Hi Everybody,

Happy New Year! :) I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and that you are all well rested and ready for the new year. I’ve had a nice month even though I didn't get to take my break when originally planned. I was busy at the healing sanctuary, and it was really nice to have my husband home more with the odd days off here and there.

I have always wondered what it is about the first of January that manages to spur people into action, even if they are still tired, it’s like a magical day that inspires people and gives them the second wind they need to turn over a new forest in their lives. Even if the new years resolutions are not entirely realistic or previous years have shown that by the end of January, many of the resolutions are long forgotten. It is as though something clicks over in our minds and begins the cycle all over again. I like to think it has to do with our eternal ability to hope, and that makes it something special, even people who are naturally pessimistic seem to be inspired by the beginning of a new year, as though each year holds the promise of something better, where the previous year has somehow failed.

So even if the coming year isn’t necessarily going to be any different to the previous, I think each New Year’s resolution made, and each person’s excited anticipation of the coming year shows us something exceptional about ourselves; that aforementioned ability to always have hope. Anticipation and inspiration can really make us do amazing things, so maybe this year we should look for the things that give us hope, inspire us and give us something to look forward to, to keep us in the frame of mind that gets us up and going at the beginning of each year. Why always only wait for one special day?

I have included an article on the Five Tibetan Rites with this newsletter, they are five simple exercises that are truly beneficial to anyone wanting to start an exercise programme, I thought since it is January and most people have their resolutions and the gusto that seems to come out of nowhere, it would be a good month to put this article in :)

Also, along with the Meditation series, this year I am beginning the Energetic Life series of workshops, so if you are interested in learning more about the Chakras and energy, please take a look at the updated course diary page at the bottom of the newsletter.

I’ll be taking my break between the 29th of December and the 6th of January so I will be unavailable for treatments until the 7th of January.

I hope you all have a fabulous start to 2008!

Love and light

Cesca

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