The practice of tai chi promotes the circulation of chi, or life energy, within the body, encouraging wellness and vitality of the person. The teacher Jan Golden goes through the form slowly, explaining in great clarity the reasoning behind the move. If you enjoy meditation with slow movement, this six-week beginner course is for you.
Invest in your health and wellbeing at the Dublin Buddhist Centre with a day of balancing energies and reducing stress.
The workshop includes deep relaxation; yoga postures to eliminate energy blockages; stress management tips; simple acupressure points; life coaching; meditation; and routines to positively enhance your mind, body and spirit.
In many different traditions lighting candles is a sacred action. It expresses more than words can express. You may want to begin or end your day by the sacred ritual of lighting a candle. Or you may want to light a birthday candle for a friend. People say there is only one guideline: slow down and do it with full attention.
If you feel you would like to light a candle now in this very moment, you can. There is a lovely online light-a-candle site that guides you on the process. The first candles were lit in May 2001. Since then 12,642,389 candles have been lit from 243 countries.
What’s inside this issue?
*Dr Joe Dispenza from What the Bleep and Dr Ian Robertson from Trinity College share insights on how we can reshape our brains… and reality.
*Davie Philip talks about the thinkers on the edge.
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*Hot off the Press: Thich Nhat Hanh and Bikram Choudhury.
*Fall in love with your home: tips from a feng shui expert.
*Warming winter recipes, positive stories and much more.
How the Brain Maps the Body
By Steve Haines
Why do people feel pain in a hand that has been amputated? There is a paradox of reduced signals being interpreted as an increase in pain.
The brain does strange things in the absence of accurate, sustained, sensory information. It fills the hole in the body map with pain. This is confirmed by studies showing that people with long-term lower back pain actually receive less sensory information from their lower backs. If this cycle is not broken, we learn to get better and better at feeling pain.
When we are in pain most of us try and limit the amount of sensation we are feeling. We should do the reverse; feel as many other sensations alongside the pain as possible. Break the pain cycle by enhancing the mind and body connection. Increase your body awareness and get more in touch with the multitude of signals being sent out by your body. There is always more to feel than pain.
Instead of the brain guessing, we can reteach the brain the real state of the body. The natural plasticity of the neurons will use enhanced, accurate signals to create new connections and unlearn the pain habit. This understanding is essential to biodynamic craniosacral therapy.
At the heart of cranial work is the development of meditative body awareness, supported by the gentle touch of the therapist. The work feeds the brain useful information and allows it to form the accurate body maps essential for health.
www.bodyintelligence.com/dublin
My Favourite Things
Full Name – Julie Owens
Occupation – Owner and manager of Restore Health Food Store and Clinic, Camden Street.
Book – Mutant Message from Down Under by Marlo Morgan. My dad gave it to
me to read years ago. It’s a captivating story that embraces the Aboriginal connection with the planet.
Film – It ranges from The Shawshank Redemption for its determination, humanity and positivity to Avatar for its creativity and compassion. All the Star Wars films too. They rock.
Music – My general rotation at the moment is Kate Bush’s Sea of Honey. Also, The XX. A lovely customer who’s a rockin’ DJ copied this for me recently and I can’t stop playing it
Website – Without sounding corny, my own one because I’m just getting it up and running. I just love it
Food – I’m a bit of a contradiction between healthy and bold with my palate. The extreme goes from loving a green salad filled with raw sprouts to the occasional lemon slice from The Cake Cafe
Venue – Anywhere by the sea. I’ve gone to the south of France quite a bit
camping. I love the pier for a Sunday afternoon. If I can travel in Ireland it’s definitely The Burren
Event – Most recently a small gang of us went to a remote eco retreat in
Newtownmountkennedy called Sli Na Bande. We danced, meditated, and formed
spontaneous drumming circles
Destination – The journey is the destination. This is something I read recently and have only really found great solace in realising. What a relief!
Pastime – Dancing. I just couldn’t do my life without it. Also, cooking for friends
Exercise – Bikram yoga, swimming, and dancing
Spiritual Practice – I practice the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin and chant daily. It’s changed my life in so many ways
Spiritual Teacher – Daisaku Ikeda, Gandhi, and Marianne Williamson.
Quote – “Be the change you want to see.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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