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A passion for (eco) fashion Ethical stylist Lou Taylor on why ethical fashion’s not just for the rich and famous
August 2008
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I like fashion. It’s an affliction that seems to affect most women and increasingly, I’m pleased to report, men too. You only need to cast your eye around next time you are out and about in Brighton, to see a myriad of fabulous concoctions and creations through clothes. One of my favourite things about Brighton is the fact that its inhabitants are not exactly shy about dressing up. Fashion is all about self-expression – and since we no longer live in tribes where we all have an intimate understanding of our neighbours, it is our identity too. It’s easy to pooh-pooh fashion and discard it as something that is all about vacuous vanity, one-up-man-ship and greed. But from the primal abstract art of tribal body paint to the extravagant decadence of haute couture fashion houses, body adornment appears to be part of the human condition. What we need to do now, is work on ensuring that our fashion appetites can be sated without the cost of human suffering and environmental pollution. We are already taking steps in the right direction, and the hope is, of course, that a little stream can grow into an avalanche. But really, it’s up to you – to vote with your money, talk to your favourite stores, and take a look at fashion from a slightly different perspective. Lou Taylor, an ethical stylist who has made it her mission to crusade the eco-fashion message, tells you on page 11 how you can take on an ethical fashion outlook for yourself, and use your immense power as a consumer to help make positive changes in the world. August is a quiet month – in that many people have disappeared off on holiday. How many people in your life have returned from a break, looking tanned and refreshed, and yet are suffering with postholiday blues? It’s great to get away from it all – but it’s the coming back to it all that can be hard. And this is where retreats come in. Yes, you get your break – but at the same time, says Kirstie Brewer on page 13, it’s a chance to take stock of your life, re-evaluate, and maybe pick up some skills and ideas to help you cope with the everyday stresses and strains much more effectively. Sounds good to me.
Features 9 Don’t pay attention! A small shift in our attention habits can make a world of difference in our lives, says Paul Bailey
11 A passion for (eco) fashion Ethical stylist Lou Taylor shares hints and tips to help make ethical fashion a dream come true for everyone
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13 Retreat treats Kirstie Brewer finds out why a retreat may be more of treat than a standard holiday
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5 Jo-ann goes green 7 The green house 7 Wave family 8 Wave world 15 Mind Games 15 Kann Do 17 Prosperity 18 What is?
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19 Food for thought 20 Wave goes out 21 Wave stays in 22 Netty’s world 22 Wizard’s guide
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Jo-ann Hodgson Jo-ann gets the final word in a row with her flatmate about conserving water
A wet dilemma I’ve never been particularly good at arguing my point. Rolling my eyes I’m good at. The silent treatment is one of my favourites. And I’ve perfected that specific type of exhale with which you can be knowing and dismissive without uttering a single word. But actually having an intellectual debate using the tools of words and speech: not my forté. So when, over a discussion about the washing-up, my flatmate declared that he doesn’t believe that you can waste water. All I could muster was: “Well, I don’t know, hmm, right, erm.” Good work. “I was chatting to a colleague over the water cooler about it the other day,” he went on. Watercooler moments are so 1990s. “Water just gets flushed out and comes back round in the precipitation cycle.” A fair point. And being the well-read media hound that he is, he pointed me to AA Gill’s restaurant column as source material for the argument. “Water is not a finite resource, it isn’t a vanishing commodity,” Gill rambles in the review. “If you leave the tap running, it doesn’t vanish forever. Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re wasting it – you can’t. You may be wasting the energy that brought it to you, but you’re not clever enough or powerful enough to make it vanish. Water is constantly on the move.”
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But we can’t just brush over the issue of the energy used to splash on us the pleasure of water on demand. Regardless of whether you’ve left the tap running to make sure the temperature is just so, because you like the sound – it reminds you of that stream in the Lake District you sat by when picnicking with Ray and Claire – or you’ve actually been washing something, it will be flushed out, mixed with sewage and sent off to the treatment plant. These plants use a huge amount of energy and, it’s alleged, also produce toxic waste which gets pumped out to sea.
“The current goes the other way, so the tourists don’t have to worry about swimming next to poos,” a friend in the know happily informed me. And there is a finite amount of water, isn’t there? With only a handful of reservoirs in East Sussex and 250,000 people in Brighton and Hove (double this at the weekends) we sure are testing this one out. Environmental warnings state that aquifers are drying up because there isn’t enough rain to feed them. As a result of this drought, as well as leaks in water pipes – it is estimated that South East Water loses 63million litres of water a day through leaks – and people using water wastefully, we may be about to lose a local beauty spot.
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Plashett Park Farm – home to a veritable Farthing Wood’s worth of wildlife – lies between the South Downs and Ashdown Forest and is set to be immersed by a new reservoir if plans by South East Water gain government approval. So what would I suggest? Baby steps. Step one, take showers over baths. Ideally, share the shower with someone else, I can recommend it. And really, who’d have a bath over a shower anyway? It doesn’t even get you clean. You’re just sat in a dilute of your own dirt, being so uncomfortably hot your backside turns a disturbing purple before ultimately sitting in a tub of cold stagnant murky water, forcing yourself to enjoy it because this is meant to be a ‘treat’. Shower, share the water – everybody wins.
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“Over a discussion about the washing-up, my flatmate declared that he doesn’t believe that you can waste water. All I could muster was: “Well, hmm, right, erm.” Good work”
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Cork, says Sarah Whittaker, is a material that might have more flair and versatility than you thought
Family bonding over meals is a tradition Selina di Girolamo can’t imagine living without
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Food glorious food
I love cork. You can put it on the walls, the floor – you can fill your house with cork goodies. As a natural product, cork warms and enriches any interior, blending in well with other décor and furniture. If you’re looking for something to match a scheme, it’s also available in a huge range of colours, from subtle honey tones to green, red, chocolate and black. Almost any design that can be made in ceramic tiles can also be made in cork. Production of cork products can be entirely environmentally friendly. No cork trees need be cut down – the bark is peeled without destroying the tree, and it grows back within nine years, ready to be harvested again. Consider cork as a flooring option. Walk barefoot on a cork floor and it will be warm, so you’ll never get that icy-cold feeling you get from stone tiles. In tests it’s been shown that less heat is lost through the feet with a cork floor than with hardwood, vinyl or ceramic floors. Cork has a cellular structure which holds almost 90 per cent of an air-like gas. This makes it lightweight and low density but also comfortable because of its softness. Cork is a great insulator and soundproofer making it an ideal choice for music rooms or studios, noisy kids’ rooms, and any other places where sound needs to be reduced. Cork is highly durable, so is good for high-heeled shoe wearers, and if, like me, you’re prone to dropping (expensive) things, its elasticity can also be a bonus – make a dent with a heavy object and it will eventually recover, something like a cork does when removed from a bottle.
