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Welcome to this month’s
issue of The Lotus Centre
Newsletter
From the Babylon – Lotus Centre Team
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Hi dear Friends and Fellow
Travellers,
What an amazing and wonderful year
it has been and fast is it’s end approaching …. It
is always special for the end of the year to be marked so magically by the
festival of LOVE …. Christmas … as many understand the message of Christ to
be one of Love, respect and care from all of us for all of us, without any
boundaries, limitations ….
Many this
time and the time leading up to it be one of peace, joy and love-sharing …
in its purest form.
As love and the heart are closely linked in many traditions,
spiritual practices ….. you may feel to join one
of the heart meditations offered at the centre ….
- Heart
Meditations - Mon 1.30pm & 7.30pm, Wed 1.30pm & Frid 1.30 pm)
- Introduction to the Yoga
Sutras of Patanjali – Mon 10th
December
NEW to this newsletter are the sections
“Book Review” and “Music Review” … to hopefully add to this
newsletter. We plan to include
reviews from customers, friends or Lotus Centre users …
You can also catch up on the reviews or
read the full versions on the web …. www.babylonbookshop.com.au & select Babylon
Bookshop.
If any information in this newsletter interests you … then
please contact the person listed in the newsletter …. or alternatively
check out:
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The Babylon
Bookshop noticeboard,
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Listed web-sites
; and
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‘The Lotus
Centre’ display board or come and talk to us at Babylon/Lotus Centre
Please send us any information for the next newsletter EARLY.
For the January newsletter please
aim to get your info to us BEFORE the 24th of December - THANK
YOU! Some of you have already sent it in J …. Will run it now (december) and again in the
January edition.
For today, the coming days and for LOVE-filled pre-Christmas
AND Festive Season …
With MUCH Love from
Kent, Amanda, Christof, Rene ...
and from all at Babylon and The Lotus Centre
PS. If you no
longer wish to receive the newsletter, simply let us know, per e-mail and –
we will take you off the date base with the same love that we placed you on
it too.
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‘‘I have dipped the vessel of my heart
into the silent hour: it is filled with love.’
Rabindranath Tagore
‘We cannot all do great things, but we can
do small things with great love.’
Mother Theresa’
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1. Workshops & Events ... in
and around Hobart
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a. around Hobart … statewide
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no listings this month J
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b. in Hobart, or close to …
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Sacred Geography and the Spiritual Landscape
Monday 3rd of December at the
Theosophical Society Hobart.
13 Goulburn
St. Hobart. Ph.
6231 4454.
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Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Monday 10th of December at
the Theosophical Society Hobart.
13 Goulburn
St. Hobart. Ph.
6231 4454.
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FORUM: Christmas – an occasion? a celebration? or a life focus?
Monday 17h of December at the
Theosophical Society Hobart.
13 Goulburn
St. Hobart. Ph.
6231 4454.
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*** New Moon Women’s Circle
Meeting 12th January 2008 at 4pm in Kettering. Overnight stay welcome as we will be
travelling to Huon Bush Retreats on the 13th to walk a Sacred Labyrinth.
Enquiries to
Jane 0428 402314 or email: jane.anderson@gotalk.net.au
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*** Tai Chi
.. is a gentle series of movements that when learned and
practised can lead to optimum health and wellbeing.
At the Golden
Years Club, 314 Main Road,
Glenorchy. Please ph Bill Pearson
6272 9694 for any info or to enrol.
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*** Astrology – Kingston
Classes
beginning shortly. Tim Phillips will
be holding the classes. Ph. 6272
4675. Tim is looking for someone who
can make their home available for the classes.
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*** Healing Circle
An hour of prayer,
music, meditation and readings to nourish the spirit. Program includes
readings chosen from any of the Holy Books of the world's great religions.
Participants are also invited to offer their own prayers if they wish.
Everyone regardless of belief or background is welcomes to attend. 1st
Wednesday of the month 7.30pm - 8.30pm in South
Hobart. Contact
Angela on 6223 8415 or angelabryan@aapt.net.au
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*** Satyananda Yoga
Please contact the Satyananda Yoga
Centre on 62319 117 for next term’s program.
E-mail: hobart@satyananda.net, visit www.satyananda.net or check out a
copy at the Bookshop notice board.
