Choose from two very relaxing & body enhancing ayurvedic packages that when you walk away from your experience you will have a deep sense of calm well-being & refreshment. Choose between the Raj package where you will have an initial consultation followed by Abhyanga; a relaxing full body massage with gentle choreographed rhythmic massage uses a variety of techniques to enhance skin tone detoxify & revitalise your entire body to induce deep relaxation. It uses warm herb-infused oils specifically tailored to your individual needs. The combination of herbalised oils & gentle warmth make this massage a deeply restful & rejuvenating experience. Then enjoy Shirodhara a stress-relieving oil flow; this treatment offers one of the most divine & tranquil experiences available. After a relaxing massage of the head & neck you lie face up while a warm stream of oil is carefully poured onto the middle of your forehead or your third eye". The herbal oil blended specially for your constitution often engenders a powerful meditative experience reflected in a new sense of calmness & serenity that you will not have experienced before. Or perhaps choose the Shanti package where after an initial consultation it will be followed by either an Abhyanga massage (see description above) Marma Abhyanga; this body oil treatment utilises traditional herbal oils to restore dosha balance through vital energy points. Marma are positions on the body where flesh veins tendons bones & joints meet. It is at these points where herbal oil can most effectively rebalance the system for optimum health. The magical experience of marma therapy uses warm essential oils customised to you to stimulate the vital energy points for restoration & rejuvenation awakening your inner healing system or a Vishesh Deep Tissue massage followed by a shankara facial; cleanse & purify with this rejuvenating facial therapy designed to awaken your inner beauty. Gentle extensive exfoliation & thorough extractions highlight this treatment in which a customised serum & mask soothe irritation & enhance cellular renewal. The treatment concludes with a nurturing hand & foot massage. Finish your treatment with Hast Abhyanga; an indulgent treatment awakens the vital energy areas in your hands wrists & arms. It is a rejuvenating experience that releases deeply felt tension & leaves you relaxed & balancedand then finally Pad Abhyanga; a traditional treatment awakens the vital energy areas in your soles feet calves & shins. It is a rejuvenating experience that releases deeply felt tension & leaves you relaxed & balanced. At the end of your treatments you will be given a customised bag which will include massage oil skincare products & ayurvedic tea." ...

The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories & transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The Choir For the first time Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people including the record-breaking Military Wives & latest series of The Choir being shown this Autumn. Gareth was an unknown Choirmaster when he arrived on British TV screens five years ago. Boyish irrepressible & determined Gareth took on a collection of kids from the most unlikely comprehensive & turned them into a talented performing choir. This was the beginning of a national love affair with a bow-tied & undeniably charming young man & it was also the start of a national rediscovery of the joy to be found in choirs. Since then each series of The Choir has gone on to even more demanding challenges taking young offenders to Glyndebourne regenerating disparate & far from affluent communities & finally in an extraordinarily emotional journey Gareth took a group of women whose partners were serving in Afghanistan to a Christmas Number One. This Autumn in a new four-part series The Choir: Sing While you Work Gareth will be challenging four new Choirs to compete against each other. This is his memoir of a period in which he transformed the lives of thousands but also gained a lifetimes worth of experience in human frailty & strength. Written with real joy emotion & amusement the twenty chapters each deal with an individual moment
- both break-throughs & disasters
- or an individual character that has contributed to this extraordinary adventure. Whether he is explaining the importance of biscuits or the role of the elderly in a community undertaking remembering the scrappy kid who never quite delivered or the mother who had most to prove this is an incredibly moving journey. It is his adventure...and ours.

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In the gentle precinct of Aldminster Cathedral crisis loomed. The urbane & worldly Dean (Purdey guns & the regular arrival of a delivery van from Berry Brothers) wanted nothing so much as to restore & beautify his beloved Cathedral
- even if it meant sacrificing the Choir School to pay for it. Alexander Troy Headmaster of the school a conscientious man somewhat out of his depth with his elusive & poetical wife (once seen walking barefoot in the dew across the Cathedral Close) was determined that nothing & no-one
- certainly not the overbearing Dean
- should destroy the Choir. As the rift widened into machiavellian

Dimensions many others found themselves caught in the schism
- Leo Beckford brilliant but wayward organist repelling the adoration of the Dean's dreadful daughter
- the gentle left-wing Bishop trying to soothe the angry protagonists
- Sally Ashworth mother of the leading chorister fighting loneliness & an erring & absent husb&. Each frail & human dilemma took its part in the greater turmoil of Chapter & Close & the final battle for the survival of the Choir.