As the child of an Italian father and an Anglo-Indian mother, when I went to school I realised that we did things very differently to my friends. We ate our home-cooked meals with our parents around the table, while my schoolmates consumed fish fingers and oven chips alone in front of the telly. Now I am a parent I cannot imagine family life without sharing food. Every evening we cook together and we chat about the day as we peel, chop and stir. I am usually the conductor, having inherited a wealth of recipes along with a passion for cooking. Mike, my husband, is great at washing up, while Tali, 11, loves making pastry, bread and chapatis. Iggy, four, picks herbs and vegetables from the garden and has become an expert at peeling garlic. Growing food, even in a pot on a windowsill, makes it far more appealing to his young palate. Every meal begins with a blessing. It’s usually a simple statement of gratitude to Mother Earth for the food on our plates, or sometimes, if we are eating fish or meat, an acknowledgement of the life that has ended. On feast days and holidays we add the traditional druidic blessing: “May we eat that none may hunger, may we drink that none may thirst.” Recipes and ingredients have strong magical symbolism for children and we often drop wishes into our baking. We do this by spooning in happiness with our honey, abundance with our butter, prosperity with our cornflour and adventure with our spices. Each child gets a blessing cake, made in this way on their birthday. www.flickr.com/photos/pbogs
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Interestingly it’s also great for bathrooms. It won’t rot and the tiny cellular compartments seal air in each compartment insulating each from the other with a moisture-resistant, wax-like substance. This waxy substance also prevents cork from rotting even when completely submerged under water for long periods of time. It’s great news too for cleanliness freaks – bugs, mould, mites and all manner of beasties are repelled by it due to a naturally occurring substance in cork called suberin. Suberin also acts as a fire retardant and doesn’t let off any toxic fumes when burnt so it would be a wise choice for those that have rental properties. For something different, check out Stilelibero.co.uk for the yoga mat-cum-play mat or http://www.oneecohome.co.uk/ for fantastic cork tables and stools that look like they’re, erm, a cork. Sarah Whittaker is available for interiors projects. Contact Sarah at sarah@bluelamb.co.uk
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Weekends offer opportunities for foraging for wild foods, something that all children seem to enjoy. Country walks are accompanied by Richard Mabey’s archetypal book Food for Free and a basket for collecting interesting culinary treasures. We are currently enjoying sorrel leaves in omelettes and quiches, burnet and dandelion in salads and nettle in soups. Eating out with children is a regular treat in Europe, but can be more challenging in the UK. Recently we were turned away from a country pub in the South Downs because they do not permit children under ten in their dining room. “But how will little children learn how to eat well if they’re not allowed in?” Iggy complained as we drove away with rumbling tummies towards a more hospitable hostelry down the road.
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OTTERLY FABULOUS Sussex Wildlife Trust is delighted to announce that otters are back in Sussex after an absence of over 30 years. Intensive management of rivers and waterways led to the destruction of over 60 per cent of wetland areas in Sussex between 1960 and 1980. By the 1970s the otter was considered extinct in Sussex. But at last, the long term efforts of Sussex conservation organisations and landowners are paying off. “Otters are top of the food chain and their presence in Sussex indicates that the rivers and wetlands in which they are living are healthy and thriving” explains Dr Tony Whitbread, chief executive of Sussex Wildlife Trust. “That’s not only good news for other wetland wildlife such as kingfishers and dragonflies, but it indicates fisheries are recovering and that drinking water from our rivers is improving too.”
TRAIDING PLACES TRAIDremade -the UK’s original charity fashion label – is relaunching with a new design team and new collection at TRAIDBrighton, on Duke Street. Featuring the best in re-styled vintage, summer frocks, hand printed T’s, re-styled suit jackets, handmade accessories and more. TRAIDremade designers work exclusively with damaged second-hand clothing that would otherwise end up in landfill. TRAIDremade’s head of design Paula Kirkwood, said: “We take torn or marked clothing that can’t be re-sold in TRAID shops, and use techniques like printing, cutting and sewing to create gorgeous one-off fashion wear.” For more info, go to www.traid.org.uk
It’s clear that with the help of modern technology, savvy internet users are resorting to the age old method of swapping to save money. www.swapz.co.uk, the leading person to person swapping site in the UK, has recently had over ten million pages looked at by its users. With over 70,000 active listings in categories as diverse as cars, clothing, mobile phones and even skill swapz, thousands of members complete swapz each week. Managing Director Paul Kay says; “It’s no longer a case of shop till you drop, but swap till you drop!”
Send your Wavelets back to school with these adorable new products from Traidcraft, sourced from producers in India and Bangladesh. Apart from being incredibly cute, Traidcraft’s range also gives you the added bonus of knowing that your purchase will have a direct impact upon the lives of the producers from around the world. Traidcraft fights poverty through trade, helping people in developing countries to transform their lives. For stockist information or to shop visit; www.traidcraftshop.co.uk or call 0845 330 8900.
TURN IT DOWN! Whales, dolphins, porpoises and many other marine animals use sound to “see” underwater, yet their world is becoming increasingly poisoned by painfully loud human-made noises in our oceans. The UK Government has recently published a draft marine bill, which includes powers to protect the marine environment. The government has begun a public consultation to find out what people think of the new draft law. Sending a letter to the Department for Environment’s marine bill consultation can encourage the government to ensure that the bill will protect marine wildlife. For more info, go to; www.commonsleader.gov.uk/output/page2174.asp
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Pay less attention! Paying attention is actually just a habit we have learned, says author Paul Bailey – and it could be that we are missing out on much of the reality around us ecent research in quantum physics shows that our mind does much more for us than just give us pictures of the world ‘out there’. We now know that our attention influences the very things we pay attention to. That’s right. The research shows that our universe is awash in what seems to be an intelligent field of energy, and that through this field, in some way, at some level, our mind is connected to everything around us, to all matter, both seen and unseen. One of the best things our magnificent mind does really well is give us our habits. When most of us think of our habits we think of bad habits, but almost every habit we have is good. In fact, if we didn’t have our habits, our life would be an unlivable mess, and we may not even survive. We learn to walk by habit, talk, work, drive, play a musical instrument, even think by habit. Of course, not all our habits are good, but the good news is that in this interconnected world where everything connects to everything else at some energetic level, we only have to make the slightest change to something – including our habits – to make a world of difference. Which brings me to the mother of all habits – our attention, and what we do with it. Most of us think that to improve our lives we need to concentrate more and pay more attention. Well, I’m telling you that’s wrong! We need to learn how to concentrate less and pay less attention. Why? Because your attention is so good at focusing in on certain things and being selective that you miss much of the reality around you. Importantly, the way we’ve come to use our attention on a day-to-day basis means that most of us miss out on many of the good things going on around us most of the time. And what if we’ve been practising this tunnel vision attention for years, with habits of mind passed on down for generations, and so giving ourselves a limited view of reality and a limited life? Remembering that a small shift in our attention can make a world of difference in our lives, all we need to do to begin correcting this situation is start with a small ‘shift’ in our attention – which the book Think of an Elephant shows you – and keep on doing it and taking it further. By learning to reposition the very point of our attention away from the weak and reactive in us, and towards the powerful and creative, we find the very doorway into other levels of mind that are always involved whenever we find solutions to problems in our lives. The early levels of mind are what sports people call being ‘in the zone’, business people call being ‘on the money’ or ‘on a roll’, and musicians call being ‘in harmony’. This mental upshift is our most important point of influence
out into the world. But what we usually do when a problem confronts us – like, say, global warming or family issues or the problems in the Middle East, or where we left our keys – is buy into the problem and become absorbed into it, and we actually become a satellite-extension of the problem itself, and this ‘brain drain’ does nothing to solve the problem; instead, we often suffer a form of post-traumatic stress because of it, and if we let this go on long enough and deeply enough, we see the present global epidemic of mental depression. However, as you practise and extend this higher point of attention even further, you move way beyond self-absorption and into selfawareness; from power and control to influence; from life being what happens to you, to what you do with what happens to you; from authority being your truth, to truth being your authority; from a love of power, to the power of love. Once we acknowledge that we may have unhelpful and unhealthy habits of mind that shut down
these higher connections in us, and allow negativity and fear to infiltrate our lives, it only takes this smallest shift in our level of awareness for us to begin opening the tunnel vision of our attention, and discover that we are no longer disempowered; that we are connected directly into the universe’s intelligent field of energy, with all the possibilities that this brings. I highly recommend that you read the book and take the training. w
By linking the apparently unrelated fields of quantum physics, holistic health, cosmology, theology, neuroscience, evolutionary theory and consciousness studies, Think of an Elephant uncovers the complete set of tools we’ve got in our mental toolbox. Available at major bookstores and online. For more information on workshops and training, the Global Awareness Quiz, and to contact the author, go to: www.thinkofanelephant.com.
