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May-July 2012 www.natural-connections.com Issue 27

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The Breath of Life p.5

The Healing Power of the Breath p.8

The Art of Breathing. p.15

Breathe . . .Breathe . . .


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CONTENTSHolistic Ramblers Corner, Nikki Zalewski 3

The Breath of Life, Julia Szvath . . . . . . . 5

The Healers Journey,Maria Jesus Maria Lopez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Healing Power of the Breath,

Claire Haugh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Shiatsu College Dublin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Novara Centre: All those years

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The Holistic Ramblers Corner...

I often used to popround Mums for acoffee.Wed sit and putthe world to rights.This time I was feeling

particularly down and mumsprung on me: Sit on thebench, close your eyes andlet me try something onyou, she said. I gave in, nostrength to resist.What shedid over the next 10 minutestransformed my mood andmade me feel re-energised. Icouldnt stop smiling. Whatwas that!? I enthused. Itwas some sort of energy

technique I didnt take inthe explanation properlybecause I was too happy.The next time I visited,Mum gave me a handwrittensheet with a diagram and explanation on how to raiseenergy, which I took home, and promptly mislaid.

Two years later, when I was made redundant, that hand-written sheet made a timely reappearance. No job - whatshould I do?

Most of my knowledge and passion was in health andhelping people, via the job Id just lost writing health articles

for an international company. Easy decision - enrol on someholistic courses. The first was a weekend Reiki I workshop,which seemed the closest thing to the technique Mum hadused on me.

It was. However, it was not the love-filled experience I wasexpecting. Most of the attendees found the tutor difficult tolike judging by the sideways glances and face-pulling! She,the Reiki teacher, seemed over-protective of her Reiki, andkept banging on about not abusing it. There were goodmoments: being briefly taught how to sense energy, how tomeditate, how to channel energy and the amazing ReikiAttunement at the end of the weekend. I quickly realisedthis was just a taster and that what I had experienced wasnteven the tip of the iceberg.*

Synchronicity, againA week later an advert in a magazine I picked up jumpedout at me: An Introduction to Healing. I phoned and therewas one place left. Two weeks later, Im sitting amongst sevenothers, like me, wondering what to expect.

What a weekend.What a transformation.WOW. This wasthe opposite experience I needed - everything was explainedin detail, and delivered in a style that was totally enjoyable,not the cold classroom style of the previous tutor, so I

signed up to The Healing Trusts Foundation Course.When I say transformation, I mean a big fat life-changing

one. What we learned during that first weekend was simple,yet profound. It was the beginning of a journey.

Perhaps that sounds corny, so let me attempt to inspire

you and give a few examplesof the enormous benefitsthat can be gained:

Most importantly, anyonecanlearn this, and everyone canbenefit, its not a special gift.

(Actually thats not true, itsa very special gift, which youalready possess- you just needto tap into it.)

This is not airy-fairyinformation, its proven andscientific: there are hundreds(probably thousands) ofwell-researched booksavailable on the subject.Research is ongoing,happening right now, intothe effectiveness of energyhealing.

Your energy is there all the

time, it can be low or

high - you may experience it as depression, or happiness, and

anything in between. You control that energy with your mind.

You choose your thoughts moment by moment. You choose

how you react to people and situations and how you perceive

your life is your glass half full at the moment?

The whole process of learning about healing energy

gives you the opportunity to see and experience life from

an observer viewpoint; you can take a step back and lookat how youve been functioning up until now, and choose to

make changes.

You can learn how your body and mind reallyfunction and

how to control your energy. For instance, the cause of illnessand disease were told that 80% of disease is caused by

stress.

What causes stress? Your mental perceptionof any given

situation, and resisting what is. By removing mental

resistance, accepting what is, and taking a neutral stand

point, your mind can slip into its natural creative solution-

oriented state. Stressed people fill their minds with worry-

thoughts, the opposite of creative thoughts. The switchovercan be as easy as mentally flipping a coin, one side of every

situation is positive, the other is negative. You choose to flip

the coin or not.

Understanding your personal energy provides an endless

list of benefits. When you begin your self-healing journey,

you positively affect everyone around you, because you

become a calmer, more effective human being. Things begin

to make more sense and fall into place. Life becomes less

complex. This information is a gift, truly. And I say all thisfrom my heart- my life is blessed because of what I have

learned in the past few years, and continue to learn.So, how is your life right now?Would discovering how your mind-body functions improveyour work life, marriage, friendships, health? Of course itwould. Youll get the opportunity to clear out all the debris

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in your mental attic and bring in new, fresh energy. As Ivesaid in a previous ramble, I truly believe that if children weretaught about healing at school, the world would be a verydifferent place! However, its never too late, no matter whatage you are, 16, 36, 76, you can absorb this information anduse it to sweeten your life in so many ways.

By the way, religion is not an issue.Whether you arereligious or not healing energy doesnt discriminate, itwelcomes all - we are all just tiny bundles of energy on a

very large planet, breathing in the same air, standing on thesame rock

If you would like to find out more please visitwww.thehealingtrust.org.uk or ask Yvonne she is aregistered tutor. The Healing Trust has been providing

healing courses for 60+ years; it is the safest place to startyour healing journey!

I hope these words inspire a few of you to dive inYours truly,

Nikki Zalewskiaka The Holistic Rambler*I went on to do Reiki 2, 3 and 4,all of which were far better than the

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In the recent past I decided to spend some time in anintentional community called Pachamama in the Costa

Rican jungle. In Pachamama I learned certain tools to

dismantle the conditioned parts of my mind, enabling me

to remember and return to who I truly am.

I am excited to share with you two different tools here,

which helped me beyond measure to get closer and more

connected to who we really are.

Clarity Breathwork

Every time we take a breath we sustain ourselves with

life force energy. As we inhale, we expand, we fill with

aliveness and joy as we open up to infinite possibilities.

Then we exhale and let go of all the waste, all that we

don't need anymore, in a surrendered outbreath.

