Newsletter
December 2008
Hi everyone
A few hours ago I was in a plane and found myself startled to tears by the wonder and beauty of travelling through white clouds in an intense blue sky. I was overcome with gratitude, not just for the awe of that moment but for how many awe-filled moments I get to experience in the course of my everyday life. Thank you to all of you who make it possible for me to pursue work that I absolutely, totally love and who have put their trust in me in some way in the past year – by coming to a reading, doing one of my (challenging!) workshops, being part of my precious spiritual growth club circle or simply by reading my words and being part of my life. Travelling Light exists because you do.
And travelling it certainly is…I have been in Cape Town last week, and please join me in Bloemfontein from 19 -21 December, White River at the end of January and Durban from 4 – 9 March 2009. For those in Jo’burg, I’m excited about two New Year’s events: a special Vision Board Evening to engage with 2009 and a brand new JoyMap 2009 workshop, which I have created in response to the somewhat unrealistic, self-defeating tradition of New Year’s resolutions. See below for an opportunity to play with this tradition in a new way.
More than ever I am seeing the power of working in groups instead of just by ourselves, even (and especially) in this very personal and intimate arena of self growth. The group readings yield fabulous insight (the brand new November one is available for you to download off the website) and the amount of learning I have done within my friendship circles this year is far more than I would have done on my own or just with Garrick. Nowhere is this more visible to me than in my spiritual growth clubs. These small groups commit to each other for a year and make enormous strides in their lives during that time. We share lots of pain, joy, new discoveries and all the insight that the readings are offering at any particular time. It’s clear to me that this kind of intervention is more effective than a once-off workshop or reading and the fact that 90% of members join for a second year confirms that. If you’re interested in more information or procedures for joining a spiritual growth club, please contact Garrick using the details below or visit the website. Applications for new groups in Johannesburg close on 10 January 2009.
I wish you a restful, reflective and light festive season. I’ve written a few of my 2008 highlights below, why don’t you take a few moments to do the same?
Much love
Angela
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Johannesburg
Personal Readings and Coaching Sessions
Book now for appointments in January, select Saturdays are also available. Contact Garrick on +2784 460 8667 via email.
As of 1 January 2009 the cost of a 90-minute appointment for a personal
reading will be R550.00 and the cost of a 50-minute coaching session
will be R350.00.
Group Reading
The November group reading, entitled ‘Clearing Out’ is now available for free download on the website. It spells out clearly that the opportunity for unearthing or clearing out is still ripe, though this will change shortly. The reading gives detailed suggestions about clearing out (1) our misconceptions about God and life (especially unpleasant experiences) (2) our attachment to relationships being perfect and (3) the ways in which we ‘dam up’ the flow of money.
Some of the questions people asked include ‘how much of our lives do we have control over’, ‘does The Truth exist’ and ‘what does it mean when the same things happen to us over and over again’.
Join us for the final group reading of the year, which is likely to discuss the energies of 2008 and 2009.
Tuesday 30 December
19h30 - 21h00
63 Buckingham Road, Craighall
R100.00pp
Please contact Garrick to book on +2784 460 8667 or via
email.
The cost of attending a group reading will remain unchanged at R100.00 for the third year running so that these events are as accessible as possible. Please note, however, that this is an attendance fee and the right to sell or distribute the information remains with Travelling Light. You are welcome to purchase recordings of these sessions at R20.00 per CD after the event.
JoyMap 2009 – Resolutions with a Difference
In my experience, most New Year’s resolutions are likely to fail for two reasons: Firstly, they are usually based on what you think you should do, rather than what you deeply want to do. In other words, the goals are set only from your head. Failure to sustain these resolutions breeds a sense of self-recrimination, your esteem drops and a cycle of subtle disappointment begins. Secondly, even when your resolutions are truly aligned with your joy, they may be unrealistic and difficult to integrate into your life as it is now. Why not do it differently in 2009 and begin to sculpt your life – practically - from joy?
I have designed a number of unusual, innovative processes to assist you to see what you really want from the year and to find real, creative and achievable ways to integrate this into your current life with nothing needing to change.
Saturday 10 January 2009
Northside Lodge, 31 Knox Street Waverley
9am to 5pm
R650.00 per person (includes materials and teas, please bring a light
lunch)
To book contact Garrick +2784 460 8667 or via email.
Join me for a revealing and fun day. Numbers limited.
Please note that this workshop does not include a vision board process.
