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Living intentionally with kindness and joy

July 30, 2014 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

There is a magnetized sign that sticks to surfaces in my kitchen, it says, “Kindness is My Religion”. It gives me joy to see it. I tell my daughters that joy is the most revolutionary act possible if the heart remains open to the suffering out there, without denial. I don’t know if my daughters entirely get it yet, but I observe they’re taking it in. It’s a practice, living intentionally with kindness and joy.

Breitenbush Hot Springs was envisioned as an intentional community at our beginnings in the late 1970s. Kindness and joy were assumed to be at the heart of the community co-op, even during the inevitable disagreements over personalities, principles or practices. You can find kindness and joy embedded in our Credo, written in 1978. 35 years later, these qualities have found expression in a covert sort of way in the Breitenbush Facilities Council Charter, adopted in 2013, wherein the final principle is “Celebrate Success”.

To celebrate success and live with kindness and joy — this is not a conventional approach to conducting business in a cynical world. But I’d say we’re doing alright so far. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community News, Featured Posts Tagged With: Breitenbush Hot Springs

Interview with Ralph White, The Open Center

April 21, 2014 by Christine Lines 1 Comment

Ralph White

This interview is with Ralph White, Creative Director of the New York Open Center, which he co-founded in 1984. The Open Center is truly one of America’s leading institutions of holistic learning and world culture in America. In addition, Ralph is an international speaker on spirituality, consciousness and the history of the western tradition. He is also editor of the award-winning Lapis Magazine and taught the first fully accredited course in holistic learning at NYU. His story, “A Walk on the Wild Side of Tibet,” was published in the book, Tibet: True Stories.

Ralph himself has interviewed many of the major figures in the holistic world and numerous scholars in the fields of multicultural mysticism and ecology. He is a popular speaker on a wide variety of holistic themes including the Western tradition, the Celtic Soul, the Wisdom of Rudolf Steiner, and the overall direction of the consciousness movement. He is recognized and honored as a guiding force of the annual Gathering of Holistic Centers which draws leaders from many of the major holistic institutions throughout the world to discuss trends, developments, challenges and successes in the worldwide consciousness movement.

Pathways is a 30-minute radio interview program focused on personal and cultural transformation. The show has a large, loyal following covering the entire state of Oregon and southern Washington, airing on Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM pacific time on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon (also streaming at that time via kboo.fm). Downloadable podcasts of Paul O’Brien’s Pathways interviews are made available at Divination.com and the iTunes store for free.

Listen to the interview at http://www.divination.com/podcast/the-open-center and feel free to set up a link on your website for more exposure.

Filed Under: Community News, Featured Posts

Interview with Rachel Davey, The Haven

April 16, 2014 by Christine Lines 4 Comments

Rachel Davey

Rachel Davey

Paul O’Brien, producer and host of the Pathways program since 1984, taped a 1/2 hour interview with Rachel Davey, Executive Director of The Haven and host of the 2014 International Holistic Centers Gathering. The result is an excellent audio snapshot of The Haven and the Centers’ Gathering.Rachel worked internationally in education management and consultancy for more than 15 years, for organizations including the British Council and the United Nations. She first came to The Haven, a center for personal and professional growth and development on beautiful Gabriola Island in B.C., in 2001, traveled to Canada from Cyprus every summer to take Haven programs, and began working at The Haven in 2006.

Pathways is a 30-minute radio interview program focused on personal and cultural transformation. The show has a large, loyal following covering the entire state of Oregon and southern Washington, airing on Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM pacific time on KBOO 90.7 FM in Portland, Oregon (also streaming at that time via kboo.fm). Downloadable podcasts of Paul O’Brien’s Pathways interviews are made available at Divination.com and the iTunes store for free.

Listen to the interview at https://divination.com/podcast/the-haven-a-center-for-growth/ and feel free to set up a link on your website for more exposure.

Rachel and Paul, I really enjoyed listening to the interview that you did together. So glad you sent it on, Paul. You are a fantastic interviewer. You shared your inquisitiveness in a delightfully contagious way with the audience and asked questions that we all wanted to hear the answers to.

Rachel, you are so articulate and your personal warmth is clearly expressed in your voice. Your voice has a song inside of it, like a lullaby.
Thank you both.

Felice Dunas, Ph.D.
Personal Health Innovations, Inc.
www.felicedunas.com

 

 

Filed Under: Community News, Featured Posts Tagged With: Rachel Davey, The Haven

Come Alive at The Haven in B.C. Canada

April 6, 2014 by Christine Lines 3 Comments

Come Alive is the enticing name of a program that draws people from all over the country, and further afield, to a tiny island of the West Coast of Canada. I imagine each one of us sitting in the opening circle were curious to find out what this really means, some perhaps clearer than others as to the reasons that drew us here.

ViewFerryFor 30 years The Haven has offered programs in personal and professional development on beautiful Gabriola Island, B.C. and I was part of the latest intake responding to the invitation to ‘grow, transform, connect.’ After a few days exploring Vancouver I arrived via seaplane and then ferry, the day becoming progressively brighter with stunning views across the water.

