Coming CLEAN – I couldn’t LIE!

Posted on April 26, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

My OWNING IT Blog by Catherine Hoffman

Oh my – There was a large group of new peeps and old regulars to Urban Lifeclass in our new room at The Place Dance Centre in Euston on the day I was leading, so that was encouraging – but once we got the room sorted I noticed I HAD LEFT ALL MY NOTES ON MY KITCHEN TABLE!!

Since this Sunday 12th April Seminar was about exploring DECEPTION, DENIAL and Doublespeak. I HAD TO COME CLEAN. So after already confessing ( and trying not to show PANIC ) David said they were all in my head anyway, so I sat quietly writing down what I could remember.

After MORNING PAGES from The Artist’s Way, we started working through various exercises looking at ways in which we use these following three modes in our lives : What is the biggest lie we have told? . . What does authenticity mean to us? . . and Who are we really?

How do we navigate our lives as genuinely as possible through the stories we are told from our families and society as a whole, even the stories we tell ourselves… so we looked at who we were in terms of what we attract, and what makes us attractive, and to going underneath and looking at our flaws and owning our shit.

After a 15 mins eye-gaze exercise with breathwork in partners, we looked at ways in which ‘we suffer for love’ to get what we want. How do we do this in our relationships and even in our public lives?

In small groups of fours we discussed various ways we ‘suffer for love’. Each group then fed back five examples each to the larger group and I made a list of them all: Do you identify with any?

They echo aspects of CODEPENDENCY.

1. People pleasing/not causing a fuss.
2. I am here 24/7 for you, I will do anything to keep you happy…
3. Manipulating emotions to get acceptance – saying something to gain the acquired response.
4. Guilting someone to get something.
5. Bullying.
6. Pity – seeking or giving.
7. Buying love.
8. Not asserting your own needs – playing the victim.
9. Passive/aggressive modes such as sarcasm.
10. Misinterpreting what has been said to you, knowing that is wrong. but not bothering to really understand the truth as it is easier to misread something.
11. Sabotage.
12. Creating a problem to achieve sympathy – a negative spin.
13. A competition of stress.
14. Faking illness for attention.
15. Refusing love/pulling back/keeping a distance to test love.
16. Being ‘good’ for praise or approval.
17. Flattering and flirting – complimenting for manipulation.
18. Refusing help, putting yourself out there as distressed but rebuffing.
19. Emotional shutdown rather than telling.
20. Humour – using it to deflect and withdrawing it to play the miserable/serious one.

Everyone then went through the list individually, wrote down concrete examples of when they use these techniques and who with – like a confession of what we can do to other people and damage ourselves.

We then went through the list and chose two that resonated strongly and in the next week to observe when we do those things and see if we can change those habits. A hard thing to do but being honest with ourselves about our actions and agendas is a step in the right direction to freeing ourselves from DECEPTION, DENIAL and DOUBLE-SPEAK, in a world where we are surrounded by half truths, shadowy words, twists and turns – we only have to look at the election campaigns at the moment!

. . . and when I got home, my notes were there on the table.

and David was right, it WAS in my head, the notes tallied exactly with what I wrote down in panic! It just goes to show. NO LIE.

Catherine Hoffmann

https://urbanlifeclass.me/the-creative-collective/catherine-hoffman/

Book Now for our Maroc Rebirthing Retreat January 2016 . . . Sara Turner tells us her tale of January 2015.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

Well….I got there which was a start! That’s me, Sara, in the black poncho feeling the Maroc vibe.

I had been so stressed with work prior to the trip I truly didn’t think I was going to make it, so when the alarm went off on Tuesday 13th January at 2.30am that was it, I was off and the relief once I finally sat on that plane was indescribable. David came over on the flight saying we’d have to fill in an immigration form and produced a bunch of green pens in case we hadn’t brought any with us. What I didn’t realise was, this was to set the tone for the rest of the week. Being cared for, nurtured, considered, prioritised…..

Once we’d arrived at the airport, transport had been arranged and off we went to Les Borjs de la Kasbah right in the Medina, where we had beautiful pastries and mint tea whilst the hotel staff took our luggage to our rooms. On the arrival day some participants had treatments booked whilst others, including me had the Hammam arranged for the following day. I was quite happy to rest and get ready to meet everyone for dinner later on.

My room was absolutely beautiful, rose petals greeting me on the bed and in the bathroom! We were booked in for half board, a three course meal every evening with 2 choices and a breakfast fit for a queen, everything from fresh fruit, pancakes, pastries to home-made yoghurt.

