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Cygnus Advent Calendar

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 06:34:00 -0500

A snippet from Thich Nhat Hanh’s ‘The Long Road Turns to Joy’ - a lovely little book about walking meditation.

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:44:41 -0500

Special gifts to you, today and every day until Christmas

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?

Cygnus Advent treats

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:15:55 -0500

Cygnus Advent treats:

The Cygnus Advent Calendar

Special gifts to you, today and every day until Christmas

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.

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:37:38 -0500

Cygnus Advent Calendar:

The Cygnus Advent Calendar

Special gifts to you, today and every day until Christmas

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 for you…Sarah

Cygnus Advent treats - to raise a smile and warm the heart. This...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:39:00 -0500

Cygnus Advent treats - to raise a smile and warm the heart. This is what you find when you search for ‘swan clips’! Hope you enjoy it.

Do you Tweet?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:52:54 -0500

Do you Tweet?

Advent treats from Cygnus

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:41:39 -0500

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 sure you give your real name (and membership number if possible), so we can trace you.

With love and blessings, Sarah and all at Cygnus

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:32:06 -0500

Cygnus Advent Calendar:

The Cygnus Advent Calendar

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...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:18:00 -0500

…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!

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:31:23 -0500

Cygnus Advent Calendar:

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 time to shuffle the cards thoroughly. I closed my eyes, brought myself to a state of connection, and asked for a card to share with Cygnus members today. I held the deck, face down and worked through until I felt a familiar ‘kick’ in my hands. I drew the card, and…

Yes, the very same card appeared. I just love it when that happens!

So, here is our treat - a healing message of compassion. I hope something from this touches you today. With love and blessings, Sarah and all at Cygnus

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:57:42 -0500

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 Supporting member, as part of your membership bonuses you’ll receive three 10% vouchers for use at any time during the year. Why not join today?

Cygnus Advent Calendar

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:08:32 -0500

Cygnus Advent Calendar:

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 special Advent treats from Cygnus.

It’s the start of Advent, a special time of preparation for...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:48:28 -0500

It’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 daily to see what each day brings.

Book is available from Cygnus...

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:48:10 -0500

Book is available from Cygnus books http://bit.ly/HarmonyBook

HRH The Prince of Wales, Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly have produced a book calling for a sustainable revolution:- Harmony: A New Way of Looking at the World
Maddy Harland from Permaculture Magazine reviews the book http://permaculturemagazineeditorial….
More details……
http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/
http://www.rainforestsos.org/
Tony Juniper http://www.tonyjuniper.com/
Ian Skelly http://www.ianskelly.co.uk/ian-skelly…

Christmas is coming!

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:58:22 -0500

The frost was beautifully lit with sunlight here this morning, and it put us in a Chistmassy mood! We’re all very excited because we know that we’ve got an extra special selection of books this month. From meaningful gift ideas for everyone, to books which can have a really significant impact on our way of thinking, we are sure you will be able to find something, either for yourself or as part of your Christmas shopping for others.

You can browse through parts 1 and 2 of our special Christmas Gift selection here:

http://www.cygnus-books.co.uk/december-2010-christmas-gift-selection-part-2/

http://www.cygnus-books.co.uk/december-2010-christmas-gift-selection-part-2/

An incredibly important book, we think Conscious Medicine by Gill Edwards (bestselling author of Living Magically and Wild Love) should be read by not just those with health problems, but everyone open to a new way of thinking which can change lives. Dr Larry Dossey calls ‘conscious medicine’ a ‘quiet revolution’, but when you’ve read Gill’s book, you’ll want to shout out about it to absolutely everybody. Drawing in part from her personal experience of cancer, Gill offers an easy-to-read guide to becoming fully conscious of your health, including how to communicate with your body, how to realign your thoughts and how to identify where you might have been going wrong. As Gill writes, “Your soul slips laughing through the old prison bars of guilt and blame… You embrace everything that life offers, with all its ups and downs.”

On a different, more humorous note, is Zen Dog: a book perfect for all doggy people, and especially for all friends of Hermes, our Golden Retriever. (Hermes has his own Facebook account so he can share his calm, collected canine wisdom. Please add him as a friend!) Zen Dogis Edward Monkton’s cartoon-style story about a ‘Big Dog’ in the city who meets a magical-trombone-playing-ant, and realises that life holds so much more beauty than he’d ever bothered to notice. The dog finds happiness, living a life of new meaning and abundance, helping other dogs to do the same. Zen Dog is told with such charm that it cannot fail to have a positive effect on all who read it!

Doreen and Grant Virtue have written an amazing new book called Angel Words, which shows how positive words can make a difference in your life far and beyond what you might be expecting. Similar to Masaru Emoto’s work with water crystals, Doreen and her son, Grant, discovered visual proof of the power and impact of speaking in a loving way when they were making voice recordings. In Angel Words you realise how important it is that your way of speaking gives out the right levels of energy. Doreen Virtue’s other new book, Archangels 101 is the perfect addition to any collection of angel books, or the ideal start to a collection too. A useful reference book, and a heart-strengthening guide, it reminds us that we are always protected, wherever we are.

Zen and the Art of Raising Chickens is a wonderful book which celebrates the bond we have with animals and what we can learn by being with them. Among many beautiful observations, Clea Danaan tells of the wonder of standing in the back garden, holding a ‘smooth, still-warm hen egg in your palm’. Raising chickens is not just enjoyable, it is a way of taking responsibility for our food choices and becoming mindful of life in all its fullness.

We have Christmas Gift Vouchers and a Christmas gift-wrapping service, so that you can either have a gift of your choice gift-wrapped and sent with a card to a friend or family member, or you can give them the opportunity to choose for themselves with a Cygnus voucher. Just call our Customer Care team to find out more details.

Something to brighten up your day…

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Something to brighten up your day…

Joe Rogan speaks on creativity and how it may be guiding us...

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:27:30 -0400

Joe Rogan speaks on creativity and how it may be guiding us toward something we can’t understand.

Brilliant Bees

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:22:44 -0400

Brilliant Bees:

Bees are amazing - not only do they fulfil a vital role in our ecosystem, they are one of the most complex and sophisticated living things in the history of evolution. One bee alone may not amount to much, but collectively they become a powerful and vital force, responsible for pollinating almost 75% of the world’s food crops. Without bees our world would be a very different place. Through updates from current affairs programmes to thermal camera footage of bees in action, this collection describes the recent dramatic decline in bee populations, suggests what we can all do to help and showcases one of the planet’s most fascinating creatures.

Absolutely mind-blowing - Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the...

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:47:00 -0400

Absolutely mind-blowing - Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium - and lists 6 ways in which the not so humble mushroom can help save the world. You might also be interested in the wonderful River Cottage Handbook on Mushrooms, an introductory guide to foraging and feeding on fungi.

Steve Bhaerman is an internationally known author, humorist, and...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:43:00 -0400

Steve Bhaerman is an internationally known author, humorist, and workshop leader. For the past 23 years, he has written and performed as Swami Beyondananda, the ‘Cosmic Comic. Swami’s comedy has been called “irreverently uplifting” and has been described both as “comedy disguised as wisdom” and “wisdom disguised as comedy.” He co-authored Spontaneous Evolution’ with cellular biologist Bruce Lipton. Steve Bhaerman’s book, ‘Wake up Laughing: An Insider’s Guide to the Cosmic Comedy,’ is available for download on his website. You can watch more videos here.