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Autumn/Winter 2011
In sp i r a t i o n 5 We l l b e ing 5 V it al ity
Tree of Life Festivals & Events Inspiration Network Workshops & Parties Raw Living Food
Lynne McTaggart
The Bond
Tim Wheater
at Sounds Divine Music Festival!
Nikki Slade
The Power of Chanting
Ali Campbell
Just Get On With It!
Lorna Byrne Angels in My Hair
free your body
inspire your mind
open your heart
awaken your spirit
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Hi to the new season of inspiration, leaves rustling & transformation! We’re delighted to bring the most inspiring speakers and workshop leaders in the world here to Birmingham and experience more and more of how to ‘Live our Lives FULLY’ as deeply reminded by Brandon Bays at the Love Your Life Conference in Sep. Let’s bond together, chant and raaargh powerfully, embrace our guardian angel and just get on with it… and celebrate at the Radiant Wellbeing & Vitality Festival in Oct. We are also blessed to host the masters of sound & music Tim Wheater, Stewart Pearce, Barbara MeiklejohnFree on the waves of the Sounds Divine Music Festival in Nov! We would like to give a special big thank you to the Tree of Life volunteer team, without them there would be no such expansion of the Tree: Chrystele, Barbara, Roksana, Mills, D’Arrell, Simon, Andrew & Claire. And many thanks to ALL who are so lovingly supporting of the Tree of Life. May your autumn be filled with passion! Looking forward to seeing you soon.
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Love, light & bright smiles!
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Tree of Life Events Calendar October 2011 – January 2012 Mon 3 Oct, 7pm
Oct
NOV
DEC
JAN FEB
Matrix Reimprinting
Karl Dawson
See website
Mon 10 Oct, 7pm
Inside Out Healing – The Practical Miracles Method
Arielle Essex
P19
Mon 17 Oct, 7pm
The Findhorn Experience
Judith Bone
P19
Many speakers & stalls
P18
Sat 22 Oct, 10am-5.30pm Tree of Life Radiant Wellbeing & Vitality Festival Sat 22 Oct, 7pm
Tree of Life Festival Party!
Many performers
P18
Mon 24 Oct, 7pm
Time to Shine! How to feel Happy and Confident
Alexandra Watson
P19
Sat 29 Oct, 10am-5pm
The Mind-Matter Matrix & How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
Dr David R Hamiton
P6
Sun 30 Oct, 11am-4pm
Raw Food: Drinks, Mylks, Juices & Smoothies
Markéta Bola
P9
Mon 31 Oct, 7pm
Reinventing Your Life & Work
Judy Piatkus
P19 P19
Mon 7 Nov, 7pm
Look & Feel Great Naturally
Janey Lee Grace
Fri 11 Nov, 7pm
Tree of Life 11.11.11 Celebration!
Drumvoice Orchestra plus others
P4
Sun 13 Nov, 11am-4pm
Raw Food: The Green Live-Powerhouse
Markéta Bola
P9
Mon 14 Nov, 7pm
The Enlightenment of Work
Steve Nobel
P19
Sat 19 Nov, 10am-5pm
Loving What Is – The Work of Byron Katie
Joginder & Markéta
P8
Sun 20 Nov, 10am-5pm
Sounds Divine Music Festival!
Many performers
P20
Mon 21 Nov, 7pm
The Alchemy of Voice & Angelic Sound Healing
Stewart Pearce
P19
Mon 28 Nov, 7pm
Just Get On With It!
Ali Campbell
P19
Wed 30 Nov, 7pm
Balance. . A New Enlightenment
Paula Muran
P15
Sun 4 Dec, 11am-4pm
Christmas Raw Yummies & The Eve-cake
Markéta Bola
P9
Mon 5 Dec, 7pm
The Bond
Lynne McTaggart
P5
Sat 10 Dec, 10am-5pm
Angelic Sound Healing
Stewart Pearce
P7
Mon 12 Dec, 7pm
The Mind-Matter Matrix
Dr David R. Hamilton
P19
Sat 17 Dec, 7pm
Winter Solstice Party
Nikki Slade plus others
P4
Mon 19 Dec, 7pm
The Power of Raaargh!!!
Keith Holden
P19
Mon 9 Jan, 7pm
The Art & Science of Light Bulb Moments
Tom Evans
P19
Sat 14 Jan, 10am-5pm
Just Get On With It!
Ali Campbell
P6
Sun 15 Jan, 11am-4pm
Live-Food for Beginners
Markéta Bola
P9
Sat 28 Jan, 11am-5pm
The Power of Raaargh!!!
