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Winter/Spring 2013
Inspiration • Wellbeing • Vitality Michael Neill The Inside-Out Revolution
Robert Holden PhD Loveability
Karen Kingston Feng Shui
Barefoot Doctor Trusting the Tao
Gordon Smith The Beyond Belief Tour
Festivals Inspiring Talks Dr Brian Clement Longevity & Vitality
Raw Living Food Workshops & Concerts
free your body • inspire your mind • open to love • awaken your spirit www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk
Gordon Smith speaking at Tree of Life in October 2012
Tree of Life Cosmic Café
INSPIRING & UPLIFTING TALKS
Socialize & enjoy delightful gourmet raw living food, cake & tea.
St Columba Church, Chantry Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ
7pm – 9.30pm (doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start) £9/£7 concs Early Bird 1 week in advance (£12/£9 concs thereafter) unless stated otherwise Please see website for full talk details & Youtube videos.
Free Silent Meditation 6.10–6.30pm (doors open 6pm)
All welcome!
FRI 11 JAN
Living with Intention LYNNE McTAGGART World renowned bestselling author of ‘The Field’ & ‘The Intention Experiment’ Learn the very best techniques for achieving success with your intentions.
Time-Light BRYAN HUBBARD Publishes ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’
FRI 18 JAN
The Amazing Discovery of The Deep Self TIM FREKE Stand-up Philosopher & Bestselling Author Discover the ‘deep self’ and experience both serene enlightenment & passionate enlivenment. See p7 for this talk & also 19 Jan workshop details.
Are You Being Thunk? How to Think Less for Serenity & Success SANDY NEWBIGGING Creator of The Mind Detox Method
FRI 25 JAN
Adventures in Awakening: Accessing Spiritual Reality MICHAEL ROLAND Spiritual Teacher who leads retreats worldwide What would happen if you had a Spiritual Connection that did not involve someone else’s philosophy, religion or beliefs? What if spirituality came to you purely and directly? Explore your personal Spiritual Connection through experiential learning. Learn to refine your senses to methodically or even radically accelerate your Spiritual Awakening.
Huna – Live Your Life Wide Open JOY HICKLIN-BAILEY Hawaiian Huna Teacher Her passion is to facilitate freedom and simple happiness
FRI 1 FEB
Soul Plan – Reconnect with Your True Life Purpose BLUE MARSDEN Hay House Author of ‘Soul Plan’ Soul Plan is a new interpretation of an ancient system of life purpose analysis. This empowering method accesses the sound vibration and intention behind naming, to determine your entire ‘Soul Plan’ revealing the challenges you face in life, your talents and abilities as well as your life goals and higher purpose.
Transform Your Life - Experience The Journey DEBS BURGESS Senior Trainer with Brandon Bays for over 18 years
FRI 8 FEB
Make Yourself Better: Ancient Secrets to Good Health PHILIP WEEKS Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist, Naturopath & Ayurvedic Practitioner Author of ‘Make Yourself Better’, Philip will be exploring the interconnected areas through which wellbeing and vitality are attained - including nourishment and detoxification - and providing clear explanations of health boosting methods and techniques.
Secrets to Attracting True Love into Your Life JOGINDER & MARKÉTA BOLA Law of Attraction & Tantra Teachers
FRI 15 FEB
From Sex to Superconsciousness MAHASATVAA MA ANANDA SARITA PhD World Renowned Tantra Teacher & Author of ‘Divine Sexuality’ Discover Kundalini awakening and how to have a vibrant alive and fluid chakra system. Open up the pathway from sex to superconsciousness through chakra balancing. Learn how to experience sexual ecstasy, find flow in creative expression, become love itself, and discover free flowing communication and communion in relationships. (See p18 for 18/19 May workshop details)
The New Ages of Men NICK CLEMENTS Visiting Professor at Staffordshire University & a thought leader on rites of passage and community building
FRI 22 FEB
Loveability: To Know How to Love & Be Loved ROBERT HOLDEN PhD His innovative work on happiness & success has been featured on Oprah & BBC TV. Bestselling author of ‘Be Happy’ & ‘Shift Happens!’ The simple maths of love is: the more you love, the happier you feel; the more you love, the healthier you are, the more you love, the more successful you are at everything! Conversely, not loving enough is the root cause of every problem and conflict in your life and on our planet. In sum, your life works when you love; and it doesn’t when you don’t! Launching his new book Loveability in this groundbreaking talk, Robert will explore 1) Healing our relationship to love; 2) the Miracle of Self-Acceptance; 3) The meaning of “I love you”; 4) the miracle of forgiveness; and 5) why love really is the only sane and satisfactory answer to human existence. “Love is the purpose of your life. And the more you learn to love, the better your life gets.” THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED
FRI 1 MAR
Kirtan Evening: Chanting from the Heart NIKKI SLADE Pioneer in the field of voice, chanting & sound work Chanting replenishes the soul and reunites us with one another and is the perfect way to experience the joy of singing in a group where the focus is on participation rather than performance. Nikki leads these sessions with voice, harmonium and drum. You can join her in singing a range of easy-to-learn devotional and uplifting chants or just bask in the sound of the chants.
Are You in Your Right Mind? Teachings from A Course in Miracles CHERYL FORD Pathways of Light & A Course in Miracles teacher. Co-facilitator of Miracles in the Midlands
The Law of Attraction: Techniques for Freedom MICHAEL JAMES The Law of Attraction Teacher & Life Coach
Info & Tickets: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
FRI 8 MAR
I ♥ Me: The Science of Self-Love Dr DAVID HAMILTON Bestselling Author & Scientist In this new talk based on David’s forthcoming book, he will explain why learning to love yourself is one of the most important things you will ever do. He will discuss the different forms of self-love - from self-respect, to honoring your own needs, to being authentic, to expressing yourself fearlessly, to being kind to yourself - and share some simple and effective strategies for cultivating a deep and lasting love for yourself. David will also discuss the way in which love impacts the health of the body.
