CONNECTIONS to HEALTH Issue 34

I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory. Hello! and welcome to this issue. Happy New Year to all our readers,both new and old.  We hope the festive season was good for you and you have returned to normality with increased strength and vigour.  If not then there are some great suggestions in this month's edition to help you on your way. Wellness Review We have had lots of new subscribers since we started this newsletter and we felt it was time to review the wellness model we use here at the Centre for those who weren't with us at the start. Read Article The Key to More Fun and Profit Old adverts used to say things like "learn stamp-collecting for fun and profit", or "ride your bicycle for fun and profit".  Allyn uses this whimsical title for a piece showing you how to regain your maximun energy to improve thinking, metabolism and healing. Read Article How to save fuel With the depletion of the oil supply it behoves us all to use less fuel. This article tells you how we saved about 20% on our fuel consumption. Read Article Three simple things Three simple changes you can make to your life today to increase your level of wellness. Read Article Computer Error Messages Are you a Windows user?  Fed up with all the weird error messages? This piece shows you how some people are making them better. Read Article New Year's Resolutions How are your New Year's resolution going?  For most people they are now distant memories. Here's a little dvice that will give you the power to follow through. Read Article Seasonal Affective Disorder Astonishingly about 90% of us are affected to a greater or lesser extent by the winter blues. Here's what you can do about it.  This has nothing to do with Eddie Cochran. Read Article Transition Group News Last month we told you about a new initiative in Stone called the Transition Group. The next Transition Stone event will take place on Saturday, 20th February at Stone Station Community Building at 6pm. Full details are to be confirmed, but this will take the form of a bring-and-share supper, with a talk (speaker tbc). For more information email Rob Lindop Help your family and friends to stay healthy Have you ever wanted to be able to keep your family in tip top condition? Have you ever wanted to help a friend get over an illness? Have you ever wanted to improved the health af a loved one? Well this might just be the answer you are looking for. Read Article Sceptics Strangely, sceptics have come into our lives in many different ways this last month.  Here we have a bit of a rant but with a surprisingly happy ending. Read Article. Therapy Rooms Available A couple of the therapists at the Ishta Centre have moved on so now there is some room space available to rent. If you are a dynamic alternative health practitioner who would like to start a new practice in Stone, and you feel that you would fit in with the rest of the team here at the Ishta Centre, then we'd love to hear from you. Although any suitable practitioners, practising any therapy would be welcome, we are particularly keen to add a Homoeopath, a Reflexologist, and a Masseur to our team. E-mail Allyn or Sue or telephone 01785 616010 Book of the month Each month we'll give you a suggestion for a book that can make a big improvement to your wellbeing. This month's book. Recipe of the month Mouth watering yummyness that's good for you too! This month's recipe. Audio program of the month Each month we aim to give you a free audio program which you can download and listen to anywhere you like. They will be in mp3 format but you can simply burn them onto a CD for ease of listening. They are streamed audio which means that it will take a little time for the buffer to download, which depends on the speed of your internet connection. Happy listening. This month's audio. Once you've open the above link, if you want to save the file directly to your hard drive then on a PC right-click the link for the audio program and select Save Target As..., with Firefox, the menu choice is Save Link As..., and on a Mac use Cntrl Click and choose Download Linked File. Humour A little something each month to make you smile. After all laughter is the best medicine... ...unless, of course, you have tuberculosis! This month's effort. A closing thought Something to ponder until next time. Bye for now. Read Article If you have been forwarded this newsletter and would like to subscribe to it yourself then click here.

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