Keith Holden
P8
Wed 29 Feb, 7-9pm
Angels in my Hair
Lorna Byrne
P7
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EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF
CHANTING
Nikki Slade is one of the leading pioneers in the field of
voice, chanting and sound work in the UK. She is founder of Free the Inner Voice and the Resident Kirtan leader at Triyoga, London. Nikki has recorded three highly acclaimed CD's: Nectarine, Monsoon, and Soundscape. www.freetheinnervoice.com
"I am passionate about vibrational harmony, there is a note within the heart of each individual which when played releases expansive joy and inner fulfilment, inspiring the highest expression of who we truly are. I devote my life to this possibility for all I have the privilege to work with." Nikki Slade Chanting connects us to our authentic voice. Authenticity, relevancy, and camaraderie are what we look for in all aspects of our lives, including business. We want to feel at ease, in control, and flexible. Over the years, during my sessions, people have exclaimed that they feel more relaxed, calm and joyful after they chant and report that their wellbeing greatly improves. The roots of chanting are ancient. In fact, they are primordial. The Sanskrit syllables that are sung have been reverberating within us since the beginning of time and are extraordinarily resonant in meaning. Each word, syllable and letter comprising the word,
suggest multiple interpretations and create a resonant matrix of Consciousness. Meditators have tapped into these sacred sounds centuries ago. They actually began to vocalize outwardly what they were hearing on the inside while in deep states of meditation. This allowed them to return over and over again to a space of exuberance and everlasting vitality and peace. Chanting is definitely the most effective and profound key in connecting to that voice within that I have had the good fortune to discover. This practice is not to be confused with religion or religious practices. Although spiritual in its original essence you do not have to practice any specific tradition to benefit from chanting. These sacred syllables existed way before religions were even created. In fact chanting is our birthright as it belongs inherently to us all! Just because this practice is ancient does not exclude it from being relevant today. With the overabundance and speed of technology and telecommunications, we have lost the natural connection to the core of who we truly are. What we tap into here is the inner voice resonating inside us as our very own SELF. Experience the power of chanting with Nikki Slade at the Tree of Life Winter Solistice Celebration on Saturday 17 December 2011 (see below for full details).
Winter Solstice Celebration! has been celebrated in cultures the world over for thousands of years. This start of the solar year is a celebration of light and the rebirth of the sun. It is the traditional time to celebrate the truly important things in life: your family, your children, your home and looking forward to a wonderful year to come. Yule is a time throughout time that honours love and new birth, as well as the collective unity of humanity. This Winter Solstice join Nikki Slade in a celebratory evening of Chanting from the heart. In this beautiful Kirtan practice we will turn within to release the old as we move towards the longest night of the year where death is shortly followed by rebirth and the new sun emerges. Nikki will offer uplifting chants to bring in light and grace and will facilitate playful sound and movement journeys to align us with the new seeds of resonance that nurture our rebirth from within.
11.11.11
Uplifting Kirtan chants with Nikki Slade Festive Solstice Ceremony with Maggy Whitehouse Enjoy world music, dance, connection and other fun surprises!
Please bring a veggie festive snack & non-alcoholic drink to share.
St Columba Hall, corner of Chantry Rd/ Alcester Rd, Moseley Birmingham B13 8DJ £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 7 Dec)
www.treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
Come and celebrate this auspicious date and be a part of the Tree of Life Family as we join together for an uplifting celebration of life, love and connection.
African Drumming with Sarah Westwood & the Drumvoice Orchestra, Global Intention Ceremony plus Ecstatic Dance with Markéta Bola
Celebration! On 11.11.11 there will be a global opening in consciousness. Let’s fill this opening with love, light & joy!’
Sat 17 December 2011 @ 7pm
Friday 11.11.11 @ 8pm Please bring veggie snack & non-alcoholic drink to share. St Columba Hall, Corner of Chantry Rd/Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ £12/£9 concs (or £9/£7 concs with Early Bird booking by 01.11.11)
Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086 4
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -‐ Edith Wharton
The Bond:
Connecting Through the Space Between Us by Lynne McTaggart
Lynne McTaggart, author of the international bestsellers ‘The Field’ and ‘The Intention Experiment’, is one of the preeminent spokespersons on consciousness and the new science. As editorial director of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’, she also publishes one of the world’s most highly praised health newsletters. Of Lynne’s latest book 'The Bond’ Deepak Chopra says, “Once in a very great while, a book comes along that shifts our sense of reality, or extols a new way of living. Lynne McTaggart’s extraordinary new book, ‘The Bond,’ does both.” www.thebond.net
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ne chilly Saturday morning, I was standing in a drafty auditorium watching one of my daughters in the midst of a dress rehearsal for her drama class’s annual production. A talented actress, she had been chosen for the lead part during the auditions, but a few weeks before the dress rehearsal had been shunted to a more minor role.