But most of us forgot how to BREATHE. We became

small. On a deeper level we are afraid to take a long, deep

breath. And as we contracted we locked in all our limiting

thoughts and emotions deep into our body. We carved

it into our cellular memory, even if we don't remember

doing this. And over time these thoughts and emotions

became beliefs and patterns that rule our everyday life.

We just keep running around in circles and can't seem

to find our way out. We don't understand why all this is

happening to us when we often want the exact opposite.

When we start breathing fully, taking deep, slow,

connected breaths, we start to feel again. That means

feeling all those emotions that we stuffed down and

locked away into some remote part of ourselves. All

these rise up with the breath so they can be seen and felt,

transformed or released according to our intentions. Itcan be a beautiful, amazing experience but sometimes it

is scary or painful to look at. But either way it is truly

transformational. When you start breathing fully and an

experienced breathworker guides you through this process

in a gentle way, you are assured to safely land on a new

threshold wherever that is for you. You will be filled

with gratitude and joy because you have undertaken thisjourney. Wherever you are, breathwork is a simple tool to

take you to the next level.

Pachamama

Coming away from a sacred land and the nurturing

community felt like leaving a womb and now I feel like a

newborn baby, a little raw and vulnerable in the midst of

this new reality.

To be held by nature and like-minded people made it

possible for me to open deeper and be able to give and

recieve more Love. But sometimes it was not easy to be

there because everything was so clear, every mirror was

so shiny that it was hard to look into them. It would have

been easier to stay in the familiar darkness. But at the

same time it felt safe to come out, knowing that you would

be nourished and supported by the land and the people.

And when you are reborn, you celebrate together and

share the joy just as you shared the journey together.

Through this process, deep bonds are formed and you feel

more connected to everything. You feel that there is no

separation, that you are not alone, we are all ONE.

You are filled up with incredible joy and laughter as

everything celebrates with you because you've come

HOME. To a home which is inside yourself. Nobody

can take it away from you. From now on you will always

remember no matter where you are, your home is within

you. And when you realise this, all you want to do is to

smile and share it with others so they can remember too

that we are truly magnificent beings.

Thank You, Pachamama.Thank You, Clarity Breathwork.

And I thank myself for undertaking this journey back

home . . . :)

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The Healer's Journey

The Healers Journey brings you through

the path to SELF discovery.

I had my first spiritual awakening at the age of six. I

remember it very clearly. I was a very angry little girl.

I felt unloved and misunderstood. I felt trapped in my

body as I felt the power of who I truly was, but it was

only me who could see this as everyone else saw me

as just a little girl, someones daughter. I moved to a

new school, a catholic school run by Salesians nuns.

There was a little chapel beside my classroom and one

day I felt an inner calling to go in. As I walked in I felt

a warmth and calmness that allowed me to connect

with my heart in a way I had never experienced before.

From that moment I knew everything would be OK,that I was loved and my voice was heard. I wasnt

alone, I was part of something greater than I. From

that day something changed within, anger disappeared

and I knew that my lifes purpose was to help others to

re-connect with themselves.

Years later, I realised that helping others brought

me a lot of suffering. There was something I was

doing wrong. I couldnt understand why my lifes

purpose wasnt bringing me happiness. Then I

questioned myself: what do I need to do differently?

and all I could hear, see and feel was the word

empowerment! At that stage in my life empowerment

was alien to me. As I learned about empowerment I

could see what I had been doing wrong. In helping

others I was trapped in doing everything for them,

believing that I could take their suffering away, but

now I knew that helping others meant empowering

myself and leading by example. I understood that by

going deep within my wounds and transcending the

attachment to pain and illusion, as well as by holding

a non-judgmental existence and open arms of infiniteacceptance, that I could truly help others. When I

transform my suffering into love Im enabling and

supporting others to re-connect with their hearts.

My belief changed from Ill do it for you into If I

can do it so can You.

What is a spiritual healer?

Someone who looks deep within, transforms suffering

and illusion. Someone who is in an inner quest to

develop courage, compassion and wisdom. Someone

who is aiming to commune with the Divine, inner andouter. Someone who holds sacred space for others so

they can find their truth. Someone who is committed

to learning to love more every day of their life.

Someone who empowers

others. Ultimately, Someone

who embodies LOVE and

their presence anchors

LOVE.

What is healing?

We are self-healing beings.

Physical Body

We all acknowledge that

the body can and does heal itself given the chance. If

you cut your finger, your physical body automatically

releases plaques and antibodies to bring about self

healing. This is the medical arena.Emotional Body

If your heart is broken by a loved one or a situation,

your heart grieves. And grief is the natural emotion

and first step in the healing process. It is only when

grief is not acknowledged and allowed to simply

be that we start erecting self-destructive walls that

impede our lifes journey. This is the purview of

emotional counselling.

Mental Body

If you have allowed your mind to fill with toxicand negative thoughts it is vital to your health and

happiness to rid your mind and heart of this toxicity.

You must acquire new learning skills and techniques

to create a positive mind set. This is the area of

psychotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy

(CBT).

Spiritual Body

Have ever experienced a sense of isolation or

disconnection from yourself, as if a part of you was

missing? Welcome these times as this is when yourspiritual body creates situations that open the door

to synchronization for reconnection! You need to

be aware of the door opening and be ready to walk

through. This is the venue of spiritual healing,

allowing you to embody your true self.

As I said before, all healing is self-healing, so why

would you need the help of a healer? Because a healer

has been where you are now, the healer cannot learn

the lesson for you or take your pain away, but can hold

you in their presence knowing that YOU CAN DO IT!Maria Jesus is a healer and spiritual teacher based in Dun

Laoghaire, Co Dublin For more information and articles

go to wwwsenie

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How you function in the world is the product of your life experiences frombirth to the present. From all these experiences you draw conclusions and

create beliefs about yourself, about others and about life. Sometimes these

beliefs support you to live a happy and fullled life. Other times they are

self-critical and hold you back, causing emotional turmoil.

You cannot change the events of the past. However, with breath awareness

and Rebirthing Psychotherapy you can change the effect the past has on you

in the present.