Transformation Game
The Transformation Game was designed at the renowned Findhorn Retreat and is a wonderful way to play out your life. You can find new perspectives, test out your intuition and receive divine feedback – all while playing a board game. Garrick and I offer facilitated Transformation Game Evenings by request for groups of 4 to 8 people. A lovely and lively evening for bookclubs, or groups of colleagues and friends.
Available on Request.
New Year Vision Board Evening
The value of my particular Vision Board process lies in its ability to access insight from your right brain – using silence, images and guided visualisation. You will not just be pasting pictures on a board of what you think you want - you will be engaging with the gems of awareness from that seldom-used, delicious field of your imagination.
In this way, your board might tell you a few things about 2009 that you don’t yet know you know….
Thursday 15 January 2009
Northside Lodge, 31 Knox Street Waverley
7pm to 10.30pm
R200.00 per person (includes materials, refreshments and personal
feedback from Angela)
To book contact Garrick +2784 460 8667 or via email.
Cape Town
Personal Readings
2nd to the 5th February 2009
If you would like a personal reading in this time, please contact
Garrick via
email
or at +2784 460 8667.
Life Purpose Workshop
As a channel, one of the most frequently asked questions by my clients is ‘what am I supposed to be doing?’ All of us intuit a sense of purpose to our lives, but what does that mean and how are we supposed to find it? In this interactive seminar, I will share some understandings about Life Purpose that have emerged from responses to these questions.
We’ll explore topics such as:
• Is there such a thing as a pre-determined Life Purpose?
• If so, how do I know what that is?
• Should I leave my comfortable job and follow my dreams?
• What will it feel like when I’m ‘on purpose’?
I will also share a practical, and profound, way to explore what your highest path is using the analogy of unwrapping the three layers of a gift: the sticky tape (Life’s Disappointment), the wrapping paper (Life’s Packaging) and the tissue paper (Imagination). This analogy was given in a reading and remains, for me, one of the most powerful ways to uncover your own sweet spot.
Sunday, 1st February 2009
10am to 4pm
R650.00pp
To book contact Garrick +2784 460 8667 or via
email.
Join me for an interactive talk with lots of opportunity for questions, insights and fun!
White River
Personal Readings
Book now for appointments from 23 – 26 January 2009. Contact Garrick on +2784 460 8667 or via email.
EMBODY
A workshop for those whose hearts are big enough to fall in love with their bodies.
Some of the feedback from the participants of Embody I on 17 – 19 October 2008:
Being a participant on Embody at Boondocks was a profound experience. On the workshop I experienced how my body is a precise compass for my own joy. If we are prepared to listen and respond when our body communicates what it wants and what it does not want, we are certain to live the life that is most satisfying to us. Every ounce of unexpressed pain, rejection, anger and love along with all the other emotions we experience are cumulatively stored in our bodies until we are ready to deal with them. On Embody I learned to communicate, touch and listen to my body in a brand new way. Thank you Ang for your deep wisdom and your relentless passion for personal growth. The sense of freedom and confidence that everybody left Boondocks with is something I will never forget. I love my body and especially my Belly!
After a wonderful sleep last night, today is a brand new start. I find my awareness of my body, which I now fully appreciate as the home of my-self, is functional after having been asleep for so very long. Thank you, thank you for providing Embody, in all its facets, for me to do this. I am so very grateful.
The Embody workshop was more, much more than anything I could have imagined. I signed on the workshop because I have had a sore, aching body as far back as I can remember and despite the self work I have done, which is a lot, I just never seem to get to the understanding of the pain. It stops me from so much of my life, I was worn out and fed up. I did not know what the workshop would entail and was sufficiently desperate to try. Had I known the detail of the program I would have backed out because it confronts the deepest personal resistances anyone can have, and that is their body. Now that I have completed Embody I am in awe of everyone who participated, particularly myself because we were wonderful, magnificent, beautiful and freed beyond imagination. I have returned home with a new view of myself and a deeper understanding of the ways in which I was damaging my body. I have seen how I have carried responsibility for my adult children, family and friends far too long. At last I begin to feel a freedom which allows me to be an authentic friend and to follow my path without illusionary burdens.
For me that is the optimim space for anyone to embark on Embody. It is best not to know detail about the program other than you are willing to give it your best shot. You will not be disappointed, your faith will be restored in humanity and you will come away loving yourself and life unconditionally with incredible excitement. What a gift.
