Perfect the art of Poi Spinning for summer in this six week course at Alchemy. In this course we will learn the symmetrical art of spinning poi, the rhythms which accompany styles of movement and find the freedom of flow to define your own dance style. Poi originally comes from the Maori culture of New Zealand where it was used to develop coordination, dexterity, and flexibility. The symmetrical spinning circles which the poi create allow us to develop our understanding of our own planes of movement, acknowledge and transform any blockages we may have on either the left or right sides while balancing the corresponding hemispheres of the brain. This results in a mental state of control and euphoria and the physical experience of freedom and grace. The beauty of poi is finding and exercising your own inner flow and this is what defines each individuals signature of movement. Every one can spin and will bring to this art their own unique interpretation of the form. Come and share in the powerful unfolding of your own ease and grace in movement! Poi available at Oddballs Camden Market

Judith Way has been practising the art of Poi for ten years. She has performed professionally and internationally as a poi spinner and firedancer. Learning poi marked a major turning point in her life where she discovered direction and purpose through awakening the potential of expression through movement. She attributes poi to developing and expanding her inner awareness of space and direction and aligning herself to her own sense of flow; something totally invaluable and essential to have in these transforming times.
Thursdays, 14th, 21st, 28th May & 4th, 11th & 18th June 4:00pm - 5:30pm Fee: £13 No previous experience required. Limited spaces. Sign up soon not to miss out

Introduction to the history, myth, art, craft, and science of gong playing and holistic resonance. The overview of Certified Gong Master Training. The Gong Bath Meditation Experience.

In this workshop we will explore the following:

- The use of the Gong in diverse Sacred Tone Rites
- Group and one to one Gong Therapy
- Hands on Practice
- Exploring the Certification Process
- Sacred Tone Geometry
- Universal Correspondences
- The Shruti Song and Mantra Sutra

5 Rhythms with Emma Leech

The 5 rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. We move with these rhythms in sequence which is called a Wave. '

The 5 rhythms are a structured yet free style form of movement expression routed in the body, connecting the heart and stilling the mind.

There are no steps to learn, only the freedom and discipline to follow the articulation of our own body as it feels each rhythm, helping us to become more fluid, inspired and grounded in the dance.

This class 'wave" is the first level of the 5 rhythms work and is open to all levels and experience, no dance background is needed.

Saturday 4th July

7:30pm - 9:30pm
£15

Robert Schwartz, author of the book Your Soul's Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born, will discuss the four major reasons why we ourselves plan our greatest challenges before we're born.

In his research, Schwartz worked with several gifted mediums and channels toexamine the pre-birth plans of dozens of individuals. He will also discuss his personal spiritual journey and the path that led him to write Your Soul's Plan. He will read and comment on an excerpt from his book that will allow you to see the pre-birth planning process in action.

Schwartz will share other true case studies from his research, and there will be ample time for question and answer at the end. Please visit www.YourSoulsPlan.com for more information.

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An afternoon of lila, divine play and the delight of asana and philosophy with emphasis on the need for fun and simplicity in developing your yoga practice.

"The vedantic yogi never tires of stating that kaivalya (the ultimate goal of yoga) can be attained only by turning away from the distracting allure of the world and worshiping with single pointed attention the Atman(god); to the Tantric however - as to the normal child of the world- this notion is pathological, the wrong -headed effect of a malady of the intellect....

"I like eating sugar," as Ramprasad said, "but I have no desire to become sugar."...

Let those who suffer from the toils of samsara seek release : the perfect devotee does not suffer; for s/he can both visulize and experience life and the universe as the revelation of shakti(supreme divine force)with which s/he is in love, the all comprehensive shakti in its cosmic aspect of playful, aimless display(LILA!) - which precipitates pain as well as joy, but in its bliss transcends them both."
- Heinrich Zimmer and Joseph Campbell "Philosophies of India."

Stewart's sadhana has involved an extensive education with teachers from around the world. He has studied with Sri K Patthabi Jois (Mysore), Hamish Hendry(Ashtanga London), Sri Shreshadree (Mysore), and David Life and Sharon Gannon (Jivamukti). This method combines music, movement, meditation, devotion and spiritual activism.

SATURDAYS 6TH JUNE; 11TH JULY; 1ST AUGUST 2009
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM FEE: £20 PER WORKSHOP

Learn to remove blocks and release beliefs and patterns in your life that hold you back.
Supercharge yourself with optimism, creativity, and positive energy to move forward in life with positive intention and inspiration.'