Rebirthing Psychotherapy is a gentlebreathwork technique, suitable for anyone who is

generally seeking personal development, deeper

spiritual awareness and psychotherapeutic help withissues such as:

* Depression

* Past trauma

* Career change

* Personal growth

* Stress management

* Relationship diculties

* Working through a crisis

* Getting to know yourself better

* Life changes and periods of transition

This breathing technique has its roots in the great

breathwork traditions of the East and in the 1960s

human potential movement, which included such

innovators as Maslow, Grof, Janov, Carl Rogers and

Leonard Orr. Since then it has been shaped into an

eective form of experiential psychotherapy.

With the focus on conscious connected breathing,

Rebirthing Psychotherapy works on the physical,

emotional, psychological and spiritual levels. It

derived its name from the fact that some people can

re-experience their birth while using this technique.

For more information see: www.rebirthing.ie

Frequently Asked Questions

The Healing Power of the Breath

1. How can simply breathing make sucha difference?Rebirthing Psychotherapy is not just simply breathing.

It is a process of conscious connected breathing. In other

words, your inhale and your exhale are connected so that

there are no pauses between breaths.

2. What actually happens during a session?When you consciously connect your breathing like this,

you begin to relax very deeply. Then you move into an

expanded awareness of your body and any tension you

are experiencing. As you continue to connect your breath

you become aware of what is causing the tension, e.g.

suppressed thought or emotion. By breathing into this,

without analysis or judgement, you can begin to relax

and so release whatever is held.

3. How is a typical session structured?You begin by talking with the rebirther on an issue you

would like to look at. Then you are coached through the

conscious connected breathing process, which can last for

45 minutes to an hour. You nish with a period of gentle

integration, in which you and the rebirther talk about anyexperiences or insights you had during the session. You

may also explore helpful strategies to work on before the

next session, e.g using armations.

4. How many sessions are recommended?Rebirthing is a process that deepens as it proceeds.

We are all unique, and so the number of sessions and

the intervals between them will vary for each of us.

An average is between 8 and 12 sessions, taking place

one to three weeks apart. Its a personal choice.

5. Are there any side effects?For the majority of people there are no dangers or

negative side eects provided the sessions are carried out

with a qualied rebirther. However, this technique is notsuitable for someone who is under the care of a mental

health professional or on certain types of medication.

6. Am I likely to remember stuff that has beensuppressed even if I have no memory of it now?You may recall forgotten events from the past, however

this is a gentle technique that does not push past your

defences but rather waits until you are ready. In other

words, nothing comes to consciousness until you are ready

to deal with it. NOTE: The rebirther does not

regress you. You are fully in control of the experience

and aware of everything that is going on. The level ofexploration in any given session is determined by your own

state of readiness.

BREATHE

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What the breathworkers say...

For further information and to contact someone near you, check out the websiteof the Rebirthing Psychotherapy Association www.rebirthing.ie

7. Do I have to relive my birthor remember stuff from my childhood?While it is not necessary for you to remember or

re-experience your birth, it is helpful to understand the

eects it may have had on you. Any knowledge of your

birth can help reect your own unique approach to life.

8. What if I cant remember stuff from my past?It is not necessary to remember anything specic. Simply

staying with the conscious connected breathing willrelease any held tension in your body and bring you to

a greater awareness of how you are in the world.

9. Does it help people with physical problems?Conscious connected breathing can help with some

physical problems in that it can help you to become

more relaxed and energized.

10. Does everyone experience benefts?Gaining a deeper understanding and awareness of

yourself, how you move through your life and what

motivates you in your interactions with others can

in itself create wonderful change. You can then movebeyond judgement and criticism to an attitude of

compassionate acceptance.

I have been in private practice as a Rebirther in Dublin since 1989. I moved my practiceto Wicklow St in 1994 to what is now Mind and Body Works Therapy Centre. Although

I have trained in various forms of bodywork and other healing modalities, includingEnergy Healing and most recently in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Rebirthing remains

at the core of everything I do. It is the gentle heart of my work. I am a founder memberand currently Chairperson of RPA.

Brenda Doherty

I am accredited with the InternationalBreathwork Training Alliance (IBTA) and

the National Coordinator for Ireland with theInternational Breathwork Foundation (IBF). Ioffer one-to-one sessions with clients and holda monthy Breathing Circle for small groups.I believe in creating ease & delight in my lifethrough healing myself (an ongoing project).My goal for my clients is the same! In healing

our underlying traumas, whether major orminor, it becomes easier to skillfully be ourauthentic selves. So as we heal, we are less

conflicted and therefore have greater harmonyin our lives and our relationships.

Michael Blake

With 25 years experience in the field of BreathIntegration, I am still passionate about the

transformational power of the rebirthing process.At the Global Inspiration Conference (GIC) 1997in Austria I was the first National Coordinator forIreland in the IBF and held the post from 1997 to

2008. I work with individual clients and deliverseminars and workshops. I have also expanded

my expertise into the practice of NeurolinguisticProgramming (NLP).

Patricia ODriscoll

I am a Certified Breathwork Practitioner and Psychotherapist.I have trained extensively with the Power of Breath Institute,New Hampshire and Transformations Inc., Milwaukee, USA.I am accredited with the International Breathwork TrainingAlliance (IBTA). I work with groups and individuals and I

am passionate about accompanying others on the journey todiscover the truth of who they are.

Mary Naylor, Mayo

Galway/Mayo DublinMichael Blake Brenda Doherty087 257 4260 087 4111 542094 954 6666 01 677 [email protected] www.mindandbodyworks.com

Mayo DublinMary Naylor Patricia ODriscoll087 685 4288 087 299 [email protected] [email protected]

RebirthingPsychotherapyAssociation

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Even as a child I was always interested inexploring my inner world, feeling pulled to

discover my true self. Increasingly as I got oldermy fears and hurts limited me more and more. I

began to realise that growing up in Ireland in the1960s and 1970s had taken its toll on me.

In the early 1990s I discovered a counsellingprocess that gave me powerful tools to heal hurts and

wounds that had been holding me back. Throughactive listening skills and talking, I was able

to get in touch with my real feelings and

work through them. This gave me a freedomthat I had never imagined was possible.

