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Drumming Workshops – Drumming is Good Medicine
My wonderful and talented friend Marie is putting on 2 wonderful workshops, both at The Sanctuary, Riverdell Spiritual Centre, 51 Clifford Road, Hillier Here are the details:-
SOUND ELIXIR – Feb 18th 2012
2:00pm – Sacred Sound Meditation
Come, sink into sacred sound! This is a non-verbal meditation, a perfect way to relax and unwind to the sounds of bells, chimes, bowls and much more.
Chairs available but feel free to bring a yoga mat.
followed by:-
FEELGOOD DRUMMING CIRCLE
3:30pm- Feb 18th
Come and experience a drumming circle, no experience or rhythm required, you will be amazed by both the fun and healing to be had. Some instruments will be available, but please bring along any drums or percussion that you may have.
Exchange is $15 per session or attend both for $25
Bookings are essential – further info contact thedrummingtree@live.com.au or phone Marie after business hours on 0417827827 or Deborah 0466831709
CHAKRA DRUMMING CLASS
The Base Chakra
Friday March 2nd 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In collaboration with an American Harmony Centre, Marie will be teaching the drum rhythms which resonate with the specific chakra frequency.
This is the 1st of 7 chakra classes. Come along for a fun, upbeat way to access and ‘charge up’ each of our energy centres.
No prior drumming experience necessary. Exchange $15 and please wear something RED for this class.
Bookings are essential – further info contact thedrummingtree@live.com.au or phone Marie after business hours on 0417827827 or Deborah 0466831709
DRUMMING IS GOOD MEDICINE!
Co-Creating your Life – Vision Board Workshop
Have fun, create, get motivated, gain clarity and inspiration……….
This day filled with AHHA moments will help you to get clear and dissolve any blocks and negative beliefs that stand in the way of your ideal life.
You will Create a visionary picture of your desires
Learn how to manifest your ideal life
Get Clear and Motivated.
A wonderful day of creating and fun
We start at 9:30am – 4:30pm Saturday 25th February 2012.
In Karrawirra at Riverdell Spiritual Centre, 8 Clifford Road, Hillier (5 mins from Gawler)
You will need to bring a plate of lunch to share, and your own scissors. Cost is $40pp
Please ring Deborah 0466831709 to register. Numbers are limited and this fills really fast so be quick.
See what others have said………….
I feel that I have gained a lot of insights into myself whilst participating in the workshop. The introspection aspect certainly gave me all “Ah ha” moments and some personal clarity. The choosing of the content for the collage was interesting and challenging. I was happy with the end result and am focusing on manifesting the outcomes that were highlighted for me. Lin.
I had a fabulous day at the vision Board workshop with Deb. She helped me gain clarity and focus and create a vision Board true to me. I wish we had longer!
I really enjoyed my first ever workshop. I learned alot and went to places I didnt expect. I found you a warm fun person and felt very at ease. Thank you for a fun day. I feel very inspired. Belinda
It has been a wonderful experience sharing this day, meditating, learning and experiencing also celebrating the creative process….. Vision Boarding. Thanks Deborah.
Thought it was fantastic. Loved the Vision Board, the meditation was good. The pair offs made me uncomfortable but I think it was because I didnt know the people enough. It actually told me something I had no idea about myself. Hugs and thanks xx
Thankyou so much for a great experience. I was already excited about my goals and dreams and it was wonderful to put them in picture form and to visualise them. Your guidance helped me identify some of the blocks in my life that have held me back in the past and where they came from which will be freeing in the future. I love your energy, sense of fun and loving nature. Love Tanya.
I found the meditation exercises very beneficial in grounding my energy and a launch pad for expressing my goals through the collage. Richard.
Today I encountered deep emotions from memories that I had forgotten about and realised where my insecurities and disbelief came from. During meditation and a couple of activitites, i was able to heal, let go, forgive and give myself permission to trust. I have no doubt from today I will reflect the love and grace all around me so that people can see the presence of God in me. Thank you, forever grateful Lia.
