WORKSHOPS and EVENTS

nOVEMBER 2008 - april 2009

 WELCOME TO FINDHORN
A unique spiritual community, education centre and ecovillage

We are proud and excited to offer own source of inspiration and help you experience and many people return
you this new and beautifully designed translate that into inspired action in the to Findhorn again and again to nurture
brochure presenting events and world. their own wellbeing.
workshops at Findhorn from November
2008 until April 2009. Since we began offering our programmes If you are at a crossroads in your life
in 1974, more than one hundred and opening to new possibilities, wanting
We hope you will be inspired by what thousand people have travelled from all to live an inspired life, to explore your
is on offer here and that you will want over the world to this beautiful peninsula creativity, expand into a new sense of
to come and join us as we experiment in Scotland to join in our programmes. who you are, find time to be still and go
with new ways of living that are deeply within, reconnect with the natural world,
connected to the web of life. We believe that every person who is recharge your batteries or mix and share
attempting to be the change they with kindred spirits, the opportunity
The Findhorn Foundation and want to see in the world, is the key to is here and now. We look forward to
community’s vision is to work towards a creating a positive future for humanity seeing you.
peaceful and sustainable world, helping and the planet.
people in all walks of life to meet the You can also support the work of the
unique challenges and opportunities of Whether you come to Findhorn for Findhorn community by participating in
our times. three days to hear an inspirational our online community or by offering a
speaker, participate in Experience Week, financial donation to help us continue
Our workshops and events are offered or to join one of our longer term and expand our holistic education
in the heart of a thriving spiritual programmes, you have the opportunity courses.
community and working ecovillage, and to experience the inspiration and
are therefore holistic and experiential. nourishment of living and working with For more information about all our
They give you real experience of new like-minded people. workshops and events or to book,
ways of being, thinking and doing that please visit our website
are in right relationship with yourself, The natural beauty of our two campuses www.findhorn.org or
with other people, and with the earth. at The Park and Cluny Hill College Email: [email protected]
They encourage connection with your help to create a truly magical Findhorn Tel: +44 (0)1309 690311
 CONTENTS
Essential Findhorn Programmes 2-9

Special Events 10-11

Workshops & Events 12-24

Workshops Index by Subject 20

Calendar of Workshops & Events 18-19

Findhorn Foundation Island Communities 25-26

Findhorn Connections 27

Findhorn and the United Nations 29

Sister Organisations 30

Workshop Faculties 31

Presenters’ Biographies 33-34

Short Visits/Day Visits/Tours 35

Booking, Practical & Travel Information 34-35

Booking Form 36-37

IMPORTANT PRICING INFORMATION

Programmes are priced from Level 1 to 6, with an income related range within each level. When booking select the price that
relates to your personal income. Details are on page 36.

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Essential Findhorn

• Experience Week in one of its many

forms. is the best programme to begin
your relationship with the essence of
Findhorn.

• If you find Experience Week to be

powerful and nourishing and want
more, then Spiritual Practice, Exploring

Essential Community Life or Life Purpose are

great options for what to do next.

• Working Weeks also offer a deeply

Findhorn rewarding experience at very good value.

• To learn practical ways to create a

sustainable world, the Findhorn Ecovillage
The Findhorn Foundation has developed a series of our own unique has spent nine years developing our
programmes, Essential Findhorn, that capture and share the essence ground-breaking Ecovillage Training.
of what we do here at Findhorn.
• Still inspired to continue? Then the
Living in Community Programme is
These programmes connect you with the sacred within yourself and in the natural available to give you four weeks of living,
world, giving experience and practice of living in a new way that expresses our working and learning in our community.
interconnection.
• Thirsty for something even deeper?
We invite you to join us on a journey of self-discovery and world service in a Then try our 12-week intensive
community where everyone, from the cook to the administrator, is part of a safe, education experience, the Foundation
lively, supportive and often miraculous, learning environment. You will be directly part Programme.
of the global change that begins within each individual person.
• To put all you’ve learned into
Essential Findhorn provides a step-by-step experience of our community’s practice, join the Living Education Staff
extraordinary blend of practical spirituality and conscious living - whether you intend Programme which can lead to becoming
to participate in just one workshop or hope to join in the community for a longer a member of staff of the Findhorn
period of time. Foundation.

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EXPERIENCE
WEEK
Seven Days That Can Change Your World
For Experience Week dates please see Calendar on pages 18-19

Experience Week is the most effective to participate fully, give of yourself and
way to engage with this vibrant, engage with others. In all our activities
international, spiritual community. It we aim to create an atmosphere which
has been running successfully since enables you to connect with or deepen
1974 and continues to be our most your experience of spirit, allowing it to
popular programme, with over 30,000 work its transforming effect within you
participants to date. and the group.

It is an unforgettable week, rich in Experience Week is based either at The Please book as far in advance as you
opportunities for personal growth and Park or in Forres at Cluny Hill College, can to ensure the dates you prefer,
the chance to meet others who want formerly a gracious Victorian hotel which as Experience Week is a popular
to live consciously and creatively. It is was purchased by the Foundation in programme. Please wait for confirmation
also an invitation to let go of your limits, 1975. When based at our Cluny Hill of your booking before you make your
open to love and to ‘be the change’ you campus, Experience Week participants travel plans. You need to arrange to be
want to see in the world. have the opportunity to visit or work at here in time to register between 10am
The Park. and 12 noon on the Saturday that your
As a guest you will experience the programme begins - it is important for
spiritual principles on which the The week runs from Saturday to Friday you to be present for the first session
community is based: attunement to evening, ending with a celebration dinner of the week which begins early Saturday
spirit, inner listening, respect for the with your group. Your accommodation afternoon.
interconnection of all life, service to the on Friday evening is included in the
planet and personal sharing. week. Participants should ensure that Price: Level 2
you arrive before noon on the first day, Please see pages 34-35 for details on
The programme provides an so that the group can begin together. travel and practical matters.
opportunity to take part in daily life here A comfortable knowledge of English is
including joining one of our community necessary so that language will not limit Limited bursary funds are available
work departments for four mornings - your participation in the programme. towards the cost of participating in this
the gardens, the kitchens, homecare or We also offer Experience Weeks in programme and we encourage those
maintenance - giving you an opportunity other languages during the summer who who would otherwise not be able
to practise work as love in action and months. to afford to come, to apply. You can find
to interact with people who live here more information on page 36.
and other community guests. The week Booking Your Experience Week
also includes meditation, sacred dance, When you book your Experience Week, Special Price - if you book an Experience
a nature outing and being part of a please write a letter telling us about Week between 29 November and 28
supportive group, all combined with yourself, your spiritual background if any, February inclusive, and also book an
laughter and love. and why you want to visit. (Most people Exploring Community Life or Spiritual
write between one and two pages.) You Practice week directly following your
It is a rich and active week, and we can book using the links on this page, or your Experience Week, we will give you
ask that you come with a willingness print out and fax a Booking Form. a reduction of £115 on the total price.

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Gentle Experience Week Family Experience Week PROGRAMMES NOT

24-30 January 4-10 April IN ENGLISH

Our original Experience Week While following the format of our Privat organisierte
programme is a rich and active week original Experience Week, this family Erfahrungswoche
which asks for participation during most programme offers more flexibility with a 1 - 7 November 2008
of the day plus evening sessions. We special focus on family life and children’s
have often been asked by people with needs. You will have opportunities Price: Level 2
less energy or who are convalescing to work, play and explore together, Contact Beate Frey
etc, if they can participate. So here we connecting with the spirituality of family [email protected]
offer an Experience Week with a more life. Time is spent with other families

(0049) 173-6380795
mobile:
gentle focus, designed for people with in the group, as well as with people Experience Week &
Spiritua l Practice
less mobility or physical strength and living in the community. Please bring Japanese Experience Week
in J apanese
more need for rest between activities. warm clothes, waterproofs and good


Although this Gentle Experience Week shoes, as some time will be spent 日 本語 体験 週間
Experience Week &
will follow the same basic structure as outdoors. Adults should have a good ２００9年 3月28日(土)∼
Spiritua 4月4日(土)
l Practice
スピリチュアル・コミュニティー、エコ
in J apanese
the regular one, it will be possible to understanding of English (this is also
村での生活を体験しながら、フィンドホ
adapt activities according to group needs preferable, although not essential, for the 日 本語 体験 週間
ーンのエッセンスを満喫できます。
while retaining the essence of Experience children). We recommend a minimum ２００9年 3月28日(土)∼ 4月4日(土)
最も人気のあるこの基礎コースを日本語
Week. age of five years for children. Please スピリチュアル・コミュニティー、エコ
で行います。フィンドホーンの生活に触
write in advance giving us details of your 村での生活を体験しながら、フィンドホ
れ、ベジタリアンな食生活を体験し、ス
ーンのエッセンスを満喫できます。
ピリットや自然、周囲の人やもの・そし
If you are interested, please contact us family. 最も人気のあるこの基礎コースを日本語
て本当の自分とのつながりを見つめなが
at: [email protected] and we will で行います。フィンドホーンの生活に触
ら、気付きや共感をより深めていく１週
give you more details and information. Price: Level 2 for adults れ、ベジタリアンな食生活を体験し、ス
間です。
£245 for age 12-17 ピリットや自然、周囲の人やもの・そし
て本当の自分とのつながりを見つめなが
日本 語 スピ リチュ アル・ プラク ティス
Price: Level: 2 £195 for age 5-11
ら、気付きや共感をより深めていく１週
２００9年 4月 4日(土)∼11日(土)
Japanese
間です。 Spiritual Practice
自分自身との深い信頼、より豊かなつな
がりを築き、愛を広げていく１週間です。
Experience Week Group Visits 日本 語 スピ リチュ アル・ プラク ティス
そして、滞在中の日常生活の中で実践し
２００9年 4月 4日(土)∼11日(土)
ていきます。
自分自身との深い信頼、より豊かなつな
※尚このコースに参加するには体験週間
We can offer an Experience Week for
がりを築き、愛を広げていく１週間です。
の参加経験が必要です。
organised groups who wish to visit our そして、滞在中の日常生活の中で実践し
community. This is an opportunity ていきます。
詳細は、webページ(下記)をご覧になる
for your group to build cohesion and ※尚このコースに参加するには体験週間
か[email protected]までEメール
purpose and to deepen connections の参加経験が必要です。
またはBookings Officeまで日本語で
手紙を書いて下さい。
with one another. If your group has a
詳細は、webページ(下記)をご覧になる
particular interest or focus, we will try か[email protected]までEメール
(日本語ホームページ)

and accommodate your requirements. If またはBookings Officeまで日本語で
www.findhorn.org/japanese

you would like to bring a group, 手紙を書いて下さい。(日本語メール)


we need advance notice as acceptance japanese＠findhorn.org


(日本語ホームページ)

will depend upon availability of space
www.findhorn.org/japanese

and personnel. (日本語メール)


japanese＠findhorn.org

For more information please contact:



The Guest Department, Findhorn
Foundation, Cluny Hill College, Forres
IV36 2RD; Tel: +44 (0)1309 678020;
email: [email protected]

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Exploring Community Life Spiritual Practice Sacred Dance as Spiritual

Practice
Dates: Please see Calendar of Dates: Please see Calendar of 31 January - 6 February
Workshops & Events on pages 18-19 Workshops & Events on pages 18-19

This programme offers a supportive and What is spiritual practice?

stimulating way to join in community This programme is designed to give us
life while deepening your own inner time to explore meditation, prayer and
experience and connection to spirit. It is other ways that can help us connect
a great choice for when you are staying with spirit in its many different aspects,
on after a programme, or returning to support us in our daily lives and guide
to Findhorn to reconnect. It can also us along our path of transformation and
Hanna Morjan
give a deeper sense of what it is like growth. We will look at our individual
to live at Findhorn if you are thinking ways of opening and examine what
about staying here longer, and it is a serves and what might sabotage this Hanna Morjan
prerequisite for joining some of our inner connection. One day will be spent
longer term programmes. mostly in silence as an opportunity to Sacred Dance is a collection of circle
deepen the inner experience. There dances and choreographed meditation
Exploring Community Life is less will be daily sessions together, and dances which work on many levels
formally structured than Experience afternoons will be spent in Foundation to create a sense of oneness. This
Week with more room for flexibility. The work departments (our practical programme is designed to give us
week includes sharings, a group project, classrooms). There will be time to take time to explore meditation and prayer
a nature outing, and if there is general part in other community meditations through Sacred Dance and other ways
interest, the Transformation Game. and events. that can help us connect with spirit to
support us in our daily lives and guide
Working within one of our departments Price: Level 2 us along our path of transformation,
during the week offers a rich and Experience Week prerequisite healing and growth. We will look at our
practical contextual group experience individual ways of opening and examine
for learning, based on our guiding what serves and what might sabotage
principle of ’work is love in action’. this inner connection. One day will be
Most evenings you will have the spent mostly in silence as an opportunity
opportunity to explore different aspects to deepen the inner experience. There
of community life such as spiritual and will be daily sessions together where we
personal development, creative arts and explore Sacred Dance as path of joyful
ecology, and to join in with community devotion as well as other approaches to
activities. your practice. Afternoons will be spent
in Foundation work departments (our
Please note: We guarantee to run the practical classrooms) and there will be
Exploring Community Life week even time to take part in other community
with only one or two participants, meditations and events.
offering an opportunity to join in a
community work department and to Price: Level 2
experience the richness of community Experience Week prerequisite
life.

Price: Level 2
Experience Week prerequisite

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Spiritual Practice we will seek an understanding of our WORKING WEEKS

- The Way of Clay oneness with all creation, letting the
21-27 March balance within nature create balance Sprinklings of Light - Spring
within ourselves. Through a combination Cleaning at The Park
of exercises in perception, attunement 7-13 February
and meditation, as well as the making
of a flower essence and working in the Findhorn Foundation Faculty
gardens, we will be drawn closer to the
beauty and uniqueness of our own soul. Would you like to offer your energy,
love and service in preparation for the
Price: Level 2 new season of many guests arriving at
Experience Week prerequisite The Park? We will work together as a
Craig Gibsone
group, cleaning and cleansing on the
Life Purpose outer and on the inner, both ourselves
Craig Gibsone 22 – 28 November, 11-17 April and the spaces used by our guests and
community. Join us for an active week of
Using the the medium of clay to focus fun, focus, work and creativity.
and centre ourselves we will journey
with the four elements earth, air, fire, and Price: £155
water to create a spiritual alchemy. Time Experience Week prerequisite
for reflection and insight can be used to
strengthen your inner commitment to A Gift to Cluny - Spring Clean
live a spiritual life. Clay is a magical and Celebration
primal substance which can come alive 21-27 February
Sue Miles
and take form to bring us a sense of
the co-creative process with spirit and Findhorn Foundation Faculty
nature. Sue Miles
Do you feel drawn to offer your energy
Price: Level 2 This week is intended to help you as a gift to the wonderful Cluny campus
Experience Week prerequisite understand your life’s purpose - and all the people who benefit from
discovering that the essential nature of being here? This week will be a time of
Garden Spiritual Practice the things which touch you the most purification and renewal as we work
25 April-1 May may be a sign pointing the way for hard and play hard together to clean
you to know who you really are, and and transform the building and ourselves.
what makes your life truly meaningful. A Please come and join us as we align our
variety of exercises are used within the bodies, minds and spirit in this annual
supportive context of a group to guide ritual of cleansing and celebration.
you towards an understanding of your
current belief systems and the ways in Price: £155
which you relate to yourself and the Experience Week prerequisite
world. You will be helped to align with
your inner knowing, gain clarity on your
Katharina Brocke
next steps and appreciate the nature
of your own deeply personal lifelong
Katharina Brocke journey towards fulfilment.

We will practice attunement to the On receipt of your application, we will

loving intelligence within the nature send you some questions to answer in
kingdom and explore this tradition which preparation for the week.
first brought the Findhorn community to
international recognition. Acknowledging Price: Level 4
the divine within us and outside us, Experience Week prerequisite

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When you choose to join LCG for the

first time or return to the programme
after several months or years, you
need to participate in either Exploring
Community Life, Spiritual Practice, Being
Here or one of our working weeks. You
can also apply after having taken part in
our month-long programme English in
Community or Ecovillage Training.

The prerequisite programme can be

done any time within three months
prior to joining LCG. We will invite
you for an intake interview and an
attunement. Please be aware that
participation in the LCG programme
is not guaranteed in advance. LCG is
also a necessary step towards making a
longer commitment through the Living
Education Staff programme and beyond.

If you have only one month to be

at Findhorn, you can participate in

Living in
Exploring Community Life as your first
week and then participate in the LCG
programme for just three weeks.

Community
If you are age 25 or under, we are
offering this programme at a reduced
price to make it easier for young people
to afford.

Programme Income related price:

First four weeks:

Starts every Saturday except 15 November £595 / £690 / £795
£445 if you are age 25 or under

Do you feel called to deepen and explore your experience of your inner self, Second four weeks:
of other people, work, nature and of the Findhorn Foundation? The Living in £495 / £575 / £665
Community Guest Programme (LCG) is a creative, dynamic and purposeful way to £370 if you are age 25 or under
explore the meaning of service and the gifts that come through living in community,
to create an ever more meaningful experience of life. Third and further four weeks:
£395 / £460 / £535
The programme is available in four- week segments, starting every Saturday. It £295 if you are age 25 or under
begins with clarifying your individual purpose and ends with a personal review to
support you in integrating your experiences and to explore the appropriateness Three week segment:
and possibility of staying on at the Findhorn Foundation. Using the process of £445 / £515 / £695
attunement you commit to working in a service department (our gardens, kitchens,
dining room, homecare, or maintenance departments) as a place where you can For further information please contact:
apply the spiritual principles we practise here. [email protected]

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Living Education
Staff Programme
Soul of Service (6 months)
Starting: 3 January & 4 July 2009

The Living Education Staff Programme

(LESP) is the daily practice of recognising
the presence of spirit in every task and
interaction, and the conscious choice
to live everyday life as a spiritual path.
In essence the purpose of LESP is to
develop world servers and leaders,
as well as being the primary path to
becoming a staff member of the
Findhorn Foundation. The programme
runs in segments of six months and
builds on the Foundation Programme

foundation which is a prerequisite.

The curriculum will immerse you in

sharing responsibility for the rhythms and

programme principles of the Foundation. This includes

commitment to a work department,
participation in community meetings,
meditation, spiritual and personal
Living From Purpose and Soul development, and regular reviews of
your journey with a mentor. Come and
28 March - 19 June (12 weeks) live the soul of service with us.

This journey offers you a powerful life on the island of Erraid, group projects, Price £600 for the first six-month
training, engaging deeply with spirit and ritual, retreat and purpose reviews. segment
weaving your insights into your ordinary No charge for second and subsequent
yet rich experience of community life at The Foundation Programme can stand segments
the Findhorn Foundation. on its own as a 12-week journey,
requiring previous participation in
If you are in a time of change, looking Experience Week and Exploring
at your current life choices, or intending Community Life or Spiritual Practice,
to live within or around the Foundation, or it can serve as a step on the path
come join us! This intense individual to becoming a member of staff. For
and group experience will deepen the the latter you need also to complete
power of your purpose and your inner at least two months of the Living in
and outer leadership through service Community Programme before applying.
in work departments, exploring your All applicants will be interviewed.
inner life, group time and involvement in
community life. The curriculum includes Income related price:
work as spiritual practice, leadership, £2950 / £3450 / £3950
communication and group skills, and
sustainability. Integration will include time

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Ecovillage
Training 2009
14 February-13 March 2009
Craig Gibsone & Gabrielle Hamm
There is an increasing and urgent Topics covered include:
global need for viable, sustainable * Ecological building and engineering
human settlements. Ecovillages provide * Local organic food production
environmental, social, economic and * Renewable energy systems
spiritual sustainability, and an enhanced * Cooperative social economies
quality of life for all. Ecovillage * Group building and global networking
communities are cohesive social * Deep ecology, earth restoration and
structures, united by common social environmental art
and/or spiritual values. Working with * Permaculture design
the simple principle of not taking more
from the Earth than one gives back, For more information contact
ecovillages are consciously diminishing [email protected]
their ecological footprint. Ecovillage www.findhorn.org/ecovillage
principles apply equally to urban and
rural settings, to both developing and Income related price:
over-developed countries. £1395 / £1595 / £1845

Ecovillage Training provides a practical For one week:

forum for learning, and for developing £350 / £425 / £510
action plans. It draws on the experience
and expertise developed within the
Findhorn community over the past 46
years, as well as on other local and
international initiatives.

Findhorn Ecovillage has the lowest

ecological footprint for any community
in the industrialised world, just half the
UK national average. Ecovillage Training
teaches concepts, tools and techniques
for creating sustainable human
settlements. It is one month long and
may be attended as a whole, or for one
or more of its theme-based weeks.

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Special Events

Caroline Myss
Healing and the Mystery of Grace 15 - 17 November
Explore the mystical component of healing and the profound role that grace and
prayer play in the process, with the passionate presentation of Caroline Myss.
Why we heal, and how we heal, are among the most intriguing questions of
human experience. The more we learn about healing, the more we realise that
our healing encompasses every component of our life.

