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Yoga – Health Benefits for Stress, Anxiety, Posture & Even Weight Loss

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

pl_full_web_page_32_image_0001 Unfortunately, too many of us discover Yoga after we have experienced some form of suffering, either physical or mental. Stress and anxiety, problems with posture and our weight all stem from bad habits and unsuitable surroundings.

From minor discomforts grow more serious ailments such as high blood pressure, diabetes, depression or cancer. Many of us feel the way we are living our lives needs to change, that we need to be able to overcome worries or unhappiness. Yoga can be the path to a better life.

Yoga has moved on from its image of hippies in baggy pants drinking herbal tea. Yoga and Yoga classes are becoming more and more accessible to everyone with many schools and community centres running their own Yoga classes. Dedicated Yoga venues are opening up in many towns and every good gym now offers Yoga classes to their clients.

Yoga is an ancient method for keeping the body and mind toned and it is perfectly compatible with modern life as we live it in the western world. It provides us with a tool to help us cope with stressful times and shows us a way to act in these moments with freedom and serenity.

Yoga is not a miracle cure, but by combining physical, mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves it can change the way we think and act. Yoga can also teach us to understand and explore areas of tension and imbalances which allows us to counteract aches and pains and to relax. The whole body will be more toned and flexible while your mind will be calmer and more at ease.

Yoga teaches us how to hold the body whilst moving or still. It also reminds us of the importance of breath and guides us back towards our own lost ability of breathing freely. Yoga can be an eye opener, helping to reconnect the body, mind and soul. It is necessary that each Yoga teacher provides the support, knowledge and confidence needed during the class. At times Yoga can be difficult but with the right modifications for each student’s safety and wellbeing it is possible for everyone to experience a wonderful Yoga practice.

The Yoga Therapy and Training Centre – YTTC is an internationally recognised school of Yoga founded to meet the demands for professional Yoga training in Ireland and abroad. The YTTC runs Yoga Teaching Diploma Courses for different levels of Yoga. These provide the training and experience which will deepen the trainee’s knowledge and make it possible for them to pursue a career as a professional Yoga teacher. For more information please visit us at www.yogaireland.com

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Therapists tell us their success stories with THERAGEM

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

pl_full_web_page_30_image_0001 As the field of complementary health continues to grow, the Theragem has emerged as an exciting new therapy which uses natural wave frequency, colour, light and crystalline energy to help with a wide range of ailments.
Since the late 1980’s, advocates of the science of combining crystalline energy, light, colour and frequency have continued to develop this therapy. It successfully blends ancient wisdom with modern technology and a wealth of clinical research has been built up demonstrating its effectiveness in treating a wide range of physical and mental illnesses. It is beginning to gain popularity and recognition among doctors and practitioners across Europe and the United States.

One Dublin based therapist, Niamh O’Brien introduced the Theragem to her practice earlier this year. Changing from a background in computers, she knew her real passion was in complementary medicine. She embarked on a 4 year Diploma in Naturopathy and Acupuncture with the College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dublin. In 2007, she established her own clinic treating clients with Chinese Medicine. She has since acquired the Theragem and uses it in conjunction with Acupuncture.
“As an Acupuncturist and Naturopath, I am always exploring different avenues of complementary health and the benefits they can bring to my practice. I had read a lot about energy medicine before coming across the Theragem. It didn’t take much research for me to realise that this was a therapy I wished to train in and add to my field”.
Niamh is very enthusiastic about the Theragem, citing some of the many successes she has already witnessed in her practice:
“The results I am having with my clients are wonderful. One client who was told her open sore would take approximately 3-4 months to close came to me, and in just 4 twenty minute sessions using the Theragem, the wound healed. A lady with osteoarthritis, who could not bend her knee, was able to walk up the stairs after 3 sessions. Just last week, a new client to the therapy found relief from chronic sinus problems after just one treatment! In particular, I am getting great results with sports injuries – inflamed conditions, sprains, strains and tears”.

