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Monthly Oneness Meditation

Technology and Health

Amazing technology to assist us with so many things.

NEW TO MAYFAIR from the 1st October: Cellu M6® Integral

 

This treatment modality addresses such a variety of things, and therefore is for most everyBODY. Gwen will be able to assist you with any questions you may have.

 

• Body Beauty : Androide Lipomassage treatment, gynoid Lipomassage treatment, cellulite smoothing treatment, body firming treament…
• Face Beauty : Eye lift treatment, collagene activator firming treatment,
  densifying anti-wrinkle treatment
• Fitness : Performance Preparation treatment, Recovery treatment
• Health: Fibrosis, inflammation, oedema, lymphoedema, venous insufficiency…
• Sport : Ligament tendon injury, preparation , recovery…
• Spa : Liposculpting treatment, Cellulite smoothing treatment…
• Aesthetic Medical: Pre- and post-liposuction, Pre- and post-lifting

Mayfair Front of House

INSPIRING.WARM.CARING.FUN.KNOWLEDGEABLE and DEDICATED. The CORE of Mayfair.

We are truely blessed with an amazing Front of House team. Dynamic, heartful and knowledgeable. We are excited to be introducing you to our new Front of house addition:

Welcoming Lizelle du Plessis. She will be joining Kim at Front of House and we look forward to her bringing her expertise and enthusiasm to Mayfair. 

 

Spring and our Livers

Spring is a season of renewal and when we become more active. The element of wind, both in nature and internally can affect us. As spring begins our energy begins to loosen and move upwards. This is a time to nurture the yang, or more active principle. Our bodies no longer need to store energy as in winter. This is always a good time to detoxify and cleanse. Not only physically, but mentally and emotionally too.

Our liver is the major organ related to spring in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The liver is sensitive to wind. As all of us living in the Cape can testify...the wind does come into play in the next few months. It can appear quickly, change without warning and is often unpredictable. On a physical level some of the symptoms of wind, internal (not flatulence) and external may be: dizziness, cramps, itching, spasms, tremors, pain that comes and goes, vertigo, twitching, pulsating headaches, ringing in the ears or dryness in the upper body. 

On an emotional level, wind can trigger manic depression, nervousness, inability to settle or make commitments, agitation and emotional turmoil.

Internally, wind may move other conditions, such as heat or cold around in the form of fevers.

If the liver is balanced and functioning optimally, we are happy. What we eat and how we eat it play a huge role in how we feel and express our feelings. People with a healthy liver are calm, make decisions easily and cope well with stress. The liver stores emotional issues that haven’t been dealt with and can be the home of anger, frustration and depression. Equally, it is the abode of our moods. An unhealthy liver may manifest as the feeling of being on an emotional roller coaster, feeling resentful, aggressive, edgy or impulsive. 

Outwardly, the health of our liver shows in our eyes, fingernails and toenails and can be felt in our tendons.

The taste related to the liver is sour. Sour strengthens the liver. A small amount of this flavour is essential for a balanced liver, but an excess can cause imbalance. Examples of sour foods include lemons, limes, pickles, vinegar and rosehip. Those with constipation should avoid sour foods. Avoid greasy foods as this makes the liver work too hard and puts strain on other organs. 

Stagnant liver qi, often caused by overeating and lack of exercise, means our Qi (or intrinsic energy) is blocked and we may feel sluggish. This

manifests as chronic indigestion, allergies, lumps or swelling, neck and back tension, eye problems, skin disorders, muscular pain, period pain, tendon problems and struggling to get going in the mornings.

The liver is the storage and purification centre for blood. If there is stagnation, these functions are impaired and toxins may be released into the blood. They eventually show up as acne, eczema or other skin problems. Toxins in the blood also affect degenerative conditions like arthritis.

Pungent and sweet foods help ease stagnation. These include watercress, cardamom, oregano, dill, pepper or rosemary.

If there is an excess of heat in the liver, we are prone to headaches, bloodshot eyes and a red face. The most common outcome is hypertension. Anger, irritability, arrogance, rudeness and impatience are emotional signs.

