May 2011 ~ Issue 6 - Natural Presence Magazine

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May 2011 ~ Issue 6 ~ Free 

Presence 

Serving the people of SD & G, Leeds & Grenville 

as well as select locations in Prescott Russell 

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The Bodhi Tree Congratulates 

28 Prescott St., Kemptville, ON ~ (613)258‐5775 ~ info@bodhitreeyogacentre.ca 

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11 new yoga teachers in Kemptville 

On Sunday April 10, 2011 family and friends gathered to 

welcome eleven new certified yoga teachers to the Leeds 

Grenville yoga community. 

“I would like to thank my teacher Vishva-ji for inspiring 

us and helping us create this program. They are an 

incredible group of teachers! ” says Gayle Poapst, owner 

of Bodhi Tree Yoga and the principal teacher of the 

first-ever Bodhi Tree Yoga Teacher Training course. 

The Akhanda Yoga training course, which began on 

October 15, 2010 at the Bodhi Tree Yoga Centre, is a Yoga 

Alliance recognized training. Students came form all over 

Leeds Grenville to participate in the training, which took 

place every second weekend for 6 months. 

Akhanda, similar to the word yoga in Sanskrit, means 

indivisible, unbroken tradition, entire, and whole. It is the 

style of yoga created by Yogi Vishvketu and Chetana 

Panwar. Akhanda Yoga offers holistic, integrated Yoga 

Teacher Training (YTT) programs and yoga classes with 

an emphasis on the balanced sequencing of asana, 

pranayama, relaxation, mantra and meditation as well as 

discussions and readings on the yogic lifestyle and yoga 

philosophy. This integral approach to yoga classes is 

intended to give students access to more of the diverse 

teachings and techniques that the yoga system has to offer. 

When practiced and understood holistically, yoga becomes 

even more beneficial and helpful for humanity in bringing 

harmony and balance to our lives, families and to society. 

The Bodhi Tree, in association with the World Conscious 

Yoga Family had three principal teachers for the training: 

Gayle (Gayatri) Poapst, Gwen (Karuna Mayi) Anderson, 

and Yogi Vishvketu (special guest teacher from India). 

The comprehensive training program, which was designed 

for aspiring teachers and serious students, drew 11 

Participants. 

The 200-hour training focused on: asana (postures), 

pranayama (breath work), meditation, teaching skills & 

conscious communication, yoga philosophy, anatomy & 

physiology, the business of yoga, and introduction to 

Ayurveda, and ethics & yoga lifestyle. 

Training instructor Gwen Anderson saw an incredible 

amount of growth in each student, “The students were 

amazing, I am so very proud of what they accomplished 

and how hard they worked. They were open to receive and 

they just planted themselves at the beginning of the 

training and grew from there.” 

New teachers include Dennis Milling, Jamie Temple, Mary 

Ellen Dawson, Heather Wigney, Tricya Morrice, Tammy 

Viau, Anne Harper, Julie Wylemans, Michael Edward 

McFee, Bryn Savage and Louise Barbeau. 

Of the training, Milling says, “The transition from Yoga 

practitioner to Yoga Teacher is much more than I could 

have imagined. Every training weekend we helped each 

other go beyond our comfort zone. Our energy was 

incredibly positive. I began Yoga as exercise and by 

deepening my practice I now appreciate how it benefits 

any ailment.” 

The 200-hour yoga teacher training in Kemptville, ON, 

was the first and only training of its kind offered in the 

area. Poapst is eager to lead it again in 2012. She will be 

traveling to Rishikesh India this November to teach the 

500 hour advanced teacher training program with Yogi 

Vishvketu at Anand Prakash Ashram. 

For information on future teacher trainings, please contact the 

Bodhi Tree at 613-258-5775 or ytt@bodhitreeyogacentre.ca 

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The Plan 


By Dr. Steve Hudson 

An imaginary story of what happens when our earthly 

life is over and we go back Home … 

They sat around a large table in their celestial 

mansion sipping spiritual martinis and reminiscing 

over their last lifetime together on Earth. It had been 

exciting, adventurous and terrifying, especially the 

devastating train crash at the end that sent them all 

Home and into the waiting arms of Azrael, the loving 

Angel of Death. He had been so pleased to see them 

all again. These half dozen souls had journeyed 

together as a family since the beginning of time like 

a group of traveling players each acting their chosen 

part in one earthly drama after the next. 

Lintar was the first to speak as he raised his glass in 

the air. “I propose a toast to honour all the 

magnificent souls who were part of our many physical 

experiences. May we continue to grow and know 

ourselves more deeply with each passing lifetime.” 

The others followed with similar salutations and 

knew exactly what was coming next. They shuffled 

in their seats with excited anticipation and waited for 

Lintar to continue. “I’ve been thinking,” he mused 

out loud, “we need a new plan. 

I think in our next lifetime I would like to be a 

successful businessman,” he began. “Yes, wealth and 

comfort this lime and how about a loving wife and 

family to complete the picture?” He glanced over at 

Minoc, his trusted companion, who could read his 

mind in an instant. 

‘I’ve got it,” she said as her eyes lit up. “I’ll wait a 

year to be born in the same neighbourhood you grow 

up in. We can become childhood sweethearts and get 

married soon after High School” She thought for a 

moment or two longer. “Let’s have three children by 

the time we are in our early twenties. 

Three small hands on the other side of the table shot 

into the air. “Can we play the children,” they shouted 

all together? “Please ... please ..... please!” Lintar 

smiled at the mockery. His three “children” were as 

old as he was. They just liked getting into character 

as early as possible. 

“Good, that’s settled,” he went on and summed up 

the plan thus far. “High School sweethearts; loving 

family and a successful business by the time I’m 

forty. That sounds great” 

“That sounds utterly boring,” contradicted Suto in a 

sexy, sultry voice. She was the only one who hadn’t 

added her ten cents worth to the conversation yet. 

“How about I wait ten or fifteen years to be born and 

you hire me as your personal, private secretary when 

the time is right. I can be the femme fatale of the 

story. I can see me now — long beautiful hair and 

flashing blue eyes. Darling, you won’t be able to resist 

me — count on it!” 

And with that, the plan began to gain momentum. 

“Good,” exclaimed Minoc. “You can have a long and 

passionate affair with my husband and after about a 

year, I get to discover your treachery.” 

“Then what?” said Lintar, wondering what his soul 

mates were cooking up next. 

‘Well,” said his wife-to-be, I will divorce you and 

take all your money: the children will hate you and 

never want to see you again?’ 

Before she could finish her train of thought, Lintar 

jumped right back in. “Yes,” he agreed excitedly. 

“And then I’ll go into a deep depression and lose my 

company as well. So before I come back Home I can 

experience despair. I’ve always wanted to experience 

the depths of despair. The utter hopelessness of 

having lost everything and everyone I ever loved in 

my life. I think I will choose to die a destitute beggar 

on the streets of Cleveland in winter. That should do 

it. But what about you guys? Everyone has to get 

something out of this drama. 

Minoc thought for a while. “I guess I would 

experience betrayal, wouldn’t I? After all, you were 

the only man I ever loved and I gave you the best 

years of my life.” 

The vibration of the room suddenly went up by 

several octaves as the presence of The Creator was 

felt. She touched Minoc gently on the shoulder and 

whispered for all to hear, “Don’t forget “forgiveness” 

my little ones. Your drama will give you all a great 

opportunity to forgive those you feel have “wronged” 

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you.” 

“I’ll try to remember,” said Minoc, “but when we are 

in that heavy earthly energy it isn’t easy.” 

“I know,” The Creator replied, “but when you forgive, 

you vibrate as I do and all wounds can be healed. 

These dark experiences you are choosing will allow 

you know yourself as only Love and Light. So, bon 

voyage on your next journey and remember that my 

Angels and I will always be with you, even in your 

darkest moments.” And with that, The Creator left 

the room. 