Wire Yourself for Wealth: Discover Your Money Genius Profile to Effortlessly Create More Wealth LAURA LEIGH CLARKE Author of ‘Wire Yourself for Wealth’ & Money Coach. Not yet 30, she is one of the youngest Hay House authors
FRI 15 MAR
On Having No Head RICHARD LANG Author of ‘Seeing Who You Really Are’ and leading workshops around the world for 40 years At the heart of all the world’s great religions is a deep message – at our centre is peace, joy, awareness, eternity… In other words, our separate identities – your head, my head, our heads… - is not who we really are. My face is my public identity, whereas my ‘no-face’, this Openness full of the whole world – this is my true Self. Our true Self. What a difference it would make if more of us became aware of our true Self. This is a refreshingly modern approach to the question “Who am I?” It is experimental. It relies on direct experience, not on belief. Come and enjoy having no head! (See p4 for 16 March one day workshop details)
African Drumming SARAH WESTWOOD African Drumming Teacher People around the world are discovering the power and joy of drumming. Sarah & her Drumvoice Orchestra will get you grooving with a lively performance of West African rhythms and chants
FRI 22 MAR
Trusting the Tao to Catch You BAREFOOT DOCTOR Author of 16 best-selling books with a following of millions around the globe A talk from the master of modern Tao on letting go of the safety rail and following the fairy tale path to the full flowering of your destiny. With the world in flux, more and more of us are required to be brave and eschew the old-paradigm rationalistic way of making life-choices, and instead to surrender to FLOW, using intuition as our guide. With humor, candor and generosity Barefoot will share the ancient Taoist way he uses himself to optimize your chances of fully enjoying a beautiful life.
Laughter Yoga for Health & Wellbeing CHARLOTTE EATON Laughter Yoga Teacher & Trainer Try this internationally acclaimed form of exercise that increases your creativity and that lifts your physical, emotional and mental health & wellbeing
FRI 29 MAR
The Infinite Heart – Love & Relationships in the 21st Century MALCOLM STERN Co-Founder of Alternatives & Psychotherapist The author of ‘The Courage to Love’, ‘Falling in Love, Staying in Love’ and the co-presenter of Channel 4’s relationship series ‘Made for each other’ will enlighten you on love & relationships and the huge potential offered by our times to play a part in the evolution of humanity.
Performance Poetry CHARLIE JORDAN Former Birmingham Poet Laureate She works with community groups to enable people to find their voice and write and perform poetry
FRI 5 APR
The Beyond Belief Tour – An Evening of Mediumship GORDON SMITH Hailed as ‘Britain’s most accurate medium’ who has brought healing to thousands of people worldwide. THIS EVENING IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED £20 Early Bird by 31 Jan (£25 thereafter)
FRI 12 APR
Talking with Nature MICHAEL ROADS Author of over 15 books and teaches worldwide In my work we explore the relationship between Nature and humanity on a deeper metaphysical level, for it is here that we merge into Oneness. Humans live their lives in subconscious fragments, unaware of the continuity of life. Nature lives its life holistically in full consciousness. You are a metaphysical Being. You are an immortal Being in a mortal body. The Self you are is infinite; One with the All. We can explore the fact that beyond the physical, you, and all lifeforms, are each a field-of-energy, and all are finally One... there is nothing outside of Self.
FRI 19 APR
Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui KAREN KINGSTON Author of international million-copy bestsellers, ‘Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui’ & ‘Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui’, which have been translated in 25 languages There’s very little point doing any kind of personal development work if you haven’t cleared your clutter. Most people have no idea how much the energy of their home affects them. In this no-nonsense talk, Karen will explain the main ways your home can help or hinder you in your personal progress, and how to create an environment that will support you rather than hold you back in whatever you choose to do. Her teachings are based on over thirty years of intensive personal exploration of the unseen worlds of energy that feng shui is based on, which have become as tangible to her as the seen worlds. Her teaching style is a unique blend of spiritual insights and practical information, delivered with her own lively brand of humour.
FRI 26 APR
Masculine and Feminine Attraction – Great Sex, Great Love & Great Death BERNIE PRIOR International Contemporary Spiritual Teacher and Evolutionary Visionary At the core of all attraction is the divine purpose of integrating deeper masculine consciousness and higher feminine forms, as man, as woman. In this, the evolution of humanity as universal beings arrives in the discovery of true intimacy on this earth.
FRI 3 MAY
Surrender – The Art of Getting Out of the Way MIRANDA McPHERSON Author of ‘Boundless Love’ & founder of the Interfaith Foundation All of the world’s great non-dual teachings remind us that ‘You are That’. Yet there is a world of difference between knowing this conceptually, and genuinely experiencing for ourselves the indestructible presence that lives us. Tasting who we are deeper than our ego habits asks for a willingness to surrender all we think we know, all we think we are. While our ego cannot ‘do’ surrender, we can learn practices that support the art of getting out of the way. We can learn how to be more available to grace, so the sacred presence can find us in less resistance. Miranda will share rich insights about the perennial spiritual invitation and work experientially with questions presented.
FRI 10 MAY
Infinite Abundance JASON CHAN Tai Chi Master, Spiritual Teacher & Author of ‘Infinite Abundance’ Jason will inspire you to really believe that your highest dreams can come true, whether those dreams are primarily ‘spiritual’ or ‘worldly’. Living in infinite abundance is about being financially secure and also spiritually infused. You may be longing to know how to combine earning a good living with giving priority to your spiritual awakening. You will learn some very practical spiritual tools that will really assist you to do just that.
Info & Tickets: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
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Dear Friends! Hope you enjoyed the festivities and connection over the Christmasing time and are ready now for the next steps. If you’re reading these lines it seems like we all made it :-), the whole world is spinning on and on and the exciting 2013 is here!
In this issue find your inner super hero with Michael Neill; live the WOW with Tim Freke; rebirth yourself with Dr Brian Clement and loose your head with Richard Lang! Lots of love, fun & new beginnings!
