The Canterbury Handbook

• A5 Full colour FREE community and Advertising magazine delivered to 10 000 houses in Canterbury, Bridge and Chartham

Contact:

Sue Nyirenda
sue@lovelli.co.uk
01304 842009

Website in the process of being created

It will be:

www.thecanterburyhandbook.co.uk

The Canterbury Handbook

As I am now the owner of the handbook - I'm looking for feedback and lots of new ideas that will make it more interesting to readers - any IDEAS?

Special offer
If you are a new advertiser and you book an ad in the handbook for a year - then you not only get 20% off but you can cancel after only 4 months...

You can advertise for as little as £12 per month - what? £12...?

AND...if you quote 'SFNApril' you will also get another 5% off if you book by the end of May for the July-August edition.

The handbook is an A5 full colour bimonthly booklet that will be delivered to 9000 homes in Canterbury. A further 1000 will be available at various pick up points.

It has Community pages -

• What's On FREE listings (see below)
• Useful telephone numbers and websites
• competitions - Photo Competition - for members of Canterbury's Photography Society
• puzzles and
• editorials highlighting local restaurants and other interesting organisations, businesses and charities.
• and.. if you have any bright ideas?

If you want to book a space to advertise (or have an editorial page) in this very successful method of reaching customers please talk to Sue on 01304 842009

The costs range from £12 per month for an eighth of a page in B&W to just under £100 for a full page.

FREE LISTINGS - every month a 'What's On' pull-out sheet will be distributed with the handbook - with events for the coming two months. If you have an event (or a regular class) happening in the Canterbury area please e-mail us with the details. The deadline for copy is a couple of weeks before the beginning of the month - but the sooner we get the details the sooner it will get on the sheet.

Jacqueline Summer

• Storyteller
• Hatha Yoga teacher

www.summerstorytell.co.uk
summerstorytell@yahoo.co.uk

01227 738159

Jacqui has returned to Canterbury!! - and is now a qualified Hatha Yoga teacher. She will be starting classes on June 4th

Are you interested in this gentle form of yoga which emphasises finding the balance between tension and relaxation and learning about your own body? It also includes a Light medidtation.

I am going to run a six week Yoga class on Wed evenings at Chartham Village Hall from 8 til 9.30 pm.
£5 per week or £25 in advance for all 6 weeks.

Feedback about time/day would be helpful, as I may consider a daytime class.

Also:

Storytelling Workshop
on Sat June 7th
"A wing and a wish"
at Twitham Court Farm, Wingham
from 10.30 to 4.30
Cost £40

Jo Candler

• Jo can do - Website production
• Jo can do - Business Support

01227 732019
jo@jocando.co.uk
www.jocando.co.uk
www.jocando.co.uk/business

See Jo's regular Top Tip for the Internet in The Canterbury Handbook - here is this issue's:

JO CAN DO

Website production and support with the personal touch

Do you want a website for your business, but don’t know where to start? Don’t pay a fortune! Forget the big companies, and contact Jo.

From March 10th Jo is going full-time with her web production business. From a small 5-page website to a complete online shop, whatever your needs, Jo can do!

Examples of her work – www.lovelli.co.uk and www.fitnessballet.co.uk and www.yogasoo.org and of course www.jocando.co.uk

I’ve launched my new service – Jo Can Do… Business Support.

Covering a wide range of needs for individuals and small businesses, from word-processing and admin services, to tailor-made software solutions.

Details can be found at www.jocando.co.uk/business.

Alison Lees

• Homeopath
• Shamanic practitioner. One to one and women’s circles
• Painter

01227 831949
ali@living-medicine.demon.co.uk
www.alisonlees.co.uk

Jane Wallace

House of Colour Image Consultancy

01227 700929
jwallace@houseofcolour.co.uk
www.houseofcolour.co.uk/janewallace

Ring Jane on 01227 700929 to find out more about House of Colour Sessions & Jane herself

House of Colour at Slippery Sam’s

Gift Vouchers

• It make’s the most wonderful and unusual gift for family, friends
• or yourself and lasts long after the tinsel has been taken down!

• Wardrobe full of clothes & nothing to wear?

• Know someone in need of a boost?

• Reached one of those life changing milestones

• Would you just like the chance to spend time on yourself without feeling guilty?

