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Let’s be real: Kate Hudson is a fitness icon. Receipts, you ask? Her rock-hard abs and toned AF booty have graced the cover of Women’s Health mag more than once...not to mention the fact that she makes working out actually seem fun. A not-so-easy feat. Plus, she likes exercising so much that she co-founded an activewear brand Fabletics (very cute).

So yeah, in addition to being an all-around talented badass, the actress and mom of three is veeery vocal about prioritizing her fitness routine and healthy habits. And naturally, I wanted in on all of her ~workout deets~. From Pilates to yoga to running, Kate does it all. A bonus? Her exercise schedule is totally quarantine-friendly. And after spending a week recreating some of her go-to workouts, I have a whole new appreciation for how Kate stays so fit at 41.

Workout 1: Nicole Stuart Training

Kate’s been training with Nicole Stuart since she was just 19 years old. Pre-Covid, they were meeting up weekly when they’re both in Los Angeles, but since Kate travels so much usually, Stuart also designs digital workouts for her to do on the road. Stuart has tons of online classes available for purchase on Vimeo (they’re 10 dollars max), so I decided to give one of her full-body sessions a shot.

The video starts with Stuart chilling in her luxurious-looking backyard pool (vibes), then she introduces herself and we get right into the bodyweight movements. Each exercise (we did clamshells, arm raises, leg lifts, and more) was quick but super tough, so I found my butt and abs hurting so good for just the right amount of time before I wanted to give up. Stuart gives you a rep range for all the exercises (like 10–15 of each move), so you can just go at your own pace.

Another positive? Stuart’s voice is calming as hell. She’s got the most caring demeanor, and working out with her felt like getting a warm hug from my mom—10/10 would recommend. I can see how Kate’s kept working out with her for 22 years (#relationshipgoals).

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Workout 2: Pilates

Kate posts tons of IG content about all her Pilates reformer workouts, so obviously another Pilates class was on my agenda. Lucky for me, theWH team already did a major roundup of the best free Pilates videos on YouTube, so I pulled the article up on my laptop, rolled out my yoga mat and scrolled through my options.

I chose a 20-minute arms and abs burn with Cassey Ho since the video had almost 1.5 million views and she’s got over five million subscribers to her channel (casual). This workout was short but damn, my poor limbs burned. By the end of the video I already felt sore from my torso up, so I just laid on my mat and rested for another 15 minutes.

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Workout 3: Yoga

Kate’s been a pretty outspoken yogi ever since experiencing some challenges while pregnant with her third child Rani. (She said it was a huge part of supporting her pregnancy.) So while I’m not pregnant (chill), if Kate loves yoga, that means I love yoga, too.

PSA: I’m literally the least flexible human on Earth, which is why I typically steer clear of in-person yoga classes. (It's super embarrassing when I can barely do beginner yoga exercises without cowering in pain, lol.) But because I’d be doing this workout at home, I sucked it up in the name of all that is Kate Hudson, chose a basics flow from this free YouTube yoga roundup, and got to #werk.

I’d been feeling pretty sore from the past two days, tired AF from work, and kinda stressed by everything going on in the world. That said, this “Yoga With Adrienne” video was soooo calming and absolutely just what I needed. I felt centered by the breathing and gentle stretching throughout, and there were no moves that made me feel like the uncomfortable-looking pretzel I usually am during yoga. Basically, this was pretty much the best possible way to relax and cap off my day. (Thanks, Adrienne!)

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Workout 4: Peloton Run

Kate’s got both a Peloton treadmill and bike at her house right now (I’m very jealous), so it’s safe to say she’s covered in terms of doing indoor workouts. I have neither of those fancy pieces of home gym equipment, but I do have an iPhone, so I downloaded the Peloton app and started a free trial for access to the company’s online classes. I chose a 20-minute outdoor running class, so all I had to do was put in my earbuds and jog to the trail near my parent’s house—yes, I’m quarantining with my fam. (Pray for me.)

I started with a 10-minute warmup run on my own (which the app recommends) to get my legs moving before pressing play on the Peloton audio. My workout was guided by fitness instructor Jess Sims and had a 90s music theme, so with each running “push” Sims initiated, I found my feet easily increasing pace to the beat of whatever Britney Spears or Q-Tip beat was playing at that time.

Toward the end of the intervals, though, my legs were dragging and I was breathing veeery heavy. (Basically **dry-heaving**, hah!) Once I finished, I walked back into my house and collapsed on the floor, shirt totally drenched from the workout but thoroughly enjoying the runner's high everybody's always going on about.

Workout Five: Wine Bottle Arms

There’s one thing I’ve made sure to always keep stocked during quarantine: wine. It turns out this (very important) precaution came in handy for modeling Kate’s routine, too, since she demoed a special lil' wine bottle-arms workout on Instagram that was just begging to be copied. I used these upper body-toning exercises, grabbed two of my (many) wine bottles, and got moving.

For a quick, 15-minute arms workout, I gotta say, it was a bit harder than it looked. Wine bottles may not be the heaviest thing in the world, but my balance was kinda thrown since the wine sloshing around made the weight distribution uneven.

Let’s just say that by the end of this week-long Kate Hudson workout experiment, my arms (especially my triceps) and my abs (it hurts to breathe) were pretty much dead and I had to pour out some wine from one of my bottles for them.

That said, Kate pushed me out of my strength-focused comfort zone this week and got me moving in a way that I hadn't really considered since quarantine started. And for that, I’m #grateful.

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World Bank Moldova Statement on the Tax Initiatives and Capital Amnesty Package

The World Bank Group is deeply concerned by the recently approved package of tax initiatives and capital amnesty, as it may undermine the Moldovan Government’s commitment to fighting corruption and could have a negative impact on tax compliance, leading to significant fiscal risks. The package is inconsistent with the policy reform program supported by the World Bank Group.

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US-based hospitality firm Standard International, the parent company of The Standard, has announced the opening of The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives resort near Male.

The resort is the brand’s first property in Asia and is located on a naturally protected island between the Raa and Baa Atolls. It is a short seaplane ride away from Male and comprises 115 private villas.

The resort offers a combination of relaxation, social life and cultural programming for groups of friends or singles.

The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives has an airy and intimate lobby, which is accessible 24 hours a day. All villas feature their own private lounge deck and plunge pool.

Six unique culinary offerings range from a beachfront BBQ shack serving freshly caught seafood, to Maldivian cuisine that features ingredients sourced directly from the company’s island farm.

The resort also offers guided diving snorkelling through naturally protected house reef, sunset boat excursions to uninhabited islands and undiscovered reefs, and night fishing and private destination dining.

The Standard Spa offers facilities such as a communal hammam, daily yoga, aroma steam room, personal training and nine private treatment rooms.

Furthermore, the resort allows the guests to experience nightlife, from tribal beats at a beach bonfire to a glass-bottom nightclub.

The Standard, Maldives is part of the company’s extensive global pipeline, which includes Milan, Paris, Lisbon, Bordeaux, Koh Samui, Phuket, Hua Hin, Mexico City and Chicago.