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Susie (one of Lou’s clients) before…
How many times have you uttered the plaintive cry, “I’ve got nothing to wear!” We’ve all done it, but in reality, all it can take is another look at your wardrobe with a fresh, creative eye, and you’ll start to see all kinds of new options that you hadn’t thought of before. “I went to a fabulous workshop at Shabitat in Brighton,” says Lou. “You were asked to take along an item of clothing that you never wore, and
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Ethical stylist Lou Taylor talks to Pearl Bates, who learns that eco fashion is easy, fun and sexy Ethical stylist Lou Taylor believes there is much more to clothes than meets the eye “A lot of people express themselves through their clothes – it’s often their primary creative outlet,” she says, her eyes twinkling warmly at me from beneath her vibrant auburn hair. “Clothes can go hand in hand with a woman’s opinion of her body, which can be influenced by things such as having children or growing older. And frequently, when working with a client, I’ll find many items of clothing have personal stories behind them. So dressing becomes a very personal, intimate issue, and to a large degree, psychological.” And it is this psychology that Lou feels is the key to changing shopping attitudes that have an impact on ethics and the environment. “I don’t do preaching or guilt trips. Far from it. The experience of dressing should be lovely – a
treat,” Lou says. “We need the inspiration of the high-end, glamorous aspect of the fashion industry, with celebrities on the red carpet in something gorgeous and made from something like bamboo. But it’s equally important to get the message across that ethical dressing is affordable, practical, and very doable – it’s something that all of us can easily learn to incorporate into our lives.” Lou is delighted that ethical awareness in fashion is improving, but it’s action that counts. “The power of consumer choice is enormous. Many high-street chains are beginning to bow to public pressure, and are actively putting in place the initiatives we need to safeguard factory working conditions, for example,” she explains. “It’s becoming more of a transparent process, and there are websites; www.labourbehindthelabel.org and www.cleanupfashion.co.uk that will www.organicstereo.com 01273 357660
the idea of buying key items, staples that will hold your wardrobe together.
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let you see exactly how stores score in areas such as trade unions for workers and fair living wages. “At the moment, British companies tend to be the better ones,” she says, although she acknowledges that very often our favourite clothes may not come from a squeaky-clean green label. “There’s nothing to stop you asking your favourite stores where their merchandise has been made, and if there are things they can do to ensure a fairer deal for their workers. In fact, sites like Labour Behind the Label have printable letters you can send to shops to help encourage change.”
LOU’S PRACTICAL ADVICE: Rein in that impulse to splurge. Many women flash the cash in the heat of a retail therapy moment, and live to regret it. Many items never even get worn, and end up languishing in the back of the cupboard. “I’m interested in what this obsessive addiction with shopping is all about,” says Lou. Next time you feel a rash purchase coming on, hold fire and think if the item is something you will really value and enjoy. The thing to bear in mind is
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you learned how to customise it.” It can take something as simple as the addition of a vintage brooch, a small embellishment, or a change of buttons and – voila! – you have a unique piece that says more about you than anything bought from a rail, plus you can rest assured no one else will have anything quite the same. For inspiration, take a look at www.leftover.co.uk.” Consider holding your own swap parties, or even organising a sale of unwanted clothes. A little bit of bubbly, a bunch of friends and a heap of clothes can be the perfect cocktail for a sociable night of girly fun. And don’t say you haven't got the time: “I never believe people when they tell me that,” laughs Lou. “Just think how time-consuming shopping can be, especially when you consider the travel, the parking, the aching feet, the stress and exhaustion – no, all it takes is a re-focus on how you choose to spend your leisure time.”
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Remember to vote with your money, and others will follow suit.