For years we have explored the mind-body-spirit template as the foundation of

holistic healing, but within that, an unexplored mystery remains — the role of grace. Healing has been approached as a mystery of
the mind and emotions, however he deeper truth is that genuine healing — complete remissions of diseases within the body —
are mystical acts of God and not just the result of shifts of attitudes.

Join us to explore the mystical component of healing and the profound role of grace and prayer.
This event is closely linked to James Finley’s workshop, which follows immediately afterwards.

Price: £ 365 / £ 415 / £ 505

Letting go
James Finley 8 - 21 November

After his very successful Findhorn debut last year, James Finley brings back his unique
and powerful wisdom for another unmissable event, a 3-day intensive closely linked to
Caroline Myss: Healing and the Mystery of Grace.

Meister Eckhart, the 14th century Christian mystic asks, What is the joy that death
does not have power to destroy and how can I discover it? In this retreat we allow
Eckhart to guide us toward this deathless joy in which we come to a profound experience of God as the reality of ourselves,
others and all things. Time will be given for group meditation, personal reflection and there will be discussion of these themes:
Who was Meister Eckhart and what are the guiding principles of his teachings; Setting out on the path of detachment - dying to
the illusions that imprison us; The birth of the word in the soul - discovering God to be the reality of ourselves, others, and all
things; Breakthrough into the Godhead - passing into the infinite emptiness.

Price: £345 / £395 / £485

Now more than ever, the world needs each person

to be a centre of light and healing. The radical act

Jason Jinen of being completely ourselves, which we often miss

because of the neurotic distortions of our personal
history and culture, allows us to be a healing presence

Shulman in the world just as we are. In this workshop Jason

Jinen Shulman, modern kabbalist and Dharma lineage
holder, will explore the steps he believes can lead us to
an essential re-visioning of the spiritual path to God-
Nondual Healing realisation and finding our true self as well as healing
the body, mind and spirit. Students will learn through
1 - 2 November
lecture, discussion, and hands-on healing work.

Price: £210

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 Special Events

A New Year Gathering with Barbara Swetina

and Francois Monnet

27 Dec 2008 - 2 Jan 2009

This week provides an opportunity to consciously step over the
threshold into a new year. Sacred songs and dances, meditation and
ritual help us to open our hearts and open to the wisdom of our mythic
selves, reconnecting to our innocence and authenticity. We venture into
the dark of the forest and invite the presence of nature spirits and angels
to help us discover the magic that is around and inside us, always. We
follow our creativity to celebrate New Year, perhaps celebrating it as we
have never done before. There is space for rest and relaxation.

Price: Level 3

Grass Roots - New Shoots

with Hanna Morjan, Georgete Gadas and Margot Henderson

Shaping our futures Beginning with a Community Celebration of Easter and

inspired by the creative energy of spring, we gather
and unfolding the new together to celebrate nature’s expression of renewal and
rebirth. This festival aims to bring people together from
all walks of life and all ages to explore the potential for
Spring Festival at Findhorn living happy and holistic lives in this time of transition to
more sustainable communities and life choices.
11 - 18 April 2009
Throughout the week we will engage in practical projects
Welcome, welcome one and all!
with the land: gardening, tree planting, permaculture, as
Come on your own, bring your children,
well as with the arts: storytelling, poetry, music, dance,
sister, brother, family
song, visual arts, crafts, painting and ritual to celebrate
friend or stranger.
nature and our part in it. Some of these activities will
This event is for everyone!
include Deep Ecology and Open Space practices. There
will be sessions specifically designed for children and
young people.

We will also draw on the essence of Findhorn in all of its

diversity where working together, the arts and ecology
reflect the wholeness of life. The intention of this time
together is the support , nourishment and inspiration
of all of us as we unfold the new in our own lives and
communities.

Price:
Level 4 for the whole week
3 first days only: £195 / £235 / £295
Children: 0-3 yrs free / 3-11 yrs £50 / 11-17 yrs £100

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Workshops and Events
NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

The Gay Pioneer Spiritual Practice Month Game of Transformation

8-14 November 8 November – 5 December (4 weeks) (4 days) 18 – 21 November 2008
(also available on 31 January &
28 February 2009; week-long, 27
December 2008 & 18 April 2009)

GAME OF TRANSFORMATION

This is the original version of the

Name of Photog

Transformation Game. It differs from

the box Game that you may know as
Neils Paulsen and Iain Campbell Monica Boeni
it is more complex and multi-levelled.
Centred around a circular board
FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION symbolising each player’s world, the
Niels Paulsen & Iain Campbell Monica Boeni Game offers a playful yet substantial way
of understanding and transforming key
Consider the radical possibility that Join us for a full month of exploring and life issues.
being gay is a spiritual calling. Over many practising ways to bring us closer to our
years, without fully realising it, gay men core essence, ways that see spiritual With two skilled guides and only five
have become pioneers. We have had to practice as not separate from daily life players, this is a wonderful opportunity
find a way to live in the world without but as meeting the sacred in all our to receive a high degree of masterful
compromising our whole selves. How interactions and experiences. We attention and make a quantum leap into
have you done your pioneering? In this engage in and explore world views and greater wholeness. This workshop is a
challenging week we will go into the traditions as well as the principles of powerful springboard for spiritual growth
wilderness, work, laugh, meditate, honour Findhorn, using practices such as inner and development valuable at any stage of
and liberate our bodies, and play the listening, meditation, creativity, nature, your life’s journey.
Transformation Game together. We work in departments, daily interactions
follow our calling and learn to stand and more. You will be encouraged to Price: Level 2
firmly in our roles as pioneers, and by establish your own practice by having
the end of our time together, we claim our quality time by yourself for inner
place in the world and transform ourselves reflection and practice. We also share
and the world for the good of the whole. and meditate regularly as a group,
exploring and utilising the power of
Price: Level 5 group consciousness.
Experience Week prerequisite
Income related price:
£790 / £890 / £995
SPECIAL EVENTS You can also join two special events
Jason Jinen Shulman happening at Findhorn during this time
Caroline Myss and James Finley
1-2 November (there will be some additional costs)
Experience Week prerequisite
Caroline Myss
15-17 November
James Finley
18-21 November

Please see Pg 10

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

Sensing the Sacred Essence Of The Arts

22 – 25 November 22 November – 19 December and
27 December– 23 January
FINDHORN FOUNDATION
Lench Archuleta

Share the wisdom of the old ways

and let yourself be led into a deep
experience of native American
spirituality and medicine. Revisit the
knowledge that connects you with
the harmony of all life - a clarity that
Clare Cummings & Lesley Downie
resonates within us, beyond man,
beyond woman, beyond thinking,
where conventional rules don’t apply. FINDHORN FOUNDATION
It begins with a single choice, then, Clare Cummings & Lesley Downie
suddenly, everything is possible. This is
our birthright and it is time to reclaim Essence of the Arts is an 8-week
ourselves. course offering the opportunity to Nonviolent Communication -
experience a creative journey while Loving Honesty
Price: Level 2 being part of the Findhorn Foundation 29 November-5 December
community. We follow our creative
impulses through song and dance, music
making, storytelling, mixed media, clay
work, writing and drama - empowering
ourselves to explore and express our
deepest creative self.

The group is a boat to carry us across

a sea of creativity. We create a safe
Leo Sofer
supportive place where individuals work
together yet retain the freedom to
explore their own path. This is a module FINDHORN FOUNDATION
based course with a break between the Leo Sofer & Eva Rambala
first and second month. You can choose
to do either the first month or both Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
months. If you decide to participate in offers us a path of the heart, a way of
the second month, there is the possibility deepening our compassion for ourselves
to visit Erraid or Iona during the break, and others. It is a form of spiritual
or to stay on in the community. practice and supports us to move closer
to our innermost truth, but in addition
to this, it also offers us ways to express
Income related price per month: this truth to others, with the goal of
£1295 / £1495 / £1745 creating connections that make us all
more powerful. Currently practised in
For both months: 65 countries around the world, NVC is
£2350 / £2595 / £2795 emerging as a vital tool for social change,
Experience Week prerequisite with applications in many fields. For
more information go to www.cnvc.org

Income related price:

£585 / £695 / £795

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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

The Transformation Game Restoring the Fragmented Writing Our Lives

Facilitators’ Training (2 weeks) God: A Healing Voyage into
29 November – 12 December Christian Shamanism 6-12 December
6-12 December
GAME OF TRANSFORMATION

Would you like to offer Transformation

Game workshops professionally? Or
take your Game experience with friends
to a deeper level? If you are familiar
with the Transformation box Game and
would like to expand your work and
relationship with it, this training will give
Franco Santoro Robin Shohet and Stephen Busby
you that opportunity.

This specialised 100-hour programme, FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION

which includes supervised practice Franco Santoro Robin Shohet & Stephen Busby
sessions, gives you thorough training in
the use of advanced rules in a Facilitator’s Shamanism involves a direct connection We are our own favourite topic. This
manual. Those who successfully with God and the spirit world that workshop will give you the space to
complete the training are accredited as is at the root of all spiritual paths. write about what you know and love
Transformation Game facilitators. You This workshop aims at reviving our best - yourself. The urge to write
will have permission from InnerLinks to Christian shamanic heritage through an our lives through memoir, fiction, or
offer and promote workshops using the experiential exploration of some of its poetry is profound. Robin and Stephen
Transformation Game name and logo. mysteries and wonders. It is ideal for have been exploring the processes
These are copyrighted and may only be those wishing to heal, restore or deepen whereby memory, perception and inner
used professionally by people accredited their relationship with God, including realisations nourish the soul through
through the training. former Christians who would like to writing. Join us in exercises to revisit key
address unresolved grievances with their events, impressions and insights in your
Please note: Bookings close two months early religious roots. The workshop is life, writing about them in a way that is
before the start of this programme. We a wide-ranging journey, encompassing creative and healing. After the workshop
then send you the manual of advanced a tapestry of shamanic practices from there will be an invitation to join a peer
rules, so you have time to study and various Christian traditions, and includes writing community. No previous writing
practise with it and come to the training elements of Gnosticism, esoteric experience is necessary.
well prepared. astrology and A Course in Miracles.
Price: Level 5
Price: £1620 Price: Level 4
For booking information contact
InnerLinks on +44 (0)1309 690992 or
email: [email protected]

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DECEMBER- JANUARY

Gaia University Intensive Opening Doors Within Deepening the Presence

7 - 17 December 13-19 December through Movement and Music
13-19 December
FINDHORN COLLEGE

Module 1 December 7 - 10
Module 2 December 10 - 16
Extra Day December 17 for entry into
the Organising Learning for Ecosocial
Regeneration (OLE) programme