The course was perfectly paced for me, the balance of group work, discussion, individual work and breath work allowed for processing. I had been along to a couple of sessions prior to the retreat, so had met a few members of the group and felt very comfortable with these sessions so the decision to go to Morocco was an easy one for me. I felt happy to surrender myself to the process, trusting and knowing I would be supported and accepted by the trainers and assistants. Although I believe myself to be an open person I thought I would not feel secure opening up in a group, especially with people I don’t know very well. However, the trainers, assistants and group participants were all very supportive and there was no pressure to share or to be anyone other than ourselves. I embraced it all quickly.

I have to say, the nurturing in the course extended to the staff at the hotel and spa. I have never had a Hammam and found the care and attention given to me by the staff to be very moving. It reminded me of being washed by my mother when I was younger.

After HAMMAM the Rebirthing breathwork experience was both powerful and gentle. I experienced a significant emotional shift and physical sensations new to me. The assistants supported me, and seemed to know exactly when to encourage me to breathe deeper and gave reassurance.

The excursions, personal and group leisure time and the course was balanced perfectly, I never felt once that I didn’t have enough time for me, the course or getting out to see Marrakesh. We visited a Berber village, Yves St Laurent’s garden and enjoyed a Moroccan evening with belly dancer, traditional music and food. I don’t know how we fitted it all in but as I mentioned, it felt perfectly balanced. I met some beautiful genuinely caring people during my week, people I feel I’ve shared a significant experience with which has stayed with me.

Since returning I have already made some essential changes for my well-being, leaving my job being one, but more importantly, putting myself first which is a new phenomenon for me, and one I’m embracing and not feeling guilty about.

Postcard by Sara Turner : A participant of the January Marrakech Spiritual Retreat 2015.

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COSTINGS : Average cost of a Single Room or Twin Room ( 2 peeps, similar price each but more space ) is this , Rob our Group PA says : My entire bill came to 5440 MAD which was £366 and included my half board SINGLE room ( breakfast & dinner ) and all the extras that I had including snacks, drinks etc.
-For the room alone I paid 574 MAD which was £38 per night – I only paid for the first 5 days and got the last 2 for free ( hotel Deal for Urban LIFECLASS )
– Plus 200 MAD for half board £13 per day – Plus 26 MAD for tax £1.75 TOTAL 7 Days = £366

The 5 day Course Fee 2016 ( within the 7 day Retreat ) is £350 payable by arrangement. My easy jet flight in 2014 was £110 return from London with 20 K luggage, booked earlier in October I could have got it cheaper. START SAVING and get on our LIST NOW! First Booked get SINGLE ROOMS. http://www.lesborjsdelakasbah.com

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More Details about our Maroc Retreat January 12 th 2016 is here : https://urbanlifeclass.me/morocco-retreats/ What is HAMMAM? check out this link. A small group HAMMAM 3/4 same sex people is INCLUDED in your 5 day Course fee. http://www.lifeandsoulmagazine.com/diy-moroccan-hammam-treatment/

Something happened in Morocco . . . and the echoes are still being felt a month later !

Posted on March 7, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

by psychotherapist Suzanna Brown.

When I saw David post about the Moroccan retreat in Autumn last year, I knew I had to go. I have always wanted to go to Marrakech and I was aware that it held a special place in David’s heart, so I thought he would be the ultimate host.

That, together with the idea of a breathwork retreat at the beginning of the year, felt like the perfect way to start 2015. I felt it would clear out the old energy of 2014 and help me start the new year on the right note. And I wasn’t wrong . . .

Unfortunately prior to the trip I had awful mega flu, so when I arrived I was feeling pretty out of sorts. From the off, I felt incredibly held and nurtured by the lovely Meleeshka, who co-facilitated the retreat with David. Here they are with the gifts we bought them to end the Course.

Under my recent illness was a general fatigue and tiredness after quite a tough couple of years…and after the first couple of breathes I really connected with that. I felt the grief of losing my parents move through me again and my body’s strong call to be nurtured and listened to.

Thankfully there was an excellent spa at the hotel for private out of course bodywork, but a detoxing healing hammam for all in the first 2 days was included in the course fee. Naturally I felt it necessary to attend the spa for massages and general pampering as much as possible for the remainder of the week. Well, I had to heed the body’s call!

The highlight of the week for me in terms of breathing was an eye gaze breathe that we did with a partner. I still find it hard to put this into words . . . but it was something of a peak experience.

I have undertaken breathwork before in the US and also in a small group with David, but I have never experienced something so powerful. As well as being an extremely enjoyable experience for myself and my partner, it went far beyond that to have a much deeper meaning for me personally. This has been worth it’s weight in gold.

I also have to mention the people I met. All of whom were wonderful in their own way…and some of whom have become friends. There was a lot of deep work that went on during the week, but also a lot of love and laughter in the group. So I salute my fellow travellers and the wonderful assistants, who all contributed to making the experience really unforgettable. Thank you.

