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Autumn/Winter 2012
Inspiration • Wellbeing • Vitality Gordon Smith Spirit Guidance
Lynne McTaggart Living with Intention
Andrew Cohen Spiritual Self-Confidence
David Wells Astrological Moons Signs
Festivals Inspiring Talks Dr David Hamilton Is Your Life Mapped Out?
Workshops & Concerts Raw Living Food
Lucinda Drayton A Musical Meditative Journey
free your body • inspire your mind • open to love • awaken your spirit www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk
Gabrielle Bernstein speaking at Tree of Life in June 2012
Tree of Life Cosmic Café
INSPIRING & UPLIFTING TALKS
Socialize & enjoy delightful gourmet raw living food, cake & tea.
St Columba Church, Chantry Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ
7pm – 9.30pm (doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start) £15/£10 concs Early Bird 1 week in advance (£20/£15 concs thereafter) unless stated otherwise Please see website for full talk details & Youtube videos. Read p22 for more info on the F.A.B. Fridays!
Free Silent Meditation 6.10–6.30pm (doors open 6pm)
All welcome!
FRI 28 SEP
Around the World in 80 Faiths PETER OWEN JONES Britain’s intrepid vicar, BBC TV presenter and famed ‘Extreme Pilgrim’. 7pm – 9pm. FILLING FAST!
FRI 26 OCT
Spirit Guidance GORDON SMITH Hailed as ‘Britain’s most accurate medium’ who has brought healing to thousands of people worldwide. 7pm – 9pm. THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED £20/£15 concs
FRI 2 Nov
Your Path to Mastery DARREN EDEN Darren helps people master their intuition and live their Greatness
FRI 9 Nov
A Musical Meditative Journey An evening concert with LUCINDA DRAYTON from Bliss A gifted singer/songwriter and has sold over 100,000 albums. She is the voice of ‘A Hundred Thousand Angels’. 7pm – 9pm. £15/£12 concs Early Bird by 2 Nov (also one day workshop on Sat 10 Nov - see p23)
FRI 16 Nov
Step into the Light of the Angels CHRISSIE ASTELL Appeared on BBC TV & brought the message of angelic love and healing to thousands
FRI 23 Nov
Transforming the Shadows: Unleash Your Creative Genius JAMIE CATTO Creative catalyst behind the multi-award winning global 1 Giant Leap films & legendary dance mega group Faithless
Connections With ‘Everything’ KEVIN LAYE Hay House author, Harley Street therapist, Master Hypnotist trainer and Master Practitioner trainer of NLP (see p11)
FRI 30 Nov
Who Do You Think You Were? DAVID WELLS Bestselling Past Life Regression Expert & Astrologer. (see p9)
Concert of Mantra, Chant & Song RAVI & SUDHA ‘Ravi and Sudha are inspirational musicians - don’t miss this special evening!’ Deva Premal & Miten
FRI 7 Dec
Is Your Life Mapped Out? DR DAVID HAMILTON Bestselling Author & Scientist (see p11)
Be the Hero of Your Own Story! Decide the Destiny of Your Life & Health SKIP ‘THE NAKED HEALTH DETECTIVE’ Twice British Gymnastics Champion & Natural Health Speaker
FRI 14 DEC
Evolutionary Darkness AMODA MAA JEEVAN Spiritual Teacher, Visionary, Modern Mystic & Author of ‘How to Find God in Everything’
A Sonic Sound Adventure! LYZ COOPER A sound healing journey using gongs, Himalayan & crystal singing bowls
FRI 4 jan
Make 2013 Your Best Year Yet! JOGINDER BOLA Learn how to harness the power of the Law of Attraction and make 2013 your best year yet!
The Stand-Up Intuitive Show BECKY WALSH Live intuitive readings blended with observational comedy & storytelling
Living with Intention LYNNE McTAGGART World renowned bestselling author of ‘The Field’ & ‘The Intention Experiment’ Early Bird by 7 Dec.
Time-Light BRYAN HUBBARD Publishes the highly praised health journal, ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’ with Lynne McTaggart
The Amazing Discovery of The Deep Self TIM FREKE Stand-up Philosopher & Bestselling Author (also one day workshop on 19 Jan - see p23)
Are You Being Thunk? How to Think Less for Serenity & Success SANDY NEWBIGGING Creator of The Mind Detox Method
FRI 11 Jan
FRI 18 jan
The Secrets of Bounce-back-ability VINAY PARMER Bouncebackability Expert, Speaker, Coach & Author
Discover ‘TrueSelf’ for Real Success DEREK MILLS Hay House Author of The 10 Second Philosophy & featured in the inspiring film The Keeper of the Keys
Info & Tickets: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
Dear Friends! Hope you all had a wonderful summer time! Thank you so much for all your fantastic support of the Tree of Life. This season, the F.A.B. Fridays! talks are launched. Exciting evenings, mostly with two speakers each Friday. We’ll start with a free silent meditation that is open to everyone to melt away the busyness of the week. Meditating together in a group is a very powerful experience and will beautifully set the ambience for the evenings. The evenings will end with time to chat and socialize with delicious gourmet raw living food from the Tree of Life Cosmic Café. See p2 & p22. There are many amazing speakers to look forward to this season. Gordon Smith will be sharing spirit guidance (this event is selling out fast - so get your ticket now to guarantee a seat), Andrew Cohen will share how we can develop spiritual self-confidence, Lucinda Drayton will be taking us on a musical meditative journey, David Wells will be asking us ‘Who do we think we were?’, Dr David Hamilton will be questioning if our lives our mapped out and Tim Freke will be taking us into an experience of deep
love! It’s Festival time again too! The next Tree of Life Festival on Oct 20th will be a ‘heaven on earth’ creation with many inspiring speakers on radiant conscious living and lots of gourmet treats plus vibrant holistic exhibitors (see p12). It’s filling fast and we are expecting 500+ people to enjoy the uplifting day! Please like our new Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ treeoflifeuk - to connect and see many pictures capturing the great vibes from the Tree of Life events! Please do also follow us on twitter for the latest tweets! www.twitter.com/treeoflifeuk Lots of love, joy & abunDance! Joginder, Markéta & Tree of Life Team xxx Editors: Joginder Bola & Markéta Bola Advertisement copy and enquires: t: 0121 4494086 e: editors@treeoflifemagazine.co.uk w: www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk Winter/Spring 2013 issue (out early January) Advertising deadline: 23 November 2012 See website for advertising rates or contact us.