They turned to Suto who had already given some 

thought to her part in the play. “I could experience 

guilt at breaking up a family and ruining the life of a 

good man. But what about the children — what would 

they get out of the drama?” 

The three “children” were now totally in character 

and running around the room playing leap frog. They 

went into a huddle and after a while Putar spoke up 

on behalf of the trio. “This experience will give all 

three of us some powerful emotions to deal with,” he 

began. ‘We will hate our father for hurting our mother 

so badly, but at the same lime, we will resent her for 

taking us away from him. By the time he leaves us 

we will have grown to love him so much that the 

abandonment will be unbearable. Oh yes, we will also 

have the opportunity to forgive him, but that, most 

likely, won’t come until we get older and the 

emotional wounds aren’t quite so raw.” 

Lintar stroked his chin and smiled. “Now that sounds 

like a plan! All we have to do now is to incarnate and 

forget it.” 

The Shakespeare quote that, “All the world’s a stage 

and we men and women merely players,” is true at 

the deepest spiritual level. We are incarnations of our 

soul with a plan to experience it all over every 

lifetime, past, present and future; and our soul family 

dutifully play their parts along the way. But 

remember, the one who comes into your life and hurts 

you, betrays you, or causes you any of the darkest 

experience laid out in your Life Plan, is also the one 

who loves you the most. For who else would love 

you enough to give you that experience? 


Dr. Steve Hudson D.MT., P.Eng., D.Ac., lives in 

Cornwall, Ontario, and has, over the past 25 years, 

become skilled many forms of energy healing both on 

and off the body. He has a doctorate degree in 

holistic healing from ICMT in Washington State, and 

is certified by the Inner Focus School of Advanced 

Energy Healing, in several energetic modalities. He 

is also certified in Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Herbal 

Medicines and Spiritual Counselling. As a faculty 

member of the International Academy of Natural 

Health Sciences in Ottawa, he teaches Oriental 

Acupressure and Traditional Chinese Medicine. And, 

together with his wife Wendy, facilitates The 

Awakening Angels School for Healing and 

Enlightenment to help those who are consciously on 

their spiritual path. 

For more information, we invite you to check out 

our website www.awakeningangels.ca . 

Teaching New Energy Consciousness 

Energy Medicine School, Workshops, 

Healing Mind, Body and Spirit 

Dr. Wendy and Dr. Steve Hudson 

Creative Directors 

613-933-6718 (home) 613-363-5093 (cell) 

www.awakeningangels.ca awakenings@cogeco.ca 

"The only thing 

that interferes with my learning 

is my education." 

~Albert Einstein~ 

Angelle Bourdon 

Bookkeeping and 

Personal or Small 

Business Income taxes 

613-330-8144 

angellebourdon@yahoo.com 

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Welcome Message 

Something interesting is going on and I am going to put some words to it. It doesn’t matter who you are or 

where you are, all of us are sharing something amazing right now. We all are wanting some things on this 

planet to change for the better. We need to bear in mind , however, when we ask for a more harmonious 

life… that which is not in harmony comes to the foreground in order to be cleansed. So when we look around 

and see destruction, disease, etc., we need to recognize that these are showing their presence so that we may 

send the light of love and healing their way. We are being asked to voice our preferences… our true desires, 

and expect them to manifest and become a reality ~ not just for us ~ but for everyone. 

So when we wish for abundance, health, happiness, loving relationships, and a safe, secure environment we 

must not get discouraged if we look around and see the opposite… It is not a threat… It is simply responding 

to a global desire for change and has come to your consciousness for healing. 

The old paradigm, where everyone was an island unto themselves, is being phased out and a new realization 

of connectedness is being realized. We are all awakening, in different degrees, to the fact that we create and 

co-create everything around us and that we have a responsibility to the planet and every living thing upon 

it to make sure that what we are wishing for is for the uplifting of us all. 

Natural Presence Magazine and its contributors can only trust that whatever services or information we 

provide may help guide you in a direction that will be for your highest good. We trust you enjoy it. 

Paul Beshara ~ Editor 

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By Wendy Morris NHP 

As the sun shines through my storefront window, I 

sit and ponder about the topic to write for the May 

edition of Natural Presence. So much is going on in 

life, in the community & in the world. So what to 

write about? 

Let’s talk about energy. Healing energy, specifically. 

In the world, through many cultures, hands on healing 

is prevalent as a form of physical, mental and 

emotional health and well-being. There is Qi Qong 

and Tai Chi in Asia, Reiki in Japan, Pranic Healing, 

Marma in India, Therapeutic Touch in Canada. All 

of these modalities focus on “energy” for healing. 

Each has their own techniques, teachings, stories, 

histories and proven effectiveness. It is important to 

note that each of these modalities, as others, all use 

the “universal energy” as their healing power or force. 

It is ALL the SAME energy, just a different title! 

This is Vibrational Medicine. 

All matter is composed of energy. We learn that in 

school. The human body is composed of billions of 

cells, which are then broken down into moving 

energy. The ancients tell us of Chakras, key energy 

centres within our body, that also regulate 

physiological functions of our organs & systems, our 

emotional aspects, and serve as main junction points 

between the body and our higher consciousness. 

Having open and functioning chakras, we can bring 

in the universal energy and share it with others. The 

true energy worker is free of ego, and allows the 

energy to freely and unconditionally pass through to 

the recipient. 

The energy is felt as relaxation, heat, cold, wind, air, 

or witnessed through colour, vibrations, visions. As 

the body receives, it also heals and restores balance. 

No matter what the type of energy healing is 

practised, the intent is clear: to bring health & balance 

unconditionally and without ego or expectation. One 

simply works with the universe. 

So now I sit, and look at the blue sky…dancing 

particles shoot about in my vision… it is the energy 


doing the vibratory dance. My hands heat up as the 

tiny orgone particles activate the hand chakras. 

Breathing slows, eyes close slightly. I take a big 

breath, remembering that I am supposed to be writing, 

not zoning out! I look back to my computer, and 

know that this message will be electronically 

transmitted to Paul at Natural Presence Magazine, and 

to you… all with the click of a button, another form 

of energy… another topic for a different time! 

Please refer to the calendar of events in this issue to see 

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1. We all work with one infinite power 

2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction 

3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting 

4. We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think 

5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy 

6. People think about what they don't want and attract more of the same 

7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the 

creation 

8. You attract your dominant thoughts 

9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it.. etc.. 

10. It's not "wishful" thinking. 

11. You can't have a universe without the mind entering into it 

12. Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life 

13. It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it 

instantly appeared, that would be too soon) 

14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact .. it's true. 

15. Your thoughts cause your feelings 

16. We don't need to complicate all the "reasons" behind our emotions. 

It's much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings. 

17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad 

feelings means you are not on the right track. 

18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming 

19. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others .. love yourself and you will be loved 

20. Life can and should be phenomenal .. and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction 

” 

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By Nancy Galway 

The world is in turmoil. It 

is the eve of the Aquarian 

age, the age of 

enlightenment. It seems like 

the earth is trying to heal 

itself, but tragedy after 

tragedy continues. Wars, 

disasters, catastrophes seem 

to be rampant. In the midst 

of all this turmoil, great 

things are happening as well. But at a great speed, so 

fast in fact that many of us are having difficulty keeping 

up. It is overwhelming. We are all affected somehow. 

After every tragedy, the world unites to try and help 

those affected recover and move ahead. Difficult to 

accomplish, but people have big hearts and it is 

wonderful to witness the outpour of response to help 

others. 

Occasionally we remember to unite spiritually to send 

healing to others via distance healing, meditations etc. 

