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C R E A T I V I T Y , W E L L - B E I N G & S U S T A I N A B L E L I V I N G l o c a l g u i d e t o C r e a t i v i t y , W e l l - B e i n g & G r e e n R e s o u r c e s

malvernhillistic.co.uk Nov/Dec 2013

STIR UP

NOVEMBER AN AREA THAT

COULD BE FRACKED!

CLEAN WATER PROJECT

CELEBRATION PREPARATION PREVENTION?

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Classes/Workshopss

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Welcome to the 10th issue of Malvern Hillistic

Malvern Hillisticis an alternative guide to

Malvern and local area.

Malvern Hillistic is a free bi-monthly guide to workshops, talks,

events, complementary health, creative, nature, sustainable living and more.

2000 copies are currently distributed to

cafes, shops, various venues, therapy centres and households surrounding the

hills. Subscribe to Malvern Hillistic £12 per year

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December

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Contents

4 Seen it on TV? 6 Workshops Nov/Dec 8 Malvern Energy Generation 10 What is Core Process Psychotherapy? 12 Astrological Climate 13 An Area That Could Get Fracked? 14 Worcestershire Animal Rescue 15 Finding Strenght 16 Stir Up November 18 Celebration, Preparation, Prevention? 20 Weekly Classes 22 Wellness Counts 24 Clean Water Project

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Come and try it out for

yourself or treat someone special as a Christmas gift… To what?

Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture & Pampering

Seen it on the TV? Heard about it in the Press?

Revolving around an Holistic approach to beauty & wellbeing

Acupuncturist, Reflexologist, Former Nurse & Midwife, Jennie Sheringham now offers an Acupuncture ‘Facelift’ treatment and Pamper session. Focusing on key Acupuncture points & using the Organic skincare products “EllaPure”, Jennie commences the consultation by taking notes on your overall condition and anything problematic to you, she then feels your pulse which will give her a good indication of your overall health & wellbeing. Jennie will offer you acupuncture needles in other parts of your body or a mini reflexology treatment while the facial needles are working to encourage a good energy flow around the body & ensure maximum overall benefits. WHAT IS COSMETIC FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE? Encouraging facial muscles to relax, facial acupuncture promotes healing through skin rejuvenation & by stimulating collagen production therefore encouraging the process of anti-ageing. Blood circulation is improved by unblocking stagnated energy in the channels and this helps the body to remove toxins and leave skin looking glowing, healthy & radiant. “The ageing process will happen, I can’t stop that” says Jennie “but a combination of Acupuncture, good diet and an improved feeling of wellbeing, fine lines & wrinkles, the tell-tale signs of ageing will slow down & the skin will have a healthy glow.” THE TREATMENT After assessing what treatment you need Jennie will insert needles into your arms or legs to encourage flow & balance. She will then cleanse & prepare your face for the insertion of very fine needles in specific points on the face, you may feel a sensation but should not be in pain (remember this is a pamper session !!) after 20 mins the needles are removed, facial rollers & facial moxa warmer follows and the treatment comes to an end with a wonderful facial massage leaving you energized but relaxed. Following a first treatment a Worcs news reporter printed the following statement “As well as a completely indulgent and relaxing experience I left feeling fully energized & ready to face the rest of the day. My skin felt wonderfully smooth, my cheeks felt plumped up & there was a definite reduction in the fine lines and wrinkles, particularly the creases between my eyebrows. Although a course of treatments is recommended I was surprised with just how effective one session proved to be”

For further information, to make an appointment with Jennie or purchase a Gift Voucher for that special MAN or WOMAN.

Please contact Jennie at The WHEEL OF LIFE CENTRE, N MALVERN 01684 565586 www.jenniesheringham.co.uk 07850 064684

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NOVEMBER 6TH Soul Power, the Power to Transform

our World " The Cart House @ The Fold. 11 -1pm. ffi Clair McDonald 01886 884888. 9th

The Goddess Unknown: The path of

the Goddess. 10 - 4:30 The Wheel of Life Centre, Malvern. ffi: Hesther 01684 573 882

7th Repair Café, The Cube, Malvern. 10 –

2pm

10th Share With M.E. The Fold, Bransford.

1pm-2.30. ffi: Sally 07504 280486

16th Repair Café, The Cube, Malvern.

10 – 2pm

16th Beauty: A Day of Art & Words.

Private studio in Malvern. 10am – 5pm ffi: Cassandra Eve & Ann Jones 07794 507076

16th Heartland Tai Chi workshop

Meditation - moving body, still mind. The heart of meditation. 10am to 1pm. Friends Meeting House, Sansome Place, Worcester WR1 1UG ffi: Alan Smith: 01905 764848 or 07722 765009

16th Great Malvern Arts Market. Priory

grounds, Malvern. 10-4pm. ffi: 01684 892289

21st Demonstration of Wellness Counts

Online Wellbeing Plan. 6.30pm for practitioner (referrals) 7-8pm for general public. Malvern Vale Community Centre WR14 1GU. Ffi: Tina Carkeek 01684 591048

24th ‘The World of Bowen’ 10am –

5.30pm Malvern…tba ffi; Tim Willcocks, 07736 736068

24th Covered Fold Market, Bransford. 10-

2pm

30th Christmas Arts & Food Markets and

Christmas Lights Switch-On. 9am – 7pm. Abbey Road Priory Grounds, ffi: 01684 892289

Workshops /Events

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SEEK SIMPLICITY… Resist the habit of making things more

complicated than they need to be.

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DECEMBER 1st Kirtan with Jo Clarkson. 7-9pm.