Standard International CEO Amar Lalvani said: “It is such a treat within the same year to show the world what The Standard can be in on one of the busiest places and one of the most tranquil places on the planet.

“What makes me so proud is that despite the vast difference in setting, the culture of both are unmistakably Standard.”

The resort offers Early Bird Rates from $569 inclusive of taxes and service charges, and two breakfasts per day in a Lagoon Beach Villa category. Regular rates start from $740, including breakfast.

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Go Gentle Australia publishes its Summer 2020 Newsletter, including Annual Report 2019
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Go Gentle Australia published its Summer 2020 Newsletter. There have been significant advances in Australia and overseas, most notably the passage of Western Australia’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill. Read more....

In South Korea 85,000 terminal patients opt to die with dignity
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More than 85,000 terminally ill South Koreans have chosen to forgo life-prolonging treatment since the legalization of the right to die with dignity two years ago, government data showed on Tuesday the 4th of February.

Canadian experts: Medical aid in dying should be extended also to people with mental illness
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In Canada, the government is considering changes to make assisted death easier for people who aren't terminally ill. As this development happens, an expert panel of clinicians and ethicists recommends to extend the law also to people whose only medical condition is a mental disorder.

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FILE – In this Oct. 11, 2005, file photo, Dustin Lee Honken is led by US Marshals into the Federal Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to his sentencing. Honken an Iowa meth kingpin who kidnapped and killed five people, including two young girls, to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking in 1993 is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week. Honken would become the first defendant from Iowa to die from capital punishment since 1963 if his lethal injection takes place as scheduled on Friday, July 17, 2020 in Terre Haute, Ind. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette via AP, File)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A ruthless Iowa meth kingpin who killed five people, including two young girls, in 1993 to thwart his prosecution for drug trafficking is set to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week.

Dustin Honken, 52, would become the first defendant in an Iowa case to be put to death since 1963 if he is executed as scheduled on Friday. Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965, but federal prosecutors sought to execute Honken for killing government informants and children.

Honken is set to die by lethal injection at the prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he’s been on death row since 2005 and two other men have been put to death since Tuesday after a 17-year hiatus in federal executions.

“He does deserve what he’s getting. I can tell you that. He deserved it a long time ago,” said Susan Torres, 54, who plans to attend the execution with other victims’ relatives.

Honken’s lawyers filed an emergency request to stay the execution Thursday. A judge didn’t immediately rule on the request, which claims the execution protocol is arbitrary and capricious.

Torres, who lives in Des Moines, Iowa, was Lori Duncan’s sister-in-law before her brother and Duncan split up and she was an aunt to Duncan’s daughters, 10-year-old Kandi and 6-year-old Amber. Duncan, her new boyfriend, Greg Nicholson, and her daughters were kidnapped and killed by Honken and his girlfriend in 1993, which was seven years before their bodies were found.

Mark Bennett, the federal judge who oversaw Honken’s trial, said he generally opposes the death penalty, but that if anyone deserved to be executed, it was Honken. He said Honken’s crimes were reprehensible and that Honken had a fair legal process, including talented lawyers who “did an outstanding job with virtually nothing to work with.”

“I am not going to lose any sleep if he is executed,” said Bennett, who has since retired from the bench. “Normally I would, but the evidence was so overwhelming.”

Honken grew up in the northern Iowa town of Britt as the bright but devious son of an alcoholic father who was convicted of robbing banks.

Honken was dealing marijuana and cocaine by the early 1990s, and he began cooking meth after studying chemistry at a community college. He and a friend moved to Arizona to produce the drug in the hopes of getting rich, and they distributed their product through two dealers based in Mason City, Iowa.

Nicholson, who was one of the dealers, began cooperating with investigators in 1993 after coming under suspicion. Honken was arrested and indicted for conspiring to manufacture meth after Nicholson secretly recorded Honken and testified before a grand jury.

Honken informed the court that he would plead guilty. But days before his July 1993 plea hearing, he and his girlfriend, Angela Johnson, went searching for Nicholson. They found him at the home where he had moved in Duncan and her daughters.

Duncan didn’t know that Nicholson was an informant and she wasn’t involved in drugs, said Torres, whose daughters were playmates with Duncan’s girls.

“She was a very sweet innocent person that happened to be put in a bad situation,” she told The Associated Press on Wednesday by phone.

According to prosecutors, Johnson posed as a cosmetics saleswoman to get into the house. Honken forced Nicholson, 34, to record a statement declaring Honken innocent of the drug charges.

Nicholson and the Duncans were taken to a remote area, fatally shot and buried. Honken withdrew his guilty plea and gave his lawyer the videotape of Nicholson.

As the investigation into Honken continued, Honken’s other dealer, 32-year-old Terry DeGeus, disappeared months after Nicholson and the Duncans did. Johnson lured DeGeus, whom she dated before Honken, to a property where Honken beat him with a bat and shot him.

Investigators found the bodies of Nicholson and the Duncans in 2000 in a wooded area outside Mason City after Johnson was duped into giving a hand-drawn map showing where they were buried to a jailhouse informant. The adults had been bound and gagged and shot multiple times. The girls had each been shot once in the back of the head. DeGeus’ body was found a few miles away, his skull fractured.

Bennett said the girls were still in their swimsuits when they were kidnapped on the hot summer day. “It’s just horrific how they were massacred,” the judge said.

Honken was convicted of the killings in 2004 in a trial that featured extraordinary security measures, including an anonymous jury. Honken was bolted to the floor of the courtroom and wore a stun belt under his clothing to prevent escape attempts.

The jury recommended that Honken be put to death for the girls’ slayings, and Bennett agreed.

The girls’ father, John Duncan, who had pushed for years to have Honken executed, died in 2018 of stomach cancer.

“He was very sad when he knew he was passing because he wasn’t going to see this happen,” Torres said. “We assured him we would be there.”

Johnson was convicted in a separate trial and sentenced to death. Bennett later reduced her punishment to life behind bars, which she’s currently serving at a federal prison in Minnesota.

Honken did not respond to an interview request sent last year after the government announced its plans to execute him.

Honken has two children — one with Johnson and one with another woman — and was a father figure to a third. He wrote in a 2006 journal that he felt a “great crushing weight of despair” for failing them.

“When those people finally get around to killing me they’ll realize only the shell of me remains, the heart of me died long ago,” he wrote.

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“It is with great sadness that we must announce that we will be cancelling the 2020 Chiaha Harvest Fair. In light of concerns over safely serving our artists and patron in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we feel it is the most prudent choice.

Watch for news in the coming days introducing a new Chiaha Harvest Fair Marketplace public Facebook group that will give patrons the opportunity to shop with all of your favorite Chiaha artists, craftsmen and musicians that you have come to love over the years. You will be able to access the wonderful products that you find at the Chiaha Harvest Fair from the comfort of your own home.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Each week, News 3 is taking the time to break down the local impacts of news coming from the nation’s capital.