Through powerful counselling sessions andattending many workshops over the years I became

more liberated as I continued to make breakthroughs.It was never easy but it was and continues to be a

useful tool in finding my true self. Over the yearsI have been able to let go of a sense of victimhood

and take responsibility for every area of my life.

This has been very powerful.About seven years ago I got to a point in my

personal journey where I hit a wall. I felt stuck andfound that no matter how much work I continued

to do, I was going around in circles. I was repeatingthe same patterns over and over again, many of

which were painful. A friend of mine recommendeda woman she knew who was a rebirther. Feeling

that I had nothing to lose, I decided to give it a try.What I realised very quickly is the power of

breathwork in the healing process. Through the

use of the breath with a skilled practitioner, I foundthat I could go deeper with far less struggle or

emotional angst than previously. In essence I justdidnt suffer as much. I discovered that there were

memories that I had been holding on to, many ofthem subconscious, that were continuing to affect

me and hold me back. Many of these memoriesrelated to events and circumstances that happened

before I could even speak. Yet they were the events

that had the most impact on my life, setting me upfor deeper and more intense hurts as I grew older.

Clearly the early experiences in my life had beenthe source of much pain, leaving me with a sense of

being unworthy and unlovable. It was like the wronghardware was inserted in my computer and I had to

correct it. I found that the way to do this was not

through my mind but through my body. The toolto get there was my breath.

What surprised me was that through connectingwith my breath in a safe environment, I was able toby-pass conscious barriers that were blocking me.

At times my cognitive mind being rational and, of

course, fearful was blocking me from facing whatI needed to. I have always been a very rational

person, trusting and relying on my mind above allelse. It was always my mind that got me through

any difficulty. My education and academic trainingset me up to trust my thinking above all else. Yet

breathwork enabled me to get past that and heal at

a much deeper cellular level. I found that my hurtsand wounds were stored not just in my mind but

also in my body and that my breath, and not mymind, was the route to my liberation.

In those seven years I have got to places that Ihave never thought possible. I am certain that I

would never have got there just by talking. I stillcontinue to use both counselling and breathwork

in my life. Both are powerful but it is breathworkthat has taken me to new and exciting places in

my life. I know that I would never have got here

without it and for that I am very grateful.Name omitted for confidentiality

Breathwork in the Healing Process my story

As editor of this article, I am not a qualied breathworker, although I have done

beginners' training in both Ireland and the USA. I breathe regularly one-to-one

with my partner and often as part of a group on Tantra and Yoga Workshops.

My love of breathwork has taken my partner and I to ve Global Inspiration

Conferences (so far...!). Each GIC was such an enriching

experience and in 2011 in Ecuador I even ran a workshop in

Yoga/Shiatsu! It was great. One week at GIC is a wonderful

way to participate in the raising of consciousness - mine

and others. Roll on GIC2012.

Who knows, I might see you there!

Claire Haugh Enjoy a week of workshops,presentations and fun!

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30th June 7th July, Belgium

Spring of Newmanity

The tool to get

there was my breath.

The tool to get there

was my breath.

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The question that sometimesarises in conversation when work

comes up is:

Why is psychotherapy any

better/more useful than having a

conversation with a good friend?

I would like to address some of

the issues that may answer that

question.

Firstly I believe having a

friend to talk to is one of the

most cherished gifts we can have!I myself am very grateful for

the good friends I have whom

I know are there for me in

times of trouble, so, a friend is

wonderful gift.

What goes on in our

professional development as

psychotherapists then that

warrants in my case five years

of full time training? What goes

beyond my abilities as a good

friend?

One of the most important

issues I feel is that each therapist

being trained in any course,

must undergo their own therapy,

that is, they must explore their

own life experiences and what

ways they have responded

and dealt with them. We have

to continually examine ourperceptions, thoughts and

conclusions, consciously and

more importantly unconsciously

carried within. This is crucialbecause even as a great friend,

if I have not dealt with my

own issues, beliefs and defense

mechanisms, then, when

someone comes to explore

whatever is going on for them

I will not be able to stay with

them, either physically or

emotionally. We absent ourselves

by using any number of ways.

This can take the form ofresponding with some words

such as ah sure, it will all be

grand or distracting our minds,

or getting lost in their panic

etc. There are lots of ways in

which we may look as if we

are listening but in fact have

shut off not because we are

uninterested but because we

havent the ability to respond

correctly because we havent

processed our own psychic

material.

Why does other peoples pain

affect us at all? Why cant we

just listen, support and not be

too affected?

The research that is exploring

what is known as mirror neurons

gives us some insight into

what is happening when we arephysically together. Our bodies

and minds are so incredible!

As a person is speaking, and

Why all those years of training asa Counselling Psychotherapistjust to be able to have a chat?

Mary GalliganPsychotherapy

Couple Counselling

Seamus ConnollyPsychotherapyCouple CounsellingShiatsu

Clare Hickey,

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for example if they are talking

about something disturbing, our

brains have what are called mirror

neurons that fire in correspondence

to the firing that is happening in the

speaker! So, we also feel in our bodies

and minds what they are telling us

about! This is why, if we have not

dealt with a painful issue similar towhat a person is feeling and speaking

about, when our bodies and minds

start responding i.e.by firing similar

neurons and empathising, we have

to defend ourselves. Our own, either

conscious but often unconscious

defenses kick in and we close down

the thoughts and feelings.

This is just one aspect of our

training, that in order to be able

to listen actively we first have tohave explored and continually

explore what we encounter in the

therapeutic session, through our own

ongoing therapy and supervision,

(a requirement of our governing

bodies, mine being The Psychological

Society of Ireland) to enable us to sit

with, support and delve deeply into

what the other person brings to the

therapy.

Another important aspect of thedifference between sharing with a

good friend, valuable as this is for us,

is that sometimes a friend may feel

compelled to take over and try to

solve our problems, especially with

advice. In the therapeutic setting, the

therapist sees that though this may

seem like the best approach , this can

sometimes be a way of not listening,

and may actually not be very

beneficial! Have you ever been with areally good friend who wants nothing

more than to help but keeps telling us

what to do, when we really want them

just to hear how we are?