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Tree of Life Events Calendar OCTOBER 2012 – FEBURARY 2013 Fri 28 Sep, 7pm
Around the World in 80 Faiths
Peter Owen Jones
P2
Mon 1 Oct, 7pm
Your Astrological Moon Sign
David Wells
P23
Sun 7 Oct, 10am–5pm
Healing Your Mind & Body with Sound
Tim Wheater
P23
Mon 8 Oct, 7pm
The Healing Voice
Jill Purce
P23
Sat 13 Oct, 10am–5pm
Ling Chi Healing
Jason Chan
P23
Mon 15 Oct, 7pm
How to Make The Big Leap in your Life
Suzy Greaves
P23
Sat 20 Oct, 10am–10pm
Tree of Life Festival & Dinner Party
Speakers & stalls
P12
Mon 22 Oct, 7pm
Feng Shui Secrets for Inspired Living
Davina MacKail
P23
Fri 26 Oct, 7pm
Spirit Guidance
Gordon Smith
P2
Mon 29 Oct, 7pm
The Sexy Raw Secrets to Longevity
Markéta Bola
P13
Fri 2 Nov, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Darren & Vinay
P2
Mon 5 Nov, 7pm
Spiritual Self-Confidence
Andrew Cohen
P23
Tues 6 Nov, 7pm
The Sexy Raw Food Course (6 weeks)
Markéta Bola
P13
Fri 9 Nov, 7pm
Concert with Lucinda Drayton
Lucinda Drayton
P2
Sat 10 Nov, 10am–5pm
Celebrating the Creative ME’ Workshop
Lucinda Drayton
P23
Fri 16 Nov, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Chrissie & Derek
P2
Sat 17 Nov, 7pm–10pm
Spiritual Singles MediDating
Joginder & Markéta
P5
Fri 23 Nov, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Jamie & Kevin
P2
Sat 24 Nov, 10am-5pm
Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams
Joginder & Markéta
P5
Fri 30 Nov, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
David W, Ravi & Sudha
P2
Sat Dec 1, 10am-5pm
Astrology Workshop
David Wells
P7
Fri 7 Dec, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
David H. & Skip
P2
Sat 8 Dec, 10am-5pm
Is Your Life Mapped Out? Workshop
Dr David Hamilton
P9
Mon 10 Dec, 7pm
F**k It Therapy
John C. Parkin
P23
Fri 14 Dec, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Amoda & Lyz
P2
Fri 4 Jan, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Joginder & Becky
P2
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Inspirational Open Mic Night! Wednesday 14 November 2012 7 – 9.30pm Inspirational talks, poetry, music, songs and even jokes!
Sat 5 Jan, 10am-5pm
Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet! Workshop
Joginder Bola
P5
Fri 11 Jan, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Lynne & Bryan
P2
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Jan
The Sexy Raw Food Weekend
Markéta Bola
P13
Fri 18 Jan, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Tim & Sandy
P2
Sat 19 Jan, 10am-5pm
Life-Transforming Experience of Deep Love
Tim Freke
P23
Fri 25 Jan, 7pm
Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays!
Michael & Joy
P22
(Prior booking essential as spaces are limited)
Fri 1 Feb, 7pm
Soul Plan: Reconnect with Your Life Purpose
Blue Marsden
P22
Fri 8 Feb, 7pm
Secrets for Attracting True Love
Joginder & Markéta
P22
Venue: The Function Room of the Station Pub 7 High Street, Kings Heath B14 7BB
Fri 15 Feb, 7pm
From Sex to Superconsciousness
Ananda Sarita PhD
P22
Fri 22 Feb, 7pm
How to be so Happy You Almost Feel Guilty
Robert Holden PhD
P22
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by Joginder Bola
Secrets to Attracting True Love!
Joginder is a Director of Tree of Life and the Co-Editor of Tree of Life Magazine. He gives talks and runs workshops on selfempowerment. When I was younger, I often thought I would never experience true love in my life. I was unhappy in my relationships, unhappy in my life and unhappy in myself. I had many lonely years without a partner and then many unsatisfying years with a partner that weren’t ideal and fulfilling. Now I am very happily married to my wonderful wife! So how did I turn my life around? What are the secrets to attracting true love into your life? Many people have given up on love. Either staying in unhappy relationships or deciding to be alone after the pain and disappoint of failed ones. But it is possible to experience a happy and fulfilling love life. Deep down everybody wants to love and be loved. We can all experience true love in our lives no matter how old or young we are. No matter what has happened in our lives. In my 20’s I was very needy and unhappy and what kind of partners did I attract? You guessed it, partners who were also needy, unhappy and were a perfect mirror of me! I thought ‘they’ were the problem and ended the relationship but then the next partner I attracted was also needy and unhappy. So you see, the problem was not them but me. Like attracts like. Unhappiness attracts unhappiness. Changing partners was not the solution. I had to change myself. Change from within. Changing from within is an individual and unique journey for us all. Your intuition, that still small voice inside, will guide you to your next steps on your path. Trust yourself and follow it! When I got happy in myself and happy in my life, that’s when the magic started and I attracted Markéta into my life 7 years ago. Those 7 years have been the best 7 years of my life! Now I truly know what it means to have a fulfilling relationship. We have supported each other so much to grow and become our authentic selves. Our relationship has become the womb out of which we have re-birthed ourselves and keep re-discovering who we truly are. We have helped each other to heal and to open to love. To grow and uncover talents within us which we never even knew existed before we met. We have got to know ourselves through the eyes of each other in ways we could never have done alone.
We have held each other’s hand as we bravely took the step in September 2008 to take over the leadership of Tree of Life and make it our life’s purpose. We have held each other closely on those days when things didn’t go so well and picked each other up. We have jumped for joy together (after everyone else has gone!) when an event’s been a great success. And yes, just like everyone else, we’ve also had those days when we’re argued and hurt each other. And so forgiveness has been an important lesson that we have taught each other too. Our relationship has become the foundation out of which the Tree of Life grows. Our love has naturally overflowed into serving the community through the magazine and all the events, talks & workshops. Your relationship can also become the creative space out of which you birth your dreams and make a difference in the world!
