Courses & Diary of Events

Body Electronics Group

Learn something new in a beautiful environment, study something to enhance your life and wellbeing.

Retreats, Yoga Classes & Events.

 For retreat  listings see below:

PLEASE GIVE US A CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LARGE OR SMALL..
01271 889325 m.07985928461

Our Yoga Sanctuary


YOGA CLASSES 

With Katherine at 7-8.30pm in Berrynarbor Manor Hall on Tuesday evenings. Classes are one and a half hours long and are designed for able bodied people, including sun salutation, postures & pranayama. Summer Break. Classes resume on Tuesday 7th September 

Other Classes: Thursday evenings 6.30-8pm Intermediate Yoga, Sivananda style class                        Friday mornings 10.30am-12 midday  Easy Yoga   For people with                                 injuries or physical limitations. 

PRICE: £30 for 5 consecutive classes plus one free. Drop in £7.  £6 for pensioners

ONE TO ONE PRIVATE YOGA CLASSES with Katherine  £20 FOR 1 HOUR
Please bring your own mat and blanket & wear loose clothing. Yoga mats for sale. Visit Cranleigh House Bed and Breakfast and join Katherine in our morning yoga practice before your breakfast and whatever other activity you would wish to enjoy.  .

KARMA YOGA RETREATS

Retreats that will change the world. various instructors

An in depth study of the 'Yoga of Service' as described by the great yogi's. Taking place over 10 weekends a year for 2 years these retreats will bring you an in depth knowledge of how to use the path of YOGA to serve humanity in very practical ways. It will involve in depth study of yogic texts and their practical application to invoke energy that can positively contribute to the wellbeing of the Mother Earth and those who live on her immense nurturing body. Also including classes in preparation for meditation, Yoga postures and Pranayama.

Please contact us for more information 01271 889325

First weekend: Friday 1st October 6pm - Sunday 3rd October 5pm

28th August Bank Holiday Weekend Package:

Cost: Saturday & Sunday package £169 per person

        3 day package £249 per person

 Friday 27th August  arrivals from 5.00pm on 

Saturday 28th Pilgrimage to Yes Tor,  Dartmoor, (this is a free event),  followed by a local pub meal.  (transport can be provided if you come by train)

Sunday 29th Illuminating Celtic Metaphysics - with Brigid Hurley. 

Monday 30th August Chill Out Day – optional beautiful coast path walk. Departures from 5pm.

All meals, healthy vegetarian, included except pub meal on Saturday.

ILLUMINATING CELTIC METAPHYSICS

Sun August 29th  2010 - 10am-5pm

With Brigid Hurley

 
Brigid will unveil a fascinating Celtic Metaphysical model of our world showing the symbiotic relationship of our lives to the Natural World and the unseen forces and spirits that reside within it.   The Axis Mundi, (the One Living Tree) is at the centre of this model with its crown supporting the sky and its roots creating a crown within the earth. Brigid will explore the fascinating correspondences between the elements (earth, air, fire and water), the seasons and the directions (East, south, west and north) and their significance.

 

At the hectic pace at which we live, being spiritually conscious or conscious at all, of that which lies beyond our immediate awareness, must be explained in some way. It is too easy to overwhelm or intimidate ourselves when we attempt to move ‘into the beyond’, initially.  Exploring the subject of being or the subject of existence can be seen as ‘whacky’ or ‘beyond the norm’. The exploration of entities or deities –(spirits of nature), that which may remain unseen but fully accepted by many as being real in our world - is already taking a giant step away from the familiar paradigm of  everyday material existence.

 

Exploring metaphysics (that which is beyond the physical) can be done through the rich experience of the old Celtic traditions, whether we are looking at a model for the Universe or the Planet Earth. As above so below, we will be given an awareness of the origin of our ‘beliefs’ from a cultural perspective. This will provide a framework that may be more familiar and comfortable for us.

 

This course will build up a picture of the elements through symbolism and stories that provide an enriching and entertaining experience. It provides an opportunity to see how cultural and environmental sustainability can be achieved. The idea of responsibility - to ourselves, to what is seen and what is unseen in our environment – can be better understood using the Celtic metaphysical model.