This is such a great thing that can seems so insignificant 

but yet has amazing affects; on those receiving as well 

as those sending. I am proposing that we do that 

regularly. That we unite to do “Mantras for Mankind”, 

several times a year, to send healing to everyone on 

earth who may need it; the single mom in Vancouver, 

the dying woman and her family in Kingston, the 

depressed teenager in Nunavut, the bankrupt man in 

Toronto, the victims of all the war torn countries, the 

hungry child anywhere............ Once a month, I will 

encourage you to join me in a global mantra meditation 

that will be powerful and joyful. We will put it out there 

to be received by all who need it, whatever their need 


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"Helping people 

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and wherever they live. Every second Sunday, at 11:00 

am, there will be a “Mantra for Mankind”, for 11 

minutes. 

Often with such extreme sadness occurring around us, 

it is so easy to get down, discouraged and feel like there 

is nothing that can happen to make things better. Doing 

something as simple as chanting a mantra as a group, 

with a universal goal in mind, is enough to make us feel 

like we can make a difference. Enough to make a 

difference. Many small steps by many result in one big 

step. I look forward to uniting with you in the spirit of 

peace and love, in sending mantras to mankind. 

For Information on how to join in, go to 

www.snowangelssanctuary.com or on facebook at 

www.tinyurl.com/snowangelssanctuary under events. You 

can join in, alone, or with a group, and send healing to 

everyone around you and all over the world. It will also 

be broadcast live via ustream. 

Nancy Galway, BSW, RSW, RYT, MH 

Life Enhancer and Chief Snow Angel 

Tel: 514-826-6365 

nancy@snowangelssanctuary.com 

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1 Union St, Berwick Ont / 613-984-0480 / www.homesteadorganics.ca 

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What is Meditation? 

By Barb and Tony Titterington 

In English, “meditation” has the same flavour as 

“reflection". In English there is no word which can be said 

to be the equivalent of “dyhana” or Zen so we have to use 

the word “Meditation” as that comes closest to it but a few 

conditions have to be put upon it. 

The moment you use the word “meditation” the immediate 

question arises “On what?" because "meditation" in the 

English language means meditating upon something. And 

the words “dyhana” or Zen, simply mean emptying 

yourself of all thinking; it is not a question of meditating 

upon something. Meditation is a state of absolute silence 

of profound peace of not thinking at all but just being 

aware. 

Only in that awareness will you be able to see the truth. 

In the East meditation leads to “No-Mind”, or going 

"Beyond the Mind", or “Dropping the Mind”. In the West 

all these ideas are incredibly threatening and translated as 

equivalent to “Mindless" or “stupid”, or, at least antiscientific 

and anti-rational. 

If we see our Brain as an incredible portable Biocomputer 

and, like all computers, no matter how good the 

hardware, it is the software, the programming, the Mind 

in this case which decides the final outcome. And this 

bio-electric marvel has a concealed “Off Switch” so, for 

most owners it runs continuously day and night causing 

endless daydreaming and thoughts during the day and 

visual images at night. In fact, our minds can drive us crazy 

they are like "Walkmans" going on 24 hours a day! 

Through the process of meditation: 1) Our bio-computer 

becomes really User Friendly - the owner can remove the 

program, our conditionings etc., so the basic bio-electric 

circuitry is available for whatever function the owner 

wishes and, 2) The owner finds the “Off Button” so that 

the mechanism of the mind is only in use when required 

and otherwise remains quiet and understanding, the 

mind becomes the perfect servant but never the master. 

Meditation creates this space between us and our minds. 

“Meditation is the awareness that I am not the mind. When 

this awareness goes deeper and deeper in You, slowly, 

slowly a few moments arrive - moments of silence, 

moments of pure space' moments of transparency, moments 

when nothing stirs in you and everything is still, - In those 

still moments you will know who you are and you will know 

the mystery of this existence”. ~ Osho 

The essence of meditation is the breath. Most of us live 

outside of ourselves, so just watching the breath coming 

in and going out, we are focused in the NOW. We cannot 

breathe in the past, we cannot breathe in the future, we can 

only breathe now, thus calming the mind, the chatter in 

our heads that can drive us “crazy”, and even make us 

physically sick. 

In the East this simple discipline is called Vipassana, 

started by Gautama the Buddha. More recently Dr. Herbert 

Benson proved that if we stop and focus on the breath for 

3 - 4 minutes, we can break the stress cycle, calling it “The 

Relaxation Response”. 

Thoughts will come and go, and feelings may come up 

but, by just returning to the breath, we become deeply 

relaxed and centered - this is the whole essence of 

meditation. Knowing this we can practice meditation 

anywhere, anytime, at home, at work, while walking, being 

in nature, etc. One cannot meditate wrong by just watching 

with relaxed awareness whatever is going on, with no 

judgement. 

Witnessing is the 

same whether the 

mind is silent or 

chattering because, 

beyond the mind, is 

transcendence. As 

meditators we have 

the right to remain 

undisturbed. 

Barb and Tony 

are holding 

their next 

seminar 

June 11th 

1 - 4pm. Please 

register before 

June1st. 

Barb and Tony have spent 

many years presenting the 

essence of meditation and 

Inner Child/Co-Dependency 

groups through St. Lawrence 

College and privately. They 

bring a lifetime of personal 

experience to their work, 

having themselves participated 

in many personal growth groups 

in Canada, U.S., India, & Italy. 

Barb is also a Certified 

Mediation Counsellor, Lifeskills 

Coach and Teacher of Adults 

613-345-1873 

premb@superaje.com 

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What if the world 

were to end tomorrow? 

by Owen Waters 

What if the world were to end tomorrow? Or, what if 

you had just 6 months left to live? Sometimes it helps 

to entertain such dramatic questions in order to bring 

what’s really important in life into focus. 

Ask yourself what really matters in your life. Ask 

yourself what you’ve always wanted to do, but 

haven’t yet done. Then, think about how you occupy 

your time each day. Chances are, you occupy most 

of the time on things that keep you busy, but aren’t 

the most important things that you could be doing 

with your life. 

In the 2008 movie, The Bucket List, Jack Nicholson 

and Morgan Freeman play two older men who meet 

in a hospital ward and both have 6 months left to live. 

They decide to make a ‘bucket list,’ so-called because 

it’s a list of everything they want to do in the 6 months 

before they ‘kick the bucket!’ 

Their bucket list grows to include movie-worthy, 

grand adventures like skydiving, race-car driving, and 

seeing wonders of the world, such as the Taj Mahal 

and the Great Pyramid. But, the movie is really about 

how they work to make their lifelong dreams come 

true, intertwined with a theme of friendship and 

finding joy to spread to others, even in the face of 

death. 

The real attention-getter of the movie is the fact that 

it makes the audience think about what is, or what 

could be, important in their lives. When people think 

deeply in that way, they often find that tensions from 

difficult relationships dissolve and become replaced 

by empathy. 

For example, resentment is a joy-killer. It’s hard to 

find joy and upliftment when a person’s emotions are 

being funnelled through a lower frequency 

expression, such as resentment. So, if they have any 

enemies, they might even go as far as to see that 

forgiveness brings freedom. 

The most sobering realization about what matters in 

life is that the really important things aren’t personal. 

Once a person has told their loved ones how they feel, 

climbed to the peak of Mount DontLookDown, 

written a book, or done whatever seemed important 

at first, there is still a vacuum waiting to be filled. 

Deep in the soul of everyone, lies the realization that 

it’s what you do to help others that really counts in 

the end. What you give in service to others in your 

life is what you become remembered for the most. 

The irony is that you can give great service to 

humanity each and every day, and it takes just a few 

moments. The world doesn’t have to be about to end, 

and no bucket list is needed to inspire action. 

If you remember, each and every day, that the world 

needs healing energy in order to make it a better place, 

you will succeed in your soul’s deepest passion – that 

of spiritually serving humanity. 