Joginder, Marketa & Tree of Life Team xxx Editors: Joginder & Markéta Bola
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TREE OF LIFE SPECIAL EVENTS JANUARY – JUNE 2013 Sat 19 Jan, 10am-5pm
Life-Transforming Experience of Deep Love
Tim Freke
P7
Wed 30 Jan, 7pm-9pm
Sexy Raw Living Magic
Markéta Bola
P11
Wed 6 Feb, 7pm-9.30pm
Inspirational Open Mic Night
Various Speakers
P4
Sat 9 Feb, 10am-5pm
Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams
Joginder & Markéta
P5
Sat 9 Feb, 7pm–10pm
Spiritual Singles MediDating
Joginder & Markéta
P5
Sat 16 Mar, 10am–5pm
Seeing Who You Really Are
Richard Lang
PX
Wed 10 Apr, 7pm-9pm
The Inside-Out Revolution
Michael Neill
P7
Sat 18 & Sun 19 May
Master Lovers Weekend Workshop
Sarita
P18
Sat 1 Jun, 10am-10pm
TREE OF LIFE FESTIVAL & DINNER PARTY
SPEAKERS & STALLS
P19
Sat 22 Jun, 10am-5pm
Longevity & Vitality
Dr Brian Clement
P10
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PRESENTS
Seeing Who You Really Are
Inspirational Open Mic Night!
A one day workshop with Richard Lang
Wednesday 6 February 2013
This workshop is a refreshingly modern way of discovering who you really are – the boundless, timeless awareness that is everyone’s True Self. In the workshop you will be guided through awareness exercises that invite you to notice the difference between what you are for others, your appearance, and what you are for yourself, your reality. You are not required to believe or imagine anything. As amazing as it sounds, all you are asked to do is look. What a treasure you find when you look: All things are within you. Come to the workshop and discover this beautiful, deep truth about yourself. And then go on re-discovering who you really are in your daily life, whenever you choose. Richard Lang first saw who he really was in a workshop in 1970 with the English philosopher Douglas Harding, author of ‘On Having No Head’. Since then he has devoted his life to Seeing, and to sharing this simple, accessible Way. He has published two books and travels widely giving workshops.
Sat 16 March 2013, 10am – 5pm £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 15 March (£67/£57 concs thereafter) Venue: Birmingham Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
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7 – 9.30pm Inspirational talks, poetry, music, songs and even jokes! An exciting evening where you can share great conversations and laughter in the company of other conscious like-minded people. Everyone is welcome! Please register free for your ticket on the website:
www.treeoflife-events.co.uk (Prior booking essential as spaces are limited) Venue: The Function Room of the Station Pub 7 High Street, Kings Heath B14 7BB (Suggested donation on the door £5 to cover event costs)
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by Joginder Bola
Ignite Your Spirit in 2013! Joginder is a Director of Tree of Life and the Co-Editor of Tree of Life Magazine. He gives talks and runs workshops on selfempowerment. Imagine if every year of your life could be your best year yet! The better it gets the better it gets. An upward spiral of wonderful life experiences. Life can be an amazing adventure if you want it to be. This year doesn’t have to be the same as the last. Here are 7 sparkling ways to get your spirit ignited and shine through this year! I – Intention: Sit down today and in your imagination see yourself having an absolutely fabulous year. Not just a good or a great year but an absolutely amazing year! Make it big! See all your dreams coming true! Feel the feelings as if it’s already happened. Live it now. Enjoy the feelings of having a wonderful year in this moment. Feel it in your heart. Literally ‘Jump for joy’ now and celebrate your success today! G – Gratitude: Loving every moment – the gift of life itself is the greatest blessing of all. To have a body, to be breathing and to be able to experience this incredible world is truly a miracle. Life itself is the diamond, the gold that is so close to us that we can miss it. A lifetime is so brief – appreciate every precious moment. No matter what is happening you can always be grateful for the gift of life itself. Start everyday as if it was the first day of your life and wake-up with the excitement of just being alive. Make love with life and I’m not just talking about sex! Become a lover of life – the divine romance – the play of every little task of each day. Life is loving you now and always! Love it back. Say ‘life loves me and I love it back’ everyday as an affirmation. Love everything you have now. Love yourself, love your friends, love your family & love your home. Appreciate what you have. Love it all. Say a big loud ‘Yes’ to your life now!
N – New You: Love your beautiful body with long hot baths and massages. Feed it delicious wholesome foods and lots of pure water. Exercise it. Read inspiring books and spend time with like-minded people. Meditate regularly. Make your home beautiful with de-cluttering and feng shui. Go wild and spend time walking in nature. Try something new everyday - make new friends and go to new places. Reinvent yourself, change your lifestyle and surprise yourself! I – Intuition: Follow your intuition, your joy and dance with your life. Flow with the challenges and changes each day brings. Life is leading you through your intuition - that small still voice inside. Listen to it and follow the lead. All you ever have to do is listen. All the answers you are looking for are there - right inside you. People plan, God laughs just wing it!
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams! A one day workshop with Joginder & Markéta Bola Does it seem a mystery to you how to find the perfect love partner? Well it’s no mystery. You’re a magnet for everyone who’s ever walked into your life… including your relationships! Discover how to change your magnetic pull so that you attract your dream partner. This inspiring workshop will support you on your journey to manifest your dream partner into your life. You will learn how to practically and joyfully attract your true love!