It doesn’t have to be like this. A new understanding is emerging from the laboratories of the most cutting - edge scientists that challenges the very way we conceive of ourselves. Frontier biologists, psychologists, and sociologists have all found evidence that individuals are far less individual than we thought they were.
I had never been able to discover the reason for the change - and my daughter refused to talk about it - until one of her friends let slip that, when a new director took over, another thirteen-year-old girl had lied about her acting experience in order to persuade him that she should be given the part that had been assigned to my daughter - her best friend. When I tried to raise this tactfully with her mother, another spectator that day, she cut me off and shrugged. “Well, that’s life,” she replied airily, “isn’t it?”
Between the smallest particles of our being, between our body and our environment, between ourselves and all of the people with whom we are in contact, between every member of every societal cluster, there is a Bond - a connection so integral and profound that there is no longer a clear demarcation between the end of one thing and the beginning of another. The world essentially operates, not through the activity of individual things, but in the connection between them - in a sense, in the space between things.
I was taken aback, but I had to admit she had a point. Certainly that’s the life we grown-ups have designed for ourselves. Competition makes up the very warp and woof of the societies of most modern developed countries. It is the engine of our economy, and it is assumed to be the basis of most of our relationships - in business, in our neighbourhoods, even with our closest friends. Being first, no matter how, has permeated our lexicon as a given: All’s fair in love and war. Survival of the fittest. Winner take all. He who dies with the most toys wins.
These new discoveries in physics and biology demonstrate that all living things succeed and prosper only when they see themselves as part of a greater whole. Rather than a will to compete and dominate, the essential impulse of all of life is a will to connect.
It is hardly surprising that highly competitive tactics have crept into the social relations of our children, leading to transgressions, large and small. Our current paradigm, as provided us by traditional science, maintains a view of the universe as a place of scarcity populated by separate things that must turn against each other in order to survive. We’ve all simply assumed that’s life. I began to ask myself a basic question: Does it have to be like this? Were we meant to be so competitive with one another? Is it inherent in animal and human biology? How did it get like this? And if we’re not this, what are we supposed to be? Since that dress rehearsal, I’ve been thinking that, at some point, we’d torn up the social contract and forgotten how to come together. Somewhere along the line, we’d forgotten how to be.
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us An evening talk with Lynne McTaggart For centuries, Western culture has taught us to think of ourselves as individuals. Competition, assumed to be the most fundamental of human urges, forms the basis of our society, our economy, and most of our relationships. But according to Lynne McTaggart we are living a lie. All the crises we face today, including the financial recession, have occurred precisely because the lives we’ve chosen to lead are based on competition and are not consistent with our truest nature as givers and sharers. Pulling together a vast array of cutting edge scientific discovery, Lynne will demonstrate that we are in constant relationship with everything and everyone. All living things succeed and prosper only when they see themselves as part of a greater whole, she says, and fully embrace the space between us. The relationship itself. The Bond. In addition to providing a new narrative for our lives, Lynne also provides the first roadmap of how to live according to this new scientific story – a prescription for living based on cooperation and partnership. Lynne offers unique information about how to retrain ourselves to see the world from a more holistic perspective, to enjoy more cooperative relationships – even across the deepest divides – to enjoy more united social groups, and to discover a new and authentic purpose.
The crises we have faced on every front have occurred precisely because we are operating according to an outdated set of rules. The scientific story of who we are has drastically changed, and we must change with it in order to survive. The competitive impulse that is now a major part of our self-definition and that forms the undercurrent of all our lives is the same mindset that has created every one of the large global crises now threatening to destroy us. If we can recover wholeness in our relationships, in my view, we will begin to heal our world. If mankind is to survive, we need a very different set of rules to live by. We need to change our fundamental purpose on earth as something more than one based on struggle and domination. We must look at our lives from an entirely different perspective, a larger vantage point, to notice the connections that tie us all together. By retraining ourselves to see the world from a more holistic perspective, we will enjoy more cooperative relationships – even across the deepest divides – more united social groups, and a new and authentic purpose. It doesn’t have to be like this. Not for one more day. During her talk you will experience the power of the Bond firsthand with a demonstration of powerful techniques that transform a small group of strangers into a super-organism – and a potent healing circle. Her message is inspiring and empowering: by simple changes of perspective and action locally, each of us can become a major game changer, both to transform our culture and to move out of crisis, individually and collectively.
