Drumming Group, Permaculture Group, Mens Group
Singing group - have attended in last 7 days and does have spiritual dimension
Meditation - have tried before and did have a spiritual dimension
Anthroposophical Medicine - have attended in past 7 days, have tried before and did have spiritual dimension.
Drumming - does not have a spiritual dimension
COMMENTS: Circle Dancing - what do you mean by 'Spiritual'? It can be spiritual, a connectedness.
Principles and Practice of Christianity - has a spiritual dimension
Pilates - attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Has taught play therapy. Taize workshop rather than singing group.
Drum Circle - have attended in the past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Alexander Technique also has a development dimension
Bowen Technique - has attended in past 7 days and does have a spiritual dimension. COMMENTS - Alexander Technique and Homeopathy only sometimes have a spiritual dimension.
Meditation Group - attended in past 7 days and has spiritual dimension
Church (Anglican) and Choir (non-church) - has attended in the past 7 days and has spiritual dimension.
Remedial Massage - has attended in past 7 days
Sound Therapy - has attended in past 7 days Colour & Light Therapy - has attended in past 7 days
Songs of Praise (Unitarian) & singing hymns etc. - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
COMMENTS: Cranio-sacral therapy has spiritual dimension in that it connects me to my inner self. Practioner of Aromatherapy and Reflexology
United Reformed Church - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Regularly practices Aromatherapy, Flower essences therapy, Homeopathy and Yoga on own at home
Meditation - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
COMMENTS: Play Therapy is a significant part of my job
Crystal bowls - has tried before and has a spiritual dimension
Colour therapy, Sound therapy and Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls & Toning - attended all in past 7 days and all have spiritual dimension.
Psychic Circle - has attended in past 7 days and does have a spiritual dimension
Percussion Group - has attended in past 7 days and does have a spiritual dimension
Lecture on animal spirituality & telepathy - have tried before and has a spiritual dimension
Singing; drumming; 5 rhythms / the wave.
Chinese Herbal Medicine - has attended in the past 7 days
Angel workshops and crystal healing - have tried before and have spiritual dimension
Unitarian meditation group - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Meditation - has attended in past 7 days & has spiritual dimension Channelling - has attented in past 7 days & has spiritual dimension
Raj Yoga Meditation Group - have tried before and have spiritual dimension
Pilates - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Drama Group - has attended in past 7 days and has a spiritual dimension
Meditation - attended in past 7 days & has a spiritual dimension; Chanelling - attended in past 7 days & has a spiritual dimension.
Meditation - attended in past 7 days & has spiritual dimension; Channelling - attended in past 7 days & has spiritual dimension.
Chi Ball, Colour Therapy, Quartz Crystal Bowl - have attended all in past 7 days and all have a spiritual dimension. Shamen - has tried before.
Shemanism, Swear Lodge, Walking and ?? - have ried before - all had spiritual dimension

Tai Chi - Dee Swift; Singing - Daniel Burbridge
Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I am teaching a short course on light science
Meditating with channelled spirit guides
Buddhism & Yoga - hard to choose, both important
Intermediate Yoga, Kirkland Hall, Kendal
Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls and Sounding (voice)
Yoga class for over 50s at Kendal Leisure Centre
Reflexology for beginners Dallam School Eve. Class

