There are a few places still available on our workshops this coming
weekend at the White Tara Complementary Health & Beauty Centre in
Newmarket (40 mins from Cambridge). We may be able to arrange a lift
to get there if you should need one. Tel: Mike on 01954 789966 or
Michelle & Rachel on 01638-669933 for further info.

Drums & Rattles Workshop for Beginners!
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October 6th Saturday 4-6 pm. £10.
Beginner's guide to hand-drums, rattles & basic rhythms. Drums
provided or bring your own.
More info below in this posting, and at:
http://www.sunflower-health.com/workshops.htm

Massage for Stress-relief, Health & Pleasure
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October 7th Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm. Cost: £45.
[please bring some vegetarian lunch items to share]
Learn to Massage Family & Friends - Develop Your Own Relaxed Personal
Style.
For many of us, touch has a remarkable way of penetrating to the core
of our being, sweeping aside the worries and cares of the day and
putting our troubles into perspective. Tension can be held in muscle
memory for extended periods, affecting our emotions, driving our
cravings and addictions, even affecting our posture and the way we
move. Massage can relax and soothe us, deepen our relationship with
loved ones, energise and inspire us when we feel burdened, and calm
and restore us when we are hurt, upset or angry.
Whether you are a complete beginner or just wish to deepen your
experience and skill in leisure massage, this workshop is for you.
You will have the opportunity to learn and practise a wide range of
simple but powerful massage techniques, including self-massage
and "off-the-body" energy field (aura) massage. There will be a range
of folks to practice on, and you will have many opportunities to be
massaged yourself. There will be an option to remove some clothes if
you wish, but also an option to remain fully clothed if you prefer.
You will also learn and practice "attunement" techniques for getting
into a skilful state for practicing massage.
More info: http://www.sunflower-health.com/workshops.htm

Drums & Rattles Workshop for Beginners!
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Try a range of African, Celtic and Turkish/Egyptian drums to see what
suits you best. Learn some simple rhythms and have fun playing
creatively alongside others and playing along to catchy songs and
mantric chants
Discover the energising and stress-relieving power of hand drums.
Learn how to clear energy blocks by "rattling" the human aura. The
entire universe pulses with vibrant life, find your rhythm and get
you pulse racing now!

The use of Drums and Rattles to uplift, inspire and energise us is an
ancient tradition. For thousands of years, drums and rattles have
been used to lead magnificent ceremonies and parades, liberate free-
spirited ecstatic dancing, motivate armies, stop babies crying and to
inspire inner journeys into the wisdom of the unconscious.

Our earliest experience was of the rhythmic beat of our mother's
heart and later, the growing beat of our own heart. Heartbeat-style
rhythms are still powerful to relax and heal us in adult life. They
give us a sense of security, connection and the timelessness of
eternity.

Many of us have found great delight in joining a drumming group
to "jam" creatively and combine our free-spirited rhythms into a
unique and constantly evolving teamwork experience. In stress
management circles, group drumming is now recognised as one of the
potent ways to lift depression, reduce anxiety levels, boost creative
self-expression and eliminate any pervasive feeling of "separateness"
or burnout.

WHERE TO BEGIN?
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There is a wide range of drums to choose from, so it is good to have
a range of them to play around with, and "feel" your way into the
type of drum and the type of rhythm that just "hits the spot" for you
right now.

We will be holding a beginners' drumming workshop (with opportunities
for singing and dancing along with the drumming should you wish) this
Saturday afternoon at the White Tara Centre in Newmarket for anyone
who is interested. The workshop will include some instruction in the
technique of "rattling" to clear blocks in the human energy field. A
range of drums will be provided. Details here:
http://www.sunflower-health.com/workshops.htm

There are also periodic drumming picnics at Wandlebury Country Park,
Cambridge organised by local pagans, details here:
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/CambridgePaganMoot/