Another practitioner inspired by the effective results of the Theragem is Michael Morrison, based in Co. Wexford. His own personal illness led him on a journey to the field of energy medicine. Leaving a teaching post in UCD, Michael started a family business – Tuan Health Sancutary, working with both the Theragem and the Viofor machines. Michael was “in the power of conventional medicine for 25 years” in an effort to deal with Cystic Fibrosis, “a robotic disciple bowing to every doctor and wonder drug”. After visiting the renowned healer Joao de Deus in Brazil, Michael “realized only I will help myself”.
Michael’s experience with the Medica Health units, the Viofor as well as the Theragem, has changed his life for the better. He has decreased his use of nebulisers from 5 to 2 a day, no longer needs inhalers and has reduced his intake of medications. Michael who is now the Irish agent for Medica Health’s leading edge equipment employs the Theragem and Viofor in his clinic.
“Both machines have greatly added to my practice and my clients have a powerful, non-invasive energy treatment. Medica Health’s equipment is truly ecological. It’s win-win for both the client and the therapist”.
One important advantage of the Theragem is its ability to gently rebalance the human “Assemblage Point”. It is the point in our electro-magnetic body where life force energy enters the body, and it is usually located in the centre of the chest area. This little known, but critically important aspect to health, vitality and well being is often found to be off-centre in people who have physical or mental problems, or who just report feeling “not quite right”.

Victor Siwek has worked with Holistic Massage Therapies for almost 13 years and believes the human Assemblage Point is the most important point in our electro-magnetic body responsible for our thoughts, feelings and health.
“When I help my clients relocate their Assemblage Point to the optimal location, I can immediately see the person becoming complete on every level”.
Victor was seeking a therapy to make his work more dynamic and beneficial to clients. When he had the opportunity to experience the Theragem for himself, he quickly became aware of the effectiveness of this therapy. According to Victor, the Theragem can synchronize the work of the two halves of the brain, recharge the immune system, rebalance the body and the electro-magnetic field and enables the client to initiate the self-healing process. “It is the ‘new way’ to offer non-invasive and drug free therapy to my clients”.

Details:
Niamh O’ Brien
INSPIRIT – Mind and Body Health
Ramleh Close, Milltown & Oscailt, 8 Pembroke Road, Dublin.
Tel: 0860737115
Website: www.inspirit.ie
Email: info@inspirit.ie

Details:
Michael E Morrison,
Medicahealth Agent for Ireland.
Tuan Health Sanctuary, Castle Hill, Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford.
Tel: (053)9235712

Details:
Victor Siwek
Tel: 0879373783

Details:
Medica Health Ltd, The Sanctuary of Healing, Dewhurst Road, Langho, Blackburn BB6 8AF, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44(0)8706094583 Fax: +44(0)1245249154

www.medicahealth.org

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Recession provides opportunity to study and become self-employed – Educating Declan

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

Recession provides opportunity to study and become self-employed

by Angie Murphy

pl_full_web_page_26_image_0001 From January 2009 at the Irish School of Homoeopathy we are celebrating 20 years of homeopathic education at Milltown Park College, Dublin. We have found that during past economic downturns and pre-Celtic tiger Ireland applications increased to our school as self-employment became an attractive option for individuals interested in health care and a sustainable lifestyle. I asked Declan Reddy, a rehabilitation consultant and new student why he choose to commence study as a Homeopathic Practitioner this year, when the current recession affected him directly.

“The pilot light for my remaining in further education was ignited when I sat in Trinity College, in a scene not unlike one from the movie Educating Rita. As a 30 year old mature student, my first lesson focussed the notion that anyone can be trained. You can train a dog to fetch a stick, but he will never ask why he has to do it. I was a trained professional, but in many ways uneducated. The lecturer went on to say that ‘education was about asking why, how, when and for what purpose?’ A well trained dog can be very stupid. I decided that I would always ask questions, so that, even if I appeared stupid, I would not feel stupid. With this as a motivation, I completed my Diploma in Addiction Studies, Higher Diploma in Social & Vocational Rehabilitation and my Masters in Rehabilitation Management. I even started a PhD but deferred it.