Heaven & hell - not in conventional terms. God - yes, in a wide sense. Jesus as son of God - yes, in that we all are children of 'God'. Devil - no, not in simple terms
Auras (Human energy fields), Nature spirits, Spirit guides. Believe in 'God' as a word for some sort of spirit or life force that pervades all that lives and all else.
COMMENTS: Hell - don't believe in the traditional religious view. Sin - don't believe in the traditional religious view.
COMMENTS: Life after death - more yes than no. New Age of spiritual evolution - did believe a few years ago but not sure now. Sin - wrong-doing not evil.
COMMENTS: Power of prayer - positive thought
COMMENTS: Jesus was the son of God - has crossed out 'the' and written 'a'.
Heaven & Hell as a state of being, not places. We are indestructable intelligences as Jesus was but with free agency & that the Gospel of Jesus is pure science expressed in common terms & illustrated by His actions. Continued guidance through prophets…
Believes in: God as a benevolent stream of energy; law of cause & effect; interconnectedness of all things.
Believes in: Jesus was a highly evolved man; The Buddha was a highly evolved man; We all have the potential to realise of Buddha nature
COMMENTS: Heaven & Hell - depends on your definition. Jesus son of God & Jesus just a man - depends on your definition.
COMMENTS: Do not believe in Heaven & Hell as traditionally represented or understood.
Do not believe in sin in the usual Christian sense. Meaning varies & evolves over time for me.
COMMENTS: Sometimes believes in Heaven, Hell, Chakras, Angels, other holy or higher beings & a spirit world
Believes in: Immorality; Jesus was a special person; God is life force
COMMENTS: Heaven, hell, sin, the devil and angels are unhelpful terms for talking about a number of realities
COMMENTS: Do not believe in life after death in the Christian sense. Jesus was a highly realised man. Do not believe in sin, the devil or angels in the Christian sense. Believe in UFOs mentally, not necessarily physically.
COMMENTS: Do not belive in the devil but do believe in dark energies
Believes this physical world is 'Hell' and the next 'world' is reality
Animal spirituality. That the Divine spirit is within everyone and everything. We choose our birth and our death. We also create our own reality.
Believe in Karma (positive & negative actions); Jesus as one of many enlightened beings; Heaven & Hell as a projection of mind; the devil as negative spirits, angels as positive spirits
Belief in the goodness of others; the power of love; hedonism
Most of lines left blank could read 'maybe'
Believe in evil and Jesus was just a man/prophet
A life force or spirit (Holy Spirit?) that can at times be 'tapped'
Would like to believe in Reincarnation, Heaven and humankind entering New Age of spiritual evolution
Has crossed out God and replaced with 'Great Spirit'. Believes in Monday mornings, Sunday lunch, my friends.
Theravada Buddhism does not have belief - it has Saddha (faith which is confidence based on knowledge)
Life after death - i.e. Jesus promises that all those who have died will be raised from the dead. Miracles - only believe in those which are true i.e Biblical.
Believes in Jesus as a manifestation of God
I definitely believe that there are unidentified flying objects although what they are is another matter. A flock of birds might register on a radar as a UFO.
Myself! Love, the Now, Sea, Sunshine and Moon.

Giving birth - probably didn’t think of it as such then!
Healing of others during my work (massage therapist) - both religious and spiritual apply
Awareness / experience of someone elses inner experience - Spiritual applies
An awareness of the presence of God as something 'bigger' than me.
COMMENTS: For 'Extra Sensory Perceptions' a question mark was entered in the 'Neither' column
An in-body experience which was followed by a 'message' from God - a religious experience
Revelatory perception of environment - spiritual experience
Reiki Distant Healing - a spiritual experience
Imaginary Friend as a young child - neither religious nor spiritual
Experience of being without thought - both a religious and a spiritual experience
A conviction of the purpose of the life of every individual premortal / mortal / postmortal - a spiritual experience
COMMENTS: I'm not sure I separate Religious and Spiritual
An experience of knowing how things are - a spiritual experience
Not clear about difference between these.
An experience of extraordinary energy in nature by a Hindu shrine - a spiritual experience
Memories of past lives and memories of already knowing others, from past lives - neither spiritual nor religious
Intense relief from guilt after confession and absolution - both religious and spiritual experience
COMMENTS: Karma, i.e. result of past action
A healing dream - a spiritual experience
A feeling that I was being used with a group to stop someone dying - a religious experience
An extraordinary vision during deep meditation - both a religious and a spiritual experience
Evidence of intuition. Spiritual manifestation i.e. physical phenomena
A dream of a future event (reasonably accurate) - a spiritual experience
An extraordinary inner experience (without sex, drugs, birth or R&R) - a spiritual experience
Talking with my dog - spiritual experience. Getting married - spiritual experience
In dream state received teaching - a religious experience
My mother sometimes gives me one of her songs and I reply

Q21other: other spiritual/therapeutic activity (please write in)
Cycling, playing drums, cooking, sleeping, eathing
Study scriptures and related materials including recent research; write journals; teach philosophy & yoga, serve others professionally with the therapies I do which involve all the dimensions spiritual, metnal, emotional, physical.
Homeopathy; Flower essences; Earth awareness
I burn oils, light candles & send light; as a family we use angel cards, self esteem cards, family meetings, Deepak Chopra 'the 7 spiritual laws of successful parenting'
Colour & light treatments; Sound (crystal bowl); lots of hugs; much talking about spiritual things.
Read personal development books i.e. 'You Can Heal Your Life' by Louise Hay
Alexander Technique; 'Commune with nature'; artistic activities.
Therapeutic type of Art; spiritual chanting; feng shui; various alternative medicine practices.
I work as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist
Reiki (given); Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls therapy (given); Sounding / Voice therapy (given)
Dowsing; angel cards; rimes; logging into spiritual web sites & taking part in chat group forum
'Neuobics' - mind/body exercises to promote personal development & change
Reading spiritual / religious material 'devotionally'
Dance; sing; Alexander Technique; Homeopathy
Rituals at solstice, equinoxes and full moons
Body Alignment; Homeopathy; Bush Flowers; Chi Ball

Q24 other: other organisation that you have been a member of...
Indicated Liberal rather than SLDP or SDP
I suppose Oxfam - I consider it a Humanitarian organisation
Kendal Parish Church PCC Member; Past Chair of Casterton School Association of Parents; Red Cross Member
Free Tibet, Tibet Society, Tibet Association
Animal charities (very important); Free Tibet.

