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Inspiration • Wellbeing • Vitality Lorna Byrne
Angels in My Hair
Festivals Inspiration Network Workshops & Concerts Raw Living Food
Dr John Demartini The Riches Within
Sharon Salzberg Lovingkindness
Barefoot Doctor The Message
Chloë Goodchild One Voice
Tim Freke The Mystery
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Happy New Year and a warm welcome to the exciting Tree of Life for 2012! May this year be your best yet with much inspiration and loving abundance coming your way. A big thank you to our new graphic designer Ellie, who has worked wonders in creating the fresh look of the magazine. Hope you like it! Also a special thank you to Seeyam, the Tree of Life photographer, who has captured beautiful photos of magic moments at the Tree
of Life events. You can see them all on our Facebook ‘Tree of Life Group’ – please do join. All the Tree of Life volunteers are real Earth Angels who have nurtured the growth of the Tree so that it now reaches thousands. And the ripples go on to touch lives of many more. We are so grateful to the generosity and support of so many people with their wonderful gifts and talents. We always welcome anyone who would like to become part of the growing Tree of Life volunteer team. Just let us know. As you can see below we have a spectacular new season of talks, concerts and workshops ahead for you to enjoy. We are honoured and thrilled to be hosting for the first time here at the Tree of Life the angelic Lorna Byrne, the charismatic Dr John Demartini, Lovingkindness teacher Sharon Salzburg & many others. Plus there will be the next Tree of Life Festival in April 14 in Birmingham. Enjoy the winter wonderland pleasures that this time of year brings and look forward to seeing you soon! Much love, joy & prosperity, Joginder, Markéta & Tree of Life Team xxx
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Tree of Life Events Calendar January - April 2012 Sat 14 Jan, 10am-5pm
Just Get On With It!
Ali Campbell
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Sun 15 Jan, 11am-4pm
Live-Food for Beginners
Markéta Bola
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Mon 16 Jan, 7pm
The Bond
Lynne McTaggart
P19
Mon 23 Jan, 7pm
How Your Astrology Can Strengthen Your Soul
Maggy Whitehouse
P4
Fri 27 Jan, 7pm
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Sharon Salzberg
P19
Sat 28 Jan, 11am-5pm
The Power of Raaargh!!!
Keith Holden
See website
Mon 30 Jan, 7pm
Creating Peace & Prosperity in 2012
Sandy Newbigging
P19
Sat 4 Feb, 10am-5pm
Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet!
Joginder Bola
P10
Mon 6 Feb, 7pm
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams!
Joginder Bola
P10
Sat 11 Feb, 10am-5pm
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams!
Joginder Bola
P10
Mon 13 Feb, 7pm
Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path
Mahasatvaa Sarita
P8
Mon 20 Feb, 7pm
Conscious Eating – Food for Life!
Markéta Bola
P19
Sat 25 Feb, 11am-4pm
Raw Desserts & Delights
Markéta Bola
P11
Sun 26 Feb, 10am-5pm
Using Astrology To Strengthen Your Soul
Maggy Whitehouse
P4
Mon 27 Feb, 7pm
The Message – vision for a new world
Barefoot Doctor
P6
Wed 29 Feb, 7-9pm
Angels in My Hair
Lorna Byrne
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Sat 3 Mar, 10am-5pm
The Message – vision for a new world
Barefoot Doctor
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Mon 5 Mar, 7pm
Connecting with Your Psychic Self
David Wells
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Fri 9 Mar, 7pm
The Mystery Experience
Tim Freke
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Sat 10 Mar, 10am-5pm
The Mystery Experience
Tim Freke
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Sun 11 Mar, 10am-5pm
Mind Detox for Health, Wealth & Happiness
Sandy Newbigging
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Mon 12 Mar, 7pm
One Voice - A Universe Singing Inside You
Chloë Goodchild
P19
Sat 17 Mar, 10am-5pm
Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path
Mahasatvaa Sarita
P8
Mon 19 Mar, 7pm
The Riches Within
Dr John Demartini
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Sat 24 Mar, 11am-4pm
Drinks, Mylks, Juices & Smoothies
Markéta Bola
P11
Mon 26 Mar, 7pm
Morphogenesis – Ancient Sounds
Tim Wheater
P19
Sat 31 Mar, 10am – 5pm
How to Manifest the Work of Your Dreams!
Joginder Bola
P10
Mon 2 Apr, 7pm
Resisting the Soul
Nick Williams
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Sat 14 Apr, 10am – 10pm
Tree of Life Festival
Many speakers & stalls
Backcover
Tue 17 Apr, 7pm
Making a Living Without a Job
Barbara Winter
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Mon 23 Apr, 7pm
The Power of Your Spirit
Sonia Choquette
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OMG It’s 2012. What Are We Meant to Do Now? by Rev. Maggy Whitehouse
a special effect on everyone? Not really. We all have red-flag days but the Earth herself is much older and much wiser than human constructs like the Mayan calendar. We humans like to feel special. We like to be a part of some great movement for good. Especially in the holistic world, we want to align; to be harmonious; to lift our vibration. So we fall on these distinctive dates like the birds on my bird feeder. They feed us and fuel us and give us good opportunities for rising up and enhancing our life. And if there’s a so-called negative date coming up we often cringe and look out for the difficult times. It’s very human.