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Time for a treat Do you ever feel a bit ‘empty’ and find it hard to get back to the daily grind after you’ve been away on holiday? Do you long for a bit of time for peace and perspective, but never seem to get round to it, even when you are taking a break? Perhaps a retreat is what you need, says Kirstie Brewer ometimes you just need to get away. To avoid the inevitable burnout-collapse cycle and truly relax, why not try a retreat? There are a growing number of retreats in the UK designed to leave you feeling recharged, empowered and ready to return to your hectic lifestyle with a fresh perspective. A retreat can be dedicated to yoga, spirituality or even diet; ultimately it’s time dedicated to you. Food is taken care of and stressful planning is kept to a minimum, so all you have to worry about is enjoying hearing yourself think for once. Polly Moore who co-runs Tilton House retreat in the South Downs can see the benefits of taking a retreat over a holiday: “Booking the perfect holiday is so stressful,” she says. “Time is precious and a retreat is all about taking the opportunity to restore, and discover new perspectives in your life. We’re all conscious of our carbon footprint and more breaks nearer home are better for all of us.” Jetting off to your sunny destination may mean leaving all your troubles behind, but unfortunately they tend to be waiting for you once you return home. The beauty of the retreat is that it offers more than a short-term fix of calm; it inspires you to change the way you see the world. Melanie Klein has been on three Buddhist meditation retreats and still reaps the benefits even back in her nine-to-five job. “I have a greater awareness of myself and my reactions, I’m a lot calmer and react more positively to situations. A retreat is different to a holiday
because you don’t leave your problems behind, you take everything with you to dissect and resolve. It can be difficult but you leave feeling inspired, insanely happy and glowing.” A retreat can be a solitary experience or a communal activity and it doesn’t have to mean total segregation from the real world. Coed Hills in Wales is more about nurturing the person you are than trying to change it. It offers its visitors the chance to live within an ecologically sustainable community and learn about being kinder to the environment. Visitors can pay rent or work on the land in exchange for housing. Lauren Simpson stayed in Coed Hills for eight days and left feeling very selfreflective. “People retreat from the hustle and bustle of mainstream society. To a more chilled-out space where they can be who they
are. It wasn’t the stereotype I thought it might be; there was a good balance.” Retreats are normally found nestled in beautiful landscapes and offer a safe space to totally let go, still the mind and shift focus. Marrisa Findlay took time out to go on a twoday retreat dedicated to yoga where she practiced seven hours a day. “It was about getting away from routine and everyday life without interruptions. I left feeling revitalised with a deeper understanding of yoga. I got individual attention from the yoga instructor and time to hear myself think,” she says. Rather than rejecting it, a retreat gives you the chance to acknowledge the world and think about your place in it. As Marrisa explains: “A retreat lets you reflect on aspects of your life, your friends and job, it will either make you more appreciative of the life you have or it will challenge you to change it in order to be happier.” A retreat isn’t about running away, it’s about adapting what you learn to your own lifestyle. Places like Coed Hills want to encourage visitors to use what they learn positively in their own lives, taking some aspect of their eco-friendly existence away with them. Ultimately, in the words of Sangharakshita, the founder of The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order: “You go on retreat to go off retreat.” So rather than getting that grass-isgreener syndrome, who says you can’t graze between the two? All photos courtesy of Skyros Holidays. www.skyros.com 01983 865566
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“How did the machines know what Tasty Wheat tasted like, huh?” Mouse asks Neo over the breakfast table. Keanu Reeves’ Neo is being educated about the virtual world of the Matrix in which he’s lived all his life. “Maybe they got it wrong. Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted like oatmeal or tuna fish. That makes you wonder about a lot of things. You take chicken for example. Maybe they couldn’t tell what to make chicken taste like which is why chicken tastes like everything!” Our senses bombard us with 2.3billion bits of information a second. And only a tiny fraction of that sensory soup enters our conscious mind – who wants to be aware of every oxygen atom hitting your face after all? Let’s do a quick experiment: List as many species of flowers as you can, and notice where you get to before you need to pause. You managed between five to eight, right? That’s because our brains take those 2.3billion bits of information from our senses and turns them into five to eight chunks of information. This quirk of how our brain deals with information is why a phone number like 01273208605 is easier to remember when broken down as 01273 208 605. But it’s not just the filtering of huge amounts of information that affects how we see the world. Our minds also like to distort and generalise information too. Generalising allows us to see a magazine almost hidden under the sofa and still recognise it as a magazine. When we wake up in the morning and, for a moment, imagine the dressing gown hanging on the back of the door is a person, that’s the brain generalising.
Massage has been around since the dawn of man, and with good reason. When we think of massage, most of us picture a relaxing hour lying face down on a special table, in a room full of burning candles, strange aromas and soothing sounds. While some stranger rubs oil all over us, we ponder our existence. Secretly, we dread that moment when the massage therapist says: “Ok, in your own time, you can open your eyes and sit up”, signalling the end to your visit and a horrible realisation that reality is just around the corner! For most of us, this will always be our perception of massage. The truth is however, that this is only one of many different variations of a common theme. Over the centuries, we have discovered that massage is beneficial in many ways, and not just for relaxation purposes. The healing properties of massage are well documented and many of us are fortunate enough to have experienced them at some point in our lives, but what exactly is going on in there? Whether we like it or not, tension and stress, both physical and mental are an everyday part of our lives. Unfortunately for us, the physical manifestations of our experiences are commonly stored in our cells at every level. In the human musculoskeletal system, we experience muscle adhesions or ‘knots’, which impede normal muscle function leading to
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What neurobiologists and psychologists agree upon is that what we call reality is really how we imagine the world to be. What we see, feel, hear, taste and smell is actually a tiny fraction of what is in front of us, our perception projected out in the world, with our mind imaginatively filling in the blanks. As Morpheus tells Neo in The Matrix: “If ‘real’ is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.” And which electrical signals our conscious mind focuses on, depends on our beliefs, our values, and all our life experience. What if we could change what we focus on and interpret those same signals to create a new reality where we are more confident and more content? The reality is: you can. Viv Craske is a meta-medicine health coach, NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist based in Brighton. To change your life, call 01273 208605, email viv@metamedicinesussex.co.uk or visit www.metamedicinesussex.co.uk
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joint dysfunction, altered movement patterns and ultimately, injury! Massage is used to release the toxins stored in the muscle fibres at the point of the adhesion, improve fibre elasticity, increase blood flow and hopefully restore normal length-tension relationships within the muscle fibres. The most immediately perceptible benefit of this is the elimination or reduction of muscle spasm, which can vary from mild to severe. Other benefits are subtler and may not be immediately perceptible. We tend to think of massage as a luxury rather than a necessity, and hence only treat ourselves to one on occasion. The reality is that massage in one form or another has an essential role to play in delaying the ageing process and we should endeavour to indulge in a bit of TLC more often. Mitchell Phillips of Studio 57 sports injury clinic in Hove is an excellent therapist and offers treatments for many conditions. He can be contacted at mitchell@studio57clinic.co.uk Adam Kann is a personal trainer at David Lloyd Health Club, Brighton Marina. Email him at adamkann@hotmail.com
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Peace, man Welcome to my little corner in Wave magazine. This month I want to talk about maintaining an inner-sense of abundance. Let’s talk about creating abundance from the inside out. This is important because even if you have riches on the outside but you feel poor on the inside, then all the money in the world will never bring any happiness to you. ‘Abundance is Generated from the Inside Out’ – there is a saying in NLP that there are no un-resourceful people – just un-resourceful states. Knowing how to maintain a resourceful state throughout your day is a great way to really start living abundantly. One of the most important inner states that will help you generate abundance is inner peace. People who do not know how to feel peaceful tend to chase money rather than be still and listen to their inner guidance and wisdom as to finding the most direct route to abundance. “Better than a thousand words is one word that brings peace” – The Buddha. Inner peace refers to a state of being emotionally, mentally and spirituality still and reflective. Inner peace allows you to know your core values and live life according to your highest vision. Without inner peace it is difficult to access inner resources such as intuition, memory, and your natural skills and talents. Inner peace helps to create a sense of wellbeing and self-confidence. Peaceful people can think clearly and respond appropriately to the circumstances of life. Peaceful people do not do retail therapy. Peaceful people are conscious people. Are you sold or do I need
Wave money Vanessa Kelley says a house is foremost a home, not just an investment Property programmes have been busy promoting residential property as investment, and yes, a property is an investment, but have we lost sight of the fact that a property should firstly be considered a home? What I’ve never heard mentioned is the actual amount you pay for the property when the total mortgage payments are considered (on a 25 year mortgage this is normally 3 to 4 times the original loan). The encouragement for all and sundry to go into a buy-to-let rarely mentions the pitfalls if you have bad tenants that don’t pay the rent, or damage the property, and that it may take months to evict them, which all involves related costs. I’m not saying buy-to-let doesn’t work, but it shouldn’t be considered an easy buck or a guaranteed way to make money fast. It helps if you’re experienced and have enough properties to offset tenant problems and vacant properties.