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*** Conningham Heart Meditation Group (Cheynie is
away until around the 22nd of Dec … )
Class starting again after
Christmas. Feel warmly invited to
join our children friendly meditation group … children welcome. No experience necessary. Usually Tues 9:30 am. Day may change before Christmas due to some
travels. Please sms Cheynie on 0433
324534 (until 22.12.) or cheynie.sukha@gmail.com.
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*** Art as Child's Play Classes
At the Bellerive Community Arts Centre every Friday from 1.30 - 3.30 pm. For information, call Adrienne on 6223 7322.
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*** HANDS OF LIGHT HEALING
Workshops ... 3 hours for $60:
1) Beginning your Path of Enlightenment and Light & 2)
Spirit Guides & Messaging (Part 1&2)
Maximum of 6 per class, or I can work with you on a
"One on One" basis. Please contact Lin on 6297 1663 for details.
Intuitive healings also available.
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*** Fine Art & Craft Workshops
Held by Wing Lau. Anyone interested, ph Wing on 6223 7988.
email: wingl@bigpond.com.au
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*** Dorje Ling Retreat Centre, Lorinna Tasmania
Available for solo or group retreats. Contact Anna Crotty on
6363 5178 or Maria on 6234 9404.
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*** Meditation groups
On Tuesdays from 10 am - 11.30 am and Thursdays from 7 pm - 8.30 pm weekly. Please phone Joy on 0415 416 168 for
details.
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*** Reiki Exchange
On Wednesday evenings at South Hobart. Phone Joanna on 6224 2654.
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*** Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga Centre
Regular events include various levels of yoga courses
(foundation to advanced); positive thinking course, weekend workshops and World
Meditation Hour 3rd Sunday of every month. Please call the Centre on 6278
3788 for detailed information and bookings.
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*** Siddha Yoga Meditation
Chanting and Meditation group. All welcome. Ph 6248 8247
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*** Astrology and Tarot courses. Call Matt
on 0416 039695
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*** Living Yoga Children's Yoga Dance
At Weeroona
Yoga Studio, North Hobart. Adult courses in Hatha & Raja Yogas for adults
6 weeks for children, Beginners, Continuation & Intermediate levels
3&4 yr olds attending with an adult participating and after school for
primary ages 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Primary school ages 5-10. Ph Roslyn (Satyamukhi) on 0439 995655,
e-mail: roslyn@southcom.com.au.
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*** WomanSong
Voices for peace
women's singing group welcomes singers at Women Tasmania, Macquarie St at 12.30 - 2.00 pm Thursdays and some Wednesdays. Contact: Jo on 6257 7520 or
Rebecca on 0408 102 919 or e-mail- becfitz@hotmail.com
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*** Theosophical Society of Hobart -
Introductory Courses in Theosophy held when there is enough interest. Enq: ph 62314454.
Regular public meetings: Mondays 8.00 pm. Wednesday discussion group 10.30 am. 13
Goulburn Street, Hobart. Kingston
Group meets the 2nd Saturday of each month 1.30pm at the Kingborough Community
Centre, John Street, Kingston. For
detailed information, phone the above number or visit the website on: www.theosophicaltas.websyte.com.au
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*** Kingston Meditation Group
Meet Thursdays 2-3pm. Phone 6211 8520 or call in to the
Kingston Community Health Centre
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*** Course in Miracles Discussion Group
Phone Adrienne Godsmark 6223 7322 or email: seriousplay@optusnet.com.au
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*** Pagan Alliance
Meets every first Thursday of the month upstairs at the New Sydney Hotel at 6.00 pm. All
welcome. Ask at the bar if you have difficulty finding the room.
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*** Earth Healing Meditations
Lenah Valley. Wednesday
fortnight. Phone 6228 5796
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2. Workshops, events, therapies at 'The Lotus Centre'
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New(s) at The Lotus Centre / Babylon Bookshop
J Massage with Michael Carroll Michael has started at the Lotus Centre
in mid Nov.
Michael emphasises that massage has a uniquely calming effect on body and
mind and thus improves general health and relaxation. Massage assists the overall cleansing and
healing of the body.
Michael has a wealth of experience as a fully-qualified massage
therapist.