As therapists we are trained to join

you in your journey and support you,

not necessarily by telling you what

to do, but instead by staying with

you in that sometimes difficult place

of no apparent hope or solution, and

reflecting on the issues with you, andusing our training to assist you to

find the solutions that with support

emerge, as being the best for you,

thus building on your skills, and not

diminishing them by taking over and

disempowering you!

I hope this is useful in explaining

something of the complexity of what

happens in the training of a therapist

and what we bring to the therapeutic

encounter.Clare Hickey

Elizabeth Keating,Psychotherapy &

Counselling

Rosemary FitzgeraldPsychotherapy &Counselling

Also:Novara Co-ordinator

of Counselling &Psychotherapy

Marina Hunt

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What if I were to tell youthat its possible to breathedisease out of your body?

Many years ago I was taught a

wonderful set of breathing techniques

in a workshop called The Art of

Breathing. The more I practised these

techniques, the more convinced I

became that these ancient breathing

techniques offer a simple yet powerful

form of healing for both body and

mind.

And Im not just talking about

deep breathing exercises to get

more oxygen into your body. These

techniques go way beyond this . . .

they can help you alleviate problems

such as sleeplessness, stress and

fatigue, menstrual cramps and food

cravings to more serious problems

such as high blood pressure and pain

caused by angina, gout and arthritis.

Whats more, the longer youpractice these techniques, the more

robust your immune system becomes

. . . helping you to ward off all

manner of infectious diseases.

Breath and emoonsDo you realise that our every

emotional state and mood has a

corresponding breathing pattern?

Imagine that! Have you ever triedto think very fast and breathe very

slowly? Almost impossible! So, one

of the ways we can change our

emotional state is by simply focusing

on the way we breathe.

Life-coping skillsI am now holding courses in the

Art of Breathing. In addition to the

breathing techniques, the five-daycourse (details at end of this article)

also teaches many ways to help

you gain a much greater degree of

mastery over your emotions through

simple and practical Life Coping

Skills.

Living in the Present MomentHave you ever noticed how much time

we spend in the past and the future?

We can only ever actually live right

here and now in the present. Yetwere constantly feeling either angry

or regretful about the past, or we

fearful and anxious about the future.

Its as if the past and future were

more important than whats actually

happening right now!

Were only able to be conscious

of our breath here in this present

moment. We cant think about or

focus on a breath weve taken twohours ago! One of the treasures of

this course is that by focusing on

our breath, we automatically become

much more PRESENT - much more

aware of whats happening around

and within us right now.

How does this affect our lives?

It gives us back the fresh vibrant

aliveness we lost somewhere in the

process of growing up. We canthen change problem behaviours

by becoming more aware of and

avoiding the energy-draining

emotional pitfalls that used to trap us

and wreck our lives.

One example of this is the mind's

tendency to cling to the negative.

Weve had a wonderful time with

friends, but then someone says

something that really irritates us.

Have you ever noticed how the mind

tends to keep coming back to thatone irritating remark? In focusing

on this botheration, we drown out all

the joyful experiences of the day. We

make mountains out of molehills.

Theres no need to amplify our

misfortunes in this way; giving

them fertiliser to make them even

more grievous. Where thought goes,

energy follows, so in becoming more

aware of where we send our energy,we not only avoid these unnecessary

dramas, we get to choose instead a

joyous alternative that creates huge

changes to the quality of our lives.

These are example of some of the

life coping skills we teach.

And now, a little information about

the breathing techniques themselves:

Ujjayi Breath -

Great Victorious BreathWhat is the one thing that defeats us

when we want to make a significant

change in our lives? When we need to

step outside our comfort zone and do

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something challenging? Its fear!

Ujjayi Breathing is called the Great

Victorious Breath because it combats

fear in several different ways - it calms

the mind, oxygenates the body and

shrinks the hold fear has upon us by

bringing us into the present moment.

Fear can only keep its hold upon us

when were lost in the past or thefuture. The beauty of this technique is

that it can be practised any time of day

or night: in traffic, while waiting in a

boring queue, to combat stress at home

or work and, for a lovely deep sleep, last

thing at night.

The three stage Ujjayi breath

taught in the workshop is uniquely

designed to greatly increase our lung

capacity - especially the lower areaof the lungs which most people dont

use. Ujjayi breathing helps us to take

in increasing amounts of revitalising

pure air and to exhale increasing

amounts of stale, germ-laden air that

lie dormant at the base of the lungs.

Prana

In addition to the air we breathe,

we take in Prana - also known as

Life Force Energy, or Chi. Unlike

the strong, rapid way we breathe

when climbing a hill, running or

working out in the gym, when we sit

to ONLY breathe and were focused

on this simple act (something we

would seldom do in ordinary life),

we absorb Prana with the oxygen we

breathe. Prana affects our awareness

in many subtle ways, bringing vigour

to the body and an increased level of

conscious awareness to the mind.

Bhastrika - Great Bellows Breath

This technique is a powerful toxin release:

it floods the body with prana and awakens

the mind, greatly increasing mental

alertness and focus. It is also a dynamic

means of stress release.

Sudarshan KriyaThe third breathing technique we

teach is called the Sudarshan Kriya.

Over time, due to the stresses and

traumas of life, we can develop

unhealthy breathing patterns. We

might unconsciously hold our breath,

we may take very shallow breaths or

we may hyperventilate. Of course,

these irregularities in our breathing

patterns affect our health in many

negative ways. Unfortunately, if we

breathe in this crippled way for long

enough, we forget to go back to arelaxed and healthy way of breathing.

The Sudarshan Kriya re-educates

the body/mind to the naturally

flowing breathing cycles that we had

when we were infants. It gradually

re-awakens the neural pathways

between the brain and the diaphragm,

re-establishing a much healthier, more

natural way of breathing. We return

to a more harmonious relationshipwith our body and breath that reflects

the smooth cycles of Nature.

