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Workshops & Events 2014

Spiritual Community • Learning Centre • Ecovillage

Welcome to Findhorn Consciously stepping into the new

Starting with our brochure! Fresh and alive, saving paper, saving trees. The change to a new format and smaller size is just one of the many ways through which the Findhorn Foundation and community is co-creating a more positive and sustainable future for people and planet.

Another is through our web-streaming initiative, Findhorn Live, which is growing in popularity.

Delighted that we now have the technology to share our work with more people all over the world and help reduce the carbon footprint on the planet by offering an alternative to travel, we plan on continuing to expand our web-streaming schedule for 2014 and beyond. Information will be posted on our website as it becomes available, but if you are particularly interested in connecting with Findhorn in this way, email us at findhorn.live@findhorn.org and we will keep you updated as new streaming events are planned.

Our 2014 brochure is packed full with an inspiring schedule of programmes, workshops and events. Whether you are considering a first-time visit or want to return to renew your connection, you will find the programmes that make Findhorn a unique place to experience your 2

relationship to yourself, to others, to nature and the earth, and to the sacred. Starting with Experience Week, our Essential Findhorn programmes offer opportunities for grounded, everyday insights and practice.

We look forward to welcoming back Michael Roads, Robert Holden and Caroline Myss and to gathering with open minds and hearts for this year’s major conference: New Story Summit – Inspiring Pathways for our Planetary Future. Opportunities to celebrate creativity and wellbeing include a second incarnation of EarthSings, and our annual highlight, Festival of Sacred Dance, Music and Song.

Wherever you are on the planet, we welcome you, in person or via the internet, as our honoured guest, part of a global community, to take a conscious step with us in the co-creation of a new world.

With love and blessings,

Sandra Mitchell

CONTENTS Welcome to Findhorn

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Findhorn Foundation & Community

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Visiting Findhorn

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Essential Findhorn Programmes

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Findhorn Foundation Island Communities

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Reaching Out

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Calendar in Brief

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Special Events

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Workshops and Events

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Presenter Profiles

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Support Us

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Booking & Practical Information

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How to Get Here

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Workshops and Events Index

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Booking Form

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© 2013 Findhorn Foundation. All rights reserved.

Editor: Sandra Mitchell & Sasha Angus Art Director: Yasko Takahashi Compiled by: Jacqueline Palmer & Kavyashree Thomas-Lane Produced by: Big Sky Print All images are © Findhorn Foundation and Rebecca Wingrave / Ash Balderson / Avalon dos Santos / Chris Brown / Christine Perez / Gabrielle Hamm / Geoff Dalglish / Graham Meltzer / Hugo Klip / James Wallace / Mo Haley / Peter Valance / Shinsuke Inoue / Sverre Koxvold / Thomas George / Yasko Takahashi

MINIMISING OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

Encouraged by achieving one of the lowest eco footprints ever measured in the industrialised world, we continue to find new ways to further reduce our environmental impact. We invite you to participate with us by considering whether you would like to receive our brochure by email instead of by post. We will notify you when our newest brochure is available online and you can then download it as a pdf or view the entire brochure through the online reader on our website. Globally sharable with hyperlinked and flippable pages, this digital version allows easy access to all our programmes from your computer, iPad or smart phone wherever you are in the world. Email us at lesspaper@findhorn.org if you would like this option.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Our prices are income related. When you book, please choose the higher, medium or low price listed for your workshop or event, based on your personal income. For more details, and for information about bursaries, please see pages 57 - 58.

• Prices are correct at the time of going to press but are subject to change.

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FINDHORN FOUNDATION COMMUNITY The Findhorn Foundation and Community works in co-creation with the intelligence of nature to awaken the highest in human potential. All who engage here, residents and visitors, find an environment to foster profound personal change, seed new ideas and birth practical and positive responses to the challenges and opportunities of our times. Experiencing life at Findhorn is the perfect way to learn about wholeness, integrity, purpose, leadership, love, beauty, co-creation, communication, joy and service.

We pioneer a holistic approach to sustainability that integrates four aspects – spiritual, social, environmental and economic. By developing not just the externals of sustainability such as ecohousing, ecological sewage treatment and renewable energy, but also addressing the inner life of human beings and giving people an opportunity to experience being part of an interconnected web of life, the 4

Foundation has become a unique centre for learning and a valuable and potent force for change.

Our holistic approach to sustainability is demonstrated in our three main areas of activity: spiritual community; ecovillage; learning centre. Community life provides the spiritual and social framework of sustainability upon which our ecovillage and economic activities are woven. The Foundation financially depends upon sharing our learning with others through our guest programme of workshops and events.

We offer a transformative environment where new ways of thinking and being in the world have space to grow, and where learning takes place naturally through ordinary activities in daily life. Practising community values for a month, a week, or even a day can often lead to changes that increase selfesteem, promote healthy relationships, give a sense of empowerment and can

encourage leadership.

Our activities give rise to further new projects, systems and structures that support and sustain humans and our environment. The Findhorn Foundation is a founding member of the Global Ecovillage Network, New Findhorn Association, Park Ecovillage Trust, Ekopia Resource Exchange, CIFAL Scotland, and several other initiatives.

The Findhorn Foundation currently has 120 members of staff and is part of a growing community of more than 500 people in the local area who support and practise spiritual and sustainable values, including small businesses and charities primarily working in education, the environment, healing and the arts. We are proud of our pioneering role and look forward to continuing as a seed centre, catalysing and demonstrating effective change, and to helping to co-create a positive future for humanity and the planet.

Visiting Findhorn An Experience Week is the best way to connect with Findhorn, providing a complete experience of what is on offer here. There is a wide choice of workshops and events to choose from, the full calendar starts on page 30.

If you can stay for only a few days, you can participate as a Short Term Guest for between one and six days. You will have the opportunity to participate in a service department and share meals, meditate in sanctuaries and engage in community activities. Please see page 58 for more details.

If you would like to bring a group, we can offer tailor-made experiences ranging from a day up to a week. See page 28.

Accommodation When you attend one of our workshops or events you will be accommodated either at our Cluny Hill site, a former Victorian spa hotel, or at The Park in one of the original bungalows, or in an eco chalet. Please see page 57 for more details. If you are not participating in a residential programme there are a number of Bed and Breakfasts in The Park and in the nearby village, go to www.findhorn.org/bandb. There are also camping, caravan and eco chalet rentals available in the Findhorn Bay Holiday Park, www. findhornbayholidaypark.com

Meals Mealtimes are an opportunity to connect socially with other guests and Findhorn residents. Most of the food prepared in our kitchens is vegetarian, organic and local.

What we are unable to grow ourselves is sourced as much as possible from ethical or other organic producers. If you have special dietary needs please see page 57.

The Blue Angel Café in the Universal Hall in The Park offers a range of freshly made organic food and is open every day. The Phoenix Shop at The Park provides a wide variety of organic foods plus interesting gifts and books.

Daily Rhythm 6:30 - 7:30am Silent meditation 7:45 - 8:10am Taizé singing (Cluny) 8:00 - 8:25am Taizé singing (Park) 8:35 - 8:55am Guided meditation 9:00 - 12:30pm Morning ser vice departments 12:30pm Lunch 2:00 - 5:00pm Afternoon service department s 5:40 - 6:00pm Guided meditation 6:00pm Dinner 5

F indhorn E covillage – Remember, if it's not fun, it's not sustainable Ecovillages are models of environmental, social, economic and spiritual sustainability and provide an enhanced quality of life for all.

Ecovillage communities are cohesive social structures, united by common social and/or spiritual values. Working with the simple principle of not taking more away from the Earth than one gives back, ecovillages are consciously diminishing their ecological footprint.

For over 50 years we have been exploring alternative ways of living and have developed many unique systems. Here you can find some of what makes Findhorn special.

Findhorn Foundation’s Contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development The overall goal of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) is to integrate the principles, values and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of learning, Our official contribution to the main learning goals of the UN DESD since its launch in 2005 is Applied Ecovillage Living (the new name for a programme now in it’s 16th year). This programme provides an ideal learning environment where the social, ecological, economic and worldview aspects of sustainability meet in an integrated whole.

The Findhorn Foundation is an NGO Associated with the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and is regularly represented in UN Briefing sessions.

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Boutique – the trendsetter The Boutique is a great place to exchange stuff, from clothes to books to TVs. When you have things you no longer need, you can leave them here and someone else who is in need can take them. In this way we can share resources and reduce what ends up in landfill.

Our New Guest Lodge We are delighted to present to you our new guest lodge Clearwater. Built to even higher ecological and aesthetic standards as was done for our ecomobile staff accommodation, this newest guest lodge is fully accessible, all bedrooms are en-suite and it is furnished beautifully.

Generating Positive Energy Our four community-owned wind turbines, which have a total capacity of 750kW, supply more than 100% of the community's electricity needs. Our system is unusual in that the community owns its own private electricity grid, making it possible for us to be net exporters of electricity.

Green electricity generation is one of our successful community businesses.

Reducing the Ecological Footprint Even Further We are committed to continuing to find new ways to become an even more eco-friendly community than we currently are.

As part of this commitment, we experimented this year with changing the brochure format. By resizing it to A5 from A4 and printing fewer copies than past years, we saved 25kg of paper.

We also introduced a new e-brochure format that enables you to flip through the brochure on your computer screen. To sign up for this e-brochure, please email us at lesspaper@findhorn.org Breaking new ground when it was launched, our web-streaming initiative Findhorn Live enables people from all over the world to participate in some of our exciting workshops and events without having to travel. If you are particularly interested in connecting with Findhorn in this way, email us at findhorn.live@findhorn.org and we will keep you updated as new streaming events are planned.

Findhorn wins the Kindred Spirit Award!

We are thrilled to announce that the Findhorn Foundation and Community has won the 2013 Kindred Spirit Award in the Retreat/Healing Centre category.

This is the second time running that we have won the Kindred Spirit readers award and it is a delight to have our work acknowledged in this way.

We so much appreciate the support we receive from so many people all around the world and are very grateful to all those who took the time to vote for us.

For those not familiar with it, Kindred Spirit magazine has been sharing spiritual wisdom for 25 years and is the UK’s leading magazine for positive change. The Kindred Spirit Awards celebrate the people and places, throughout Europe, that make a difference to individuals' lives. The Retreat/Healing Centre category was set up to recognise those running spiritual sanctuaries.

We are happy and proud to have won this award as it encourages us in our continued forward movement as a centre of love and light.

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ESSENTIAL FINDHORN PROGRAMMES These programmes are unique to Findhorn.

While you are here you are part of a learning community, having a chance to do things differently and to put your insights and deeper values into everyday action.

You can connect with your own inspiration, with the people around you, and with the intelligence of nature, to find new skills and abilities for a more meaningful, holistic and sustainable life.

When you participate in Cluny Kitchen, Park Garden, Cluny Homecare or any of our other departments, all tasks, from cooking the lunch, planting seeds or cleaning the floor, are valued and essential parts of the whole. There is the potential for learning to take place 24 hours a day and with every person and situation you meet, as well as within the traditional setting of workshops and events.

Founding principles The founding principles of Findhorn are very much alive and practised today. Inner listening and attunement are integral 8

parts of our daily life and there is time set aside before, during and after the working day to attune. We have four meditation sanctuaries in The Park and one at Cluny Hill, and there are many other ways to connect with your own inner wisdom, including dancing, playing, singing, walking and being in nature.

The gardens at The Park and Cluny Hill reflect our delight in co-creating with nature, and they are nourishing and beautiful environments. At Cullerne Gardens we grow organic, seasonal food for our kitchens. The beautiful unspoiled coastal landscape of the Moray Firth provides further inspiration for discovering a closer relationship with the natural world.

Inspired action is a commitment to open and honest interactions, working together, growing organic food, building ecohouses, running businesses, erecting wind turbines, recycling, meditating, exploring alternative economic systems, and interacting with our visitors. The Findhorn ecovillage is a built environment in harmony with people

and our planet. We interact with the tools we use, with the landscape, with each other, and with our own inner wisdom in a conscious and attuned way, knowing that our small actions are interconnected and are important for the future of humanity and our planet.

Essential Findhorn begins with Experience Week and continues on a journey of selfdiscovery and inspired activity. Elements of these unique Essential Findhorn programmes can also be found in all our other workshops and events.

Experience Week For Experience Week dates please see calendar on pages 30 - 33.

These are seven days that can change your life and your world. Experience Week is the best way to come to Findhorn and find out what it's like. It’s the ideal way to meet, engage with and share in this everevolving journey of deeply sustainable community living.

You join in most aspects of daily life here including participating four mornings in one of our departments – the garden, kitchen, dining room, homecare or maintenance – giving you many opportunities to practise ‘love in action’ and to interact with other people in the community. The week also includes meditation, sacred dance, a nature outing and being part of a supportive group, all combined with laughter, love and new ways of being.

Experience Week is an invitation to let go of your limitations, open to love, and to be the change you want to see in the

Changing the world from the inside out world. It gives you a chance to experience the principles on which the community is based: inner listening, a connection with all life, and inspired living. We ask that you come willing to participate fully in this rich and active week, to give of yourself and engage with others. Our aim is to create an environment that enables you to find a deeper sense of meaning and to open to transformation within yourself and the group. All of these elements are also part of the Special Experience Weeks we offer.