Danuta Karpinska

• Yoga Retreats in France

Caudet, 32700 Marsolan France

0033(0)5 62 68 87 95

caudet108@orange.fr www.radhacaudet.com

Yoga retreat Holidays

Check out the new website
www.radhacaudet.com

...in the heart of Rural South West France

5 - day courses during May-September in the yogic practices developed by Swami Sivananda Radha (visit w.yasodhara.org/about_us_our_practices.html)

• For those wishing to develop and deepen their understanding of yoga. Also suitable for beginners.
• Guests on personal retreats welcome at most times of the year.
• Comfortable shared accommodation in the main house, tipi or yurt. Single rooms may be available.
• Fees (from 450 €) for 5 days includes 3 wholesome meals (usually vegetarian) a day, accommodation and tuition. Small groups: maximum 4 retreat guests per course.
• Experienced teachers, trained at Yasodhara ashram.
• In a tranquil setting with beautiful views, close to the spa town of Lectoure. The Pyrenees, Atlantic and Mediterranean are each within a 3-4 hour drive.

Carole Ann Block

• Crystal Healer

01303 210455
info@crystalsforhealing.co.uk
www.crystalsforhealing.co.uk

Crystals , Colours and Chakras Workshop
Sat 14th June - The Manor Barn, Canterbury

This new workshop will start you on the road to greater peace, perspective and vitality in your life.

You are an energetic being of love, intelligence and light. Your body’s energy system has 7 major chakras and many minor ones which constantly radiate and receive energy.

Using crystals and colours it’s easily possible to rebalance your chakras and auric field so that they are fully cleansed, balanced and remain that way.

10.30am-5pm £45

For further information or to book your place, please email:

info@crystalsforhealing.co.uk or telephone us on 01303 210455

www.crystalsforhealing.co.uk

· Meditations/guided visualisations to heal and empower you

· Creating a simple healing web for yourself and others

John Harley

• Art & spirituality, retreats

07985 900935
020 8670 9280
john.harley@hotmail.co.uk
www.yuvaholidays.com

Creativity and Relaxation
Yuva Eco Holiday Centre, Turkey
13 – 20 October 2008

With art teacher John Harley and complementary therapist Caroline Clipson

We will be using art, movement and meditation to help reconnect us with our creative selves and find insights and fresh perspectives to take back to our everyday lives. Inspiring workshops including art, storytelling, visualisation and drama have the power to restore participants' sense of inner balance and provide opportunities for companionship and fun. There will also be a regular morning stretch and breathing session as well as a free complementary therapy treatment from a range including reflexology and Indian Head Massage as well as a guided walk or two.  

The creative sessions will be led by John Harley, chair of the Art and Spirituality Network, an organisation that provides safe and transforming spaces for people to create art together. John has been leading creative workshops for over 10 years.

The stretch and breathing sessions and treatments will be provided by

Caroline Clipson , a complementary therapist and wife of Yuva's Director.

Yuva is an eco holiday centre set in a quiet pine forest on the banks of the Mediterranean sea in Turkey. İt is a family run centre providıng traditıonally built en suite accommodation and home made vegetarian food. At this time of year the temperature is in the early to mid 20s and the sea is wonderfully warm. For more information check out our website
www.yuvaholidays.com

Price : 7 nights £375. Price includes full board based on sharing a twin room or in a single log cabin, excluding flights and transfers. The cost of group transfers from Dalaman airport to Yuva return is £30 each for 3 people sharing and £45 each for up to 2 people. We can advise flight timings so that guests can share transfers. Twin room as single: supplement £70 per week.Travel and health insurance is compulsory for entering Turkey and participants need to make their own arrangements.

To book : Please fill in the booking form on reverse, or download it from our website. Please return it to John Harley at the address below with a deposit of £80 per person. We will then get in touch with you to confirm arrangements and suggested flights. We advise you to BOOK EARLY.

Sara Turner

• Flower Essence and Wellness Consultant and Trainer

sara.turner@flower-essences.net

www.flower-essences.net

0772 5609873

Sara Turner is an experienced Flower and Vibrational Essence Consultant who trained with Clare Harvey. Sara is the Creator and Producer of MoonFlower Essences and the Tree of Life Essence and Essential Oil Range. She hosts the WellBeing for Women Show on MySpiritRadio and her work has gained an international reputation. Her well respected educational website www.flower-essences.net presents a wealth of information and is becoming a world-wide reference for those wishing to learn more about essences. Sara’s relaxed, informative teaching style incorporates her knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine, her interest in nutritional well-being and also cellular health in the form of glyconutrients. Sara is a Senior Trainer with Katseye Essential Oils Training and has inspired essential oil ranges such as the Tree of Life and the Chakra range as part of her work with them. She has completed Deborah Craydon's Floral Acupuncture and Flora Corona Essences Training and is a Tai Chi Instructor.