E- ELATION
M- MAGICAL
B- BRAVERY
O- OPENNESS
D- DELIVERANCE
Y- YOUTHFUL
My weekend at Boondocks, carrying out the EMBODY workshop was more than life-changing. Each process allowed me to take a step forward towards my own devine beauty. Never have I felt so free in all 34years of existance on this earth. Every step I took was magical and it unlocked a new aspect of deep understanding to the questions I have always asked regarding my body. WHY, is my body the way it is? Never will I need to ask that question again. I have discovered my new best friend (my body). The miricles have continued into my everyday life and GRATITUDE is the only word that comes to mind when I think of my weekend at Boondocks.
Thank you Angela from the bottom of my heart.
Thank you, thank you.
Driving home in the car just now I was thinking of the weekend and what
I have learned from it. The first thing that came into my mind was the
money I invested. It is probably the best money I have ever spent. To
put it into perspective, I bought a dress for a wedding the other day
for R2020. Where did that get me???
I have taken so much away with me, too much to really write down in a
paragraph.
Some of the breakthroughs that stand out for me the most are as
follows:
Needing to nurture my inner child at the age that I was abused, to allow
safety and one of the tools to a better sex life.
To find a career that brings me joy will allow my body to unblock and
shift.
To listen to the messages my body gives me regarding pain and food.
To give my body through nakedness, touch, play, sleep, dance, and
pampering (no money need be invested in this)
This weekend has allowed me to truly love my body. I look at it with new
respect, and will treat it so.
It was so amazing working in a group, I learned so much through other
people’s processes.
I have identified that I have replaced sex with food, therefore the need
to eat constantly. Food is my ultimate pleasure, but through putting
into practise the tools and knowledge I have been given over the
weekend, I will eventually find balance.
I have been stretched out of my comfort zone in so many ways, and with
that I have grown and moved forward in my personal development.
I got home this after the workshop and my husband and kids had gone
out to lunch. When they got back my 6 year old daughter drew a beautiful
picture of me. She said to me "'mommy, you are all shiny", I said what
do you mean. She said ‘you have a sparkly dress on because when I first
saw you today, you looked all sparkly".
Isn't that amazing!!!
If you are interested in reading more testimonials or finding out about this life-changing process, please visit the Workshops section of my website or call me directly. The next Embody workshop will be held in late March 2009 and there are 9 places available.
Why do we have bodies?
How do our bodies serve us in our ‘higher’ purpose?
Why did you choose the body that you did?
How do you love an imperfect, ageing, disabled or diseased body?
How can you interpret the messages from your body?
Our bodies, like everything else, are communicators to us. They
communicate our divinity, in an immediate, uncomplicated manner. Our
bodies are as profound a source of wisdom to us as our minds and
spirits. They are faithfully attuned to our highest path, even though we
are ashamed of them, hate them and, more often that not, attempt to
control their expression.
"It is our bodies that are meant to
shape us, not us who are meant to shape our bodies"
Angela Deutschmann.
If you are brave enough to fully see and own your own body, compassionate enough to accept the bodies of others and wild enough to fall unconditionally in love with your body – forever - then I invite you to Embody.
27 – 29 March 2009
Boondocks Mountain Lodge, between Nelspruit and Barberton
R 5 800.00 includes full accommodation, delicious meals and exclusive
use of this magnificent lodge and labyrinth
Contact Garrick at +27844608667 or via email.
The workshop will be kept very small and already has some attendants so please book soon. 25% deposit secures booking.
Bull's Eye
December 2008
A Few of my Highlights from 2008 (in no particular order):
Conceiving, birthing and delivering Embody
The maturing of my relationship with Garrick – through joyful and painful times
Learning, from a series of readings, that the ‘The Revolution is Joy’!
Watching participants let go on ‘Jump’
Funny, wise, precious conversations with my young sons
Moments of breakthrough in spiritual growth clubs
Joshua’s first concert
Sailing out in the cutting-edge boat with Shaun and Bee
10 naked bodies in one jacuzzi
Watching participants forgive themselves on Embody
Oliver’s on my anniversary
Doing the reading called ‘Jump off the Mountain’
The first time Daniel said ‘fankooo mom’
9 naked bodies dancing to Pata Pata
The growth of my practice
Watching Daniel start to walk
A special night at Boondocks with Garrick
Sharing my family with our Cape Town circle
Discovering the Bird Cards
The birth of Keana Lottering
Being asked to do a reading for an international leadership guru
Paying off some debt!
Our celebrate-who-you-are party and the way Mazzi held me there
The huge leaps so many people around me have made, including me
A snotty, teary, honest conversation after Jump
The new way I feel in my body
Taking Joshua to his first pantomime...sword in hand
Doing an Inspirational Breathwork workshop
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