Gaia University is the global Action

Elisabeth Tonsberg Georgete Gadas & Susanne Olbrich
Learning University for Sustainability.
In association with Gaia University’s
regional centre in Steyerberg, Germany, FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION
Findhorn College is hosting this Start Up Elisabeth Tonsberg & Monica Boeni Georgete Gadas & Susanne Olbrich
Intensive workshop for entry into the
Gaia University system. This week leads us into the winter A week of sound and music, movement
solstice and the longest night of the year. and dance. This is an invitation to come
Gaia University uses self-directed action A time to acknowledge the darkness home to your body, relax your mind and
learning as its prime learning/un-learning with its richness of unknown, intuitive open doors of creativity and expression.
strategy. Associates (students) are in forces and towards celebrating the Using Biodanza we nurture a sense
charge of their educational processes, rebirth of the light. By going within of aliveness and ease, connecting with
guided by tutors and mentors, while and listening deeply in meditation and the wisdom of the body and its unique
earning credits for Bachelors and contemplation, walking in nature, sharing expressive potential. Intuitive music-
Masters Degrees, certificates and our experiences and participating in making encourages us to listen to our
diplomas. Gaia University combines group projects, we practise ‘loving who own creative voice and to explore
residential workshops with an we are, who we are with, and what the realms of sound as well as silence
elaborated distance learning system as we are doing’. It is an opportunity to together. Chaos and structure, harmony
well as the possibility of crafting your transform pre-Christmas busyness into a and dissonance, rhythm and flow - will
own programme of study. gift to you. be part of our journey into deeper
presence, enjoying the miracle of the
All courses of study require this Start Price: Level 3 present moment and of being alive. For
Up Intensive. The first three days can musicians (bring your instruments) as
be taken as a stand-alone module to well as complete beginners.
learn about the basics of Gaia University
and action learning elements. The Price: Level 4
following six day programme deepens
the overview and enables prospective
associates to develop their course of
study collaboratively with Gaia University
mentors.

For course options and further

information see www.gaiauniversity.de
or www.findhorncollege.org
Price: To be confirmed

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DECEMBER - JANUARY
New Year Spiritual Healing The Game of Transformation Magic of the Moment
Retreat (1 week) 31 January - 6 February
27 December - 2 January 27 December - 2 January & 18 – 24 April

Franco Santoro Kajedo Wanderer

FINDHORN FOUNDATION GAME OF TRANSFORMATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION

Franco Santoro & Astrid Gude Kajedo Wanderer & Monica Boeni
This is the original version of the
This retreat is an ideal opportunity to Transformation Game. It differs from This moment: ordinary in its simplicity,
promote spiritual healing and expanded the box Game that you may know as mysterious in its depth, sacred in its
awareness through meditation, prayer, it is more complex and multi-levelled. essence. This moment is the single point
celebration, dance and shamanic Centred around a circular board of contact with all that is, was, and ever
practices. We will alternate periods symbolising each player’s world, the will be. The winter season invites us to
of silence and sharing, stillness and Game offers a playful yet substantial way slow down and go within to prepare for
movement, relaxation and activity, group of understanding and transforming key a new beginning and to feel deeply the
and solitary sessions, bringing careful life issues. wondrous richness of being alive. This
attention to our inner and outer world. traditional retreat setting with group
We will also spiritually scan the past year, This week-long version of the Game sitting and walking meditation sessions,
drawing on the Christian and Western allows for more playing time and more instruction in mindfulness, heartfulness
mystery traditions, exploring inspiring free time. and enlightened living, as well as the
teachings, extracting blessings, releasing freedom of a week-long silence, will
grievances and paving a luminous healing Price: Level 5 awaken us to the magic of each moment.
way into the New Year.
Price: Level 3
Price: Level 4
Experience Week prerequisite

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FEBRUARY

The Human Challenge of

Sustainability:
Findhorn Community Semester
(3 months)
14 February - 22 May

FINDHORN COLLEGE

This integrated undergraduate

programme provides an exceptional
opportunity for students to gain critical
personal and intellectual skills for building
a better world. The four courses covered
Finding Home Essentials of Psychosynthesis in the semester are: Worldviews and
7 - 13 February 7 - 13 February Consciousness; Applied Sustainability:
Ecovillage Living at Findhorn; Exploring
FINDHORN FOUNDATION Sustainable Living through Creative
Expression; and Theory and Practice of
This dynamic and stimulating five day Group Dynamics and Conflict Facilitation.
course provides tools and techniques Each course provides four credits from
that have a direct application to both the University of Massachusetts upon
personal and professional development successful completion.
- as well as being the essential entry
point to professional training in For further information contact
Astrid Gude
psychosynthesis. www.findhorncollege.org or
www.livingroutes.org
FINDHORN FOUNDATION As a recent attendee said “Gentle and Price: US $15,500 includes tuition, course
Astrid Gude yet empowering. I have done many self costs, all meals & accommodation.
development courses over the years, but
This week offers an exploration of what this one was different. “
home means to our bodies, hearts and
souls. What are our early childhood Essentials at Findhorn is a special
notions of home? What physical needs experience in the beautiful and inspiring
do we want to be met to feel at home environment of the Findhorn Foundation
in ourselves and our environment? If - therapeutic and life-enhancing on its
home is where our heart is, does this set own - with the added benefit that the
us free? Where does our soul‘s longing course is the precursor to entry to the
take us on the path to wholeness? Is Psychosynthesis & Education Trust’s
there a divine homesickness within accredited academic training for anyone
us? Using tools from Gestalt therapy considering becoming a fully qualified
and spiritual traditions, creative counsellor or psychotherapist.
expression, movement, ritual and deep
inner listening we will open spaces to Essentials at Findhorn is run by two
work with these questions on both trainers from the Psychosynthesis &
an individual and a collective level, Education Trust who have many years
embarking on a journey that leads us experience as therapists, speakers and
home. teachers on the Trust’s postgraduate and
masters academic programme.
Price: Level 4 www.psychosynthesis.edu
Experience Week prerequisite
Price: £595 / £675 / £775

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 WORKSHOPS, trainings AND EVENTS
NOVEMBER DECEMBER january
1 - 7 November 6 - 12 December 3 - 9 January
Experience Week Experience Week Experience Week
German Experience Week Exploring Community Life Exploring Community Life
Exploring Community Life Living in Community Living in Community
Living in Community Writing Our Lives
JASON JINEN SHULMAN (1-2 Nov) Restoring the Fragmented God 10 - 16 January
- A Healing Voyage into Christian Exploring Community Life
8 - 14 November Shamanism Living in Community
Experience Week
Living in Community 7 -17 December 17 - 23 January
Spiritual Practice Gaia University Intensive Exploring Community Life
The Gay Pioneer Living in Community
Spiritual Practice Month 13 - 19 December
(8 Nov-5 Dec) Exploring Community Life 24 - 30 January
Iona: Space for the Heart Living in Community Gentle Experience Week
- A Buddhist Retreat Opening Doors Within Exploring Community Life
- A Meditative Deepening Living in Community
15 - 21 November Deepening the Presence through
Exploring Community Life Movement and Music 31 January - 6 February
CAROLINE MYSS (15-17 Nov) Experience Week
JAMES FINLEY (18-21 Nov) 20 - 26 December Living in Community
Game of Transformation (18-21 Nov) Iona: Christmas Celebration Iona: Winter Retreat
Sacred Dance Spiritual Practice
22 - 28 November 27 December - 2 January 09 Game of Transformation (31 Jan-3 Feb)
Experience Week Exploring Community Life Magic of the Moment
Exploring Community Life Living in Community Erraid: Imbolc
Living in Community Game of Transformation
Life Purpose A NEW YEAR GATHERING
Sensing the Sacred (22-25 Nov) New Year Spiritual Healing Retreat
Essence of the Arts (22 Nov-23 Jan) Erraid: New Year Retreat (29 Dec - 3 Jan 09)

29 November - 5 December
Experience Week
Spiritual Practice These workshops require prior For bookings, please go to page 36 and
Living in Community participation in Experience Week www.findhorn.org
Loving Honesty
- Nonviolent Communication
The Transformation Game Facilitators’
Training (29 Nov-12 Dec)

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November 2008 -April 2009
FEBRUARY march April
7 - 13 February 28 February - 6 March 4 -10 April
Exploring Community Life Experience Week Experience Week
Living in Community Spiritual Practice Family Experience Week
Essentials of Psychosynthesis (9-13 Feb) Living in Community Living in Community
Work Week: Sprinklings of Light Game of Transformation (28 Feb-3 March) Spiritual Practice
- Spring Cleaning The Park Japanese Spiritual Practice
Finding Home 7 - 13 March Cultivating Presence in the Mystery
Experience Week School of Life
14 - 20 February Exploring Community Life
Experience Week Living in Community 11 - 17 April
Exploring Community Life The Quantum Leap/ Transformation Experience Week
Living in Community Game Retreat Exploring Community Life
Ecovillage Training (14 Feb-13 Mar) Living in Community
The Human Challenge of Sustainability 14 - 20 March Life Purpose
(14 Feb- 22 May) Experience Week SPRING FESTIVAL
Exploring Community Life - Grass Roots - New Shoots
21 - 27 February Living in Community Flowering of Life
Exploring Community Life English in Community - A Spring Retreat
Living in Community (14 Mar-10 Apr) Iona: Easter Retreat
Work Week: A Gift to Cluny Being with the Spirit of Cluny Garden
- Spring Clean Celebration Leadership Edges (16-20 Mar) 18 - 24 April
Foundation Training in Astroshamanism Erraid: Spring Equinox Experience Week
- Basic week: 21-27 Feb Exploring Community Life
- Advanced week: 28 Feb-6 March 21 - 27 March Living in Community
Experience Week Game of Transformation
Living in Community Intuitive Leadership (19-21Apr)
Spiritual Practice - The Way of Clay - The Art of the Possible
Connecting with God and Nature Healing Through Art (18 Apr-1 May)
(21-23 Mar) - Foundation Course: Making Visible
Iona: Equinox Retreat and Becoming Visible

28 March - 3 April 25 April -1May

Experience Week Experience Week
Japanese Experience Week Living in Community
Exploring Community Life Garden Spiritual Practice
Living in Community Footprints on the Path
Foundation Programme (28 Mar - 20 June) Women2Women
- A Personal & Spiritual Inner
Journey for Lesbians
Erraid: Beltane

