Wisd6ms Newsletter - Edition 5 December 08

Christmas Greeting

What an amazing year it has been!

It is coming close to that time of the year when I find myself reflecting on the events, experiences and challenges of the past year and hopefully if I am ready to receive them, the many gifts and lessons held for me within those experiences and challenges that help me to grow and develop as a loving and compassionate human being here on what I fondly refer to as earth school! A dear friend recently shared a quote with me…

“growth is not measured by the amount of joy or love you experience everyday or how many times you have experienced god or how long you experienced thoughtlessness. if at all, it is measured by how comfortable you are with yourself; with your fear; with your nervousness; with your frustrations… that is growth”... ~ sri anandagiriji

At first I thought hold on, of course my personal growth is a reflection of how much love and joy I experience everyday but then I began to consider the ways in which I invite a greater and deeper experience of these two energies into my life and I know that for myself it has been by the slow and gentle acceptance of my fears and frustrations. That is not to say I give them my focus as this only animates their energies giving them more life, instead I quietly acknowledge them and gently push them aside and remind myself they are but my perception and not the truth.

So as I reflect on the events, experiences and challenges I have attracted both consciously and unconsciously into my life over the past year for the very purpose of my growth I’d like to share a few gifts I have received and a few lessons I have learnt!

Amongst the many gifts I have received are:

My clients and the mirror they hold for me as I experience the law of reflection!

My friends and family that show me I am loved and supported no matter what as they accept me as I am in every moment.

The unexpected opportunities that have crossed my path allowing me to share my work and passion with larger audiences.

The incredible teachings that I have received throughout the year by Qala Sri'mara Phoenix and the Divine University that has and continues to shift my energy and expand my consciousness…… Thank you Qala.

The amazing backyard I wake up to every morning...sun, sand, surf and the abundance of life all around waiting to be explored and shared.

And for the many lessons this year that I continue learning…well where do I start!

Learning to surrender, to let go of the need to control an outcome.

Letting go of the need to know why things happen the way they do.

That the less expectations I have the more surprises I receive!

That the true power of choice lies not in choosing my circumstances for these are often out of my control but how I choose to be and respond in relationship to my circumstances is the true power of my free will and choice.

That pain physical or emotional is something I experience but suffering is something I choose to unconsciously and consciously create for myself when I close my heart.

That I can accept things as they are with the faith that I know I have the power to change my experience in the future.

That to have the attitude that another is responsible for how I feel is to say that I am not in control of me and the other person is! Which means I’m not taking responsibility for myself!

That for me to be vulnerable isn’t a sign of weakness but rather an expression of humanness.

And that when I am living in and from my heart it is the most rewarding and loving gift life has to offer.

6 Wisdoms workshops

Free introductory seminars are now being held on the 1st Wednesday of every month at Levity Health in Bondi Junction.
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New workshops in 2009 Eating for health cooking lasses and demonstrations - Theses workshops will cover a number of different topics such as how to manage your child's moods with wholefoods, how to lower your cholesterol, how to balance your hormones and stabilise your metabolism and much much more.

Healing through ART - These workshops give an individual the opportunity to explore and release emotions within the subconscious mind through working with mandalas.

The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. The psychoanalyst Carl Jung saw the mandala as "a representation of the unconscious self,"[ believed his paintings of mandalas enabled him to identify emotional disorders and work towards wholeness in personality.

Visit levityhealth.com.au to view this unique holistic health centre with private training facilities where we specialise in functional exercise, sport specific training and rehabilitation. All workshops are also run from Levity Health.

Exercise of the month challenge: 10 minutes everyday of consciously doing NOTHING, ZIP, ZERO but breathing!!

This would be sitting or lying in silence, no book, no music, no t.v, no chatting with a friend and I bet you find this more challenging than any exercise you've tried so far! Give it a go, just 10 minutes a day sitting quietly with conscious awareness...you never no what you might experience!

Recipe of the month: Pure Indulgence So long as the recipe consists of LOVE, FORGIVENESS AND COMPASSION in equal measures then anything goes... ENJOY!!

MAY THE LOVE AND JOY IN YOUR HEARTS BE SHARED BY ALL THIS CHRISTMAS