The programme runs from Saturday to Friday evening, and includes seven nights accommodation and all meals, from the first Saturday lunchtime through until breakfast on the Saturday morning of your departure. You should arrive before noon on the first day of your Experience Week, so that the group can begin together. You need to speak and understand English reasonably well – if you cannot, we offer Experience Weeks in other languages during the summer months. Please see page 12.

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Experience Week runs at both sites of the Findhorn Foundation –The Park and Cluny Hill. There are opportunities to experience both sites during the week. Please join us for an adventure in new ways of living and relating, and help to create a positive future for humanity and our planet.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 Bursaries, concessions and discounts are available, see pages 57 - 58. If you book an Experience Week with a starting date in December, January or February and also book an Exploring Community Life or Spiritual Practice directly following your Experience Week, we will give you a reduction of £100 on the total combined price.

"It was a good intro to the Findhorn World.

I was continually astonished by the gentle kindness and good humour of the residents and participants alike."

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Special Experience Weeks Ecovillage Experience Week In The Park - a village setting: 22 - 28 March, 10 - 16 May, 13 - 19 September In Cluny - an urban setting: 7 - 13 June Following a similar structure to our original Experience Week, this week has the added intention of deepening knowledge and experience of sustainable living on all levels.

What is an ecovillage? We look at inclusive decision-making processes, cooperative economies, local food production, and cultural and spiritual diversity, which together create a full featured human settlement.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460

Family Experience Week 5 - 11 April, 19 - 25 July, 2 - 8 August This family programme offers a special focus on how conscious living can be integrated into family life. You and your children have time to be together and to be with your peer groups throughout the week. There are opportunities to do tasks together, play and explore together, and get to know other families in the group as well as interact with the Findhorn community.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 £240 for age 5 - 11 £360 for age 12 - 17 Gentle Experience Week 19 - 25 April Pia Mark Our original Experience Week programme is a rich and active week which asks for participation for most of the day, including evenings. This week is designed for those with less mobility or physical strength, and more need for rest between activities.

It follows the original structure while remaining open to adapting to the specific needs of the group.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460

Music Experience Week 5 - 11 July Barbara Swetina, Fabien Barouch This week has the addition of music and song woven through the whole week, honouring the richness of different spiritual traditions. Dances of Universal Peace and Sacred Harmony Songs combine chanting, simple movements and live music to touch the heart and lift the spirit. No prior experience in music is necessary.

Income related price: £910 / £660 / £510 Youth Experience Week 26 July - 1 August Friendships, feelings, energy, individuality and togetherness. All young people are welcome to this energised week, based on our regular Experience Week and redesigned specifically for people aged 14 17. To experience and develop community, connect with yourself and others in more meaningful ways, learn new skills, develop awareness and discover your inner strength and power.

Income related discounted price for youth: £590 / £450 / £360

LGBTQ Experience Week 11 - 17 October Adriana Sjan Bijman This Experience Week gives space to celebrate being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer together in the supportive and unique environment at Findhorn. A week of community life and opening to the new.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 Experience Week Group Visits If you would like to bring a group for an Experience Week with your own particular interest or focus, please contact our Guest Department well in advance.

Tel: +44 (0) 1309 678027 email: guestdept@findhorn.org

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Foreign Language Programmes In Italiano

www.findhorn.org/italia

Settimana di Esperienza 16 - 22 agasto Apriamo il Cuore Sacro 2 - 8 agosto Meditazioni guidate, esperienze nella natura, lavori con il corpo ed altri strumenti per esplorare il Cuore Sacro e trovare in noi stessi con chiarezza.

Costo: £1010 / £770 / £630 Tornare a Casa 23 - 29 agosto Please see description on page 48.

Costo: £930 / £690 / £570 email: italia@findhorn.org

Em Português

www.findhorn.org/portugues

Semana de Experiência 5 - 11 Julho email: portugues@findhorn.org

In Deutsch

En Castellano

6. - 12. September Kontakt: Gabriele Backhaus email: info@gbackhaus.de

Volver a Casa 23 - 29 agosto Please see description on page 48.

Precio: £930 / £690 / £570 email: castellano@findhorn.org

www.findhorn.org/deutsch

Findhorn Erfahrungswoche 31. Mai - 6. Juni, 18. - 24. Oktober email: deutsch@findhorn.org

日本 語 www.findhorn.org/japanese

エコヴィレッジ体験週 ４月26日〜5月2日 広瀬 麻奈 email: himana@gol.com 体験週 6月14日〜20日 秋本 育明 email: office@shin-terayama.jp スピリチュアル・プラクティス 5月3日〜9日 邦江 ゴーント email: kunie.hst@gmail.com ライフ・パーパス 11月1日〜7日 広瀬 麻奈 email: himana@gol.com これらのプログラムは体験週に参加された 方対象です。

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www.findhorn.org/castellano

Semana de Experiencia 5 - 11 julio, 9 - 15 agosto Contacto: maita@maita.es

En Français

www.findhorn.org/francais

Semaine d’Expérience 12 - 18 avril, 2 - 8 auguste Revenir à la Maison 23 - 29 auguste Please see description on page 48.

Prix: £930 / £690 / £570 email: francais@findhorn.org

Exploring Community Life Exploring Community Life (ECL) is a great way to broaden your understanding. For Exploring Community Life dates please see calendar on pages 30 - 33.

Exploring Community Life (ECL) is a great way to broaden your understanding of the community or to give you time and space to integrate your experience of Findhorn after participating in another workshop.You may also find this to be an attractive option for coming back to visit and reconnect with the community.

There is less emphasis on a group experience than in an Experience Week, and you are more integrated into the life and daily rhythms of the community.

The group size is generally smaller and the programme may run even for one person. It includes participation in a service department to become more familiar with our guiding principle of ‘love in action’.There are also sharings, and the possibilities of a group project, a nature outing and if there is interest, a taste of the Transformation Game. Evenings provide opportunities

to join in with community activities and explore different aspects of living here, which may include spiritual and personal development, creative arts and sustainable living.

If you are thinking about a longer term commitment to staying at Findhorn, ECL is an option that can give you a good sense of what it is like to live here. It also serves as a prerequisite for joining some of our further Essential Findhorn programmes such as the Living in Community Guest Programme and Living Essentials Apprentice Programme.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 Experience Week prerequisite

"I wanted a way of reconnecting with Findhorn after a long absence and this provided it well, with activities and free time to find my own way of interacting with the community."

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Spiritual Practice 1 - 7 March, 12 - 18 July, 25 - 31 October Space for you to explore and connect with your innermost self. Spiritual Practice supports you to continue a path of transformation and growth in your everyday life. It gives you time to explore meditation, different kinds of exercises and to approach ordinary activities in a new way that encourages space for creativity and laughter. All this is spiritual practice. We look at what supports or may sabotage you deepening your practice.

There are daily sessions together and afternoons are in Foundation service departments to integrate practical life with your spiritual practice. The week is less of a group experience than in an Experience Week and you are more integrated into the life and rhythms of the community. The group is generally smaller. There is time to take part in community meditations and events, and one day is spent in silence as an opportunity to deepen your inner experience. These elements are also part of the Special Spiritual Practice Weeks.

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If you are thinking about a longer term commitment to staying at Findhorn, Spiritual Practice is an option that can give you a good sense of what it is like to live here. It also serves as a prerequisite for joining some of our further Essential Findhorn programmes such as the Living in Community Guest Programme and Living Essentials Apprentice Programme.

For both themed and non-themed Income related price: £860 / £640 / £480 Experience Week prerequisite

"Deeply inspiring and opening my heart."

Special Spiritual Practice Weeks Permaculture 29 March - 4 April, 20 - 26 September Craig Gibsone We use Permaculture principles to look at how we live our lives day to day, and to connect with the wisdom of the Earth and ourselves. This ecological design system can inspire and empower us to create and find answers within us.

on a deep peace: the peace of knowing you are part of the whole. We will work with that connection in a meditative and practical way. Our playground is Craig's beautiful semi-wild permaculture garden.

Together we meditate, listen, connect, harvest and prepare with awareness and thus make delicious wild soups and salads as well as effective herbal remedies.

Nature 19 - 25 April, 28 June - 4 July, 19 - 25 July Katharina Brocke An introduction to the subtle dimensions of the Earth. We practise attunement to the loving intelligence within the nature kingdom in the Findhorn way. Through a combination of exercises in perception, attunement and meditation, as well as making a flower essence and working in the garden, we move closer to the beauty and uniqueness of our own soul.

Energy Healing 30 August - 5 September Maria Olsthoorn Together we will explore the mystery of Energy Healing. You will learn about the human aura and the psycho-dynamics of the seven chakras. We will work with the subtle realms, explore guidance and intuition and learn some basic yet powerful tools that can improve health and well being.

Herbs and Wild Foods 14 - 20 June Craig Gibsone, Eveline Rodenburg When you connect to nature you touch

Living Intuitively 6 - 12 September Nadasree Georgete Gadas We know everything we need to know at any given moment. This is a journey of discovery as well as confirmation of our

intuitive abilities. We will do exercises to develop our sensitivity and subtle perception, and use diverse meditation practices that enhance our inner connection and deeper listening to our own wisdom. We practise ways of bringing this enhanced sensitivity into our day-to-day living in the world.

Clay 1 - 7 November Craig Gibsone With the landscape of Findhorn Bay and the surrounding coastline as an inspiration for our week, we journey with the four elements - earth, air, fire and water - using the medium of clay to focus and centre ourselves, and to create spiritual alchemy.

Clay is a magical and primal substance that comes alive and takes form, bringing us a sense of co-creating with the spiritual dimension of all things. Included is time for reflection and insight that can be used to strengthen your inner commitment to a spiritual life.

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Service Weeks Service Weeks give you the opportunity to come to Findhorn and lend a hand while giving yourself the gift of practising love in action. The price charged for these weeks just covers your food, accommodation and administration fees, making it an affordable way to spend time in the community.

We invite you to attune to a price between £300 - 100.

Experience Week prerequisite A Gift to Cluny Spring Clean Celebration 25 - 31 January Do you feel drawn to offer your energy as a gift to wonderful Cluny and all the people who benefit from being here? This week is a time of purification and renewal as we complete tasks and play together to clean and transform the building and ourselves. No ordinary spring clean, this is a grand opportunity to clear out ‘old baggage’ on all levels.

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Sprinklings of Light Spring Cleaning at The Park 1 - 7 February Would you like to offer your energy, love and service in preparation for the new season at The Park? As a group we cleanse ourselves and the spaces used by our guests and community on outer and inner levels. Join us for an active week of fun, focus, service and creativity.

Coming Home to the Garden Gardening at The Park 19 - 25 April, 3 - 9 May As the natural world bursts into its spring flowers and fresh green leaves we invite you to join us in a hands-on gardening week. While exploring the Earth mysteries and the connections between our inner life and the outer gardens of The Park, we will put our hands together and into the Earth and contribute to a summer of abundant flowers, fruits, vegetables and happy human beings.

In Perfect Timing Gardening at Cullerne 26 April - 2 May, 10 - 16 May In Cullerne Gardens, we co-create with nature to grow flowers and food for the community, bringing beauty and nourishment to all. Share our love for the gardens by joining our team for a week or two. Together, we will do lots of sowing, preparing, mulching and planting out in our fields and polytunnels, while celebrating and enjoying being at Findhorn in the Spring.

Love in Action Maintenance at The Park 7 - 13 June Experience being part of a team offering service for a higher purpose. On a practical level, we use this time to beautify and make improvements to buildings and areas in The Park, with the help of both skilled and unskilled people. The week also includes an outing, time for personal sharings and is a good way to meet people living here.

Applied Ecovillage Living 8 February - 7 March Craig Gibsone, Gabrielle Haworth Hamm Drawing on the expertise of the Findhorn Ecovillage and incorporating Permaculture design, this month-long programme gives you the tools needed for creating sustainable human settlements.

The increasingly urgent global need for viable, sustainable human settlements is met by the ecovillage model for living.

Ecovillages provide environmental, social, economic and spiritual sustainability, and an enhanced quality of life for all. Working with the simple principle of not taking more away from the Earth than we give back, ecovillages are consciously diminishing their ecological footprint. The principles of an ecovillage apply equally to urban and rural settings, to both developing and overdeveloped countries.

Applied Ecovillage Living provides a practical forum for learning and for developing action plans. It draws on the experience and expertise developed

within the Findhorn Ecovillage over the past 50 years, as well as on other local and international initiatives.

Week 1: People Care (8 - 14 February) Building Effective Groups, Deep Ecology and Designing for Transition Week 2: Fair Share (15 - 21 February) Economic Sustainability, Right Livelihood and Organic Food Production Week 3: Earth Care (22 - 28 February) Human Settlements, Ecological Building and Wilderness Restoration Week 4: Design Projects (1 - 7 March) Principles of Permaculture and Designing for the Future Income related price: ÂŁ2280 / ÂŁ1880 / ÂŁ1720

"It has really helped me understand how Eco communities work and how Permaculture affects us all."