Last but not least, as a psychotherapist, a word of warning about the power of breathwork and it’s effects.

The retreat is powerful stuff and working with the body can bring to light unresolved issues that need to be worked through. Whilst I cannot fault the amazing way the retreat was facilitated by David and Meleeshka, who I felt were the perfect team, it can be difficult to leave that environment and return home if lots of ‘stuff’ has come up for you. So please don’t underestimate the power of the breath…and do think about having some aftercare lined up for your return . . whether that be a full course of rebirthing sessions or a therapist that you can work through any issues with.

For me, the retreat has seen me commit to and implement changes in my nutrition, as well as getting back into exercise and yoga. I realised that my health is my true wealth and that nourishing my soul means a deep respect of my body and spirit. All that for a mere £300 5 day course fee and a fantastic experience in Morocco with a wonderful group of people.

It’s a no brainer really . . . just go!

Suzanna Brown

January Maroc Spiritual Retreat a HUGE success for ALL. So we are doing it all again next year.

Posted on February 9, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

Blog by David Parker Co-Founder of URBAN LIFECLASS

In January last year, 2014, Breathwork Trainer Meleeshka, who I’ve known for 25 years, spent a week with me at my favourite 4* Hotel Les Borj de la Kasbah, in Marrakech Morocco. While I had visited it over a dozen times when leading Breathwork Seminars in Morocco a few years back, Mel who had not visited Marrakech since the early 70’s, said sitting by the pool “Why don’t we do a Spiritual Retreat here next January and bring people from the UK, focusing on Abundance, Forgiveness & Self Care?”. So we did.

To many the idea of a Spiritual Retreat brings up thoughts of early morning starts, sacrifice, scarcity, bleak surroundings and trial, so we decided to challenge this concept by focussing on the opposite : Abundance, Effortless Accomplishment, Self Nurturing, Emotional Support and Playfullness. It WORKED!

You can tell the success of any workshop, seminar or retreat by the thoughts, decisions and actions that follow it. Many have experienced the high of reading a book on personal growth, but somehow never got round to the exercises, and so it is with weekend seminars and the like. CHANGE sounds like a great idea but actually changing something is more challenging. But on return to the UK, someone from the Retreat ended an unhealthy relationship, another handed their notice in on their unsatisfying job, while others made deep external and internal shifts. You can get challenged by one-to-one therapy, or a One Day Seminar but the energy of facing yourself and others over a 5 day Retreat process, really brings out the weeds to be culled. What assisted these results was not just Group Conscious Connected Breathwork every day, but the comfort of the Hotel Spa facilities close at hand. The first 2 days of settling in was supported by group Hammams of 4 people, morning and afternoon, while others were experiencing a Rebirthing Breathwork session, for emotional release – some for the first time. Future participate blogs will elaborate further about the bonding, laughter and cleansing that took place. Keep a look out.

Each participant was asked to bring something that represented Spirituality, Family or Childhood, plus any book that was influential in Spiritual Growth. These were free to use, pick up, browse or read throughout the 5 day Retreat within a 7 day break in Marrakech, during free time allocated for written work, sun lounging, mint tea gatherings and space to be alone, when and if required. We had no strict schedule, other than starting at 10pm in the group room, after a stunning daily buffet breakfast. No Health Farm diets here : ABUNDANCE was truly the word.

On the 3rd Day we took a full day trip into the Ourika Valley, up by the Atlas Mountains, where participants breathed for an hour by the rolling river, a CALLING BACK YOUR POWER process of release and forgiveness, where completion exercises were made on paper, then burnt, then ashes thrown in the raging swirl. An emotional experience.

Here’s a quick shot of me crossing that rickety river bridge, BREATHING heavily.

On Saturday morning we visited Yves St Laurent’s Majorelle Garden after morning group, where an exercise on LOVE & FORGIVENESS was offered up to be completed during the day, and after lunch on return to the Hotel we had GROUP BREATHWORK, massage treatments and time for sharing our progress and future plans.

Day 5, the last Retreat Day was spent COMPLETING with Spa Treatments and GROUP BREATHWORK, then in the evening we arranged a special Moroccan Evening, a 4 Course Meal, Musicians and a Dancer.

It was so SUCCESSFUL that we have BOOKED the HOTEL for next year, same time. Tuesday JANUARY 12th 2016 for 7 Nights.

DO JOIN US! We are taking BOOKINGS NOW. https://urbanlifeclass.me/contact/

Early bookers get SINGLE ROOMS http://www.lesborjsdelakasbah.com

We ended on the 7th day with morning GROUP, thanking myself & Meleeshka and the glorious Assistants : Dickie Beau, Catherine Hoffmann and Robert Beck, before scouring souks for souvenirs. The 8th day people flew home, while Mel & I relaxed for another 3 days in the Sun & Spa.

