Retreat

We are just back from an amazing weekend retreat in a place near Matlock called Holloway at a old mill in the village, which was organised by a friend of ours called Brenda Diskin.  The group of people on the retreat were lovely and apart from John who is in our closed circle.  There was a huge array of different workshops including some paranormal, a workshop on chakras as well as one on auras, a Shamanic death and rebirth workshop, which was the meditative part of the sweat lodge ceremony.  Brenda studied shamanic practices with Leo Rutherford.  There was also a trance evening with Daniel and Brenda plus two students Joan from Brenda's circle and John from ours both of who did jolly well as neither of them are used to doing trance in public that is to say away from their circles. .  I did a short workshop of simple psychic art. The wife of the owner presented Brenda with a lovely home made chocolate cake, which was really kind.  Even the weather although it was not kind it was ok.  Especially  after "The Beast from the East" and "The Pest from the West".  I now believe we are being threatened with yet another load of snow from the east this coming weekend, but I am hoping this does not mature as I would like to attend Stephanie Barrows workshop on Saturday, which I mentioned in my last post.  Our next workshop is at Epping  on the 24th March and starts at 1.30 and it is one we will be leading called "Reflections on Spiritual Development".  It is suitable for all levels.  Doors will open at 1 pm and a warm drink on arrival including cuppa soup.  Before than we are taking the Monday service at Woodford on the 26th March (www.woodfordchurch.com), which starts at 2 pm and you are guaranteed a warm welcome from not from us, but the lovely Iris,