StressOur modern lives are often burdened

by stress. We may be constantly

rushing and hurrying to get through

the demands of the day: earning

a living, taking care of children,

relationships, financial responsibilities.We may also hold inner stresses from

the past of which were not even

aware: anxieties, fears, grudges and

jealousies. While most of us can cope

with normal levels of stress, excessive

stress inflicts enormous damage to

the system and is often the underlying

cause of many physical illnesses and

of course, emotional burnout. Why?

Because our mind and body are simplynot designed to cope with excessive

levels of stress.

The more toxins we accumulate

in our system, the more stressed we

become and the more vulnerable to

illness. This Art of Breathing course

combats stress in numerous ways:

Up to 80% of toxins trapped in the

body can be released through proper

breathing. Many of these toxins arestored at the base of the lungs. Most

people breathe in small, shallow breaths -

only using the upper part of their lungs.

This means that these toxins from the

base of the lungs (the largest area of the

lung) are never released.

The 3 Stage Ujjayi Breath directly

affects our lung capacity opening,

strengthening and enabling a far

deeper capacity of toxin release

through proper inhalation/exhalation.

The Bhastrika breath dynamically

oxygenates the whole body, floodingit with prana. We exchange the stale

toxin-laden air in great breaths and

draw in so much vitalising fresh

air that many people report feeling

as if theyre buzzing with energy

afterwards.

Finally the Sudarshan Kriya re-

harmonises the breathing patterns

among many other benefits, this has

a profoundly soothing effect on thewhole nervous system.

The Art of Living Ireland is a

humanitarian, non-profit organization

which has been running courses

since 2004. The Art of Living Ireland

cooperates with the International Art of

Living Foundation, Geneva, which was

founded in 1982 and acts as an umbrella

organisation for national organisations. The

Art of Living is a United Nations Non-

Governmental Organization with a specialconsultative status with the UNs Economic

and Social Council (ECOSOC).

The Art of Living Ireland runs innovative

stress-relieving programs based on

time-honored yoga techniques. Sri Sri

Ravi Shankar has personally selected and

improved these powerful methods to adapt

them to our modern lifestyles. Breathing

techniques like the Sudarshan Kriya

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You are distributing . . . what?Yes, I had heard right, and still, I couldnt believe

that my old friend had chosen to leave his good job

(twenty-five years as an IT manager in a multinational

company) to sell magnetic jewellery.

He sounded delighted by his radical change of life.

Youll see, these products are amazing, I am sending you a

catalogue, he said.

My first reaction was one of surprise: the pieces of

jewellery presented in the Energetix Magnetic Jewellery

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There was an impressive choice of designed necklaces,

bracelets, earrings, rings and pendants for women, men

and children. A far cry from the old copper bracelets we

have all seen. But yet, I wasnt sure about the benefits of

the magnets, in fact I had no idea. So I bought a pendant

for my eldest daughter, a bracelet for the two youngest

and a necklace for myself. Just a few months later, I was

signing up to become myself a distributor of Magnetic

Jewellery.

Experiencing changes with Magnets

My own case was interesting enough. Even though

I considered my children to be pretty healthy, I was

surprised to see how effective the jewellery was. My little

girl, who had missed twenty days of school the previous

year with a typical-Monday-morning-sore-tummy or

not-feeling-so-well was more relaxed, less tensed to go to

school and missed only two days over the last six months.

My boy with asthma went through the whole winter with

not even a single puff of his inhaler.

I had heard all the incredible stories from these

distributors selling Energetix Magnetic Jewellery for

3 or ten years. Their enthusiasm for the products was

very convincing, but I needed my own real positive

experience. It took me by surprise at the third presentation

which I had organised at home. At the beginning of a

presentation, I would always ask anyone in the audience

to try the Heart (a powerful magnet with a heart shape),

by way of applying it over a painful spot (back, joint, etc.).

One of the ladies who had asked for one stood up at the

end of the presentation, came to me and said, the pain I

have had for years has eased dramatically. I want to buy

one now. I am delighted to write that now, six months

later, she is still delighted because the Heart really brings

her some pain relief. She also mentioned that once she had

forgotten to clip it on and a few days later the pain hadcome back.

Since then, my own list of satisfied Magnetic Jewellery

users has not stopped growing. It has helped with many

ailments such as elbow pain, neck problems, anxiety, joint

pain, arthritis, swelling, and sleeping disorders.

Acting on the red blood cells

Still, as a sceptical person, I had to understand why and

how magnets could help to alleviate pain and improve

general well-being. The explanation is quite simple: theproperties of the magnetic field operate on our red blood

cells, which are charged in iron. These cells have the

important function of carrying oxygen and nutrients to

every cell and the magnet helps them to circulate more

freely and further around our body. The result can be

local (specific pain relief) or general (e.g. allergy, energy

levels).

Everyones experience is unique

What I have learnt through my customers experiences

is that everyone reacts differently to the power of the

magnets. Some people feel something straight away a

light tingling and sensation of warmth where the magnet

is applied; others feel nothing. Some people report a

Magnetsand well-being

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benefit within one hour; for others, it can take three

months. Also, because the magnets are allowing the

red blood cells to circulate freely and bring a full share

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unexpected extra benefits. One person who had bought

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that she also did not experience any hay fever that spring.

Another one got a necklace to help with his headaches

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But dont get me wrong: this is not a miracle cure.

Magnets have proven to help many people, improving

their general well-being, relieving some symptoms and

sometimes bringing a real change of life, but they will not

cure any illness. Also, wearers of pacemakers should not

wear magnets.

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The success story of Energetix is quite remarkable.

Created only ten years ago, this German company has

grown very fast and has reached sales of 65 million

around the world. I am still struck by the huge enthusiasm

for the products among all distributors, but also by their

professionalism. Energetix provides regular training

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So lets look at the facts as they

stand: our healthcare system is

very sick! So the system which is in

charge of the nations health is not

healthy itself not a great place to

start. Or is it?