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Living in Community Guest Programme (LCG) Starts every Saturday except 4 January, 27 September, 20 December Explore living in the Findhorn community for a month or more by joining the Living in Community Guest (LCG) Programme.

This is a dynamic, creative and purposeful way to explore the meaning of service and to experience the gifts that come through living in community. Sharing all aspects of life in this vibrant environment opens the space for you to deepen your relationship with yourself, with God, with people, and nature – creating an ever more meaningful experience of life.

The programme is available in four-week segments, starting most Saturdays. It begins with clarifying your individual purpose and ends with a personal review to support you in integrating your experiences and to explore your next steps. Using the process of attunement you join the team of one of our service departments (gardens, kitchens, dining room, homecare or maintenance) where you can deepen your experience of love in action, and the awareness, joy and 18

freedom that arise from serving in this way.

When you want to join LCG for the first time or are returning to do the LCG Programme after several months or years, you need to participate in either Exploring Community Life, Spiritual Practice or one of our Service Weeks as a prerequisite.

You can also apply after having taken part in one of our longer-term programmes (Learning English in Community, Applied Ecovillage Living or Spiritual Deepening).

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 LCG cannot be booked and is not guaranteed in advance. LCG is also a necessary step towards making a longer commitment to the Findhorn Foundation through the Living Essentials Apprentice Programme.

If you have just one month to be at Findhorn, you can participate in one of

the week-long prerequisite programmes mentioned as your first week and then participate in LCG for the following three weeks.

Income related price For first block of 4 weeks £800 / £700 / £600 £500 - 450 sliding scale if you are age 25 or under For second block of 4 weeks £700 / £600 / £500 £400 - 350 sliding scale if you are age 25 or under For third and further blocks of 4 weeks £600 / £500 / £400 £350 - 300 sliding scale if you are age 25 or under Three-week segment £700 / £600 / £500 £400 - 350 sliding scale if you are age 25 or under Experience Week prerequisite For further information please contact lcg@findhorn.org Please note: 27 December is a restricted intake week. Only those who have done LCG before can apply for this week.

Spiritual Deepening - Living from Purpose and Soul 8 March - 30 May This programme is a 12-week long core journey to deeply engage with your own inner wisdom, and to come alive in a new way, weaving fresh insights into daily community life and your ordinary experience. It's an opportunity to practise sustainability on all levels. If you are in a time of change or wanting a supportive and stimulating environment in which to look at current life choices or go deeper in your inner connection, Spiritual Deepening offers you powerful experiential learning that can become a framework for life. It is a heartopening process during which you can discover more of what has touched you previously here in the Findhorn Foundation.

You receive the best that Findhorn has to offer by engaging with long-term members of the community for input on topics like the founding principles of Findhorn, character styles, conscious group dynamics, communication skills and more. It is experiential learning that includes spiritual practice through service and love in action.

Integration time includes a silent day every week as well as a 4-day silent retreat, a week on the island of Erraid, ritual, spiritual mentoring and reviews of your personal purpose and inner process. By engaging with your Spiritual Deepening group, and being part of the Findhorn Foundation community, you can strengthen your sense of inner direction and explore the inner and outer qualities of leadership.

Income related price: £4550 / £3950 / £3450 Experience Week plus either Exploring Community Life or a Spiritual Practice Week are prerequisite.

If you are intending to live within or around the community, Spiritual Deepening can serve as a step on the path to a deeper experience of the Findhorn Foundation, and to participation in the Living Essentials Apprentice Programme.

All applicants participate in an interview and attunement.

For more information and updates on the programme and for the current price scale please visit our website: www.findhorn.org/deepening

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Living Essentials Apprentice Programme (LEAP) An agreement to serve.

LEAP is our staff intake programme where you learn the ways in which we live together here at Findhorn. We welcome you to come and contribute your own unique gifts and skills, so that together we can co-create a more loving and sustainable world. Applications will be considered through a process of attunement, and are subject to the needs of service departments and availability of living space at the time of your application.

If accepted onto LEAP, you engage with the joys and challenges of daily life in a spiritual community and ecovillage. We invite you to join in the practice of being present in every task and interaction, and to choose to live everyday life as a spiritual path, based on our core spiritual principles of inner listening, love in action and co-creation with nature.

You join in a service department, participate in community meetings, engage in spiritual and personal development, and have regular reviews. We ask you to commit to participating fully, including some weekends, and we will provide you with food, basic 20

accommodation and a supportive learning environment.

If accepted onto LEAP, you spend two to six months as a short-term apprentice. After a review, if you then wish to make a longer commitment (six months up to a year) you can become a long-term apprentice. This begins with five days of intense learning – a deeper induction into our principles and practices. These inductions are scheduled twice a year. Thereafter you continue to meet with your peer group once a week, and once a month we provide two to three days of continued learning in the Findhorn ways. Finally, to help you reflect on and integrate your learning experience, you are provided with a personal mentor.

Apprenticeship is a commitment to serve this centre and its purpose in the world. It is the pathway towards becoming a member of staff of the Findhorn Foundation. It is equally valid as a pathway along which to gain the skills and awareness that will equip you to be a world server and leader wherever else your passion may lead you.

We welcome you to take this leap and come and live the soul of service with us.

We welcome applications for this programme all year round.

Currently we are renewing LEAP and ask you to please see our website or contact leap@findhorn.org for more information.

Prerequisite: Experience Week plus three months of the Living in Community Guest Programme.

Findhorn Intensive - A 12-Month Modular Programme Residential weeks for this programme: 6 September 2014, 29 November 2014, 7 February 2015, 18 April 2015, 27 June 2015

The group journey is an opportunity to be lovingly held, supported, challenged and encouraged while you reflect and engage with your life more deeply.

This year-long enquiry explores what it really means to live Findhorn principles in everyday life. You spend five residential weeks here, with peer group support and individual mentoring at home, inbetween times.

During our residential weeks, we come together and create an environment in which to enquire, discover and practise.

We draw on Findhorn's mystery school approach, as well as our individual and collective practices and wisdom. We explore the frameworks of Incarnational Spirituality and Process Oriented Psychology to help us understand and practise living our lives consciously. Steered by the groups' particular interests, we draw on the experience and inspiration of Findhorn to engage in new possibilities for sustainability in the areas of spirituality, creativity, ecology, culture and economy.

If you have been touched by Findhorn and want to bring this experience more fully into your everyday life, we invite you on this heartopening journey. In it, you will: • deepen and strengthen your connection with your inner self, while engaging with the challenges and rigours of daily life • open to new possibilities for living relationships, and engaging creatively with all that surrounds you • discover healthy ways to bring your unique contribution to the world, positively adding to the ecology of life

The Findhorn Intensive supports you to find ways to open to your own intuition and spiritual connection, to attune to the world around you, and to realise new possibilities of relating and co-creating with other people, nature, and life in all aspects.

It invites you to reassess your life, find greater fulfillment and bring more love into our world.

For comprehensive information on the themes and particulars of the programme, as well as how to apply, please visit www.findhorn.org/intensive Income related price: £3450 / £2850 / £2350 Experience week prerequisite

When you are back home, in between these weeks, you continue to deepen, ground and apply the learning. Regular peer group meetings, a mentor, practices and resource materials support you in this.

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Incarnational Spirituality 5 - 11 April, 3 - 9 May, 15 - 21 November, 29 November - 5 December Findhorn Foundation & Lorian Association We live in times of profound transition and transformation. If we are to shape a hopeful and holistic future, we need a worldview that is centred in collaboration and partnership. A view that honours and engages each person’s individuality and unique contribution, whilst also honouring and engaging the manifest diversity of the whole earth community with all its physical and non-physical ecologies.

You are invited to reimagine and reshape your relationship to yourself, to the sacred, to nature, to the subtle worlds and to the earth. Join the Findhorn Foundation, the Lorian Association and David Spangler as we come together in a community of exploration to deepen our understanding of the many facets of the sacred in manifestation and expand our spirituality into creative daily action.

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Over four modules, which may be taken separately or as a whole, we: • explore practices that strengthen inner connection and coherent action • develop sensitivity to subtle energies in our world • expand our ability to bring energies of blessing into life Each week combines daily practice, reflection and live video-stream contact with David Spangler, and participation in Findhorn community life to strengthen new habits of wholeness in our lives.

We strongly encourage you to read the recommended book for each module prior to participating.

Income related price per individual week: £1010 / £770 / £630

Incarnational Spirituality: The Generative Self 5 - 11 April Freya Secrest & Adele Napier with David Spangler via video-stream Explore the fullness of yourself and your capacity to be a generative source of blessing in the world. Engage with your personal calling, explore your relationship with yourself and with the sacred in and around you, discover your innate gifts and weave your powers of love and creativity more fully into your life. *Reading prerequisite: An Introduction to Incarnational Spirituality by David Spangler Incarnational Spirituality: Relationship with Subtle Worlds 3 - 9 May Freya Secrest & Judy McAllister with David Spangler via video-stream Deepen your capacity to connect with Earth’s second ecology, the subtle, nonphysical network of intelligence within our planet. Explore resonance as an important principle of relationship, attune to the qualities of sacredness within yourself, and foster life-enhancing, respectful and co-

creative relationships with Gaia’s physical and non-physical ecologies. *Reading prerequisite: Engaging Subtle Worlds by David Spangler or To Hear the Angels Sing by Dorothy Maclean Incarnational Spirituality: Subtle Activism 15 - 21 November Freya Secrest & Mary Inglis with David Spangler via video-stream Learn to use your own subtle energy field, your own presence, in relationship with subtle and spiritual forces of the planet to promote wholeness, healing and transformation. Learn practices of energetic engagement, develop skills in subtle activism, and explore how you can make a difference in the energetic wholeness of your own, and our collective, life. Includes a specially designed day-long version of the Transformation Game.

Incarnational Spirituality: Manifestation 29 November - 5 December Freya Secrest, Mary Inglis, Judy McAllister Learn to craft synchronicity in your life and work with the invisible underlying order of interconnectedness in the world. Bring your energy, needs, commitments and presence into deeper relationship with the ecology of life around you. Using David Spangler’s manifestation process, you will put principles into action and heighten your ability to manifest the life you want to live. *Reading prerequisite: Manifestation: Creating the Life You Love or Everyday Miracles, both by David Spangler

*Reading prerequisite: World Work by David Spangler

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Isle of Iona - Summer Retreats at Traigh Bhan Summer Retreat Weeks start every Saturday from 5 July with final week starting 6 September.

Situated on the west coast of Scotland, Iona is a sacred island known as an historic place of pilgrimage. Traigh Bhan is the Findhorn Foundation’s retreat house on this magical island.

Traigh Bhan offers the opportunity for quiet contemplation, while the island itself – with its views and spectacular coastal scenery – is ideal for long walks of exploration and contact with nature’s beauty. Whether you need time to integrate the experiences of a workshop, or space to reflect on your own journey and next steps, Traigh Bhan is the perfect place for spiritual rest and renewal.

Comfortable and well-equipped, the house has its own peaceful sanctuary for prayer and meditation. Our residential Foundation custodian can guide you in making the most of your time.

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Booking Information For Foundation bus information to Iona and Erraid, please contact our Transport Department. Tel: +44 (0)1309 678020 or email: transport@findhorn.org All retreats cost: £495 - 275 per person according to individual circumstances and includes all meals and 7 nights accommodation in shared rooms. Food is vegetarian and the preparation of some meals is shared. Please pay only your deposit when you make your booking. We ask you to attune to the final amount you pay, with our residential custodian, while you are at Traigh Bhan on Iona. Maximum six guests per week. Arrival time is midday Saturday, and departure time is the next Saturday morning.

Experience Week prerequisite

"The best view ever from the porch...

Thanks so much for offering this wonderful place for retreats, a privilege."

Easter Retreat 19 - 26 April Niels Paulsen Experience Easter week on the holy island of Iona.

Creative Space 7 - 14 June Stewart Friendship & India Brown Bring your own creativity and current project, and be inspired by the island and wisdom of the group.

Special Weeks on Iona Equinox Retreat 15 - 22 March Niels Paulsen Deeply experience this time of year as we turn towards the light, within the peace of this beautiful island.

Transformation in Retreat 12 - 19 April, 28 June - 5 July Niels Paulsen The power of the Transformation (box) Game combined with the peace and beauty of Iona.

NB Price: £455

Close to God 21 - 28 June Niels Paulsen Explore the forces of nature by walking the island, working in the garden, and cooking food together.

Retreat with Art 20 - 27 September Karin Werner Connecting with art through meditation and silent visual contemplation, guided art sessions and sharing time. Ample time to relax and spend time alone.

NB Sliding scale £525 - 305

Space for the Heart 27 September - 4 October Margo van Greta Meditations from the Buddhist tradition combined with the inspiration of Iona, connect us more deeply with our heart and with the qualities of love, compassion and peace.

Game of Transformation Retreat 25 October - 1 November Liza Hollingshead A unique opportunity to play the original version of the Game of Transformation® while living and sharing together on Iona.