Saturday 9 Feb 2013 10am – 5pm
T – Total: Be total with whatever you do and live your life to the max. Be fully present and connected with yourself and others. Step outside the comfort zone. Ships are safe in shore but that’s not what ships were made for. Make your life an amazing adventure. Don’t stay in the comfort zone – jump off that cliff and be who you were born to be! Take a moment now to consider the answer to this question: ‘What would you do if you knew you could not fail?’. Be the creator of your life – don’t be a victim of circumstances. Become the source and a creative force. In a football match you can either be the spectator or a player. It’s the same with life. Be a player. Be involved, not just watching from the sidelines. Get into your life and participate fully. Don’t wait for your life to change – be the change you want to experience now. E – Excitement: Get excited by life and have fun! When walking down the street smile at the people who pass you by. Laugh at yourself and don’t take yourself too seriously. Laugh at your mistakes. Laugh at your worries. Just laugh for no reason. Just laugh because it feels good. Go ahead and have a good chuckle now! D - Do It Now! Whatever you have always wanted to do – do it now! Don’t postpone your dreams and don’t postpone your happiness. The later it gets the later it gets. Today is the time to go for it. Honestly ask yourself ‘If not now, then when?’. Banish the endless excuses and make this year the year to do all those things you always wanted to do. Life is such a beautiful gift – make every moment count! Joginder is running the workshop ‘Make 2013 Your Best year Yet’ on Sat 5 Jan 2013 (see website for details).
£67/£57 concs (or £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 2 Feb) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
Tree of Life Spiritual Singles MediDating Evening! Hosted by Joginder & Markéta Bola Are you looking for love and relationship? Would you like to do some spiritual dating? Are you finding it hard to meet the right person? The Tree of Life Spiritual Singles MediDating Evening is the answer. It’s a warm and fun evening to meet like-minded singles. There will be fantastic conversation, laughter and play! ‘It was a truly memorable evening and would do it all over again. The room was full of positive warm energy and a lovely evening to spend with like minded people and to make new friends.’ Sarah
Saturday 9 February 2013 7pm – 10pm £29 (or £19 if booked by 2 Feb) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
The future depends on what we do in the present. - Mahatma Gandhi
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Filling the Hole in the Soul
Tim is an internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of many groundbreaking books including Lucid Living and How Long Is Now? He is often featured in documentaries and interviewed by the global media including the BBC. Tim has spent his life exploring the ‘mystery experience’ and sharing it with others. He runs ‘mystery experience retreats’ internationally, in which he guides others directly to a spiritually awakened state. Tim also performs as a ‘stand-up philosopher’ – a concept he developed from the ancient idea of a philosopher as a travelling ‘spiritual entertainer’ who transforms people’s consciousness. This article is adapted from ‘The Mystery Experience’ the ground-breaking new book by Tim. www. timothyfreke.com When I’m spiritually asleep there’s always a feeling that something is missing. There’s a hole in my soul that I don’t know how to fill. I try to change my life so that things feel right, but nothing works. If I really pay attention, however, it becomes obvious that I’m longing for love. Without love my life is empty and meaningless. Deep down most of us know only love can fill the hole in the soul; only love can mitigate all that is bad in life and allow us to truly celebrate all that is good. As John Lennon wrote in his song ‘Mind Games’: ‘Love is the answer, And you know that for sure.’ We all crave love as if it’s rare and hard to find, but when we awaken we discover the universe is pulsating with love. The truth is we are swimming in an ocean of love. And when we understand this we can smile wryly with the Indian poet Kabir who writes ‘I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty.’ The hole in the soul is a blessing, because it demands that we fill it. And when our superficial attempts to fill the inner emptiness fail, we start to look deeper and become spiritual seekers. And when we spiritually awaken we find ourselves immersed in deep love. This deep love is not some ethereal experience,
When we come to the profound realisation that what we really want is to immerse ourselves in deep love, we become filled with a powerful desire to awaken. Longing for love is the fuel that can keep us going on the spiritual journey. Longing for love is missing the Beloved when we’re apart and yearning to be reunited. Longing for love is aching to wake up. When we know how much we want to wake up, we start to wake up. When we know how much we yearn for the Beloved, the Beloved reaches out to us. When we know how much we long to love life, we commit to the path of learning to love. From my first awakening when I was a 12 year old boy to this present moment my ideas have changed and deepened, but the conviction that life is ultimately all about love has remained. I call myself a philosopher because I adore good ideas. But that’s just a cover story to get people to take me seriously. Really I’m a love junkie. I admitted this recently at the end of one of my ‘mystery experience’ retreats and a wonderful woman called out ‘You’re not a love junkie ... you’re a dealer!’ That’s one of the nicest and funniest compliments I’ve ever had. So here’s what I really want to say to you: ‘Hey! Are you looking for some deep love to fill the hole in your soul? I’ve got the real deal here. This is the magic that makes life sweet. This is the big WOW you’ve been waiting for. And when you taste it once you’ll be hooked for life
WOW Experiment Over the past twenty years I have developed a number of powerful techniques that can help us step out of the isolation of our separateness and communion with each other in deep love. I will share some of these techniques during my day seminar on ‘the life-transforming experience of deep love’. However you can try this extremely simple experiment right now to explore the power of love. • Become conscious of the hole in the soul as your longing for love. • Then do something loving for someone and see how it feels. Doing something loving isn’t difficult. It can be as simple as a smile or a kind word. Whatever you do I think you will find that expressing love, even in a small way, will have an effect on how you feel. It will begin to fill the hole in the soul.
BY TIM FREKE
it’s a tangible love we feel in the body. But deep love is much more than just a great feeling. It’s a total relationship with reality. When I’m deep awake I feel deep love flowing out from the depths of my being into my heart to make me tender … into my mind to make me wise … into my body as sensual aliveness … and out into the world as compassionate action.
The Amazing Discovery of the Deep Self An evening talk with Tim Freke Inspirational philosopher Tim Freke will show you how to awaken to the ‘deep self’, so that you can fully embrace your tender, vulnerable, wounded humanity. He will share his understanding of spiritual awakening as a process of self-realisation and self-expression. He will guide you to the ‘deep awake’ state, which is an experience of both serene enlightenment and passionate enlivenment.
Friday 18 Jan 2013 7 – 9.30pm (see page 2 for more details)
The Life-Transforming Experience of Deep Love A one day seminar with Tim Freke In this profound yet playful seminar Tim will lead you on a journey into the wonderful experience of deep love, which naturally arises when we spiritually awaken. He will share with you some powerful techniques to help you tenderly connect with yourself and compassionately commune with others… so that you discover what it means to be a ‘lover of life’.
