Over The Rainbow

Spring into Summer

2011-04-25T11:54:00.003+01:00

It's been lovely sunny weather here and I've been loving the fact that we can look up once more and see the sun after all the snow we've had this last winter. The daffodils are all gone over now here and I'm looking forward to seeing the summer bedding plants in bloom now. Summer's definitely coming!

It's interesting, isn't it, how people's faces and demeanours seem to change with the seasons and the weather? When I wandered round a local market recently, people were looking happier, smiling at each other and there seemed to be an all-round general atmosphere of cheer. Of course this could be helped by the fact that, here in England at least, we have a couple of weeks of bank holidays right now and another one due at the end of May! ;~}

And you'd think that moving forward into the lovely summer months would make most people happy. But sometimes that's just not the case. It's like life; we ask for the things we want and when they're knocking at our door it can sometimes feel like just a step too far to actually let them in. Sometimes having the things we want means that we have to change in some way. Maybe there's something to live up to, maybe it means a change of address or job or social circle. And who would we be without our old familiar ways to rely on?

Most of us have goals, dreams or ambitions we'd like to see fulfilled but are we really ready for them? Can you actually see yourself doing or having what you'd like to achieve? And if you can, does that picture fill you with excitement or fear? Think about it... There may be many reasons for delaying leaving your job or taking that trip.

And if you know what's holding you back (or even if you don't) one way of tackling the problem is to simply ask. Sounds crazy right? But how do you know it won't work until you try it?

Just for now, try and put your dream 'on the back burner' as it were. Enjoy the waiting for it to happen as you get on with whatever else you have to do in your life. While you're doing this, ask the universe (or whatever you believe in) to help you lose the fear you've attached to achieving this dream. Then go with the flow. If you feel an impulse to do something or call someone, check with your common sense, and if it feels right, then do it. It may be your dream knocking at the door, waiting to be let in.

If you feel stuck or need help achieving your dreams there are many good life coaches out there, or you could try reading 'Releasing Your Blocks and Achieving Your Dreams' to help you find out where you're blocking yourself.

If a workshop sounds more your sort of thing, there's always the 'Spring into Summer' workshop taking place here at Rainbows in Beverley, East Yorkshire this coming Saturday. Click on the link to go to the web site and see more then contact me if you'd like to join us.

Will you be 'springing into summer' this year?

HAPPINESS IS...

2011-04-18T11:23:00.003+01:00

Well hello again. I've had a busy old time since we last met with another Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair and a Pamper and Healing Day thrown in for good measure too. And those, along with Reiki attunements, treatments, EFT and Meditation Groups have kept me very busy (and very happy too.)

Something I was reading recently made me think. It said that our happiness always seems to be in the future. For instance we 'will be happy' once we've got the new toy, the new home, the new, slimmer body etc. It occurred to me that we must be always wanting and waiting for things to happen. Which can't make us very happy at all, can it?

I know life's not perfect for everyone but at the end of the day, doesn't the Law of Attraction state that what we focus on will expand? Which means (to me at least) that if we're constantly focusing on the fact that we haven't got whatever we say we want then we'll be focusing on our lack and that's what we'll attract; more and more lack.

My solution to this is simple and two-fold. First of all, I try and figure out what is the essence of the thing I'm wanting. So if I want a car, what will that give me? What emotional need would that meet? Freedom to get around perhaps. And then I'll try and find another way to get that freedom so that I'm not focusing on the lack of it. Maybe the bus or train services will do. Maybe I'd get more excercise walking to places. Doing this doesn't mean that I'm giving up on the car I want, I'm just finding ways to manage without it for now.

Next, I try and enjoy just 'being here now' without whatever I want and find other good things to focus on to expand my reality. Perhaps I've had lovely cars in the past that I've enjoyed driving. Perhaps I'm getting lifts from lovely people which I'm currently enjoying. I allow myself to be grateful for all of this and by focusing on the happiness I have now, I'll be sure to attract more of it in the future. And eventually the car will come (direct experience - it did!) but I won't have wasted any time worrying about it and delaying it's progress towards me.

Basically, it's a 'be happy now' thing for me. If I wait for everything I want to come to me before I can be happy, I'll be waiting for ever and never be happy. If I can be happy now, even without some of the things I still want, not only will I feel good in myself but I'll be bringing all the things I want much closer because of it.

So think about it - What makes you happy today?

APOLOGIES...

2010-10-26T15:32:00.003+01:00

Hello folks, and it's apology time from me. I've been so busy with things this last couple of months I've had absolutely no time to blog at all. Unfortunately a good friend said goodbye to his father recently and this has meant trips down to London and a funeral for me. No excuse, I know, but the best reason for not being here is helping out a friend, don't you think?

And as we wandered around my friend's dad's house looking at what was left of a life lived nearly ninety-five years, someone said that it didn't seem much. But that's not what it's all about really, is it? I believe that the people who are left behind that remember you kindly are the legacy you leave this world, not the goods and chattels that are so easily disposed of after you've gone. And his dad was certainly loved and respected during his life. The full church and the comments I overheard afterwards made testament to that. And thankfully, he died gently and peacefully in his sleep after living a very full and active life so that at least was a blessing.

To brighter things now... The recent fair was a great success again I think. There were some lovely comments made about it which I've posted on my web site, and I took lots of photographs too which I've now uploaded. Check out the 'MBS Fairs' page of the site to see them.

I've been organising my diary for next year too. So far there are four talks booked, eleven 'Pathways to Wisdom' workshops, eight 'Festivals and Feast Days' workshops, two Louise Hay weekend workshops' two Mind, Body and Spirit Fairs (Memorial Hall being ready, of course!) and, of course, the usual Reiki Practise Sessions and Meditation Groups. Another busy year ahead but I can't wait to get started on it!

I've also got some other lovely things I want to add to my list for this coming year but you'll have to wait to hear about those until the details are finalised.

Meanwhile, I've been learning that it's not what you have, it's who you are that really matters. So go on, decide who you want to be, then do your best to live up to that and the Universe will support you all the way.

GIVING IT AWAY...

2010-08-30T11:05:00.002+01:00

Another week, another blog from me. It's been a busy old week here at Rainbows, doing the catching-up after my lovely holiday. But I've been glad to be back doing it again and the week was topped off for me by a wonderful 'Pathways to Wisdom' workshop on Saturday. The people who came had never meditated before and it was lovely to see how much they enjoyed being relaxed and at peace, even for a short while. Now I'm looking forward to the 'Native American Wisdom' workshop. This one runs on Saturday 11 September so book soon if you'd like to join us. More details here...

Work on the Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit fair is still ongoing. We're going to have a very full hall this time. So much so that I've had to rearrange the tables a little to fit everyone in! There's a list of stallholders and talks and demonstrations here...

And I'm going to be on Internet TV next week too... Humber.TV are running some competitions and you can win prizes simply by watching the videos and commenting on them. Go here for an introductory video with full details of how you can be a winner. I'm going to be featuring in the first of these videos, talking about Mind, Body and Spirit fairs and if your comment is judged the best you will win a free full-hour Emotional Freedom Techniques treatment with me. Don't know what EFT is? Check it out here...

And I think that's what I've 'learned' this week. If you really want something, you have to give it first. For instance, if you want to be happy, then cause another to be happy, if you're worried about money, then give whatever you can to someone who has less than you, if you want more, then give more. This makes sense from a law of attraction point of view. After all, if I say that I can't afford to drop a couple of pennies in a collecting box for a worthy cause what am I saying? That I 'can't afford it' of course. And guess what the Universe will bring me? More 'can't affords', naturally. So give all you can to everyone you can. Do it because it feels good, not for what you can get from it, and you'll soon be on your way to your own success.

What will you give today?

MAKING IT LAST...

2010-08-24T16:00:00.008+01:00

Hello again from Yvonne at Rainbows. It's been a busy old time for me lately but not in the work sense (well, not Rainbows work anyway.) I've been away on holiday to the lovely island of Jersey for two weeks. I spent the first week helping out on the 'Bidan family and friends' float for Jersey Battle of Flowers. 'Farmyard Fun' was a great float with a combine harvester, scarecrow and assorted animals. I ended up sitting in the middle of the float dresssed as a Jersey milkmaid. Great fun!

And if I had a penny for every flower I've applied glue to over the three days I helped out, I would be a multi-millionaire by now! The friendliness and cameraderie at the shed more than make up for any aching shoulders however, and at least I could give myself some lovely Reiki each night when I climbed thankfully into my lovely hotel bed.

Thursday's Battle of Flowers parade was fantastic. Well worth the effort all of the float-builders put in. It's a very long day (we have to be with the float by 9.00 am then go down to the Avenue for judging and then we parade from 2.30 until about 4.00.) And our last flower didn't go on the float until 2.10 am the night before, so it was a late night for us all too. But it's a great feeling pulling onto the Avenue and hearing the crowd roar as they see the various floats coming along and watching them getting jiggy with the music and clapping. However, if I never hear the Wurzels sing 'Combine Harvester' again, it'll be too soon for me!

And then there's the Friday night Moonlight Parade too, when the floats get lit up and parade again. The atmosphere's totally different this time, with darkness falling and all the floats going out of their way to make sure that the spectators have a great time. There's fireworks at the end of the parade to send them happily on their way to their beds too. A not-so-formal event and much enjoyed by spectactors and float people alike. What a busy week! You can find a small gallery of photographs of my holiday here...

After that, I was free to enjoy a lovely island holiday with trips to Mount Orgueil Castle (if you like castles, you'll love this one!) Jersey Goldsmiths, Samares Manor gardens and much more. With so much to do and see, it seems like it's gone by in a flash.

However, I did have a wonderful time as usual and I've found a very good way to make it last even longer. Simple really when you think of it. And this formula can be applied whenever you're in a situation that you don't want to end. The trick is to stay in the moment as much as you can. Don't allow yourself to think of the past or the future. Just stay happily in the present. Enjoy the moment. Savour it and you'll make it last so much longer. And here endeth the lesson for today!

What are you going to savour to make it last longer? Well go on... Tell us and let us enjoy it too.

BUSY, BUSY...

2010-08-03T11:49:00.003+01:00

Hello again. Here's another short blog from Rainbows to let you know how we've been getting on. The web site continues to grow with a couple more pages added last week. You can find news of them on the 'Rainbows News' page.

I've almost finalised the list of stallholders for the forthcoming Mind, Body and Spirit Fair too. The list includes some favourite faces and some lovely new ones too. This is the list so far. You can find links to their sites if they have them on the 'Stallholders' page of the site. There are a couple of people still to get forms back to me and as soon as they have, I'll post their details.

Artistique - Elizabeth Sparke
Bright Star - Lynda Moulson
Lynda Burgess - Lynda Burgess
Broomsticks - Jay Jensen
Cloud Nine - Christine Vayro
Cultural Bodywork - Valerie Prentice
Harmony Healing - Sharon Rawdon
Hull College - Angela Chapman
Jing Qi Tong - Mike Chan
Litework - Jane Cousins
North Cave Healing - Eileen Akrill
Rainbows - Yvonne Green
Relaxation Room - Julie Allison
Shirleyann Summerwill - Shirleyann Summerwill
Star 9 - Kate Hare
The Echoes Foundation - Claire Stockton
The Simmering Cauldron - Angela Moore
Therapies on the Wolds - Anne Rabbitts
Tiphereth Art - Verity Nicholson
Wiccanwax - Lynne Styles
Zebra - Ann Robinson

And the list of talks is now done too. You can find the times on the site but the speakers and their talks are as follows:

Cosmetic Chinese Medicine - Mike Chan from Jing Qi Tong
Past Life Regression - Anne Rabbitts from Therapies on the Wolds
Tea Leaf Reading with Intention - Christine Vayro from Cloud Nine
Learning to Read the Tarot - Shirleyann Summerwill
Flower Essences - Kate Hare from Star 9

I think I've been too busy to 'learn' anything this week, but I'm hoping that the old adage is true "The more you put in the more you get out." If that's the case, then I'm rich beyond my wildest imaginings!

What are you putting in?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

2010-07-26T09:43:00.006+01:00

I've been busy again this week, updating and adding to the new web site. There's more news on the 'News' page and I've added new PDF versions of the Rainbows leaflets to various therapy and workshop pages so that you can see more information on them.

I do hope I've made the site one that you will want to come back to often. And if you like it, or if there's anything you would like added, why not go on over to the 'Guest Book' and tell us? After all, if I don't know what you want, I can't add it, can I?

And I think that's something I've learned as I've gone along too. I've found out that it's no good focusing on what you don't want. Many people when asked what they want, could give you a list as long as their arm of things they don't want, but when you question them further, they don't really know what they do want. And even if they have a good idea of what they want, they're constantly focusing on the fact that they haven't got it yet.

Does this sound like you? Have you actually sat and tried to think about what you want and where you're going? Try making two lists. Make the first one a list of the things you have in your life that you don't want. Now go through that list and make a second list. This time, taking all the things from your first list, write out what you want instead. Then throw away your first list. Tear it up, shred it, burn it or do whatever it takes to get it out of your life.

Now all you have is a list of what you want. Focus on this list regularly and do things that are in alignment with bringing those things to fruition and you'll be well on your way to receiving them.

So go on... Tell me... What do you want?

NEW WEB SITE

2010-07-19T14:04:00.005+01:00

As you might guess, the exciting news of the week for me is the birth of my new web site. Well the old one had served it's purpose and done it's time, and was looking a little tired and 'homely'. It looked even worse when I got my new computer with the bigger screen back in March (I was previously working on a laptop) and so it felt like it was time to do something about it.

So I went online and found a web site maker I liked and since then it's been a busy old time for me. I've been doing twelve-hour days for about three weeks to get it ready to launch. Well, there's so much I want to tell you about (including all the different workshops and therapies etc.) and yet I still want to make it a place where you can all come for those lovely 'quotes of the day' to motivate and inspire you, and for your oracles and horoscopes, as well as those little games you love to play in your coffee break!

Truth be told, I haven't been noticing the time much just lately. It seems to fly somehow. I popped in here on my way to bed a couple of Sundays ago and sat down for a moment, and the next thing I knew it was four o'clock in the morning and the sun was up! But I did get loads done! ;~))

And I think that's the thing. I've tried to make sure I've eaten and slept properly (well mostly) and had regular lunch breaks away from the office but other than that, I've had my head down and working. And what a joy it's been too... It doesn't feel like work when you're doing what you love. And I've said this before, but if I should ever fail at what I'm doing, it won't be for lack of trying!

And I think that's this week's 'lesson' for me. If you love it and want it to work, you have to get on and do it. Dreaming big is great but it never actually makes anything happen. Acting on our dreams does though. And that's what I've been doing.

What have you been doing?

And by the way... Just in case you're one of the very few people I haven't got round to telling yet, you can find my new web site at http://www.rainbowsinbeverley.co.uk/ ;~))

SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO STOP...

2010-07-14T08:56:00.004+01:00

It's been a very busy time for me this last couple of weeks, what with organising the fair, preparing for the Archangel workshop and more. I've also been busy with a new project. More about that later...

Meanwhile, there's some new people to add to the fair list. Elizabeth Sparke from Artistique will be joining us with her lovely hand crafted cards and artwork and Lynda Moulson from Bright Star will be doing readings and Reiki tasters, Kate Hare from Star 9 will also be coming along to do hands-on healing, reflexology, past life healing and ascension work etc. Sounds like it's going to be a great day all round!

And last week I had a lovely break too. Lynnda from Oak House Studio and I went for a 'holiday in a day' to Hornsea. We walked along the seafront, took photos for our web sites, and talked about our businesses and where we were going. We ate fish and chips on the seafront and had ice creams at Hornsea Freeport too. It was a lovely day, despite the strong winds, loads of little black bugs, and Hornsea being mostly closed! But we enjoyed it and that's what counts. We got away from our work for a while and took time to step back and think.

And I believe we should all do this once in a while. Sometimes you get so busy that you can't see the wood for the trees, so to speak and you need to take a step back and stop all the busyness for a while to enable you to think properly.

Now I'm relaxed, refreshed and raring to go again. Try it, it works!

Will post later on about my new special project but meanwhile, here's a little photo from Hornsea for you to look at and enjoy.

FAIR NEWS

2010-06-28T10:08:00.004+01:00

Plans for the upcoming Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair are going exceedingly well with stallholders old and new coming to join us this time. There are new talks planned on some exciting subjects which I will reveal once I have the times sorted out. And if everybody who's received a form gets it back to me I can confirm that we're now full. Yippee!

Stallholders confirmed so far are:

Broomsticks (Jay Jansen and David Oliver)
Pagan and new age goods, Reiki taster sessions

Harmony Healing (Sharon Rawdon)
Reiki and ear candling taster sessions

Litework (Nigel Cousins)
Crystals, books, CD's for health & relaxation, divination products,
aromatherapy oils and more

Lynda Burgess
Aromatherapy, Indian head massage, body massage, reflexology,
Tibetan ball massage, Bowen therapy and ear candling taster sessions

The Echoes Foundation

North Cave Healing (Aileen Akrill)
Palmistry, clairvoyance, tarot reading

Rainbows (Yvonne Green)
Affirmation cards, bookmarks, workshops, Reiki training and more

Shirley Ann Summerwill
Tarot with clairvoyance, meditation CD's

Therapies on the Wolds (Anne Rabbitts)
Training in massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, reflexology, hypnosis and acupressure

The Simmering Cauldron (Angela Moore)
Esoteric stall offering essential and massage oils, healing creams, crystals,
divination tools, traditional granular incense and more

Tiphereth Art (Verity Nicholson and Kelly Peterson)
Fantasy artwork and more

Wiccanwax
Beautiful scented candles and burners

And that's just the beginning. I'll update you as often as I can as and when we get more forms back.

Meanwhile... Along at the Rainbows Ebooks page there have been developments too. Now you can buy my ebooks from Holistic Heartbeat as well as my own web site. And I've set up a competition to enable you to win an ebook of your choice.

To enter the competition all you have to do is come up with a title you would like to see as a 'Rainbows Guide To' and leave a comment on this blog with your title in. And if I choose yours and write the book, you will receive a free copy when it's published. This competition closes on 31 July 2010 so get your thinking caps on and leave your comment soon won't you?

What titles would you like to see?

ANOTHER FAIR

2010-06-23T10:54:00.004+01:00

Well, there's exciting news in the Rainbows camp today. We've been told that the Memorial Hall can host another Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair in September. Yippee!! :~)) The date for this will be Sunday 12 September. Emails have already gone out to previous Rainbows stallholders and replies are coming in thick and fast now.

What's good news is that we're getting some new stallholders as well. People who are finding us on the web or being recommended by others who have done fairs with me before. As usual I'm all excited and I think it's going to be another great day for everyone.