A just reward.

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FEEDBACK :

“Well I can report back that it was one of the most joyous weeks of my life and perfectly placed for the beginning of the year. In fact I would say that a lot of creative planning for the months to come happened without even trying during those days…Onwards with abundance xx ( CH London England )

“What can I say about my time away except that it was deeply needed and I feel profoundly honoured to have been in the company of so many loving souls. It’s been hard to get back to normality especially as I have to say goodbye to one of my oldest friends next week, who passed over, but I now have both the courage and power to do him justice as I say my farewell whilst being strong enough for my God daughter too, and I thank David and Meleeska for love, guidance and respect that they showed me over the last week, for without these things mixed in with the healing power of laughter, I wouldn’t be able to do it!! All my love to you both, always!! XO ( M. Somerset England )

“The retreat in Marrakech was stunning, beautiful beautiful people, amazing location, huge amounts of love and even more compassion, but throw in huge gales of laughter, it was beyond superlatives. All I can say it was the first break I had taken for ten years, and boy it was worth waiting for, the people were and are amazing, the breath work powerful and simply life changing, and the laughs we had still rings in my ears , roll on 2015, best decision I ever made … Thanks David and Mell big love xx ( JD Somerset England )

Romantic Tyranny v Codependency Recovery – Sunday February 15th London Victoria 12noon-8pm £70-£50. Join us on the LOVE TRAIN.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

It’s often been said that LOVE BRINGS UP EVERYTHING unlike itself, for the purpose of HEALING.

But once we are on that LOVE TRAIN, it’s easy to get derailed or CRASH into romantic fantasy, neediness, obsession and massive projection. Suddenly stuff comes up, full of fears and rejections, including your ability to be LOVED, so it makes sense to educate yourself on challenging unhealthy patterns in relationships, getting clear on your own needs and asking for them to be met. Even SINGLES don’t get away with this one, as CODEPENDENCY in the form of over-caring about your next project brings up the 4 Pangs of Tyranny – Perfectionism, Projection, People-Pleasing and Procrastination. You don’t have to be IN a relationship to attend, or even desire one, for the one you hold with yourself is the primary focus of this Seminar.

We end the day with Group Rebirthing Breathwork – the LOVE DRUG.

Led by David Parker – and the Team. https://urbanlifeclass.me/the-creative-collective/parker/

JOIN US at the very sensible time of 12noon – 8pm perfect for late risers, out-of-towners and party peeps at our NEW VENUE just a 5 min walk from VICTORIA STATION LONDON. http://www.lightcentrebelgravia.co.uk

WELCOME if you are new to Personal Development, Groupwork or Breathwork. We don’t do special languages, New Age stuff or talking sticks. Other groups do those things so much better than us. We are just a bunch of creative people willing to change habits, addictions and depleting toxic relationships from our lives. If you are new, one of our team can contact you if you wish to answer questions. We don’t sell anything, or sign anyone up, we leave the choice up to you. You don’t need to be Creative, just willing to check out your life and how you can change the impact of all your relationships.

£70 for the whole day including a GROUP REBIRTH SESSION ( Some concessions are available for £50 if you are already on the DIY or concession list ) Delayed/part payment will be individually considered. Paypal to codacoach@yahoo.co.uk BOOKING : Contact Robert Beck urbanlifeclass@gmail.com (+44) 7913862492 for payment options.

Forget about setting Goals. Focus on CHANGE instead.

Posted on January 11, 2015 by urbanlifeclass

Last Sundays Seminar LET’S GET CLEAR ON THE YEAR was well attended with 6 new peeps, even though we took a risk booking the Jan 4 date, as many were still away for Xmas/New Year break. Most participants were expecting a GOALS Day, so in order to comply we started by asking them to tear a page from their notebook and write their goals for 2015. Having diligently done that, they were somewhat shocked when asked to tear them up into little pieces for the rubbish bin. For the day was more about CHANGE, the process, than destinations.

The internet is a cornucopia of research and I found that I was not alone in perceiving that GOALS are useless without systems to back them up in process. But I have gone further than this over years in groups, by recognising that all this is pointless if you don’t process out your perception of CHANGE first.

Without identifying where you sit with CHANGE its hardly likely you will welcome it.

After writing down and answering 15 questions around CHANGE, we disbanded the main group into groups of 3 or 4, where over a 45 minute period everyone shared their writings and conclusions. It could have gone on longer, but I wanted to offer a final exercise before we entered the group breathwork session. I asked all participants to pick up a 2015 Calendar Spreadsheet surrounding the Central Calendar ( with Ted Rogers, one of our regular participants on the front of the MEAT Calendar ), then in a few words asked everyone there, on round robin, how they felt staring at the 12 month spread. Reactions were mixed, as expected, but I didn’t expect so much fear around the New Year, as we got.