J Michaels’
and all other practitioners’ details are below in “c. therapies –
therapists at the Lotus Centre …. “
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a. workshops ....
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*** Reiki
Tummo Weekend (March1st & 2nd 2008)
Learn in-depth
about Reiki & discover more about your heart, the spiritual heart, the
seat of our pure consciousness or true self.
Reiki Tummo
workshops teach with much depth about energy channelling for self-healing
and for healing to helping others.
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The workshops in November were very
popular … Level 1 almost 40 people attended. And the sharing of the Divine Blessing,
as Reiki is also referred to, is always greater and more beautiful, if a
group gathers to help each other.
Our hearts are something very deep and
essential for healing and a peaceful life.
Our heart is the centre of feeling, inner calm & joy and love
for others. As our hearts open more,
our ability to channel to others, to help others, family and friends, also
greatly improves. Reiki Tummo Level
1 & 2 benefits / content are:
Reiki Tummo - Level 1: Crown
and Heart Chakra activation (Sat – 1st
March ‘08)
* Attunement to
channel Divine Energy
* Cleansing and Activating
Chakras and Energy Channels
* Steps to
opening the Heart
Reiki Tummo - Level 2: Better
connection to Divine and Earth Energies
(Sunday
– 2nd March ‘08)
* Heart
meditations and prayers for further and deeper heart opening
* Main Energy channel
opened completely
* Full, instant
and safe Kundalini awakening
* Further
practice for opening and using the Heart for meditation, spiritual
advancement and in daily life.
For more info contact The Lotus Centre or visit www.thelotuscentre.com.au. Contact 6231 9669 or 0430 282 073
(Amanda) or e-mail: reikitummo@bigpond.com
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b. events (regular )
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*** HEART MEDITATION
At 7:30 pm Monday evening (PLEASE note the changed time J) …. and 3x daytime each week: each Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 1.30pm to approx. 2.15/2:30pm.
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Experience meditation with the
heart and being more 'in the heart.'
Often a deeply peaceful and joyful experience; for beginners and
experienced meditators alike. Small groups, $5.00 donation to cover room
costs. In the Lotus Room, 1st floor (Monday eve on 1st or 2nd
floor).
Casual attendance, no need to
book. All welcome. For more information, please ring The Lotus Centre on
6231 9669 or visit www.thelotuscentre.com.au
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*** YOGA
JJJ All yoga
sessions started on Monday 18th of June JJJ and you can
still join for the rest of term 3.
Time and session leaders are:
* Yoga from the Heart with Clare Raffety
Monday 9:30 - 11am (Level 1&2); Tuesday 7:15 – 8:45pm (Level 2) Wednesday 9:30 - 11am (Level 3) & 11.30 – 12.30 (Back Care & Level
1); and Thursdays 5.30 - 7.00pm (Level 1) & 7:15 – 8:45pm (Level 2). Phone
6227 8941 or visit www.yogafromtheheart.com.au
* Yoga with Leeanne Cody
Monday evenings 5.30 - 7.00pm (All levels), Tuesday 5.30 - 7.00pm (Level 1)); Wednesdays at 5.30 - 7.00pm (General/Dynamic Vinyasa flow) also Wed 4 to 5pm (kids yoga; pre-registration essential). Phone Lee on 0417 319 046.
*** Yoga Schedule – For a current Yoga Schedule /
timetable and any Yoga updates you can also visit www.thelotuscentre.com.au
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Chi Kung (Therapeutic Lohan Qigong)
.... is literally the study and maintenance of our vital energy
or Chi or Qi. Regular practice of these gentle and flowing movements
enhances health, vitality of both body and mind and is ideal for stress
management. Other benefits are
quietening of the mind, improvement of body posture, balance and assistance
with pain relieve and more.
The classes are
presently on a Wednesday at 2pm. Cost: $15 per session. Suitable for all
ages, kindergarten children to 80 y.o. & over.
Reg McKellar-Spence has been a tutor for Adult Ed
and private classes for over 30 years.
For any further details please call Reg on 6295 1008 or 0439
038762. E-mail: rms@brine.com.au
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*** Reiki Tummo Practice Evening
At 6pm on Friday in the ‘Lotus Room’ at ‘The Lotus Centre’
Phone 6231 9669. Room hire, etc
contribution: $5.
