April 2014~Mother Earth

Spring has finally arrived!  Not just a date on the calendar, but sun, warm weather, melting snow and tiny green shoots.  Here's a small article that was posted earlier this month in our newsletter:  

You carry Mother Earth within you. She is not outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment. In that insight of inter-being, it is possible to have real communication with the Earth, which is the highest form of prayer.
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When we recognise the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection; love is born.

We've been longing for Mother Earth to cooperate this spring! After one of our longest winters full of snow and cold, we're ready to celebrate the new season. April always reminds me of new babies (usually of the human, chick and bunny varieties), sprouting grass and bulbs, spring, and our earth. It's also that time of year when we crawl out of our winter hibernation-time to play outside and enjoy the parks and outdoors again. 

If you're ready to shed an old layer of you, we hope you can join us for one of our workshops this month so you can learn some ways to re-organize your life and health to a new place! We are now offering a monthly SomatoRespiratory Workshop to introduce you to the 12 Stages of Healing, and we'd be happy to have you join us at our ReOrganizational Healing Intro Talk.  All information or RSVP through the office at 403 217 5577 or www.elanfamilywellness.com

Happy New Beginnings! 

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