Rev. Maggy Whitehouse is the author of many books, interfaith minister, Kabbalist and astrologer. She gives talks and runs workshops in the UK and USA. www.maggywhitehouse.com Do you remember the Harmonic Convergence of 24th August 1987? What about the opening of the Inter-Dimensional Portal for Ascension on 11th January 1992? No? But you must! They were the great vibrational world-changing days of the last century! You will however recall the Rapture on 21st May 2011 and Judgment Day on 21st October? Still no? Never mind, I’m sure you celebrated 11.11.11 with great joy. These much-heralded dates are times of spiritual comings-together because people believe in them. The coming one, of course, is 21st December 2012. Because my publisher was daft enough to put “It’s 2012 and the end of the world as we know it; not with fire or rain but with the coming of the Messiah” on the back cover of my novel, The Miracle Man, people seem to think I know something about it all. What I do know is the difference between a psychological, astrological or numerological event and the use of human free will. I remember the Harmonic Convergence — and my ex and I got married on the weekend of the portal opening to maximize the positive energies in our marriage. We attended workshops where the leader expected to ascend (we had a message to give to her dentist the following week!). She didn’t go anywhere and we were deeply shocked. Time has passed; we are all still here and our lives are still being enhanced or damaged according to our choices. Are we evolving? Yes of course. Is the Earth? Yes of course. But do certain dates really have
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What we have to watch out for is the ego’s take on this. Does being a part of an external vibration-lifting movement make me feel special? If so, then it’s an ego trip and not a genuine rise in vibration — only a temporary thing rather than an enhancement of Global Consciousness. We jump on a particular bandwagon rather than monitoring our own vibrational frequencies. I’m a Kabbalist and an astrologer and I look for patterns in peoples’ charts. These are simply our default position. We have the ability to rise above even the most challenging chart by using free will — and that’s the secret. My own chart contains a death wish, a tendency to make unexpected enemies and a deep level of fear. I can use that to hide and say nice things to people and to live in mortal terror or I can embrace its challenges, face up to that giant barracuda, ride on the back of a Bengal tiger, dare to love again despite widowhood and divorce and use it as a springboard for a life of amazing experiences. The Mayan calendar ends on 21st December. This is a culture which destroyed its own heart through over-farming its land so there may certainly be a message for us in there. But is it the end of the world as we know it? Is it a time of major external vibrational shift? Almost certainly not. It definitely isn’t a time of any particular astrological importance. And if that offends or upsets you it’s because your ego is attached to being a part of something external. If you don’t care what I say and you believe wholeheartedly that this will be a fabulous time and you are working to raise your own vibration constantly, wholly and always, and you’re glad that others are doing the same, then good for you. I’m with you 100%. Let’s take it from there. But let’s use our free will to evolve rather than feeding our ego by automatically taking on the beliefs of others.
How Your Astrology Can Strengthen Your Soul An evening talk with Rev. Maggy Whitehouse Your astrological chart is a psychological blueprint of an amazing, unique and complicated being. Understanding the basics of your chart can open up the portal to your true self and your soul’s destiny. We all have free will but each of us has particular resistances to work with. Learn how to use your astrology for the useful tool it really is.
Monday 23 January 2012 7.15pm – 9pm at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 16 Jan) Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8AB
Using Astrology To Strengthen Your Soul A one-day workshop with Rev. Maggy Whitehouse Your astrological chart is a psychological blueprint of an amazing, unique and complicated being. Understanding the basics of your chart can open up the portal to your true self and your soul’s destiny. We all have free will but each of us has particular resistances to work with. Learn how to interpret your own astrological chart with its levels of ego, self, soul and spirit. Then you can use it to hone your powers of free will and promote the creation of a prosperous and loving life.
Sunday 26 February 2012 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 22 Jan & bring a friend for FREE!) (please contact us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events 0121 449 4086
So the Myan calendar ends in 2012. So what? My calendar ends in December. I just buy a new one. - Mr. Youngblood Geography teacher
Angels in My Hair An interview with Lorna Byrne amazed by their form; sometimes they are like flames of fire, and yet they have shape and solidity. When angels have a human appearance – with or without wings – their eyes are one of their most fascinating features. Angel’s eyes are not like human eyes; they are so alive, so full of life and light and love. It’s as if they contain the essence of life itself – their radiance fills you completely. Tell me a little about Guardian Angels?
Lorna Byrne sees angels every day, seeing them physically just as she would see a person sitting in front of her. Having remained silent for years about her extraordinary gift, Lorna finally told her story three years ago in the international bestseller ‘Angels in My Hair’. The overwhelming reaction of readers to Lorna’s writing – regardless of religious belief – is that it gives them hope, helping them to realize that no matter how alone they might feel they have a guardian angel by their side. This response is global - Lorna Byrne is an international phenomenon – she has been published in 47 countries and her work has been translated into 23 languages. www.lornabyrne.com Tell me about the first angel you ever saw? I can’t remember any time I have not seen angels. From the very moment I opened my eyes after I was born they were there - even though at the time I did not know they were angels. When lying in my cot as a baby, I would see them around my mother. I would be playing trying to catch them but I never could. I see them physically, just as I see my daughter sitting across the dinner table from me, and I talk with them as I talk with other people, but I can also communicate with them without words. To me there has never been a day when I haven’t seen angels, for me it is the most natural thing to see the angels. Angels are my best friends and companions. What do these angels look like? When I see an angel I want to stop and stare; I feel like I am in the presence of a tremendous power. When I was younger, the angels generally adopted a human form – to make it easier for me to accept them – but now that’s no longer necessary. The angels I see don’t always have wings but when they do I am sometimes
Every single human being has a guardian angel regardless of their religion, their nationality, the colour of their skin, even if they have no faith and don’t believe in anything. I haven’t ever seen a human being in my whole life who hasn’t a guardian angel so regardless of whether you believe in it or not – you have a guardian Angel there, and it is trying to help you. It is a gift from God. I see guardian angels as a light about three steps behind each person. Sometimes a guardian angel will open this light up for me and they will show me a human appearance – a very beautiful, perfect human appearance. Angels are neither male nor female – but sometimes they will take on the appearance of a woman or a man. Sometimes the angels I am shown have wings sometimes they don’t.
decision we make – no matter how small to listen to our angel’s promptings and choose the right. I still don’t know why God has allowed me to see his angels and to communicate with them so easily. When I wrote my first book I thought that if it helped one person I would be happy – I just can’t believe all the people from all around the world who are writing to me and telling me that my that my message has helped them. I feel enormous joy when a person tells me that knowing that they have a guardian angel has changed their life. I feel full of wonder and gratitude when someone tells me that hearing the message that I have been asked to spread has given them back hope.
Your guardian Angel never leaves you for one moment from before your birth to after your death. This guardian angel is there to help you. Your guardian angel loves you, you’re precious to them, you are the most important person in the world to them …they have to do everything they can for you.
‘Byrne has been acknowledged as one of the most remarkable mystics of modern times’ – - Daily Mail Lorna you have been seeing angels since you were a baby, but you only started talking publically three years ago when your first book was published. Why now? God has chosen this time not me. It is a time of so much change, and I can see lots of signs of hopes, lots of signs of people evolving spiritually and becoming more compassionate. But the other side exists too and we must all play our part – we must all be aware in every
Angels have no philosophy but love. - Terri Guillemets
Angels in My Hair
An evening with Lorna Byrne Her message is simple – help is out there, there are millions of unemployed angels (in addition to your guardian angel) who are there waiting to help you – all you have to do is ask. The more than a million people who had heard or read Lorna’s message attest to the hope it has given them. Her message is one of hope and love - join us for this special evening with Lorna. The format of the evening is interview style with Joginder Bola interviewing Lorna. There will be an opportunity to ask Lorna questions from the audience. And Lorna will do a ‘meet and greet’ afterwards.