Western medicine is vastly proud

of its advancements, and indeed we

have many powerful ways to detect

illness and carry out interventions

now. Holistic healthcare on the otherhand has a reputation for being old,

outdated, and often-times frowned

upon. So what is the reality? Lets

take a common sense approach to

this. If you were sick 5000 years ago,

what would have happened? It was a

community affair, the neighbours and

extended family would rally around,

and do the household chores for you. Someone in the

community would have ensured that you were nourishedwith good food. If you were wealthy you would have gone

to an ancient healing temple, where you would have rested

on special beds that were positioned in the sunlight. There

you would receive a massage with specially blended oils,

and depending on your ailment, you would have been

bathed in the local hot springs, and the local medicine

man would have used ancient wisdom to concoct some

remedies for you. So lets compare that to the powerful

advancements that we have in todays medicine. Today if

you get sick, when you are removed from your community

(most hospitals have to have severe visiting restrictions

due to infection control), are you fed nourishing food? You

check your dignity in at the main reception, are kept in

overcrowded, under-staffed areas with lots of other very

sick people. Massage anyone?

Where is the healing in todays medicine? Even the poor

nurses who were the only source of healing in modern

hospitals are no longer allowed to deliver healing, as they

struggle to keep up with the systems. What does your

common sense tell you? We need to put the healing back

into our health service. It's not rocket science, is it?

The best way to deliver this healing is through holistic

healthcare. We must switch our thinking from a system

that is based on illness to one that focuses on maintaining

health in the first place. In Taiwan for instance there are

rows of visually impaired massage therapists working in ahospitals A & E waiting room, so as you wait patiently

pardon the pun you receive a massage. Do you think

this commonsense approach sounds too simple to be true?

Well, the best things always are. Do you know that in

the USA at the moment there are 800 hospitals that offer

Reiki either pre-op or post-op? Imagine as you lie in your

hospital bed, a reflexologist works on your feet, enhancing

your bodys ability to heal itself. Dont you think this

would speed your recovery?

So to get back to the original question. With the current

ill-health of our health service, is it a good position to be

in? My answer is yes. Hold your deafening cries!

In life in order for anything new to be created there

must be a natural extinction of the old. I see this time in

history as yes, a crisis, but also an exciting opportunity

for us to change for the better, and holistic healthcare is

the system for the 21st century. I am talking specifically

of energy medicine,and I would like it to be used as well

asour current medical model, not instead of. Both systems

should work side by side.

So we in the holistic fields need to encourage and

enhance our relationship with the medical establishments,

and in doing so we can work together to provide a truly

Holistic Healthcare

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Retreat House and Sanctuary

Woodford House in South Dublinnear Blackrock is hosted by singer /harper Claire Roche. It is a verypopular retreat and performancevenue for relaxing and raising

the spirits.

Woodford House is regularly usedfor holistic workshops, exploring andteaching spiritual healing, creativewriting, poetry, mindfulness, colourhealing, practical basic herbalismand angel awareness.

Woodford House is also a perfectvenue for book readings.

Woodford House is also a Harpsaround Irelandvenue.

If you would like to host your workshop or book readingat a peaceful venue that is extremely convenientto travel to, especially for people in Dublin and

adjoining counties, please contact Claire Roche at:01 283 5135 or 087 2895525www.aboutwoodford.com

JyoreiJapanese Healing Art

The word Jyorei in Japanese means

purication of spirit.

It is a healing art in which spiritual Light is

focused on others.

Meishusama, who created Jyorei, taught that all o

life's difculties are caused by impurities or clouds

within the spiritual world.

By practicing Jyorei, spiritual light is ocused on these

clouds and dissolves them, relieving the physical, emotional,

and personal distress that they cause.

Jyorei is an act o selfess giving and sharing.

It is a prayer or others.

A person receiving Jyorei regularly oten experiences

proound healing in spirit, mind, and body

that eventually leads to genuine happiness.The person who gives Jyorei can also experience Jyoreis

benets, and also has the joy of sharing these benets

with close relatives, riends, and neighbours.

If you would like to try Jyorei in Dublin area,please contact Tetsuya at

[email protected] can nd out more about Jyorei at www.shumei.org

inclusive healthcare system.

At our Holistic Centre of Excellence we achieve this

through our Outreach Program, whereby we provide free

educational talks to all walks of life, from marginalised

communities to the corporate world, as well as free

treatments. This has been an enormous success story for

us, as we have completed over fifty events this year alone,

to a value in excess in 70,000. This we fund privately

through the centre, and we are blessed with the time

contributions of our wonderful qualified ex-students.

Education has always been the key element in the

development and advancement of any community, so we

encourage those of you with a working knowledge of any

of the CAM therapies to brush up your public speaking

skills and get on that soap box. The time has never been

so critical and the opportunity to contribute to exciting

change so vital.

We are happy to share any of our experience and

expertise with you should you need any information

pertaining to the field of holistic healthcare.

Contact us at

Holistic Centre of Excellence hcoeie or 061-381947

AnnaGibson-Steel,Founder


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Reiki Federation Ireland: Supports the practice o Reiki Promotes the Proession o Reiki Maintains a high standard o Reiki practice Maintains a register o Practitioners and Teachers or reerral

purposes. Disseminates inormation on Reiki to the public and other

interested parties Liaises with Dept o Health and Children and other proessional

bodies, to raise the prole of Reiki in mainstream health Forms links with National and International proessional bodies,

to keep abreast o new developments in complementarymedicine

Provides a social networking platorm or our membersWhy you should join us: To be part o Reiki in Ireland To receive regular Reiki newsletters To enjoy the social and educational events with RFI To support your sel-practice

Benets of Membership to Reiki Professionals: Great support or your proessional practice Opportunities to be promoted by RFI at health and

well being shows Be on the register o practitioners and teachers or reerral

purposes Reduced Reiki practitioner and teacher Insurance and many

reductions on other services Enjoy support or your Reiki business at our many Reiki events

RFI has been in discussions with the Dept o Health andChildren and are actively working towards Reiki

in mainstream health or its members.

