evolve - a centre of evolution

gong bath and sound healing at evolve

adrian evolve — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:08 +0000

The term “gong bath” means that you are bathed in sound waves from a wind gong. It’s not a typical bath where you remove your clothes; you lie down on mats, put your head on a pillow, cover yourself in a blanket, close your eyes, relax and let the experience take over.

As a first timer to experience a gong bath I was very excited but also quite anxious as to what to expect. I had done some research and read an article on how sound healing has changed this persons life. In the session there were a mix of newbies like myself and those who were more seasoned. Having identified the attendees he hadn’t seen before, evolve’s gong bath master Gordon Coxon was welcoming and encouraging. He gave an explanation on the benefits of lying feet first or head first to the gong, which prompted the entire room to shift their positions.

As we got comfortable, the session began with Gordon instructing us to take some deep meditative breaths and reading a prose about the universal sound OM. He then proceeded for the hour session where we were enveloped in the sounds of a 32 inch Paiste symphonic gong, a 28 inch Chinese wind gong, temple cymbals and chimes. The sound of the gong alone is unusual, let alone lying down with eyes closed whilst being surrounded by it. It’s not an instrument that you’d be used to hearing so your brain isn’t able to guess what it’s going to process next, which essentially forces your mind to just submit and whole body to relax deeply. I was lying head first to the gong and as it entered at my crown I could feel it literally wash over me. I felt tingling sensations and twitching muscles in my legs and feet, probably where I was holding some tension from the day.

I could feel the gong moving down from my head into my throat forcing me to breathe a lot deeper which i assume was to clear any blockages in my throat chakra. It then moved into my chest – a really indescribable feeling of almost heaviness, but it wasn’t uncomfortable. I was so deep into meditation that I drifted in and out of sleep and I wasn’t the only one judging by the change in people’s breathing around me. Closer to the end of the session Gordon brought the smaller gong to along each of our heads, then instructing us to begin to bring the attention back to our breaths before ending the session.

He was warm and thoroughly engaging and at the end invited us to take time to bring ourselves back to normal. In my being I left feeling lighter which is a hard feeling to explain, and one that can only be experienced. Although it was different to meditating to a mantra or calming music it gives you the same essence of calm, with the added bonus of warmth and comfort provided by the gong.

As a hayfever sufferer too, this practice served as a way to cleanse and relax my entire system; the headache and scratchy irritable throat I came in with seemed to have eased. In our group chat afterwards, one person said they could taste the gong, meaning that the experience must differ each time including having some effect on your senses, if you let it, which I have to look forward to. Moreover though, it was a time to simply be with myself in complete relaxation and for that reason alone, it is something worth trying and repeating.

evolve run sound healing and gong bath sessions every other thursday 6.15 – 7.15pm or 7.30 – 8.30pm for £12 a session.

michelle is a freelance writer who facilitates yoga and wellbeing workshops to young people. she also runs www.meditateandmedicate.com providing advice and inspiration to encourage a holistic approach to self care and fitness for the urban women through yoga, meditation, conscious communication and holistic nutrition

yoga workshop: introduction to vinyasa flow

adrian evolve — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:20:56 +0000

with delamay devi

when: saturday 20 july | 5-7.30pm

price: £25 earlybird before 13/7 | £30 after

During this intro to flow workshop you will gain a good understanding of the practice of vinyasa flow yoga, a dynamic style linking movement with the breath. By coming back to the breath time and time again we are able to maintain a calm, clear and focused mind, which is valuable on and off the yoga mat.

This fluid practice is similar to a movement meditation whereby we move slowly and gracefully from one pose to another incorporating a full range of vinyasas that can open the body on all levels.

• explore breath initiated movement in a full spectrum of asanas

• gain a understanding of the vinyasa flow foundations

• experience pulsing, body and rhythmic vinyasas to awaken energetic alignment

• become acquainted with how to do ‘your vinyasa’ in a safe way

testimonials:
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your workshop. It was an eye opener for me as I am always following the rigid style of yoga at my gym. I am always open to challenges and hope to join you again in the near future.” YanSOH.

“Thank you very much for this nice vinyasa flow session. It was a pleasure to practice with you. Namaste!!!” teresa.

about the teacher:

delamay‘s intention is to create a safe space for personal empowerment that allows you to embody the true essence of your natural self. Originally from byron bay in australia she divides her time between australia, europe and asia and makes regular trips to LA to continue her training with shiva rea. With a background in dance it was a natural progression to teaching yoga, delamay holds a 500hr prana flow® – energetic vinyasa certification and continues to assist shiva rea, the creator of prana flow®. www.yogarhythms.net

register: Please click here or call evolve on 020 7581 4090

the balance procedure

adrian evolve — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:04:02 +0000

the balance procedure (tbp) – simple, elegant + life changing

created by jenny + alan cox
taught by certified tbp trainer helen craven

Can you imagine a perfect world? Can you imagine your world as you want it to be? Then let the balance procedure take you towards the world that you want.

