pyramid around the chakra and sealing your aura. • If the area under your right armpit begins to ache, tape a piece of Gaspeite or Bloodstone over the site and leave in place until the message

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is received that you will not give away any more of your energy. Follow up by placing a Rhodonite, Rose Quartz or Mangano Calcite over your heart for ten to twenty minutes, gently breathing in the energy as you do so.

TRAUMA-SOOTHER Rhodonite soothes the nervous system. An excellent first aid remedy for trauma or shock, it calms and supports mind, body and soul in challenging situations. Revealing all sides of an issue, it is beneficial in cases of emotional self-destruction or physical selfharming, codependency or abuse, healing the heart trauma that results. Rhodonite dissolves memories of abuse and emotional scars gathered over many lifetimes, replacing them with love and forgiveness. It builds confidence and opens the heart to unconditional love. GENTLE FORGIVENESS A stone of forgiveness, Mangano Calcite offers unconditional love and acceptance, gently softening the hardest and most defended of hearts. Encouraging you to feel love for yourself, the compassionate energy dissolves resistance and releases ancient fears, grief and resentments that keep the heart trapped in the past. It brings repressed memories to the surface for healing. Mangano Calcite is helpful for anyone who has suffered trauma or assault in any timeframe as it heals the inner child, drawing deep childlike happiness and joy into your life. The stone enhances selfworth and self-acceptance, lifting tension and anxiety. It heals nervous conditions and prevents nightmares. TIE CUTTING Green Aventurine protects the spleen chakra. Circling it under the left armpit removes hooks from past relationships and detaches ‘energy pirates’ who drain your energy. The stone prevents reattachment. It protects and heals the heart. Ameliorating fear, it examines motives and outdated behaviour patterns, dissolving negative emotions and thoughts. Green Aventurine looks forward with joyous expectation and provides support if you are going outside your comfort zone. It increases confidence, strengthening integrity and compassion. The stone enhances your own creativity.

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HAKRA HOOKS The base and sacral chakras may contain the energetic remnants of previous sexual partners, including memories of sexual abuse. The solar plexus and heart chakra may hold emotional abuse cords. All chakras may have been infiltrated by controlling authority figures. The spleen chakra (under the left armpit) may be linked to energy pirates who steal your energy. If you have an ache there, you need to tie-cut. Time has no meaning in these situations. It could have been last week or last century that the hook went in. If you feel exhausted after seeing a friend or relative, or when thinking about past partners, you probably have chakra hooks between you. These hooks quickly drain your energy. The base and sacral chakras are the site of libido and stored kundalini power which, when released, empowers you. If your libido is low, then a passionate stone such as Ruby or Red Jasper stimulates it. If your libido is over-active, then a calming one such as Green Kyanite or Green Aventurine restores balance. If you need forgiveness, either for yourself or a perpetrator of abuse, Mangano Calcite or Rose Quartz assists.

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All around you there are unseen vibrations, imperceptible emanations and subtle energy fields. You are surrounded by thoughts and feelings, imprints and impressions which subtly disturb your sense of well-being. The air around us is full of invisible energies. Radio, television and microwaves, radiation, electromagnetism, infra-red frequencies, earth energies, other people’s thoughts and emotions assault us everyday. Crystal protection helps you to screen yourself against this invisible invasion and to protect yourself from more tangible threats to your safety.

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PAST LIFE CRYSTALS A one day workshop We have all learned many skills and gained much wisdom in our previous lives and it is now time to re-access these. Crystals can assist in two ways, some facilitate the remembrance of past lives and others are attuned to specific ancient civilisations. In this practical, hands-on workshop we will be exploring where you came from, find the gifts in our past experiences that assist us to fulfil our present life soul purpose.

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INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS CALENDAR 2018

Dr David Hamilton FRI

Davidji

Katherine W. Thomas

Jan Day

Judy Hall

23 MAR Talk

How Your Mind Can Create Your Reality

DR DAVID HAMILTON

SUN 25 MAR Workshop

How Your Mind Can Create Your Reality

DR DAVID HAMILTON

SAT 14

APR

Festival

SPRING TREE OF LIFE FESTIVAL!

MANY SPEAKERS & STANDS

THU 19

APR

Seminar

The Five Secrets to Personal Transformation DAVIDJI

FRI

APR

Seminar

Calling in “The One”

KATHERINE WOODWARD THOMAS

FRI

APR

Talk

Love, Sex & Intimacy

JAN DAY

SAT 28

APR

Workshop

Living Tantra

JAN DAY

FRI

MAY Talk

Psychic Protection

JUDY HALL

SAT

MAY Workshop

Past Life Crystals

JUDY HALL

FRI

18 MAY Concert

Devotional Songs & Chants

HELOISE PILKINGTON

SAT 19 MAY Workshop

How to Teach & Lead Meditation

DR WILLIAM BLOOM

THU 24 MAY Workshop

Loving What Is

JOGINDER & MARKÉTA

Heloise Pilkington

Dr William Bloom

Lorna Byrne

Jeddah Mali

Gordon Smith

THU 31 MAY Talk

Prayers from the Heart

LORNA BYRNE

SAT 16

JUN

Concert

A Temple Gathering

ALEXANDRA GABRIEL

THU 21

JUN

Workshop

Attract Your True Love

JOGINDER & MARKÉTA

FRI

JUN

Talk

An Evening of Mediumship

GORDON SMITH

SAT 30

JUN

Workshop

Creating a Stronger Link with Spirit

GORDON SMITH

SAT 14

JUL

Concert

Illuminate Your Being

ILLUMINA - LILA & ANAAM

FRI

SEP

Talk

Natural Intelligence

JEDDAH MALI

SAT

SEP

Workshop

Natural Intelligence

JEDDAH MALI

SAT

OCT Concert

Journey into Bliss

LUCINDA DRAYTON & MARCUS CLIFFE

SAT 20

OCT Festival

AUTUMN TREE OF LIFE FESTIVAL!

MANY SPEAKERS & STANDS

THU

NOV Seminar

Grace, Fortitude & Transformation

MAS SAJADY

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