This week WSAV News 3 Digital Reporter Jon Dowding and WSAV Washington Correspondent Kellie Meyer discuss the latest on escalating tensions with Iran.

Protests have erupted here in Savannah as Americans react to the latest developments in the conflict.

A Fox News Poll from last week now shows Tom Steyer has surged in recent polls in South Carolina. Find out what’s contributing to his success.

Also, the Trump Administration is planning to rollback a 50-year-old law designed to protect the environment.

Find out more about the law and why the administration says the proposed changes will help fix America’s infrastructure.

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Three-time Vinitaly Winemaker of the Year Angelo Maci is a champion of southern Italian wines. His dark, fruit-rich Primitivo wins awards from international critics (plus Favorite clicks galore). A must-try for any fan of big, juicy reds.

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Paso Robles is “one of the most dynamic wine regions in California” (Wine Spectator). It’s also home to some fantastic values, like this super-rich, barrel-aged Cabernet from 2018 – the latest in a string of incredible California vintages.

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Argentina’s pioneering Schroeder family have been braving the elements in Patagonia since 1927. This extreme locale is known for producing intensely fresh reds that are big on flavor and deep in color – like their hugely acclaimed, steak-ready Malbec.

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Dad uses backpack to lure mountain lion off child

ORANGE COUNTY, Ca. – A three-year-old boy was attacked by a mountain lion in Orange County, California Monday.

Quick thinking by his father helped save the boy’s life.

“We looked up and it was a mountain lion and it had a backpack," said one passerby.

But then you start to put the story together. From one hiker to a mountain biker.

"She had her son in her arms, the son was kind of crying and a little bit scared,” said Andon Wright.

But then you hear that son is three-years-old-and the member of a family of six just going for a hike in Whiting Ranch Park.

“The mountain lion came out of somewhere attacked the three-year-old, grabbed him by the neck and started dragging him,” said Cpt. Tony Bommarito.

The boy’s father was quick to toss a backpack at the lion and remarkably, “the mountain lion dropped the three-year-old, grabbed the backpack and went up into a tree,” said Bommarito.

And there it was, perched, backpack in mouth, but not for long.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said the mountain lion had to be shot and killed in the interest of public safety. As for the three-year-old boy, he was taken to the hospital.

“As you know there have been mountain lion attacks in the past,” said Bommarito.

Cut to 2004, at the same park, a mountain lion attacked two people, killing one of them. Unfortunately, it’s something you have to be wary of living in the Orange County foothills.

“I make sure that my dogs don’t go out, I make sure that the doggy door is closed at night,” said local resident Tina Maqbool.

The boy has since been discharged from the hospital.

The mountain lion’s body has been taken back to Sacramento for DNA testing.


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Recent shootings prompt calls for change in the Chattahoochee Valley; mayor, community discuss crime prevention

Recent shootings prompt calls for change in the Chattahoochee Valley; mayor, community discuss crime

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Within the past couple of weeks, there have been seen more shootings than can be counted on two hands in the Chattahoochee Valley.

News Leader 9 reached out to local officials and members of the community to see what ideas people have to stop these violent crimes.

It’s been emotional for people to even speak about the recent loss of life here in the Chattahoochee Valley community.

People said the best way they can think of to help is by starting with the youth.

“It’s not the mayor’s fault, that’s for sure. You can’t have police on every corner, never can. It’s not his fault, he’s doing the best he can.”

“I just think we have to start young," added Jimmy Fosters. "I really believe if we focus more on the youth and keeping the youth from seeing what’s going on and go positive with the youth and keep them going in a positive direction, when they’re adults, they will continue on being positive.”

Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson said there are two programs coming to Columbus next year to help keep kids busy during their off-time.

A free pass to local pools, museums, and parks with free transportation on Metra busores for kids ages 12 to 15. 16 to 18-year-olds will have a chance to earn some money working with the city.

They’re bringing back the Columbus Youth Work Program to hire students during the summertime. Henderson said he hopes the pilot summer will go well enough to expand the following year.

Although there isn’t much that can be done legislatively to prevent violence, Henderson said it comes down to keeping the youth productive and positive.

Henderson said enforcement goes along with prevention. He adds, it’s important that people come forward when violent crimes happen, so suspects are apprehended.

If the community keeps quiet, there could be retaliatory crimes or even further crimes by the same suspects.

Several cases are still under investigation on both sides of the river.

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Renewing Power – Newsletter Issue 4, 2015

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When light and heat burst buds to blossom, when Hatha Certification releases bright new teachers from a 100-day chrysalis, when a splendid Temple concept emerges from the unseen, when the AGM is almost upon us and enthusiastic young people show up ready to grow – it must be April at the Ashram!

I’m inspired by wrens and thrushes singing their unique songs and by wild Calypso orchids popping up in secret places. And by Yasodhara Ashram – a community expansive enough to hold diverse voices, layers and nuance – powered by the same renewing energy as spring.

Upcoming Courses

Here is a sample of upcoming courses. See more in the 2015 Calendar.

Power Pack: Life Seals & Straight Walk: This special five-day program – one of our Signature Courses – gives you the opportunity to gain perspective on your life through two of Swami Radha’s most powerful self-development workshops. Personal retreat time is included for review and synthesis. Register for one or both workshops.
May 8-13 and July 27-August 1

10 Days of Yoga: One of our most popular programs, this course offers practices that support your personal and spiritual development. Give yourself ten days to expand your understanding of who you are and who you want to be.
May 14-24, July 16-26, August 20-30, October 15-25

Renewing in the Light Retreat (Summer Solstice): What better time to saturate yourself with Light than during the magic of summer solstice? In this retreat, we honour the seasonal cycles of light by nourishing your own inner Light. We explore the practice of the Divine Light Invocation along with relaxation techniques, visualizations and meditations on Light.
June 19-21 and December 18-20

Artist and Professional Renewal Retreats and Personal Retreats are available year-round. Take time to renew spiritually and creatively.

Upcoming Outreach

We come to you! Watch for spring and fall workshops offered by senior Ashram teachers.

West: Nanaimo, Spokane and Victoria.

East: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax plus an Ontario weekend retreat.

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Swami Radhananda speaks about the importance of Yasodhara Ashram’s sacred ground and the foundation we build through our work together. “We use this place and our practices to move through and come to a real place.” From a satsang in the Temple of Light, 2007.

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TEMPLE UPDATE: Waiting to be Revealed!

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Only ten months after the Temple fire, we are putting the final touches on the design concept for the new Temple of Light!

The process has been swift and full of grace – finding brilliant architects who have captured a luminous vision; feeling the support and deep connection from our community; receiving so much Light and so many prayers from around the world.

In May we will be revealing the design concept for the new Temple. We will also be launching a dedicated website that will have full concept details as well as news, updates and information on how you can give, get involved, and help us build the new Temple of Light!

