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Relaxation Weekend at The Orange Tree Relaxation Centre, North Yorkshire

March 16, 2012 at 4pm to March 18, 2012 at 3pm

Treat Yourself to a Deeply Relaxing Weekend Let go of all stresses and strains and come away feeling healed, rejuvenated and refreshed on all levels! Come alone of come with friends and give yourself some well deserved time amd space to relax, recharge your batteries and simply be. The price is £199 and is full board from Friday afternoon to Saturday after lunch. Includes 2 relaxation workshops and unlimited use of the Sauna and Jacuzzi- so don't forget your swimming cossie!See More

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Relaxation Weekend at The Orange Tree Relaxation Centre, North Yorkshire

March 16, 2012 at 4pm to March 18, 2012 at 3pm

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UK, Pickering - North Yorkshire - New Year Yoga Retreat at The Orange Tree at North Yorkshire

December 28, 2010 at 4pm to January 1, 2011 at 11am

Imagine being in a cosy, warm house (The Orange Tree) in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside: log fires burning, delicious food, yoga and meditation each morning, studying inspirational yogic teachings, taking long walks, meeting like minded souls and setting positive intentions for the coming year. Plus plenty of free time to relax in the sauna or soak in the hot tub, receive therapeutic treatments or simply curl up by the fire with a tea and a book.Come and join us on what will be a very…See More

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Awakening to our Evolutionary Impulse at The Orange Tree Relaxation Centre, North Yorkshire

March 26, 2010 at 6pm to March 28, 2010 at 2pm

Humanity is in the midst of a time of unprecedented changes and challenges. The reality of planetary crisis may be upon us, though could this also be a time of unprecedented opportunity?We are coming to realise that there is no separation between the transformation that many of us are experiencing within ourselves, and the evolution and transformation of our planet.At the heart of this awakening is the impulse to evolve. To break free from the old ego-mind, and live the life of our authentic…See More

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New Year Retreat at North Yorkshiare

December 28, 2009 at 6pm to January 1, 2010 at 11:45am

Introduction to the Path of Universal Yogic Dharma:& Waking up to Personal and Global Transformation.@ The Orange Tree Relaxation CentreDecember 28th- 1st Jan 2010It will be an extended version of the Foundation Experience Weekend..This will give us more time to deepen our Yogic knowledge and practice.. more time to take walks in the countryside and to relax by cosy log fires.. more time to make use of the facilities at the centre.. and more time to eat some amazing food!!Kirsten who many…See More

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* On registration I will read & accept the **The Keystone** of this community & contribute in a positively enthusiastic way? If the answer is no, you are in the wrong place! :-} If the answer is yes, Welcome Aboard!: YES!

Do you have a website? If 'No' please leave blank: http://www.kalagiya.org

2nd: website?: http://www.motey.com

Twitter?: Yes

* Tell us about Your Self:: So how I come to be here?, and doing what I am doing?

I began to walk my spiritual (non religious) path after realising that there was more to life than acquiring material possessions, career, money and status etc. I realised that although there is nothing wrong with these things, they did not bring true inner peace and happiness. I had all of these things, though after going through a challenging time in my life, something began to change in me, I began to open up to another possibility. Initially I was drawn to the Eastern wisdom traditions to look for answers to my questions and to find inspiration.

I began studying Buddhism first of all. The teachings of Buddha actually made a lot of sense to me. They presented a view of reality that resonated with what I experiencing. They taught that almost all of our time is spent trying to find happiness outside of ourselves, when true happiness comes from making peace with our own mind. I also liked the simple approach and that I didn’t have to “believe” in anything. I liked it that I was encouraged to test the teachings and meditation practices within my own experience and life.

