Here you can access stories about our formative influences, about the Founders of the Community and the traditions and background from which they came. Particularly (but not exclusively) in the formative years, many people and traditions had an influence on the Founders and the growing Community, and here you can learn about them. They are quite diverse and may contain some surprises.
A short biography of Joanie Hartnell-Beavis
Joanie was born in Hong Kong where her father was a solicitor. She met Peter Caddy when he first came to St. Anne's to visit Liebie Pugh in 1965. After Liebie's death in 1966 she