I rose to the top in my profession and wore a suit and later realised I was selling my soul for the sake of my job, compromising my value system for organisational political peace and using my new validated intelligence to outsmart people. At some point in this process I needed a homeopath and found a good one; I also crashed my car and needed physiotherapy. A new seed was sown. I left a high paying job and trained as a holistic healing massage therapist, I had trained as a counsellor and I set up a thriving consultancy business in both Ireland and Greece.

My inspiration for returning to education was nurtured by the Irish School of Homoeopathy. They practice what they preach and are interested in a student’s holistic development. Being accepted on the course came at the same time as recessional cutbacks that affected my business, and a subsequent serious reduction in working hours. Ever the optimist, I have decided to use this decline in business as an opportunity to study a subject that fascinates me and which has potential to provide self-employment. At 46, it seems like life is just starting off again from a different angle and I am loving it.”

Declan Reddy – Rehabilitation Consultant, Ph: 0879177868

History will record 2008 not only as the year America elected its first black president but also when overnight, the global economic situation changed immeasurably – and there may still be tough times ahead, but for those of us who are self-employed – we have a decided advantage and creative opportunity – so repeat after me – YES WE CAN.

Angie Murphy – Administrator – Irish School of Homoeopathy – www.homoeopathy.ie

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What is your Metabolic Age? Anti-Ageing Secrets

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

…Learn the Secrets of Anti-Ageing from Within

By Gosia Desmond

pl_full_web_page_16_image_0002 Every day we are bombarded with advertisements promising the newest anti-ageing quick-fix. These ‘treatments’ often cost a pretty penny, and there are no guarantees. Worldwide, people attend their naturopaths or nutritional therapists enquiring about ways to remain youthful. Is there a way? What can we do? The great news is that according to the latest advances in medical science, we do not need to spend a fortune to get the best anti-ageing treatment available. Scientists are now advocating that we can significantly slow down the metabolic ageing process and live up to a decade longer in good health simply by adopting a healthier lifestyle – eating the right diet, exercising regularly and effectively managing stress in our lives.
In a society obsessed with appearances, ageing is often associated in our communities with wrinkles and grey hair. In actuality, the ageing process is much more complex and affects all of our internal organs, our immune system, our nervous system, and our mental processes. In this article, it will become clear that the choices we make during our lives will have a profound effect on how young we are both on the outside and on the inside.

Lessons in Longevity
When examining lifestyle choices that will result in a longer and healthier life, we need to look to the example of people living today who embody health, well-being and longevity. Residents of Okinawa, the Hunza Valley, and Seventh-day Adventists from Loma Linda in California, live longer and healthier lives than just about anyone else on Earth. These groups produce a high rate of centenarians, only suffer a fraction of the diseases that commonly kill people in other parts of the developed world, and enjoy full health late into their lives.
This is no accident. Of course, it begins with inherited good genes, but it is maintenance of good habits more than good genes that make a centenarian.

The Secrets of Healthy Centenarians

Of the groups mentioned above, it is the Seventh-day Adventists that have given researchers the best opportunity to answer fundamental questions about human health and longevity, as other residents of California with the same ethnic background live shorter and ‘sicker’ lives when compared with their Seventh-day Adventist neighbours.

Two major research programmes conducted over the last 40 years by the Californian Loma Linda University on 24,000 and 34,000 Californian Seventh-day Adventists (funded by the US National Institute of Health) have given us detailed insight into the secrets of long and healthy life.

This research indicates that Seventh-day Adventists live 5-10 years longer than average and have a much lower rate of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and hypertension. What do they know that the rest of us do not? Essentially, for nearly 140 years, Seventh-day Adventists have been encouraged to follow an unrefined, plant-based diet, avoiding meat and consuming 5-9 servings of fruits, vegetables and nuts in their diets on a daily basis. In addition, they take regular exercise and have a positive mental attitude.