 (Illustration from the Gundrastrup cauldron 1st Century BC - Irish)

Spend two or three nights at Cranleigh House and join a pilgrimage to a Holy Mountain, Yes Tor on Dartmoor, on Saturday August 28th (Bank Holiday Weekend).  Send out love and light to humanity and the Mother Earth from the mountain.

Illuminating Celtic Metaphysics can be taken as an independent course Cost: £49

 

Introduction to Detox & Healthy Food preparation

 £49 for the day

with Katherine Armitage and Brigid Hurley 

Thursday 5th August 2010           10am-3.30pm (all food included)

Saturday 21st August 2010          10am-3.30pm

Thursday 9th September 2010     10am-3.30pm

This day starts with some detox delights in the kitchen with Brigid, followed by an introdution to detox with Katherine and returning to the kitchen again to prepare some delicious healthy lunch dishes with Brigid.
This is a very interactive day.  You will find out exactly what we do on our week long detox retreats, come with your questions. Do you like using power tools?  Using such things as juicers, food processors and whizzers gives any new or seasoned cook an opportunity to have fun and prepare healthy food at the same time. From juice to dessert, with appetizers and everything inbetween come and enjoy the creation of an imaginative lunch.

This course is preparation for the Cranleigh House Detox retreat that is an ongoing part of our annual programme. Whether you want to take the class as an introduction to our retreat or you just want to find out about the basics of detoxification this course is for you. The benefits of better nutrition alone will give you an opportunity to acquire new tools for improving your overall health and energy.

Cranleigh House Retreat Listings:

Retreats run with a minimum of 4 participants & prices vary. Contact us for more info. Typical healthy & educational retreats we run: 

For the New Year:   Fun Rejuvenation Retreat (healthy food,
                                 spiritual activities & bracing walks)


Jan & Feb:                Introductory Detox Retreats
                                 Winter Walking
                                 Yoga & Walking
 
March, April, May:    Spring Walking Retreats & Holidays
                                 Yoga & Walking
                                 March Detox week Peter Hinde
                                 May Detox week with Peter Hinde

June, July, August:  Summer Walking holidays
                                 Surfing Holidays
                                 Walking & Surfing
                                 Yoga, walk & surf
                                 Therapists summer retreat
                                 
Sept, Oct, Nov:         Autumn Walking,
                                  Autumn  Detox with P Hinde
                                  Yoga & Walking
                                   Karma Yoga Retreat

December :                Spiritually Fun Christmas Retreat

                                                              

Cranleigh House Detox Week Retreat

Saturday September 18th 6pm-8pm Saturday 25th September 

Cost: £570 per person based on shared accommodation, single person supplement (an additional £200) is usually available, £200 non refundable deposit payable by 8th July. Balance due by 31st July (£370) Please make cheques payable to Katherine Armitage.

Back by popular demand! We offer a real detox and education programme rolled into one.  It is a tried and tested regime that brings real results.

This is not just a bit of psyllium and a lettuce leaf. This is about self discipline and self responsibility to improve your health profoundly.

The  Cranleigh House detox experience:

Detox retreat leader:

Peter Hinde PhD www.bodyelectronics.co.uk  is an experienced teacher & facilitator and a highly recommended  practitioner of various healing modalities including Nutritional Therapy, Iridology &  Body Electronics (which  incorporates naturopathic techniques).

Assisted by Katherine Armitage MLCHom
Katherine is an experienced homeopath, homeopathy lecturer & yoga teacher 

VENUE: Cranleigh House, High Street, Combe Martin, Devon EX34 0EP 

To book please call: Katherine Armitage on: 01271 889325  m.07985928461   

For our detox slide shows please see our detox page

Cost: £570 per person based on shared accommodation, single person supplement (an additional £200) is usually available, £200 non refundable deposit payable by 8th July. Balance due by 31st July (£370) Please make cheques payable to Katherine Armitage.

Who might want to do such a detox?
Peter says: ‘People usually end up seeing me as a last resort, so I know when the results come, there is often the feeling they could not have come any other way. One look down the toilet at a pan load of black rubbery mucoid plaque is usually enough for most people to realise why they have not got very far in their attempts to heal’.


Who might want to do this sort of detox:


Richard Schulze, an infamous herbalist, who has helped thousands of people regain their health, notes that it is annoying to have such a huge range of in depth skills as a natural healer only to find that 80% of people find their symptoms gone after doing a thorough bowel cleanse.