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Those melodies the pitch harmonies & Rhythms those are the maps & guides to the Promised L&. Not on this earth but elsewhere... Determined to make his mark like those before him Pharus is hell-bent on being the best choir leader in the schools fifty-year history. First he must gain the respect of his peers but hes an outsider in a world steeped in rites & rituals a community that demands he conform. Tarell Alvin Mc Craneys piercing new play set in an all boys all black American prep school scores a gospel refrain of the politics of minority & masculinity. Choir Boy" premiered at the Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court London in September 2012. It was commissioned by & is a co-production with Manhattan Theatre Club & was supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation." ...

The hugely popular Gareth Malone recounts the heart-warming stories & transformations behind the award-winning BBC2 series The Choir including the new series Sing While You Work. For the first time Gareth reveals everything he has learned from working with so many groups of memorable people including the record-breaking Military Wives & latest series of The Choir being shown this Autumn. Gareth was an unknown Choirmaster when he arrived on British TV screens five years ago. Boyish irrepressible & determined Gareth took on a collection of kids from the most unlikely comprehensive & turned them into a talented performing choir. This was the beginning of a national love affair with a bow-tied & undeniably charming young man & it was also the start of a national rediscovery of the joy to be found in choirs. Since then each series of The Choir has gone on to even more demanding challenges taking young offenders to Glyndebourne regenerating disparate & far from affluent communities & finally in an extraordinarily emotional journey Gareth took a group of women whose partners were serving in Afghanistan to a Christmas Number One. This Autumn in a new four-part series Gareth will be challenging four new Choirs to compete against each other. This is his memoir of a period in which he transformed the lives of thousands but also gained a lifetime's worth of experience in human frailty & strength. Written with real joy emotion & amusement the twenty chapters each deal with an individual moment
- both break-throughs & disasters
- or an individual character that has contributed to this extraordinary adventure. Whether he is explaining the importance of biscuits or the role of the elderly in a community undertaking remembering the scrappy kid who never quite delivered or the mother who had most to prove this is an incredibly moving journey. It is his adventure...and ours.

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Victor Mancini has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mothers hospital care: pretend to be choking on a piece of food in a restaurant & the person who saves you will feel responsible for you for the rest of their lives. Multiply that a couple of hundred times & you generate a healthy flow of cheques week in week out. Victor also works at a theme park with a motley group of losers cruises sex addiction groups for action & visits his mother whose Alzheimers disease now hides what may be the startling truth about his parentage. ...

In the tradition of Steven Pinker's How the Mind Works" popular psychologist Sian Beilock an expert on performance & brain science reveals the astonishing new science of why we choke under pressure. She explains what happens in the body & mind when everything clicks & the perfect golf swing tricky mathematical problem or high-pressure business pitch suddenly become easy. With surprising insights on every page Beilock examines how: attention & working memory guide human performance; how experience & practice innate factors & brain development interact to create our abilities; how these interconnected elements react to stress
- explaining counterintuitive realities like why the cleverest students do worst on standardized tests; why we may learn foreign languages best when we're not paying attention; why early childhood athletic training can backfire; & how our emotions can make us both smarter & dumber. The mind & body are in even closer communication than was ever thought
- & breaks new ground on top of 30 years of integrative health investigations."

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'I have something you've lost ' the voice said. ' Your daughter.' HE WILL THREATEN HER he honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito. Her house is in flames. Her cop husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. & then her phone rings.. .HE WILL CONTROL HER The voice on the other end wants to play a game. If Marina completes a series of bizarre tasks within three days she wins her daughter's life. If she fails her little girl dies. The clock starts now. HE WILL PUSH HER TO THE EDGE In a desperate race against time Marina begins to suspect that the madman is someone she knows
- someone with a past as troubled as her own. But the truth is far darker than she imagines.. . Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter & Tess Gerritsen the twisting terrifying new thriller from the bestselling author of Cage of Bones will leave you breathless with suspense.
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Cholesterol The Essential Guide is the ultimate guide to help you manage your cholesterol levels & reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Discover what you really need to do to decrease levels of oxidized cholesterol & maintain a healthy cardiovascular system using everyday foods & lifestyle adaptations. Learn how changing your carbohydrate intake may have more impact than adapting your fat intake add phytosterols to your diet to reduce cholesterol or simply follow the therapeutic eating plan for maximum results. Whether you want to know which foods to eat & which to avoid or learn more about natural alternatives to cholesterol-lowering medication this book provides the know-how. This book is an absolute must if you want to learn more about cholesterol what it is what it does how it can go wrong & how to put it right. ...

Wahoo Cray has grown up with a zoo in his backyard
- alligators snakes rats monkeys parrots but it's his dad who's the unpredictable
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