Friends Meeting House, Orchard Road, Malvern. ffi: Hilly 07828 032643

2nd Malvern Energy Generation. Public Meeting @Malvern Cube. 7.30pm ffi: Robin 01684 540284

2nd and 9th

Emotional Processing with

Andy Fagg for qualified massage therapists/bodyworkers. The Cart House, The Fold, Bransford WR6 5JB 10am to 5.30pm. ffi: Sarah Cohen 01386 861931/07976 169066

4th Dowsing For Health. 11-1pm The Cart

House @ The Fold. Clair McDonald 01886 884888

7th & 8th Beyound Bowen – Introduction

NST 9.30am – 5.30pm. Malvern…tba. ffi; Tim Willcocks, 07736 736068

7th Adapting Shop-Bought Patterns. 10.00

– 3.30pm Malvern Library. Ffi: Catherine Howie 07854 486869

16th Repair Café, The Cube, Malvern.

10 – 2pm

14th Christmas Crafty Workshop for

Adults. 9.30 – 12.00. Malvern Library. Ffi: Catherine Howie 07854 486869

15th Share With M.E. The Fold, Bransford.

1pm-2.30. ffi: Sally 07504 280486

19th Repair Café, The Cube,Malvern.

10 – 2pm

21st Carol Procession & Concert…with

Rescue Donkeys. Lytlelton Rooms, Church Street. 2.45pm. ffi: 07788 111113

21st Malvern Farmers Market, 9am-2pm

22th Covered Fold Market, Christmas

Market. Bransford. 10-2pm

Workshops & Events

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Workshops listed FREE

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In this article we are focussing on how investing as individuals in a community energy scheme can be good for the planet and provide us with an ethical investment that benefits local people and organisations. First let’s draw the big picture contrast between what happens now to our power supplies to what we are proposing. Currently almost all our energy comes from fossil fuels, mined from all round the globe and transported to the big six suppliers who set fire to it and some (approx 50%) becomes electricity delivered to your house. We use lots of money to buy it from them (costs have risen at over twice inflation for at least the last 10 years) and we waste most of the energy because our homes and appliances are built for the past cheap energy era. (Much of the money we pay leaves the UK to buy for the fossil fuels and creates a worsening balance of payments situation, now North Sea oil and gas are rapidly declining). If we have any money left we might decide to invest it usually with people in organisations we have never met and don’t trust (the banks come to mind). They invest it all over the planet in things we don’t believe in or care about and they give us a 3% return, maybe. Our suggested alternative is that we get the energy from the weather, the sun, the river weirs and the waves (renewable resources). We create a local co-op to generate electricity with the renewable resources available locally, individuals in our community invest with the co-op they own and they get a return that is better than the 3%. With this approach we are reducing our carbon footprint, supporting the local economy, engaging people with renewables, this has a cross community appeal and it is a stable and proven model. There are now several examples in the UK and a very large number of community schemes in the rest of Europe.

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Transition Malvern Hills – Starting a Malvern Energy Generation

In our 3 previous articles we have written about

the parallels between Transition Towns philosophy and those underlying the complementary health disciplines, the need for an “Inner consciousness shift” to happen alongside the “outer practical changes” that are necessary in the way we use resources and in the last issue the schemes we have to help people reduce their personal Carbon footprint in their transport.

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Transition Malvern Hills believes we can do this locally and we applied for an were given a small support grant (from the Co-op Hub) to allow us to commission the Sharenergy Co-op to help us get started (they have experience of doing this for many community energy co-ops UK wide, locally in Leomister PV, Woolhope Biomass boilers and wood supply and Neen Sollars Community Hydro). We have a team of 8 volunteers wanting to make this work. We have now given 3 public talks on our plans, submitted all the papers for the setting up a co-op (called Malvern Community Energy) , getting FCA registration, applied for a bank account and have found the first large roof and commenced discussions with the landlord to get the legal matters sorted out.

Co-op - Your Chance of a Local Community Based, Ethical Investment

We have chosen the Malvern Cube as our first building because that has tremendous social value (by reducing the Cube’s electricity bills) as well as being capable of delivering a modest return to our members/community investors. The Cube is the youth and community centre that we helped to save from demolition and have been helping to run and develop for the last year. We are also working on the Share Issue Offer Document and started collected details of local people interested in investing so we can keep them up to date.

We have also started looking for more large roofs that meet the key criteria of them being likely to stay in secure ownership for 20 years, have a high electrical load in the day time spread across the year, are Southish facing with no shading, has a sizeable grid connection and are large enough to take ideally a 50kW PV array (about 200 panels the larger the array the better the return). Have we got you interested or even excited about this new and very important venture, if yes please contact us (until the website is up and running contact…

Robin Coates 01684 540284 or robin@robincoates.com) and /or come to the next public meeting at the Cube on 2nd Dec at 7.30pm.

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What is Core Process Psychotherapy?

Core Process Psychotherapy is a

combination of Buddhist psychology and mindfulness-based psychotherapy. It is one of the original mindfulness-based psychotherapy training programmes and was established at the Karuna Institute in Devon in 1982. Maura Sills is the founder of Core Process Psychotherapy and together with Franklyn Sills she has developed the Core Process Psychotherapy approach for application in various clinical contexts. Teachings drawn from different Buddhist sources and lineages create a broad vehicle for the psychotherapy training which is integrated with western personality theory, psychodynamics and psychotherapy skills. Students develop the ability to deepen into a state of presence and learn to bring this state of awareness into relationship. Presence-in-relationship then becomes the ground of enquiry into the client’s arising process. In Core Process work both therapist and client are engaged in a joint healing process where an awareness of the body, its feelings and feeling tones, and the content and states of mind that arise, are used to explore the nature of selfhood and suffering. The therapist's essential role is that of reflector and facilitator of awareness. The heart of Core Process work is oriented to the belief that true healing is only possible to the extent that we can be fully present to the immediacy of our inner and outer experience.

it is not about becoming a Buddhist and people from all spiritual traditions or none are equally welcome. Janne Tooby is a senior student studying Core Process Psychoherapy and is now ready to begin seeing clients. She has a background in the NHS working as a nurse, a midwife and a senior health promotion officer. She has also run a successful private massage and craniosacral therapy practice. She will be offering sessions in Bransford abut 3 miles from both Malvern and Worcester on the Hereford Road, with easy access from Junction 7 of the M5 motorway. Please call Janne on 079 697 38132 or

email her with your telephone number and she will get back to you :

janne@thefold.org.uk.

