ADAMS CALENDAR EQUINOX RETREAT SEPTEMBER 2011

ADAMS CALENDAR EQUINOX RETREAT - NOURISH YOURSELF, NOURISH THE EARTH

10 - 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

WATERVAL BOVEN, MPUMALANGA

Come and join us on a long weekend retreat at the powerful & ancient Stones of Adam’s Calendar where you will learn how to become more aware of what it means to have a deep connection with the Earth and what you can do in these times to nourish yourself back into wholeness.

During the retreat, which has been specifically planned to coincide with the Full Moon Equinox, we will spend time being close to the Earth – working consciously with the healing energies of Adams Calendar (we will have the privilege of being accompanied by author Michael Tellinger* on our visit to the Stones) and the Moon, and exploring ways in which to nourish ourselves more consciously.

So that we can become energised with prana and vibrant health from the Earth in these often intense times!

THE RETREAT
During the retreat you will have the incredible opportunity to visit Adams Calendar. You will also have time to identify patterns in relation to your food choices that you need to heal and release so that you can make more informed choices as to what your body responds to –

Because as we heal our relationship with the Earth and our bodies, we can learn to live lightly & consciously, and in harmony with the Earth!

Come and see the sacred Stones of Adams Calendar – let us connect closer to their ancient energies so that we can experience what it is like to be truly supported by the Earth.

Come and Journey with us at this time of the Equinox Full Moon!
WITH LOVE
ELIZABETH & LYNNE

Elizabeth
SACRED EARTH RETREATS
www.arthurianschool.com
LEARNING FROM ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
"I share my abundance of knowledge, gifts and love with others-
Salandra Hartwegii (Cup of Gold flower of HAWAII)"


Nourish by Nature
Lynne Maccallum
078 7879 387
Lynne@livingnetwork.co.za
www.livingnetwork.co.za/lynne

NOTES:

ADAMS CALENDAR – A SACRED SITE AND INCREDIBLE GIFT TO US FROM THE EARTH

It is estimated that there are over 100 000 ancient stone ruins scattered throughout the mountains of Southern Africa. Artefacts that have been recovered from these ruins show a long and extended period of settlement that spans over 200,000 years. Put this in context when the Pyramids of Egypt were reputedly built only some 5000 years ago! (also see Michael Tellinger’s book : Slave Species of God).

Adam’s Calendar is the flagship among these ruins, we can date this monolithic calendar with relative certainty to at least 75,000 years of age based on a number of scientific evaluations. Adam’s Calendar also presents the first tangible evidence of consciousness among the earliest humans in the ‘Cradle of humankind’. The site is built along the same longitudinal line as the Great Zimbabwe Ruins and the Great Pyramid. It was also aligned with the rise of Orion’s belt some 75,000 years ago.

MICHAEL TELLINGER*

“My quest for human origins has led me down a fascinating path of discovery. It is now clear that everything in the cosmos is connected.

Consciousness is the fabric of the universe that allows us to find our way back to source - The Divine Being.”

Michael Tellinger has become one of South Africa’s bestselling export authors. Michael is a scientist in the true sense of the word, never shying away from controversial issues, scrutinising every clue meticulously. He graduated from WITS University Medical School, Johannesburg, in 1983 with a B.Pharm degree, a passion for the cosmos, genetics and human history.

After a 30-year long obsession with the origins of humankind, he took some time out to write Slave Species of god, which became a bestseller in South Africa. When Johan Heine exposed the mystery of the stone ruins of South Africa to Michael in 2007, they began an irreversible process of research that led Michael to some startling scientific conclusions and the completion of another book to follow Adam’s Calendar - Temples of The African Gods.

THE POWER OF SACRED SITES

It is said that sacred sites are connections to energy vortexes that hold knowledge of the higher mind, the higher consciousness that the Earth is seeking to create. Her electromagnetic frequency resonates at a third of the speed of a busy brain. When you can be away from buildings and wires, nature settles you down to match her slower wavelength and by plugging into her heartbeat, we settle ourselves. Our DNA is being activated and we are being reborn into our highest potential. The process that occurs at sacred sites always involves energy clearing, cellular re-patterning, and changing energy structures.

When we experience “Earthing” the energy we feel from walking barefoot is the Earth’s electric energy rising up into (your) our body. Research is now revealing that this energy creates a distinct and uplifting shift in our physiology. It harmonizes the body’s biological rhythms, reducing chronic pain & inflammation. Each individual’s energy grid is connected and intermeshed with the larger grid of the Earth’s.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EQUINOX FULL MOON ON 12 SEPTEMBER?
Spring Equinox: now begins the light half of the southern year and the dark half of the northern one. Just for today light and dark are equal all over the world! - and as the year progresses the south pole is gradually turned towards the Sun.

Everything lost is found again in a new form. Plans we hatched in winter can begin to come into effect, and skills we learned indoors or inside ourselves can emerge out. It is said that on the equinox you need to open up your heart and look to see what binds you. Mark the exact moment of spring equinox with silence and stillness.