Wednesday 29 February 2012 7 – 9pm (doors open 5.30pm) Birmingham (see website for venue details) £15/£10 concessions THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
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Be part of a vision for a new world & initiate the steps to make it happen by the Barefoot Doctor
The Barefoot Doctor (Stephen Russell) has had an extraordinary training spanning over 30 years and he is one of the world’s leading lights in self-development. He enjoyed a mystically oriented childhood, studied Aikido, energy healing and meditation at age 11, studied yoga, Tai Chi in his late teens, the human psyche and how to approach it with RD Laing in his early 20s, shamanism living with the Native Americans for four years in New Mexico and acupuncture and Taoism in his mid to late twenties. He has helped millions change their lives for the better through a plethora of books, CDs, DVDs, TV appearances, radio shows, columns, personal appearances, ‘medicinal’ music and live events. The author of 15 best-selling books, and he holds retreats and seminars worldwide. He specializes in the philosophy and techniques of ancient Taoism. www.barefootdoctorworld.com For the past 35 years I noticed myself being nudged in the head by Moses. I ignored it most of the time, as I’m not one for Biblical tendencies, but the nudges grew too insistent to override. So I stopped resisting and listened. The message was that, because we’re now in the throes of the most profound transition the human race has probably ever experienced,
the time for this growing obsession with selfdevelopment has reached its zenith and must now be replaced by humanity-development – rather than focusing on personal evolution, the time now is for focusing on collective evolution: that it’s essential to develop a collectivist mindset now in order to survive as a species – to take responsibility for co-creating a new world. And that the way was to ensure maximum centeredness in the universal mind-field by using the very Taoist methods I’d been teaching all the while, and that by doing so, the Ten Commandments, of all things, provided the ideal template for living together in a new way in a new. Not as commandments, as not even children obey those, hence why they’ve been repeatedly broken by the very institutions that are meant to uphold them, let alone the general populace, but as precepts for grace.
Because when you’re centered you instantaneously know yourself as the angelic presence, the fallen angel, and simultaneously know everyone else to be that too. Knowing that gives rise to empathy. With empathy you don’t wish to kill, hurt, steal from or do anything else untoward towards another. With empathy you know that all of this is the ‘Lord your God’ – all of it is Tao, hence nothing is lacking, so no need to covet or be envious and all the rest of the negative feelings that arise through the urge to dominate rather than collaborate. This gives rise to a viable vision of a new world, and without a vision of what we’re trying to create, we fall collectively prey to the chaos that threatens from all sides.
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How to be part of creating a new world for yourself & everyone
The Message: Be part of a vision for a new world and initiate the steps to make it happen An evening talk with the Barefoot Doctor We are living in a time where things are changing rapidly and also there is a great deal of uncertainty around what the future holds. This is not a time for fear but for hope. This is not a time to seek greater security but to find greater flow. Based on his new book, The Message, Barefoot will explain how having reached this point of deep transition from one world to the next, the time has now come to live together in a totally new way if we’re to evolve to the next stage. Learn how to benignly influence everyone in your world, elicit the angel in everyone, and thus heal your own life with the Tao as well as those around you. The Barefoot Doctor will demonstrate how by learning to get truly centered and in the flow of the Great Way (for which he’ll share the failsafe Taoist method), not only does your own life evolve by accessing your own inner angelic presence but you develop a natural set of ethics and empathy, which are not commandments but precepts for an individual and collective state of grace.
Monday 27 February 2012 7.15pm – 9pm at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network £15 (or £10 with Early Bird booking by 20 Feb) Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Birmingham B13 8AB
SATURDAY 3 MARCH 2012, 10AM – 5PM
Tickets: £77 (book by 26 February & bring a friend for FREE!) (please contact us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
A ONE DAY WORKSHOP WITH THE BAREFOOT DOCTOR
Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events 0121 449 4086
Learn to center yourself and remain centered in the midst of activity in a busy, stressful, fast transitioning world, and by doing so generate harmony in all your relationships, which spreads like a contagion to support the global evolution process. During the workshop, you’ll learn: • The inner game of the Taoist martial arts master, the exact method for centering powerfully and maintaining it through thick and thin. • How to love yourself and others in an authentic, grounded way that heals and rights everything. • To examine and dislodge the beliefs that hold you back from being the full angelic presence you were put here to be. • How to focus your inner power effectively enough to make actual changes in the warp and weft of worldly reality for you and everyone. Be part of the evolution. This one day workshop will provide in depth, the keys for sensible evolution of self and humanity, and is strongly recommended for anyone concerned about the transitioning world, and who wants to do something concrete about ushering in a new age for real.
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Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river. - Lao Tzu
The Power of Connecting ‘I ‘ to ‘I ‘
by Tim Freke
Tim Freke is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling 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. www.timothyfreke.com We spend much of our time feeling disconnected from ourselves and each other. But it only takes a moment to wake up and connect ‘I’ to ‘I’ – deep self to deep self. Whether it be in the world of business, our family life, or our social life with friends, when we become conscious of the depths within it transforms the experience of living. We feel relaxed and in love with being ourselves. We appreciate the miracle of meeting another human being who is also experiencing this bittersweet adventure of life. If you’ve watched the movie Avatar you’ll know the characters greet each other with the phrase ‘I see you’. That’s how it feels when we connect ‘I’ to ‘I’. We genuinely see each other. And when this happens our relationships naturally become clearer, deeper, and more creative. We bring out the best in each other. We celebrate our wonderful individuality. We authentically connect and empower each other to become more alive. In India people use the greeting ‘namaste’, which can be understood as meaning ‘I acknowledge you from the place in me where you and I are one.’ Connecting ‘I’ to ‘I’ enables us to acknowledge to each other that at the depths
An Experiment As you go about your daily business today, experiment with really connecting with other people. Be conscious of the deep self within and reach through the separateness to silently connect with the deep self in others. You can do this without telling the other person and it doesn’t require them to be spiritual or awake. This is an experiment not a test, so you can’t fail. But notice what difference this makes to the way you relate to others. I think you might enjoy it!