say more? Ok – here are seven things to do to feel more peaceful throughout your day: ✺ Become aware of the thoughts that create inner peace and the ones that create inner disturbance; ✺ Remember a time when you felt peaceful and focus on that memory allowing the feeling of peace to surge back through you; ✺ Practise some simple mediation or conscious breathing techniques. ✺ Find an image of peace such as a meditating Buddha and focus your mind on that image for a few minutes; ✺ Simplify your day by minimising some of the demands on your time; ✺ Avoid critical judgemental conversations that only serves to focus your mental energy on limitations. ✺ Do something that increases your sense of peace such as taking a walk in nature or lighting a candle with a peaceful prayer or intention. ➜Steve Nobel is an author, coach, and director of Alternatives. To register for your free daily prosperity thoughts go to www.stevenobel.com
And, unlike investments such as unit trusts for example, you can’t stagger the sale over tax years to take advantage of annual capital gains allowance to avoid paying capital gains tax. A factor I consider highly negative is that buy-to-let has been a part of the reason why property values have risen to quite frankly ridiculous levels, where people on a normal income can’t afford to buy, unless with huge multiples of income which is unsustainable, hence a factor of the credit crunch. You also need to be prepared that most investment values can fall as well as rise and tend to go in cycles. Most importantly you should always consider a spread of different types of investments (asset spread) to suit your personal needs and tax efficiency. As a specialist in ethical and environmental investments, good funds (and beware of providers without experience jumping on the bandwagon) can offer sustainable investment in growth areas with a good potential for long term growth, so it’s not just about feeling good it can be profitable too. ➜Vanessa Kelley is an Independent Financial Adviser specialising in green, ethically screened and environmentally sensitive financial products. Call 01273-307028 or email vanessa.kelley@barchestergreen.co.uk. You can also log on to the website www.barchestergreen.co.uk. Robin Currie runs the highly acclaimed workshop Making Friends With Money that will be run in Brighton in 2008 (www.makingfriendswithmoney.com). For further information call Robin on 01392-411630.
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What is… Meta-Medicine? Meta-medicine consultant Viv Craske explains that whatever your illness, you can work back to wellness once you understand the biological purpose of disease A few years ago, I worked as a journalist in a very stressful job. A month before I went on holiday, my boss told me that due to financial problems, I was going to be made redundant. The news was a totally unexpected shock. For the next four weeks, I obsessed about the problem and worked harder than ever. The day before I flew out, I felt a tingle in my nose. By the afternoon my head was throbbing and my nose was completely blocked – I had sinusitis. But why had this happened to me now? What is revolutionary about meta-medicine is that it can help you diagnose the specific stress that created your illness, show you exactly where you are in the disease process, and what you need to do to work towards wellness. Hearing I would lose my job absolutely stank – what’s more, it was a threat to my survival. In order to help solve the problem, the nasal mucus created an ulcer so I could breathe more easily, to help deal with the problem. Then, when I accepted the news, the ulcer started to heal rapidly, creating the mucus. Shortly before I left my job, the sinusitis disappeared. Meta-medicine is based on five natural laws discovered by German physician, Dr Ryke Geerd Hamer. After the unexpected death of his son, Dirk, in 1979, Dr Hamer discovered a lump in his testicle. He went on to study thousands of ovarian cancer patients, and discovered every one had also suffered a recent, dramatic loss before the start of their disease. And it’s not just small illnesses where meta-medicine can show you the biological meaning and spiritual purpose of your disease. Something as serious as lung cancer is caused by a sudden fear of death. What the body does to help you survive is to grow more cells in your lung to help you breathe better. If the shock is left unresolved for too long, the growth can itself cause death. A meta-medicine consultant can show you how to let go of the stress in your mind, so you can allow the body and spirit to work their way back to wellness. Whether you want to understand the purpose for your cold or your cancer, a meta-medicine diagnosis will give you the answer. Viv Craske is a meta-medicine consultant working in London, Brighton and the South East. Please call 01273 208605, email him at viv@metamedicinesussex.co.uk or visit www.metamedicinesussex.co.uk. Become a meta-medicine consultant. Train in Brighton on 20–24 August and become a practitioner using this revolutionary diagnostic tool. Please call Viv Craske on 01273 208605, email him at viv@metamedicinesussex.co.uk or visit www.metamedicinesussex.co.uk.
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Lucy Pook’s raw chocolate is a healthy indulgence Having been a successful nutritionist for over eight years in Brighton, as a teacher of nutritional medicine, a private consultant and health journalist, Lucy was seriously considering the idea of having some hypnotherapy to help curb her addiction to chocolate. “Even though I was only eating small amounts of the best and healthiest chocolate available along with a very healthy diet, I was still concerned. We all have our drug, and for me it is chocolate. I couldn’t carry on supposedly transforming my clients’ health and wellbeing if I was also eating a food that I was encouraging my clients to avoid. But two years ago, Lucy went along to the Food For Life raw food festival in Hove and couldn’t believe her eyes when every stall was selling chocolate. “I thought I had died and gone to heaven,” she says. But this was different from ordinary chocolate. It didn’t contain any white sugar but instead a number of healthy sugar replacements, so it still tasted delicious. The cocoa powder is unroasted and remains in its raw state, resulting in all the nutrients being retained because they haven’t been destroyed by high temperatures. It is also dairy-free and thus was even more perfect as Lucy, along with many Westerners, is allergic to milk. “I discovered that cocoa powder contains more antioxidants than any other food on the planet. Antioxidants remove toxins from the body and so they are absolutely vital in this modern age. But as soon as chocolate is roasted and milk and white sugar added you reduce most of its health benefits,” she adds. “I met someone at the festival who taught raw chocolate workshops and decided to go up to London for a day’s training. I came home and
started experimenting with my own recipes. I developed recipes that were slightly sweeter than the average raw chocolate bars. I wanted to keep the health benefits but also to make it as tasty as possible to so that I could encourage my students and clients to give up eating ordinary chocolate. Raw cocoa powder is enough of a superfood in itself without needing to add extras such as spirulina and maca and bee pollen that can render the chocolate tasteless. “I also discovered that raw chocolate is an appetite suppressant. You can’t eat a lot of it because it is deliciously rich. Great for those wanting to lose weight. It also enhances the libido and gives you masses of energy. What more could you ask for!’’ And it took off from there. Lucy now holds her own workshops at her home in Brighton and is now starting to take orders for her cocoa truffles, orange zest segments and peppermint hearts. The workshops are two hours of great fun and you get to try lots of tasters. So you need to turn up with an empty stomach. You can contact Lucy at lucy.pook@ntlworld.com
“The chocolate workshop was life-changing – the idea that something so delicious could also be good for you, was sheer heaven!” Kay “As a confirmed chocoholic I was pleasantly surprised. The chocolates were gorgeous. A must for all chocolate lovers!” Mel
Raw chocolate is made with the finest ingredients sourced from Latin America, using unroasted cocoa powder, raw (unheated) cocoa butter and a sugar replacement, agave syrup. Normal chocolate, even the organic posh kind, uses heated and roasted ingredients, which destroys all the natural goodness found in this amazing superfood. Raw cocoa powder contains more antioxidants than any food on Earth at this present time. More than blueberries, red wine and even goji berries. We need antioxidants to help mop up free radicals that cause damage to our cells, which can lead to cancer (basically pollution). So in this modern age we need more than at any other time in history. White sugar depletes the body of vital nutrients including magnesium, vitamin C and leeches out valuable B vitamins that are necessary for energy, metabolism, weight loss, for the creation of hormones and the breakdown of carbohydrates. Agave syrup comes from the agave cactus plant completely unrefined, and is used to sweeten the chocolate naturally without depleting the system of vital vitamins and minerals. The cocoa bean is also rich in magnesium, an energy mineral and vital electrolyte, which helps to keep our hearts beating well into old age. Unfortunately this important mineral is greatly lacking in our modern diets due to the soil of intensively farmed food having become very depleted. Chocolate is a hormone balancer, which helps to explain why women crave it so much. It also helps to enhance the libido, increases energy, improves sleep, promotes lovely skin and protects the body from pollutants. What more could you ask for? Oh, and it tastes wonderful!
