Links

To browse:

The School of Energy Healing runs a selection of weekend courses, part-time year long foundation courses and part-time 3 year diploma courses. If you are looking for an Energy Healer in your location this site includes a Register of Healers.

www.brendadavies.com - Leads incredible workshops in Zambia and runs part-time diplomas in Spiritual and Chakra Healing around the world, including the UK.

www.livingmagically.co.uk - Author and inspirational teacher Gill Edwards. I love her books.

www.williambloom.com - Inspiring author and leader of spiritual courses. He is actively promoting a 'Holistic manifesto' as follows:

'Open-minded. Open-hearted.

A new approach to spirituality.

When asked your beliefs

You could answer 'Holistic'.

All life is sacred, interdependent and growing to fulfil its potential.

Love, Support and Protect all beings.

Connect. Grow. Serve.'

www.holisticmap.org - The above William Bloom, author and spiritual teacher, is one of the project's directors for The Foundation for Holistic Spirituality. It's a just launched non-profit website to map and list all open-minded and open-hearted spiritual people and organisations in the UK. All you have to do is register and your profile can be visible or invisible. Place of Serenity is already registered on the map. Register yourself too!

www.thequest.org.uk - The Quest, Exploring a Sense of Soul: provides a brilliant beginning if you are on your own quest. Has links with -

www.findhorn.org - The inspirational spiritual community and education centre that was founded by Peter and Eileen Caddy. Runs a wide selection of courses.

www.healthypages.co.uk - Useful website that lists a wide range of complementary therapies and lists latest events and courses in your area. See Place of Serenity there.

www.freeindex.co.uk - Website that covers all types of businesses in your area. See Place of Serenity there too.

www.healers.co.uk - Complementary therapists, including Place of Serenity.

www.altguide.com - Another place to look up alternative therapies and events in your area.

www.therapydirectory.net - A local directory covering West Sussex and Hampshire.

www.kidsalchemy.org.uk - Childrens' charity just set up by Andrea and Karen at Merkabarn, West Sussex, to help develop emotional literacy in schools.

Further interest/inspiration:

Just watched 'The Cove' about the regular slaughter of thousands of dolphins in Japan. Press this link to find out more:

http://www.takepart.com/theCove

www.optimistworld.com - a positive slant on the news (for a change!)

www.avaaz.org -

Avaaz.org is a new global web movement with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want.

“Avaaz” means “Voice” in many Asian, Middle Eastern and Eastern European languages.

Across the world, most people want stronger protections for the environment, greater respect for human rights, and concerted efforts to end poverty, corruption and war. Yet globalization faces a huge democratic deficit as international decisions are shaped by political elites and unaccountable corporations -- not the views and values of the world’s people.

www.amnesty.org.uk -

We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.Our purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied.

Historically our campaigning has focused on prisoners, but we have responded to the changing patterns of human rights violations in the world. Today people are more likely to become victims of abuse because of who they are, rather than for what they think, say or do -- the biggest threat to human rights are the mass violations committed during armed conflicts.

www.theelders.org

The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer their collective influence and experience to support peace building, help address major causes of human suffering and promote the shared interests of humanity.

www.womeninblack.org.uk/Index.htm - Women in Black (WiB)is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence.

We are not an organisation, but a means of mobilisation and a formula for action. Women in Black actions are generally women only, and often take the form of women wearing black, standing in a public place in silent, non-violent vigils at regular times and intervals, carrying placards and handing out leaflets.

There are Women in Black groups in many parts of the UK, and the nearest Women in Black vigils currently held in this area is:

Portsmouth Vigils every first Saturday of the month from 11am to 12 noon, overlooking the naval base, in front of St John's Catholic Cathedral, Alfred Road / Edinburgh Road. Anybody interested in coming along can contact Annette Rebentisch 023 9273 0706 or Sarah Coote 023 9229 1192

Music

Someone once said to me that they only like 'sacred music'; I like to find the sacred in all music. For anyone out there who likes U2: http://www.u2.com/index/home/

Shopping

For a brilliant selection of books, cds, statues, crystals etc. it's worth a trip to 'Aristia' in Southsea or order on their website: http://www.aristia.co.uk/