"Keys" Newsletter to Friends

- No.30 - Spring 2008

We send our best wishes for a happy new year 2008 to all our friends everywhere. Thank you for all your good wishes from old friends and new during 2007.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KEYS!

We can’t quite believe that we have been running KEYS for 15 years. It was started in April, 1993 and developed from Kathleen’s Ealing Yoga School, which inspired the name from its initials. When we look on our website and into our archives, it amazes us how much we have done over the years, as there are only the two of us to do it. This is the 30th newsletter we have written.

LATEST NEWS

Kathleen has decided that the current Yoga Teachers’ Training Course will be the last one she teaches. She began to train teachers for FRYOG in 1979 so, when the current course finishes in 2009, she will have been doing it for 30 years. Thirty years ago, the training was quite different. It was based on a mentor approach, on a one-to-one basis. Kathleen was appointed as FRYOG District Secretary for Greenford and, later, London to do this. In 1984, Kathleen began to teach a 2-year yoga teachers’ training course and continued until 1988. She took a break for career reasons and to do her MA in Education Management and took early retirement in 1993. In 1994 she started the weekly yoga classes that still continue and began the Teacher Training Programme again in 1995. She will now concentrate on workshops and short courses and on writing.

ADVANCED YOGA COURSES

A day of Yoga, Breathing and Pranayama will take place on Saturday, April 5th at our home studio in Ealing. This will be intermediate to advanced level yoga and will concentrate on all aspects of yoga and breathing techniques, from how to breathe yourself into a yoga asana to some more specialised breathing. For FRYOG yoga teachers, this will provide professional development. The day will be from 10.30 am– 3.30 pm and the cost is £35.

TEACHING MEDITATION COURSE

The course in the teaching of meditation, for yoga teachers and experienced meditators, is almost complete and has proved very popular. It is proposed to start another one in the autumn and dates and details will be announced later.

ANGEL DAYS

The latest angel afternoon on January 5th was so popular that we had to run an overflow afternoon to accommodate all who wanted to come. The theme was “Create Your Year 2008 with angels and the techniques of “The Secret.” This was only advertised to those on our Angel database. If you wish to keep up to date with what we do, let us know your interests and we will put you on one of our special interest lists. At present these include yoga, meditation, angels and crystals.

The next Angel Day is dedicated to Archangel Gabriel and is on Saturday, February 2nd, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm. The theme is “Archangel Gabriel’s Initiation.”

February 2nd is Candlemas Day and in the Celtic Calendar was dedicated to Bridget. It was known as Imbolc. It symbolizes a return of the Light and the beginning of spring. The days begin to lengthen and there is a promise of warmer weather. Spring flowers will be showing themselves and it is a time of new beginnings. On these special days, angels and lightworkers are able to work together to lighten up Planet Earth (Gaia) and also work towards enlightenment themselves. The cost of £50 will include specially dedicated crystals, light refreshments and handouts. For details, see the website or phone for a leaflet.

CRYSTALS

ROCK AND GEM FAIR
15th March 2008
10.30 am – 6.30 pm.

We have some excellent and unique crystals for sale. A recent acquisition is rutilated citrine. We have never seen this before and it may not be obtainable again. Rutile is formed of fine threads of a gold or silver mineral and is often found inside quartz crystals. It is sometimes called angel hair and is said to be a powerful healing mineral. It has not been known to form in citrine before. Citrine represents joy and abundance. So rutilated citrine can be said to bring angelic joy and happiness, as well as healing.