of our being we are essentially one. And when we discover that we are one with all we find ourselves in love with all. In the Hindu tradition meeting with a spiritual master is regarded as a great blessing, because we find ourselves becoming more awake. We resonate with the expanded state of consciousness inhabited by the great spiritual being we’re with, which transforms our own state. This is a wonderful experience known as darshan. However, when we connect ‘I to I’ we can feel the joy of darshan with anyone, because actually we’re all great spiritual beings. Corner Shop Communion Here’s a little extract from my latest book How Long Is Now? in which I explore my own experience of ‘I’ to ‘I’ connecting. When you’ve read it try it out in your own life today, by experimenting with seeing deeper as you go about your daily business. ‘I’ve nipped down to the local corner shop to buy a paper and I’m casually chatting to the girl behind the counter about how bad the weather has been lately. It’s a trivial conversation to pass the time while she’s getting me my change. But something profound is also happening. Behind the social niceties I’m communing with someone whose name I don’t even know. As we chat together I’m silently acknowledging the enormity of her deeper being. And as I do so she is changing. She’s stopped avoiding eye contact. Her face has softened, because she’s smiling. We’re totally present with each other. Then I take my paper and leave her serving the next customer, with whom she is now talking warmly. As I walk home I’m thinking about how my state of consciousness affects the way I relate to people. If I’m lost in the story of Tim and I go to buy something from the corner shop, I see the girl who serves me as a ‘shop assistant’, because that is her role in my story. If I’m more awake I’m conscious that she is also a person full of hopes and fears, who happens to be a shop assistant, and this makes our meeting warmer and kinder. If I’m deep awake I see all of that and more. I realize that I’m meeting the mystery of life made manifest in this unique form. And there’s the opportunity to briefly peek out from behind the veil of appearances and say ‘Hi’. That’s what happened with the shop assistant today. We met in the moment. For this to happen I didn’t need to come in with ‘Good morning mystery made manifest, I’d like to buy a paper please’, because that would have freaked her out. I simply needed to be in the deep awake state and give her the space to join me should she wish to. And, as often happens, this lead to an unexpected moment of communion with a total stranger. To love each other personally takes time. We need to talk to each other and share experiences. We need to laugh and suffer together. But to meet each other in the transpersonal oneness we don’t need to know each other personally at all. The connection from being to being is
immediate and always possible. And whenever we commune in big love it sends ripples of kindness out into the world.’
The Mystery Experience: A Revolutionary New Approach To Spiritual Awakening
An evening talk with Tim Freke Are you ready to look deeper? Then join Tim on an exhilarating journey into the ‘mystery experience’. Learn to think ‘paralogically’. Immerse yourself in the ‘deep mystery’. Become ‘deep awake’. Know the ‘deep self’. Feel the ‘deep love’. Celebrate your life
Friday 9 March 2012 7 – 9pm at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 2 March) Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Birmingham B13 8AB
The Mystery Experience: How to Know Yourself and Authentically Connect with Others
A one day workshop with Tim Freke In this groundbreaking day pioneering philosopher Tim Freke will share his revolutionary new approach to spiritual awakening, based on his forthcoming book The Mystery Experience. Tim will lead a number of ‘I’ to ‘I’ practises to allow you to become conscious of the ‘deep self’ within yourself and within others. He will explore ‘paralogical thinking’ and how it can help you to embrace both your spiritual depths and your vulnerable, tender, fragile humanity.
Saturday 10 March 2012 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 2 March & bring a friend for FREE!) (please contact us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events 0121 449 4086
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. - William Shakespeare
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Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path by Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita PhD
Buddha’s answer was interesting. He told his wife that he could now see that he could have found enlightened consciousness anywhere. And yet, in his ignorance, he believed that he would not be able to move on his path while engaged in a deep relationship as husband and father.
Tantra is unique in that it honours love and relating as the fastest path for spiritual awakening Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita, an internationally acclaimed Tantra Teacher, has been immersed in the world of Tantra for 38 years. She lived in India in Osho’s community for 26 years imbibing the essence of Tantra, Meditation and Healing. She has been teaching since 1990, helping to transform the lives of thousands of people all over the world. She is author of two books on Tantra. She invites people to experience Tantra as a path for spiritual awakening through the practice of methods of Tantra meditation, sacred ritual, dance, massage, sensuality, emotional expression, sharing and celebration. www.tantra-essence.com (this article was first published in Vivid Life Radio) Many people have discovered the sublime peace, which arises through regular meditation practice. And yet, meditators are often confused as to why their intimate relationships are still subject to turmoil and confusion. It seems logical that if the individual discovers deep meditation, life as a whole should be transformed. In the past, it was thought vital to renounce the world and relationships in order to find enlightenment. In India, it was believed that there are various phases to life, and that to be fulfilled these should be adhered to. These include education, work, marriage and the raising of a family, and then finally, at the age of 75, leaving the family, renouncing the world, and moving into hills and caves to discover deep states of meditation and transcendence. Gautama Buddha is renowned for having escaped from his wife and young son in order to go in search of enlightenment. After becoming enlightened, he came back to see his family. His wife was extremely upset, and asked him a very pertinent question. “Could you have attained this state while with me? Was it imperative that you escape like a thief in the night, without a word, and disappear from everyone who loves you in order to become enlightened?”
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Tantra is unique in that it honours love and relating as the fastest path for spiritual awakening. It is said that moving on the path of Tantra as a couple is similar to walking on a razors edge. One must remain alert because of the danger of falling into unconscious behaviour patterns. Couples risk getting entangled into a quagmire of emotional upheaval, which is inherent in sexual love and relating. The question is, how do we navigate the delicate terrain of relationship and still remain true to our spiritual development?
Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path An evening talk with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita Relationship offers so much promise of love and fulfillment. And yet, divorce is on the rise, and many people find themselves utterly baffled by how to help relationships become nurturing rather than destructive. Tantra is the science of how to move on the spiritual path with a beloved and continue to evolve sexually, emotionally and spiritually. It brings balance and wholeness to life and love.
Monday 13 February 2012 7.15pm – 9pm at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 6 Feb) Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Birmingham B13 8AB
Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path A one day workshop with Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita
I have spent the past 38 years researching this subject in depth. And I have discovered a master key. If you wish to know expanded spiritual states as a couple, becoming aligned body heart and soul, you will need to meditate together as a couple. When a couple melt their energies together, there is a third phenomenon, which has a life and mind of it’s own. It is this merger, which needs to be nourished by the bliss and expansion meditation can bring. When a couple meditates together during sexual union, the miracle of oneness is experienced. You may feel you are one soul in two bodies. And as you continue, you lose track of who is the male or the female. The Tantric Circle of energy whirls through both, gathering momentum, till you find yourselves to be simply one. Oneness is profoundly fulfilling, bringing deep resonance and harmony even to ordinary daily reality.
