The Salisbury Centre

Open Silent Meditation
2023-10-06 17:30 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
The Salisbury Centre is offering a space for silent meditation on:
* Every Monday 08:00- 8:30
* Every Monday 17:30-18:00
* Every Tuesday 08:00 – 08:30
* Every Friday 08:00 – 08:30
* Every Friday 12:00 – 12:45
* Every Friday 17:30 – 18:00
Please try to arrive 5 minutes before the start. These are 30-45 minute sessions of silent contemplation, run by volunteers. Everybody welcome! Cushions and blankets provided. Donations toward the upkeep of the Centre are very welcome but not necessary.
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Exploring Eyesight: holistic eye-health and vision improvement group session
2023-10-20 11:00 - 13:00
How is our eyesight affected by our lives?

And how does the way we see the world – both mentally and physically – impact how we actually experience and engage with life?
If you are someone who has eyesight struggles, have you ever wondered why they occurred seemingly at random? Why somehow out of the blue, you were diagnosed with some kind of genetic malfunction that meant you were not going to see clearly naturally any more in life, and you had no control over it whatsoever…yet you had been seeing clearly until that point?
Have you noticed that consistently wearing glasses has made your prescription go up – in other words, make your eyesight get worse, – over time? Why would that be?
Maybe you have wondered if it’s possible to improve your eyesight, but then felt overcome by doubt and let it drop by the wayside? Or maybe you’ve heard of eye-exercises that maybe could help, but they seem boring and mechanical and you’re not sure if you’d just be wasting your time and making a fool of yourself.
I’ve been there…
About the sessions
These sessions are intended for exploring different techniques, practices, and perspectives of holistic eyesight improvement,
with an invitation for some gentle physical movement (in the garden weather permitting!), and group reflection.
This is for anyone who is curious about this topic, who experiences difficulties with their vision and is willing to have an open mind.
If you wear glasses, I invite you to remove them for the session to be able to work with your natural state of vision, you can always have them to hand during.
This is not a therapy session, but a place for discussing the topic, practising techniques and sharing progress and
discoveries.
If there is enough interest I would love to run these sessions more regularly.
Email negomi56@gmail.com with email title “Exploring Eyesight” to reserve a place and/or ask questions. If desired, I can also let you know about future sessions via email and share some insights and resources in between times.
Suggested donation towards venue hire is £10, but please just pay what you can. I will send you bank transfer details when you book.
The facilitator
My name is Imogen and I’ve been devoting time to eyesight improvement for about 3 years now.
I got my first set of glasses age 12/13 when I started high-school and stuck with them (and contact lenses) pretty much until lock-down started. I knew vaguely about eyesight improvement but had little faith in it, or resources to draw from, let alone any people around with really compelling personal experience. Since last summer, I have been working with a vision coach after going it alone for quite a while, and have had many improvements and insights since then, as well as extended periods of perfect sight, and a slowly rising baseline. If there are other people who want to dive into this work, I really want to help create a space for us to meet, share and support each other, as this makes a huge difference to progress.

Singing for Pregnancy and Parenthood
2023-10-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-10-10 18:30 - 19:30
Singing for Pregnancy and Parenthood
Tuesdays 18:30-19:30 until 19th December

Small and supportive singing groups – no experience necessary. Singing inspirational yet simple songs and lullabies. Learning new songs from around the world. Sharing songs you know and love. Creating your own melodies.
Maternal singing can have a positive effect on mother and infant through relaxation, a nurtured sense of well-being and mother-infant bonding.
Cost/booking link: For more information or to book a place, contact info@forthmusictherapy.com
www.forthmusictherapy.com

Create more space for Joy - Decluttering workshops
2023-10-10 17:00 - 18:30
Intro Talk: Friday 29th September (Fri) 19:15 – 21:00
Weekly session (8 week series) from Tuesdays 17:00 – 18:30 (starting from 10th October)

No session on 31st oct and 7th Nov
Final session on 12th December

Location : Salisbury Centre – Art Room
Accessibility: Fully accessible room2

Come to hear from an expert facilitator how to transform home and work environments into sanctuaries that nourish and charge you up, rather than cluttered spaces that deplete you.
As much as you may focus on the heart and mind, the space that surrounds you also influences your sense of wellbeing. Our inner and outer worlds often mirror each other, and too much clutter in one can block healing, progress and growth in the other.
Join this dynamic workshop to learn how infusing the decluttering process with gratitude, self-compassion and care can transform your exhaustion into energy and your wounds into wisdom…
are you ready to create more space for joy?
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Intro talk (29th Sept) – by Open donation
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To Book a place on the workshops : Link HERE
Create More Space for Joy – Decluttering workshop (workshop series) Tickets
Suggested donation (3 Tiers) for the workshop series
Per session:

£5 (low income)
£10 (standard)
£20 (pay it forward)

Book Here: Create More Space for Joy – Decluttering workshop (workshop series) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
For the 8 week program (£40 / £80 / £160 )
TO BOOK FULL PROGRAMME: please email events@salisburycentre.org and make your donation online via www.salisburycentre.org/donate (And use reference “SPACE FOR JOY)

If you cannot afford, please get in touch with the facilitator to request a free/discounted place.
An invitation to practice ‘Dana’ (generosity) – please pay only what you can afford to attend.
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To donate bring cash or donate online www.salisburycentre.org/donate (Please use reference “Joy” when submitting). Card payment option available in the entrance hall.

About donations and 3 tiers ticketing system
Participation in our community-led events is on a voluntary ‘by donation’ basis. This means that nobody is expected to make a payment if they cannot afford to do so. However any donations received will be shared between the Centre and the facilitator, helping to make the events’ programme sustainable as well as to provide some reciprocity towards community facilitators’ time and skills offered.
Where a “suggested donation” is listed, this is just an indication of what the event might cost if it was ticketed – it is fine to donate less (or nothing at all). Donating is one way to show your appreciation for the value of the Salisbury Centre. Please consider ‘paying it forward’ by donating a bit extra helping to keep it possible for everyone to take part, whatever their circumstances.
If you sign up for a course that carries on over several weeks or months, whatever you’re contribution, please show your commitment by attending or letting the facilitator know when you’re not able to attend. Facilitators may decide to cancel a meeting if in their view there’s insufficient participation to make it worthwhile. Participants will be notified.
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About the Facilitator – Rebecca

Rebecca guides fellow empaths to declutter and transform their hearts, minds and homes into sanctuaries that spark joy and flow.
Drawing on her lived experience she’s dedicated to helping other highly sensitive people turn their wounds into wisdom and their exhaustion into energy.
Rebecca also facilitates wellness workshops and speaks for corporates, government agencies and NGOs on the power of decluttering our personal and professional lives so that we can be more focused, effective and happy in whatever we do.
Rebecca has lived and worked all over the world. She is the first platinum KonMari® consultant in Edinburgh where she is currently based with her husband and two daughters.

Community Suppers (Bring-and-Share)
2023-10-16 18:00 - 20:30
Every 3rd Monday of the month!!!

Community Suppers are Bring & Share meals open to everyone….newcomers, old-timers and everyone in between! It is an inclusive social space for us to connect with others and enjoy the pleasure of sharing food together.

Location: Salisbury Centre Art Room
Accessibility : The Art room is fully accessible

Time: 18:00- 21:00 (Read below for details of evening schedule)

Dates – 3rd Monday of each month:

19th Feb
18th Mar
15th April
20th May
17th June
15th July (To Be confirmed – Check website nearer the time)

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** A Community Notice about Community Suppers**
We would like to be more clear about the start and end time of the monthly community supper, with the hope that we can all begin together, and that hosts aren’t getting home too late!
From now on we’ll be sticking to these timings:
6pm – Come early to help set up / do any food prep in the kitchen
6:30 – Arrivals
7pm – We all sit down to begin the meal (silence, poem, intros)
7:15 – host will let in any late arrivals (please wait at the door)
8pm – tea & deserts (last entry, no more food prep after this time)
8:30 – Pack down (help is much appreciated!) and home time
Looking forward to seeing you for our next supper

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Community Suppers are here at the Salisbury Centre, to warm your hearts and bellies!

They will be potlucks, so please bring something vegetarian along to share, and you are welcome to use the kitchen hob to heat it up when you arrive if you need to. Of course it may be as simple as some bread and houmous, but it is lovely to have something homemade if you can!

Community Suppers are open to newcomers, old-timers and everyone in between! It is an inclusive social space for us to connect with others and enjoy the pleasure of sharing food together.

We will hold the suppers outside in the garden when it’s warm enough, and inside on cooler evenings.

