NOVEMBER '07 NEWSLETTER

In this Issue:

Events At A Glance
Announcements
AHA Experiences and Of Special Note ( NEW!)
Retreats for Men & Women
Women's Retreats
Couple's Retreats
Custom Retreats

previous issues:06 Jan. Feb..Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 07 Jan, Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

OUT OF THE OFFICE

We'll be out of the office for the next few weeks with events in Sedona and California. Your emails will be answered as internet access becomes available during this time. Phone messages will be answered Nov. 2 and Nov. 12. Then all will be back to normal.

To register for the Nov. Women's Weekend Retreat please email Louise at Thirteen Moons directly.

Registrations for other events will be processed on the above dates.

Thanks for your patience!

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RADIO INTERVIEW

Aziza interviews now available for download.

Aziza founder Laila Ghattas was interviewed on Real Life internet radio last month.

Click on this RADIO Interview link to listen to the segment that discusses how the Feminine principle, creativity and nature are all used to make our programs life enhancing.

Enjoy!

ABOUT LOVE &The FEMININE PRINCIPLE

Over the last year Aziza retreats have included explorations on how the Masculine and Feminine principle effects personal happiness. David Deida wrote two books that are highly recommended. Intimate Communion, from which the quote below is taken, and The Way of the Superior Man.

"Love is native to our being. When you are in love with a man or a woman, the love you feel does not come from him or her; it is the love flowing from your own heart that you feel. Your partner is simply giving you an excuse to love. Love is always found flowing in your heart, not in your family, lover, career, or art.

You may open your heart and feel love flowing in response to any person, animal, object or activity; but unless your heart remains open, you will inevitably lose the feeling of love again and yearn for more.

The Feminine is a genius of love, of surrender, of deep emotional and sexual communion."

From David Deida's Intimate Communion

Click here for the full quote.

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DIVINE LOVE
A selection of love poems and prose from around the world

"There are many different kinds of love but all stem from the love of the Divine from us, between us and to us. This love can be expressed as spiritual, religious, mystical, platonic, paternal, maternal, sexual- the list is endless. Most of all, love is necessary in order for all creatures to survive.

The ultimate love is heiros-gamos, a Greek term referring to spiritual communion, the marriage of the masculine and feminine parts of our being. It is the Holy Grail when the land (woman) and the king (man) are one. When this union occurs, we reconnect with the Divine and our hearts open in loving kindness for all beings."

(from Paula Vaughan's web site www.onewomansmind.net)

Included on this lovely page of references is a quote by Laila Ghattas "...Currently, and especially in tough interpersonal situations, I invite Love itself to guide me. Without exception the path paved by Love has brought unexpected depth of understanding, reconciliation, and peace. My only explanation is ...." Read more

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Laila's LOVE Soup

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving season and as a gesture of gratitude to all of you who support Aziza Healing Adventures, this issue includes the recipe below for Laila's Love Soup found in the fabulous Thirteen Moons Cookbook. Enjoy!

My experience after creating this soup was as if I was eating a bowl of Love. It's a perfect comfort food, filling your belly with flavourful, hearty goodness that glows right down to your toes. L.G.

Click here for the free complete recipe.

Photo's from Wikipedia.com

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EAT PRAY LOVE & AZIZA HEALING ADVENTURES

Many women are connecting to the book by Elizabeth Gilbert EAT PRAY LOVE. Our Rediscover Your Self in Bali has become synonymous with journeys to inner knowledge. Here is a testimonial on how one Aziza retreat led to another.

”The 5-day summer retreat was the greatest turning point in my life. What I received from Laila was far beyond my expectations. I became aware, discovered things I had buried deep within me from long ago, received clarity and most of all the tools and guidance towards the life I really want and deserve.

I’m now going on Aziza’s Rediscover Your Self in Bali retreat and also to India to volunteer, see the different cultures and have my own personal journey. After making this decision I read Eat Pray Love and was amazed by the similarity I had with Elizabeth Gilbert’s struggles and her path to find happiness. I laughed and cried and sometimes thought, this almost could be about me. When it comes down to it, all we really want is to be happy and I now have the stepping stones that bring me closer every day.” Caroline, Ontario

Click here for full testimonial letter

Click here for details on Rediscover Your Self in Bali Jan. 29-Feb.7

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November 5 - 9 Wellness/Yoga/Personal Growth Retreat

Located here are 120 forested acres with natural mineral springs on the rugged Pacific coast. You'll enjoy twice daily yoga, spa treatments like facials, massages and wraps. Locally you can enjoy wine tasting, sea kayaking, golfing and other relaxing activities. And just like Bali, you'll experience the unique and highly successful Aziza brand of personal growth sessions that combine psychotherapy, creativity, body awareness and nature.

Click here for retreat details. Limited space left!

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REDISCOVER YOURSELF IN BALI Retreat

Jan. 29 - Feb. 7, 2008

This is Aziza's most intense, involved and fascinating retreat offering. Bali gives us the perfect tapestry from which to dive deeply into personal awareness, to reveal insight and inspire encouragement towards wholeness. We are supported on this path with extraordinary natural beauty, inventive creativity in use of everyday objects, by culture and religion that are integrated into daily life. We talk, listen, soak in a river, snorkel in the sea, pray in a temple, gaze through the clouds on the side of a volcano. We dine on fresh grilled fish and organically grown vegetables. We are serenaded by evening songs of insects, birds and temple chanting. We move to yoga, pause for meditation, walk along rice paddies, surrender to healing massage. We look deeply into the heart of healing.

Click here for details Limited space left!

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THE JOY OF ULTIMATE AWARENESS Retreat

February 16 - 22, 2008

Laila Ghattas and Gaia-Oasis Resident Yoga Teacher, Jaganath Hardy H.G. Arndt, have joined their skills to offer you a 7-day Ultimate Joy Of Awareness Retreat that includes yoga, ecstatic dance, breathwork, voice empowerment, psychotherapy and Expressive Art. There will be spa treatments and private therapy sessions and lots of free time to integrate your experiences.

It's an incredible opportunity to fully immerse in your body, emotions and heart in one of the most beautiful sea side resorts in North Bali.

Please check this link . All retreat details are now available!

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Weekend Getaways and 5-Day Meaningful Vacations- Held at Thirteen Moons, Norwood, Ontario

" The retreat in it's entirety will change your life. With an open mind and a willingness to become a better you, Laila can help you turn your life into an exciting journey and an experience you can savour. Louise's food is the icing on the cake."

NEW! RELATIONSHIP REVELATIONS for Couples in BALI

Feb. 29 - Mar. 2

A brand new location for an already life enhancing retreat. Relationship Revelations Couples Retreat comes to south Bali in the seaside town of Seminyak.

Our exquisite hotel is pure Bali with thatched roofs and lush gardens, a spectacular pool and with all the western conveniences that make it a perfect place to reconnect.

The Indian Ocean is a short walk away, with soft white endless sandy beaches to walk.

Click here for all the Retreat details.

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PRIVATE & CUSTOMIZED RETREATS & WORKSHOPS

Have private group of FRIENDS with a special occasion coming up? Aziza Healing Adventures will design a retreat to meet your specific wish list and facilitate it at any international or local destination your heart desires. Please visit www.aziza.ca/group