January 2023
Important Notice – Fee increases from 1st March 2023

The Light of Hope Community Interest Company is a non-profit organization, established in 2003 and run by volunteers (we have no paid employees). We are a company which is “Limited by Guarantee” which means we have no shareholders, no dividends and all our funds must be used to further our stated aims of:
• Teaching Meditation
• Providing Holistic Therapies
• Training Therapists
We have just come to the end of our energy contracts and are having to absorb a 4-fold increase in rates. We cannot sustain this level of increase without increasing fees – which we do reluctantly as we have always sought to keep our fees affordable for as many people as possible. Our Therapy fees have not increased for over 20 years!

The following increases will come into effect on 1st March 2023:
MEDITATION
• £4 evenings, £3 lunchtime (£6.50 for 2 sessions in the week and £7.50 for 3 sessions)
COURSE FEES
• Will increase by 10 – 15% (see individual course details)
THERAPIES
• Our standard fee of £25 will increase to £30 for 1-hour sessions (£35 for 1 hour massage)
• Other fees for longer sessions will increase similarly – see individual details and speak to your therapist. Individual Therapists may still offer individual concessions as they do at present. These concessions are discretionary and come directly from the income of the Therapists (their room rent and product fees are the same irrespective of any concession given).
We hope you will appreciate the necessity to apply these increases and will continue to support the Hope Centre. We have survived recent closures and limitations thanks to your support, and hopefully will be able continue with our work into the future.

IF you may wish to help us financially or may wish to consider other voluntary help, please email us on
manchester@lightofhope.co.uk
We have a LOCAL GIVING facility where donations (regular or one-off) can be made (and enhanced with Gift Aid).
The link is:
https://localgiving.org/charity/lightofhope/
Kind regards and many thanks
The Hope Centre Team

Sound Baths by Dr. Nicholas Peters at The Hope Centre

Friday evenings, 7:00pm-8:00pm on the following dates:

10th June, 24th June

1st July, 15th July, 29th July

12th August

Unwind after a busy week and start your weekend off by soaking in beautiful healing sounds to calm the mind, relax the body, and connect with Spirit.

Commencing with a short guided meditation, followed by a sound bath featuring the healing sounds from handmade Himalayan singing bowls, Koshi wind chimes, rainstick, and other sacred sound instruments.

Please note that these sound baths will all feature the use of slowly swirling ‘nebula’ light projections on the ceiling to make for a more immersive experience in sound and light. As such, if you are photosensitive, please consider bringing a blindfold to wear.

Each sound bath at The Hope Centre costs £12 per person.

What you need to bring: Yoga mat, pillow and blanket, or a sleeping bag (as you will be lying down for the duration of the session). You may also wish to bring a bottle of water.

Please ensure that you are well-hydrated and that you do not have a full stomach.

Spaces are limited, so booking is essential. To book your place, please use the booking form on this webpage: http://nicholaspeters.co.uk/sound-baths/

Or email: soundandmantratherapy@gmail.com

Queries: 07842 322 592

We are delighted that all our activities are now available again, although we are maintaining certain precautions and protocols to reduce risk to our guests and staff. Courses are back in progress. We are hoping to complete Holistic Reflexology Diploma , Foundation in Light and Crystal Healing Diploma by the end of January and will return to our previous patterns in April when new courses will begin.

Regular Meditations are continuing ( retaining social distance), with energy alignments available again before and after meditations in the evening.

All Holistic Therapies are again available, with therapists and clients agreeing on what PPE they are mutually comfortable with, now that there are no mandatory requirements.

Mask wearing is now voluntary in the Hope Centre for events such as Meditation and on Course Days.

We continue to practice our enhanced cleaning regime and still maintain 30 minutes between clients to allow for cleansing and greeting clients in order to check temperatures and encourage sanitising.

We have tried throughout the pandemic to ensure the safety of our guests and staff whilst keeping open as many facilities as we were allowed. This has proved to be helpful to many people, and thankfully we have has very few staff or guests who have been ill.

Many thanks to all who have supported us through these challenging times. We hope that many more will have the confidence to return to the Hope Centre as we move safely towards greater freedom and positive social interaction.

Let us look forward to the future with HOPE

Best wishes to all

HOPE CENTRE TEAM

Dear Friends
As you know, most of our activities at the Hope Centre have had to be cancelled, for the moment, due to the tighter restrictions announced on 4th January 2021.
We are, however, able to continue with our regular Meditation sessions under the rules which cover “Places of Worship” returning on Tuesday 12th January 2021 at 7.30pm:

• Tuesday 7.30pm
• Wednesday 12.45pm
• Thursday 7.30pm

We are just letting you know that we are indeed now open for meditation and look forward to welcoming any who feel ready and comfortable to come.  We have strict protocols and social distancing in place.  All meditators are required to wear a mask at all times. Payment can be (exact) cash or (contactless) Card.

