positive living groups - ...bringing people together
***Starting in January 2012***
Wincanton Positive Living Group
will be meeting on Thursday evenings at Wincanton Memorial Hall, 
   High Street, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 9JF

                                  7.30pm     Doors open
                                  8.00pm     Topic of the evening
                                  9.15pm     Social and refreshments
                                 10.00pm     Doors close
 
Entrance £5  (refreshments included)

For more details please telephone Liz Josey on 07969 796061

Calendar of events

Thursday 12th January
HOW TO BE HAPPY!
With Professor Patrick W. Jordan
This talk will look at what happiness is, why we do or don’t experience it and how to achieve it. It is based on the findings of positive psychology. Positive Psychology uses rigorous scientific methodology to understand why some people are happier than others and what we can all do to become happier. It is now a well-established discipline with hundreds of leading academics working in the field and publishing scientific papers. This talk will identify the key principles of happiness and looks at the concepts underlying them. Simple tools and techniques are given for experiencing greater happiness in our lives. What better way to start 2012!
 
Patrick has a PhD in psychology and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is a consultant to many of the world’s most successful companies and has honorary chairs at the University of Surrey and City University London.  He was an advisor to the UK government from 2000-2010.
www.patrickwjordan.net

Thursday 19th January
CLAIRVOYANCE AND MUCH MORE!
With Jenny Ann
Working as a Clairvoyant Medium, Jenny Ann serves many Spiritual Churches and Centres across the UK. She has appeared on Your Destiny TV. The guidance she offers through her clairvoyance, psychic art and healing is inspired directly from Spirit and in her own unique way Jenny can help to guide you through your life path and improve your spiritual awareness. Based in Glastonbury, Jenny as a Spiritual healer will often combine healing with her readings. A gifted teacher, Jenny Ann runs many development courses & workshops around the country. She holds development circles locally & runs the Glastonbury Centre of Light Spiritualist Church.
 
Contact Jenny Ann on  07811 764272. Jenny is also available for private readings at Yin Yang, 10 High St, Glastonbury tel:  01458 832420.

Thursday 26th January
UNLEASH YOUR POSITIVITY WITH NLP - AN EVENING OF DISCOVERY
With Ben Grassby
An interactive exploration led by INLPTA accredited NLP Trainer Ben Grassby. Using Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) we will look at how we can use our minds, communication and actions to create an exciting life full of passion, purpose and brilliance. Experience NLP techniques, tools, attitudes and methods that can liberate you from past fears, phobias, habits, attitudes, addictions and disempowering beliefs. Come along and learn through excitement and fun. Bring a friend.

You can contact Ben on 07818 442499 or email: bristolnlp@yahoo.co.uk

Thursday 2nd February
BODYTALK: HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH IN 2 MINUTES
With Kathleen Knecht
BodyTalk is an energy based health care system which pulls together the wisdom and philosophy of acupuncture, chiropractics, kinesiology and insights from maths and science.  It works on the premise that illness or dis-ease occur in the body because the communication in the BodyMind has broken down; cells become separate from the whole and systems are no longer working together or are synchronised which means internal systems become scrambled and can’t function effectively. We use bio muscular feedback to work with what is a priority in the body, and by using a series of tapping techniques on the brain and sternum we help to improve internal communication between all parts of the BodyMind so that the body becomes balanced and it own natural healing ability is re-established. BodyTalk is very effective and works by providing deep, long lasting change rather than short term symptomatic relief. Results are usually seen within a few sessions and it is safe, simple and non invasive. It also works very well with children and adults and can be a stand alone therapy or integrates well with other forms of treatment. Come along and learn a technique to improve your own health and that of your friends and family.

Thursday 9th February
HEART EXPANSION, EMPOWERMENT, ANGELIC HEALING, ASCENSION AND 2012!
With Oliver Paxton and Lindy Cowling
This talk will cover how to come out of a state of fear and raise vibration, our understanding of ascension and what it means our take on 2012 and Angelic Healing (two of us yin yang energy combined) plus a Healing demonstration. Oliver and Lindy will talk about unconditional love, positive thinking and it's impact on health and well being, the knowing and living in the now.

Oliver Paxton MBTPA VTCT ECBS is a Bowen Technique Therapist and Healer and Facilitator Of Shamanic Ascension Rites (Workshops). He is passionate about his work, is a passionate animated speaker and loves spreading the word via inspirational speaking!

Lindy Cowling RMANM(Dip Hyp) is a Healer, Medium Clairvoyant, Hypnotherapist, and Specialist in Past Life Regression and Future Life Progression. She also facilitates Munay Ki Rites with Oliver. She is passionate about empowering people world truth and has given multiple radio/ media interviews and is shortly to appear on television speaking about the same!

Thursday 16th February
EMBRACING THE WILDERNESS
With Simon Heathcote
Have you ever felt different, out of place, born into the wrong family? Then you may hold a special place on the hinterland of our culture. This sense of isolation, common to those who have 8th house planets in astrology, leads to painful self destruction or a series of rebirths. Chiron, the wounded healer is emblematic: abandoned by both parents and reliant on the gods, his struggles to heal himself helped countless others but his own wound would never heal. Those who embody this archetype carry within a sense of exile and longing that drives them to seek wholeness within.  