If you are interested in more information about Janne’s MA

training at The Karuna Institute see http://www.karuna-institute.co.uk/.

Although the principles and fundamental practices underpinning the Psychotherapy come from Buddhism,

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MALVERN WELLS 2011

“A Quote from the Soil Association”

Tor’s

The Astrological Climate –Anyone for Cake?

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As we move into winter and nature settles down to rest, we are doing anything but sleep.

The challenge of the Pluto/Uranus square, mid-way in its cycle, is impelling us into a period of dynamic change which continues into New Year. Is there any let up? Well, as Mahatma Gandhi said ‘ Be the change you want to see in the world’. This is the learning.

Change usually indicates challenge and potential discomfort. It’s the edge on which we grow. To quote the original evolutionary, Charles Darwin: ‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.’ Everything around us, from our relationships to the environment, including the planets, is reflecting this necessity to evolve. The season of ‘good will to all men’ will soon be upon us. It’s going to be an interesting experiment. Having a predictable Xmas? It might be good to take another look. On Xmas day, Mars, named after Ares, the Roman god of war, ruling our passions, drives and willpower, is intensifying the ongoing Uranus/Pluto opposition. This is no easy aspect, signalling conflict, disruptions, even violent uprising. Interestingly Mars also rules new beginnings. (Consider the dynamic energy of spring’s uprising.) This indicates our choice: resist or deny the change we know we need to make or recognise the only certainty IS change? Undoubtedly true, but not so easy to live perhaps? With Chiron in this dynamic mix we can be certain our unintegrated past will be revealing itself. Faced with difference, disagreement and potentially conflict, the main theme will be: response or reaction? In this volatile cluster of aspects it’s the feminine figures in the chart that bring balance and potential resolution.

steadies and contains the explosive dynamics. Pallas Athena trine Pluto contributes discernment: to understand how the nuances of daily life create the bigger picture. For example: Does the endeavor to keep ignoring those little irritations really work? Pallas brings the perceptive capacity to see both the small and big picture, and take practical steps for integration of conflicting perspectives. Key awareness: Your own motivations. Be honest. Avoid projection or blaming. Key questions: Am I going through the motions of Xmas to please others or because everyone else is? What do I really want? Key actions: Bring originality to the way you relate and everything you do, particularly your Xmas social/family activities. Over this period, if life becomes just too much, consider this simple analogy. To bake a cake the ingredients must be mixed, transformed and cooked. The result is delicious. This winter we’re definitely cooking. Best enjoy it! Christmas cake anyone? Cassandra Eve is an astrologer and creative

self-discovery facilitator. www.beingwholewoman.co.uk

Tel: 07794 507076

Venus in Capricorn quintile Uranus, whilst bringing caution and reserve to love and friendship,

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Transition Malvern Hills

The connectedness here would be both in ourselves and between us as communities and the limits would be those and future generations.

I was delighted to be asked by Teena to write a few words

about Transition Malvern Hills (TMH). I am aware that the ways of viewing our Health Holistically, as an intrinsically connected system of Mind, Body, Emotional and Spiritual being, consciously living within appropriate limits to avoid self abuse and the abuse of others is the same basic philosophy that we are also wanting to achieve at the level of Gaia.

that allow the planet to sustain us

An area that could be Fracked! “Bad news, you live in an area that could

get fracked,” is splashed across my screen. I’ve

put my Alfrick postcode into the search box

proffered by Greenpeace’s anti-fracking

campaign at www.wrongmove.org.

Apparently the Malverns have shale gas

potential. Should I be concerned?

The British Geological Society has mapped large

areas of countryside in the North West, the

Midlands and the South East as having an organic-

rich shale rock formation that has natural gas held in

it. The only way to get the gas out of the solid rock

is to drill down deep underground using a process

called hydraulic fracturing, fracking for short.

The controversial technique, which involves injecting, at high pressure, a mixture of water,

sand and chemicals into the earth to release shale gas, was banned in the UK in 2011 and

2012 but now it’s well and truly back on the agenda with the government considering tax

incentives and offering communities financial benefits if they choose to explore for natural

gas in their backyards.

Natural gas production by fracking is rife in the US. Advocates say it is safe for people and

the environment, and reduces reliance on imported gas, thus boosting energy security. But

critics argue fracking involves an unacceptable level of water usage, contaminates water

supplies and spills potentially toxic waste into the environment.

Whatever the threat to the environment and health, the fracking debate does throw up

questions we can’t ignore - like, how best to meet our collective energy demands. We all use

electricity, we want to travel by car or go on holiday by plane. Where do we think all the

energy comes from? If it’s not in our back yards but in a faraway distant land, is that OK?

What if we have to make some sacrifices to meet our energy needs?

To enquire into this, there’s a Conversation Cafe on Fracking (For Frack’s Sake) at The Fold,

Bransford on Wednesday 20th November.

We'll have help to look at the known facts and then experienced conversation cafe host

Trish Dickinson will guide us through a series of themed rounds of enquiry in which we're

not focussing on who's right and who's wrong but allowing the facts to be considered.

In listening respectfully to each other we move from vision to action. £3 entry at 7pm. £9

entry includes light supper served at 6.30pm. Booking essential for supper.

Call 01886 833633. Bar service available.