I'll be keeping you up to date here, on facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Holistic Heartbeat and, of course, the web site as and when I receive confirmation of who's attending.

So far we have stallholders who are doing a range of complementary therapies including Reiki, reflexology, Indian head massage, Chinese medicine, Bowen therapy and more. And there are going to be stalls selling a wide range of crystals, candles and new-age goods too, not to mention the card readers and psychics!

I'll post a list of actual stallholders next week and give you links to their sites if they have them so that you can see what a treat you're in for!

Meanwhile, I'm just loving the beautiful summer days and keeping myself cool in the office with an electric fan for which I'm immensley grateful. As I am for the chance to be able to run another fair, and to have the opportunity to tell you all about it in so many wonderful ways.

What are you grateful for this week?

IF YOU'RE NOT IN IT...

2010-06-14T16:48:00.006+01:00

Wow! Another hectic week here at Rainbows. I was re-introduced to the magic of Emotional Freedom Techniques again via a lovely new client. Fabulous! You'd be surprised at the different things you can use EFT for. If you've got problems (physical or emotional) or fears or phobias, and you're interested in EFT but don't know how it can help you or what you can use it for or even how to do it, check out the EFT page on the web site and the 'Rainbows Guide To EFT' for the answers.

As well as doing that, I've been attending some more splendid business workshops too. I spent a whole lovely day at Tickton Grange learning about networking. (Physically meeting people that is, not the social type we do on here.)

It was while I was there, at nearly the end of a long day, that I was invited to another business seminar taking place that evening. I was way past my best by then and didn't really think I could face doing any more right then, so said I would see.

I went home and thought about it and decided that I hadn't been invited for no reason. I wasn't even aware that this particular seminar was taking place so it was news to me, and I was being offered a free ticket for something which would have ordinarily cost me ten pounds. So why not? So I got myself organised, turned myself around and went out.

As you may have already guessed, I had a fabulous evening. Really enjoyed myself, met some great people and learned a lot. Which just goes to show that I would have been silly not to have gone really...

And it taught me a lesson too. After all, there are so many demands on our time and energy these days it would be easy to put things off or simply not do them, (for whatever reason.) But if we're really committed to our goals and dreams then we have to 'turn up' when things happen.

There's an old saying that "If you're not in it, you can't win it," and I think that's very true. Sometimes it's just that we have to make a move before the Universe will answer our requests and we need to actively take the opportunities we've been given.

And to be sure, it's much easier to do nothing and wait for life to give you want you want, but that's not very likely to happen, is it? Whether you achieve your dreams or not, depends really on how much you want them. And if you want them enough, you'll get active and go out and make them happen. And that's your choice...

I do know one thing though, if I don't achieve all my own dreams it certainly won't be for want of trying! ;~))

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

2010-05-31T10:22:00.004+01:00

Hello all and a happy Bank Holiday to those of you who live in the UK. It's a strange holiday this one. We've only just had May Day and now we've got another day off. I must confess, I've been a bit naughty and am getting on with the site updates and more today. Well, I had a very lazy day yesterday with loads of Reiki and EFT for me, and there's not much I fancy on the telly today so why not?

And it was while I was doing my Reiki yesterday that I came across the subject for today's blog too. I had been reading about an energy exercise where you imagine the things you want as energy and send that energy out into the Universe to connect with the people and things that can bring it to fruition. I thought I would give it a try and decided to add my own Reiki energy to it while I was giving myself Reiki anyway.

So I sat and imagined the energy spiraling upwards until I was struck by a thought. And I'll bet you've had the same thought too, whenever you've tried something new. The thought was "I don't expect this'll work for me anyway." "Things always work for others but not for me." I suppose it's the "I'm not good enough," gremlin, rearing it's ugly little head again. And however successful you are, it can still be there, lurking in the background, waiting to sabotage your best efforts.

But then I remembered something somebody had once said to me. "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" Well, I thought, if I knew I couldn't fail, I'd send that energy even higher because I'd know it would work for me. And if I was sure of getting what I wanted, I'd begin making preparations as soon as I'd finished here. And I also remembered the time just before my first Reiki attunement, when I'd been unsure of whether I'd be able to have a successful Reiki attunement too. But I figured I'd give it a try and see anyway. And did it work? Absolutely!:~))

So I was 'good enough' for that which meant I must be 'good enough' for other things to work too. So I decided to act as if I believed that it would work for me and sent the energy up again. The difference was amazing! And I'm sure that what I wanted is now winging it's way towards me.

And we know, don't we ;~) that the Law of Attraction only gives us what we put out there, so surely if we all began living our lives as if we believed we were good enough, as if we believed that everything would work for us, then that's what we'd get.

Think about it. What would you do if you knew it would work?

FINDING ANOTHER WAY

2010-05-24T10:52:00.003+01:00

Well hello again from me. It's been another busy week here. A busy two weeks really, so no time to write last week. Mental note to myself - must make more time for writing ;~)

And on Sunday the site went down! I couldn't get on there to do anything and boy was I worrying! After all, that's where people find me and see who I am and if they'd like to come here. I was imagining all sorts of scenarios as you can guess. What if the problems were serious and the site didn't come back? Would I have to re-write the whole thing? And how would people find me if I didn't have the site? And where would I go to find another host?

Can you spot the mistake in my thinking? I must admit that I didn't until much later in the day. But once I'd calmed down a little I realised that there are other ways to go. After all, I'm registered with lots of alternative sites and directories as well as all the usual social networking sites. Most of these allow me to add the workshops, groups and therapies I do as well as allowing me to update them with a short note each week (or daily if I wish.)

And that made me think. After all, our problems are only opportunities in another guise if we look at them that way and what this little lesson has taught me is that there's always another option. Sometimes we can get so lost in thinking that there's only one way to solve a problem that we forget that we're all part of the Universal Consciousness that has infinite ways to help us if we are open to them.

And we tend to focus very much on what we will achieve and how we will do it, thinking that there's only one way to get there. There may be only one way we can see to get there, but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways too. And those other ways would happily show themselves to us if we weren't so caught up in our present crisis and allowed ourselves to be more open and flowing.

So the next time you have a problem, try not to look at it as a problem. Look at it as an opportunity to learn and grow and don't presume that there's only one answer. The Universe may be trying to show you something even better that you hadn't even considered.

And yes thanks, by the way, the web site's fine now :~))

EMBRACING CHANGE

2010-05-10T14:51:00.003+01:00

I was watching TV recently and saw a very clever advert with the message, "Doing things differently leads to something exceptional." I don't actually remember what was being advertised. All I remember is the slogan and it struck a chord with me because it's not something we do every day is it?

If you're like me, you tend to go along doing the same old things in the same old way every day. We tend to think that because something works once, it will always work the same way. Or that plugging away at something and never giving up will be enough to make it work somehow.

Many of us say we want health, wealth, happiness and more. Then we go on to list other goals we may have that, when achieved, will help us to live a more positive and happier life. But we never seem to get around to doing (or thinking) anything different that could help us to realise our goals. Someone once said, "You may be on the right road but you'll get run over if you just sit there!" and I think they were right. We can't just say we want these things and then carry on thinking or doing things in exactly the same way that we have in the past.

After all, how can you do or think the same as you've always done and expect a different result? If you do or think what you've always done or thought, you'll get what you've always got. Makes sense, doesn't it? If you really want change, you have to make it happen. No one else can do it for you, you know.

Sometimes, however, it's not what to change or how to change it that's the problem. Sometimes it's that we're not fully commited to our dreams. Perhaps we don't really like change. Perhaps our dreams are not ours. Perhaps they're dreams that someone else would wish for us. Perhaps we simply don't think we have what it takes or we're scared of what success (or even failure) might bring.

There can be many different reasons why we're not achieving the goals and dreams we set ourselves. One thing's for sure though. We're not achieving them because we're blocking ourselves in some way. For whatever reason, we have decided that it's easier, safer, ______, (you fill in the blank) to stay where we are. After all, if we were a hundred percent behind our dreams, willing to do what it takes to achieve them and open to receiving them, they'd already be ours wouldn't they?

I did some work on my own dreams recently and came up with some interesting ideas. You can see the results of my thoughts, meanderings and wanderings in 'The Rainbows Guide To Releasing Your Blocks And Achieving Your Dreams.' It lists the ten most common blocks we put upon our own success and gives easy and practical examples of ways to release those blocks if we are willing. You can get your copy by following the link above or on the left.

Happy releasing! :))))

KEEPING IT FOR BEST

2010-05-04T18:36:00.004+01:00

It's been a busy week again here at Rainbows. I've been doing the Reiki talk and a meditation workshop as well as publishing a new 'Rainbows Guide To'. 'The Rainbows Guide To Meditation' is the latest in the series of handy how-to guides I've written. It is full of information on meditation and also includes many short meditations that you can use at any time to relax and refresh you. And you don't need to have done any meditation before to benefit from it either. The meditations and exercises are so simple anyone can do them. If you're in need of a little relaxation and 'me' time, then visit the link on the right to get your copy.

I was having a little 'me time' of my own this bank holiday weekend (just for a change!) and got to thinking about how we in our family were always taught as children that if you got something new you should 'keep it for best.' And I've got some lovely things that I have tended to keep 'for best' too. Lovely skirts and tops and jackets that I only bring out to wear on special occasions. But why? I suppose it's the old thought that if 'best' ever does come, I won't be able to afford anything new to wear so I'd better have something tucked away, just in case.

And to a certain degree, I think that's wise, but doesn't it give the impression that there are certain occasions when your best things are too good? And perhaps I'd worry that I may never be able to afford more if I wear out or use what I've got now.

But what if 'best' never comes? Wouldn't all those lovely things go to waste? And can't I trust the Universe enough to know that there'll always be a supply of whatever I need whenever I need it? It seems to go against what I'm always teaching, that you get what you expect to get so you should only expect the best, doesn't it?

So I've decided I'm not keeping things for best anymore. I'm going to use everything I have, and allow myself to feel good doing so. Living in (and enjoying) the moment is my big thing just now and keeping things for best doesn't fit in with that philosophy really. After all, I wouldn't not give myself 100 per cent during a talk, workshop or when writing a book would I? I wouldn't keep information or anything else back just to save for later. Everything I do includes everything I know or have learned so that I can pass these things on to others. It's part of what I do. So why do it for others and not for myself? (Another blog, I think!)

Meanwhile I'm going to find, use, and enjoy more of the things I've been hoarding. What about you?

THE PRECIOUS GIFT

2010-04-26T16:09:00.006+01:00

Monday again, so another blog from me. I've had a lovely and busy week here at Rainbows beginning with a good networking session at Meet! on Monday night last week. I came away with some possible new clients and also some good ideas for more things I'd like to do. Sometimes our ideas need a little freshening up and I think getting out and about amongst others is a good way to do that for me.

And I've been busy working on a new 'Rainbows Guide To' which is now on the way and will hopefully be published this week. Keep an eye on the web site for that one.

I'm also working on a new ten-week group which will help members to expand and enhance their intuition. A sort of precursor to psychic development if you like. There's quite a bit of work to do on that one still, but I'll let you know when it's ready, and tell you then what will be included in the sessions and the dates and times etc. too.

Yesterday I attended the Christening of my latest great-neice, Isobelle Amelia at the lovely Beverley Minster. A beautiful building to be sure. And a great excuse for a family get-together too!

And whether you do or don't believe in all the religious side of things, seeing this beautiful baby and the others who were Christened at the same time brought it home to me how precious is the gift of life we all share. How long or how short our own lives are, may not be for us to decide, but we can decide to live what days we do have with all the enthusiasm and energy we can muster. We can decide to say 'yes' to life and to allow life to say 'yes' to us. And when faced with a choice, we can follow our hearts and choose to move forward, rather than staying stuck with the 'safe' option. After all, who amongst us really knows what time we have?

Personally, I'm making the most of each day. Enjoying the sunshine, enjoying the clouds, enjoying everything. And I'm moving forward by simply following my bliss. By doing what makes me happy. And I'm sure if I keep on doing this, not only will I be happy today, I'll also be storing up happiness for my tomorrows too, however many there may be.

What are you doing?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

2010-04-19T16:26:00.004+01:00

Hello again. I was wondering recently ... if I could have anything in the world I wanted, what would it be? If I could live in the house of my dreams, what would it look like? If I could have enormous amounts of money, how much would that be?

This got me to thinking about how we can wish away all we like, place cosmic orders until we bust, but unless we know what it is we actually want we'll be no nearer to getting it. It's like going to the bus station and asking for a ticket to 'anywhere'. You won't get very far (let's face it, you won't even leave the station) unless you know what you would like your destination to be.

I've come across many people who say they're unhappy with what they already have in their lives and when I ask them what they do want, they simply give me a list of what they don't want (i.e. what's wrong with their lives at present.) They go on to list all the negative things that they wish they could change but yet seem to have no clear idea of what they would have instead.

Can you see how doing this is focusing on the lack and limitation in our life instead of focusing on what we would have instead? And if our minds are constantly focusing on what we don't want this will make us miserable. And being miserable is not the ideal place to begin attracting the things that will make us happy is it? Many good ideas may pass us by if we're feeling too down to recognise them. Ideas that may have brought about a solution to our problems or brought about the change we say we want.

One solution to this is to make a list. Sounds very simple but don't underestimate the simple ideas. They're the ones that work! So divide a sheet of paper in two lengthwise and make a list of what you want to change. Focus on it just for a moment and write it down on the left hand side of the paper.

Now on the right hand side, make another list. Using the items on the left, write down what you would have instead. So, for instance if you've written on the left that you would like to change your job, on the right, write down what your new job would be. Just a short sentence will do for now.

Then go on and complete your list, adding what you'd like to have to replace what you don't want. Now begin to focus on the things you do want. Ask the Universe to help you find ways to achieve these things and then be open to receiving any thoughts, ideas or guidance on the matter. You never know what good ideas are lurking around out there and you'll never see them if you're looking down all the time.

Now use your list of things you do want, to help you to set your goals for the future and keep your list handy to look at whenever you need to and let it remind you to focus on where you're going, not where you are right now.

So where are you going?

KEEPING YOURSELF HAPPY...

2010-04-12T18:27:00.004+01:00

This is the first blog from me in a couple of weeks. This is for two reasons. Firstly it was Easter Monday last week and I felt I needed a day off. Just for a change I wanted to just sit and watch TV and eat chocolate. And boy did it do me good! It was lovely just to have nothing to do for a change, something that doesn't happen very often round here.

The second reason I didn't blog is because I've just bought myself a new computer and it's taken a while to set up. For the last four years I've been blogging, updating the web site and much more on a small laptop computer. I didn't mind it being small but all the bending over and peering at it was beginning to hurt my back, and the laptop was also beginning to cough and splutter more and more often. I was worried that I'd lose all my files etc. so I thought I'd better do something about it.

I wasn't a happy bunny though. The thought of spending money I didn't feel I really needed to wasn't pleasing me and I also found out after I'd bought the computer that Windows 7 won't take all my old programmes so I've had to buy the whole 'Office' suite again, as well as a couple of new speakers and a new router for t'Internet. And now I think I'm going to need a new printer as well. (Yes, I've tried downloading the drivers for mine but it won't seem to accept them.)

However, on the plus side, Windows 7 means that instead of the normal wallpaper on my desktop, I can have a rolling selection of photos. Sounds daft but I absolutely love this! And what I've done is to get together a collection of beautiful, bright and sunny photographs of the floats from the Jersey Battle Of Flowers over the years. And wow! Has that cheered me up!

I'm sure I've mentioned before about 'secret shifters.' You know, the things that make you cheerful that you keep close by to look at when you're getting frustrated or down. Well, those lovely photographs are really helping me to come to terms with finding my way through the maze of new programmes etc. I can't help smiling when I look at the bright smiling faces of the people on the floats and think about the lovely holidays and times I've had watching the battle.

And yes, I feel good. And I think it's something to think about at least. Try finding photos, flowers or somthing that's dear to you to focus on when things aren't going right. After all, we only get back what we give out, so if you're feeling happy, then the Universe will send you even more things to feel happy about. And that can't be a bad thing can it?

What are your secret shifters?

FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE

2010-03-29T13:43:00.006+01:00

Monday once more and I've had a busy morning updating the Rainbows web site and sorting out the advertising for more workshops. The Tuesday morning Meditation Group are now away for their Easter break. However, before they come back, we need to find another three members to make up the group, which is now slightly depleted due to members' work commitments etc.

And I'm still looking to start a Tuesday evening group for beginners. I've had a few enquiries for this one, which is lovely, but I'm going to need another three people to make running a group worthwhile. So if you, or someone you know, would benefit from some lovely relaxing 'me' time in the company of like minded people and can make either Tuesday mornings or evenings for five weeks, do get in touch.

And while I wait for that to happen, I'm working on some corporate Meditation days too. I've been asked to run an afternoon meditation session for a group of stressed-out workers and I think it's a fantastic idea. After all, we could all do with a little 'down' time occasionally and meditation can give us just that. Time to relax and reflect on where we are now and where we would like to go from here. It can take us away from the everyday and into a wonderful world of peace and relaxation. It works on so many levels to help us on our journey towards health and wellbeing. And if you want to know if it works, check out the testimonials on the Meditation Groups page of the site!

And I'm going to be getting on with the many other things I want to do too. For now I'm just 'going with the flow' and doing whatever work presents itself to me as and when it happens. And if I do all this with a positive frame of mind, then I'll only attract positive circumstances to myself. Try this for yourself. What you think about, you will bring about. No exceptions. Honestly... It can be difficult when circumstances are not at their best for you, but try and focus on what's good in your life right now instead of what's wrong. That way, you're attracting more good into your life which will bring you even more good to focus on.

Make a gratitude list. Write down the things that please you. Write down the things you love. Write down what you'd like to be grateful for in the future. And read and add to your list every day. I mean, think about it... What thought do we in the west give to being able to simply turn on a tap and get clean, running water, never mind hot running water? Not to mention having heating and lighting. And isn't it lovely to wake up in a warm, cosy bed each morning? We all have lots to be grateful for I'm sure. And focusing on those things can only add to our sense of wellbeing can't it?

So think about it - what's good in your life right now?

CHAKRA WISDOM

2010-03-22T17:27:00.003Z

Well hello again. It's been another busy week here at Rainbows. I guess you'll have noticed by now that I finally got around to publishing the new 'Rainbows Guide To Releasing Your Blocks And Achieving Your Dreams.' And so far the feedback has been excellent so I'm very pleased, as you can guess. It's always lovely when someone appreciates the work you do isn't it?

There's already another 'Rainbows Guide To' on the way as well. This one will be the 'Rainbows Guide To Reiki'. Well, it had to happen didn't it?;) Hopefully it shouldn't be too long before this is out and I'll let you know here or on the web site when it's ready.

