Meditation tip - keeping your balance
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 Do you find at certain times of day the negative thoughts start to crowd in, jostling for attention, tramping their way through your mind? You might be tired, it's the end of the day, or maybe you're working late or struggling with the kids. Often you can't stop to meditate, but you can use an informal meditation to get through: - Find one thing to do, maybe it's washing the dishes, maybe it's having a glass of water, or cleaning up-something that takes a couple of minutes.
- Slow each movement just very slightly.
- Gently practise keeping your mind with each movement.
- Feel the contact through your hands, feel your breathing, open to whatever senses are active. Start to become interested in what's happening right now. Use this to bypass the negative thoughts. Notice what happens...
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Introduce someone to meditation. . .
3 free Come and Try sessions on next week |
 Our Come and Try sessions are a great way to experience Lifeflow meditation for yourself, hear a little about what meditation is and how we teach it, and meet Lifeflow teachers. No bookings, or experience required, just turn up - bring a friend! There will be plenty of time for questions too. Lifeflow Studio, 8 / 259 Glen Osmond Rd, Frewville Mon 10 Oct, 7.30-8.15 pm Wed 12 Oct, 10-11 am 47 South Tce, Level 3Thu 13 Oct, 5.45-6.30 pm |
| Term 4 starts from Mon 17 October |
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| term 4 | Mon 5.45, Mon 7.30, Wed 10, Wed 7.30, Thu 5.45 (3rd floor, 47 South Tce) | |
| term 4 | Mon 10, Tue 7.30, Wed 5.45
(3rd floor, 47 South Tce), Thu 5.45 | |
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Wed 5.45, Thu 7.30 | |
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Tue 5.45 | |
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Fri 5.45 | |
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Sat 11.30 |
Book online to join any of these courses, or call us on 8379 9001.
Thinking of trying our Yoga course? Join our Introductory Class on Saturday 22 Oct for just $15/$10 conc.
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| Lifeflow goes digital |
 Yes...it was inevitable - our marketing guru, Keith Arnold from Loud Communications, has advised us Lifeflow needs to be on Facebook!
So, like it or loathe it, you can now visit us at www.facebook.com/lifeflow.meditation. If you're already on Facebook, you can 'like' us to stay informed more regularly of what's happening at Lifeflow - upcoming classes and retreats, news about the centre, and interesting bits and pieces to keep things ticking along! It will also help us broaden our profile in the community thanks to the wonders of social media :)
If you haven't dared venture into the Facebook world, you can still visit our page - who knows, you might be tempted...;)
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| Find some balance on a Lifeflow retreat |
Being and Doing - striking the balance - 28-30 Oct
ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT
How do we achieve a healthy balance between the busyness of our outer lives, and our often neglected but equally important inner lives? Both are integral to our ability to live happily. This retreat will focus on the roles the inner and outer worlds play in our lives, and how we can acknowledge and develop both to find harmony between the two. When both are in balance we can open fully to the richness of life... read more
Plus, our final retreat for 2011:
Riding the Surfboard of Life - 11-13 Nov
What happens on a Lifeflow retreat?
Retreats are wonderful opportunity to get some space for yourself, and get some perspective on what's been happening in your life. Enjoy a break from normal pressures, relax deeply, and return home with your outlook refreshed. In all retreats you will learn a range short 'spot' and longer meditations, and be guided through deep relaxations and gentle yoga. The food is wonderful too!
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Jazz meets classical, Gershwin meets Ravel - Ashley Hribar piano recital at Lifeflow | |
 We are delighted to be able to bring Ashley, a truly wonderful pianist (and Lifeflow Member) back to Lifeflow in a return recital. In 2009 he dazzled us with Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. This year his program will include his breath-taking set of variations on the famous theme of Paganini. Always a generous performer, Ashley has again agreed to do this concert for Lifeflow while on tour of Australia.
Program to include:
* Ravel's Miroirs, Pavane for a dead princess
* Paganini's Variations (arr Hribar)
* Rzewski's Cotton Mill Blues
* Gershwin's Summertime
Sat 5 November
3-4.15 pm
Lifeflow Studio
8 / 259 Glen Osmond Rd, Frewville
Members $20 / $15 conc
Non-members $25 / $20 conc
Family and friends welcome
Refreshments will be served after the recital. Seating is limited. Please purchase your tickets prior to the event by calling Lifeflow on 8379 9001.
Details on our website too...
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Win one of 2 free double passes to
the Ashley Hribar piano recital | |
Can you describe in 50 words or less a situation in which you have found a 'spot' or 'informal' meditation particularly useful? Just reply to this email with your story to go in the running for the free tickets.
Winning entries will be published in future email updates. Entries close Fri 14 Oct. Winners will be notified by email on Mon 17 Oct.
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| Scholarship applications close tomorrow! |
 Are you a full-time tertiary student or Health Care Card recipient? Love meditation, or want to try it, but a bit strapped for cash? The Lifeflow Scholarship Fund makes it much easier to experience the benefits of meditation. Apply by 5 pm 7 October to be eligible for one of two scholarships for term 3 of the Learn to Meditate course. Full details are in the application form and on the scholarships page. |
Lifeflow membership
- discounts, library, special events. . . | |
 Have you considered becoming a member? Benefits include:
- 10% discount to all courses and retreats
- Access to our wonderful library at the
Lifeflow Studio
- Special members seminars at Tara Hills
- Members retreats and more!
Find out more
What's coming up
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Article: Love, open and luminous | |
 What is love? When we talk about 'love' we are often thinking of special people, pets, places, even foods (ice cream!) in our lives that we are particularly fond of. Within the meditation tradition, the essence of love is being open to everything; being receptive to everything in yourself and the world.
'...love is actually a decision - not just a feeling. It is something you can practice, and so you can learn to sustain a state of love...'
Read full article...
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| Be inspired for better health. . . | |
Healthy Inspirations is a gym for women just down Glen Osmond Rd from the Lifeflow Studio. They are a local business supporting Lifeflow. As a special offer to readers of our email update, they are offering two weeks of gym membership for free. If you are interested, simply contact us to collect a Healthy Inspirations two week membership card, and then present it to the gym.
http://www.healthyinspirations.com.au/locations/frewville
Healthy Inspirations - Frewville
227 Glen Osmond Rd
Ph 8338 7279
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| Have your say, or show your pix too. . . |
| If you come across a great web article, story, or meditation inspired photo that you think would be of interest to others at Lifeflow, then send it in and if it is suitable we'll put in an upcoming Life Movements email newsletter. | |
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The team at Lifeflow
Lifeflow Meditation Centre
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