The Science Behind a Plant-Based Diet

As the studies of the Seventh-day Adventists show, through a combination of healthy diet, regular exercise and positive mental attitude, we can actually slow the metabolic ageing process. Looking at diet alone, how does an unrefined, plant-based diet work at increasing longevity?

High Nutrient Density
Fruit and vegetables contain not just vitamins and minerals but also phytochemicals (e.g. carotenoids and flavonoids). Through their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, they may provide the necessary protection to prevent a number of ageing parameters. The antioxidants neutralise free radicals, which are highly reactive substances that damage cells, contribute to ageing and encourage many serious diseases, such as heart disease, dementia and cancer. Moreover, plant phytochemicals can boost our internal detoxification system and plant phytonutrients can have direct effects on neuronal communication, boosting our mental power.

Low Caloric Density
Excess calories produce numerous metabolic disturbances within the body that can contribute to degenerative diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Additionally, excessive caloric intake is thought to be one of the most important factors in the ageing process. In unrefined form, we can eat as much fruit and vegetables as we like without consuming excess calories, and at the same time providing our bodies with all the valuable nutrients and antioxidants that slow down the ageing process. Fruit and vegetables are the most important food components in a healthy weight loss.

Low in Saturated Fat
Excess saturated fat ages our arteries and our immune system. It can lead to increased insulin levels in the body and can also increase our levels of AGEs (Advanced Glycation End-products), which are powerful promoters of ageing, especially skin ageing. Lastly, high fat diets can age our brain, contributing to cognitive decline.

High in Fibre
Fibre helps to minimise the process of AGE (Advanced Glycation End-products) formation, decreases the levels of insulin, keeps our cholesterol down and helps to reduce inflammation! It is a truly powerful anti-ageing diet component.

Following an unrefined, plant-based diet, taking regular physical exercise and encouraging a positive mental attitude can work miracles. This lifestyle does not only work for Seventh-day Adventists – rather, it has been proven in numerous scientific experiments to reverse advanced coronary artery disease, to control/reverse diabetes (type 2) and most recently at Harvard University to reverse the growth of prostate cancer by altering the genes responsible for tumour growth.

The evidence for the efficacy of a plant-based diet is increasing all the time. In fact, the American Institute for Cancer Research have launched a campaign to challenge the current food pyramid and to convince Americans to adopt a more plant-based diet. Its anti-ageing properties are well-known to celebrities like Demi Moore, Tiger Woods, Brad Pitt and Clint Eastwood, all of whom follow this diet and lifestyle.

Five Top Tips for Implementing the Centenarian Way of Eating

1. Increase your fruit and vegetable intake – remember 9 is the new 5!
2. Minimise intake of red meat
3. Minimise intake of processed meats
4. Be careful with oils – even plant oils should only be taken in moderation
5. Replace refined grains in your diet with whole grains

Gosia Desmond (M.Sc. BSc Nutritional med. M.IANT) is head of nutrition research at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (www.naturopathy.ie). She will be hosting a seminar on the evening of January 15th 2009 concerning the role of nutrition in combating ageing. For more information or to book a place, please contact dublininfo@naturopathy-ireland.com or phone 01-2353094 Cost 15 euros.

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Natural Calm Magnesium Benefits for Stress

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

By George Esser

pl_full_web_page_14_image_0001 Imagine that you are camping and when you open your tent flap, you are confronted with a wild animal. Your heart starts to race, your body pumps adrenaline into every cell, your heart beats faster, you tense up, your breathing changes and you are ready for some kind of action. This is called stress.

Your body is doing what it was designed to do. In dangerous situations, your body goes into a “fight or flight” state. The problem is that your body doesn’t know the difference between a car careening towards you, a looming job loss, or thoughts of the busy season ahead. Your body responds to all of these types of situations with its internal stress response.
The holiday season with all its extra festivities will soon be upon us. Though in many ways it is a wonderful time of year in which we get to spend time with friends and family, it is often also a very stressful time. Much of society runs on stress a large percent of the time, not just during the holiday season. The problem with the stress response is that the more it is activated, the harder it is to shut off, so that over time our stress hormones, our heart rates, and our blood pressure remain elevated, even after a particular crisis may have passed. This is why managing stress is very important for our health.

