Summer is usually a time of improved health; the sun is out, we have more daylight hours, we can spend more time outside. In our climate it is a healthy time of year for most of us. In fact, each season carries with it certain positive attributes and certain challenges to our system. As with all Ayurvedic principles you just have to observe nature and start to notice the change in the qualities of the atmosphere, the weather, the light and the temperature so that you can ‘know’ what is right for you to do.

A fully charged and extraordinary piece of writing in the form of a reverie which sweeps you into the atmosphere and symbolism of the Summer Solstice, whilst firmly placing us on the wheel of evolution  - Ed.

And as I freed myself from the tangled debris of my thoughts, sleep’s hand spilled me through the portal once more and I ran, childlike again, through the tall wheat of the Summerlands. Weightless, and as thin as the breeze that caressed my cheeks, I swept through the sun-swollen fields, breath as hot as embers, kicking dust into clouds and shaking the wheat stalks into crackling applause.

Shirley Humphreys Battie is a well-known psychic channel based here in Bournemouth. Shirley communicates with inter-galactic beings and masters of light. Their message is important to all who sense the enormous changes that humankind and Planet Earth is undergoing. "....rest assured that when you act with good intention you personally make a difference to the health of your own soul and well being of your planet and all its inhabitants."

“Meditation is turning inwards....quiet observation, reflection and awareness of oneself...it means to be conscious of consciousness, to be a detached observer of the stream of changing thoughts, feelings, drives and visions until we recognise their nature and origins.”

Lama Govinda in 'Teach Yourself Meditation'

The Breath is the key to consciousness ~ and also to good health

A relaxed body system is the biggest key to good health and well-being.  Ill health, stress and numerous other factors mean that our breath tends to control us and our emotions. For example, if we are anxious our breath tends to be shallow and rapid, and it does this with no input from us – it is involuntary and largely outside of our control. But a conscious awareness of the breath allows us to learn how to control the breath, and this in turn allows us to quiet the mind, and so we can more easily control the breath ……and so it goes on ….

Southern Britain hosts one of the largest concentrations of ancient sacred sites as well as those modern temples, the crop circles. Does this make it a special place to visit? The answer is yes, and for a number of reasons.

In mid-June the Christchurch Community Partnership showed a film at the Regent Centre, "The Power of Community" to increase awareness of how we can find sustainable solutions to the issues of Peak Oil.  The CCP is working towards establishing Christchurch as a Transition Town.

SEEKING TWELVE LIGHTWORKERS TO APPEAR IN EXCITING NEW PLAY!

"2012... In The Garden of the Conscious Presence (Without Dave)" is a new two act play, conceived by Laura griffin Holmes, and appearing in the main theatre at Lighthouse, Poole Centre for the Arts July 16-18th 2009.