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Index by Subject
Essential Findhorn Nature
Experience Week 3 Garden Spiritual Practice 6
Gentle Experience Week 4 Being with the Spirit of Cluny Garden 22
Family Experience Week 4 Connecting with God and Nature 22
German Experience Week 4
Japanese Experience Week 4 Personal Development
Exploring Community Life 5 Life Purpose 6
Spiritual Practice 5,6 NVC - Loving Honesty 13
Spiritual Practice Month 12 Finding Home 17
Spiritual Practice – Sacred Dance 5 Leadership Edges 22
Spiritual Practice – The Way of Clay 6 Intuitive Leadership - The Art of the Possible 23
Garden Spiritual Practice 6
Japanese Spiritual Practice 4 Professional Training
Life Purpose 6 Learning English in Community 21
Working Weeks 6 Transformation Game Facilitators’ Training 14
Living in Community 7 The Human Challenge of Sustainability 17
Foundation Programme 8 Healing through Art 24
Living Education Staff Programme 8
Ecovillage Training 10 Programmes not in English
Erfahrungswoche 4
Arts, Song, Dance,Writing Japanese Experience Week 4
Spiritual Practice – Sacred Dance 5 Japanese Spiritual Practice 4
Spiritual Practice – The Way of Clay 6
Essence of the Arts 13 Retreats
Writing our Lives 14 The Quantum Leap/Transformation Game Retreat 21
A New Year Gathering 11 The New Years Spiritual Healing Retreat 16
Deepening the Presence through Movement and Music 15 Flowering of Life - A Spring Retreat 23
Healing through Art 24 Iona Retreats 25
Footprints on the Path 24 Erraid Retreats 26

Education for Sustainable Development Shamanism

Human Challenge of Sustainability 17 Sensing the Sacred 13
Ecovillage Training 9 Restoring The Fragmented God: A Healing Voyage into
Christian Shamanism 14
Game of Transformation Foundation Training in Astroshamanism 21
Transformation Game (4 days) 12
Transformation Game (7 days) 16 Spirituality
Transformation Game Facilitators’ Training 14 Spiritual Practice 5,6,12
The Quantum Leap/Transformation Game Retreat 21 Spiritual Practice Month 12
Spiritual Practice – Sacred Dance 5
Gay & Lesbian Spiritual Practice – The Way of Clay 6
Women2Women 24 Garden Spiritual Practice 6
The Gay Pioneer 12 Caroline Myss - Healing and the Mystery of Grace 10
James Finley - Letting go: Teachings of Meister Eckhart 10
Learning English Opening Doors Within - A Meditative Deepening 15
English in Community 21 Magic of the Moment 16
Connecting with God and Nature 22
Men Cultivating Presence in the Mystery School of Life 23
The Gay Pioneer 12 New Year Spiritual Healing Retreat 16

Women
Women2Women 24

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FEBRUARY - MARCH

Foundation Training in Advanced week: Learning English in Community

Astroshamanism The Voyage Through the Zodiac (4 weeks)
21 February - 6 March During this week participants experience 14 March - 10 April
the whole spectrum of astroshamanic
FINDHORN FOUNDATION archetypes, retrieving and transforming
Franco Santoro blocked energies, strengthening the
relationship with their multidimensional
Astroshamanism is a system of healing self and life intent. This workshop is
aimed at expanding human perception designed for people who intend to
through integrating basic principles of employ shamanism both for themselves
shamanism with experiential astrology, and in their practice with others. The
the western mystery traditions and the Basic week, or another one-week
spirit of the Findhorn community. This workshop with Franco, is a prerequisite
two-week intensive offers a unique and for attendance.
thorough exposure to shamanic training FINDHORN COLLEGE
and gives continuity of contact with the Income related price: £475 / £565 / £665
workshop focalisers. You can experience Reduced price of £875 if attending both weeks This unique and dynamic four-week
practical tools for opening, discovering College programme gives you the
and supporting the relationship with opportunity to improve your English,
your core spiritual identity and essential The Quantum Leap/ while you live in a spiritual community
intent, while releasing blocks and Transformation Game Retreat and integrate personal development.
retrieving hidden potential. 7 - 13 March Mornings are in a classroom with tuition
by qualified and experienced teachers,
The training is designed for newcomers and outside the classroom you will
as well as for those who wish to have opportunities to improve your
consolidate previous experiences with conversation skills and time to study on
shamanism or related methods, and your own.
bring shamanic healing work into life and
relationships with others. Completion The programme includes self-
of the training provides a solid basis development sessions, working with
for more advanced work. The training community members in areas such as
Imgard Stadler
consists of two workshops which can the gardens and kitchens, participating in
also be attended independently. group-building activities and community
FINDHORN FOUNDATION events, and outings into the local area.
Basic week: Judy McAllister & Irmgard Stadler
A Journey Into the Inner Universe This unique and wonderful combination
This workshop focuses on the By combining the potent tools of of language development and heart-
clarification of life intent and connection the Quantum Leap process and the opening experiences may lead you
with your spirit guide. Participants Transformation Game, this retreat to find that being here is a turning
are trained in working with basic offers a potent crucible within which to point in your life. Living and learning
astroshamanic techniques for expanding explore such fundamental and eternal in community can be a powerful and
perception and reawakening authentic questions as Who am I and Who/what is transformative experience.
purpose. The programme includes God. Using silence, pairs dialogue, various
astroshamanic voyages, trance dance, meditation practices and playing the Income related price:
totemic postures, circle positioning, Transformation Game to delve into the £1665 / £1820 / £2100
astrodrama, ceremonial sharing, planetary self, participants pursue these questions
chants, the ritual of the Sacred Cone to their own unique bottom line. A leap For further information contact
and various opportunities for integrating in consciousness, a sense of personal www.findhorncollege.org
shamanic work with ordinary reality. peace and a clarification of personal
identity follow on from there.

Price: Level 5

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MARCH
Being with the Spirit of Leadership Edges Connecting with God & Nature
Cluny Garden 16 – 20 March (5 days) 21 – 23 March
14 - 20 March

Sverre Koxvold & Franco Santoro Mary Inglis & Gill Emslie Dorothy Maclean & Judy McAllister

FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN CONSULTANCY FINDHORN FOUNDATION

Sverre Koxvold & Franco Santoro Mary Inglis & Gill Emslie Dorothy Maclean & Judy McAllister

This workshop deepens trust in the Leadership is the ability to access power For many years before her work
guidance and healing that comes from to make a contribution and difference with the Devic/Angelic realms began,
connecting with spirit and the world of to the world. We all have this capacity, Dorothy spent time daily in meditation
nature. During this inspiring week we but often both personal and cultural communing and conversing personally
explore the hidden magic of the gardens ‘edges’ stop us taking more effective with God. That connection led to making
at Cluny, honouring the visible fea- leadership in areas where we could contact with the Devic realms of nature
tures and their unseen essence. We learn make a contribution. This workshop will - a crucial element in creating the original
how energies in their various forms encourage you to move past these gardens at Findhorn and increasingly
relate to and affect our inner world, edges to express new qualities of relevant as the effects of humanity’s
while also discovering the ancient world leadership, while also acknowledging your misuse of nature’s resources
of Cluny Hill. The week includes practical existing strengths. We explore how our become blatantly apparent. Come hear
gardening and connecting with nature in attitudes to power affect our ability to the stories, learn the basic steps to
all its forms, as well as landscape healing lead, and how leadership also involves making contact with nature, and practise
and shamanic rituals and practices. recognising and working with the power with like- minded and like-hearted
of the self-organising tendencies in any individuals.
Price: Level 3 group.
Price: Level 3
Price: Level 3 Experience Week prerequisite
If paid by your organisation: £795

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APRIL
Cultivating Presence in the Flowering of Life - A Spring Intuitive Leadership – The Art
Mystery School of Life Retreat of the Possible
4 – 10 April 11-17 April 19 – 21 April

Mary Inglis Astrid Gude Robin Alfred

FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN CONSULTANCY

Mary Inglis & Judy McAllister Franco Santoro & Astrid Gude Gill Emslie & Robin Alfred

At the core and heart of each one of In the flowering environment of Cluny A three-day gathering to stimulate peer
us is a unique energetic pattern which Hill College at the climax of Holy Week and tutor-led learning about your cutting
holds the essential blueprint for who we we will explore spiritual and mystical edge leadership challenges. It is designed
are. It connects us with the Source, and practices, promoting our inner search for for all those working in leadership
helps shape both the unique gifts and truth and meaning, as well as collective positions who wish to extend the range
contribution that we bring to the world, and planetary healing. We will alternate and capacity of their leadership work.
as well as the circumstances of our lives. periods of silence and dialogue, still- We will gather and set our agenda
When we live close to it, we experience ness and movement, deepening our according to the interests, questions
a sense of meaning, authenticity and understanding of our connection with and challenges that you bring – be they
coherence. Things become more the divine, and how to best support it personal, relational, organisational or
integrated as a path. In this workshop in our daily lives. The retreat honours systemic. The format will include: setting
we explore doorways into our essential both established and innovative practices the curriculum with you; presentation of
blueprint, honouring our particular from various traditions, including prayer, theory; experiential exercises; individual
presence, journey and contribution, contemplation, quiet and dynamic medi- coaching sessions; peer learning; and
learning to approach all the conditions tation, dance, rituals, shamanic work, and development of ongoing peer support
of our lives as purposeful and meaningful, much more. networks. We warmly invite you to
and experiencing ourselves as unique join us. We will model working in an
sources of spiritual power and blessing. Price: Level 4 emergent way, so your interests will
Experience Week prerequisite determine our curriculum!
Price: Level 5
Open to those who have previously Income related price:
participated in an Experience Week, £395 / £595 / £795
Game of Transformation or Game Medium and high rate apply for
Facilitators’ Training organisations.

SPRING FESTIVAL See Page 11

Grass Roots - New Shoots
Shaping our futures & unfolding the new
11- 18 April 2009

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APRIL
Healing Through Art (2 weeks) Women2Women - A Personal Footprints on the Path
18 April - 1 May & Spiritual Inner Journey for 25 April - 1 May
Lesbians
25 April - 1 May

Karin Werner Debbie Dinsmoor & Liz Charnell Mark Dammer & Katharina Kroeber

FINDHORN COLLEGE FINDHORN FOUNDATION FINDHORN FOUNDATION

Karin Werner Debbie Dinsmoor & Liz Charnell Mark Dammer & Katharina Kroeber

Foundation Course - Making Visible and How can all that we are come together: A week of circle dances, our own
Becoming Visible: spirituality, sexuality, dreams, hopes, footprints merging with those of the
Art as an inherent creative urge in longings? This is a week for women who dance. A week of Sacred Dance, a path
human nature brings healthy balance, love women to explore together and of manifestation and prayer, an invitation
confidence and a fresh outlook onto strengthen our connection with our- for physical and non-physical realities to
new horizons. In this training there is selves, with spirit and with each other. dance together in our consciousness.
a holistic approach which connects Using the Transformation Game, life sto- Spiritual traditions as well as modern sci-
artistic exercises with vital aspects of life, ries, meditation, sharing and ritual, we will ence speak of the interconnectedness of
creating common ground for budding create a safe and supportive circle where all things: this week we go on a journey
and accomplished artists alike. possibilites abound. If you have a desire of connecting with the web of life and
to share with other lesbians and bisexual the ways we create reality. Old and new
Tuition and support are available to women on a spiritual path, join us for this circle dances, trancework, singing and
practise painting, drawing and sculpting week of discovery, insight, healing, growth, drumming are our companions on this
playfully and deeply and to connect the celebration play, laughter and joy. journey. Both old and new circle dancers
arts with self, nature and inner work. are welcome.
There is time for reading and studying Price: Level 4
as well as keeping a sketchbook journal Price: Level 5
for reflection and integration. This is a
Continuing Professional Development
approved course. Art materials are
provided.