Spiritually, the progress made in one life which 

includes such service is worth dozens of lives of 

experience spent in lesser pursuits. Once you tune 

into the love that fills the universe and understand 

that it is meant to be kept in motion and passed along, 

then you are on the fast track of spiritual 

development. 

You can heal the world using visualization, prayer, 

spiritual healing or combine all three, as in the 

time-tested World Healing Technique, which is 

explained in detail at: www.infinitebeing.com/heal 

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The Hundredth Monkey 

A Spiritual Story 

by Ken Keyes Jr 

The Japanese monkey, 

Macaca fuscata, also known 

as the Snow Monkey, had 

been observed in the wild for a 

period of over 30 years. In 1952, 

on the island of Koshima, 

scientists were providing monkeys 

with sweet potatoes dropped in the 

sand. The monkey liked the taste of 

the raw sweet potatoes, but they 

found the dirt unpleasant. 

An 18-month-old female named Imo 

found she could solve the problem by 

washing the potatoes in a nearby 

stream. She taught this trick to her mother. 

Her playmates also learned this new way and they taught their mothers too. 

This cultural innovation was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes of the scientists. 

Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the sandy sweet potatoes to make them 

more palatable. Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social improvement. Other adults 

kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes. 

Then something startling took place. In the autumn of 1958, a certain number of Koshima monkeys were 

washing sweet potatoes — the exact number is not known. Let us suppose that when the sun rose one morning 

there were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their sweet potatoes. Let's further 

suppose that later that morning, the hundredth monkey learned to wash potatoes. 

THEN IT HAPPENED! 

By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet potatoes before eating them. The added 

energy of this hundredth monkey somehow created an ideological breakthrough! 

But notice: A most surprising thing observed by these scientists was that the habit of washing sweet potatoes 

then jumped over the sea… Colonies of monkeys on other islands and the mainland troop of monkeys at 

Takasakiyama began washing their sweet potatoes. Thus, when a certain critical number achieves an 

awareness, this new awareness may be communicated from mind to mind. 

Be the change you want to see ~ Gandhi 

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The Cat 

By Anthony de Mello 

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Saturday May 21 st through Monday, May 23 rd inclusive 

Du samedi 21 mai au lundi, 23 mai, inclusivement 

3 Visual Art Exhibitions 

Crafters’ Booths All Along Main Street 

Fabulous Food Booths 

Performing Arts on 2 Stages 

Beer Garden featuring Beau’s All Natural Beers 

Monday - Community Picnic at Mill St. Park 

3 Expositions d’art visuel 

Kiosques d’artisans sur la rue Main 

Spectacles sur scène 

Kiosques de booffe fabuleuse 

Brasserie en plein air avec Beau’s All Natural Beer 

Lundi - Pique-nique au parc de la rue Mill 

Exits #17 & 27 off Highway 417 

Sorties 17 & 27 de l’Autoroute 417 

Info: 613-678-5086 / www.vankleekhill.ca/events 

sales representative 

Cell 613.677.4919 

Office 613.675.1110 

rebecca@rebeccacollette.ca 

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Marinated Maple Pork Tenderloin 

With all the readily available fresh maple 

syrup I thought it was a good time to put it to 

good use. Maple syrup is a wonderful natural 

sugar , that can replace sugar in most recipes, 

this will add that wonderful Canadian twist to 

your recipes. 

Serves 6 

1-1/2 pounds pork tenderloin 

½ cup pure maple syrup 

2 tbsp each reduced- sodium soya sauce or 

Tamari 

2 tbsp ketchup 

2 tsp grated orange zest 

1 tbsp Dijon Mustard 

1-½ tsp each curry powder and ground 

coriander 

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 

2 cloves garlic, minced 

Trim Pork of all visible fat. Place pork in a 

large, heavy duty, resealable plastic bag. 

Whisk together all remaining ingredients in a 

medium bowl. Pour over pork in bag. Seal bag 

and allow pork to marinate in refrigerator for 

1 hour or overnight. 

Transfer pork and marinade to a small 

roasting pan or baking dish. Roast uncovered 

at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Pork should 

still be slightly pink in the middle. 


Let pork stand for 10 minutes before slicing. 

Slice thinly. Drizzle extra sauce over pork and 

serve immediately. 

Per serving- 236 calories, 5 grams of fat, 1.5g 

saturated fat, 26.1g protein, 20.5g carbohydrates, 0.5 

g fibre, 70.9 mg cholesterol, 624 mg sodium. % 

Calories from fat- 19 

In your kitchen, using Natural & Organic ingredients, 

Nutritionist and Holistic Chef Mrs Wlotzki, can personalize 

your workshops to meet your food sensitivities and needs. 

“In a class of it’s own” 

fun and educational 

holistic cooking workshops 

in your kitchen or on location 

using fresh, natural & organic local ingredients 

for information on workshops in your area or types of workshops available 

tel: 613 612 7940 or e: schoolofnaturalcooking@gmail.com 

www.natureswayselect.ca 

Gift certificates available 

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P.O. Box 389 

Kemptville, ON 

K0G 1J0 

Tel. 613-258-7772 

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Chickadee Reiki 

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Young Living Essential Oils ~ Spring Cleaning 

Young Living Essential Oils Education 

By Lisa Jocks 

Spring has sprung, mother earth is coming out of 

hibernation, the first flowers have bloomed, the trees are 

budding and the smell of mud is in the air. The bright and 

warm sun propels us to start our spring cleaning releasing 

the old, preparing for the new. As we clean and clear our 

homes of clutter and debris we unconsciously do the same 

internally awakening our spirit. 

So this year, as you 

clean and clear the 

clutter away do it with 

products that will 

enhance your well 

being mentally, 

e m o t i o n a l l y , 

spiritually and 

physically, using 

Young Living 

Essential Oils. A lot of products on the market may cause 

respiratory conditions, as it did for me, sinus issues, 

headaches, congestion, allergies and more, mean while 

using Young Living Essential Oils help build your 

immunity, bring oxygen to the brain, uplift moods and 

have your house smelling fresh and clean. Some 

suggestions: 

Kitchen/Bathroom: Fir, lemon, spruce, thieves for 

cleansing and disinfecting. Lemon used as a degreaser. 

Add a few drops of oil, of your choice, to the dishwasher, 

dish pan or mop water and uplift your moods at the same 

time. Lemon helps to uplift moods, purify the air and build 

immunity. Thieves helps disinfect purify the air. 

Lavender for burns. 

Laundry: Lemon, Lavender, purification - add to wash 

tub, put a few drops on wash cloth and put in dryer. 

Lavender is calming and soothing. 

Diffusing: By putting purification in diffuser or just 

inhaling helps balance the heart functions. Peppermint 

could bring clarity to the mind in a diffuser and open 

sinuses. 

Mold/Fungus: Purification, Thieves add a several drops 

to distilled water and in a spray bottle and spray area. 

Carpets: Purification, lemon – several drops to baking 

soda for a natural carpet freshener. Lemon removes gum, 

marker and crayon from walls. 

Sports equipment: Purification and Thieves added to 

distilled water in a spray to disinfect and refresh 

equipment. Put a drop in cotton and toss in the bag. 

Thieves household cleaner is an all purpose cleaner. For 

101 uses for Thieves products and how you can start 

cleaning your home and feeling great email Lisa at 

lisa.oillady@gmail.com 

Rev. Lisa Jock, O.M.C, is a facilitator for Pathways of 

Light Spiritual College, Reiki Practitioner, Studied with 

Gary Young, president and founder of YLEO, Center for 

Aromatherapy Research and Education (C.A.R.E) on 

Raindrop Technique, Emotional Release with Essential 

Oils, VitaFlex, Essential Oil Chemistry, and Biblical 

Essential Oils. 