Katseye Foundation Course in Essential Oils

Sat June 7th - 10 - 5pm
Manor Barn, Canterbury. Enhance your daily life and/or practice with therapeutic grade blends of essential oils. Learn to use essential oils safely and effectively and make your own products. More information please visit:
http://floweressences.net/courses.shtml

Special offer - 10% off Consultation fee when mentioning Sue's newsletter

The Tree of Life environmental essences and essential oils were created to celebrate the passing seasons and the stages of life. Following the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the flow of energy in our bodies mirrors the energy of nature. One aspect of achieving and maintaining vibrant health is to work with the energy of nature at all times of year. For example, Winter is a time for replenishing our energy and visioning, Spring is time to shed any stagnant habits and begin new projects, Summer is time for action and to celebrate the beauty of nature while Autumn begins the gradual spiral downwards into quieter, more inward energy as we reflect on the year that has passed.

There are Essences and Essential Oils for each season:

• Spring: Oestara and Flowering Essences and New Growth Essential Oil Blend
• Early Summer: Coming Into Fullness Essence and Essential Oil Blend
• Late Summer: Mother Earth Essence and Essential Oil Blend
• Autumn: The Letting Go and Releasing Cellular Memory Essences and Alchemy Essential Oil Blend
• Winter: Finding Stillness and Seed Essences and Invocation Essential Oil Blend

• Look at the 5 seasons according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and experience the Tree of Life
• Essences and Essential Oils for each season
• Learn Chi Kung exercises for each season
• Look at different foods that are appropriate for each season
• Learn to recognise constitutional types
• The second day will include a product making workshop where you will make up a dosage strength bottle of essences for yourself and 2 products containing essential oils to take home

Looking after your Health at the Cellular Level

Tessa Houghton Budd & Mary Whitaker

• The Good Food Café

Jewry Lane
Canterbury
(above Canterbury Wholefoods and next to Chromos)

01227 456654
mary@thegoodfoodcafe.com
www.thegoodfoodcafe.com

The Good Food Café

Important news
Tessa and Mary are moving onto pastures new, so from the end of May the cafe will be in new hands. I want to wish them all the best in their new ventures.

Until the end of May the cafe will have reduced opening times:

Thurs and Friday 11 - 3pm
Saturday 10 - 4pm

As well as the cafe they are now stocking a range of exciting fun gifts and all ethically traded and priced under £20 and some products from L'Arche.

• 10% discount for students and Resident Card holders
• Mostly organic (and biodynamic) sourced ingredients
• Fair-traded coffee and some teas
• Child-friendly cafe - sofa area, toy box, changing facility, high chairs

Good Food Café Recipe book - now available from the Cafe and the Manor Barn

Sioux Peto

• Swale Arts
• lbgraphics
• Women in Business (see seperate entry below)
• Polka Dot Art Centre

01795 428150
07986 840419
sioux@lbgraphics.co.uk

Polka Dot Art Centre, 54a London Road, Teynham, Kent ME9 9QN
01795 521167
teynham.studio@btinternet.com
www.polkadotac.co.uk

Now open!

The Polka Dot Art Centre

Open

• Friday 10am-4pm   
• Saturdays 10am-6pm
• Sunday 10am-3pm
  
  The Polka Dot is constantly changing the works on display, showcasing a diverse range of local artists. Just pop in and wander round, we hope there will always be something to suit every taste.
  

Front Room
Abstract works from Local Swale based artists
Friday May 2nd til Friday June 29th

South East Open Studios
Polka Dot Art Centre - JUNE
Colin Barnard, Sioux Peto and Frances Beaumont
http://www.seos-art.org/
Catalogues available from the Polka Dot from May 23rd

The Front Room Gallery exhibits include:
May-June       Abstract   
July-August    Photography   
Sept-Oct       Figurative
Nov-Dec      Landscapes   

The Long Room shows work from selected artists:
Friday May 2nd - Sunday 25th
Painting by David Harvey
From Historical to Mythological