Income related price:

£675 / £790 / £890

NB: This is a non-residential workshop.

For a list of B&Bs contact Findhorn
College: www.findhorncollege.org
Tel: + 44 (0) 1309 678063

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lona of my heart, lona of my love

Instead of monks’ voices the lowing of cattle shall be heard.
But ere the world comes to an end
lona shall be as it was.
Gaelic prophecy attributed to St Columba

November 8 - 15
Space for the Heart - a Buddhist
Retreat
Margo van Greta

Traigh Bhan
December 20 - 27
Christmas Celebration
Niels Paulsen & Erica Jakobs

Retreat House of the Findhorn Foundation January 31 - February 7 2009

Winter Retreat
Iona is one of the world’s most sacred islands, well-known as a place of spiritual Niels Paulsen
power, worship and pilgrimage. Traigh Bhan, close to the beach, is a cosy, well-
equipped home with a light-filled sanctuary, offering space to reflect and connect March 21 - 28 2009
with spirit. Being at Traigh Bhan is an opportunity to slow down, take time out, Equinox Retreat
recharge, and experience the natural world in all its abundance and beauty. Niels Paulsen
.
Retreats cost £235-£425 per person (according to individual circumstances). April 11 - 18 2009
This includes shared accommodation and vegetarian food for self-catering meals. Easter Retreat
Maximum six guests each week. Experience Week prerequisite Niels Paulsen

To secure your place please pay a deposit of £95 to the Findhorn Foundation
Bookings office before you arrive. You will be asked to attune to the final amount at
Traigh Bhan with our resident caretaker. Also visit
www.findhorn.org/iona
For Foundation bus information to Iona and Erraid, please contact our Transport
Department. Tel: 01309 678020 or email: [email protected]

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The Isle of Erraid

ISLE OF ERRAID
Satellite community of the Findhorn Foundation
Nestled into the heart of the Inner Hebrides, the tiny island of Erraid has offered Summer Solstice
home to a small group of members of the Findhorn Foundation for over 25 years. 20 - 27 June
Here we enjoy a simple lifestyle as work, play, celebration and meditation are Come join us as we enjoy a bounty of
undertaken with an open heart and a willingness to listen to spirit. Our community is food and blessings from our gardens.
open to guests throughout most of the year and you are welcome to join our small We will also have the chance to
family for one week or more. share together in singing, stories and
meditations across the island.
Whether you are called to Erraid because of its outstanding stillness and beauty,
to experience community living or simply to spend time within its powerful loving Mabon (Autumn Equinox)
energy, you will be amazed at how soon you can let go and simply ‘be’ in the moment. 12 – 19 September
Erraid can be a perfect setting for a personal retreat, a break from the hustle and This is a time for reconciling opposites,
bustle of everyday life or simply a pause in which to allow other experiences to settle to bring our different aspects into
into your being. balance. We gather in our produce and
come together for our Harvest Festival
The island is also perfect for a family holiday, as children of all ages love the freedom celebrations.
and the sense of adventure here. We can also offer use of a beautiful little two-
bedroom cottage for a personal retreat space. Samhain (Halloween)
31 October – 7 November
Fully residential retreats and weeks range from £120-£260 by attunement. Celebrate the Celtic new year, join
with us to share stories, songs and even
Special Weeks – Celtic Festivals & Retreats a few dances at this time when the
veil between what was, and what is to
New Year Retreat Spring Equinox become, is at its thinnest. With bonfires,
29 December 2008 – 3 January 2009 14 - 21 March meditations and the use of the sacred
This turning point in our calendar is a Everything in nature is coming alive and flame to ‘cleanse’ our houses, it promises
powerful time to release the old year the days are getting warmer. It’s time to to be a fun-filled week.
and embrace the energy of the new. throw off the restraints of winter and
reach out for what it is we want to grow
Imbolc in ourselves. For further details, bookings or a copy of
31 January – 7 February our leaflet, please contact Sylke:
Our acceptance of winter gives way Beltane Tel: +44 (0)1681 700 384;
to an urge to move forwards into 25 April – 2 May email: [email protected]
springtime energy. A great time to share with friends, for http://www.erraid.com
merging of male and female energies,
for dancing and singing beside evening Findhorn Foundation, Isle of Erraid,
bonfires. Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA66 6BN
Scotland

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 Findhorn Connections

SPIRITUAL MENTORING
For many years we have been asked by our guests if there are ways to continue a relationship with the Foundation on a personal
basis. By using the telephone for coaching and support we are now able to meet this need.

This service was designed mainly for people who have already attended programmes at the Foundation and who would like to
have ongoing support in embodying the principles that they encountered while visiting here. We also offer this service to those
who have yet to visit the Findhorn Foundation. Our mentors are experienced, long-term community members who can assist
you in planning a programme of spiritual practice, encourage and support you in your practice, and suggest new techniques or
approaches to enhance your practice.

It could be for you if you want to deepen your sense of spiritual growth and direction, you would like support in developing and
maintaining your spiritual practice, or you find it useful to have access to a variety of perspectives on spiritual matters.

If you would like more information about this service,

please email: [email protected]

OUTREACH education
Our Outreach Education is an important aspect of the work of the Findhorn Foundation.
We offer workshops, trainings and presentations sharing the values and group skills
developed here in Findhorn through meditation, attunement, games, dance, song, contact
with nature, and working toward a grounded and positive future. We respond to invitations
from all over the world.

If you would like to set up an event in your area, please get in touch.
Outreach Education, Findhorn Foundation,
The Park, Findhorn, Moray IV36 3TZ, Scotland
Rosie Turnbull
Tel +44 (0)1309 691618,
email: [email protected]

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Findhorn Connections

HOW TO SUPPORT
OUR WORK MAKE A DONATION
Most of the activities of the Findhorn Foundation are I would like to support the work of the
funded from earned income, mainly from our educational Findhorn Foundation in one of the following
programmes. We are seeking donations to expand ways:
our capacity to offer bursaries to youth and those
on a limited income so that all may benefit from the I would like to give towards the Bursary Fund £ ________
transformative potential of the Findhorn experience.
I would like to give a general donation £ __________
We are also inviting contributions through our General
Donations fund for the further development of the * GIFT AID (UK TAXPAYERS) Please read adjacent information.
Foundation as an important spiritual demonstration
and learning centre. Our work is to create new ways Treat my contributions as Gift Aid donations.
of living that honour and express the unity of life, Enclosed donation of £ _________________
contributing on all levels to the sustainability of our All donations from 6th April 2009 until I notify you otherwise.
world.
Join the Brochure Mailing List
By partnering with one another in these ways we can Please send me regular information about courses
cocreate the world we want. by post
by email (please select only one option)
If you are interested in making a difference through I am happy to be contacted by like-minded organisations.
contributing to the General Donations fund or Bursary
Fund please fill in the form on the right or donate online
at www.findhorn.org Name: ____________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Your donation is very much appreciated.
City: ______________________________________________
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* GIFT AID FORM (UK TAXPAYERS) Country: ____________________________________________
Telephone: __________________________________________
If you are a UK taxpayer, the value of your gift can be Email: ______________________________________________
increased by 28% under the Gift Aid scheme at no extra Total Amount: _______________________________________
cost to you.
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Please tick the box on the donation form if you would
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like the Findhorn Foundation to reclaim tax on this
donation and any future donations you may make. Security Code (3-digit no. on back of card): _________________
Start date:______________ Expiry Date: __________________
In order for us to reclaim tax you have paid, you must pay Signature: ____________________ Date: __________________
tax equal to or more than the value of your donation.

Please notify us if you are no longer eligible to Gift Aid Send to: Communications, Findhorn Foundation,
your donations, or if you wish to cancel this agreement. The Park, Findhorn, Forres IV36 3TZ, Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1309 691620
Fax: +44 (0)1309 691663

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 United Nations

Findhorn Foundation
and the United Nations
Findhorn Foundation’s active participation in the UN Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development (DESD)

The Findhorn Foundation will be represented in the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
– Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade, to be held in Bonn, Germany, from 31 March to 2 April 2009.

The overall goal of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) is to integrate the values inherent in
sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behaviour that allow for a more sustainable and
just society for all. The basic vision of the Decade is a world where everyone has the opportunity to benefit from education and
learn the values, behaviour and lifestyles required for a sustainable future and for positive societal transformation.

The Foundation programmes, Ecovillage Design Education and Ecovillage Training

demonstrate the basic characteristics of ESD programmes:
* Interdisciplinary and holistic: learning for sustainable development embedded in the
whole curriculum, not as a separate subject
* Values-driven: sharing the values and principles underpinning sustainable
development
* Critical thinking and problem solving: leading to confidence in addressing the
dilemmas and challenges of sustainable development;
* Multi-method: word, art, drama, debate, experience, … different pedagogies which
model the processes
* Participatory decision-making: learners participate in decisions about their own
learning
* Locally relevant: addressing local as well as global issues

The Findhorn Foundation is an NGO Associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and is
represented in the UN briefing sessions, as well as regular Values Caucus meetings and events, Spiritual Caucus meetings
and meditations, the Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations
(CONGO) Sustainable Development Committee meetings, and various other conferences and workshops at the UN.

All images are c Findhorn Foundation/ and Sasha Angus,

Michael Mitton, Domen Zupan, Adriana Sjan Bijman, Sverre
Koxvold, Graham Meltzer, Avalon dos Santos, Lutz Pagel,
Martin and Mie Roche-Nishimori, Mattie Porte, Jörn Fiebig,
Thomas George, Carin Bolles and Kathleen Short.

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Sister Organisations Essential Findhorn

Retreat Centre for Healing and Universal Compassion

Retreats
Shambala has a spiritually supportive environment and we welcome people from all
spiritual traditions to join our meditations, retreats and courses. Our quiet and
secluded grounds with direct access to the beach of Findhorn Bay encourage you to
free your mind from distractions and focus your attention on the beauty of the
present moment. You can arrange your own retreat for rest, relaxation, spiritual
Renew your energy and nourish your body, practice and healing, or join one of our scheduled meditations, retreats and courses.
mind and spirit in the peace and tranquility Please visit our website for a detailed calendar of our events.
of Shambala, a retreat centre with Venue Hire
a distinctive Buddhist focus. Our beautiful Ballroom and Meditation Hall offer an ideal venue for your retreats,
courses and conferences. Our Seminar Room, perfect for smaller events, features a
large decked roof terrace with stunning views over the Findhorn Bay.
Facilities
We can accommodate up to 24 guests in high-standard bedrooms with private or en
suite facilities. Most of our rooms have glorious views over the garden and bay.
B&B prices start at £35 single, £30 double/twin and £25 shared per person.
Additional services include daily meditations, retreat coaching, a Buddhist library,
organic vegetarian meals, sauna, and complementary therapy by arrangement.