Four Secrets to Attracting True Love Never give up! – never ever give up on your dreams of love no matter what. Where ever you are in your life – be it alone or in an unhappy relationship – keep the small light of hope alive inside you. That light will guide you out of the darkness. It will keep you going and sustain you through any challenges you may be facing right now. Through the window of hope the Universe can bring you exactly what you need to change your life and reach your dreams. Stay open to love – stay open to love coming into your life. Stay open to receiving love from others. Reach out to others – don’t become a hermit. We all need other people in our lives to be happy. Stop watching TV and get out of the house and make new friends! Make the first move – don’t wait for life to happen to you – you could be waiting a long time! Be the source, the creator of your life, not a victim of it. The Universe applauds actions not words. Take action now! There is that great story about the man who’s house is surrounded by flood water and he is sitting on the roof praying to God to save him. A boat comes to help and he turns it away telling them ‘God will save me’. Then a helicopter comes to pick him up and he turns it away telling them ‘God will save me’. The flood water increases and he drowns and goes to heaven. He meets God there and asks God why he didn’t come and save him. God answers ‘Who do you think sent the boat and helicopter’! So don’t just sit at home wishing for that dream partner – take the opportunities that life presents to you – you never know who you might meet!
How to Manifest the Partner of Your Dreams! A one day workshop with Joginder & Markéta Bola Does it seem a mystery to you how to find the perfect love partner? Well it’s no mystery. You’re a magnet for everyone who’s ever walked into your life… including your relationships! Discover how to change your magnetic pull so that you attract your dream partner. This inspiring workshop will support you on your journey to manifest your dream partner into your life. You will learn how to practically and joyfully attract your true love!
Saturday 24 Nov 2012, 10am – 5pm £67/£57 concs (or £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 17 Nov) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
Make 2013 Your Best Year Yet! An evening talk with Joginder Bola Kick start the New Year with an uplifting high vibration gathering with like-minded people and learn powerful tools to create a fantastic year!
Friday 4 January 2013, 7-9.30pm (see page 22 for more details)
Make 2013 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 2013 your best year yet!
Saturday 5 January 2013, 10am – 5pm £67/£57 concs (or £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 14 Dec) Location: Moseley, Birmingham
Tree of Life Spiritual Singles MediDating Evening! Hosted by Joginder & Markéta Bola Are you looking for love and relationship? Would you like to do some spiritual dating? Are you finding it hard to meet the right person? The Tree of Life Spiritual Singles MediDating Evening is the answer. It’s a warm and fun evening to meet like-minded singles. There will be fantastic conversation, laughter and play! ‘It was a truly memorable evening and would do it all over again. The room was full of positive warm energy and a lovely evening to spend with like minded people and to make new friends.’ Sarah
Saturday 17 November 2012, 7pm – 10pm £29 (or £19 if booked by 10 Nov) Location: Moseley, Birmingham Info & Bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame. - Henry David Thoreau
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by Geoff Dalglish
The Gift of Findhorn
The pioneering spiritual community and ecovillage in Scotland is celebrating 50 years as a force for positive change in the world. Geoff Dalglish reports. If we could rewind life to 1962 we’d be greeted by a very different world to the one we know today. A half century ago the superpowers were edging us perilously close to a potential nuclear holocaust as the Cold War hotted up between the United States and the Soviet Union; President John F Kennedy imposed a naval blockade on Cuba; Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a suspected overdose; East German escapee Peter Fechter was shot and left to die on the Berlin Wall and the US landed a rocket on the moon. Musical influences were as diverse as the surf sound The Beach Boys and the protest voice of a young Bob Dylan, while 1962 saw the birth of the Rolling Stones as the most enduring rock and roll supergroup and Beatlemania gripped young people everywhere with the launch of the Fab Four’s first single, Love Me Do. I was too young to be part of the hippie generation although I identified with the Make Love, not War message and later proudly wore a peace ring. Unknown to me then, a seemingly minor human drama was being played out in a bleak wintry dunescape in northern Scotland that would become pivotal in my life and that of many thousands of others. Sacked hotel manager Peter Caddy and his wife Eileen parked their caravan at the Findhorn Bay Caravan Park, hoping to figure out what to do next and be on their way within days. With them were their three young sons and close friend Dorothy Maclean. That was on November 17, 1962 and never for a moment did the now- famous trio guess that they were the nucleus of what would become a renowned spiritual community, holistic learning centre and celebrated ecovillage with one of the lowest recorded ecological footprints in the developed world. 6
The beginnings alongside a rubbish dump were inauspicious and it wasn’t until the early 1970s that a book entitled The Magic of Findhorn by visionary environmentalist Paul Hawken, and a BBC television documentary, put the fledgling community on the map, attracting seekers from around the planet. Today the Findhorn community is a magnet for those committed to raising human consciousness and being the best they can be. It has been described as a mystery school, a Garden of Eden, a laboratory for change and most popularly as a beacon of love and light in a troubled world. It is also a synthesis of the best current thinking on sustainable human settlements and is a founder member of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), earning a Best Practice designation from the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements. Visit during 2012 and you’ll be greeted by joyful 50th birthday celebrations in an oasis of green living with solar panels, whirling wind turbines that harness electricity, Eco homes (some fashioned from discarded whisky barrels), and The Living Machine which was the first of its type to be introduced in Europe. It is an ingenious natural and chemical-free process that uses plants and bacteria to convert waste water into clear water that almost looks good enough to drink.