Tantra is an ancient Eastern philosophy integrating spirituality and love, and offering methods of meditation that can be practiced by couples or singles, leading to states of expanded consciousness and ecstasy. The more people can learn the sacred science of Tantra, the more our world will find equilibrium. Women and men function differently. As we learn to understand the differences as complimentary rather than antagonistic, we become creative and wise in the ways of love. This creates a ripple effect, benefiting families and the whole of society. We are made for love, and it is only because we have not received a balanced education on the subject of sexuality and relating that such confusion abounds on the subject. This workshop is designed to steer you in a positive direction to discover ecstatic love union and nurturing relationships. By the end of the day, you may be surprised to find yourself alive in each cell, vibrant with bliss, remembering your true nature as love itself. Tantra is a process of discovering who we really are. This day is experiential and there will be gentle exercises. Please note there will be no nudity. The day is open to both individuals & couples and to all levels, and beginners are welcome. Saturday 17 March 2012, 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 12 February & bring a friend for half price) (please contact us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events 0121 449 4086
Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict. - Rabindranath Tagore
The Riches Within by Dr John Demartini
Dr. John Demartini is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on human behaviour and personal development. He is the author of over 40 books including ‘The Riches Within’, which have been published in 21 different languages. He has been featured in many film documentaries and movies including ‘The Secret’. Everyone experiences what at first appear to be obstacles in life. That’s a given. What may not be so obvious is that the only things capable of truly stopping you are fear and guilt. Yet these two emotions can’t hold you back if you deal with them directly. If you find yourself feeling worried and afraid, experiencing regret and remorse, being immobilized, or seeming to be thrown “off course,” all you have to do is bring these illusory emotions into balance. A long time ago, I was talking with a neighbor who was working in her yard as I was pulling weeds around my house. She was over eighty years of age at the time, and she said, “John, if you don’t plant flowers, you’re always going to be pulling weeds!” I thought about that, how putting in a few things that you love will squeeze out those things you’d prefer not to grow. So I planted some “flowers” (the only thing I had on hand were some beans), and to my surprise, they sprouted. And soon enough, there was no room for weeds! I’ve since learned that the mind is the same way: If you don’t plant flowers in the garden of the mind, then you’ll forever be pulling weeds. That’s how it is with the fear and guilt that keep your treasures “secret” and hidden from you, overgrown with weeds and buried deep. The way to deal with these weedy emotions is to put them into balanced perspective. The quality of your life is based on the quality of the questions you ask, and quality questions are those that balance out your perceptions and resultant actions. For example, if you think you’re going to “lose” something or someone, you’re wise to ask yourself about the opposite possibilities: What am I going to “gain”? If you think you might
“fail” at something, figure out how the opposite could be true, too: Where is my “success”? What is the benefit of the so-called failure? These kind of balancing questions form the foundation of The Riches Within. One of the greatest impediments to personal evolution is an exaggerated, lopsided expectation – one that reflects neither the magnificent order of the universe nor the brilliance of every individual in it. Quite often, people expect themselves to be something they’re not. Can you see how selfdepreciating that could be? That’s not a typo: I really mean self-depreciating, or devaluing. Can you see how demoralizing and diminishing such delusions or fantasies might be? There’s a difference between fantasy and big vision, of course. Big visions are those dreams that are doable and aligned with your values. Fantasies are not achievable and don’t align with your values, so you won’t act on them and you won’t keep working toward them even if you get yourself started – and then you’d beat yourself up for “falling short”. Whatever truly aligns with your heart, whatever you feel certain about, whatever you know you were put on the planet to live by and for, constitute your inspirations. They’re some of your most radiant riches. You can’t help but follow them once you’ve opened the treasure chest and looked inside.
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The Riches Within An evening seminar with Dr John Demartini
In this seminar, human behavioural specialist Dr. John Demartini expands on the philosophy of the law of attraction, the gratitude effect, synchronicity, consciousness and the mindbody connection, clarifying that whatever you concentrate your thoughts and feelings upon grows into your living reality. We all possess seven secret treasures and what’s more, we can access them and lead a more fulfilling life. This evening Dr. John Demartini will explain the clear steps for making this happen. In The Riches Within, Dr. Demartini reacquaints you with the power that you already have within you with respect to spirit, intellect, career, leadership, finances, relationships, and your physical body. You will learn how to: • Maximise your potential for overall health and well-being; • Have more fulfilling relationships and create more love in your life; • See the power you already possess as a natural leader; • Discover how to build your financial wealth, and realize that everyone deserves prosperity; • Experience awe at the wonders around you every day; • Reveal your professional power – do what you love and love what you do; • Awaken to your own immortality and live a life of greatness. In this evening event Dr. Demartini, who was featured in The Secret, shares insights, knowledge and practical tools that will expand your sense of abundance and flow in all areas of your life. You’ll see how simple it really is to make things happen as you follow these steps. It’s time to discover… The Riches Within!
“Dr Demartini is one of the all-time great and inspiring teachers, speakers, writers and leaders. I love learning from this wise man who is becoming cosmically conscious. As I’ve introduced my partners like Jack Canfield and friends at my seminars and rallies to John, all I want is to sit at his feet like Plato did Socrates. John’s mind and inspired thinking always stands the proverbial test of time.” Mark Victor Hansen – co creator of the number one New York Times best-selling series ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ and coauthor of ‘The One Minute Millionaire’
Monday 19 March 2012 7pm – 9.30pm (doors open 6pm) Birmingham (see website for venue details) £35/£20 concs (or £20/£15 concs Early Bird if booked by 20 Feb) THIS SEMINAR IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
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How to Manifest the Life of Your Dreams!
Joginder Bola is a director of Tree of Life together with his wife Markéta. They used the Law of Attraction to manifest their relationship and their work! At the end of a one week residential personal development course in Wales in the summer of 1999, at the age of 29, I wrote the following vision statement for my life: “Radiating unconditional love, boundless energy and a fun of life, I am co-creating a magical inspirational world where we can all see how truly wonderful we are. Where our beautiful spirits can shine like the brightest stars, dancing hand-in-hand in a sky of love and joy - at one with the universe, celebrating our incredible magnificence and the amazing wonder of creation!” At that time I was unhappy in my life. I was in a stressful office job working long hours as a corporate solicitor and in an unfulfilling relationship. The career filled my bank balance but left my soul empty. I had read Louise Hay’s book ‘You Can Heal Your Life’ in 1995 and loved it. I knew back then that I wanted to do holistic work, but couldn’t see how I could make the transition away from the steady income of my corporate life. My weekends were spent doing workshops and during the week I put on the suit and tie and went to work. It carried on like this for many years and I thought that my holistic life would always be just a hobby. But I started to find myself increasingly dissatisfied with this double life. My heart was yearning to do work I truly believed in and I couldn’t ignore it any longer. The job at this point had become so stressful that the pain of staying in it became greater than the fear of leaving it.