Monday 5 December 2011, 7.15 - 9pm
(doors open 6.30pm) £15 (or £10 Early Bird if booked by 21 November)
Tree of Life Inspiration Network Birmingham Buddhist Centre 11 Park Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8AB THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT. ADVANCE BOOKING VIA OUR WEBSITE IS RECOMMENDED.
Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk O121 449 4086
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. -‐ Anne Frank
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Do you dither about your next move, avoid making that one change that you know would make your life so much better, or just wish you had more natural get up and go?! Ali Campbell "Mr Fix It"
Ali Campbell is the best selling author of ‘Just Get On With It' – a caring compassionate kick up the Ass.’ And the creator of The Slim Girl’s Box of Secrets’ which the Sunday Express acknowledged as ‘one of the worlds most successful weight loss tools’. Ali is also a regular feature on daytime TV in the UK but it’s his skill and fun, irreverent style that make him uniquely placed to help you achieve the change you want… fast! www.alicampbell.com Ali has changed the lives of countless celebrities, rock stars and even royalty! Now it’s your turn as he brings his no-nonsense irreverent brand of change to Birmingham. Despite his fun almost ‘stand up therapy’ style, make no mistake this stuff works! Kelly Rowland recently said ‘Ali Campbell is my secret weapon’ and Ali Bastian, the Hollyoaks and Strictly Coming Dancing Star, described him as ‘Like Yoda… only wiser and much better looking!’ If you are looking for fast change and to get onto the right track that’s right for you then this is a day you cannot afford to miss. Ali will teach you what he knows and guide you to where he knows you can be if only you stayed out of your own way for long enough. Come along, you won’t necessarily go away smarter (that’s not the problem) you’re smart enough already. You will go away different! Ali will be personally coaching you to get out of your own way, get into the flow of natural energy and then Just Get On With It… until you’re way beyond what you dreamed possible for yourself.
The 5 Side Effects of Kindness
Just begin to wonder what you could do once you are pointing in the right direction, with renewed motivation and energy from within and you weren’t getting in your own way… You deserve a caring compassionate kick up the ass from the down to earth Scotsman who out sold The Dalai Lama! Read his article on 'What would you do if you didn’t know any better..?' on the Tree of Life website.
“Ali is awesome…he helped me change life long habits in no time at all” Singer, Mica Paris “Ali is to coaching what Peter Kaye is to comedy. Genius! He points out what’s been there all along but you’ve never noticed...’ Actress, Nikki Sanderson
A one day workshop with Ali Campbell Saturday 14 January 2012, 10am – 5pm £67 (book by 28 Nov & bring a friend for FREE!)
Oaklands Centre, Winleigh Road, Birmingham B20 2HN Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk O121 449 4086 Also hear Ali speak at the Tree of Life Inspiration Network on Mon 28 Nov 2011 (see page 19 for details).
David is a scientist and best-selling author ‘The Contagious Power of Thinking’, ‘Why Kindness is Good for You’ and ‘How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body’ (all published by Hay House). He gives talks and runs workshops in the UK and around the world. Read David’s full article on the Tree of Life website.
by Dr David R. Hamilton
1 Kindness Makes us Happier - On a biochemical level, it is believed that the good feeling we get is due to elevated levels of the brain’s natural versions of morphine and heroin, which we know as endogenous opioids. They cause elevated levels of dopamine in the brain and so we get a natural high, often referred to as ‘Helper’s High’. 2 Kindness Gives us Healthier Hearts - Emotional warmth produces the hormone, oxytocin, in the brain and throughout the body that helps to reduce blood pressure. 3 Kindness Slows Ageing - Two culprits that speed the ageing process are free radicals and inflammation. Oxytocin reduces levels of free radicals and inflammation in the cardiovascular system and so slows ageing at source. 4 Kindness Makes for Better Relationships - Kindness reduces the emotional distance between two people and so we feel more ‘bonded’. It’s something that is so strong in us that it’s actually a genetic thing. 5 Kindness is Contagious - When we’re kind we inspire others to be kind and studies show that it actually creates a ripple effect that spreads outwards to our friends’ friends’ friends – to 3-degrees of separation. Just as a pebble creates waves when it is dropped in a pond, so acts of kindness ripple outwards touching others’ lives and inspiring kindness everywhere the wave goes. A recent scientific study reported than an anonymous 28-year-old person walked into a clinic and donated a kidney. It set off a ‘pay it forward’ type ripple effect where the spouses or other family members of recipients of a kidney donated one of theirs to someone else in need. The ‘domino effect’, as it was called in the New England Journal of Medicine report, spanned the length and breadth of the United States of America, where 10 people received a new kidney as a consequence of that anonymous donor.