Sioux's Graphic Design company:

lbgraphics
creative art, design and print solutions

www.lbgraphic.co.uk

Penny Davey

• Kinesiologist

www.pkp-balance.com
penny@pkp-balance.com

01795 539050
07766 832903

Spring Gardens Clinic in Wincheap, Canterbury
(01227 761000)

The Centre, Complementary Health Clinic
18 Prospect Road, Hythe CT21 5NH
(01303 230300)

Penny is organising a couple of talks at the
Friend's Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS
on Tues 24th June

A Lifetime of Health Made Simple at 9.45am - 12.30pm

FREE presentation by Joan Dewe

and

Cancer - prevention is far, far better than the cure
at 6.45 - 9pm
Free presentation with Dr Bruce Dewe

Coming soon: K-Power® Workshops (1 or 2 day courses):

Stress Release Made Easy
Tibetan Healing Energy
Face-reading
Co-dependency
New Zealand Flower Essences/Cards

and for Manual Therapists - kinesiology workshops suitable for massage therapists, physiotherapists, physical therapists etc:

1. Five-Element Fundamentals & Muscle Testing Basics
2. Core Muscles and Techniques
3. The Shoulder Muscles Protocol
4. Elbow, Wrist and Hand Muscles Protocols
5. The Hip Muscles Protocol
6. The Knee, Ankle and Foot Muscles Protocols

Barbara Lammers

MOSAIC TRADER UK

Unit 14B Barton Business Park
New Dover Road
Canterbury CT1 3AA

www.mosaictraderuk.co.uk
info@mosaictraderuk.co.uk

01227 781601 or 0773 441 4970

Mosaic Workshops

If you are interested in attending a workshop with Barbara - working with mosaics - please contact her!

MOSAIC TRADER UK

A huge range of all things mosaic: porcelain, glass and ceramic mosaic tiles in beautiful colours and finishes; stained glass; millefiori; glass gems; tools, adhesives and grouts; cut boards and shaped bases to work on.

Great prices – we ship throughout the UK.

Mosaic by the square metre, the sheet and the mini sheet. For bathrooms, kitchens, pools, tables, mirror frames, school projects, hobbies, etc.

You can view and order all our stock on line or visit our new warehouse located in the Barton Business Park.

Open Thursdays 11– 7 pm or phone to arrange a convenient time

Tel: 01227 781601 or 0773 441 4970

Sally Overson

Twitham Court Farm

01227 720 265
www.twitham.com

Twitham Court Farm
Wingham, Canterbury

Organic, modern yet traditional Bed & Breakfast

A peaceful haven nestled in the Kent countryside. We offer our guests modern yet traditional accommodation, serving organic breakfasts from locally sourced ingredients. Our guests have a beautiful lounge in which to relax and 3 acres of gardens and woodland to explore.

The rooms are all large, light and luxurious with organic bedding, towels and toiletries, refreshments and fresh flowers.

Classes and Workshops

We also run regular classes and workshops including tai chi and meditation.

*Current Offer*. When you book 2 or more consecutive nights mid-week, we will deduct 50% from your final nights stay.

Please contact us on 01227 720 265 or visit our website at www.twitham.com

Elaine Horton

Pets in Kent

07802 882897
www.petsinkent.co.uk
www.thehousesitters.biz

Pets in Kent
a FREE directory of services - products - welfare - equipment - gifts - and more

for
All pets and animals great or small

The new PINK directory is out - contact Elaine on LoCall 08452 574157 or mobile 07802 882897 or see information on www.petsinkent.co.uk

Lucy Newing

• Dr Hauschka
• Thai massage
• Waxing queen
• NEW! No hands massage

01227 738667
lucynewing@yahoo.co.uk

http://www.drhauschka.com
http://www.drhauschka.co.uk

Based in Chartham and the Manor Barn, Canterbury.

The Dr Hauschka skin care approach … works in harmony with the skin allowing its natural beauty to unfold. The result is skin that radiates with a healthy glow.

£10 voucher for Dr Hauschka products if a treatment booked in April

NEW!
No Hands Massage Launch Day

Sat 31st May
10 - 4.30pm
Manor Barn, Cockering Rd, Thanington Without, Canterbury

Lucy has many years experience working with massage - including Thai Massage and Dr Hauschka treaments. Now she has been trained to massage without using her hands... it's something she is very enthusiastic about!

There will also be Dr Hauscka Make up on display during the day and of course advice from Lucy about the products

Dr Hauschka MAKE-UP at the Manor Barn and The Centre, Hythe

FREE Dr Hauschka make-up demo
Ring Lucy for details

Thai massage – 10% off treatment in April

LUCY's NEW webpage...