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Turning Symbols Upside Down

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Life Seals, one of Swami Radha’s original self-development courses, is offered twice this year, May 8 and July 27. Clare Bateson describes how one of the 27 symbols she drew in her Life Seals course in the Yoga Development Course (YDC) started to come to life and bring new insight.

I put my Life Seals up on my wall and applied every new practice we learned in the YDC to it. I realized symbolism is both universal and deeply personal.

One seal was quiet for the first couple of months but spoke to me when I “headstanded” it and took a fresh, upside-down look. I had drawn it to represent the positive quality of being hard-working. It originally looked like a snowplow and brought the word “horsepower” to mind. Upside down, it became a sailboat.

This perception came at the end of a three-month process in the YDC of learning to be kinder to myself. I realized that not only has my approach to “hard work” become softer and more sustainable, but my own efforts are being supported and carried forward by something else less tangible. What a gift from my subconscious!

Celebrating Mothers

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This Mother’s Day, May 10, why not give your Mom the gift of time in the natural beauty of Yasodhara Ashram? Treat her to a nurturing spring retreat or offer her a choice of courses through a gift certificate. Personal retreats or in-depth courses all provide space to focus inward, connect and renew.

Our spring retreats feature relaxation (Relaxation Retreat May 15-17) healing (Yoga & Healing Retreat May 22-26) and transformation (Tools for Transformation May 24-June 2). The Ashram’s blossoming spring environment is a perfect antidote to stress.

Mother’s Day or any day is the right time to give back with appreciation and care for the one who cared for you. Contact us at

Event Space Rentals at Yasodhara

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Yasodhara Ashram is a unique setting for group retreats or gatherings. Spacious, light-filled classrooms and sacred spaces combine with the incredible natural beauty of our land. Board member Alicia Pace talks about our unique offerings for groups large and small, business or celebratory.

The Ashram is a hidden gem for event space rentals. We are making an effort now to make sure groups know about the opportunity available here.

We are fortunate to have so much to offer. Organizations travel far and wide to find a hospitable welcoming space “away” to do their deeper thinking. Or some people want a natural setting for a celebration such as a wedding. Our space and services completely support this. We have the beauty, the quiet, great food, on-site event coordination – a reflective and productive atmosphere.

I facilitated a workshop yesterday with a community group and everything worked well. During the break, some people walked on the beach; some went to see the chickens.

We also give organizers the option to bring in our programming, like hatha or relaxation practices.

We hope people will view our new enhanced website information about event space rentals and spread the word!

Partners Embrace the YDC

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What happens when your partner decides to take the Yoga Development Course (YDC)? Sean Britt shares his recent experience when his wife, Nicole, came to the Ashram for three months.

The Yoga Development Course was a dream of Nicole’s and I supported her participation.

After the first month I visited her at the Ashram and recognized there was a purpose here for me as well. I was open to the teachings and found they helped me with my work situation. I also started going inward, reflecting and taking a look at what our relationship means to me.

In the second month, I came back to the Ashram for the Relaxation Retreat, which opened me up to ways I could improve and love myself more. So it’s been a three-month course for me, too, with a lot more self-reflection than I could ever have imagined.

Many people might feel threatened if their partner decides to take the YDC. But my experience is that when you spend time apart, you actually grow closer together. You begin to recognize what’s missing when that person is not in your life and to value your partner even more.

If anyone out there is questioning whether this will work for you, I would say just embrace it fully. It will bring unexpected and wonderful outcomes.

The Camera Speaks

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A new program addition to the YDC this year revealed the transformative power of the course in a unique way. The Ashram’s photographer-communicator Amy Allcock captured participants in before-and-after photographs that speak for themselves.

Amy reflects on her project initiative. “During the YDC, transformation occurs on multiple levels – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual – and it raises interesting questions for me as a photographer: Does the inner change that happens also appear externally? What is the nature of the observable changes? How does transformation manifest or present itself?” To explore these questions, she photographed participants during the first week of the course and again in the final week.

Her take on the experiment? “The camera certainly picks up the changes. There is a new lightness in everyone. It is reflected mostly in the eyes.” Amy presented an overview of the project in a fascinating Lunch-and-Learn at the Ashram.

See for yourself by clicking on each photograph in the panel above. You’ll learn more about the project and view the before-and-after sets of photos of sixteen participants who agreed to have their photos posted online. We can all celebrate this renewed Light going out into the world!

Being Myself

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Linda Funk will be leaving the Ashram at the end of April after two fulfilling years. Known for her welcoming presence in the Ashram Bookstore and her talent for design, colour and sewing, Linda is taking with her a new approach to life.

The most important thing I’ve learned is to value myself. I don’t have to do anything to win that – just be myself. At the same time, I discovered that all my skills are helpful and appreciated here. This is so empowering and fulfilling.

I found a sense of community here. I love the vibrancy; I love being able to contribute. I recognize a deeper level too – my connection with the Divine.

It’s quite remarkable that I’ve learned some very practical things about setting up my life – keep things simple; let passion and joy direct my actions from a place of service; allow life to unfold; have compassion and humor. I’m down to what’s most important to me – to the essence. A stone mandala I built on the beach came to symbolize this process for me.

I will always be grateful to Swami Radha because she was a practical, realistic woman. That’s interwoven in all of the teachings.

News at a Glance

Annual General Meetings (AGM) May 1 – The combined AGMs of the Yasodhara Ashram Society, the Friends of Radha Foundation (FRF) and the Association for the Development of Human Potential (ADHP) will be held at the Ashram on May 1. Members of all three organizations are invited to attend. If you aren’t already a member, consider joining. Membership dues are $25 or for limited incomes we suggest $10. We’d like to hear from you even if you can’t attend. Contact

New Hatha Yoga Teachers – Thirteen graduates of the Yoga Development Course moved into our Hatha Teacher Certification Course April 9-19. They are now offering classes at the Ashram or exploring opportunities in their communities. Congratulations! Check out the shiny new graduates on Facebook. Connect with Yasodhara Yoga teachers worldwide at

Building Resilience – In the past few years, back-up generators were installed for maintaining our water and sewage systems – all part of our planning for greater resilience. In early April we installed a generator for Mandala House, our main community building. We are now able to sustain a 36-hour power outage without substantial change to operational systems – improvements that were many years in the making and that will provide a more convenient experience for our guests!

Spring Renewal – Our community expanded to more than 70 (80 for dinner) for the Spring Renewal and Easter weekend celebrations. The garden blessing, traditional Easter egg hunt to Easter Rock, community-wide workshop and celebratory dinner brought us together in a joyful spirit.

How to make a bed! – Karen Squires, recent Yoga Development Course graduate and Accommodations Manager, demonstrates the care and attention to detail that go into preparing rooms for our guests. Watch the two-minute video, The Gift of Care, produced by karma yogis. And remember – this care is what awaits you on your next visit!

Artist & Engineer – Lindsey Curtis, our first featured artist in the Saraswati Salon column of the newsletter, was accepted into Emily Carr University of Art & Design for the fall semester. Congratulations, Lindsey, on manifesting your wish to expand from engineering into the world of art!