And during the last week, I've been asked to run a half-day meditation workshop in April for a group of stressed-out people, which I'm busy organising and looking forward to very much. And I'm in the process of looking at getting some of my meditations onto CD too, so that more people can enjoy them. Unfortunately, the cost for this is going to be around two thousand pounds (to do it properly anyway) and I shall have to wait a little while until the money becomes available. I have faith that it will come soon, and am all ready for it when it does. I think that's the key to achieving things really. To decide what you want, to be expectant and anticipate your chosen goals but not hold on to them too tightly in case something even better comes along. After all, who knows what wonders lurk just around the corner!

The recent 'Step Into Spring' didn't run. Shame really... It's a fabulous workshop (well I think so anyway;)) And I'm sure many people would have benefited if they'd come along. But there you go. Some things just aren't meant to happen and I had a choice. I could spend all day mooching about and feeling sorry for myself or I could just get up and get on with something else. So that's what I did. I began the preparations for the next 'Pathways To Wisdom' workshop which is 'Chakra Wisdom'.

'Chakra Wisdom' is one's one of the 'Pathways' series and uses guided meditation and oracle cards to help guide people along life's pathway as well as giving them some useful information about the chakras, what they are, how to rebalance and energise them and more. This one runs on Saturday 10 April so if you're in or around Beverley on that date, email me to book, and come along and see what it's all about...

And if you're too far away to get here and are interested in learning about the chakras there's always the 'Rainbows Guide To The Chakras'

Here's a brief guide from the book...

Root Chakra - The root chakra is red and connects to physical needs and vitality. Mental/emotional association 'I Am'.

Spleen or Sacral Chakra - The sacral chakra is orange and governs intellect and mental clarity. Mental/emotional association 'I Feel'.

Solar Plexus Chakra - The solar plexus chakra is yellow and governs inspiration, personal power and will. Mental/emotional association 'I Act'.

Heart Chakra - The heart chakra is green or pink and corresponds with love, relationships, abundance and prosperity. Mental/emotional association 'I Love'.

Throat Chakra - The throat chakra is blue and governs self-expression, creativity and healing. Mental/emotional association 'I Speak'.

Third Eye Chakra - The third-eye chakra is indigo. It governs psychic ability and intuition. Mental/emotional association 'I See'.

Crown Chakra - The crown chakra is violet or violet/white and connects us to the highest level of being i.e. Universe, God, the Creator or whatever we perceive that to be. Mental/emotional association 'I Know'.

And that's about all from me this week folks. Let me know if there's a subject for a 'Rainbows Guide To' you'd like to see.

STEP INTO SPRING

2010-03-15T11:56:00.004Z

Hello all and what a lovely day we have here in sunny Beverley! The crocuses and more have seen fit to flower just in time for Mothering Sunday here in the UK and it feels like a whole different world than it did even as little as a week ago. What a difference a bit of sunshine makes!

And I've been busy too, moving forward as usual. I've managed to finish the ebook I've been promising you for ages and you can now find 'The Rainbows Guide To Releasing Your Blocks And Achieving Your Dreams' on the web site here... If you choose to buy a copy, do please let me know what you think won't you?

There are other 'Rainbows Guides To' planned to be written soon too. I think the next one will be on meditation and the one after that on Reiki as both of these are subjects close to my heart. We'll see how we get on and of course I'll let you know here when they're up and running.

I've a busy week planned with meditation group on Tuesday and a lovely Reiki attunement on Wednesday so I'm really 'living my dream' and 'going for it!'

And of course, there's the 'Step Into Spring' workshop on Saturday which I'm really looking forward to. The last of these 'Festivals And Feast Days' workshops - 'Letting In The Light' was such fun to do and now is a time when we should be moving forward even more and dispelling the negativity and darkness of the winter months and enjoying the lighter, brighter days.

Spring is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings and for planning the wonderful new things we will do now the longer days and lighter nights are with us. And I'm going to use this time to think about what I want to do too. I have so many ideas for things I would like to do, books I would like to write and workshops I would like to run that my problem is finding the time to do them all. So what I'm going to do is get a big A4 book and write down all the ideas I have (one to a page) and what I would need to do in order to achieve them. Then I'm going to look through it and prioritise those which are easily achieved and which ones will take longer. Then I'll be set to go!

Of course doing things necessitates action, not just thinking about it or writing it down but once you've got it written down and can see it in black and white, you're more motivated and it makes it so much easier to start doesn't it?

What are you going to start this week?

GOING FOR IT!

2010-03-08T15:37:00.006Z

Another week - another blog. And now I've come down a little from the fair I have more time to reflect on everything that's happened and on what's actually been achieved. And I must admit that when my friend Lynnda from Oak House Studio initially suggested that I should run mind, body and spirit fairs, my first instinct was to run in the direction of away, shouting "Help... Mummy..!" And that's because my first reaction was to think that I didn't have enough experience at that type of thing and that I was simply 'not good enough,' to be able to do it properly.

And how many times in my life have I thought that about something I would like to do? Loads I think! And you're probably the same as me. There are some things that you know you can do well, but anything that stretches you a little beyond your comfort zone is new to you and ultimately a little scary so you tend to avoid it. After all, what's more scary than falling flat on your face in front of all your friends, loved ones and maybe even the public at large?

But to indulge in the "Oh, I'm not good enough," type of thinking doesn't really get us anywhere does it? If everybody thought like that all the time there would have been no advances made in any area of our lives. There would be no electricity, none of the comforts of life or the advances in the healing field that we take for granted today. There would be no computers :(( if some bright spark hadn't decided that every home should have one and made it his business to see that it happened.

And on a personal level, I've found that if you're willing to do something and really 'go for it', the Universe seems to get in there and lend a hand somehow. I think that once you seriously commit to doing something, all sorts of new avenues open to enable you to fulfill your commitment.

I don't know if it's so much about 'feeling the fear and doing it anyway' though. For me it's about having a passion for what I do. For instance, I was going to be interviewed for a local newspaper recently and a friend said to me "Aren't you nervous?" Well, no. I wasn't. My only worry was that I would overdo things a little because I wouldn't be able to stop talking! I believe that if there's something you're passionate about then your passion will shine through in whatever you do and it will see you through too, even if things are slow to get going. If you can remember why you chose this dream in the first place you'll have the motivation to continue even if things get a little tough.

And let's face it, how would I feel at the end of my life if I'd let all these wonderful chances pass me by just because I wanted a 'safe' life? What if I never got to see my dream become reality? What if I'd stayed in my nine-to-five job and not even given my dream a chance? It would have been so easy, but not very exciting I think...

For me, life's about having that dream (after all, it wouldn't have come to you if you didn't have the ability to handle it) and then going for it. Check with your heart and your conscience to see if it's the right dream for you and do all the practical checks you need to do to see if it's right. And if it is right for you then go for it and give it your best shot. Put your heart and soul into it and watch what happens.

So what are you going to 'go for' this week?

A FABULOUS FAIR!

2010-03-04T11:42:00.003Z

Hello all and here's another lovely blog (?!) from me. I'm still coming down from the ceiling after the fabulous fair last Sunday and I'm grateful to all the lovely stallholders and helpers who gave their time and energy to making it the fantastic day it was. We had over two hundred visitors round during the day, which I felt was very good for a damp day in February, and everyone I spoke to said that the atmosphere in the hall was great and that there was a good variety of therapists, readers and goods for sale.

A special thank you from me, goes out to those who came from far away to be there too. The Simmering Cauldron people came all the way from Wales and Litework from West Yorkshire and there were people there from all over Yorkshire too.

And thanks to the helpers on the day who 'manned' the door for me and made it such a pleasant experience for the customers who arrived cold and damp.

And of course, thanks to the speakers on the day who made a great job (I'm told) of the talks and demonstrations. Karina's Holistic Nutrition, Christine Vayro of Cloud 9, Shirley Ann Summerwill, Susan Ockendon of Aurora Rainbow and Lesley Scott of Heavenscent kept the people entertained all day with talks on a wide variety of subjects.

The photos from the fair are now available to see on my Facebook page

And I'm live on Internet TV this afternoon sometime between 3 and 3.30 pm to talk about the fair. If you want to see it you can watch here...

Enjoy!

FREE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH TALKS AND DEMONSTRATIONS

2010-02-22T10:30:00.003Z

At last! I've finally manged to get round to organising the talks and demonstrations for the upcoming Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit fair.

Talks will last for half an hour each to give you time to browse the stalls in between each one. And don't forget there will be refreshments available too, so you can go and have a nice relaxing cuppa or even have lunch while you're there.

10.30 to 11.00 - Yvonne Green - Introduction To Reiki

11.30 to 12.00 - Susan Ockendon - Angel Therapy

12.30 to 1.00 - Karina Clappison - Digestive Wellness

1.30 to 2.00 - Christine Vayro - Tea Leaf Reading

2.30 to 3.00 - Lesley Scott - No Hands Massage

3.30 to 4.00 - Shirley Ann Summerwill - It's Easy To Learn The Tarot

The hall is now going to be full of lovely stalls with many beautiful things for you to see and buy as well as lots of different alternative/complementary therapies for you to try. And for those of you who like to glimpse into your future, there are no less than seven card readers/psychics/clairvoyants to show you what may be...

I'm really looking forward to it as you can imagine. It's a day which marks the culmitation of all the work I've been doing over the last few months. I'll be going round with my little camera again and will post another collage and some photographs of the day on Facebook for those of you who are too far away to make it.

After this, the Memorial Hall closes for refurbishments and will be closed for about a year so it's going to be sometime next spring/early summer before I can run another one of these fairs. So if you can make it on the day, do come along and enjoy...

ALL FULL UP!

2010-02-16T19:09:00.005Z

Here we are again. I'm a little late with the blog this week as I've been busy busy as usual sorting out things for the fair. And I'm happy to say that we're now all full up. Every stall has been taken and there will be plenty of lovely things for you to see, do and buy on the day.

Here is a list of the stallholders and what they're bringing to the fair:

Aurora Rainbow (Susan Ockendon)
Crystals, hand-made items, crystal therapy taster sessions
and card readings

Broomsticks (Jay Jansen and David Oliver)
Pagan and new age goods, Reiki taster sessions

Butterfly Healing (Julie Allison)
Massage and energy work taster sessions

Cloud 9 (Christine Vayro)
Tea leaf readings

Cultural Bodywork (Valerie Prentice)
Hawaiian Kahuna Massage

East Yorkshire Tarot (Kathleen Robinson)
Tarot readings

Harmony Healing (Sharon Rawdon)
Reiki and ear candling taster sessions

Heavenscent (Lesley Scott)
Advanced reflexology, face and hand reflexology, Reiki,
no hands massage, ear candling, Indian head massage and aromatherapy

Kari Milsom
Reiki and Angel card readings

Karina's Holistic Nutrition (Karina Clappison)
Nutritional therapy, digestive wellness and food tasters

Litework (Nigel Cousins)
Crystals, books, CD's for health & relaxation, divination products,
aromatherapy oils and more

Lynda Burgess
Aromatherapy, Indian head massage, body massage, reflexology,
Tibetan ball massage, Bowen therapy and ear candling taster sessions

North Cave Healing (Aileen Akrill)
Palmistry, clairvoyance, tarot reading

Rainbows (Yvonne Green)
Affirmation cards, bookmarks, workshops, Reiki training and more

Shirley Ann Summerwill
Tarot with clairvoyance, meditation CD's

Therapies on the Wolds (Anne Rabbitts)
Training in massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, reflexology, hypnosis and acupressure

The Simmering Cauldron (Angela Moore)
Esoteric stall offering essential and massage oils, healing creams, crystals,
divination tools, traditional granular incense and more

Tiphereth Art (Verity Nicholson and Kelly Peterson)
Fantasy artwork and more

Wiccanwax
Beautiful scented candles and burners

Yvonne Harrison
Crystals, silver/semi-precious stones, fossils and stones for healing

Zebra (Ann Robinson)
Stones and crystals, oils, jewellery, faery and angel figurines,
cards, giftware,incense and more, plus tarot card readings

There'll also be free talks and demonstrations going on all day. The letters to the speakers are going out tomorrow and I'll add a list of these with the titles and times to the blog next week so that you can plan your day if you're coming along.

It's been such a busy time for me just lately that I'm grateful for having a Reiki attunement day to do next Sunday. A whole day for me to sit and talk about Reiki! Heaven! I'm really looking forward to it as I'm sure you can imagine. And as soon as I can, I want to do a last proof-read of my new ebook and get that out into the world too.

Meanwhile, there's supper calling and a couple of hours in front of the telly before bed. You have to look after yourself sometimes... See you next week.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAINBOWS WEB SITE

2010-02-08T18:26:00.006Z

Well here we are, four years on from setting up the Rainbows web site. When I first began, the web site was only a couple of pages and over the years it just seems to have grown and grown. I began it as a small site to advertise my therapies and workshops and yes, it still does that, but now there's this blog, Twitter, Facebook, the Coffee Shop, ebooks for sale and so much more.

And yes, it has brought me new clients too so it's been well worth the effort that goes into running it, even though at times it has seemed like an uphill journey keeping it all up to date. I think some things are like that. You put all your effort into them and just hope that whatever you do will be enough. And really, all you can do is the best you can do and the best you can do is all you can do, if you see what I mean! And I do love to write, so I get great pleasure from writing the blog, Twittering every day and letting people know what's happening here. And not only am I letting you know, I'm also reminding myself of all the good things I have going on too. Sometimes work can seem a bit thin on the ground, but looking at what I have on the web site now, makes me realise that I have come a fair way along the path since we started.

Okay, so what's the moral? Well, there's always a moral with me, isn't there? I think the moral is to do what you love and what you need will come from that. And if things seem to be taking a long while to get going, don't give up. If you love doing it anyway, just do it for the fun of it and whatever comes is a bonus isn't it?

Fair News: There are more stallholders for the Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair this week. We've now added Harmony Healing, Broomsticks, Cultural Bodywork and North Cave Healing (Aileen Akrill) to our list and I'm waiting replies from some more lovely stallholders including some in Wales who might like to come along too... I'll let you know as and when we get more but we're nearly full now. I think it's going to be another good day for everyone. For more details, see the full list of stallholders on the web site.

Other News: The 'Pathways To Wisdom - Crystal Wisdom' workshop runs this Saturday (13 Feb.) from 9.30 to 12.30 noon. Email me soon if you wish to join us. And the next 'Festivals And Feast Days' workshop is 'Step Into Spring'.

So Happy 4th Birthday to the Rainbows web site and a big and grateful thank you from me to all of you who keep coming back to visit.

LETTING IN THE LIGHT...

2010-02-01T16:48:00.004Z

Well, we certainly let in the light a little during last Saturday's workshop. I had a fabulous time and came away from it with my 'intentions' set for 2010 and now I'm raring to go! Amongst other things, I want to write more, finish writing already started and to do more Reiki and EFT for myself (to take more care of myself.)

Sometimes we teach what we most need to learn and it seems to me that I do an awful lot of 'preaching' about taking 'me' time and looking after yourself etc. while doing none of it myself. So this year, I'm going to be more open to receiving from myself as well as from others, and take a little time to nourish myself as well. After all, it doesn't cost very much to pamper yourself occasionally, or to find some quiet time to sit and read a favourite book or watch a favourite movie ("Throw it in the fire Mr. Frodo!")

I also 'released' a lot of stuff; like my limitations and the past. Some things are simply for learning from and not for hanging onto really. And if we can let them go, we can be free to move forward once more.

We gave and received inspiring messages which I will take with me throughout the year too. All in all, a fantastic day.

The next one of these Festivals and Feast Days workshops will be 'Step Into Spring' on March 20. Completely different format, different exercises etc. but carrying on around the wheel of the year and preparing us for what lies ahead. Lovely! See the 'Events And Workshops' page of the web site for more details and to book your place if you would like to join us.

Fair News: Here's an updated list of stallholders for the fair

STALLHOLDERS CONFIRMED SO FAR ARE:

Aurora Rainbow
Crystals, hand-made items, crystal therapy taster sessions and card readings

Butterfly Healing
Massage and energy work taster sessions

Cloud 9
Tea leaf readings

Karina's Holistic Nutrition
Nutritional therapy, digestive wellness and food tasters

Lite Work
Crystals, books, CD's for health & relaxation, divination products, aromatherapy oils and more

Lynda Burgess
Aromatherapy, Indian head massage, body massage, reflexology, Tibetan ball massage,
Bowen therapy and ear candling taster sessions

Maxine Miller
Spiritual and tarot card readings

Rainbows
Affirmation cards, bookmarks, workshops, Reiki training and more

Therapies on the Wolds
Training in massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, reflexology, hypnosis and accupressure

Tiphereth Art
Fantasy artwork and more

Yvonne Harrison
Crystals, silver/semi-precious stones, fossils and stones for healing

Zebra
Stones and crystals, oils, jewellery, faery and angel figurines, cards, giftware,
incense and more, plus tarot card readings

Talks and demonstrations have yet to be organised but I hope to get this done over the next week and I'll let you have a list here and on the web site as soon as they're done.

The next 'Pathways To Wisdom' is 'Crystal Wisdom' and takes place on Saturday 13 February (in a couple of weeks time) so book now if you wish to join us. Again, there are more details on the web page.

Meanwhile I'll be off and getting on with things then. And I'm looking forward to a nice soak and an hour's Reiki tonight when I finish here. What will you do to pamper yourself today?

TEMPUS FUGIT

2010-01-25T16:03:00.006Z

Time just seems to fly by doesn't it? It only seems a minute since I was here last and here I am again. You can't get rid of me that easily you know!

There have been lots of 'goings on' at Rainbows recently. The fair being the main one. And we now have new stallholders to add to our ever-growing list. The ones below are confirmed. I'm still waiting for quite a few forms to come back so please do your best to get yours back soon if you've had a form and want to join us. As soon as I receive your form back I can add you to the list and include a link to your site here and on my web site page.

STALLHOLDERS CONFIRMED SO FAR ARE:

Eat Your Way Back To Health - Nutritonal advice.

Lite Work - Crystals of all kinds, books, CD's for health and relaxation, divination products, aromatherapy oils, artwork and jewellery.

Therapies on the Wolds - Training in massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, reflexology, hypnosis, accupressure.

Butterfly Healing - Massage and energy work.

Yvonne Harrison - Crystals, silver/semi-precious stones, fossils, stones for healing.

Verity Nicholson - Fantasy artwork, jewellery and more.

Lynda Burgess - Aromatherapy, Indian head massage, body massage, Tibetan ball massage, Bowen therapy, ear candling.

Aurora Rainbow - Crystals and hand-made jewellery, crystal therapy taster sessions, card readings.

Sounds like a good start to me!