NATUROPATHIC NUTRITION Lucy Pook is a naturopathic nutritionist who has travelled the world inspiring people to make better food choices. She has been regularly featured in the press and is a co-presenter on Southern Counties Radio. She has published widely and has been teaching evening classes at Evolution Arts Centre in Brighton for the past eight years. Many of her students have been motivated to train as nutritionists after coming to her talks and workshops. Lucy has also been teaching at Oxon Hoath retreat centre for four years. She is available at the retreat weekends and at her clinic at home in Brighton for private consultations. Lucy’s approach is very simple. She works with each client’s lifestyle to make eating well as easy as possible, by making better food choices and of course enjoying food as well.
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what is beneath words. Miranda’s unique work is in bringing together health and artistic practice through dance, movement, sound and installation. The weekend is for all those interested in developing the relationships between arts and wellbeing and the opening of doors between artistic practice and both mainstream and alternative health practice. Saturday, 11am–6pm, Sunday,10am–5pm. £180 (£120 unwaged), the weekend will take place at Movingartsbase, 134 Liverpool Road, London N1 1LA. All bookings will be via www.workshopfestival.co.uk
Diary dates from the world of Wave for the next month August Every Tuesday Pilates Classes with Emily Wilson at Revitalise (Hove) 6pm Level 1, 7pm Level 2 and 8pm Level 3, 6 Week course £45 Call 01273 738389 to book or for more info Call Emily 07709 357622 Every Wednesday Pilates with Emily Wilson 6.15-7.15pm, Intermediate Level at Coast Chiropractic (Hove) 8 week course £64 To book call 01273 321133 or more info call Emily 07709 357622 Every Thursday Pilates Classes with Emily Wilson at Revitalise (Hove) 6pm Pregnancy, 7pm Introductory, 8pm Level 1, 6 Week courses £45 Call 01273 738389 to book or for more info Call Emily 07709 357622 Every Thursday, Holistics – exercise for the whole person Holistics is a new form of gentle, relaxing exercise that helps health, happiness and personal growth. It consists of stretches, movement with a partner, visualisation and breathing exercises. Holistics promotes vitality, confidence, and improved handling of stress. It’s social, fun and focuses on useful life skills, like keeping calm under pressure. It's suitable for people of all ages and physical abilities. At Natural Bodies, 28 Bond St, Brighton, 7:45pm–9:15pm. www.holisticexercise.co.uk Saturday 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor Legend has it that Queen Elizabeth I so loved the character of Falstaff, the sleazy fat old knight, that she asked Shakespeare to write a play in which he falls hopelessly in love. Shakespeare, being Her Majesty’s loyal subject, duly obliged, but being Shakespeare he wasn’t content to do things by halves. He wrote a play in which Falstaff falls in love not once, but twice – at the same time, with two women who are actually best friends. The result is The Merry Wives of Windsor. With this production, multiple international award-winning Illyria return to their home turf – Shakespeare at his most boisterous and farcical. At Bodium Castle, 6:30pm – 9pm. Adult £15, child £8. Booking essential on 0871 527 1886 Saturday 2 to Sunday 3, Mini Flower Festival From roses and rhododendrons, sunflowers to snapdragons: families can enjoy an explosion of colours and fun. Those with green fingers can take part in flower making classes or planting, whilst parents can unwind and enjoy a cold beverage. Sat, 10am–4pm, Sun, 11am–4pm. Cardinal Place is just a two minute walk from Victoria Station or a four minute walk from St James’s Park Station. www.cardinalplace.co.uk Sunday 3, Inspiring Relationships with Nathaniel White Single, married, dating, or friends, we all want inspiring relationships. This workshop offers practical training in building relationships based on creativity and appreciation, and in defusing the unconscious patterns that may keep you unhappy. The day will be challenging, playful and full of experiential exercises. Developing these skills will allow you to create the relationship you most want. 10.45am–4.45pm. Cost: £45 (£35 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. www.evolutionarts.org.uk 01273 204204 Monday 4, Teddy Bears’ Picnic – Pirates and Mermaids Come dressed as your favourite pirate or mermaid. Crafts, storytelling and the Fun Factory’s Pirate and Mermaids show at 12pm and 2pm. Adults, £2.50, children £3.50 plus additional charges may apply for extra activities. 11am – 4pm, at Sheffield Park Gardens. 01825 790231
Sunday 17, Simply Sunday Does your heart have an ear? Workshop and meditation. 4:30pm–7:30pm. Free of charge. Booking essential. 20 Neville Road, Hove, BN3 7BQ. www.bkwsu.org.uk/brighton 01273 279481
Monday 4 to Friday 8, Inspired Mosaics Summer School With Liz De Ath. Treat yourself to a mosaic-making week with a friendly, skilled mosaic-maker in a delightful spacious mews workshop. These five-day courses give plenty of time to make a more substantial mosaic piece such as a mosaic table top for your garden, a splash back for your kitchen/bathroom or a mosaic mirror to enliven your home. 10.00 am – 5.00 pm. Cost: £345 at Inspired Mosaics. Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR 01273 204204
Sunday 17, EFT Discovery Day with Gary Williams The Emotional Freedom Techniques are simple techniques for clearing emotional and physical problems. During this workshop you will discover that by simply tapping with your fingertips on certain meridian points, whilst tuning into an emotional or physical problem, you can clear the physical discomfort or negative emotion swiftly, easily and best of all permanently! 10.45am–4.45pm. Cost: £45 (£35 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. www.evolutionarts.org.uk 01273 204204
Tuesday 5, Wednesday 13 and Tuesday 19, Fairy Gardens at Wilderness Wood Find the fairy place and listen to a story about the woodland elves. Make a garden in the woods for the elves and fairies to enjoy, and a wand to take home. For three to six-year-olds, adult must accompany. Booking essential. Child – £5.35, adult, £3.40. 10:30 – 11:30am and 2:00 – 3:00pm. enquiries@wildernesswood.co.uk 01825 830509 Wednesday 6, Friday 15, Friday 22 and Tuesday 26, Castaway at Wilderness Wood Join an expedition deep into the wood; have fun building shelters and cooking dampers over a camp fire. Bring sausages and a picnic lunch, wear old clothes. Adults welcome to accompany and help. 11:30am–2:30pm. Booking essential, child £9.85, adult £3.40. enquiries@wildernesswood.co.uk. 01825 830509 Saturday 9, One Day Retreat A one day event, free of charge. Booking essential. 20 Neville Road, Hove, BN3 7BQ. www.bkwsu.org.uk/Brighton. 01273 279481 Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 , Mini Motor Festival It’s a celebration of speed and sport, but this event is not just for petrol heads! Children and adults alike can become the next Schumacher as they experience life in the fast lane in a simulated Formula 1 car, or try their hand at remote control speedboat racing and even play on the giant Scalectrix! Sat, 10am–4pm, Sun, 11am–4pm. Cardinal Place is just a two minute walk from Victoria Station or a four minute walk from St James’s Park Station. www.cardinalplace.co.uk Sunday 10, Living More Sustainably with Charley Haward This workshop looks at the principles for sustainable living offered by Transition culture and Permaculture. We will be using examples from current practice in key areas such as buildings, food, energy and transport to develop visions for transition towards a more sustainable future. 10.00 am – 5.00 pm. Cost: £45 (£35 concessions) per