Check out www.thefold.org.uk

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Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter

Ways in which people can help are, direct donations at the shelter or online via the website, www.wars.org.uk just giving page, sponsored activities such as walks, treks, marathons etc, sponsoring a kennel or cat pod (an ideal present for any animal lover) and leaving a legacy donation, these just some of the ways. We are regularly full to capacity with a mix of stray’s brought in by the dog warden and people looking to rehome their pets. Some of the main reasons people have for rehoming dogs are :

• Too big, can’t cope

• Too lively, can’t cope

• Can’t afford them

• Dog has shown aggression to people

• Can’t find rented accommodation

that will allow dogs

• Dog has become destructive

• Dog is fighting with other dogs in

the household

• Owners work long hours, not

enough time for the dog

This shows before taking on a pet you should give it a lot of thought, talk to people who have pets, be realistic about how much free time you have to exercise and socialise with your pets.

www.wars.org.uk Tel: 01905 831651

We believe a responsible pet owner ensures that all their pets are:-

Fed an appropriate diet

Provided with safe, clean and

comfortable accommodation

Covered by relevant pet insurance

Implanted with a microchip that is

registered to the current owner and

details are kept up to date

Given any necessary veterinary

treatment and preventative

treatments are kept up to date

Given the appropriate amount of

exercise and stimulation to keep their

mind and body healthy

Before getting a pet a responsible owner takes the time to research how much money and time will be required to ensure all the above criteria are met.

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The shelter open in 2001, and sits in 5

acres of land in Newlands, Nr Malvern (just off the A449.

The shelter has 27 kennels, 12 cat pens and 2 all-weather play pens where the dogs can be exercised. The shelter as a small team of employed staff but also has an army of volunteers not only providing financial support but also helping walk the dogs, and socialize with the cats. Being an independent charity we rely heavily on public support and donations to keep operating, which in the current economic climate isn’t always that easy.

So, now you have some good grounded Knowledge preparing for your pet.

Here comes the fun part… selecting your pet. He or she will greet you with unconditional love and years of pleasure all in exchange for long healthy walks in nature.

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Finding Strength– Inspiration in Challenging Times

The penultimate stations is ‘Seeing with New Eyes’ where we get a clearer perspective on some of the changes going on in world views. This includes gaining an understanding of systems theory and exercises where participants discover new personal power and purpose to play a part in bringing about a more desirable future. Finally in ‘Going Forth’ we take what has been learnt and consider plans for change we want to make in our lives. The workshops are principally participatory with explanations and introductions by the workshop leaders who having created a safe space, guide participants simply and carefully through the process. At the recent workshop at The Fold one highlight was holding a session in a beautiful wooded glade by the River Teme. The sixteen participants provided a rich mix of input and offered generous feedback on the day, including: “This has been the best day of my life” “It was an amazing day and so great to get together and not feel alone in some of the things we are going through and being faced with in our lives”’ Will and Kirsti are looking forward to their next one-day workshop on 1

st February 2014

and would like to run two and three day sessions for people who want to get deeper into this profound and powerful work.

will@thefold.org.uk 01886 833422

A Finding Strength workshop was held on

September 28th

at the Fold Bransford, facilitated by Kirsti Norris and Will Tooby. Based on the inspiring empowerment approach developed by Joanna Macy,

sometimes know as the Work That Reconnects, this work provides an opportunity for people to stop and reflect about their place in responding to the challenges we face in the world today.

They go on to find inner strength and inspiration, despite the enormity of the problems. It offers a safe space for people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the wider web of life. Based on a spiral of four stations the work starts with gratitude and remembering what we truly love about the world and experience how this is a liberating antidote to consumerism. This resourcing part of the workshop is essential for the next part of the journey where we honour our pain for the world. Sometimes called despair work and clearly counter cultural in a world where we are encouraged to keep our fears and concerns to ourselves, participants voice and hear from others how they truly feel about the challenges we face in the world today. This helps us realise our sense of passion that is held behind our concerns.

Please contact Will on o or call

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Stir Up November!

You don’t need to wait until 24th

November to start

your baking preparations for Christmas. Stir up Sunday, the last Sunday before advent, is traditionally the day to make your Christmas pudding,

Think also about the visitors you will have over Christmas; do they have any special dietary requirements? By planning in advance you can have tasty baked good for everyone. For example if you choose vegetarian suet, it works as well in puddings and mincemeat as traditional beef suet, but can be enjoyed by all. These days there are plenty of great substitute foods for those who need them.

Dove’s Farm make a wonderful gluten free, wheat free flour blend, which is really versatile and works in a variety of recipes. Xylitol is granular and makes a great sugar substitute for many baked goods. Sadly even at Christmas there are those who will need to avoid alcohol, but with planning they can be provided for. You can even make alcohol free mincemeat using a rich fruit juice such as pomegranate or cranberry in place of brandy, but you will need to add extra sugar to the recipe and keep the resulting mincemeat in the fridge for up to 10 days or freeze it until it is used.

Handley Organics stock a wide range of organic dried goods, spices, fine chocolate and ingredients for those with special diets. It is a great place for buying the things that you need for Christmas baking and browsing for the things that you don’t, but would like to buy anyway, such as our new figs in syrup and new season pressed juices! If your shopping basket proves too heavy with all the flours and dried fruits, why not ask about our delivery service.*

Save! Don’t forget to bring your loyalty card, to add on all your Christmas baking

purchases. For every £100 you spend, you can earn £5 off your next purchase*, which can be spent here or in our sister shop in Ledbury, The Apothecary Shop. And if you don’t have a loyalty card, don’t forget to ask for one next time you shop with us. It’s effectively a 5% cashback.

but the earlier you start the more time the pudding and also the mincemeat and Christmas cake have to mature and develop their rich fruity flavours.