NB Price: £455 New Year Retreat 27 December - 3 January 2015 Eveline Rodenburg & Hugo Klip A space on Iona to stop and pause for inner reflection, transitioning into the New Year.

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Isle of Erraid Erraid is a beautiful Hebridean island in view of Iona, where a small community, part of the Findhorn Foundation, lives and works together within the natural cycles of sea and land.The quality of stillness and the simplicity of life here are an invitation to slow down and experience a different way of being.

Retreat Weeks Allow yourself to be held within the healing energies of the island as you take time for yourself – going for walks, sitting on the beach, reading, writing, connecting with nature. Our cosy retreat cottage is available for a more private space. £490 - 290 by attunement

Booking Information For further details, bookings, long-term possibilities or for special rates for children and groups please contact us at: tel: +44 (0)1681 700384 email: erraid@live.co.uk Please find more information on our website: www.erraid.com

You are welcome to join us for a week or more to experience the island’s magical energy, explore its magnificent landscape and wildlife, our unique lifestyle and community life. We are open to guests for most of the year. Families with children are always welcome.There are several ways of exploring Erraid:

Celtic Festival Weeks Join us as we celebrate the turning of the seasons and connect with the unique energies of the Celtic Festivals, surrounded by the island’s ancient and powerful landscape. £490 - 240 by attunement

For Foundation bus information please see page 24.

Love in Action Weeks Immerse yourself in the rhythm of our lives. Enjoy the wild beauty of the island while joining in community activities such as gardening, cooking, chopping wood, meditating, sacred singing and much more. £490 - 240 by attunement

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Our prices are on a sliding scale according to individual circumstances. Please be aware that you attune to the final amount you pay at the end of your stay on Erraid.

Special Weeks - Celtic Festivals & Retreats Imbolc 1 - 8 February The return of the Celtic Goddess Bride, representing the reawakening of the life force after winter.The energy of renewal invites us to leave behind that which no longer serves and prepare for the coming of spring.

Ostara - Spring Equinox 15 - 22 March When days grow longer and life unfurls from winter hibernation. As the natural world surges into spring we celebrate fresh growth in our own lives.

Beltane 26 April - 3 May The arrival of summer. We celebrate the union of male and female energy, the power of fire and the burning creativity of passion in our own lives.

Lithia - Summer Solstice 14 - 21 June The sun is at the height of its power and we celebrate the longest day of the year. A time of appreciation for the natural bounty overflowing from our gardens and for reflecting on abundance in our own lives.

Mabon - Autumn Equinox 20 - 27 September As summer fades and winter approaches we come together to celebrate the Harvest Festival, gathering in and feasting on the rich produce of our gardens and the achievements and blessings of our lives.

Samhain 25 October - 1 November Traditionally the Celtic NewYear and the time when the veil is at its thinnest between our world and the spirit world. A time to remember our loved ones and to honour our ancestors.

New Year Retreat 27 December - 3 January 2015 Celebrate the New Year with us on Erraid.

A time to release the old and embrace the energy of the new. Connect to your dreams and visions for the year to come.

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Reaching Out Building Bridges The Building Bridges team continues to make the Findhorn Community accessible to an ever-broadening spectrum of people and organisations. We provide opportunities for positive change to people in diverse circumstances through the heartopening living and learning experiences offered here at the Foundation.

Our two main sites, The Park and Cluny Hill, provide a rich, interactive environment for experiential learning. We offer short tastes of the Findhorn magic through our A Great Day Out programme, and tailored residential (or non-residential) experiences

for groups wanting to learn from our 50 years of community building. Both of these options are available to groups.

Our main areas of work include: • School groups • Disadvantaged young people • Adults with learning disabilities • Events for business, NGO and charity professionals • Tailored visits for private groups Our range of learning options include building self-confidence and social skills, spiritual practice, team building, discovery games, learning about permaculture and renewable energy, co-creation with nature, group projects in the garden and building sustainable community.

Welcoming Diversity The Building Bridges team is currently running the fifth Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) for disadvantaged young people from the local area, with our partners Action for Children and Moray Council.

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This programme brings young people aged between 16 and 21 to the Foundation, three days a week for three months. They experience a variety of new activities including basic farm work and gardening, cooking, movement exercises, music making, time in nature, discovery games, communication workshops, learning survival skills and much more.

Participants build trust, grow in selfconfidence, learn about social responsibility, work together as a team and find their own voice. Further YEP programmes are planned for 2014.

Building Bridges has also established a new learning stream called the Findhorn CoAbility Project to bring people with diverse

abilities together in our community. This project aims to focus on the many positive elements adults with learning disabilities bring to our communities, and provides a safe platform for participants to develop their potential and offer their gifts to those around them.

We also offer an annual four-day programme where people from businesses, NGOs and charities who are interested in exploring issues related to sustainability, meet themselves, meet Findhorn and meet each other (by invitation only, please email building.bridges@findhorn.org if you would like to be considered). In addition, we create bespoke experiences for teams of professionals from a variety of organisations.

We look forward to welcoming you.

For a full menu of activities we offer, visit www.findhorn.org/group-visits or email us at building.bridges@findhorn.org

"Findhorn gave me the space to think about the bigger questions I don’t have time for day to day and led to important insights into what I need to go ahead."

Outreach Workshops

We respond to invitations from all over the world, offering workshops and activities to share the spiritual values and group skills that have been developed and are still evolving, within the Findhorn Foundation community.

We use a variety of tools – sacred song and dance, games, meditation, intention and silence – to build group consciousness and community. If you would like to set up an event in your area, please contact Rosie Turnbull at the address below. You can see our current Outreach Workshops diary, listing Findhorn-related events and workshops taking place across the world, by going online at www.findhorn.org/outreach/workshops

Ana Rhodes in Bolivia Outreach Workshops Findhorn Foundation The Park, Findhorn, Moray IV36 3TZ Scotland tel: +44 (0)1309 691618 email: outreach@findhorn.org

Resource People

There may be someone living in your local area who knows the Findhorn Foundation and Community well and enjoys sharing the inspiration and insight of the Findhorn experience with others. Resource People (RPs) sometimes organise Findhorn events and activities near you. There are currently 180 RPs in 31 countries all over the world.

You can find a list of RPs at www.findhorn.org/rp or you can email at rp@findhorn.org for more information.

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Calendar of Workshops and Events

* Programmes start on Saturday and finish the following Friday evening unless otherwise stated. * Except New Year Retreat on Erraid, programmes on Iona and Erraid start on Saturday and finish the following Saturday. * Living in Community (LCG) starts on every Saturday unless otherwise stated. * Please see page 12 for programmes in a foreign language.

These programmes require prior participation in Experience Week.

December 2013

Saturday 21 December 2013 No Living in Community (LCG) 18 A Christmas Retreat 38 Saturday 28 December 2013 New Year Celebration Game of Transformation (7 days)

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January 2014

Saturday 4 January No Living in Community (LCG) 18 Saturday 11 January Experience Week Saturday 18 January Experience Week Exploring Community Life

Saturday 1 February Experience Week 9 Sprinklings of Light - Spring Cleaning at The Park 16 Game of Transformation (4 days) 39 Erraid - Imbolc 27 Saturday 8 February Exploring Community Life The Journey of Human Alchemy Applied Ecovillage Living (4 weeks)

13 39 17

Saturday 15 February Experience Week Exploring Community Life

9 13

9 Saturday 22 February Exploring Community Life

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Saturday 25 January A Gift to Cluny - Spring Clean Celebration 16 30

February

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March

Saturday 1 March Experience Week Spiritual Practice Game of Transformation (4 days) The Longing to Belong Saturday 8 March Experience Week Exploring Community Life Spiritual Deepening - Living from Purpose and Soul (12 weeks) Yoga and Silent Meditation Transition to Resilience Module 4

9 14 39 39 9 13 19 40 40

Saturday 15 March Exploring Community Life Becoming Your Own Best Friend Iona - Equinox Retreat Erraid - Ostara - Spring Equinox

13 40 25 27

Saturday 22 March Ecovillage Experience Week Exploring Community Life Pathways to Authenticity

10 13 40

Saturday 29 March Experience Week Spiritual Practice - Permaculture Game of Transformation (4 days)

9 15 39

April

Saturday 5 April Experience Week 9 Family Experience Week 10 Exploring Community Life 13 Incarnational Spirituality: The Generative Self 23 Saturday 12 April Special Event: EarthSings 34 Experience Week 9 Exploring Community Life 13 Iona - Transformation in Retreat 25 Saturday 19 April Experience Week Gentle Experience Week Spiritual Practice - Nature Coming Home to the Garden...

James Eaton: Exploring Reality-Living Reality A Call Towards Wholeness - The Self in...

Iona - Easter Retreat

9 11 15 16 35 41 25

Saturday 26 April Experience Week 9 In Perfect Timing - Gardening at Cullerne 16 Healing with the Power of Wild Animals 41 Erraid - Beltane 27

May

Saturday 3 May Experience Week Coming Home to the Garden - Gardening at The Park Incarnational Spirituality: Relationship with Subtle Worlds Game of Transformation (7 days) The Foundations of Energy Healing Science

June

9 16 23 39 42

Saturday 10 May Ecovillage Experience Week 10 In Perfect Timing - Gardening at Cullerne 16 Creative Maturity: Ripening to Wisdom 42 Saturday 17 May Experience Week Exploring Community Life Life Purpose

9 13 42

Saturday 24 May Experience Week Exploring Community Life Interspecies Communication A Sacred Retreat - Mandala Painting The Alchemy of Transformation

9 13 43 43 43

Saturday 31 May Experience Week Exploring Community Life Advanced Animal Communication Naturally Human, Naturally Wise

9 13 44 44

Saturday 7 June Ecovillage Experience Week 10 Love in Action - Maintenance at The Park 16 Children of the Elements - Caretakers of the Earth 45 Iona - Creative Space 25

Saturday 14 June Experience Week 9 Spiritual Practice - Herbs and Wild Foods 15 Game of Transformation (4 days) 39 SourceSounding - The Sound of You 45 Erraid - Lithia - Summer Solstice 27 Saturday 21 June Experience Week Exploring Community Life Michael Roads: Unconditional Love - Emotional Healing - The Meaning of Life Iona - Close to God Saturday 28 June Experience Week Spiritual Practice - Nature Life Purpose Findhorn Nonviolence Intensive Iona - Transformation in Retreat

9 13 35 25 9 15 42 45 25

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July

Saturday 5 July Music Experience Week Exploring Community Life Iona - Summer Retreat

August

11 13 24

Saturday 12 July Special Event: Festival of Sacred Dance, Music and Song 35 Experience Week 9 Spiritual Practice 14 Game of Transformation (4 days) 39 Cultivating Life Force - Introducing Dao into Daily Life 45 Iona - Summer Retreat 24 Saturday 19 July Experience Week Family Experience Week Spiritual Practice - Nature Bending Not Breaking - Practising Inner Resilience Iona - Summer Retreat Saturday 26 July Experience Week Youth Experience Week Exploring Community Life Pathways to Authenticity Creations in Nature Iona - Summer Retreat

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9 10 15 46 24 9 11 13 40 46 24

Saturday 2 August Experience Week Family Experience Week Exploring Community Life Your Exquisite Body of Light Iona - Summer Retreat Saturday 9 August Experience Week Exploring Community Life Awakening to Change - A 5RhythmsŽ Waves Dance Workshop Nature’s Soul Music Iona - Summer Retreat Saturday 16 August Experience Week Exploring Community Life Game of Transformation (7 days) Biodanza - The Dance of Life The Multidimensional Body of the Earth Revealed Within the Human Being Wholebody Focusing Iona - Summer Retreat Saturday 23 August Experience Week Exploring Community Life Returning Home Iona - Summer Retreat

9 10 13 46 24 9 13 47 47 24 9 13 39 47 47 47 24 9 13 48 24

Saturday 30 August Experience Week 9 Spiritual Practice - Energy Healing 15 Barefoot Facilitation - Tools to Radically Transform Groups 48 Robert Holden: Happiness & the Enneagram 37 Iona - Summer Retreat 24

September

Saturday 6 September Experience Week 9 Spiritual Practice - Living Intuitively 15 Findhorn Intensive (A 12-Month Modular Programme) 21 Iona - Summer Retreat 24 Saturday 13 September Ecovillage Experience Week Exploring Community Life Detox and De-Clutter Your Life - A Raw Food Diet Retreat Saturday 20 September Experience Week Spiritual Practice - Permaculture Game of Transformation (4 days) Ritual and Ceremony Iona - Retreat with Art Erraid - Mabon - Autumn Equinox

10 13 48 9 15 39 49 25 27

Saturday 27 September Special Event: New Story Summit 36 No Living in Community (LCG) 18 Iona - Space for the Heart 25

October

Saturday 4 October Experience Week Exploring Community Life Sacred Dance - Symbols in Movement: The Mevlevi Dervish Turning and Other Prayer Dances Saturday 11 October LGBTQ Experience Week Exploring Community Life Hara Intensive - A Centring Retreat

9 13 49 11 13 49

Saturday 18 October Experience Week 9 Exploring Community Life 13 Introduction to the Healing Art of Esalen速 Massage 50 Saturday 25 October Experience Week 9 Spiritual Practice 14 Iona - Game of Transformation Retreat 25 Erraid - Samhain 27

November

Saturday 1 November Spiritual Practice - Clay Transition to Resilience Module 5 Saturday 8 November Experience Week Exploring Community Life Game of Transformation (4 days) Dreaming the New Dream - Shamanic Visions of Death and Rebirth Opening the Sacred Heart

December 15 40

Saturday 6 December Exploring Community Life

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Saturday 13 December Experience Week

9 13 39 50 50

Saturday 15 November Special Event: Caroline Myss - Sojourns into the Desert of the Heart 37 Experience Week 9 Exploring Community Life 13 Incarnational Spirituality: Subtle Activism 23 Saturday 22 November Exploring Community Life The Alchemy of Transformation

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Saturday 29 November Experience Week Exploring Community Life Incarnational Spirituality: Manifestation

9 13 23

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Saturday 20 December No Living in Community (LCG) 18 A Christmas Retreat 51 Saturday 27 December Living in Community (LCG) Restricted intake only Game of Transformation (7 days) New Year Celebration - Crossing the Threshold Iona - New Year Retreat Erraid - New Year Retreat

18 39 51 25 27

* Living in Community (LCG) starts on every Saturday unless otherwise stated. * Programmes start on Saturday and finish the following Friday evening unless otherwise stated. * Except New Year Retreat on Erraid, programmes on Iona and Erraid start on Saturday and finish the following Saturday. * Please see page 12 for programmes in a foreign language.