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day. Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. www.evolutionarts.org.uk 01273 204204 Wednesday 13, Family Fun Day Storytelling, face-painting, pond dipping and games. Normal admission charges apply. Bateman's Jacobean House, Burwash, 01435 882302 Saturday 16 to Sunday 17, Mini Carnival The whole family can enjoy the Caribbean festival vibe as Notting Hill comes to Victoria for one weekend only. Steel brass band music and stilt walkers in bright costumes will entertain audiences. Face painting, mask making and musical instrument workshops are just some of the activities on offer for children. Sat, 10am– 4pm, Sun, 11am–4pm. Cardinal Place is just a two minute walk from Victoria Station or a four minute walk from St James’s Park Station. www.cardinalplace.co.uk Saturday 16 to Sunday 17, Opening the Door – An Intensive Workshop with Miranda Tufnell For the last 30 years Miranda Tufnell has been pursuing a profound interest in the body, both as a dancer, making performances, and as an Alexander Technique teacher and cranio-sacral therapist (both independently and within the NHS). Her work has followed a passion to listen more deeply to the body’s subtleties of movement, and to explore the human need to find a language for
Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24, Meta-Medicine Diploma Training Part A This powerful diagnostic technique shows you which specific stressful event causes which illnesses and why. Meta-Medicine is a cutting edge tool which can precede any therapy to show you the biological meaning of disease, the cause of chronic illness, cancer and mental illness. This course is suitable for health practitioners, alternative and complementary therapists. Completion of the course certifies you to work as a Meta-Medicine Consultant. Part B follows on October 15-19. £1395/£1675, Brighton Media Centre, Brighton. 01273 208605. viv@metamedicinesussex.co.uk www.metamedicinesussex.co.uk Thursday 21, One Day Retreat A one day event, 10:30am–4:00pm. Free of charge. Booking essential. Hourne Farm, Crowborough. www.bkwsu.org.uk/Brighton 01273 279481 Wednesday 27, Storytelling at Bateman’s Stories of Rudyard Kipling in the garden. Normal admission charges apply. At the former home of Rudyard Kipling, Bateman's Jacobean House, Burwash. 01435 882302 Saturday 30 to Sunday 31, Grand Medieval Weekend Bodiam Castle will be transformed into a scene from Medieval Britain. The Grand Medieval Weekend will feature Skill at Arms on horseback, fighting techniques, medieval food, storytelling and music, a working trebuchet siege engine and archery for you to have a go at. Normal admission charges apply. 11am–4pm. 01580 830196 Saturday 30 to Sunday 31, My Boy Jack – WW1 Living History Weekend When Rudyard Kipling pulled strings to get his much loved son a commission in the Irish Guards at the beginning of World War I, he little realised he was sending the young man to his doom. Hear more about the story and watch as re-enactors demonstrate what life was like on the Western Front. At Bateman’s, Burwash. Normal admission charges apply. 01435 882302 Sunday 31, Life drawing with Wendy Barratt Enjoy a complete day of drawing the human figure, starting with a morning session of experimental drawing and leading to long poses in the afternoon. Bring along any dry medium, including charcoal, a rubber and board clips. Suitable for anyone with a little previous drawing experience. 10:45am–4:45pm. Cost: £52 (£42 concessions) Evolution Arts & Health Centre, 2 Sillwood Terrace, Brighton, BN1 2LR. www.evolutionarts.org.uk 01273 204204
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wave stays in Book, CD & DVD reviews by Elizabeth Holmes Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life, 52 Inspiration Cards
Fully Fertile: A Holistic 12-Week Plan for Optimal Fertility
Shakti Gawain (New World Library, ISBN 9781577316220 With 52 cards in this deck, these lend themselves to weekly focus rather than daily, and that might be the best use of them given the potential depth of meaning in each one. In offering some of her most salient advice on listening, trusting, developing and following our intuition, we now have bite-sized affirmations on which to focus, to maximise guidance from within. My one complaint is that they aren’t as substantial as they might be, but that’s a minor issue in what is essentially an incredibly useful and potentially powerful personal development tool.
Tamara Quinn, Elisabeth Heller and Jeanie Lee Bussell (Findhorn Press, ISBN 9781844091249) It certainly seems that increasing numbers of couples require assisted reproductive technologies in order to conceive. The real tragedy is when couples believe that the conventional route is the only way to go. That’s where this book steps in, offering all you need to know about enhancing your fertility for a safe, natural conception. Learn about the healing powers of traditional yoga, nutrition, Oriental medicine and other mind/body/spirit practices which are designed to improve the odds, and take the time to prepare, mentally and physically, for the arrival of your longed-for little one. For anyone planning to be a parent it’s worth your time.
Using the Plot: Tales of an Allotment Chef Paul Merrett (Collins, ISBN 9780007252619) He’s a Michelin-starred chef but now Paul Merrett has swapped his shopping trolley for a wheelbarrow in a quest for 21st century self-sufficiency. This allotment experiment, as well as being a nod to the hobby of the moment (let’s face it, who had allotments ten years ago apart from dedicated home food producers?) was also a way of Paul reconnecting with his grandparents’ legacy of selfsufficiency and responsible food production. Naturally, there’s the predictable realisation that the simple life doesn’t necessarily mean the easy life! With over 85 recipes, this is part cook-book, part memoir; always informative, often humourous and just occasionally a wee bit grumpy!
The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family David J Miklowitz and Elizabeth L George
Do It Anyway: Finding Personal Meaning and Deep Happiness by Living the Paradoxical Commandments Kent M Keith (New World Library: ISBN 9781577316282) Finding meaning in this crazy world isn’t the easiest of tasks and yet that’s what we must do if we’re to have the slightest chance of peace within ourselves! Fortunately, there is a wide range of ideas and philosophies out there to help us in this quest, not least of which is contained in this book. Kent Keith selfpublished the Paradoxical Commandments in the 1960s, only for them to take on a life of their own, finding their way into modern-day folklore. He offers examples, tools and encouragement for living the paradoxical life and finding personal meaning and deep happiness regardless of past or present conditions.
