This year the New Findhorn Association again hosted a Community Gathering. The theme for our Gathering carried on from the Birthday Transformation Game, as an intention
to deepen our connection to the heart and soul of this centre
– upcycling the old and building the new –
together.
Given the twists and turns and surprises of the tumultuous year we have all experienced, the Gathering’s most prominent aim was to be together – engage in conversation, share our hopes and dreams and stories.
There were a wide variety of themes and activities throughout the week, beginning with the profoundly stillness of our opening ritual – to great the four directions.
In the first session we deepened our understanding the Findhorn Angel and the Landscape Angel, and later reviewed our learnings from the Transformation Game. An fire on the village Green that first evening, encouraged ‘letting go’ and a renewing of our commitments to serve.
The week progressed — dreaming into our eco resilient Future on Tuesday, and considering the educational impulse of this centre from the lens of Appreciative enquiry and a the SOAR matrix — Strengths, Aspirations, Opportunities and Resources – lively conversations ensued. And we want your input – both those processes invite ongoing engagement, which you can contribute to in the Comments to those posts.
Nature Mandala Community Gathering 2025
Forming the Nature Mandala provided creative quiet time; we enjoyed Singing, Gardening, & dynamic Games. There was an opportunity for parent to meet. Annie offered her signature Quiz and Fizz event.
On the final Friday morning the Findhorn Foundation Trust’s ‘successor organisations’ (EF CBS, PET, FHT, FF SCIO and Ekopia) – answered questions and spoke of their collaborative working and provisional sense of direction. In the afternoon we held a reflective session and closed the four directions that had held our week so well.
We were fortunate that coincidently – JP Newell’s Celtic Wisdom seminar was offered within the week, as was Margot Henderson’s book launch with her passionate readings. Affirming our rich cultural milieu, on Friday evening the Phoenix café hosted Shirley Barr, David Hammond, Nigel Sleaford, Ella M and Samuel Nye and we were serenaded by their original songs.
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Photo credits: top image Suzanne Quinney, Nature Mandala Cornelia Featherstone
hi. Still here — currently working within NFA as a listener convenor and serving on the board of Ecovillage Findhorn, a community benefit society set up in 2023 to care for some of the findhorn foundation’s properties and activities- and partnering w other community charities to renew our villag
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