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The Mind-Matter Matrix & How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body A one day workshop with Dr David R. Hamilton
Discover the true impact of the mind on matter, from the neural to quantum level as David discusses the mindmatter matrix and explains how this matrix can be used to shape the health of our bodies and the circumstances of our lives. Learn practical tools for expanding your sense of interconnection with life, the universe and each other. You’ll also learn some of the effects of the mind throughout the body, from the impact on the cardiovascular system, even to effects at the cellular and genetic level. Discover the power of visualization and learn some of the practices used by people around the world to help facilitate their recoveries from illness.
Saturday 29 October 2011 10am – 5pm
Tickets: £67 (book by 24 Oct & bring a friend for FREE!) Oaklands Centre, Winleigh Road, Birmingham B20 2HN
Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. -‐ Oscar Wilde
Angels in My Hair
An evening with Lorna Byrne
‘Byrne has been acknowledged as one of the most remarkable mystics of modern times’ - Daily Mail
L
orna 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 realise 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. In her second book Stairways to Heaven Lorna tells how more and more people have begun to seek her out, asking for help and sharing their stories. She describes how she sees angels help others, particularly those who are unhappy, ill or in danger, and how the angels helped Lorna to pull her own life back together after her husband died. She also tells how your guardian angel was chosen specially for you and is yours alone – it has never come to earth with any other human being and never will.
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. 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 in Birmingham. www.lornabyrne.com 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.
‘’To me, seeing angels is natural” - Lorna Byrne “Her sincerity is unmistakable” - Peter Stanford, Daily Telegraph “Gives hope and a sense of peace.” Stefanie Marsh, The Times
Wednesday 29 February 2012 7 – 9pm (doors open 5.30pm)
Birmingham
£25/£15 concs (or £15/£10 concs Early Bird if booked by 9 Dec 2011) THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT. ADVANCE BOOKING VIA OUR WEBSITE IS REQUIRED.
Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk O121 449 4086
Angelic Sound Healing A one day workshop with Stewart Pearce
Stewart Pearce is a world renowned Master of Voice, Performance Coach, Sound Healer, Angel Medium and Seer. Author of 'The Alchemy of Voice', 'The Heart's Note' and 'The Angels of Atlantis' book & Oracle. Stewart’s career has lasted over thirty years seeing him as Master of Voice at Shakespeare’s Globe, and with a client list that includes Diana, Princess of Wales, Vanessa Redgrave, the London 2012 Olympic Bid, Dame Anita Roddick, and many of the world’s Corporate and Political leaders. www.theachemyofvoice.com
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ngels are Orbs of plasma energy that bring love into our lives by inspiring our hearts to open, and one of their powerful instruments is Sound Healing. Sound lies at the core of creation and so expressly emerges from the Angelic communion to enchant us back into harmony - for healing is a magical movement back to wholeness, in mind, body and soul. During our workshop together we will engage in an inspirational day of Sonic Meditations that the twelve Angels of Atlantis have especially given me for you. These will determine the song of your soul, will rebalance each Chakra, and will help to create magic in your lives. For Sound, whether spoken or sung enables us to enchant vibrations of healing through our bodies, to manifest vital well-being, which inevitably brings joy into our lives.
This is a transformational workshop of sound healing, during which we will find the symphony of your soul, and rebalance the harmony of your life force: Sacred breathing and
relaxation techniques
Discovering the ‘Song of your Soul’ Chakra Re-tuning Resonance healing techniques Soul Psychology Sonic Meditation for healing Transcendent harmonics from the
Angels
A joy filled day, opening corridors of vibration that connect with the amazing sound field of the Source.
Saturday 10 December 2011, 10am – 5pm £67 (and bring a friend for half price if booked by 21 Nov) (5 concession spaces available, please email for details)
Oaklands Centre, Winleigh Road Birmingham B20 2HN Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk O121 449 4086 Also hear Stewart speak at the Tree of Life Festival on 22 October (see page 18), Sounds Divine Music Festival on 20 November (back cover) & Inspiration Network on 21 November (see page 19).
I see the light of the Guardian angel behind everyone, regardless of belief. -‐ Lorna Byrne
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I was having dinner with the Barefoot Doctor when he remarked, ‘I’ve just realized what you are – you’re like a professor of philosophy who for whatever reason presents yourself to the world as an iconoclastic clown as a means of overcoming any obstacle that comes in your path. You must teach your technique to people and start by writing a book called ‘The Power of Raaargh!!!’ So here I am.
