Join ConsciousCafe Canterbury this March for a discussion on 'Finding Your Path in Life'. Do we all have a particular path to follow? If so, how does one find it?

Many books have been written on this topic and host Cora would like to share some of Stephen Cope’s book “The Great Work of your life” and also the book by Dan Millman “The Life you were born to live - A guide to finding your purpose".

Whether you feel you have found your purpose or are still looking for it this evening will be relevant to you.

Everyone welcome.

Venue: Bradbury House, Merton Lane North, Canterbury, CT4 7DZ (ample parking)

Wednesday Jan 15th
6.30 – 8.30pm
Venue: The Conservatory, Anne Robertson Centre, 55 London Road, Canterbury CT2 8HQ.

“Setting our intentions for the New Year”

ConsciousCafe Canterbury will be looking at what we would like to change about ourselves, our environment and /or our lives in the new year. We need to clarify first what we really want and then we can use the power of the mind and of positive intention. As we start the new year let us set our intentions on the future and on making things better for ourselves and others.

Hannah Nicholls has been studying this topic for many years and will help us to discover how to use the Power of Eight from the work of Lynne McTaggart and also discuss the teachings of Dr Joe Dispenza who wrote the book “Becoming Supernatural”. We will learn tools that can help us to increase our health and happiness.

Refreshments provided.

EVENT SOLD OUT

We will be hosting an exciting discussion on “Inspired Leadership” with our special guest and friend to ConsciousCafe, the amazing Nick Williams. Nick is a leadership guide with twenty years experience of coaching leaders and offering his own leadership. He is the author of 16 books, several best sellers, been part of hundreds of media features and has given inspirational talks worldwide. The title of his latest book is “Be Inspired. Be Inspiring. Be Yourself - Your power to enable the best in yourself and others.”
True inspired leadership is your desire to draw the best from yourself and those around you, so we can all blossom into our full potential. Every act of inspiration, creativity, kindness, love and beauty is an act of leadership. So we are all capable of offering leadership in any moment, regardless of whether we have a formal position of leadership or not.

Nick will lead a conversation and discussion about inspired leadership and self-leadership, and how you can start to unwrap your next chapter of leadership. To support you to continue your inspired leadership adventure, Nick will be gifting you a copy of his latest book. Join us this December for a brilliant evening - with tea and cakes, too!

Please book below or contact Cora on corakc@hotmail.com for more information.
Venue: The Yoga Studio, Highfield House, Summer Hill, Harbledown, CT2 8NH
www.canterburyyoga.co.uk

Join ConsciousCafe Canterbury for a discussion and exploration of luck and creating your reality. We will look at the science, art and philosophy of how to be in harmony with yourself and others and how you can then control your own destiny.

Barry Fairburn a Metapsychologist has studied this topic in detail and will share with us his more than half a century of experience and original research. He says “leaving luck to chance may seriously risk your health, wealth and happiness!”

All are welcome to join on Monday 12th August, 6:30pm - 9:00pm

 

Venue: The Yoga Studio, Highfield House, Summer Hill, Harbledown CT2 8NH  www.canterburyyoga.co.uk

Cost: £7.00 advance / £10 on the door 

 

ConsciousCafe Canterbury hosted a brilliant evening this week on the theme on "Altered States of Consciousness". Host Cora shares her thoughts:
 
"Afternoon meetings do have a different energy and this one felt particularly bright and lively as the sun flooded into the studio and I was delighted to have a brilliant turnout of people, there were 18 of us in all. This was a lovely surprise especially after so many people had said they couldn’t come because it was an afternoon session!
 
It was difficult to give a clear definition of what an altered state of consciousness was. It implies a different way of seeing and feeling reality. Andy Wood described it as dreaming while still awake which is the level that the Shamans work at. Helen felt that we needed to shed layers of trauma and stress to find our true state of consciousness which was a state of peace and stillness. Everyday living created a less desirable altered state when there was too much stimulation.
 
One of our participants recounted how she had reached an altered state of consciousness through holotropic breath work which had been developed by Stanislav Grof. This work sounds fascinating and well worth looking into in more detail.
 
We can reach altered states through drumming, breath work, chanting, yoga, meditation, hypnosis, dreaming and with drugs like ayahuasca. Andy gave us an experience of drumming as we relaxed with the intention of finding our power animal. Julie recounted how she can go spontaneously into an altered state and within this state she can access other people’s reality which she can describe to them with stories, symbols and archetypal characters. She can use these visions to help a person to gain more self understanding and healing.
 
In our summing up of the afternoon we concluded that altered states can help people to heal, to gain self knowledge, to deal with traumas, to access their creativity and to become generally more complete and whole as a human being.
 
Thank you so much to Andy Wood, Helen Porter and Julie Stocker for sharing with us the healing work they are all doing.
 
Someone said as she was leaving that it was the best ConsciousCafe meeting she had been to so far!"
 
ConsciousCafe Canterbury is hosted by Cora Kemball-Cook and meets once a month on a new topic. You can follow the Canterbury page for updates all the latest events.

Join ConsciousCafe Canterbury for a discussion and exploration of different states of consciousness and how we might discover them. We will look at aspects of Shamanism, dreams, visions and other altered states.

£7.00 in advance (ticket purchase at the bottom of this page), £10 on the door

Refreshments provided. 

Venue: Highfield House Yoga Studio, Summer Hill, Harbledown, CT 2 8NH

 Further info: Cora Kemball-Cook – corakc@hotmail.com Tel  07711 830275

 

Conscious Cafe Canterbury is meeting to look at the power of the mind and explore the magic of placebos and affirmations.

Philip Tucker will act as a catalyst for this subject – he is a coordinator of Brighton Health Freaks and has had a life time interest in all areas of health and well being.

£7.00 in advance (ticket purchase at the bottom of this page), £10 on the door

Refreshments provided. 

Venue: Highfield House Yoga studio, Summer Hill, Harbledown, CT2 8NH

www.canterburyyoga.co.uk for directions

Further info: Cora Kemball-Cook – corakc@hotmail.com / 07711 830275

ConsciousCafe Canterbury held a wonderful, deep and honest conversation on the topic of uncertainty at The Conservatory, which is the perfect place with an intimate feel. Perfect to hold a thoughtful and mindful discussion.

Our conversation ranged far and wide from talking to the moon, and finding solace from the moon and nature. We realised that we need to accept uncertainty as part of life. We felt that religion may help some people deal with uncertainty by giving them something they could trust in and a feeling of something greater than themselves. One participant, Vicky, said it is best to “go with the flow and accept that we are just a little wave on the ocean”.

Each of our group looked back to a time many years ago when they faced uncertainty and dealt with it and looked at what they had learnt. Richard remembered that at a difficult time of uncertainty in his career, keeping a dialogue with everyone really helped him. Another participant said that she had learnt that uncertainty “bears a gift”, and “we can learn to thrive on uncertainty. Feel it, allow it and surrender. See what your gut feels”.

Everyone is different in their reactions to uncertainty. For some, it may trigger fear and stop them progressing whilst others feel the fear and uncertainty but don’t let it hold them back. What are your experiences with uncertainty?

This post is written by Cora Kemball-Cook, leader of ConsciousCafe Canterbury. Follow the Canterbury group page to keep up to date with upcoming meetings!

ConsciousCafe is a not-for-profit organisation, a friendly and welcoming community, a place to live life consciously.

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