Now is also a good time to stock up on dried goods. If you make a list of all the Christmas Food you will be preparing in advance and add up all the combined weights of say, raisins, you will be able to buy the largest pack size and save money. You won’t be overstocking or risk running out half way through a baking session.

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Preparing now will give you time to choose the best recipes and acquire any less common ingredients such as dried mulberries or browse for those extra specials such as Willie’s Madagascan Black 100% Sambirano Cacoa for making chocolate treats.

Handley Organics, 82 The Homend, Ledbury HR8 1BX

Tel: 01531 632889 enquiries@handleyorganics.co.uk

www.handleyorganics.co.uk *Terms apply, contact shop for details

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CELEBRATION Ce

Alix Jones, our resident Yoga teacher, teaches 4 classes a week and has done a remarkable job maintaining and growing the Yoga Centre at the WOLC after our beloved teacher Marilyn Freedman passed away in 2011.

Celebration, Preparation? Prevention?

CELEBRATION The WHEEL OF LIFE CENTRE celebrates its

official 15th

Anniversary this month & un-official 20yrs of therapists practicing at 6 North Malvern Rd. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL INVOLVED OVER THE YEARS. It has seen many changes but also consistency & commitment from all the therapist, clients, teachers & students.

Some of the therapists have 30years experience as well as a deep knowledge & understanding of their subject & have supported younger & newer people joining the team. Jennie Sheringham, Acupuncturist/Reflexologist/ex Nurse & Midwife opened & continues to manage the centre with the support of Fran Robinson - Shiatsu, Melvyn Smith – Homeopath, Neill Williamson – Sports Massage and many other’s. The most recent being Linda Edwards offering classes in ‘Tai Qi for Wellbeing. See www.wheeloflifecentre.co.uk for more information.

PREPARATION The therapists & teachers

are committed to assisting you enjoy maximum good health. At this time of year it is important for all the family to prepare for the winter ahead. Whether you book a treatment, attend a class, or request Nutritional Supplement support, you and your family can approach a very demanding time on your vitality & health with a confidence you have prepared & hopefully prevented illness in the coming months.

PREVENTION The WOLC continues to offer support in all forms of Preventative Health

Care for all the family. If ‘confusion reigns’ & you don’t know what is best please call the centre & we will help you decide on the best for you… 01684 565586. You may just want advise on simple remedies to help through the months ahead & acute conditions or you may need a more intensive assessment & treatment for ongoing health issues? Please ask us and we tell you what we think we can do to help. All our therapists & teachers will assess your individual situation and will work along with any other treatments & medications you may be using.

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*ACUPUNCTURE, REFLEXOLOGY, COSMETIC FACIAL *ACU:, BABY MASSAGE CLASSES, SKIN CARE Jennie Sheringham a former Nurse & Midwife treats all conditions & specializes in Fertility Issues, Assisted Fertility Support, Pregnancy & Post Natal care, Baby Massage and Women’s care from Teenager’s to Granny’s! *ACUPUNCTURE, TUI NA David Clyant uses Ac: & Tui Na Deep Tissue massage to ease pain & suffering & is also a Tai Qi & Qi Gong master. *HOMEOPATHY Melvyn Smith with many years of experience & practice working with children & adults. *SHIATSU Fran Robinson using Japanese hands on bodywork to restore a balance in body energy. *SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE Neill Williamson does deep massage & helps many athletes & cyclists. *MASSAGE & STRESS MANAGEMENT Tina Carkeek uses Aromatherapy oils with massage to help reduce stress *TOUCH FOR HEALTH KINESIOLOGY Kate Bishop uses muscle testing to facilitate healing & remove blockages. *COUNSELLING Juliet Birley offers a safe & supportive space for self examination & reflection. *COUPLES COUNSELLING Edyta Van der Put works with couples & individuals in confidential surroundings.

Therapies & Classes at The Wheel of Life Centre

*OSTEOPATHY Mike Bourne working to restore your bodies aches & pains to a more manageable level. *REIKI & ENERGY HEALING Jane Tomkinson gentle hands to rebalance your body’s energy. *YOGA Alix Jones morning & evening classes using Therapeutic yoga & breathing to improve health & release stress. *PILATES Liz Batty increase your Core strength, back health and energy. *TAI QI MOVEMENTS FOR WELLBEING Linda Edwards gentle exercises especially if you are dealing with a challenging condition & weakness. *ANTENATAL FITNESS CLASSES Ruth Heatley a class to keep you fit & healthy during pregnancy.

For further information, to make an appointment or to contact the centre

please see www.wheeloflifecentre.co.uk or call

01684 565586

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Cont… Tuesday

Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW) St

Mary’s Church hall, 3.30 -4.30 pm. ffi Linda 01684 569677

Hatha Yoga, Wyche Institute, Lower Wyche Road, 6.45 - 8.15pm ffi Hilly 07828 032643 ,

Tai Chi including Kai Men Tao Yin. 7pm -

8.30pm Quaker Friends Meeting Hall, Malvern. Ffi: David Clyant 07983 336704

Psychic Development Circle. 1, Guarlford Rd,

Malvern. 7-9pm starts Nov. ffi Anne 01684 439397

Tai Chi for Living Well - Beginners' Class Fort

Royal School, Wyld’s Lane, Worcester WR5 1DR 6.45pm to 7.45pm ffi: Alan Smith: 01905 764848

The Gift of Being Woman, The Wheel of Life

Centre. 7.30pm October 29th – December 3rd. ffi: Cassandra 07794 507076

Mindfulness Course. Wheel of Life, Malvern.