The challenge to be congruent with myself / my spirit being
Concern about my spiritual and physical laziness
Sharing life with a husband who has health problems
Finding regular work in the career I enjoy
Constructive use of my free time to be useful still in society
Letting go of my anger at coporate greed and political corruption
The economic environment - because of its long term potential effects
Sometimes get bored when the weather is bad
Government tampering with pensions, so I have to put more in
The welfare of my grandchildren (teenagers)
Concern about personal health & that of immediate family
The financial difficulties of my daughter and son-in-law
Find it difficult to be myself and not 'adapt' to others
The problems are not 'out there', they are in me.
Time management to do all that I love doing at home, at work, at play!!
Not enough time, especially for spiritual activities
Connecting fulfillingly with other people
Nothing bothering me, things come and go quickly, I know all will be well overall.
Recover from Breast Cancer - middle of treatment
The anxiety of possibly left to live on my own
Given up work and certain social activities to care for handicapped mother
Self-inability to get organised (tend to cling to past and not throw things away!)
Health - due to increasing age i.e. blood pressure - thyroid.
Keeping up the pace and standards or work until I can retire
Concern for future of children e.g. safety / education etc.
Getting a job that fulfills my potential and is positive for the world
Staying fit and well and able to cope - I am just 61
Son-in-law redundant and no job biggest worry - but not a problem I can solve
To get my health and energy levels back to normal
Listening to, and acting upong, my 'inner' sense
Preparing mentally for growing old, losing independence
"Staying with my own integrity" covers them all
Health - complicated back problem which affects all activities
Future of my grandchildren (re environment & nations at war, etc.
Allergic reaction to my work environment (COBALT - printing ink)
My ignorance attachment, greed, anger, etc.
Difficulty in finding time to pursue personal / spiritual growth
Over-busy schedule, not achieving desirable balance between rest and work
Making fixed / decreasing income meet costs
Maintaining my health both physically and mentally
(Wording of question - find 'problems' limiting language, rather use 'challenges') Family pre-judgements and condemnations
Trying to work less hours and spend more time with family and Buddhism
Coping with bereavement following the death of my husband in January 2001
Resolving issues with ex-partner, father of my children
This was the hardest question to answer - PROBLEM is a very loaded word. I have some 'concerns' and sometimes 'worry' about or am entirely 'satisfied' with certain things, e.g. my relationship with my partner - but I don’t see it as a problem, just life
Balancing personal happiness with those of other family members
Not enough time or money to maintain my large garden
Plenty of concern for the world, but no personal problems
Balancing spirituality with modern living
Health of myself and those closest to me
Lack of time to persue my painting and sculpture which for me is of a spiritual nature
No, we say 'interesting challenges'! Trusting myself.
Weather - Lake District, lack of sunshine, like to live by the sea
Prioritize family over friends over self ? + variations

Being able to work at a job I love and which also pays adequately
Finding a way of balancing love for family and love for the world / humanity
Reconciling spiritual and mundane activities
How to slow down a bit with so much to do
Keeping positive and non-judgemental more of the time
Government rulings which may result in job down-grading
Employment possibility for children / grandchildren
Having 'right relations' with my partner
Concern about my children's careers & personal lives
Increasing uncertainty about my religious beliefs
Lack of provision and interest in recycling by the council & commercial organisations
Finding alternative medicine solutions to medical problems
Being true to myself in my life and with other people
Find it difficult to relax and find peace within
My main three problems are maintaining awareness, awareness, awareness! (as the Buddha said)
Helping the younger generation to be in this wonderful world but not of it!
Attracting enough clients for my business
Finding my own sense of meaning in living / life
Dealing with the breakdown of my marriage
Balancing spiritual practice with other things in life
Support my father to cope with life with easier mind
Great concern about terrorism and crime of any kind
Keeping financially comfortable in retirement (divorced 53 year old woman)
Difficulty in recruiting younger people for voluntary charity work
Changing this personal relationship problem!
Daughter - student under pressure from work / money / health / boyfriend problems
Becoming a whole and complete person, happy with the real me
The inability of people to get on well with each other - war, exploitation, environmental damage
To improve relationships (some) and if possible have a 'love life'
Maintaining connection with universe whilst developing personal relationship
Separating from my daugher as she grows up
Housing - need to move nearer centre of Kendal, problem finding suitable place
Environmental breakdown leading to interstate conflict and war
Environment of the world (abuse by humans)
Not always having enough energy in spare time
Torn between career and desire to do voluntary work
Raising awareness about the Quartz Crystal Bowls and my own practice as a therapist
Caring for a member of family with mental health problems
Concern at the selfish / self seeking public attitudes
Maintaining health so as to continue part time work
Getting other people to realise the damage we are doing to the environment
Collective human attitudes to animals, plants and the planet
Financial - I'm a single parent with two young childre on income support
Facing growing old / planning for retirement
Reluctance of my grown up youngsters to take responsibility for their own lives
Can't find like minded people for spiritual activities nearby
Clash of personalities within the family circle
Getting enough free time with my husband
Fitness of myself and those closest to me
Concern for the troubled state of the world
I worry about my daughter's situation (this affects answer 1)