Spiritual Wealth is an insightful and inspiring workshop to help you transform the way you think, feel, and act about prosperity and success through:

Understanding our Ego Self:
- Realize how we think, act, and feel from a point of fear and negativity
- Examine our relationship with money and abundance and whether it is positive or negative.
- Identify and release blocks and limiting patterns and beliefs that prevent us from being our greatest self.

Connecting with our Inspired Self:
- Find the true meaning and deep purpose within ourselves
- Supercharge ourselves with optimism, creativity and positive energy.
- Visualize our dreams, setting inspired intentions, making positive action, and learning how to attract prosperity and success.

Workshop Includes:
- Group discussion
- Self reflection exercises
- Guided meditations and visualizations
- Practical tools and techniques for regaining your positivity

Richard Zimmerman is a Co-Founder of Alchemy, a leading centre for personal transformation and growth in London. He is a writer and motivational speaker specializing in spirituality, wealth and conscious living, with a background in many spiritual practices and a successful career in wealth management.

Sunday 19TH July 2009 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
FEE £55. (£45 IN ADVANCE)

Kirtan - Voice of the Heart with Shima - Heloise Pilkington, Sean Shokat, Lila Cohen & Katie Rose Sacred chant and mantra soaked in the nectar of love to open the heart and soothe the soul. In the healing sanctuary of Alchemy, we will use Chant and mantra from Kundalini Yoga and other spiritual traditions to create a divine space of sacred sound. Dissolving Self into Sound, we find our true resonance and return to the Harmony of Oneness within ourselves, our community, our world, to the Ohm at the Heart of us All.
Shima are four divinely inspired musicians who hold a space of healing and celebration, using the mediums of sacred sound and mantra to reconnect to the still, silent presence of our divine nature. The word Shima carries the vibrations of Universal Love and Oneness in the Shamanistic traditions of South America, Shima aims to bring this experience in a tangible way into the heart of every meeting.

Sundays, 28th June, 26th July, 30th August, 25th October 8:00pm - 9:30pm Fee: £10

Master Class with Tori

"The Law of Attraction is working at all times whether we are aware of it or not. We are constantly attracting into our life what we are thinking about the most." How do the ancient teachings of Yoga and Zen view, comment and work with this law? How can we use our practice of yoga and meditation to bring us to a place of contentment and acceptance in our lives? How do we attract more Abundance, Joy, Light and Love? What do the ancient teachings tell us about the "Law of Attraction"? How can we use yogic tools and meditation to work practically in our life? From her background in Yoga and meditation; Hatha, Kundalini, as well as her Zen experiences Tori will be leading this practical, inspiring and informative workshop. She will be combining ancient wisdom with work from modern spiritual philosophers and leaders to investigate, unearth and experience the "secret" to Inner and Outer bliss, abundance and contentment.

Tori was born and raised in Japan and Hong Kong, and is a qualified special needs teacher, naturopath, herbalist, Kundalini instructor and advanced master of Hatha Yoga. Inspired by her mother's love of yoga, Tori went to her first class as a teenager. During her twenties she taught in London inner city special needs schools, teaching yoga, meditation, ecology and life skills. Inspired by global travels and amazing teachers she established organic farming projects and healthy eating programmes in schools and was encouraged to study more deeply. She studies Yoga, Zen, deep ecology and natural medicines with teachers, traditional peoples and doctors; in India and around the world.
Friday, 31st July 2009 6:00pm - 7:30pm Fee: £13

An afternoon of lila, divine play and the delight of asana and philosophy with emphasis on the need for fun and simplicity in developing your yoga practice.

"The vedantic yogi never tires of stating that kaivalya (the ultimate goal of yoga) can be attained only by turning away from the distracting allure of the world and worshiping with single pointed attention the Atman(god); to the Tantric however - as to the normal child of the world- this notion is pathological, the wrong -headed effect of a malady of the intellect....

"I like eating sugar," as Ramprasad said, "but I have no desire to become sugar."...

Let those who suffer from the toils of samsara seek release : the perfect devotee does not suffer; for s/he can both visulize and experience life and the universe as the revelation of shakti(supreme divine force)with which s/he is in love, the all comprehensive shakti in its cosmic aspect of playful, aimless display(LILA!) - which precipitates pain as well as joy, but in its bliss transcends them both."
- Heinrich Zimmer and Joseph Campbell "Philosophies of India."

Stewart's sadhana has involved an extensive education with teachers from around the world. He has studied with Sri K Patthabi Jois (Mysore), Hamish Hendry(Ashtanga London), Sri Shreshadree (Mysore), and David Life and Sharon Gannon (Jivamukti). This method combines music, movement, meditation, devotion and spiritual activism.

