Atma Namaste,

Merry Christmas! I can't believe it's December (nearly)! Merry Christmas! I've a thousand things to do! Merry Christmas! Oh god, look at the traffic! Merry Christmas! I hope it fits - will they even wear it? Merry Christmas! If I never have to peel another potato it'll be too soon! Merry Christmas!

I don't mean to be cliche, but it's easy to become disillusioned and a little stressed at the 'happiest time of the year'. I hope you manage to keep the chief tenets of the occasion foremost in your thoughts for the whole of the holidays, and that your entire festive season (not only the 25th) is a memorable and joyful celebration.

Speaking of joyful celebrations, we extend our heartiest congratulations to fellow Pranic Healer and Arhatic Yogi Rinning and her husband Patrick on the birth of their daughter, Sachi.

In this month's newsletter, we have William Wordsworth, Marianne Williamson and a spotlight on Christmas Bell essence.

Finally, after lots of research and deliberation into how we might gradually offer our clients and friends more products and services, we're rather excited to introduce you to the Pranic Lore line of flameless candles. 

Love and (LED) light,

Kerrie-Ann
www.praniclore.com.au

Basic Pranic Healing course
December 3rd-4th 2011
Learn the techniques to access vital energy from your surroundings; cleanse energy fields; treat imbalances; empower your life. This Basic course will be the first to be held in the new Pranic Lore clinic and teaching centre! (Images of the finished space will be posted on facebook and in January's newsletter).
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Pranic Healing courses - 2012
TBC
Courses for the new year will be posted on the Pranic Lore website in late December (and appear in this section in January's newsletter).
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Weekly Twin Hearts Meditation
7.50pm for 8pm start, Mondays
Revitalise body, spirit and mind every Monday evening. This 30 minute meditation fosters inner-peace, joy and wholistic well being. At this stage, meditations will run right through December.
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Pranic Lore's beautiful line of candles are environmentally friendly, safe and economical. Perfect for creating a relaxed, romantic and tranquil ambience, the flickering light authentically mimics the play of real flame, and yet won't be extinguished by wind nor reduced to a waxy puddle by an evening's use.

Available in a range of colours, sizes and styles (including scented), these flameless candles make a thoughtful and elegant gift, no matter the season. To see more of the collection, please click here. For information on pricing and product specifications, please email .

Christmas Bell
Flowering from late December to early January, Christmas Bell is especially beneficial to those afflicted by a sense of lack. This essence is effective in helping one manifest their heart's desire (on both the emotional and material planes) and strengthening the channels of abundance and goodwill.  
source: ausflowers.com.au

It was inevitable that the great Romantic poet, William Wordsworth, would find his way here, such was his reverence for the unconditioned world and his regarding the innocence and wisdom of the soul.

In this piece, Wordsworth is lamenting what he perceives to be the tragedy of maturation; namely, that we lose touch with the divine within ourselves; that the 'Heaven [that] lies about us in our infancy' gradually 'fade into the light of common day.'

What I love particularly about these lines is how each is so laden with meaning, how each turn of phrase can spring in myriad conceptual directions, and yet how the rhythm remains buoyant throughout. For example, a lengthy essay could be written on just a cursory examination of the use of light in this piece, which is subtle in some instances ('our life's Star'...'Shades of the prison house'...'further from the East') and overt in others.

But as always, it's the play of the words that's most important. I hope you agree that in these lines they move together beautifully.

A Return to Love - Marianne Williamson
Drawing on her teachings and interpretations of A Course in Miracles, Marianne Williamson's A Return to Love is an occasionally contentious (some readers have taken issue with the passages on illness) but always loving examination of the roles we play and the source of our true strength. Equating 'Love' with 'God', Williamson demonstrates how we can better align our perceptions, actions and emotions with our eternal, unconditioned selves.

Most, if not all of you will be familiar with this book, perhaps in part due to the passage that begins 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure...' For those of you who have not read beyond those lines, I highly recommend spending some time with this uplifting and influential text.