The daily schedule is based on the core of the ‘Arise and Shine Cleanse’ of Richard Anderson who cured himself of advanced cancer using similar techniques:

The Shake
Psyllium husk (bulking fibre) and bentonite clay in 12oz of water. A thick drink of 2 great toxin absorbing substances. We might add charcoal to this in certain circumstances as another powerful absorber of toxins.

The Herbs
3 capsules of a product called CHOMPER which has been designed to soften and loosen material impacted into the walls of the entire digestive system and it also seems to pull toxicity from the entire body through the gut wall. With 3 capsules of a product called HERBAL NUTRITION which is a range of high nutrient herbs which support the process of cleansing - things such as: kelp, irish moss, and alfafla.

The juices
The 12oz juices are freshly made from non-sweet vegetables such as celery, courgette, cucumber, spinach beet, fennel, kale and wheatgrass. Wheatgrass juice is so powerful that it ALONE has many testimonials to the recovery of health. These other vegetables provide the alkaline elements which are needed to help the body eliminate stored acids which are implicated in so many diseases. Each juice is taken with 2oz of liquid organic colloidal minerals - a very powerful trace mineral supplement which ALONE has helped many people to visibly detox and recover a greater sense of well-being and health.

The Daily Schedule:

6:00am SHAKE psyllium & bentonite clay
7:30am HERBS and a liver flush containing olive oil, lemon or grapefruit, cayenne, ginger and garlic.
9:00am SHAKE
10:30am HERBS and a  Green JUICE
12:00pm SHAKE
1:30pm HERBS & local walk
3:00pm LUNCH a delicious & appetizing variety of raw salad vegetables, sprouted pulses, raw seed pate, sauces and dressings
4:30pm HERBS
6:00pm SHAKE
7:30pm HERBS and a Green JUICE followed by a powerful probiotic drink full of live beneficial bacteria

Evenings: Body electronics sessions, videos or lectures on related topics.

Coffee Enema:
If you ever get invited to a naturopathic coffee bar - be warned, it may not be what you think! At some time during the day there will be a coffee enema. This is a well known technique for assisting the liver in its task of cleaning toxins from the blood. A powerful detox regime such as this is almost certainly going to make a person feel nauseous, headachy, emotional, extremely tired, unable to think straight and a host of other possible symptoms as old debris is shifting from the body. The coffee enema is powerful enough to make it possible to eradicate such symptoms very quickly and carry on with the detox to its maximal effect. The coffee enema is not optional! People have failed to complete such a powerful detox if they have been unwilling to do them.

Other Activities:
As if this were not a full enough routine, it is a good idea for participants to get out and exercise, do hot and cold showering - to get the circulation going - the nutrients deeper into the tissues and the toxins out. Breathwork,

emotionally based hydrotherapy (ice rubbing) can be done where time and energy permits, to assist in letting go of deeper emotional issues which are often more accessible during and after such a cleansing process.

Peter gives all sorts of invaluable information in his introduction to the detox and as the week unfolds – not to be missed.

Body Electronics pointholding can be a major part of the detox week for those who want to really deepen their releasing, facilitated by Peter Hinde. Sessions take place in the evenings. Body electronics involves sustained pressure on selected meridian points and can bring about profound physical, mental & emotional unblocking. 

8am-9am one activity each day: either Breath Work, Yoga, Sensitive Dance or Tai Chi

Other Therapies: Iridology Consultations with Peter Hinde;  Homeopathy Consultations with Katherine or Reflexology & Massage Treatments will be available, from local selected practitioners, for a reasonable price to support you in your detox.

The Results:
Almost everyone on such a thorough regime passes quite a bit of dark green to black MUCOID PLAQUE - old rubbery material, shaped like the intestines. This may also be newer material produced during the cleanse, but none the less its expulsion from the body is accompanied by a feeling of relief and often an emotional release. There is quite often a spontaneous release of other areas of toxicity within the body - there can be chemical smells in the sweat, breath or stools for instance.

So many times people feel intense emotion arising for a few hours, then pass some mucoid plaque and the emotion dissipates. Generally people would complete the cleanse and feel lighter, cleaner, more energetic, needing less food, less gripped by some of their emotional baggage. They could have had any number of physical symptoms come to the fore and then lessen in intensity. Some people make great changes in their lives that have been overdue - there is a letting go on all levels. This is likely to be a fairly long term change, although more work may need to be done to get further and deeper results.

