Happy Valentine’s to all the couples out there: today and why not every day?

Today marks a special occasion in a couple’s life. Over time, February 14 has become the date for exchanging love messages and a celebration of St. Valentine, the patron saint of lovers. The date is marked by sending poems and simple gifts, such as flowers, to loved ones and secret loves. It’s a time to refocus on your love, and make it be felt to your partner. Then what? Back to normality, rushing along between managing the demands of your career, the family, and so little time for your couple… How often do you long for those special times to return, to happen more often, and cherish the bond you have together?

The “Loving Touch for couples” workshop I propose at the Happiness Centre early April gives you a safe and sacred space where you can feel this deep connection between you blossom and expand. There are simple yet powerful techniques you can use to tap into the intimacy of your love for each other, then nourish it and take it to a new depth. Once you have attended this one day workshop (which I currently split over 2 half days), you no longer have to wait for these special occasions when you are reminded why you are together. You can make them happen again and again every time you wish to feel close again.

The Happiness Centre itself is a place which nurtures peace and tranquillity, and where you can reconnect with your own true identity. From that place of respect for who you are, you are then in the best possible space to connect with your partner in a deep and meaningful way. The workshop uses various rooms specially prepared in the centre for different activities. Although it is called “Loving Touch”, it is not only about learning massage. It is also about finding peace in your mind with a meditation at the beginning, learning about male and female dynamics so you can interact with understanding, and having fun together dancing for instance.

I have created this massage from the tantric tradition. Tantra has a widespread number of connotations, and can be easily misinterpreted. I view it as a path to enlightment, by saying yes to all that is given to us in this life. The tantric massage I teach involves a deep respect of the person receiving the massage, allowing their energies to start flowing and opening up to the beauty of touch when a deep trust and love are present. Giving this massage is very rewarding too, seeing your partner melt under your skilful touch, and feeling your heart completely open and in tune with them. This in turn creates a space where intimacy can flourish.

This space is where your Valentine will receive the most beautiful gift from you, and where you can both dive into the richness and beauty of your love. A sacred space indeed, yet available to all when you are fully present to your partner.

Comments from previous participants include:

“We both really enjoyed the workshop and thought you conducted it with great maturity, charm and sensitivity. We were surprised at what we discovered in ourselves. It was lovely to spend so much time together, getting to know each other again. Thank you.” Couple of 44 and 48, together for 14 years

“I would recommend your workshop to any couple who want to maintain or re-ignite their passion to keep their relationship alive and connected. It really is a way to be completely present and in the moment for your partner. Thank you for this blessing.” Female participant (age 45)

“You held a very safe and sacred space in which you guided us in a very clear and light-hearted way into deepening our connection to each other through divine tantric massage. Everything – the environment, the lighting, the colours, the music, the dance and the massage were an invitation to open the senses to more intimacy and love. I felt amazing afterwards and I could feel energy rippling through my body. Thanks to your very clear guidelines and your manual we will continue to do this at home.” Female participant (age 60)

“I found the day to be both challenging and empowering. I got to see how to communicate through focussing on my partner in a different way and appreciating him and loving him. I saw how he trusted me to take care of him and nurture him and how he ‘gave’ himself to me.” Female participant (age 50)

“It was an interesting and enjoyable workshop. I have learnt a lot and am looking forward to putting it into practice” Male participant (age 52)

This “Loving Touch for couples” workshop is suitable for established couples who wish to gain a deeper level of intimacy or simply reignite the magic of being together, and for new couples who wish to establish a solid foundation in their physical, emotional and spiritual connection. No previous massage experience is required, just a willingness to express your love further.

My name is Kalyani, and I can be contacted on 07952 036 326 or by email on kalyani.ma.mukti@gmail.com Get in touch if you’d like to find out more about this beautiful workshop, or to book your place. There are limited places only. The dates are Saturday 2^nd April pm and Sunday 3^rd April am, and the investment is £180 per couple. If you can’t make that date but are interested in attending sometimes, let me know so that I can inform you about future dates.

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Eclipse of the Sun on 4th January 2011 – How does this affect you?

There will be an Eclipse of the Sun on 4^th January 2011. The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth. This up-coming 4^th January Eclipse of the Sun will be at 9.02 am with a UK magnitude of 0.75. In the zodiac of western astrology the Eclipse will be at 13 deg Capricorn (in the Vedic zodiac this is 18 deg Sagittarius).

This follows the recent Eclipse of the Moon that was on the day of the Solstice: 21^st December 2010, when the Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon. This eclipse was special because fierce signs were involved and it was very closely connected to the Sun’s position when it changes direction at the Galactic centre that marks the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012.  See my Blog: http://starwheel.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/lunar-eclipse-on-the-day-of-the-winter-solstice-21st-december-2010-difficult-energies-have-now-been-gathering/

How do these two eclipses affect us?

The December eclipse: Well, during the Eclipse of the Moon that occurred on the day of the Solstice, some signs did a lot better than others. For example Venus was strong at that time so if you have an emphasis in Venus-ruled signs in your birth chart, you would have been protected, unless, of course, you had a planet in your birth chart which was conjunct or ‘cut off’ by the Moon or the Sun at the time of the eclipse – in which case the affairs of that planet might have been devastated.

The January eclipse: Similarly, if you have planets around or opposite the January 4^th eclipse of the Sun you could be in for challenge.

Put simply, the more important rules are as follows:

FIRST: Does your birth chart have planets in signs of the zodiac affected by the eclipse?

SECOND: What are the affairs of your affected planet: for example if the planet signifies children, you could lose contact with a child. One of Jupiter’s significations is 5^th House children and creativity. The Sun signifies the Father; the Moon signifies the Mother. There is a long list in Vedic astrology.

THIRD: It depends on what type of Sign the eclipse occurs in. If a solar eclipse falls in Fixed signs it effects are felt over years in human lives; if it falls in Cardinal signs the effects are over more quickly, and if it occurs in Mutable signs, the effects are felt immediately and continue on and off for some months. Both the December and the January eclipses are in mutable signs (using the Vedic zodiac), SO the effects are felt immediately and continue on and off for some months.

FOURTH: The longer the eclipse darkness lasts, the longer the effect of the eclipse will be felt in human lives.

FIFTH: if the eclipse falls in Fixed or Cardinal signs, its effect may wait for a planet to transit the eclipse point several months later for the effect to be felt in the human life.

SIXTH: if the eclipse falls conjunct (or opposition) your Sun, Moon, North or South Node (Rahu or Ketu), Saturn or Mars, its effects will be malefic. If it falls conjunct your Jupiter or Venus the effects can be favourable (it depends on the status of Venus or Jupiter in your chart).

SEVENTH: If the eclipse is associated with the North node Rahu (like the one on January 4^th) its effects will be more malefic than if it is associate with the south Node (Ketu).

EIGHTH: If the eclipse falls on your Ascendant, you are in for trouble.

NINTH: there are rules governing the effects of an eclipse depending on which House in your birth chart the eclipse falls.

Of course, all these challenging and sad affairs have a deeper spiritual meaning for us. Vedic astrology is a tantric spirituality: adverse circumstances, indeed all circumstances, are inherently connective to the Divine. If we can only understand them rightly, they call us to become who we were born to be.

Here is a globe showing the January 4th Eclipse path:

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