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shop! We are a leading supplier of genuine and unique tools for those
who honour the old earth based traditions of this land.
Earthchild Sussex School of wise Craft
A mystery School dedicated to the education of the ancient tradtions of
this land.
Find out more about the leading Sussex
School
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Talking
with Spirit' Workshop in Crawley, West Sussex. Full
Details
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Payments and
deposits for all workshops / Courses/ Retreats without exception are non
returnable. However Concerning cancellation we are able to offer future
placements for workshops/ Courses and Retreats at a later date.
A two hour introduction into
practical Druidry with Shane Gadd.
Shane has spent time with many teachers
as well as being a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.
Shane feels his greatest teacher has been spirit, and the land itself.
Shane feels enriched by his many experiences and whilst books contain
knowledge it is the getting out into and amongst the land. That
has the greatest wisdom for us.
Shane has naturally developed his skills
as a Ovate a seer a Druid shaman .
Shane facilitates Earthchild School
and a working Grove that hold regular rituals deep in the Ashdown
forest.
Earthchild is a small Sussex based
School dedicated to the education of the ancient traditions of this
land.
A contemporary fusion of Druid lore and Ovate practices.The School
was founded by Shane after studying earth based traditions since
around 1991.
The School and Shane's workshops reflect
this in its hands on approach and its pride of facilitating experiences
that often allow direct teaching form the land itself. This has
always been the source of this oral tradition. The tradition of
Druid lore and Ovate Magik.
The aim of the course is to explore and foster a awareness that
allows each individual to access their own unique vision and practice
of Druidry. The work includes developing practical techniques ,
awareness of spirit and energy how to create magikal circles the
use of wands and staffs ; ; building sacred relationship with nature
spirits , spirits of place, ancestors and deity; breaking blocks,
accessing inspiration and exploring the Awen the Druidic life force
and importantly ; creating effective ritual for the land ourselves
and others.
Their is further tuition and training this is supported by monthly
Moon walks and Rituals and the many experiences that the School
is involved with. Many are at no extra cost , The school offers
a members area and a online community , Membership of the School
is open to those who seek a practical hands on experience with the
old and ancient earth based traditions of this land.
Both the Feminine and the Masculine principles are celebrated and
represented in the schools teachings and membership. Just as Druid
lore and Ovate teachings live in a state of balance.
Although most members practice their own path our aim is to bring
people together and experience the old ways .
Both workshops are limited to 20 persons
- so booking early is recommended.
£15 per person per workshop. Book in advance and get your
show entry ticket included.
Book online or telephone Andy on 01903 751106
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informed of the full details of all these and more events in the
South East of England and Special Offers and the online ticket offer.
Reiki
Treatments and workshops
The name “Reiki” translates as “Universal Life
Force”. This is the unseen energy which fills the universe
and animates all living things.
Without it nothing could grow or heal. Applying Reiki to the body
is a gentle but powerful way to support and enhance the life force
energy in any living thing and is a useful aid to healing both physical
and emotional problems. It is suitable for any age group and all
states of health. Reiki cannot be used to do harm.
Reiki also has a gentle philosophy which acts to reduce stress
and tension in life. Many people who use Reiki find that, with time,
this philosophy profoundly alters how they view themselves and the
world.
THE REIKI PRINCIPLES:
JUST FOR TODAY:
I do not worry,
I am not angry,
I honour everyone around me,
I earn my living honestly,
I show gratitude to every living thing.
You may wish to think about the Reiki principles and see how they
could fit into your own life-style.
HOW IS REIKI USED?
Reiki can be used on many levels for healing
As a First-aid measure to reduce immediate pain and trauma.
As a full body treatment for a deeper healing to release any energy
blockages and relieve the ailments they cause. Most conditions will
respond.
To promote deep relaxation and well being .
One hour of Reiki is equivalent to five hours sleep.
The essence of Reiki is to balance and heal mind body and spirit
.Every system in the body has its own inner wisdom and “knows”
what it must do to give balance and harmony to the whole.
Healing is an individual process which takes its own time. All
that is needed to begin is a willingness and intent to engage in
the process and be part of it. No one else can heal you –
you heal yourself. Reiki works gently with both body and mind to
aid the process.
HOW IS REIKI GIVEN?