Saturday 19 Jan 2013 10am – 5pm £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 12 Jan (£67/£57 concs thereafter) Venue: Moseley, Birmingham Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. - Emily Dickinson
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THE INSIDE-OUT REVOLUTION BY MICHAEL NEILL
Dancing Between the Spiritual & the Material
Michael Neill has spent the past 23 years as a coach, adviser, friend, mentor and creative spark plug to celebrities, CEO’s, royalty, and people who want to get more out of their lives. His books have been translated into 13 languages, and his public talks and seminars have been well received at the United Nations and around the world. His newest book, The Inside-Out Revolution, will be released on the week of this talk. You can learn more at www.supercoach.com I’ve been working on my new book for Hay House, The Inside-Out Revolution, and one of the lines I wrote last week really jumped out at me: “If we are truly spiritual beings having a human experience, we ignore either of those facts at our peril.” People who attempt to live purely in the material world and ignore the spiritual tend (in my experience) to ride the roller coaster of life’s ups and downs and arrive at the end of the ride feeling (accurately) like they haven’t actually gotten anywhere and wondering why those spiritual people seem so calm and peaceful. People who emphasize the spiritual world at the cost of the material tend (in my experience) to fluctuate between moments of pure bliss/ awe/wonder and moments of frustrated suffering, wondering why if they’re so spiritual, God/Life/the Universe has forsaken them to a life of poverty and struggle while those material people get to have all the nice stuff. To attempt to choose between the spiritual and the material is like trying to choose between two cars, one without an engine and one without a steering wheel. It may seem like the engine is more important, but you won’t be arriving anywhere worthwhile in either of them. This is not to say we need to attempt to balance the two - worship on the weekends and work in the week is more of a cultural norm than a life strategy. But when we begin to see how the two worlds are really one, it becomes possible to experience the best of both worlds and to better weather the times when we get overly caught up in the apparent dichotomy between them. We live in a world of spirit (the infinite) made
manifest in a world of form (the finite). Which means that everything is made of spirit and nothing (“no thing”) is the essence of spirit. When we give up on taking sides in an imaginary conflict and begin to live in the awareness of the harmony of the whole, a few “strategies for success” begin to emerge: 1. Focus on the ultimate hope The upside of a focus on the spiritual is a deeper sense of connection with ourselves, with others, and with life itself. The world of deeper feelings we begin to inhabit - feelings like gratitude, love, humility, wonder, and awe - is its own reward. The upside of a focus on the material is a life of greater comfort, ease, and possibility. Money may not be able to buy happiness or love, but it’s the best tool I know for feeding children, building new homes, buying plane tickets to Bora Bora, and having a romantic dinner for two on the beach once you’re there. This is, for me, the ultimate hope in life - that we can enjoy our days and sleep well at night, knowing that we’ve done what we could to leave the world a little better than we found it. 2. Be aware of our deepest fear Most of us are familiar with what happens when we get consumed with the pursuit of success in the material world. Stress and pressure become our constant companions, and more is somehow not only better but also never enough. If we win the game, our ex-husbands, wives and children get to read our epitaph in the morning headlines: “Here lies the fastest runner on the treadmill”. But when we start to treat the formless world of spirit as if it’s subject to the same rules as the world of form, we set ourselves up for yet another lifetime of struggle. We strive for “spiritual success”, setting enlightenment or union with the divine as our goal and determining that we will out-meditate, outpray, and outlast our fellow seekers until we get voted “most likely to sit at the right hand of God” in our high school yearbooks. In both cases, our endless pursuit of “not this” is driven by our deepest fear - that there is something wrong with us and we are not enough. That until we achieve spiritual wealth, material success, or both, we will not be worthy of love. And that without something to show for it, we will have wasted our lives. 3. Uncover the truth of ourselves Ironically, what we are seeking is all around us in every moment, because it is this very moment. Right where you are sitting now is the infinite whole made manifest in the divine specific. You could no sooner be “not enough” than a tree could be the wrong colour. And you don’t have to become worthy of love because love is what you are made of.
People often say they need to remember this, but I prefer to be reminded to look in this direction. If it turns out to not be real, I have no interest in the nice feeling that comes with telling myself that it is. But I find that every time I look in the direction of the source, I feel a deeper kinship and love for everything that has been created out of this “nothing that is everything”
THE INSIDE-OUT REVOLUTION An evening seminar with Michael Neill What if everything you’ve ever learned about how your mind works is just wrong? When bestselling author and world-renowned coach Michael Neill happened upon a new approach to unleashing the human potential and experienced its positive effects in his own life, he was intrigued. When he looked deeper, he discovered a rich body of work built upon three fundamental principles that explain not only why we feel the way we feel, but how our experience of life can transform for the better in a matter of moments. Join Michael for this fun and inspirational seminar as he shares the principles behind the human experience and the only thing you need to know to change your life forever!
Wednesday 10 April 2013, 7 – 9pm Tickets: £12/£10 concs Early Bird if booked by 28 February (£15/£12 concs thereafter) Venue: St Columba Church Chantry Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ THIS EVENING IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life. - Ana Jacob
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LIVING FOODS, LIVING LIFE, LIVING WELL BY DR. BRIAN CLEMENT
fats, micro nutrients, phytochemicals, etc., we also increase our reservoir of consciousness. Science is corrupted at its core and mostly used as a ploy to market ideas or products. Good science, such as we have conducted on people for six decades, is authentically the truth telling that people need to know. Hippocrates Health Institute is internationally renowned from the tens of thousands who have reversed deadly disease. What is encouraging is that more and more people are attending our Life Transformation Program to prevent premature aging, heighten their level of joy and health, and equally establish a wider awareness that allows compassion to govern every one of their actions.