Freedom – In honour of Swami Radha on her birthday, March 20, and in a spirit of generosity, three young people at the Ashram cut off their beautiful long locks to give to a charity that creates wigs for children with cancer. They say their action brought a sense of freedom they will never forget. See more on Facebook.

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Swami Radha reminds us that there are many paths to the Truth and each of us must carry the Light of our Hearts and build our own unique Cathedral of Consciousness. Listen to the audio.

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“In the Company of the Wise”

Reflection QuestionsThe tradition of satsang is rich in symbolism and ritual. Use the following reflections to deepen your own engagement with satsang and to inspire your students to broaden their experience. Thank you to the Yasodhara Yoga Nanaimo group for preparing this month’s theme.

  1. Satsang is an opportunity to come together as a community or group to learn together, support each other and live in harmony. How do you support your sangha? What does it mean to live in harmony? What is required?
  2. Satsang means “In the Company of the Wise.” How do you listen to the wisdom that is in and all around you? We can create space to be in satsang all the time. Take a walk; look and listen for wisdom to speak. Or come to a relaxed and centred place using the 4-4 breath; become quiet and still. Bring a question or concern to mind and ask for understanding. Record what you hear.
  3. What does it mean to be devotional? What are you devoted to? How do you express your devotion? What is the true purpose of devotion? Do the Divine Light Invocation, then sit in the Lotus Pose; how does this asana speak to you of devotion? (Hatha Yoga: The Hidden Language, page 131)
  4. Swami Radha talked about our “Cathedral of Consciousness.” What does this mean to you? Draw your cathedral of consciousness, reflecting on what your drawing is telling you. Enter your cathedral. What do you see, what do you hear?

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Ray Crawford on the U’s v Exeter City – A first-leg advantage is vital to U’s

Colchester United v Exeter City – JobServe Community Stadium – Sky Bet League Two play-off (first-leg) Thursday 5:15pm

Colchester United v Exeter City – Preview;

RAY CRAWFORD will be cheering Colchester United on in front of the television, delighted and excited to see his former club back in action following the coronavirus curtailment.

The former U’s frontman is delighted that the north Essex will get a shot at promotion but believes their two-legged Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final with bogey team, Exeter City, will be extremely difficult to call.

“Both league matches were drawn and now it’s almost like they are starting again – fitness and a first-leg advantage will be vital,” he told Yellow Sport.

“The unscheduled break has been longer than any pre-season with my generation of the current crop will have experienced. I think these days, the players are in better condition. They have individual training programs during downtime. We didn’t do anything like that, but it will be interesting to see how quickly they get back up to speed.

“I know Colchester had a warm-up game with Millwall over the weekend but these matches are very different from the real thing. It will all come down to who has prepared the most during the short time they’ve had together. I know we’ve not beaten Exeter in five attempts, but anything could happen this time around.”

Crawford heaped praise on members of the U’s squad who have remained focused on the promotion quest, despite knowing the club are unable to offer them new contracts due to the financial effects of the pandemic.

Luke Prosser, Frank Nouble, Ryan Jackson and Brandon Comley look likely to be playing out their Colchester careers while leading marksman, Theo Robinson, will not be offered a deal despite extending his loan from Southend United for what remains of the campaign.

“Their professionalism is to be applauded,” Crawford continued.

“I think they have shown the camaraderie within the group which is really important when you are in a situation like this where something important is at stake.

“This whole situation has been mentally challenging on everyone and football is very much secondary. But I know what a boost it will be for the fans to see their favourites again, even if it’s on the TV for the time being until we can all be together again.”

Colchester United v Exeter City – Head to head;

Colchester United won; 27
Drawn; 23
Exeter City won; 31

Colchester United v Exeter City – Last five meetings (all competitions);

May 5, 2018 – League Two
Exeter City 1-0 Colchester United

November 24, 2018 – League Two
Colchester United 1-1 Exeter City

March 16, 2019 – League Two
Exeter City 3-0 Colchester United

December 19, 2019 – League Two
Colchester United 2-2 Exeter City

January 25, 2020 – League Two
Exeter City 0-0 Colchester United

Ray Crawford’s prediction; Colchester United 1-0 Exeter City
Jeevesie’s prediction; Colchester United 2-1 Exeter City

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Sanctioned Khaos, 2019
Acrylic on canvas, 138 x 91cm

Hong Kong, November 10, 2019. As the city entered it’s 22nd consecutive week of protests, it was heartbreaking with the death of a young university student Chow Tsz-lok, only 22 years of age. I was in silent prayer last night after learning earlier that he was on support system. He is now let go of the human circumstances that lead to his departure. Now I sense the city and her people will be in more emotional turmoil than ever before. The government introduced a ban of wearing face masks at any assembly weeks prior, which only incited the protestors more, a sanctioned move using a rarely enforced law that was first introduced in 1922 in the event of an emergency. Chaos prevails in this vibrant and troubled city.

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8:00pm on Saturday, 10th March, 2007:

I spent 40 minutes talking to BT Customer Service yesterday.

What I wanted to do was to transfer the ownership of the telephone line coming into my house from MUSE Ltd (which I'm closing down) to me. This is a simple task that involves phoning the business line, giving my phone number, being passed to another person, giving my phone number, being passed to another person, giving my number, being passed to a fourth person but not getting there because they dropped the line on me, so redialling, going through a different set of "to change your BT services, press 4" to a different person, giving my number, being passed to a different person, giving my number, and his actually being able to do something.

What he could do was exactly what I wanted: change the line from business to residential. It took 5 minutes. What took the rest of the time was prompted by my innocent question, "And can you transfer my business broadband account, too?".

He could, yes, it's just he couldn't do it there and then. Apparently, it takes ten working days to disconnect a business broadband account, the first five of which you have broadband still and the remaining five of which you don't. Except, it may be fewer than ten days before they disconnect, and it may be more or fewer than five days that you get before they disconnect you.

OK, so that's mere incompetence, but the real kicker comes with the fact that during the period of ten days (except for exactly ten days), there is a flag raised on the account that means you can't order residential broadband on that line. That's not install, that's order. So although they can flick a switch to make my business line a residential line in a matter of moments, they can't transfer business broadband like that, they have to switch it off, and even though the line is a residential line I can't order residential broadband until the ten days are up and the marker is removed.

There was no explanation as to why this was the case, except something to do with "we have to tell BT Business".

It would be tiresome to have to ask for residential broadband to start up the moment that business broadband switches off, but no, tiresome isn't enough: I can't even ask for residential broadband until the ten days are up. Then, I have to wait another "five working days, plus or minus a random number of days" for them actually to install the residential broadband (ie. to flick a switch in a different database). What the blue cheese is going on?!

That's not merely incompetence: that's ineptness.

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hevcbluray entertainment repo kodi addon

Install HevcBluray add-on From Entertainment Repo, which is a mixture of Bollywood & Hollywood films all 720p and 1080p.