• It’s a powerful, unique, energy procedure that relaxes and balances mind, body + spirit

• It combines ancient philosophy with modern quantum science

• It heightens your awareness of how you are creating your world

• You can experience in one session this powerful life-long process

• A few minutes each day can help you keep on your path towards success and happiness

Everyone was born with the ability to create through thought and imagination. This simple technique will help you restore physical and emotional balance in an instant! By countering everyday stresses in your life you can achieve the health and happiness you desire. It is nothing short of magic!

learn about …
• meridian pathways and chakra centers recognized for centuries as the subtle vibrational energy flow connecting mind, body and spirit
• how the mind through the process of thought and imagination creates your reality
• identify the thoughts that cause stress, stress can’t cope with calmness
• calmness is the key which can open all doors
• the way you think will make all the difference
• the importance of emotions and how they are your in-built guidance
• the importance of universal needs
• the importance of awareness, dreams, desires, discovery, learning and celebration
• the importance of laughter the universal language
• a myriad of ways to apply this simple technique

level 1 certificate - focus on yourself, friends + family
when: saturday 15 june 10am-4.30pm
price: £100

level 2 certificate - focus on your professional work
when: saturday 16 november 10am-4.30pm
price: £120

helen craven (MA(RCA), DCH, DHP, ITEC) is an experienced clinical hypnotherapist using advanced hypnotherapy techniques including EFT, and a reiki master, teacher and author.

She continues to study and train with the best teachers, keeping up to date with new techniques, so she can work with her clients for maximum good effect. She works with, not on, her clients, so they can learn techniques for themselves and gain a life-long empowerment that will stay with them throughout their lives.

booking + information from
If you would like to find out more about the workshops or experience a one to one session, please contact helen directly either by email or telephone:
tel: 07930 323157
email: helen@thecravenclinic.co.uk

www.thecravenclinic.co.uk
www.thebalanceprocedure.com

heart meditation and healing

adrian evolve — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:23:43 +0000

Heart meditation gives us the opportunity to listen to our hearts. We can discover the dimensions of our heart: the height, width and depth, as well as indications for our next step in life: the forward dimension. Sometimes experiences may narrow or crush the heart so that we need to gently open the heart again. This practice can help to restore balance and harmony in our lives, connecting us to our inspiration and creativity, and providing insight into current life situations.

Healing can enable a focus on specific areas of our energetic body to receive healing and to reconnect to our heart by:

experiencing the presence of your heart in your life.
becoming sensitised to the dimensions of your heart
attending to emotional wounds
connecting to your inspiration and creativity

“The practice is so beautiful, it’s amazing”

“It was very relevant to what’s going on in my life right now and you pinpointed the area of my lung that has the problem”

“ Pamela has a healing presence”

Pamela Griffiths PhD, BACP Snr accred, UKCP reg has practiced as a counsellor and psychotherapist for over 20 years. She has taught many students in this field on post-graduate courses. She works from an integrative perspective and can offer sessions in the short, medium or long term. She is also a retreat guide and a teacher of meditation, and worked for many years as a physiotherapist

to make a booking:

pamela griffiths

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50-55 min | £65

thursdays, 12.30–4.30pm

please call evolve on 020 7581 4090

the magic of raw foods + superfoods

adrian evolve — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:06:32 +0000

with kate magic

when: wednesday 10 july | 7-8.45pm

price: £15 in advance | £20 on the day

This talk will cover kate’s “raw magic” philosophy. How changing your diet can create quantum shifts in your life. How detoxing and realigning with raw foods and superfoods can heal the body, mind and heart and enable us to be fully in touch with our own magical selves.

Kate’s wisdom comes from 20 years on the holistic health path, and raising a family of three boys on the diet. As well as being inspiring and uplifting, Kate shares practical common sense ideas on how to increase the raw foods in your diet and which are the best foods to include and the best to avoid. You will leave the class feeling not only is eating raw very exciting, it is also very easy.

understand why raw foods and superfoods can increase your health and vitality
which are the best raw foods to include in the diet and why
common pitfalls on the raw food diet and how to avoid them
how to make raw practical & sustainable and not just a fad diet

testimonials:

“I found you a joy to listen to. Your energy and excitement about your passion was electric and thank you for inspiring me to eat more raw!” philipa, glasgow

“Since meeting kate I have discovered a wealth of exciting new foods and inventive ways to prepare them. Kate’s recipes are easy to follow and they tantalize the tastebuds. She is the perfect advocate for the living foods diet as she quite literally glows and you will say “give me some of what’s she’s on!”” boy george.

