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Experiencing the 2012 Gathering

May 31, 2012 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

Since the early days of the community, the Findhorn Foundation has been pioneering a new way of living on the earth and linking up with other centres all over the world to form a network of love and light.

Co-founder Peter Caddy said, “It is very much our work to be a point of synthesis, to link centres together to see where we can unite. Each centre has something different that we can learn from, that they can give to us, and we can give to them.”

In this spirit of synthesis the Findhorn Foundation hosted the annual International Holistic Centres Gathering in May 2012, a meeting of peers from around the world who came together to share ideas, experience, hopes and challenges, to learn from and inspire each other, and support the planetary transformation that is unfolding with increasing momentum.

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Filed Under: 2012 Findhorn, Network of Light Tagged With: Dorothy Maclean, Eileen Caddy, Esalen, Findho, Findhorn Foundation, International Holistic Centers Gathering, Network of Light, Peter Caddy, Sustainability, The Transformation Game, Zegg

The 2012 Gathering and Two Day Group Transformation Game

February 27, 2012 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

The Holistic Centres Gathering is traditionally five days of discussion, presentations, sharing and learning, as well as an experience of the host community. The Findhorn Foundation, who are hosting the 2012 Gathering, traditionally offer seven day programmes, hence this year there are two options.

The five night option commences on Saturday 12 May and concludes on Thursday 17 May. The seven night option concludes on Saturday 19 May and includes an interactive group version of the Transformation Game, played in teams around a path on the floor.

The Group Game provides a unique opportunity for personal learning and group experience as well as time to integrate the experience of the Gathering. It will enable you to focus on areas that interest you both individually and collectively, to work creatively together to bring insight and resolution to them and explore ways of moving forward together, supporting each other with our work around the world in our respective centers and communities. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2012 Findhorn Tagged With: Findhorn Foundation, International Holistic Centers Gathering, The Transformation Game

Findhorn 2012 – Education, Programming and Communications

February 20, 2012 by Centers' Gathering Leave a Comment

During the 2012 Gathering we will explore a variety of topics and members of the Findhorn Foundation will join the participants to engage in the discussion. Over the next few months, until the Gathering commences in May, we will introduce you to some of the members of our community who have been invited to share their knowledge and experience, and learn from the exchange of ideas and information.

Representing Education:

Yvonne Cuneo, originally from Australia, has over the past 11 years worked in the Maintenance Team, been Head of Communications and a member of the Management team. Yvonne is now a member of the Building Bridges Team, a sacred dance teacher and a Game of Transformation facilitator. She combines co-creating programmes for the corporate world with writing the Foundation’s email newsletter and creating and delivering bespoke programmes for visiting groups.

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Filed Under: 2012 Findhorn Tagged With: Findhorn Foundation, Holistic Centers, Holistic Centres, International Holistic Centers Gathering, The Transformation Game

Exploring Holistic Education – Learning Contracts

January 9, 2012 by Centers' Gathering 3 Comments

COMPONENTS OF HOLISTIC LEARNING

By Dave Till and Christine Lines

This is the fifth article in our series on Holistic Learning, to read the introduction and view the other components to follow please click here.

5. Learning Contracts and Learning Sets

Learning contracts are self-created contracts with yourself to encourage definite learning goals. These can be helpful for both participants and leaders of a group. Dave explains, ‘Within the Findhorn Community Semester programme, we created learning contract sheets that encouraged students to look at all the areas of holistic learning and set themselves targets.’

This was introduced on the advice of the Human Potential Research unit at Surrey University. However, as Dave continues, ‘In practice, some FCS students really hated the linear thinking behind the process and just tore theirs up! This rebellion became a great learning for staff, and we happily let them rebel and then adapted accordingly. We let the students who didn’t want to fill in a linear chart choose some other way of creating a contract with themselves or even in some cases ignore the process altogether!’

Dave considers this valuable feedback and a key learning situation happened when students expressed their dismay and dissent. It’s also a great example of holistic learning at its best. When challenges are approached from a more holistic perspective, creative alternatives are often the result. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Holistic Education Tagged With: Findhorn Community Semester, Findhorn Foundation, Holistic Centers, Holistic Centres, Holistic Education, Holistic Techniques, Learning Contracts, Learning Sets, Stephen Covey, The Transformation Game

Exploring Holistic Education – Emotional Awareness

December 26, 2011 by Centers' Gathering 1 Comment

COMPONENTS OF HOLISTIC LEARNING

By Dave Till and Christine Lines

This is the fourth article in our series on Holistic Learning, to read the introduction and view the other components to follow please click here.

4. Emotional Awareness

In 1995, Daniel Goleman, author and science reporter, published his now well known book, “Emotional Intelligence”, five years after reading an article in a small academic journal by two psychologists, John Mayer and Peter Salovey.

Mayer and Salovey offered the first formulation of a concept they called “emotional intelligence”. Holistic educators categorised this learning as “EQ” and the phrase is now part of everyday language, along with “IQ”, previously the standard of intelligence.

In the early years of the Findhorn Foundation (FF), the focus was on action rather than emotion, however today in work departments within the Foundation there is the opportunity for people to share their feelings during a brief check-in at the beginning of each shift and develop their EQ.

Feelings are valued. Sharing is an important component of the essential FF programmes such as Experience Week and other FF workshops, and personal development / human potential workshops all over the planet. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Holistic Education Tagged With: Constellation Work, Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Experience Week, Findhorn Foundation, Holistic Education, International Holistic Centers Gathering, Non Violent Communication, NVC, The Transformation Game

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