Simon Heathcote spent six years as sex and love addiction therapist at The Priory Roehampton. He has written nationally and internationally as a travel writer, worked within the men's movement, studied past lives with the late Dr Roger Woolger. His website www.soulvision.co.uk has been chosen several times as one of the best blogs on the net.

Thursday 23rd February
EVOLVE YOUR INTUITION
With Becky Walsh
Our intuition is the key to being able to connect fearlessly and safely with other people and the world. It allows us to make empowered choices and decisions. But did you know their are two forms of intuitive knowing?  The most commonly taught is intuition that stems from the ego part of ourselves. The other form of intuitive knowing is part of the collective consciousness and the part of ourselves that is love. In this workshop Becky Walsh discusses how to tell the difference between the two and how to use this vital intuition for relationships, family, community and the shift of consciousness.

Thurday 1st March
CELLULAR AWAKENING - HOW YOUR BODY HOLDS AND CREATES LIGHT
With Andy Baggott
Our human potential is far greater than we can possibly imagine and is intrinsically linked to what is unfolding within us at a cellular level. When a cell is illuminated, the DNA within is also illuminated giving us access to the universal and ancestral wisdom that is held within its matrix. By matching our microcosm (the cell) with the macrocosm (universal energies) we begin to unlock our true nature and realise our potential for greatness.

Andy Baggott is a healer, a spiritual teacher, and the author of thirteen books. He runs a busy healing practice, lectures and teaches and has over 20 years experience of showing people how to heal themselves and create the life of their dreams.

Thursday 8th March
7 WORDS, 7 WISDOMS, 7 SUBTLE FORCES
With James Burgess & Richard Grey
Tonight James and Richard will briefly outline the essence and benefits of the ‘7 Words’ system of personal transformation, including some short, insightful exercises and essays.

7 Words is a new way of thinking about life and all its challenges and mysteries. It’s a 21st century portrayal of ancient wisdom that demonstrates how the 7 fundamental life principles can most simply be described and embodied as one of these 7 primary words: No, Hello, Thanks, Goodbye, Please, Sorry and Yes. Each of these 7 primary words, when authentically understood and integrated within an emotionally mature individual, creates a ‘field of energy’ that registers and heals most deeply on the level of psychology: an inter-play of thoughts and feelings. In other words, each of the 7 words has an effect upon the mind and the heart, which translates into how we think and feel.

The method is universally useful. Its applications range from self-development and communication to business management and love affairs. In every case, this new way of thinking brings greater clarity and increased effectiveness, no matter what the purpose. This is because each of the 7 primary words touches us very deeply, in fact at the very core of our being, where simplicity is truth.

Thursday 15th March
ENERGY BLOCKS AND THE HONEY METHOD
With Dr Karen Janes
Do you remember the operation game where you could pluck out an offending organ requiring surgery with only a pair of tweezers and a steady hand? If only it was that easy to get rid of the emotional energy we carry around with us from the past.... With The Honey Method of emotional release, it is.

The Honey Method provides a tool to help you release the old energy stored within your body that can build up from challenging emotional experiences. This energy can cause blockages within the fine network of energy lines, which humans are made from and have running through their entire body, leading to minor ailments or major problems with your health and wellbeing.

Dr Karen Janes is one of only a few Practitioners of The Honey Method and Applied Energy Flow Healing, worldwide. She is a Reiki Master and Teacher and a Doctor of Clinical Psychology. She is based at The Well Body Centre in Salisbury having moved her thriving practice here from London in 2007.

Thursday 22nd March
LIVING THE HEART PATH ~ WORKSHOP
With Jo Kenworthy
At this time of huge change and transition on our planet we can often find ourselves feeling lost. Maybe you are feeling like a dandelion seed being blown around by strong winds that you have no control over? If you have a dream you may not be sure how to bring it into reality or wanting changes in your life and needing a framework to follow ? This time of year is all about new beginnings and planting seeds. Are you ready to sow yours? Do you have a clear vision of what you want to create?

The key to living abundantly in every aspect of our lives comes from within. We all come into the world with a seed intention - a barcode if you will and when we know how to uncover our hidden codes and work with them we can move forward confidently and live from the heart. Feeling the magic more and more and reconnecting to the wonder of life that is often hidden.

This workshop is experiential and will create change. You will be able to see the secret of everything being about us and how to work with our own alchemical heart wisdom using emotional freedom technique tools to keep on our sacred path and bring our gift to the world.

Thursday 29th March
WELLBEING, MINDFULNESS AND COMPASSION: THE POWER OF MODERN SPIRITUALITY
With William Bloom
Dr William Bloom, one of the UK's leading mind, body and spirit teachers, shares tonight his wise and fulfilling approach. Drawing on the essence of the world’s great healing and spiritual traditions, his practical guidance will help you achieve a greater sense of personal integrity, wellbeing and calm, whatever your beliefs or background. Today's environment makes ever-increasing demands, but Dr Bloom will share heartening new solutions to give you the energy, motivation and inspiration to develop yourself and help to transform our world.

This evening’s talk celebrates the recent publication of Dr William Bloom’s newest book The Power of Modern Spirituality.
‘A genius.’ Caroline Myss