The aim of this week’s newsletter is to remind us to look for the good in everything

FYI  –  REMEMBERING

DEPRESSION AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING – TWO SIDES OF ONE DOOR

Dr Miller gives a very personal, and very profound insight into her own depression and how it actually became a door for her awakening into spirituality.  This is a must watch video that gives a live account of how depression can lead to the ultimate healing.

Is depression, as most of us experience it, meaningless suffering? Dr. Lisa Miller presents research that lends meaning to the experience of depression and to our experience on planet Earth.
Dr. Lisa Miller is perhaps the world’s foremost expert in the relative study of psychology and spirituality. Dr. Miller is Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded and currently directs the Spirituality and Mind-Body Institute, to innovate, disseminate, and train healers in foundationally spiritual treatments. Dr. Miller solo-edited the Oxford University Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (2012) and has published over seventy articles and chapters on spirituality in mental health and wellness.

We have always said that there is good in everything.  Finding the ‘good’ will help you to move forward. Listen to what Dr. Lisa Miller has to say.

Click here to watch – 16 minutes

 MOST POWERFUL PEACE MEDITATION … 8.24mins

Soothing and calming meditation commentary by Sis Denise Lawrence.
Sister Denise joined the Brahma Kumaris Organisation as a student of Raja Yoga and dedicated her life to spiritual practice and service in 1974 at the age of 23.

Click here to experience this powerful meditation 8.24 Minutes

Invitation : If you have a YouTube clip, encouraging words or a suggested speaker you would like to share, please let us know. Email us with your suggestions on info@aol.org.au.

WHAT’S ON At the Academy

Where : Mosman Arts & Community Centre, Cnr of Art Gallery Way and Myahgah Road. When: Monday Nights 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Entry : $20.00 (You can still pay $15 plus fees on Eventbrite),
Concession for Pensioners or Students: $10.00
Includes light refreshments.   Finish time is 9.30pm

ALL WELCOME – ENJOY LOVE, LIGHT & LAUGHTER

MONDAY, 2nd MAY 2016

LIVING A SACRED LIFE:
Skills Acquired & Lessons Learnt Along the Way

With John Butterworth
You probably know John Butterworth as Master of the Gongs and have heard and experienced his wonderful Gong Baths. On this night you are going to see another side of John as he briefly outlines his spiritual journey. At the age of 16, John wanted to become a Buddhist Monk and so with his love of Buddhism it is easy to understand he followed the Tibetan tradition of healing and learnt Tonglen. Later, his love and connection to the Aboriginal ancestors of the land gave him a thirst to create an environmental and sustainable retreat and it was with this in mind he purchased Jacaranda Haven along with his wife Rosemary.

John walks his talk, and so is going to share with you just how easy it can be to combine your spiritual and physical life and live a life of ease and grace.

1. You will be shown how to use Tonglen to heal.
2. How to create a Sacred Seal.
3. How to keep your energy field clear and sparkling.

Note: I feel so blessed to have a partner that ‘walks his talk’ and lets go reactions almost immediately, but most of all I love being able to receive a Tonglen healing – it just takes away any negativity and stress in my body…Rosemary

John will finish with a Q & A open discussion.

Connect with John at: W: powerofthegong.com E: johnbutterworth999@gmail.com

Please note that in 2016 our door ticket prices for general admission have been increased to $20. All general bookings via Eventbrite remain at $15 plus booking fees. Concession prices will remain the same – $10. Ticket prices include refreshments.

MONDAY, 9th MAY 2016

Enneagram System with Patrick Kayrooz

“WHY I DO WHAT I DO:
UNDERSTANDING SELF THROUGH THE ENNEAGRAM”

Join with Patrick tonight for this insightful look at the Enneagram System …
Do you ever catch yourself thinking or doing the same things over and over, yet wishing you could Respond rather than React?
Our own behaviour frustrates us (and others), and we often feel that life would be easier if others just saw things more like we do.
The Enneagram System suggests there are 9 points of view or personalities, called “types.” Unlike other typologies, Enneagram goes beyond behavioural descriptors to the individual’s core motivation.
Once you find your “type”, through this insightful system, a huge amount of personal information becomes available to you. Once you understand all 9 points of view or “types”, the world opens up in an intelligent and empathic way.
The Enneagram helps us uncover why people get stuck in habitual patterns, and most importantly, the way out of those frustrating, self-imposed traps.
It is designed for those who want to bring more of themselves to their primary relationships, work relationships and to the ways they show up in the world generally.
Enneagram – from the Greek, ennea meaning ‘nine’ and gramma meaning something “written” or drawn’, is a model of human personality which is a typology of nine interconnected personality types.
About Patrick Kayrooz:
Patrick is a board member of the International Enneagram Association as well as an internationally certified Enneagram trainer. Patrick is a successful business entrepreneur and property development and has degrees in Education and Theology. He founded EnneagramHQ, to help people foster self-awareness and to deepen understanding of self and others in relationships and in the workplace.
Patrick is also a Director of Radio Australia a multimedia company specialising in radio and TV formats, outside radio broadcasting and radio syndication. His company PaKay specialises in branding, graphic design and web development.

Contacts:  Tel 9713 8916, Mobile: 0418.207 132 Website: www.pakay.com.au

*Please note that in 2016 our door ticket prices for general admission have been increased to $20. All general bookings via Eventbrite remain at $15 plus booking fees. Concession prices will remain the same – $10. Ticket prices include refreshments.

In and Around the Academy

With Rosemary Butterworth

REMEMBERING.