Waxing – excellent rates – free skin patch test to assess suitability for beginners – see how painless it is!

Sue Nyirenda

Lovelli photos

• Informal family photoshoots - from £40
• Supporting small businesses with publicity from £50 for x100 postcards including photos and design work and thereafter £15 per 100
  Also leaflets and posters
• Photo greetings cards & with special messages
• Notebooks - to your own design
• Bespoke items
• Art work photographed (and cards can be created)
• Any other photographic project considered

www.lovelli.co.uk
sue@lovelli.co.uk

01304 842009
07876787173

Relaxed family photos taken in your own home...

from £40 (or £100 including photoshoot and four 8"x10" mounted prints)

I like to use only natural light

Posters for your business or for your wall at home or in the office... e.g. for the LEGO shop in Brighton

There are always New designs for cards ... 'Abstract tulips'

A selection of Lovelli cards are now available at

The Canteen, Canterbury city Council Offices, Military Rd and

The Kings Hall, Herne Bay

Order your Lovelli Birthday calendar now - you can choose the 13 images - perpetual use year after year...

Hand crafted at £15

Home SalesHome Sales
Would you like Lovelli photos (and possibly other sellers or therapists) to visit your home and friends? You will receive a free gift (choosing from the range of stalls attending) for hosting the event. Ring Sue to talk about it.

"The Lovelli photo evenings at my house were a warm, full of heart and soul occasion. Our living room was full of colour, chatter, attentive "looking" and laughter, conversations sparked off by the varied pictures. Sue was there to tell us about where and how they came about. I would love to have regular such evenings because of the warm and lovely feeling they leave behind them for many weeks after. People love and need to make real connections and such an opportunity is a perfect one!"  

BiMonthly CARD Sale

Come along to Sue's Lovelli Card SALE for her friends and contacts (i.e. if you get this newsletter sent to you!)

I'm trying to clear out some of my stock...so come along on
Thurs 29th May from 3 - 7pm to my house (126 The Street Adisham) to buy cards for £1 or less - full price cards will also be available :)

Simple snacks, refreshments and a chat will be available too!

Hannah Nicholls

• Natural Pathways (Survival and bushcraft skills)

01304 842045
Mob: 0782 831 6827
15 Forstal Road , Woolage Village, Canterbury, Kent. CT4 6SP

hannah@natural-pathways.co.uk
www.natural-pathways.co.uk

• Fire & Shelter Family Days
• Animal Wisdom Family Days
• Family Wilderness Camps (overnight or up to 4 days)
• Adult Bushcraft/Survival & Nature Awareness Course
• Woman Only Bushcraft/ Survival Course
• Flint Knapping with Will Lord
• Schools & Youth Events
• Corporate Events
• Woodland Birthday Parties

Made in Canterbury - a group of artists and craftsfolk from Canterbury and its villages

Sue Nyirenda

01304 842009
sue@lovelli.co.uk
www.madeincanterbury.co.uk

Pottery, textile art, willow birds, bags, pickles, jewellery, etchings, ....loads of Quality products that don't cost the Earth
Buy local

MADE in CANTERBURY

We are having a bumper stall at

Fun Day
Charlton Park, Bishopsbourne

Sunday May 25th
3 - 8pm

We will also be at the Bridge School Summer Fair
Sat 14th June
12 - 4.30pm

Loads more happening too...

....and see our new website:

www.madeincanterbury.co.uk

Angie & Rod Twydall

YogaNature

• Yoga Centre

YogaNature
Wootton Park Stable House
Wootton Lane
Wootton, Nr Canterbury
Kent, CT4 6RT
 
www.yoganature.co.uk
angie@yoganature.co.uk
01303 844373

See Sue's review in the March/April Canterbury Handbook p17 click here and then The Canterbury Handbook Link

   Courses and events at
YogaNature

For more detailed information about courses please go to the website www.yoganature.co.uk

Drop-in meditation group - every other TUES 7.30pm
PLEASE NOTE - the day has changed from Weds to Tues.