about kate:

Kate has over two decades of experience of raw eating, and is raising her three sons on the raw diet. She is the author of four raw lifestyle books, and tours internationally giving talks and workshops on raw foods. She is creative director of the raw living website which offers advice and information on the raw diet, as well as the biggest range of raw foods and superfoods products in europe.

register: Please click here or call evolve on 020 7581 4090

kundalini yoga workshop

adrian evolve — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:04:19 +0000

4 keys to change – reflections on patanjali’s yoga sutra 1.33

with perla aviram

when: saturday 17 august | 12.00-3.00pm

price: £25 in advance | £30 on the day

Patanjali’s sutra 1.33 gives 4 keys to 4 locks. Knowing and remembering these keys is the path to a peaceful mind and true tranquility. In this workshop we will get to know the keys and the locks they open. We will learn to apply them to our life and practice, and let them guide us towards inner recognition of our path and purpose. We will examine the place of acceptance in our lives and how willing are we to accept things the way they are, and we will practice surrender to discover how much we can rely on ourselves to bring change to our lives.

• get to know patanjali’s yoga sutras, the ancient text which remains reference point and foundation for any serious yoga practice.
• discover tools for taking control over your life
• experience the power of physical posture, mantra and meditation to develop true piece of mind
• recognize your true potential and get a sense of your purpose and path

testimonials:

“… a few sessions with perla convinced me of the healing power of kundalini yoga and the importance of having an excellent teacher. After the first class I felt this incredible energy that lasted the whole day. For the first time in months, I found I had enough stamina to walk for a few blocks, something I had not been able to do for months.“ laurie gottlieb, nurse professor and author.

“.. what I most like is the combination of physical and spiritual. Many times I come to class feeling stressed, worried or tired. By the end of the class I really feel the positive impact on my body and mind. The little transformation I experience each time gives me drive to explore kundalini more and more.” shyned maritan.

about the teacher:

kri certified instructor of kundalini yoga as taught by yogi bhajan, perla teaches groups as well as one to one sessions and also works to assist in the recovery from chronic illnesses and addictions.

Her focus is to uplift and empower always. She does so by creating a safe space for people to explore their personal abilities both physically and mentally. In her classes you will find a mixture of the physical and the deeply spiritual, offering a deep experience of the connection between mind, body, breath and soul.

register: Please click here or call evolve on 020 7581 4090

evolve through film: searching for sugarman

adrian evolve — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:28:57 +0000

with corinne blum

when: sunday 23 june | 2-4:15pm

price: £9 | £7 low income + concessions

evolve through film in collaboration with conscious media bring you an afternoon of dialogue. The intention of this event is to bring together a community where like-minded people can engage in discussions around conscious film on a regular basis.

about the film:

A fascinating portrait of a forgotten musical pioneer, searching for sugarman is by turns informative and mysterious. Two south africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock ‘n’ roller, rodriguez.

hosted by:

corinne blum, is a certified life coach, mentor + relationship expert and cofounder of evolve. She has a great passion for helping individuals feel self-empowered and stepping into their fullest potential. Corinne leads courses, workshops, women’s circles and sees clients one-on-one. She has created the programmes the authentic self, authentic relationships, manifesting your soulmate and stepping into your full potential. For more information visit: www.corinneblum.com

register: Please click here or call evolve on 0207 581 4090

unlocking creativity + potential in the workplace

adrian evolve — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:24:22 +0000

with ben hewitt

when: wednesday 5 june | 6.30-8.30pm

price: £15 in advance | £18 on the day

The biggest inquiry for most people today, is how to live a professional life that does not betray our true values and intentions as a human being.

There is a new conscious paradigm emerging all over the world right now, inviting people into a wholehearted inquiry about the work they wish to fill their lives with. If you would like to learn with a group of like-minded people how to transform the way you work, and how to bring the innate human properties of creativity and potential more fully to life in the work you do, this workshop is for you.

The workshop will explore ways of integrating our unique story and personal history with our work and business lives, and in the process discover the central aspects of becoming more artistic, real and effective in how we create.

Anyone with a conscious mission will enjoy this vibrant and topical conversation, and discover how vision, values, ethos and intention can help us bridge the conscious and unconscious minds, and in doing so create a fulfilling life’s work.

“ben has made a great impact, not only on my business, but on me personally. By pointing to the uniqueness of what I have created and the accompanying intellectual property assets, he gave me the confidence to bring my vital conversation to the world. All of this has been incredibly supportive and life-changing.” mayuri onerheim, author – money, spirituality, consciousness.