Contact us: www.reikifederationireland.comPhone: 0879819366 to become a member or for more informa tion

THE HEALERS PROMISE

ALL WHO COME TO ME FOR HEALING

I SHALL TREAT WITH COMPASSION,

REGARDLESS OF COLOUR, CREED OR RACE.

MY ATTITUDE SHALL BE NON-JUDGEMENTAL

AND CARING.

I SHALL BE HONEST IN MY DEALINGS AND ALL

THAT IS SAID TO ME SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL.

I SHALL ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND KINDNESS.

I SHALL CONSIDER MY OWN WELL-BEING

TO BE IMPORTANT AND I SHALL STRIVE

TO BE TRUE TO MYSELF.

I SHALL ATTUNE WITH THE SOURCE

OF PEACE AND LOVE.

Te Healing rustwww.thehealingtrust.org.uk

Contact in Ireland or trainings:Yvonne Fitzgerald, 086-2787213

or yvonneftzgerald@natural-connections.comwww.natural-connections.com

IRISH MASSAGE THERAPISTS

ASSOCIATION

The IMTA was founded in 1990 and was set up to encourage

and promote high standards in training and practice in the

massage/bodywork therapy profession in Ireland.

If you are a therapist and would like to become a member

please visit our website or contact our administrator for

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Benets of membership include:

Group Insurance Scheme cover at 96 p.a.

Discount Scheme with retailers nationwide

Quarterly newsletter, In Touch

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Information on workshops and courses

A listing on our website under Find a Therapist

Regional meetings and much more . . .Feel assured that as an Irish Association we guarantee

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Phone: 086 377 3801

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Web: www.massageireland.org

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Global Goodwill

There are three major spiritual festivals which form the

high point in the annual cycle. These are the Festival ofEaster (at the Aries full moon), the Festival of Wesak (at

the Taurus full moon), and the Festival of Goodwill (at

the Gemini full moon). Through the steady, persistent

meditation work of many individuals and groups in all

parts of the world these festivals are now achieving a

subjective anchorage in the consciousness of mankind.

They represent a basic divine purpose, which will begin to

establish its objectives as the various religious institutions

simultaneously acknowledge and observe, each in its own

way, the unique annual approach of humanity to God andof God to humanity.

The Twelve Festivals

We should also take into consideration the purpose and

effect of each full moon period throughout the year.

The nine lesser festivals build the divine attributes into

human consciousness, while the three major festivals

establish the divine aspects. The aspects are well known

in terms of their basic energy qualities reflecting the

underlying trinity of the Godhead: will or purpose, love/

wisdom, and light or intelligent activity. These twelvefestivals at the time of the full moon each month are used

increasingly as a means of service through meditation.

Meditation opens a channel in consciousness through

which energies are invoked, received and consciously

directed. Energy, qualified by the nature and influence

of each full moon period, flows towards us on the tide

of life from our solar centre, the Sun. We work in group

meditation at the full moon festivals, therefore, because

when the moon is full to our vision, the path of energy

communication is wide open, clear and unimpeded.

The Three Festivals

In the future all people of spiritual inclination will keep

the same holy days. This will bring about a pooling of

spiritual resources and a united spiritual effort, plus

a simultaneous invocation. The potency of this will

be apparent. The three major festivals each year are

concentrated in three consecutive months and lead to

a prolonged annual spiritual effort which affects the

remainder of the year. These are:

(1) The Festival of Easter. This is the Festival of therisen living Christ, the teacher of all humanity and the

head of the spiritual Hierarchy. He is the expression

of the love of God. On this day the spiritual Hierarchy,

which he guides and directs, is recognised and the nature

of God's love is emphasised. This festival is determined

always by the date of the full moon of Spring and is thegreat Western and Christian Festival.

(2) The Festival of Wesak (Sunday 6th May 2012). This

is the Festival of the Buddha, the spiritual intermediary

between the highest spiritual centre, Shamballa, and the

Hierarchy. The Buddha is the expression of the wisdom

of God, the embodiment of light and the indicator of

divine purpose. This Festival is fixed annually in relation

to the full moon of May; it is the great Eastern Festival.

(3) The Festival of Goodwill (Monday 4th June 2012).

This is the Festival of the spirit of humanity aspiringtowards God, seeking conformity with the will of God

and dedicated to the expression of right human relations.

The Festival is fixed annually in relation to the full moon

of June. It is a day whereon the spiritual and divine

nature of mankind is recognised. On this Festival for

two thousand years the Christ has represented humanity

and has preached the last sermon of the Buddha before

the assembled Hierarchy. This is, therefore, a festival of

deep invocation and appeal, of a basic aspiration towards

fellowship, of human and spiritual unity; it represents the

effect in human consciousness of the work of the Buddhaand of the Christ. This festival is also observed as World

Invocation Day.

These three Festivals are a part of the unified spiritual

approach of humanity, although they are not yet

sufficiently related to each other. The time is coming

when all three festivals will be kept throughout the world

and by their means a great spiritual unity will be achieved

and the effects of the Great Approach, so close to us at

this time, will be stabilised by the united invocation of

humanity throughout the planet.

Energies Available at this time

The Forces of Restoration are particularly active at the

time of the Easter Festival. These forces emanate from

the mind of God; they are connected with the intelligence

principle in the divine nature, stimulating the human

intellect. This type of energy is peculiarly creative in

nature and carries the life which produces the birth of

forms. It is a mass energy, related to the stimulation of

the mass intelligence. It makes people think, plan and

take action. It produces neither good nor bad results butsimply brings about the awakening of mens minds so that

they take intelligent action.

The Forces of Enlightenment are active at the time of

the Wesak Festival. These Forces emanate from the heart

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of God; they are related to divine understanding and

can reach and strengthen those who love and serve their

fellow men. This energy transmits the second principle

of divinity, love-wisdom, of which the Buddha and the

Christ are the two outstanding expressions. The forces

of enlightenment initiate the new world education. The

first to be affected by them are the great educational

movements, the forums of the people in all lands and the

values which can unfold through mass communicationsmedia. The press, publishers of world literature, speakers,

writers, radio commentators, newspaper men and social

workers are all affected by these forces which stream into

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