What to eat in spring? Come and visit Basic Stock Deli for inspiration. For health, Dr Sanien De Beer, Mayfair’s phytotherapist has a cornucopia of herbal preparations to support liver health. Eileen Jacobs of Ozone Wellness can advise on detoxing and cleansing the body within and without. Acupuncture is another effective way to enhance the body’s own healing and purification system. Laureine Weil’s gentle Bowen technique works on a subtle and profound level. To release emotional stagnation, Egyptian Sekhem and Reiki. Reflexology or lymph drainage massage assist our shift through spring and movement is still one of the most powerful ways to shift ourselves on any level. Join us at i.move for Nia, Pilates, Yoga,Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Zumba, Biodanza or Kettlebells.

Meeting Jenny Hart

Throughout the centuries there were women and men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision! Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.   Ayn Rand - a Russian born American author.

These 2 phrases echo for me the guidelines that I live my life by. I am responsible for my own happiness and I am guided by the value system that I have learnt from my experiences, my schooling, my family and my spiritual path.

I read books and articles and seek answers all the time and trust my Intuition and I have learnt that no decision is wrong; it simply is a change that we make to our previous way of doing or being. It brings us closer to our desires and dreams or it takes us away from our path and sometimes we need to take the longer way to get to where we are going and other times we may find the short cut or get a big “push” towards our destination.

The school of life will have many lessons; some we need to learn over and over till we get them and others will go smoothly as we progress in age and maturity. Each individual is dealt with a different and unique hand at birth and given free will and talents to equip them for their journey. We manage many crossroads, many choices and many decisions on our way and sometimes just need a different approach or some understanding in order to progress along that way.

How are you doing in the happiness stakes? Does your life have some Purpose? Do you know what makes you special?

Would you like to participate in some self-reflection on your path, or simply to gain some new perspectives on the choices in your life?

I am running some interactive workshops at Mayfair Wellness and would like to share some tips and my knowledge with you. During September, we understand how Colour influences our lives. Time management, decision making and choices helps us to be positive and take some direction in our life.

During October we move on to the Numbers in your life! Believe it or not, you are born on a very special day for YOU! This date is interpreted by Numerologists and Pin code Therapists and can reveal lots about your traits and character. Come and learn about this.

The body has 4 components to it that should all be in balance and we shall look at each component in a workshop. The Physical body, Emotional body, mental body and Spiritual body are linked in our Aura and we can learn about the traits of each component. I shall be co presenting some of these workshops with Lesley.

Please join me on the Saturday workshops. Jenny Hart is an Energy Healer and Spiritual Teacher. She qualified as a Theta healer®, Usui Reiki, the Reconnection®, Mentoring, Pin codes & was trained by the Diana Cooper school of Angels. She is passionate about helping people to live the best life for them according to their talents and gifts. Be your TRUE self always. 

Namaste Jenny.

SEPTEMBER 28    

Decision making helps us to direct our lives, Time management helps us balance our lives, Choices helps us be positive and fulfilled in our lives. Learn to design your vision board.

OCTOBER 12                 

Learn and discover how the Numbers in your life give us our structure and character and patterns.

OCTOBER 19                 

The Physical body needs Nutrition and Movement to assist with wellness. Co presenter Lesley A.Green

NOVEMBER 9                

Emotional body How to deal with your emotions, expressing them appropriately.

NOVEMBER 16   

Mental body How to deal with the chatter between your Head and your Heart, trust your Intuition, Learn some Meditation tools.

NOVEMBER 23   

Spiritual body:  How do we humans fit into the Universal Plan? We explore the seven planes of Existence. The energy of creation exists all around us.

Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing (SE)

Pauli Geldenhuis

-      Counseling Psychologist –

    

Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a naturalistic approach to the understanding and healing of trauma. It was developed by Peter A. Levine over the past 40 years and taught throughout the world. I am in the very privileged position of being one of 45 therapists to be trained in SE for the first time in South Africa. This approach complements the other areas of specialty I have been trained in namely Hypnotherapy and Eye Movement Integration [EMI] as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT].

SE is a clinical methodology based upon an appreciation of why animals in the wild are not traumatized by routine threats to their lives while humans, on the other hand, are readily overwhelmed and traumatized. Fortunately, the very same instincts (and related survival based brain systems) that are involved in the formation of trauma symptoms can be enlisted in the transformation and healing of trauma. Therapeutically, this “instinct to heal” and self-regulate is engaged through the awareness of body sensations that contradict those of paralysis and helplessness, and which restore resilience, equilibrium and wholeness.