Last weekend, being Anzac Day on Monday and a holiday, there was no Academy Meeting on Monday Night.
Anzac Day is a time of remembrance to all those who gave their lives in wars and an opportunity to give gratitude.  I do everyday, not only to our fathers, grandfathers, uncles and aunties, who kept our country safe, but to the Earth who gives us everything we need. Our food, shelter, clothing, a place to rest; a place to sleep, a place to learn and experience who we are.
Also for us to remember, with gratitude the Aboriginal Elders of this country and other Elders of other countries too who have looked after this planet for so long as well as the animals that assist mankind.
The Earth and Nature can survive well without us humans.
Remembering, to recall to mind, is an awareness that gets lost in the multitude of thoughts that fill our heads these days.  Thinking has become a dis-ease.  When is the mind ever quiet?  From the time we rise in the morning until we fall asleep at night, the Lower Mind does not stop producing thoughts or collecting someone else’s.  I had the delightful experience of giving a talk to a gathering on Saturday afternoon.  The topic was “How to Find Your Purpose” which alluded to quietening your mind so you could follow your guidance and intuition.
The audience were bright and alert and had been doing a lot of work on themselves. Half of them had formed a group which meets every 2nd Wednesday and are reading two chapters of my book, How to Move Forward and practising the exercises together each meeting.  Also, in practising together the energy rose substantially and gave them the power to remember to practice being present during each day.
I suggest we each write a list of 6 things, such as “feel the water every time we wash our hands or feel our feet on the path or floor when we are walking”, that will jog our memory and help us to remember to practice being present,  to enjoy life, to be the best we can be. We need to be in the NOW. To be in the NOW we need to practice getting out of our heads by giving our mind another focus!

Rosemary Butterworth … rosemary.aol.org.au

Product of the Month

Another shipment has arrived.  Now we have plenty to meet the demand!  Only $33.00

If you can’t make it to a Monday night to pick up in person you can order on line click here.

This balm serves two purposes – to nurture and heal with the love of the Divine Mother. To heal the wounds experienced by the feminine in the Patriarchy, and also to bring into the chakras and endocrine glands the true wisdom and teachings of the Christed feminine through the Magdalene lineage.
We at the Academy find this a lovely face cream as we put this on our Third eye, Throat and Heart Chakars, so why not all over our face!

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Thought Of The Week

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

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Affirmation – say daily, feel it, believe it…

“I am safe in the universe and all of life loves and supports me”

• Louise Hay
  

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HEALTH TIP – SLIMMING DOWN

If you are trying to slim down, here are some excellent tips.
EARLY DINNER. – Eat your evening meal before 7.00pm.  Ideally eat at 6.00pm.
EAT AS A RITUAL.  If your body is a temple then eating would be the ultimate act of worship. Blessing your food, giving thanks,  or even taking a few deep breaths before starting the meal will calm the nervous system and aid digestion.  Bringing mindfulness to the act of eating will  harmonise your nervous and digestive system to work optimally.
GO THE SOUP AND SALAD ROUTE. Eating more water based vegetables and soups will provide the hydration necessary for cellular metabolic reactions to happen as well as prevent overeating.
CARBOHYDRATES. It is best to eat complex carbohydrates in the daytime when you are awake and moving which is when you are most metabolically active.  A light dinner with an emphasis on lean protein and vegetables cooked/or raw is more energy efficient for this time of day.
DRINK MORE GREEN TEA. Researth shows the combination of green tea and exercise targets tummy fat.  In a recent study, they found that green tea not only boosted weight loss results but helped triglyceride control.  Green tea has other health benefits too, as well as being a potent antioxidant, it also boosts energy and strengthens the heart.  
From:  Inspired Cuisine, Reconnect, Kamalaya. .

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EVENTS

Stepping Stones to Self Mastery Workshop

With Sally Gibb-Cumming. 

How Far Will the Stepping Stones Take you?

This workshop will cover important elements in creating your persoal stepping stone pathways to the answers you seek.  You will explore the steps you take to reveal where you are now, where you have come from and where you are going.  It is all within you as you access the inner intuitive voice.  You will see before you tangible and visual evidence of how powerful and insightful you are.

This process is uniquely brilliant as you become the oracle of your inner wisdom.

Be empowered with this positive guidance to implement a powerful change in your life. 
For more information Click Here. 

Venue:  SoultoSoul Healing & Teaching Suite 4, 6-7 Garrigal Street, Mosman.
Date:  Saturday 14th May
Time:  10am to 4 pm
Cost:  $144
Limited space available.  Book Now through Eventbrite. 

Sally presented at the Academy on  Monday, 7 March an introduction for this workshop.  The results on the night were amazing, it blew us all away as all found there were so many insights in the space of just an hour.  We all wished for a whole day!

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Living in Love
With Mufa

Sunday 1st May, 2016
2.00 to 3.30 pm
1 Dalwood Ave, Seaforth, Sydney, Australia

Join Takeli as she and her Guide, Mufa – The Chancellor of Lemuria, share their Love and Wisdom with you.

Mufa, as the Spiritual Guiding Focus for the Lemurian Societies during their transitions from a 3^rd, to a 4^th, to a 5^th dimensional society, has much to share with us about managing life while dealing with the massive energies that are flowing into our Earth on a daily basis.

Living in Love, is what takes us above the chaos: it is also what has us able to transition into a higher vibrating society, when that becomes available to us on a global level.

Mufa’s gentle Wisdom, available in Trance Channel via Takeli, will also provide answers to your questions, and Guide you on your own path of dimensional changes.

Exchange: $30

RSVP REQUIRED to Reserve Your Place, please email takeli@takeli.com, or Ph: 0417 941 905

Please see http://takeli.com/Events for more information