(Robinson, ISBN 9781845297268)
Baby’s First Book
Bipolar disorder is an immense challenge at any age but it is particularly daunting for teens, not to mention the families that are supporting them through it all. Whereas adults can have quite clearly defined episodes, in children the mood swings can be very fast and they can hit depression or mania several times during the course of a single day, sometimes making life intolerable. Fortunately, this book provides an invaluable source of information for teens and their friends and family, looking at getting an accurate diagnosis, finding the right medication and therapy, managing mood swings, making the distinction between the person and the disorder, and solving problems at school. This guide shows that it is possible to restore peace and that there is support out there. If this is affecting your life, don’t suffer in silence.
Clare Beaton (Barefoot Books, ISBN 9781846861420) The absolutely perfect book to share with a baby to spark interest in their world and create beautiful bonding moments. Clare Beaton’s illustrations are, as ever, exquisite, and the enchanting world they create takes baby through first rhymes, everyday scenes and simple items. She depicts the weather, the sky, the sea, first numbers and letters, animals, playtime, bath time, bedtime and much more beyond. There are even instructions on directly engaging with babies through actions and tickles! If you know of a young wavelet who has just emerged into the world, this will be a sure hit among the rest of the new baby detritus that litters most nurseries these days.
Their Finest Hour: Master Therapists Share Their Greatest Success Stories
Flower
Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson
This is the long-awaited book from the photographer Christopher Beane, described by Architectural Digest as ‘the love child of Robert Mapplethorpe and Georgia O’Keefe’. Beane captures floral expression at its most remarkable – from the textures of poppy stamens to the veins of dehydrated petals. This book offers a retrospective collection of his work for the last twelve years. In 150 colour and black-and-white photographs, Flower explores the precious and the perishable – seed pods burst open, withered leaves curl, and frilly petals unfurl. Antony F Janson’s text describes the ideas that define Beane’s art, offering the reader a context for thinking about his work.
(Crown House Publishing, ISBN 9781845900885 )
Therapists described as being ‘on the cutting edge’ of their profession detail here their most professionally rewarding cases. It’s fascinating to read about the creative methods which therapists adopt for the good of their clients and reassuring to detect the humanity and humility with which many reflect on their work. It’s inspirational as well as being instructive and yet each chapter is so compelling it reads like a page-turner novel. Read about ‘control freaks’, therapy abuse, finding love and solving the unsolvable as well as a useful analysis of core themes, and be inspired and amazed by the scope of human experience and the extent to which the talking therapies can alleviate human suffering.
Christopher Beane and Anthony F Janson (Artisan Publishers, ISBN 9781579653521)
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How green am I? When it comes to energy, it’s waste-not want-not, says stand-up comedienne Netty Wendt
Power to the people In the 1980’s, under the word ‘waster’ in the dictionary, there was a picture of me. I used and abused every resource at my command, so when it came to power-saving technology I was terminally unimaginative. Once a switch was flicked on, it stayed on, so much so that my dad would shout “Netty! Until you pay the bills, turn off the lights!” I always thought it was a good thing to be able to see your house from space. I couldn’t think of a way to cut electricity, apart from maybe shortening the wires? These days I’m the opposite. Even with my energy efficient bulbs, I stumble into the bathroom stubbing toes and banging into walls rather than turn on lights unnecessarily. My laptop is firmly switched off after use, as is my TV, and also my sense of humour as I struggle about like Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark, trying to find my own bed. My nan used to say people had more sex during the war due to blackouts. How romantic. After hitting my head 92 times on the same bedside table I just have…well, blackouts. Anyway, these days folk save loads of energy by having cybersex so a blackout would be bad news indeed…I’ve never had cybersex…I’ve had cider-sex but that’s another story.
There’s more to elves than meets the eye, says Brian Bates I recently had the privilege of sitting in a dragon cave in the mountains of Hawaii with one of their most powerful shamans. There they are called kahuna, which means secret or mystery. My invitation to visit came as a result of my book about Old English shamanic wisdom, called The Way of Wyrd. We were talking about indigenous people’s experiences of guardian animals, where we each have the essence of a wild creature associated with our heart, and it supports and protects us in life. There are many such spirit beings in Hawaii. Their imagined animal guardians are as real to them as anything in the material world. But when, sitting with them at night, lit up by the fire of a volcano further down the mountain, the kahuna asked me to explain to him the spirits of Old England, I started not with impressive animal entities, or plants of power, but with ‘elves’. Elves? He had heard of them only through the accounts of the popular imagination of Victorian England, in which elves were small, slightly mischievous creatures who perch on flower petals, and fly around on summery days. Like most fragments of folklore, this image is a much reduced remnant of a more powerful original. In ancient England, elves as other world beings ghosted in and out of people’s everyday lives like wraiths of pure life-force.
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Now that I do pay the bills, energy prices are going through the roof, so I’m considering having solar panels installed on mine. How I’d love to generate my own electricity like I did in the 1970s with those polyester blouses. My dad also used to say “pay your bills with a smile” which I do, but they prefer cash. A recent advertising campaign suggested we all turn our washing machine’s temperature down to 30 degrees. I’ve found an even more energy efficient method. Go to the pub and forget to turn your machine on in the first place, then come home drunk and hang your non-washing on the line…smile and wave at the neighbours as they accuse you of “airing your dirty laundry”. I am amazed at the pace of technology and one day soon, appliances will be making all the moral decisions for us, probably sooner rather than later. I overheard a woman telling her friend “I was at a cashpoint when I found out Vera had died” I thought, “Blimey, mine only tells me my balance”.
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The wizard’s guide to wellbeing
These elves were often described as beautiful, and Tolkien was influenced by this ancient English tradition when he wrote about elves in The Lord of the Rings. In Old England, people perceived elves as possessing special qualities of mind. King Alfred, the first Saxon king to rule over the whole country of England, has the word aelf or ‘elf’ as the first element in his name: ‘Aelf-red’ means ‘possessing the wisdom of an elf’. This sort of wisdom was more than worldly information. It was what we could call supernatural wisdom – uncanny knowledge, extending beyond the five senses. Elves also had special ways of using their minds, talking directly from mind to mind without words. The kahuna loved the stories of ancient Anglo-Saxon elves. And in our lives today, where for example angels are now a popular aspect of many people’s spiritual understanding, elves are coming back as the original, pre-Christian beings who gave our lives richness and wisdom. The elves are experienced as our ancestors; giving us advice, or as the wise spirits of nature around us, or as guardians of our soul and body, or as guides and companions on journeys to fulfiling our personal destiny. We perceive them in our imagination, and our imagination is the doorway to a world of spiritual fulfilment. In a time where science recognises the remarkable potency of our imagination in influencing our health and happiness, we need to open our imaginations and let the elves back in!
BRIAN BATES is a professor of psychology and teaches the ancient techniques of shamans. For information about Professor Brian Bates’s seminars about science and the spiritual experience of elves, email him at B.C.Bates@sussex.ac.uk.
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