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At an Angel workshop in 2005 I wrote two vision statements. The first was for a new relationship: “I ask the Angels to please guide me to or send me my True Love that we are likehearted to share our lives & love together, that it serves our higher purpose in accordance with divine timing and a state of grace.” The magic worked - I started dating Markéta (who is now my beloved wife) within 6 months of writing this! The second vision I wrote was about work: “I ask the Angels to please send or guide more/or new like-minded or like-hearted people into my work life in accordance with my higher purpose, divine timing and a state of grace”. Within 1 year of writing this vision I left full-time work to go travelling with Markéta across India & the Czech Republic! When I got back I started to work as a freelance solicitor on a part-time basis. This allowed me to have the time and space to start creating my holistic business. All I had ever known was working in an office as an employee and so the big question then was what do I do now? I loved A Course in Miracles, The Work of Byron Katie and The Law of Attraction and so I started teaching evening classes in these. Only a few people came but at least I had finally begun! In May of 2008 we went to see Esther and Jerry Hicks in London who channel the Abraham teachings on The Law of Attraction. I asked them how I could create a successful holistic business. They said ‘you are a teacher to the core of your being’ and that the ‘universe will orchestrate all kind of help and assistance’ and it did. Within a month of that date we were offered the opportunity to take over the Tree of Life Magazine from Maggy Whitehouse! I then felt confident enough to let go of the part-time legal work and to fully commit to the holistic business. Very soon after taking over the magazine we saw that many people wanted to have more holistic events happening in Birmingham where they could meet other like-minded people. We organized the first Tree of Life Festival on 4 April 2009 with over 400 people attending – the next will be the 8th one (happening on 14 April 2012). We were very inspired by Alternatives in London, and started a Monday evening talk series on 20 April 2009 called the Tree of Life Inspiration Network. The very first talk had about 13 people. The talk series has ran continuously since then with some of the world’s most inspirational speakers presenting, including Brandon Bays who spoke in June 2011 to over 270 people. We have experienced great concerts with Tim Wheater & Lucinda Drayton and hosted wonderful workshops with Dr Joe Dispenza, William Bloom, Dr David Hamilton, Nick Williams & Stewart Pearce and many others. Tree of Life events have now touched the lives of 1000’s of people over the last 3 years. There is a famous saying ‘jump and the net will appear’. This is very much what we have found. The universe is friendly! By committing to our holistic business, all the support we have needed along the way has shown-up. So if there is something you would really love
to do in your life, just do it! I can remember a workshop leader once saying to me many years ago ‘The universe applauses action not words’. To attract in the new life the key is to let go of the old – the old job, the old relationship. Only then is there space in your life for the new to come in. And it takes courage to do this but the rewards are well worth it! Empower your day with a Morning Walk For the last 10 years I have started most mornings with an early morning walk (or run if I’m feeling energetic!) in nature – it can be just in the local park. I have found this such a refreshing way to begin – it clears my mind and renews my energy for the day ahead.
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams! An evening talk with Joginder 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! Monday 6 February 2012 7.15pm – 9pm at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 30 Jan) Birmingham Buddhist Centre, 11 Park Rd, Birmingham B13 8AB
Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet! A one day workshop with Joginder Bola Learn how to harness the power of the Law of Attraction to manifest the life of your dreams and make 2012 your best year yet!
Saturday 4 February 2012, 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 29 January & bring a friend for FREE!) (please email us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams! A one day workshop with Joginder Bola This inspiring workshop will support you on your journey to manifest your dream partner into your life. You will learn in-depth how to practically and joyfully attract in your true love!
Saturday 11 February 2012, 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 5 February & bring a friend for FREE!) (please email us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
How to Manifest the Work of Your Dreams! A one day workshop with Joginder Bola Imagine doing work that you truly love – work that makes your heart sing. To many people this seems like a fantasy, a dream that they (and often their friends and family) can’t believe is possible for them. Well it is possible for everybody once you understand the Secrets of ‘Vibrational Marketing’!
Saturday 31 March 2012, 10am – 5pm Tickets: £67 (book by 18 March & bring a friend for FREE!) (please email us for details of concessions) Location: Moseley, Birmingham Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events 0121 449 4086
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Tree of Life Evolution Kitchen A Pure Food Experience by Markéta Bola Markéta is a natural nutritionist and raw living food chef who runs raw food workshops, classes and dining experiences in the UK. Her enthusiasm and passion for the living food lifestyle is an inspiration to many. Her gratitude belongs to her journey from being an unhealthy child to growing into a beautiful dancing queen in the kitchen! Her teaching is a delightful cocktail of self-empowerment through the creative expression of many sensual live food dishes. She loves sharing her exciting ideas and transformational insights that will give you a recipe for how to move from theory to practice.
Eating more raw food improved my digestion and immune system. The weight fell away effortlessly and I‘m now 25 pounds lighter than I used to be. Also my self-confidence and energy have been growing abundantly. The real turning point came 2½ years ago when I got an infection of a tooth root canal. I was in agony for 3 nights. After seeing a dentist who suggested that the tooth should be pulled out, I made a commitment to treat it holistically. I used a combination of homeopathy and raw foods. In just 4 hours the pain was gone and I have been raw and juicing since. I genuinely claimed my own inner power and returned to the simplicity of natural self-care and creative inspiration. Hear Markéta speak at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network on 20 Feb (see p19) and Festival on 14 April (see back cover).
‘Markéta’s raw deserts and savouries are a true labour of love and her commitment to living foods are a rich and beautiful gift to her community. Not only are they wonderfully healthy but also tasty and sensual delights.’ Malcolm Stern, Co-founder of ‘Alternatives’ at St James Piccadilly, London
Gratitude for My Raw Food Journey I have been eating purely raw for the last 2½ years but the journey started a long time ago..... When I recall my childhood, I see an energetic and excited little girl eager to conquer the world. However, I suffered from an ear infection which developed into a chronic infection of the middle ear (otitis media). I was often on different antibiotics and other medications until both they and my immune system ceased to work. We tried everything else too, like garlic, drops of Aloe Vera, Tea Tree etc. but none of them stopped the undescribable pain and discharge from my ear. I undertook a major operation at around age 6 and then another two at 16 and lost some hearing as well. I felt unhappy, my sparkle and self-confidence were gone. I had let others have power over my life. When I was 20 I read the book ‘Fit for Life‘. I did not realise until recently that this was the whole beginning of my raw food journey. The book had an important message about dairy products, that intuitively made sense to me, and changed my life forever. I gradually stopped eating dairy and have been free from my ear infection for over 15 years! I kept searching for new ways of increasing my energy naturally and discovered the exciting world of raw foods. I had tried many diets in the past to loose weight but without success.
