By Jonathan Caddy
Hands in a circle, the candle, discovery games, angels, play, warmth, heart opening, deep sharing, transformation all held in an environment of beauty and supported by a diverse community of open, giving people – yes it is the Findhorn Foundation’s Experience Week and all those who have been there smile and remember and those that haven’t scratch their heads and wonder what this is all about? [Read more…]
I was deeply saddened to wake on Easter Sunday and read about the tragic events in Sri Lanka. I reached out to our friend Charika Marasinghe and we’ve been in close contact this week. Charika and I first met at Findhorn a few years ago and she joined us for the Centers Gathering at Omega last year. As a Senior Consultant in Human Rights, Child Rights, Child Protection & Institutional Development, and a Mindfulness Trainer, she is a remarkable woman.
Omega is a global community with exceptional programs and leading teachers. For more than 40 years the center has been at the forefront of holistic studies – helping people and organizations integrate personal growth and social change, moving beyond ‘the way it is’ toward ‘the way it can be’. More than simply a place, Omega is a global community that awakens the best in the human spirit and cultivates the extraordinary potential that exists in us all.
The Program Curriculum Developer is responsible for researching, developing, and producing diverse educational programs; managing the details for classes, workshops, and events at Omega’s Rhinebeck and satellite locations; making initial contact with faculty; cultivating positive relationships with faculty; and negotiating honoraria, and other financial aspects related to faculty presenting at Omega. [Read more…]
By Samantha Halitzer
Holistic centers are not only places of learning, but more essentially, they offer sustenance to the curious soul. If you’re someone who has pursued interests in spirituality, environmentalism, meditation & yoga, healthy living, and the creative arts, holistic centers offer rich resources & opportunities for skill development, self-exploration, and meaningful connections with other inquiring minds.
My personal journey with education has been dynamic, and I found myself feeling that my academic career was not substantial in supporting my growth as a whole person. When I discovered holistic centers and ecovillages, they fed something in me that I had not found in other academic arenas and workplaces. [Read more…]
Open to people of all ages, Naramata Centre is an inclusive, welcoming place to connect and deepen in mind, body and spirit. Situated on the east shore of Lake Okanagan, the Centre provides a peaceful oasis for children, teens, adults, families, and elders to play, relax, grow and be authentically themselves, supported in community.
The Naramata Centre Society Board of Directors is rebuilding the operational foundation of the Centre, along with fielding input from committed participants and community leaders far and wide. There is great enthusiasm for the viability of this nurturing landmark. The Board is very encouraged by the response to the reopening of the Centre experienced over the last three years. They are seeking a Managing Director to embody their vision and act on their behalf, ensuring that the Centre continues to grow and progress as a thriving organization.
By Jacqueline Debets
Over half of Americans are not concerned about climate change. The other half are very concerned. Modern neuroscience explains how our brains produce these two different reactions, and what we can do to re-shape our brains to be resilient as the consequences of climate change become immediate and personal. [Read more…]
3 Month Residential Intensive: Farm & Food Forest Caretaker
Clear Sky Farm is a pioneer of Food Forest agriculture in Canada. They offer annual food forest, grasslands and permaculture courses and are currently establishing a one acre demonstration food forest model on-site at Clear Sky Centre in the East Kootenay, BC.
What is the residential intensive program?
A 3 month residential program consisting of daily karma yoga activities (or selfless service) done with mindfulness, while living and communicating with a conscious awakening community in a strong spiritual container. [Read more…]
By Open Center Co-Founder, Ralph White
The Open Center’s beloved Sandy Levine died on March 28th. She had been with us from the very beginning in 1983 when all we had was a room in Walter Beebe’s house on 12thSt, a phone with no call waiting, a child’s typewriter, and a powerful vision. Her dedication to the Center was total. It was the center of her life. And so it feels to us that the world has lost a great heart. She was a radiant, deeply loving woman whose life was all about bringing light, wisdom, beauty and compassion into this world. She never flinched from this mission and her personal warmth brought joy to the faculty she worked with and delight to the thousands of participants who benefited from the programs she created. [Read more…]
Separating and Uniting:
The Haven and the Art of Self-Responsible Relational Living
Rachel Davey was the Executive Director of The Haven on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada for ten years. Now a Board member of HCN she offered this keynote during our Holistic Forum in Beijing last year. During the talk she demonstrates how the underlying philosophy of The Haven, a Centre for Transformative Learning, has contributed to the increased wellbeing of both individuals and societies throughout the world.
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The Findhorn Foundation, an internationally renowned centre for spiritual development in northern Scotland, is inviting applications for a key leadership role. Internally, we call it our Finance Steward as the role has tremendous scope to further the Foundation’s mission, its organisational capabilities and to make a difference in the world.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting new challenges within a spiritually oriented work environment. If you have the professional skills, are a good communicator, and strategist and wanting to further your personal development, then please read on.
There is a planetary transformation of consciousness and these centers give people hope.
Ralph White
Join the International Gathering in May and enjoy this unique opportunity to connect with your peers involved in other centers worldwide. Share your experience, enjoy reciprocal learning, have fun and return more inspired about how to successfully achieve your mission!
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