And on Rainbows Coffee Shop we now stock beautiful fantasy artwork too. I've been busy uploading the new stock and there will be more of this to come so do keep checking back.

Workshop-wise, there's the lovely 'Letting In The Light' one-day workshop coming up this Saturday. I'm really looking forward to that. It's a great workshop for chasing away the winter and allowing the light in to guide us along our paths. For those of you who've already registered for this one, I'll be sending you an email (hopefully today or tomorrow) to let you know what you need to prepare for the workshop. For those of you who would like to join us but haven't yet registered, please email me soon otherwise you'll miss out...

And time is flying away from me again, and there's so much to finish today that I'd better get on with it I suppose!

Remember, enjoy every minute before it slips away...

RAINBOWS NEWS

2010-01-18T15:39:00.003Z

Well hello again. Here we are now and the New Year is well under way. My birthday's come and gone since I blogged last so I'm another year older now. I don't mind though. As long as I can keep busy and working, I'm happy! My 'intentions' for 2010 were to 'be more, do more, give more and receive more' and judging by the lovely presents and cards I've received, I've started 'receiving' already! I've also 'received' some lovely new clients for Reiki and other things so I'm off to a good start.

The Angel workshop on Saturday went very well and I think everybody got something good from it. Sometimes all you need is a place to come to chill out for a while and meditating can be difficult to do if you're trying to do it on your own. There are so many distractions that can come up, and you may even feel guilty for taking the time. At least if you're at a workshop, there's nothing to do but go with the meditation. And it's lovely to do it with like-minded people too.

The next workshop I'm running is the 'Festivals and Feast Days - Letting In The Light'. This one's about celebrating the return of the longer days. Letting go of the darkness and welcoming the light. It's about releasing the things that aren't helping us and setting our intentions for the coming year. The workshops includes meditations, written exercises, receiving gifts, working with the light and more... This one takes place on Saturday 30 January and will run from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

The next 'Pathways To Wisdom' workshop is 'Crystal Wisdom' We'll learn a little about crystals and their uses and find our wisdom in the beautiful 'Crystal Ally' cards. Email me soon if you wish to come along won't you?

The second Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair will take place on Sunday 28 February 2010 and plans for this are coming along nicely. The letters and booking forms have gone out to stallholders who expressed an interest and forms are coming back now. If you are a stallholder who's taking part, do let me know if you have a web site and I'll make a list and link to them from here. And if you have a Twitter account, tell me too, and I'll mention you on my Twitter page. Well, it all helps with the advertising, doesn't it?

And with all that's going on, I don't seem to have had any choice but to grow into the person I hoped to become a few years ago. I looked at myself recently and realised that I've come a lot further than I thought. I remembered a few years ago when I was hardly running any workshops or events at all and feeling a little 'less than' other workshop leaders etc. out there. All I could do was keep going and hope that things would work out for me. I think they have. And setting aside the old me and becoming the me I always wanted to be was something that gradually grew over time. I really believe that you have to 'become' that which you seek. If you seek love, you have to become love. If you seek riches, you have to become rich (at least in spirit.) And then your desires can be fulfilled for you.

What are you going to 'become'?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-01-04T19:34:00.004Z

Well hello again and a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year to you all. I do hope that 2010 lives up to your wildest dreams - and then exceeds them!

My Christmas was fantastic. A lovely time just to chill out and enjoy things. The aforementioned friend did actually make it (all the way from London in his A reg mini.) It took him five hours! But then it usually does. The A is a reg from the first time round! However, he arrived safely and we had a great Christmas and he travelled safely back to London (another five hours - don't know why he doesn't use the train!) the Wednesday after Christmas.

The New Year started with a great meal at my sisters with her and her partner and Sam, the doggy. Just a small celebratory evening to see out the old year and see in the new with fireworks from the good people of Beverley to enjoy and the usual Hootenanny on the telly. Loved it!

And the year's started well for me too. There have been some more stallholders wishing to attend the forthcoming Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair in Beverley so it looks like this one might run. It's going to be held on Sunday 28 February from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm if you want to come along... I'll put more details up here and on the web site as I get them.

Meditation group return next Tuesday morning and I'm also looking forward to starting another Tuesday evening one. This will be a beginner's group which will run from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm. These are only five-week sets so you won't have to commit yourself to a long term group. If you're interested in joining us please email me soon as this will begin next Tuesday 12 January.

There's also going to be another of the 'Letting In The Light' one-day workshops on Saturday 30 January. These are great workshops for celebrating the return of the longer days. Come along and join us to let go of the things that no longer serve you and welcome the new year with new 'intentions.' This workshop includes meditations, written exercises and much more. Again, see the Events and Workshops page of the web site for more details.

I must admit, I'm not one for new year's resolutions. I prefer instead to set 'intentions'. This makes it much less of a 'must do' thing for me. And my intentions for this year are to "be more, do more, give more and receive more." Just about covers everything, I think!

What are your 'intentions'?

FESTIVE GREETINGS FROM ME TO YOU

2009-12-21T10:56:00.006Z

Hello again. It's been a busy December for me work-wise and festive-wise too. And now the festivities are nearly upon us, I'd like to wish all of you the best of the season and greetings whatever your religion or faith.

For me it'll be a couple of days of feasting, relaxing, watching TV and generally just being glad the preparations are all over and I can just 'go with the moment' and enjoy everything.

I'm lucky to have a good friend visiting me as usual for the Christmas period (weather permitting of course) and family people will come over on Boxing Day for supper so I'll get to see everybody. My heart goes out to you if you can't be close to your loved ones this season. There aren't many of our family left so I know how sad it can be to have people missing from your Christmas. However, I do hope you can make the most of this special time and enjoy it in the knowledge that this is what your loved ones would wish for you.

And I do hope you can find some quiet time for you this season too. I'm looking forward to being 'off duty' for a while and to finishing the shopping and the present buying and wrapping. It's easy to spend the run up to Christmas thinking about others. What gifts to buy them and how to make their Christmas special is foremost in our minds at this time of year. And of course there's the usual shop for mountains of food too. However, you won't enjoy Christmas yourself if you're so tired you can hardly keep your eyes open!

So be open to receiving this festive season. Not just the wonderful (I hope!) gifts, cards and turkey, but to help when it's offered and to the love and appreciation of your nearest and dearest.

And let that be your watchword for 2010 too. If you can't put yourself first once in a while, nobody else will!

So here's hoping for a happy and peaceful festive season and a prosperous and joyful New Year.

FINDING YOURSELF

2009-12-07T10:57:00.003Z

Hello again. I missed blogging last week because I was very busy organising for the Positively Me! Corporate Training Day I ran on Friday. These things do take some getting together! But I have to say it was well worth the effort in the end. What a joy to see so many expectant faces first thing, and to hear the gales of laughter as we continued throughout the day. This particular group of people had been going through a very tough time work-wise recently and the day was intended as a confidence and positivity booster for them. And worked too... Many of them said afterwards how much they had enjoyed the day and it had also provided a much-needed break for them.

The problem with tough times is that sometimes we're unable to see the big picture in all that's going on at the time. I always ask people "What's good in your life right now?" to enable them to focus on the positive things we all have in our lives but which can get lost amongst all the 'stuff' that comes up.

And it's also about re-connecting with ourselves too, I think. We often let life's circumstances surround us and influence us and can easily lose ourselves amongst them. However, our still, small, more positive self is lurking in there somewhere just waiting for the chance to surface. All we have to do is to give it the chance by stepping back from all the madness and allowing ourselves a little 'me' time.

Circumstances will come and go but we will remain. Family and friends will come and go but we will remain. The only thing we can really rely on is ourselves and if we are strong enough to face whatever comes and come through it calmly and with dignity then our lives will have a positive impact not only on ourselves, but on others around us too. Try it and see...

VISUALISING YOUR DREAMS

2009-11-24T18:06:00.003Z

Well hello again. I've had loads to do this week again. I'm still working on the book, which is coming on nicely now. Hopefully it won't be too long before it's ready. Of course, I'll let you know on here when and where you can get hold of a copy.

I'm also working on finding out more about subliminal messaging at the moment too, and seeing if I can use it to add the phrases to my Ho'oponopono videos when I do the DVD's I'm intending to create soon.

And, of course, there's the Yuletide Wisdom workshop running on Saturday so I'm going to be spending tomorrow putting up the Christmas tree and making the place look a bit more festive...

I also did my meditation talk for a local psychic development group on Saturday. It's interesting for me to realise that even in those circles, not everybody knows about the benefits of meditation, or how easy it is to do. Just ask my Tuesday group! We're focusing on finding the peace and stillness within, for this set, and I think they've all managed to achieve that with one or other of the meditations, so that's lovely. And we still have another couple of weeks to go before we finish for Christmas.

However, although my meditation groups centre very much around the 'guided' type of meditation, there is another type of meditation we can all use to help us to move closer to our goals...

Visualisation is a lovely tool we can use to enhance our ‘cosmic orders’ or simply take ourselves away from the present to a lovely place. You ‘cosmic orderers’ out there will no doubt already be visualising the end result of your orders and imagining how you will feel once they’ve been achieved. And that’s the key really, to enhance the ‘feeling’ aspect of it. This brings your dreams so much closer, so much faster.

You can also use visualisation for healing too. For instance, if you’ve got a stomach problem, simply close your eyes and imagine an army of little men down there washing everything clean. If it’s a headache, try visualising your forehead bathed in a healing, soothing light. It doesn’t matter what your ideal picture is as long as it works for you. Or close your eyes for a few minutes and picture yourself radiantly healthy. Or if there’s something your dis-ease currently stops you from doing that you would like to do, then visualise yourself doing it. Get creative. That’s half the fun of it. One of my favourites for a quick pick-me-up if I’m tired and hot, is to visualise a beautiful waterfall and let myself have a shower under it. I imagine that the waters have healing powers too. Lovely!

If you have a special goal or dream you would like to manifest in your life. Try doing a short visualisation around it every day. Whatever you are visualising for, it helps if you can actually picture yourself in there and really feel the accomplishment of your goal. To help with this, before you begin to visualise, take a good look at your hands, or your feet, or your body. Just pick some part of you that’s easy to memorise, and really focus on that until you can see it with your eyes closed. Then when you visualise, let whatever you just memorised, show up. If it’s weight you want to lose, see your stomach as it is now and watch as it gently and gracefully flattens to your perfect size and shape. Then imagine the lovely feelings of going out and shopping for clothes in sizes smaller than you do now! If it’s a new home, see your hands and fingers putting the key in the lock. You get the idea! Just for a while, suspend your belief and ‘make believe’ that these things are really happening for you.

And you could add an affirmation to your visualisation too. Simply state “My new ___ comes into my life now and I love it,” during your visualisation. Or pick something more appropriate to you. And if you use the affirmation daily when you’re not actually visualising, you can add power to it by including a small ‘cameo picture’ in your mind, which is taken from your visualisation.

People can sometimes have doubts about whether or not they can visualise. If this is you, stop right now for just a minute and think about your home. Imagine yourself walking from the path outside to your front door. Turn the key or the handle or whatever and let yourself in. Go into the living room and sit down. There… You just visualised. You don’t need to sit with closed eyes in the lotus position, and have wonderful sights and sounds. Some do, but it’s not absolutely necessary. Visualisation is simply your imagination doing its thing.

And don’t worry about the practicalities of visualisation. Just find yourself somewhere comfortable where you won’t be disturbed for a short while and maybe put on some nice background music and sit or lie and close your eyes. You don’t need to visualise for long. Just ten minutes a day will do. Whatever you choose look forward to it. Enjoy it. Play with it. Have fun with it.

According to the Law of Attraction, we attract into our lives, whatever we ‘put out’ on a consistent basis. So why not ‘put out’ good vibes and visualise your dreams... Today!

ANOTHER LOUISE HAY WEEKEND WORKSHOP

2009-11-16T14:41:00.003Z

I've had yet another busy week here. I've been booked for another two talks before the end of this year, and I've also been busy starting work on a new 'Rainbows Guide To...' This one will be called 'Releasing Your Blocks And Achieving Your Dreams.' Well maybe... The title may change before it's published, but the content will remain the same. I'll give you more details of this as we go along.

And I've been sorting out my diary for 2010 too. I'm going to be very busy with all the planned workshops etc. One of my favourites that I'll be really looking forward to is the Louise Hay Weekend Workshop on 17/18 April.

I remember so well finding my first Louise Hay book. It came about through a series of 'coincidences' too strong to ignore and practically 'fell of the shelf' at me! Well, these things do happen, don't they? And it's interesting how an advertisement for a Louise Hay Weekend Workshop appeared in a free local paper (which didn't always get delivered to me,) and just 'happened' to jump out at me, a couple of weeks after I'd found and read the book...

I just had to go on that workshop. And it changed my life. Literally. It made me see all sorts of things about the way I'd been thinking and believing that I hadn't realised were important before. And though I'd read all sorts of self-help books over the years, I'd never really given personal development much thought. It was quite a revelation to me, all the 'stuff' I'd been holding on to and it opened the door for so many other things to come in too. Not least the Louise Hay teacher training which would allow me to go out and pass on these inspiring and motivating messages on to others. Before I did that weekend workshop, I wouldn't say 'boo' to a goose, and suddenly there I was wanting to go and train to teach others. It was very scary for me and I remember setting off for Ireland for my initial week's training wondering what on earth I was doing and whether I would survive it!

Amongst the silly worries and thoughts I had while I was on my way there was "What if I 'find myself' on this course and don't like what I find?!" It sounds ridiculous now but it was a very real fear for me then. However, I hadn't reckoned on the very gentle yet powerful techniques we would learn and use over the week. And by the end of the week, I could look myself in the eye and say "You're not so bad really." A big step forward for me. And once I got home, (after some initial procrastination,) I did run workshops of my own to help others in the same way that I had been helped.

The advanced course in San Diego, California required another big leap of faith (and a remortgage!) but was even more enjoyable and made so much easier because I had already set up and run workshops and groups of my own by then. And I came back inspired to do even more.

And the whole experience has led to so many more things... Now I've tried and tested Reiki, Emotional Freedom Techniques and much more and gone on to start my own business using these and many other techniques (not to mention creating my own 'Positively Me!' workshops and groups.) And all this would never have been possible if I hadn't read 'You Can Heal Your Life'. If you haven't already read it, give it a try and see what it can do for you.

GOING WITH THE FLOW

2009-11-09T17:34:00.005Z

I've been busy this week, sorting out my diary for the coming year. In 2010 there are going to be another eleven 'Pathways To Wisdom' workshops, at least one Louise Hay weekend workshop, six Reiki Practise Sessions, eight 'Festivals and Feast Days' workshops, the usual Tuesday morning meditation group, maybe an evening one too, if enough people are interested, some more corporate training days, at least one, possibly two Mind, Body and Spirit Fairs... and a partridge in a pear tree as well, no doubt! Oh, and I've got a couple of talks booked in April too...

I was looking at the whole thing and thinking, "When am I going to have time to do the Reiki, EFT and more that I love to do, never mind having a little time for me to chill out and enjoy life?" But as usual, my over-active mind provided the answer on the spot. Just 'go with the flow dear.' After all there's always my Sundays for chilling out in (I like to keep those special just for me to recharge my batteries for the week ahead) and I can have lovely Reiki and do EFT on myself as well as relaxing with a coffee and a good book.

And I always find that when I'm in a calm and relaxed mood, things just seem to go along much more easily. I can never work well when I'm stressed out and rushing around and it always seems like I'm trying to push a cart uphill all the way.

According to Abraham-Hicks what I'm doing when I'm relaxed is 'going with the flow and floating downstream'. Just allowing the current to take me in the right direction. Apprarently most of us are struggling and straining to get to where we want to go because we believe that life has to be hard work and that nothing good is gained without effort. But look at nature. The trees don't struggle to grow, the flowers bloom in their own time and their own way and your vegetables will come up when they're ready. If you try and pick them before they're ready they won't be half as good, if they're edible at all.

Often in life I've found that when I've had to struggle and strain to get something, it hasn't always been the right thing for me. And when I'm going with the flow and enjoying life, I can come up with more good ideas and solutions to my problems than I would have done if my mind was racing round in circles trying to figure things out.

For me it's a matter of trust. Trusting that things will come right in the end and that I'll find the answers to my questions without having to fret and worry about it. Trusting that the Universe will support me and show me the way. Making careful decisions about what opportunities come up for me yes, and thinking them through of course, but taking the easy way round instead of making life so hard for myself. After all, I'm told that nothing I want is upstream and as long as I'm struggling to get upstream I'm wasting my time and my energy. So while my little boat is safely taking me downstream where it wants me to go, I'll go with the flow and be happy!

THE POWER OF NOW

2009-11-02T15:29:00.006Z

Hello again. It's been another busy week at Rainbows. I've been busy preparing for tomorrow's Meditation Group who are due back for another set before Christmas. And looking at my new diary for 2010 and organising dates for workshops, Reiki Practise Sessions and more. It looks like I'm going to have a very busy year!

And I'm looking to begin another 'Rainbows Guide To...' ebook as well. I don't know what the subject of the book will be yet. I'm looking for ideas, inspiration and suggestions so if you have anything you'd like to see, do comment and let me know.

The workshops, coaching etc. that I do are very much based around 'positive thinking' and I’ve often been asked "How can I be positive when I see what’s going on around me?" "I don’t have health/abundance/money (you fill in what you don’t have)." "What about the ‘reality’ I now face?" "Don’t I have to deal with that?" "How can I be positive in the midst of all that’s happening to me?" And yes, you could claim that I have a ‘Pollyanna’ attitude to everything, declaring that there’s always something positive in everything that happens to us.

Maybe so. I'm not belittling the problems people may be having and ‘facing reality’ is something we all need to do. We can’t just ignore a thing and hope it will go away. We need to deal with whatever needs dealing with on a practical, day-to-day level. But more importantly we can try and understand that (according to the Law of Attraction) the reality we’re currently seeing is a result of our past thinking and beliefs and that the thinking and beliefs we hold now are creating/attracting what will happen to us tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that, ad infinitum.

What we’re seeing in our lives now is the outcome of our previous thought patterns. This gives us hope because we can see that if we want to change that outcome then we can do it by beginning to change our thought patterns and beliefs to more supportive and sustaining ones… Now.

Once we’ve dealt with the day-to-day things and determined that we will become more aware of our thoughts and beliefs from now on, what then, can we do to raise our spirits and thereby our circumstances? A favourite trick of mine is to keep photographs around of my lovely family or special holidays etc. For you it might be different. Just choose the best memories you have and focus on those. Perhaps you might like to place a vase of flowers somewhere you can see it if that is what gives you pleasure, or a special ornament. Allow the things you have around you to be things that really lift your spirits and allow you to feel gratitude and happiness. And at least once a day, think of something you have done that really made you feel good (a ‘Kodak’ moment for you) and simply re-live that moment over again.