Really enjoyed the friendly nature and atmosphere created. There were no low lights! I would like to leave all my baggage here if I could 
) Darren.
I had a wonderful time, healing, releasing and creating. Beautiful Day! Thank YOU. Jewel.
Inspirational, made me rethink my goals and what I want in my life and that I can have it! Laura.
What a great day release the baggage and bring in the new positive power. Love it! Wendy.
I totally had a fantastic day. Learnt so much and I feel brand new! New outlook on life now I thank you so much. Belinda xx
A wonderful day full of fun and laughter and good company. Thank YOu Deb Bianca
Its wonderful to meet, talk and work with new ‘like minded’ people. Thank you Deb for your energy, expertise, love inspiration and time. Well presented, thought out and flowed well. Rhonda.
I just really enjoyed it. Josie.
Be Quick to register for this insightful, fun filled amazing day. Telephone Deborah 0466831709.
EMBRACING 2012 – A SEMINAR TO WELCOME THE ENERGIES OF 2012
We have heard about it for years as the end of the Mayan calendar.
What’s it mean?
It’s a time of breakthrough in consciousness – in how we think and feel that will enable new possibilities for our lives. We are preparing to take our next evolutionary step forward together.
Within each of us, our Inner Spirit calls to us when there’s a clear space internally.
As we enter 2012, a time of major change,
- How ready are you?
- What is needed for you to create the inner space into which you can really welcome 2012?
- What needs releasing?
- What’s your Inner Spirit saying?
Join me, Deborah Crkovnik, Dr Andrew Horwood and Ruth French for this wonderful conference set in 9 acres of beautiful bushland. Come and unwind and consider these questions in depth through a combination of discussions, experiential exercises, ritual, fun activities and spacious contemplation.
Join us for five days of communion where we create a safe container for deep healing, relaxation, insights and creativity to emerge.
January 11th from 6pm to Sunday 15th at 1pm. Riverdell Spiritual Centre, 8 Clifford Road Hillier. Early bird cost $400.
Please check out the brochure attached for further details or phone 0466831709 or Riverdell on 85231239
Meditation in Gawler (Evanston Park)
MEDITATION is good for you on so many levels. Connecting you to your inner wisdom and higher self. Reducing stress in your life and bringing an inner peace and calmness.
I have been meditating regularly now for 16 years and it has made such a difference to my life. Everything just falls away and you can deeply RELAX, with nothing to do & no where to go.
Come and try or ring me, Deborah on 0466831709 for more information. Beginners or Experts all welcome.
Come and soak in the stillness of your own being! Let go of stress and find inner calm. It really does make a difference in your life. You will handle things with more ease and be more grounded and at peace.
Mondays fortnightly 7pm – 9pm $10. Please ring 0466831709 to book your place and for address details.
AHHA FULL MOON CONNECTIONS
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
Networking & Cuppa
Thursday Evening (see below) 7pm-9pm Riverdell Spiritual Centre 8 Clifford Road Hillier Tel: 85231329 (office) Or 0466831709 Cost $5| 17th February | Creativity and Your Wellbeing Cellular Healing | Deborah Crkovnik Acc Journey Practitioner, founder of Awakening Hearts & Healing Assoc | bringing out the Creative being in ALL of US, learn ways that prevent the flow and how it affects your wellbeing. |
| 17th March | Polarity and You | Narelle from Blessed Health | about this gentle body work that has huge benefits for your health and wellbeing and life in general. |
| 21st April | Awakening Inspired Living | Andrew Horwood, Doctor and Spiritual Mentor | how to Live an Awakened Inspired Life. |
| 19th May | Journal Junky | Soli Goodes | the benefits of journal writing and how to get started |
| 16th June | Attunement with Life | Jonathan MacIntyre | shares how tuning into life energy and using it more accurately is transformative for us individually and as a human race. |
| 21st July | Inspiration and Spirit | Di Goulding of Inspired by spirit | is talking about how you can be ‘In Spirit’ everyday. |
| 18th August | Doula – Birthing Plan | Danni | Shares what a Doula is the benefits of having a Doula as part of your birthing plan. |
| 15th September | Follow Your Stars | Maggie Cope: Astrologer | How to use the Stars for deeper understanding and inner growth |
| 13th October | Meditation and Prayer | Raymond Salton | the process of INNER Transformation to reveal the SACRED in our daily living experiences |
| 10th November | Reiki | Lisa | Shares how Reiki has made a difference in her life. |
| 15th December | Drumming / Meditation will be a Drumming one too tonight |
Marie | Marie shares her passion for drumming |
Co-Creating your life…Vision Board Workshop – May 7th
Have fun, create, get motivated, gain clarity and inspiration……….