Shambala Retreat Centre

Findhorn Bay, Forres IV36 3YY
Shambala (Sanskrit for Pure Land - Heaven on
Moray, Scotland
Earth) is a beautifully renovated country house, Tel: 01309 690690
set in quiet and secluded grounds on the Findhorn Fax: 01309 691196
Bay, and within a short walking distance of the e-mail: [email protected]
Findhorn Foundation and Community. web site: www.shambala-retreat.org

May all beings benefit from our activities May all beings be truly happy
Registered Scottish Charity No SC 032707 and a Scottish Company No SC 223339

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 Workshop Faculties

Findhorn FOUNDATION

The Findhorn Foundation offers a range of holistic workshops, programmes and events in
the unique environment of our working community and ecovillage. Our programmes are an
integral part of the community’s work and give participants practical experience of how to
apply spiritual and holistic values in daily life. At Findhorn there is the potential for education to
take place 24 hours each day, with every person and situation we meet, and actively contribute
towards creating a positive and sustainable future for humankind and the planet.
Findhorn Foundation
www.findhorn.org Tel: +44 (0)1309 690311 Email: [email protected]

Findhorn College

The College provides transformative education based on a holistic approach to sustainability and
personal empowerment. Its courses in further and higher education integrate experiential and
academic learning within the context of the Findhorn ecovillage. A new range of CPD (Continued
Professional Development) courses are being added this year, including supervision training
and courses in sustainable construction. The college is increasingly collaborating with Scottish
Findhorn College Universities and other partners. We offer opportunities for field studies and research, as well
as residential modules for innovative masters programmes on various aspects of an integrative
approach to sustainability. For more information please visit our website: www.findhorncollege.org
Tel: + 44 (0) 1309 678063 Email: [email protected]

Findhorn consultancy service

The Findhorn Consultancy Service’s purpose is to support the transformation of

consciousness in businesses, organisations and communities through trainings, supervision,
coaching and organisational development services.
Tel: + 44 (0) 1309 691880; Fax: +44 (0) 1309 691301 Email: [email protected]
Robin Alfred and Gill Emslie

The Game of Transformation

The Game is a powerful self-development tool, centred around a game board.

Since the Game was first offered at the Findhorn Foundation in 1978, thousands of people
have played The Transformation Game® in its various forms. Many more have worked with the
Angel® Cards, with over a million Angel decks sold to date. InnerLinks, the US and UK-based
company that researches and develops Transformation Game products and programmes
worldwide, offers workshops and facilitator trainings with the Foundation.
Suzie Schwartz and Mary Inglis
Tel: +44 (0)1309 690992 Email: [email protected]

Education for Sustainable development

Education for Sustainable Development at the Findhorn Foundation is designed to facilitate a

transition to a sustainable culture. It is education where a thorough and objective assessment of
the state of the planet is followed by regional, community and location based solutions. Our ESD
programmes are designed to make optimum use of the information available from the Findhorn
Ecovillage, and to provide a practical forum for learning, and developing action plans, for all aspects
May East of sustainable living. To learn more about our programmes, Email: [email protected]

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Presenters’ Biographies Essential Findhorn

A Dorothy Maclean, a co-founder of for OneWorld UK, an International charity

the Findhorn Community, continues to based in London and moved back to
Astrid Gude is trained and experienced dedicate her life to teaching and supporting Findhorn in 2007 to coordinate Ecovillage
in various forms of personal and others to make their own inner connection Training and work with youth in the
transpersonal work. She currently serves in to God and to nature’s intelligence. community.
the education department of the Findhorn
Foundation. E Georgete Gadas is Brazilian and a
passionate Biodanza teacher. Fascinated by
B Elisabeth Tønsberg is a long-term staff life and its manifestations, she approaches
member of the Findhorn Foundation, still the body as the visible expression of the
Barbara Swetina is a gifted musician who learning and growing with the underlying soul and, therefore, sacred. She also works
plays many instruments and has a wide principles of this centre of light. with massage and conscious creative
repertoire of songs. She has brought movement.
sacred harmony singing into the heart of Erica Jakobs is a creative and friendly
the community, and teaches songs and longstanding volunteer to the Findhorn Gill Emslie brings to the Findhorn
dances internationally. Foundation, contributing in many ways, Consultancy Service her experience
especially as a keen member of the Iona in transpersonal psychology and
C Group and workshop co-facilitator. organisational development. She is a
coach and trainer offering specific skills for
Caroline Myss, PhD, is a pioneer of Eva Rambala has been living and sharing women in leadership.
energy healing. She is a medical intuitive the process of Nonviolent Communication
internationally known for her work with for the past 10 years. Working with a H
sacred contracts, archetypes and chakras. variety of groups in different countries all
She is the author of many books and over the world, she has come to treasure Hanna Morjan is an inspired Sacred
is founder of Chicago’s Caroline Myss the commonality that exists behind cultural Dancer. She co-focalised the Restore the
Education Institute to which she now differences. Earth conference at Findhorn.
devotes much of her time and energies.
F I
Clare Cummings has lived in the Findhorn
community for many years, serving in a Francois Monnet is an accomplished Irmgard Stadler has lived and worked at
variety of ways. She has a BA in Fine Art director and creator of festivals and theatre- the Foundation since 2000. Finding and
and has worked extensively with native based rituals that celebrate our mythic nourishing the connection within, is her
woodlands. journey through the seasons of life. He has inspiration and her challenge.
a flute in his pack and is known to Pan.
Craig Gibsone is a builder specialising in J
retrofitting houses to passive solar. He has Franco Santoro has been active in
lived at Findhorn for 36 years. He helped shamanic healing and spiritual ministry James Finley has been a student of
build the Community Centre and the since 1976. His work incorporates the contemplative prayer for more than 20
barrel houses and works internationally as experiential essence of many spiritual years, six of which he spent as a monk
a community building consultant. lineages, including the Western and at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky,
Christian traditions. He is the creator of where he studied with Thomas Merton. He
D astroshamanism, author of Astroshamanism: is the author of several books, including The
A Journey into the Inner Universe and Contemplative Heart, and leads meditation
Debbie Dinsmoor was a member of the other books on the topic. workshops and retreats throughout North
Findhorn Foundation for four years and America.
focalised guest programmes including G
Women2Women, Gay & Lesbian Judy McAllister has spent many years
Experience Week and LCG. She values Gabrielle Hamm was born and raised at the Foundation in a variety of roles
relationship as spiritual practice and is in Findhorn until the age of 10. After including Foundation Focaliser, trustee,
passionate about working with people and travelling and volunteering around the Game guide/trainer and supervisor.
sharing life journeys. world she moved to London to do her
degree. She was the Partnership Manager

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 Presenters’ Biographies

Jason Jinen Shulman is the down to earth and celebratory events and visual theatre, and is editor of Passionate Supervision.
founder and spiritual head of A Society and believes that opening to creativity is He is also interested in combining memoir,
of Souls, a training in consciousness for opening to the source and can become a autobiography and fiction to nourish self-
individual and planetary healing. He is a spiritual practice. exploration through writing.
modern kabbalist and Buddhist, and is the
author of the inspirational bestseller, The M S
Instruction Manual for Receiving God.
Margo van Greta has been living at Stephen Busby has written and travelled
K Findhorn since 1991, working with staff for most of his life, finding inspiration in
training and development. She facilitates world literature, film, photography and
Karin Werner is a trained art therapist. She Transformation Games, runs outreach myth. He runs programmes throughout
has led art therapy training in Germany for workshops and is a passionate Buddhist. Europe and is writing about his travels and
several years, as well as working in her own family history.
practice. Mary Inglis is a long term faculty member
of the Findhorn Foundation and leads Sue Miles is dedicated to developing the
Katharina Brocke works for a Japanese courses and trainings worldwide in relationship between individual purpose
international peace organisation and personal and group development, creativity and its manifestation in the world.
facilitates workshops on angels, elemental and the Transformation Game.
beings, earth healing and earth changes. Susanne Olbrich is a pianist, composer and
May East works internationally with music teacher who engages in mindfulness
Katharina Kroeber teaches Sacred Dance transdisciplinary education, women’s meditation. Her keen interest in creative
both at Findhorn and abroad. She is a spirituality and the ecovillage movement. music and improvisation reflect her love for
writer and researcher and enjoys dancing sound, silence and life.
with all beings on a path of prayer and Monica Böni has lived in the Findhorn
celebration. Foundation since 1998 and focalises a Sverre Koxvold is a stranded sailor. He
variety of programmes based on spiritual landed at Findhorn, then Cluny Garden,
L practice. She likes combining music and and over seven years has discovered the
movement with meditation. spiritual energies in this landscape. He
Leo Sofer’s passions are intuitive shares this passionately with others.
storytelling, singing and Nonviolent Mark Dammer researches how
Communication. His lifelong goal is the consciousness creates reality. He enjoys
finding and following of a path of the heart working with both people and technology,
and expressing this in his life and work. and all living beings.

