Came to the Findhorn Foundation Community: 2007

Left the Findhorn Foundation Community: 2023

Areas of involvement with the Findhorn Foundation Community: gardening in Park Garden 2007-2013 including 3.5 years holding Original garden spring 2010-autumn 2013, created gates and fences to hold the garden as a sacred space 2010-2015, community artist special events eg Lighting the Way with lanterns, Pan and Unicorn plus fire picture for 50th anniversary of this community, angel for Hall, Hall event for Dorothy's 90th 2010 , Lanterns, Pan and songs for Dorothy's 100th birthday 2020, designed and directed the terrace creation of the Phoenix mosaic 2020. Whistle blower on bullying 2013, practicing interspecies communication and co-creation with nature, animal communication at the Park with the deer, ticks, gulls and rats, organised a group presentation in the Hall as a voice for the no fence option 2014 speaking up for re-wilding at the Park. How can we learn to appreciate and live with the species that we dislike? when I had Lyme disease 2014 I hand reared guinea fowl as a gift to the Park to control the tick population especially around the play areas. focalised experience weeks, animal communication and nature connection weeks 2016,17,17,19, group discovery games for FX and English in community weeks.

Community leadership: see above

Experience in the community affected your work in the world: given me opportunities to heal old inhibitions, trauma and wounds and to gain confidence in being a voice for the unheard voices.

List of publications: "Nourishing the Roots of Love" is a small book of original drawings and poetry available from info@avoiceforbabies.co.uk : "Crying to be Heard" is a published article in National Childbirth Trust 2004 magazine : Poetry contributions in various poetry books