Kitsilano Community Centre
2690 Larch Avenue, Van. BC
604-257-6976
Poetry Camp (ages 9 - 12) Aug 4 - 7 daily from 9:30 - 11:30 $62
Story Writing Camp (ages 9 - 12) Aug 17 - 21 daily from 9:30 - 11:30 $77
For more details or to register contact the Kitsilano Community Centre - 604-257-6976 or email
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Join us for the 2nd annual Lightwork picnic at the beach! A chance to get together with the Lightwork community, enjoy this beautiful city, play some kickball and watch the sunset! It's Thursday, July 16 from 6:00-9:30pm at "the anchor" at Spanish Banks. Please RSVP to Lightwork.
This year's summer break is July 20th to Sept 7th.The Lightwork office will be closed and email and voicemail will be checked periodically during this time.Classes will be on break but there will be Healing Space each Tuesday except when we are on meditation retreat which is Aug 11th.Healing Space will be at its usual time on Tuesdays 5:30-7:15pm and there will be a potluck as always.
Professional private one on one sessions will still be available throughout the summer at the Lightwork Ecovillage with
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. Of course sessions are available over the phone too!
Happy summer!
- Julia Watson
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Lately I've been noticing a number of changes in my life that have been very helpful - my stress level has been getting lower and lower, and I feel more resilient in stressful situations. This comes from letting go of worthlessness and planning my day more consciously with realistic schedules, and just being more aware of my body in general. It's funny that ease takes work to maintain, but it does - I find that if I dive into my day unconsciously I go back to stress-land, but bringing consciousness to more parts of my day makes space for ease.
Lightwork Productions- the creative wing of Lightwork- is moving forward as always. As summertime is nearing, there is a real push to get things finished or at a stage that is easy to come back to in the fall. We are practicing ease as we continue to work on many varied projects.
The Lightwork Band's new CD "Sacred Love Pop" is in it's post production stage and looks ready for an exciting release this Fall. It involves many different steps to have such a piece of lightness and brightness on the planet and it's amazingly rewarding when it gets to the point where it is ready for sharing.
Lightwork Life, a show chronicling the adventures of being a Lightwork Spiritual Warrior on the path of sustainability, is looking forward to being released this Fall as well. See the sneak peek below!
Until next time!
- Jeanine Longley
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It has been "Operation Reuse" on the last few work parties.Neighbouring Camp Fircom was tearing down some old cabins and we were invited to come and salvage whatever we thought was useful.Which to our way of thinking, is pretty much everything! We jumped at the opportunity with crow bars in hand and came out with many truckloads of material.Windows were the first order of business.Then we were on to fir floorboards, a propane stove, a chest of draws, some pots, a battery charger, random 2X4's, and the grand prize???? A cast iron tub.It took 4 of us to lift it out the bathroom window and 6 of us to get it into the truck!It was a pretty handy piece of conscious creating as we had already picked out a spot for such an item and had begun clearing space for it.Re-using is really one of the most satisfying of the R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).Given the cost and effort it takes to buy things and then cart them over on the water taxi it was wonderful to come across so much bounty close to home.Thank you Camp Fircom!
Check out the ecovillage photo blog to see some great snaps.
Upcoming work parties:
Sun, Jul 5 – Sacred Space at the ecovillage
Sat, Jul 11
Sat, Jul 25
Sat, Aug 1
No work parties Aug 8-16 as we are on retreat.
Sat, Aug 22
Sat, Aug 29
- Julia Watson
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if you would like to visit the Ecovillage.
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Rebirth!... out of the ashes comes life
The cultivated and the unwanted alike
And all the while, the sacred cedar
holds space for the wandering naked ape
The path is known, plain and clear
with eyes open
The brave, step onto the healing path
Ready
Poised
With passion
Now eyes narrow, honed on.....the way
Slow oblivion is not acceptable
We are creators
This is true
The forces of darkness wrestle back to light and love
Because in the end the light always prevails......always
Everything that happens in your life is your creation, consciously or unconsciously. It is essential to look for the messages in everything you create. Even the most minor event (e.g. running into someone and having a chat) will provide you with some information and support more growth if you are aware. There are no coincidences. Everything has meaning. You just need to be open to the learning inherent in the experience. If you are aware of the messages in the events that you create, and are able to find the learning in them, you will move down your spiritual path with much greater ease. Always look for the learning in every part of your life.
There are four major ways that we create: consciously as Spirit, unconsciously as Spirit, through others, and in a state of resistance. It is easy to recognize when a conscious visualization is manifest, but there are also those times when something happens and you question: "Where did that come from? I had no idea that was going to happen." You the spiritual being knew what was in store, in fact you created it, but creating the event was not in your consciousness. Most often, these are the experiences that provide the most learning. The sooner you take responsibility for your creations, the sooner you can start creating your reality consciously. Remember, the more conscious you are, the more clear you are.
You may, at times, try to create through others. You might, for example, want something from someone else and visualize it taking place with that person. You are most likely starting to create in that person’s life without their permission. When you're creating consciously as Spirit, to keep it neutral, one of the rules is that you don’t create in another person’s space. This comes from the desire to create cleanly, without creating unwanted contracts, contracts that you would need to deal with later. So you would not say, "I want Bob to love me.” This is the act of creating in Bob’s personal space. You could suggest, however, "I would like more love in my life" because that has to do with you, now Bob has a choice.
Creating from a place of resistance is another possibility. You will attract to yourself whatever you least want. You will find that if you are in resistance to something, it will continually show up in your life. Resistance is a powerful way to create but you are creating what you are in resistance to, not what you want. The more in resistance you are to something, the more it is present in your life.
There are four steps in creating consciously or "mocking up”. First, we begin with "visualization". It is essential to be absolutely clear with this first step. Get a detailed picture of what you want to manifest out in front of you. Remember, if someone is going to work from your "diagram" or "instructions", what you want has to be absolutely obvious. That is why they always say, "the first step in creating what you want is knowing what you want." The next step in creating consciously is to remove any limitations that would prevent you from "having" what you want, any programming, thoughts or feelings that say “no” to your creation, just let them go.
We work to create as Spirit from a place of ease and highest integrity. This step involves being in alignment with Source. At any moment in time, you have the ability to make an unlimited number of choices, one of which is the most appropriate for you, and the greater whole. You can create things not in your highest integrity that might seriously damage you and other people. People do it all the time. If we create something not of the highest integrity we will most likely be creating situations that will need to be cleaned up later before we can be completely free. This creates a detour on the path to spiritual freedom. The phrase we use is "I would like this to be manifest if it is my highest integrity and the highest integrity for all".
Finally, we must let go and trust the outcome. This step involves applying the spiritual tool of non-attachment. "This is my goal spiritually, but it is okay if it doesn't happen. I am not attached to it. I will stay with my process, but I'm not attached to the outcome."
Imagination is a very real and powerful tool. If you can imagine something, then it may be possible for you to create it. Simply notice how much limitation energy is around it. What do you need to let go of in order for it to manifest? Remember anything is possible. Imagination is just simply a visualization tool. What you are doing is creating a possible reality for yourself. If you can visualize it, it is within the realm of possibility and you may be able to create it. If something is outside of your ability to even imagine, if it is beyond your ability to visualize, you will not be able to create it. You need to get to the point where you can visualize it, in order to start the conscious creation process.
Many people are living in a state of limitation; can they imagine? Can they visualize themselves having more abundance? Some can, some can't. For the ones who can, it becomes a possibility. For the ones who can't, it will remain impossible. Imagination/visualization is that powerful.
- Scott Robinson
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