HevcBluray is a great addition from Entertainment repo which has movies choices for Bollywood Fans, Hollywood fans so must give it some credit for its diversity as with most of Entertainment repo addons.

Here is the menu of this great addon:

HevcBluray addon for kodi entertainment repo

To install:

  • Open Kodi
  • Select SYSTEM > File Manager > Add Source > None
  • Type the following EXACTLY as you see it: and select Done
  • Highlight the box underneath Enter a name for this media Source & type fusion & select OK
  • Go back to your Home Screen
  • Select SYSTEM > Add-Ons > Install from zip file
  • Select fusion
  • Select xbmc-repos
  • Select english
  • Select
  • Wait for Add-on enabled notification
  • Select Install from repository or Get Add-Ons on Helix
  • Select Entertainment Repo
  • Select Video Add-Ons
  • Select HevcBluray (or which ever add-on you want to install from the list)
  • Select Install
  • Wait for Add-on enabled notification

HevcBluray is now installed. The add-on can be accessed via VIDEOS > Add-Ons > HevcBluray from your home screen.

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Want to buy your first home in London? Prepare to pay double

First-time buyers pay double to buy a home in London compared to anywhere else in the UK, according to Lloyds Bank – a whopping £420,132 vs just £210,515.

The average price of a first-time buyer home in London has risen by close to two-thirds in the past five years, despite the widely publiscised slowdown. During the past five years, the average price of a property bought by a first-time buyer in London has risen from £255,794 to £420,132.

The average deposit paid by a first-time buyer in London is an eye-watering £92,833, 62% higher than in 2013, and more than double the £39,668 put down by buyers elsewhere in the UK.

As a result of high property prices, the size of the average London first-time buyer mortgage has risen by 65% in the last five years to £327,299, compared to £170,847 for the rest of the UK.

But, it is still cheaper to buy than rent. A typical three bedroom house would cost a London first-time buyer around £1,248 per month with the rent for a similar property coming in at £1,545, a difference of £3,568 per year.

Capital slowdown

According to Lloyds, since 2013, the number of buyers getting on the capital’s housing ladder has fallen by 5% to 42,983 in 2017.

Five years ago 17% of all first-time buyers in the UK were in London, today that proportion has fallen to 12%. Rising house price levels are a key factor in this slowdown of first-time buyer activity.

Andrew Mason, Lloyds Bank mortgage products director, said: “Despite the recent slowdown in London house prices this latest data shows how expensive it has become to live in the capital, particularly for young people trying to get on the ladder for the first time.

“As a result, first-time buyers have to wait until they are 34 before getting their first foot on the property ladder.”

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Banquet dining isn’t just for the super-rich any more!

What do you think of when you hear the word “banquet”?

If you’re like most people, it probably conjures up images of massive tables filled with exotic, decadent, masterfully-prepared food.

And for the people who indulge in banquet dining, you probably think of silk-clad members of nobility, or even royalty.

Long story short, not the type of event where they’d invite ordinary people like you or I.

We’re going to let you in on a little bit of a secret, though: it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it’s entirely possible to throw a massive banquet of your very own!

Banquet catering fit for a king or queen!

The perfect start to your feast

At Your Private Chef, we’re big fans of Mediterranean cuisine. And it’s not just because that’s what we grew up on, either!

We love how filling the food is, how lively the eating experience all over the Mediterranean is, and of course, we love the region’s unique flavours!

In keeping with that theme, our banquet menu kicks with a distinctly Mediterranean feel to it.

Start the night off with beautiful savoury Antipasto platters, featuring classics including:

  • Cold-cut salami, prosciutto and beef bresaolaSavoury treats including balsamic mushrooms, pickled baby cornichons, vine-wrapped dolmas, cheddar bites, olives and hummus
  • Rosemary grissini cups and mini breadsticks
  • Homemade bread rolls

It’s everything you’d ever want from an Antipasto platter, all served with zesty olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Dinner is served!

And when it comes to mains, our guests are spoiled for choice! We give all of our clients their choice of two main dishes from our range of platters, including:

  • Juicy sous vide duck breast, served with chestnut puree and caramelised plum
  • Mustard-crusted eye fillet steak with freshly-made salsa verde
  • Chicken breast, wrapped in prosciutto and served with sweet corn risotto cake
  • If you prefer your chicken zestier, try our Cajun-style chicken breast, served with red and white slaw
  • Lamb shoulder, slow-roasted to perfection over 12 hours
  • Free-range baby poussin

And that’s only a handful of the options on our banquet menu; view the full menu – including both hot and cold main options – here.

Our banquet catering is a meat-lover’s paradise. If you’re a vegetarian however, don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you! Everybody deserves to share in great food. If you have special dietary requirements, get in touch with us and will will accommodate any kind of dietary needs.

Sides and salads that steal the show

All too often are sides and salads completely overlooked, dismissed as sideshows or “rabbit food” that’s somehow not worth the time of day.

We’re not big fans of this mentality. That’s probably why we put so much effort into our side and salad offerings! Some of our favourites include:

  • European-style potato salad with fresh herbs, seeded mustard, baby pickles and capsicum, marinated in lemon and olive oil
  • Crisp, green leaf salad with baby beets, sweet baby tomatoes, crumbly feta cheese and hazelnut, with apple cider-based vinaigrette
  • Salad of green beans, herbs, roquette and shaved shallots, with seeded mustard dressing

There’s always room for dessert!

And of course, it wouldn’t be a 3-course banquet without the most important course of them all… dessert!

In keeping with the Mediterranean theme of the opener, we offer a delicious cheese and fruit platter.

And if you’re looking for something sweeter, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered there too! You’ll be able to top off your banquet with sweets from a selection of our mini desserts menu.

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We believe eating is a social experience. Food is the glue that binds us, and is a great way to bring people together – not to mention, it’s a much better conversation starter than the weather!

Unlike your traditional banquet, Your Private Chef’s banquet menu is all served, family-style, with generous portions shared between guests on grazing platters.

The result? A uniquely social, modern take on the age-old tradition of banquet dining, with a dash of Mediterranean thrown into the mix to honour our heritage.

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Join YWAMers around the globe in praying and hearing from God. He is inviting you!

In January of last year we began praying for YWAM’s Foundational Values, three at a time, once per quarter. This issue of The Invitation marks the completion of this prayer campaign. Please join us in praying for ourselves and for the whole YWAM family to live out these final three values: to depend on God, to practice hospitality, and to communicate with integrity.

According to Rita Pretorius, who provided input to The Invitation, “Be Hospitable” was one of YWAM’s first values, along with our motto “To know God and to make Him known.” Rita believes that “hospitality helped us, as YWAM, to stay a loving community and not to become an institution. Being hospitable is part of our DNA because it is not about programs or a method, it is all about relationships.”

Terry Sherman also noted that the biblical examples of Value 16, Practice Dependence on God, “are about God connecting people to make mutual provision – it’s never one-sided, but both parties are blessed in some way. It’s all about partnership and interdependence.”