7.30pm. 03/09 – 22/10. Ffi: Kaspa 07946 715730

Malvern Women’s Harmony Singing Group. 12th

Nov, 26th Nov, 10th Dec, 14th Jan. 7:30-9:30 Beacon Clinic. Sunnara 01684 891261

Mindfulness Meditation, Malvern Vale

Community Centre, 7:45-8:45pm 5th Nov- 17th Dec ffi: Kaspa 01684 572 444

Mat Based Mixed Abilities Pilates, Manor Park

Sports Complex, Malvern ( ongoing class) 7.45–8.45pm. ffi Paula 07985 211 555

EFT ‘Tapping’ Circles for Physical and Emotional

Issues 8.20 – 9.50pmTrafford House, Jamaica Road, Malvern, ffi: Craig 07912 089231

Wednesday General Yoga, Inner Place, Ledbury. 9.30-11am.

12/09-12/12. ffi: Jo 07976 882252

Yoga suitable for beginners, Malvern Vale

Community Centre, 10 – 11.30. ffi: Hilly 07828 032643

Tai Chi for Living Well - Beginners' Class St

George’s Magdalene Room, St George’s Square, Worcester WR1 1HX 10am to 11am ffi: Alan Smith: 01905 764848 569677

Monday

Gental Yoga, Inner Place, Ledbury. 9.30-11am.

ffi: Jo 07976 882252

Rehabilitation Pilates at Malvern Cube,

Malvern, 9.30-10.30 ffi: Paula 07985 211 555

Meridian Yoga @ The Wheel Of Life Centre10-

11.40, ffi: Alix 07816 147501

Redemial Yoga, Link Top, Malvern. 2.45-4pm.

ffi: Jo 07976 882252

General Yoga, Link Top, Malvern. 4.15-5.30pm

10/09-10/12 ffi: Jo 07976 882252

Samatha Meditation beginners, Friends

Meeting House Malvern, at 7pm, Fortnightly ffi Pam 01684 899117

Hath Yoga Alfrick Village Hall

7.30 - 8.45pm. ffi Hilly 07828 032643

Tai Chi for Living Well- beginners. 7-8pm Grove

Primary School, Pickersleigh Grove. Malvern, WR14 2LU Ffi: Alan 01905 764848

'Tai Chi for Living Well' Heartland Tai Chi

School. Grove Primary School, Pickersleigh Gr, 7 - 8pm ffi Alan 07722 765009

Chi Kung/Qigong for healthy movement. Quaker

Friends Meeting Hs, Malvern. 7pm starting. 21st Oct, 4th Nov, 18th Nov, 2nd Dec and 16th Dec ffi: Max 07976 239855

Improvers Yoga Class. The Fold Bransford. 7.45-

9.15pm 10/09-10/12 ffi: Jo 07976 882252

Tuesday

Tai Chi & Taoist Yoga. Malvern College Sports

Complex. Open to all. 9.30-10.30 ffi: Lyn Clarke 01684 566890

Mindfulness Meditation, Kaspa’s House,

Malvern. 10am-11am 5th Nov- 17th Dec ffi: Kaspa 01684 572 444

Tai Chi for Living Well, Beginners. Holy Trinity

School, Link Top. 12.30-1.30. ffi: Alan 01905 764848

Heartland Tai Chi School Tai Chi Short Form,

Holy Trinity Hall, Link Top, 1.30-2.30 ffi: Alan 01905 764848

Mindfulness Meditation, The Cube,

Malvern,1:30-2:30pm 5th Nov- 17th Dec ffi: Kaspa 01684 572 444

Weekly Classes

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Weekly Classes

Cont…. Wednesday

Yoga for Back Care, Inner Place, Ledbury. 11.15-

12.30. 12/09-12/12. ffi: Jo 07976 882252

Meridian Yoga @ The Wheel Of Life Centre. 10-

11.40am, ffi: Alix 07816 147501

Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW)

Welland Parish Hall, 2-3pm. ffi Linda 01684 Buddhist Service. @ Wheel of life 7.30pm.

Weekly. ffi: Kaspa 07946 715730

Tai Chi and Qigong for Calm Mind, Strong Body,

Beginners class. Yang family form. Northleigh School, St. Peter's Rd, Malvern WR14 1QS 7.30 to 9pm. Tel Altair 01684 562528

Circle Dance, Malvern Holy Trinity Hall 6th Nov,

20th Nov, 4th Dec, 15th Jan, 8-10pm ffi: Sunnara 01684 891261

Thursday

Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW) The

Wheel of Life. 9.45 – 10.45 ffi Linda 01684 569677

StepStone Challenge (aim to lose a stone and

get fitter in 13 weeks) Hill Centre, Milestone Road, Upton on Severn. 10am -12pm. Term time only. Ffi: 01684 591048 Classes for Absolute Beginners…“Sewing for the Terrified 31st October – 21st November Malvern Wells Studio 7.00-9.00pm ffi: Catherine 07854 486869

Meridian Yoga @ The Wheel Of Life Centre 7-

8.40pm ffi: Alix 07816 147501

Hatha Yoga – Advanced The Friends' Meeting

Hs, Malvern.7.30-9pm ffi: Hilly 07828032643

Dance into Bliss with Biodanza. Northleigh

Primary school, Malvern, Bring a friend FREE 7.30 to 9.30 ffi: Altair 01684 562528

Joyful Voices Harmony Singing Group. 7.30-

9.30pm., 7th Nov, 21st Nov, 5th Dec, 16th Jan. West Malvern Village Hall. Sunnara 01684 891261 Friday

Meridian Yoga @ The Wheel Of Life Centre 10-

11.40am, ffi: Alix 07816 147501

Mat Based Mixed Abilities Pilates, at Malvern

Cube, 11.15 – 12.15pm & 12.30-1.30pm ffi; Paula 07985 211 555

Weekly Classes

Cont… Friday Dance into Bliss with Biodanza. Northleigh

Primary school, Malvern, 7.30-9.30 ffi: Altair 01684 562528

5 Rhythms Dance, Friends meeting house. 7.30-

9.45pm.. Confirm with Neil on 07761 856154

Circle Dance Live Music. Monthly Friday’s 8-

10pm. 1st Nov, 6th Dec, 17th Jan Wellington Heath Sunnara 01684 891261

Saturday

Sewing Beginners Plus, Malvern Library, 9.30-

12pm. 12/10-16/11. ffi Catherine 07854 486869

Understanding Sewing Patterns. Malvern Wells

Studio. 10.30-3.30pm 5/10/13 ffi Catherine 07854 486869

Sunday

EFT for Food Cravings, Addictions, 8.20 –

9.50pm Trafford House, Jamaica Road, Malvern, ffi: Craig 07912 089231

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What

Mandi Helps Busy Professionals Adopt Winning Habits for a Healthier Work/Life Balance.