Info & bookings on-line: www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk or send a cheque made payable to ‘Tree of Life‘ to Tree of Life, 99 Blenheim Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9 UA. For further info email: editors@treeoflifemagazine.co.uk or call Markéta T: 0121 449 4086 M: 07875 225544
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Each soul is individual, formed over many lives with both strengths and weaknesses. In the modern world, the soul’s call is often over-ruled by the requirements of everyday life. Poverty, at all levels, begins through neglect of the soul’s quest. This workshop will help you to understand the nature and calling of your own soul and the astrological blueprint that is your default position. Includes an internal journey. One-day workshop: Saturday Feb. 11th, in Birmingham. £65. Rev. Maggy Whitehouse is a mystic for the modern world. She is the author of From Credit Crunch to Pure Prosperity, Prosperity Teachings of the Bible, Kabbalah Made Easy, The Miracle Man and The Marriage of Jesus. Maggy is co-founder of La Convivencia, using mystical teachings to promote peaceful understanding between faiths and has taught spiritual development, Kabbalah and prosperity consciousness in the UK, Europe and USA since 1993.
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CONTEMPORARY SHAMANIC HEALING
Traditional and Professional Patients complete a consultation sheet (provided) Booking time and charges are significantly reduced. Traditional 5 Element Treatment Kings Heath area Contact Clare Cook LicAc. BA(HONS) MBAcC.
Bringing balance and harmony in partnership with spirit guides • Soul Retrieval • Removal of Spiritual Blockages/ Intrusions • Power Animal Retrieval • Past life Regression
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www.affordableacupunctureuk.org.uk
Contact Liz: 0121 247 4469 liz3adie@yahoo.co.uk www.shamanspath.info
A Course in Miracles Study Group
Sound Healing
Finding Your Heart Song
Every Thursday 7.30-9pm Birmingham venue Facilitated by Martin Boland and Rev Cheryl Ford Tel: 07968 313003
with voice, tuning forks, Indian scale, intervals…
Spiritual and NLP techniques to empower your life.
martin@recreatesuccess.com The course offers a path to awakening: offering profound peace, healed relationships and a joy not of this world. Come and meet some new friends to walk with you to help discover your True Self.
Sylvie Dattas FFHT
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‘This course has worked profound Miracles in my life. It has blessed everything in its path.”
MEDIUM PATRICIA REDMOND • PRIVATE READINGS • DEMONSTRATIONS • SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR MORE INFO VISIT: www.patriciaredmond.co.uk FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 01384 444155 07766 142106 p.redmond@live.co.uk Based in Stourbridge DY8 (5 mins from Train Station) Home visits available for Group Bookings
0121 458 6015/07901 953546
contact:
Member of the College of Sound Healing Tel: 0121 449 7602
Rolfing®Structural Integration is a form of hands-on manipulation and movement education which works on the connective tissue to release, realign and balance the whole body, resulting in better posture, fewer aches and pains, greater flexibility and more energy. Contact details: Vivien Tel: 01543 433082 E-mail: vivien@rolfingmidlands.co.uk www.InnerRhythm-InternalArts.co.uk www.Rolfingmidlands.co.uk
Connect with your soul and remove blocks and limiting beliefs that are stopping you showing up as the magnificence that you are. Is your soul saying yes? Contact Davinder: davinderkhaira@hotmail.com 0777 33 50748 Trained with Psycademy.
Birmingham Breathes changing your life one breath at a time! Andria Falk, Jane Upton and Val Jenner proudly announce their new partnership bringing Transformational Breath® to Birmingham and the Midlands
www.birminghambreathes.co.uk phone 0121 449 7705 for info about 1:1 sessions/workshops + free events on 22.1.12 celebrating the Global Day of the Breath
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. - Mark Twain
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A Course in Miracles Conference 2012
At the Heart
At the heart of A Course in Miracles is fundamental change, a change we are all looking for, a change that takes us to the heart of God and our true Essence. Listen to and interact with these amazing speakers, as your heart is filled by everyone you meet. Announcing the special guest appearance of Marianne Williamson, along with 13 other great speakers ... Robert Holden, Nouk Sanchez, Nick Davis, Carrie Triffet, Tom McCabe, Jules Steinson, David Hoffmeister
Peggy-Jane Rogers, Ian Patrick, Cheryl Ford, Hugh Magee, Sandy Levey-Lunden, Jason Chan
When: 21-22 April 2012
Includes Friday night socialising and Saturday night concert
Where: Holiday Inn, Solihull, near Birmingham.
Booking: 0844 567 0209 admin@miracles.org.uk www.miracles.org.uk
Discounted rates for accommodation and use of all hotel facilities
Price: Earlybird £159 till 21st January £179 till 21st March, £199 thereafter. Price includes lunches
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When your heart speaks, take good notes. - Judith Campbell
Enquiries: 020 7262 0209 info@miracles.org.uk
Inspiration Network Dr David Hamilton speaking at Tree of Life in December 2011
At the Birmingham Buddhist Centre | 11 Park Road | Moseley | Birmingham | B13 8AD (please note that the postal address for Tree of Life is 99 Blenheim Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9UA)
We are honoured and grateful to the Buddhist Centre for the use of its beautiful facilities in order to help these events happen.
Uplifting talks at 7.15pm - Doors open at 6.45pm for 7.15pm start and ends at 9pm Tickets: £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs Early Bird if booked 1 week in advance) except where otherwise stated The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us Lynne McTaggart Bestselling Author of ‘The Field’ & ‘The Intention Experiment’ Pulling together a vast array of cutting edge scientific discovery, Lynne will demonstrate that we are in constant relationship with everything and everyone. Experience the power of the Bond firsthand with a demonstration of powerful techniques that transform a small Mon16 Jan group of strangers into a super-organism. £15/£10 Early Bird Mon 23 Jan
How Your Astrology Can Strengthen Your Soul Rev. Maggy Whitehouse - See page 4 for full details of the talk.