For others it is possible to feel other symptoms arising that have previously been supressed, and although there is a release from the body, and an increase in health to get to such a place, more work needs to be done over time to release these symptoms on a physical and emotional level. It is quite common for people to feel all sorts of emotional disturbances after such a detox - things that have been buried for years come closer to the surface, and so on going physical and emotional work is always a bonus.

In personal experience I have not seen such a detox greatly help people with metal toxicity symptoms - giving rise to multiple sensitivities, autoimmune disease and allergies. Here I am talking about someone with sensitivity to mercury from dental fillings and vaccines or who knows they have a metal allergy as well as other sensitivities. Although it can be an important release for such people, if metals are the main underlying cause of illness then other work needs to follow up a detox such as this.

Is this the end of all detoxes?
No. You can carry on doing this sort of detox at intervals and still get further results. You can do other types of detox targeted to liver, kidneys, metals, or parasites. This route is a fundamental support to all other therapies.

Essential Information:

The usual number of participants is 6 people.

This retreat takes place in the supportive & homely environment of Cranleigh House, run as a Healing Centre in the 1960’s Cranleigh House is a large comfortable B&B with a ‘healing tradition’, it is not a luxury spa. Our large kitchen is a happy place.  Everyone helps to prepare and clear away juices and lunch, which is all part of the learning and healing process.  It is a good time to connect with the other people in the group, which usually leads to some fascinating discussions.....

Each detox course is unique to the people who attend. You will be joining a group of like minded individuals sharing similar goals, becoming part of the creation of this particular detox process. We have found that all aspects of this detox including meals, juices and shakes prepared and taken together in supportive surroundings can provide a rewarding and consciousness raising experience.  For whatever reason, some may find their own experience more challenging than others, it works well if everyone can be sensitive and helpful to each other.

Please arrive on Saturday evening for the Introduction to detox talk at 7pm and to prepare for the 6am start on Sunday.

The location: Combe Martin is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the scenic North Devon Coast, the beach and beautiful coastal paths are just 5 minutes away. Barnstaple station is half an hour away by car.

For any questions large or small please give us a call...  01271 889325    m 07985928461

TESTIMONIALS:

 ‘It was great to come back a second time. I particularly enjoy it when Peter gives talks on nutrition etc. Just thinking for future weeks, might be an idea to create a recipe book. We had so many different combinations this week, which were really successful, would be good to record that.’   AD Bristol

‘Everything I wanted just seemed to keep coming in abundance, iris diagnosis, remedies etc. Peter was very good at helping out when people were unwell’  KM London

‘I was fed up with my weight. I’d better not tell you how much money I have spent on diets, therapies & counselling in the last two years.   This is in the end is cheaper’.  UK   Milton Keynes

(Answers from our post detox questionnaire)

Question: Have the process and the results of the detox been what you had hoped for?  ‘Entirely’

Question: Has the accommodation & level of care been to your satisfaction?  Superb’   I will be back!  If you want me.  RD Bristol

‘I was looking for direction & inspiration on a spiritual, mental, emotional & physical level.  All of these I feel have been touched this week.  I am so grateful & joyful to have been part of this process. I have gained a greater & deeper understanding into myself and through the mirroring of my spirit & body I have had profound realisations. Accommodation: Great, comfy.  Food: really good & creative.  MS London

‘The detox is what I wanted (based on my previous experience of a detox). It was more intensive in some ways, which was a little daunting to begin with but I soon became very comfortable with. I think the week ran very well and everyone helped join in with communal things. I was very happy with the accommodation, a very homely atmosphere, I felt at home very quickly, thank you.  EA London

Help was always at hand (and advice), through Peter primarily but, also through shared dissemination among all course members.

It was a pleasure sharing the company of so many wonderful & caring people, all with a common purpose. All in all, the start of something really beneficial’. GD Sunderland.