Wellness Counts .......towards your healthier, happier life

Feeling fit, well and energetic is something we all aspire to, but so often we lack the

motivation to do what we need to in order to achieve this. It’s all too easy to find excuses not to look after ourselves properly but often it’s simply a case of not knowing what to do for the best, based on our own specific needs – and in having the tools and information to fulfil those needs in a simple way. This is where Wellness Counts Limited can help you. It’s an award winning online Wellbeing Plan which allows you to discover which aspects of your health and well-being are priorities for you to work on and shows you how to go about making the necessary changes and improvements. It covers all aspects – physical, mental and emotional. You get a personal Health Report & Health Score too.

Because it’s online, it’s available to you whenever you need it, so time is less of an issue. In addition, and it’s completely private to you, allowing you to be totally honest! It’s very good at helping you to stay motivated and “on track” to achieve the targets you set yourself. For example, if your goal is to lose weight and get fitter, there’s a personal Dashboard where you can follow your progress week by week, which helps a lot.

There’s even an online “coach” who helps you if you are struggling. There are 9 online wellbeing programmes available ranging from nutrition, fitness and emotional health – our newest StepStone Challenge encourages you to lose a stone and/or get fitter in 13 weeks. You can do this programme entirely online or join a weekly StepStone group based in Upton or a new one starting soon in Malvern and the whole plan costs less than £0.70 per week. We believe it would be a valuable tool for practitioners to offer to their clients to complement your services, as many face a number of physical, mental and emotional challenges. We are a local business based in Upton and would welcome enquiries from practitioners who would like to be able to offer the system to their clients or groups, and we would be able to offer a commission for each client registering with the system.

Whether for yourself or the benefit of others, please have a look at our website: www.WellnessCounts.co.uk Or come along to our Malvern launch:

Malvern Vale Community Centre, WR14 1GU, Thursday 21 November 7-8pm

To learn more or take advantage of registration gifts/discounts Enquiries to Pauline Janin pjanin@wellness-counts.co.uk 07958 614209 or

Tina Carkeek tcarkeek@wellness-counts.co.uk 01684 591048 or 07917897215

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Deep Peace through mindfulness

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Mindfulness is in vogue at the moment. There are mindfulness based therapies available on the NHS,

and the word itself is cropping up all over the place. But what is it, and how can it help us.

Mindfulness practices have their roots in ancient wisdom but what they teach us is just as valuable today as it was 2500 years ago.

Mindfulness practice is about developing our awareness, and putting that awareness to good use. Basic meditations encourage us to notice our breath, to observe how the air enters and leaves the body.

We learn to observe without judgement; to be curious without becoming involved. We watch the breath with interest, without trying to change the breath, and without trying to breathe in a better way.

Straightaway we feel a sense of peace, as our attention is taken away from our usual frenetic thoughts and onto something that only exists in the present moment: we begin to unhook from the worries of daily life.

More advanced practices encourage us to watch our thoughts. This is more difficult. We are used to thinking rather than observing thinking. Usually when we have a thought we elaborate upon it, one thought leads to another. In a mindfulness practice instead of adding energy to the thinking process, we are asked to simply watch it unfold. In this way we start to get to know the character of our own minds. What do we hold on to? What stories do we create? How does our idea of who we are affect the choices we make? The way to deep sustainable peace is through these practices, as we get to know ourselves in this way, we start to accept ourselves for who we really are.

To find out more, including details of classes in Malvern, visit: www.mindfullywhole.co.uk

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The Jeremy Irons film, ‘Trashed’, shown at ‘The Cube’ in July,

left me feeling deeply shocked, as it did many others. I was taken aback by the shots of mountains of rubbish .. mostly plastic, slowly collapsing into an increasingly polluted ocean.

It caused me to question how much I really understood about what happens to my trash… the answer being ‘not much! Remembering to pack a shopping bag, and leave as much packaging as possible on the supermarket counter seems meaningless in the face of such horrors as were shown in the film. However, in late August, I discovered that my experience with that film had barely prepared me for my visit to one such area of devastation. My husband, Raphael, and I belong to a non-religious spiritual organization called Subud. Within this is a ‘Wing’, Susila Dharma International Association, (SDIA) which is popularly known as 'the charitable arm of Subud'.

to English language summer schools in Moldova, the projects being implemented by SDIA members span the fields of Child Development and Education, Community Health and Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods. SDIA is the central body, with UN consultative status, taking the UN Millennium Development Goals as one of its approaches, and Raphael and I are volunteer directors on the International Board. Every year the directors and voting members of SDIA are required to meet together for the Annual General Meeting. In order for as many members and project leaders as possible get an opportunity to attend, the location of these meetings changes. This year we were invited by Indonesia, enabling attendance for over 30 project leaders and staff from Indonesia, as well as representatives from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, India, USA, Canada, and Europe. We had many rich presentations, and opportunities to visit some of the projects in Indonesia. One afternoon we visited a clean water project where Susila Dharma Indonesia is instrumental in providing drinking water for village communities, collaborating with the Planet Water Foundation.