SATURDAYS 6TH JUNE; 11TH JULY; 1ST AUGUST 2009
12:15 PM - 2:15 PM FEE: £20 PER WORKSHOP

"Angelic Codes": Part Three
This compelling workshop initially reveals ANGEL CODES transmitted from the Archangelic order. The SONA of these codes will heal, uplift and inspire for the rite of Ascension that is our potential. The heart felt love of these codes will form a guardian presence, to witness, guide and strengthen your spiritual purpose, and the hardwiring of your DNA.
Secondly, through CHANT and MANTRA we will pass through the alchemy of transcendent gateways, to dimensions of consciousness that nourish our souls, provide profound awareness and elicit a sonic elixir that literally brings grace into our lives.
As this is a series of WORKS that allow a deeper and deeper immersion in the soul of sound/the sound of soul, it is advised that all participants need to have experienced PART ONE: AWAKENING, and PART TWO: INITIANTION before moving to PART THREE.

Stewart Pearce is a leading edge Sound Healer and Seer immersed in the wisdom culture of today. Author of "THE ALCHEMY OF VOICE" and the forthcoming "THE HEART SPEAKS" Stewart was the Master of Voice at Shakespeare's Globe for ten years, and as a Voice Alchemist leads international workshops and retreats concerning the many illuminata of the Sacred Voice. As a Master of Presentation Stewart has coached many Actors, CEO's and the presenters for the LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC BID, inspiring the voice to be a powerful soul filled expression for ennobling human nature.
Sunday, 2nd August 10:00am - 5:00pm Fee: £70

Let your hair down and dance your devotion to sacred sounds! A barefoot clubbing experience to liberate the spirit and elevate consciousness.

Alcohol- and drug-free zone. Healthy juice bar. Live DJing and facilitation from Avtar

Avtar is a former club DJ who now works only in festival and holistic environments. She is also a studio producer and is a student of Indian classical music.

Fred is a transformational coach helping people realize their potential. He uses scientific hand analysis to get to the core of a person's being, transformational coaching, for the encouragement and guidance to live their potential, and Yoga Therapy, for the physical and mental attitude to put it into action. In addition to counseling people he is a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, and writer. Fred currently resides in Barcelona and travels throughout Europe and North America where he provides counseling, gives workshops, and lectures.
www.psychochirology.com
Thursday, 13th August 2009 8:15pm - 9:30pm
Fee: £12
Fred will be available for private hand analysis consultations.
Please contact Alchemy for details.
Fred Carreo, a transformational coach specializing in helping people realize their potential, will discuss how to develop your potential and find your life purpose. He will also talk about how he uses scientific hand analysis and yoga therapy to guide people to their potential.
How often do you feel frustrated because you know you could be accomplishing more than you are? Yet it seems things are always getting in your way, steering you off your path, and holding you back from achieving what you know you are capable of - your potential.
During this evening talk Fred will discuss:
o The relationship between your life purpose and your potential
o How to discover your life purpose and achieve your potential
o What prevents you from realizing your potential
o How to develop your potential
o How scientific hand analysis can help you learn your life purpose
o How yoga helps you achieve your potential

Fred Carreo is a transformational coach helping people realize their potential. He uses Scientific Hand Analysis to get to the core of a person's being, Transformational Coaching, for the encouragement and guidance to live their potential, and Yoga Therapy, for the physical and mental attitude to put it into action. In addition to counseling people he is a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, and writer. Fred currently resides in Barcelona and travels throughout Europe and North America where he provides counseling, gives workshops, and lectures.
www.psychochirology.com
info@psychochirology.com
Friday 14th, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th of August
Fee: £75
Have your hands thoroughly examined (shape, color, texture, marks, lines, and fingerprints) to piece together the individual facets of your life and put into the framework of your Soul's Agenda.
Your Soul's Agenda is encoded in your fingerprints. The lines and shape of your hand can change. They represent your personality and development in this lifetime. Your fingerprints NEVER change. Your fingerprints are created the sixteenth week after conception, forming a map of your Soul's Agenda. Your Soul's Agenda consists of two components: Life Purpose and Life Lesson. Life Purpose is what you have come to do in this lifetime and Life Lesson is what you need to learn in order to do it.
Through this analysis you will have a clearer understanding of how the events in your life were an integral part of your soul's development. By giving meaning to these events and circumstances, it is easier to learn and grow from

Come dance your dreams into reality in this blissful workshop. Reveal the STAR that you really are and let your wild side out!

