Dear <<First Name>>

With summer now officially upon us here in Australia it means that winter cannot be far off in the northern hemisphere. December in Australia is traditionally a bit of a crazy month with companies, businesses and schools finalizing their years in preparation for the summer holidays and of course Christmas!

The shops are already a buzz with Christmas fever and people are embracing the mood with more frivolity with each passing day.

Europe tends to move into the Christmas silliness just a bit slower and then shakes it off pretty quickly with a return to work after New Year celebrations are done with. And Russia celebrates Christmas Day on the 7^th January placing more celebratory emphasis on the New Year.

So, wherever you might be on the planet and however you might be gearing up for December I would like to take this opportunity of wishing you a very happy and enjoyable festive season with your most cherished loved ones.

However as I reflect on 2014 I am once again reminded of just how transient and fragile life can be. The unexpected passing of my long term friend and colleague Beate Walter from the VAK-IAK institute in Germany was a very sad sobering point in the year. My thoughts and prayers are constantly with her family, VAK-IAK colleagues and in particular Alfred and Ulli.

But, as far as NST goes, I am happy to report that it was a year of positive growth and ongoing expansion for us with up around 100 international workshops taught. Ron Phelan was by far the most prolific teacher with all other teachers contributing significantly as well. As for myself I made two trips to Europe and Russia from Australia and enjoyed extremely pleasing outcomes with all workshops.

My heartfelt thanks go out to all teachers, organizers and administrators and their families who contributed so positively to making 2014 the successful year it was.

My thanks also go out to all new practitioners who attended NST workshops for the first time. I thank you firstly for your trust in attending and professionalism whilst at the ‘coalface’. I also extend my best wishes to the many NST practitioners who continue to work so diligently with NST to heal and inspire so many others as a result of their great work.

Of course Christmas would not be Christmas without an offering of our much loved discounted Gift Boxes. As always if the gift box you are looking for is not on offer please send me a list of what you would like in your Gift Box and I will get back to you with at least a 20-25% discount!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!