The special thing about the village in which this facility is situated is that it is contained within literally mountains of trash brought in from Jakarta in high-sided lorries, which continuously add to the growing plastic-filled terrain where families live and work. The site is large enough have its own little shop and school and we drove in along a road between piles of trash, past oozing ponds of muddy water. Pollution from the trash leaks into water sources: everything is coated in a miasma of dust and there is a feeling of suffocation.

Many countries within the worldwide community of Subud have their own SD National organisation, which usually work with humanitarian projects in other parts of the globe, occasionally in partnership with government departments for overseas development. From healthcare in DR Congo, caring for the dying in UK, scholarships in Indonesia, organic farming in India, using puppets to explore sensitive issues in France and worldwide,

Clean Water Project

Our host Purnama Widjajakusumah (SD Indonesia chair) explains how the water filteration works.

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Working in collaboration with Planet Water, the members of SD Indonesia search for and locate a school with suitable land to house a bore well and purification tower, and commitment from the school to provide maintenance. Planet water provides the equipment, in this case with additional funding from Starbucks, and the school and SD Indonesia maintain it. Not even Jeremy Iron’s film had prepared me for the actuality of the stench, the way the dirt pervaded everything, my desire to stop breathing because of what was around me, but within the atrocity of living conditions we were seeing, this tower of shining steel gushing sparkling water and young children drinking from clear glasses, this is a true oasis providing for the basic need of water – I felt a sense of privilege at being able to witness this miracle.

Note: Planet water is a US based, non-profit organization focused on bringing clean water to the world’s most disadvantaged communities through the installation of community-based water filtration systems and deploying hygiene education programmes. Today, more than 1 billion people do not have access to clean water. Today, 50% of the hospital beds on Earth are occupied by people with easily preventable waterborne diseases. Today, 4,000 children will kie from water related illnesses simply because they lack access to clean water. The Aqua Tower solution supports the daily drinking water requirements of up to 1,000 people, can be operated without power or use of chemicals harmful to the environment, and requires no consumables with a very simple maintenance process.

www.planet-water.org

SDIA: nfo@susiladharma.org

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HILLISTIC COMMUNITY DIRECTORY

PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT

Anne & Jack Stewart Psychic Development, Healing Therapy and Wellness 1, Guarlford Road, Malvern, WR14 3QW. Tel: 01684 439397 anne@dianareadings.com, jack@healingthespirit.eu www.healingthespirit.eu

REFLEXOLOGY Jennie Sheringham Reflexology Wheel Of Life Centre 6 North Malvern Road WR14 4LT mail@wheeloflifecentre.co.uk www.wheeloflifecentre.co.uk Tel: 01684 565586

SEWING

Catherine Howie re|fashion Sewing classes, alterations, dressmaking Studio 3, The Fold, WR6 5JB recut.remake.revamp@gmail.com www.re-fashion.co.uk Tel: 07854 486869

TAI CHI Alan Smith Heartland Tai Chi School Teaching Tai Chi, Chi Kung and meditation Grove Primary School, & Holy Trinity hall, Malvern heartland@talktalk.net www.heartlandtaichi.com Tel: 01905 764848

Linda Edwards Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW) Wheel of Life Centre, Malvern & others. lindaedwards@tmwtraining.com www.tmwtraining.com Tel: 01684 569677

LIFE COACHING Dawn Ryder Holistic Therapies and Life Coaching Dawn’s Spiritual and Therapy Centre, Leigh Sinton, Malvern dawnaryder@tiscali.co.uk

Emma Mary Gathergood Transforming Lives Coaching Service &Holistic Life Coaching emmamarygathergood@ymail.com www.transforminglives.co Tel: 01684 577867

MASSAGE

Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork Massage Training The Natural Therapy Centre, The Fold, Bransford, WR6 5JB worcester@bristolmassage.co.uk www.bristolmassage.co.uk TEL: 01386 861931

Sarah Cohen Massage and Bodywork The Natural Therapy Centre, The Fold, Bransford, WR6 5JB sarah@sarahcohen.co.uk www.sarahcohen.co.uk 01386 861931

NATURAL PRODUCTS

The Apothecary Shop Natural remedies for health and wellbeing 31 The Homend, Ledbury HR8 1BP enquiries@theapothecaryshop.co.uk www.theapothecaryshop.co.uk 01531 633448

ORGANIC

Handley Organics Fresh organic produce and groceries 82 The Homend, Ledbury HR8 1BX enquiries@handleyorganics.co.uk www.handleyorganics.co.uk Tel: 01531 632889

ACUPUNCTURE Jennie Sheringham Acupuncture Wheel of Life Centre North Malvern Rd WR14 4LT mail@wheeloflifecentre.co.uk www.wheeloflifecentre.co.uk Tel: 01684 565586

ASTROLOGY Cassandra Eve Astrological consultations & mentoring beingwholewoman@gmail.com www.beingwholewoman.co.uk Tel: 07794 507076

AROMATHERAPY Paula Trafford Organic Aromatherapy Massage Rehabilitation and Mixed Abilities Pilates. Trafford House, Malvern WR14 1TX info@PaulaTrafford.com www.PaulaTrafford.com Tel: 01684 566 076

COUNSELLING Sue Akehurst Counselling, Supervision & Zero Balancing Beacon Clinic, Malvern, WR14 2TA susanakehurst@yahoo.com www.sueakehurstcounselling.co.uk Mob: 07944 394245

FAIR TRADE Ethos Fair Trade & ethical gifts, clothing, and accessories shop Tudor House, 17c High Street, Ledbury, HFDS HR8 1DS shop@ethostrading.co.uk www.ethostrading.co.uk Tel: 01531 634636

HOMEOPATHY Kelda White Homeopathy, Hair Analysis, Reiki kelda@keldawhite.co.uk www.keldawhite.co.uk Tel: 01684 575516

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