"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best." -
Epictetus
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I couldn't think of a better message to inspire you with for the start of 2015 than the quote above. The quality of people you associate with makes a huge difference in how you think and what you aspire to! Take a moment and
take stock of your social surroundings. Are the friends in your life aspiring to new heights and achieve worthwhile outcomes? I'm not necessarily referring to how many things you can buy or how much money you make, rather, what brings more meaning, quality and appreciation to your life. Some of you might have been expecting the word happiness in that last sentence. The reason I didn't use it is simple. You won't always be happy...and that's okay. I can hear the gasps now. "OH... WHAT
DID YOU SAY?? I WON'T BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME" Many people think that the pursuit of happiness is the ultimate aim and to be happy all the time is to achieve the ultimate goal. This is just not true. Life is about impermanence, nothing stays the same forever. There will be challenging times that will test you and perhaps have you question "what is life really about?". This is good. For the quality and depth of your questions will be equal to the answers you shall receive. Most of all it's
good to have quality friends and mentors in your life who will listen to you, be un-judgmental and offer you support and encouragement along the way.
With love,
Terry Hodgkinson aka Wandering Ninja |
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Sifu Terry Hodgkinson's Qigong Wellness Video Program |
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It's almost ready! A video/audio instruction program filmed in the beautiful back waters of North Carolina. This program led by Sifu Terry Hodgkinson will allow you to choose from a 5 or 15 minutes follow along rejuvenation session. There is nothing
like getting up in the morning and starting the day off with a short Qigong session. If you feel like a greater workout and moving meditation session then you can choose the 30 minute session.Trust me, you will feel it in your entire body when you finish this lengthy session. Now for for those of you who are part of the "extreme" crowd movement, you know like extreme skiing, extreme rock climbing or extreme mountain biking kind of
thing, well I have a little something for you too! It's the extreme 60 minute Qigong session. As a bonus each of the Qigong moments, of which there are 8, will come with a supplementary MindFit
guided audio meditation. But that's not all, for those of you who act now...(have to love those late night TV infomercials) you will also receive the 3 minute chair addition. So if you work in an office and are sitting for long periods of time you can simply turn the 3 minute Qigong video on your computer and I will lead you through some awesome sitting down stretches, right at your work station! But wait...that's not all. :) If you are interested in this program please contact me and let me know and you will be one of the first to receive a FREE GIFT. The first 20 people who contact me and preorder will also receive my 8 guided nature meditations from my book,
Memoirs of a Wandering Ninja - Walking the Path of Enlightenment as well as my book in ebook format. That's a $260.00 gift for you simply for ordering early! LET TERRY KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED
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Is Winter Dragging you Down? Ready for Some Fun? How About the Mind Games Social Event? |
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This will be a fun filled social event with brain fitness exercises to give your mind a workout. Terry Hodgkinson will be your host and start off with a short talk on the power of the mind and some interesting facts on the brain discovered recently in neuro science.
Proceeding this there
will be a bunch of mental and physical exercises that will fire off those neurons, creating smoke because you're thinking so hard and most of all laughing hard too. What more could a person want during winter? Besides a nice white sandy beach, with crystal clear blue water, a refreshing fruity drink to ease the heat of the day and the sound of ocean waves relaxing you into a perfect day dream. Oh well, the Mind Games Event will be fun
too!
When: Sunday January 25th Time: 1pm - 4pm Where: Positive Changes Centre - 4895B Dundas Street, Etobicoke Fee: $5.00 What to bring: Yoga mats or cushions to sit on, comfortable clothes and water Read More
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Join Sifu Terry Hodgkinson for Morning Meditation |
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When: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 Time: 10am - 12:30pm Where: Positive Changes Centre 4895B Dundas
Street, Etobicoke Fee: $20.00
This focus of this meditation session will be on Mindfulness.
“Machine thinking is the opposite of mindfulness. If we're really engaged in mindfulness when walking along the path to the village, then we will consider the act of each step we take as an infinite wonder, and a joy will open our hearts like a flower, enabling us to enter the world of reality.”
- Thích Nhất Hạnh
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” – William Blake
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Mystical Taoist Wudang Mountains Retreat in Hebei, China |
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I am currently researching options for a trip to this sacred place. The trip will most likely be in the fall or end of this year. I should have the expected cost of this trip and basic itinerary soon. I need to find out how much interest there is in a retreat of this sort, so please speak up!
About Wudang Mountain Area and Activities
The Wudang Mountains consist of a small mountain range in the northwestern part of Hubei, China. They are home to a famous complex of Taoist temples and monasteries. The Wudang Mountains are renowned for the practice of QiGong, Taichi and Taoism as the Taoist counterpart to the Shaolin
Monastery, which is affiliated with Chinese Chán Buddhism. Wudang Mountain is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list and is one if not the most sacred places for Taoism and meditative practices. It is a land where there are hot springs, waterfalls, mountain ponds, valleys, caves, and forests and we will explore and practice QiGong, martial arts, meditation and contemplate nature in most of them. I'm still in the beginning planning stages of this sacred and
incredibly magnificent retreat. Please let me know if you have interest in joining. LET TERRY KNOW YOU'RE INTERESTED
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Proudly Serving Our Community For 15 Years |
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Many of you know that I own Positive Changes Hypnosis and Coaching Centre in Toronto. However many of you might not know that one of my best friends and colleagues Dr. Bronwen Gates has worked here for many years and when you take one of our programs with her 2/3rds of the cost is covered by OHIP. Also until the end of January you can use this coupon and save an
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Namaste.
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Sponsor Terry Hodgkinson for an Event in your City |
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Terry Hodgkinson can lead an event for your group, company or organization in your city. It's a pleasure for him to introduce people to his work and he enjoys leading groups as well as working with people individually. In the
past Terry has been sponsored for his skills as confidential coach and hypnotherapist as well as a teacher in meditation, NLP, martial arts, Chi Kung/Tai Chi and Zen awareness exercises. Please contact Terry for more information. Email Terry Hodgkinson
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