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Welcome to the Holistic Wheel Newsletter May Issue 2010

In this month's newsletter:

This month's Energy Reading

Article: Letting Go By Biljana

Happy Mothers Day Poem

Health and Lifestyle – Rejuvenating Bath

The Genie!

"Suffering and joy teach us, if we allow them, how to make the leap of empathy, which transports us into the soul and heart of another person. In those transparent moments we know other people's joys and sorrows, and we care about their concerns as if they were our own." Fritz Williams

Energy Reading for May

A month of opportunities!

May is one of my favourite times of the year. Mothers Day in Australia, May 9. New love is blossoming all around and old love deepens and friendships grow. This could happen because you have made room for the chance in your life by letting go of unhealthy relationships.

You may have the chance to make that last minute decision that will effect the future in a positive way. This is a good opportunity to exercise some of the things you've been working on and use those now to get what you want. Remember your priorities and be willing to discuss your dreams.

It may feel as though wisdom descends upon your shoulders and in some way it does. After a while you realise that you have the answers for yourself and no one else does. You can make decisions without worrying what other people will think and you will be able to see things clearly. Some things can wait while others cannot, however, you can do magic so wave your wand!

There are good opportunities for career change and growth in this area of your life. If you want to get out of the job you are in, now is the time. More opportunities will come for growth in your career and if you're not switching careers that's ok too because for you there will be great things to be had where you are at the moment.

It's the month of chance and opportunity. It's also the month to cultivate. Get cultivating! What is it that you've been wanting to get done for a long, long time, you can really set the wheels in motion now. You'll see the signs coming and coming, and help is there if you need it, but whatever happens, cultivate, cultivate!

By the end of the month you may even be that little bit wiser. You may also be that little bit more compassionate for yourself and others. Pair up with those who share similar interests and dreams with you, and those who want to support you and who love you. Avoid every one else. It's not a rule, simply a guide and a really important one to help you get through this month and help you realise your dreams and make them come true.

You will finally make improvements to your health and maybe you've done this without being conscious daily, except, at some time in the past few months you decided to start taking better care of yourself and taking responsibility for your own health, suddenly, it's all working much better.

Enjoy your month and much love and peace to you all

Written by Biljana

Biljana is a Spiritual Advisor, a practicing clairsentient and a caring counselor. She is available for consulting on a variety of issues related to relationships, spirituality and empowerment. You can read more articles written by Biljana on the website or visit her profile page, for more information about Biljana

Letting Go

Letting go is one direct path toward freedom. It is by letting go of the pain, the past, the stories we tell ourselves, that we can find peace in our mind, and open our heart. We don't need to fear, or hesitate letting go. We can trust our strength to take on challenges, and the vulnerability of our heart to meet life as it is. We can rest peacefully where we are. As we let go, the tender basis of honesty, love and healing will kindly carry us through the ever-changing world.

Letting go doesn't mean losing the awareness and the understanding we have gained from the past. It remains with us. To let go is to release the visions and emotions, the grudges, the clingings and the disappointments of the past that hinder our spirit. Like allowing water to gently seep through fingers of cupped hands, letting go leaves us free to receive again.

Letting go is not the same as turning yourself away, or struggling to get rid of something. We cannot genuinely let go of what we ourselves defy. What we defy or elude secretly follows us even as we are pushing it away. To let it go, we need to accept just how it is. We need to feel it entirely and accept that it is so. It is simply as it is, and letting go begins with, letting be. When we learn to let things be, they gradually lose their control, and they cease to impede us.

As we allow what is honest and true, a new space comes into the body and the mind, we breathe, and soften, and come to rest. In accepting it, we become free. Then we can ask, "Do I have to continue to replay this story? Do I have to hold on to these losses, these feelings? Is it time to let this go?" The heart will know.

There is a healthful, natural cycle toward letting go. We will feel it, as a gentle nudge that knows it is time to move on, to release the past and tenderly return to the present. When we let go we return to an honest and simple openness within. Let yourself rest comfortably and quietly right now. Relax. Let yourself be settled in the basis of the present right now. Bring into awareness the story, the situation, the feelings, the reactions that it is time to let go of. Name them gently (mistrust, hopelessness, anxiety, etc) and allow them the space to be, to float without resistance, in the control of a heart of compassion.

Ask yourself if it is indeed wise to release this past. Feel the benefit, the ease that will come from this letting go. Soften the body and the heart and let any feelings that arise be released from you. Sense how the feelings can be released like water seeping through fingers of cupped hands. Feel the space that comes as you let go, how the heart softens and the body opens freely. Say to yourself, Let go, Let go, gently over and over.