This day filled with AHHA moments will help you to get clear and dissolve any blocks and negative beliefs that stand in the way of your ideal life.
You will Create a visionary picture of your desires
Learn how to manifest your ideal life
Get Clear and Motivated.
A wonderful day of creating and fun
We start at 9:30am – 4:30pm Saturday 7th May 2011.
In the Dining Room at Riverdell Spiritual Centre, 8 Clifford Road, Hillier (5 mins from Gawler)
You will need to bring a plate of lunch to share, and your own scissors. Cost is $30pp
Please ring Deborah 0466831709 to register. Numbers are limited and this fills really fast so be quick.
See what others have said………….
I feel that I have gained a lot of insights into myself whilst participating in the workshop. The introspection aspect certainly gave me all “Ah ha” moments and some personal clarity. The choosing of the content for the collage was interesting and challenging. I was happy with the end result and am focusing on manifesting the outcomes that were highlighted for me. Lin.
I had a fabulous day at the vision Board workshop with Deb. She helped me gain clarity and focus and create a vision Board true to me. I wish we had longer!
I really enjoyed my first ever workshop. I learned alot and went to places I didnt expect. I found you a warm fun person and felt very at ease. Thank you for a fun day. I feel very inspired. Belinda
It has been a wonderful experience sharing this day, meditating, learning and experiencing also celebrating the creative process….. Vision Boarding. Thanks Deborah.
Thought it was fantastic. Loved the Vision Board, the meditation was good. The pair offs made me uncomfortable but I think it was because I didnt know the people enough. It actually told me something I had no idea about myself. Hugs and thanks xx
Thankyou so much for a great experience. I was already excited about my goals and dreams and it was wonderful to put them in picture form and to visualise them. Your guidance helped me identify some of the blocks in my life that have held me back in the past and where they came from which will be freeing in the future. I love your energy, sense of fun and loving nature. Love Tanya.
I found the meditation exercises very beneficial in grounding my energy and a launch pad for expressing my goals through the collage. Richard.
Today I encountered deep emotions from memories that I had forgotten about and realised where my insecurities and disbelief came from. During meditation and a couple of activitites, i was able to heal, let go, forgive and give myself permission to trust. I have no doubt from today I will reflect the love and grace all around me so that people can see the presence of God in me. Thank you, forever grateful Lia.
Be Quick to register for this insightful, fun filled amazing day. Telephone Deborah 0466831709.
Creative Expression for Healthy Living
Studies have shown the successful use of creativity generates feelings of pleasure and self-esteem that are beneficial to health. In particular, it can help depression, stuckness, moodiness and anger outbursts. Current values do not give adequate importance to creativity and yet the practice of it produces massive health benefits.
Ruth Richards author of Eminent Creativity, Everyday Creativity, and Health, A psychologist who uses creative art therapies to work with at-risk children and their families as well as with traumatized adults found there is a strong case for fostering creativity in children, as well as in their families, in order to develop self-actualized, open-minded citizens who can address societal and global problems in an evolved manner. In practice, promoting a child’s creativity helps develop self-confidence to overcome family and societal obstacles to their growth and strengthens their resiliency. Richards also speaks of the “natural high”—the release of endorphins—that results from a joyous creative experience!