Do you love to dance? Do you only do it in the privacy of your own living room? Do you crave to stomp, clap, laugh, snap your fingers, and dance like there's no tomorrow? Do you ache for new changes, adventures, and transformations in your life?
If you do, you might want to simply GO WILD with Amelia Kinkade!
What happens when America's most beloved psychic reveals her secrets of magically dancing her wildest fantasies to life? An explosive evening of fun, laughter, movement, and spontaneous healing energy that can transform every area of your life!

All level are welcome. No dance experience necessary. Boogie to an array of pop, rock, jazz, old school, R n B, classical and New Age music. Amelia invites you to bring your favorite song from your high school years so that you can rekindle your "inner teenager" and allow the vibrant spark of youth to renew your heart, body, and mind.

Let Amelia "rock your world" and help you dance your dreams to life!

Amelia Kinkade is a best-selling author and motivational speaker who began her career in Hollywood as a back up dancer for such legends as Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles and, Donna Summer. She was the lead jazz dancer in TV shows such as Fame and Dirty Dancing, after being classically trained as a ballerina with the New Orleans Ballet.

FRIDAY 14TH AUGUST 7:00PM - 9:30PM £25

Kirtan - Voice of the Heart with Shima - Heloise Pilkington, Sean Shokat, Lila Cohen & Katie Rose Sacred chant and mantra soaked in the nectar of love to open the heart and soothe the soul. In the healing sanctuary of Alchemy, we will use Chant and mantra from Kundalini Yoga and other spiritual traditions to create a divine space of sacred sound. Dissolving Self into Sound, we find our true resonance and return to the Harmony of Oneness within ourselves, our community, our world, to the Ohm at the Heart of us All.
Shima are four divinely inspired musicians who hold a space of healing and celebration, using the mediums of sacred sound and mantra to reconnect to the still, silent presence of our divine nature. The word Shima carries the vibrations of Universal Love and Oneness in the Shamanistic traditions of South America, Shima aims to bring this experience in a tangible way into the heart of every meeting.

Sundays, 28th June, 26th July, 30th August, 25th October 8:00pm - 9:30pm Fee: £10

10% Discount if booked by 31st July!
Guru Rattana, Ph.D., trained with Yogi Bhajan from 1977. Following receipt of her Doctorate (Political Science - University of Geneva) she pursued an academic career at Dartmouth College, MIT, and New Hampshire College, and U.S. International University in San Diego, where she now lives.
She is author of three, now classic, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation Manuals - Transitions to a Heart-Centered World, Sexuality and Spirituality and Relax and Renew. Ground-breaking author and teacher, she has also written Your Life Is in Your Chakras and The Destiny of Women Is the Destiny of the World. Since 1999 she has written a free monthly astrology/Kundalini yoga on-line newsletter and offers Guru Rattana On-Line streaming video classes. Visit her at www.yogatech.com
In this empowering workshop you will encode a new paradigm of HOW TO LOVE in your being. This stunning shift happens as you learn how to use Kundalini yoga and meditation to develop your personal relationship with Divine Love. Love is a vibrational resonance that you can cultivate in your own psyche. You will experience Love as your mind, body and emotions synchronize with the highest expression of the two basic universal energies - stable male and flowing female. Magic happens when you redirect your external search and look inside yourself for that which you most desire. You become a magnet and attract all forms of Love. You will learn how to reunite the male and female polarities of your soul. This alchemical reunion opens your heart. Guru Rattana is traveling from San Diego CA to be with us on her second annual European tour. Don't miss this special opportunity to study with a teacher who delivers because she embodies what she teaches. With exceptional clarity Guru Rattana explains the essence of esoteric teachings and leads you through a process to experience deep inner spiritual connection. She generously shares detailed handouts for your personal practice and for teaching your own classes.
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September 10:00am - 5:00pm Fee: £140 complete 2 day course; £75 one day

Join standup philosopher, Tim Freke, who will be sharing groundbreaking ideas and practical wake-up techniques from his extraordinary new book, How Long Is Now?, to guide you directly into an ultra-conscious state he calls being 'deep awake'.
When we are deep awake, we no longer just experience ourselves as individuals completely separate from each other, for we become conscious of our deeper nature, which is one with all. This leads to a blissful experience of 'big love' and a passionate desire to fully engage with the adventure of life.
Being spiritual is not just about stepping back, but jumping fully in!
Tim Freke is an internationally respected authority on spirituality, whose books and seminars have inspired hundreds of thousands of people around the world. He's clear, inspiring, irreverent, down-to-earth and isn't remotely interested in setting himself up as some sort of 'guru'. He's the author of many bestselling books including The Jesus Mysteries, Lucid Living, & How Long is Now?
Saturday, 19th September 2009
10:00am - 5:00pm Fee: £70

The 5 rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. We move with these rhythms in sequence which is called a Wave. '

The 5 rhythms are a structured yet free style form of movement expression routed in the body, connecting the heart and stilling the mind.