Testimonials from a recent detox week:

My time doing the detox with Katherine Stewart and Peter has been unexpected in so many ways. The first surprise is that I didn’t get any severe physical reactions, and discovered that detoxing can be an enjoyable process. Peter’s expert guidance and knowledge combined with Katherine’s meticulous attention to the comfort and well being of the guests has helped me to relax into the process enormously. The other treatments available have facilitated those of us who wanted, to take the detox to a deeper level, leaving me feeling both physically and spiritually lighter. The overall experience has been a combination of a detox, an education in health and nutrition and a holiday in beautiful Devon countryside. ML London

It has been wonderful to feel my creative urges bubbling up – I have written a long overdue newsletter which will go out on Monday.

The week has fed my soul – with time to meditate, interesting people, and the stunning walks. It has been easy to feel a great sense of peace here.

 

Peter, Katherine and Stewart – This has been an amazing week, I was somewhat concerned about some aspects of the week but decided to release any resistance that I had and simply go with the flow. I have had huge insights into some things during the process. I do feel that as well as clearing stuck physical stuff – I have shifted some significant emotional stuff too.
Thank you all for you had work and dedication to us all during the week.

With blessings and love       AJ Cambridgeshire

This was the best week yet.   Your attention to everyone’s needs never ceases to amaze me.  The company, the good walks, the food compensate for those horrible drinks that one could so easily give up on. AD Bristol

To book please call: Katherine Armitage  on: 01271 889325  m.07985928461   

Please get in touch with us as soon as possible so that you can start on the preparation to maximise the benefits the benefits of the detox retreat week.

About Cranleigh House:

Cranleigh House is a family run healthy & alternative Bed & Breakfast it was run as a Healing & Metaphysical Centre in the 1960’s.

We provide a base for holidays, retreats & visits to our local power centre Holdstone Down, transport can be arranged daily.  

What previous retreat participants & B&B guests have said:

“Thank you very much for a beautiful environment & lovely atmosphere, very welcoming & full of love” J-Anne LA USA

“Thank you so much for everything, your caring hospitality, all the wonderful amenities, one is left wanting nothing” Joan London

“This is a magical place evidenced by the general atmosphere pervading the whole house…There are the most informative books everywhere on things spiritual…..”   Seibert London

“A fabulous 3 day stay, thank you very much. Quite depressed to be leaving in fact. One of the most hospitable places that I have ever stayed”.    David Leeds

“We found Cranleigh House and Katherine by mistake-but there are no mistakes. We’ll be back! Love the place” Heather Croydon

“Excellent food, great hospitality” Mrs H. Stourbridge

“We have had a fantastic time, wonderful people, great conversation and a real sense of community & belonging, we have loved being here, sharing, cooking, laughing, eating & relaxing often all these things happening at the same time.  Thank you” Mel London

“By the way your bed is a cloud and I might steal it”   Lisa London

“Brill veggie breakfast, soft comfy bed. Enjoyed the chatter & ambience” Terri Chelmsford

“Thank you for sharing your knowledge & passion for life” Karen London

“Can’t believe that 6 days have flown over so quickly, of course so much has happened in that time!... The wonderful mix of like-minded characters who were brought together at this time….”  Geoff Sunderland

“A lovely family feel to the place-welcoming & friendly- contact quite unique-delicious breakfast & comfortable bed-thank you for a lovely stay” Phoebe Bristol & Aydin Turkey 

Feedback from Katherine’s tutorial groups:

For me your tutorials have been an incredible exploratory space which has helped me and I feel everyone in the group to personalise their own form of homeopathy. It is place where I feel I have brought together and consolidated my thoughts feelings and knowledge so that I really own it. I love that you have the versatility to allow the tutorial to roam onto new and often challenging territory and that you are able to bring the whole group on the journey. I have really enjoyed being able to explore things in such depth and to integrate the experiences and insights of the group with my own and this has added an additional dimension to my learning. I also really appreciate the way in which you incorporate and enable us to incorporate other disciplines and seemingly disparate elements of our lives into our understanding of homeopathy. 

In addition to that, which ever group I have come to has always felt welcoming and inviting, at once full of energy and ideas and relaxed.