A full treatment is given with the recipient lying fully clothed
except for shoes on a couch or sitting in a chair. It is usually
a hands-on treatment with the therapist placing their hands on a
sequence of positions on the body to transmit the Reiki energy.
It is not intrusive or in any way embarrassing and most people
enjoy the contact. When receiving Reiki you will feel pleasant warmth
or tingling in the area being treated. Most people easily relax
deeply feeling a release of tension and anxiety which allows healing
to begin. In this state of deep relaxation the healing systems of
the body are free to make whatever adjustments are necessary to
improve health. Some people fall asleep during treatment and awake
fully refreshed and revitalised.
Reiki can help anyone – you do not have to be ill to benefit
from its calming and relaxing effect.
Why not give it a try?
Reiki Training and Attunements
Once you have experienced Reiki treatment you may wish to learn
to use this gentle energy to treat yourself or other people. Anyone
can learn how to do this. It requires no special qualifications
or abilities at all, only an interest and an open mind.
Training is given at 3 levels:
FIRST DEGREE – Beginner. A 1 Day course. Maximum 6 students.
First Degree Reiki Training is about connecting to the Energy,
developing your sensitivity to the flow of energy, beginning your
own healing and expanding your mindset to allow you to channel the
energy effectively.
This 1 day course provides an excellent introduction to Reiki healing
and is open to anyone age 16 or over who is interested in learning
how to use this gentle healing method.
A course is a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 students to allow
personal attention and adequate time for practice. Other dates for
this course are available as required. Please phone or email for
details.
This Level 1 course includes:
Discussion of why you are here and what do you want from Reiki
What is Reiki?
How does Reiki act? – interaction of Reiki with the energy
system of the body
The Reiki principles explained. How to integrate them into your
life.
DVD Manual
The History of modern Reiki
Intuition / scanning / Energy awareness
Hands on healing, treatments on ourselves and each other.
Meditation and Attunement to Level 1 Reiki
Also Paired and group practical sessions – giving you hands
on experience and confidence to treat others.
Reiki one training
17th & 18th October 2008
Reiki two training
16th & 17th January 2009
Reiki Master/ Teacher
10th ~11th October 2008
please email or
telephone to discuss placement.
This workhop requires
you to attend a Reiki 1 and 2 Training days . We also require
you to attend a Reiki share support group. At this stage then
proceeding into a further two days master training, all together
this incorporates 6 days tuition .. fees are £595.00 which
includes all training days and a comprehensive book /manual and
certification.
Reiki treatments by appointment
One
to one psychic Training with Renowned psychic meduim Shane Gadd.
I have worked professionally since 1995 as a stage Meduim / Teacher
as well as running a professional full time business in Psychic
and Druid practices.
We all have the ability to channel and open up our psychic potential,
its not just for the gifted , it’s a natural ability we are
all born with. There is not one person that through out their life
time has not had one or more psychic experiences . The ability is
there, but it's just remembering its somewhere deep within us -
it just needs to come out and to be channelled in the right way
and to be nurtured. One to one Private tuition is available to those
who wish to explore their psychic potential , its designed to give
you all the foundations you need to be able to practise and in time
to work professionally. A combination of mediumship, meditation
and a unique training program is tailored to your individual needs.
This can be a valuable source of learning, giving you the confidence
that in many cases that well bring about some amazing changes to
how you view your life. I specialise in creating experiences that
create growth and empowerment. People often feel they can go forwards
with increased self confidence and sense of purpose to their lives.
. .one to one tuition can be given by private
appointment on Fridays and Saturdays.
To book an appointment at a mutually convenient time, please telephone
Shane on 01293 571987 . All payments required in adavance of appointment
, please pay securely using the PayPal 'Add to Basket' button prior
to your appointment (no account required). Cheque’s with a
guarantee card can be accepted as payment and sent to Shane Gadd
, . Genuine enquiries via email. or telephone are most welcome.
Price £35.00 inclusive. Please allow 60.00 minutes for your
appointment.
As each session is tailored for you, your progress
is at a pace that is right for you , in most cases people have gained
so much experience through 3 consecutive sessions.
I also recommend the home study support package
including Andrew Gadd's renowned TALKING WITH SPIRIT dvd.this can
be purchased for a one off payment of £25.00 .