• 13 May
• 27 May
• 10 June
• 24 June

Aromatherapy Facial Workshop
Sat 10 May from 10 - 4 pm
Learn how to cleanse tone mask and massage the neck face & shoulders.  Make your own aromatherapy massage blends, and facial mask.  Give & receive a treatment.   A fun & relaxing day, lunch is included £50

Sacred Sculpture
Sat May 24th 10am – 4.30pm
Sacred Figurines - Modeling with clay.
Create figurines of Gaia, deities or angels for your altar space or home. This relaxing, creative day will provide techniques for working in clay and instructions of proportion for figurines.
All materials will be provided and you can take home the models you make. The clay can be fired in a domestic oven and painted with acrylic.

Please bring – old clothes/apron/tray or box for transport of models, also a lunch to share. Frances Eley has taught figurine modeling for many years, most recently for Kent Children’s University workshops.

Course Fee: £45,a non-refundable deposit of £20 is required by 10th May
Cheques made payable to Frances Eley.
22, Spring Hollow, St. Mary’s Bay, Kent. TN29 0RL
Information & Bookings: Frances Eley
e-mail: franceseley071@aol.com tel: 01303 873034

Journey into the Imagination
Come and journey into your imagination to discover your sacred space, meet animals, and receive messages and gifts. Build bridges to your inner wowld by drawing or writing in response to your experiences. We will be journeying in a small group in peaceful surroundings of Wootton Park Stable House. Come and join us on Monday evenings at 6.45pm for 7pm starting on the 26th May for 6 weeks.

£40 payable in advance to secure you place. Come and discover your beautiful inner world and see how it begins to change your life!
Contact: Clare Danstead
The Moon Lodge, 3 Ivy Vlose, Etchinghill
01303 863213
starfishsoul@tiscali.co.uk
www.starfishsoul.com

Yoga Day focusing on Partner Work
With Angie Twydall & Julie Roberts (BWY, IYT)
Sun 1st June 10.00am-4.30pm
Join us for a day focusing on Partner Yoga. Blending postures, conscious breathing, trust, communication, and playfulness. Dynamic postures and yoga flows for balance, strength. Join us for a fun and relaxing day. Deposit of £20 by 17th May please. No partner necessary!! But book with a friend if you prefer.
£40 per person including wholesome lunch.
Angie 01303 844373 angie@yoganature.co.uk or Julie 01304 215650 julie.roberts90@ntlworld.com

Partner Yoga Day
31 May 10am – 4.30pm
with Angie & Julie

Two teachers for the price of one! Blending postures, conscious breathing, trust, communication, and playfulness.
£35 per person, please bring lunch to share.

Overtone Chanting
An Evening Workshop led by Frances Eley
Friday 6th June 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Use the sacred instrument you were born with, your voice, for healing and meditation.
Learn how to tone through the chakras to re-attune your biofield. Learn specific Taoist chants for healing of the 5 main organs. Experience the power of group overtone chanting and mantra meditation. £7 per person Please call Frances to on 01303 873034 to book your place

Crystal Therapy Workshop
7th June 10 - 4.30pm
With Carole Anne Block 01303 210455.
Bring a lunch to share.
Facilitated by Carole Ann Block, who is an experienced crystal healing practitioner and teacher member of the IACHT. 

Meditation Workshop
14th June with Rod and Angie .
A day exploring different techniques and approaches. No previous meditation experience necessary.
£40 pp including lunch.

Summer Solstice Gathering
21st June
All welcome from 7.00pm, please bring food and drink to share. Don’t forget your drums, guitars etc! A fun eveningcelebrating the longest day.

Kundalini Yoga and Shakti dance workshop
Sat 28th June
From Brighton we are so pleased to have Ishwara bringing her unique and vibrant teachings to YogaNature.
Highly Recommended.
Book up early!!!£50 for the whole day £30 for one session. Please bring food to share.

Dancing Through The Dark - A Full Moon Residential 5 Rhythms™ Dance weekend
From Friday 18th evening to Sunday 20th July
We will dance through the night, moving from light to dark and on into the light of a new day; mirroring in our dance the patterns of light and dark in our psyche. As well as dancing the Rhythms there will be other structures to carry us through the night. We will greet the dawn outdoors in the gardens and woods, and return to rest before sharing something of our journeys together.

We will be camping in the grounds of Wootton Park Stable House with beautiful uninterrupted views over the rolling Kentish countryside. We have the use of a heated marquee with a sound system.

Let go of your mind and let your body take you into your wildness, your tenderness, your joy – with yourself, with others. Come home to the ground of your being.

Somewhere in you the dancer is waiting, waiting to be recognised and given life in movement. All you need is yourself and your willingness to move and let the music touch you.