Not many saw the year as an opportunity for CHANGE, but I surmised that people were just baffled by what a blank sheet, like a blank cheque, represented. In other words – space for CHANGE. There is only so much to do in the day, so we never progressed into SYSTEMS, but it proved that systems are pointless if you are not clear on change, so the theme of LET’S GET CLEAR ON THE YEAR, ended up being “ LETS”S GET CLEAR ON CHANGE “. The one hour Breathwork session that followed to end the day, certainly changed perspectives, with tears, laughter, joy and bliss blended together. Difficult to explain, but as someone said “you can’t put it into words, you have to EXPERIENCE IT”.

So come come along to our next SUNDAY SEMINAR on February 15th, to breathe, interact with creative peeps, learn, explore and take a seat on the LOVE TRAIN – the theme of Februarys BREATHING DAY.

David Parker

UPDATE : Magical Mystery Marrakech Spiritual Retreat : Tuesday 13th January 2015 – 7 nights

Posted on October 3, 2014 by urbanlifeclass

6 People HAVE ALREADY BOOKED FLIGHTS! . . . now its time to BOOK ROOMS with BARGAIN PRICES!

This charming, personalised 4 STAR HOTEL has generously offered us a GROUP RATE so we can RETREAT in LUXURY, with 7 & 10 Night deals. 7 Nights for the price of 5 and 10 nights for the price of 7. Prices BELOW.

Thanks Les Borjs de la Kasbah. SO DO JOIN US ON A SPECIAL 7 DAY SPIRITUAL BREATHWORK RETREAT in MARRAKECH, MORROCO. It’s only for 10 participants and ( outside of flights and H/B Accommodation ) costs just £300 for the 5 Day Course ( within a 7 Night break ) with 2 experienced Breathwork Coaches :

DAVID PARKER co-founder of urban LIFECLASS, trained as an LRT ( Loving Relationship Training ) Rebirthing Coach in 1988 and GUEST TRAINER : MELEESHKA from Glastonbury, one of the UK’s Rebirthing pioneers in the mid 80’s, who always ‘tells it like it is” and has been on a spiritual path since the early 70’s. CLARITY is her watchword.

When you consider an individual 3 hour Coaching Session ( including a I hour Rebirthing Session is £150 ) this course is very cost effective and perfect for those who need a WINTER BREAK to re-focus, re-fresh and REBIRTH themselves into CHANGE. £300 includes a small group Hamman in the Hotel SPA for Body Detox, plus a half day visit outside Marrakech to savour the countryside, and a group visit to Jardin Majorelle – Yves Sant Laurent’s Garden. You also have free time outside the course for SOUK SHOPPING, swimming in the heated pool or wandering around the Medinas.

PLUS the Hotel Spa http://www.lesborjsdelakasbah.com/spa.html has a full range of treatments to relax over and paid separately by each guest.

This it how it works : * The 5 day Course costs £300 payable to David Parker. This can be saved up now ready for January. If this is tough on top of Airfare & Hotel Fees then delayed part payment can occur AFTER JANUARY 2015.

* The separate Airfare ( if booked months ahead ) can cost about £150 return to Marrakech, but last January I paid less than £100 return from Gatwick when I booked in OCTOBER. One participant booking from Gatwick only paid £96 return ( inc luggage ) easyjet, 2 weeks ago.

The programme IS A MYSTERY, depending on weather, but it will certainly entail 5 days of Personal Development work, a Rebirthing GROUP BREATHE EVERY DAY, with time off for sightseeing, relaxing by the pool and a NIGHT VISIT to eat in Jemaa el-Fnaa, the magical main square in Marrakech, highly recommended to eat there by Jamie Oliver in his TV programme. Explore a little, trust the process of moving from one area of the food stalls for each course, and during the day enjoy coffee and pastries overlooking the vibrant activities.

Tuesday 13th ARRIVE in morning. FREE all day & Evening. Course Days : Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, MONDAY FREE to do as you wish. We leave Tuesday morning. You can extend your stay at extra cost of hotel accommodation and food or arrive a few days early. You can design your own stay this way.

A course day starts @ 10am – 1pm / 2pm – 6pm. Within this course period sunbathe breaks will occur ad hoc and on 2 of the course days we will be operating somewhere OUTSIDE the Hotel. It is NOT a degree course, with information overload but simply a space to be coached and *breathed* every day, with additional Spa Massage treatments available. It’s an ideal Personal Growth Winter Break.