These programmes require prior participation in Experience Week.

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Special Events 2014 EarthSings 2014 - Singing for Unity and Wellbeing 12 - 18 April

Presenters include: Kathy Bullock, an incredible teacher and performer, has the ability to inspire and motivate people. She returns to again share from the African-American tradition.

Nana Mzhavanadze has a gentle and enabling teaching style, sharing Georgian Harmony singing in the traditional way – developing the ‘musical ear’ and without sheet music.

Fiona Mackenzie, one of Scotland’s most distinctive singer-songwriters, will teach Gaelic song and perform with the Scottish Gaelic singing quartet Cruinn.

Girish, an artist with roots in jazz, world and sacred music, will share Kirtan singing from India and perform a concert featuring his eclectic approach to sacred music.

The Findhorn Foundation and Community have an enduring commitment to singing as a path of healing, celebration and union through spirit. Delighted with the phenomenal success of our EarthSings conference in 2013, we are once again creating a conference devoted to transformation through song.

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Hosted by Peter Vallance with local song teachers Bill Henderson, Kate O’Connell and Barbara Swetina, the conference will feature daytime workshops, participatory events and evening concerts.

Susie Prater, a gifted and dynamic voice teacher and composer, shares classic songs in harmony. Director of the Shakti Sings Choir at the Glastonbury Festival, she will also offer workshops aimed at encouraging younger singers.

We warmly welcome you to join with us in song.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

19 - 21 April (3 days)

James Eaton: Exploring Reality Living Reality James gently yet uncompromisingly guides us towards recognising our original, undivided nature. This is not about achieving some special state, nor about disconnecting from our everyday difficulties and challenges. This is about the revelation, the celebration that the full, rich gamut of human experience is the very expression of our being. Closer than close, more intimate than intimate with all of life, this is about being love. www.jameseaton.org Income related price: £450 / £340 / £240 21 - 23 June (3 days)

Michael Roads: Unconditional Love - Emotional Healing - The Meaning of Life Basing his workshops on unconditional love and the principles of life, Michael has witnessed thousands of people transform their lives from the mundane to the magnificent. Key to this growth is emotional stability on a daily basis. Learn how to establish what Michael calls emotional completeness and become electrified by

the inner awareness of your own potential.

Switch on you life and take a quantum leap into the light of the new.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 12 - 18 July

Festival of Sacred Dance, Music and Song with special Guest Piry Krakow plus Peter Vallance, Laura Shannon, Konstantis Kourmadias, Kate O'Connell, Bill Henderson, Barbara Swetina, Susanne Anders Bartholomäi Sacred/Circle Dance brings together traditional dances from around the world with contemporary choreographies. Our Festival guest teacher in 2014, Piry Krakow conveys the dignity, power and grace of the Roma dances through the music and its many-layered emotions. As traditional dances are always positioned within the context of the living culture of the people, she uses background information to enable a deeper understanding of the Roma culture. Piry has a strong connection to Eastern Europe through her Hungarian roots and currently her most important teacher is Sani Rifati from Kosovo.

Teacher Laura Shannon has 25 years' experience worldwide with her pioneering approach to traditional dance as a tool for healing and transformation. Together with Kostantis Kourmadias providing live music, she will offer traditional Greek and Balkan ritual dances, focusing on the symbols and healing energy contained within them.

In addition to the daily dance workshops there is the chance to participate in the Festival Choir with Barbara Swetina or the Orchestra with Bill Henderson and provide music for the final night's community dance.

Dancing to live music is an important part of the Festival experience and evenings will include The Ceilidh Band, O’Connell’s Band, the Indian Band, Laura and Kostantis and Barbara Swetina with dances taught by Peter Vallance, Susanne Anders Bartholomäi and our guest teachers.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680

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As we change our stories, we change our world At this point in humanity's history we face unprecedented challenges to our continued existence. So much is going wrong and yet so many are sowing seeds of light in the encroaching darkness.

What is needed now, on a cultural level, is to start weaving threads of a new story together, to accelerate our collective understanding of what the 'world in waiting' could be....

27 September - 3 October Organised by Richard Olivier, Janice Dolley, Yvonne Cuneo We humans find our way by stories – they shape us, hold us and give meaning to our lives. Every so often it becomes clear that a prevailing story is no longer serving, and that it is time for an evolutionary leap of consciousness, to re-imagine who we are and who we could be.

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This summit is our call – to those already living their edge of a new story, those investigating threads of possibility and those seeking inspiration and insight – to gather with open hearts and minds and participate in an evolving field of creative inquiry.

Our 'Storyteller-Presenters' will offer practical, social and political pathways to an inspiring, life-sustaining future. Others will hold threads of ancient wisdom, new science, new economics, new business, new leadership and the arts.

The event will be experiential and

collaborative by design; sourcing collective wisdom from the emerging flow. There will be global and multigenerational representation, with social media and webstreaming so all who feel called can engage.

We envision all participants will gain a deeper, more coherent sense of what the new story is for them and how they can live into it. We see this as a necessary evolutionary process and imagine others inspired to create networks, projects and events to further accelerate the emergence of the new story in our world, before it is too late.

Humanity is undergoing a maturation rite of passage at the species level in its transition from fear-based competition, conspicuous consumption and empire building towards compassionate cooperation, co-creation with nature, interconnected community – and what else besides? Come and help us find out. Be part of this next great adventure....

Storyteller-Presenters include: Charles Eisenstein - Sacred Economics Jonathon Porritt - Forum for the Future Elisabet Sahtouris - Evolution Biologist and Futurist Lynnaea Lumbard - Co-President New Stories Jakob Von Uexkull - World Future Council Gigi Coyle - The Nature of Council and Rites of Passage Paul Allen - Zero Carbon Britain project at the Centre for Alternative Technology Richard Olivier - Mythodrama Kosha Joubert - Global Ecovillage Network May East - CIFAL Scotland David Spangler - Incarnational Spirituality Stephanie Tolan - Author Change Your Story, Change Your Life

30 August - 1 September (3 days)

Robert Holden: Happiness and the Enneagram 'People who follow their joy discover a depth of creativity and talent that inspires the world.' – Robert Holden, Be Happy The timeless wisdom of the Enneagram, the oldest self-awareness tool on our planet, is used alongside nine soul meditations to help you understand yourself better, heal inner blocks, enjoy your life more and experience the peace and joy of your soul’s true nature.

Income related price: £590 / £450 / £360

15 - 17 November (3 days)

For latest information and to book, visit www.findhorn.org/newstory

Caroline Myss: Sojourns into the Desert of the Heart If you believe that all the space in your heart should be continually filled up with love and happiness, you may interpret the empty spaces you inevitably discover as indications that you have somehow taken a wrong turn.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680 Application for financial support available on booking form.

Discovering a ‘desert of the heart’ is, however, a well-timed spiritual experience – an opportunity to reflect upon the quality

We are actively inviting people of all ages and cultures to be voices at this gathering and are seeking funding to support their participation.

of the choices you are making in your life and a chance to rid yourself of something that is causing you and others pain.

You enter the desert of the heart when it's time to confront a personal myth. Through recognising behaviour that is not in balance and observing actions and reactions, the pattern behind the extreme behaviour and the personal myth that gives permission to act in this way can be identified. This dwelling in the desert is what puts you in a position to be able to release the myth.

Breaking through a personal myth can be amongst the most rigorous tasks you can undertake. By choosing this path of inner work, you are giving yourself time, silence and distance from your familiar landscape to come back into balance with your own essential nature.

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Workshops & Events 2014 21 - 27 December 2013

A Christmas Retreat Marja Kuijer, Susan Miles An invitation to touch your stillness and your joy while in the heart of our community during the Christmas season, this retreat offers an opportunity to be with your inner nature as well as to join in with the Findhorn community celebrations and rituals that take place at this special time.

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28 December 2013 - 3 January 2014

New Year Celebration - Crossing the Threshold Barbara Swetina, Fabien Barouch, Javier Rodriguez Between Christmas Eve and January 4th is a special time, when the veil between the worlds is thinner than normal. Not only a time to celebrate and be merry, but also to reflect, turn inwards, be still and listen. This week provides an opportunity to consciously step over the threshold

and into a new year. There will be a mix of community celebration through song, dance, creativity and ritual, while allowing time for a journey of self-reflection, connecting with the stillness ever present at the heart of our being. New Year’s Eve is celebrated with the community in traditional manner. Space for rest and relaxation, as well as for pure, delightful fun!

Income related price: £875 / £665 / £535

Game of Transformation - 7 days 28 December 2013 - 3 January 2014 3 - 9 May, 16 - 22 August 27 December - 2 January 2015 Game of Transformation - 4 days 1 - 4 February, 1 - 4 March 29 March - 1 April, 14 - 17 June 12 - 15 July, 20 - 23 September 8 - 11 November Game Group This is the original version of the Transformation Game®. It differs from the box Game that you may know as it is more complex and multi-levelled. Centred around a circular board symbolising each player’s world, this Game offers a playful yet substantial way of understanding and transforming key life issues.With two skilled guides and only five players, this is a wonderful opportunity to receive a high degree of masterful attention and make a quantum leap into greater wholeness. This workshop is a powerful springboard for spiritual growth and development, valuable at any stage of your life journey.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 (7 days) £720 / £560 / £460 (4 days)

8 - 14 February

The Journey of Human Alchemy Javier Rodriguez The embodiment of our intrinsic wholeness is a journey not unlike that described by the ancient art of alchemy. Guided from within, and trusting and developing the body to be the container to hold ‘what is’, we surrender the painful experiences from our past into a sacred transformative process, witnessed and supported by the group. Using somatic mindfulness tools, devotional practices and movement, we will turn our lead into gold.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

homeless in ourselves, disconnected from the natural world and lacking a sense of purpose and meaning. Using a variety of tools from Gestalt work and spiritual traditions we embark on a journey that invites us to reconnect and belong.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

1 - 7 March

Game of Transformation - 4 days 1 - 4 March Please see description to the left.

The Longing to Belong - Listening to the Call of Your Soul Astrid Gude ‘As soon as you rest in the house of your own heart, doors and windows begin to open outwards to the world,’ writes Pat O’Donohue. Every so often we feel 39

8 - 14 March

Yoga and Silent Meditation Emmanuelle Davezies-Petit ‘When the desire to take disappears, the jewels appear.’ –Yoga Sutra Yoga is an effective method to touch the inner self, and through it, peace of mind. It can be a very straightforward and direct approach for some, and a methodical stepby-step approach for others. Yoga offers paths for all, provided they walk one.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570 Experience Week prerequisite Transition to Resilience Module 4 Module 5: 1 - 5 November (5 days) Kosha Anja Joubert, Robin Alfred This training is a learning journey for change makers, who wish to realise projects related to resilience and sustainability in their regions, communities or workplaces.

It is the fruit of collaboration between the Global Ecovillage Network; Transition Town Network; Permaculture Academy; Centre for Human Emergence; Damanhur; Cloughjordan; Findhorn and The Hub. We will travel together, focusing on the circles of I - We - World.

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The training consists of 5 modules held over a period of 18 months with the option of taking each module individually.

Price: £1050 for module 4.

Price for module 5 will be published on our website.There are a limited number of bursary places available at £575.

