January 2008
Monthly Archive
Upcoming Reiki II attunement
Hello folks. I’m planning to run a Reiki II attunement at some point in the next 2 months. If you have done Reiki I and want to take it further, i suggest you join the healer’s email group so that you hear about it when it comes round- there are only 6 places, which may go quickly. Simon
Beginners Massage Course signup now
BEGINNERS MASSAGE
6 weeks taking you from absolute novice to
confident ability making others feel great through
touch. Cost is £35* including tuition, notes, oil
and floormat. Classes are on Wednesday evenings and
start next week (30th Jan). To sign up for this
course come to the Library Bar in Teviot this
Wednesday (23rd) at 7 o’clock. We’ll need your
money and e-mail address.
NB If you’ve already signed up for a
massage course then you automatically have a space
on this one. Please e-mail us to ensure we have
your correct details and get a timetable.
Indian Head Massage
simon 24 Jan 2008 | : Indian Head Massage, News
INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE
We intend to put on an Indian Head Massage
workshop one Saturday in February. Cost is £15 and
for that you’ll learn and practice all you need to
know. Please email us with good dates if you’re
interested so we can reserve you a space and book
the venue.
We intend to put on an Indian Head Massage
workshop one Saturday in February. Cost is £15 and
for that you’ll learn and practice all you need to
know. Please email us with good dates if you’re
interested so we can reserve you a space and book
the venue.
Intermediate Massage Course Signup
INTERMEDIATE MASSAGE
After many delays it’s finally going to happen. This is the flagship massage course of the ChillOut Society. Advanced professional massage skills and guiding intuition are its objectives. If you love massage, if you’ve had experience (beginners course is ideal), if you massage regularly and if you want to take your ability, understanding and confidence
to the next stage then this is for you. Our only requirements are passion and commitment. The 8 classes will be on Sunday evenings from 3rd February. Contact us by e-mail to discuss ASAP.
NB If you’ve previously started this course and want to finish it then there is space for you on the course. E-mail us ASAP.
When is your next course?
simon 23 Jan 2008 | : Questions & Contact
Indian head massage and Reiki courses run according to demand. If you wish to do one, please let us know.
Please do not email us asking us when our next massage course is. We run a lot of massage courses in the first term, and a few more during the second term. Join the email list to hear about these when they are starting.
Do you run courses outside term times?
simon 23 Jan 2008 | : Questions & Contact
No. We run courses during university term only. Most things are during the first semester or the early part of the second semester, before exams and dissertations interrupt these activities. We normally run multiple beginners courses in the first term, with one or two more in the second term. Indian Head Massage, Intermediate Massage and Reiki attunements may be in either term.
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What times and days are your classes?
Are your massage courses certified?
simon 23 Jan 2008 | : Questions & Contact
No. The beginner’s massage course and indian head massage course are introductions to the techniques only. Our intermediate massage course teaches you skills well beyond many professional massage courses in Swedish Massage, but all of our teaching is for your personal use only. This is not a professional qualification and ChillOut does not accept any responsibility for the way in which you use what you have learned at our courses. There is no certificate of completion, no qualification, and we offer no guarantee that any of our students are fit to practice.
Do I have to be a member of Edinburgh University or ChillOut society to do a course?
simon 23 Jan 2008 | : Questions & Contact
You do not have to be a member of Edinburgh University to join ChillOut Society, but the Student’s Association insists that we charge members a fee. And if we let people go on courses without being members, we wouldn’t have any members! So yes you must be a member of ChillOut. It costs only £3 to join ChillOut society for life (we never remember to re-charge you)!
How do I get a place on the course?
simon 23 Jan 2008 | : Questions & Contact
Once we announce courses on the email list, you can ask for a place using the email address given in the announcement email. Beginner’s massage courses are started in the first few weeks of each semester and Indian Head Massage would be announced a few weeks before it is planned to run (in either semester). Intermediate massage courses are normally announced towards the end of the first beginner’s course of the year (near the end of the first semester).
If you wish to come on a reiki course, email the reiki organiser to ask if there is likely to be another course soon and register your interest.
See Also
Are your massage courses certified?
Do I have to be a member of Edinburgh University or ChillOut society to do a course?
Old Committee
The committee of 2006-2007
NOTE THIS POST IS OUT OF DATE. PLEASE REFER TO NEW COMMITTEE PAGE
We’re a mixed bunch of people from all walks of life. The committee consists of the following:
- President- Phil
- Secretary- Georgi Gardiner
- Treasurer- Sebastian Leuschner
- Executive Facilitator- Lisa Perrett
- Social Secretary- Amy Beavan
- Events organiser- Tom ten Thij
- Reiki bunny- Simon
- Webmonkey- Scott Wright
- Author/Teacher- Zeb Shaw
- Hugmonster- Mike
- Guru of lovin’- Simon van Lieshout
- Other groupies- Bernie (wench), Hamish (zenmaster), Hera
So, who is the committee? We’ll, officially it’s the people who run the society. And a few people who hang out with us and whose presence itself is important enough to warrant a position on the committee without appearing to actually do any of the everyday chores…
Georgi is the Secretary. She is a lovely bubbly busybody. She has contacts everywhere, and knows how to get what she wants. Just as well that she focuses on getting what other people want. But just in case, best to stay in her good books.
Phil is the President. We don’t have a picture of Phil, but can assure you that he’s pretty, and he’s the president. He has magic hands and a calm presence. He’s also very cool. And in case you hadn’t guessed, he’s laid back. No, to be fair to the man, he’s horizontal.
Scott is the Webmonkey. Which means he is hailed as the saviour of all things that go beep. Because most of us don’t get on with things that go beep. He is also a talented masseur about to go pro. And a nice guy. A good combo, we think. Watch this space.
Tom is the Events Organiser, muscle pulveriser, beasty drummer, dancer and friendly guy extraordinaire. Yep, pretty special. Humble and hardworking, caring and sharing, and, well, everything you would want in a friend.
The following people are no longer on the executive committee, in other words they no longer do anything for us, but we love them enough to include them in our community.
Mikey, hugmeister extrordinaire. Great Grandfather of the ChillOut Society. White woman. Nobody gives better hugs.
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Cat is our Reiki-girl-in-absence. Wise and gentle, tall and beautiful, kind and powerful.
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Raffe. What to say about her? I’d advise men to steer clear but that just makes her more irresistible. I’d say she is a man eater, great fun and slightly crazy but all would be terrible understatements.
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Hamish has the air of a Zen master and views on life which are so sound you’d struggle to fault them, as well as being down-to-earth, financially minded and a self-hypnotist. Go figure.
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Gogo is our most enigmatic lady-charmer. What else need I say? Naturally he comes fully equipped with magic hands and other things.
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Hera
Hera is a particularly fine specimen of masseuse, healer, friend, and female of the species in general and her return from exile in is long awaited.
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Naomi is bubbly trouble, sorely missed and regularly pissed, fortunately quite often visits Edinburgh . Blond biker babe at heart and social worker in London by trade, she is an awsome adversary in a tickle fight, pillow fight, chocolate mousse fight or and other kind of armed or unarmed combat.
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Chris is our secret branch of the society in China, the quietest most powerful man I know.
Chris
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Simon wrote this page. I’m just retiring from full active service ChillOut (as president, webmonkey, reiki dude, assistant teacher and lots of other things I did because I had to make sure everything was done to my standards). I am starting work as a doctor and have been given the honorary title of Guru of Lovin’ by the new committee, which beats my other honorary title hands down.