Because human responses to potential threat vary so greatly, it is difficult to identify or classify sources of trauma. Most people associate trauma with events like war, violence, extremes of physical, emotional or sexual abuse, crippling accidents, or natural disasters. However, many ''ordinary'' or seemingly benign events can also be traumatic. For example, so-called minor automobile “whiplash'' accidents frequently lead to bewildering and debilitating physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms. Common invasive medical procedures and surgeries (particularly those performed on frightened children who are restrained while being anesthetized), can be profoundly traumatizing. Somatic Experiencing utilizes basic tools (and “building blocks”) but also works differentially with various sources of trauma.

These diverse categories include:
• Medical: Hospitalizations, surgeries, invasive medical procedures, anaesthesia, burns, poisoning, fetal distress and traumatic birth.
• Accidents: Falls, high impact accidents (including auto accidents), head injury, electrocution.
• Suffocation: Drowning, strangulation.
• Attack: Rape, war, bombings, physical abuse, mugging, molestation, physical injury, stabbing, gunshot wounds, animal attacks.
• Natural and man-made disasters: Earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, floods, terrorism, dislocation from the natural world and community.
• Horror: Seeing an accident (especially with blood, gore and dismemberment), watching someone else being abused, raped, killed or tortured, killing or hurting someone.
• Developmental: Neglect, abandonment, loss and ongoing abuse.
• Torture, repeated rape and systematic abuse

SE is a non-invasive and hugely effective intervention in the treatment of trauma and its impact is profound, be it a few days after the traumatic experience or many years later. Please do not hesitate to contact PAULI GELDENHUIS at the Mayfair Centre for further information.

What is a weed?

 

By Peter Gail
“Suppose your doctor tells you, on your next visit, that he has just discovered a miracle drug which, when eaten as a part of   your daily diet or taken as a beverage, could, depending on the peculiarities of your body chemistry: prevent or cure liver diseases, such as hepatitis or jaundice; act as a tonic and gentle diuretic to purify your blood, cleanse your system, dissolve kidney stones, and otherwise improve gastro-intestinal health; assist in weight reduction; cleanse your skin and eliminate acne; improve your bowel function, working equally well to relieve both constipation and diarrhea; prevent or lower high blood pressure; prevent or cure anemia; lower your serum cholesterol by as much as half; eliminate or drastically reduce acid indigestion and gas buildup by cutting the heaviness of fatty foods; prevent or cure various forms of cancer; prevent or control diabetes mellitus; and, at the same time, have no negative side effects and selectively act on only what ails you. If he gave you a prescription for this miracle medicine, would you use it religiously at first to solve whatever the problem is and then consistently for preventative body maintenance?

All the above curative functions, and more, have been attributed to one plant known to everyone, Taraxacum officinale, which means the "Official Remedy for Disorders." We call it the common dandelion. It is so well respected, in fact, that it appears in the U.S. National Formulatory, and in the Pharmacopeias of Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, and the Soviet Union. It is also one of the top 6 herbs in the Chinese herbal medicine chest.”
More info can be found on http://www.leaflady.org/health_benefits_of_dandelions.htm

N É I G Ō N G

September 28th:-

Dr Thomas Jahn will be back from overseas to continue his popular Nei Gong sessions.

N É I G Ō N G

With Dr. Thomas Jahn @ Mayfair cottage 28th September 2013

Nei Gong translates to ‘internal skill’ & is more widely known as Qi Gong.

Néi Gōng is utilised in 2 main ways:

● For those suffering from debilitating illness as a self-help tool.

● For those interested in increasing their levels of health to minimize vulnerability to

illness & injury.

This discipline is defined by the regulation of the posture, breath & mind (Focus of attention)

Dr. Thomas Jahn has over 18 years of Chinese Medicine studies behind him, accumulated in Japan, the USA, China & South Africa. He has over 22 years of experience in the study & practice of Chinese internal martial arts & meditation.

In the study of the internal martial arts (Tai Chi is another) one gains an ever-increasing sense of self by nurturing our most precious commodity... health. Néi Gōng is appropriate for anyone interested in becoming more actively involved in how their body functions, consequently gaining a sense of control over their physical, mental, emotional & spiritual being. In the East, Néi Gōng is routinely taught to those suffering from diabetes, asthma, rheumatoid, arthritis, immune compromised conditions, as well as those undergoing conventional western treatment protocols for cancer & variety of other conditions.

Wear comfortable, loose clothing & come and join us Saturday afternoon.

This is a series of workshops building on & deepening the understanding of the

postures, movement & application (including partner work).