Learn how YLTG essential oils 

build the immune system 

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help with mental clarity 

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Artful Music… 

Article by Doreen South 

Rhythmic Inspiration 

A small eclectic group of people gathered on Sunday, 

March 6, 2011, in a studio off in the sugar bush. They 

possessed various degrees of artistic talent, some schooled 

in the various mediums of art. Others considered 

themselves with any developed artistic talent. A perfect 

blend for what was about to unfold. 

Crystal singing bowls, chimes, drums, gongs and the artist 

who plays them was quietly poised. The facilitator, a 

distinguished and refined artist and teacher, Gerald Swift, 

spoke softly to the group. He gently transported them 

through meditation into the awakening of the inner 

child…Children who have fun. Children who accept 

beauty and experience joy in all that they do. 

Quiet faces, bodies swaying slightly and breathing 

become rhythmic. Within a short time, our eyes opened 

and we felt excited. We hovered over our large blank 

paper. There were crayons, a paint brush and a paint tray 

at each station. We were young again. We wanted to 

begin. 

The music artist, Jody Marsolais, created ethereal sounds. 

We became unaware of the person next to us and across 

from us. We were channelling the music in a way that 

caused our hands to move with intention. Images formed 

with an ease that caused the experience of art to be natural 

in every sense. 

Gerald walked quietly amongst us asking questions to 

promote more creativity. He assisted gently and 

effectively those who looked to him for some direction. 

Each painting, each masterpiece unfolded from the inner 

child. Every picture unique and colourful. A perfect 

expression of the individual. Individually an expression 

of the gleeful child who painted it. 

We were called to focus now on reflection…to share our 

experience with Gerald and Jody. One by one, voices 

shared their journey. Our inner child wishes to return to 

this place of freedom. We wanted to return. We asked to 

be invited back to a new experience of artful music. 

Evening Course ~Tues. May 17, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. 

Pilgrimage Artists Studio 3624 Pigeon Hill Road Apple 

Hill, On.. To register and get more detailed info telephone 

or email: 

geraldswift@xplornet.com ~ www.gerald swift.com 

www.therythymroom.com ~ drums1000@sympatico.ca 

Discovering One’s Natural Self 

combines the meditative sounds of 

Crystal Singing Bowls 

with the expressive dynamics of 

Intuitive Painting. 

Refresh your senses and discover the 

courage to express your natural self. 

Rhythmic Inspiration 

is an excellent journey of discovery for 

visual artists, authors, poets, 

musicians, actors 

and all creative people 

Gerald Paul Swift Jody Marsolais 

613-527-2860 or 613-937-3800 

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By Linda Lang, Cht. 

Why is it that peace so often eludes us? Sometimes 

we hold so much stress that we forget what peace 

feels like. When we carry too much negative emotion 

or get lost in our negative ruminating thoughts, we 

forget that peace resides within us. 

If it is true that our perceptions create most of our 

suffering, how can we change them? If peace really 

isn’t outside of us, how can we find it within? Can 

serenity really be hiding under all of that fear, all of 

that anger, all of that depression we may be 

experiencing? 

One of the best ways I know of to release negative 

emotions is the Zpoint process. In an hour or less, 

most people feel an incredible reduction of any 

uncomfortable emotions, allowing a deep state of 

peace and tranquility to prevail. 

Zpoint is like a clearing program for the subconscious 

mind. After instructing the subconscious with the 

Zpoint clearing statement, we choose a cue word 

which is continually repeated throughout the process 

and acts like your computer’s delete key. The process 

is repeated a number of times to release deeper and 

deeper layers of stored emotion and possible 

resistance to change. Often there are aspects of our 

psyche that want to hold on to these uncomfortable 

feelings, whether to protect us or punish us. Zpoint is 

extremely effective in releasing layers of emotion that 

affect our lives in ways we are not even aware of. 

I first came across Zpoint shortly after a time when 

there were 3 deaths in my family within a 5 month 

period. After only an hour of Zpoint, I was in a 

relaxed state of deep peace and calmness. There have 

been 2 more deaths in the family since then, and I 

have not re-experienced any lasting bouts of grief. 

How could this be? Zpoint is amazing! It just feels 

so good. It is fast, effective, and gentle. You do not 

have to talk about your problems; in fact, often we 

are clearing aspects you are not consciously aware of. 


I have watched clients successfully work 

onrelationship issues, work issues, self esteem issues, 

and releasing past traumas using Zpoint. While 

taking the training, I could immediately see a 

multitude of uses that this process could be used for. 

You can even use Zpoint to align your energy with 

something you are trying to attract or create. It works 

extremely well with the Law of Attraction. 

The process is very effective whether done in person 

or over the phone. It can even be done using a 

surrogate. At times, I will supplement a Zpoint 

session with balances from other techniques I have 

studied to help in the releasing process. 

Please visit my website for more information: 

www.thoughtchange.com or 

www.zpointforpeace.com/cmd.php?af=1338597 

If you are interested are in experiencing Zpoint or a 

multi-modality session to improve your life, please 

contact Linda Lang at 613-838-1271 or email at 

lin-lang@hotmail.com or 

info@thoughtchange.com. 

Session can be done over the phone or in person at 

her home office in Richmond, ON. 

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The Law of Creation 

by Owen Waters 

You can create anything you want in your life. You can 

create true happiness, vibrant wellness, and profound 

spiritual awakening. Anything that you desire and anything 

you can imagine will appear in your life provided you 

follow the rules of the Law of Creation. 

The law itself looks simple, but people can misinterpret it 

and meet with disappointment instead of the success that 

can so easily be theirs. Here is the Law of Creation in its 

simplest form. It was powerful enough to create the 

universe, so you can be certain that it can also create any 

desired conditions in your life. 

Let’s look at the fundamentals. As the story goes; in the 

beginning, God ‘divided the waters.’ This means that the 

original consciousness of the Creator was divided into two 

aspects so that they could be set into complementary 

motion. 

One of those aspects of original consciousness is creative 

thought. The other aspect of original consciousness is the 

love that builds the creative idea into form. Then, motion 

is required because, without it, there would be no “Let 

there be light” and nothing would come alive. 

Here is the original Law of Creation in its most 

fundamental form: 

Creation = Thought + Feeling + Motion 

Humans are made in the ‘image’ (i.e. the creative 

imagination) of the Creator. As such, we are endowed with 

the same creative faculty of imagination. Imagination is 

the greatest power in the universe because it creates 

everything. 

For countless generations, people have been 

disempowered by the idea that, “It’s only your 

imagination.” This demeaning action against your greatest 

God-given creative power takes the spark out of life. It 

turns people into sheeple who live their lives meekly 

following somebody else’s idea of what they should be 

doing. With the creative power of your imagination, you 

can reach for your greatest potential and fill your life with 

an amazing sense of achievement. 

Realize the power of your imagination. It is your 

God-given creative faculty. 


The reality is that your creative faculty holds incredible 

power over your circumstances. Once you appreciate your 

inbuilt transformative ability, then the power is yours to 

wield and your life will never again be the same. 

; 

Imagination gives you the power to engineer entire new 

realities that develop your life’s potential to the maximum. 

You should be able to achieve everything that you are 

capable of achieving. Using your imagination to create 

new realities is a solid feat of design engineering, not 

something vague in a realm of non-reality. A better term 

for engineering new realities through the creative power 

of imagination would be imagineering. 

The word imagineering was coined in the 1940’s to 

encourage, of all things, imaginative new uses for 

aluminum. In the 1980’s, the Walt Disney company 

adopted the term imagineering to encourage creative 

concepts in children’s entertainment. 

In the English language, words typically evolve into a 

variety of meanings. One other usage of this word has been 

to describe the concept of looking at the past to see future 

effects. In our case, using it for a metaphysical purpose, 

this word would be defined as follows. 