We have some pieces of azeztulite, which is one of the unusual stones. It is a variety of quartz with exceptional energies. This is reputed to be a mysterious stone, which carries special energies and frequencies of light, said to heal disease and aid in cellular regeneration. It always radiates joy and serenity. We managed to obtain a few good quality pieces of this stone, which is difficult to find. We have one piece of Light Workers Beacon left. This is a form of candle quartz, a clear quartz elestial with connections to the angelic kingdom. It is used for meditation and personal growth to bring insight and illumination into one’s life. We also have some good quality danburite crystals. Danburite is another of the angelic crystals. Kathleen finds it excellent for creative inspiration. We have a good supply of moldavite jewellery and polished moldavite gemstones for crystal layouts. Moldavite is said to be “the star born stone of transformation”, as it is a meteorite stone. We have also obtained a good stock of moldavite incense, which smells divine and contains moldavite essence. We have large generator quartz points at various prices in stock.

We always try to keep a good stock of special crystals, so if you are looking for that special one for healing, transformation or meditation, please make an appointment to come and look at them.

MEDITATION

We have decided not to put monthly meditations on the website in future, as there are now nearly 3 years of archives of meditations. There are also meditations in the regular newsletters and in Kathleen’s book, “Essential Oils and Meditation,” obtainable from us, or see www.polairpublishing.co.uk.

Meditation Group

This meets on a Thursday evening, once a month at 7.30 pm. The evening costs £10 and includes light refreshments. If you are an experienced meditator and are interested in joining us, please ring or email for information. The theme this year is “Going Deeper.” We will be working with some traditional and other meditations to help to reach a transcendental state. Dates for the next few moths are January 17th, February 21st, March 20th, and April 10th

Meditation on White Light for Revitalisation

Prana is the name the yogis give to the life force energy. It is an invisible energy, said to be contained within the air we breathe. The yogis teach that it is a subtle energy that heals and sustains a healthy body. It is also said to be the vital energy of pure whole foods, preferably organic and fresh. However, the major source of prana is found in the air. “Life is breath and breath is life.” We can use breathing techniques to help us feel more energetic. Prana can be visualised as pure white light, which fills you as you breathe. Sit in a comfortable cross-legged posture and close your eyes. Place the tips of your fingers lightly on the solar plexus energy centre (manipura chakra), which is at the top of the abdomen beneath the ribs. This is the centre where life force energy can be stored. Breathe in deeply and slowly, feeling your abdomen swelling outwards under your fingers. Visualise prana as intense pure white light. It flows in to you through the nostrils and moves into the solar plexus. It passes into your fingertips. Continue this long, slow breathing and visualisation. When you finish the in breathe, hold the breath and move your finger tips to your forehead, at the position of ajna chakra, the third eye centre. Visualise the white light pouring into your head and brain through this centre. When you need to breathe out, move your fingertips back to your solar plexus and repeat the in breath. Continue this breathing meditation for about 20 breaths, or as long as you can. Then sit in a meditation pose for a few more minutes, being aware of your energy level and health. Notice if there is any difference in the way you feel after the meditation from before it. It is a good idea to keep a meditation notebook so that you can track your progress and note improvements over time.

WEEKLY YOGA CLASSES

TUESDAYS. This 1½ hour class meets at 7.30 pm.
WEDNESDAYS. We have 2 classes, each of 1½ hours, at 6:30 and 8:00 pm.
THURSDAYS. We have a 2 hour yoga and meditation class from 10:00 am. to 12:00 noon.

In all cases, numbers are limited to not more than nine students, so that they can have individual attention and support. We do not do drop in classes and payment is by the term or half term. We teach classical yoga, which includes proper breathing, yoga postures, relaxation and meditation. Kathleen specialise in the gentle approach to yoga asanas (postures), which can be achieved through breathing into the poses. This encourages people to work up to their full potential gradually and to achieve mastery in yoga. Please ring if you are interested in any of these classes.

THERAPIES

Kathleen continues to see clients for Zero Balancing, Indian Head Massage, Crystal Healing, massage and aromatherapy treatments and for personal yoga training and relaxation. Please ring for an appointment.

We do gift vouchers for that special occasion or for birthdays, in a presentation card.

Note that yoga and therapies are not a substitute for medical help if needed.

Best wishes to you all from both of us.

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