The balance of living along and the desire to be in a primary relationship too
Finding out / deciding what I should be doing practically / spiritually and doing it!
Keeping in touch with family and friends
Coping with work and unhappy work colleagues
Helping my daughter sort her life / health / relationships to achieve a happy life
Finding time to prepare a location to move my beehives to.
Making sure I am true to myself and my beliefs
Local government 'downer' on cars which makes giving a services to people difficult because of excessive parking restrictions, etc.
Helping husband avoid depression because of work
Learning to not allow work to dominate my life
Concern about the state of the world which my grandchildren are growing up in
People who don't understand my views and are selfish & indifferent to problems that face humans
Keeping my husband from worrying about money for our future
Learning to lobby for changes for public good e.g. pollution of the air we breathe, the food that is sold & the land it in produced on; the pollution of the minds & souls of all age groups by the media - verbally and visually lowering personal & public.
Not having enough skills to help people as much as I'd like
Worry about elderly parents living long-distance away
Finding the way to change personal patterns of behaviour
Lack of cheap and reliable public transport
Doing something about the world situation
Decide on mix of work is best for me and my partner - before I was ill I had 4 part time jobs.
Keeping fit and healthy to enjoy life and be able to work
General lack of moral values in the community
Difficulty finding other like minded lesbian friends in this area for friendship / mutual support
Husband ageing and with health problems - fear for future. 4. Money - lack of!
Concern over my husband's high levels of stress
I could bring my children and grandchildren to England to visit us
Would like to have more money in the bank!
My own relationship and employment future
Finding and being in a relationship(s) that allows both of us to be true, real, honest and mutually supportive
Staying fit and healthy to cope with the above
Guilt over my grown up children (could I have been a better mum?)
Worrying about the terrible state of the world
Keeping financially afloat as a freelance
Keeping all my loved ones from danger / harm
Finding meaningful part time work to support me on counselling course
The state of the world - the fighting and bombing in Afghanistan
Having to handle all life's decisions alone
3rd world poverty leading to interstate conflict and war
Worrying about world situation and the future for my son in this
How best to be of use to family, friends and the world
Being more personally responsible - i.e. letting go of negative habits. 4. Paying off my mortgage!
Deciding whether or not to move house. I'm not sure any of these are really problems!
Pre-occupation with an elderly mum and the fine line between love and 'duty'!
Whether to go fully into alternative therapies
Death of elderly parents and sibling 2 years older that I
Current political leaders not communicating and listening to the general population - on Afghanistan, Euro, Nationality (being British and proud of it), etc.
Medical profession and its attitude to prescription drugs etc. and its anti-feeling to complementary, holistic therapies.
The health and happiness of my children and grand-children
World situation generally affects me personally
Life style for my grandchildren in the future
Would like to see more of my grown up children
Balancing the outer world with the inner world
Attempting to be positive in a sometimes negative world
Keeping to that which is important and not getting side tracked
Happiness / contentment of myself and those closest to me
Fostering hope for the future for our grandchildren and future generations
I worry about my son's situation sometimes (this affects answer 1)
The English not living in the now and always moaning

Q41: others (you)
Retired early from teaching - do voluntary work.
Looking after the home and voluntary work
At home recovering from temporary illness

Q42: others (chief income earner)
unpaid priest - living on pension from former job

Q43: other (you)
Unpaid. College / University before retirement

Q45b: others
Engineering, Natural Sciences and Optometry
Social sciences, Alternative Medicine, Christianit
Mathematics BSc; Philosophy of Education B.Phil Ed
Teacher & psychotherapist with Advanced Diplomas