Now direct the mind to see the future where this situation has been released. Sense the freedom, the innocence, the ease that this letting go can bring. Say to yourself, Let go, several more times. Rest quietly and notice if the feelings return. Each time they return, breathe softly as if to have reverence or submission to them, and say kindly, I've let you go.

The visions and feelings may come back many times, yet as you continue to let go, they will eventually fade. Gradually the mind will come to trust the space of letting go. Gradually the heart will be comfortable and you will be free. Do not feel apprehensive to let go, there is more beauty, love and warmth there for you to enjoy. You can be peaceful, you can be happy.

Written by Biljana

Biljana is a Spiritual Advisor, a practicing clairsentient and a caring counselor. She is available for consulting on a variety of issues related to relationships, spirituality and empowerment. You can read more articles written by Biljana on the website or visit her profile page, for more information about Biljana

Happy Mothers Day Poem

Happy Mothers Day means more

Than have a happy day.

Within those words lie lots of things

We never get to say.

It means I love you first of all,

Then thanks for all you do.

It means you mean a lot to me,

And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means

That I am thinking of

Your happiness on this, your day,

With pleasure and with love

by Matt Rowe

Health and Lifestyle

Rejuvenating Bath

Lift your spirits with vervain, rose, sandalwood and sunflower oils. Vervain is one of the most sacred herbs. It is used to cleanse altars, and for divination purposes. If you have been under a lot of stress, vervain is a wonderful herb to rejuvenate and relax your mind and body, and raise your spirits! Rose oil is one of the most sensual of oils. It works in different ways with the mind, body and spirit. It can enliven love and romance, enhance inner vision and meditation, assist with encouraging contentment, opening the heart and balancing the body's chakras.

Sandalwood, can be found in forms of oil, (burning, massage bath) incence, soap and other cosmetics, as well. It is well known for it's woody scent, and healing properties bringing a ray of calm, harmony and protection. Sunflower oil, is high in linoleic acid, Vitamins A, B complex, D, and E, as well as calcium, zinc, potassium, iron, and phosphorus. It is used externally, for bruises, dermatitis, and ulcers.

To prepare your beautiful bath experience, you will need to gather vervain leaves, rose, sandalwood, and sunflower oils. You may like to use music, candles or burning oils as well. Put your vervain leaves in boiling water and leave to infuse for at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, run a warm bath and, dilute 2 drops of rose oil and 5 drops of sandalwood oil into 1 oz (25ml) of sunflower oil.

Then, gently strain the vervain leaves, and add it to your bath water. Soak for as long as you need. You will feel relaxed and rejuvenated. In addition, you could imbue your bath water, blessing the space and time you are about to enjoy. You can use your intention quietly, or speak out loud softly. You may like to use the oil blend for massaging as well.

Bathing is a wonderful form of relaxation. It helps to relax the mind and the body, so you can enhance vitality, concentration and balance creating more harmony overall. Making the time to relax and retreat can bring a healthier balance to your busy lifestyle. The great majority of us work hard, long hours in our careers/jobs, home life and relationships giving ourselves very little time at all, if any to rest.

By making that 'special time' to retreat even as simply as taking a long bath, allowing ourselves to drift away and wonder through all the wonders of ourselves relaxes our minds and we may find we feel more peaceful during our busy everyday lifestyles. There are many ways we can prepare our time and space to retreat at home. We can take long baths, massages, meditate or read, even writing can be relaxing. The aim is to take our minds away from our hectic day, to look forward to our retreat and explore ourselves.

The vervain herb, the rose, sandalwood and sunflower oils are safe to use however, there have been cases of people with allergies to them, having severe rash over the skin. If you have known allergic reactions to any of these, please do not use them. You can simply remove the one which you cannot use, or replace them with your own choice of herbs or oils.

As a safety precaution, dab a small amount on your inner arm with a cotton swab before using the oil or a product that contains it. If you are allergic, your arm will quickly become red or inflamed. Please check with your Health Care Practitioner.

The Genie!

A poor fisherman became shipwrecked on a deserted island. He had lost his boat, his livelihood and possessions. He was trudging round the island in a dejected mood when he came across an old brass lamp washed up on the beach. Remembering the tale of Aladdin and the magic lamp he rubbed it........... POOF!

A Genie appeared. "Am I glad to be outta there. Three hundred years I've been in that thing, my life and soul! What can I do for you my boy?"

The fisherman asked if the Genie granted wishes. "Wishes, of course I do. I'll grant you two wishes, used to be three but I have to think about my margins"

"Well," said the fisherman after some consideration "Can you build me a highway over the ocean?"

The Genie shook his head. "No, boy that's impossible." He said.

Then the fisherman asked, "Can you tell me what women really want?"

The Genie said, "How many lanes do you want?"

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