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View this email in your browser Here we are. It's the last month of 2019. Where has this year gone? The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart, the secret anniversaries of the heart.  Dear *|FNAME|* Thank you for reading, sweet souls. Where has this year gone?  I can't believe Christmas is coming soon. As we prepare to welcome in 2020, I send out vitality, inspiration, adventure, amazing energy and a heart full of love & joy to you all.  CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS OPENING HOURS: My last day at work before Christmas is on Saturday 21st December. Thereafter  *Closed from 22nd December 2019 to 6th Jan 2020 I have a lot to offer you during these winter months. Amazing nourishing, relaxing, nurturing & healing winter warmer treatments such as hot stones massage, warming lava shells massage, and hot oil soothing infra-red light massage. Make self-care your priority going into 2020.  I would like to bring you a winter warmer Christmas package. Continue reading for the December and January special offer. To make Christmas blissful, I have designed a limited edition Christmas Frankincense and Myrrh Ritual. It is an ideal gift for someone special.  I would like to remind you that my gift vouchers can be the perfect gift for loved ones during Christmas and special occasions, so if you wish to have a voucher, please let me know.  I WISH YOU A LIFE OF HEALTH, HAPPINESS, ABUNDANCE, MAGICAL & MIRACLES. MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR.  Cicely xxx :-)   WINTER WARMER CHRISTMAS FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH RITUAL 75 MINS As you enter you will leave behind all the responsibilities of daily life and enjoy a calm, peaceful environment that will allow you to unwind and indulge in the relaxing treatments. Limited edition Frankincense and Myrrh express facial. Give your skin the ultimate Christmas glow. Follow with a deeply soothing back, neck and shoulder massage. * Limited Edition Frankincense and Myrrh express facial (30 MINS) * Limited Edition Warming Frankincense back, neck and head massage. (45 MINS) Normally £73 Reduced to £58   This special offer is running from December to the end of Jan 2020 SO SLEEPY " Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived."   ~Hellen Keller Heaven Scent When discussing my favorite scents here at Cicely's Holistic Beauty, there was a varied range of answers. For some of us they're reminiscent of a particular season, the smell of coconuts conjures images of summer holidays, freshly cut grass signifies spring is on it's way and cinnamon equals thoughts of a festive season with loved ones. For others, particular scents have such poignant connotations that they return them to a certain memory or person; honey suckle instantly carries someone off to country side dog walks with their mum and lavender transports someone else to a hug with their grandmother. Although all of our answers were very different, they all have one thing in common, emotion. Scent, more than most of our other senses, has the ability to make us feel a certain way or transport us back to a particular memory. So, why can scent have such an emotional mood-enhancing impact on us? Well, and this is the more technical bit, it's most likely due to our brain's anatomy. Scents are initially processed by the olfactory bulb, which runs from the nose to the bottom of the brain, directly connecting to the amygdala and hippocampus, two areas of the brain strongly involved in emotion and memory. Visual, auditory (sound) and tactile (touch) information don't pass through these areas of the brain, which might be why scent in particular triggers emotions, memories and change in mood. In the build -up to party season, catching our nightly eight hours of beauty sleep can seem like an impossible mission-dark circles and a smoky eye are not the pairing that we imagined under the mistletoe this year! However, your so sleepy temple and pillow collection provides the alternative festive couple we've all been dreaming of. Each contain a potent blend of sleep-inducing essential oils, both the pillow mist and temple balm work in harmony to make drifting off that bit easier. One of these essential oils in particular has been associated with relaxation and sleep therapy for centuries, originating in folk medicine and still used prevalenty today. In more recent research, it's been shown that lavender used in aromatherapy actually interacts with the neurotransmitter GABA in our body to help quiet the brain and nervous system activity, reducing agitation and restlessness and helping us to feel more relaxed. Therefore, it would seem the scent of lavender is not to be underestimated when it comes to beauty sleep! Treat yourself for an aromatherapy massage with the heavenly scent & touch.     I have to share my beauty secret sun drop to you, this is available at Cicely's Holistic Beauty.

