Last month I held a Relaxation Party at my home with a small group of friends, to introduce them to some simple relaxation techniques and to share the Relax Kids CDs which I had been raving about. I wanted to create an arena where I could allow people to listen to the cds and experience them first hand, so as such I made a little listening station complete with cd player and headphones in the kitchen. I chose my music, aromatherapy oils, lighting and seating arrangements carefully in order to create the right mood. As ever, space was an issue but we had just the right amount of people to make it feel full, but so that we could still fit. My lovely neighbour kindly leant me a few chairs which did the trick.
A selection of Relax Kids cds and books
More Relax Kids cds
The guests were either primary school teachers or mothers of young children (or both), and to make the evening even more relaxing, the ladies were able to book massages with my guest Mary. Again, I spent time making the ‘treatment room’ (my bedroom) as welcoming as possible, with fairy lights and candles. Almost every lady had a treatment – hand, foot or neck and shoulder massages, so by the end of the evening we were all completely relaxed.
One lucky guest won a Relaxation Gift Bag in the raffle!I shared all manner of massage books and paraphernalia I have amassed over the years too. Finally I taught a little self-massage and we did a short group meditation.
I was really pleased with how the evening went, because I hadn’t really talked to my friends much about meditation or relaxation before. Many of my friends are teachers, and as a group we tend to be quite wound-up and cynical (or maybe that’s the cynic in me talking)! I had spoken to individuals about my NLP and coaching work, and I’ve led some training sessions at my old school to do with new-agey type stuff, but I was still nervous about sharing this part of my life with some of my friends. I suppose because it was in a group of people as opposed to talking to individuals about it. So, to those who were there, I’d like to extend huge thanks for your support. I felt the whole experience was very succesful and has also spurred me onto have some new exciting ideas, so watch this space for updates!