Here are some tips to help you reduce stress:

Give yourself extra time. When we are pressed for time, our subconscious puts our body into stress mode. Give yourself 10 extra minutes and you will be less stressed.
Do as much as you can before hand. Start your purchasing of gifts well in advance, as well as baking, decorating, and extra cleaning.
When travelling, leave 10-15 minutes earlier and drive a little slower. While it will take you a few minutes longer to get to where you need to go, you will arrive much more relaxed. Use your travel time as ‘down time’, not as something that leaves you more stressed out.
Learn to enjoy the moment. When you are feeling negative emotions about a situation, ask yourself if what is happening is really going to make a difference a year from now. Most ‘mini-disasters’ make a memory. For example, a few years ago my family decided to have our first fondue. It wasn’t the best experience, especially when the table cloth caught on fire due to a little carelessness on my part. But the house is still standing and we still laugh about this when we reminisce.
Make sure you are building enough “down time” into the holiday season. You need some quiet time to rejuvenate and you also need to ensure that you get adequate sleep.
Go for a brisk walk or workout.
Make sure that you are getting adequate magnesium in your diet. Most of us need supplementation due to the fact that it is almost impossible because of today’s farming techniques to get enough from the food we eat. Stress actually depletes the magnesium levels in our bodies. We need to understand that there are two key minerals — calcium and magnesium— whose roles are like two opposite sides of a coin. Calcium excites our nerves and makes our muscles contract, while magnesium is necessary for our muscles to relax. Magnesium also keeps our blood flowing while calcium helps it clot. Our cells are normally in a relaxed state when they contain magnesium. But when we are under stress, they go through a change. Calcium, which is normally outside of our cells, rushes into our cells. This in turn forces the magnesium out. If you are deficient in magnesium, then there is a physical reason why you can’t relax or sleep at night. Just a few symptoms of magnesium deficiency include insomnia, migraine headaches, muscle aches, PMS, and heart palpitations. Because magnesium is necessary for more than 350 bodily functions, this list is just the beginning of all the symptoms that are a result of magnesium deficiency. One important thing to realize is that not all magnesium is the same. Most laxatives use magnesium as their main ingredient in the form of magnesium oxide. Because the body has a hard time digesting it, it puts it into the colon, causing it to hydrate and work as a laxative. The best form of magnesium is liquid magnesium, but that is also the most expensive. The best cost-effective magnesium is a citrate powder. You simply add hot water to the powder which converts it into a liquid. For most people, the best time to take this is about ½ hour before bed time. Many people find that it really makes a difference in their ability to sleep, giving them a peaceful, restful sleep. Magnesium citrate is a good choice because it is a mineral in a citric acid form that is much more bio-available to the body. Tablets and capsules generally are not as absorbable as the liquid form.

Challenge yourself this holiday season. You really can make it the most relaxing one you’ve had in a long time by making a few small changes along the way. Don’t forget to take your soothing magnesium supplement to help your body along.

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Manuka Honey Health Benefits

by Patrick March 12, 2009

written by Patrick

Manuka Honey

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There are many different aids and benefits to health that come onto the scene every year. Most have a moderate amount of success and then are replaced by the next trend. Manuka honey has proven not to be one of those trends and is still around – big time. It has been found time and time again to be an important part of a healthy recovery from an illness.

Also as an aid to everyday good health. It is a great way to boost our bodies ability to fight common bacteria. The Active ingredient in Manuka honey, along with hydrogen perioxde, is a powerful anti-bacterial agent that is very effective in killing many types of bacteria. After scientifically testing each batch of honey the level of the Active ingredient is revealed. The lower strength 5+ is useful for maintaining good health, 10+ also for that reason but for those who suffer from repeated infections and the higher factors for more serious illness and topically. It has been found on many occasions to be very effective against persistent wounds and leg ulcers.