As a child you may have tried out something at school, music, drama, creative writing, painting, drawing and if you were criticised for your results, felt inadequate, believed that you couldn’t do it right, (always going over the lines) or if you were ridiculed or asked to share in front of the class this might have undermined your confidence and you naturally link humiliation or not good enough with creativity, forming beliefs, concepts and self judgement, that limit your potential for creativity now, even though you are an Adult.
You CAN clear these blocks and discover your own unique creativity.
Not all of us are Rembrants, Shakespeares, or Michael Angelo’s but it is the very immersion of ourselves in the creative inspiration that is the true delight. It is the act itself that has the healing power, and the results that can surprise us in unexpected ways.
Creating comes into form in many ways, music, painting, dance, acting, flower arranging, pottery, belly dancing, singing, interior design, writing, story telling, and other ways we don’t necessary think of like cooking, organisation, planning, gardening, sewing, driving, even making the bed.
How many times have you struggled to find an answer or solution to a problem by over thinking it? and when you have gone for a walk, played sport, taken a bath, played music or laughed, the answer has just come like magic! By doing these things we are automatically shifted into the moment, the Now! We have made room for creative inspiration to flow. We let go of mind and move into heart. When we stop thinking our creativity and inspiration naturally comes through.
Letting go of the past, and any self judgement, not having any expectation of perfection or comparative results is the best way to “tap in” to your own creative expression. Giving yourself permission to play and really mess up and just surrender to the moment, so that whatever you are doing is just expressed.
Try writing without full stops, punctuation, or perfect spelling, just write until you stop. Try painting with your eyes closed or with your fingers, or purely on colour. Try picking up whatever takes your eye at the beach or in nature and making an altar, or a picture, or display in the home. Try planting a tree, walking in nature, paddling in the sea, playing with play doe, singing with the kids in the car. Dance like no-ones watching, sing like no-ones listening and laugh for the sake of it.
Our society, plagued by massive addiction problems that destroy families and communities, could surely benefit from a widespread effort to promote creativity, that in turn creates health and wellbeing, and it starts with you.
Awaken Your Passionate Creative Heart – the next Workshop is on 19th March 2011. This is a great workshop to GET CREATIVE! No experience necessary Call 0466831709.
Vision Board
This is my Vision Board for 2011.
Be encouraged to give it a go for your self. First check out the previous post on Vision Forward, then GO FOR IT! Just get yourself a bunch of Magazines and sift through just tearing out all the pictures and words that you like and stand out for you. Then neaten them down and cut around pictures, (just like you did when you were a kid and had to cut out at school), then get yourself some cardboard and glue stick and be Creative, and put it all in place. Lastly Office works will Laminate for about $10. Have Fun! and guess what, THEY REALLY DO WORK!
Happy New Years – Vision Forward!
- Acknowledge your successes from 2010
- Look at the insights you have learnt and ask yourself how could I have handled those differently?
- “Big” gratitude for the love & support you received not matter how big or small
- If there is anything that you need to let go of LET IT GO, don’t concentrate on it, let go of the story that has triggered your behaviours that keeps you stuck in any negativity.
- So, what sort of a year would you like 2011 to be? Can you be bothered to get excited about it, are you complacent and are ok just to slip into anything that may fall my way type of year!
- Firstly I suggest you write a gratitude list for 2010. See how well you manifested what you asked for and how much you have grown. Be proud of yourself and for what you have achieved.
- Begin your vision board for 2011. if you havent already. I use a large piece of Cardboard and cut pictures out and words that represent what and where I am heading. Glue them down, and then Laminate at Office Works.
- Be specific about what you would like to bring into your life. Reach for the stars and don’t entertain any negative feed back that comes in from your self talk. Let that go. If you feel saddened or overwhelmed at all, go for a walk have a cry, acknowledge what you are feeling then let it go and get back to work with your vision board. Be your own coach in daring to ask for the Best Life Ever.
- What Action do you need to take to begin the process?
- Don’t worry about the ‘HOW’ it will manifest. That’s not your job.