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ave you ever noticed the phenomenon of how often people reply to, “How are you?” with the meek but optimistic reply of, “Oh, not bad.”
of the universe that includes all aspects of negativity; an understanding of which generates unconditional gratitude for your current situation transforming all effort into work as ‘love made visible,’ that is so rewarding all manifestations simply come as a bonus. Keith Holden’s journey to the world of mind, body and spirit was both unlikely and invaluable for the fresh perspective it brought with it. Starting out in film and working with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Walt Disney before becoming a performing flying trapeze artist and circus clown with Cirque du Soleil director Andrew Watson, a musician with Paul McCartney and Creative Producer for Manumission; the largest weekly party in the world, Keith brings
The Power of Raaargh!!! This reply is attempting to be positive through expressing a double negative, while unwittingly taking badness for granted as the state of normality. We can do better than that. For a start I abandoned even asking how someone was, and replaced all conventional greetings with the cry of Raaargh!!! People just got it, and while no explanation will be given here, the power of intention behind the word created a chain reaction that lead to you reading this right now.
'Love made Visible'
Whether or not you choose to do likewise, my work offers practical guidance on how to approach all situations with the blank canvas of the HERE and NOW that increases your options to the entirety of the kaleidoscope of infinite possibilities surrounding you at all times. Most importantly my work offers an inspired vision of the perfection
performance to life and offers a vision of living together enriched by the collaborative arts. A long time practitioner of Okido yoga that combines yoga with Zen and Vipassana meditation, Keith has been described by Kelly Hoppen MBE of his book The Power of Raaargh!!! as "one of the best books I have read on the subject of working on bettering ones life/existence."
Experience The Power of Raaargh!!! A one day workshop with Keith Holden
Saturday 28 January 2012, 10am – 5pm £67 (book by 19 Dec & bring a friend for FREE!)
Oaklands Centre, Winleigh Road, Birmingham B20 2HN Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk O121 449 4086
‘Everything happens for me, not to me.’
The Work of
Byron Katie
1 day workshop with Joginder & Markéta Bola
Experienced Graduates of The School for The Work of Byron Katie
Sat 19 Nov 2011
at the beautiful Hawkwood College in Stroud Who would you be without your story? You may notice that negative thoughts run through your mind many times a day, fostering fear, anger, stress, and depression… How different would your life be if your negative thoughts never bothered you again? The Work of Byron Katie is a process that clears the mind. It just consists of four questions and a turnaround (which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe). It is so simple that anyone with an open mind can do it. It is radical and life-changing and it really works.
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Total Protein Coleslaw
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Traditional Reiki Courses, Classes & Groups 3HODEN /KUDEN 3HINPIDEN Courses Reiki Night Classes 3EICHIM 2EIKI #OURSES Reiki Sharing Cicle & Mentoring Group Japanese Reiki Meditation Classes 2EIKI $RUM #LASSES
Contact Audrey on 07951789763 UK Federation Master Practitioner & Teacher audrey@usuireiki.co.uk www.usuireiki.co.uk
Wellbeing for Body and Soul with Art and Creative Journaling
Workshops at Botanical Gardens, B15 3TR: Oct & Dec 2011 & Jan & Mar 2012 FREE entry to Botanical Gardens for the day of the workshop
0121 417 1616 Xanadushop@aol.com #OURSES STARTING /CTOBER s Angel Meditation s 5NIVERSAL ENERGY meditation (advanced work) s 3PIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT s 2EIKI ,EVELS + Master level
This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present. -â&#x20AC;? Deepak Chopra
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Nourish your mind, heart, body & soul at the
Radiant Wellbeing & Vitality
BIRMINGHAM Saturday 22 October 2011 10.30pm-5.30pm (doors open 9.45am) FREE GOODIE BAGS FOR THE FIRST 100 VISITORS! Many vibrant holistic exhibitors s Inspiring talks Raw living gourmet food s Live music, dance & performances Followed by the Festival Party! at 7pm
Saturday’s FREE Inspiring Talks & Workshops Programme Room 1
Room 2
