Life After Findhorn
I lived for three years in the community at Findhorn. This experience has shaped my work with communities, wholeness and wellbeing as well as my music.
About James Maynard
I was raised in Fargo, North Dakota and Houston, Texas. I graduated Rice U., then U. of Texas with a J.D. I worked in anti-poverty programs until 1975. From age 25 - spiritual & consciousness work.Came to the Findhorn Foundation Community: October 1975
Left the Findhorn Foundation Community: October 1978
Areas of involvement with the Findhorn Foundation Community: College Core Group (focaliser of Cluny Hill College curriculum), Management Group, Focalisers Group, co-organiser of conferences in 1976 and 1977, composer and performer of music vocally and on trumpet, spiritual practice of meditation and service
Community leadership: Focaliser of Cluny Hill College curriculum, 1976-78; Co-focaliser with Peter Caddy of a class on the Aureolis lessons (1975); Co-focaliser of the Essence of Findhorn 3-month (1977-1978); Co-focaliser of week-long guest programmes on Creating a Centre of Light & Creating a New Age Community (1976, 1977, 1978); teaching classes on spiritual practices & dream interpretation (1976, 1977).
Experience in the community affected your work in the world: In furtherance of wholeness and well being, I co-founded the Austin Wellness Institute in 1981 (Austin, Texas), the Coastal Bend Wellness Center in 1982 (Corpus Christi, TX), the Gaia Center in 1987 (Seattle, WA). I taught week-end workshops on applying the Findhorn Experience processes to life in the USA from 1979 through 1984(Texas & Washington). I founded and taught in the Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Institute from 1986 to 2013 (Washington& California). I authored and self-published 2 books: "Transpersonal Hypnotherapy - New Horizons in Transcending Personal Frontiers" (1989) and "The Unlimited Human - From Limitation to Liberation."(1992). I was a presenter on processes for healing & raising consciousness at conferences & expos around the USA (1979-2011).. ). From 2011 to the present I have been involved with a spiritual community called “The Stream”, which is founded and led by Beth Green, who has been a teacher, author and intuitively guided counselor and musician since her spiritual awakening in 1978. Beth is also my mate. We offer two livestreams weekly at facebook.com/GrannyRocksOn and @BethGreenTV on YouTube. One is called Lighting the Way with Beth Green & Friends, and aims to raise individual and collective awareness. The other is a musical program called Magical Improvs. We (largely Beth) have many free offerings of videos, books, music and study programs at our website: healingartsnetwork.org.
List of publications: Two books: "Transpersonal Hypnotherapy - New Horizons in Transcending Personal Frontiers" (1989) and "The Unlimited Human - From Limitation to Liberation."(1992).