There are no steps to learn, only the freedom and discipline to follow the articulation of our own body as it feels each rhythm, helping us to become more fluid, inspired and grounded in the dance.

This class 'wave" is the first level of the 5 rhythms work and is open to all levels and experience, no dance background is needed.

Saturday 26th September

7:30pm - 9:30pm
£15

Our collective Shift in consciousness is gathering pace. The turmoil of our global transformation is calling on us to choose. Either we retreat into fear or we leap into love. Either we retreat into the me, or we come together as we to co-create a new and whole-world. The Shift is empowering us, in the midst of surface chaos, to see deeper and further to the bigger picture and purpose of these transformational times. As we expand our awareness, we may then perceive how the old paradigms, the limited and fragmented ways we have adhered to must go. And discover ways for us to embrace, co-create and embody a new way of living in peace, justice and harmony with each other and the living Earth. In this experiential and empowering workshop with healer, cosmologist and international award-winning author Dr Jude Currivan you will:
 Learn how to access the newly available transpersonal energies of the 8th chakra of the universal heart and how to ground through the 9th 'earthstar' chakra.
 Discover simple but profound techniques of energetically attuning with these energies that enables you to access your highest guidance, transforms your communion with the living Earth and empowers you to become an ever-more conscious co-creator.
 Explore the eight cosmic principles of conscious co-creation that pervade all spiritual traditions and how to align yourself with their flow.

Dr Jude Currivan PhD is a healer, cosmologist and internationally acclaimed Hay House author of The 8th Chakra, The 13th Step and CosMos, co-authored with Ervin Laszlo PhD. Her books are now available in 12 languages and over 25 countries. She has experienced multidimensional realities and guidance from early childhood, has a Masters Degree in quantum physics and cosmology and a PhD in archaeology researching ancient cosmologies. After many years as a high powered international business woman, her worldwide work now combines leading edge science, frontier research into consciousness and ancient and emerging spiritual wisdom to raise consciousness and empower others. Dr Jude has been named one of the five rising stars of the Mind Body Spirit movement by Kindred Spirit magazine and their readers have voted The 13th Step the best personal development book of 2007.
Sunday, 18th October 2009 10:00am - 5:00pm Fee: £70

Snatam Kaur is one of the most popular artists of sacred music of our time, selling over 50,000 albums a year. She was the only artist to have three albums in the top 20 in a single year. Snatam's 'Live in Concert' album made 'New Age Retailers' prestigious top 10 albums of 2008. Her voice brings peace, inner strength and openheartedness.

Kirtan - Voice of the Heart with Shima - Heloise Pilkington, Sean Shokat, Lila Cohen & Katie Rose Sacred chant and mantra soaked in the nectar of love to open the heart and soothe the soul. In the healing sanctuary of Alchemy, we will use Chant and mantra from Kundalini Yoga and other spiritual traditions to create a divine space of sacred sound. Dissolving Self into Sound, we find our true resonance and return to the Harmony of Oneness within ourselves, our community, our world, to the Ohm at the Heart of us All.
Shima are four divinely inspired musicians who hold a space of healing and celebration, using the mediums of sacred sound and mantra to reconnect to the still, silent presence of our divine nature. The word Shima carries the vibrations of Universal Love and Oneness in the Shamanistic traditions of South America, Shima aims to bring this experience in a tangible way into the heart of every meeting.

Sundays, 28th June, 26th July, 30th August, 25th October 8:00pm - 9:30pm Fee: £10

The 5 rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. We move with these rhythms in sequence which is called a Wave. '

The 5 rhythms are a structured yet free style form of movement expression routed in the body, connecting the heart and stilling the mind.

There are no steps to learn, only the freedom and discipline to follow the articulation of our own body as it feels each rhythm, helping us to become more fluid, inspired and grounded in the dance.

This class 'wave" is the first level of the 5 rhythms work and is open to all levels and experience, no dance background is needed.

Saturday 31st October
Saturday 5th December 2009
7:30pm - 9:30pm
£15

The 5 rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. We move with these rhythms in sequence which is called a Wave. '

The 5 rhythms are a structured yet free style form of movement expression routed in the body, connecting the heart and stilling the mind.

There are no steps to learn, only the freedom and discipline to follow the articulation of our own body as it feels each rhythm, helping us to become more fluid, inspired and grounded in the dance.

This class 'wave" is the first level of the 5 rhythms work and is open to all levels and experience, no dance background is needed.

Saturday 5th December 2009
7:30pm - 9:30pm
£15