Matrix Reimprinting - Rewrite your past transform your
10 – 10.45am future Karl Dawson
EFT Master & Co-Author of ‘Matrix Reimprinting’
Christine Astell Author, Healer, Spiritual facilitator
Healing the Karma and the Drama into Soul Freedom
The Healing Power of Sound
Bringing True Love Into Our Lives
Stepping into bliss living from your heart
Angelic Sound Healing
Reclaiming Happiness
11 – 11.45am
Andrea Foulkes TV’s Past Life Regression Expert & Intuitive Visionary
12 – 12.45pm
Jason Chan International Tai Chi & Chi Kung Master
1 – 1.45pm
Stewart Pearce (60 min) World Renowned Master of Voice & Sound Healer
2 – 2.45pm 3 – 3.45pm 4 – 4.45pm 5 – 5.45pm 6 – 6.45pm
Angel Insights
Soul Wisdom
Simon Heather Inspirational Sound Healer , Workshop Leader & Author Cate Mackenzie Modern Day Love Goddess & Universal Happiness Provider Nicola Phoenix The Spiritual Psychologist & Author of ‘Reclaiming Happiness’
Your keys to Joyful Living
Maggy Whitehouse Author, Mystic & Inspiration Speaker
Joy Hicklin-Bailey Tantra & Hawaii Huna Teacher
The Choice That Heals Arielle Essex Master NLP Practitioner as featured in the film ‘The Living Matrix’ who healed herself of a brain tumour
Live-food Vitality Adventure
Mind Detox for Health & Wealth
Come Alive – experience what laughter does for you Joe Hoare
Sandy Newbigging Pioneer of the Mind Detox Programme
Fast versus slow therapy interventions
Kevin Laye Harley Street Therapist & International Trainer
Marketa Bola Raw Living Food Expert & Chef
Laughter Facilitator as featured on BBC TV
Living in Awareness
Angela Goffe Intuitive, Inspirational Guide & Visionary
Faery Magic!
Flavia Kate Peters Angel Therapist® & UK’s Angel & Fairy Advocate
Entrance £9/£7 concs on the door fAngel meditation with Flavia Kate Peters fThe Singing Tree with Katie Rose f5 Rhythms Dance with Neil Pinnock Music s Dance s Connection s Celebration s Fun
Entrance £7 on the door
St Columba Hall corner of Chantry Road/Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ For the full Festival programme & online bookings visit:
www.treeoflife-events.co.uk
The next Tree of Life Festival in Birmingham will be on 14th April 2012 ‘The Tree of Life Festivals touch people’s hearts, open their minds & awaken their spirits.
They uplift people’s vibrations, support conscious living and radiate with love, light & joy.’
Brandon Bays speaking at Tree of Life in June 2011
InspirationNetwork Oct 11 - Jan 12
AT THE BIRMINGHAM BUDDHIST CENTRE, 11 PARK ROAD, MOSELEY, BIRMINGHAM B13 8AB (please note that the postal address for Tree of Life is Tree of Life, 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 this event happen. It’s located 5 minutes walk from Moseley Village High Street.
Uplifting talks @ 7.15pm - Doors open 6.45pm for 7.15pm start and talk ends at 9pm Tickets: £12 or £9 if booked 1 week in advance (except 5 Dec’s talk which is £15 or £10 if booked 2 weeks in advance) ARIELLE ESSEX
Inside Out HealingThe Practical Miracles Method
STEWART PEARCE
Master NLP Practitioner, as featured in the film ‘The Living Matrix’, who healed herself of a brain tumour
MON 10 OCT JUDITH BONE
MON 17 OCT ALEXANDRA WATSON
When life doesn’t go according to plan, what helps? When disappointments cause major upheaval, how can you restore your balance? All problems bring gifts in disguise. A miracle begins with a change of thought. Rediscover how the wisdom from your ‘Epicentre’ can heal the body’s living matrix.
The Findhorn Experience
World Renowned Master of Voice & Sound Healer
MON 21 NOV ALI CAMPBELL
Trustee and Long Term Member of the Findhorn Foundation
An opportunity to learn about the world-renowned spiritual community, international education centre and ecovillage, now in its 49th year, in northern Scotland. Come and experience some of the ways the Findhorn community builds personal and social sustainability and explore how these practices can be meaningful for you in these times – if it’s not fun it’s not sustainable!
Time to Shine! How to feel Happy and Confident
MON 24 OCT JUDY PIATKUS
MON 31 OCT JANEY LEE GRACE
Reinventing Your Life & Work Spiritual Entrepreneur & Founder of Piatkus Books
Crisis creates opportunity. Judy Piatkus, founder of successful publishing company Piatkus Books and a pioneer in spiritual and personal development, will discuss the new types of work we are creating. She will identify the major trends of our times and will show how we can live joyfully and passionately and so earn good money in the future. The talk will be interactive with creative discussions about how we would all like our futures to be.
Look & Feel Great Naturally save cash & the planet!
