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Shala Sanctuary (postnatal) 2-5pm Sunday 9th March & 11th May
with Ingrid Lewis, Sarah Forster, Beccy Hands, Jo Lyall & Charlotte Douglas
Cost: £45
This Shala Sanctuary afternoon will be similar to the ante-natal event described below but for women who have given birth in the last six months. It will provide the perfect opportunity for mothers to take some time out for themselves and be pampered and nurtured in a safe and caring environment.
The event includes an introduction to holistic pre and post natal treatments, a personalized yoga session in groups of four, one half hour bodywork treatment (massage or reflexology) and either a half-hour consultation with a homeopath or a nutritionist. The yoga sessions will offer guidance on how to regain your figure, strength and fitness after birth and there will be opportunity to seek advice on individual concerns from the therapists who all share a special interest in pre- and post-natal care. It will be an afternoon for mothers to relax, reflect and enhance their emotional and physical well-being.
This event is limited to 8 women, so early booking is advised. Please specify if you have a preference for massage or reflexology and nutrition or homeopathy - and we will do our best to accommodate this.
Email Charlotte Douglas or call her on 07801 357 030 for bookings and enquiries. Payment by cheque (made out to the Shala) or by internet transfer is required on booking. Due to limited space on the workshop, refunds are only available if we are able to fill your space.
Shala Sanctuary (antenatal) 2-5pm Sunday 27th April & 22nd June
with Ingrid Lewis, Sarah Forster, Rebecca Wickham, Foluke Bootle & Charlotte Douglas Cost: £45
A half day of pampering, indulgence and nurturing for mums-to-be in a warm, intimate environment. The event includes an introduction to holistic pre and post natal treatments, a personalized pregnancy yoga session in groups of four, one half hour bodywork treatment (massage or reflexology) and a half-hour consultation with a nutritionist or homeopath.
All therapists share a special interest in pre- and post-natal care. There will be plenty of opportunity to seek advice on individual concerns relating to pregnancy, and to learn more about the holistic therapies that work best for you. The event will provide the perfect opportunity to relax, reflect and enhance the well-being of you and your baby in a safe and nurturing environment.
To maintain an intimate atmosphere, this event is limited to 8 women, so early booking is advised. Please specify if you have a preference for bodywork treatment (massage or reflexology) and consultation (nutritional therapy or homeopathy) - and we will do our best to accommodate this. You can find out more about the treatments and the practitioners on the Shala therapy page (www.theshala.co.uk).
"A truly lovely day and one every pregnant woman should be a part of " LS
Email Charlotte Douglas (charlotte@swhomeopathy.co.uk) or call her on 07801 357 030 for bookings and enquiries. Payment by cheque (made out to the Shala) or by internet transfer is required on booking. Due to limited space on the workshop, refunds are only available if we are able to fill your space.
FREE 'Peace Day' CHARITY EVENT in aid of the YAKA PYGMY MEDICAL FUND 21st and 22nd September
Many of you already sing the lullaby I was taught by my friends the Yaka Pygmies to soothe your babies to sleep. The Mbendjele, as they call themselves, live as hunter-gatherers in the forest of Northern Republic of Congo. They are amongst the most egalitarian living people on earth and have a tremendous sense of humour despite also suffering from discrimination by their sedentary neighbours who frequently refer to them as ënyamaí - animals. In conjunction with their financial poverty this discrimination has very serious consequences for their ability to have access to western healthcare. Whilst living with the Mbendjele I became a student of their traditional system of healing and in return trained them in primary health care. The Yaka have a well developed system of healing. Most adults have personal knowledge of healing plants ‚ very much like some peoplesí knowledge of home-remedies here. But some people, the traditional healers, have specialist knowledge in healing with plants and by spiritual means. In order to incorporate our ëwestern-styleí health care system with the traditionally existing one I set up a mobile clinic together with a two Mbendjele traditional healers. We built upon the existing system, encouraging it to be used where effective, but expanded its scope by providing medicines for illnesses people could not cure with medicines found in the forest. During and after the civil war in Congo the mobile clinic served the local people, but as time passed the stock of money to buy new drugs diminished until the clinic ceased to operate. I want to restart the mobile pharmacy and I am supporting emergency treatments for Mbendjele in a local logging town. In order to achieve and to continue this we need more funds to restock the mobile clinic and pay for emergency treatments that really do save lives.
So please come to the event outlined below and bring something to put into the collection box.
Dulwich's biggest ever
CARER & BABY YOGA SESSION
&
Indian Baby Bangles Raffle
For Mums, Dads, Grandmas, Granddads, Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and Babies
When:Saturday 22nd September 1 - 2:30 pm
Where: Christ Church Centre, 263 Barry Road, Dulwich SE22
Special feature : Showing MASSANA
When:SCREENING IN BRIXTON: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd September 7pm
Where: Diverse Gallery, 62 Atlantic Road, Brixton SW9
Please pre-book (020 7274 3968) due to limited number of seats
When:SCREENING IN DULWICH: Saturday 22nd September 3pm
Where: Christ Church Centre, 263 Barry Road, Dulwich SE22
MASSANA: Moments in Yaka Play and Ritual - by I., J. & N. Lewis
Massana is a film about Yaka Pygmy forest hunter-gatherer's ritual and play. It was filmed in 1996 with the Mbendjele clans of Ibamaba, Republic of Congo. Massana is a Yaka word used to describe children's games, role-play and adult ritual. The activity of massana is based on the idea that by intention you can make things happen. So, for example, girls pretending to dig for yams will become expert yam gatherers and boys imitating animals and hunters will become expert hunters. Adult ritual stretches exactly this power of intention to its outer limits. The film explores in 6 sequences how massana is taught, practised and finally performed. The film shows aspects of everyday life and subsistence; children's games and role-play; gendered forms of ritual participation; the women's ritual of Ngoku and the men's most powerful forest spirit Ejengi - whose successful appearance in the camp demands perfect synergy between male and female ritual performance. Successful massana requires unified participation. During massana opposition and interdependence unify men and women in creative tension. The result is an increasing aesthetic and spiritual synergy.
I hope this film can contribute to begin to understand some of the elements central to egalitarian relationships. It is vital to re-establish such relationships if we are to change the way we live in today's world.