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c. therapies – therapists at the lotus centre ….
A range of holistic, alternative
therapies available:
1. Remedial Massage and Reiki with Anthony Bone (0408
132562)
Anthony is on leave and will be back just before and after Christmas
2. Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Massage with Jackie Pisera (0423
482125); jackabean@hotmail.com
3. Shiatsu Therapy and Reiki (level 3) with Klaus Baur
(0419 440123)
4. Remedial Massage with Rebecca Urie (0439 037357) normally on Wednesdays
and Saturdays (however Rebecca and her partner are currently touring in
NZ).
6. Cranial Sacral Therapy, Visceral
Manipulation, Acupuncture and Birth Process with Mary Norman on
Wednesdays & Thursdays (yoganomad2003@yahoo.com)
7. Massage with Michael Carroll (0408 133679) … please see our
introductory notes above …
To book a session, for any of the above listed practitioners
please contact The Lotus Centre on 6231 9669.
For any further information about the modality / therapy, it
is best to contact the practitioners directly. More detailed info also on www.thelotuscentre.com.au
Some practitioners also offer a mobile service or work from
other locations. Please contact the
practitioner directly for any additional details or updates.
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3.
Reviews J NEW J
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Book Review
Eckhart
Tolle’s The Power of Now A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment has kept
finding it’s way into my life recommended by a dear and caring friend
during a very challenging time of my life ....... The Power of Now has been
either coming up in conversations appearing on peoples coffee tables or
kitchen bench tops or the one book that has grabbed my attention while
browsing in the Babylon Bookshop.
Using a
question and answer format throughout the book, Tolle weaves his words
together like a carefully constructed net designed to catch and constrain
all the objections of the mind and ego. His basic message is simple:
disconnect from the thinking mind, shift your attention from “Mind to
Being, from Time to Presence”. Indeed time is the enemy in Tolle’s teaching
and the mind is the enemy's tool. We
must reject them both, abandoning our psychological attachments to the past
and future, placing our undivided attention in the here and now.
I have found
the book to be fresh, revealing, compelling and clear with one of the
simplest and most effective methods for one to achieve a state of inner
peace, bliss and joy within seconds of applying Tolle’s techniques. By just
simply taking the direction of thought away from the roller coaster like
motions of the mind and placing it in present moment one can live life
fuller, more present and simply more in the "here and now".
Gary
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Music Review
Snatam Kaur
has recently brought out her new album 'Anand', meaning bliss. Snatam sings with a depth of feeling that
one experiences only too rarely.
Listening to this CD, is an experience of
heartfelt longing and devotion. Her voice, hauntingly beautiful, with such
an achingly open and pure tonality, leaves you suspended in timelessness,
love, and the Divine.
Paul
Sample
Listening ……
Snatam Kaur
has a really beautiful web-site with sample songs and albums to listen too www.snatamkaur.com
PS. Thanks so
much Paul Y for bringing the album to our attention …. All of
us here absolutely love listening to it and she is a joy to have around …
(newsletter and babylon team)
Both reviews
can be accessed on the web also …
Please go to http://www.babylonbookshop.com.au/babylon_bookshop_home.htm
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4.
Miscellaneous
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*** WANTED **** 2nd Hand Books
We want to extend the Bookshop and include second hand books ….
·
Thank you for all
the 2nd hand books already given to us by so many of you … most
of which have found a place in the Babylon Library. As a new idea … we happily accept 2nd
hand books for both the Library AND a new 2nd
book section
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If you have a
moment, it would be greatly appreciated if you could bring your pre-loved
books … for donation or for us to purchase.
THANK YOU Y
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*** Rooms available for rent for both:
A. Workshops (regular events & one-off or weekend)
B. Practitioners (on a casual or full-time basis)
(Fully renovated rooms or current normal rooms, at reduced rates)
Visit the web-site for some details www.thelotuscentre.com.au or on
6231 9669 (B/H) for further information.
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… to share …
‘'Our heart is like the sun
Always shinning
Ever present
Everywhere!
You can try but you won’t stop it rising
Come on
So let my love fill your heart.'
from ‘Anam Cara’: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John O'donohue
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