MON 28 NOV LYNNE MCTAGGART
MON 7 NOV STEVE NOBEL
The Enlightenment of Work
MON 5 DEC DR DAVID R. HAMILTON
MON 12 DEC KEITH HOLDEN
MON 14 NOV
Discover just how fast your life will change when you stop thinking and just get on with it...After this dynamic, interactive evening you will leave thinking very differently ‘about’ yourself and feeling very different ‘in’ yourself. You’ll know exactly what you need to do to effortlessly follow your own inner knowing to find exactly what you’ve been searching for, whatever that might be...
The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us 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 group of strangers into a super-organism. See page 5 for full details
The Mind-Matter Matrix Scientist & Best-selling Author
Discover the true impact of the mind on matter, from the neural to quantum level as David discusses the mind-matter matrix and explains how this matrix can be used to shape the health of our bodies and the circumstances of our lives. David will share scientific evidence showing how all things are interconnected and will provide you with practical tools and a profound understanding of the interaction between consciousness and all things.
The Power of Raaargh!!!
Described by the Barefoot Doctor as ‘A master performance coach with a real handle on the art of living fearlessly’
MON 19 DEC TOM EVANS
Author & Co-Director of Alternatives in London
Most people work, but many are unhappy in their work. Work can be an amazing way to stretch and grow and discover your untapped capabilities. This evening learn how work is a hero’s journey where we learn to: align with our core values, discover an authentic way to contribute and serve, and ultimately know how to be fulfilled and happy.
Just Get On With It - A caring compassionate kick up the ass!
International Best-selling Author of ‘The Field’ & ‘The Intention Experiment’
BBC Radio Presenter & author of bestseller ‘Imperfectly Natural Woman’
Janey Lee Grace asks - ‘Is your skincare making you sick?’ Janey will share her recommendations for the best products plus recipes and ideas for DIY alternatives - easy raw recipes for beauty and skincare, she will also ask ‘Are your household cleaning products or electromagnetic pollution affecting your wellbeing?
Transform and enrich your life through the power of your voice! Discover your personal ‘signature note’ – your unique pitch and resonance of voice that allows you to tune into your whole mind and body and be more appealing and persuasive to others. Learn how to achieve inner balance and harmony, boost confidence, add colour and energy to your self-expression. Be uplifted and inspired with sonic meditations.
Celebrity Life Coach and Best-selling Author
Leading Happiness Coach and Best-selling Author
A voyage of discovery on how to take charge of your life in a powerful way to uncover that buried inner diamond and let it shine once again. There’s something special in you and when you let it shine you feel much happier, more confident and irresistible everyday. Discover the secrets to unblocking your life, feeling great and getting what you want.
The Alchemy of Voice & Angelic Sound Healing
Practical guidance on how to approach all situations with the blank canvas of the HERE and NOW that increases your options to the entirety of the kaleidoscope of infinite possibilities surrounding you at all times. An inspired vision of the perfection of the universe that includes all aspects of negativity and an understanding of which generates unconditional gratitude for your current situation.
The Art & Science of Light Bulb Moments Author & Creative Catalyst
MON 9 JAN ’12
Most people think that flashes of inspiration are random in their nature, but this is simply not the case. In this interactive talk, learn five ways to generate light bulb moments on demand and experience the physiology, psychology and metaphysics behind those oft times elusive ‘Aha Moments’. You might even have an idea that will change your world!
For more information & online bookings visit: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk Email: info@treeoflife-events.co.uk Tel: 0121 449 4086 Mob: 078 3335 8896
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Presents
SOUNDS DIVINE MUSIC FESTIVAL! Sunday 20.11.2011
Amazing live music, sound and dance performances to inspire and enchant your heart, mind, body & soul!
STEWART PEARCE
Acclaimed Master of Voice & Sound Healer
JONNY COPE
Leading UK Didgeridoo Performer
TIM WHEATER
World Renowned Sound Alchemist & Performer
MICHAEL ORMISTON & CANDIDA VALENTINO UK’s foremost Mongolian Overtone & Undertone Singers
BARBARA MEIKLEJOHN-FREE The Celtic Goddess of Song & Shamanic Drummer
The Urban Gypsies
Dynamic Tribal Belly Dance Performers
20 Nov 2011, 10am – 5pm Birmingham Tickets: £67/£57 concs or £47/£37 concs with early bird booking by 22 Oct or £57/£47 concs with advanced booking by 6 Nov
FOR MORE INFO & BOOKINGS PLEASE VISIT www.treeoflife-events.co.uk or call 0121 449 4086 Book online with the code HARMONY and get £5 off tickets!