Another thing you could do is find yourself a nice notebook that appeals to you and begin a 'gratitude' journal in which you record all the things you have that you're grateful for. Think about what's good in your life right now. Sometimes we're so busy with our worries that we can tend to forget just the basic little things that we can be grateful for. If you're reading this, it's because you have your eyesight. If you're listening to music while you're doing it, you have your hearing. If you can stand up and move around, you may be far better off than some. Just focus on what's good about your life right now.

Doing this will put you into a lovely state of mind and give you temporary relief from your problems for a while too. Not only that, your new, positive, more enjoyable thoughts really will be affecting your future, and the results will soon start to show up in your life. And remember, this is the Law of Attraction we’re talking about here. It's a law so it must happen.

Remember, now is the most powerful time there is. We can't rewrite the past or undo what has been done. And the future's, well, in the future. The only time we have is now, so if, despite the problems we now face, we can allow ourselves to become a just little happier today, in this moment, we can then begin to set the stage for a much more enjoyable and fulfilling tomorrow for ourselves.

Sounds like a plan to me!

THE POWER OF WHY

2009-10-26T16:00:00.004Z

Another busy week for me here at Rainbows. I finally got my 2009 Jersey video uploaded to YouTube. Check out the video bar on the right to see it. And I've been designing some lovely new leaflets for our services too.

And while surfing the Internet recently, looking for inspirational videos, I’ve come across a strange phenomenon. There are many lovely videos out there with the usual breathtakingly beautiful photographs and music on, but instead of the normal ‘I am healthy’, ‘I am rich’ type of affirmations, you would expect to find; there are new words that ask the question ‘Why am I rich?’ ‘Why am I healthy?’

I use affirmations constantly in my work, and they’ve done me a lot of good, both personally and professionally. However, while it is true to say that they work on a general level and that the more you use them the more effective they are, there’s also the problem which I’m sure we all have, of one half of our mind saying "I am healthy" (or wealthy or whatever) and the other half saying "Yeah… Pull the other one!" Is there no wonder, then, that we often fail to achieve our goals?

Yes you can use EFT to help with these 'tail-enders' but a new way of questioning yourself might be useful too...

This new way of phrasing things comes from a completely different viewpoint. So instead of affirming (for example) "I am rich." you would ask, "Why am I rich?" And your conscious, logical, left-brain, which loves problem solving and riddles will immediately begin to try and list the reasons why you are rich. And if you keep asking the question, it will keep on finding even more answers. And there will always be answers...

Give it a try. Even if you don’t feel particularly rich right now, ask yourself "Why am I rich?" and see what you can come up with. My own answers ranged from "I have my health and strength" to "I don’t have to worry where my next meal is coming from." And those answers will keep coming over the next few days or even months. The more you ask the question, the more answers you will receive.

And can you see that in doing this, you are now focusing on the positive instead of the negative? Your mind isn’t playing the "Oh, don’t be daft!" tune it can sometimes play when you use an affirmation. Instead you’re actually looking for ways to prove what you’re saying (that you are rich.) And the Law of Attraction says that ‘like attracts like’ so even more thoughts about why you’re rich will come flooding in. And as you build your list of reasons for why you are rich (or healthy or whatever) you begin to attract more of that richness or healthiness toward you, giving you even more answers to your question. It’s a continual circle of goodness flowing to you.

You can use this method for any problem you find yourself facing. So for instance, instead of affirming "Cosmic Ordering and the Law of Attraction works for me." you could ask, "Why does Cosmic Ordering and the Law of Attraction work for me?" Then go and find the answers to that one. Your mind will easily come up with some examples of when you’ve succeeded in the past and these will ‘fuel the fire’ for orders you’re still working on.

When I tried using "Why are the things I Cosmically Ordered coming to me easily and quickly?" recently, I felt a real surge of excitement as I began to mentally list the reasons. For me, this was a real turning point because somehow I’d never quite been able to feel that my dreams were coming true quickly enough, despite visualising daily, writing them in my Order Book, posting them on my Vision Board, putting notes into my Secret Box and affirming like mad.

Yes, I still believe that affirmations have a role to fulfil in helping us achieve our dreams but I also think this new idea will work wonders for anyone serious enough about their goals and ambitions to give it a try. Well… Is this you?

ASKING YOUR HEART

2009-10-19T18:04:00.003+01:00

I ran a lovely Faery Wisdom workshop on Saturday. I do love running those. They're a real treat for me, and people seem to go away inspired by what they find too. During the workshop we use guided meditations and oracle cards to help us find our 'wisdom', and one of the exercises I like to do before we 'choose' our card is to 'connect to our hearts'. As usual, when you run these things you don't always have time to practise what you preach and it's not an exercise I've done much lately. However, one of the participants reminded me, once again, just how powerful an exercise it can be when you're unsure of what direction to take or which choice to make.

Basically it involves putting our attention in the place where our brain is and asking ourselves if we could have anything to eat that we wanted right now without fear of calories or cost, what would it be? We take the first thing that comes to mind and share it with the group. The answers usually range from 'chocolate' to 'cream cakes' and all sorts of goodies! Then we take our attention down the place where our heart is (round about the middle of our chest) and ask the same question and listen for an answer (again taking the first thing that comes to mind.) Normally the answers are quite different! Salads, carrots, fruit and such are usually the answers we get. It's always interesting to note the difference between what our head says it wants and what our heart says it wants.

I'd forgotten about this exercise, and when I was having trouble figuring out why I wasn't manifesting a special Cosmic Order I'd been working on for some time, I decided to give it a try again. I asked my heart if I really wanted the things I'd ordered. My heart said 'no'. This was a complete revelation to me! I'd spent years working on something that I thought was dear to my heart and I now find that I never really wanted it at all! For me this is wonderful, because I've now been able to modify my ideas and thoughts to take me in a new direction. It's not that I'm giving up on my original order; I'm just changing it around a little. And when I asked about this new order, my heart gave a resounding 'yes'! So now I can be sure that it will manifest because it is in alignment with my real hopes and dreams, and not just what my head thinks it wants.

So why not try it for yourself? Whenever you've a choice or decision to make, don't rely on your head – ask your heart instead. If you do this regularly for small things, you'll get to know how well it works, and then, when you've a big decision to make, all you need to do is ask your heart.

A BUSY TIME...

2009-10-12T16:04:00.013+01:00

Well, here I am at last having time to write another blog post. I've been busy all day updating the web site which didn't get done last week because of the remaining admin. that had to be done for the fair.

For those of you who couldn't get to the fair, I have to say it was a great day. There were a couple of last-minute cancellations by stallholders but we still had over twenty stalls with many lovely goods for sale and lots of lovely relaxing therapies. There were a couple of psychics/clairvoyants too, and our tea-leaf reader. And there will be more of these next time I'm sure.

The talks went down very well I think, with six of the stallholders getting the chance to talk about their various therapies etc. I 'hijacked' half an hour for my own talk on Emotional Freedom Techniques(!) and I think it went down well.

Annette who manages the hall, did us proud with the refreshments and served us with lovely cups of tea and sandwiches and salads all day. I couldn't have managed without the occasional (well, loads really) cup of tea!

I must admit to being very nervous before we started. We only had half an hour to put out all the tables and even though I'd prepared a plan, I wasn't sure that everything would go where I had organised it to. However, with help from my good friend John, the lovely people at Broomsticks, and the hall caretaker Andy, we soon got it sorted out and the stallholders began to arrive. And thankfully everyone seemed happy with the arrangements. By ten o'clock we were mostly set up and ready to go and the first customers were walking through the door.

My lovely helper Emma went round and collected the raffle prizes and wrote the list so that people could see what they could win. I was lucky enough to have help on the door and thanks from me go to Ann, Lynda, Angela, Emma and John and my sister Jacky for doing that throughout the day, enabling me to run around taking photographs, making the announcements, sorting out the speakers and generally checking that everybody was happy.

And people did say that, despite the fact that the hall is a little 'tired' and needs refurbishment (that's partly why we were doing the fair, to raise funds for this) there was a lovely atmosphere during the day. I think this was due to all the therapies going on as well as the crystals and other lovely things that stallholders brought with them. Not to mention the beautiful smell of incense that pervaded the building about half an hour after we got there. I do hope the next users of the hall appreciated it!

Anyhow, now it's all over. The photographs and complementary emails I've received since tell their own story. I'm still looking at them and thinking 'Did I really organise all this?' But yes, I did. And it just goes to show that if you can conquer your fears and put your mind to it, you can do anything really...

EXTRA, EXTRA... FAIR NEWS

2009-10-02T10:48:00.006+01:00

Fair news: We now have Mike Chan of Jing Qi Tong Traditional Chinese Medicine doing Chinese acupuncture, Chinese herbs and Chinese medicine.

And also Mike Barlow of Pure Bowen who will be doing Bowen Therapy.

Hope to see you there...

PS: Last minute news... Yvonne Harrison will now be joining us too. She's going to be selling beautiful crystals for healing and crystal jewellery. Whoopeee!

BBC MY STORY WORKSHOPS

2009-10-02T10:38:00.003+01:00

This email came to me via a friend and I thought it worth passing on to you. If you participate your story could be made into a television series and a book. Do go along if you can...

BBC MY STORY

Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours?

Enter a story about your life into the BBC MY STORY competition. The winning stories will be made into a television series and a published book.

Tell us your story in a variety of ways at workshops run by the BBC

Thursday 8th of October SCUNTHORPE CHURCH SQUARE

VIDEO NATION WORKSHOP: 10-12:30
Make a short film about your own life on the BBC BUS

CREATIVE WRITING: 10-12:30 and 13-15:30 (Scunthorpe Library TBC)
Write your story with the help of our workshop leader.

STORY TELLING: 10-12:30 and 13-15:30 (20:21 Visual arts centre)
Take part in story telling exercises to get those creative juices flowing then write a short story about something in your life for the MY STORY competition.

Friday 9th of October GRIMSBY INSTITUTE

VIDEO NATION WORKSHOP: 10-12:30
Make a short film about your own life on the BBC BUS

CREATIVE WRITING: 10-12:30 and 13-15:30
Write your story with the help of our workshop leader.

STORY TELLING: 10-12:30 and 13-15:30
Take part in story telling exercises to get those creative juices flowing then write a short story about something in your life for the MY STORY competition.

To book a place ring 01482 323232

MAKING YOUR DREAMS REAL

2009-09-28T08:26:00.012+01:00

It's been another busy week for me, organising for the upcoming fair. And this morning I'm on Lara King's morning show on Radio Humberside at 11.30 to talk about Rainbows, the fair, and everything I can think of. Should be fun!

There's still a lot of last-minute admin. to do for the fair this week as well as making up stock and printing leaflets for my own stall. I've been so busy I've been meeting myself coming back this last couple of weeks! And it's true that you can sometimes get so involved in doing things and get so bogged down in the details that you don't realise how far you've come. However, on Friday, the banners I'd had printed arrived. Six foot by two foot of advertising with my logo on a beautiful blue-sky background (see piccie below.)

I laid the banners out on the floor in the living room and suddenly the whole thing seemed to become more real to me and I got very excited about the fair for the first time. Yes, I've been excited about it I think, but it's never really sunk in that it's actually happening I suppose. And seeing those huge banners just brought it home to me that it really is happening. Sometimes we need something solid to confirm to us that our dreams really are coming true. We can visualise and affirm all we like, but until we see solid evidence it's often hard to believe that it's really happening.

If you have dreams, go and look for (or create) your own evidence and see if you can really get the feeling that your dreams are coming true too... This will make you much more likely to succeed.

And here is a list of just some of the different therapies and goods that will be available on the day.

Affirmation Cards
Aromatherapy
Artwork
Books
Brain gym
Buddhist goods
Candle holders
Candles
CD's
Chinese acupuncture
Chinese herbs
Chinese massage (T'ui Na'ar)
Clairvoyants
Completeness healing technique
Crystalotherapy
Crystals
Ear candling
Essential oil hand-creams
Flower therapies
Greetings cards
Hand painted glass
Hawaiian Kahuna massage
Hot stone massage
Hypnotherapy
Incense
Indian head massage
Jewellery
Kinesiology
Manicures
Massage oils
Manual lymphatic drainage
Pagan goods
Nutrition advice
Palmists
Pedicures
Quantum Touch
Reflexology
Reiki
Seichem
Swedish massage
Tarot reading
Tea leaf reading
Tibetan ball massage
Training in holistic therapies

Can't wait, can you? And despite all the last-minute panicking and rushing around I'm sure it's going to be a great day for everyone so do come and join us if you can. Remember, we're at the Memorial Hall, Lairgate, Beverley, East Yorkshire on Sunday 4 October from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

And if you can't make it, I'll be sure and take some photographs to put on the web site and here for you to see.

Meanwhile, keep dreaming. Take the action you need to take to begin to make your dreams come true and when you see the first evidence build on that and watch where it takes you!

And here's the finished banner - there's room for me to write when, where and what time on the bottom and then I can wipe it and use it again (if I ever do another one!) Good eh?

PHEW!

2009-09-21T17:38:00.004+01:00

Hello again. I'm chasing, chasing, chasing today and have been for about a week. And I expect I will be chasing some more until this fair's over. There's so much to do, to organise and to think about, I couldn't get to sleep at all last night. I was still tossing and turning at 1.30 in the morning! Thank goodness for Reiki! I was able to give myself a little Reiki and soon fell asleep.

And the truth is, I haven't really had a chance to step back and enjoy the journey. I promised myself a long soak, some Reiki and other stuff yesterday as it was a Sunday and I like to chill out on a Sunday (one day of the week I allow myself to) but there were things to organise for tomorrow's Meditation Group who come back after the summer break in the morning, and more fair stuff to do. And today I've been doing more work on the fair and am networking tonight at Meet! ladies networking group. I'll love it when I get there, I'm sure, but right now I wish I didn't have to go!

So I'm going to make a promise to myself to try and find some time to just 'enjoy the journey' as often as I can. I do love the work I do but sometimes you can get so lost in what you're doing, you don't even notice how much you're enjoying yourself. And we only live this life once, you know. So I'm going to try and step back a little and enjoy myself more, and I encourage you to do the same.

Fair News: The Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair will take place at Beverley Memorial Hall on Sunday 4 October. Tickets are now on sale from Tiphereth, Butcher Row, Beverley and G Jack and Sons, Wednesday Market, Beverley.

Good news this week. We now have Aileen Akrill coming to join us. Aileen's going to be doing palmistry, tarot reading and clairvoyancy too. If you've been to Aileen before, you'll know how accurate she is! And we're having Chinese medicine from Jing Qi Tong traditional Chinese medicine man Mike Chan. He's going to be doing Chinese herbs, Chinese acupuncture and Chinese massage (T'ui Na'ar.) Sounds good to me! And I've just received an email from Shirley Bunting who will be bringing home made creams, both medicinal and some nice essential oil hand creams, hand made cross stitch cards, and some hand painted glass items (vases, tea light holders etc).

Note to would-be stallholders: We're very nearly full now so if you want to join us, please email me quickly.

We got a mention in the noticeboard of the Beverley Guardian this week and will do next week too I think. I'm advertising in the Hull Daily Mail and in all the Advertiser papers next week and on Monday 28 September I'm going to be on Lara King's show on BBC Radio Humberside at 11.30 to talk about the fair.

A quick note for you all to take a look. Tiphereth shop in Beverley are coming to the fair. They do some beautiful artwork and have just launched a Facebook page. If any of you are registered with Facebook their page is called 'Tiphereth-Art'. Go take a look. It's fantastic!

Meanwhile chill out and enjoy your journey (if you can!)

LEARNING TO LOVE WHAT IS...

2009-09-14T17:57:00.005+01:00

I was working one day, doing some distant Reiki for a client. My room was a lovely haven of peace, quiet and beautiful music, and I was really enjoying what I was doing. Then suddenly, a dog started to bark at the back of the house. It kept on barking and wouldn't stop. My first instinct was to be annoyed with it and with the owners who keep the dog outside all day and night so that it has to bark to be noticed. The noise it was making was spoiling my peace and I was not happy! However, I had no choice but to continue my work, and as I stood there, I began to think about how we're told that we should show gratitude for everything in our lives and how the act of showing gratitude will bring us even more things to be grateful for.

But how, I thought, can you show or feel gratitude for something that annoys or upsets you? Or what if you're suffering from something worse? What if you've had a breakdown in your health, relationships, or finances etc.? What if your world is falling down around you? How on earth are we supposed to show gratitude in those situations? Well, according to Abraham-Hicks, everything that is wrong in our lives is simply the launching pad for another 'rocket of desire'. And those 'rockets' of desire' then open the way for good things to come to us. After all, we can't have what we want if we don't know what we want… The problems we're facing at the moment are nothing more than a 'contrast' to show us what we wish to have, that which would solve our problem and make our lives better. And it is only by having these 'problems' that we can then decide what it is that we want, and once we've decided, we can then begin to attract those things into our lives.

So give it a try. Next time you're looking round at your life and thinking to yourself "I didn't want to create this" or "I don't want this in my life," try looking for the opposite. Think about what you need or what you need to have happen, that would solve your problem. What's the contrasting thing that would make the difference? Now imagine, just for a moment, that you could be, do and have anything you wanted in your life. Next, take a few minutes to sit and imagine your wish being fulfilled. How will your life look when it is? Isn't that much better? Make a mental image of your desire and think of it often. You don't have to believe you already have it, just that it's now on its way to you. And try and feel some gratitude for the situation that has caused you to have that new wish or desire too.

And if you can begin to see how having the problem in the first place has been the starting point for you to make a better life for yourself, then perhaps you may be able to begin to feel just a little bit grateful for the things that are causing you problems right now. And as we know – according to the Law of Attraction, like attracts like, and being grateful will attract into our lives even more for us to be grateful for.

And my tale of the barking dog doesn't end here. I've decided that what I really need is somewhere new to live and work which is secluded, peaceful, and quiet. And I'm placing a Cosmic Order and imagining it happening already. So, you see, I'm really grateful to that dog for showing me what I really want and setting me on my way to a lovely new home!

Fair News: The Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair will take place on Sunday 4 October at the Memorial Hall in Lairgate, Beverley. Tickets are now on sale at Tiphereth in Butcher Row, Beverley and Jacks in Wednesday Market, Beverley.

The list for the talks is now finalised and looks as follows. However, please note that changes may be made on or before the day. Sometimes things don't always work out according to plan!

Talks and demonstrations will last for half an hour each. They are free and there's no need to book beforehand but please turn up early as seating will be limited.