The course is led by Tim Broughton and £170 includes vegetarian meals & camping: (£150 if booked by 23 May) Please bring your own tent.
Limited local bed and breakfast at £30 per person per night extra. Information & bookings: Jayne Blackman
Tel: 01932 243 568 Mob: 07917 675 326
E-mail: jayneblackman@talktalk.net
Cheques payable to Jayne Blackman, 92a Old Charlton Road, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8BS

The Federation of Holistic Therapists planned Support Group  Meetings
All are on a Wednesday evening from 7.30pm onwards, at Wootton Park Stable House. We have guest speakers on therapies and health issues, and have an opportunity to chat over tea and biscuits.
FHT members £5 non-members and members of the public £6.  All are welcome.
9th April - Shamanism - The Medicine Wheel - Saorise O'Sullivan
4 June - Thought Field Therapy - Charles Stone
30 July - Hypnotherapy - Jean Murton
24 Sept TBC
19 Nov - Buddhism - Danapriya Western Buddhist Order
Details of speakers will be added as they are arranged!  Give us a call if you have any requests or are interested in giving a demonstration/talk for about an hour.

Learn to Play African Drums
Come to an idyllic space, relax commune and express as part of a group whilst developing skills.  If you are interested in drumming or are already drumming and wish to extend yourself. This group starts in the autumn on Tuesdays at 7.30pm.  Contact Ade by email or  phone Adrian on 07749 738902 for more information.

SPECIAL OFFER this month:
Partner Yoga sessions 2-1's

One hour class private tuition 10% off for 3 pre-booked.

More about...
Kundalini Yoga & Shakti Dance
New for Kent!
Sat 28th June
10am to 1pm Kundalini Yoga Workshop.
2.30pm to 5.30pm Shakti Dance (The Yoga of Dance) Workshop Shakti Dance (The Yoga of Dance)
We work with yogic principles using the medium of dance. Shakti Dance is rooted in the science of Kundalini Yoga and is fundamentally a technology for heightening awareness and raising consciousness. Shakti Dance takes us on a journey through a myriad of moving forms and styles, rhythms and frequencies, feelings and sensations awakening us to the basic qualities and energies of existence.
"I feel open, flowing, vibrating with life, yet still and peaceful." Jo Linney
People come to Shakti Dance from all different backgrounds and for many different reasons. Some people have no experience of yoga but are trained dancers, other people are yogis but have no dance training and some people have no training in either yoga or dance. It is not necessary to have previous experience of yoga or dance, just come along to workshop, relax and experience!

"I felt safe and held by Ishwara at her Kundalini Yoga Workshop. This allowed me to work though some profound blocked emotions and come out the other end smiling." Jaynie Ralph from The Holistic Network
Please bring something vegetarian to share for lunch.
The cost is £50 for the whole day or £30 for either the morning or afternoon only.
Why not make a weekend of it and stay overnight! Camping is available in our orchard or parkland for a small additional charge or camping and quality, wholefood breakfast is available for £15 per person. Please book and pay directly with YogaNature for camping, and directly with Ishwara for the workshop.

Contact number for bookings and more information about the workshops please contact Heidi on: 07980 928 386

A deposit of £25 or the full amount with cheques made payable to
Heidi Machinto, Flat 16, Trafalgar View, Whitecross Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4DZ
www.anahata.org.uk

Sally Higgs

• Artist

sally@paints.uk.com

Exhibition
28th April – 18th May 08
Private View Saturday 3rd May, 2pm – 5pm
White Shed Artists
Unit 15, Park Mall Shopping Centre, Ashford, Kent

East Kent Women In Business

• Business networking group

Jane Wallace (co-ordinator)
01227 700929
info@ekentwib.org.uk

Tracey White
info@virtuallyorganised.com
01795 535430

East Kent Women in Business

...is a branch of the Women in Business organisation serving the areas of Kent from Swale across to Thanet and down to Dover, Folkestone and Ashford.

:: Membership

is open to any business woman who feels that by talking with other women from a variety of business backgrounds, she can benefit her own development as well as her business.

:: Benefits

We provide the opportunity for women to promote their business in a non-judgemental and supportive environment. Membership includes entry into our membership directory. Meetings and outings organised by each branch are open to any member, so if anything interests you from a different branch you are welcome to attend.