Dr. Brian Clement has spent more than three decades studying nutrition and natural healthcare. He has received graduate degrees in both naturopathic medicine and nutritional science. Since 1980, he has directed the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida – the complementary healing centre that was voted ‘no 1 medical spa in the world’ by the prestigious Spa Magazine. Over the years Brian has assumed the role of a health advocate, motivating a very eager public to take action to improve their lives. In his role as a progressive educator, Brian has conducted countless seminars, lectures, and educational programs, travelling extensively to more than 25 countries around the globe. In recent years he has been commissioned by government-supported organizations to establish, organize, and direct health programs in Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, and India. Brian has also written numerous books in which he explores the various aspects of health, spirituality, and natural healing.
‘It’s not the food in your life, it’s the life in your food’ All life is born out of energy. When we begin to deplete this precious element our health, happiness and vitality are drained. Making this simple to understand, if one were to cook a seed they would never expect it to grow in their garden. Living food (raw organic plant based cuisine) is the foundation to gaining the natural energy that all creatures thrive on living on this green planet. All fellow creatures, except domestic and displaced animals, flourish on uncooked food. We humans with our abstract ideas and flawed awareness somehow believe that destroying through fire creates wellbeing. Here at Hippocrates Health Institute for nearly 60 years, working with hundreds of thousands and conducting clinical research observing changes and benefits, we have firmly established that humans’ primal diet is raw living and vegan. Not only do we achieve the highest and most abundant proteins, vitamins, mineral, essential
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Those of you that want to move forward in the 21st Century with the viable tools required to become a love warrior, living raw foods are essential. We warriors need to lead humanity back to the simple basics that permit our universal connectivity and eco system to gain as much respect and attention as our own personal desires do. There is no doubt that we will win, since the world that we now reside in is shaky and ready to stumble into the junk pile of history. Our new institutions have to be built one person at a time via personal integrity and unwavering commitment to truth. We can see that in areas of the world that rely heavily on death and dying (factory farming of meats, fish and dairy) endure the highest level of disease, mental illness, environmental degradation, murder and rape rates and general violence. One’s values must be concretely established and solidly articulated so that there is no doubt that you are a rebuilder and not and obstructionist. All people know that we need radical change. Your energy and that of enzyme rich food can combine to elevate not only you but those who you touch throughout life.
Empowering Daily Practice Every day you should awaken and for just a minute or two, write down what your highest level of achievement should be over the next several hours until you return home to rest. This, in and of itself, will begin to build a solid guiding light for you to gain greater self-respect and direction for your life. After accomplishing your day’s goals, at night before retiring, look at that paper and acknowledge that you have achieved your deepest and greatest desires. Day by day, as you acknowledge that you have followed through and achieved something of value, your self-worth will inevitably grow. All too often people wander through life like a lost sheep without cause or direction. This daily exercise will surely erase your tendency to flounder and give you a map back to yourself. Deep down, you still maintain the wide eyed limitless child that has endless potential and sincere purity. It is this connected person who you have not embraced that will take you back from the brink and renew your faith, enthusiasm and power.
I send you love and support and anticipate that you are ready to join the human race so that together we can create the brave new world that will return to the pure reality that existed before the reign of fear, deception and greed.
LONGEVITY & VITALITY: CREATING A DISEASE-FREE FUTURE A one day seminar with Dr Brian Clement Dr. Clement will explore 50 years of clinical research and human experience on the subject of disease prevention and life extension. He will explain how each of us can lengthen our life span and increase the quality of our health and well-being. His clinical research as Director of Hippocrates Heath Institute offers him a private understanding of how all people can prevent pre-mature aging, disease, and resulting unhappiness. Also delicious gourmet raw living food from the Tree of Life Cosmic Café will be available throughout the day. Plus vibrant holistic stalls and uplifting performances before and after Brian’s seminar.
Saturday 22 June 2013, 11.30am – 3.30pm (doors open from 10.30am & close at 5pm)
£22 Early Bird if booked by 28 February (£27 thereafter) Venue: Birmingham
Gourmet Raw Living Food Dinner with Dr Brian Clement Saturday 22 June 2013, 6.30pm – 8.30pm £27 Early Bird if booked by 28 February (£32 thereafter) Venue: Birmingham
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To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. - Buddha
‘Markéta is the Jamie Oliver of raw food.’ Lynne McTaggart, international bestselling author of ‘The Field’ and editorial director of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’ – one of the world’s most highly praised health newsletters.
The Sexy Raw Food Goddess The Sexy Raw Food Goddess‘ vision is to empower people to nurture, nourish and celebrate all their senses. To experience the embodiment of the life force energy in each of us as the juicy and loving nectar that blissfully overflows and interconnects with abunDance! To re-discover our inner power, tune-IN and flow with our true nature as beautiful, sexy and innocently playful human beings!
Urban Living with Living Food by Markéta Bola Markéta, The Sexy Raw Food Goddess, is a natural nutritionist and raw living food chef of the Tree of Life Cosmic Café who runs raw food classes, workshops and dining experiences in the UK. Raw living food completely captivated me. Over the past three years, while I have been eating exclusively living plant based food, I have been feeling wonderful and better than in my entire life. It amuses me when people who are precious to me, especially my family, keep asking when I’m going to start eating normally again. I carefully ask them what they mean by ‘eating normally‘? And they say ‘You know what we mean like eating everything, including meat, dairy products, potatoes...‘. I realized that ‘normal‘ always means something different to each person and I’m happy to say that my discovery of new eating habits are making me feel exceedingly more vital than the old ‘normal‘ stuff did. A person’s ‘normal‘ is not always equal to what is natural. I admit that eating only natural ingredients rocked my discipline at the beginning. No cans, no sweets, no microwave meals, no convenience foods with long-term shelf lives. It left me with only 4 to 6 aisles with fruit & vegetable shelves to choose from in the supermarket. Even less if you take into account the importance of local, seasonal and organically produced food. I wasn‘t able to enjoy a raw dinner in a local restaurant and so started the ‘Raw Food Experience‘ dining evenings here which have been enjoyed by many. The sweets and beauties of my journey are the smallest miracles in ordinary life. And I would love to share a few stories with you here: I especially like having young people around and I honestly feel very inspired and moved by them. My husband‘s lovely 11-years young niece spends some time with us while preparing raw meals. When she was having her first proper raw dinner with us I asked her what did she like the
most from her raw food dinner plate. I assumed she would say something like ‘The dehydrated flax seed crackers or veggie burgers are ok.‘. It‘s the usual comment from adults being introduced and tasting their first raw food plate. To my surprise she immediately replied ‘The sprouts are nice‘. Just to clarify she meant the sprouted mung beans and lentils, not brussel sprouts. My heart jumped up. I also have lots of fun with my sister’s kids. They are always looking forward to take over the kitchen and make some exciting new creations. It’s so easy with them, they are eager to learn about everything new. It’s anyway easiest if I let them to be the bosses! They were only 3 and 5 years young when they came to stay over. They brought with them their cooked dinner. We all lost ourselves in creating a great selection of raw food dishes. Suddenly my nephew said ‘Why don’t we give our cooked dinner to granny and then we can have our healthy dinner‘. Children are my teachers and will never stop surprising me. I guess with my own children I will be constantly in tears of joy!