of the best-selling Conversations with God series, observed: “There is a unique energy here… it makes it easy for people to access a different level of knowing, understanding and experiencing of some of the higher truths of life and how it is.” “Come to the edge,” Walsch invites. “What Findhorn brings to the human spirit is the possibility of flying!” I write these words at Findhorn in one of the early bungalows overlooking the Original Garden and feel immense gratitude for the gifts of 1962, including the musical legacy of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Imagine You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one I hope some day you’ll join us And the world will be as one John Lennon Visit www.findhorn.org and www.earthpilgrimafrica.com
While the community has continually evolved, it remains founded on three fundamentals: going deep within to access the stillness and divine guidance that Eileen Caddy relied on in her daily meditations; cocreating with nature in the way that Dorothy Maclean demonstrated; and following the example of Peter Caddy who regarded work as love in action. For me - and so many others - it is a place of inspiration and transformation and it was here that I decided to walk with a message about treading more lightly and lovingly upon the Earth. As Neale Walsch,
Donald author
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
by David Wells
Astrological Moon Signs
David Wells is a Past Life Regression Expert and the Astrologer for the Daily Mirror, Scottish Daily Record, Spirit and Destiny and NOW magazine. His approach is humorous and informative and he encourages participants to tread their own path rather than follow in anyone else’s footsteps, guided but not directed. When you were little, did you ever gaze up at the Moon in awe and wonder? She truly is a wonderful sight, her ever-changing face gazing down at us, linking us all through her presence. The first clue to how we feel about the Moon is in that second sentence. She – we assume the Moon to be a female energy, and in astrology that is most definitely the case, with only the Moon and Venus, of all the planets, carrying that gender. However, the Moon isn’t even a planet. She’s a light, a guiding light, a luminary – a title she shares only with the Sun, and rightly so, because she actually has no light of her own, but reflects the light of the Sun. She has been worshipped in her time. Some still do worship her, and always in ways that are associated with feminine principles. It’s safe to say that her 28-day (27.32 if you want to be precise) cycle is more than likely where this sprang from, as it echoes a woman’s menstrual cycle – or is that the other way round? The Moon is embedded in our collective subconscious. Her symbolism instantly conjures
up words like: ‘feminine’, ‘emotional’, ‘cycles’, ‘habits’, ‘feelings’, ‘madness’, ‘time passing’, ‘magik’, ‘ritual’, ‘witchcraft’, ‘mother’, ‘sister’, ‘family’, ‘intuition’, ‘home’, ‘lunacy’, ‘werewolves’, ‘howling’, ‘memory’, ‘silver’ and many more. When you see the Moon, she invokes them all. She draws you in… The Moon waxes and wanes, grows bigger and shrinks, moving from new to full and back again – a constant cycle that we all observe. Anyone will tell you that when there’s a full Moon there’s an increase in lunacy. Is that true? I’m not so sure myself – perhaps it’s just an excuse for bad behaviour? Before we get into Moon cycles, let’s talk about how astrology affects us. What are the mechanics? In my very, very humble opinion, astrology is a divination tool. It’s a system that can help us understand ourselves and our place in the universe, and show us our talents as well as what we might need to work on. If the Moon is currently full in your sign, have a look at what you want to get rid of – or is that who? Use this powerful time to clear away old habits and to face up to what you know needs to be done. And if the Moon is new in your sign, it’s a great time to start something new. The influence of Ms Moon is subtle. She could be behind many decisions you make without you even realizing it. Often seen as an emotional planet (and she is), she brings things to your attention through an emotional response. What you do with that is up to you. Actually what you do with that is probably a learned response, from this life or another, from your parents, your teachers, your peers, your memory banks … those memory banks that are astrologically governed by the one and only Moon. So are you a warrior, builder, Peter Pan, mother, royalty, accountant, angel, vampire, sage, werewolf, inventor or saint? And how does that combine with your Sun sign (star sign) and what about… and so it goes on and on and the journey just gets more and more interesting. Astrology has a unique gift, because it’s written down, because it’s about words taken from symbols it automatically grounds itself, knowledge that’s instantly available to use in your life in the here and now.
Life’s Rich Tapestry & The Planets That Help Weave It A one day Astrology workshop with David Wells In this workshop David will introduce you to the cosmic family, the planets and luminaries, what they mean for you and how you can make sense of your own birth chart once you know the basics. He will also look at the heavenly rhythms that we all observe, from our happy returns to the seven-year itch and what life phases can be explained and planned for using astrology. Using your own natal chart (please provide name, date, time and place of birth on booking) the many secrets and many not so secret contracts you’ve made before your incarnation can be revealed. Showing you how to find information and what planets to turn to for what situation, how to integrate the natural flow of the Universe into your life and bring the wisdom of the planets into everyday existence. This workshop is for complete beginners who are
bamboozled by the sight of an astrological chart! David unpicks the threads and shows you just how easy it is to understand more of the rich tapestry of life including simple meditations and even simpler interpretations.
Saturday 1st Dec 2012, 10am – 5pm £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 23 Nov (£67/£57 concs thereafter) Venue: St Columba Church, Chantry Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
Your Astrological Moon Sign vampire, werewolf, saint or angel? Discover Your Hidden Inner Self! An evening talk with David Wells You will have heard of your Sun sign, your star sign as it’s often called, but there are nine more planets in your astrological chart, including our nearest one: the Moon. Strictly speaking, the Sun and Moon are luminaries, they light up our life, so how can knowing your own Moon sign light up yours? In this talk, David takes you on a journey to the Moon to discover the hidden treasures she offers you and those you love or would like to know a little better.
Monday 1 Oct 2012, 7 - 9pm (see page 23 for more details)
Who do you think you were? An evening talk with David Wells When travelling a spiritual path we think about who we might have been or what we’ve learned and as our soul speaks up it offers dreams, spontaneous memories or coincidences that could have the answers; memories of past lives. David’s talk and Akashic Records meditation could help unlock your memories. Past Life Regression can sometimes be seen as challenging, things to be faced, awkward stuff to deal with; sounds similar to this life! You can choose to carry on a cycle, repeat karma or find a way to identify it and by doing so choose what works for you and what is no longer valid. Concentrating on the positive, remembering the lessons you’ve learned and the great gifts your past selves have brought you will enable you to push through what you may see as challenges in this life. In all spiritual work the great ideal is to Know Thyself, Past Life work helps you to know who you were and from that, who you truly are.
Friday 30 Nov 2012, 7 – 9.30pm (see page 2 for more details)
The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings. - Ralph Blum
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Is Your Life Mapped Out? David R Hamilton PhD been demonstrated repeatedly in the laboratory. Either consciousness can stretch into the future or information travels backwards through time. There is evidence for both! Consciousness seems to be quite elastic and information at the subatomic level does, in fact, travel backwards through time, affecting choices made in the present.