As it made more sense to me that anything else, I was inspired to go deeper into my Buddhist studies and practices, and so I went to live in a meditation community in France. Here I was able to study and practice more intensively with some inspiring teachers who came to visit the centre from all over the world. I was encouraged to engage in daily studies and progressively longer periods of meditation practice and I opened up to the idea of a path of selfless service (Mahayana). While living there I began to put all these teachings into practice in my daily life. I thought this was equally as important as studying and meditation. I worked there as a cook in the community kitchen, this for me was the perfect place to practice. I loved working in the kitchen. It was here where I learnt the importance of lovingly preparing and sharing good home cooked food.

I learnt a lot about myself during my time in the community and in the kitchen. This was not always easy, in fact at times I found it very hard indeed. Though deeper down I knew the challenges and difficulties I was facing were the necessary lessons I needed on my path, and this was humbling for me. After a year and a half of living in the community, I sensed that my time there was coming to an end. I left with a wealth of experiences, teachings and practices, that I think I am still integrating to this day. And although I had (and still have) utmost respect for the Buddhist teachings, it didn’t feel true for me to put myself into a box of “being a Buddhist”. I felt I wanted to connect with a path that is open to all beliefs and approaches, and I was sensing that for me, the path was more about simply being a more conscious human being living on this planet.

I was not really interested in yoga at this time, partly because one of my Buddhist teachers had said that yoga had lost it’s spiritual depth and had become more of a “New age exercise fad”. However I was still curious as to what it had to offer. Sometimes on retreats we would meditate for up to 8 or 9 hours in a day, and I thought that it would be helpful to engage in some kind of regular body discipline to balance all this out.. I had practiced martial arts in the past, though after a rather painful knee injury, I had decided that I wanted a more gentle body practice, something that I could hopefully practice into my old age.

So I began learning a few yoga asanas (postures). I found that they helped me to sit more comfortably in meditation posture for longer, which was great. I began studying some of the yoga texts too and found that contrary to the vibe I had got from my Buddhist teacher about yoga, what I was studying (Hatha Yoga Pradipika/ Patanjali Yoga Sutras) seemed to be a very thorough and precise teaching, and was actually very similar to what I had studied in Buddhism. Though I thought somehow the non-religious- yogic approach could probably be more easily accessible to more people, and equally profound. I recognised that what most people thought of as yoga (as I did at the time), was actually the yoga asana (postures). I soon realised that this actually only makes up one aspect of the Yogic path. Yoga being a path to achieve not only good physical and psychological health but also to experience the highest states of human awareness, happiness and inner peace. I began integrating some yoga asanas with my daily meditations. I also attended a weekly class, and soon I couldn’t imagine doing one without the other as, to me, they went hand in hand.

I was aware how the practice of yoga and meditation were gradually changing my perceptions and awareness, and this awareness was naturally flowing into my everyday life. I even began to wonder how yoga and meditation (collective spiritual evolution) was having an effect on the planet as a whole?

While I was studying at Manchester University I wrote a dissertation on sustainable living. For part of this study I researched into the current state of the environment of our planet, and the impact of our human activity... The scientific statistics were pretty grim... If we continued at the same rates of consumption, pollution and growth in population it was not looking at all good for us humans...

Though at this time I learnt something very interesting in a book written by Thom Hartman (The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight). In his book he said that that although we are facing a very real crisis, there was also very real hope.

What he was saying was that for deep and lasting global transformation to take place it was necessary to have an approach to sustainable living that combined both practical down to earth methods combined with a deepening spiritual awareness of life.

This is what really began to bring everything together for me on my path.
co-creating a sustainable future for our planet and waking up to our true peaceful nature I saw were so intimately connected.

Describe your work and what it means to you:: An integrated approach to spirituality and ecology informed and continues to inform my daily practice and studies.

I went on to further my studies of yoga and meditation, energy healing, advaita vedanta, and also group dynamics/process work with teachers in UK, India, USA, Canada and then again in France. This all helped to develop a holistic and integrated approach to yoga, meditation and to the spiritual path. I also completed my PDC (Permaculture Design Course) which for me was a very practical way to integrate spiritual life and live harmoniously with the earth.