10.30 am - 'Contacting Spirit' by Lynda Moulson of Bright Star

11.30 am - 'What Is Hypnotherapy' by Janet Illidge of Bright Minds

12.30 pm - 'The Healing Power Of Quantum Touch' by Julie Allison of Butterfly Healing

1.30 pm - 'The Ancient Hawaiian Art Of Kahuna' by Valerie Prentice of Cultural Bodywork

2.30 pm - 'Healing Your Life With Emotional Freedom Techniques' by Yvonne Green of Rainbows

3.30 pm - 'Shendau Accupressure' by Anne Rabbitts of Therapies On The Wolds

Sounds good to me! What do you think???

10 WAYS TO LIVE MORE POSITIVELY

2009-09-07T15:14:00.005+01:00

These days we hear a lot about Cosmic Ordering, The Secret, the Law of Attraction and the fact that like attracts like. If all this is true then surely it would benefit all of us to learn how to live our lives a little more positively. And even if it's not true – what have we got to lose by becoming at least a little more positive in our daily lives? Surely our lives would be more pleasurable if we lived this way. So, with this in mind, here are ten handy 'tips and hits' to help you to live your life in a more upbeat and optimistic way.

1. Spread A Little Happiness: Wherever you can, try and spread a little happiness. A kind word, or thought or deed goes a long way. Can you think of a time when you felt good or something good happened to you because of something someone else said or did? If you want to be happy, try making someone else happy. If you want to more abundance, share what you do have with someone else.

2. Gratitude: Feeling gratitude is one of the most important things you can do to help you to live more positively. Even in the worst of circumstances, there is always something to be grateful for. I've found it helps to keep a 'Gratitude' journal. This is simply a list of things I'm grateful for. There are so many things I have to be thankful for and the very act of writing the list reminds me of them and puts me in a more positive frame of mind. If you try it, you may find it hard to think of anything at first, but as you go on and keep at it, you'll soon find that it's difficult to stop! Try and keep writing in it too, as you go along. See if you can't think of five new things to add to it each day.

3. Affirmations: Affirmations are a very powerful way to help you stay positive too. Use them as often as you can. Do make sure that they're all positive, present tense and personal though, and phrase them to say what it is you do want, not what you want to be rid of. Write them down or say them to yourself over and over, in your mind or out loud until they become a part of you. And if you're constantly on the lookout for evidence that your affirmations are working you'll soon see a difference.

4. Relax: Learn to relax more. A few minutes relaxation each day will help you to keep on top of things. A good way to relax yourself is to find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed, sit or lie comfortably and just focus on your breathing for a while. To stop your mind from wandering, try saying 'I am,' on the in breath and 'at peace' on the out breath. Breathing in – 'I am'. Breathing out – 'at peace'. I use this technique with my meditation groups and it really helps to stop the mind from chattering and spoiling your relaxation. You only need to do this for about ten minutes a day, and you will gain many benefits, not least that you'll begin to look forward to it, and you'll feel more in control of yourself and your life.

5. Watch What You Say: Watch your words! It's surprising how many negative statements we can make in a day. And the things we say can soon become reality for us if we repeat them often enough. One exercise I find helpful is to watch what you say on the phone. Sometimes, when there's someone at the other end moaning about something, we often just tend to agree without even realising that we're doing it. Or maybe you have a friend who's a bit of a moaner and you just say 'Yes, yes' to save yourself the bother of thinking up a reply. If you catch yourself doing this, try and see if there's another way to put things in a more positive light.

6. Daydreaming: Think about what you really want to achieve in life. If your life were perfect in every way, how would it be? Write a page or two describing your ideal life as if it already existed. That way at least you know what you're aiming for and you can work towards that. Most positive people have a goal to work towards and something to look forward to once their goal has been achieved.

7. Using Your Mind: Mental imagery can also work well to help us be more positive. Create a picture in your mind of you looking your best and living your ideal life. And make it a habit to think about it often, especially at the beginning and end of each day. Okay, so you're maybe not living your ideal life right now, but it's something to aspire to isn't it? And if what we focus on, expands, which would you rather focus on - something negative or something positive?

8. Get Uplifted: Allow yourself to spend some time each day reading uplifting books, watching uplifting films or plays. They don't necessarily have to be 'motivational' ones. Just ones that you enjoy and feel good reading or watching. Try not to read newspapers, which carry bad news, or watch the TV news. This will only serve to bring you down and 'prove' to you that the world is in a bad way. If something really important does happen, you'll get to hear about it anyway.

9. The Pollyanna Game: Try and make a game out of finding the positive in things. "Of course it's raining, but never mind, the garden's getting watered." Okay, so it's a bit of a 'Pollyanna' attitude, but why not? It'll make you feel better and, after all, that's what it's all about.

10. Treat Yourself Well: And above all else, do treat yourself well. Allow yourself a little time for relaxation each day, drink lots of water and give yourself the best and freshest foods you can find. You'll feel much healthier as a result. And allow yourself the occasional treat too. A small bar of chocolate or cream cake won't do you any harm (unless of course, you're allergic to them.) Even then, there must be some little thing you can have that you will enjoy. And make time to do the things you enjoy too. You (and your work) will benefit much more from doing this. Treat yourself as if you were your own best friend. After all, you deserve it.

Remember, you cannot give, unless you give to yourself first. Allow yourself to have the good things in life and then spread them around. And when people ask what you're taking, simply tell them 'a good dose of positivity'!

Blog News: I finally got around to doing it and there's now a new video on the video bar on the right of the blog. It's a little one I made about the Bidan family and friends' float for Jersey Battle of Flowers. Let me know what you think!

Fair News: The Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair will take place on Sunday 4 October at the Memorial Hall in Lairgate, Beverley. Tickets for this are now on sale at Tiphereth, Butcher Row and Jacks in Wednesday Market.

I'm pleased to announce that Kate Hare from Star 9 Therapy will be joining us for the fair. She will be doing Seichem tasters, readings, crystals and flower remedies. And we're going to have a tea leaf reader too! Christine Vayro is coming over from Leeds to do tea leaf and card readings for us. And Karina Clappison from Karina's Holistic Nutrition will be coming along too to give you help and advice on nutrition. As we get nearer the date, I'll publish a list of who's coming and what they're going to be doing so that you can see what you've got to look forward to if you can come along.

Meanwhile, keep positive and see you again soon...

10 BLOCKS TO SUCCESS

2009-09-01T16:04:00.008+01:00

So you’ve tried everything you know of to help you achieve your dream. You’ve watched ‘The Secret’, you’ve read all the self-help books, and done everything they’ve suggested, the visualisations, the affirmations, created a vision board and more, and still you feel no nearer to achieving your desired outcome. Maybe you’re even ready to give up. What more can you do?

It seems to me that there are common themes that recur when we fail to achieve our dreams. Blocks, if you like, that stop us from achieving our goals and which will always prevent our success if we have them. Most of these blocks are subconscious. We may not even know we have them. They just fester away in the back of our minds, undoing all the good work we may do from reading, visualising, affirming etc. Have a read through the list below and ask yourself if any one or more of them may apply to you.

1. Deservability - The number one block we put on ourselves is deservability. We simply don’t believe that we deserve to get whatever it is that we desire. We’re just ‘not good enough’. Self-esteem and confidence come into this category too. If you feel deep down inside, that you haven’t the confidence to pull off whatever you‘re dreaming of, it’ll never happen.

2. Doubt - We don’t believe it can really happen for us. We’re afraid to be disappointed when it all goes wrong (as it usually does.) We doubt not only ourselves, but the Universe too.

3. Expectation - We actually ‘expect’ things to go wrong. We believe that because things haven’t come right for us before, they won’t this time.

4. Belief - Could this really happen for you? Or do good things only happen to others?

5. Safety - Often we block ourselves because we won’t feel ‘safe’ if we achieve our dreams. Who would you be without all that extra weight? Who would you be if you won the lottery? What would be the ‘downside’ of achieving your dream? Fear of success and fear of failure come under this heading too. Think about what you fear most about achieving (or not achieving) your dream. What if you get it and it’s not enough, or it’s not right? What if you don’t get it? Are you holding on too tightly to your dream?

6. Scarcity Programming - This is the belief that there’s not enough to go round. Or that if you have, someone else will have to go without.

7. Family Programming - These are the negative beliefs passed on to you by your family. It’s usually your parents that tell you things like “Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know,” and other choice statements! “We’re not a rich family,” “Success doesn’t come easily to our family,” and other such things we learned as children can easily become the rules by which we subconsciously live our own lives. Of course, our parents couldn’t teach us anything they didn’t believe themselves, so there’s no blame on them, but isn’t it time to start living by your own set of ‘rules’?

8. Upsetting Others - Sometimes we may subconsciously sabotage our dreams for fear of upsetting someone else. Who would be upset if you achieved your dream? Are you trying not to outdo a younger or less able sibling or friend?

9. Asking For Too Much - If we’re asking for something that’s not believable to us, we’re not going to get it. Look at your dream and see if you feel it’s realistic to get there from where you are now. If not, bring your ideas in line with what you feel you can actually achieve.

10. Not really wanting it - This last one’s really important. Sometimes we pursue our dream because it’s what we ‘ought’ to want, or because it’s what we think we want. Check with your heart to see if what you’re asking for is really what you want.

Remember, the Law of Attraction works for us all (no exceptions) so have a good think about the list above and see if any or all of them apply to you. These blocks could be preventing you from achieving the very things you say you want.

So how do we remove these blocks? Sometimes blocks can be dismantled easily by simply acknowledging their presence. Sometimes we have to let them go and release them. You can do this by writing them down, then symbolically burn your paper (somewhere safe, of course!), or you can do this verbally out loud.

For me Emotional Freedom Techniques is the easiest and quickest way to dissolving blocks. It's easy to do and you can do it by yourself in minutes. You can find out more by following the link on the left, or here to the Rainbows Guides To.

Whichever way you go, I wish you happy dreaming and may all of your dreams come true!

HOME AGAIN

2009-08-25T11:17:00.006+01:00

A quick post this one, just to let you know I'm back home safely again. The holiday was the best ever and the flights and journeys to get there and back again were great. All in all, a brilliant two weeks! I'm going to try and get another of those little Jersey videos together again, plus one on the building of the float etc. These probably won't be done until the weekend but I'll get there, I promise, and add them to the video bar on the right as soon as they're done.

The Rainbows Mind, Body And Spirit Fair will take place at Beverley Memorial Hall on Sunday 4 October. Tickets are now available at Tiphereth, Butcher Row, Beverley.

Fair News: While I've been away more bookings have come in and I can now confirm that Lynda Burgess will be joining us. She practises reflexology, Indian head massage, Tibetan ball massage, body massage and ear candling. Seems to me we're going to have a real pamper day with many different therapies to delight and relax you.

I've also had a form back from Lite Work. They are from Pontefract and are bringing, crystals, books on health and wellbeing, CD's for self-improvement, relaxation and meditation, candles, candle holders and jewellery. They will also be offering Reiki and Quantum Touch taster treatments too. I can't wait for this fair! I do hope my cheque book will stand the strain...

There'll be more blogging next week or sooner from me. Meanwhile, here's a little photo to keep you amused. Don't laugh - I was having a good time!

JERSEY JOY

2009-08-17T10:25:00.010+01:00

Hello again from the lovely and sunny isle of Jersey. It's beautiful here weather wise. Quite warm and sunny most of the time. The Battle of Flowers was fabby! I ended up being dressed as a nun doing the hand-jive to 'We Love To Boogie'! Great fun for me as you can imagine! I'll organise some photos and maybe a video as soon as I can but needless to say I made a right eedjit of myself and loved every minute of it.

Not much to post today as I should be sitting on the marina sipping tea and enjoying the sun really. I just popped into the post office (yes, you can do this out here) to wish you a merry Monday and to let you know I'll speak to you soon.

Meanwhile, here's one of the locals' faces when they found out I was coming!

BEFORE I GO...

2009-08-07T16:21:00.005+01:00

Just a very quick post from me before I jet off to sunny (I hope!) Jersey tomorrow for two weeks. I've decided this year not to post on either the blog, web site or forum while I'm away. I've previously been known to hang around the computer cafe early mornings on my holidays but I think this year, I really want a good long break to rest and recharge my batteries.

However, just as I was packing, a new form has come back for the fair, so I thought I'd post this anyway so that you can keep up to date with what's happening.

The Rainbows Mind, Body And Spirit Fair will take place at Beverley Memorial Hall on Sunday 4 October. Tickets are available from Tiphereth, Butcher Row, Beverley.

Fair News: It's just been confirmed that 'Zebra' will be joining us for the fair. Yipeee!!! They sell some lovely things. According to Ann, they will be bringing cards, tarot cards, crystals, jewellery, incense, Buddhist goods and giftware. I'll definitely be visiting them. How about you?

Meanwhile here's a little picture of one of the beautiful animals I hope to see while I'm away...

RELAXING THE EASY WAY...

2009-08-03T09:59:00.007+01:00

Sun, sea and sand on the lovely island of Jersey. That's my thing for the next two weeks. What a way to relax! :))

Well almost... I'm going to be involved with the float-building for the Battle of Flowers on the first week. It's work yes, but fun, and wonderfully rewarding when you go down the Avenue on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday night. And though it will be a busy time, it will be a break from what I'm usually doing (sitting here typing). And even though I do love my work here, it will make a nice change to do something different for a short while.

And that's the point of today's blog, I think. To encourage you if I can to do something a little different. It's all too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day rush of work and all the other things we have to do, but when do we take time to really let ourselves go and experience something different? Maybe all it takes is a walk in the park or a visit to a local beach, or even doing the 'tourist' thing in your home town and wandering round it as if you were seeing it for the first time.

The idea is to get ourselves away from our usual routine, something we only ever seem to do on our holidays. And it's surprising how different things can look when we're not in our usual environment. We may even come up with solutions to our problems or the things that have bothered us while we're not actively thinking about them. Give it a try. Do something different today. Take your lunch in the park, go somewhere different and see what happens...

Anyhow, there may be no blog from me for the next two Mondays as I'm having the first week to work and the second week to chill-out while I'm away, but even though I'm doing something different, I won't have forgotten you and I'll be taking loads of lovely photographs to make up into holiday and Ho'oponopono videos when I get back, and to brighten up the posts on the blog too.

The Rainbows Mind, Body And Spirit Fair
Will take place at Beverley Memorial Hall on Sunday 4 October. Tickets are on sale at Tiphereth in Butcher Row, Beverley.

Fair News:
Karen from Astral Energy has sent us details of what she'll be doing on the day.

ASTRAL ENERGY will provide the following ancient healing arts:-
Hopi Candling
Reiki Healing
Seichem Healing

HOPI EAR CANDLING
An ancient healing treatment of the ears used by the Hopi - a Native American People who originated in Arizona. The candle gently draws impurities from the ear into the candle and is safe and relaxing. Only natural ingredients are used.

REIKI HEALING
Reiki is an ancient healing art rediscovered by a Japanese/Buddhist scholar, Dr. Usui. Meaning "Universal Life Energy" Reiki is channelled through the practitioner's hands to provide a truly relaxing, balancing, holistic experience that is totally safe and non-invasive.

SEICHEM HEALING
An ancient healing art thought to have been practised in ancient Egypt, this art uses the four elemental healing rays including Reiki (earth) Sophi-el (water) Angeliclight (air and spirit) and Sakara (fire) and is also channelled through the practitioner's hands and non-invasive and totally safe.

All therapies are administered by Karen; a fully trained therapist who is passionate about teaching and practising these arts, hopefully she will inspire you to help carry on these sacred gifts!

Sounds good to me:))

A little picture of last year's float 'Prince Ali' going down the Avenue on Battle Day.

10 STEPS TO RELAXATION

2009-07-27T09:42:00.006+01:00

I was recently contacted by a new success coaching client who complained that he was 'stressed-out' and couldn't relax. Something that most of us seem to have trouble doing these days. It reminded me that I have this hand-out from my Positively Relaxed! workshop so I thought I would share it with you.

10 Steps To Relaxation

1 Meditate - Even five minutes a day will help. You don't have to be a master meditator. All you need to do is sit somewhere quiet for five minutes, close your eyes and count your breath. Count up to ten and then start again when you've finished. If you find your mind wandering off, don't worry. It happens to us all. Just start at 'one' again and keep counting. Use a five-minute track of peaceful music to time yourself by and just try it...

2 Breathe! - A few big, deep breaths will instantly calm you down.

3 Anchor - While you're in a peaceful and relaxed state, do something simple like pressing two fingers (doesn't matter which two) together to 'anchor' that state. If you do this a few times it will sink into your subconscious, then whenever you press those same fingers together, you 'll be taken back into your peaceful state. Try this one before you actually need it and it'll be there when you do.

4 Rise above it - Try and see the larger picture in what's happening to cause you stress. Don't get caught up in the small stuff. Allow yourself to rise above it. And remember, you are a mind with a body, not a body with a mind...

5 Use your mind - to help you relax. Picture a peaceful scene, or if you're hot, imagine cool water. If you're cold, imagine a warm bath or a roaring fire. If you're ill, imagine wellness. It's amazing how our physical form follows what we're thinking.

6 Affirm - "I am peaceful and relaxed" a few times. You can either say it out loud or think it. You don't even have to believe it. Just repeating it over and over again gives your brain the signal to make it happen.

7 'Rescue Remedy' - Available in most health-food stores, Rescue Remedy is a natural remedy to calm and reassure you without making you fee drowsy. Use it in emergencies (driving test or whatever) and put a couple of drops on your tongue at night if you have problems sleeping. It'll help you relax and stop all the mind chatter that prevents you from getting to sleep.

8 Lavender oil - is also very relaxing. If you put a few drops into your nightly bath, you'll sleep better. You could also put a couple of drops on a tissue under your pillow. Use it sparingly though. A little goes a long way.

9 Carry crystals - Clear quartz will increase clarity and quieten your mind. Rose quartz will balance your emotions and smoky quartz will help release tensions and centre you.

10 Listen to peaceful music - It has a very beneficial and soothing effect. Just close your eyes and drift away. You'll feel better in no time!

Well, I hope this helps. Let me know... And do comment if you know of any other good ways of relaxing...

The Rainbows Mind, Body And Spirit Fair
This will take place at the Beverley Memorial Hall on Sunday 4 October and will be somewhere to come and enjoy a Sunday of relaxation and pampering. There will be new-age goods, services, card readings and much more. Talks and demonstrations will be going on all day. Tickets are now on sale at Tiphereth in Butcher Row, Beverley.

Fair News:
The list of talks has now been put together and includes; 'Contacting Spirit', 'What Is Hypnotherapy', 'The Healing Power Of Quantum Touch', 'The Ancient Hawaiian Art Of Kahuna', 'Healing Your Life With Emotional Freedom Techniques', and 'Shendau Accupressure'.

I'll give a full list next week with times and speakers' names etc.

Meanwhile let yourself relax and enjoy the photograph!