Happy New You with Your Daily TREE-ats: 6 simple FROGGY steps: 1. Find your ‘Tree‘ within a distance of 5 mins walk from your home. Take a deep breath in, embrace it and ask for Health & Strength. 2. Ride your day with GREEN Juice for Life! 3. One handful of sprouts – e.g mung beans are easy to sprout. 4. Give a smile and thanks to each part of your body. 5. Good sleep, rest and relaxation is your long life span promise. 6. You are your own best FRIEND! Remind yourself every day to BE IT!...Just DO IT:-) Hear Markéta speak at the Tree of Life Festival on Sat 1 June (see p19).
Valentine Heartiest Kale 8 handfuls of kale leaves, torn pieces without the stems Heart Massage Oil: 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil 1/4 c cold pressed rapeseeds oil 1/4 c fresh lemon juice 1 avocado 1 tbsp Liquid Amino Bragg (or 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt) 1/2 tsp cumin pinch of cayenne pepper 1/2 inch of fresh ginger 1 tbsp raisins or pinch of Stevia (optional)
Sexy Raw Living Magic An evening talk & demo with Markéta Wednesday 30 Jan, 7 - 9pm in Moseley, Birmingham £12/£10 concs/Prior booking essential
The Sexy Raw Food Course ‘Transformational 6-week programme’ – level I Introduction to a whole-new Life-Style* Trans-form your body, mind & spirit! (Handouts, home-plays, e-recipes & group support incl.)
6 Wednesday evening classes 7-9.30pm: Starting 26 June in Moseley, Birmingham Other dates: 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 July £197 or £147 Early Bird till 2 April Prior booking essential as this class is limited to 10 people.
Raw Food Experience Delicious four course gourmet living food dinner! in Moseley, Birmingham at 7pm Wed 23 Jan: Raw-ing New You Dinner Party! Thu 14 Feb: Sexy Rawmantic Valentine Dinner Party! Wed 15 May: Living Garden Dinner Party! £27/Prior booking essential 1 week in advance
The Sexy Raw Food Workshop 1 day workshop with Markéta Discover how to create delicious and beautifully prepared raw food dishes yourself. It‘s fun, simple and great for your wellbeing, health & vitality!
Sat 11 May 2013 11am – 4pm, in Moseley, Birmingham £57/£47 concs Early Bird till 2 Apr (£67/£57 concs thereafter) Gourmet raw food lunch included. Prior booking is essential as spaces are limited.
Plus: 1 tbsp pistachio nuts 1 tbsp sea salad 1 tsp sesame seeds 1 tsp hemp seeds 1 tsp chia seeds 1 tbsp sea salad 6 radishes, chopped
Massage the kale with the Heart Massage Oil thoroughly using your hands. Add and blend all other ingredients together & enjoy!
Info & bookings on-line: www.thesexyrawfoodgoddess.com or send a cheque made payable to ‘Tree of Life‘ to Tree of Life, 99 Blenheim Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9UA. For further info email: marketa@thesexyrawfoodgoddess.com or call Markéta T: 0121 449 4086 M: 07875 225544
If we’re not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn’t settle for junk food. - Sally Edwards
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Spare moments are the gold dust of time. - Bishop Hail
ROLFING ROLFING Your body inYour balance body in balance ®
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Vivien trained with the European Rolfing®Association e.V, in Munich Germany as a certified Rolfer™ and Rolf Movement Practitioner ™ and is she is your local Rolfer™ for the Midlands. She is also a Source Point Therapist®and British Wheel of Yoga Trained Teacher. Imagine living in a flexible and balanced body that is free of pain, stiffness and chronic stress. Imagine your body at ease with itself and able to adapt to life’s physical, mental and emotional challenges. That is what can be expected from Rolfing, the highly respected process of soft tissue manipulation that balances and realigns your body by releasing tension and strain. Rolfing® Structural Integration is a process of hands-on soft tissue manipulation and movement education. Rolfing works on the connective tissue (fascia) to release, realign and balance the whole body. This is a holistic technique in that the changes in structure can impact the whole person on a physical, emotional and energetic level. The hallmark of Rolfing is a standardised “recipe” known as the Rolfing Ten Series, the goal of which is to systematically balance and optimise both the structure (shape) and function (movement) of the entire body over the course of ten Rolfing sessions. Rolfing systematically treats the whole body from feet to head so that the body is able to be
taken to a higher level of integration. By working in this way it gives a greater opportunity for the changes that take place to become long term.
of the self can then be taken forward by the client and further experienced as a process of lifelong learning.
When Dr. Rolf first developed Rolfing she called her work structural integration. It was Dr.Rolf’s theory that the cause of human discomfort, both physical and emotional may lie in our internal connective tissue and the relationship it has with the earth’s gravitational field.