It seemed inevitable and natural that one day I would start sharing with others what I had studied and learnt from my teachers, and so I decided to take a yoga teacher training course, qualifying in October 2007.

I taught within a yoga organisation for 2 years, which helped me to get a good foundation and experience in teaching. Though as time went on I began to realise that I wasn’t really able to offer the full range of what I had studied and practised and still fit within the agreed constraints of the organisation I was teaching in (as much as it was a good organisation).

So after some deep soul searching I knew that if I was going to continue to share these teachings I had to be true to my heart. I also wanted to be 100% sure that what I was sharing was of genuine benefit to all life and free from dogma. And so honouring my inner voice I began sharing the yogic path, teachings and practices inspired from the best of what my teachers had taught me. I shared this in a way I saw as relevant to the times we are living, integrated with everyday life and from benefits I had experienced myself within my own life and practice. This approach developed over time through on going dialogue with friends, students, teachers and fellow yogis and continues to develop as together we explore what works best in our lives, in our practice and on our paths.

This approach is now known as Kalagiya Integral Yoga. and is an ongoing, evolving and co creative process..

And as they say the rest is history really…!

Phew, well I hope that paints a bit of a picture as to how I come to be doing what I am doing now.

And back to today. We are now just in the process of buying the Orange Tree relaxation Centre, where we have been running our retreats for nearly 2 years now. I will be living there full time, and hopefully putting into practice a bit more of what I have learned, and continue to learn on this continually unfolding journey!

Hope to meet you soon!

Namaste Edward

* What is your Key Intention?: To Serve All of life and enjoy the journey!

What is your intended result in joining this community?: To connect with like hearted souls

* Who Invited you or how did you find out about the Naturally U-niversal Network?: Shelly Bright

Is there anything else you'd like to share:: Do not believe just because wise men say so.
Do not believe just because it has always been that way.
Do not believe just because others may believe so.
Examine and experience for yourself.
The Buddha

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At 17:14 on January 16, 2012, NU Team said…: Love the new website Edward! and must pop over the peninnes one of these days to see you! :) x

At 0:03 on December 22, 2009, Cyndi said…: ღ♫♥ღ Edward ღ♫♥ღ
Brightest Blessings to you my friend this beautiful winter solstice night.x..

At 15:37 on November 14, 2009, Cyndi said…: The New Year Retreat looks amazing! Hmm Tempting!.x..

At 19:21 on November 13, 2009, Cyndi said…: It’s forecast to be a stormy one!! So lets see if we can blow those stormy clouds away & have sunshine instead!!

At 18:47 on September 27, 2009, Cyndi said…: ~*♥*~ Edward ~*♥*~

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♥ L(¨`•.•´¨) Light ♥
♥ O`•.¸(¨`•.•´¨) Inspiration & ♥
♥ V¨`•.•´¨)¸.•´ Joy ♥
♥ E`•.¸.•´ Straight from the heart ♥

At 14:20 on August 10, 2009, Georgia jenkins said…: blessings dear friend. I'm here is ther is anything i can do to help. gj xx

At 1:42 on April 3, 2009, Eros Christos said…: Aloha Edward,good to be your friend and thank you for the service to the human consciousness.If there is anything I can assist with.Let me know.
Love and light
Eros

At 20:07 on March 31, 2009, jackie said…: oh my what a fantastic profile its inspiring peaceful and true

At 0:03 on March 13, 2009, Cyndi said…: Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision of the world you want. You are a free, immensely powerful source of life and goodness. Affirm it. Spread it. Radiate it. Think day and night about it and you will see a miracle happen: the greatness of our own life. --Robert Muller

At 10:04 on March 10, 2009, Nathascha said…: Reading your profile was such a feast of recognition. And the beautifull sound of chimes offered me instant peace. I thank You. May I honor you with one of my poems?

Make it so
Each moment a chance
Each hour an endless dream
Each day a new hope
Let the spirit of our hearts create the future

Keep on dreaming the best dream you can for a magnificent future on Earth

Love,
Nathascha

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