:: Where we meet

Evenings at Hall Place, Harbledown, Canterbury from 7.00pm
Lunchtime networking in varied locations around our region

Why not come along to a meeting and see whether the organisation will suit your needs? Annual membership costs £45 with an additional charge of £5 per member (£10 non-members) for evening meetings. Have a look at our programme of events or contact us for further details.

COMBINED EVENT - Millipod & Kent Wedding Ring

Joint Networking Event
Millipod & Kent Wedding Ring
Venue: Prewer & Orsborn, 20 Burgate, Canterbury CT1 2HG

Wed 14th May

Join us for this joint event in Canterbury's premier lighting shop. Guest speaker will be Andrea Hefford of Snappy Title who will be speaking about the inevitable highs and lows of starting a business from scratch. Her journey will engender instant recognition and not a little admiration for her hard won achievements, and her continuing desire to build a brand. There will also be plenty of opportunity to browse the shop as well as network with members of Millipod and Kent Wedding Ring.

Contact: Tracy White tracy@virtuallyorganised.com 01795 535430

 

 

 

Wednesday 11th June from 7.15pm

 

SEX, DIET & SUCCESS!
CCCU Hall Place Enterprise Centre, Harbledown

Have you read all the relationship books going, yet still find your love life a problem? Have you tried every fad diet possible, but still have weight issues? Have you been on all the 'get rich quick' courses yet wonder why you're still in the same job?

These are the 3 areas that most of us experience problems with at some point during our lives. So why do so many of us keep getting it wrong? Come and find out why we sabotage our own success time and time again. WIB member Vicky Smith has over 14 years experience in organization and human development. As an NLP Psychotherapist, Trainer and Life Coach she can help you identify and change the un-useful patterns we run that hold us back time and time again.

Contact: Jane Wallace - jwallace@houseofcolour.co.uk -(telephone 01227 700929)

Steve Barrett
Les Batons

• French and Breton Traditional Dance and Music

01303 253717
steve@steveb2a2.plus.com
http://lesbatons.googlepages.com

Les Batons

French and Breton Traditional Dance and Music.

Great live accoustic music (accoridan, hurdy gurdy, violins, pipes etc)
No experience or partners necessary - just come along and we will help you find your feet... and have some fun.

Every 3rd Sunday 1 - 5pm
Hollingbourne Village Hall
Hollingbourne, near Maidstone
(2 mins off M20 - Junction 8)

Next gathering:
Sunday 15th June

Find out more on the website

Sue Nyirenda

• Office services

sue@lovelli.co.uk
01304 842009
07876787173

126 The Street
Adisham
Canterbury
CT3 3JT

Wire-bound notebooks

Office services including:

General Typing and....

Address Books
Have you ever lost your address book - and all it's contents? How frustrating is that?

I'm now offering to put all your contact details into a file/CD - so they will never be lost again and can be updated whenever you fancy.... I'll creat a database which can then be used in a variety of ways - including creating a new address book at the click of a button (or two).

I'm even able to create a wire-bound booklet for your office or handbag. Even a sheet with all the details crammed on is possible.

Having your addresses and contacts on a database means that labels can easily be produced - so no more writing out all those addresses at Christmas.... and mass letters can be created with personal details included.

Cost? It depends on the time it takes to transfer your details - obviously things like the number of contacts and the legibility of your handwriting will be factors - but I aim to keep it affordable.

Wire binding - 80p a booklet - A4, A5 or smaller

Sue Nyirenda, Richard and Joke Murray & Steve Barrett

• Canterbury Communicators (Toastmasters)

01304 842009
01227 786948
01227 470256
sue@lovelli.co.uk
www.canterburycommunicators.co.uk

Next meeting
Tues 27th May

Want to develop your presentation skills?

Every 2nd and 4th Tues of the month

Come along and have some challenging fun...

Canterbury Communicators is a speaking (and listening) and leadership development club.

We meet from 7.15 – 9.15pm at the Manor Barn.

Members of the club learn to give speeches and take on certain roles each evening. Leadership and communication skills are developed in a very supporting and fun atmosphere.

Guests are always welcome and encouraged to participate to get the most enjoyment from the evening - but we don't pressure you to. The club belongs to a world-wide umbrella organisation ‘Toastmasters’ – but we are far removed from the classic image of a toastmaster.

Are you a friend of Sue's and would YOU like to be included next month?

Please contact Sue on:

01304 842009 or
sue@lovelli.co.uk

£12 for 6 months (cheques to 'Sue Nyirenda' please)