SECRET SHIFTERS

2009-07-20T11:02:00.006+01:00

Guess who doesn't practise what she preaches then? :(

Well, I don't know why but I was feeling very down yesterday (very unlike me) and I couldn't even bring myself to do any or all of the things I know would put me right again. Normally, I would resort to a big load of tapping or some releasing or writing, maybe doing some affirmations or reading a positive book. There are loads of things that I know I can do to make my world right again when I feel a bit down but, truth to say, I was feeling so down, I couldn't even bring myself to do any of them.

Then I remembered something from the film 'The Secret' where they talked about having 'secret shifters' which are basically things which you know will make you feel good just to focus on or look at them. Things like family photographs, letters from friends, good memories, being creative or crafty or whatever works for you really. And I know that the one thing guaranteed to make me feel good is playing about on the computer. Hence you will have noticed (you did, didn't you?!) that my blog background has now been changed from the boring old blue to beautiful sky and clouds. This was a photograph taken on my last holiday in sunny Jersey and so it has special meaning for me anyway, but being able to get creative with the blog and make it even more beautiful (!) cheered me up no end.

Then I went downstairs and did a whole load of tapping and releasing because I felt good and it felt right to do. Et voila! A perfectly happy and cheerful me once more.

And it's a great thing to do to find some of your own 'secret shifters' too. Things that you know will lighten your mood as soon as you look at them. It might be a beautiful ornament, a flower, personal photographs, thoughts of those you love, holiday memories, or whatever. It doesn't matter what you use. Whatever works for you is good. But make a mental list of these things now, so that they're immediately accessible when you need them. Don't wait until you're feeling down in the dumps before you think to look for something otherwise, you'll be too down to think of anything. Give it a go. It worked for me. :)))

Fair News: All the letters and receipts have now gone out to the stallholders. I'm still looking for interesting stalls/therapies so if you know of anyone, please give them my contact details.

Meanwhile, I'm pleased to announce that tickets for the Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair have now gone on sale at Tiphereth in Butcher Row, Beverley. Of course, you will be able to turn up on the day and get in, but if you are like me, and like to be organised you can buy your ticket early there.

More news next week about the talks and demonstrations and stalls.

PS. I'm still looking for questions and experiences re. Cosmic Ordering for the next 'Rainbows Guide To...' If you've got anything to add or ask, please contact me here or on the web site.

Here's another one of my little 'secret shifters'. Who couldn't feel cheerful looking at this?

ACCEPTING WHAT IS

2009-07-13T10:04:00.007+01:00

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming it." I don't know where I've read this or who wrote it but it makes sound sense don't you think? I have been reading a lot of books lately about being in the now, and loving what is, and it seems to me that unless we can accept whatever it is that life has thrown at us, we have no chance of dealing with it and sorting it out. We'll be too busy cursing our misfortune. And you know what the Law of Attraction says about that! If we're focusing on the misfortune, then that's what we're going to attract more of into our lives.

And the simple fact that we're focusing on our misfortune means that it's still with us. So if we can truly accept it and allow ourselves to let it go then we can move on to better things. Saves us carrying it around with us. And I think the same is true of past misfortunes and problems. How many of us carry 'stuff' around with us from years and years ago? I know I do. Sometimes without even realising it. And letting go can be as simple as saying to yourself, "I know I have this problem. I acknowledge it but I refuse to give it more energy by focusing on it. I am willing to let it go now." Then turn your mind to something good and positive. Just the fact that you've released it means that you will feel lighter and you may even be guided towards a solution that you couldn't see because you were too busy worrying before. Give it a try and let me know...

Fair News: I've now sent out those letters I promised, along with the tickets and posters for those who wanted them. I'm going to print out some more tickets and these will be on sale at Tiphereth in Butcher Row, Beverley, by the end of this week, hopefully. And if you're coming along as a stallholder and you would like to write me a couple of sentences about your particular product or therapy, I'd be glad to include it here for folks to see.

New this week is Judy from Ametrine Natural Health. She's going to be coming along and selling natural health and relaxation products including Aloe Vera (Forever Living Products.) Sounds good to me! I'll get organised and post a list of talks and demonstrations next week if I can.

Meanwhile - keep letting go :))

BE HAPPY!

2009-07-06T12:12:00.005+01:00

Some kind person had left a message on one of my YouTube videos this morning so I went across to check it, and 'came across' (!) a new video by Esther Hicks/Abraham. I thought the idea would be good to share with you as the concept is so simple.

A woman from the audience had asked Abraham if she was getting all this 'Law of Attraction' stuff right, and what she needed to do now. There was much uproar and laughter from Abraham (who, with Esther's help, have written many, many books on the Law of Attraction) and what they said was to the effect of , "We have written so much that we feel we may have confused you." "The only thing you need to do is to be happy right now."

Well I, for one, agree with that. The Law of Attraction works for all of us (no exceptions) and I must admit, I've not always been as positive as I could be. I have been known to focus on the negative (and thereby attract more negativity.) And sometimes I'm very reluctant to take responsibility for my life being the way it is. But too much has happened in my life to convince me otherwise so I have to believe.

The strange thing is that as soon as I start looking at my life from the position of the creator of it, I find things almost always change for the better. I can see where I may have been holding myself back and what I need to do about it. Asking myself, "What have I done to create this?" when something goes wrong, almost inevitably leads me to the answer.

And if all I do is to 'be happy' each day and do the things that make me happy then I'm happy in the now. Not the past. Not the future, but now. And after all, isn't now all there is?

Fair News: I'm pleased to announce that Broomsticks will be joining us for the Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair. They sell a huge variety of new age goods including crystals, incense, tealight holders, faeries, dragons (Oh, stop me before I ruin my credit!) and much, much more.

It is my intention to get the letters and receipts to the stallholders printed today for posting tomorrow. But do bear in mind that I also have to print tickets and posters too, so don't be too disappointed if you don't receive yours until the end of the week. I'm working as fast as I can! :))

A BUSY WEEK AT RAINBOWS

2009-06-29T11:36:00.006+01:00

Well, here we are again. It's been a busy week at Rainbows. I've 'finished' two sets of success coaching clients this last week. These last coaching sessions are always a bit sad for me as it's time to say goodbye, but both the clients were well pleased with their progress and have promised to come back and see me to let me know how they're getting on. And, of course, this also makes way for new and exciting clients to come for coaching. Can't wait!

Tuesday meditation group are half-way through a set now and doing nicely. The 'Fantastical Journeys' I'm taking them on seem to be going down well and the two new members that joined us this set complement the rest of the group very nicely. And remember, even if you don't get the chance to meditate regularly and do nothing more than breathe in and out with "I am, at peace" before you start your day properly, then you'll be well set up for whatever comes.

Fair News: I'm hoping to get the letters and receipts out this week for the stallholders who's forms I've had back. Your allocated tickets will follow shortly.

However, there are some therapists and stallholders who've still not sent back their forms, and please be aware that I'm going to have to replace your trade or therapy unless I hear from you very soon. I've got other people who would like to come along, but I'm trying to save places for those who've already said they will come. However, until I get your forms back there will be no guaranteed places and if you're too late, I'm going to have to put someone else in your place. Sorry about this, but I'm wanting to finalise the line-up now so that I can organise the design and printing of the tickets etc.

Hope to have some more news for you next week... Meanwhile, have a good and successful week. I intend to!

HOW TO MAKE A MILLION

2009-06-22T11:05:00.005+01:00

An exciting title, yes? And I'll bet you clicked on to it thinking I'd be giving you an easy way to make your fortune. As I've done myself on many occasions when enticing emails have dropped into my inbox telling me that they know 'the secret of The Secret', or how buying their latest book, or subscribing to their latest email course will bring me the much-hoped-for-millions. And probably they're right. Maybe I could make a million if I followed their expensive and fascinating courses. But somehow I doubt it...

You see, I believe that however much I spend on these products, and however much I believe in what they're trying to sell me, I'm going to have problems creating that million unless I start believing in myself first. In my experience, we don't allow ourselves to have that million (or anything else for that matter) if we don't feel worthy or deserving of it. And it doesn't matter how 'good' we are either. Most of the really good people in this world are poor while some of the so-called 'bad' people are wealthy. Which makes the good people sigh and say, "If I had their millions, I would use it to benefit others too." But you can't help anyone, unless you help yourself first, you know.

My solution to this is to first take stock of who you are. What are the special talents and gifts you offer to the world? Everybody has some. Once you've found these out, you can then begin to feel a little better about yourself. Look at yourself honestly and realise that we are all unique and special (including you) and begin to praise yourself a little for the things you do well, instead of always finding fault. Find things you do like about yourself and focus on those.

There are many ways to raise confidence and self-esteem. My favourite at the moment is Emotional Freedom Techniques. Works for me! But whatever works for you is the right way. Go buy a good personal development book by Louise Hay or Shakti Gawain or whoever is your favourite author and learn how to befriend yourself. You'll find you're not so bad after all. Honestly. And then when you feel good enough to allow yourself that million, go ahead and take that ecourse or buy that product and then let yourself be open to receiving. And remember who told you all this when you get rich!

Fair News: All the fair news will now be posted here instead of all over the place on the web site, forum etc. It makes it easier for me and keeps everything in one place for you too.

NEW THIS WEEK: This week I've taken a booking from a lovely lady who does Crystalotherapy. Sounds fascinating and I'm sure I'll be going for a taster treatment. How about you? I'm in the middle of organising the talks (and designing the tickets) at the moment. It'll be another week or so, but I will get back to all of you stallholders with letters and receipts plus your complementary tickets, I promise. And if you're a stallholder who's taken a form and not yet got it back to me, can I please have it returned as soon as you can. I've got loads of 'promises' but I can't act upon those until I actually have the forms back with your fee. Thanks very much.

THE RAINBOWS MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT FAIR 2

2009-06-17T09:13:00.009+01:00

I've decided to keep you up to date with what's happening regarding the Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair here on the blog. This will save me having to update the site, the forum and the blog as well, and keeps everything in one place so you know where to find it. If you keep checking back here you'll be able to find out what's new and happening.

To date, we've got lots of different therapies for you to try at the fair, including Hawaiian Kahuna Massage, Hypnotherapy, Brain Gym, Kinesiology, Reflexology, Aromatherapy Massage, Indian Head Massage, Swedish Massage, Reiki (of course!) and more. We've also got lovely things for you to buy including jewellery, art work, greetings cards, crystals, incense sticks, affirmation cards and much more.

NEW THIS WEEK We've now added Quantum Touch to our list of therapies. If you've never tried it, come along and experience this powerful healing technique for yourself.

I'm currently looking for an aura photographer who would like to come along. If you know anyone who does this, I'd be grateful for their contact details.

The talks and demonstrations are in the process of being organised and I'll let you know here as soon as there's a proper list of them.

If you're a therapist or stallholder who's interested in taking a stall, at the fair, please email me as soon as possible for a form. Please note: Forms are coming in thick and fast now so book quickly if you wish to attend as a stallholder or therapist. Space will be limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

And if you're a therapist or stallholder who's already returned your form, please see the previous post. I will be getting back to you with receipts etc. as soon as I have a full list.

THE RAINBOWS MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT FAIR

2009-06-11T12:10:00.010+01:00

Oooh, another blog from me. Where does the time go? I, for one, don't know. I've been very busy organising the upcoming Rainbows Mind, Body and Spirit Fair. Well, we haven't had anything like it in Beverley for a couple of years now and the usual one at the Jarvis in Hull has stopped running. I was bemoaning the fact to a friend (Lynnda in fact - it's all her fault!) and she said why didn't I run one myself? Because it had never occured to me that's why. And I didn't think I'd be up to the job. These things take such a lot of organising. However, I decided that Lynnda may be right, so I hitched up my skirts (not literally!) and got busy. And yes, these things do take some organising.

However, we now have the venue (Beverley Memorial Hall) and a date (Sunday 4 October) and a there will be a multitude of different stalls and therapies to delight even the most discerning mind, body and spirit person. So far there's Reiki (of course!) aromatherapy massage, quantum touch, reflexology, Indian head massage, hypnotherapy, and Hawaiian Kahuna massage. And there'll also be the usual array of stalls with healing and pamper products for you to buy along with beautiful artwork, affirmation cards, faeries, jewellery, incense, candles and much, much more. There will also be half-hour talks and demonstrations throughout the day on various mind, body and spirit subjects including my own EFT demonstration. Put it this way, it's the sort of fair I'd love to attend if I wasn't running it!

I'm going to be adding more details to the blog each week, as things progress so keep visiting if you want to be kept up to date. We're nearly full now with stalls but if you know a stallholder or therapist who does something really different then I'd be glad to have contact details. I'm trying to get as many different therapies and goods as I can to make it interesting for people.

And a note to those of you who've already sent in your forms and cheques: I'm keeping everything on hold for another week or so so make sure that we have enough of everything and what we've actually got and then I'll be sending out confirmation letters and receipts. I'll also be organising the times of the talks for the people who have said they'd like to do them. We only have time during the day for six talks, so please don't be disappointed if I can't fit yours in. I'll let you know as soon as I can.

See the web site for a finished poster of the fair.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

2009-05-21T18:03:00.005+01:00

Like my friend Lynnda, things seem to have been taking a turn for the better on the work/busyness front but, as usually happens, when things get busy, they get really busy! I've just spent today doing my Reiki and my Emotional Freedom Techniques talks twice each. A local company had asked me to do it for their 'learn something new at work week'. And it seemed that quite a lot of people were interested in these things, so I had full groups and people who couldn't get because we were full. Lovely:)) I gave away loads of leaflets for my services and I think most people really enjoyed the talks/demonstrations.

But it did mean my being out from 9.00 this morning not getting back until 5.00 pm, and being on my feet and working all day. Of course, I love doing Reiki and EFT and the buzz I get from doing them makes me feel really good, but doing so many sessions in one day is something I don't think I'll do again.

I do think we have to be careful. Even if what we're doing is something we love to do, or if we're doing things for the people we love we can soon burn ourselves out, and then what use are we to anyone? This is something I regularly say to people who come to my workshops and groups as well as therapy clients and I do believe it. It's just more difficult when it comes to doing it yourself...

And I was talking last night to someone from another company who may want me to do a team-building, motivational-type workshop day for their staff soon. Oooh. Lovely! Can't wait! :)

EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES

2009-05-13T11:57:00.008+01:00

Well, I've finally done it:)) I've managed to get another of those little 'Rainbows Guides To' online today. 'The Rainbows Guide To Emotional Freedom Techniques' is basically a useful guide book to tell you about EFT, what it is, how you can use it on yourself and how it will benefit you.

Emotional Freedom Techniques work on the principle that all our negative emotions (and most of our ailments and illnesses too) are caused by a disruption to the body's energy system. EFT builds upon practices begun thousands of years ago by Chinese doctors who worked with the body's energy system and used needles to stimulate various points along that energy system to enable healing to take place.

For a needle-phobic like me (I know... I should tap for it!) this doesn't sound like much fun, but this amazing new technique means that you don't have to use needles any more to be able to heal.

EFT uses many of the same points as acupuncture but instead of using needles, we simply tap on those points with our fingertips. Doing this relieves the 'zzzt' in our energy system that was causing our problem and enables our bodies (and minds) to heal much more rapidly.

EFT is simple to do (even a beginner can make some pretty impressive progress with it) and is useful whatever your situation. I've personally used it (on myself and with clients) for physical problems, emotional problems, driving success, fears and phobias, personal development work, feelings of 'unworthiness' or 'undeservability' and much, much more. The maxim of EFT is 'try it on everything!' and that's what I do.

If you fancy getting hold of a copy of this book and trying EFT for yourself you can click here or follow the link on the left to the 'Rainbows Guides To' page of my web site.

Happy tapping! :))

COSMIC ORDERING QUESTIONS

2009-04-27T12:01:00.003+01:00

Have you tried cosmic ordering? Has it worked for you? Cosmic ordering is the process whereby you 'order' your desires from the cosmos and then just sit back and wait for them to arrive. A bit like ordering from Amazon really, except that you don't have to pay for your goods. Sounds great doesn't it?

However, as you may guess, there is a little more to it than that. And there are certain things that 'The Secret' and other books on cosmic ordering don't tell you, like what to do if it doesn't seem to work or why it may not work for you. Or what's usually causing the problem when we don't get what we've ordered.

So I'm going to create another of those little 'Rainbows Guides To' books on cosmic ordering to see if I can help you to find the answers to those questions. And to make the book as comprehensive as possible, I'd like to include a question and answer section. So if you've any questions about cosmic ordering please email them to me and I'll do my best to answer them in the book.

And I'd especially like to hear from you if you've any experiences of cosmic ordering to relate. It doesn't matter if they're good or bad, or if your cosmic ordering worked or not, I'd be interested to hear them. If they're included in the book your name won't be mentioned unless you specifically ask me to do so, but your experiences may be a helping hand to others on the same path as you so please email me with them.

P.S. I did a cosmic ordering talk recently and the lady who won the raffle at the event, said that she had placed a cosmic order before she bought her ticket so that she might win!

AT LAST - NEW HO'OPONOPONO VIDEO FROM ME

2009-04-22T17:10:00.008+01:00

At last, I've finally got around to creating another one of those little Ho'oponopono videos on YouTube. For those of you who haven't heard of Ho'oponopono, it's an ancient Hawaiian technique for resolving family and other disputes that you can also use to resolve other issues in your life that are not as you would wish at the moment.

Ho'oponopono involves repeating four 'cleaning' phrases over and over again while holding your problem or issue in mind. These are "I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you." The idea is that anything that's not working in our lives right now is the result of a past memory or problem that hasn't been cleared up. So we use the words to 'clean' and clear our problems.

You can use Ho'oponopono for everything. I've used it at the gym while I've been going around the machines to help boost my exercise benefits, I've used it on my health, wealth and a host of other things.

There's a whole article on my web site if you wish to find out more, and through the miracle of technology, here below is the YouTube video I finally managed to get done. See what you think...

LOVE IS...

2009-04-08T10:36:00.005+01:00

I attended a wedding last weekend. Quite a surprise for me as I wasn't expecting it. My sister phoned me up on Friday night and said how did I fancy going to a wedding on the Saturday morning! Her partner whose neice's wedding it was, couldn't get home in time and so I was invited as a 'substitute' for him.

A mad panic ensued as I chased into town early on Saturday morning to find something decent to wear, but finally I got it all together and made myself look a bit presentable for the happy couple. And what a wonderful day it was. Perfect weather, a beautiful little church and a fabulous reception afterwards. The family were so welcoming too and I was very glad to have been invited.

I was thinking about love (as you do on these occasions) and I remembered this little poem I'd written years ago on that subject. It brings to mind the people I've met through my life who give up everything for someone else until they finally wear themselves out and begs the question, if we don't care for ourselves, who will?