YWAM Foundational Values 16 – 18
Photo credits (left to right): YWAM Nuremberg, YWAM Asheville, YWAM Perth Africa DTS

And as we take a look at our final value, Communicate With Integrity, YWAM has teams that model and teach on this value in a relational way. Some of these groups are the College of Communication at YWAM’s University of the Nations, Create International, and Circle 18.

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Here is the full text of these three values:

Value 16: Practice dependence on GodYWAM is called to practice a life of dependence upon God for financial provision. For individuals and YWAM corporately this comes primarily through His people. As God has been generous toward us, so we desire to be generous. YWAMers give themselves, their time and talents to God through the mission with no expectation of remuneration (Gen 22:12-14; Exo 36:2-7; Num 18:25-29; Mal 3:8-12; Mat 6:25-33; Luk 19:8-9; 2Co 8:1-9:15; Php 4:10-20; Tit 3:14; 3Jo 5-8).

Value 17: Practice hospitalityYWAM affirms the ministry of hospitality as an expression of God’s character and the value of people. We believe it is important to open our hearts, homes, campuses and ministry centers to serve and honor one another, our guests and the poor and needy, not as acts of social protocol, but as expressions of generosity (Gen 18:1-8; 2Sa 9:1-11; Psa 68:5-6; Pro 22:9; Isa 58:7; Mat 25:31 46; Acts 28:7-8; Rom 12:13; Heb 13:1-3; 1Pe 4:9).

Value 18: Communicate with integrityYWAM affirms that everything exists because God communicates. Therefore, YWAM is committed to truthful, accurate, timely and relevant communication. We believe good communication is essential for strong relationships, healthy families and communities, and effective ministry (Gen 1:3-5; Num 23:19; Pro 10:19; Pro 25:9-14; Zec 8:16-17; Mat 5:33-37; Luke 4:16-22; Joh 1:1 5; Col 4:6; Jam 3:1-18).

Please join with The Invitation during the month of April to pray with us about these three values. You are particularly invited to pray during our prayer day, April 11. If you only have a few moments to pray we would ask you to pray for yourself and our YWAM family that God would help us live out dependence on God, hospitality, and good communication. As you pray and contemplate these foundational values, we would love to receive stories from you regarding how these values have shaped your ministry or your life. You can email us at

Prepare to Pray:

As you gather to pray, have a conversation about the different ways of greeting people you have encountered in different cultures. In what ways have different greetings made you feel welcome, or perhaps not welcome? Perhaps you have experienced moments of confusion, when you were not sure whether to hug or not hug? Or you thought two kisses were normal, when really it was three? How did these moments of confusion make you feel? What are some of the ways you have gone out of your way to greet those from other cultures in ways that would make them feel welcome and at ease?

Henri Nouwen reminds us that every good relationship between two or more people, whether it is friendship, marriage, or community, creates space where strangers can enter and become friends. Good communication and good relationships are both hospitable in nature.

When we enter into a home and feel warmly welcomed, we will soon realize that the love among those who live in that home is what makes possible the welcome that is communicated. Discuss together, what would your communication look like or sound like as an expression of love between you and God, offered to others? What would your behavior be like? How might you approach your prayer and funding partners differently as you bear in mind the values of hospitality and honoring communication?

Matthew 22:37-39 English Standard Version (ESV)

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

YWAM Foundational Value #16 – Practice Dependence on God
Photo credit: Terry Sherman

Pray for YWAM Foundational Values 16 – 18:

  • Praise God for giving wisdom to our leaders regarding our foundational values and ask Him how you can model and teach our values more effectively.

Practice Dependence on God:

  • “You are workers, worthy to be supported” (Matthew 10:10 and Luke 10:7).  Jesus so clearly taught the disciples their identity involved doing real work which was worthy to be supported through housing and food. Pray for biblical understanding to spread which will give confidence to gospel spreaders to do their legitimate work and have freedom to invite partnership.
  • Pray that churches, pastors and elders will gain understanding of their role as “senders” of gospel spreaders; of their role in the Great Commission.

Practice Hospitality:

  • Pray for a greater revelation of hospitality in our mission and how it effects our ministries. Pray for a deeper understanding for God’s heart for people. Hospitality is not a method – it is a relationship with God first and then people. According to Christine D Pohl, “Faithful hospitality usually involves laying our lives down in little pieces, in small acts of sacrificial love and service. Part of the mystery is that while such concrete acts of love are costly, they nourish and heal both giver and recipient.”
  • Pray for an outpouring of honor, beauty and generosity in our YWAM communities.
  • Pray for all leaders to understand this value and put it into practice in their own lives and model it to the communities.
  • Pray for a fresh wave of hospitality hosts and hostesses in our mission.

Hospitality is the golden thread that connects us as YWAMers internationally, and also the hearts of the local communities where we serve.

Rita Pretorius

  • Pray for revelation and understanding on how we can best walk in hospitality as a lifestyle. Pray for a fresh understanding to realize that hospitality is not just practical, but indeed very spiritual.
  • Pray that God would show us ways to welcome the broken and the stranger into our homes and communities. Pray that we would create welcome places for ourselves, but also safe spaces where we welcome our guests, staff and trainees.
  • Pray for school leaders to embrace this value and practice it during the duration of the training program and not only during the initial welcome.
  • Thank the Lord for all the hosts and hostesses who have worked in YWAM’s hospitality departments over the years. This is sometimes a thankless job.
  • Ask the Lord to enlarge our hearts … to receive all people. He is faithful and will do that if we ask.

YWAM Foundational Value 17 – Practice Hospitality (left to right): Hospitality Cookie, A Father’s Table For Us to Enjoy; Stranger Dinner
Photo credits (left to right): Rita Pretorius, Rita Pretorius, YWAM Nuremberg

Communicate With Integrity:

  • Pray for YWAMers to be good communicators.
  • Pray for clear communication within YWAM.
  • Pray for the launch of YWAM TV.
  • Pray for Two-Thirds World YWAMers to know how to use gadgets of communication that will improve their ministry.
  • Pray for networking of communicators. Some of them work alone and need a team.
  • Pray for Lynn Green, who provides eldership oversight for YWAM’s global communication. Pray also for Circle 18, the team that works with Lynn on communication projects.
  • Pray for YWAM’s communication ministries: that they would inspire many people to get involved in serving God’s purposes for the world; that they would help YWAM grow in fruitfulness; and that they would encourage an environment of spiritual vitality in YWAM.
  • Pray for Create International (, and their ministry of producing evangelistic audio visuals for unreached people groups.
  • Pray for the University of the Nations’ College of Communication, that they would train people well to communicate with integrity.
  • Pray for The Invitation, which is one of YWAM’s communication ministries. Pray for the translators and editors. Pray for YWAMers to continue to submit prayer ideas. And pray for prayer coordinators in YWAM to have the leading of God as they invite people to pray.