It’s a real treat I can assure you, as I have spent the past four Januarys relaxing in this, the most perfect, 4 Star family run Hotel & Spa, with only 18 en-suite rooms in the traditional Kasbah Medina, inside the city walls, miles away from the European 4 Star hotels in clusters frequented by package tours, called Les Borjs de la Kasbah. http://www.lesborjsdelakasbah.com/about-our-hotel.html

CHOOSE YOUR ROOM. Choose 7 or 10 night stay : PRICES are Per Person in each Room H/B.

HALF BOARD : ROOM PLUS DAILY BUFFET BREAKFAST AND DINNER FROM SET MENU INCLUDED:
2 CHOICES EACH OF STARTER, MAIN, DESSERT: DRINKS EXTRA: VEGETARIANS CATERED FOR (WITH NOTICE)

7 NIGHTS FOR PRICE OF 5 ! Click here for BEDROOMS http://www.lesborjsdelakasbah.com/bedrooms.html

SINGLE ROOM : £42.82 pppn ( usual hotel rate £59.95 ) 7 NIGHT RATE £299.75 ( SAVING £119.90 )

DOUBLE ( Single Occ ) : £45.36 pppn ( usual hotel rate £63.47 ) 7 NIGHT RATE £317.35 ( SAVING £126.94 )

STANDARD TWIN : £40.30 pppn ( usual hotel rate £56.42 ) 7 NIGHT RATE £282.10 ( SAVING £112.84 )

PREMIUM TWIN : £42.82 pppn ( usual hotel rate £59.95 ) 7 NIGHT RATE £299.75 ( SAVING £119.90 )

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10 NIGHTS FOR THE PRICE OF 7

SINGLE : £ 41.97 10 NIGHT RATE £419.65 ( SAVING £179.85 )

DOUBLE ( Single Occ) : £44.43 10 NIGHT RATE £444.29 ( SAVING £190.41 )

STAN. TWIN : £39.49 10 NIGHT RATE £419.65 ( SAVING £169.26 )

PREM TWIN : £41.97 10 NIGHT RATE £419.65 ( SAVING £179.85 )

( prices here are approx on Sterling rate, all CC Invoices payable at the end of your stay will be in Moroccan Dirhams. )

WE ARE AWAITING DEPOSIT TERMS, so hold fire on BOOKING, no worries the rooms have been put on hold for us.

If you are interested call me David Parker on 0207 388 3109, email me on codacoach@yahoo.co.uk

WE will be pairing people up in Twins rooms, if that is your choice not the Hotel. Deposit and final booking INFO coming soon.

The Artist Spike writes . . .

Posted on September 30, 2014 by urbanlifeclass

THANK YOU, thanks for being you, thank you for being real, thank you for you being yourself and breathing and thank you for accepting me and everyone whom you encounter with, as themselves, without ego and power grabbing, energy grabbing and self fulfilling grabbing the spotlight, THANK YOU ….

I have been on quite a journey and in-between the Rebirthing Breathing and the recent Enlightenment Intensives, the combination of both has saved my life. Both you, David and Dickie, bring a non commercial technique to people who just want to be themselves. It’s a gift to us the partakers, of letting ourselves let ourselves be ourselves, in a caring and supportive environment.

I feel the word Rebirth-ing does not do it justice but if I had to give it a word I would say a RE-AWAKENING, waking up to who you are, who you used to be and who, and where, you came from.

http://theartistspike.weebly.com/kent-coast-cliffs.html

For me I have been freed in many aspects of my life and as you have seen , my artwork has changed dramatically, and now it keeps progressing, and I have to keep breathing and keep trusting the breath, you both opened a door and now I have to deal with walking through it and being awake to the life, rather than fighting life, or blaming others because I did not take responsibility.

Blaming is part of our conditions and patterns, we can lie to ourselves, but our hearts and our breath reminds us of our basic human instinct to stay alive, and ego sometimes distracts us from that. Anyway thank you…..big hugs and heart-felt unconditional thanks…for helping me to shift from my shit xxxx

Spike is from a second generation Irish family, though born in North-Hamptonshire and is one in nine children brought up and educated in Scotland from the age of one years old. In early 1980’s at the age of seventeen he worked as a residential volunteer in Yorkshire and by the age of eighteen Spike had moved to London to continue working as a volunteer until 1985. In early naughties after a series of a diverse range of employment, an opportunity rose to return to education, where in 2006 he did a foundation in the arts at Kingston University where he met his collaborator the artist, photographer, performer,poet,director and fishmonger Alex Chase White. Spike then got accepted to do a three year degree in Fine Art at Kingston University. While doing his fine art degree he became more interested in live art performance.