Liz Charnell just loves life, the joy and the N

challenge. This is her spirituality.
Niels Paulsen is an experienced workshop
Lench Archuleta is a Yaqui Indian and leader and a trained practitioner in massage,
traditional native healer from Arizona healing and personal development.
who has worked with individuals and
small groups in the Sonoran Desert for R
more than 20 years. He collaborates
with numerous medical doctors, health Robin Alfred, an affiliate of Olivier
practitioners, therapists, and other Mythodrama Associates, is founding director
traditional healers as a counselor, of Findhorn Consultancy Service. His
consultant, advisor, and spiritual guide. passion lies in the development of human
and organisational potential, through the use
Lesley Downie has worked as an artist of creativity, innovation and intuition.
and in the therapeutic fields of body work,
movement and personal development. Robin Shohet has worked and published
She has created individual pieces as well as as a therapist for 30 years. He is co-author
community projects, public art, processional of Supervison in the Helping Professions

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Booking, Travel & Practical Information

How to Book our Programmes challenges, relationships, your inner life). Payment
Please book online at www.findhorn.org • If you have had any emotional or We prefer payment by cheque or credit
or use the Booking Form on pgs 36 – 37 health difficulties, please let us know how card (sorry, we do not accept American
• To reserve your place, please send a these are affecting your life now. Express). Please do not send cash.
£95 deposit per person per programme • Please enclose the letter with your Payment should be in pounds sterling
which is non-refundable unless your deposit and booking form. Please (GBP), US-dollars or euros. When paying
programme is cancelled. Experience wait for confirmation of your booking in euros or dollars, we will charge £1
Week and some other programmes before making travel arrangements. per transaction to cover banking costs,
require a letter of introduction, see and the rate of exchange will be that on
Booking Experience Week below. Your Accommodation the day when we receive the payment.
• When booking a programme that Week-long programmes end on Friday In most countries it is possible to buy a
starts in 4 weeks or less, full payment is evening, however, accommodation is cheque in GBP from your bank. We do
required at the time of booking. provided until Saturday morning. not accept Eurocheques. It is possible
• Please book well in advance to ensure Accommodation is generally shared (this to pay using a bank transfer. For more
a place in the programme of your choice. is part of the community experience). information please see:
• Wait for confirmation of your booking Single rooms may be available for an www.findhorn.org/bookinginfo
before making travel arrangements. additional cost, but cannot be guaranteed
(Allow 2 weeks for confirmation.) in advance. If you use a wheelchair, Pay Agreements
• The balance of your payment must be please contact us well in advance so that Payment can sometimes be spread over
received four weeks before the starting we can make suitable arrangements. Fees a maximum of three months. Please
date of your programme. We suggest include linen, towels and meals. We arrange your pay agreement with the
you arrange holiday insurance, as if you suggest you bring suitable clothing Bookings office.
cancel after this point, the deposit is for work as well as play. The weather
non-refundable and we can refund only varies a great deal so include warm and Financial Support – Bursaries
50% of the balance. If you cancel within waterproof clothing in all seasons! We do not wish to exclude people with
one week of the programme, there is no a low income (young people, unwaged,
refund. Our kitchens provide vegetarian food people from developing countries).
• For Findhorn College bookings and can cater for vegans, wheat free, Limited bursary funds are available
telephone +44 (0)1309 678063 or see dairy free and sugar free. We cannot towards the cost of participating in our
www.findhorncollege.org cater for people with serious allergies programmes and we encourage those
• For Erraid bookings telephone and multiple food intolerance. Please who need help with payment to apply.
+44 (0)1681 700 384 check with us in advance to find an Please apply for financial support well in
• For Short Stay information telephone arrangement which works for you and us. advance of the start date of your chosen
+44 (0)1309 690311 programme(s).
Staying On Please write to our Bookings office
Booking Experience Week We offer guests who have been here stating your financial situation, including
When you book Experience Week we before the opportunity to arrive on a short summary of your resources,
ask that you write a letter introducing Friday and stay overnight before joining income, expenditures and savings and
yourself. This is your first step into their programme. The cost is £32 per stating the amount that you are able to
the spirit of the week and helps the day for shared accommodation and all pay (possibly in combination with a pay
Experience Week facilitators get to know meals. Booking for extra nights must be agreement to spread payments over
you and prepare the programme. It will made through our Bookings office. We several weeks). Please send this together
remain confidential. Most people write cannot guarantee availability. A list of with your booking and deposit. All
between one and two pages. Please local bed and breakfast guest houses is bursaries must be arranged in advance
write or type it yourself. available at www.findhorn.org/ of arrival.
• Write a simple, honest, authentic letter gettinghere (please note that most local
describing why you want to participate B&Bs are not equipped to take credit Contributions to the Bursary Fund
in Experience Week. Mistakes don’t cards as payment). We welcome contributions to the bursary
matter, just write it in your own style. fund to help those people who cannot
• Include your age and an overview of afford to pay the full amount to come
your present life (for example some of here. A space is provided for bursary
your life choices so far, present joys and contributions on the booking form.

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 Booking, Travel & Practical Information

Travel Information Short Visits participation appears to be inappropriate.

You will find more detailed information If you are unable to stay for seven We also reserve the right to ask any
at: www.findhorn.org/gettinghere days for an Experience Week or other visitor to leave if his or her behaviour is
workshop, it is possible to participate disruptive to the function of the centre
Rail in the daily life of the community by or interferes with the rights of others.
There are trains from London to joining us as a short-term guest for Please do not bring your pets.
Inverness and Aberdeen, with between one and six days. You will have
connections to Forres. Our buses meet the opportunity to work with us in our Telephone / Fax
two Saturday mid-morning trains at departments, meditate in our sanctuaries For general enquiries:
Forres station, one from Inverness and and engage in other activities as available. +44 (0)1309 690311
one from Aberdeen. At other times This programme costs £14 per day, and Hours: Mon – Fri 9am-5pm
there are usually taxis at Forres station includes lunch and dinner in the Bookings office: +44 (0)1309 691653
to take you to Cluny or The Park. Community Centre. Participants are Hours: Mon - Fri 9.30am-12:30pm and
Rail information: +44 (0)8457 484950. responsible for finding their own 2pm-5pm (except Tuesday pm)
accommodation. A list of local bed and Fax applications to: +44 (0)1309 691663
Bus and Coach breakfasts is available at
National Express +44 (0)8705 808080 www.findhorn.org/gettinghere
and Citylink +44 (0)8705 505050
operate express services from London Advance notice is suggested; however, you
(Victoria Coach Station), Glasgow, and may also contact Visitor Centre upon arrival. FINDHORN
Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness
and there are coach connections from Guided Tours
Aberdeen and Inverness to Forres. Guided tours for groups can be provided
There are public and Foundation buses by prior arrangement. If you would like
between Forres and The Park (distance more information, please call, write or
5 miles). email:
Visitor Centre, Findhorn Foundation, The
Road Park, Findhorn, Forres IV36 3TZ
From Edinburgh or Glasgow join the A9 Tel: +44 (0)1309 690311;
at Perth. Leave the A9 turning right onto email: [email protected].
the A95 towards Grantown-on-Spey.
At Grantown follow the A939/A940 to Please Note
Forres. For Cluny, from the High Street All information included in our publicity
turn left into Tolbooth Street, at the is correct at the time of going to press
roundabout go straight across into St and is subject to change. Whilst every
Leonards Road, turn left at the sign for effort is made to provide programmes
Cluny Hill College. For The Park, and services as advertised, we do not
Findhorn, use the Forres bypass (A96), accept liability for:
turning left for Findhorn and following • Cancellations or changes caused by
road signs. availability of staff, low bookings,
weather conditions, maintenance work,
Air acts of God, acts of government or any
Nearest airports are Inverness (30 miles other authorities, or any other situations
away) and Aberdeen (85 miles away). beyond our control.
Connections from most major British • Pre-existing medical or psychiatric
and some European cities are made by: conditions or those which may arise
British Airways, EasyJet & KLM during, or subsequent to, participation
(KLM Aberdeen only). in one of our programmes. The Findhorn Foundation is based at two sites:
• Loss of, or damage to, personal the original site at the Findhorn Bay Holiday Park
property of our guests. near Findhorn village (pop. 700), and at Cluny Hill
We reserve the right to refuse admission College in Forres (pop. 10,000) which is 5 miles from
to our programmes if, on arrival, Findhorn and 26 miles east of Inverness.

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Income Related Pricing

We want to ensure that our courses are accessible to people with diverse means. We invite you to select the price within each
level that relates to your personal income. If you cannot afford the lowest price, please see our Financial Support - Bursaries
information on page 34.

Level 1: £365 / £435 / £535 Level 4: £475 / £555 / £665

Level 2: £385 / £455 /£555 Level 5: £515 / £615 /£715

Level 3: £445 / £495 / £595 Level 6: £545 / £655 / £755

PRICES INCLUDE ACCOMMODATION AND ALL MEALS

Booking Form

Please do not use this form to book Findhorn College courses or Erraid weeks.
Please print clearly and in BLOCK CAPITALS. Please read pages 34 – 35 before completing this form.

Surname: _________________________________________
Surname: _________________________________________
Forename: ________________________________________
Forename: ________________________________________
Male / Female Date of Birth: ___________________
Male / Female Date of Birth: ___________________
Address: __________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Zip/Post Code:_____________________________________
Zip/Post Code:_____________________________________
Country: __________________________________________
Country: __________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________________________

Some workshops require previous participation in Experience Week. Special events, conferences and some other programmes
DO NOT have this requirement. Please see Calendar (pages 18-19) to check if your programme requires Experience Week.

Accommodation Requirements (as available)

I would prefer a single room, if available (supplement £16 per night)

Please send me a list of local Bed & Breakfasts
If booking as a couple: single beds double bed

• This form continues overleaf. Please complete both sides •

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I / We wish to enrol in the following programmes

Title Date Cost

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Deposit / Full Payment Enclosed*_________________
Single Room Supplement, if any (see bottom of other side)_________________
Optional Contribution to the Bursary Fund (see p. 34)_________________
Total Amount Enclosed_________________

* To confirm your booking we require either payment in full or a non-refundable £95 deposit for each programme.
The balance is due four weeks before the start of each programme (single room supplement, if any, to be paid on arrival).
Experience Week bookings also require an introductory letter from each participant. as do some of other programmes.
Please check course descriptions carefully.

(Please tick boxes as appropriate)

VISA/Mastercard/Switch No.: ___________________________ Valid Until: _____________________

(for Switch card: start date or Issue No.: ________________________________)
Security No.(the last three digits on the back of your card): _________________________________
Cardholder’s Name: ____________________________________________ Signature: ________________________________
Cardholder’s Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cheque payable to the Findhorn Foundation

I / We enclose a letter applying for a bursary.

Is there any medical history we should know about? We particularly need to know of: a) any physical disabilities so
that we may accommodate you appropriately; b) if you have, or suspect you may have, an infectious disease; or c) if you need
special medical or therapeutic care. If yes, please specify below (if you need more space, please use a seperate piece of paper.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Send your completed form to:

Bookings • Findhorn Foundation, The Park, Findhorn, Forres, IV36 3TZ, Scotland • Fax: +44 (0)1309 691663

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 Minimising our
ecological footprint

As a spiritual community, education centre and ecovillage, the Findhorn Foundation aims to live lightly on the planet.
While recognising the positive effect of our programmes, we are also exploring further ways of minimising our carbon
emissions and offsetting the residual. From now on we will produce just one full brochure of our programmes and
events each year, instead of two. This PDF brochure is lighter on the planet and replaces our second brochure - you can
print only what you need!

You can also help the environment by choosing not to receive printed copies of our brochure or poster in future. If
you would like to transfer to our email update list, to be notified when our brochure is available online, please email:
[email protected] with your details.

We thank you for supporting our work in the world.

Findhorn Foundation
The Park
Findhorn
Forres IV36 3TZ
Scotland

For general enquiries: +44 (0)1309 690311

[email protected]

www.findhorn.org
The Findhorn Foundation is a Scottish Charity, no SC007233