Advaita philosophy Discussion group

For people who seek to understand the concept of Advaita "Not two" .( non duality)

We like to inquire into the teachings of all the great masters and thinkers

Often we will just watch a video and discuss it, or a members fav book, there is no dogmatic format, were just a small group interested in truth love and freedom of thought

"If you can not find the truth right where you are now,
where else do you expect to find it ?" Dogen

If you are interested in these profound concepts, join us

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SPIRITUAL TRAPS
Relatively speaking, the biggest and by far and away the most important spiritual trap, is taking the mirage to be real. If you take the mirage to be real, you take the illusion to be real, then all the other spiritual traps will follow.

The second spiritual trap, after you're taking this to be real, is trying to make yourself into a better mirage, more pacified, more embodied, more integrated better being, able to do more, be more, have more, create more in your life.

So the problem is that you take on this spiritual idea called "I am" and "I am in this world" and the next thing you do is you're trying to improve yourself, trying to transform yourself, trying to make yourself better and which leads to the third trap.

The third trap is taking on a spiritual persona. Once you fall for number 1, it's real. Number 2, making myself better. Number 3 is how do I make myself better? I will make myself better by generally taking on someone else's spiritual path and someone else's culture.

Once you take on that, it leads to the fourth trap which is: INTEGRATION. I am now going to integrate this into a brand new spiritual lifestyle. All of a sudden I'm going to join a group, I'm going to join a community. I'm going to look a certain way, I'm going to talk a certain way, I'm going to act a certain way. The famous philosopher Michel Foucault said: "The teacher decides what discourse is going to be". What that means is: once you have taken track number 1, it's real, number 2, making yourself better, number 3, taking on the persona, now we have the fourth trap which follows, which is: now we are part of the spiritual lifestyle. And the teacher determines what this discourse is going to be. What's the discourse? The discourse is what I am supposed to feel, how I'm supposed to act, how I'm supposed to behave, how I'm supposed to sit and act in the context of life. And somehow, if I am able to do that, that is "more spiritual".

When you fall for all of these spiritual traps, I'm talking relatively and metaphorically speaking, when you fall for all of these spiritual traps it has a domino affect and what gets lost and forgotten is not only finding out who you are but also you forget the fact that spirituality is part of the illusion. Spirituality is part of the mirage. Even more importantly, the knower-of the mirage, of this illusion, of the consciousness of the illusion, the observer of the illusion, the witness of the illusion is all part of the illusion, they're all part of the mirage.
• Steven Wollinsky on Nisargadatta

Yoga Nidra

Described as “dynamic sleep,” the Yoga Nidra practice allows the body to deeply relax while the mind stays inwardly alert. Swami Satyananda Saraswati, who pioneered the practice in the early 1950s from ancient Tantric texts, calls it “reaching the border between waking and sleeping states.” Western medicine would call it the confluence of alpha and delta brainwaves.

Requirement: empty stomach (stop eating a heavy meal 3 hours prior to session), wear loosely fitted clothing and bring your yoga mat.

Learn to let go of all the things collected in your body and mind.

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Yoga Nidra Teachers wanted

Temple style Lomi Lomi Massage

Lomi lomi massage originated from Hawaii, it’s mainly praised for its healing properties. This massage is believed to be one of the most powerful massage techniques of healing touch and the relief of pain from the body.

This style of massage is known for it's very long, flowing, relaxing strokes mainly applied with the forearms and hands. The pressure can be varied to suit you. The strokes are applied over the body using heated oil and massaged in a wave like motion which at times runs over and under the body simultaneously.  It is blissfully relaxing for the whole body.

History of Lomi Lomi

The traditional intention of this massage was to honour the body as sacred. It is an art which was been passed down through practice and word of mouth for centuries. The specialists who held knowledge of the ancient healing arts were called Kahunas. It has always been a very intuitive practise which works with the Mana or powerful vital life force energy and recognises that this energy is affected by your breathing, your thoughts and actions, your environment and and the food you eat. Breathing techniques are included in Lomi Lomi massage.

Lomi Lomi massage is one of the most amazing impressive massages

Benefits

Some of the many benefits of Lomi Lomi massage include:
Increased sense of wellbeing and calm
Pain management
Decrease in nervous tension and anxiety
Enhanced immunity
Release Tension- .
Reduce Stress- Proper massage remove all the stresses and as a result you will feel fresh and rejuvenated.
Improve blood circulation-
Circulatory and lymphatic systems stimulated.

Mother Maggie Machado is often reported as having said that the difference between Swedish massage and lomi lomi is "loving touch."