One to one psychic training
only £ 35.00 per session
For a further one off payment of £25.00 we can provide
a home study support package incluiding Andrew Gadds renowned TALKING
WITH SPIRIT dvd.
Shane offers a development circle on the last Wednesday
of the month at the Earthchild shop and school , this a closed group
for those who have undergone Shane’s training program , booking
is essential as spaces go fast and are limited fees are £6.00
times are 8.30 pm ~ 10.30 pm .
Please telephone 01293 535155 to book your space
The following excerpts are from the upcoming "Meditations
with Tea: Paths to Inner Peace" by Diana Rosen
How did you awaken this morning? Did you bound out of bed, dash
into the shower, grab a quick bite to eat, then head out the door?
How will you retire tonight? Will you scribble out a to-do list,
call the office, kiss the family members good-night, then plop
into bed without ever stopping during the day to rest and reflect,
even for ten minutes? Do you ever even remember falling asleep?
Probably nobody lives that frantically every day, yet as the
world seems to speed up, so do we. Food can cook in minutes, sometimes
even seconds. Travel to places it once took months to reach now
can be done during a day or two. Instead of waiting a week for
a letter or a newspaper to report an event, the news --with photographs--
arrives almost immediately. For many of us, the telephone has
been supplanted by email, enabling communication around the world
or around town, without regard to time, availability of the receiver-
or higher rates. Work, play, even thinking, is now done at heightened
speeds, and there is so much to learn, to accomplish, to give,
to relish. Today is a very exciting time to be alive... and yet.
Growing numbers of people, like you, are wondering if you could
awaken slowly, with the sun; take time to prepare for the day;
eat breakfast leisurely with family; and perform your daily tasks
with purpose and less urgency. Then, at day's end, you could go
to bed fulfilled, less worried, content, and certainly more aware
of what the day was really like.
"Simplify!" is the key Weekly meditation
class to quiet the mind and soothe the body
This workshop is held at Earthchild shop
and School
booking is essential places limited
one to one tuition available
Meditation Class
Every Wednesday evening
7.15 pm~ 8.15 pm only £6.00
Book today places go fast
Full Moon
Walks
Oakmoon Grove offer open
ritual gatherings. All are invited, no matter what tradition.
We believe that the first thing you do to create
peace is to touch and say hello to the earth.
Film below see the Magik
of a Full Moon walk a free event.
Our aim is to facilitate rituals and gatherings of peace where
a special relationship Between person and place can be experienced.
Our ancestors and ancient cultures around the planet have traditionally
done this in circles of trees and stones.
There is a tangible feeling of peace in these ancient sacred places.
Our desire is to re-awaken the magik of these sacred circles and
reconnect once again to the Heart of All.
Oakmoon Grove offer open ritual gatherings. All are invited, no
matter what tradition, to gather together , at Holmbury hill fort
to celebrate Full moon Ritual, and rites of passage, and story telling
and poetry and Bardic Magik to honour the spirit of the land and
the old ways in way that is both practical and creates change in
this modern age. ,So bring flowers of the season, story, song and
musical instruments. All are welcome. All that we ask is that you
come with an open mind, and an open heart. Afterwards we retire
to the local pub.
Oakmoon Grove open rituals began on the Spring of 2006,the vision
of Druids , Shane Gadd and Corinna Michelle, to once again celebrate
the traditions of the old ways in the sacred landscape of Sussex.
In 2007 Oakmoon Grove was born . On a cold and dark January night
close to the new moon offerings were left and the blessings of the
old ones was asked upon . With their blessings we begun to make
pilgrimage at full moon to perform rituals , for the land ourselves
and each other.
Traditionally we have moved from the High ground of of Holmbury
Hill at the end of Summer to a magikal underworld, a powerful spring
deep within the Ashdown forest for the winter months .
Due to the Magik of this place, and strong guidance from the otherworld
we feel a deep connection to the spirit of the forest and spring.
A magikal space to perform ritual , we feel this place to be home.
The open rituals have been held every full moon , rain or shine,
and it is this reliability and consistency that remains to be the
key of its success.
We meet at the Goat Car park Ashdown Forest for
7.15pm to walk down to the spring for 7.30pm
please bring a good coat and boots .
To find out more please go to members site and to
our Forum.
