December 2011
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A snippet from Thich Nhat Hanh’s ‘The Long Road Turns to Joy’ - a lovely little book about walking meditation.
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Today’s Advent treat - absolutely scrummy health-giving recipes from Fiona Bruce at The Fisher King Centre. There are videos of Fiona preparing the dishes - I find these so therapeutic in themselves, without even trying the food. How about trying these for lunch this weekend?
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For Thursday 8th December, your Advent treat is a sample chapter of It Could Be Verse, a book which reminds us simply how important a role laughter plays in getting us through whatever life brings our way.
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I was browsing through William Bloom’s The Power of Modern Spirituality when I noticed this lovely exercise, which is just part of our Advent gift to you on 7th December. What occurred to me as I read is that, in fact, when I stop and focus, I realise that I am a gift. Be still now and see what it brings...
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And, to catch up with our unopened door from yesterday, we think it’s time for a ‘freebie’ draw! So, if you’d like a chance to receive a surprise parcel, just leave a heartwarming message as a gift to your Cygnus friends - on Facebook, Twitter or our blog, and at 6pm tomorrow evening we’ll select ten to receive a gift in return. (It will be a nice CD or book.) Make...
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Special gifts to you, today and every day until Christmas
One of the best things about Advent calendars is that if you don’t open a door one day, it means you are allowed to open two doors the next day! It’s a two-treat day today!
So, our first is an Advent treat for the little ones - a bedtime story, with a lovely message about sharing.
One of the best things about Advent calendars...
…is that if you don’t open a door one day, that means you are allowed to open two doors the next day! It’s a two-treat day today!
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Special gifts to you, today and every day until Christmas
For today’s Advent treat, I decided to select a card from the Crystal Oversoul Attunements. As I took the cards from the box, and thumbed through the deck, one caught my eye. ‘What a lovely name’, I thought, and something about the mandala leapt at me, too. Then, in preparation for choosing ‘properly’, I took...
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Today’s Advent treat is a taster of what it’s like to be a Cygnus Supporting member (and a bonus for those who already are) - it’s a 5% discount voucher, for use on goods purchased. Place your orders by 12 noon on Saturday 3rd December, and use the voucher code ADV031211 on as many orders as you like. Did you know, that if you do take our voluntary annual subscription and become a Cygnus...
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Great news! As our second surprise Advent treat for you - on 1st December - we have managed to get the publisher’s very last 100 copies of the larger size Mind Body Spirit Book of Days Diary 2012! We hope this will allow lots more of you to give this lovely gift, or to treat yourself. These won’t last long, so order yours now to avoid disappointment. Check here every day for more...
WatchIt’s the start of Advent, a special time of preparation for celebrations and sharing. To mark this and each day we want to share something special with you. Our first Advent gift is a healing meditation video, compiled with love from our Song of Life 2012 calendar. You can watch via our website, Twitter and Facebook page, where you will exclusively find our other daily gifts to you. Follow us...