There are many testimonies from people who have benefited enormously from using Manuka honey. Deirdre O’Toole from Co. Wicklow (pictured) was getting throat infections every year that required antibiotics. She started taking Mr Bee’s Active Manuka honey and hasn’t needed to use antibiotics since.

Maire from New Zealand (where Manuka honey comes from) had a nasty dog bite on her ankle which wouldn’t heal. So she applied some of Mr Bee’s 15+ and it was cleared up within a week. It has also been extremely beneficial to animal lovers, especially horses. It has drastically improved their health status enough to bring them up to racing level. Also on cuts etc., which horses are very prone to.

At this time of the year and also this present point in history we all need a little lift to help us travel our journey through life. What better way than to enjoy the delicious taste of Manuka honey with the added bonus that it is aiding our bodies to cope with the stress and strains of modern life. It is also a great way of reducing doctors bills and the soaring cost of conventional drugs.

The best quality Manuka honeys are available mainly in health food shops.

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Winter Vibes 2008

by Patrick March 11, 2009

written by Patrick

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”
Japanese Proverb

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Guided Tours of the Temples of Humankind

The Federation of Damanhur, Italy, opens the door on its most precious realization, the Temples dedicated to Humanity: an extraordinary, underground construction, begun in 1978 and created entirely by hand. It has been declared a work of art by the Soprintendenza alle Belle Arti. There are 3 and 7-day programmes available, offering a full immersion in Damanhur including many hours in the spiritual energies of the Temples of Humankind.

www.olamidamanhur.com

Tao Garden Health Resort

The Tao Garden Health Resort, about thirty minutes outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand, is an internationally renowned Healing Resort where an individual or groups can go and experience a wide variety of holistic healing methodologies. Tao Garden Training Centre is more than a relaxing health resort for the individual, more than a place to train rigorous Taoist practices, and more than a spa for the whole family, it is a place where the very fabric of what one thinks is lifted to reveal what one knows.

www.tao-garden.com

Sacred Scotland

Guided tours around ancient sacred sites in Highland Perthshire, Scotland with historical researcher, Barry Dunford, author of The Holy Land of Scotland: Jesus in Scotland and the Gospel of the Grail. Based in the central Highlands of Scotland, which are steeped in ancient history and folklore, Barry integrates into his personalised tours, twelve years of research into this unique area. Sites include: megalithic stone circles, pictish symbol stones, hermitages, sanctuary stone crosses, ancient Celtic church sites and the famous Fortingall Yew believed to be the oldest tree in Europe.

www.sacredconnections.co.uk

FESTIVE DAYS AND NIGHTS

The Funky Seomra

At Last! A Saturday night out with a difference.

Imagine yourself on a night out in an exciting club atmosphere where you’re free to dance anyway you like without limitations, to the lush beats of funky world music accompanied by live African drummers. All this in a vibrant ecstatic atmosphere without alcohol or drugs. Here it is….The Funky Seomra! is an Embodiment event held monthly in association with Temple Bar’s Cultivate Centre. Everyone welcome.

When: Saturday October 18th
What time: 7.30pm – 12pm
Where: Cultivate Centre, Essex Street West, Temple Bar
Entry: €15 / €10 for members & unemployed

www.dublin.ie/websites/movement

Heaven and Earth Day Spa

The sanctuary on George’s Street Lower in Dun Laoghaire, is designed in every way to restore you and reconnect you to your inner self, with holistic design, professional beauty, body and soul care and advice on living food nutrition. It is a place to relax, rest and unwind, enjoy the delicious organic living foods in the Living Food café that will help to revitalise your body. and take time to browse through the selection of handpicked ethical, fair-trade products on offer.