After completing his PhD, David worked for 4 years in the pharmaceutical industry developing drugs for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Now a bestselling author of 6 books published by Hay House, he offers talks and workshops that fuse science, the mind, and spiritual wisdom. www.drdavidhamilton.co.uk It’s a question many people have. Are our lives governed by fate or do we make things up as we go along? Like most people, I have also personally wrestled with the thought. Others, though, don’t really think about it because it’s pretty obvious that our choices and actions do affect how life unfolds, so clearly there is free will involved. But others would ask, ‘but was I meant to make those choices?’ These are questions that I addressed in ‘Is Your Life Mapped Out’ (Hay House, October 2012). Short of spoiling my conclusions for you before you read the book, I believe that there is both destiny and free will and they work seamlessly together, like friends on a journey together where one assumes the lead for a while before the other takes over, but always travelling together. There are several ‘forces of destiny’. There is now enough scientific evidence to show that some cosmic cycles affect us biochemically. We cannot actually disentangle our biology from the behaviour of the earth, sun and moon. What they do does impact us. Genetics can also be thought of as a force of destiny in that we are born into a life where the genetic cards have already been dealt for us. But exciting research in epigenetics shows we can also overrule some of the cards dealt to us through the lifestyle choices we make. In this case, there is clearly destiny and free will. I think these things are fairly obvious if we really think about it. Where the subject takes on another interesting tone is in the research around consciousness. There is a growing body of research that now clearly shows that we (the mind and the autonomic nervous system) detect future events before they occur. This has
The immediate question is then, ‘If we can detect an event before it occurs, does that mean the future is set in stone?’ It would seem that way on first reading of the research, but the future is actually ‘probabalistic’. This means that there is more than one possibility, or probability. The future that we sense is the one that is most likely, should we continue to think the same kind of thoughts we have up until now and to make the same choices we’ve been making. If we change our thinking then the most probable future changes. The key is that both futures do in fact exist. We just choose which one. We can think of the future as forks in the road, then, and our thoughts and actions determine which road we travel along. So rather than life unfolding along a predetermined path, life is more like a tree. I call this the ‘Tree of Probable Life’. Each choice we make is like a branching point on the tree. As we move along the branch we choose, our choices select between yet more branches, and so on until we reach the end of the tree. So life can take any one of multiple paths of our choosing. There’s a bit more to it than that, of course. Some branches are in fact much more likely than others, but I only have a short amount of space in this article to explain it. To fully grasp the idea, we need to consider that we are much more than we think we are. This takes us into the realm of the metaphysical as we have to consider that we are extensions of a much larger part of our own consciousness. I call it Big You, but you might also read, ‘Higher Self’ or ‘Soul’. Due to the malleable nature of time, Big You can look down upon the Tree of Probable Life and see it all in one go and must also have existed before the tree was planted (i.e. before you were born). It’s therefore likely that you are here for a reason and that there was always a high likelihood that certain people would be in your life and that you would have particular influences. In this sense, I do believe that there really is a hand of destiny, but it is not one that we don’t have free choice to change. Life, in many ways, is like being on a canoe on a river. But we are born into a particular river (destiny) and there are currents on the river that draw some canoes together (destiny) and lead to specific destinations (destiny), but the paddle always gives you free will to follow a current (free will), or to paddle someplace else entirely (free will).
The great men of science are supreme artists. - Martin H. Fischer
Is Your Life Mapped Out? An evening talk with David R. Hamilton PhD In this talk, based on David’s new book, ‘Is Your Life Mapped Out?’ you will learn about the forces that influence the circumstances of your life. David will discuss whether the future is set in stone or if we can change it. He will also share research into consciousness and even the nature of time – how information from the future can affect choices in the present to lead us along particular paths in life. You will learn how destiny and free will work together to create the tapestry of your life and David will share some spiritual and practical secrets for going in the direction you want to, to achieve your goals.
Friday 7 Dec 2012, 7 – 9.30pm (see page 2 for more details)
Is Your Life Mapped Out? An one day workshop with David R. Hamilton PhD In this workshop, you will learn more about the interplay between forces of destiny and your own free will. You will also explore whether you have a purpose in life and what that might be so that you can better understand the direction of your life. You will gain an understanding of how we create much of our lives, set goals and work on powerful principles that can help you to achieve them.
Saturday 8 Dec 2012, 10am – 5pm £57/£47 concs Early Bird if booked by 30 Nov (£67/£57 concs thereafter)
Venue: St Columba Church Chantry Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ Info & bookings: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk info@treeoflife-events.co.uk 0121 449 4086
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Why we all need to make Time for a Breathing Space
by Kevin Laye What a pleasant reframe? I think not. Stress affects us at a deep bio chemical level, and it can bathe every single neuro transmitter we have in our corporeal form with its insidious effects. Stress depletes our immune systems ability to cope with disease, and it can also affect our cardiovascular makeup leading to hypertension, cardio vascular accidents (strokes), diabetes, and other cardiac related illnesses.
Kevin is a Hay House author, Harley Street therapist, Master Hypnotist trainer and Master Practitioner trainer of NLP. He was also the first trainer in the world to be awarded the coveted RCT trainer designation by the Association of Thought Field Therapy. He frequently works with TV life-change expert Paul McKenna who says ‘Kevin Laye is an excellent and remarkable clinical practitioner, who with his sensitivity and skill enables others to make significant and important changes in their lives’. www.kevinlaye.co.uk We live in a new age, a time, where one of the most precious commodities we have is ‘time’, and where also, our expectations are to have ‘things’ instantly. We live in a time where we can email or text someone on the other side of the planet, secure in the knowledge they will receive the message, in most cases, instantly. Our children are learning differently, and have an amazing ability to speak on the phone whilst watching TV and sending an email …all at the same time. Some research currently being carried out in Canada is showing on scans that there are specific areas of the brains of children such as the corpus collosum and pre frontal lobes are changing, perhaps it could be said they are mutating or as I prefer to say evolving. We now have Digital children; so no wonder they have issues at school, when they are still being taught with an analogue methodology. Business is done at the speed of thought, transactions made globally at the flick of a switch. Life is rapid, fast, and that in itself raises its own stresses and issues. The W.H.O… (World Health Organisation) has stated that by the year 2020 the primary global killer on the planet will be ‘stress’. Doctor’s largest outlay in many clinics is the budgetary cost of prescribing anti-depressants and other ‘happy pills’ to patients who report that ‘life is getting too much for them’. Stress however is a ‘dirty’ word and is a real stigma in corporate life and in many other areas of our life. Even the terminology has changed to show this. We no longer have to attend stress management courses, we now have courses for ‘Performance under pressure’, which because it does not have the ‘S’ word in it means it must be more positive in its framing and its outcome.