It was also during this time that he met his other collaborator the artist Yoshiko Shimida from Japan. In 2009 Spike had the opportunity to work with Yoshiko for two and a half months in Japan, where he also travelled to Taiwan and performed with Yoshiko in Beijing in China as part of the open festival. Spike also did a solo performance during an eight week live art festival in China that led him to being commissioned to perform as part of the Bone festival in Switzerland.

While studying, Spike continued to curate exhibitions, seeking out funding to support local artists and also combine the show with artist from Le-Pecq a suburb of Paris; Spike ran this for over six years, in July 2012 he co-curated an exhibition celebrating local women artist in his community in South West London.

http://theartistspike.weebly.com/i-am-white-rabbit.html MORE Info on Spike here : http://theartistspike.weebly.com

When Oh WHEN will I be famous . .

Posted on September 14, 2014 by urbanlifeclass

The OBSESSION to devalue yourself and it’s relevant SOLUTIONS will be the core theme of our NEXT SUNDAY SEMINAR SUNDAY October 5th 2014 :

CODEPENDENCY, OBSESSION, & BECOMING YOUR OWN CELEBRITY.

Understanding CODEPENDENCY patterning * Releasing Addictive thinking * Writing a 70 word Biography of yourself * Unravelling negativity that authority figures told you about yourself – and you are still believing * REBIRTHING BREATHWORK for Emotional Release * Tackling Jealousy and Envy * Pushing yourself FORWARD * Dealing with criticism * Sibling Rivalry * Improved Adult Communications

JOIN US on at the very sensible time of 12noon -8pm ( perfect for late risers, out-of-towners and party peeps ) at our NEW VENUE just a 5 min walk from VICTORIA STATION LONDON. http://www.lightcentrebelgravia.co.uk

Led by DAVID PARKER https://urbanlifeclass.me/the-creative-collective/parker/

( Co -Founder Of URBAN LIFECLASS Dickie Beau will be busy prepping his NEW SHOW at the Barbican so is unavailable this month. ) GO SEE! http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=16253

WELCOME if you are new to Personal Development, Groupwork or Breathwork. We don’t do special languages, New Age stuff or talking sticks. Other groups do those things so much better than us. We are just a bunch of peeps willing to change habits, addictions and depleting toxic relationships. If you are new, one of our team can contact you if you wish to answer questions. We don’t sell anything, or sign anyone up, we leave the choice up to you. You don’t need to be a Performer, Pop Singer or even Creative, just willing to check out your life and how you can change the impact of all your relationships.

£70 for the whole day including a GROUP REBIRTH SESSION ( Some concessions are available for £50 )

Delayed/part payment will be individually considered.

BOOKING : Contact Robert Beck urbanlifeclass@gmail.com (+44) 7913862492

David Parker 020 7388 3109 / Paypal to codacoach@yahoo.co.uk

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Yes, there really is a site called http://www.iwannabefamous.com/ so I trawled through some of the comments to detect the hearts and minds of those who are unhappy with being sidelined by paps. The site mission statement stated : “Being famous is not so bad after all. Sometimes fame and brings fortune (sic), but other times it brings headaches. Once you are famous you will need an agent, a photographer, a bodyguard, an accountant, a therapist, a lawyer, and perhaps a good plastic surgeon”.

So there you have it, and you don’t even have to read HEAT magazine. All the info you need to be famous IS HERE. The site gives the opportunity for an un-famous ordinary person to spout why they have a need to reach CELEBRITY status. This will amuse or create rage at the society we have created. Here it is unedited.

” I wanna be famous because i wanna change the world. i want to be that role model to people of all ages. most celebrities these days are caught up so much in the money and divorces and lawsuits. i want to do the opposite with my fame, bring a positive approach to it. donate my richs to charities, i love signing autographs and taking pictures. i have an outgoing personality and God has aloud me to already meet so many people but im not satsfied yet i want to do something big with the crazy outgoing personality hes blessed me with. i’m unique, funny, caring, and outgoing. i dont want to be like all these celebrities who get caught up in the fame and money. i relate to all sorts of people..i’m just waiting for a break to hit big. id love to have my own tv show or talk show “.

Maybe I’m picky but having read this diatribe of ambition they may need to add grammar and a spelling coach to the list of lawyers and therapists required to survive the day. No wonder Blair famously blared out ” Education, Education, Education “. Not that anyone listened. Thinking that FAME will create happiness and freedom is foolhardy, but the likes of X Factor drivel only stoke the fire of illusion in the hearts of the young. One comment on the above story said ” I wanna be famous because, i want people to know who i am, and what i am good at. I love acting and modelling (sic) I don’t have much experience, but i’m passionate about acting, so i consider myself as a great actress! I would love to have the opportunity …

A lot of writers, artists, performers and creative’s DO create work they love but HALT on putting the results out there. Fame hungry one day, hiding under the duvet the next. Valuing yourself and your work is such a yo-yo creation that understanding the structure of CODEPENDENCY is vital. It is no longer about being in a traditional version of an unhealthy relationship. YOUR RELATIONSHIP with CAREER, FAME, MONEY & SELF will contain aspects of fear, fixing, rescuing, procrastination and perfectionism in order to SHOW UP, and many think they aren’t quite ready to do that.

