I am reporting in to the group on an event we had yesterday at our property in
the Yarra Valley - we invited some of our clients - who had experienced
constellation work and the members of our peer group - to come and plant a tree
in honor an ancestor - in addition we're interested in climate change - or more
specifically CO2 reduction -and the context was also create and awareness and
action within people to begin tree planting on a regular basis. At the end of
the tree planting and dedications one of our associates performed an
'Agnihorta' ceremony -its an Ayurvedic fire ceremony
http://www.tapovan.net/agnihotra/index.html this was interspersed with ;
camaraderie, cups tea - our British heritage shows occasionally - afternoon tea
delights - more British heritage.
Yesterday was a beautiful afternoon in the Yarra Valley and the whole
afternoon/evening was a delight - each person was asked to say a few words
about the ancestor and some of these were moving tributes and expressions of
gratitude - to ancestors who brought the family to Australia, to an ancestor
who ran a away from home at 13 and therefore survived the holocaust, to unborn
children - ancestors who hadn't made it to Australia but now had a place here
were just a few and so it went for two and a half hours as the holes were dug
and each tree was lovingly planted.
Many people approached my partner and I at the end of the day and thanked us.
people brought friends and there were a few of our clients who had yet
experience constellation work who have booked in to our next workshop
the benefit of the day included a small step in CO2 reduction, people bowing to
and honoring ancestors, creating an awareness in all of us that the work is
alive in a our lives at all times and bringing further strength and peace to
family systems
I'd like to encourage any of you out there who feels drawn to this idea - to
have a go - I think you'll love it, your clients, friends and associates sure
will and so will the planet.
I walk through the paddock/field and along the creek where we planted these
trees at dawn this morning and it felt as though we had new friends living on
our property
Merry Christmas
David Ward and Janne Martinengo
Fresh Medicine
Healesville
Victoria
Australia
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