Rolfing®Structural Integration can help:
There is, she argued, an optimal, more natural alignment for each of us – an easier interaction between self and gravity. When through external factors this alignment is lost, it causes internal stress that can result in real discomfort. Prevent or correct the misalignment and you may eliminate or limit the discomfort. This is at the heart of Rolfing. Linking all internal structures within the human frame is the fascial web. This plastic connective tissue unites the structure of the inner form and divides its individual functioning units. Fascia is constantly changing and adapting in response to demands placed on an individual’s body. It reacts to particular physical damage – to a joint for example – by producing extra material to enhance stability and support. However, it can produce more than is necessary and in time, rather than stabilising movement it can actually reduce mobility, leading to a changed postural position and altered patterns of movement. Dr. Rolf called fascia the organ of form, and suggested that through deliberate, accurate and targeted movement of this tissue, over all relief and well- being could be achieved. Through the Rolfing touch, the elasticity and sliding capacity of the tissue can be restored and the body realigned in such a way that it can function with more ease. By introducing the influence of gravity on well- being Dr.Rolf broke new ground and scientific research supports her wisdom. After completing ten sessions with a Certified Rolfer™ a client can expect to experience a greater sense of all over freedom, better posture and improved movement. An enhanced understanding of how the body operates in harmony with gravity will also be developed through the sessions. This new comprehension
• People of all ages with histories of pain and discomfort including the lingering effects of accidents, illnesses, surgery and trauma • Workers engaged in physically demanding jobs or exposed to repetitive motion or unilateral strain in one place. • Individuals seeking relief from chronic physical ailments associated with aging and anyone hoping to rediscover freedom and ease of movement • Athletes, dancers, actors, musicians, yoga/martial arts practitioners or anyone wishing to improve their body awareness and physical performance Rolfing’s greatest ambassadors are its clients. Rolfing is a reputable, trusted therapy that has been successfully undertaken and viewed as a positive experience by individuals who had previously lamented their sense of life quality and well- being. In a society that values a diverse approach to healthcare, Rolfing offers a tactile, chemical free practice that may be experienced by the client as beneficial to the whole person.
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Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. - Jim Rohn
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Michael Roads is a farmer’s son from Cambridgeshire who discovered early on that he had the ability to go beyond linear space and time. He has written over 15 books and teaches worldwide about his metaphysical experiences, communicating with nature, awakening, and unconditional love. Michael says: “In this Intensive we will explore the relationship between Nature and humanity on a deeper metaphysical level, for it is here that we merge into Oneness. The Self you are is infinite; One with the All. In this Intensive we will explore the fact that beyond the physical, you, and all lifeforms, are each a field‐of‐energy, and all are finally One... there is nothing outside of Self.” “Michael has been extraordinary, better than ever. People are completely dazzled. We've had some huge breakthroughs in the group.” CR, Australian Intensive, 03/2012 Cost £365 + accommodation. Bookings: www.michaelroadsuk.com Email mail@michaelroadsuk.com Tel 0790 9600341
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Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while. - Author Unknown
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MASTER LOVERS Weekend Workshop for couples & individuals with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita PhD & Kiran Hewitt World Renowned Tantra Master & Author of ‘Divine Sexuality’ Tantra is an art, a science, a spiritual path and a lifestyle. It is a path of transformation with roots going back to shamanic traditions and the origins of yoga. It is a path of expansion, embracing all facets of life. Unlike some other traditions Tantra accepts sexual energy and may use it as a route to higher consciousness – but that is just one facet among many. The Shivaistic stream from India says yes to love, yes to life and yes to sex. Nothing is considered lower, nothing higher. Every aspect of the human being is honoured. In our modern world Tantra is experiencing a renaissance. However, since people have very little idea of exactly how to interpret it there is a tendency to make an unrecognizable stew containing a little of everything. There is also a tendency in our Western world to focus almost exclusively on the sexual interpretations of Tantra. This is a natural reaction due to the fact that we are just emerging from centuries of sexual repression. When more people have experienced the benefits of Tantra as a life approach this need to focus almost exclusively on the sexual aspect of it will become more balanced. We are catapulted into life without ever being given clear information about how to make love or how to have a deeply fulfilling relationship. And yet, the arena of sexuality and relating is of vital importance for a
happy marriage or a nurturing love partnership. During this weekend, we will cover these subjects: • How a woman functions sexually and emotionally • How a man functions sexually and emotionally • Integrating love and sex • Differences in the male and female brain • How a man can last longer during sex • The art of maximizing woman’s orgasmic capacity • How a man can recharge himself after sex • How to use self-pleasuring as a tool for becoming a master lover • T he importance of touch and methods of touch for optimum lovemaking • Bringing a spiritual understanding to sex, love and relating • The basics of how to integrate Tantra into Love Relationship On Saturday, men and women will be separate, in order to explore these subjects within your own gender. On Sunday men and women will come together, experiencing through Tantric meditations and exercises, how to integrate the understanding you have gained, with the opposite sex. This group is open for both couples and singles, and will be gender balanced. (Sarita is also doing a talk ‘From Sex to Superconsciousness’ on 15 Feb – see p2)
Sat 18 & Sun 19 May 2013 £117/£87 concs Early Bird if booked by 14 February (£137/£107 concs thereafter) Venue: Birmingham
Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk | info@treeoflife-events.co.uk | 0121 449 4086
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A light heart lives long. - William Shakespeare
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Inspiration Wellbeing Vitality SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2013 BIRMINGHAM
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An uplifting day for your body, mind, heart & spirit FREE inspirational talks & demos all day on radiant wellbeing & naked vitality Vibrant holistic exhibitors Celebration of conscious living and co-creation Delightful gourmet raw living food from Tree of Life Cosmic Café Judy Barber Author of ‘Good Raw Food Recipes’
10am – 5.30pm Tickets: £10 if booked by 1 March or £15 thereafter
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Plus Festival Sexy Raw Food Dinner Party! At 7pm (including four course gourmet living food dinner) Jackie Lynch Raw Food Coach & Yoga Teacher
Tickets: £27 Early Bird if booked by 1 March or £32 thereafter Prior booking essential as this is likely to sell out
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