Stress indeed is a silent killer, because we are expected to cope and manage and not give in to life’s stresses. In life’s rat race we cannot be seen to be a weak rat. Corporate businesses build profit schemes around this, for example Tesco have a “just in time” policy to reduce wastage and even on the leisure side we have sites like lastminute.com to help us because we do not have time to plan our lives, just to react to things which become urgent. This is commonly referred to as crisis management. Out of necessity we become very adept at “putting out fires”, however it should be noted that upon closer scrutiny we could be seen to be the ones carrying the matches too. Time, is indeed becoming our scarcest resource. Once it has been used, then it has been used up, no second chances, no retakes, you cannot have the time again. Billionaire or poor person the one thing you have in common is you all have twenty-four hours a day and you all undergo some level of stress in your life. Now saying all this, some stress, known as Eustress is good for us, it keeps us sharp alert and focused and is a very necessary aid to survival. However when it tips to Distress then it becomes very damaging. It also damages the economy. The cost of healthcare in someone who is stressed is 147% higher, and the cost of stressbased sickness is estimated at somewhere between 12 -14 billion per annum.
Now for the good news! If you spend 10 minutes a day and just focus on your heart, studies have shown that this alone has a significant affect on your physiology. If you undertake a daily ‘deep relaxing breathing’ routine in the morning and before bed you release chemicals including Nitrous Oxide and hormones such as Oxytocin, which will aid your body in fighting stressors. A few minutes a day to create a Breathing Space for yourself, could save your life. You can learn some of the most amazing stress busting techniques at Kevin’s regular gathering entitled “Breathing Space” every Monday between 5.30pm and 6.30pm at the Birmingham Holistic Health Centre - see the back cover of this issue of the Tree of Life Magazine for details. All those who mention the Tree of Life will be allowed to come half price for their first session, only £5.00.
Connections With
‘Everything’ An evening talk with Kevin Laye
Based on the simple theory of quantum entanglement Kevin will posit the idea that everything in the Universe is connected and once we begin to explore these ‘pathways’ of connection we communicate better with everything, enabling us to lead a much more fulfilling life and to even heal more effectively. Kevin has recently been in communication with Greg Braden, Dr Ron Ruden the creator of Havening and Dr Edgar Mitchell (a former Apollo astronaut, NASA advisor and head of the Institute of Noetic Science). Working with these people and with some theoretical work of his own Kevin posits the concept of a Universal communication with ‘everything’ and not only living forms but also structures too. Why are churches meeting places of peace and what of the concept of ‘sick building syndrome’? What is it that resonates? What does that resonance communicate with us and at how deep a level? If this level of communication can be accessed then what is the potential for self healing and healing others through the power of thought and intent alone? What if ‘just by thought’ we could change the sub-structures of our beliefs and the beliefs of others? How powerful is prayer and why sometimes is prayer alone not enough...All of these questions will be addressed by Kevin in this fascinating and mind bending talk. This is not just dry theory though; Kevin will give ‘live’ demonstrations to support his theory too.
Friday 23 Nov 2012 7 – 9.30pm (see page 2 for more details)
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Nourish your mind, heart, body & soul at the
Inspiration Wellbeing Vitality
Saturday 20 October 2012 10am – 5.30pm (doors open 9.45am) St Columba Hall, corner of Chantry Rd / Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DJ Entrance £15 (book online or pay on the door)
FREE GOODIE BAGS FOR THE FIRST 50 VISITORS! An uplifting day for your body, mind, heart & spirit FREE inspirational talks all day on radiant wellbeing Vibrant holistic exhibitors Celebration of conscious living and co-creation Delightful gourmet raw living food from the Tree of Life Cosmic Café
Followed by the Festival Sexy Raw Food Dinner Party! at 7pm (including four course gourmet living food dinner, live music & performances!)
FREE Inspiring Talks Programme Time
Room 1
Room 2 Opening Ceremony in the main stalls hall
10.00am
Getting Well and Staying Well
Being the Best You Can Be!
Elaine Bruce, Leading Practitioner/Trainer of the Authentic Living Foods Programme
Pat Reeves Author of ‘A Living Miracle: Fight cancer at its cellular level and win’
Ten Steps to Beat Cancer
Follow Your Own Path
Professor Jane Plant, Author of ‘Your Life in Your Hands’, ‘Eating for Better Health’ & ‘The Plant Programme’
Gary Edwards Facilitator and Life Enhancement Coach
11.45am 12.25pm
Freedom from Thinking Too Much
Make Yourself Better: Ancient secrets to good health
Sandy Newbigging Author, Mind Detox Method and Meditation Teacher
Philip Weeks Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist, Naturopath & Ayurvedic practitioner
12.30pm - 1.30pm
LUNCH BREAK
LUNCH BREAK
1.30pm 2.10pm
How to Take Your Raw Food Journey to the MAX
Laughter Yoga for Health and Wellbeing
Karen Knowler The World’s Premier Raw Food Coach & Trainer
Charlotte Eaton Laughter Yoga Facilitator and Director of Lifebulb
2.15pm 2.55pm
The Nutrition of Hippocrates Living & Raw Foods Transform your Breath - Transform your Wellbeing
10.15am 10.55am 11.00am 11.40am
3.00pm 3.40pm 3.40pm - 4.00pm
4.00pm 4.40pm 4.45pm 5.15pm
Jill Swyers Hippocrates Health Educator
Jane Upton PhD Transformational Breath® Facilitator, Researcher & Speaker
Urban Living with Living Food Markéta Bola, The Sexy Raw Food Goddess & Tree of Life Cosmic Café Living Foods Chef BREAK
What is Naturopathic Nutrition? The College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) BREAK
Look Great Naturally Without Ditching the Lipstick Reach Your Potential by Using Your Intuition Janey Lee Grace, BBC Radio 2 Host & Author of Bestselling ‘Imperfectly Natural Woman’
Anita Martin Personal Development Trainer & Consultant
Attracting True Love into Your Life!
A Smooth & Harmonious Transition to Raw Living
Joginder Bola Director of Tree of Life
Jackie Lynch Raw Food Coach & Yoga Teacher
Festival Sexy Raw Food Dinner Party! 7pm
Four course gourmet living food dinner, live music & performances
£32 (prior booking essential online by 15 Oct latest as this event will sell out)
The next Tree of Life Festival in Birmingham will be on Saturday 6th April 2013
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‘Markéta is the Jamie Oliver of raw food.’ Lynne McTaggart, international bestselling author of ‘The Field’ and editorial director of ‘What Doctors Don’t Tell You’ – one of the world’s most highly praised health newsletters.