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View this email in your browser Late Summer Newsletter 2019    "Our body is individual, unique, and full of wonder. Our body is our home. When we bring our mindset in line with the reality that our body is amazing and is here to stay for as long as we are in this life, we can begin the work of taking really good care of ourselves and heal our relationship to our body in a meaningful way"                                                       ~Strala Yoga~ Dear *|FNAME|* Thank you for reading my late summer newsletter. I hope you are enjoying your summer; we are getting towards the end. I have to say I am embracing it fully. Summer is my favorite season of the year. For those of us who are living in the U.K., sunny hot weather is so precious when it's here. Whether we like it or not, we have to accept the seasonal change in our nature.  I got back from my yoga retreat in Positano, Italy recently. It was emotionally & physically challenging for me. But all in all a positive & inspiring experience. La Selva is situated on the cliff by the Amalfi Coast in Positano. This place is truly magnificent & unique. I can see why my sister Bon she fell in love with the place. I was surrounded by nature: the sea, fresh air, sunshine & greenery up the cliff and their animals, cats, dogs, donkeys, lizards & much more. Daily hiking, magic hours of yoga, meditation, silence, a boat trip to Capri, a swim in the sea & healthy creative eating/ living. I Spent time with my lovely yoga family from all over the world from all walks of life, engaging in inspiring conversations. I felt reinvigorated by the elemental beauty & life force. Exactly what I was wanting from a healing yoga retreat. I return home with blissful nights & deep sleep. Please continue reading; I have some beautiful photos to share below.    Dates for your diary: I am going to Hong Kong to visit my Mum & Dad from 20th October to 6th November 2019. If you would like to book your appointments with me before and after, please let me know. I do get quite busy around that time.  I have to say, I am getting very nervous about this trip for Hong Kong with the current political issues that are happening right now. It is my home town and I am very sad about the beautiful, vibrant city that is turning into a mess. Really sad.  Thank you so much for all the yogis who came to my Summer Santosha Yoga Workshop to share your insights. I really enjoyed teaching it. Keep reading, as I also have some photos to share. My next up coming Autumnal Yin Flow Yoga Workshop is on Saturday 5th October at the Lotus Loft. See the full details below.   This month I have a Sun, Sea & Sand "Relax Me" package on special offer. This special package is covering September & October.  Take time out to nurture yourself. It's important to nurture the body mind equally; especially for longevity, creative fulfillment and peace in the soul.  I hope to connect with you in all the ways I know how through health, beauty, yoga, healing touch and enhanced well being.  May the energy of the late Summer bless your spirit. Cicely x    Sun, Sea & Sand "Relax Me" Package One Hour Hot Lava Shell Massage 30 Minutes Restorative, deep hydration facial Normally £88 Reduced to £73 Sun, Sea & Sand "Relax Me" Package Start the journey with one hour hot lava shells massage. The warmth of the lava shells allows deep relaxation. During this full body massage, the shells glide over the body to warm and relax the muscles, releasing stress & tension. It Delivers the ultimate restorative massage treatment.  Continue the dream with Tropic skin care products. This restorative, re-hydration facial illuminates tired skin and reduces the damaging effects of environmental free radicals, leaving you looking soft and radiant.   Photos from our  Summer Yoga Workshop Happy summer yogis. I would like to share this image of a happy baby pose in nature; the sanskrit is ananda balasana. It is a perfect image to represent Santosha Yoga Flow for this summer workshop. Santosha flow leads to inner joy and inner peace. Santosha = Contentment. It is a state of (internal) happiness & satisfaction. It involves acceptance of all that encompasses our lives. It cultivates equanimity. It leaves you wanting nothing and therefore lacking nothing. Natural contentment arises. This is Santosha. Cicely's up coming yoga workshop. Gentle Vinyasa Yin Flow Yoga Workshop with Cicely Chan Generate prana through this ecstatic flow that whirls and twirls, but always make it's way back to center.  Meaningful transitions through gentle flow, the space between the events of our lives can teach us so much. The same goes for the shapes between the asanas we both visit and strive for everyday. This 3 hours workshop explores fun and meaningful transitions, designed to take you safely and simply into more space & freedom in your body and the ability to soften up and forgive.  For the closing practice simply stretch, relax & let go.Enjoy a stretchy, yummy practices to open up the body, mind, heart & wringing out all the deep-seated tensions.   All levels are welcome Date: Saturday 5th October 2019 Time: 10am to 1pm Venue: Lotus Loft Yoga Studio Exeter Cost: £35 (Payment is due in full prior to the workshop to secure your place and is non-refundable) For booking & info: cicelysbeauty@gmail.com www.cicelysbeauty.co.uk 07598195377 Yoga retreat at La Selva Positano by the Amalfi Coast.

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