There is no need to book ahead, just turn up!
Any questions, contact events@salisburycentre.org

Intro to the books of Rudolf Steiner (with Iddo)
2023-10-09 10:00 - 12:00
Intro to the books of Rudolf Steiner (with Iddo) – Weekly, Mon 10-12am (Start 9th Oct) – 5 sessions
Introduction to the books of Rudolf Steiner.
5 Sessions – Monday 10:00- 12:00 (From 9th Oct)

Room: Library (The room is fully accessible)
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) brought a unique body of work and practices into the world through his ability to connect directly with the realms of spirit. In his many books and lectures he tackled some of the most pressing issues of the future. He wrote and lectured on individual spiritual development, community building, medicine, education, agriculture and the arts. In this five-week study group, we’ll meet once a week for two hours to explore one of Rudolf Steiner’s five ‘basic’ books in which he laid the foundation for Spiritual Science. This initial encounter with a range of his books is intended to help you get a sense of the breadth and depth of Rudolf Steiner’s gifts to the world. Join this group to discover if and how you might connect with his work to further your own spiritual journey.
Dates and themes:

9 Oct 10-12h Philosophy of Freedom
16 Oct 10-12h Christianity as Mystical Fact
23 Oct 10-12h Theosophy
30 Oct 10-12h Knowledge of the Higher worlds
6 Nov 10-12h Occult Science

Exchange: 3 tier ticket system (Book on Eventbrite HERE)

£20/£30/£40 – for all 5 sessions of 2 hours
Please get in touch if suggested tiers are not accessible – Free/donation places available upon request
Email iddo: ioberski@gmail.com
These sessions will be facilitated by Dr Iddo Oberski. Iddo is a retired adult educator who has published widely on educational topics in both academic and professional journals. He qualified as a Steiner-Waldorf teacher in 2017 and often facilitates study groups of Rudolf Steiner’s work. Iddo is an artist and active member of the Anthroposophical Society and the Authentic Artist Collective.
Comments from previous participants:
“An illuminating experience and expansion of heart and mind!” (anonymous)
“Studying Rudolf Steiner’s writings with Iddo created a deep dive into my awareness and understanding of consciousness, self and why we are here” (A.Sommerville)
“Each session I left feeling inspired and refreshed as well as motivated to apply some of the learning in my day” (F.Benvenuti)
To book a place for this event click HERE (Eventbrite tickets)
For more info: ioberski@gmail.com
Please email to express interest – Drop-ins on the day also welcome

(Check website to ensure sessions are happening)

Lets Chant! A combination of Vedic and non-Vedic chanting.
2023-10-11 19:45 - 20:45
Lets Chant!
A combination of Vedic and non-Vedic chanting.
Wednesdays 7:45 – 8:45pm
August 30th – October 11th.

Open to all, everyone welcome.

What can chanting do for you?

Used as a tool for meditation, the practice of Vedic chanting can help focus and still the mind.
Using the voice uplifts your mood, especially in a group.
Soothes the body’s systems, assisting in lowering heart rate and blood pressure.
The pathway for dhyana (concentration), helping the mind come to a place of quietude & tranquillity.

This course will explore:

Pitch (svara) & notation marks.
The meaning of the chants
Pronunciation of Sanskrit.
Voice exercises.

Chanting handouts will be provided.
Open to all levels, including beginners, this is a perfect way to begin your chanting journey.
£56 for 7 week block or £10 drop in.
Nadine has been chanting for many years with her teacher Dave Charlton. Over the last year she has been studying with Sheela Shankar who Is a direct student of TKV Desikachar. At the heart of Nadine’s work, she strives to make this beautiful practice accessible to all. Nadine is also an experienced Yoga teacher of 22 years, practitioner of 25 years and a Yoga teacher trainer.
Please contact Nadine with any queries or to book your spot – nadinewatton@live.co.uk

Salisbury Centre Birthday Fundraiser
2023-10-07 19:30 - 21:30
Hello
I hope you’re having a nice autumn
I’m inviting you to a community concert Fundraiser for my birthday on Saturday 7th October 7.30pm – 9pm for The Salisbury Centre!
I wanted to give back to the community and a centre that has been running for 50 years this year so thought this was a great way to do so.
All kind ££ donations for this creative sharing evening will go directly toThe Salisbury Centre.
You’re welcome to bring a song, a poem, something to share or you can just bask in the creativity of others!
I’ll be sharing some lovely songs and hope to create some singing bell magic with the audience
Please spread the word
RSVP

Warmest Autumn wishes.
Peter Govan