The Sexy Raw Food Goddess The Sexy Raw Food Goddess‘ vision is to empower people to nurture, nourish and celebrate all their senses. To experience the embodiment of the life force energy in each of us as the juicy and loving nectar that blissfully overflows and interconnects with abunDance! To re-discover our inner power, tune-IN and flow with our true nature as beautiful, sexy and innocently playful human beings!
Raw Food + Exercise = Vitality! by Markéta Bola Markéta, The Sexy Raw Food Goddess, is a natural nutritionist and raw living food chef of the Tree of Life Cosmic Café who runs raw food classes, workshops and dining experiences in the UK. 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.
dancing I loose myself in the joy of my body as it moves and flows with the music! The dance has helped me to be more flexible and selfconfident too. It’s also where I met my husband! Another activity that brings me great pleasure is working in the garden. I love connecting with the earth and being surrounded by the beauty of nature’s creations. Also, spending long timeless days walking in the hills and mountains so nurtures and nourishes my soul and every cell of my being. The fresh air is so enlivening.
Since I’ve got my dream trampoline in our back garden I’ve been bouncing with joy! As well as being great fun, it helps to increase balance, coordination and rhythm. It really strengthens every muscle, organ and cell in your body. Just 5 minutes bouncing on a trampoline each day Raw Food is only one part of maintaining a is enough! healthy lifestyle. Exercise is equally important, So the best advice I can give you about exercise as is also a positive mind-set. Lets focus on is to make sure you choose activities you really exercise here. love, as then you’re more likely to stick to doing Firstly I want to be totally honest with you – I do not exercise enough myself! So I personally know how challenging it can be to exercise on a regular daily basis. But I can’t deny that whenever I do exercise I feel fantastic!
it regularly. Also gradually increase the amount of exercise you do over time. Take care of your body and your mind & soul will The medical evidence and research shows be bouncing unquestionably that daily exercise is essential to high! good health and vitality. It improves your moods Hear too - increasing the levels of endorphins flowing Markéta through your body. speak at the All you need to do is about 20 minutes a day. Tree of Life Going for a walk to the park is one fun way of Festival on doing your day’s exercise and at the same time Sat 20 Oct (see page getting the great benefits of being in nature. opposite). In my life I have found that if I make exercise fun then I am much more likely to do it! My favourite exercise is dancing – hence the picture of me dancing here on the page. When I’m
Kiss of Vitality! 1 Parsnip 5 Asparagus sticks 1 inch of Leek 1 Pear ½ cup Coconut desiccated 1 tbsp Lemon Juice 1 tbsp Sunflower oil 1 tsp Himalayan salt 1½ cups Filter water Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
The Sexy Raw Secrets to Longevity An evening talk with Markéta Monday 29 Oct 2012, 7-9pm in Moseley £13/£10 concs or £10/£8 concs Early Bird till 22 Oct (See page 23 for more details)
The Sexy Raw Food Course ‘transformational 6-week programme’ – level I. Introduction to a whole-new Life-Style* Trans-form your body, mind & spirit! (Handouts, home-plays, e-recipes & group support incl.)
6 Tuesday evening classes 7-9pm: starting 6 Nov 2012 Other dates: 13, 20, 27 Nov & 4 and 11 Dec. £197 or £147 Early Bird till 29 Oct 2012 Prior booking essential as this class is limited to 10 people.
Gourmet Raw Food Experience Delicious four course gourmet living food dinner! Monthly evenings, 7pm: Fri 5 Oct: Raw-mantic Dinner Wed 21 Nov: Raw Sexy Autumn Dinner Sat 15 Dec : Raw Magic Christmas Dinner Wed 23 Jan 2013: Raw-ing New You Dinner £27 per evening / Moseley, Birmingham These events are likely to sell out & prior booking is essential!
The Sexy Raw Food Weekend A weekend workshop with Markéta Come and discover how to create delicious and beautifully prepared raw food dishes yourself. It‘s fun, simple and great for your wellbeing, health & vitality!
Sat 12 & Sun 13 January 2013 11am – 5pm each day, in Moseley, Birmingham £197 or £147 Early Bird till 15 Dec 2012 Gourmet raw food lunches included. Prior booking is essential as spaces are limited.
Blend a very nutritionally well-balanced raw autumn soup. Sunflower sprouts as a topping plus dehydrated crackers will just add the crunchy pleasure to enjoy!
Info & bookings on-line: www.thesexyrawfoodgoddess.com or send a cheque made payable to ‘Tree of Life‘ to Tree of Life, 99 Blenheim Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9UA. For further info email: marketa@thesexyrawfoodgoddess.com or call Markéta T: 0121 449 4086 M: 07875 225544
‘Life is like a tree and its root is consciousness. Therefore, once we tend the root, the tree as a whole will be healthy. - Deepak Chopra
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The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - Author Unknown

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www.treeoflifemagazine.co.uk Vision: “The Tree of Life F.A.B. Fridays! are inspirational and uplifting evenings that nourish heart, body, mind & spirit. They are transformational and empowering events that support conscious living & holistic community. They are vibrant & fun gatherings where people sychronistically connect with each other.”
FRI 25 jan
Friday talk by Peter Owen Jones on Friday 28 Sept – see p2). The venue is the beautiful setting of St Columba Church on Chantry Road in Moseley, Birmingham (see p2). The format for the evenings will be: 6pm – doors open for the weekly free silent meditation (everyone is welcome) 6.10 – 6.30pm – 20 minutes silent meditation 6.30pm – doors open for the main evening talks programme 7pm – 9.30pm – the talks will take place (20 minutes break in the middle between speakers) From 9.30pm onwards – socializing, tea, cake & delicious living food from the Tree of Life
3 Steps to Spiritual Ascendance MICHAEL ROLAND Learn the 3 Steps to True Spirituality Huna – Live Your Life Wide Open JOY HICKLIN-BAILEY Hawaiian Huna Teacher
FRI 1 FEB
Soul Plan – Reconnect with Your True Life Purpose BLUE MARSDEN Hay House Author. Discover how sound, naming and ancient creation energies reveal your life’s path. (2nd speaker to be confirmed)
FRI 8 FEB
Secrets to Attracting True Love into Your Life JOGINDER & MARKÉTA BOLA For more information see website. (2nd speaker to be confirmed)
Cosmic Café. You’re welcome to bring leaflets & flyers for the community info table. We will also have some holistic stalls on the evenings. If you would be interested in having one of these to present your products or services – just send us an email to book one. Also please do email us if you want to pre-order a gourmet raw living food dinner including yummy cake! Below the talks programme continues from page 2. Looking forward to co-creating magical evenings with you all!