Further information available at www.findhorn.org/T2R 15 - 21 March

Becoming Your Own Best Friend - Healing Through Love and Forgiveness Ilsemarie Weber ‘May you be able to journey to that place in your soul where there is great love, warmth, feeling, and forgiveness. May this change you.’ – John O’Donohue Within a relaxed and loving atmosphere, supported individually and in the group, we will discover and welcome the different aspects of ourselves. Deepening and healing the relationship with ourselves, we become friends with all of who we are.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570 Experience Week prerequisite

22 - 28 March

Pathways to Authenticity 22 - 28 March, 26 July - 1 August Maria Olsthoorn, Susan Miles The focus of this week is a rich journey of deep self enquiry. Our intention is to teach you an effective map for your transformational journey and facilitate the healing of your core wounding and defences. With the group we will support the emergence of your joyful and authentic healing presence. You may find that your life transforms as a result.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

12 - 18 April

EarthSings Please see description on page 34.

19 - 25 April

James Eaton: Exploring Reality Living Reality Please see description on page 35.

29 March - 1 April

Game of Transformation - 4 days Please see description on page 39.

5 - 11 April

Incarnational Spirituality: The Generative Self Please see description on page 23.

A Call Towards Wholeness - The Self in Relationship Ana Rhodes, Javier Rodriguez Without any form of relationship, it is impossible to find oneself. It is through our interactions with others that we are offered opportunities for integrating those aspects of ourselves that need to be welcomed.

Using models such as Process Oriented Psychology, coupled with inner work, role play and paying attention to our bodies, we will come to appreciate our personal dynamics with others as helpful messengers supporting our soul’s evolutionary journey.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

26 April - 2 May

Healing with the Power of Wild Animals - Using Animal Essences to Transform Our Lives Daniel Mapel The Wild Earth Animal Essences are vibrational remedies, in the tradition of flower essences, that support and nurture us with the wisdom and power of wild animals. Daniel will guide the group through a transformative journey deep into ourselves with the support of these essences. Using meditations, emotional process work and other tools, along with the essences, we will share together a profound experience of joy, love and healing.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680

"The Magic of Findhorn lets you know that miracles are just waiting to happen."

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3 - 9 May

Game of Transformation - 7 days Please see description on page 39.

Incarnational Spirituality: Relationship with Subtle Worlds Please see description on page 23.

The Foundations of Energy Healing Science Maria Olsthoorn Removing the veil of mystery from energy healing. How does this modality restore health and wellbeing? We explore how disease develops and what creates health.

You learn about the human aura and the psychodynamics of the chakras. You learn to perceive the subtle realms, explore guidance and intuition and a powerful hands-on-healing technique to care for your friends and family.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

“'Expect a Miracle' said the card. I think a miracle has just begun...”

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10 - 16 May

Creative Maturity: Ripening to Wisdom Alan Heeks, Ineke Vollebregt Maturity is a call to your own truth, a new role, and the collective wisdom of elders.

This will be an inner and outer exploration, drawing from the wisdom of Findhorn, whose community is a living experiment supporting elderhood. We aim to embody maturity, gather its wisdom, include its shadows, and renew our purpose, through ritual, story, song, dialogue and more.

Relevant for anyone in their forties to those in their eighties.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 17 - 23 May

Life Purpose 17 - 23 May, 28 June - 4 July Susan Miles, Margo van Greta This long-running, key Findhorn workshop points the way to knowing who you really are by discovering the essence of what touches you most and what makes your life meaningful. A variety of creative, meditative and practical exercises help you understand your life’s purpose. Be guided within the supportive context of the group towards

an understanding of your current life path issues and the ways in which you relate to yourself and the world. Learn to align with your inner knowing, gain clarity on your next steps and appreciate the nature of your own deeply personal lifelong journey towards fulfilment.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570 Experience Week prerequisite

communicate with animals and plants at the individual and collective levels. Explore how animals express themselves and how we can send messages effectively. With personal guidance and practice, you gain the tools to communicate meaningfully with animals and other species, understanding their perspectives and concerns and deepening relationship with them.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460

24 - 30 May

Interspecies Communication 24 - 26 May (3 days) Anna Breytenbach, Antonio Palmieri In this practical, experiential workshop, Anna Breytenbach will guide you to engage your natural intuitive abilities to

A Sacred Retreat - Explore Your Soul Through Mandala Painting Ann-Marie Grind, Erik Grind An ancient symbol for wholeness and harmony, the mandala can be used as a path of self-discovery. This retreat will give you tools to explore your soul through mandala painting – a joyful, healing and meditative practice – and the opportunity to complete a beautiful and colourful mandala reflecting your inner life. Although no artistic experience is expected or necessary, the mandala can be a path for artistic development, beginner or advanced.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

The Alchemy of Transformation 24 - 30 May, 22 - 28 November Joy Drake, Susie Schwartz This hybrid workshop combines two proven tools for uplifting consciousness – the Transformation Game® and SoulCollage®. It provides a platform for change that allows outdated selves to fall away, and invites rebirth into new ways of being infused with aliveness. As Angel and SoulCollage cards speak, new links are forged and alchemy happens! Come and release what no longer serves you, access untapped wisdom, and discover a new beginning.

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31 May - 6 June

Advanced Animal Communication 31 May - 2 June (3 days) Anna Breytenbach Designed for those wishing to deepen their telepathic animal communication skills, this practical three-day programme focuses on advanced techniques and finetuning intuition. Anna Breytenbach (www. animalspirit.org) guides participants through experiential exploration of personal, spiritual and ethical considerations in service to the natural kingdoms. With discussion, inspiration, real casework and personalised coaching during the workshop, you will be equipped with tools and insights to carry forward with confidence in your animal communication practice.

Income related price: £720 / £560 / £460 Prerequisite: Attendance at any basic animal communication workshop anywhere in the world.

Naturally Human, Naturally Wise Remembering Who We Really Are 31 May - 6 June Lucy Thomas, Steven Gasgarth Using nature-based tools within the framework of the hero’s/heroine’s journey, we will guide and be guided to a place 44

where we can more readily connect to vital parts of ourselves that we usually marginalise. Going on a magical journey together to bring these treasures into our awareness, our lives are enriched, our sense

of our connection with nature deepened.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570

"I came without expectations and received unexpected gifts."

7 - 13 June

Children of the Elements Caretakers of the Earth Astrid Gude Shamanic traditions see earth, air, water and fire as living beings, moving within and around us, shaping the universe, and open to work in partnership with us. In our fast-paced lives we easily disconnect from nature, creating dis-ease. Through dance and song, poetry and prayer, time in nature, meditation and shamanic journeying we will explore, realign with and celebrate these great cosmic forces, creating balance and harmony within and without.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

heal yourself and others. It reveals your full potential and the boundless creative energy that you are. As you get in touch with the voice and self that abides in all consciousness, you gain aliveness and awareness that you are consciousness itself.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 21 - 23 June

Michael Roads: Unconditional Love Please see description on page 35.

28 June - 4 July

Life Purpose Please see description on page 42.

14 - 20 June

Game of Transformation - 4 days 14 - 17 June Please see description on page 39.

SourceSounding - The Sound of You Dennie Dingenotto SourceSounding is a powerful tool to discover and express your own authentic voice and deepen awareness of your true self, to connect with nature and to

Findhorn Nonviolence Intensive Dominic Barter, Kit Miller What would it be like to apply the principles of Nonviolent Communication to living in community for a week? To learn by doing, in the nitty gritty of heart-based living with a bunch of people you are still getting to know? Our focus is on finding out what works for human relationships, to move us towards the world we want to live in.

12 - 18 July

Game of Transformation - 4 days 12 - 15 June Please see description on page 39.

Festival of Sacred Dance, Music and Song Please see description on page 35.

Cultivating Life Force: Introducing Dao into Daily Life Therese Poon, Susan Miles ‘Know yourself as the drop in the ocean, and you can know the whole ocean.’ – Rumi Merging Eastern and Western spirituality, we will engage with the un-nameable mystery that infuses all life and develop a Chi Gong practice to connect into oneness.

Our week will include movement, stillness, chanting, soul dialogue and connecting with nature. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

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26 July - 1 August

Pathways to Authenticity Maria Olsthoorn, Susan Miles Please see description on page 40.

19 - 25 July

Bending Not Breaking - Practising Inner Resilience Nadasree Georgete Gadas, Monica Böni When life throws unexpected circumstances at you, how can you experience your inner strength and your ability to bend, and not break? Instead of trying to survive or cope by building stronger walls against life, we invite you to focus on what needs softening and yielding to allow change to happen gracefully. We share bodywork and a range of practices that support the experience of presence, grace, inner peace, strength and flexibility.

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Creations in Nature Craig Gibsone, Dietmar Voorwold An opportunity to contact the beauty of nature and your own inner sense of harmony. Using the wide open landscape canvas to create our art, during this week we go out to the beach, the river and the bay. We follow our intuition and use light and tides to experience the natural process of creating and letting go. Our art material: stones, sand, clay, shells, wood, leaves and the precious moment.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 2 - 8 August

Your Exquisite Body of Light Tjitze de Jong, Nadasree Georgete Gadas This week is about exploring your unique individual healership. You will familiarise yourself with directing energy flow and with embodying a bridge of positive intention between heaven and earth via hara and core. With a hands-on approach you

discover how chakras actually function and how the various layers of the aura can be accessed, cleansed, repaired, charged. A full-on workshop to explore your healing potential.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

9 - 15 August

Awakening to Change - A 5Rhythms® Waves Dance Workshop Deborah Jay-Lewin, Bettina Jespersen As the world changes around us we are called to dance deeper into our creative selves, to be honest about our vulnerability and access our strengths. Will we contract in fear or expand with trust and cooperation? We use the 5Rhythms® practice, as developed by Gabrielle Roth, to sustain and inspire us, to deepen our ability to surrender, to embrace change and experience the solidarity of dancing in community.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680 Nature’s Soul Music Rog Coulson Have you ever sung a rainbow or made a simple instrument which wind and water can play? Whether a working musician/ singer or maybe just an attentive listener, you are invited to nourish the joyful expression of the magical music (MUGIC) that sings within all our hearts. Through simple practices/techniques to connect us to the songs and silences in nature, our

performances, compositions and sharings become much more than mere sound.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 16 - 22 August

Game of Transformation - 7 days Please see description on page 39.

Biodanza - The Dance of Life Nadasree Georgete Gadas How would it feel to be at ease in your body, trusting its wisdom and feeling free to enjoy yourself as a sensuous, vibrant being? To reconnect with your life force and reawaken to the beauty and pleasure of being alive, moving and relating? Biodanza leads us gradually into deeper contact with, and permission to believe in, the goodness of our instinctive passions, expressing the emotions that arise from that experience.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570 The Multidimensional Body of the Earth Revealed Within the Human Being Marko Pogacnik, Katharina Brocke Experience the 12-dimensional aspects of

reality of the wider Findhorn landscape in relation to corresponding aspects of the human body and being. Placing a particular emphasis on understanding and cooperating with the transformation the Earth is undergoing, we will practise relevant exercises in perception to help us get to know and discover our relationship with the elemental and other invisible worlds of the Earth Cosmos.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680

Wholebody Focusing Alex Maunder Beneath our stress and trauma lies an inner wellspring of intelligence and vitality that knows how to move our life situations forward. Invite your power of awareness to awaken this wisdom of the living body through the natural process of Wholebody Focusing. Combining elements of the Alexander Technique with the Focusing practice developed by Eugene Gendlin, Wholebody Focusing encourages more of the body into the process of self enquiry, increasing grounded presence and energy flow.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

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23 - 29 August

Returning Home:Volver a Casa, Tornare a Casa, Revenir à la Maison Fabien Barouch, Javier Rodriguez, Joshua Nicolosi Home represents that state of consciousness from which we are able to experience our interconnectedness.

When you came for Experience Week you perhaps felt this inner alignment and have wanted to return to the Foundation.

Designed for Spanish, Italian and French speakers, this week is an opportunity to deepen your engagement with the inspirational values and principles found here and to learn how to integrate and sustain that ‘homely’ consciousness.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570

30 August - 5 September

Happiness and the Enneagram Please see description on page 37.

Barefoot Facilitation - Tools to Radically Transform Groups Kate Sutherland The need for collective intelligence, wisdom and capacity has never been greater, but funds to supply professional facilitators to all the meetings and group endeavours supporting the great shifts underway are often lacking. Do you feel called to enhance your ability to facilitate deep and lasting change in the human systems of which you are a part? Through our time together, you will gain tools and confidence to enable you to step forward.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 13 - 19 September

Detox and De-Clutter Your Life - A Raw Food Diet Retreat Sheila Gibbons Improve your wellbeing on the levels of body, mind and spirit through a 'wholeistic' approach to life. Learn how to create delicious, balanced raw and living meals, and 48

develop daily exercises both physical and spiritual that will support you in making conscious lifestyle choices. An invitation to accept what is, bring your dreams into being and restore yourself to radiance.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

20 - 26 September

Game of Transformation - 4 days 20 - 23 September Please see description on page 39.

Ritual and Ceremony Astrid Gude ‘Ceremonies open the lines of communication between you and the powers of the universe’, writes Sandra Ingerman.