Imagineering is the application of the power of the creative 

faculty of imagination to transform current circumstances 

into a preferred reality. 

Circumstances can easily be changed by the creative power 

of imagination, applied with intent and energy so that a 

desired new reality materializes into existence. In order to 

express this creative capability, you need to adapt the 

original Law of Creation to work successfully in the 

human realm. 

In the human realm, the formula, Creation = Thought + 

Feeling + Motion, is applied as follows. 

Thought 

After deciding upon a desired goal, you need to imagine 

what that goal will look like once it is made manifest. 

Imagine yourself experiencing the end result. Do not 

imagine the process that leads up to the end result as the 

universe will find the shortest route in its own way, just 

as water always finds its own particular route from the 

hills to lower ground. 

Feeling 

Then, add the Feeling part of the formula. This is where 

you feel the excitement of what it is like to be a part of 

that manifested goal. Imagine how it feels to experience 

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that new reality. Adopt the mood in order to fully immerse 

yourself in that new reality. To be in balance, the feeling 

part of this exercise should receive as much focus and 

energy as the creative thought part. Energize the feelings 

that will come with your experience of the end result. 

Motion 

Finally, there is the Motion part of the formula. In the 

human physical world, the concept of motion means to 

take action. We have to take the series of actions that will 

lead to the manifestation of the desired goal. 

Wouldn’t it be nice if the intended goal would suddenly 

appear, as if by magic? I always think so. However, the 

rules of physical existence require that we take steps to 

make it possible for the intended reality to become 

manifest physically. 

Reprinted with permission from infinitebeing.com. Visit 

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Three easy steps to spiritual consciousness 

1. Look up: Recognize your spiritual nature. 

Know that you are a spiritual being in a physical world. Know that the real 

you is ageless and immortal. You are part of the spiritual essence which fills 

the universe and you are here to experience physical life as a human being. 

2. Look in: Look within and open your heart. 

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St. Paul’s University 223 Main St. Ottawa,On 

Advanced Weekend Passes Until May 26 - $95 ~ Students & Seniors $78 

Available at Serendipity Books 1337 Wellington St. & Singing Pebbles Books 202 Main St. 

At the door: Weekend passes - $110 ~ Students & Seniors - $98 

Sat. Only - $65 ~ Students & Seniors - $60 

Sun. Only -$45 ~ Students & Seniors - $40 

Friday or Saturday Only Concerts - $25 

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The Ottawa Forecast is: 


Musical Sunshine with a sprinkle of sonic rainbow glitter! 

by Maike Dombrowsky 

Music has been my companion and dear friend since 

I can remember, from early childhood lullabies to 

singing in the school choir to the joy of instruments 

like the flute, vibraphone and piano. I used to sing out 

of pure enjoyment and knew that my soul and spirit 

were loving it! During the sunny times in my life I 

just sang to my hearts content. I don't remember when 

it happened but suddenly I stopped. I believe I was 

told that my voice was not good enough and that I 

couldn't sing so I took it to heart. Clouds moved in 

and my life became very quiet. And while I still 

listened to music from my ghetto blaster it was just 

not the same as personally participating. 

In my late twenties I was invited to a spiritual 

community circle called "Eaglewind International" 

and there in a safe, supportive and loving environment 

I rediscovered my voice and my joy of singing again 

that I had missed for so long. It also opened me up to 

spirituality and with that I explored Native American 

and African drumming. The sun once again rose and 

shone brightly in my life, there were few clouds on 

the horizon. 

Three and a half years ago the experience of music 

and sound reached another deeper level. 

I attended a sound healing performance by David 

Hickey which left my life transformed and imprinted 

a sonic journey. My life was never to be the same 

after that concert. 

I searched and began experiencing many sound 

healing modalities, ranging from tuning forks, Kirtan, 

chanting, crystal singing bowls to the use of the 

human voice as a healing tool and vibro acoustic 

massage tables. It's a never ending journey of 

discovery! I ultimately came to the realization that 

sound and "sound healing" were becoming part of my 

own healing path; it has made a huge significance in 

my life today. It feels like an amazing "home 

coming", being greeted by a beautiful rainbow of 

sparkly colours! 

I am inviting you and our community to come 

experience Ottawa's third Annual Sound Healing 

Conference this May for yourself and to bring home 

some of the sparkly rainbow into your life too! 

The third annual Ottawa Sound Healing Conference 

will take place May 27th, 28th and 29th, bringing the 

many skills and talents of therapists, workshop 

facilitators, performers, soulful musicians, teachers 

and researchers to Ottawa from abroad Canada. 

Much more than just a conference, this inspiring and 

uplifting event aims to showcase interactive and 

experiential workshops, dancing, drumming, singing, 

chanting, musical yoga, intensive sound healing 

sessions and a panorama of live music. 

We are happy to announce an amazing line up of 

performers for this year: 

David Hickey of Crystal Journey | Singer, songwriter, 

poet and producer | Bradfield, | Spiritual angelic 

songstress Anael | Shakuhatchi bamboo flute Master 

Debbie Danbrook | Local Ottawa area sound mystic 

Jeremy Sills | Intuitive singer Theda Phoenix | Sound 

scientist Dan Mauro | Vibro Acoustic Harp therapy 

pioneer Ian Hepburn | African drumming instructor 

and workshop facilitator Jody Marsolais | Local 

Kirtan ensemble "The Bhakti Connection" and many 

more! 

Last minute exciting NEWS: We just booked the 

multi-cultural Sufi world fusion ensemble HuDost 

from Montreal/New York. 

www.OttawaSoundHealingConference.com 

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Willaru Huayta - Inca Spiritual Messenger 

WILLARU WILL BE IN OTTAWA 

TO SHARE THE WISDOM OF THE GREAT MASTERS 

MAY 7 - PEGGY’S HOLISTIC OASIS, 249 North River Rd, 2-5 PM 

MAY 8 - PRIVATE SESSIONS by appointment, 10-5 PM 

MAY 9 - UMI CAFÉ 610 Somerset Street, 7-9:30 PM 

MAY 10- PEGGY’S HOLISTIC OASIS, 249 North River Rd, 7-9:30 PM 

ALL BY DONATION- TOPICS AND DETAILS AT www.PeggysOasis.org 

Willaru Huayta is an Incan Spiritual Messenger from Cusco, Peru. Born a Quechua Indian, he learned to receive 

truth during spiritual quests in the Amazon jungles, from the masters of the inner cities and his interactions with 

local shamans. A few years ago he had a vision to travel to Cusco, as a Chasqui (messenger) for the Great White 

Brotherhood with messages pertaining to the transitional times in which we live. 

When Willaru is asked, he strongly states that he is not a teacher, a shaman, or any other form of hierarchal heritage. 

He simply says he is a student of life. Willaru is extremely humble, impeccably honest, and completely open, 

sharing deep truths that transcend all traditions, cultures and races. 

Willaru writes : "The door of the sun is opened for all. It shines upon all. All blood is the same color, the color of 

living fire. We are as flowers of different colours, different aromas. We are brothers and sisters of seven rays. 

After 2000 years, the sun is rising. Its rays bring health, purity and wisdom for the healing of all humanity. We 

live in a time of the fulfillment of prophecy." 

Willaru is the owner/operator of Pyramid Tours in Peru. He offers fabulous pilgrimages year round. He works 

with Elders without Borders for many journeys to Peru.Visit www.elderswithoutborders.org for information on 

trips with Willaru to Sacred Sites in the Andes. 

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Sacred sites of Peru 

By Paul Beshara 

Machu Picchu 

(Quechua: Machu Picchu, "Old mountain") is a pre- 

Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters above sea level. It 

is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley 

in Peru, which is 80 km northwest of Cusco. Often referred 

to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably 

the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. Taking a Machu 

Picchu tour is an amazing journey into the sacred teachings 

of the ages. This City in the Clouds simply takes your breath 

away.. 