Love is…

Kindness and caring for sisters and brothers.
Showing respect for our fathers and mothers.
Lending a hand to a friend that's in need.
Showing affection with kind word or deed.
Kisses and cuddles from those that we love.
Pink hearts with Angel wings sent from above.
Hearts beating faster when lovers are close.
Champagne and roses for those we love most.

Love is a feeling that wells up inside.
Love is a look from a groom to a bride.
Love for humanity's noble and grand.
Love for the Earth involves taking a stand.

Love shows its face in a million guises.
Sometimes predictable, sometimes surprises.
Love can be wonderful, caring and kind.
Love can be sad when two lovers are blind.

Love is for neighbours, for families and friends.
Love is for lovers, the list never ends.
Love is for giving and love is to share.
Do something thoughtful to show that you care.

Love is a drug and though love gets you hooked.
One type of love often gets overlooked.
Love that's a gift and can help us stand tall.
Love for ourselves, the most precious of all.

So when are you going to start taking more care of yourself???

If you like the poem, there are more in the 'Inspirations' poetry book reached via the 'Rainbow Reading Ebooks' link on the left.

ACHIEVEMENT!

2009-04-03T16:30:00.007+01:00

At last... I've finally managed to finish that ebook I've been going on and on about in my forum posts for ages! I've decided to create a series of ebooks called 'The Rainbows Guide To' and include various topics such as Cosmic Ordering, Emotional Freedom Techniques, The Chakras, Ho'oponopono and more. Of course these will all take time to write and I want to be sure they're done properly, but the first of these is now online and ready.

It's called 'The Rainbows Guide To The Chakras' and is a thirty-page A4 book which gives you a guide to the chakras, what they are, how they function and how you can balance, re-energise and stimulate them. And all the information you need to do this is here. Useful if you are a complete beginner or even if you're more experienced.

To whet your appetite and give you a little information to get you started, here's just a short page from the book (without the graphics.)

A Brief Guide To The Chakras

Root - The root chakra is red and connects to physical needs and vitality. Mental/emotional association 'I Am'.

Spleen or Sacral - The sacral chakra is orange and governs intellect and mental clarity. Mental/emotional association 'I Feel'.

Solar Plexus - The solar plexus chakra is yellow and governs inspiration, personal power and will. Mental/emotional association 'I Act'.

Heart - The heart chakra is green or pink and corresponds with love, relationships, abundance and prosperity. Mental/emotional association 'I Love'.

Throat - The throat chakra is blue and governs self-expression, creativity and healing. Mental/emotional association 'I Speak'.

Third Eye - The third-eye chakra is indigo. It governs psychic ability and intuition. Mental/emotional association 'I See'.

Crown - The crown chakra is violet or violet/white and connects us to the highest level of being i.e. Universe, God, the Creator or whatever we perceive that to be. Mental/emotional association 'I Know'.

Of course this is just a brief guide. For much more, find the link on the right and get your full copy.

KEEPING THE FAITH

2009-03-30T18:26:00.004+01:00

Hello again. This weekend's Louise Hay workshop is now over and done and those who came, went away with more information and knowledge (not to mention a few 'eureka' moments) to help them live more positively, I think.

And it's interesting that before we started I'd made a promise to myself that I wouldn't go through that again. Well, everything takes longer to write, organise and set up than you ever imagined it would. And I had thought that because the whole thing was already written that it would be easy. No way! It's been so long since I've done any Louise Hay workshops that it all needed rewriting and bringing up to date. And I've never run one from here before and as this house is so small, I had to move all the furniture in the living room and rearrange everything. It looked like I'd just moved in at one point! On the Friday night before we began, I was already wishing I didn't have to do it!

And then Saturday morning dawned and people started to arrive. I think you can guess the rest. We had a fantastic weekend and I loved every minute of it. All the work I had put in was worthwhile and although everybody seemed to enjoy it, I think I was the one who had enjoyed it most of all...

I've also decided that I want to run another one in the autumn. Just shows how you can change your mind doesn't it? My next big task is to find the money I need to buy my new, bigger place so that I can have a separate space for the workshops and therapies and keep my home intact as well as making a magical and special place for people to come for those workshops and therapies. Big Cosmic Order going in from me then! I'll let you know when it happens and then you can all come along for the grand opening.

LEARNING TO SAY 'NO'

2009-03-23T17:17:00.006Z

Well hello again. I have to say, Mothering Sunday went very well for me. Especially since I'm only the Auntie! I still received flowers and chocolates and was treated to a lovely meal in one of the best restaurants in town. And the family all came and we had a fantastic day, so I was well pleased.

Today's little post came about because someone has recently asked me to do something I wasn't really sure I wanted to do and it brought to mind all those times I've said "Yes" to people, just to please them. I thought that my experiences and ideas might help you a little so if you're one of those people who have a hard time saying "No," read on...

Are you always at everyone’s beck and call? Do you feel that others are taking advantage of you? And did you know that people who go through life never saying "No" to anyone, are actually saying "No" to themselves? Sometimes we can feel that our own lives don’t matter as long as someone else’s needs are fulfilled. This decreases our self-confidence because we are telling ourselves that the other person’s needs are more important than our own.

And sometimes we can feel that saying "Yes" will make us more likable to others. However, saying "Yes" does not make us more likeable and certainly will not get us the respect we deserve. Saying "Yes" all the time, just allows people to treat us like doormats.

Sometimes we 'imagine' what others will feel like when we say "No." "Oh, I just know she’ll be upset." Well, how do we know this? No one can be sure of another’s reactions. For all we know she might even be glad, because she was, after all, only asking us something out of a sense of duty.

Carers are often the last people to say "No." They spend all their time and energy giving to others, without realising that, should anything happen to them, the person being cared for would have a hard time coping.

MAKING SAYING "NO" EASIER
To make saying "No," easier, practise saying "No" to small things which don’t matter that much. Then when it comes to the 'biggies' you’ll feel a lot better about doing it.

And when you’re on your own in the house or car, practise keep saying "No" to yourself, over and over again. This will get you used to the sound of it. It sounds silly but it works...

And when someone asks you to do something you’d rather not do, stall for time. Don’t give your answer then and there. Say something like "I’ll have to check with ..., or look in my diary, and I’ll get back to you." This gives you time to decide what you want to do, and to think of something to say to them.

Remember you are worth your own self-respect and love. If you love and respect yourself, others will too, and you'll have much more energy and time to do things you want to do for the people you love and respect. And if people can’t respect your right to say "No" occasionally, do you really need them around?

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

2009-03-21T10:31:00.009Z

Well hello again. Just a quick blog from me today as it's Saturday and as usual, I have the house to clean, the washing to do and a trip into town to post letters and buy some things for next weekend's Louise Hay workshop. Sounds like an action-packed day to me!

But I'm posting because it's Spring (at least in Beverley today.) The worst of the winter is hopefully behind us and the lighter nights are brightening my spirits no end. I do love winter. It's always a good time for me to snuggle up and read a lovely book or two. And it's a good excuse not to go out and 'do stuff'. But for me, spring heralds the coming of summer, the coming of longer and brighter days and is filled with all the promise and potential of a new season. It feels like a fresh start somehow.

And, of course, it's Mothering Sunday here in the UK tomorrow. And my sister's birthday too, so we'll all gather for a celebration. I do hope it goes well. You know how fraught these family celebrations can get! Still, I'm affirming like mad for all to be peace and calm on this special day.

However, this means that I won't get my usual Sunday rant at the walls (Shirley Valentine's got nothing on me!) so I'm just keeping in mind, while next week, the things I want to change now that spring has come. Thinking about 'getting out there and doing it' instead of sitting around and waiting for it to happen. And why I seem to (like so many others) sabotaging myself, just when I should be getting it together.

I'll let you know how it goes....

Happy Mothering Sunday and Happy Spring to you all. :))

FABULOUS FRIDAY?

2009-03-20T17:16:00.004Z

Oooh. A late post from me today. Been busy this morning with a very nice man who came to give me advice on my web site. However, he seems to think I'd be better off with Word Press or some such thing. I know my site's a bit basic but it seems to work and people seem to be finding it okay when they're looking for Reiki or Meditation or whatever in or around Beverley, so I think I'll stick with what I've got for now!

I've been having one of those days, though, when things just don't seem to go right. I had an order for some of my PonoPics today from the Coffee Shop this afternoon (yippee!) but when I tried to print them, the ink cartridge wasn't playing ball and it's taken me all afternoon just to print two photographs!

I suppose we all get those days and I shouldn't complain really. As always, there are people a lot worse off than me. And when I look at those photographs, I'm reminded of all the lovely holidays (and all the lovely holidays yet to come) I've spent in Jersey. That makes me feel good...

And isn't that what I tell the peops that come to the workshops etc? To find something good in your life and focus on that. After all, with the Law of Attraction in action, every good thought I think and every good feeling I have only brings more things to bring me good thoughts and feelings. And by golly, I feel better already.

Hope your day's as good as mine is going to finish up. :)

LOUISE L. HAY

2009-03-19T08:56:00.010Z

For those of you who don't know her, I thought it might be nice to add a little background information on Louise Hay. She's been such a big part of my life for so long now, and it's fair to say that I wouldn't be where I am today, if I hadn't come across her book 'You Can Heal Your Life'.

Louise is an American counsellor and author who believes that changing our thoughts for more positive ones, and loving ourselves more can radically change for the better, the world we experience every day. She was saying years ago what the likes of Abraham-Hicks etc. are saying now. It all boils down to the Law of Attraction really, although Louise never seemed to recognise it as such. What we put out, we get back. It's that simple. Even the things we didn't think we asked for, the big and little traumas of our lives, are created by our thoughts and beliefs. Are you one of those people who think things always happen in threes? And doesn't the Universe always live up to your expectations? Then when the third thing has happened, we think "Oh good. That's that out of the way then!"

If this sounds like you, and you would like to live more positively, then I've got a Louise Hay weekend workshop scheduled for Saturday/Sunday March 28/29 here in Beverley. If you'd like to come along and take the first step on the pathway to a more positive and fulfilled life, check out the poster here... http://www.therainbowcentre.net/LOUISE-HAY and email me soon as places are filling fast.

Below I've listed Louise's points of philosophy as I see them. The 'rules' if you like, that I work with in my personal coaching and in the Louise Hay workshops I run. I don't by any means say that these are the only philosophies I work with or that these are the only ones that work, but I must say that using these has done wonders for me and others who've attending the workshops or coaching I do. So give them a try. What have you got to lose, except perhaps an old way of life that's no longer working for you?

1 What We Give Out, We Get Back
Always. Remember the golden rule 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. How you treat others is exactly how you will be treated. This also applies to the thoughts we have. If we judge and criticise others, even in our minds, then we will also be judged and criticised. If we love and accept ourselves and others unconditionally, then we will attract people into our lives who reflect that back to us. Thoughts of love bring not only love into our lives but incredible good - more than we can imagine.

2 What We Believe About Ourselves And Our Lives Becomes True For Us
This is why it is important for us to examine 'what we believe'. Often the beliefs you carry with you throughout your life stem from the limiting beliefs of your parents, your society, your church etc. Beliefs given to you when you were children and which you never questioned. Your beliefs are your choice. Choose to believe the ones that support and inspire you the most.

3 Our Thoughts Are Creative
Our thoughts are constantly creating our future. One small negative thought will not seem to make much difference to your life. But thoughts are like water. Drops accumulate over time. A drop of water will become a puddle if it is not stopped, a puddle becomes a pond and a pond becomes an ocean. What’s your first thought when you awaken in the morning? If you always find yourself thinking thoughts of gloom and doom, then that is the sort of day you will have. If, on the other hand, your thoughts are full of hope, faith and love, then that day will be very different! Notice your thoughts. Don't judge or criticise them, just notice them. Do you really want these thoughts to be creating your new life? Choose thoughts that inspire and uplift you.

4 We Are Worth Loving
Every single one of us is worth loving. We do not have to earn love. We do not have to earn the right to breathe and have life. We breathe and have life because we exist. We are loveable because we exist. We have to know that. We are worthy of our own love, no matter what negative opinions others may force upon us. Remember, your thoughts create your reality. What other people think has nothing to do with it. Tell yourself right now, 'I am worth loving'.

5 Self-approval And Self-acceptance Are The Keys To Positive Change
When we are angry with ourselves and when we judge and criticise everything we do, our lives never work. Negative beliefs about ourselves are simply old ways of thinking and have no basis in truth. How can we expect others to love and accept us if we do not love and accept ourselves? Remember, you are worth loving, simply because you exist.

6 We Can Release The Past And Forgive Everyone
The past only exists in our minds. To hold on to old grievances and hurts is only to punish ourselves for something someone else did long ago. Would you rather be happy or right? Forgiveness does not mean condoning someone else's poor behaviour. It simply means letting go. Everyone, including you, is doing the best they can at any given moment with the understanding, awareness and knowledge that they have. To give up our resentment and replace it with understanding is to free ourselves.

7 Forgiveness Opens The Doorway To Love
Unconditional love is the goal, so how do we get there? We get there through the door of forgiveness. Forgiveness is like peeling an onion; there are many layers. Sometimes it is best to start by forgiving those we find the easiest to forgive and move on to others when we are more comfortable with the process. When we do this, we come to a deeper level of understanding. There we will find love waiting for us. Forgiveness and love go hand in hand.

8 Love Is The Most Powerful Healing Force There Is
Love stimulates our immune system. We cannot heal, or become whole in an atmosphere of hatred. As we learn to love ourselves, we become powerful. Love allows us to move from being a victim to being a winner. Our love for ourselves will attract to us the things we need to help us heal. People who feel good about themselves are naturally attractive. They have a certain 'something' about them.

9 All We Have To Do Is Just Be Willing
We do not have to wait until we know how to do these things. All we need to do is simply to be willing. Remember, our thoughts are creative so as soon as you become 'willing' to do something, you are sending a message to the Universe. As you repeat your willing thought over and over, you will put into motion the Law of Attraction. The Universe loves you and is standing ready to help you to manifest whatever you choose to think and believe. Be willing to have a good life!

10 The Point Of Power Is In The Present Moment
Whatever is in the past is gone. The future has not arrived yet. Tomorrow never comes. The only moment that matters is now. Now is the time to begin to change your thoughts and your life. Remember, the thoughts you have today, now, are creating your future.

Have a happy and positive day! :)

ABOUT ME

2009-03-18T17:00:00.005Z

Hello again from Yvonne at Rainbows. I thought as this is a new blog I’d better give you a bit of background information on myself so that you can get an idea of where I’m coming from, so to speak.

My first introduction to anything remotely connected with personal development came in 1983 when I was living in London. I was going through a bad patch self-esteem wise and couldn’t seem to find a job or see any way out of my financial situation. I got so fed up one day that I decided to sell some of my treasured cassettes to give me some spending money. I had heard of a place called ‘Mysteries’ in Covent Garden that apparently sold lots of lovely things. I found a store in Notting Hill Gate that bought my cassettes and set off to Covent Garden. I don’t think I was prepared for the sheer amount of books, cassettes, gifts etc. that they had in Mysteries. I was overwhelmed!

However, I came across a book by Shakti Gawain called ‘Creative Visualisation’ and found it very difficult to put it down. So that’s what I bought. I took it home and read and re-read it, trying to put her very sensible advice into action. I did feel better for doing the exercises. After this, I created my own career reading Tarot cards in Great Yarmouth during the holiday season. I didn’t make a lot but enough to pay my rent and keep going. My first success.

It didn’t last too long though as I had to move back to Hull (where I was born) to help look after Gran, who was not very well. The rest is a long story which includes moving to Clare in Suffolk, then to Howden in East Yorkshire, and eventually ending up in Beverley where I now live. During that time, I didn’t do much in the way of personal development but kept on reading ‘Creative Visualisation’ whenever the mood took me.

Then in 1999 I had a bad cold one day which kept me from work so I headed to the local library. You know how they say “the book just fell into my hands”? Well, that’s what happened with Louise Hay’s ‘You Can Heal Your Life’. Being off work meant I had a whole week to read and digest the book. It was wonderful! And, can you believe it, an advertisement appeared in that week’s local paper advertising a Louise Hay weekend course.

Considering I’d never heard of Louise Hay before, I thought this was too coincidental, so I went along. The course was a revelation. I’d never done anything like that before. What I learned there was that I wasn’t as bad as I thought I was, and that it is our own thoughts and beliefs that create our lives.

Shortly afterwards, while playing around on the Internet I found the Louise Hay Teacher Training site and decided to go and train so that I could pass all of this wonderful knowledge on. The man at the bank was very kind and gave me a loan, and I set off for Ireland to do the week-long training course. This was the best week of my life, only topped the next year when I attended the advanced teacher training in San Diego in California.

Since then, I’ve read what seems like hundreds of personal and spiritual development books, run Louise Hay groups myself, and also developed my own Positively Me! philosophy as well as branching out into running meditation groups too.

And my development continues apace. A couple of years ago, I underwent my level one Reiki attunement and have since gone on to take attunements to the Master level. The Reiki has been really helpful, not only to heal physical ailments, but as a personal development tool to give me insights too. And I've just completed my level two EFT course (Emotional Freedom Techniques.) This is amazing stuff. Problems, phobias and personal stuff that people have had for years just seem to melt away with a few simple 'taps'. Wonderful!

I decided early on that I wanted to create a beautiful place where people would be able to come and do workshops and receive Reiki treatments etc. Somewhere they could come and forget their troubles for a while and so the idea for Rainbows came about. The house I live in is really too small for all my plans and ideas but I’m affirming like mad for the money to come to buy a bigger space to work from. (There's a 'donate' button on the web site if you would like to help me!)

And that’s where I currently am. I tend to spend Sundays reading my books, and discussing with the wall in my living room, such weighty subjects as ‘if our thoughts create our lives, how long does it take to create my new place?! Hopefully, I’ll be able to share some of these ramblings with you through this blog and hopefully some of the things that have helped me will also help you. I do hope so.

I'll also post a few of my 'holiday snaps' at the bottom to brighten the place up a bit and if you feel the urge to comment on these posts, please feel free to do so.

MY NEW BLOG!

2009-03-17T12:12:00.003Z

Hello and welcome to my new blog. My intention is to use this blog as a journal in which I can recount my successes, failures (not too many of those, hopefully) and general doings in life. I expect I shall also be rambling on a bit about various topics to do with personal and spiritual development and I may also have some little nuggets of wisdom to share with you to help you on your own personal pathway. Please feel free to add any comments you wish as we go along. I am intending to update this blog with a new post each day, but I’m sure you’ll understand if I get busy and it’s sometimes a little longer between posts.

Meanwhile I wish you all Love, Light and happy reading.

Yvonne