I actually came to Canada to attend the annual Holistic Centers Gathering. However, travelling all the way from Scotland and with an ever curious spirit, I was keen to experience The Haven on a deeper level by extending my stay and immersing myself in the learning environment of another center. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Haven, Community News, Featured Posts Tagged With: Come Alive, Findhorn Foundation, The Haven

Hollyhock Opportunity: General Manager

March 26, 2014 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Overview

Are you ready for a fulfilling professional role at the heart of an organization with a long-term vision of stewardship and a mission to support people making the world better? Do you have the skills and enthusiasm to manage a 24/7, 48-acre facility and a dedicated team? We seek an outstanding individual to lead our Cortes Island Campus operations in beautiful BC. Our General Manager will be responsible for the overall and diverse guest experience. This is a full-time, year round position.

About You

You are a seasoned professional with an inspired, “yes” outlook. Gifted at weaving vision and operations, you enjoy one foot in the big picture and the other in daily details. The intensity of seasonal rhythms suits you, and you’re an inspired leader of a strong, interdependent team. To you, growing roots in a rural, BC island community sounds like paradise.

Hollyhock

Hollyhock is a premier educational and cultural institution providing lifelong learning opportunities that promote engaged citizenship, leadership skills, creative expression, and social innovation on scale with the challenges of today. With more than 30 years’ experience in delivering transformational and educational programs, Hollyhock is a leading organization and venue for everyday change makers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the operations team to deliver high-quality guest services in support of 100+ Cortes Campus programs, conferences and events each year
  • Foster Hollyhock’s stellar, international reputation for unique, high-calibre guest service
  • Creatively manage resources organization-wide, maximizing gain and minimizing loss
  • Manage a complex budget
  • Lead and inspire a strong operational management team
  • Implement and maintain effective operational policies that support and empower staff
  • Maintain vibrant staff community culture – building trust, respect and communication
  • Integrate Board-directed stewardship vision into the long-term planning and day-to-day maintenance of the facilities
  • Innovate and implement an ongoing facilities sustainability plan
  • Assess and address day-to-day facility needs
  • Build and maintain excellent relationships in the community

Qualifications

  • You are organized and meticulous
  • You excel at inspiring and empowering those you manage to do their best work
  • 5+ years management experience in the hospitality industry
  • 5+ years managing and motivating teams to accomplish ambitious goals
  • 5+ years in sales, finance, HR, facilities, registration and guest services leadership
  • Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada

To Apply

  • Send resume, letter of interest and two references via email to dana@hollyhock.ca

Filed Under: Community News, Featured Posts

2013 in review

January 8, 2014 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 10,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Filed Under: Community News

News from the community of Tamera, Portugal

November 4, 2013 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

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(Photos from the “Imagine Campaign” – download all ten posters here)


Tamera Newsletter
– November
2013

Dear friends of Tamera,

We greet you with a short newsletter from an intense and sunny autumn in Tamera!

We also greet all peace workers currently in Israel-Palestine, Kenya, Colombia, Brazil and Portugal within the frame of the Global Campus. The journeys of the Global Campus serve to awaken the power of compassion and to work on a real perspective. You can find the diaries from the different stations of the Global Campus here: http://globalcampus.wix.com/globalcampus

In a few days we celebrate Global Grace Day, the action day of the planetary community for Terra Nova – November 9th. This day carries the motto, “To see the healed picture of the planet.” We have put together 10 pictures, each of which shows an aspect of the new earth. During sunrise on November 9th, we want to visualize these images in as many places as possible, and thereby pave the road towards their manifestation.
Here you can
download all pictures. Whoever still wants to participate in the Global GRACE Day is welcomed and warmly invited.
Please register on following page: (
http://unify.org/november_9) or send us an Email: globalgraceday2013 @ tamera.org
Thank you! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community News

Cortijo Romero – 2014 Programme

October 22, 2013 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

We are delighted to announce the new programme for 2014. Click here to view full details. Courses are currently being added to the website and this will soon be complete, but we wanted to share an advance preview right away.

As well as some completely new courses for next year, we also have a change to the programme style: during the busy holiday periods we are offering an additional option: to arrive or depart on a Wednesday, as this often means you can get cheaper flights. It also means you can choose to do one and a half weeks, should you wish. Please see the programme on the link above, and contact us with any queries. [Read more…]

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Open Position for a Human Resources Manager at Esalen

August 26, 2013 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

An open position for a Human Resources Manager is available at Esalen. The office is on campus in Big Sur. Can you think of anyone who would have the skills and be a cultural fit for Esalen?

If you are interested or can think of anyone who might be, please call Tatyana Sanikovich HR Generalist at 831-667-3059 or email tatyana.sanikovich@esalen.org

For more details please click here HR Manager Esalen

Filed Under: Community News

Press Release from Damanhur

June 26, 2013 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

It is with great emotion that we wish to inform you that Falco, 63, founder and inspiration of Damanhur, passed away yesterday, after a sudden and brief illness. We were somehow waiting for this event, because in mid-March, Falco alluded to his health problems in an article in our daily newspaper, and subsequently, his decline was more visible every day. In honoring his wishes, we only share this information with you now. [Read more…]

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