Ollantaytambo 

Ollantaytambo is a town and an Inca archaeological site in 

southern Peru some 60 kilometers northwest of the city of 

Cusco. It is located at an altitude of 2,792 meters above sea 

level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, 

Cusco region. At the top of a formidable climb just with a 

back pack on you come to a temple built of carved blocks 

weighing up to 300 tonnes. There you find out the incredible 

truth that these immense stones were somehow carried there 

from a quarry at a mountain 25 miles away. The road on which 

they were transported still has some of these blocks on it that 

never made the journey. 

The Sacred Circles of Moray 

The circles at Moray are a beautiful place 

for ceremony. Largely portrayed as 

simply agricultural terraces the idea 

simply seems limiting to me. The one 

pictured is the largest of three. 

When here the group I was with had quite 

the experience. Incan spiritual messenger 

Willaru led our small group of six in a 

prayer. Out of nowhere busloads of 

squealing children came thundering over 

the terraces. They were so loud I assumed 

our little circle prayer was over. Willaru 

quietly blessed the children. The noise 

stopped.. I opened my eyes to see what 

had happened. Over 100 children were 

holding hands in a circle around us with 

their heads bowed. 

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Calendar 

Calendar of events 

Listings are $1 per line 

Mom & Me Spa Workshop! 

Saturday May 7th, 1- 3:30 p.m. 

Designed for Mom & daughter (8-12 

yrs). A great treat to use bath salts, 

organic herbs, essential oils, mineral 

colours to create bath & spa products 

such as scrubs, herbal baths, fizzies & 

balms. Includes recipes, products, & 

book. $95 per couple. Register early. 

Limited space. 

www.earthlyessentials.ca 613 443 9635 

Reiki level 1 ~ Reiki 1er degré 

27 mai en français 

613-797-4915 

Chickadeereiki@primus.ca 

Reiki level 2 ~ Reiki 2ème degré 

18 juin en français 

613-797-4915 


Formation Thérapie énergétique 

aux pierres chaudes 

May 20 et 21st en français 

Pré-requis 1er degré Reiki 

613-797-4915 


Introduction to Crystals & Stones 

May14th 2011, 9:30 to 4:30 

Properties of stones, cleansing, 

programming of crystals. Healing with 

crystal (hands on practice). 

Investment: $145 for the day. Studio 

Zen in Pointe-Fortune, P.Q. 245, montée 

Interprovinciale www.studiozen.ca 

450-451-4581 or 613-370-1936. 

DRUMMING WORKSHOP 

Sunday, May 15th, 5 to 8 p.m. 

Café NamasThé, Ormstown, Quebec, 

call Maike 613 614-1611 

www.therythymroom.com Cost $39 

Ottawa Sound Healing Conference 

Join us!!! 

Friday 27th May, *See ad page 24* 

OttawaSoundHealingConference.com 


Snow Angels Sanctuary Presents: 

Realize the Radiant You Retreat 

June 10 & 12, The Abby, Glen Nevis. 

Take time to realize the radiant you! 

This retreat will give you an opportunity 

to glow from the inside out. Learn how 

to meditate, stretch your body and mind 

with Kundalini yoga, make essential oil 

synergy blends to relax and rejuvenate. 

Meditate to the sound of the gong and 

get carried away in a sea of healing 

vibrations. Saturday evening we will 

relax to live music with two wonderful 

pianists and also have a special new 

moon healing meditation ring. 

Visit www.snowangelssanctuary.com 

for the full agenda, and check out the 

beautiful Inn at www.theabbey.ca 

call Nancy at 613-930-7711 or 

nancy@snowangelssanctuary.com 

Make your own soap workshop 

Sat. Sept. 15th 

Join Wendy to learn how to make cold 

pressed soap using natural ingredients 

that will nourish, moisturize and benefit 

all skin types. We will make a fresh 

batch & you will have samples, recipes 

and book provided. $80. Maximum 6. 


CREAMS, LOTIONS & BALMS: 

Saturday Nov., 5, 2011. 1- 3:30 pm. 

You will make a delicious cream, 

luxurious lotion and beautiful lip balm 

using fair trade shea butter, organic 

jojoba, organic flower waters and 

essential oils. Products, recipes & book 

included. $85. 


BATH SALTS, SCRUBS & FIZZIES: 

Saturday November 19th, 2011. 

This workshop prepares you to make 

your own products right before the 

holidays for great gift giving! Make 

aromatic bath salts, sumptuous body 

scrubs and fun-tastic bath fizzies. $85 

includes all products, recipes & book. 


COUPLES MASSAGE: 

For couples to learn basic massage 

techniques for back, neck, shoulders to 

relax & unwind. $150 per couple. 

February 2012 


CHAKRA WORKSHOP 

Fall 2011 

Explore the meaning of Chakras, 

associated sounds, colours, essential oils, 

mantras as they relate to energy healing. 

As well, we will look at how they apply 

to our physiological functions. We will 

use pendulums, energy and senses to get 

in touch with our chakras. Meditations 

will be a part of each session. 


Directory 

Add your name to our directory 

for just $10 per line per year 

Coaching 

Experience the peace 

The Work of Byron Katie can bring 

For a free introductory session, or 

information about individual programs 

and customized workshops: 

Layah Weinstock, 

Facilitator for the Work of Byron Katie 

layah@question-your-thinking.com 

or (613) 859-3205 

Drumming 

Circle of Life Drumming Circle 

Mother Earth is calling for healing. 

The time is now, to pull ourselves 

together. Calling all healers, energy 

workers, Reiki practitioners and home 

keepers. We invite you to join us in 

Hallville every third Thursday of the 

month from 7 to 9 pm. Bring your 

voices, native drums, rattles or birch 

bark sticks. Call to reserve your space. 

613-989-3300. Donation asked to help 

support the drumming circle. 

Groups 

The Awakening Angels Circle is a 

forum for sharing, healing and 

enlightenment that meets on the 2nd 

Thursday of each month at Serenity 

Studio, 150 4th St. W. Cornwall from 

7pm to 9pm. Topics such as angels, 

ghosts, spirituality, disease and illness, 

beliefs, etc. Donations appreciated. Info: 

Wendy or Steve at 613-933-6718. 

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Group Meditation Earthly Essentials 

Embrun 2011 Join us one Saturday 

morning a month from Sept. to May for 

Group Meditation. No experience 

required. Themes include breathing 

techniques, guided meditations, RSVP 

required. April 2, May 7, Sept. 10, Oct. 

1, Nov.5, Dec. 3. 8-9 am. 

613 443 9635 

Reiki Share Earthly Essentials 

Embrun 2011 Join us one Sunday a 

month from 1-2:30 to share Reiki. All 

practitioners welcome. No fee, RSVP 

required. Apr. 17, May 15, 1-2:30 p.m. 

(June Date to be at Elisabeth’s Llama 

Ranch in Winchester Springs.) 

Sept. 18, Oct. 23, Nov. 20, 2011. 

613 443 9635 

Healing Therapies 

BOWEN THERAPY 

Professional Bowenwork Practitioner 

Carolynne Doucette 613-366-3338 

Effective for chronic & acute conditions 

& injuries. www.bowenkemptville.ca 

carolynne@bowenkemptville.ca 

Holistic Cooking 

Fun and Educational Holistic 

Cooking Workshops. 

In your kitchen, using Natural & 

Organic ingredients, with the help of our 

Nutritionist and our Holistic Chef Mrs 

Wlotzki, we can personalize your 

workshops to meet your food 

sensitivities and needs. 