How far do we walk? Around 1 mile, a circular route
which finishes near the start,
DURATION: a Good two hours
Free Event
October 14th 7.30 pm
At a powerful spring deep within
the Ashdown Forest.
1 - Moon After Yule
2 - Wolf Moon
3 - Lenten Moon
4 - Egg Moon or Paschal Moon
5 - Milk Moon
6 - Flower Moon
7 - Hay Moon
8 - Grain Moon
9 - Fruit Moon
10 - Harvest Moon
11 - Hunters Moon
12 - Moon Before Yule
Moon dates for the rest of the year
Full Moon Sep 15 2008
Full Moon Oct 14 2008
Full Moon Nov 13 2008
Full Moon December 12 2008
Barefoot
Healing Tipi Retreat with Corinna Michelle
Inner peace for those with busy lives
Barefoot healing is a wonderful retreat, which is
set in the rolling hills of south west Wales. Your accommodation
is a large Tipi , with an open fire.
The four nights stay is for a woman’s retreat
, a chance of some precious time away to heal and recharge our energy.
It has become very apparent over the last few years,
that women were struggling with juggling , all the demands . The
modern woman has so many opportunities to choose from , but unfortunately
work , family , home / money and expectations of being a glamorous
minx, has taken its toll !!!!!
The general consensus is women are missing something
, maybe time, craving simply living, possibly down - sizing from
their commitments .
Our vision is a retreat with a simple format of
“back to being you again”.
Having spoken to so many women, their was such a
need to get back to nature , allowing us to share our thoughts and
feelings , as well have some adventures.
Having spoken to so many women, their was such a
need to get back to nature , allowing us to share our thoughts and
feelings , as well have some adventures.
Our ethos - over the four days we encourage you
to go barefoot on to the land, to show you how to ground your energy
and revitalise your body and soul.
Meditation - Tai chi - Healing - Healthy living - Handful of spiritual
experiences - allowing you to get back to nature . Most importantly
, no expectations to be anyone but yourself , or having to be good
at anything , a chance to just be .
There is the odd adventure off the retreat , Visiting places of
interest as well as Kayaking experience through the Tefi Gorge .
This ancient and protected Gorge is un-navigable to powered craft,
creating a serene and protected home for a wide range of wildlife
. On your trip you will learn the habits , see the tracks and may
a catch glimpse of the famous Teifi otter population. Other wildlife
to look out for include Red Kite , kingfishers , Heron , and Dragonflies
in the air, salmon and seawin, sea Trout in the river and deer and
wild mink on the river banks.
Enjoy the beauty and tranquillity and magnificence of the River
Teifi and the Tipi experience, the river flows through the Cilgerran
Gorge through the Teifi marshes nature reserve. The Tipi retreat
is located within a self sufficient smallholding , a experience
that will inspire and soothe mind , body and spirit.
The lifestyle will be simple and uncomplicated with wholesome simple
food , with stories around the fire . A part of this journey is,
we come together in the spirit of a tribe and share the cooking
,cleaning and looking after our space.
Corinna will be holding drop-in healing/ pamper sessions at Earth
Child Shop & School, Craft Unit 6, Tilgate Park, Crawley , West
Sussex .
Spend hours sitting at a desk, driving or in meetings,
and tension soon accumulates in your neck, shoulders and back.
Then come and relax in the summer sun and have a
complete stress busting treatment in our onsite massage chair ,
these treatments are performed fully clothed
on site Massage helps to:
- Relieve headaches, neck and back ache
- Relieve stress and muscular tension
- Improve concentration, memory and mental alertness
- Increase energy levels to improve productivity
- Relieve eyestrain
- Reduce migraines
Massage not only eases the tensions built up in your muscles. It
also helps you avoid stress altogether: when you're relaxed, you
are better able to cope with problems when they arrive. And that's
a change in your life that can have profound effects.
All treatments are combined with Reiki and energy
healing .
The healing process usually starts with you expressing the situation
and what help is required. this gives an indication where to focus
in the energy field.
Any intrusive energies or un beneficial patterns
can then be transformed into sources of power and healing.
The energy field is then filled with healing light.
After the session there is a period of time for integration and
discussion into what was experienced by both parties and a follow
up program discussed. Further sessions may be needed but this is
always left to you to decide.
Great for a 15 min escape into relaxation and energy
top up.