Insight Seminars UK. This was an excellent course but is now no longer available in the UK

The wonderful place where I study Tai Chi is only going to serve you if you speak French. They do some international courses, but not many.

However – if like me, you like speak French a little and would like to study Tai Chi in France then I can’t recommend this teacher’s courses more highly. There are Tai Chi courses locally to you I’m sure – but, like I said in the book, it’s not quite the same is it?If anyone knows any particularly good Tai Chi Masters in this country that they can recommend to me through personal experience then please let me know – I’ll go and see their work – and if I like the way that they work then I’ll recommend them to you.

Meanwhile the excellent web site for Artao in France is… www.artao.org

It’s amazing how freaked out people get by this idea… I’ve had journalists say to me, quite literally, ‘I could NEVER do that.’ Three days in silence with no radio, no telephone, no television, and no reading? ‘Just my own thoughts? I’d go mad.’

Isn’t that scary? That someone can be afraid of the contents of their own heads? Doesn’t that suggest that getting over this might be a good idea?! Then for those of you who consider a weekend in silence child’s play there is always a 28 day retreat. And why in a convent? Well I first went on the recommendation of a friend and now, after New Habits, I’ve visited so many convents of different kinds that it seems the obvious place to go. These are the women that are so dedicated to their spiritual path that they have given up everything else to follow it – so they know what they are doing… no messing about. Forget all your pre-conceived ideas about convents. For a journey into silence I don’t believe that you will find any better guides…

Here are two of my favourite convents –

One in Whitby, Yorkshire www.ohpwhitby.org One inTymayr, Wales www.churchinwales.org.uk/tymawr

The Buddhists offer retreat as well. You could look at … www.samyeling.org

To Reach an Astrologer in London you can call – Richard Norris on 0207 461 9177

Otherwise go only on personal recommendation and even then please be very careful. The power of suggestion is very strong. If you think you are gullible stay away. Make your own future.

Be your own lucky star!

What they call ‘Goddess’ work is really about how we feel about ourselves as men or women. That includes our sexuality but isn’t exclusively about that.

If you feel, as I did, that you’ve never really considered what is good about being a women then this may be a workshop to go to. But it’s not for the faint-hearted.

For me there was something scary just about being in a women only circle where everyone talked about being women.

If – like me – these questions perplex you – then this workshop is run by women who embrace and celebrate their gender and can help any women (or man – they do workshops for men too) to enjoy being who they are and in the sex they are a little more. You can find their website and details of their workshops here:

www.celebrationofbeing.com

Rather like chapter one there are now a range of workshops being run by all the Tantra teachers that were working together when I met them all.

The couples workshop that I took or the ‘Year long workshop’ for couples is run by John Hawkin and is now assisted by Marta Emmit. If you have a partner (has to be of the opposite sex for these workshops) what are you waiting for? Life is short and we’ll all be dead soon.

John and Marta also run a ‘Celebration’ Workshop’ which they describe as ‘For Couples and Singles at any level. This weekend is described as ‘A Mixture of Tantra and Shamanism.’ Has to be done! www.tantralaboratory.com

Now Hilary Spence (who I describe in the book and is huge fun) is taking women’s workhops assisted by Sue Newsome. She calls this work ‘Shakti Tantra’ Her website is: www.shaktitantra.co.uk

And finally John and Hilary also do work together still doing Tantra for Individuals. They have a separate website for this and that this work can be found at:www.skydancing.org.uk

You want to do this?!!! Call Linzi Deayn (featured in the book) Can put you in touch with a range of practitioners around the country. She is also a ‘Herbal Life’ distributor – so watch out. She may have changed your entire diet by the end of the phone call: 07956 502342

If you want to explore this rather extraordinary therapy then you can ring Diana Roberts (featured in the book) directly… she has a list of practitioners worldwide and will also answer all your questions. She doesn’t like the internet and prefers to talk to you in person – (Radical idea!) London – 0207 834 6641