Tapping into our own inner wisdom and connecting with the spirit world through shamanic journeying, we will perform and develop ceremonies and rituals that allow us to live a life of purpose and meaning, connect more deeply with the web of life and strengthen our inner light for personal and planetary healing.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

4 - 10 October

Sacred Dance - Symbols in Movement:The Mevlevi Dervish Turning and Other Prayer Dances Maria-Gabriele Wosien An introduction to the prayer in movement of the Mevlevi Dervishes – the Turning – and to Jelal-uddin Rumi’s philosophy of the soul. The Turning is the base of the Sema, a ritual which celebrates the journey of the soul to God. Held in Cluny Ballroom, Gabriele’s theme of Prayer and Sacred Dances – Symbols in Movement will have us turning in the mornings and dancing in the afternoons.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

11 - 17 October

Hara Intensive - A Centring Retreat Nadasree Georgete Gadas Sitting like a mountain and standing with awareness in life’s fullness - being the powerful link between heaven and earth. In this retreat we focus on body and practices that enhance coming to your centre in your hara or tantien (known in Eastern traditions as the gravity centre of the body). There is also sitting meditation and silence, and learning to listen, speak and move from this centre, sharing the wonder and tenderness of presence.

Income related price: £930 / £690 / £570

27 September - 3 October

New Story Summit Please see description on page 36.

"Immensely enriching and inspiring. My heart is in a new state of openness."

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18 - 24 October

Introduction to the Healing Art of Esalen® Massage Mika Oishi Esalen® Massage is a unique form of bodywork developed at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Known for its long integrating strokes, this method creates an experience of deep relaxation, supporting the natural ability of body and mind to self-heal. An overview of Esalen Massage, enabling you to give a full body massage on completion of the workshop, will be complemented by daily meditation, yoga, and other movement disciplines to experience the qualities of awareness and flowing presence central to this method.

This introductory week is suitable both for beginners wanting to deepen into the healing art of touch, as well as experienced bodyworkers interested in learning the Esalen approach. A month-long programme will be offered starting in June 2015.

Income related price: £1040 / £820 / £680

" I felt so much love for everybody around me, but also for myself. I feel much more confident about myself and in relationship to others."

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1 - 5 November

Transition to Resilience Module 5 (5 days) Please see description on page 40.

8 - 14 November

Game of Transformation - 4 days 8 - 11 November Please see description on page 39.

Dreaming the New Dream Shamanic Visions of Death and Rebirth Astrid Gude Any conscious process of transformation involves an awareness of what needs to die before the new can emerge. We will, in partnership with the spirit world, explore realms beyond our physical existence and understand more deeply that death is not an end but a transition. Experiencing the light at the core of our being will support us in shifting our consciousness and birthing a vision of a more harmonious and balanced life for all of creation.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

Opening the Sacred Heart Isabella Guerrini, Joshua Nicolosi The Sacred Heart is the highest natural expression of our original intelligence and our link to Mother Earth and the universe. Within the true essence of all living beings, the heart is magnetic, silent, and still. Using guided meditations inspired

by Eileen Caddy and Dorothy Maclean, nature experiences, body work and other tools, we will explore our Sacred Heart in order to find within ourselves clarity, intent, stillness, respect, justice, kindness, nature reconnection, perceptions of greatness, forgiveness and ultimately love.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630

community celebrations and rituals that take place at this special time.

Income related price: £1010 / £770 / £630 Experience Week prerequisite 27 December - 2 January 2015

Game of Transformation - 7 days Please see description on page 39.

15 - 21November

Caroline Myss - Sojourns into the Desert of the Heart Please see description on page 37.

Incarnational Spirituality: Subtle Activism Please see description on page 23.

22 - 28 November

The Alchemy of Transformation Joy Drake, Susie Schwartz Please see description on page 43.

29 November - 6 December

Incarnational Spirituality: Manifestation Please see description on page 23.

20 - 26 December

A Christmas Retreat Marja Kuijer, Susan Miles An invitation to touch your stillness and your joy while in the heart of our community during the Christmas season, this retreat offers a quiet spaciousness. Beginning with the Solstice Spiral, you will have opportunities to be with your inner nature, as well as to join in with the Findhorn

New Year Celebration - Crossing the Threshold Barbara Swetina, Fabien Barouch, Javier Rodriguez Connect with the stillness ever present at the heart of our being and consciously step over the threshold into a new year. Within a nurturing group environment which also allows for individual needs, the week is a mix of community celebration through song, dance, creativity, ritual and time for self-reflection. New Year's Eve is celebrated within the community in traditional manner.

There is space for rest, relaxation as well as for pure, delightful fun!

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Presenter Profiles Adele Napier is passionate about how we experience sacredness in everyday life and open to new possibilities for living. She develops and facilitates programmes which deepen enquiry into this, and practises as an Interfaith Minister and spiritual counsellor.

Adriana Sjan Bijman works as an independent photographer, graphic designer and producer of cards & photo-products. A fervent traveller with a passion for gardening and nature in general. She has lived in Findhorn since 1998. www.findhornimages.com Alan Heeks is 64, and is author of Men Beyond 50 and The Natural Advantage. He has led many groups on vision finding, living sustainably, and elderhood.

Alex Maunder has been a qualified Alexander Technique teacher for more than 25 years and is a certified Focusing trainer.

Wholebody Focusing combines both techniques.

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Ana Rhodes is a Transpersonal Psychotherapist trained in Process Work with many years of experience in areas of individual and group supervision and consultancy work.

Ann-Marie Grind is an artist, designer, holistic health practitioner and workshop leader since the 1980s. She finds inspiration by following and expressing that which creates joy, beauty and presence in the now.

Anna Breytenbach is a professional animal communicator who has received advanced training through the Assisi International Animal Institute in California and has been practising for 12 years in the USA, UK, Europe and South Africa with domestic and wild animals. www.animalspirit.org Astrid Gude is an educator, therapist, shamanic practitioner and teacher accredited by Sandra Ingerman, with a background in diverse spiritual paths.

Barbara Swetina is a gifted musician who plays many instruments with a wide repertoire of songs. She brought sacred harmony singing into the heart of the community and teaches internationally.

Bettina Jespersen is Brazilian and loves bridging cultures. An accredited 5Rhythms® teacher, she’s passionate about integrating body, heart, mind and spirit and explores this on the dance floor.

Caroline Myss is a pioneer of energy healing, and internationally known for her work with sacred contracts, archetypes and chakras. Founder of the Caroline Myss Education Institute, she now devotes much of her time and energies there.

Craig Gibsone has lived in Findhorn since the early days of the community and is an educator, artist, potter and permaculturist.

Daniel Mapel has been creating the Wild Earth Animal Essences in the USA and teaching about them around the world since 1995. www.animalessence.com

Deborah Jay-Lewin has taught 5Rhythms® since 1994, is a certified Waves® and Heartbeat® teacher and combines her knowledge and creativity with her interest in sustainable living. www.vitalmoves.co.uk Dennie Dingenotto is founder of SourceSounding, certified voice expression facilitator, coach and counsellor. Her passion and work is about authentic self-awareness, our thinking and non-duality.

Dietmar Voorwold is an artist, designer and art therapist who leads workshops in LandArt. He has created some of the images seen in Findhorn Foundation brochures and has held many workshops at Findhorn.

Dominic Barter consults with governments, organisations and communities internationally on bringing heart-based learning, healing and change into tough social and interpersonal situations.

Emmanuelle Davezies-Petit has been on the spiritual path of yoga since her childhood, and has shared her experience for more

than ten years in a transpersonal non-dualist way.

Erik Grind is a mandala artist, teacher and musician who loves to facilitate spiritual and personal transformation through creative expression. www.mandalas.nu Eveline Rodenburg is a naturopath and has a strong connection to plants and their usefulness: as a food, medicine or dye. She lives and works in the Findhorn Foundation.

Fabien Barouch is a founding member of the New Findhorn Association and a long-term resident of The Park. He is an experienced facilitator and has a passion for nature.

Hugo Klip is passionate about sacred dance and Taizé singing as a way to connect to each other and to spirit. He works and lives in the Findhorn community.

Ilsemarie Weber lives and works in the Findhorn Foundation and has run many of our Essential Findhorn programmes. She is an Interfaith Minister and is passionate about spiritual and personal growth.

India Brown has served almost everywhere within the Findhorn Foundation, including on the management team and in the Programmes department. She runs The Mastery workshops.

Ineke Vollebregt has worked in a variety of service departments and focalises many Experience Weeks.

Isabella Guerrini is a landscaper in Energy Healing Garden Design and a teacher in language, symbolism and the energy of nature workshops with children and adults.

James Eaton graduated in Maths from Oxford University then worked as a singer/songwriter, actor and school teacher before offering workshops exploring the true nature of reality. jameseaton.org/about-james/ Javier Rodriguez, a workshop leader, therapist and coach for more than 20 years, has an MA in Clinical Psychology and specific in-depth trainings in various approaches to personal development and Transpersonal Psychology.

Joshua Nicolosi lived and worked in the Findhorn Foundation from 1986 to 2003.

He focalises workshops and Iona retreats in Italian.

Joy Drake is the originator of The Transformation Game®, a trained SoulCollage® facilitator, and Findhorn Fellow. She is committed to discovering innovative ways of serving the emerging impulse.

Judith Bone is a long-term staff member who brings wisdom, grace and experience to sacred dance workshops and a variety of programmes on spiritual growth.

Karin Werner is an art therapist, gives courses and trainings in Healing through Art, and works with creative expression through painting, drawing and clay sculpture. www.creativehealth.org.uk Kate Sutherland is a former Findhorn Community member.

She is a coach and consultant in organisational development, and author of two books on inner work tools for change agents.

Katharina Brocke works internationally for a Japanese peace organisation and draws from her rich experience of working and living within the Findhorn community over the past 28 years.

Kit Miller serves as the director of the MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. Before this she was director/celebrator of Bay Area NVC, California.

Liza Hollingshead has been a Game of Transformation guide for more than 20 years. She is director of Ecologia Trust, a charity supporting an orphaned children’s village in Russia.

Lucy Thomas is a teacher, healer and artist committed to her own and others' remembering of who we really are.

Margo van Greta works with spiritual and personal development and internal training at the Findhorn Foundation. She is a passionate Buddhist, a drummer, and facilitates transformation.

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Maria Olsthoorn trained at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. She has been working with individuals and groups in the community for more than 20 years, teaching transformational core healing.

Maria-Gabriele Wosien is a regular visitor to Findhorn and is the daughter of Bernhard Wosien who first brought Sacred Dance to Findhorn.

Marja Kuijer is passionate about embracing all facets of life, the light and shadow sides.

She combines working in the Findhorn Foundation with working in complementary health care.

Marko Pogacnik combines art with spiritual ecology (geomancy). He has developed a method of Earth healing called ‘lithopuncture’. Marko makes a welcome return to Findhorn where his teachings and loving and mischievous presence have been well received over the years.

Michael Roads is a spiritual author and teacher who holds profound and popular talks, 54

workshops and 5-day intensives.

One of his greatest joys is to see people switch on their lives with unconditional love.

Mika Oishi has taught massage and bodywork around the world.

She is a dedicated practitioner and teacher who has studied Esalen massage, yoga, dance, meditation, craniosacral therapy, and Deep Bodywork.

Nadasree Georgete Gadas is a fiery Brazilian Biodanza teacher, passionate about body as expression of soul. She is enthused by transparency in relationships and the emergence of a new ‘we’.

Niels Paulsen is an experienced workshop leader and a trained practitioner in massage, healing and personal development.

Peter Vallance has led Sacred Dance workshops for more than 20 years, bringing humour, experience and enthusiasm. He is also a storyteller and leads sacred journeys.

Robert Holden, founder of The Happiness Project, whose innovative work has been

featured on Oprah, in the PBS special Shift Happens! and in two major BBC documentaries. He makes a welcome return, having recently facilitated a retreat on Love and The Enneagram.

Rog Coulson has gardened with Findhorn Foundation since 2000.

A working musician, choir/band leader, he is passionate about the music of nature which truly nourishes our deepest selves.

Sheila Gibbons is a teacher of yoga and living and raw foods.

She has 12 years’ community living experience, is trained in Thai Massage and Energetic Cellular Healing, and works in a heart-centred, holistic way.

Steven Gasgarth is a Phase 2 Process Oriented Psychotherapist, facilitator and nature-based mentor who has lived and worked in the community for 10 years.

Stewart Friendship currently sits on the Findhorn Foundation Management team, and has a background in theatre, performance, drawing and painting.

Susan Miles is a staff member of the Findhorn Foundation. A lover of paradox and simplicity, she has been facilitating workshops here since 1994.

Susie Schwartz has lived and worked at Findhorn since 1998.

Trained to guide the Game of Transformation in 1986, she has been working with different versions of the Game ever since as guide, chronicler, box game facilitator and trainer.

Therese Poon is an Acupuncturist. She has travelled extensively throughout China, Europe and Australia studying the arts of internal alchemy, medical Chi Gong, Chinese tea ceremony and Daoist well-being.

Tjitze de Jong has been a social worker, massage therapist and healer since 1985. He is a Barbara Brennan graduate including Advanced Studies, and has focalised many workshops, founding his own certificated healing school in 2007.

