“You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” This is a line from Mary Oliver’s poem, Wild Geese. I’ve been savouring it because it reminds me of embodied presence. It’s easy for us humans to get so caught up in compulsive busyness that we forget our animal nature. But putting attention into the animal of our body brings us into closer relationship with Life. It reminds us to enjoy the moment. …
Drum Dance Here’s the latest news about this year’s Drum Dance (13th – 15th August 2021). (Event details here – Location, cost, timing) It’s going to take place in an idyllic place in North Devon, a water-meadow that’s between some ancient woodland and the River Torridge. It’s the haunt of deer, otter and badger, crow, buzzard and dragonfly, beech, grass and orchid. The name of the place is Newton-St-Petrock. The Drum Dance was brought to Britain by Beautiful Painted Arrow…
Earth Day. Thursday 22nd April is Earth Day. It’s a time to honour our planet, celebrate her gifts to us and draw attention to the damage we’re causing. Does attention still need to be drawn to our catastrophic environmental impact? Surely by now we’re all aware? Earth Day will involve over a billion people worldwide, raising awareness, focusing on sustainability and protecting habitats for all of Earth’s offspring. My intention here isn’t to underline the gravity of the situation or…
Sacred Leadership – Changing the Dream with Earth Medicine and Process Work. Sacred Leadership can take many forms. In essence it is part of the collective movement of change and addresses the many issues on our planet. Using tools of awareness, you will learn to increase connection to inner and outer diversity, and come into deeper relationship with the alive field of consciousness that is the Universe. This online course supports those who wish to expand consciousness and their repertoire…
Climate, Consciousness and Coronavirus Dolphins swimming in harbours, skies clear of vapour trails and sales of bicycles soaring: these are signs of lockdown and of big shifts in behaviour in the face of the environmental crisis. I include covid 19 as a symptom of the crisis. There is growing evidence that our destruction of habitats is one reason for the emergence of new illnesses like ebola and covid 19 into the human world. And poor conditions in factory…
Love, Light and Lockdown – Online Journey How can we best use this opportunity of lockdown to strengthen our awakening consciousness? How can we empower ourselves in spirit, emotion, body and mind? In this online ceremonial journey we’ll learn about deliberately evoking expanded states of consciousness and heightened awareness. From the high ground of consciousness it’s easier to shine the light of awareness on energies that need support and healing. It’s easier to hear the messages of our emotions and…
Intro A lot of coaching is about building confidence and motivation, looking within and reflecting on values and goals. Earth Wisdom Teachings are an ideal basis for this because they engage your whole being and deepen your connection with the universe and all its powers. It’s simple: as we expand our consciousness through this relationship, we expand access to our inner resources – *wisdom *resilience *trust *courage *imagination *dreaming *purpose. We’re more confident, more able to meet Life’s challenges and…
Covid 19 Update Earth Warrior Training is on hold until groups can safely meet in person. We hope this will not be long. In response to this situation we are offering an online journey: Sacred Leadership Description of Earth Warrior Training:- This new training is intended to support people working on the front line of change to meet the challenges of our times. It is a potent combination of ancient Earth Wisdom and modern Process Work and a journey…
Vision-Questing I awaken from a doze. I have been fasting and questing for several days, sitting in nature, listening to the voices of a stream. Its white water falls and froths over rocks, bubbling into the pool in front of me. It flows down among the trees to my right; the trees are cloaked with ferns and lichen: the stones look like velvet gnomes huddling in coats of moss. I am enfolded by verdant wildness, and my soul is nurtured…
Storm clouds are gathering and it’s nearly dark. It’s been raining off-and-on all evening, but we’re happy. I’m with a band of brothers out on the river, paddling together in a large canoe. Each fortnight we meet as a men’s group to explore, enquire and share stories. Tonight we’ve paddled down to a beach, shared food and sat together around a fire. Each man has shared the truth of his heart – his challenges, insights and beauty. Now we’re singing…