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness Sharon Salzberg New York Times Best Selling Author & she has been guiding meditation retreats worldwide since 1974 Lovingkindness is a meditation that cultivates our natural capacity for an open and loving heart. It is traditionally offered with Fri 27 Jan meditations that enrich compassion, joy and also deepen our own sense of peace. These practices lead to the development of concentration, connection, fearlessness, and genuine happiness. This evening is suitable for both new and experienced meditators. Creating Peace and Prosperity in 2012 Sandy Newbigging Creator of the Mind Detox Method You have the power to direct consciousness - transforming it from pure potentiality into physical existence. During this fun & lifechanging talk you will learn very powerful ancient and modern techniques for bringing more peace and prosperity into your life Mon 30 Jan during 2012 & beyond. Find out how to clear the blocks in the mind so you can enjoy better health, wealth & happiness for life. (Sandy will also be leading a Mind Detox workshop on 11 March) Mon 6 Feb
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams! Joginder Bola - See page 10 for full details of the talk.
Mon 13 Feb
Love & Relationships as a Spiritual Path Mahasatvaa Ma Ananda Sarita - See page 6 for full details of the talk. Conscious Eating – Food for Life!
Mon 20 Feb Markéta Bola Tree of Life Cosmic Café Director & Raw Living Food Chef
Learn how living foods and superfoods can boost your physical vitality, improve your mental clarity and lighten-up your energy. Discover the secrets of longevity and radiant inner & outer beauty! (see page 11 for more information) The Message - Be part of a vision for a new world & initiate the steps
Mon 27 Feb to make it happen - Barefoot Doctor
See page 4 for full details of the talk. Connecting with Your Psychic Self David Wells Hay House Author and Astrologer who regularly appears on TV We are all psychic, some people may not feel as if they are but it’s something that we all share and we use it daily. By becoming more aware and taking the time to connect we can increase it’s place in our lives and through this awareness you can experience life in a completely Mon 5 Mar different way. David will create a sacred space and show you techniques that you can easily and safely use on your own, simple and effective visualizations that can be used in your own sacred space as well as in your workplace, home or even on the bus! Connect wherever you are, whenever you feel you need to and if you’re a holistic practitioner boost the energy available to you for the work that you do.
Fri 9 Mar
The Mystery Experience: A Revolutionary New Approach To Spiritual Awakening - Tim Freke - See page 4 for full details of the talk. VENUE: ST COLUMBA CHURCH, CHANTRY RD, MOSELEY B13 8DJ
Concert: One Voice - A Universe Singing Inside You Chloë Goodchild She has recorded and performed with Coleman Barks (poet-translator of The Essential Rumi) and film director Jane Campion (The Piano) Within the sound of our One Voice are the keys to innumerable worlds. Chloë Goodchild invites you into a participative field of deep presence, sound and song, inspired by a life-times’ love affair with Mon 12 Mar the contemplative, devotional and ecstatic voice. In this singing field “beyond ideas of right and wrong doing” we will re-discover our collective voice, as a vehicle for spirit, and a metaphor for living. Chloë will share her own compositions, improvisations and much-loved sacred chants inspired by the ecstatic love poetry of Rumi, Kabir, and Tagore. Mon 19 Mar
The Riches Within - Dr John Demartini See page 9 for full details of the talk.
Concert: Morphogenesis – Ancient Sounds that are the Blueprint of Creation Tim Wheater World Renowned Sound Alchemist & Performer, his audiences have included the Queen & the Dalai Lama Tim will lead you through the sounds and frequencies that created the universe. Using precisely tuned instruments relating to the ancient Solgeggio – your whole body, mind & soul will resonate in harmony to his Mon 26 Mar musical mastery. No musical experience required, just an open consciousness and heart. Treat your soul & senses to an enchanting evening! Resisting the Soul – How to liberate your heart and become the person you’ve come to be Nick Williams Bestselling Author of ‘The Work We Were Born To Do’ Learn strategies you can use to get beyond your resistance and what is more important and powerf ul than your resistance. Nick will share one of the most powerful strategies that he himself uses to beat his own resistance. Discover how to stop resisting resistance Mon 2 Apr so you can move beyond it! Entrance price includes a free copy of his new book £15/£12 concs (£12/£10 concs Early Bird) Making a Living Without a Job Barbara Winter Self-Employment Advocate & Bestselling Author Ready for the satisfaction, freedom and creative challenge of jobless earning? While the conventional wisdom may still be telling you, “Get a job,” this talk will show you new possibilities for working when you want, where you want and how you want. Whether you want to make the transition from employee to entrepreneur Tue 17 Apr or create another source of income, don’t miss this one-of-a-kind evening talk. Come prepared to be inspired and informed! Early Bird bookings by 1st April. VENUE: SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS The Power of Your Spirit Sonia Choquette World-renowned six-sensory spiritual teacher. Her books have sold over a million copies including her New York Times bestseller ‘The Answer Is Simple’ When you truly make the connection to your Spirit, you will realize that it is the most authentic, lasting power you have in your life. In this Mon 23 Apr enlightening talk, Sonia Choquette reveals the secrets to awakening your intuitive spirit and tuning into your inner wisdom and your ‘vibes’. She will show you that, no matter what is going on around you, with the power of your Spirit, you can create a sense of purpose within that brings about profound contentment and personal peace. THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT. ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED £20/£15 concs or £15/£10 concs if booked by 18 March
For more information and online bookings visit www.treeoflife-events.co.uk email: info@treeoflife-events.co.uk tel: 0121 449 4086 mob: 07833 358896
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An exciting day for your body, mind, heart & spirit FREE inspirational talks all day Vibrant exhibitors for holistic wellbeing Celebration of conscious living & co-creation Raw living gourmet food from Tree of Life Cosmic Cafe Sat 10am – 5.30pm Entrance £9/£7 concs Free goodie bags for the first 100 visitors!
Inspiration Wellbeing Vitality Saturday 14 April 2012 Birmingham
St Columba Hall, corner of Chantry Rd/ Alcester Rd Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ Plus Festival Party! at 7pm Entrance £7
Stewart Pearce Acclaimed Sound Healer & Voice Alchemist
Jason Chan Renowned Tai Chi & Chi Kung Master
Maggy Whitehouse Author, Mystic & Inspirational Speaker
Kate Magic Raw Food Pioneer & Author
Joginder Bola Law of Attraction Teacher
Markéta Cosmic Cafe Living Foods Chef
Caroline Shola Arewa Humanistic Psychologist & Yoga Master
Sandy Newbigging Creator of The Mind Detox Method
Kyle Vialli Vitality Coach
Peter Pure Raw Food Nutritionist
Sarah Westwood African Drumming Teacher
Jill Swayers Hippocrates Health Educator
Info & Tickets: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk or 0121 449 4086