Joginder, Marketa & Tree of Life Team xxx ‘
F.A.B. stands for: F is for Fun & Friendship – exciting evenings where you can share great conversations & laughter in the company of like-minded people. A is for Amazing Authors & Speakers – the best holistic authors & speakers from around the UK and across the World to uplift and inspire you. B is for Brilliant & Beautiful Food – enjoy delightful gourmet raw living food & cake from the Tree of Life Cosmic Café. Everyone loves Fridays! From Friday 26 October 2012 most of our Tree of Life Inspiration Network regular weekly talks will be replaced by F.A.B. Friday evenings (please note there is a special
FRI 15 FEB
From Sex to Superconsciousness MAHASATVAA MA ANANDA SARITA PhD World Renowned Tantra Teacher & Author of ‘Divine Sexuality’ (2nd speaker to be confirmed)
FRI 22 FEB
How to be so Happy You Almost Feel Guilty, But Not Quite ROBERT HOLDEN PhD Robert founded The Happiness Project in 1995. His innovative work on happiness and success has been featured on Oprah and in two major BBC TV documentaries, The Happiness Formula and How to Be Happy. He is author of the bestsellers, Happiness NOW!, Authentic Success, Be Happy and Shift Happens! THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED. Early Bird £15/£10 concs until 14 Dec 2012 (£20/£15 concs thereafter)
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MASTER LOVERS Weekend Workshop for couples & individuals Sat 18 & Sun 19 May 2013 MAHASATVAA MA ANANDA SARITA PhD World Renowned Tantra Teacher & Author of ‘Divine Sexuality’
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If I had my life to live over, I’d‘ have fewer meetings and more rendezvous. - Robert Brault
Inspiration Network
Jacky Newcomb speaking at Tree of Life in July 2012
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Uplifting talks at 7.15pm - Doors open at 6.45pm for 7.15pm start and ends at 9pm Tickets: £13/£10 concs (or £10/£8 Early Bird if booked 1 week in advance) except where otherwise stated Please see website for full talk details & Youtube videos: www.treeoflife-events.co.uk
Tree of Life Monday Evening Talks
MON 1 OCT
Your Astrological Moon Sign DAVID WELLS Daily Mirror Astrology & Author (See p7)
MON 8 OCT
The Healing Voice JILL PURCE Jill pioneered the international sound healing movement through her rediscovery of ancient vocal techniques, the power of group chant, and the spiritual potential of the voice as a magical instrument for healing and meditation. £12/£10 concs Early Bird if booked by 1 Oct.
MON 15 OCT
How to Make The Big Leap in your Life SUZY GREAVES ‘The top ten guru to change your life around’ – the Daily Mail. Bestselling author of ‘Making The Big Leap’, named as one of the top ten life changing books of the year by The Independent on Sunday. £12/£10 concs Early Bird until 8 Oct.
MON 22 OCT
Feng Shui Secrets for Inspired Living DAVINA MacKAIL She teaches advanced feng shui for Channel 5’s House doctor, Anne Maurice and has been featured in Harpers Bazaar, Eve magazine and Good Housekeeping.
MON 29 OCT
The Sexy Raw Secrets to Longevity MARKÉTA BOLA The Sexy Raw Food Goddess & Tree of Life Cosmic Café Chef (See p13)
Spiritual Self-Confidence ANDREW COHEN MON 5 NOV
Internationally Respected Spiritual Teacher, Cultural Visionary & Bestselling Author. Described by Deepak Chopra as “one of the most important teachers of our time.” Andrew will outline how to develop Spiritual Self-Confidence as a source of deep inspiration, which when cultivated can become a powerful ground for real evolutionary transformation. This unique and palpable sense of conviction cannot be shaken by fear or doubt within yourself, or from anyone around you. This confidence can only be found through awakening to who you are and why you are here at the deepest level of your being. THIS TALK IS LIKELY TO SELL OUT & ADVANCE BOOKING IS REQUIRED. £15/£12 concs Early Bird if booked by 29 Oct. JOHN C. PARKIN & ‘F**k It Therapy’ Bestselling author whose books have sold over 250,000 copies & are available in 22 languages.
MON 10 DEC
Learn the secrets of F**k It Therapy with John. Just saying ‘F**k It’ is therapeutic. Most of us are trapped in prisons of our own making: caring too much about things that don’t really matter, and forgetting our dreams. F**k It helps us escape: by getting things into perspective, and going for what we want in life, no matter what others think. £12/£10 concs Early Bird until 3 Dec.
Tree of Life One Day Workshops
SUN 7 OCT
How to Heal Your Mind & Body With Sound TIM WHEATER Acclaimed Sound Alchemist & Healer (See website)
SAT 13 OCT
Ling Chi Healing JASON CHAN International Tai Chi & Chi Kung Master (See website)
SAT 10 NOV
Celebrating the Creative ME LUCINDA DRAYTON from BLISS Singer/songwriter & has sold over 100,000 albums Dancing, singing, storytelling and sharing are all wonderful ways to shift energy, to understand the self and to encourage change on a wider scale. This day will be a playful experience that may give you some very deep insights into what you need for the next phase of your journey. The afternoon will be a more meditative experience in which to ground the creativity of the morning. Come with an open mind & some courage - you might surprise yourself! 10am – 5pm. See website for full workshop details. Venue: Moseley, Birmingham £57/£47 concs Early Bird by 5 Nov (£67/£57 concs thereafter)
SAT 1 DEC
Life’s Rich Tapestry & The Planets That Help Weave It DAVID WELLS Daily Mirror Astrology & Author (See p7)
SAT 8 DEC
Is Your Life Mapped Out? DR DAVID HAMILTON Scientist & Bestselling Author (See p9)
SAT 19 JAN
The Life-Transforming Experience of Deep Love TIM FREKE Standup Philosopher & Bestselling Author In this profound yet playful seminar Tim will lead you on a journey into the wonderful experience of deep love, which naturally arises when we spiritually awaken. He will share with you some powerful techniques to help you tenderly connect with yourself and compassionately commune with others… so that you discover what it means to be a ‘lover of life’. 10am – 5pm. See website for full workshop details. Venue: Moseley, Birmingham £57/£47 concs Early Bird by 14 Dec (£67/£57 concs thereafter)
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