For Jason Caddy of Green Leaf Design, building the eco-mobiles is not just about making dwellings but about creating places that reflect the relationship between human and environment; creating modular, mobile homes with ecological specs that set a standard that other caravan sites and mobile homes can follow. (read more…)
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Be the Change
1 March 2012
Findhorn’s Ecovillage Programme is a deep immersion in community life that provides tools to create sustainable human settlements. If ever you’ve surveyed the world around you and wondered what you can do to make a difference, I would suggest the Ecovillage Programme as a practical and empowering forum for examining new ways of living and developing personal action plans. I took part in it in 2009 and my life has not been the same since. (read more…)
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Apprenticed to Spirit
16 February 2012
Apprenticed to Spirit, the Education of a Soul is David Spangler's powerfully personal account of a modern-day explorer’s journey through inner worlds and spiritual realms that are “much vaster than the physical territory of the earth.” It is a soul odyssey that begins in earnest when… (read more…)
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Linking the Future – from Auroville to Findhorn
5 August 2011
Saravanan Mahalingam from India completed an 8-month community exchange programme between Auroville and Findhorn recently. Before he left we talked to him about his experiences and impressions of community life on three continents. Saravanan, when did your journey to Europe and Findhorn start? What inspired you to come? (read more…)
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Embracing a New Chapter for Mankind
4 July 2011
Silke Galla of the Foundation’s Communications Team joined 60 other participants, gathered in the Universal Hall recently, for international mentor, advisor and consultant Jeddah Mali’s workshop entitled Embracing A New Chapter For Mankind. Here she offers her reflections on two days of deep inquiry. (read more…)
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The Peace of Iona
9 June 2011
Sacred Circle Dance is a world wide network of dancers who combine traditional folk dance with recently choreographed dances. The Findhorn Foundation has been home to these dances for more than 30 years, sharing their transformative and healing powers. (read more…)
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The Network of Light
8 June 2011
In May 2012, the Findhorn Foundation will be hosting the International Holistic Centre’s Gathering, a unique expression of the ‘Network of Light’ and one of the special events offered during Findhorn’s 50th birthday year. (read more…)
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Hope for Humanity – Healing Trauma
10 March 2011
Our first responsibility to ourselves, our families and community, and to humanity, is to heal ourselves of whatever traumas we may be carrying. Every person who embarks on this journey represents a step forward for humanity. In their latest book, Hope for Humanity, Malcolm Hollick and Christine Connelly describe and investigate the impact trauma has, both on the individual as well as on our society. Malcolm and Christine lived in the Findhorn Community for seven years from 1997 to 2004, where Malcolm was involved in the establishment of Findhorn College of which he was the first principal. His wife Christine worked for 35 years as an occupational therapist in Australia whilst exploring many alternative therapies. She trained in specific techniques of trauma healing, continuing to learn and develop her own unique style of therapy. (read more…)
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Living A Life Less Ordinary
26 October 2010
William Methven savours the memory of his life-changing Foundation Programme journey. The Foundation Programme was a remarkable opportunity to take three months out of my everyday life to explore my relationship with myself, others and the divine while being held by a community’s loving energy, and through this experience to empower me to give greater service in the world. The Foundation Programme is a profound experience on a number of levels unique to every individual. (read more…)
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Building Bridges: the miracle of care
9 May 2012
Last year, nine disengaged local youth, aged 16-19, attended a pilot project at the Findhorn Foundation. The objective of the project was to provide a space for them to expand their horizons and see a broader range of opportunities to create the life they want for themselves. By offering them an experience in a safe environment we hoped to strengthen their sense of belonging and self-worth and empower them by actively engaging them in our holistic learning community. (read more…)