FAME is just reward for hard work and determination but this drive for fame for fame’s sake is as hollow as a chocolate egg. I don’t need fame to know who I am, or how I feel. I don’t seek the approval of others in order to feel good, worthy or sane all I need is an affirmation I created for myself in 1988 : I am my own fabulous Celebrity. Yes it’s true, even if it’s only me that thinks so. No paps please.

Coaching, Creativity and Commitment

Posted on August 24, 2014 by urbanlifeclass

Blog by David Parker – Co-founder of Urban LIFECLASS :

Can you imagine going to the gym just twice and expecting to lose flab? Or thinking that running round a park, only when you have the enthusiasm, will get you started on a regular fitness regime – it doesn’t. As many will tell you, whether it’s gym, or running when it’s raining, enthusiasm is very low on the list when it comes to commitment. Commitment means keeping going when you don’t want to, in order to claim results.

Nor does it mean, stopping, staring and looking good. Looking good is never the notion of Coaching.

Feeling better INSIDE is the real objective, but like jogging it takes a while to find pace, clarity and direction be it via short or long term commitment. This often means making it a priority in your diary and working your life around it. Not the other way round. Yes – it’s that simple. The only difficult bit is making the decision and sticking with it.

A session here and there – drop-in therapy – never works long term, be it 1-2-1 or group work, so focusing on the solution for creative blocks, or any addictive patterning, is to face it head on and remind yourself what the objective is, when you waver, losing interest. Losing interest is the norm, so just plough on to pick up the prize.

Any smoker who has tried to give up fags will give you 15 minutes on how many times they have tried without success, so you are not alone when it comes to perceived failure. Stumbling, stopping and starting, appears to be like failure but picking yourself up and continuing, whatever your head tells you, is the only component to focus on. Just like the committed jogger, weather holds no hostage, regularity is always the key. Recovering from active addiction and remaining clean for quite a few decades now, I can tell you that plain sailing was not always my experience, more like hurricane weather at times, but I still kept going. I put my personal development work, in all forms, be it 1-2-1, weekly group work, workshops or seminars, in my diary FIRST, and worked my schedule and finances around them.

The other issue is doing it ALONE rarely works. You need peeps to pick you up when you stumble, when you hit a wall of pain, and when you are about to give up. URBAN LIFECLASS has experimented this first year in seeing how best we can operate. We come from a not-for-profit perspective so we began fully supporting ourselves financially, on a healthy no-debt footing. Trainers and assistants are not paid, they serve. This way we can continue, knowing that financial insecurity is not a testing companion in serving ourselves and others toward wellness.

We are so pleased with progress that we plan MONTHLY gatherings for 2015.

When you work out how much commitment you have toward abusing yourself, retail rewards, chems, booze and food for starters, as well as dropping that creative idea too soon because you got knock-back, or listened to that voice that has always insisted ‘ you will never make it ‘, these patterns don’t serve, they just sever your talents at source and kill spirit. We know that urban living has it’s downsides, stress, noise pollution and time control ( and that’s just travelling on the tube ), but you either sink with it or float above the mire, and be grateful that London is STILL the most CREATIVE CITY on earth, always moving on.

If you desire is to move on, then consider our future programme in 2015 of monthly seminars/workshops, to grow with others eager to breakthrough New Age waffle, Coaching Guru’s and therapy speak. Just work out what you spend £70 on per month now, to get out of it ( £50 if you are a low earner ) and join our mailing list to spend the same amount per month for self-observation, CHANGE, like-minded peeps and an emotional releasing GROUP REBIRTHING BREATHWORK session each month.

Less than £20 a week is not a lot for wellness is it? Cheaper than the cost of stagnation.

As William Blake the 18th Century Artist and visionary said “Don’t say you are trapped in a cage, when someone has handed you the key”. Unlock your life in a safe space with experienced, honest, open, creative people. Your kind of people.

Our August 8 hour Sunday Seminar 12noon – 8pm £70 https://urbanlifeclass.me/2014/08/03/having-your-cake-and-eating-it-emotional-prosperity-money-and-self-satisfaction/

GET ON OUR MAILING : mail urbanlifeclass@gmail.com or call Robert Beck (+44) 7913862492

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