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Holistic Health and Healing

Basic Homeopathic First Aid Course Covering essential remedies for home and how to choose the appropriate remedy. All you need is a pen :)
This is a basic first aid group,please come to group meetings as questions cannot be answered online
look forward to seeing you

A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE:
" Doctor, I have an ear ache."
2000 B.C. Here, eat this root."
1000 B.C."That root is heathen, say this prayer."
1850 A.D. -"That prayer is superstition, drink this potion."
1940 A.D. -"That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill."
1985 A.D. -"That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic."
2000 A.D. - "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!"

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Internal tai chi

"WHAT YOU PRACTICE, YOU BECOME"

About Tai Chi Tui Shou, or "Push Hands" exercises

Pushing hands is an exercise to develop Tai Chi skills

The Push Hands exercises also help us deal with fear in the use of Tai Chi as a martial art.
After achieving a state of deep relaxation in the Tai Chi form, students may try to bring that
calm feeling into the practice of push-hands, the two person Tai Chi exercise for the
development of martial sensitivity. Initially, this two person exercise can be extremely gentle,
allowing the practitioners to operate in the most relaxed and efficient manner. Sometimes
using the classical movements, sometimes in a freestyle manner, partners take turns searching
out points of tension on each other. When a point is found, the student must learn how to
relax the tense area in order to avoid losing balance. Over time, by learning correct and
effective ways of relaxing and moving, one is able to absorb sudden and forceful pushes
from one's partner with a minimum of tension and fear. The relaxed body aligns itself
automatically to retain balance.From “Song of Pushing Hands” (translated by Yang Jwing-Ming)

Tai chi push hands and basic self-defence for beginners and experienced men and women

Push hands and how to apply it as basic self-defence

"Though most people take up tai chi for the tremendous health benefits, others are intrigued by the fact the style is actually a highly-effective martial art. Emphasis is placed on cultivating “chi,” or internal energy, as opposed to simply developing muscle mass and brute force."

To know yourself, practice the form. To know others, practice push hands

Tai chi form can also be taught if requested

Beginners or experienced men or woman, all are welcome

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Naked l Yoga

Naked yoga (Sanskrit nagna yoga or vivastra yoga) is the practice of yoga without clothes. It has existed since ancient times as a spiritual practice, and is mentioned in the 7th-10th century Bhagavata Purana and by the Ancient Greek geographer Strabo.

For starters, naked yoga is exactly what it sounds, it is doing yoga naked without any clothes. It aims to develop a body-positive space where you stop being conscious about your body and instead focus on the natural you.

When you are not hiding behind layers of clothes, you tend to get comfortable with your body and become confident in your own skin. Whether it is your body hair, the skin texture, or the stretch marks, the inhibitions cease to exist. You finally understand how much your body really does for you and began to love it, in its entirety and not just in parts.

You forget that you are not wearing any clothes either. You begin to focus more on getting your postures and movements right. After all, going au naturel gives you freedom from the constraints of clothes.

Only in nakedness, Zhang says, can the body's "relationship with the spirit be identified through its direct contact with the object. " Zhang Huan

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Now Meditation

Just remain in the centre,watching.
Then forget that you are there

"I went all over looking for places to meditate. I didn't realize it was already there, in my heart. All the meditation is right there inside you. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are right there within you. I travelled all over until I was ready to drop dead from exhaustion. Only then, when I stopped, did I find what I was looking for ... inside me now."

Who should join us, Anyone who seeks relief from stress anxiety, anyone who seeks spiritual freedom and understanding of themselves, and love

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Tantra philosophy and practice

Welcome home

I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you realize you are truly someone with a great capacity for being your "True Self", Loving, open, calm, sensual, awake and without fear, Our society needs people who have these qualities, our society, needs intelligent open-minded people, in order to go on, in order to return to our natural being,
Put away your pointless taboos and restrictions on sexual energy, your control and insecurity and let go, If you have the courage to let go, you will realise true freedom, your "True Self " you will experience the incredible lightness of being, and many sense full moments, of Blissful Tantric unity.

More information here Tantra meditation group

Tantra meditation centre

Tantra Meditation classes

Would you like a part time position teaching tantra techniques

to men and women, no experience required but some basic massage skills helpfull

Full training given phone helen 09 8202225

True Yoga

Yoga for beginners and advanced all welcome
Highly experienced Indian lady teacher

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Yoga Teachers wanted

Healing Tools

We warned that one day you would not be able to control what you have created. That day is here. Not heeding warnings from both Nature and the People of the Earth keeps us on the path of self destruction. This self destructive path has led to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Gulf oil spill, tar sands devastation, pipeline failures, impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and the destruction of ground water through hydraulic fracking, just to name a few. In addition, these activities and development continue to cause the deterioration and destruction of sacred places and sacred waters that are vital for Life.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Lakota,