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Vous êtes francophone?
Vous souhaitez rencontrer d’autres parents et enfants francophones?
Arc-en-ciel est un groupe qui se retrouve chaque semaine, où chacun
peut s’amuser, se détendre, avec son enfant et rencontrer d’autres fa-
milles bi-lingues.
For details of Arc-en-ciel, the parent and toddler group for French
speakers in Swindon, which meets at Robert Le Kyng Children’s Centre,
Westcott Street on Fridays, 1pm to 2pm, call Ellen on 07794 269 313 or
mail: [email protected]
A day of nourishment
for expectant mums
Gayle Fletcher of Inner Smile Massage and fellow yoga teacher and
active birth teacher Becky Brain of Birthbody are running a pregnancy
nourishment day for expectant mums at Lower Shaw Farm on 6 Febru-
ary, 10am to 4pm.
It will include deep relax-
ation, massage, belly art and
a rite of passage to mother-
hood session in preparation
for labour and birth.
“Becoming a mother is
a special time, perhaps not
honoured fully in our society,”
said Becky. “This day will of-
fer the opportunity to connect
more fully with fears, hopes
and dreams around birth and
mothering.
“We’re inviting pregnant
mothers to step into the sacred
process of carrying and birthing a hidden inner resources.”
baby, honouring your body and The cost for the day is £45 and in-
its wisdom, and the grand-mother cludes an organic vegetarian lunch.
wisdom of generations of women Booking is essential. Call Rebecca
who have given birth naturally Brain on 07843 050073 or mail: re-
by connecting deeply with their [email protected]
instincts and the treasure of their www.birthbody.co.uk
Make 2010 a better year
for yourself and your family
As human beings we are blessed, or blighted, depending upon your
perspective, with the power of choice, writes Andrew Hill. We can either
choose to focus on the negativity of past events, accepting ‘failure’ or
‘learn’ from the past and take a positive intent into 2010.
For many the past year would with the time this year?
have brought financial concerns, Some suggestions:
and for some these will continue • make your family a priority, get to
into 2010. Those of us in both the really know and interact with them;
manufacturing and • call up old friends;
service industries have • get some training/
been challenged. Per- education;
haps you don’t have as • improve your envi-
much work as you had ronment;
before: fewer clients, • do some voluntary
no overtime, shorter work.
working hours? Perhaps 2009 was
I appreciate that we a gift in disguise that
all have a home to was given to help us
keep and mouths to so that we could see
feed, essential needs. that loving people and
However do we really using things is far better
need that new pair of shoes, the than using people and loving things?
second car, flash new kitchen or What will you do with your
overseas holiday? power of choice in 2010?
It might have felt like we did, Andrew Hill is a hypnotherapist,
but we will survive without them, counsellor and life-coach who has
and likely protect the environment conducted nearly 7,000 sessions.
in so doing. See his advert on page 10.
So are we now time (labour) rich, • Be a volunteer - see page 45.
cash poor? If so what can you do
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