For further information please contact:
Fiona Cunningham, Fleishman Hillard on 01-6188412 / 0872311653
Sinead Ni Chonaill, Fleishman Hillard on 01-6188408 / 0863316461
www.heavenandearth.ie

The Apple Farm

The Apple Farm in Tipperary has something for every health conscious person this season. Cider vinegar, recommended by Hippocrates himself, and used for thousands of years is a traditional favourite. Juices freshly pressed on the farm, from fruits grown right there on the spot make a great Christmas gift, and hampers are also available. Home-grown apples, of which there are a selection, are always popular too. You can call to the farm shop, which is open 7 days a week, or order the cider vinegar and juices online from www.theapplefarm.com

The Apple Farm, is located on the N24 between Cahir and Clonmel.

Clifden Holistic Health Day

14 February 2009
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Local practitioners of Systematic Kinesiology, Acupuncture, Reiki, Reflexology, Bowen Therapy and Massage, Chakra Balancing, Pranic Healing and Herbalism will be on hand to dispense advice and to offer sessions or tasters. Speakers from Cultivate Ireland, Sustainability Institute, Forum, GM FREE Ireland and Atlantic Aromatics, as well as Ronnie Plant and Audrey Keane will inspire us with talks. There will also be Drama, Yoga and 5 Rhythm Dance workshops. There will also be stands where you can try organic food, and products and also enjoy cookery demonstrations .

The Green Energy Awards

Green Awards winners will be unveiled at a glittering gala dinner in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, on Thursday, December 4. Healthbuild Ltd., committed since 1989 to ecological buildings, is proud to be shortlisted for this years “The Green Energy Award”; category “Green Organisation.” The main focus of our work has always been low energy design in manufacturing, distribution and supply of a broad range of high quality and innovative ecological and healthy products as well as being actively involved in campaigning for sustainable and forward thinking transport and urban planning solutions for the city of Sligo.

This recognition is a wonderful encouragement to people everywhere who are involved in creating a positive and sustainable future.

PAMPERING YOURSELF

Samadhi Yoga Studios

Stretch into winter by taking an extra healthy lunch break. With daily morning classes (complete with porridge) and lunchtime classes three times a week, this Temple Bar Studio (with sister studios in Drogheda) offers a wide range of yoga classes, massage and meditation for all levels. With the friendliest teachers in town.

www.samadhi.ie

Frequency Specific Microcurrent

Frequency Specific Microcurrent is an exciting new way of treating nerve and muscle pain and many other conditions using specific frequencies and micro amperage current.
We have not found anyone it does not work on or any other condition for which it is useful.
The frequency specific effect is remarkable and reproducible.

For more info, contact David on 0862463797

SteamyWonder Spa System

Natures natural way of healing the body with steam.

Transform your massage table into a complete spa. Benefits Of Steam Include – Detoxification, Increased metabolism, Weight loss, Youthful hydrated skin, Relaxed muscles, Improved circulation, Relief from muscle/joint pain

www.steamywonderireland.eu

Beautiful Bamboo Bed Linen

The ultimate sleep experience…a real treat for yourself or an original present gift wrapped for someone special.
Visit www.luxurybamboolinen.com for further information.

GIVEAWAYS

Planet Beach

To celebrate the launch of our new website, Planet Beach have given us 10 sets of 3 Free Spa Treatments. The first 10 people to subscribe to our magazine online at www.positivelife.ie will receive 1 of these sets of free treatments each.

For more info on Planet Beach, tel: (01) 4629999
Or go online at www.planetbeach.com

The Organic Guide

This All-Ireland directory will tell you where to find certified local organic producers from free range poultry to organic wines and from cotton nappies to organic cosmetics. This highly practical, concise guide is organised by province and alphabetically providing not only full contact details but also a brief description of the products and services offered.
It is a book to use at home or take with you on your travels throughout the North and South of Ireland.

The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, 0719854338
All good bookshops and health food stores nationwide.
www.theorganiccentre.ie

For a chance to receive 1 of 5 copies of The Organic Guide, or 1 of 5 bottles of the new Winter Magic essential oil blend from Atlantic Aromatics, simply log on to www.positivelife.ie and sign up for our FREE e-newsletter.

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