Support Us Gratitude We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to all those who have supported our work and vision in past years. Whatever form your contribution took, we thank you and appreciate your gifts.

We could not have achieved all that we have without your support.

Together we are touching hearts and minds around the world Since 1962 thousands of people have visited this community from all over the world, to explore new ways of living in harmony with life and nature.

Today a key aspect of our work is providing learning opportunities through experiencing community – inspiring and changing the lives of those who come here.

Join us and help expand our work in the world To keep participation in our programmes as affordable as possible, we need to find creative ways to fund the essentials that sustain the community itself, its structures and services – and your donations make a huge difference.

In the past 12 months, you have helped us to: • build a new eco friendly and fully accessible guest lodge • sponsor 200 bursaried places • replace the old barn at Cullerne Garden with a new pole barn • restore Cluny’s dining room roof • replace our oldest minibus • plant fruit trees in Park Garden • buy new equipment for the kitchens Thanks to the support of our worldwide network of donors, we are still thriving after 50 years and continue to offer the experience of this community to the world.

Leave a Lasting Legacy You can help nurture the work of the Findhorn Foundation in the world by remembering the Foundation in your will. Your legacy will be a gift for the future that will live on to make our shared vision of a positive and sustainable world a continuing reality. If you would like to find out more please visit our website: www.findhorn.org/legacies or email legacies@findhorn.org

Become a friend If you feel inspired to deepen your connection to this network of love and light that reaches out around the world, you can now become a friend of Findhorn.

By becoming a Findhorn friend you will help to expand our work as we co-create a new future together. You will also receive our quarterly e-letter with news from our community.

To join and for more information simply visit our website.

Supporter Relations, Findhorn Foundation The Park Findhorn Moray IV36 3TZ Scotland

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Booking & Practical Information How to Book our Programmes Please book online at www.findhorn.org or use the Booking Form, pages 61 - 62.

A minimum age of 18 years is required for participation unless otherwise stated in the programme description.

To reserve your place, please send a ÂŁ95 deposit per person per programme which is non-refundable unless your programme is cancelled. Experience Week and some other programmes require a letter of introduction, see Booking Experience Week section.

When booking a programme that starts in four weeks or less, full payment is required at the time of booking.

Please book well in advance to ensure a place in the programme of your choice.

Wait for confirmation of your booking before making travel arrangements. (Allow one to two weeks for confirmation.)

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The balance of your payment is due four weeks before the starting date of your programme. We will take this from your debit or credit card automatically. For other forms of payment, see Payment section.

Payment We prefer payment by debit or credit card (sorry, we do not accept American Express) but can accept cheques. Please do not send cash. Payment should be in pounds sterling (GBP). In most countries it is possible to buy a cheque in GBP from your bank.

We do not accept Eurocheques. For bank transfer please contact the Bookings office.

For more information please see: www.findhorn.org/bookinginfo Pay Agreements Pay agreements may be available. Please contact the Bookings office.

Cancellations If you cancel after four weeks before the start date we can refund only 50% of the

balance. If you cancel within one week of the programme, there is no refund. We suggest that you arrange holiday insurance.

Occasionally we need to cancel a workshop and will inform you no later than four weeks before the workshop is due to begin to arrange an alternative or a refund.

Telephone / Fax Bookings office: tel: +44 (0)1309 691653 fax: +44 (0)1309 691663 Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 4.30pm (closed Thursday pm) For general enquiries: +44 (0)1309 690311 Hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm For Erraid bookings: +44 (0)1681 700384 or see www.erraid.com Booking Experience Week When you book Experience Week we ask that you write a letter introducing yourself.

This is your first step into the spirit of the week and helps the Experience Week facilitators get to know you and prepare the programme. It will remain confidential.

Most people write between one and two pages. Please write or type it yourself. Write a simple, honest, authentic letter about yourself and why you want to participate in Experience Week. Mistakes don’t matter, just write it in your own style.

Include your age and an overview of your present life (for example some of your life choices so far, present joys and challenges, relationships, your inner life).

If you have had any emotional or health difficulties, please let us know how these are affecting your life now.

Please enclose the letter with your deposit and booking form. Please wait for confirmation of your booking before making travel arrangements.

Your Accommodation Week-long programmes end on Friday evening and accommodation is provided until Saturday morning. Accommodation is generally shared. Single rooms may be available for an additional cost, but cannot be guaranteed in advance. If you use a wheelchair, please contact us well in advance so that we can make suitable arrangements.

Fees include linen, towels and meals. We suggest you bring suitable clothing for all kinds of activities.The weather varies a great deal so include warm and waterproof clothing in all seasons!

Special Diets Our kitchens provide vegetarian food which is mostly organic, seasonal and locally sourced.Vegan, wheat free, and sugar free alternatives are available at each meal. If you require a diet that is more specialised, we cannot guarantee to fulfil your needs. We cannot cater for people with serious food allergies or multiple food intolerances.

Arriving Early or Staying On If we have space available, and you have been here before, we can offer you the opportunity to arrive on Friday and stay overnight before joining your programme (sorry, not available in July or August).

The cost is £38 per day for shared accommodation and all meals. Bookings for extra nights must be made through our Bookings office.We cannot guarantee availability. A list of local bed and breakfast guest houses is available at www.findhorn.org/bandb (Please note that

most local B&Bs are not equipped to take credit cards.)

Follow-on Discounts If you book an Experience Week directly followed by an Exploring Community Life or Spiritual Practice, between the following dates, we will give you a reduction of £100 off the total price.

30 November 2013 - 22 February 2014 and 29 November 2014 - 21 February 2015.

Bursaries We wish to include people with a low income, young people, people who are unwaged, or people from developing countries. We have set up a bursary fund to help all people access our services.

Contributions to the Bursary Fund We welcome contributions to our bursary fund as a gift to help those people who cannot afford to pay the full amount to come here. A space is provided for bursary contributions on the booking form.

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help with the cost of participating in our programmes. We encourage you to apply for this funding if you need help with payment. All bursaries must be arranged in advance of arrival, so please apply no later than two weeks before the start date of your chosen programme(s) and not sooner than three months before. Please tick the box on the booking form and our Bookings office will send you a bursary application form to fill in.

Concessions A reduction of £50 is offered for young people 25 and under, unemployed people, and people from developing countries, on the following programmes only: Experience Week, Exploring Community Life and Spiritual Practice.

Short Visits & Short Term Guests You can participate in the daily life of the community by joining us as a short-term guest for between one and six days if you are unable to stay for longer.You will have the opportunity to participate in our service departments, meditate in our sanctuaries and engage in other activities as available. If you hold a passport from 58

outside the UK and EU, you need a visa that enables you to do voluntary work in the UK. This programme includes lunch and dinner in the Community Centre. You need to find your own accommodation, a list of local bed and breakfasts is available at www.findhorn.org/bandb. Advance notice is suggested, however, you may also contact the Visitors Centre upon arrival. tel: +44 (0)1309 690311 Guided Tours For day visitors we offer guided tours from our Visitors Centre every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm, during the summer. Guided tours during the winter and for groups can be provided by prior arrangement. If you would like more information, please call, write or email: Visitors Centre, Findhorn Foundation, The Park, Findhorn, Moray IV36 3TZ tel: +44 (0)1309 690311 email: enquiries@findhorn.org

Please Note All information and pricing included in our publicity is correct at the time of going to press and is subject to change. While every effort is made to provide programmes and services as advertised, we do not accept liability for; • Cancellations or changes caused by availability of staff, low bookings, weather conditions, maintenance work, acts of God, acts of government or any other authorities, or any other situations beyond our control • Pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions or those which may arise during, or subsequent to, participation in one of our programmes • Loss of or damage to personal property of our guests We reserve the right to refuse admission to our programmes if, on arrival, participation appears to be inappropriate.

We also reserve the right to ask any visitor to leave if your behaviour is disruptive to the functioning of the Foundation or interferes with the rights of others.

Please do not bring your pets.

There are trains from London to Inverness and Aberdeen, with connections to Forres. Our buses meet three Saturday midmorning trains at Forres station. At other times there are usually taxis at Forres station to take you to our Cluny Hill site or The Park. For rail information, please call: from UK: 08457 484950 from outside UK: +44 (0)207 278 5240 National Express: +44 (0)871 781 8178 and Citylink: +44 (0)871 266 3333 operate express services from London (Victoria Coach Station), Glasgow, and Edinburgh, to Aberdeen and Inverness.

There are bus connections from Aberdeen and Inverness to Forres, and from Forres to The Park (distance 5 miles).

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Forres: For Cluny Hill, Forres, from the High Street turn right into Tolbooth Street. At the roundabout go straight across into St Leonards Road, and then turn left at the sign for Cluny Hill (post code for navigation IV36 2RD).

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Workshop & Events Index

Special Events O Caroline Myss-Sojourns into the Desert of the Heart 37 O Healing with the Power of Wild Animals 41 O EarthSings 34 O O In Perfect Timing - Gardening at Cullerne 16 O Festival of Sacred Dance, Music and Song 35 O O O Incarnational Spirituality 22, 23 O James Eaton: Exploring Reality - Living Reality 35 O O Interspecies Communication 43 O Michael Roads: Unconditional Love 35 O Introduction to the Healing Art of Esalen® Massage 50 O O O O O New Story Summit 36 O O O Isle of Erraid 26, 27 O Robert Holden: Happiness and the Enneagram 37 O O O Isle of Iona 24, 25 O A Call Towards Wholeness - The Self in Relationship 41 O Life Purpose 42 O O A Christmas Retreat 38, 51 O Living in Community Guest Programme (LCG) 18 O A Gift to Cluny - Spring Clean Celebration 16 O Living Essentials Apprentice Programme (LEAP) 20 O O A Sacred Retreat - Mandala Painting 43 O Love in Action - Maintenance at The Park 16 O O Advanced Animal Communication 44 O Naturally Human, Naturally Wise 44 O O O O Applied Ecovillage Living 17 O O Nature’s Soul Music 47 O O O Awakening to Change - A 5Rhythms® Waves 47 O O New Year Celebration - Crossing the Threshold 51 O O Barefoot Facilitation 48 O Opening the Sacred Heart 50 O Becoming Your Own Best Friend 88 O Pathways to Authenticity 40 O O O Bending Not Breaking - Practising Inner Resilience 46 O Returning Home 48 O O O Biodanza - The Dance of Life 47 O Ritual and Ceremony 49 O Children of the Elements - Caretakers of the Earth 45 O O Sacred Dance-Symbols in Movement: Dervish Turning... 49 O O Coming Home to the Garden - Gardening at The Park 16 O O SourceSounding - The Sound of You 45 O O Creations in Nature 46 O O O O O O Spiritual Deepening - Living from Purpose and Soul 19 O O Creative Maturity: Ripening to Wisdom 42 O O O O O O Spiritual Practice 14, 15 O O Cultivating Life Force 45 O Sprinklings of Light - Spring Cleaning at The Park 16 O O Detox and De-Clutter Your Life 48 O The Alchemy of Transformation 43 O Dreaming the New Dream 50 O O The Foundations of Energy Healing Science 42 O O O O Experience Week 9, 10, 11, 12 O The Journey of Human Alchemy 39 O Exploring Community Life 13 O The Longing to Belong 39 O Findhorn Intensive 21 O The Multidimensional Body of the Earth Revealed ... 47 O Findhorn Nonviolence Intensive 45 O O Transition to Resilience 40 O O Foreign Language Programmes 12 O O Wholebody Focusing 47 O Game of Transformation 39 O O Yoga and Silent Meditation 40 O O Hara Intensive 49 O O Your Exquisite Body of Light 46 60

PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS FORM TO BOOK ERRAID WEEKS. (see pages 26 - 27) Please print clearly and in BLOCK CAPITALS. Please read pages 56 - 58 before completing this form.

Our programmes require a minimum age of 18 years for participation unless otherwise stated in the programme description.

Booking Form Person 1 Surname:

Person 2 Surname:

Forename:

Forename:

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):

 Male  Female  Other:

 Male  Female  Other:

Nationality:

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Address:

Address:

Zip/Post Code:

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Telephone:

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Telephone:

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Email address:

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Accommodation Requirements (as available)  I would prefer a single room, if available(supplement £20/night)  Please send me a list of local bed & breakfasts If booking as a couple:  twin beds  double bed

Some workshops require previous participation in Experience Week. Please see Calendar of Workshops and Events (pages 30 33) to check if your programme requires Experience Week.

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 I authorise the Findhorn Foundation to debit the remaining amount 4 weeks before the start of the programme.  Cheque payable to the Findhorn Foundation.  Please send me a bursary application form.  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) any infectious disease you have or suspect you may have, or c) if you need special medical or therapeutic care. All answers will be treated as confidential.

*To confirm your booking we require either payment in full if booking within four weeks prior to start date 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 (see pages 56 - 57) as do some other programmes. Please check course descriptions carefully.

Send your completed form to: Bookings, Findhorn Foundation, The Park, Findhorn, Moray IV36 3TZ, Scotland Fax +44 (0)1309 691663 62

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