Mrs Wlotzki’s Natural School of 

Cooking ~ 613 612 7940 

schoolofnaturalcooking@gmail.com 

Labyrinth 

HEALING CIRCLE LABYRINTH 

Paths lined with healing plants. 

Reiki treatments by appointment. 

www.HealingCircleLabyrinth.ca 

or call 613-925-1278 

Meditation 

MEDITATION & PERSONAL GROWTH 

Individual and group sessions 

West Brockville 

Barb & Tony Titterington 

613-345-1873 premb@superaje.com 


Yoga 

BIJA YOGA 

Brockville & Prescott locations 

Yoga classes & Thai Yoga Massage 

available. Come join us and try a class!! 

Visit www.bijayoga.vpweb.ca 

or call Julie 613-345-3158 

Visualize…. 

Materialize…. 

HATHA YOGA Tues. evenings from 

7 to 8 pm. Six week session for $48 or 

$10 drop in fee. French Settlement Rd., 

Kemptville. To register please contact 

Lisa Kmiel, RYT 613-816-0919 or 

lisa.om3@hotmail.com 

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An Introduction to 

Clear Quartz Crystals 

By Guylaine Charlebois 

The crystal most used in crystal healing is quartz. 

Sometimes called frozen light, quartz crystals form of 

silicon dioxide under heat and pressure. Quartz has both 

piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties which mean that 

the polarity of quartz crystal will change when subject to 

pressure or heat as well as when held. Piezoelectricity is 

that quality by which electricity and sometimes light is 

produced by compression. Many cultures and spiritual 

traditions have used crystals in ritual. 

Pyroelectricity is that quality of an electrified state or 

polarity which is produced by variation in temperature. To 

scientists, engineers and communication specialists quartz 

crystal is a key component in radio, radar, sonar, 

television, watches, and computers. Quartz can transmit 

and receive, amplify, focus, project and store energies. 

They are the most versatile of stones. They are used in 

healing, in meditation, in manifestation, for protection and 

communication on all levels. They can work on every level 

for spiritual, physical, emotional mental healing. Clear 

quartz crystal or rock crystal is found all over the world 

and is among the most common minerals on Earth. The 

natural crystal formation is six sided or faced. Quartz can 

be used for any crystal purpose and can substitute for other 

crystals. Single and double terminated and tumbled quartz 

are probably the most used forms for crystal work. Clusters 

are also used a lot. Clusters are two or more crystals joined 

together in some way as bunches of crystals. There are 

many different variations in the growth and faces of quartz 

crystals and many specific variants are used in specialized 

ways. 

Single terminated crystals have one six sided point on one 

end and primarily direct energy in one direction. Single 

point crystals are used to charge chakras, disperse negative 

energy and for work of many kinds. Virtually all crystal 

work can be done with single termination crystals. Most 

people who work a lot with crystals will want to have a 

number of these in various sizes. Single point crystals are 

often worn as jewellery or carried as personal stones. 

Double terminated crystals have a point on each end. They 

are multi-functional, energy moves outward in either 

direction or in both directions simultaneously. Double 

termination crystals are used to open a line or channel of 

energy between two chakras or points and to exchange 

energy or enhance communication between two people or 

organizations. They are often used in dream work, astral 

travel, journeying and to enhance meditation and 

visualization. They are also used for protection and help 

to maintain energy shields and filters. They are also 

sometimes used as tools for moving, removing and 

transforming energies from one location or condition to 

another. 

Clusters are groups of crystals. The termination's may go 

in many directions. Often they emerge from a joint matrix 

or base. The crystals reflect light and energy back and forth 

to each other. They have a strong cleansing and healing 

vibration. 

They can be used to clear energy in rooms and to assist 

family and group activities. Other stones and crystals can 

be cleared by resting on a cluster and clusters have been 

used to activate and enhance the energy of other crystals. 

Yin /Yang Much crystal is milky white at the base and 

gradually gets clearer toward the tip. Some crystal is as 

clear as water or cut glass. Other crystals are milky white 

and opaque. The clear crystals are often classified as Yang 

or Male crystals and said to represent action, power, force, 

strength and creativity. Milky white crystals are often 

classed as Yin or Female crystal and said to represent 

receptivity, love, communication, negotiation and 

sensitivity. A crystal with both clear and milky is believed 

to represent a balance of the active and receptive energies. 

Most crystal seems to have a combination of clear and 

milky crystal. 

Rainbow Crystals are those which have veils or fractures 

within them which reveal rainbows. These are very 

uplifting crystals which promote joy and inner peace and 

are often used as meditation crystals. Veils and inclusions 

are often present in crystals these are said to represent the 

ability of life to transform stress and trauma to light and 

beauty some of these crystals can be profoundly healing 

of emotional and mental pain and sorrow. 

Tumbled quartz which is polished to smooth out the 

configuration or water tumbled quartz which is naturally 

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smoothed also has many uses often it is placed as the 

centre stone in sections of crystal layouts or used as a 

meditation or seer stone. The energy is projected from the 

entire surface of the stone so the energy might be sensed 

as more diffused or gentle. 

Guylaine Charlebois, Reiki Master, Crystal practitioner 

is teaching an introduction course to quartz and stone 

therapy on May 14th, 2011. Please see the Natural 

Presence Calendar for more details. 

Studio Zen 

Guylaine 

Charlebois 

279 St-Pierre, Vars ON ~ 613-370-1936 

245 montée Interprovinciale, Pointe-Fortune P.Q. 

450 451-4581 ~ www.studiozen.ca 

Enjoy Yanumoja Yoga or Thai Yoga Massage 

with Christine Kelly 

Yoga Thai Bliss 

Classes and private sessions in: 

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CIRCLE OF LIFE ALTER NATIVE HEALING CENTRE PACKAGES 

SUNSET WITH THE BUFFALOS 

This experience begins in the detoxifying sweat lodge for 30 min. (The Infrared Sauna) 

A quick shower, then off to the Bear’s Den for a Dead Sea Mud Experience; 

This begins with a soft mud facial and ends with a warm energizing Mud Wrap. 

Your skin will love you for this. 

After showering a head to toe body massage with Dead Sea Salt Lotion. 

Then fly over to the Eagle’s Nest for 15 min on the Aqua Massage table. 

Also receive a complimentary Dead Sea Salt sample to enjoy in your next bath at home. 

Buffalos are stampeding for this session at $105.00 

GODDESS OF WATER ~ Transform your emotions 

Session begins at the Eagle's Nest for 10 mins on the Aqua Massage Bed, 

where you will relieve your body of the busy day. 

Off to the Bear's Den next for the gift you are giving to yourself. 

This is a one hour session in Shamanic Energy Healing, 

that works with the body's medicine wheels (the chakras). 

Take this time for you to heal your inner body in a gentle loving way. 

Receive a complimentary Dead Sea Bath Salts to enjoy in your next bath. 

Transform your Emotions for $110.00 

SWIMMING WITH THE DOLPHINS FACIAL 

HOWL LIKE THE WOLVES 

Treatment begins with a Dead Sea Salt Face Scrub, 

then an application of Dead Sea Salt Facial Mud. 

After 15 minutes a rinse off with warm water and pat gently with a towel. 

The reaction is so positive you will feel the difference immediately. 

Smile… you will love it. 

$15.00 

The Eagle’s Nest calls you 

for a half hour Aqua Massage with 7 levels to choose from. 

Feel free to bring your own CD (music). 

From there you head to the Bear’s Den for a half hour Q.V.K. body balance. 

This is a wonderful initiation to the benefits of Quantum Vibrational Kinesiology 

A must for those interested in the workshops. 

Session $90.00 

Call today and book your appointment 

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Hours of Operation: Tues. to Fri. ~ 11am to 7pm and Sat 9am to 2pm 

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May 2011 ~ Issue 6 - Natural Presence Magazine

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