The Equinox of the Moon happens on 12 September 2011 and PRECEDES the Sun’s Spring Equinox on 23 September. And so we will be working with the Moon’s own Equinox, to prepare for the spring season that is approaching. The Equinox Full Moon will be in the astrological sign of Pisces, a truly mystical sign that rules water and is the keeper of deep wisdom. It is an ideal time to focus on nurturing and the emotional issues of food and to start a new pattern for optimum health and vitality.

ITINERARY (please note that the sequence of events may change if so required / guided)

Saturday 10 Sep morning
Arrival 12pm Welcome over lunch
Visit of ADAMS CALENDAR with MICHAEL TELLINGER
Dinner & movie (around the theme of the retreat)

Sunday 11 Sep
Body exercises & Earth meditation
Breakfast
Lynne’s teachings – intuitive eating, nutrient dense foods, optimum food choices & supplementation. Food and spirit. Energetic nourish. Stress coping tools and nutrition. Healthy weight management.
Late lunch
Walk & relax for the afternoon
Dinner & movie (around the theme of the retreat)

Monday 12 Sep (EQUINOX FULL MOON)
Body exercises & Earth meditation
Breakfast
Elizabeth’s teachings- how to deepen and strengthen your relationship with the Earth.
Waterfall cleansing ceremony
Lunch, swimming & relax
Earth Ceremony & dinner EQUINOX FULL MOON

Tuesday 13th Sep
Sharing and a closing blessing
Breakfast
10am Depart


I Nourish my Soul in Nature


COST OF RETREAT:

R2 900
Includes:
All shared accommodation (linen and towels included)
All meals as per itinerary
All site visits including site visit on Moon Equinox to Adams Calendar
All tuition and ceremonies

Excludes:
Applicable flights & travel to Waterval Boven
Your own snacks & drinks

PAYMENT
Payment of full amount on booking (please speak to us if you need any assistance or different payment options)

ACCOMMODATION
Situated on the shore of a trout dam, our Cabin sleeps two bedrooms sharing and a loft area providing sleeping space for 6 more guests and has two bathrooms. Sleeping space is allocated on a first booking first serve basis.

The accommodation is fully equipped, with all linen and towels supplied. It also features its own braai area, fireplace, and library. There is also place to build a bonfire.

SITE VISITS & WHAT TO BRING ALONG
Comfortable walking shoes, swimming costume, sun block, hat, sun glasses, neutral colour clothing for Adams Calendar, windbreaker, warm jacket for evening (we are moving toward the beginning of spring when during this time of year it is warm during the day and slightly cooler at night. It is not rainy season but there may be an occasional thunder shower. Mosquito repellent (the spray version works the best). Please consider whether you need malaria protection for the Eastern Transvaal - if you do we suggest consulting a homeopath or herbalist, as the normal anti-malaria pills can make you ill.

FOOD
All meals are vegetarian that include diary and eggs. If you have any special dietary requirements please provide these yourself as well as any drinks and bottled water you may need. You may want to bring some additional snacks for in between meals. Ginger tea (hot water with ginger) will be provided. Please advise us in your booking form about any food allergies.

TRANSPORT
You have different options depending on where you come from:
1. Flights to Johannesburg (Kulula Air has some specials and also offers the benefit of flying into Lanseria Airport, closer to the Pretoria side of Johannesburg so that you don’t have to experience the traffic of Johannesburg International Airport). You can then rent a car and drive to Waterval Boven, or catch a flight from Johannesburg to Nelspruit Mpumulanga Airport.
2. Driving from Johannesburg to Waterval Boven. It takes about 3-4 hours and note there are some toll roads on the way (approx R240).

Please talk to us about your travel requirements, we can help you with some advice and also put you in touch with some others so that you can share the driving. Closer to the time we will give you full directions to our accommodation in Waterval Boven.

ABOUT ELIZABETH & LYNNE

Elizabeth Bardin:
Elizabeth lives in Pringle Bay near Cape Town and is the owner of SACRED EARTH RETREATS (www.arthurianschool.com). She regularly takes spiritual groups to MEXICO & GUATEMALE (Mayan), PERU (Inca) and EGYPT to teach and share her knowledge about Ancient civilisations and how they lived in sacred awareness of the Earth. In South Africa, she facilitates Shamanic Earth Initiations and shares her extensive knowledge of working with Earth Energies and the Moon.


Lynne Maccallum:
Lynne is a nutritionist & natural gourmet chef. She has travelled extensively and worked as a chef in the CARIBBEAN & AMERICA, where she incorporated & sourced local speciality ingredients into her dishes. On returning to South Africa Lynne spent time at Bodhi Khaya Buddhist Retreat near Hermanus where she ran the kitchen and also implemented a perma-culture vegetable garden. She is the owner of Nourish by Nature and is in private practice in CAPE TOWN. Lynne blends cutting edge nutritional information, quantum physics and functional medicine principles to guide her clients, in choosing foods as tools for spiritual growth and nourishment for both body and soul. In her teaching and counselling Lynne believes in a reverence for the healing power of nature. A Path of conscious living

WITH LOVE