“while focusing on our strengths and curtailing our weaknesses, Ben has helped us spend energy more efficiently and stay true to our higher purpose. The cultural progress throughout our company as a result has been tangible – the whole business has a renewed sense of motivation and vitality.” dom schnell, ceo, inspiral visionary products.

ben is the owner of coaching consultancy ‘core sme’. He helps business leaders with a conscious mission to build core-focused small to medium sized enterprises. ben has been practicing meditation, yoga and self-inquiry for 8 years, and has over 15 years experience working in the business world. He is committed to a total economic return of ‘people, profits & planet’ and to learning about and living, a more poetic life.

register: Please click here or call evolve on 020 7581 4090

how to stay healthy in a busy city

adrian evolve — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:11 +0000

It’s May and any new year resolutions (that have been kept) should be well underway and the change in season is likely to begin to take its toll. Whether you’ve set an intention or goal to achieve, it may have taken up the best part of the first part of the year, and although it’s important to stay on point in the fast paced climate we live in, as we transition into spring, health is equally as important. Here are some tips on how to stay healthy in a busy city.

sleep

This is probably one of the most important as sleep has many restorative qualities on the mind and body that we tend to forget and only remember when we’re tired and run down. You can check out our article on the importance of sleep for a full run down. Sleep helps our body save and restore energy so when we are rested we wake up feeling recharged and ready for another day. It’s commonly discussed that creative people can suffer from insomnia or work better at night (I’m guilty of that) so if possible, factoring a nap into the day will give you that energy boost that aids your immune system leaving you less susceptible to colds and viruses.

balance

Are you doing too much at once? You’re not the only one but there are ways to ensure you are balanced and staying sane. Remember to breathe, meditation is a healthy way to start and/or end your day day. Prioritise, try and stay focused and don’t allow your mind to get too scattered. If you get regular headaches or suffer from dizziness lavender has a calming and relaxing influence. Managing your time also allows you to focus on one thing at one time.

Single pointed focus, or mindfulness is centering your mind on the task at hand and a great way to improve your concentration. With that you can achieve balance in your work and each job is likely to be executed to the best of your ability. From writing an email, to making a cup of tea or reading a book give it your complete attention, which will leave your mind and nervous system steady and calm. When you are working take breaks from the computer, get some fresh air or even just have a conversation. Slow down and take time – don’t let time take you (it’s all an illusion anyway, but that’s for another day).

have fun

It’s not that deep! Life is to be embraced, love and appreciated. Surround yourself with people you love, doing things you love to do (even if that includes part of your work). Don’t cut yourself off from your family or friends to try and fulfil a role or a goal – as Russell Simmons says “isolation is sickness, stay connected”. Sharing and connecting with others is as important as achieving your personal mission. Laughing, and showing and receiving affection all give you a serotonin boost that increases your immunity, releases tension, stress and worries leaving you feeling refreshed and inspired.

eat well

This time of the year we are exposed to a host of germs and running ourselves into the ground can leave us open to inviting sore throats, infections and bugs in.

What you fuel your body with is crucial in keeping us vital and strong. Eating regularly is something that we can skip, so snacking on nuts, fruit and raw veggies, drinking smoothies, tea and fresh juice gives you the fuel you need to get through a busy day. Eating three square meals or five small meals loaded with vitamins, minerals and protein including a fair intake of carbs is important. Check out our article on holistic ways to boost your immune system.

get some physical activity

Yoga, pilates, running, boxing, to name a few, all get your blood bumping keeping your organs healthy and instantly lifts your mood. Getting bogged down with work, family life and other responsibilites can leave you tired and sluggish but keeping psychically active is a good way to achieve and maintain a positive wellbeing.

the love assassin talk

adrian evolve — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:40:25 +0000

with peter anderson

when: wednesday 26 june | 6.30-8.30pm

price: £10 in advance | £12 on the day

The love assassin talk is a fun and interactive discussion on how to find unconscious restrictions through messages from the body. These physical clues direct the journey to uncover what is blocking the ability to let love into your life. It will reveal helpful strategies such as understanding what drives your beliefs, why love situations can be painful and how to become present with playful communication. These strategies place you in a mindset that help attract the energy and person you want and need.

• understand your love assassin
• learn your love strategy
• uncover your love values

testimonials

“peter is a great group leader and his enthusiasm is contagious. He uses his own life experience to help reduce the barriers people may have so that all participants are able to participate in his seminar in a relaxed way.” kristján sturluson, secretary general icelandic red cross.

“The workshop was enthusiastically run, motivational and full of fun activities to help us develop both as professionals and as individuals.” joanna perkins, barrister.

peter is a transformational coach. He gives seminars, talks and one to one coaching for change in areas of relationships, organisations, communication and education. He is a master practitioner of nlp and timeline therapy, has a masters degree in leadership and change and worked as a contemporary dancer and choreographer for twenty years. He is passionate about helping people becoming unstuck in life and uses his diverse experience and education to help people gain momentum so that their true potential can be uncovered and lived.

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