We feel it is important that we provide a peaceful, positive and hopeful presence in these challenging times. 
We hope you are all keeping well and that we may welcome you back to the Hope Centre in the future. 
Kind regards
The Hope Centre Team

In light of the latest ‘National Lockdown: Stay at Home’ Government announcement at 8pm on 4th January 2021, sadly The Hope Centre is now unable to offer the meditation sessions until further notice in addition to the therapies and courses with the exception of Acupuncture which, at the time of writing, can continue. Please contact Jason at JHS Acupuncture for further details

This will be kept under review over the coming weeks so please keep checking our Website for updates as the situation unfolds.  

Thank you for your continued support and please don’t forget you can access our Hope Centre Manchester YouTube Channel meditations which are available at all times: 

 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9LKAMc1yKFC3UguLWE6Yng?fbclid=IwAR1IQ5y5UEVZyzavKErzm8VxLn45TuHNbUhGdzH5LArGr6dNVyKyFeNVv2Y

Hi

We have had a few enquiries following the latest guidelines and restrictions announced a couple of days ago.

We are still running our normal sessions at the usual times (Tuesday 7.30, Wednesday, 12.45 and Thursday 7.30. We are not affected by the recent Greater Manchester additional restrictions which relate to residential and not commercial premises.

We are however affected by the national guidelines which now require masks to be worn in “Places of Worship”” and Community Centres etc (as well as several other types of premises). The new rules come into force on 8 August so from next week masks will need to be worn for Meditation unless you are exempt for medical reasons.

Apart from the masks we continue to operate as we have done for the past few weeks. Numbers are limited and guests need to sanitise on arrival. We are not doing refreshments, alignments or congregating in the communal room. 2m social distance is maintained in the meditation room and people will arrive and leave keeping that distance.

The areas of the centre including chairs, door handles, lockers etc are sanitised after each session to minimise the risks to guests and staff.

We look forward to welcoming you back. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards

The Hope Centre Team

 NEW COURSE BEGINS APRIL 1st  2023

We are delighted that the Foundation in Light course will begin another cycle in April.

The Foundation in Light is a unique course in the spiritual understanding and working knowledge necessary to nurture and develop a life in healing – whether for yourself and those around you, or to take a healing path into a career as a therapist.  This course provides all the building blocks for a Foundation to reach into, and towards, all your potentials. Many students have found the course to be truly life changing.

The course is over 12 months and there will be a Certificate of Completion which assists entry on all The Light of Hope CIC College of Light Diploma courses. The ‘Foundation’ course is experiential and aims to develop good spiritual ‘housekeeping’ of both a personal and environmental nature, and will be of interest to all, whether or not a career in healing is the ultimate goal.

The ‘Foundation’ course encompasses all aspects of personal energy, meditation and self-healing techniques. It brings an appreciation and understanding of holistic therapies – why and how they work. Students will experience healing – both giving and receiving.  Dimensions beyond the physical will be covered – including guides, angels, masters; life beyond the physical and connections to those who have passed to the light.

An understanding of the many levels of life beyond our physical and planetary nature is key to our role on the earth at this time and the course aims to give the individual a very real perspective to their own place in the divine plan.

The course involves one full Saturday each month (Foundation Days)  and one Monday evening 7pm -8.30pm for  ‘Steps’ teachings.

Course Structure

• Each student will be allocated a personal mentor to guide and support their development
• Students, as part of their personal development, will be required to attend a minimum of two evening group meditations per month. They may attend as many meditations as they wish.
• There will be a student card pass ‘Ticket to Light’ which will access all available events to ‘Foundation’ students.
• The ‘Foundation in Light’ course is non-denominational and open to all irrespective of religious, social or academic background
• Students who do not register for the total ‘Foundation’ course may attend each study day or event separately and individually, and pay accordingly.
• If students miss any days or evening presentations then they can catch up the following year without additional charge.

COURSE FEES: 10% deposit of £58 and 12 monthly payments of £43.30 by standing order (total payable £580.00). OR

Full payment in advance £493 (15% discount)

Concessions: 10% discount for full-time Students, Senior Citizens and those receiving Income Support. For more information or to reserve your place, please contact:

The Hope Centre (Manchester)

Hampden Buildings, Hampden Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 7UB

Telephone:  0161 973 9130

E-mail:   manchester@lightofhope.co.uk

www.lightofhope.co.uk

If you are interested in joining the course please contact us as soon as possible as places are limited.