Thank you. Catherine. London

With regards to your tutorial groups, I have found them really useful this year. You were very supportive through my crisis of faith in homeopathy and helped me to see that it was perfectly normal at that stage of the course and that it would pass with time (which it did). You gave me some excellent advice and information when I discussed my cases in the group and your pointers were duly used and helped move each case along. I have found you to be unbiased and sensitive in your comments and opinions, and also a source of seemingly unlimited knowledge! I think that you are also great at allocating time fairly and equally to the members of the group. 
Sally. Surrey

Your chairmanship ensures that all students feel at ease and able the benefit from contributing, listening and reflecting.
I have never felt pressured or inadequate and your obvious love of homeopathy is inspiring.
Iinitially I was disappointed that I was the only 1st year student but within a few months I began to feel confident.
I have chosen you again for year two as I am sure I will continue to benefit and grow.

Debbie. Dorset

Book Now!…..we look forward to hearing from you… cranleighhouse1@btinternet.com

Tel 01271 889325 m.07985928461

HOMEOPATHY COURSES

Beginners course: held over 1 weekend or 6 X 2 hour sessions over 6 weeks 

How to use a homeopathy kit: as above or available as a one day or condensed course

PILGRIMAGES








We hold weekly pilgrimages to Holdstone Down, our local power centre, to send out energy for world peace and healing, everyone is welcome, please give us a call if you would like to join us.


PETER HINDE'S BODY ELECTRONICS RETREATS

FEEDBACK from Peter Hinde's Body Electronics introductory 3-Day Retreat

Held over 3 days this retreat gave a practical, hands on demonstration of Body Electronics as developed by John Whitman Ray (spiritual visionary and spirit/mind/body health practitioner) the prerequisite for this course is a high mineral and enzyme diet, iris and sclera diagnosis plus acupressure point holding for extended periods of time to release trauma from the body/mind. For more information on Body Electronics you can visit  Peter Hinde's website: www.bodyelectronics.co.uk He can be contacted through this site. To download Body Electronics videos for free visit www.movieinmymind.com and click on 'videos'.

Please call us on 01271 889325 or 07985928461 or 07796572681 for more details.

"Perfect weekend for anyone who really wants to face their demons. Thanks Peter for holding the space & the process so well. Fantastic to eat well, sleep well & process profoundly"

"This weekend is a spring board that has brought much yearned for impetus into my life and thanks to the glimpse of freedom and joyous lucidity provided I am able to embrace experience -the experience that is life- with renewed zeal and with well founded enthusiasm. To Katherine and Stewart - it was the consistency of your hospitality and your attention, followed by dedication to all wants great and small that I most admired. It was a dear pleasure to visit an area so charged with inspiration and beauty; and a lot of fun being part of a group of kind hearted people. Lastly thanks and respect to Peter for all that he has shown me. Best Wishes All Ways" -JM Ireland

"Thank you Katherine & Stewart for your thoughtfulness in taking care of us. The course, what can I say, I hope I never lose the new concept of awareness and of the ability to love, which I have gained & only hope I can expand on that from the small perception, which I have... Peter, I thank you for the wonderful light you illuminate & in you sharing it, I hope one day I will be able to do that too every day." -DB Bristol

NEXT COURSES WITH PETER HINDE 

( www.bodyelectronics.co.uk ): 1 WEEK Autumn  DETOX STARTING 6PM  SATURDAY 18TH September   

Based on Shared accomodation, Cost all inclusive  £570


DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

HEALING TEA

We hold from time to time. All healers, complementary & alternative practitioners are welcome to come along for a cup of tea and to network. Anyone who would like to find out more about a particular therapy eg. homeopathy, healing, reiki, flower essences, herbalism, reflexology etc is welcome to come along and have a chat with a local practitioner. Please call us to see which practitioners will be available to talk to you on the day.

Local Practitioners we are associated with are:

Rachel Fradgely: Shiatsu  www.rachelfradgely.shiatsusociety.org
Heather Holt: Healer, Interfaith Minister & Cranio Sacral Therapist: 01598 763438 www.rhythmsofgrace.co.uk  
Lynne Gurney: Healer: 01598 752506
Liz Lillicrap: Herbalist: 01271 882179
Valerie May: Healer & Pilates Instructor: 01598 763250
Heather Watts: Healing, Emotional Freedom Technique 01271 864055

FEEDBACK FROM KATHERINE'S RETREATS AND TUTORIALS

"Brilliant, very informative & really felt as though I learnt something"

"Very skilled at making new terms/ideas easy to understand"

"A belated thank you for all your input, experience & support in my first two years of tutorial. It was an invaluable period of time".