Bi-Annual News Letter - January 2004

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2004

CONGRATULATIONS TO EALING YOGA STUDY GROUP ("KEYS")
Ealing Yoga Study Group, which is incorporated into "KEYS", is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It began in January 1984 with four yoga students, from Kathleen's class at the White Eagle Lodge in Kensington, who wanted to become yoga teachers. We set up a training course for them with the Friends of Yoga Society (FRYOG) International and have been running yoga teachers' courses ever since. In the yoga tradition, these classes are kept small so that student teachers can have individual support and tuition. In ancient times, in India, yoga was studied in the home of the teacher. Our courses take place in our home and there are not more than nine students on any course. Yoga was never intended to be a sport or mere physical fitness regime. It is the beginning of a journey into knowing yourself. The yoga postures (asanas) are one of the means to do this. Of course they do help to maintain physical, mental and emotional fitness. In our stressful times, yoga practice is an invaluable support system. Many people have found their lives completely changed for the better when they start to do yoga.

The name "KEYS" came from a comment by a friend on the initials of Kathleen's Ealing Yoga Study Group. (During a phone call to Kathleen, she had doodled a bunch of keys.) There is a lot of symbolism in "KEYS" and some of it is found in our email address and the slogan on our notepaper and advertising.

DO YOU WANT TO BE A YOGA TEACHER?
A completely new yoga teachers' course begins on January 31st 2004 and there are still some places. We continually need good yoga teachers with good qualifications. The diploma of The Friends of Yoga Society (FRYOG) International has been a recognized qualification since 1970. It was started to teach traditional (classical) yoga. If you wish to train as a yoga teacher, you need to have been doing yoga for a minimum of two years with a qualified teacher. The course comprises 100 taught hours over two years, private study (hours depending on the individual student) and writing 15 essays about yoga, its philosophy, asanas, and how to teach it. If you are interested in the course, please ring Kathleen for a chat or leave your name and postal address for the brochure and information.

Also see www.friendsofyoga.org

MORE CONGRATULATIONS.
Congratulations are due to three of our trainee yoga teachers who have now completed their final assessments for FRYOG. June Byrn achieved a distinction for her essays and practical, Karen Holtge and Elizabeth Ford got distinctions for their practical and are waiting for the results of their theory work. Yoga continues to grow in popularity. Apparently, the latest question is not "do you do yoga?" but "what kind of yoga do you do?"

WEEKLY YOGA CLASSES
TUESDAYS. Improvers' Class This 1½ hour class meets at 7.30 p.m. The cost is £7 per lesson, payable by the half term. It covers the basics of yoga, such as relaxation, proper breathing, yoga exercises, positive thinking and meditation. This is an ideal opportunity to begin yoga, and find out how it will help you, or to return after a break.
WEDNESDAYS. We have 2 classes, each of 1½ hours, at 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. The cost is £7 per lesson, payable by the term.
Thursdays. We have a 2 hour yoga and meditation class from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The cost is £8 per lesson, payable by the term.

Please ring if you are interested in any of these classes.

PRIVATE CLIENTS.
Kathleen continues to see clients for zero balancing, massage and aromatherapy treatments and for personal yoga training and relaxation. Please ring for an appointment.

Unlock your true inner potential through personal growth with KEYS

MEDITATION
The meditation this time is a visualization to help us cheer up in the dark wintry days. It brings the feeling of warmth and summer days. Find a quiet place and turn off the phone. Light a candle and burn some incense or essential oils, if you like them. Good oils to burn for meditation are frankincense and lavender. You might also like to play relaxing music. Suitable pieces are "Zen Peace" by Aeoliah, "Secret Garden" by David Sun and "Temple in the Forest" by David Naegele, all available on CD from us.

Sit quietly and begin to observe your gentle, smooth breathing. Then imagine that you are sitting in a beautiful garden. It might be one you know or you can create it in your imagination. You find yourself sitting on a bench surrounded by rose beds and roses climbing up trellises.

The sun is warm and you feel totally at ease. You enjoy the feeling of the sun's warmth on your skin. In front of you is a large grassy area with a fountain. The water splashes into a beautiful pool with water lilies floating on the surface. As you sit in the garden, you can smell the perfume of the roses and watch butterflies and insects flying around the flowers. You can see goldfish in the pool and a frog sitting on a water lily leaf. As you breathe in you imagine that each breath fills you with energy and strength. If you have any aches or pains or health conditions, breathe healing light into that place. A favourite affirmation of mine is "I am surrounded, supported and filled with God's loving energy". Remain here until you need to return to everyday life. Then breathe more deeply and feel yourself sitting firmly in your chair. Imagine roots going from your feet into the ground and close down your chakras by seeing a cross of light in a circle of light on each one.

MEDITATION COURSE
Several people have asked Kathleen to run another meditation course. These are on Thursday evenings for six weeks and cover the basics of meditation. Then we meet once a month for group meditation. Please email or phone if you would be interested. When there are enough people we can run the course.

If you are interested in a monthly full moon meditation by email, please email us to go onto the list

CRYSTALS.
We specialize in grade 1 quality especially for crystal healers or therapists who require good crystals for their therapy practice. We also have collector's items or unusual specimens and we travel the country to source our supplies.

Our prices are reasonable as we believe in passing on savings to our own clients. You will find things with us, which are not found in the usual shops. Currently, we have some very fine crystal spheres in different gemstones and of different sizes. Crystal spheres have a long healing tradition. In ancient China, sunlight was directed through them into a painful area of the body. Sunlight and moonlight healing using spheres is very powerful. They also help to protect the healer by providing additional protection against depletion.

When you buy spheres, make quite sure you are buying genuine gemstone and not glass. We don't sell glass ones. We have some beautiful clear quartz specimens with rainbows in them.

We also stock books on crystals, yoga, angels, therapies and diet; tapes and CDs of music for meditation and relaxation; yoga mats; angel cards; essential oils and burners; incense and Native American smudge. You are very welcome to make an appointment to view our stock.

ANGELS
Kathleen ran four Angel workshops last year. The next "Angel Conference" will be on May 1st 2004, May Day. May Day is the old Celtic Festival of Beltane and, in the ancient tradition of the land, is the first day of summer. The full moon follows very quickly on 4th May. This is one of the most important world festivals, Wesak, celebrating the birth of Buddha. People all over the world meditate at the May full moon, so the energies for an Angel Day are best at this time.

Details will be sent nearer the time. Let us know if you would like to go onto the Angel mailing list.

Meanwhile Kathleen has embarked on writing an Angel book. One of the chapters will include angel stories so, if you have one that is personal to you that you would like to share, please write it down and email or post it to Kathleen.

Best wishes to you all from both of us.

Kathleen & Roy

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