Take Action

Practice Dependence on God:

  • Conduct a Bible study on how God provides. Available here:
  • Meditate on key Scripture: Matthew 10:10, Luke 10:37, Philippians 4:15-17, and 1 Corinthians 9:14.
  • Spread the Kairos course into churches so they get revelation/understanding on their role as “senders”:

YWAM Foundational Value #16 – Practice Dependence on God
Photo credit: Terry Sherman

Practice Hospitality:

  • Romans 12:13 says “Practice hospitality.” If we don’t practice it, it is difficult to pull off at the moment when we need it. Be intentional to practice hospitality. Begin with your own family.
  • Organize a workshop at your location that addresses: “How can we as YWAMers practice hospitality to the marginalized and the communities around us?” Incorporate the results into your ministries and practices and share with others within YWAM.
  • Attend or host hospitality training seminars. There is one in Harpenden, England in May:
  • Take time to study God’s word on Hospitality: Genesis 18:1-10; 1 Peter 4:9-10; Hebrews 6:10, 10:24, 13:2; Isaiah 58:7-9; Acts 2:44-46; Mark 9:41, 10:43-45; Philippians 2:3-4; Galatians 6:9-10; 1 Timothy 3:2; Proverbs 3:27, 11:25; Romans 15:32, 16:2, 12:9-13, 12:16, 12:20; Luke 14:12-13; John 13:14-16; Matthew 25:37-40; Colossians 4:5.
  • Reach out to people who are not your friends.

Communicate With Integrity:

  • Join the YWAM Communicators’ Circle Facebook group. If you are involved in YWAM communication ministry and you want to connect with other YWAM communicators, you can ask to join this group.
  • Go to and search for communication courses in YWAM’s University of the Nations.
  • Enroll in the podcasting course. If you would like to learn to create podcasts, go to
  • If you are interested in prayer and communication, ask how you can be part of The Invitation: We need an administrator/coordinator, photographers/videographers, researchers, and translators for French, Indonesian and Korean.
  • Share stories on Facebook and send email to regarding how YWAM foundational values have impacted your walk with Christ, your family, your ministry or other aspects of your life.
  • Share on, post a picture and add a comment about how you prayed.
  • Go to; search for #praywithywam and tweet about your prayer time/post a picture. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
  • Send an email to letting us know how you prayed and what God revealed to you.

How We Prayed

March 2019 – The Mobilization of Two-Thirds-World Senders

  • We received emails from missionaries in developing countries requesting prayer for provision and emails from several people around the world committing to pray for senders of Two-Thirds World missionaries.
    • A former DTS Student in Cameroon requested prayer for God to provide in accordance with the calling of him and his fiancée.
    • A missionary from India requested prayer for financial support of basic needs for ministering to Hindus.

Future Topics:

  • May 9, 2019: Uyghurs People Group
  • June 13, 2019: Central Europe
  • July 11, 2019: Redeeming Cultures

Don’t Miss The Invitation:

  • Sign up for prayer updates. Go to, find the “Stay Connected” box on the home page, put in your email address and click “Sign Up.”
  • Download prayer updates in a specific language. Go to (Currently available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, Korean or request other languages.)
  • Join the conversation about how God is leading in these prayer times. Comment on the Facebook page on the second Thursday at or on Twitter @ywam, hashtag #praywithywam. You can also post a photo on Instagram and use the same hashtag, #praywithywam.
  • You can now listen to The Invitation as a podcast. To sign up or listen to past episodes, go to:
  • If you sense God giving you a word or a direction for YWAM’s prayer, please contact us:


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YWAM Ships Newcastle deployed for the second time to the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea in August 2019. In September, the crew provided some training seminars to locals of Alotau and the Samarai island.

We started providing Marine Training Seminars during our first deployment (October 2017-May 2018) to Milne Bay. One of our trainees was Saito Benjamin, a local from Alotau. As we returned, we were thrilled to meet with him again, and hear about the impact the training had on his life.

Saito was volunteering with YWAM Alotau when he heard news of the s/v Ruach and of opportunity for him to get involved. His interest in sailboats lead him to become a part of our sail training. Following the completion of the seminar, he decided to participate in night watches. After being involved in those for a while, he decided to begin living on board full time helping with outreaches to the islands of the province.

“I really wanted to join full time as a volunteer to help the people communicate with the locals. Most people on board can’t speak the local languages so I wanted to help out and bring my skill to the team.”

During Saito’s time living on board, he was welcomed and encouraged by the Ruach’s family-like, diverse atmosphere.

“Everyone on board was very encouraging. I saw a change in my life after living on board… My biggest highlight was that I’ve never been with a group of people from different cultures. I loved learning about where everybody came from.”

Once Saito’s time on the ship came to an end, he continued volunteering with YWAM Alotau before using his experience with the s/v Ruach to get a job.

“Because of the training that I’ve gone through on the ship, I gained some skills which made me eligible for a job… A local resort took me on as a boat operator and then [I] got a job as a deckhand on another boat.”

We love being able to empower young people with practical skills that open doors for work opportunities. We are looking forward to equipping more people like Saito during our upcoming medical and training outreaches, starting again this November!


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Source: Budget should address economic fundamentals, Mthuli Ncube urged | Newsday (News)

REPRESENTATIVES from various sectors of business have challenged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to address critical issues such as the budget deficit and currency reforms when he presents the 2019 National Budget later this month.

By Kudzai Kuwaza

Mthuli will present his maiden budget on November 22 at a time the economic crisis in the country continues to deepen, characterised by a debilitating liquidity crisis, a severe cash shortage, rising inflation and skyrocketing of prices and shortage of basic commodities.

Speaking at an Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) pre-budget consultative meeting, economist Eddie Cross said Ncube needed to bring about measures to address the budget deficit.

“It (budget deficit) is on the verge of doing serious damage to our economy,” he said.

According to Treasury figures, the revenue and expenditure performance for the first nine months of the year was $2,5 billion, against a target of $715,4 million, with the deficit financed through Treasury Bills and overdraft at the central bank.

Cross pointed out that inflation was much higher than the 5,39% announced by the national statistical body, ZimStats and will remain strong in the first quarter of next year.

He said there was need for Ncube to deal with the unofficial exchange control rate, which was at the core of the country’s multi-faceted problems.

Cross was confident that the Finance ministry would address the myriad of challenges affecting the economy, predicting that there would be a major upturn of the economy by March next year.

Delta company secretary Alex Makamure said banks should be responsible for the allocation of foreign currency and not the central bank as is the case currently.

Makamure said although United States sanctions were undesirable, government should implement what was required in Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act to have them removed.

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Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe president Portifa Mwendera said there was need for the government to match rhetoric with action.

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He added that there was need to restore social safety nets to protect vulnerable groups, adding that it was “painful” to see pensioners struggle despite having paid taxes to government over a period of 40 to 50 years.

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Housing Suitability (3), Tenure (4), Number of Persons per Room (3), Number of Rooms and Number of Bedrooms (12), Household Type Including Census Family Structure (9) and Household Size (8) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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