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In this May Issue: Retreat Review: Your Relationship to Money Women's Retreat Announcements Upcoming Retreats/Workshops RETREAT REVIEW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Relationship to Money: A Women's Retreat at Thirteen Moons was a remarkable success. Participants had opportunity to express how they currently felt about money, and explore how their family related to money issues while they were growing up. There was generous time spent journal writing- deepening their insights as they reflected on their creative process. The group created a project that focused on scarcity, what their greatest fears based on scarcity looked like and then dared to experiment and explore through expressive drama in the teepee. The women experienced a transforming empowerment while naming their greatest fear out loud, giving it a face and deflating it in the process. They also gained important insights into how they had created a crutch out of the scarcity belief system they had habitually chosen to cling to. By Sunday afternoon each participant had experienced a shift from a stuck narrow space, moving into feelings of self-determination and greater self-worth. Participants considered alternative future choices, navigated by new tools issued from deeper self-knowledge. This was truly wonderful to witness as facilitator. Here's what was said about the retreat: "It is truly amazing how the truth in the art manifests itself in sometimes an unconscious manner." "Laila is very, very good at what she does. Expect to be challenged and expect to be wiser for it." "I especially liked the creative activities followed by journaling followed by talking- processing on many levels." "Laila skillfully guided us through the activities and healing work that was perfect for the moment- even if it only made sense after the fact!" "The experience that stands out is the synchronicity of everything that transpired." ~ Announcements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AHA will be holding an Evening Intro Truly Madly Deeply Art & Therapy Workshop at Super Sprouts Monday May 24 Thursday June 17 7-9pm $40 720 Bathurst St. Toronto, West side, south of Bloor beside the Annex Theatre. Please register by calling 416 696-0086 or email info@aziza.ca ~ REDISCOVER YOURSELF IN MEXICO Creative Yoga Retreat Dec. 4 - 10, 2004. Just south of Tulum nestled on the Caribbean Sea, our retreat offers a perfect environment inviting lush opportunities to those seeking reintegration with all the forgotten parts of themselves and nature. We start each day with an hour of refreshing morning yoga, followed by a delicious breakfast including mouth watering local fresh fruit. Our time is spent in a holistic balance of activities: expressive art, therapeutic reflection, journal writing, snorkeling, beach labyrinth meditations, scenic tour and stargazing. There is plenty of time to relax and just be. Meals feature a tasty, wholesome mix of Mexican & Italian cuisine. Come, leave your busy life for a while and
imagine......7 luxurious days rediscovering all the parts
that make up the whole of you. Men and women welcome. Jan. 26 - Feb. 4, 2005.
www.aziza.ca/bali ~ As mentioned in the Bali report in the last newsletter, Aziza founder and retreat facilitator, Laila Ghattas, experienced a shift in personal paradigm based on new insights into compassion and closure. If you are interested in reading about this account, please visit www.aziza.ca/article ~ In case you didn't have opportunity in March, this is the link to the Bali Retreat photos www.aziza.ca/baliphoto ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPCOMING AHA EVENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Women's Weekend Wellness Retreats A monthly offering of themed retreats geared to women and held at the tranquil Thirteen Moons Women's Retreat Centre, Norwood, near Peterborough, Ontario. Please plan to register early to avoid disappointment. ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your Body Image Explore your self image- where you are at, what you believe, how you feel about yourself. Discover and experiment with optional perspectives as you reflect back on yourself through a cleaner lens. May 28-30 please visit www.aziza.ca/13moons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family Dynamics Family making you crazy? Do you suffer from feeling you should
be a better daughter, sister, wife? Bring your grievances to this
retreat, lay down your sense of failure, guilt, resentment, rejection,
and anything else weighing you down and rest a while.
Worry much? Can you imagine the worst case scenario from the smallest
crumb of threat? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who are you? Are you a fan? Anybody else you'd really
rather be? Mon. Aug. 2 - Fri. Aug. 6 please visit www.aziza.ca/13moons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A weekend of sharing, learning, meeting, dreaming, playing, beginning, building, creating... please visit www.aziza.ca/wgw Women's July 7-9 & July 21-23 Please visit: www.aziza.ca/grgnbay.html Co-ed please visit www.aziza.ca/spg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our one day workshop format is hands on, offering a variety of materials to explore and play with. Suggested projects are sure to unveil new ways of looking at yourself and your way of being. Small group discussions are led using Gestalt Therapy Principles No previous art experience is necessary. Just bring
an open mind and art making attire. Workshops are located at Supersprouts
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Have a corporate or private group with a special focus?
Laila is pleased to announce the release of an important
new book, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laila Ghattas, B.F.A.Visual Arts, B.Ed., Certificate in Gestalt Therapy, Certificate in Expressive Arts, Usui Reiki 1st & 2nd degree, is the founder of Aziza Healing Adventures and leader of the retreats and workshops. Laila is an artist, Gestalt therapist, group facilitator, Reiki practitioner, and has worldwide outdoor adventure experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you have friends who might be interested, please
forward this newsletter, Laila Ghattas
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